Simulation becomes reality, have I ever looked down upon the eternity?

Chapter 315 branch line mentions the disaster victims in Jingshi Road again!
[Chen Jiuyan was silent for a moment, his face turned from pale to red, he calmed down, and gradually dispelled the chill in his heart.]

[Finally, she pulled herself out of that dreamlike, blurred state, but her heart was still unable to calm down.]

[That illusion was so real and shocking that it was like she was experiencing it herself, bringing her back to her past memories.]

[Once upon a time, she followed her father into the deepest part of Lake Ze, where an ancient palace was hidden, a forbidden place known to the world - Dragon Palace.]

[In the center of Zehu Lake, there was a dead silence, without any signs of life.]

[That day, she saw the Lord of Zehu Lake. A huge creature emerged from the water. It had the body of a dragon and snake, and was covered with scales. It looked like a divine creature, not a so-called demon.]

[Just now, the dragon snake in the illusion was exactly the same as the terrifying figure in her memory, causing her to lose her mind for a moment.]

[Chen Jiuyan's eyes still flashed with doubt and uncertainty, and he locked his eyes on the young man in front of him, as if he wanted to see through him.]

[Only those who have set foot in the lake have seen the "dragon", otherwise it is impossible to draw it? 】

[But on second thought, considering your age and experience, it is impossible to do that in Bianjing.]

【What’s even more shocking is! 】

[You haven't even reached adulthood yet, but your spiritual cultivation has already reached an extremely high level, even higher than hers.]

[If not, how could you escape her illusion and be pulled into the "Zehu"? ]

【Chen Jiuyan looked at Xie Guan, feeling both amazed and puzzled, and an indescribable feeling of awe quietly growing in his heart.】

[The anger I had just felt because of losing the game has now mostly dissipated.]

[To have such a spiritual power, this person is definitely not an ordinary person. 】

[In the ten rounds of chess just now, it seems that you deliberately concealed your strength and won by taking advantage of the opponent's unpreparedness.]

[It’s not really a skill! ]

[You are definitely a master of chess and have studied it for many years. ]

[It's no surprise that I lost to you! 】

[You are from the Xie Mansion, do you have any connection with Xie Hong? ]

[After all, the teacher once said that there are only three and a half people in Bianjing who need to be paid attention to.]

[The second and third masters are still in the academy, and the third one is "Xie Hong" in Qingliang Temple. ]

[There is no need to say much about those two gentlemen, but there are so many people in Bianjing! ]

[Why not the two powerful guardians of the country from the Li family, Sima Chunfeng from the Sima family who is "good at cultivating the noble spirit", or Zhuge Ziqing from the Zhuge family who has a boyish look and a girl's appearance and is indescribably noble.]

[And the leader of the Zhao family swordsmen, "Zhao Jiadi"... The nine major surnames have so many talented people in this generation, otherwise they would not have suppressed the Chen family of Daqi and had no royal dignity. ]

[It was not the few people among the nine surnames who are now famous, but Xie Hong who was disheartened more than ten years ago. ]

【The teacher commented on it with just one line of poetry: "There is a white jade palace in the sky, with twelve towers and five cities. Immortals stroke its top and marry it to gain eternal life."】

[She never understood the meaning of this sentence, but she remembered that Xie Hong could be compared with the two masters of the academy.]

[As for the remaining half person that you mentioned, it is the current Minister of Rites, Tang Ziang, known as the "Sick Tiger of Rites", Mr. Tang. ]

[Su Yun saw that Chen Jiuyan seemed to be fine, and he finally felt relieved.]

[He knew the identity of this Princess Kangle very well. If she really got into trouble because of losing the game of chess, it would be difficult for him to explain to his grandfather.]

[Su Yun smiled and said: "Master Guan, thank you for disturbing me. We will take our leave now."]

【Xie Xuan is standing aside, looking at you with complicated eyes, thinking about the ten games just now.】

[He cleared his throat, and said with more seriousness: "Ninth brother, we will take our leave now."]

【Chen Jiuyan looked like he was willing to accept defeat, "I lost the game, so I will help you with something. But, let me make it clear in advance that this cannot go against morality."】

[“It’s too difficult. If I can’t do it, then it’s useless.”]

[“If you think it’s rude to bully a girl like me, then I can cancel the bet.”]

[After saying this, she got off the bed, spread her hands, and put on an attitude of "not intending to suffer any loss."]

[Su Yun looked at Chen Jiuyan's expression and couldn't help but laugh. He remembered that this princess always made bets with Grandpa and behaved like this after losing.]

【Faced with this matter, you decide...】

1. Ask Chen Jiuyan to help give a sum of money to Dong Shao's adopted son. (Hint: It may be beneficial to the subsequent development.)
2. Let Chen Jiuyan help arrange Dong Shao's funeral. (Hint: It may be beneficial to the subsequent development.)
3. Ask Chen Jiuyan to help give a sum of money to Dong Shao's adopted son, and then help arrange Dong Shao's funeral. (Hint: It may be beneficial to subsequent development, and there may be unexpected gains.)
4. Get involved in person. (0/3)

Yu Ke looked at the four options above and was slightly stunned.

This time, the "Dong Shao" branch was triggered again.

It has been triggered twice before, once by "Dr. Hua An" and the second time by "Xie Houer".

Why did a similar option happen to this woman again today?

Every time you are faced with an option, it is a crossroads in your life. You must choose carefully.

This enlightened gentleman only appeared a few times in the thirteen-year simulation of "Xie Guan".

Could it be that what follows is of great importance?

Yu Ke didn't hesitate and made his choice directly.

3. Ask Chen Jiuyan to help give a sum of money to Dong Shao's adopted son, and then help arrange Dong Shao's funeral. (Hint: It may be beneficial to subsequent development, and there may be unexpected gains.)
[You pondered for a moment, then said, "There is indeed something I need your help with, Master Yan."]

[You slowly tell him about Dong Shao’s death at home after getting drunk. “This Mr. Dong was my mentor. When he encountered such an unfortunate thing, I naturally wanted to do my best to help him.”]

[“But I am a lowly person in Xie’s house and cannot give orders to anyone. I’m sorry to trouble Master Yan.”]

[After hearing this, Chen Jiuyan breathed a sigh of relief. She was originally worried that the Xie family's bastard would make some difficult requests. If she refused to agree, and he dragged her into the "Ze Lake", she didn't want to go through it again.]

[Chen Jiuyan readily agreed: "This is a simple matter. I will have someone do it for you tomorrow."]

[You ask Wutong to bring fifty taels of silver.]

【Chen Jiuyan waved his hand and said: "It's just a small matter, you don't need to pay for it."】

[You were about to refuse again, but Su Yun smiled and said, "Master Guan, you don't have to worry about this matter. The poetry gathering at Caotang will also be arranged."]

[“Mr. Yun, thank you very much.”]

[Hearing this, you had no choice but to nod in agreement.]

[The three of them were about to leave, and you saw them off to the gate of the courtyard. It was already afternoon, and a light snow was falling outside.]

[Su Yun tightened his precious fox fur coat and couldn't help but sigh: "I hope the weather will be good when the banquet is held."]

[“Master Guan, I will come to find you again when the banquet is held.”]

[After Su Yun finished speaking, he led everyone away in the snowy weather.]

[Wutong looked at their receding backs and couldn't help asking, "Master, who are these people?"] [You smiled slightly and replied, "They are our financial sponsor, Master."]

[You turn around and go back into the house, only to see a hundred taels of silver left by Su Yun on the table, saying it was a New Year gift for the poetry gathering.]

【Seeing this, Wutong was delighted. 】

[Thinking back on the money I spent at the market today, I feel quite distressed. After all, every ounce of silver I spend is one ounce less.]

[I didn't expect that someone would bring me a pillow just when I was dozing off.]

[“Master, we should be able to save a lot every month now.”]

[“If you want to take the imperial examination in the future, whether you are attending school or socializing with classmates, you will inevitably have to spend money.”]

[Wutong counted on his fingers and said one by one: "Master, when you pass the imperial examination, you will have to hold a banquet, give money to the people who announce the good news, and buy a house, and hire servants..."]

[You heard this and smiled again, "It may be difficult to buy a house. In Bianjing nowadays, every inch of land is worth a lot of money. Even the first-rank officials in the court mostly rent houses."]

[Wutong nodded in agreement. Nowadays, even a small house in Bianjing is ridiculously expensive. Ordinary people cannot afford it in several lifetimes.]

[She closed the door. The sky outside had turned gloomy, so she lit the candle in the room.]

[The dim light instantly illuminated the entire room. ]

[“Master, there are so many people in the market today that there is no room to stand.” Wutong recalled while sewing clothes and doing needlework.]

[“Luya and I set out in the morning, and we even called the groom from the mansion. We thought that since we were going early, there wouldn’t be too many people, but when we arrived at the market, we found that there were people everywhere.”]

[“Especially the daily necessities of life, such as food, rice, oil and salt, which were sold out immediately. Fortunately, we had already made a reservation at the Xie family’s shop, otherwise we might not be able to buy them today.”]

[At this moment, you are already sitting on the kang, holding a book in your hand. ]

[Since you broke through the second level of the Yuanshen realm, "Concentration of Mind", you can now see things at night as if it were daytime.]

[You quietly flipped through the books. These books were recently brought in by you and Xie Yuan. Influenced by Lu Hua, most of them are Taoist classics.]

【Especially regarding the Three Truths and One Gate.】

[The Three True Sect originated in the north and had already risen during the Warring States Period.]

【With Mount Zhongnan as the Three True Ancestors’ ancestral temple and Lu Chen as the founder, this is the most prosperous sect in the world. 】

[During the Great Yan Dynasty, it was the state religion, encompassing all the Taoist traditions in the world, revering the Three True Ones as the orthodox, and the head of the sect was called the Heavenly Master.]

[After Lu Chen and Lu Yu, and the Seven Masters of Zhongnan, Yang Su was the next generation of Heavenly Master, and later changed his name to Lu.]

[Lu Chen had no children in his life, but all the Heavenly Masters considered Lu as their ancestor.]

[Regardless of bloodline, those with both moral integrity and talent will be in the position. ]

[In the three thousand years of history, the brilliance left by Lu Chen was so dazzling that it influenced future generations for thousands of years.]

[After several generations of Heavenly Masters’ tireless efforts, the Three True One Sect has already become the first sect in the true sense.]

[From peddlers to royal relatives, princes and nobles, all have their followers.]

[It has already surpassed the martial arts sects and has become a giant that is truly no less than Confucianism. ]

[Confucianism and Taoism seem to be competing with each other now. ]

[Of course, Confucianism has the Master, who has suppressed the world and made it dare not raise its head, but the Master has been searching for immortals in the East China Sea for 200 years and has not returned.]

[The world is beginning to stir again, Da Qi is rising, and the demon sect is behind Changshengtian in the north. 】

[The Southern Buddhist Kingdom also grew stronger within two hundred years.]

[You came back to your senses. Although you didn't look up, you were still distracted and listened to Wutong's words: "Is it because the New Year is approaching and every household is busy preparing New Year's goods?"]

[Wutong looked worried and said, "I heard from Manager Liu that it was because of the disaster victims in Jiangnan Road. It seems that some senior officials in the court decided to bring them to Jingshi Road."]

[“Therefore, food was in short supply in Bianjing for a while, and the people began to store food. Especially in the past few months, the price of food has been rising steadily.”]

[You frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. Da Qi has been around for thousands of years, so natural disasters and man-made disasters are not uncommon.]

[Especially in the past two hundred years, there have been minor disasters almost every year, and major disasters every three years.]

【However, bringing disaster victims into the capital was unprecedented. 】

【You need to know! 】

[Bianjing, the capital of the Great Qi Dynasty, is located in the Jingshi Road. ]

[There are about 300,000 or 400,000 disaster victims in Jiangnan Road. If they gather in Jingshi Road, it will undoubtedly be a huge hidden danger! ]

[How could the senior officials in the court turn a blind eye to this, especially with the wise and far-sighted Fourth Master sitting in the court. ]

【What is the reason for this? 】

[Wutong continued, "I heard from Manager Liu that our Xie family had already heard the news. The grain stored in the mansion was enough to support the needs for four to five years. Now, we have jointly opened several granaries with the Zhao family and the Zhuge family in the suburbs of Bianjing."]

[“The Zhao family is the leading grain merchant in the capital. The grain they transported from Sanhu Road to Bianjing by water is enough to feed everyone in Bianjing.”]

【"waterway?"】

[Thinking of the Yellow River bursting its banks, this would have been a huge obstacle to grain transportation, and the Nine Great Families could not have been unaware of this.]

[On the contrary, the nine major families have already started to store food for emergency use. ]

[The people of these big families are only concerned with their own family interests, so they don't care about the lives of people in the world. ]

[I am afraid that in the near future, the grain price in Bianjing will soar, and the price stabilization agency established by the court will be fully invested in disaster relief and will not be able to balance the grain price at all. In this way, the pricing power of grain will be firmly in the hands of the nine major families. ]

[They relied on this information, which was unknown to the lower classes, to accumulate wealth from generation to generation, enjoying endless glory and wealth.]

[Bianjing is the gathering place of the wealthy merchants of Daqi. Controlling Bianjing means controlling the pricing power of grain in Daqi. ]

【Food is the primary need of the people. It is a top priority. 】

[Whoever controls food controls the lifeblood of the world. ]

[Wutong also had this worry in her eyes. When she was young, her family was poor and could not support her many brothers and sisters, so she was sold to the Xie Mansion.]

[Many years passed, and apart from the news that she sent someone to her eldest brother when he got married, she sent her only savings and there was no further news.]

[Compared to her, Wutong was lucky. Her neighbor's parents, in order to survive, sent their daughters to brothels like the West Wing, or sent them to the army to become camp prostitutes.]

[The fate and interests of the world seem to have nothing to do with the people, and the people below are always the ones who suffer the most.]

[The world today has long lost the clear and bright atmosphere that the Master had when he was alive. ]

[At that time, the Master was in charge of Da Qi. Whether it was the emperor or the nine major clans, they were all afraid of the ruler in his hand and did not dare to overstep the mark.]

[Once upon a time, there was a second master who traveled the world and killed injustice with a sword, a first master who loved to travel, a third master who taught in the academy, and a fourth master who liked to play chess in the alleys of Bianjing. ]

(End of this chapter)