39: Chapter 39 Escape

At this moment, Su Jiuchuan was also troubled.

In the battle just now with the Lian Family Ancestor, the long saber he had casually found was already destroyed. Moreover, it was obvious that an ordinary long saber could no longer withstand his Saber Intent.

He needed a weapon that was good enough.

Su Jiuchuan pulled up the simulator.

[Do you wish to use the Life Simulator? Each use consumes 5,000 money points.]

He almost spat out a mouthful of blood. A simulation at the Third-grade Realm only cost 2,000 points, but now it had jumped straight to 5,000 points, more than doubling. This was too much of a rip-off.

Looking again, his current balance was only 1,688 points.

Just as he was worrying about money, Zheng Xinyue came in and said, "Brother Su, someone from the Qian Family is here."

Su Jiuchuan's heart stirred, and he said, "Let's go take a look."

Outside the courtyard, several people were standing. Leading them was a chubby middle-aged man wearing an outer robe patterned with gold ingots, followed by Qian Jiayu.

"Oh? Since the Lian Family didn't succeed, does your Qian Family want to give it a try?"

Su Jiuchuan said coldly, a wave of killing intent washing over them.

"It is a misunderstanding. I am the head of the Qian Family, Qian Yuheng. A few days ago, my daughter purchased some properties from you. You demanded twenty thousand taels of silver, and only in cash. So, I spent the last few days raising the silver, and I have personally delivered it to you."

Qian Yuheng hurriedly cupped his hands. The fact that even the Lian Family Ancestor had fallen here was truly terrifying.

Su Jiuchuan found it amusing. He had already inquired beforehand; the Qian Family in Xuzhou City specialized in money lending and brothels. Twenty thousand taels of silver was a mere pittance to them, so why would it take several days to raise?

They just wanted to see what he was made of. If he had been wiped out by the Lian Family Ancestor, they would have gained a bunch of land for nothing.

Now that they saw even the Lian Family Ancestor had died here, they didn't dare harbor any other thoughts and immediately rushed over to pay.

Seeing Su Jiuchuan's expression flicker unpredictably, Qian Jiayu hastily said, "My father said that because we delayed a bit, we are presenting an additional ten thousand taels of silver as a small token of apology."

Only then did Su Jiuchuan nod. In his heart, however, he was overjoyed. Just when he was worrying about having no money, it had arrived.

As expected of a wealthy family. A casual apology was worth ten thousand taels, enough for two more simulations.

It would be great if this kind of apology happened a few more times.

Seeing Su Jiuchuan accept the silver, the Qian father and daughter finally eased their minds. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they departed.

A full cup of tea's time later, the Lin Family also came to the door.

It wasn't that the Lin Family was being negligent, but rather that they had heard on the way that the Qian Family had given an extra ten thousand taels. The head of the Lin Family couldn't help but secretly curse the Qian Family for being absurd, forcing him to turn back and raise more silver, which was why he arrived late.

But Su Jiuchuan didn't mind. To earn an extra ten thousand taels of silver, he would love for this kind of thing to happen a few more times.

By the evening, the Lian Family's butler also arrived.

As it turned out, with their lives on the line this time, the Lian Family scrambled for money and sold off assets, managing to scrape together one hundred thousand taels in just half a day, and immediately delivered it to his doorstep.

Su Jiuchuan finally felt like he had become rich.

These wealthy magnates were truly rich. Previously, he had specifically targeted miserable bandits; his vision had really been too narrow.

Top up.

[Top-up successful. Current balance: 161,688 points.]

He had struck it rich. For the first time, he felt what it was like to have money.

"Brother Su, the City Lord's Mansion sent an invitation, asking you to attend a banquet tomorrow evening to mediate your relationship with the noble families."

Just as Su Jiuchuan was immersed in the joy of striking it rich, Zheng Xinyue came in and said.

"Mediate?"

Su Jiuchuan grew suspicious. When he was fighting to the death with the Lu Family and the Lian Family earlier, the City Lord's Mansion hadn't come to mediate. Now that everything was settled, what was there to mediate?

In several of his simulated lives, Guan Lin had killed the donkey once the grinding was done, which left him with a very bad impression.

This time, it was probably no friendly banquet either.

After thinking it over, Su Jiuchuan still decided to run a simulation.

Five thousand taels of silver for a fortune reading... truly expensive.

[At eighteen years old, you became a Second-grade Martial Artist. You successfully killed the First-grade Martial Artist, the Lian Family Ancestor.]

[The City Lord's Mansion invited you and several local family heads to a banquet. The next day, you went to the City Lord's Mansion.]

[As the food and wine flowed, a large number of soldiers suddenly rushed in. You wanted to escape, but you were trapped by the soldiers' Formation. In the end, you were killed on the spot, dying at the age of eighteen.]

Su Jiuchuan gasped. That Guan Lin was indeed a scoundrel, already finding people to surround and kill him.

This Guan Lin was a First-grade Martial Artist, and he had even mobilized a large number of soldiers. He really couldn't stay in Xuzhou City any longer.

[The simulation has ended. You may retain one of the following options.]

[1. Martial arts Realm at eighteen.]

[2. Martial arts experience at eighteen.]

[3. Life wisdom at eighteen.]

Su Jiuchuan thought about it and still chose the second option.

A memory of a fierce battle surfaced in his mind. The soldiers had formed a Formation to trap him. No matter which direction he fled, he could not break free, and in the end, he was simply worn down to death.

Was this the military's surrounding-and-killing Formation?

He had also heard that when two armies clashed, many high-ranking generals were First-grade Martial Artists, and ordinary soldiers were often unable to kill them. Thus, experts in the military had devised this set of Formations specifically targeting high-grade Martial Artists, sacrificing some low-grade soldiers to kill the enemy's high-ranking generals.

To think that Guan Lin would actually use this on him; he really thought highly of him.

Su Jiuchuan understood that Guan Lin already harbored killing intent toward him. He was in extreme danger right now, and this was no time to worry about saving money.

Continue simulation.

[At eighteen years old, you became a Second-grade Martial Artist. The City Lord of Xuzhou invited you to a banquet at the City Lord's Mansion.]

[That night, you immediately fled toward the outskirts of the city. You happened to run right into Deputy City Lord Cao Hexing, who was leading soldiers into the city, and he immediately attacked you. You fought desperately but failed to break through the encirclement, and were ultimately surrounded and killed at the age of eighteen.]

This was too unlucky, running straight into him like that.

Choosing one of the three this time, he selected life wisdom.

Soon, a memory surfaced. Su Jiuchuan had run into him while fleeing toward the west of the city.

So what if he changed directions this time? Would there be a chance to escape?

Continue.

[At eighteen years old, you became a Second-grade Martial Artist. You received an invitation from the City Lord's Mansion.]

[That night, you fled out of the city toward the east. Soon, you were spotted by the soldiers guarding the city, and a squad of pursuers gave chase.]

[Fleeing in panic, you escaped into Heifeng Ridge. The pursuers didn't dare enter and could only keep watch outside.]

[You got lost inside. Half a month later, you encountered a monster and were killed on the spot at the age of eighteen.]

What the hell? A monster again?

In Su Jiuchuan's memories, he had died to monsters in several of his simulated lives. He had a faint feeling that this world was definitely not as simple as it appeared to be.

However, with his life on the line right now, this was not the time to ponder such questions.

Since the west gate and the east gate both failed, he would try another direction.