Chapter 54

When Gu Yang met Xu Ruomei again, his gaze had become as calm as an ancient well.

He had already figured it out; this woman was using him as a tool for cultivation.

Experiencing the mundane world, in simple terms, meant living a normal life, getting married, and having children. It just so happened that he was caught up in it.

Once the experience was over and his cultivation broke through, he would cut ties with the mundane world, achieve the realm of divine power, and leave without a care.

The cultivation techniques in this world were truly one more bizarre than the last.

Was the "Red Dust Sword Technique" really not a technique of the Demon Sect?

Actually, it didn't matter that much.

What truly chilled his heart was that when he died, Xu Ruomei didn't even show up. By then, she must have already achieved the realm of divine power. If she had remembered their past and been willing to lend a hand, how could he have died?

This woman truly had a heart of stone, cold and merciless.

Since Gu Yang knew it was a big trap, he naturally wouldn't step into it again.

He increasingly felt the unpredictability of life. In a previous simulation, Xu Ruomei was willing to die with him to kill him.

This time, she wanted to marry him voluntarily.

The two vastly different fates were merely because he went to another city to exchange the silver bills, which delayed the time he went to kill Lin Ge.

Gu Yang, seeing the future, knew how to deal with Xu Ruomei.

At least, she wouldn't die because of the Essence Lock Bracelet.

Also, Lin Zisheng didn't come to cause trouble again. From the Lin family's later actions of sending the key, it was clear they had found out that Xu Ruomei was hiding with him.

Three months later, when the key was delivered, she broke through to the Third Rank.

He still had three months.

In the end, this world was about strength. As long as his strength was higher than hers, she would have no way to do anything.

Xu Ruomei was completely unaware of Gu Yang's change in attitude. She had never been as helpless and miserable as she was now since she was born.

Losing her cultivation made the usually calm and composed her feel a hint of despair and weakness.

She had unknowingly developed a sense of dependence on the man who had broken her Dao heart and saved her. This was a feeling she had never experienced before.

At this moment, Gu Yang sat opposite her, channeling true qi into the Essence Lock Bracelet. The sunlight shone through the window, illuminating his face, making him look very radiant.

After a moment, he finished and left without a word.

Xu Ruomei watched his departing back, feeling a faint sense of melancholy.

These emotions were all new to her.

She suddenly realized how she should integrate into the mundane world.

...

"Big Brother Gu."

Gu Yang came out of Xu Ruomei's room and saw a familiar person, the young maid Zhixing. Seeing her happy face, his mood improved.

"How did you come here?"

"Miss asked me to buy some fabric and to check on Big Brother Gu." Zhixing held a basket, "These are meat pastries, made by me. Try them."

After arriving in Pingjun City, the previous unpleasantness had passed.

Gu Yang smiled and accepted them, asking, "How are you doing at Qingxuan Sect?"

"It's good. The senior sisters in the sect are very nice and take care of me—"

Zhixing suddenly stopped, staring straight at Gu Yang's back.

She saw a woman of extraordinary beauty walk out.

Zhixing had never seen a woman as beautiful and graceful as her own mistress.

The key was that the woman had just come out of the room inside.

She asked, "Big Brother Gu, who is she?"

Gu Yang hadn't expected Xu Ruomei to come out and introduced her, "This is Lady Lan."

"Oh..."

Zhixing fell silent after saying that.

After sitting for a while, she got up to take her leave.

Zhang Xiaohai saw her off.

At the door, Zhixing finally asked, "Who is... Lady Lan?"

"This—"

Zhang Xiaohai didn't know how to answer.

Seeing his stammering, Zhixing understood, stomping her foot in frustration, "What about my mistress?"

Zhang Xiaohai had to console her, "In such matters, it's not about who came first. Who is the main and who is the secondary depends on who is more important in the master's heart. Although your mistress has shared life and death with the master, she doesn't know how to win his favor. If someone else gets there first, who can blame her?"

"What?"

Zhixing's eyes turned red with anger, "My mistress will never share a husband with another woman. Don't even think about it, it's a dream!"

Saying that, she ran to a carriage parked by the roadside, crying.

Zhang Xiaohai watched her go, shaking his head. According to the master's nature of attracting women, there would only be more women around him in the future.

Not to mention Lady Lan, there was also Ling Ling.

Can't accept this?

There will be more to come.

Speaking of which, Lady Lan was indeed as beautiful as he had imagined, not inferior to Lady Su at all.

...

Gu Yang didn't know that he had become a heartbreaker in others' eyes. After returning to his room, he wrote a letter and placed it under a large stone at the Ten Mile Pavilion outside the city.

This was the agreed method of communication with Ling Ling. If there was any urgent matter, he would use this method to notify her.

Clearly, Ling Ling had some helpers who hadn't shown up yet.

The next day, when Gu Yang went to the large stone, the letter was indeed gone.

He wrote the letter to tell Ling Ling to put aside her current affairs and return immediately.

According to the simulation, it would take Ling Ling one year and three months to gather one million taels.

Gu Yang couldn't wait. Now, he still had nearly 190,000 taels, enough for 38 simulations.

If each simulation could make him live to 40 years old, it would definitely be enough, and breaking through to the Third Rank would be no problem.

Reaching the Second Rank might be challenging, as the price might increase significantly after the Third Rank.

The Third Rank was enough. As long as he reached the Third Rank, almost all the current problems would be solved.

There was also a Shadow Thief's treasure in Jiangzhou City waiting for him. The wealth there should be considerable.

After confirming that the letter was sent, he waited patiently.

During this period, a small incident occurred. Every three days, he would go to Qingxuan Sect to practice with Su Qingzhi. For some reason, her attitude had become extremely cold, treating him with icy indifference.

He didn't know what he had done to offend her.

Of course, this didn't affect him. He went to her purely to practice.

Several days passed quickly.

That night, Ling Ling finally returned, but she was clearly injured and looked rather disheveled.

"Here are 113,000 taels. I still owe 887,700 taels."

She took out a stack of silver bills of various denominations from different money shops.

Gu Yang could roughly guess where the money came from, feeling a warmth in his heart.

She was indeed a reliable person.