In Taiping Dynasty,
QingCheng County, YongCheng City.
In the backyard of a small house, there was a pale young man lying on a recliner.
But even in this miserable state, his appearance was enough to make the heavens seem inferior.
"Sighh~, it's already been 16 years since I came to this world." The young man groaned, thinking of the time he had spent in this world.
Yes, you got it correct. He is a time traveler. And just like in his past life, in this life too, his name is Lin Chen.
In his past life, while he was on Earth, he was just a small pharmacy worker doing a full-time job at a medical store.
At least, that was the life he wanted to remember.
But one day, while he was on his way to deliver medicine to a customer, his bike's brakes failed and he struck a thick tree, dying on the spot. Later, when he opened his eyes, he found himself transported to another world.
A world where there are legends of immortals roaming the lands with flying swords, and mortals can practice martial arts and possess the strength to kill an elephant with one punch.
In this life, just after he was born, his father, the head of the family, along with the rest of his family members, was brutally exterminated by a force of unknown origin.
But he was lucky enough to escape with an old servant who was trusted by his old man, thus saving his life.
But this peace only lasted for a short period.
Another misfortune soon befell him: his only hope, the old servant, passed away peacefully in front of him.
He was just eight years old at that time!
After this misfortune, he could only sigh and continue living on the old servant's savings until he turned 16, when the savings finally ran out.
It was not that he had never sought a job or anything, but whenever he left his house to seek work, either the wife or daughter of the shopkeepers would fall in love with him, turning their personal lives into nothing but chaos. Which made the shopkeepers avoid him like a plague. And whenever he sought a job, he was either turned away softly or harshly.
And it was not just that; in the past, whenever he tried to carry bags to earn money, he would always get turned away by some bulky men who not only judged him by his weak build, but also because there were many men with better physiques in line.
They didn't even give him a chance to demonstrate his skills and treated him like a frail kitten.
Thus, he came up short on money despite living in such a big city as YongCheng City.
But these days of him living in YongCheng City were not in vain, as he had collected a lot of information and understood the power structure within the city very well.
Within YongCheng City, there are three gangs named the Water Dragon Gang, Beggar Gang, and White Tiger Gang, respectively.
Among them, the White Tiger Gang is considered the strongest, with one Martial Arts Master realm gang leader and three Main Elders, each possessing the strength of the Bone-Strengthening Realm.
The reason why he had such a good impression of the White Tiger Gang was all because of their leader, who doesn't charge any joining fees and is quite famous for his talent-loving persona.
(Martial realms from low to high:- Body-Refining, Blood-Refining, Bone-Strengthening, Martial Arts Master, Xiantian (Innate) Realm, Grandmaster, and Great Grandmaster.)
In this city, there are also two behemoths called the Liu Family and Wang Family, among which the Wangs are the strongest.
There is a Xiantian Realm master in charge of both families, and there are even rumors that a late-stage Xiantian Realm master is hidden within the Wang Family.
All three gangs—the White Tiger Gang, Beggar Gang, and Water Dragon Gang—work under these families and help them clean up their messes while also doing some dirty work for them.
And the reason why his face is pale is because he hasn't eaten anything for the past one and a half days; he doesn't even have a penny left to spend on food.
Today, after a brief moment of thought, he made up his mind: join the White Tiger Gang and fill his stomach.
There was also a pendant hanging around his neck which he thought to be his golden finger. Like a grandpa inside it, an inheritance technique, or a family inheritance, etc.
But after trying countless methods, he had come to accept that it was just an ordinary ornament and nothing special.
But even if it turned out to be a treasure, there would probably be a specific time for it to awaken.
[Ding, it is detected that the host is about to die of starvation. Hereby, the Eternal Cultivation Simulator is awakened to serve the host.]