Lv Zhao leaped up from the bed with the force of a fish, as if using up all his strength, and took a look around his surroundings.
A classical room, confirming one fact - he had time-travelled.
Time-travel, for every disenfranchised person, exists only in fantasy. Now that the fantasy has become a reality, Lv Zhao’s face was filled with only astonishment and joy. He didn't have any lingering attachments on Earth, and following the time-travel novels, he instantaneously checked his time-travel status.
"Not bad, quite handsome. I should be able to live off my looks."
Finding a mirror, Lv Zhao saw his unfamiliar self. A bit pale, but in gratifyingly good condition. He no longer looked dumpy, short, and ugly as he was when he was on Earth. Without further ado, the status of his time travel must be: Bodily Reincarnation!
With experiences from countless time-travelers, Lv Zhao sought out the memory of his body.
The memories surfaced. After reading them, Lv Zhao couldn’t help but burst out laughing: "My time travel conditions are too good, aren’t they? I'm not trash, not many flaws, the family is awesome, and one more thing, I’m adored."
"Young Master, the Young Master is awake, Young Master, you’re awake?"
Lv Zhao’s laughter immediately caused a chain reaction, a young girl rushed in in a hurry, a loli, with a chubby babyish face, still with a few traces of tear stains, presumably, she’d just cried.
He reigned in his wild laughter.
Lv Zhao's exaggerated expression soon turned quiet, his acting skills comparable to that of an Oscar winner.
"Hmm, I’m awake."
Lv Zhao nodded, answering stiffly.
The memory indicated that the person he was inhabiting was seventeen years old.
He's the third son of the Lv Family of the Xiong Feng Empire, one of the four major families. The head of the Lv Family was once a significant figure in the empire. Although he is advanced in years, he still enjoys a high reputation. No one in the empire can afford to ignore him.
The patriarch of the Lu family has three sons...
The three brothers have illustrious reputations in the Xiong Feng Empire, having all led armies in battle. Lu Zao's father, known as Lu the third, is the most celebrated for his military exploits and hailed as the likely heir to the Lu family patriarch. There's a saying that "a blue comes from the indigo plant, but is bluer than the plant it came from", suggesting he surpasses his father.
Lu Zao is his only son and has been doted upon since childhood.
Moreover, Lu Zao has lived up to expectations, steadily growing up under his father's training. Now, he is one of the representative figures of the Empire's youth, with considerable influence in the Lu family. The only downside is his naive personality, or putting it bluntly: he's obsessed with martial arts.
Given his naive personality, he should try not to act too out of the ordinary now that he has just crossed over. Seeing such a pretty and lovely maid, he can't behave like some unscrupulous crossers who rush over without class. What to do if it frightened her?
"Young master, you're awake. You finally woke up, *sobs*"
While Lu Zao was considering how to take the little maid away, the little maid didn't care about any of that and gave him a tight hug, her tears wetting Lu Zao's clothes. Lu Zao was stupefied. What now for an introverted person like him?
Should he take advantage or should he not?
"Please tease the maid..."
"Who... who's talking?"
A strange robotic voice came out, startling Lu Zao who was preparing to show off his skills. He pushed the little maid away, looked around, and found that there was no one else in the room except himself and the little maid.
"Right, when crossing, one always brings something awesome with them. I crossed through a game, fortunately, I had just completed a super-difficult BOSS task and was about to receive a special reward when I crossed over, it seems I carried the reward here."
Lu Zao's mind raced, quickly figuring out the source of the voice. But what's this about teasing the maid?
"Young master, what's wrong with you? I was the one talking. It's me, little Qing!"
"Please tease the maid..."
The voice of the little maid and the mechanic female voice sounded at the same time, which Lv Zhao naturally ignored the voice of the little maid.
His consciousness quickly searched for that voice. In a blink of an eye, the environment in front of him changed, leading to a pitch-black space. There was a book inside, with six big characters written on it prominently: Prodigal Missions Handbook.
"Prodigal Missions Handbook, what the hell is this thing?"
Lv Zhao was puzzled and slowly approached the "Prodigal Missions Handbook." The "Prodigal Missions Handbook" also opened at the same time. The first page revealed a line of words: "Novice mission one: tease the maid!"
"Prodigal Missions Handbook, tease the maid? This is what I brought from Earth, what the hell? Shouldn't I have brought some majestic tower, cauldron, sword, or even some kind of genius system?"
"Energy insufficient, I can't answer your question, please tease the maid, complete the task, and supplement energy!"
The mechanical female voice appeared for the third time, and Lv Zhao looked around but found no source of the sound.
It was the system voice from the "Prodigal Missions Handbook". Managed to capture some information, it was energy insufficient, no energy to answer his questions, can't communicate. He asked, "Can I replenish energy by completing tasks?"
"Energy insufficient, unable to answer."
The mechanical female voice replied: "Energy consumption is about to run out, urgent! Urgent! The system will self-destruct! The system will self-destruct!"
"Really?"
"Please immediately supplement energy, please immediately supplement energy..."
"What would happen to me if the system self-destructs?"
"The system will be destroyed, and you will die. Please immediately supplement energy, Please immediately supplement energy..."
"Passing away…”
Lv Zhao's hair stood on end, this felt like a trap, what kind of non-mainstream, odd system is this? He figured he couldn't ask any more questions. The moment he asked anything, the notification would get more alarming as the system also expended energy while answering his queries.
At this moment, the only task Lv Zhao could remember was: flirting with the maid.
When his consciousness returned, he saw a little maid standing unnerved in front of him, crying uncontrollably. Lv Zhao had indeed shattered the maid's spirit.
Looking at the maid who was sobbing heavily, Lv Zhao hesitated. He wanted to flirt with her badly. During his life on Earth, he had even fantasized about crossing over to another world and flirting with a young maid. However, flirting with her at this moment seemed rather inappropriate.
Such a charming maid, wasn't she supposed to be cherished instead?
But his life was at stake, hence he had to flirt!
"Xiaoqing, young master is fine. Come, let me have a look at you.... Oh, during the half year when I was unconscious, Xiaoqing has become even more beautiful. Everything that needed to grow has grown, and what had to remain small stayed small." Lv Zhao gently laid a hand on the maid's shoulder, feeling her delicate body triggered a flutter in his heart. He changed his formerly feigned awkwardness and became more sinister.
Now there is no point in acting awkward. If he continues to act this way, he'll die, and even a reset would be no use.
Xiaoqing stopped crying, vacantly raising her head and gazing at Lv Zhao. Teasing a maid isn't a difficult task, it could be accomplished easily.
Lv Zhao’s expression became even more sinister, he gently touched Xiaoqing's chin and said, "Xiaoqing, you see, does your young master look ill? I am fit as a fiddle. The only thing is, I've been feeling chilly when sleeping recently. Could you come to warm up the bed for me?"
Lv Zhao's eyebrow quivered lightly, revealing a delighted and scheming smile, like a big grey wolf eyeing a little lamb.