Chapter 1 I am the Island Owner
A hoarse roar sounded in the woods.
In an instant, an accident happened. A flash of lightning, like a silver snake, seemed to come from the distant sky.
It chopped fiercely in the forest, and instantly, a group of trees were burnt.
The people who were working in the fields in the distance looked up and saw thunder in the clear sky. They then shook their heads, but it did not attract much attention from them.
Tang Wen sat slumped on the charred ground with a look of horror on his face. He raised his head to look at the scorched forest. In the distance, a few colorful pheasants flapped their wings and flew away in fear.
I...I traveled through time...
It took him a long time to sort out his confused thoughts.
Next door! Indeed, I have traveled through time!
The person who was possessed was also called Tang Wen, a down-and-out nobleman from the State of Chu.
More than a hundred years ago, Tang Ze, the ancestor of the Tang family, had made outstanding military achievements, and the King of Chu appointed him as the Earl of Liangzhou in Linghai Province, with a fief of ten thousand acres of land.
However, the Tang family became weaker with each generation, and by the time of Tang Wen’s father, Tang Shixian, he was demoted to a second-class baron.
Last year, Tang Shixian was scammed in business and lost all the Tang family's property. Since then, he has been bedridden and passed away not long ago .
Mother Liu Qingmei sold the last old house of the Tang family to pay off all the debts. When she was moving and packing her belongings, she discovered that the Tang family’s ancestors had also bought a deserted island in Yanling County.
The name of the island is "Samui Island", which is about fifty to sixty miles long from east to west and from north to south.
This was the only property of the Tang family, so the mother decided to move the whole family to Koh Samui.
Tang Wen also has an older brother named Tang Guodong, who studied under Master Qiu Bai of the Black Deer Academy in Beijing and has not been home for several years.
When his father Tang Shixian passed away, the "Spring Encirclement" was about to begin, and Tang Guodong was unable to return in time, so he wrote a letter to give the title to his younger brother Tang Wen.
Her elder sister Tang Yiyi married in Jiangzhou, the provincial capital, and her younger brother Tang Hao was studying martial arts at Linghai Academy in the provincial capital, preparing for the military examination.
My younger sister Tang Mei was only nine years old and came to Koh Samui with her mother and Tang Wen.
After inheriting the third-class baron title under the witness of Liangzhou Prefecture, Tang Wen and his family, sleeping in the open air, rushed to Koh Samui from Liangzhou, thousands of miles away, with more than twenty servants and maids.
On the way, they encountered bandits and only two of the five guards were left. All their property was looted and they almost lost their lives.
When they traveled thousands of miles to Koh Samui, they found that the house built by the Tang family's ancestors on the island had been burned down, leaving only weeds and a messy ruin.
The fields on the island were actually occupied by disaster victims, rioters and unruly people.
In the morning, Tang Wen took people to collect rent and was surrounded by more than a hundred people. Fortunately, two guards and several servants protected him and he escaped.
As the master ended up like this, Tang Wen was extremely sad and angry, and lost all hope. In a fit of rage, he swallowed a medium-grade "Qi Condensation Pill" to reach the ninth level of martial arts.
As a result, something went wrong, his internal energy was running wild, his meridians were disrupted, and he was starved to death. Only then did Tang Wen, who came from Earth, take advantage of him and possessed him and was reborn.
The system in Chu State is similar to that in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the only difference being that the strong slave trading system still remains.
The fields basically belonged to nobles or landlords, and the common people were basically tenants or slaves.
The commonly used characters are similar to the ancient Chinese seal characters, but the clothing they wear is a combination of the Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties.
However, Tang Wen discovered that after traveling through time, his martial arts suddenly jumped into the early stage of the ninth level of the "Physical Refining Realm".
Of course, the martial arts in this world are not as mysterious as described in novels. Things like flying, hiding in the ground, moving mountains and filling the sea are impossible.
Martial arts are divided into grades one to ten, with grade ten being the weakest and grade one being the strongest.
Each level is divided into four small levels, namely early, middle, late and complete.
The strength of a warrior at the tenth level of body-building realm is between 200 and 300 kilograms, slightly stronger than an ordinary person.
A ninth-grade body refinement realm cultivator like Tang Wen weighs between 400 and 500 kilograms, about the same level as Jet Li.
Even an eighth-grade Inner Realm warrior only has 600 to 700 kilograms of strength, about the same as Tyson.
Breaking 800 means entering the seventh level of Chongqiao realm. Warriors at this level can channel their internal energy into weapons to attack.
But he is still unable to release his inner power, that is, to hit people from a distance.
That can only be done by the sixth level outer realm, but the distance of hitting someone through the air is not long, only about three meters.
It was almost dusk, and fearing that his mother would worry, Tang Wen trotted back to the makeshift thatched houses.
"Wen'er, where have you been? You are all dirty. Xing'er, help me wash up." Seeing Tang Wen's appearance, mother Liu Qingmei took out a handkerchief to wipe Tang Wen's face while saying with heartache.
"Mom, it's okay, I'll wash it myself." Tang Wen was touched and his eyes turned a little red.
In my previous life, I was an orphan and never enjoyed maternal love.
Later, through his hard study and research, he became a famous medical leader at home and abroad. He likes traveling and climbing. He is also the captain of the community amateur fire brigade and a military enthusiast.
Xing Er came over to help Tang Wen take a bath, but Tang Wen firmly refused. As a modern man, he was not used to the enjoyment of the ancient masters.
After dinner, my mother gathered everyone together, including the guards, servants, wet nurses, maids, and odd jobs, a total of about fifteen or sixteen people.
"Where are Li Shun and Liu Er? Why haven't they come yet?" Liu Qingmei took a look and asked with a frown.
"I looked everywhere but couldn't find her. Maybe... she ran away." Li Quan glanced at Liu Qingmei and said angrily.
"This bastard, the master treated him well, but he is ungrateful!" The head of the security guards, Zhang Kui, cursed.
"I've felt that something was wrong with them a long time ago. Yesterday, we went to collect rent with the young master and were surrounded by more than a hundred people. The two of them were so scared that their faces turned green and they hid away." Another security guard, Wei Tong, scolded.
"I'll take people to capture them right away." Zhang Kui turned and left.
"Oh... forget it. If they want to leave, just tell me. I will give them a few taels of silver for their travel expenses." Liu Qingmei said with a lonely look on her face.
"Why should we give them this bastard money? It's good enough that we don't beat him to death." Ding Jiangerfa, the old man, cursed angrily.
"Listen, my son Tang Wen is sixteen this year, and he should have his coming-of-age ceremony tonight.
However, the situation of the Tang family is not a big deal.
Yesterday I received a letter from Guodong, in which he said that he had passed the imperial examination and was appointed as a county magistrate.
He said that over the years, he had been studying in the capital and had never contributed anything to the Tang family.
The third brother, Tang Wen, was studying in the provincial capital. He was more talented than himself, but was always busy with housework.
He had originally planned to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination after passing the exam, but he gave up.
Guodong said that he had hindered his third brother's future and felt guilty.
Therefore, it was decided that the Tang family would leave Samui Island to the third brother, hoping that he could lead the Tang family to prosperity.
I hereby officially announce that from now on, Koh Samui belongs to Tang Wen.
From now on, you have to call him master or boss, and I will leave all household affairs to him.
From now on, you can just call me old lady." Liu Qingmei said seriously.
"Master!" Li Quan took the lead and bowed and shouted, and immediately everyone shouted.
“Everyone, you are also aware of the current situation of the Tang family.
I won’t hide it from you all. The Tang family now has only a few hundred taels of silver, a deserted island, and three thatched huts.
I don’t want to see anything like what happened to Li Shun and Liu Er happen again in the future. If you want to leave, just say so now.
I, Tang Wen, will never stop you. What's more, I will return the indenture contract to you without asking for a penny.
I'll even give you a few taels of silver as travel expenses." Tang Wen cleared his throat and looked at the dozen servants with a serious face.
"Master, I, Li Quan, am a member of the Tang family when I am alive and a ghost of the Tang family when I die." Li Quan said gritting his teeth.
"The old master was very kind to me in the past. I, Zhang Kui, will be a member of the Tang family for the rest of my life." Zhang Kui continued.
"I won't leave. I want to serve the lady." Xing'er said.
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"I...I..." At this time, the servant Wu Yuan glanced at Liu Mu and stammered.
"You two want to leave? Are you human?" Zhang Kui glared at him. Wu Yuan was so scared that he stammered, "No, no... I won't leave."
“If you want to leave, leave now, otherwise you won’t be able to leave later.
Moreover, if they stayed, they would have to face the suffering together with the Tang family.
You might even lose your life here." Tang Wen said with a serious face.
"My brother-in-law is in the provincial capital, and I want to go to him." Liu Mu shrank his neck and said stiffly.
"I also have relatives in the provincial capital." Wu Yuan said.
"Okay, Li Quan, return the indentures to them and give each of them three taels of silver as travel expenses," said Tang Wen.
"Thank you, Master Tang. We had no other choice." Wu Yuan and Liu Mu took the silver, knelt down and kowtowed, then turned and left.
"Dog!" Zhang Kui spat on the ground.
"It's okay, they will regret it." Tang Wen waved his hand coldly and returned to the room.
"Ding Dong! You have 14 popularity points and become the new host of the 'Landlord Space'. A small part of the system energy has been restored, and you can start your first time travel."
Tang Wen discovered that the wooden bracelet on his hand lit up and he saw a strange space.
The floor and walls of the space are inlaid with many incomprehensible runes and some ferocious beast totems. There is also a huge screen on the north side.
The data is displayed on the big screen:
Popularity index:14.
Land area: 2338 hectares.
Martial power level: early ninth level.
Wealth index: five hundred taels of silver.
Space load: 100 tons.
Travel time: ten days.
Tang Wen also couldn't understand what these displayed data meant.
While I was thinking about it, I saw the rune light up and seemed to hear a dog barking.
The space shook, and the wolf-dog-like totem on the wall lit up.
Crack! After a crisp sound, a door suddenly appeared on the wall. A green light flashed, and Tang Wen was forcibly pulled in without any explanation.
After a painful suffocation, Tang Wen felt that he had landed on the ground.
I looked up and saw that I was back to Earth?
Chinese characters are indeed Chinese characters, but all the advertisements on the streets are in traditional Chinese .
Moreover, the streets are full of cars and people are wearing fashionable modern clothes.
Occasionally there are Tang suits, Hanfu, and even long-haired young men wearing Qing Dynasty officials' hats. It is so chaotic that it is definitely not ancient times.
Did I end up in Taipei or Hong Kong? Because there are many traditional Chinese characters there.
Just as I was feeling dizzy, a huge LED screen on a five-story building was displaying the following words:
Order of the Yunhai City Government of the Dadong Republic of Nanzhou...
Oh my god, the Great East Republic, what the hell is this place?
There is East Timor on the earth, but there seems to be no country called the Republic of Greater Timor?
Moreover, the region to which the Daito Republic belongs seems to be called something like 'Nanzhou'.
There are Asia, Africa, and Antarctica on the earth, but there is definitely no area called South China.
Then it is definitely not on Earth, it may be a parallel space similar to Earth.
At this time, a policeman came over to check the ID card, and Tang Wen quickly turned into a corner of the side road.
I’m in trouble. I just came here. Where do I get my ID card?
"Brother, your Tang suit is very novel in style. Where did you buy it?" At this time, a couple came over and asked Tang Wendao.
"I'm an extra. These are props and costumes from the set. I have nowhere to buy them." Tang Wen hurriedly shook his head.
"Brother, are you an extra? What roles do you play?" the handsome young man asked in surprise.
"The Japanese invaders entered the village, the dead bodies lying on the roadside, the street vendors, everything was performed." Tang Wen replied.
"I thought he was a star. What's the point of playing such a small role?" The beautiful girl next to him suddenly lost interest and pulled her boyfriend away.
At this moment, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps mixed with a harsh shout, "Catch him."
Tang Wen looked up and saw three policemen holding electric batons desperately chasing a man who was running wildly.
The man was holding a terrible dagger in his hand and saw the police chasing him from the front.
He immediately jumped to the side and rushed towards a little boy who was eating candied rice on the street, probably wanting to take him hostage.
"Luo Lin, run!" A middle-aged man and a young lady not far away, probably the boy's family, saw the situation and rushed over screaming in fear.
"Don't hurt the children!" the police shouted anxiously.
Before the child could react, Tang Wen suddenly appeared from behind the electric pole.
With a flying kick, the man was kicked and flew like a hungry dog eating shit towards a car in the center of the street.
