The 1960s.
Imperial Capital.
Red Star Siheyuan (Courtyard).
“Cao Yuan, Cao Yuan, wake up.”
Cao Yuan heard someone calling him and groggily opened his eyes.
What greeted his sight was a girl of about twenty years old.
She was quite pretty, but her clothes looked old and worn, and their style seemed so outdated.
The next second.
Cao Yuan's brain was flooded with many memories.
After digesting these memories, he realized he had transmigrated.
And he had transmigrated into the world of “Love in the Siheyuan (Courtyard)”.
The girl in front of him was Third Master’s daughter-in-law, Yu Li.
“Cao Yuan, are you hungry? How about I make you some dumplings?”
“Alright, thank you, sister-in-law.”
Yu Li turned and entered the kitchen.
Cao Yuan began to sort through the memories in his brain.
The original owner was not a resident of the Siheyuan (Courtyard).
It was because his uncle had died in the line of duty, and his uncle had no family or children. Therefore, as his uncle's nephew, he inherited his uncle's job and became the head of the steel factory warehouse.
This job made people envious; not only was it easy, but he could earn over fifty yuan a month, which was about the same as a fifth-grade fitter's salary.
In this era, a catty of white flour cost twenty cents, and a catty of pork cost eighty cents, so this income was considered high.
Moreover, because his uncle had sacrificed himself for the factory, the factory also gave a considerable severance pay, a full thousand yuan, which the original owner also inherited.
With these conditions, the original owner could be said to be top-notch.
But he had never been able to find a wife.
— The original owner was a Eunuch Cao; he was completely incapable in that regard.
Cao Yuan was struck by lightning!
The original owner was a Eunuch Cao.
Then, now that he had taken over the original owner's body, wouldn't he also become a Eunuch Cao?
Cao Yuan quickly returned to his room...
For a long time, his own 'brother' really had no reaction at all!
Cao Yuan in the 21st century was someone who occasionally went to Da Bao Jian (a euphemism for massage parlors offering sexual services); although he wasn't a 'Seven Wolves' (a term for someone with exceptional stamina).
But at least he could last half an hour.
Now, let alone the question of how long.
He couldn't even stand up!
Without the benefits of being a man.
What's the use of having so much money!
What's the use!!
Just as Cao Yuan felt the sky was falling, a voice suddenly exploded in his head:
“Ding! The Fishing the Heavens System is binding!”
“Ding! The Fishing the Heavens System has been successfully bound!”
“You can hang out and fish in the system space. After one day, twenty-four hours, you can harvest fruits and various treasure chests!”
“Treasure chest levels from low to high: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond…”
“Open the treasure chests, and you can get anything: supplies, skills, whatever!”
“Supplies include rice, meat, money, and food stamps!”
“As for skills, things like martial arts, cooking, electrician, repairman, and so on!”
Hearing this voice, Cao Yuan instantly became excited.
“Host, shall we start fishing now?”
“Start!”
After understanding the system's function, Cao Yuan didn't waste any more words and immediately activated the fishing idle mode.
He was still a little excited, wondering what good things he could fish up this time.
However, he could only wait twenty-four hours to find out.
“Ding! Due to the system activating a bit late, here's a big gift package as compensation!”
“Gift package content: One five-minute rapid harvest experience card.”
Just then, the system voice popped up again.
Hearing this, Cao Yuan's face immediately lit up with joy.
The system had previously said that the reward for idle fishing would take twenty-four hours, and he couldn't wait.
He didn't expect this compensation package to shorten the time to five minutes?
Although it was an experience card, it was better than nothing.
“System! Use the five-minute rapid harvest experience card!”
After receiving the reward, Cao Yuan immediately gave the command.
“Ding! Experience card used successfully!”
“Ding! Harvest countdown begins! 5:00”
“Countdown 4:59”
…
“Countdown: 2:39”
…
“Countdown: 0:00”
…
Five minutes flew by in a flash.
As soon as the countdown ended, Cao Yuan immediately opened the system warehouse to check.
Inside the warehouse, a beautifully patterned golden treasure chest lay quietly.
He said nothing more and clicked to open the treasure chest.
“Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill!”
“You have obtained Master-level cooking skills!”
“Plus a bottle of qi-enhancing powder!”
“And a five-catty chicken meat ticket!”
As the system prompt sounded, the golden treasure chest disappeared.
Immediately after, an old-looking small bottle and a chicken meat ticket appeared in the warehouse.
Cao Yuan touched them with his thought, and their information popped up.
qi-enhancing powder: Can greatly increase your internal energy in a short time. When used with the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill, your cultivation speed will be incredibly fast.
Five-catty chicken meat ticket: A genuine, legitimate chicken meat ticket with a clean origin.
Just then, two segments of memories swiftly entered Cao Yuan's mind.
In a short while, he understood everything; he had fully learned the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill and Master-level cooking skills.
However, he wasn't very interested in the cooking skills; his mind was entirely focused on the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill.
As a transmigrator, he knew how powerful this martial art was.
The Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill, that was a top-tier internal cultivation technique, incredibly fierce!
When cultivated to a high level, demons and ghosts would avoid you, and no poison could invade you.
It could open up all the meridians in the body, making your qi continuous and seemingly endless.
He didn't think too much.
He felt that the items given by the system must be reliable.
Cao Yuan immediately found a comfortable place to sit down.
He took the qi-enhancing powder and began to meditate according to the cultivation method of the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill.
Two hours passed.
Cao Yuan felt warm all over.
The qi in his body was jumping around in various acupoints, wanting to break through the meridian restrictions and gather together to form a force.
After a while longer.
Finally, nine acupoints were opened.
The qi in these acupoints quickly gathered together, like a great dragon, circling within his body.
It continued to impact the acupoints that had not yet opened.
At this moment, Cao Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
He was drenched in sweat.
“It's done!”
According to the memories in his head, he knew that he had already achieved entry into the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill.
Although he hadn't reached the first stage of “Heavenly Dragon's First Appearance” yet.
But this speed was too fast!
The reason it was so fast was, firstly, because the entry stage was not difficult, and secondly, because of the help of the divine medicine, qi-enhancing powder, which allowed him to smoothly open the nine orifices.
However, after entering the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill, the qi-enhancing powder became useless.
Feeling the progress slow down, Cao Yuan stopped.
He began to feel what changes had occurred in his body.
He was already strong, and now he felt that with the qi circulating in his nine orifices, his strength was significantly greater, and his energy recovered incredibly fast.
Moreover, his senses were much more acute than before.
In fact, if he concentrated, he could even hear the subtle movements from Xu Damao's house next door.
Cao Yuan was very satisfied with this.
He was just about to take off his sweat-soaked clothes when he inadvertently glanced down, and this glance immediately made him incredibly excited.
Looking down, before there was no movement at all, it was soft like a noodle.
But now, he could actually feel a trace of his body's existence!
“Cultivating the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill actually has such a miraculous effect?”
After repeatedly confirming that he hadn't made a mistake, Cao Yuan was overjoyed.
He had originally thought that he was ruined for life, and when it came to women, he could only look but not dare to think too much.
Who would have thought?
There was actually such an unexpected gain?
He had just started cultivating the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill, at the entry stage, and his body already had noticeable changes.
If he cultivated it to the ninth stage, wouldn't that be…
Wouldn't that be able to restore his former glory?
Thinking this, Cao Yuan's mood instantly brightened.
He also understood the problem with his body at the same time.
It was because he had been injured before, and his meridians were blocked, which was why there was no reaction.
Now, it must be that during the cultivation of the Great Might Heavenly Dragon Divine Skill, the true qi circulated and cleared some blockages, which is why he gained some sensation!
However, Cao Yuan also knew in his heart that this matter couldn't be rushed; he had to take it slowly.
Being too hasty could easily lead to problems, resulting in more harm than good.
Fortunately, now that he saw hope for his body's recovery, he was already quite content.
By the time Cao Yuan finished a round of cultivation, Yu Li had also finished making the dumplings.
Fragrant dumplings were placed on the table. Yu Li pursed her lips, wanting to speak but ultimately held back.
Cao Yuan saw Yu Li's intention and said, “If you haven't eaten, sit down and eat with me.”
“Okay, then I won't be polite.” Yu Li didn't hesitate and sat down to eat.
.
At this moment, the woman named Yu Li was helping Cao Yuan clean his room.
She was Third Master Yan Fugui's eldest daughter-in-law, Yan Jiefang's wife.
As for why Yu Li came to help him clean, the reason was quite simple.
This was all the idea of Third Master Yan Fugui and her husband, Yan Jiefang.
The Yan Fugui family loved to scheme. Seeing Cao Yuan living so comfortably, how could they not be jealous?
They wanted to take the opportunity to gain some benefits from Cao Yuan.
The fact that Cao Yuan was incapable in that regard was no longer a secret in the Siheyuan (Courtyard).
So Yan Fugui and his son Yan Jiefang discussed it, and the two immediately reached a consensus: they would let Yu Li approach Cao Yuan to see if they could take advantage of him.
At first, Yu Li was unwilling.
But Yan Fugui and Yan Jiefang kept nagging her, and after she learned that Cao Yuan was rich, she was also tempted.
Most importantly, after knowing that Cao Yuan was incapable in that regard, she was originally worried about being bullied by him, but now she was completely relieved.
Anyway, her husband was at ease, her father-in-law was also at ease, so she had nothing to worry about.
At this time, Yu Li had been busy for a long time and finally cleaned Cao Yuan's room spotlessly.
After cleaning, her eyes involuntarily looked at Cao Yuan, who was warming himself by the fire and drinking tea.
Looking at his resolute profile and his strong chest, she found herself staring blankly for a moment.
Subconsciously, she began to compare Cao Yuan with her husband, Yan Jiefang.
It seemed that in every aspect, Cao Yuan was much stronger than Yan Jiefang.
But she quickly chased this absurd thought out of her mind.
“What a pity, he's just a Eunuch Cao!”
Yu Li, who had come back to her senses, sighed in her heart.
Cao Yuan also seemed to feel Yu Li secretly looking at him.
He also turned his head.
Their eyes met perfectly.
Seeing Cao Yuan's gaze, Yu Li's face immediately flushed.
She was afraid that he would see through her thoughts.
“Are you tired? Take a break!”
But Cao Yuan didn't take it to heart at all; he just told Yu Li to rest for a bit.
“It's nothing! That… I'm done cleaning, I'll leave first!”
Seeing this, Yu Li quickly adjusted her emotions and pretended to walk out.
Cao Yuan, of course, understood that Yu Li wasn't really leaving.
Given the calculating nature of Third Master's family, how could they let her clean for him for free?
However, Cao Yuan didn't expose her. Instead, he pulled out a handful of White Rabbit candy from his pocket and said to her, “Have some candy!”
“Oh, that's too kind! Since you've said so, then I won't be polite!”