My Life Can Be Simulated Infinitely – Chapter 29

Ch 29: Here it Comes!

In the early morning, as the first ray of sunlight shone through the window, landing in front of the bed, Gu Yang suddenly opened his eyes. He looked towards the window, his brow furrowing, “Could it be the Liu family catching up? How could they be here so quickly?”

This was the fourth day since they left Tianshui City. Last night, they stayed overnight in this small town, lodging in a local family’s home.

After leaving the Lian Mountain Range, there were people everywhere. One village connected to another, and they no longer needed to camp out in the open like before.

Just now, he had heard the sound of horses’ hooves entering the town, and he couldn’t help but become alert.

According to the many simulations he had done before, the Liu family wouldn’t know about Su Qingzhi being in Ping Prefecture until a year later, and then send people there.

And the swordsman sent by the Lin family shouldn’t appear until tomorrow.

Gu Yang wasn’t too superstitious about the results of the simulated life. After all, it was just a simulation, not divination.

Even if it were really divination, the mindset before and after divination would be completely different. Changes in mindset would lead to different choices in many things, thus creating a butterfly effect.

He took his cleaver and walked outside, where he saw Su Qingzhi sitting cross-legged on the ground practicing her cultivation. She had just finished her practice and was exhaling the stale air from her chest, forming a white column of qi.

“Ninth-Rank?”

Gu Yang’s gaze sharpened. This was a characteristic of the 《Mystic Origin Skill》 succeeding at the ninth rank.

In just a few days, she had actually entered the ranks.

This was a bit too exaggerated, wasn’t it? It was simply against common sense.

Normally, no matter how high one’s talent, entering the ranks required a process of accumulation. True Qi wouldn’t appear out of thin air. Even those from powerful families, who were assisted by various medicinal baths and pills from a young age, still needed a year or two to enter the ranks when they first started cultivating.

As for ordinary people without resources to assist them, this process was even longer.

Su Qingzhi was right under his nose, and it was impossible for her to secretly take pills or anything like that.

“Could it be because of the Yin Qi in her body?”

Gu Yang, after all, had a deep understanding of martial arts cultivation, and he quickly came up with a guess.

His Red Yang True Qi and the Mystic Yin Qi in her body, one extremely Yang and the other extremely Yin, had produced a profound reaction. The fusion of the two not only brought him great benefits, but the benefits she received were probably even greater.

“Her True Qi should all be derived from the Mystic Yin Qi in her body. After reacting with my Red Yang True Qi, it was absorbed and refined by her. That’s why she was able to enter the ranks in such a short time.”

Gu Yang felt that this was probably close to the truth.

“What the Liu family is after is probably her special constitution.”

A hint of joy appeared in Su Qingzhi’s eyes. She opened her eyes and saw Gu Yang, and quickly stood up.

“I’ll go out and take a look. You guys stay inside.”

Gu Yang said, and then left the house.

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Gu Yang went to find Zhang Xiaohai and asked him to go out and inquire about the situation.

After a while, Zhang Xiaohai returned, saying that a young master from the Zheng family was out traveling.

So it was the Zheng family.

In several simulations, Gu Yang had dealt with the Zheng family.

In Xiang Prefecture, the Zheng family was a leading family. Their status was similar to the Liu family in Ba Prefecture. They were both deeply rooted local powers.

Such prominent families all had a Third-Rank martial artist overseeing them.

However, an ordinary young master wouldn’t have too many powerful experts by his side.

With Gu Yang’s current strength, he no longer needed to be wary of this level of family scion. If they were ignorant, he would just teach them a lesson. As long as he didn’t kill or cripple anyone, the Zheng family would most likely not send experts to retaliate.

After breakfast, Gu Yang and the others packed up and continued on their way.

When they stopped for a break at noon, they actually encountered the Zheng family’s group. They had also hired a carriage, followed by seven or eight riders.

However, neither side intended to greet the other. After the Zheng family’s group passed by, they quickly disappeared from sight.

After lunch, they continued on their way.

In the evening, they stayed overnight in a small town along the way, still using silver to pave the way, finding a family to lodge with.
Coincidentally, the Zheng family’s people were also staying overnight in this town.

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It seemed that their routes were the same.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Gu Yang and the others set off first.

Not long after they set off, Gu Yang, inside the carriage, suddenly felt something and opened his eyes.

At the same time, the carriage stopped. The driver’s voice came from outside, “Young Master, there’s a person standing in the middle of the road, we can’t pass.”

Gu Yang lifted the curtain and looked out, seeing a gray-clad man standing not far ahead. He was wearing a bamboo hat and holding a sword, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Here it comes!

Su Qingzhi also saw the swordsman outside, and her heart couldn’t help but tighten.

“I’ll be right back.”

Gu Yang said, lifted the carriage curtain, got out of the carriage, and walked towards the swordsman.

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Not far behind, in the Zheng family’s carriage, sat a slovenly old man, holding a roasted chicken in his hand, eating with his mouth full of grease.

Opposite the old man was a young man, smiling obsequiously, “Senior, is this roasted chicken to your liking?”

The old man’s mouth didn’t stop as he said with satisfaction, “Hmm, it still has the same taste as it did a dozen years ago.”

“Then Senior, could you give me some pointers?”

The old man stopped eating and said, “I didn’t promise to teach you anything.”

“Yes, yes, yes, these are all things that this junior is willing to do for Senior. If Senior wants to eat anything else, just tell this junior.” The young man’s clothing clearly showed that he came from a prominent family, but he didn’t have any temper when facing this old man.

This person was named Zheng Anyu, and he was the direct descendant of the Zheng family. A year ago, he had unintentionally received a pointer from the old man, and he had broken through his bottleneck. After much investigation, he couldn’t find out the old man’s origins. He knew that this was an extraordinary person, but he made an effort to get close to him.

However, this old man was unyielding and paid no attention to him.

Zheng Anyu was a determined person, and he served him as if he were his own father.

After a year, he finally became familiar with the old man. A few days ago, the old man said that he missed some of the delicacies from certain places, so he personally accompanied him, running to these remote towns to find the delicacies that the old man had mentioned.

This was already the seventh place they had run to.

Just then, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Zheng Anyu asked, “What happened?”

The driver outside replied, “We’re blocked in front.”

He opened the carriage window and saw that a carriage in front was blocked by a swordsman. He said, “Senior, there’s some excitement to watch.”

The old man glanced at it, chuckled, and said, “This excitement, it’s best not to watch.”

Zheng Anyu’s heart tightened. He knew that the old man wouldn’t speak without reason, and he asked, “Does Senior recognize that person?”

“I’ve seen him once before. I think his name was Zhou Qing.”

“Zhou Qing?”

Zheng Anyu felt that the name sounded familiar. Suddenly, his expression changed slightly, “That Zhou Qing from the Lin family?”

Zhou Qing, on the surface, was a lone swordsman, a Fifth-Rank. He usually operated in Xiang Prefecture. In reality, he was a hidden pawn of the Lin family. This person’s Wind and Thunder Sword Technique was rarely matched. Five years ago, he had killed a Fifth-Rank martial artist, and thus became famous.

Could he be coming for me?

That was Zheng Anyu’s first reaction, and his heart was filled with anxiety.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, the old man next to him let out a surprised “huh,” his eyes fixed on the man who had gotten out of the carriage in front.