My Life Can Be Simulated Infinitely – Chapter 35

Ch 35: Treasure Map

In Xiang Prefecture City, at the Ruyi Tower, a grand banquet is being held. Today’s protagonist is none other than Lin Family’s Seventh Young Master, Lin Zirui.

As the wine was flowing and the atmosphere was heating up, suddenly, a follower walked behind Lin Zirui and whispered a few words. His expression changed slightly.

Instantly, the originally lively guests quieted down, all putting down their wine cups.

Lin Zirui quickly returned to normal, picked up a cup of wine, and said, “Let’s end it here for today. I have some matters to attend to.”

After drinking the wine in his cup in one gulp, he left the table.

After leaving the restaurant, his expression immediately turned gloomy, “Zhou Qing was actually killed by that kid? How is that possible? Senior Wu personally said that he was at the Sixth-Rank of cultivation.”

Senior Wu is from the Red Pavilion in the Divine Capital. The First-Rank List, the Hidden Dragon List, and other lists all come from the hands of this Red Pavilion. For thousands of years, there has never been a mistake.

This time, Senior Wu came to Xiang Prefecture, it must be for that newly advanced Second-Rank from the Zheng Family.

His eyes are like torches, he absolutely could not have been mistaken.

The guard behind him replied, “According to the report, Zhou Qing died under the Severing Mountain Saber Technique, killed with a single strike.”

“Tianxin Martial Arts School?”

Lin Zirui frowned, “Which member of the Tianxin Martial Arts School ran to Jiang Prefecture?”

“We haven’t received any intelligence on this.”

Lin Zirui said coldly, “The Listening Wind Hall is becoming more and more useless.”

“Young Master, please calm down.”

“What about that Gu Yang? Where is he now?”

“Ping Prefecture City, Young Master. Do we need to send more people?”

Lin Zirui’s eyes were a little gloomy, “That’s my Second Brother’s territory. He hates it when others stick their hands into his territory. Consider him lucky.”

Although the Lin Family is large and powerful, with Zhou Qing, a Fifth-Rank, dead, he will not be able to avoid a scolding.

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At the same time, Gu Yang, with Ling Ling, had already left Ping Prefecture City overnight.

This time, they didn’t take a carriage, nor did they bring much luggage. They used lightness skill to travel, and their speed was much faster.

His destination was the neighboring Yu Prefecture, to exchange those thirty thousand taels of silver notes in Yu Prefecture City. Su Qingzhi had already given him the exchange code and seal. With these, he could exchange those silver notes.

Originally, Gu Yang wanted to go alone, but Ling Ling insisted on following, mostly worried that he would run away alone.

He knew that even if he didn’t let her follow, she would definitely sneak after him, so he agreed to bring her along.

As for Su Qingzhi and her servant, they had already gone to the Qingxuan Sect.

As for Zhang Xiaohai, Gu Yang gave him some silver and told him to find a place to settle down first.

Under the night sky, two figures flew across the road, their speed extremely fast, like lightning.

“There’s an abandoned temple ahead, let’s rest for a bit.”

Suddenly, the man among them spoke.

These two were Gu Yang and Ling Ling, who had been traveling for half the night.

Traveling like this consumes a lot of true qi. The true qi in his body had already been depleted by nearly half.

Ling Ling was still not red-faced or out of breath. After stopping, she said somewhat guiltily, “I’ve been traveling all over since I was young with my father, so I’m a bit faster…”

“Mm, that’s normal.”

Gu Yang followed her words. If she wanted to act, he would play along with her.

After being in contact for over ten days, he could tell that this girl was a bit naive. She seemed to really think that her clumsy acting had fooled him.

To put it bluntly, she lacked some common sense and wasn’t very worldly, but her knowledge was quite extensive, and she was very knowledgeable about the various major forces.

This fit his speculation. She came from a major power, focused on cultivation, and was too protected. Lacking experience, she lacked common sense.

Of course, she wasn’t the naive type. Her vigilance was extremely high.

For so many days, living together day and night, Gu Yang couldn’t find any opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

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“Huh?”

As the two were about to approach the abandoned temple, Ling Ling suddenly stopped, and said vigilantly, “There are people inside.”

Only then did Gu Yang notice that there was indeed some movement in the abandoned temple not far away. He couldn’t help but feel a little ashamed. Her vigilance was indeed much stronger than his.

He said softly, “Let’s go.”

He didn’t want to get involved in any trouble and delay his trip to get the money.

Ling Ling nodded, she thought so too.

“You, surnamed Jiao, hand over the treasure map!”

Suddenly, a voice came from the abandoned temple.

Gu Yang’s footsteps immediately froze in place. He turned his head and said, “How about we go take a look?”

Ling Ling nodded.

Her current identity was that of a maidservant, so naturally, she had to listen to her young master.

Besides, there were no experts inside. Gu Yang alone was enough to handle it.

The two of them quietly sneaked over.

Inside the abandoned temple, six people holding weapons surrounded a young man covered in blood. He held a saber in his right hand, while his left hand hung limply, clearly injured.

He leaned against the wall, his expression fierce, “If you want the treasure map, then come and get it. I’m just afraid that one treasure map won’t be enough for you people to share.”

The six people’s expressions changed slightly.

One of them shouted, “Don’t listen to his provocation. Kill this kid first, get the treasure map, take out the Shadow Thief’s treasure, and we six will split it evenly.”

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Gu Yang, who was eavesdropping outside, asked through voice transmission, “Who is the Shadow Thief? Is the treasure he left behind reliable?”

“The Shadow Thief was a mysterious great thief from over a hundred years ago. He committed more than a dozen shocking cases, roamed the world for more than ten years, and was never caught. Until finally, he stole the Shen Family’s peerless technique 《Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens》, and finally provoked the Shen Family’s Divine Power Realm old monster, who chased him all the way and killed him outside the Divine Capital City.”

“During his pursuit, he scattered nine treasure maps, saying that the treasures he stole were hidden in these nine places. Among them, was that 《Phoenix Dance Nine Heavens》.”

A peerless technique!

Gu Yang’s eyes lit up.

In this world, above the First-Rank, there is the Divine Power Realm. These experts are the masters of this world.

Before this, in so many simulations, his realm was too low, and he couldn’t reach that level.

But he knew that only those that could be cultivated to the Divine Power Realm could be called peerless techniques.

The Shen Family that Ling Ling mentioned was undoubtedly the Shen Family among the Nine Great Families. These nine families were the most powerful families in the world, and all had Divine Power Realm experts behind them.

In his ear, Ling Ling’s voice continued, “Over the past hundred years, every time the Shadow Thief’s treasure map appears, it causes a stir in the martial world, but most of them are fake. So far, only three treasure maps have been confirmed to be real.”

“As for the other treasure locations, whether they have been secretly dug up by someone, no one knows. This treasure map in front of us can’t be confirmed to be real either.”

Gu Yang looked into the abandoned temple. The seven people inside were all less than Fifth-Rank in strength.

If it really came down to it, there was still Ling Ling, a Fourth-Rank. If they couldn’t win, they would still be able to retreat safely.

This was an opportunity.

As for whether it was real or not, it wasn’t too difficult for him to determine.

Suddenly, Ling Ling’s guilty voice came over, “This voice transmission technique was passed down to me by my father. It’s a necessary skill for traveling the martial world…”

“Mm, that makes sense.”

Gu Yang gave her an affirmative look.