Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

After the three people died, the trio continued drinking until the late hours; eventually, Ma Bangde took Zhang Muzhi with him, leading the horse away from the bunker and headed toward the county office.

However, along the way, Zhang Muzhi feigned drunkenness. Midway, he used the two gemstones lost by Huang to grab Ma Bangde's attention. Seizing the chance, he slipped off the horse and, with a solemn expression, made his way to the chamber where the body of Little Six was kept.

Although Little Six's tombstone had been erected, his body had not yet been buried.

Now was not the time for a burial.

Some among Su Jie's group followed Zhang Muzhi, while the rest accompanied Tang.

They found out that Ma Bangde was secretly flirting with the magistrate's wife and she did not reject him.

In theory, the magistrate's wife has a very "simple" personality; she would follow whoever was the magistrate, as long as she could reap the benefits without caring about her own situation.

Being a smart woman, she should realize that Zhang Muzhi's abilities are far beyond what Ma Bangde could compare to and, in theory, should sever ties with Ma Bangde who was pretending to be Tang.

But, she didn't.

This is a wanton woman.

Just like on the train, she was Ma Bangde's wife, but took the chance when Ma Bangde turned around to flirt with Tang; now, with Zhang Muzhi absent, she did not refuse the advances of her former husband "Tang."

She seemed to have a special affection for "Tang."

Regardless of whether Zhang Muzhi had slept with her or not, she was promiscuous and did not care about her own body.

"This woman, quite something indeed," a classmate muttered under his breath, shivering at the sight of the magistrate's wife's seductive actions.

Such a woman was also very dangerous.

Because you never know when she might betray you.

Zhang Manman, as the deputy monitor, did not follow Su Jie to see Zhang Muzhi; instead, she stayed with Ma Bangde and, with other classmates, witnessed the flirting scene between him and the magistrate's wife.

"This is the survival method of a woman of that era, she puts eggs in multiple baskets," Zhang Manman said.

Should such a woman be hated?

Hateworthy!

Zhang Manman could say so without hesitation, even looking down on the magistrate's wife who used her beauty and figure as chips to survive in these tumultuous times.

It was another sad affair.

Who would choose this if not for the times?

At that moment, Su Jie and the others returned.

"How are things at Zhang Muzhi's?" Zhang Manman asked.

"He intended to take Huang's life; hence, he would never allow himself to be utterly drunk," Su Jie was clear that Zhang Muzhi would not allow himself to be inebriated to such a state. Currently, he was talking to the body of Little Six, apologizing for not being able to kill Huang right away.

Killing Huang was easy.

But killing the Huang in the hearts of Goose City's people was hard.

Zhang Muzhi was not a genuine bandit, but a complete reformer who turned bandit because he refused to wallow in the filth with those who had become beneficiaries after the revolution.

"Monitor, what are those two doing?" asked the students who returned with Su Jie, upon seeing Ma Bangde and the magistrate's wife wrapped in each other's arms without even taking off their clothes, behaving indecently.

And to think, in just such a short time, these two dared to act like this.

One should remember that Ma Bangde was now "Tang."

This indeed was a wanton woman.

"They're hedging their risks," Su Jie said lightly.

"Huh?" The questioning student was full of question marks.

"Although Zhang Muzhi is stronger than Ma Bangde, the magistrate's wife's cunning would not allow her to put all her eggs in one basket," Su Jie's gaze was calm, "In such times, she's forced to act this way, with her only capital being her figure and beauty."

In the end, Ma Bangde did not go through with the affair with the magistrate's wife. After a moment of intimacy, he left her and returned to his own room.

At this time, Zhang Muzhi also arrived, albeit belatedly.

However, he did not visit the magistrate's wife's room but instead went to Ma Bangde's room, retrieved the two gemstones he had in hand, and under Ma Bangde's despondent gaze...

"Hiss—"

The students watched, agape.

This Zhang Muzhi!

Of course, this was their initial reaction, and their second thought was that Zhang Muzhi had his own convictions.

After understanding Zhang Muzhi's identity and background, most people could comprehend that Zhang Muzhi would never sleep with the magistrate's wife, knowing well that she was a woman who followed the trends for her own advantage.

A woman who could say, "I don't care who the magistrate is," would naturally not be accepted by someone like Zhang Muzhi.

Because saying such things meant that she just wanted to be "the magistrate's wife."

As for who the magistrate was...

Zhang Muzhi was now the magistrate, hence she was Zhang Muzhi's wife, and if someone else were to replace Zhang Muzhi, then she would be that person's wife.

Such a woman could betray you at any time.

Therefore, Zhang Muzhi would not get close to the magistrate's wife, would not overstep the boundary.

Those who stand for different principles cannot make plans together.

Once they come into contact, his own convictions would be eroded away, day by day, in the land of tender allure, turning into the same kind of person as Huang.

"Zhang Muzhi's resolve is no less than ours; however, he strictly adheres to the rules he has set for himself, something we could learn from," said Su Jie slowly, "He is much stronger than most of us."

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!"

Gunshots rang out, as a group of people disguised as Zhang Mazai's underlings ceaselessly shot at the house where the county leader was located.

Unfortunately, Zhang Muzhi wasn't inside, and the county leader's wife died in her bed.

Soon after, a few more gunshots sounded, and all those wearing Mahjong masks resembling bandits were killed by Zhang Muzhi's five brothers, leaving one alive who was also captured by Zhang Muzhi.

He yanked off the mask of the living man, revealing none other than Hu Wan.

In an instant, Zhang Muzhi knew he had been duped, immediately realizing that the civil martial examinee hadn't died either. The only one dead was Sun Shouyi, who appeared honest but in reality could betray everything he stood for just to stay alive.

Then, Zhang Muzhi extracted the relevant information from Hu Wan, also shared his true identity with him, and made him promise to keep it secret.

"Don't worry, I definitely won't speak of this," Hu Wan nodded incessantly.

"Then thank you,"

Zhang Muzhi didn't wait for Hu Wan to react; he took his gun, aimed at the man's head, and ended his life with a single shot.

After all, only the dead can truly keep a secret.

Afterward, Huang Si Lang came along with pretense, thinking to handle Zhang Muzhi's corpse, only to see such a grand effort result in the death of just the county leader's wife.

In this world, women were the least valuable!

With murderous intent in his eyes, Huang nonetheless faked politeness in his dealings with Zhang Muzhi. Under such circumstances, he absolutely couldn't afford to turn hostile as the commotion had already alarmed others in the city.

Though Huang Si Lang could control public opinion, he couldn't fool everyone in plain sight.

Even the scene where Xiao Liuzi was forced to his death depended on bystanders knowing he had only eaten one bowl, though they didn't witness him actually consuming it.

Only under such conditions could one manipulate right and wrong.

In these times, people lived so uncharacteristically that whether poor or wealthy, they still spoke of dignity, the old traditions.

Zhang Manman sighed, "She wanted to survive based on her beauty, but in this era, beauty is not valuable. What she thought was her capital wasn't real capital, but rather a gemstone that could be traded at will."

"Gemstones may be precious and hard, but they're easily broken."

Beauty was used by the county leader's wife as her bargaining chip, and people like Su Jie could already foresee her tragic end.

Yet, it differed from their prediction.

In the minds of Su Jie and others, the county leader's wife might entangle herself with Zhang Muzhi, Ma Bangde, Zhang Muzhi's brothers, and even Huang Si Lang, leading to a dire outcome after a scandal broke out.

But instead, she was shot to death.

An accidental death.

"Dead, and all is settled," Su Jie said, "For her, living in this era, perhaps this was the most dignified death. No one will care about her squalid past, or even know of it, and with her status as the county leader's wife, she might even leave behind a good name."

Zhao Xinglong said, "Putting aside the lack of women's rights in that era, the control of capital was a fundamental power. Do you know why we ban guns on our side?"

Zhang Manman, born into the Zhang Group, had the most authority to speak, "It's for a very simple reason, to protect ordinary people."

Why?

If guns weren't banned, they could be used to vent grievances. If someone is disliked, they could simply pull the trigger and cause widespread harm.

It can only be said that these people are extremely foolish. This copy was generated from content at MV|LEMPYR.

If guns were not banned, who would benefit the most?

Ordinary people?

Don't dream.

With guns in their hands, they would only show the anger of the common man, their blood spilling five steps, but it could only vent their inner dissatisfaction and serve no other purpose.

The greatest beneficiaries would be the major capital groups!

Being born into the Zhang Group, she was well aware of this. Without a gun ban, any ordinary people thinking of using guns to resist such groups were merely daydreaming.

Could a group not overpower a single person?

This isn't a movie.

Although the emergence of spiritual and life force cultivation made the gun ban somewhat obsolete, in this era where no one has yet broken through to the stage of Embryonic Breathing (save for the principal and vice-principals of Minglun), modern technology still provided the greatest killing efficiency.

"That's right, to protect ordinary people, and also to prevent the true rise of a despot," Zhao Xinglong said indifferently, "While there are many contradictions, they are being resolved one by one. Minglun is also working to enhance moral cultivation for individuals who will continue to grow stronger in the future."

Upon hearing this, Su Jie felt a tremor in his heart.

He now understood!

Minglun Martial School didn't teach martial arts, but virtue!

Ming Lun, illuminating people on propriety and understanding familial bonds, imparting the most core substance not of martial power, but of virtue!

No wonder!

In Minglun's inner court curriculum, there's almost no arrangement for actual martial arts practice, focusing instead on various academic courses. The refinement of the body and martial instruction are merely incidental.

Yet even if incidental, the cultivation of the spirit far surpasses his own arduous practice.

Martial Artists are combative.

But what is most combative?

Wild beasts.

Humans, possessing intelligence, are not wild beasts.

Therefore, the fundamental intent of Minglun—

Is called, education!