Chapter 2 I am a Prince (part 1)

“My 15 5 million.” I roared to the sky.

　　The guide gave me a sympathetic look, then laughed exaggeratedly, barking at me, “Who told you you’re so unfortunate? Here, as long as your family cares about you, you’ll have endless money every year. Haha…” I was bummed. I’d become a ghost for no reason, and he actually told me I’d have endless money here? Damn, who cares about ghost money? Speechless… After turning a few wide corners and passing through a blood-red pool of corpses, we soon arrived at the Reincarnation Pond. Perhaps because of the annual lottery, countless ghosts gathered here. The entire hall was packed and noisy. It seemed the show had begun.

　　”This year’s lottery is a little different from usual. The first prize is time travel. You have to work hard. If you are reincarnated into the emperor’s family, you will be blessed in your later life.” The guide explained to me softly.

　　”Emperor?” Those two words are incredibly tempting. I usually tend to read fictional history books. I imagine the protagonists in those novels returning to ancient times, all of them leading respectable lives, at least as powerful generals. If only I could become emperor, the thought of a harem of three thousand concubines, a life of luxury surrounded by beautiful women, would be simply too wonderful. My mouth watered.

　　”Hello. Hello.” Hey, what? I was lost in my own fantasy when a voice interrupted me. I looked up and saw a beautiful woman looking at me with a pout. Seeing that I had come to my senses, she immediately smiled and said, “It’s your turn. I hope you win the first prize.” Then she extended her hand and made a gesture of invitation.

　　I looked ahead and saw a large turntable with an arrow on it. The result of the lottery depended on the content displayed on the direction it pointed. I didn’t expect that even the underworld would use such fashionable gadgets.

　　God bless me! I’d mastered this little trick in junior high. It all depended on the control of the force. I took a breath, glanced at the bright red words “Big Jackpot,” and tried to calm myself, but the cries of the ghosts around me kept distracting me. “Kid, keep going! Imperial House! Fifteen 5 million!” The guide’s roar from below gave me great encouragement.

　　I nodded heavily, concentrating all my mental energy and preparing to give it a try. Whether I become a dragon or a worm depends on this move.

　　The turntable spun wildly, then slowly stopped, and the pointer landed steadily on the last prize, one tick before the jackpot.

　　”Haha.” The whole audience burst into laughter. I actually failed. I felt melancholy and leaned weakly on the turntable. I didn’t even have the courage to look at the eye-catching big words above it. Am I, Xia Tianyu, destined to have no chance of wealth, power or sex in this life? Damn it.

　　However, I never expected that this last prize would turn out to be a blessing in disguise for me.

　　”It’s shocking. No one has ever won the last prize in the underworld since it started the lottery five hundred years ago. I didn’t expect that a new noble would be born today. It’s really cause for celebration.” The host was excited in Taichung: “In fact, I forgot to tell you that this year’s special jackpot is actually the last prize. Haha, you didn’t expect it, right? What, you want to come up and hit me, come and hit me, I’m talking about you, Lu Bu.” He jumped and shouted and showed off, but he quieted down after a while, because Lu Bu had rushed onto the stage at some point and was now poking his nostrils.

　　At this time, the two brothers, Ox-Head and Horse-Face, walked towards me with a smile and said at the same time: “Your destination is the third parallel space, the emperor’s residence in the capital. I wish you a pleasant journey through time and space.” Then they snapped their fingers at the same time.

　　Two figures quickly rushed behind me. Before I could recover from my excitement, I felt someone kicking my butt and fell into an endless abyss.

　　Haha, money, beauty, glory and wealth, here I come. This is the last remaining information in my subconscious.

　　Chapter 2 I am the Prince (Part 1)

　　I may be a natural daydreamer. During the period of traveling through time and space, I had several dreams in succession.

　　At first, I dreamed that I turned into a fetus in a middle-aged woman’s belly and practiced unparalleled martial arts. I vaguely remember that the master who taught me martial arts was the nosy host of the underworld. He didn’t look very good, but I didn’t expect that he was quite agile and could do five somersaults in a row. It really shows that you can’t judge a person by his appearance.

　　Gradually, I learned more and more things, from martial arts to literature, including music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Of course, it was not because of time constraints that I only learned half, but because I really could not remember so much content. There was no other way. On the last day before my master said goodbye to me, he finally infused all the knowledge he was proficient in into my brain in the form of brain waves. It only took a few seconds, but I felt like a living child prodigy at that time. Not to mention the ability of photographic memory, I could even recite what I read backwards.

　　The days that followed were also quite boring. There was nothing to do all day except consolidating my knowledge. It was not until the appearance of the last dream that I made a qualitative leap in the true sense. I remember that I was pulled out by a strong suction force. I could tell with my toes that I was about to be born. The moment my skin touched the air, I kicked out with the inertia of the force, scaring the woman who was holding me at the time to scream. Her hand loosened, and with a thud, I fell onto the bed.

　　I felt a soft touch from under me, and then I passed out again.

　　However, the last voice I heard made me very happy.

　　Dozens of people shouted at the same time: “Congratulations to the Emperor on the birth of his son! Long live the Emperor!”

　　I don’t know how long it was, but when I woke up again, it was already midnight. Outside the window, the moon was bright in the sky, the stars were twinkling, and the unpolluted air was refreshing and pleasant.

　　I poked my head out of my swaddling clothes and blinked as I looked around. It was a spacious room, elegantly decorated and filled with antique artifacts. Seeing something I’d only seen in period films was truly a thrilling experience. Even more surprising was the fact that, sitting beside my bed, was a beautiful woman, perhaps around 25 or 26. Judging by her attire, she might have been my personal maid, bestowed upon me by the emperor. Although a bit older by ancient standards, she was certainly attractive, her delicate face constantly shone with a hint of charm. Thinking of this, I couldn’t help but reach out my hand to touch her fair, delicate legs, but she noticed before I could even reach.