Small, Chapter 399: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Land. Heavenly Void Realm.

Great Li Dynasty.

Capital, Gu Family.

At noon, Gu Junlin rose from his soft couch.

He sat on the bed in a daze, as if digesting something.

A few minutes later, his confused gaze gradually cleared, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, his excitement visibly increasing.

According to the Water Spirit Clan, after entering the Heavenly Void Realm, one would be randomly assigned an identity, which could be a noble prince or princess, a lowly servant, or a wandering beggar.

Whether in the real world or the illusory world, those in power are always the minority. Among ten thousand trial participants, it's rare to find even a minor noble; most are ordinary people.

Gu Junlin had prepared himself to travel to the capital for the imperial examination, fulfilling his late grandfather's high hopes for him to achieve fame on the examination list. Unexpectedly, he started with a royal flush! His current identity was the eldest son of the Gu family, one of the four great families of the Great Li Dynasty, a position of extreme nobility!

"Aunt Qiu, Master, I will find you as soon as possible!" If Gu Junlin were an ordinary person, searching for someone in the vast Heavenly Void Realm would be a pipe dream. But now, with power and influence, he could widely distribute portraits, making the search much easier.

Of course, it was only relatively easier. Statistically, it was still like finding a needle in a haystack. After all, this world had no cultivators, and messages took one or two days, or even longer, to reach the next city.

Moreover, the Heavenly Void Realm was not limited to one dynasty; the Great Li was just one of them. It, along with two other great dynasties, ruled the land, with each dynasty further divided into several kingdoms!

"Young Master, are you awake?" At that moment, a stunningly beautiful maid with a voluptuous figure entered, her face slightly flushed as she spoke softly: "Would you like to have a meal, or shall I serve you in bed?"

"Serve in bed?" Gu Junlin was taken aback. Something about this didn't sound right. Given his current status, having a maid to serve in bed was normal, but it was daytime, and right after waking up—wasn't this a bit inappropriate?! Sensing something amiss, Gu Junlin quickly browsed through a segment of memories implanted by the Heavenly Void Realm.

After briefly understanding his current persona, Gu Junlin felt utterly dismayed.

Good heavens, this eldest son of the Gu family was a veritable lecher, spending every day either bedding women or on his way to do so! He even shamelessly set three "gentlemanly" principles for himself.

First, he wouldn't touch immature girls.

Second, he wouldn't touch women who were unclean or had lost their virginity.

Third, he wouldn't touch women who weren't pretty or lacked a good figure.

"Um, Little Bai?" Gu Junlin frowned, feeling a headache coming on. "No need to serve in bed today. I'm not hungry right now, I just want some peace and quiet."

"Is the Young Master still worried about offending the Princess?" The maid cautiously observed Gu Junlin's expression, and seeing no displeasure, she whispered: "The family head has already gone to the palace to plead for you. Given his influence, His Majesty probably won't hold it against you."

"I see... You, Little Bai, can leave now." Gu Junlin waved his hand, recalling the incident, which only made his headache worse.

A few days ago, he had gotten drunk with a group of ne'er-do-wells and, amidst their flattery, became a bit too bold. He brazenly declared that he would claim the most beautiful woman of the Great Li Dynasty—Princess Luo Xi—as his own.

Somehow, these words spread, offending the emperor's most beloved youngest daughter, and he was placed under house arrest. Otherwise, he would have been out carousing long ago...

"You really know how to make trouble for me!" Gu Junlin couldn't help but complain.

Then he sighed helplessly: "Oh well, taking over your identity comes with its own costs."

In the Heavenly Void Realm, aside from the trial participants, all other people were fictional; they did not exist.

After a trial participant took over their identity, these people would turn into a cluster of memories for the participant to review, facilitating their actions.

They were merely clusters of memories, providing only background information, with no impact on the trial participant themselves.

For example, if the original body was a eunuch, the trial participant taking over would not become a eunuch; their body and appearance would remain their own.

However, the virtual characters in the Heavenly Void Realm would ignore changes in appearance, automatically recognizing them as the original owner.

In other words, Gu Junlin had no relation whatsoever to the original eldest son of the Gu family.

The original body was weak, unable to even fight off a sturdy woman, whereas he could kill an ox with a single punch!

Gu Junlin casually swung his arm, creating a whooshing sound:

"My cultivation is sealed, but my vitality and strength far exceed those of ordinary people. I just wonder where my combat prowess stands in this world."

The Heavenly Void Realm felt familiar to him, similar to the small world where his master was sealed, with a powerful sealing force that could forcibly suppress cultivators into mortals.

To avoid affecting the trial participants, the original body's memories would not directly merge. They were like an automatically flipping book, providing relevant memories upon encountering familiar people, allowing the participant to understand and respond.

Gu Junlin tidied up a bit, changing out of his flamboyant attire into a simple, fitted white robe, and left his room.

Along the way, he caught the frequent glances of the maids in the mansion.

"The Young Master seems even more handsome today than usual."

"Ah..."