My Text-Based Cultivation Game

These three...

Yunyang remembered that these three people were the same three who had been bothering Su Muxue at the end of the last written test.

Aren't these three villains? Why are they suddenly clinging to my coattails?

"We're innocent, Senior Brother Yun! We only bothered your partner yesterday because we were threatened by Zhang Xianhan, an inner disciple."

Three outer sect disciples who had previously harassed Su Muxue clung to your legs, complaining that they had been coerced by inner sect disciple Zhang Xianhan into harassing your partner yesterday.

"..."

Did the three of you suddenly turn over a new leaf and reform your ways?

Of course, that's impossible.

[Of course you don't think these three have truly reformed and started anew. Clearly, they're only kneeling before you because they witnessed your heroic feat of splitting the heavens with a single sword strike during the day.]

Great, this game aligns with my expectations.

But to be honest, he knelt down a bit too quickly.

That's a bit too much of a "pragmatist" attitude.

Yunyang glanced at Wang Boqi, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed behind him cultivating, and then asked the three of them, "After I kick you all away, are you still going to try to get back at me?"

"No, it wasn't us, it was Zhang Xianhan!"

"Alright." Yunyang shrugged. "Then tell me, how does that inner disciple surnamed Zhang plan to deal with me?"

"To be honest!" the middle man said, kneeling and cupping his hands in a fist salute, "That fellow Zhang Xianhan saw that your cultivation level had improved rapidly and guessed that you had received some kind of fortuitous opportunity, so he wanted to seize it for you!"

"Hmm, and then?"

"He plans to approach you under the guise of recruiting outer disciples, gain your trust, and then inquire about your opportunities while gradually undermining your Dao heart and hindering your cultivation through sensual pleasures. Finally, he will find an opportunity to betray you and steal your opportunities."

Hiss~ Yunyang gasped.

This script... seems familiar.

Isn't it just the kind of story where someone is betrayed by their brothers/partner/family/master/disciple in their past life, and then reborn with their memories intact to take revenge on everything?

Is there a possibility of rebirth in this game?

For some reason, Yunyang had a vague feeling that he had guessed some kind of truth.

But this feeling was fleeting.

Yunyang shook his head. To be fair, although Zhang Xianhan's plan was cliché, its feasibility was indeed quite high.

Which genius came up with this idea for him?

Yunyang then asked, "Did Zhang Xianhan also do anything that violated the Xuantian Sect's rules before?"

The man in the middle hesitated for a moment and said, "Well...we don't know."

"Yes, yes!" the other two quickly added, "We only recently joined his cause; we don't know anything about what happened before."

"hehe."

Yunyang smiled.

Is this because you're a beginner and don't know anything about the outside world?

If it weren't for that person... what was their name again?

Oh right! That outer disciple of the Xuantian Sect surnamed Zhao, if he hadn't come to recruit me, I probably wouldn't have known about your relationship.

These three were indeed planning this. Yunyang and his group absolutely could not afford to offend them. Although they didn't know why a Qi Refining stage cultivator could unleash such a stunning sword strike, that didn't matter. They could just kneel down and be done with it.

The three of them didn't think that Zhang Xianhan, an inner disciple at the Foundation Establishment stage, could protect himself.

Although he couldn't save himself, it would only take Zhang Shixiong a moment to kill the three of them.

Therefore, we cannot completely side with Yunyang, and at least we cannot reveal anything else about Zhang Xianhan.

They had previously investigated Yunyang. Yunyang had only been a disciple for six months, and they had heard that Yunyang rarely went out and might not know much about the outside world.

They might actually believe what they say.

They never considered that Senior Brother Yun might choose to save himself from Zhang Xianhan. To be honest, if they put themselves in his shoes, they would know that it was highly unlikely.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Zhang Xianhan considered her a useful helper, which is why Zhang Xianhan would protect her in certain matters.

But compared to Yunyang, whose future is destined to soar, I am merely an insect.

If an insect crawls onto your hand, will you crush it or flick it away?

You can't exactly hold it in your palm and take good care of it, can you?

That's a bit unlike a normal person.

Therefore, this is the most suitable method that the three of them discussed and devised, which leaves some room for maneuver in the eyes of both sides and has the highest survival rate.

As for which of these two sides suddenly had a brain fart and wiped out the three of them...

Well, whatever.

They've already done their best to survive; if they die because of this, there's nothing that can be done.

Unable to struggle, that is the tragedy of the weak.

Fortunately, Yunyang did not make things difficult for them.

Or rather, the game options didn't make things difficult for them.

However, they did offer an interesting solution.

"You may leave," Yunyang said, "but while you may escape the death penalty, you will not escape punishment."

Seeing that Yunyang didn't want to pursue the matter, the three of them immediately beamed with joy. As for whether they could escape punishment, they didn't care anymore. As long as Yunyang didn't hold a grudge against them, that was enough.

"Senior Brother Yun, please tell us. We'll do whatever punishment is necessary!"

"In that case, do a hundred good deeds to make up for your past mistakes."

"what?"

The three looked at each other in bewilderment. They had thought that Yunyang would ask them to compensate with spirit stones, magic weapons, or some rare and precious materials, but they never expected that Yunyang would ask them to do good deeds.

"What? You're not willing?"

"Yes! Of course we're willing!" Although surprised, the three quickly agreed. "To be honest, we've always had one wish: to be good people!"

"Yes, yes! Actually, when I was three years old, I even helped feed the chickens for my neighbor, Aunt Wang!"

"That's right, I also used to stand at the window of the widow's house at the entrance of our village when she was taking a bath, keeping watch to prevent anyone from peeping at her while she was bathing."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yunyang and the other two outer disciples all looked towards the person speaking on the right.

Why did you suddenly say that?

Are you just guarding me? I can't even be bothered to call you out on it!

Seeing the three men's suspicious looks, the man on the right quickly explained, "You have to believe me! I really was keeping watch!"

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

"Hey you guys! Everything looks yellow because you're wearing yellow glasses!"

"..."

I don't even know where to begin criticizing this.

"Alright, alright." The option to kick them out also appeared on Yunyang's screen. "You guys can leave. I don't have the habit of letting men stay in my room late at night."

(Wang Boqi: "?")

This can be considered letting go of oneself.

The three breathed a sigh of relief, cupped their hands in greeting, and said, "Then we won't bother Senior Brother Yun any longer. We will complete those one hundred good deeds as soon as possible and record them with the recording stone."

"Okay, go ahead."

On their way back to their room, the three of them looked up at the night sky simulated by the blessed land and sighed deeply.

From today onwards, I'm going to be a good person.