Ch 31: Finally Having Protagonist Treatment
When Gu Yang arrived at Tianmu City, a disheveled old man was roasting a wild rabbit over a fire in a dilapidated temple on a desolate mountain a few miles outside the city.
Suddenly, a black figure appeared silently in the dilapidated temple, squatted down next to the old man, and asked with concern, “Second Grand Uncle, did that kid from the Zheng family make things difficult for you?”
Judging by the voice, it was a young woman.
The old man didn’t even raise his head, keeping his eyes on the roasting wild rabbit in front of him, and said, “If I can’t even handle a little guy like that, wouldn’t I have lived this long in vain?”
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, “Second Grand Uncle, you were looking for me so urgently, I thought something had happened.”
“Something did happen.”
The old man chuckled and said, “I encountered a person who possesses Pure Yang True Qi.”
“Really?”
The woman’s tone was extremely surprised, “Where is that person?”
In this world, it is not uncommon to cultivate Extreme Yang True Qi. Many forces have similar cultivation techniques.
However, people who possess Pure Yang True Qi are extremely rare.
She and her Second Grand Uncle had been searching for nearly ten years, traveling all over the Great Zhou, even venturing far into the desert, the Western Regions, and the distant East Sea islands, but they had not been able to find a single person with Pure Yang True Qi.
The key to Pure Yang lies in the word “pure,” which is almost innate.
There are many Yang-attribute cultivation techniques in the world, but the True Qi cultivated by mortal bodies will inevitably be tainted with turbid Qi.
Unless it is the legendary Pure Yang Body. But this kind of physique is something that can only be encountered by chance.
Now, her Second Grand Uncle had finally found someone with Pure Yang True Qi, which is why she was so surprised.
Immediately, she became worried again, “What is that person’s cultivation level? It wouldn’t be the Divine Power Realm, would it?”
Upon reaching the Divine Power Realm, one has already shed their mortal body and returned to the innate state, making it easy to cultivate Pure Yang True Qi.
The existence of a Divine Power Realm expert is meaningless to her.
The old man said with certainty, “Your Second Grand Uncle hasn’t reached the point of being senile yet. That person looks to be in his early twenties, with a Fifth-Rank cultivation.”
The woman said in shock, “Fifth-Rank? How is that possible?”
The lower the realm, the worse the purity of True Qi. At the Fifth-Rank Realm, it is almost impossible to refine True Qi to the Pure Yang Realm.
The old man sighed, “That kid is also fortunate. If I’m not mistaken, he should be cultivating the 《Red Yang Skill》, but he is accompanied by a woman with Ice Skin Jade Bones.”
“That woman named Su Qingzhi is actually by his side, so that’s how it is.”
The woman suddenly understood.
Ice Skin Jade Bones is a rare Pure Yin physique that is only seen once every few centuries.
This kind of physique is an excellent cauldron for martial artists who cultivate Extreme Yang techniques like the Red Yang Skill and the Great Sun True Method. It can allow their own True Qi to transform into Pure Yang.
Therefore, Su Qingzhi was targeted as soon as she appeared on the Red Beauty List, causing her family to be destroyed and her to disappear.
The woman said resentfully, “This Red Beauty List is truly harmful. One day, I will definitely tear down that Red Pavilion.”
At this time, the old man saw that the wild rabbit was finally roasted, tore off a piece, and ate it with his mouth full of grease, while saying, “You should think about how to approach that man.”
“Don’t worry, I have my own ways,” the woman said confidently.
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On the other side, after Gu Yang finished recharging, he went straight back to the inn and closed the door.
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Su Qingzhi was still practicing her cultivation, as if she was racing against time. The little maidservant, Zhixing, was guarding her as usual.
Gu Yang did not disturb them. He went into the inner room, sat down by the bed, and opened the system.
【Do you want to use the Life Simulator? Using it once consumes 2000 gold.】
“Yes.”
【At the age of twenty, you are already a Fifth-Rank martial artist. In Tianshui City, you rejected Lin Zirui’s invitation. Five days after leaving Tianshui City, you encountered the swordsman Zhou Qing, whom you killed with one saber strike.】
【You continued to Ping Prefecture with Su Qingzhi. On the way, you encountered a beautiful woman selling herself to bury her father. You glanced at her and left.】
【Another day, in Tianqing City, you encountered a woman throwing down a challenge on a stage, seeking a husband through martial arts. You didn’t even look and left directly.】
【Finally, you arrived at Ping Prefecture City. Su Qingzhi kept her promise and took you to the bank, where you exchanged three thousand taels of silver notes. Afterward, she went to the Qingxuan Sect. You settled down in Ping Prefecture City.】
【One month later, one night, a woman dressed in night clothes broke into the courtyard where you were staying and fainted in front of you. You felt that something was amiss, so you threw her out of the house and went back inside.】
【Another month passed, and you prepared to return to Lian Mountain to visit the people of Liu Family Village. In the wilderness, you inadvertently saw a beautiful woman bathing in a river.】
【Just as you were about to leave, the woman appeared in front of you, draped in a light veil, with a sword held to your throat. She gave you two choices: either marry her or die by her sword.】
【This woman has a Fourth-Rank cultivation level, and you are no match for her, so you can only submit.】
【You returned to Ping Prefecture City with that woman named Ling Ling. After a simple wedding, you became husband and wife. That night, she left you the complete cultivation technique of the 《Red Yang Skill》, saying that she was being pursued by enemies, and to avoid implicating you, she had to leave you. She said that she would return to find you after you broke through to the Fourth-Rank. Then, she drifted away.】
【At the age of twenty-three, one night, an injured Su Qingzhi fled to your home. The Liu family had attacked the Qingxuan Sect, and she had escaped in the chaos. You took her and fought your way back to the Qingxuan Sect, killing all the members of the Liu family.】
【You left Ping Prefecture City with Su Qingzhi and the remaining members of the Qingxuan Sect. The next day, on the road, you encountered Shen Baiyi of the Shen family, who took the initiative to strike up a conversation with you.】
【Five days after separating from Shen Baiyi, you encountered a lone bandit. After a fierce battle, you were seriously injured. At the critical moment, Shen Baiyi appeared in time, repelled the bandit, and saved you.】
【You fell into a coma due to serious injuries, and Su Qingzhi was also lightly injured. Shen Baiyi promised to heal you. Helplessly, you could only follow Shen Baiyi to Xiang Prefecture. Shen Baiyi wanted to challenge Liu Zhe.】
【After arriving in Xiang Prefecture, one night, an assassin suddenly appeared. Just as you were about to die at his hands, your wife, Ling Ling, arrived in time and saved you, taking you away.】
【Ling Ling also revealed her whereabouts because of this. A few days later, her enemies, a Third-Rank expert, caught up to her. You two were left with no way out and died together. You died at the age of twenty-three.】
Gu Yang was stunned after reading the last line.
This simulation can be said to have been quite short, only twenty-three years old, just one year.
But so many things happened, and the length exceeded any previous simulation.
Especially that Ling Ling, what was going on with her?
She appeared inexplicably, and inexplicably wanted to marry him.
Could this be the legendary stroke of luck?
This Ling Ling, her origins are unknown, she is powerful, and she has even more powerful enemies…
This is simply the treatment that a protagonist would have.
It’s a pity, he doesn’t have the life of a protagonist, his ending wasn’t good.