19: The Second Simulation: The Life of a Small Person: Han Han

Year 0:

You were born into the Han Family, a humble Cultivator Family in Xuanming Realm of the Upper Thousand Provinces.

Although the Han Family was poor, its members were united, and life was quite comfortable.

When you were born, a light snow fell, and your father named you Han Han.

Year 1:

You grew up under your parents' care. Though the Family had no delicacies or Spirit Medicine, your father often took you to the mountains to gather herbs, and your mother taught you to read and write.

Year 3:

Your mother gave birth to another daughter.

Named Han Xue.

You looked at your chubby younger sister and secretly thought she was incredibly ugly.

Year 5:

You began to display extraordinary Cultivation talent. At just five years old, you could already draw Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi. Your father said with relief, "Han Han's talent is exceptional; he might revitalize our Han Family in the future!"

It was then that you learned of a secret within the Han Family's Bloodline.

Those with extraordinary talent could Awaken their Bloodline Power.

By activating the Bloodline Power, one could conceal all their auras and temporarily transform into a Mortal with no Cultivation.

Even a Great Emperor would find it difficult to see through, unless they were present in person.

You joked that this was a useless ability.

Year 6:

When you were six, you once followed your father up the mountain to gather herbs and accidentally fell to the bottom of Suspended Heaven Cliff. At the bottom, a Nine-Leaf Dao Grass glowed faintly.

In unbearable pain, you plucked three leaves and swallowed them to sate your hunger, unexpectedly finding your injuries healed instantly.

"This is a gift from Heaven!" You looked at the remaining six leaves, filled with awe.

After much thought, you plucked three more leaves and carefully put them away, leaving the remaining three for this miraculous Spiritual Plant.

Returning home, you gave these three miraculous leaves to your father, mother, and young sister, respectively.

Watching them glow with renewed vitality after consuming them, you smiled contentedly.

You kept this secret deep in your heart, never mentioning it to anyone.

Simulation paused.

"Nine-Leaf Dao Grass?"

Qin Wangchuan looked at the herb on the screen, feeling a strange sense of familiarity.

"These leaves, why do they look so much like... a heavenly fortune creation fruit?"

The more he looked, the more familiar it seemed.

What was precious wasn't the leaves, but the fruit buried beneath.

The heavenly fortune creation fruit was no ordinary treasure; it was extremely rare even in the Ten Directions Immortal Court.

After consuming it, one would naturally attract Heaven and Earth Luck, experience continuous Opportunities in the short term, turn danger into good fortune, and even slightly alter their fate's trajectory.

The fruit contained a trace of Heavenly Dao's true meaning, which could help a Cultivator briefly enter a state of "Heaven-Man Communion," making comprehension of Cultivation Techniques twice as effective.

Furthermore, the medicinal power would eventually settle in the Bloodline, potentially benefiting future generations, who would be born with profound good fortune.

Three Heaven-Defying characteristics, each incredibly extraordinary.

"He only took a few leaves, but left the most precious heavenly fortune creation fruit behind..." Qin Wangchuan said, thinking that if this item was still there when the simulation ended, it would be his.

Simulation continues.

Year 8:

A disaster struck—your father, while gathering herbs in the mountains, inadvertently offended a Disciple of the Xuanming Realm's Great Power, Old Ancestor Blood Fiend.

Old Ancestor Blood Fiend was enraged and ordered the extermination of your Family!

Year 9:

The Han Family was annihilated.

Your father was publicly beheaded, his head displayed on the city gates for three days.

Your mother was tortured to death, reduced to a human stick.

Only you and your young sister, Han Xue, miraculously survived, hiding among the ruins.

"Tsk tsk... This treatment, could it be the so-called Child of Luck?" Qin Wangchuan clicked his tongue.

He knew there were people with great Luck in this world.

He hoped it wouldn't be a 'thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west' situation.

Year 10:

You wandered with your sister, encountering many setbacks.

But you did not give up Cultivating; instead, you worked even harder, with only one thought in your mind—revenge!

Year 12:

Your talent attracted the attention of some Loose Cultivators, and some wanted to take you as a Disciple, but you refused.

"Old Ancestor Blood Fiend is too powerful; ordinary Cultivators dare not provoke him. I must rely on myself!"

Year 14:

Just as you thought your path was bleak, a mysterious person came to your door.

He wore a black robe, his face concealed, and his voice was hoarse: "Han Han, do you want revenge?"

You stared at him warily: "Who are you?"

"Who I am is not important. What's important is... I can help you."

From his words, you learned that he valued the Han Family's Bloodline Power within you.

You knew such a person could not be trusted, so you refused.

But what happened next was beyond your imagination.

Even a powerful figure like Old Ancestor Blood Fiend was annihilated by a single finger from him.

The mysterious person claimed to be from the Ten Directions Immortal Court.

You had heard of that place, an Upper Realm within the Upper Realm, a Heaven of Heavens that countless people spent their entire lives trying to reach.

He waved his hand, and your sister Han Xue appeared out of thin air in his hand, unconscious!

"Xue'er!" Your eyes were bloodshot, you wanted to rush forward, but you were suppressed by an invisible force.

"Don't worry, she's fine," the mysterious person said lightly, "However, if you want to save her, you must do something for me."

"What is it?!"

"Assassinate the Ninth Young Master Qin—Qin Wangchuan!"

You had no choice but to accept.

"Assassinate me?" Qin Wangchuan stared at the text on the simulation light screen, a hint of coldness unbefitting his age appearing on his youthful face.

He lightly tapped the table with his fingertip, a sharp glint flickering in his eyes:

"It seems someone has prepared a 'grand gift' for me at my tenth birthday banquet..."

"But since I already know all this, aren't you just delivering yourselves to me?"

Year 15:

You were taken to the Ten Directions Immortal Court, becoming a pawn of the mysterious person, and began to undergo brutal training.

Under inhumane abuse, you successfully Awakened your Bloodline and gained the ability to conceal yourself.

The mysterious person taught you a forbidden secret art—"Supreme Void Step," which could burn Spiritual Qi in exchange for temporary invincible speed, but the cost was immense Spiritual Qi consumption, and if Spiritual Qi was insufficient, it would overdraft your vital essence.

And he showed you a pitch-black nail.

"Remember, at Qin Wangchuan's tenth birthday banquet, you must act!"

"As long as you stab this nail into his body, your mission will be complete."

"At that time, I will reunite you and your sister."

You didn't know what the nail was, only that it exuded an ominous aura.

The mysterious person handled it with extreme caution, as if afraid to touch it even slightly.

Later, you learned that this nail was an extraterrestrial object.

Year 16:

You secretly investigated the Qin Family and discovered that Qin Wangchuan was the youngest son of the Qin Family.

He possessed extraordinary talent, powerful strength, and was showered with boundless affection.

"Why kill him?" You wondered, despite your immense reluctance.

But for your sister, you had no other choice.

Year 18:

Qin Wangchuan's tenth birthday banquet was held as scheduled, with powerful Emperor Families from various forces across the Upper Thousand Provinces gathered, a grand and magnificent scene.

You infiltrated the banquet with the identity arranged by the mysterious person, the pitch-black nail hidden in your sleeve.

As the banquet was in full swing, someone proposed a friendly martial arts exchange.

Seizing the Opportunity, you suddenly erupted!

"Qin Wangchuan!"

Activating "Supreme Void Step," you burned all your Spiritual Qi, transforming into an afterimage, striking directly at your target!

However—

"Clang!"

A crisp sound of metal clashing echoed through the hall. Your full-power strike was casually blocked by the young man's slender arm.

You looked up, meeting a pair of smiling eyes.

Qin Wangchuan tilted his head, looking at you, his tone playful: "Who sent you?"

As his words fell, zither music filled your ears, and your head throbbed with pain.

You gritted your teeth, refusing to answer, and attacked again!

However, despite considering yourself a Prodigy and Cultivating diligently, you found yourself unable to advance even an inch before him at ten years old.

This absolute power filled you with fear.

The next moment, the Qin Family Great Emperor acted.

Vast Emperor's might descended, your bones shattered, and you died on the spot!

The Qin Family Great Emperor's voice came to your ears: "A mere ant, daring to touch my Qin Family Young Master?"

You struggled to look up at the mysterious person in the crowd, only to find he had long since vanished without a trace.

"Xue'er... I'm sorry..."

Before your consciousness dissipated, you heard Qin Wangchuan sigh lightly:

"What a pity."

Simulation ended.

Final Achievement: Unsuccessful Regicide

Survival Time: 18 years.

Ending: A pawn for life, ultimately discarded.

(You were born into a humble Family, grew up in obscurity, and could have lived an ordinary life, but a sudden disaster thrust you into a vortex of fate.

In your youth, you encountered the Nine-Leaf Dao Grass and, with a kind heart, allowed it to live, yet you gained no good fortune for yourself.

Your Family was annihilated, your loved ones brutally murdered, and you and your sister barely survived, with only the fire of revenge in your heart.

However, when you thought you had found a lifeline, you did not know you had already become a Puppet in someone else's hands.

They granted you power, taught you secret arts, but never gave you a choice—

"Assassinate Qin Wangchuan" was merely a game destined for failure.

When the Qin Family Great Emperor's palm descended, you suddenly realized:

You weren't even a pawn, but a discarded piece, used and then cast aside.

Your last thoughts were:

Where is my sister? Where are the promises?

Only Qin Wangchuan's light sigh brought an end to your absurd life—

"What a pity."

Pity your exceptional talent, which ultimately served another's purpose;

Pity your many years of forbearance, which gained you not a single chance at survival;

Even more pity...

The sister you spoke of had actually been tortured to death long ago.

Your life, from the very beginning, was destined to be a tragedy.

(Additional comment: If you had consumed all the Nine-Leaf Dao Grass back then and dug out the Spiritual Fruit to swallow it, you might have been able to change your Heaven-Defying fate. However, with one thought of kindness, Karma was already set. What a pity!)

Qin Wangchuan gazed at Han Han's short and tragic life on the simulation light screen, a rare hint of complexity appearing on his youthful face.

He lightly tapped the table with his fingertip, "Leaving three leaves out of kindness, yet not knowing that kindness was the key to reversing his fate... how ironic."

The next moment, remembering the mysterious mastermind who plotted to assassinate him.

Qin Wangchuan suddenly let out a cold laugh: "Pity? Indeed, a pity."

He stood up and pushed open the window, looking towards the direction of the distant Heaven-Connecting Pillar.

That was the entrance and exit to the Lower Realm.

"This pawn was used skillfully. To find someone in the Upper Thousand Provinces, and specifically to target their Bloodline Power, the mastermind is truly willing to invest—even bringing out extraterrestrial objects."

"They don't want to kill me, or perhaps they know they can't kill me, so that nail, I guess, isn't fatal. It probably can only cripple me."

"They thought it through quite well."

"At this time, Han Han has already started wandering, and as for the heavenly fortune creation fruit, it should be at the bottom of the cliff right now."

With that, Qin Wangchuan waved his hand:

"Someone!"

As soon as his voice fell, several dark figures silently appeared behind him, kneeling on one knee:

"What are Young Master's commands?"

"Go investigate an Upper Thousand Provinces called Xuanming Realm, find a place named Suspended Heaven Cliff, and at the bottom of the cliff, there is a heavenly fortune creation fruit."

"Bring it to me."

The dark figures acknowledged the command and were about to withdraw, but were called back.

"No, wait." Qin Wangchuan pondered for a moment, then changed his mind: "I'll go myself."

After giving the command, he looked up into the distance.

"I can thwart your schemes within the simulation, and I can do the same outside of it."

"Even more so, I can become stronger than I was within the simulation!"