Journey to the West: Life Simulation of Sun Wukong

Three hundred people marched formidably up the mountain, cutting down all the bushes and trees on their way, pressing ahead with courage.

They were clearing the mountain and carving out roads!

Indeed, this was also an act of merit!

It wasn't until ten in the afternoon that these three hundred people finally found signs of human activity. They stopped cutting their own path and followed the existing trails, wandering through the woods until they found a cold pool.

On the edge of the pool, where trees had been cut down and the land had been cultivated, they found crops. The grains were plump and round, bringing smiles to all three hundred faces.

"As expected, there's a large tribe here!"

The three hundred searched the area and found a path worn by frequent travel.

Following the small path, they came to the outskirts of a village. The villagers on the watchtower had already spotted them and sounded the horn, alerting the entire village.

"Has a primeval beast launched an attack on us?"

"Don't know."

"Pick up your weapons and check it out!"

"Keep the women and children at home!"

The able-bodied men uniformly set aside their work, grabbed tools such as hoes, sledgehammers, scythes, ropes, and pitchforks, and gathered in a dark mass at the open space at the village entrance.

"What, are you planning to rebel?" The leading official crossed his arms over his chest and sneered with a smirk, "Some of you must recognize me. My name is Lin Fan!"

"I am here to collect taxes. Five thousand square-hole round coins per person, children included!"

"No money? Pay with grain instead!"

The villagers were filled with righteous indignation. They hadn't expected these same soldiers who drove them into the wild mountains to fend for themselves, would actually come to collect taxes!

Could they pay?

They could not!

The teachings of Su Jie, passed from mouth to mouth, spread throughout the entire village, and everyone realized they were the ones being exploited.

And all they wanted to do was live. Why was that so difficult?

"Get lost!"

Lu Yixia raised a large hammer high and smashed it heavily onto the ground, glaring fiercely at Lin Fan and his party.

"Oh?" Lin Fan laughed disdainfully, "Do you really think you can rebel? After so many years, you're the first courageous one. Don't you care about your family at all?"

"Ptui!" Lu Erxia, with a clenched scythe, retorted, "My son was driven to death by you despicable officials!"

Lu Sanxia, with a look of murderous intent, shouted, "Big brother, we can't let them go. If they escape, they'll surely report to that dog City Lord of Linghua County. Once he sends the army, we'll be in big trouble. We must kill them!"

At these words, all the villagers were shocked.

"Yes! We can't let them go!"

"Kill them!"

"Not a single one spared!"

Instantly, all the villagers' eyes turned red with rage.

In the past, these officials had oppressed them in every way, even banishing them into the barren mountains to survive or perish; now that they saw the villagers thriving, they had come to collect taxes again.

How preposterous was that?!

"Kill!"

In an instant, tens of thousands of robust youth charged at the three hundred men, a massive, dark wave that caught Lin Fan and his group off guard.

"You actually dare to rebel?"

He had never considered this possibility.

Why? The M|V|LE&MPYR team worked hard on this chapter.

Shouldn't they have been cowering and begging him for mercy, thus reducing some taxes?

Why were they not afraid to die?

However, he no longer had time to think further.

Because the man without a care for his life had become him!

On one side were over a hundred thousand able-bodied youths, and on the other, three hundred and one people; all skilled in martial arts, but facing this sea of people, their courage had already been shattered, and they dared not linger any longer, each one running towards the outskirts.

However, the villagers were obviously more familiar with the wilderness than they were.

"Ah! Spare me, I have an elderly mother and young children at home..."

"Puchi!"

Lu Erxia showed no mercy, a sickle slicing open Lin Fan's throat and cursed, "You speak as if I had no elderly mother or son back then, but did you spare them?"

"Help!"

"No! I can give you money!"

The three hundred shouted, but one by one, they were all slain by the villagers.

Of course, there were also over a dozen gravely injured villagers, but under Su Jie's treatment, they all survived, and after recuperating for half a month, they were able to recover, and, rounding up, not a single one died.

"Even officials are just like this!"

"To think that we were once forced by them to sell our fields and our children, it's downright laughable!"

"I killed three! They're so weak!"

"Village Chief, why don't we attack Lin Hua City!"

Someone suddenly suggested, "Then, you can be the City Lord!"

"Agreed!"

"Liu Six has a good point!"

"To me, Village Chief, you could even be the emperor!"

Everyone began to propose the idea, with each suggestion more extravagant than the last.

"Quiet."

Su Jie's voice echoed in everyone's hearts, soothingly saying, "Now isn't the time to be pleased with ourselves. Even if all three hundred of them are punished and no one returns to report, Liu Tianlang from Linghua County City will probably notice before too long, after all, they came to collect taxes. When the time comes and they have not returned, he will surely send more people."

"We could eradicate several more waves, but 'third time's a charm,' and eventually Liu Tianlang will realize that something is wrong and may well summon a large force to attack us."

Gou Er voiced his concern, "Then what should we do?"

"Simple," said Su Jie. "Stall."

"We are currently in a phase of development. Rashly attacking is not a wise choice, so we can only stall Liu Tianlang, the City Lord of Linghua County, while taking the opportunity to grow and strengthen our forces!"

Stall?

How to stall?

Outside Linghua County City.

A figure descended from the sky with a majestic aura, surrounded by colorful mists.

Amidst the halo, there was a Sword Immortal in flowing white robes with starry brows and piercing eyes, which frightened Liu Tianlang into hurrying out to greet him, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing ceaselessly, exclaiming, "Immortal, forgive us for our negligence! Negligence!"

"No harm done." Meng Yunfeng landed and lifted the kneeling Liu Tianlang, saying slowly, "I have made progress in my cultivation and my master once said that within Linghua County City, there lies a treasured object with which I am fated, so I came to retrieve it."

"Please, Immortal, speak, and I will surely help!" Liu Tianlang naturally did not dare to covet the treasures of the Immortals, fearing calamity for himself, and his eager assurance was indeed to help Meng Yunfeng find it, and then—

To have him leave as soon as possible!

For beings at the level of Immortals, although admired, he dared not have too much contact, as the distinguished master may, in one fell swoop, send him to his death in the Netherworld.

"Then I'll have to trouble you," said Meng Yunfeng with a faint smile.

"Please, Immortal!" Relieved, Liu Tianlang laughed, welcoming Meng Yunfeng into Linghua County City, entertaining him with all sorts of fresh fruits and vegetables, and ordering the city's soldiers to fully cooperate with Meng Yunfeng in his search for the non-existent treasure.

And the search went on for half a year!

In that half a year, the villagers in the wild mountains, under Su Jie's hypnosis, had all reached the first level of deep sleep, and coupled with the abundance of ancient beasts on the mountain, hunted for food, their life force levels all reached above 1.

Per capita, Transcendent!

"It's time!"