21: Chapter 21 Chaos

Su Jiuchuan reined in his runaway thoughts. None of this had anything to do with him; once he got the money, he would leave.

The two did not take action immediately, instead finding a place to wait patiently until nightfall. After all, the mountain stronghold's Second-in-Command He had just been humiliated to his face; moving around right now would surely attract unwanted attention.

Su Jiuchuan silently recited in his heart: "Simulator."

[Do you wish to use the Life Simulator? Each use costs 1000 points.]

"Yes."

[At eighteen, you become a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist. You arrive at Shuanglin Stronghold, capture Second-in-Command He, and obtain some funds.]

[Second-in-Command He tells you that Shen Xiuru is carrying five thousand taels of silver, and you decide to make a profit.]

[That night, you sneak into the stronghold, kill Shen Xiuru, and obtain the silver. Before she dies, she uses a secret technique to mark you.]

[You leave Shuanglin Stronghold and flee to Xuzhou City.]

[At nineteen, you train hard in martial arts, preparing to wait for an opportunity to rescue Su Yuanjiang and Su Yunxia from the Lu Family.]

[One day, a person in white comes to your door and kills you in one move! You die at nineteen.]

That's it?

Su Jiuchuan was speechless. This world was just too difficult. Why was he being hunted down again?

[Simulation ended. You may keep one of the following items.]

[1. Martial arts Realm at age nineteen.]

[2. Martial arts experience at age nineteen.]

[3. Life wisdom at age nineteen.]

Su Jiuchuan thought about it and chose three.

Countless memories flooded into his mind. This time, he saw a man in white. In the memory, the other party asked, "It seems Shen Xiuru was killed by you."

Then, a sword flew out and pierced his chest directly.

That killing intent was inescapable. Recalling that moment, Su Jiuchuan still felt like he was facing a Heavenly Tribulation—it was completely unstoppable.

He even suspected that the man in white was a First-grade Martial Artist or... the legendary Xiantian Realm...

At this moment, Su Jiuchuan could hardly believe that this woman, who hung around with Guo Fan, actually had such a significant background.

For a moment, he considered just walking away.

But as soon as the thought arose, he suppressed it.

Judging from the previous simulations, Su Yuanjiang and Su Yunxia were already in trouble, and his current strength was not enough to solve the problem.

If he didn't get this money, there was almost no chance of success for this trip to Xuzhou.

...

Darkness had already fallen, and only then did Second-in-Command He leisurely lead Su Jiuchuan into Shuanglin Stronghold.

The large number of refugees at the entrance had strange expressions when they saw Second-in-Command He; they wanted to laugh but didn't dare to. Provoking this guy was still quite dangerous.

The bandit guards also didn't look happy. On one hand, they felt indignant for Second-in-Command He, but on the other, they didn't dare to greet him proactively, fearing the Second-in-Command would take his anger out on them.

Second-in-Command He's expression was normal. He didn't feel embarrassed because of what happened during the day; he just led Su Jiuchuan straight toward Shen Xiuru's residence.

"Second-in-Command, don't be impulsive!"

A few bandits felt something was wrong, thinking he was going to cause trouble, and hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him otherwise.

Soon, someone secretly went to report to the First-in-Command, Yaksha Ghost. Before long, Yaksha Ghost arrived.

"Second-in-Command, don't act recklessly!"

Second-in-Command He was very obedient this time and said directly, "What happened during the day was my recklessness, and it caused trouble for the stronghold. I intend to apologize to Miss Shen."

Yaksha Ghost was greatly surprised. Since when had this brother become so sensible?

"It's been hard on you, but there was nothing else to be done. That Guo Fan's Second Grade cultivation is truly not something we can contend with."

"Hmm, then I will accompany you!"

Thus, the two walked toward Shen Xiuru's room together, with Su Jiuchuan blending in among the surrounding bandits. However, this scene made the other bandits feel incredibly stifled. Many shook their heads secretly, thinking that they could no longer stay in Shuanglin Stronghold.

Soon, the noise outside startled Shen Xiuru. She walked out of the room and saw Second-in-Command He and the other man, causing her to frown.

"Miss Shen, I apologize for the offense caused earlier today; please forgive me!"

Second-in-Command He was someone who could own up to his actions, and not feeling ashamed, he apologized directly.

Seeing this, Shen Xiuru couldn't really say anything. She nodded and was just about to speak when suddenly, a pebble shot toward her, and she hurriedly lowered her head to dodge it.

At this moment, Su Jiuchuan suddenly darted out and rushed over, shouting: "You people from Yuzhou are bullying us too much! Our Second-in-Command is apologizing to you, yet you still attack? We'll fight you to the death!"

After saying this, he bypassed Second-in-Command He and the others and rushed into the room. Yaksha Ghost was greatly surprised and hurriedly moved to block him.

But Su Jiuchuan was already a Fifth-Rank Martial Artist, not someone a 6th Grade Martial Artist like him could compare to, and he missed his strike.

At the same time, Shen Xiuru had just dodged the pebble and heard the commotion. She looked up and saw Yaksha Ghost raising his hand, assuming he was about to attack, so she hurriedly drew the long whip at her waist and attacked.

Suddenly, the other bandits saw the leaders fighting, and they turned and began fighting with the surrounding refugees.

Instantly, the entire stronghold was in complete chaos.

Yaksha Ghost wanted to explain, but Shen Xiuru was also a 6th Grade Martial Artist like him, and he dared not be careless, so he had to bite the bullet and engage in the fight.

Su Jiuchuan darted into the room. There were originally two maids inside, but he knocked them out directly.

Fortunately, the rooms in Shuanglin Stronghold were just a bandit den after all. Even though this house was given to Shen Xiuru, it only had a little more furniture and not many places to store items.

He quickly found a bundle in the corner of the room. He grabbed it; it was heavy—it was indeed a bag of silver.

"Recharge."

[Recharge successful. Current balance: 6800 points.]

Seeing this, Su Jiuchuan couldn't help but be overjoyed. There was actually over six thousand taels of silver here, even more than he had anticipated.

He didn't dare to delay and went straight out of the room. By this time, the outside was already in a complete mess. Second-in-Command He was also gone; it seemed this kid was quite clever, knowing that since things had kicked off, he couldn't stay in Shuanglin Stronghold anymore, so he had slipped away too.

Seeing Su Jiuchuan come out of the room, Yaksha Ghost knew in his heart that this guy was the culprit behind today's events, and he roared angrily, "Don't let him get away!"

Seeing a few people looking over, Su Jiuchuan hurriedly shouted: "Brothers, you heard it! The First-in-Command said, don't let this woman run away! Everyone, attack together!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xiuru was even more furious. The long whip in her hand snapped, creating a whip-flower, and her attacks became even more fierce.

"It's not... don't..." Yaksha Ghost still wanted to explain, but the other party kept aiming for his vital points, and for a moment, he had no chance to speak.

Seeing this situation, Su Jiuchuan smiled slightly, feigned a few attacks, and then blended into the chaotic crowd and escaped.

This was the plan Su Jiuchuan had come up with. Since Shen Xiuru had a powerful background, he couldn't let her remember him. The best way was to muddy the waters and pin this account on Shuanglin Stronghold.

As for Second-in-Command He, he also felt he had lost a lot of face during the day, so he steeled his heart and decided to escape in the chaos, while also taking away some of the things he had hidden in the stronghold.