Chapter 91

On the banks of the Luo River, amidst a small grove of trees, two figures, one tall and one short, were watching a painted pleasure boat on the river, discussing something.

These two were none other than Lin Liang, the Second Elder of the Lin family, and Lin Qiming, the head of the Lin family's Tingfeng Hall.

Lin Liang, still as proud as ever, with his hands behind his back, asked, "Have you found out anything?"

Lin Qiming, somewhat excited, replied, "Second Elder, on that day, there was a woman on the boat, a Second Rank cultivator, using the Broken Mountain Sword Technique. It can only be Cheng Xue, the second disciple of Tianxin Martial Hall. Rumor has it that she is now serving as a bodyguard for the Qian family's young lady."

"Qian family's young lady?"

The eyes of Second Elder Lin Liang lit up, "No wonder. I said those two assassins were using military martial arts. Ha ha, that kid is dead for sure, daring to get involved in the Qian family's affairs."

As he spoke, his expression suddenly changed, "Not good, he must have already secretly left the boat. I haven't seen him on the deck for a few days."

Since being driven away by that mysterious First Rank powerhouse last time, he had changed his strategy and followed from a distance.

He had already guessed that the mysterious First Rank was definitely Chu Xiyue's protector.

So, he had been waiting, waiting for the day that kid would separate from Chu Xiyue.

Now, he had finally waited for it.

Although he didn't know how that kid had managed to slip past his surveillance, he trusted his intuition: that kid must have left with the Qian family's young lady.

"This time, it will be his end."

Lin Liang sneered, leaped into the air, and disappeared in a few bounds.

Since he was with the Qian family's young lady, their destination must be Zhongzhou.

Lin Qiming, the head of Tingfeng Hall, watched his confident back as he left, suddenly remembering the last time he had boasted about taking the kid's life within three days, but the result was...

For some reason, he had a bad feeling.

...

Ten days later, Lin Liang, wearing a bamboo hat, finally arrived outside Zhongzhou City. Near the city gate, he rented a private room in a tavern, where the window had a clear view of the city gate.

If Gu Yang entered through this city gate, he wouldn't escape his notice.

Lin Liang's ears were not idle either, listening to the idle chatter of the other guests in the tavern. After a while, he lost interest.

Outside, everyone was talking about a mysterious thief called "One Plum Branch," who had stolen from the silver vaults of several Si Hai Money Banks, causing significant losses.

Zhongzhou was the headquarters of Si Hai Money Bank, so the incident had caused a huge stir.

Lin Liang had no interest in the affairs of Si Hai Money Bank; his mind was focused on one thing: completing his mission.

...

At the same time, Gu Yang and his two companions were also approaching Zhongzhou, only two hundred miles away from the city.

Before nightfall, they stayed in a city.

Before entering the inn, Lily asked with her eyes if they were going to act tonight.

Gu Yang subtly shook his head, indicating that they wouldn't act tonight, and saw a flash of disappointment in her bright blue eyes.

Was she getting addicted to stealing?

After entering the room, he opened the system and saw a balance of 1.5 million.

This was his harvest over the past half month.

He couldn't help but sigh that earning money was not easy. He and Lily had raided seven branches of Si Hai Money Bank, netting nearly a million taels.

Then, when they tried another Si Hai Money Bank two days ago, the silver vault was empty, with only a few thousand taels left.

It had to be said that Si Hai Money Bank's response was quite quick, taking measures to deal with the situation.

Considering that they were about to reach Zhongzhou, he didn't know if Si Hai Money Bank had arranged some strong cultivators at the nearby branches. So, he temporarily abandoned this source of income.

Tomorrow, they would reach Zhongzhou City.

According to the previous simulation, they would be ambushed by a First Rank powerhouse outside the city gates, and then another First Rank would timely appear to save them.

However, Gu Yang had stolen from so many Si Hai Money Banks along the way. Based on his experience, it would likely cause a butterfly effect.

Whether the Qian family's First Rank would appear in time tomorrow was still uncertain.

He would have to rely on himself.

[Do you want to use the Life Simulator? Using it once costs 100,000 gold.]

"Yes!"

[At 22, you are already a Second Rank martial artist, topping the Qianlong List, defeating the ninth genius, Liu Zhe, and becoming famous throughout the world.]

[After saving Qian Xiyun, you took her and Lily to Zhongzhou quietly. When you were a few dozen miles away from Zhongzhou, you received your reward from Qian Xiyun and left.]

[Half a month later, you met up with Chu Xiyue and heard the news of Qian Xiyun's death.]

[A month later, you went to Jingzhou and found that Qian Xiyun's business had fallen apart.]

[Wu Xingyun and the Jinghai King reconciled, and you became a guest of the royal family.]

[Nine months later, Chu Xiyue bid farewell to you and left.]

[From then on, you stayed in the Jinghai Royal Family to cultivate.]

[Seven years later, you bid farewell to Wu Xingyun, took Su Qingzhi and others to leave Jingzhou, and met up with Ling Ling, finding a place to continue cultivating.]

[A year later, you heard that the Jinghai King had died, and Wu Xingyun, after inheriting the throne, was killed in a rebellion.]

[In the same year, you finally learned the cultivation method of a sorcerer from Lily, who had learned the language of the Great Zhou.]

[Over the next nine years, you used the sorcerer's meditation technique to find a way to draw the elemental energy of heaven and earth into your body, successfully cultivating the seventh move of the God-Slaying Blade Technique.]

[One day, Ling Ling was preparing to break through to the Divine Power Realm and was attacked by several First Rank powerhouses. You held off one of them, while Su Qingzhi and Lily barely held off another, giving Ling Ling the time to successfully break through to the Divine Power Realm and kill all the First Ranks.]

[Suddenly, a huge hand appeared in the sky, pressing down on you. Ling Ling appeared in front of you, blocking the fatal blow. With a loud boom, you and Ling Ling were crushed to death on the spot. You died at the age of 40.]

Gu Yang wasn't too surprised by the final outcome.

Considering the fates of the Jinghai King and Xi Tianyi, it seemed that there was a powerful force in this world specifically targeting those who had just broken through to the Divine Power Realm.

What force was behind this?

"From this, it seems that in this world, without a powerful backing, even if you can break through to the Divine Power Realm, you can be killed at any moment. It's completely unreasonable."

Gu Yang felt that he should make plans early.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to break through to the Divine Power Realm.

[Simulation ended. You can retain one of the following.]

[1. Martial realm at the age of 40.]

[2. Martial experience at the age of 40.]

[3. Life wisdom at the age of 40.]

This time, he chose the second option.

The seventh move of the God-Slaying Blade Technique, with which he successfully held off a First Rank powerhouse, showed the power of this move.

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