My Life Can Be Simulated Infinitely – Chapter 9

Ch 9: Getting Rich

Zhang Xiaohai squatted beside a large tree, looking at the young man not much older than himself in the distance, always feeling that this person was exceptionally mysterious.

He had never seen a martial artist like this, wearing coarse linen clothes with patches, looking no different from a hunter in the mountains.

Before this, the martial artists he had seen were either aloof and high-ranking young masters from powerful families, dressed in fine clothes and riding spirited horses, or like the Over the Mountain Wind bandits, ferocious and merciless bandit leaders who killed without blinking an eye.

It was precisely because of this that Zhang Xiaohai felt a particular sense of familiarity.

When he was in the village, there was a hunter living next door who taught him many things.

Therefore, he had acted on impulse just now, kneeling down to ask to become a disciple.

After being rejected, Zhang Xiaohai was still not giving up. He knew that this was his only chance to change his fate.

If he went back like this, he would either end up like his parents, tilling the fields for the rest of his life, or be sent by his parents to become an apprentice who was beaten and scolded at will.

However, out of instinctive awe for martial artists, he didn’t dare get too close, only daring to watch from afar.

After watching for a while, Zhang Xiaohai suddenly felt that the expert had become different, but he couldn’t say exactly how.

Just then, the expert opened his eyes and turned his head to look in his direction.

He only felt a cold glint coming at him, and his heart was filled with trepidation, his whole body stiffening there.

“You come over and lead the way.”

Immediately after, a calm voice sounded in his ear.

Zhang Xiaohai was first stunned, then overjoyed, and quickly stood up, excitedly saying, “Yes, Your Excellency.”

“My name is Gu Yang, not Your Excellency.”

“Yes.”

“Let’s go.”

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Gu Yang did not intend to directly accept Zhang Xiaohai as his disciple.

In that simulated life, Zhang Xiaohai was indeed loyal and devoted, willing to risk his life to avenge him. But that was what happened in that life.

Zhang Xiaohai became that kind of person because of the experiences in that life.

The current him could only be said to have a good nature, still an unpolished jade. What he would eventually grow into would depend on how he was trained.

Necessary tests were still needed.

This was the same principle as teaching a child. Giving a child whatever they wanted was absolutely not advisable, as they would be spoiled beyond recognition.

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Without the burden of the mules and horses, with only Gu Yang and Zhang Xiaohai, the speed of their journey was much faster.

Before nightfall, they had arrived near Wang Family Gully.

Gu Yang had previously only hunted in the nearby marshes, not approaching the village. The people of this village were notoriously difficult to approach, and were very hostile to outsiders.

He knew the approximate location.

Zhang Xiaohai led the way, pointing out two sentry posts.

Gu Yang went over and quietly dealt with them.

Zhang Xiaohai whispered, “Today is the Big Boss’s happy day, the guards are more lax. Almost all the old thieves have gone to the wedding feast.”

“What about the people in the village?”

“They were all killed.”

Gu Yang looked in the direction of the village. By the moonlight, he could vaguely see the scale of the village, not much smaller than Liu Family Village. He said quietly, “What about the children and women?”

Zhang Xiaohai remembered the scene that day, his face turning pale, and he said miserably, “They were all killed.”

Gu Yang said expressionlessly, “Inside, how many people are there like you, who haven’t stained their hands with the blood of the villagers?”

“There are thirteen others, all like me, with tattered clothes, they’re easy to recognize.”

“Which house does Over the Mountain Wind live in?”

“The largest one in the middle is it.”

Gu Yang gripped the Ghost Head Saber in his hand, walked inside, and said, “You wait for me here.”

Zhang Xiaohai looked at his heroic back, his heart stirred, and he whispered a reminder, “Young Master, be careful.”

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Wang Family Gully was more of a fortified village than a village. It was surrounded by several-meter-high earthen walls, with only one gate for entry and exit.

No wonder it was favored by Over the Mountain Wind. It was the perfect place to set up a bandit stronghold.

Such walls, naturally, could not stop a martial artist like Gu Yang. With a flip of his body, he silently sneaked in.

He walked towards the center of the village, not encountering a single person along the way. Those bandits must have all gone to the wedding feast.

After a while, he heard some sounds, the clamor of drinking and playing drinking games.

Gu Yang quietly approached and saw several tables set up on an open space, with dozens of people drinking there, and some people serving them on the side.

Judging from their clothes, it was indeed easy to tell which were the bandits and which were the people who had been captured.

He glanced coldly at these people, went around to the back of the house, and flipped into the courtyard.

The most important thing was to find Over the Mountain Wind’s box of treasure first.

A bandit like Over the Mountain Wind would definitely not trust anyone and would only keep the box of treasure in his room. It would not be wrong to go directly to the room to find it.

Gu Yang walked towards the only room with a light on. Just as he approached, he saw the door being pushed open, and a young girl walked out, wiping away tears.

The two collided head-on. When the girl saw someone outside, her eyebrows shot up, and she was about to lash out.

Gu Yang was quick-witted and quick-handed, covering her mouth and dragging her to the side.

The girl had delicate features, fair skin, and was dressed in clothes that looked like high-end silk fabrics. Up close, he could smell a faint fragrance on her body.

After transmigrating, this was the first girl he had encountered who met his aesthetic standards.

The living conditions in Liu Family Village were very harsh. The girls were all a bit malnourished, worked every day, their skin was tanned, and their clothes were even worse, patched again and again.

Under such conditions, it was naturally impossible for any beauties to appear.

Gu Yang had always been unwilling to get married, and this was also an important reason.

Encountering such a girl in a bandit’s den, he was a bit unsure of her identity.

He said in her ear, “Don’t make a sound. I have something to ask you. Nod if it’s yes, shake your head if it’s no. Do you understand?”

The girl’s eyes widened, her eyes filled with terror, her eyelashes still wet with tears, looking pitiful. Upon hearing this, she nodded vigorously.

“Do you know where Over the Mountain Wind’s box of treasure is hidden?”

The girl was stunned, staring at him with wide eyes.

Gu Yang frowned and said, “I’m asking you a question, do you know or not?”

Only then did the girl come back to her senses and hurriedly nodded.

“Which room? Point it out to me.”

The girl pointed her finger, but it was towards the well in the courtyard.

Hidden in the well?

Gu Yang did not let go of the girl, worried that she would make a sound and attract people.

He dragged the girl to the well, and looked down. It was pitch black, and he could only vaguely see some water.

“If you lie to me, I’ll sink you in there.”

The girl shook her head desperately.

He hugged the girl and jumped in. One hand hooked onto the cracks in the well wall, slowly sliding down. In a short while, he landed in the water.

The well water was icy cold, and the girl in his arms began to tremble uncontrollably as soon as she entered the water.

The well water was only about a meter deep, and Gu Yang quickly touched the box at the bottom. He reminded the girl, “Don’t make a sound,” and then let go of her hand. The girl indeed pursed her lips tightly, not daring to make a sound.

Gu Yang reached his hand to the bottom of the water, lifted up the box, opened the system panel, and selected recharge.

【Recharge successful, current balance 5325.5. 】

Seeing this balance, his heart was overjoyed.

This time, he was rich!