Chapter 64

Gu Yang asked, "Miss Xu, now that the Suo Yuan Bracelet has been removed, what are your plans for the future?"

"Thank you for your hospitality these past few days, Brother Gu. In a couple of days, I will leave and continue my travels." Xu Ruomei naturally changed her address.

Unconsciously, the relationship between the two had quietly changed.

"Brother Gu, are you going to stay in Pingjun City?"

There seemed to be a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

For her, asking this question was already her limit.

Gu Yang understood the anticipation in her words but did not intend to respond. He said, "I probably won't be able to stay here for long either. The road of the martial world is long, and we will meet again someday."

Xu Ruomei felt a faint disappointment in her heart. This unspoken thought disturbed her previously calm and peaceful heart, and she carefully restrained that emotion.

Before she left, she suddenly said, "You'd better not get too close to that servant girl of yours."

Gu Yang smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder."

It seemed that Xu Ruomei had already figured out Ling Ling's background.

However, he did not ask.

Actually, there was no need to ask.

Just by seeing how many First Rank experts came to stop Ling Ling when she was trying to reach the Divine Sense Realm, one could tell how much trouble she was in.

Anyway, he had enough trouble of his own. Without mentioning anything else, just the fact that he was cultivating the *Phoenix Dance of Nine Heavens* would bring a catastrophic disaster if it were to be known.

The Shen family would definitely send people to reclaim the cultivation technique.

They were one of the strongest forces in the Great Zhou, one of the nine surnames in the world, with a Divine Sense Realm expert as their guardian.

Ling Ling's troubles, no matter how great, would not be greater than this.

As long as it wasn't an immediate crisis, it could be put off.

Ling Ling's troubles would only come to a head eighteen years later, and he didn't even want to think about it.

We'll deal with it when the time comes.

...

After Xu Ruomei left, Gu Yang opened the system again.

[At the age of twenty-two, you have already reached the Third Rank cultivation, ranking seventh on the Hidden Dragon List, and are famous throughout the world. Sympathizing with Xue E's plight, you decided to help the Fang family break free from the Lin family's control. You negotiated with Lin Zihua and obtained his promise.]

[The next day, you sensed danger and left alone. After that, you changed your name and hid in a small mountain village, becoming a hunter. No one knew that you were once a Third Rank martial artist.]

[Three years later, a group of bandits invaded the village, killing everyone except you. You did not seek revenge and continued to hide your identity.]

[One day, you encountered a frightened horse that suddenly stopped in front of you. The young lady on the horse thought you had saved her. Seeing your ragged clothes, she took you to her mansion to take care of her horses.]

[Two years later, the young lady, dissatisfied with the arranged marriage, rode away from home, and you were implicated and escaped from the mansion.]

[One day, you met Cao Yiyi, who immediately took a liking to you and forced you to be her stable boy. From then on, you drove the carriage and traveled aimlessly with her, searching for the man she hated.]

[Along the way, Cao Yiyi attracted many admirers and enjoyed toying with the men who were infatuated with her.]

[Three years later, Cao Yiyi finally provoked a First Rank expert whose only son she had killed. Enraged, he sought revenge. Taking advantage of Cao Yiyi's panic, you left in the middle of the night.]

[One day, you met Xu Ruomei, who had already reached the Second Rank and killed Lin Zisheng. She stood by the river, looking melancholic. You did not reveal yourself and quietly left.]

[You hid in another small mountain village. A year later, Ling Ling came to you and handed you the *Heavenly Yuan God-Slaying Technique*. You did not keep her, and she left.]

[Another year later, Ling Ling came again and told you that Su Qingzhi and Zhang Xiaohai had been killed by Shen Baiyi. You said nothing, and she left.]

[Five years later, Ling Ling came again and told you that Xu Ruomei had failed to sever her ties with the mundane world after reaching the First Rank and had died. You still said nothing, and she left.]

[Three years later, Ling Ling came again and told you that she had reached the top of the First Rank list. Then she left.]

[From then on, Ling Ling never came again.]

[Ten years later, a sudden incident occurred at the mansion. Two Divine Sense Realm experts fought, and you were caught in the crossfire, dying on the spot at the age of fifty.]

Gu Yang was speechless when he saw this outcome.

He had been so cautious, yet he still died due to an accident. It was unbelievable.

He thought he could survive longer, but he didn't expect to be caught in a battle between two Divine Sense Realm experts.

He didn't believe it wasn't the world's consciousness targeting him.

With Third Rank strength, not fighting anyone, and running away when in danger, he still only lived to be fifty.

This life was truly tragic, with almost everyone close to him dying.

This simulation was only for one thing—cultivating the blade intent.

[The simulation has ended. You can retain one of the following.]

[1. The martial realm at the age of fifty.]

[2. The martial experience at the age of fifty.]

[3. The wisdom of life at the age of fifty.]

"I choose the second."

In the next moment, Gu Yang felt a fierce killing intent almost burst forth from his heart. It was the blade intent he had cultivated for nearly thirty years.

The purpose of this simulation was to obtain this blade intent.

He used the Hidden Blade Technique to conceal this blade for twenty-eight years!

Next, he just had to wait for the Second Rank expert to come.

...

At this moment, several hundred miles away from Pingjun City, in a carriage, Lin Zihua was meditating. Suddenly, the hall master of the Wind Listening Hall came to report, "Young Master, there is indeed something strange about Gu Yang."

Lin Zihua did not open his eyes and said calmly, "Speak."

"According to the Seventh Young Master, over a month ago, when he met Gu Yang in Tianshui City, Gu Yang was only at the Sixth Rank."

"Seventh Young Master didn't make a mistake?"

"The old man Wu from the Red Mansion was also present and confirmed it himself."

Lin Zihua opened his eyes, a terrifying light flashing in them. "In just over a month, from Sixth Rank to Third Rank, what secret does this person have?"

"Also, the identities of the two women with Gu Yang have been clarified. They are the thirteenth on the Red Beauty List, Su Qingzhi, and her servant."

"Red Beauty List..."

Lin Zihua pondered for a moment and said, "Order Mo Yu to act and bring this person alive to me. I want to see what secret he has."

"Yes."

Mo Yu was a retainer of the Lin family, a Second Rank expert. He would only be dispatched for extremely important matters.

Lin Zihua's dispatch of Mo Yu showed that he was determined to capture Gu Yang.

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