40: Chapter 40 Treasure

Immediately, there were three more options.

Su Jiuchuan chose three; he still wanted to see what this monster looked like.

Suddenly, a memory surfaced. He was running through a pitch-black cave, having thrown his torch aside, when something struck his back, feeling as if he had been rammed by a train. His final memory was of a massive shadow on the cave wall, illuminated by the faint glow of the torch.

He still hadn't managed to see it, only feeling that it was unstoppable.

Su Jiuchuan sighed. Although he was already a Second-grade Martial Artist, this world still possessed so many powerful entities; it was truly too dangerous.

Continue.

【At eighteen, you become a Second-grade Martial Artist, and the City Lord of Xuzhou invites you to attend a banquet the following evening.】

【That night, you sneak out from the South Gate of Xuzhou, but unexpectedly, City Lord Guan Lin is patrolling the South Gate, and you are discovered. He immediately orders his subordinates to capture you, and you engage in a fierce battle with them.】

【After killing dozens of soldiers, City Lord Guan Lin is enraged and strikes personally; you are killed on the spot at the age of eighteen.】

Su Jiuchuan was speechless; running straight into City Lord Guan Lin's patrol was just too unlucky.

【Simulation ended. You may retain one of the following items.】

【1. Martial Arts Realm at eighteen.】

【2. Martial Arts experience at eighteen.】

【3. Life wisdom at eighteen.】

This time, he chose two. Last time, at the City Lord's mansion, he hadn't truly experienced City Lord Guan Lin's strength, only knowing that he was a First Grade expert who had been famous for many years.

Countless combat experiences, techniques, and memories flooded into his mind. Su Jiuchuan felt as if he were viewing that memory from a third-party perspective.

In merely ten moves, he was killed by City Lord Guan Lin.

This City Lord Guan Lin was truly strong, far stronger than the Lian Family Ancestor. The amount of True Qi he possessed was at least ten times that of the latter.

Peak First Grade?

Su Jiuchuan was secretly shocked. City Lord Guan Lin was likely only a step away from becoming a true Innate Martial Artist.

Before he died, his final feeling was that City Lord Guan Lin was invincible.

Now, only one path remained.

Let's continue!

【At eighteen, you become a Second-grade Martial Artist, and the City Lord of Xuzhou invites you to attend a banquet the following day.】

【Knowing that the banquet was a trap, you flee overnight. You sneak out from the North Gate, but are still discovered by the soldiers on the city wall.】

【You escape the city and flee into the mountains and forests, where the soldiers of Xuzhou begin to search. You head deeper into the forest, and in the depths of a valley, you discover Guo Fan with many subordinates, seemingly searching for something in this valley.】

【You follow them and discover that they are searching for the Treasure Trove of an Innate Martial Artist in this valley. Thus, you decide to wait for an opportunity to observe.】

【Two days later, Guo Fan and his men finally find the Treasure Trove, and you strike to seize it. Guo Fan is no match for you, but just as you are about to kill him, a flash of white light streaks by. You are killed on the spot at the age of eighteen.】

What was that? Could it be Guo Fan's trump card?

Su Jiuchuan thought to himself, these guys with backgrounds certainly shouldn't be underestimated.

That flash of white light was no simple matter. It was likely that he had previously underestimated the ceiling of martial power in this world.

Immediately, there were three more options.

Su Jiuchuan did not hesitate and chose three; he needed to obtain the location of that Treasure Trove.

From this simulation, some of Su Jiuchuan's previous confusion was resolved.

According to City Lord Guan Lin, it seemed the Imperial Family had encountered some major trouble, causing others to stir restlessly.

Whether it was King Yu or City Lord Guan Lin, they all seemed to be waiting for definitive news. Before that news was confirmed, territorial conquest between these local feudal lords was meaningless.

If that was the case, then why did Guo Fan, as the son of King Yu, come to the outskirts of Xuzhou and recruit the nearby mountain bandit strongholds?

At first, Su Jiuchuan thought Guo Fan was preparing to attack Xuzhou, but relying on the refugees he brought along with local bandits to take Xuzhou was simply a pipe dream.

However, the situation was now clear. Somehow, Guo Fan had obtained news of an Innate Martial Artist's Treasure Trove outside Xuzhou.

He brought so many people to make the search easier.

Su Jiuchuan calculated secretly that he had to get involved with this Treasure Trove.

He was now a Second-grade Martial Artist, but the Xuanxin Technique he possessed only went up to First Grade. In other words, after he broke through to the First Grade Realm, he would have no Cultivation Technique to learn.

To learn a higher-level Cultivation Technique of the Xuanxin Technique, he needed to join the Xuanxian Sect, but that day, Abbot Dao Qi of Xuande Temple had made it very clear that his Aptitude was insufficient.

The most likely contents of an Innate Martial Artist's Treasure Trove were Cultivation Techniques or Sharp Weapons.

And as the son of King Yu, Guo Fan would certainly not look down upon ordinary Cultivation Techniques; it was likely that the items here were of immense value.

Just as Su Jiuchuan was pondering, Zheng Xinyue came over to call him for dinner.

The two ate a simple dinner. Su Jiuchuan hesitated; judging by the situation, City Lord Guan Lin was determined to deal with him this time.

He had to leave tonight, but Zheng Xinyue had shared life and death with him over these past few days; if he didn't take her with him, she would likely be in grave danger.

However, if he took her, with her Seventh-grade cultivation, she would indeed be a burden.

"Brother Su, what's wrong?" Zheng Xinyue was intelligent and perceptive; seeing Su Jiuchuan's expression, she knew he had something on his mind.

"City Lord Guan Lin wants to deal with me!"

Su Jiuchuan did not intend to hide it.

Zheng Xinyue was startled. Associating this with the events of the past few days, she nodded.

"I've heard that City Lord Guan Lin is narrow-minded; I fear he really intends to harm Brother Su."

She bit her lip gently and said, "Brother, you should leave immediately. Long delays bring trouble."

"I am just an unrelated, weak woman; I won't follow you, Brother."

She naturally knew that once Su Jiuchuan escaped, not to mention City Lord Guan Lin, even the people from the other few influential families would not spare her. However, she also knew that with her low cultivation, she would likely be a burden in this escape.

What Su Jiuchuan originally wanted to say was stifled by her words, and he felt a bit unbearable. He immediately shook his head and said, "No, if I leave, they will definitely come looking for you."

He couldn't help but recall how, at the time, the Third Prince and Chief Escort Master Zheng Nanhai wanted to take her along to escape, and Zheng Xinyue had insisted on staying under the guise of guaranteeing the ten thousand taels of silver.

How could he abandon her now and escape alone?

"If we are to live, we live together; if we are to die, we die together."

As Su Jiuchuan said this, a sense of heroism surged in his heart. With the simulator in his hands, why should he abandon a weak woman? He feared that having such attachments in his heart would become a Heart Demon on his path of martial arts.

Her eyes, which had been somewhat dim, suddenly lit up. Zheng Xinyue revealed a faint smile and said, "That's right. If we are to live, we live together; if we are to die, we die together."

Looking at the tenderness in her eyes, Su Jiuchuan suddenly felt as if she had misunderstood something. He wanted to explain, but didn't know where to start, so he could only say, "Then hurry up and pack your things; we are leaving immediately."