175: Chapter 175 Simulation Preparations: Putting a Worry to Rest
Chu Sheng sat in the living room of the Wendao Sect branch.
Fairy Yunxia stood at the entrance, her brows slightly furrowed, her gaze scanning Chu Sheng.
She could not see through this person's cultivation, but her intuition told her that the visitor was not well-intentioned.
Yue Jianli stood behind her, eyes lowered.
Chu Sheng set down his teacup and looked at Yue Jianli.
Memories from the simulator surged like a tide; in the simulator, she had borne his child.
That was when he learned that Yue Jianli was born with a condition, a natural limitation.
But the "Many Children, Many Blessings" entry had forcibly shattered this shackle, allowing her to bear offspring.
Yet, he himself had ended up beheaded in the end.
That was a regret from the simulator.
"Yue Jianli."
He spoke, his voice not loud, but clear in the quiet living room.
Yue Jianli raised her head and glanced at him.
Those eyes were bright, like a clear spring in the mountains, without Impurities, and without emotion.
She did not know this person, but when her name was spoken from his mouth, it carried a strange feeling.
"Do you know me?" she asked. Her voice was cold, like the winter wind.
Chu Sheng nodded, offering no explanation.
He reached into his Storage Pouch, pulled out a Jade Slip, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward Yue Jianli.
"Phoenix Immortal Sword Manual," he said, "It is nothing precious, merely an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique. For you."
Fairy Yunxia's expression changed.
An Earth Rank Cultivation Technique, in a small place like the Yan Kingdom, was a treasure capable of causing a sect-destroying disaster.
A man they had never met, gifting an Earth Rank Cultivation Technique upon their first meeting?
"Your Excellency," her voice carried caution.
"One should not accept rewards without merit. Yue Jianli is a Disciple of the Wendao Sect branch; she cannot accept items from outsiders so casually."
Chu Sheng glanced at her.
Just one glance. Fairy Yunxia felt as if she were being stared at by an ancient Vicious Beast, and cold sweat instantly broke out on her back.
The gap between True Firmament and Sea Opening could not be made up for by courage.
Yue Jianli did not look at Fairy Yunxia; she looked at Chu Sheng.
"Why give it to me?" she asked.
Chu Sheng thought for a moment and gave an answer that even he found absurd: "Because you are worth it."
Yue Jianli was stunned for a moment. Fairy Yunxia was also stunned.
The living room was silent for a few seconds.
Bird calls came from outside the window, chirping as if discussing something.
Yue Jianli reached out and picked up the Jade Slip.
The Jade Slip felt warm to the touch. Her Divine Sense probed into it, and a massive amount of sword technique information flooded into her mind.
Her pupils dilated slightly, and her fingers trembled.
"Who exactly are you?" Her voice was a bit hoarse.
Chu Sheng stood up and patted the non-existent dust off his robes: "Just a passerby."
He walked to the door, stopped, and said without looking back: "Practice well. Next time we meet, I will teach you what comes after."
"You brat, when did you become so good at putting on airs?" Old Grandfather couldn't help but complain.
Chu Sheng did not answer; he left.
Fairy Yunxia watched his back disappear outside the door, her legs went weak, and she almost sat on the floor.
"Do you know him?" Fairy Yunxia asked.
Yue Jianli shook her head.
"Then why did he give you this?"
Yue Jianli remained silent for a long time, then said something that left Fairy Yunxia even more confused: "He said I am worth it."
But it was clearly the first time she had met him.
Yue Jianli put the Jade Slip into her Storage Pouch and walked out of the living room.
She knew her own situation; it was a natural condition that could not be changed.
This was the deepest thorn in her heart, stuck for many years; she could not pull it out, nor dared to touch it.
She had once thought that this was how her life would be. Cultivate, become stronger, and then slowly grow old alone.
When Chu Sheng went down the mountain, Old Grandfather muttered in the ring.
"You brat, if you want to give a Cultivation Technique, just give it. Why say 'you are worth it'? Isn't that cheesy?"
Chu Sheng said: "It is just the truth."
"Are you close with her?"
"Perhaps it is fate from a previous Reincarnation."
Old Grandfather thought for a moment: "Another previous Reincarnation. This seat is becoming more and more curious if you are some old monster reincarnated."
Chu Sheng did not answer.
He walked to Yan Capital City and found the Old Man of the Pavilion Guard.
The old man was pacing back and forth in the inn. Seeing Chu Sheng enter, he stopped and stared straight at him.
"Let's go," Chu Sheng said, "I'm taking you home."
The infighting in the Yan Kingdom was, in Chu Sheng's eyes, truly just children fighting. The strongest of the Four Great Families was only at the True Transformation Realm, not even touching the Sea Opening stage.
Chu Sheng took the Old Man of the Pavilion Guard and went to the Qian Family first.
The current Family Head was still drinking tea when he saw Chu Sheng. Chu Sheng released a sliver of aura, the teacup shattered, and the old man almost slipped off his chair.
"This is Old Li," Chu Sheng pointed at the Old Man of the Pavilion Guard, "From now on, he is in the Yan Kingdom. Whoever touches him, I will exterminate their whole Family."
Family Head nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
Then came the other three families and the old emperor.
The same process, the same lines, the same effect.
In less than half a day, the Old Man of the Pavilion Guard went from a somewhat famous lonely old man to an existence in the Yan Kingdom that no one dared to provoke.
The old man stood in the courtyard of the Li Family, looking at the sky above, tears streaming down his face.
He had waited so many years, and he had finally returned.
Chu Sheng did not stay long.
He left some Spirit Stones and Medicinal Pills for the old man.
Then he turned and left the Yan Kingdom.
When he returned to Fengxian Prefecture, it was already dark.
Chu Sheng stood on the roof of Liu Qingyan's house, looking at the stars filling the sky, and took a deep breath.
The matter of Yue Jianli was settled, the debt to the Old Man of the Pavilion Guard was repaid, and the layout in the Yan Kingdom was set.
Next, he would wait for the simulator to start.
He brought up the simulator's panel and glanced at the countdown. Three days left.
Three days later, the sixth simulation would officially begin.
He clicked on the gray button labeled "Beauty Encounter".
Xiao Huan, Li Zhiyi, Lin Wanqing, Liu Qingyan, Yue Jianli, Zhou Wantang, Yu Rumeng.
Chu Sheng looked at these seven names, feeling both expectant and a little nervous in his heart.
The more he thought, the more excited he became, his mouth curling high.
Old Grandfather floated out from the ring, looked at his silly smile, and shook his head: "What are you fantasizing about again? Is it worth it?"
Chu Sheng ignored him, closed the panel, and lay on the roof.
He looked at the starry sky above, thinking about what would happen in three days.
For the sixth simulation, what should he do?
Go to the Demon Realm? Go to the Eye of the Storm? Go to the Central Region?
Or just honestly farm in the Tianfeng Kingdom?
Old Grandfather looked at his carefree face, sighed, and shrank back into the ring.
Three days. It would arrive soon.