CHAPTER 1: Prologue Twilight.
It was twilight which is light after sunset. The Twilight sky over the Eastern Spirit Plains was calm, but the air still carried a heavy chill and cold atmosphere that pressed against the skin like cold water. Somewhere far away, horses made sounds while pulling a carriage forward. The wind brushed past the ancient trees and made the dry branches crackle softly, leaves blowing in the wind and fluttering.
Inside the small shaking wooden carriage, a young boy lay down on his back. He looked unconscious and his head throbbing. His breath felt weak and rough.
" hmmm… uhhh.."
His eyes fluttered open slowly. At first everything looked like blurry shadows, looking around there were wooden bars, his hair looked very messy and unkept, the carriage had a strange smell of dirt and sweat.
thud!!!
The wheel of the carriage had hit against a rock which made the whole carriage shake. The sudden bump made him winced hard. He held the side of his head due to the pain.
"ouch… my head… what's this…?"
The boy's name was Yin Zhe. Yin Zhe was the youngest master of the Yin Clan. But at this moment, he didn't look like any noble young master. His face was dirty and his robe looked torn, dirty and rough. His entire being felt cold from head to teo. Yin Zhe's mind felt empty and void until a rush of memories hit him all at once.
Buzz!!!.
It felt like a heavy drum had exploded right in his skull. He was already holding his head but now his grip had gotten tighter. Then he let out a painful groan.
"hmmm… what… what is this…?"
He felt confused.
Images and memories flashed through his mind. The memories of a different world with Tall buildings, Cars, Phones, School, Streets filled with noise, The smell of smoke and The taste of food he had long forgotten.
It was Earth. His previous world before his reincarnation. Memories he had forgotten from his birth in this world till now.
His memories of Earth came back all at once.
He sat up straight his breath was fast and ragged, Yin Zhe felt like he was choking on air. The wooden bars of his cell shook as the carriage rolled forward.
"So… I… I really lived a whole life here without remembering anything from earth…?" he whispered. His voice cracked like he wasn't sure if the words were even real. "Damn… tsk… I messed everything up. I've been without my memories from earth right from birth"
He pressed his palm against his forehead and closed his eyes. The pain he felt inside wasn't just physical, it felt more like regret pressing down on his chest.
He started remembering his entire life in this new world without his memories from earth.
The life he lived in this world for years. He had taken actions that he regretted. And how he had treated the people around him.
And right now all he could possibly think was: "damnit.. tsk... I lived the life of a villain."
He swallowed hard.
He had been in this world for years. Yin Zhe was Born as the renowned youngest master of the Yin Clan. The Yin Clan was one of the strongest clans in the Northern Spirit plain. People respected the Yin Clan everywhere. They had a very long history, deep roots, and powerful cultivators who once shook the lands.
And he… Yin Zhe… had lived in the estate of that powerful clan as if the whole world belonged to him.
He remembered the looks people gave him anytime he walked by. The faces of the people was filled with fear and disgust. Some look at him with anger whenever he walked past.
People talked bad about him in the Yin estate.
"That useless young master again. He has a very low cultivation but he's very arrogant"
"He bullied the guards this morning. They can't retaliate because they didn't want to lose their jobs"
"That boy is bad luck. His more useless in cultivation than some of the servants in the estate…"
"He's too arrogant and unfitted to be the hair of the Yin clan…"
Even the maids always trembled around him, they spoke with shaky voices whenever he's around. Because they were afraid he might snap at them again.
Zhe rubbed his face with both hands.
"ahh… how could I be so stupid… how could I live like that? How was I even acting like that…? How was I so blind?"
He thought about the rumors about him that had gone through the Yin Clan.
Evil Young Master.
Spoiled Brat.
Villain With No Future.
He clenched his jaws tightly. His hands were shaking as he remembered every moment of his regretful Life.
His mother had pampered him a lot. She had always given him everything he wanted. She had always protected him from every trouble he caused. She has never punished him not even once. She loved him.
His father the patriarch of the Yin clan. was always too busy to care about the troubles he cursed. He had never punished him or reprimanded him. He believed his son had the right to do anything as the heir of the Yin clan. He left everything to his wife and the guards. They took care of the troubles caused by young master Yin Zhe.
He also thought about his older sister: Yin Lan.
His breath became slow as he started thinking of his elder sister Yin lan.
Yin Zhe's big sister was named Yin lan a pride of the Yin clan Born with a rare spiritual physique. A cultivation genius. She was someone that people across the region admired. Her cultivation was fast. She climbed realms like she was walking up a simple staircase. Yin lan was already a high-level cultivator. while he Yin Zhe was stuck at Root Awakening Realm, 4th Stage.
And even that level… wasn't really his achievement.
His voice dropped low.
"Because… mother stole one of my cousin's divine eye… just to give me a chance to cultivate…"
He felt his stomach twist as if someone punched him from inside. "This feeling of guilt" he thought.
Yin Zhe was someone with no talent for cultivation. His only savings grace was the stolen divine eye.
His cousin Yin Hao was one the most talented male amongst the youngest generations of the Yin clan.
But Yin Hao lost one of his divine Eyes to him, a rare spiritual eye type that only appeared in legends. A gift that should have led him to greatness. Even the genius of the Yin clan and other weaker clans were all suppressed by him as the youngest Master of the Yin clan. the most powerful clan in the region.
Yin Zhe touched his left eye gently.
"…and all I do is waste it. Tsk. Damnit… how can I live like this?"
He remembered the look on people's faces when they saw him. They looked at him with hatred. He was weak and arrogant. Yin Zhe was a weak bully who suppressed those who are higher in cultivation then him with the status of the Yin clan.
Everyone has this silent hatred for him. They all pray that something bad will happen to him to "teach him a lesson."