Chapter 25: Dog Barking

"There's one more thing." Ruan Xing lowered the curtain and lazily rested her head against the door frame, "That Wang Dongxing, what kind of person is he?"

Hu San's breathing stopped for a moment, "Does Miss want to kidnap him?"

"Can you stop thinking about kidnapping all the time? Can't you just treat it as me speaking off the cuff?" Ruan Xing said, speechless.

It was good that it wasn't kidnapping.

Hu San silently breathed a sigh of relief, "Young Master Wang's identity is no secret to those in the gang. Among the thirty-some people in the Guan tier, only two are women. One of them is Young Master Wang's mother, Lady Wang. At the same time, Lady Wang is a trusted aide of the Gang Leader, controlling over twenty manors outside Jiangning City, more than three hundred tenant households, and nearly a hundred grain shops within the city. She is not someone to be trifled with."

Young Master Wang had just mentioned that his mother had many shops, yet only gave him an inconspicuous grain shop. But Hu San only mentioned grain shops and nothing else—were grain shops very important? Ruan Xing thought this, and asked it as well.

"Of course they are important." Hu San said, "If the boss can't even solve the food and clothing needs of his subordinates, who would still follow him? When the Red Head Gang first made a name for itself in Jiangning City, Lady Wang was just the wife of a clerk in the Political Affairs Department. Her maiden family were merchants who moved goods. It was precisely because Lady Wang used her own dowry and her maiden family's connections to fund the Gang Leader with a hundred loads of grain that the Red Head Gang could become what it is today."

So that was it. This Lady Wang was quite bold; not only did she have the sharp eye to pick the Red Head Gang, but she also had the courage to stake everything on it by risking her own dowry. No wonder she could leap to become a trusted aide of the Red Head Gang's leader as a woman of the inner chambers, gain her own territory, and manage the lifeblood of the city's grain supply.

Lady Wang still valued her son quite a bit and was willing to invest in him, hoping he could take over her position and also gain the Gang Leader's trust to become a person of status. Unfortunately, Young Master Wang was still young and did not understand her painstaking efforts.

"Then, does this Lady Wang also know Internal Energy?"

Hu San thought for a moment and said, "Logically, she is qualified to learn it, but she was already thirty years old the year she funded the Red Head Gang. I estimate her mind wouldn't be on that; even if she learned it, it would likely just be the basics."

Ruan Xing's crooked thoughts began to stir again. Her Body Refining technique had already reached External Strength Perfection and could no longer be improved. According to the realm divisions given by the Simulator, the next realm was Internal Strength, and she had to learn an Internal Energy Mental Method. If Lady Wang really hadn't practiced that technique well, her branch hall and private residence wouldn't have experts above External Strength Perfection. If so, was it possible for her to steal that technique?

Since she was idle in the carriage anyway, Ruan Xing asked for the location of Lady Wang's branch hall and her home address. Hu San answered, bewildered; it seemed his Miss was letting her imagination run wild again.

Ruan Xing organized her thoughts and prepared herself, "Start Simulation!"

【Simulation in progress】

At six years old, you learn the location of Lady Wang's branch hall and her home address from Hu San, intending to steal the Internal Energy Mental Method in Lady Wang's possession.

After nightfall, the branch hall gates are tightly shut. You rely on your agile movements and light frame to climb over a two-meter-high wall, but you startle several black dogs kept inside the hall. The black dogs' barking wakes everyone up. You fail to escape in time and are surrounded by dozens of Lady Wang's subordinates. With two fists unable to fight four hands, you die.

【Simulation ended】

Please choose the reward for this simulation: 1, Memories from age six.

2, A random item from age six.

3, A random skill mastered at age six.

4, Cultivation realm achieved at age six.

Why the heck are there several dogs kept there??

Ruan Xing scratched her head.

After choosing the memories, she tried a few more times, but she had no way to knock out all the dogs in different locations at once, so she had to give up and turned to try Lady Wang's home instead.

However, perhaps because the entire Lady Wang family lived in this private residence, the security was even tighter than at the branch hall. Every time Ruan Xing got in, before she could even find Lady Wang's bedroom, she was surrounded and killed by several guards at External Strength Perfection who had inexplicably respawned.

Life is not easy, Ruan Xing sighed.

If only she could be like the protagonist in a Dragon Overlord novel and kill enemies above her level in seconds. Unfortunately, in reality, she was just a little noob who couldn't even necessarily beat someone at her own level.

Since she had no way to deal with Lady Wang for now, she would change direction. Ever since she used Young Master Liu to find the correct path through the labyrinth, she hadn't properly tested what was behind the labyrinth.

【Simulation in progress】

At six years old, you practice Gambling diligently and gain Qiye's approval. A month later, he takes you out of the city. On the road, you encounter an ambush. You remain cautious and on guard against a masked person who uses True Qi. When the opponent appears, you seize a moment of carelessness to launch a sneak attack using a chili powder mixture. The opponent is caught off guard and hit. You seize the chance to attack with all your might; you dodge the opponent's instinctive Sword strike, which only hits your side ribs, and the opponent flees, heavily wounded.

Qiye is shocked and suspicious of the martial arts you displayed. He stops the journey and interrogates you. After suffering torture, you lose too much blood and die.

【Simulation ended】

Please choose the reward for this simulation: 1, Memories from age six.

2, A random item from age six.

3, A random skill mastered at age six.

4, Cultivation realm achieved at age six.

What the hell?

Ruan Xing widened her eyes. This was the first time she had successfully wounded that masked person in a simulation. It seemed the gap between External Strength Perfection and those who could use True Qi wasn't that massive anymore. If she prepared in advance and launched a surprise sneak attack, she could still put up a fight.

It was just that the martial arts she displayed this time caught Qiye's attention. The chili powder tactic could be called clever and witty, but External Strength Perfection martial arts were not easy to explain.

And this Qiye was actually so ruthless, using torture on a child like her! How hateful.

It seems that before she has a sufficient plan and preparation, she must never expose her martial arts in reality.

Learning her lesson, this time Ruan Xing would not be the one sticking her neck out; she would just sprinkle chili powder to save her life.

【Simulation in progress】

On the road, you encounter an ambush. You remain cautious and on guard against a masked person who uses True Qi. When the opponent appears, you seize a moment of carelessness to launch a sneak attack using a chili powder mixture. The opponent is caught off guard and hit, and ultimately, unable to defeat Qiye, flees heavily wounded.

By evening, you arrive before the Dense Forest Labyrinth. A Daoist boy is waiting by the roadside. You easily pass the first test with your entry-level Gambling, enter the Dense Forest Labyrinth, and cross it safely. After exiting the labyrinth, you see a Pure White Youth. He has seven cups of colorful water placed in front of him and asks you to choose one to drink.

You choose red, and you die.

【Simulation ended】

She chose two and obtained a used empty teacup; there were suspicious red water stains at the bottom of the cup.

Ruan Xing was right. If she passed the test normally and met that Pure White Youth, he wouldn't kill her the moment they met. It was just that she didn't know what the true purpose of these seven cups of water was.

Ruan Xing toyed with the teacup and thought indifferently, perhaps after trying seven times, she would know which cup was safe.

Little You is asking for votes together with baby Ruan Xing~(End of chapter)