Beauties in Simulation Cross over into Reality-Chapter 193 - 174: I’m a Kind-Hearted Person, I Can’t Bear to See a Fool Suffer
"Xiao Mo, how big do you think the world is?"
"It’s very, very big."
"How big is ’very big’?"
"The kind of big we could never finish walking across in a lifetime."
"Oh."
The little girl lowered her head.
But soon, she lifted her head again and asked, "Then, Xiao Mo, if the world is so big, why are there so many people who can’t get enough to eat?"
Xiao Mo smiled and flicked Jiang Xin’s forehead. "Because in this world, a lot of people want more than just a full stomach. They want many, many things. The more they take, the less others will naturally have."
"Oh."
Jiang Xin nodded, only half-understanding.
Xiao Mo glanced at Jiang Xin and slowly asked, "Ah Xin, what do you want to do in the future?"
"In the future?" Jiang Xin thought for a moment. "I don’t know. But if I could, I wouldn’t want so many people in the world to go hungry. I wouldn’t want so many people to suffer."
"Mm," Xiao Mo nodded. "That’s a very noble wish."
Jiang Xin: "..."
"What’s wrong?" Xiao Mo turned his head and found Jiang Xin staring at him blankly.
Jiang Xin shook her head vigorously. "Xiao Mo, this is the first time you’ve ever praised me."
"Is it?" Xiao Mo asked.
"Mhm," Jiang Xin nodded. "You always used to call me stupid."
Xiao Mo reached out and tapped Jiang Xin’s little head, a bit more firmly this time. "That’s because you really are stupid."
"Walk faster. Blood Moon City is just ahead."
Xiao Mo quickened his pace, leading the donkey forward.
"I’m not stupid..."
Jiang Xin rubbed her head, pouted, and then hurried after Xiao Mo. "Xiao Mo, wait for me..."
For some time now, Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin had been trying their best to avoid people.
After all, in a place like the Western Regions, two children had no idea what kind of people they might run into.
Fortunately, Xiao Mo felt that he and Jiang Xin had been quite lucky.
They hadn’t encountered any strange characters these past few days.
Blood Moon City was a city near the Danyang Sect.
Its City Lord was also a Golden Core Realm Cultivator.
In a chaotic place like the Western Regions, there were many cities like Blood Moon City and Luofeng City that didn’t belong to any Dynasty, but rather to individual Cultivators.
So, rather than cities, they were more like Sects.
And in most cases, the City Lord would strictly forbid Cultivators from fighting or killing within the city walls.
That was why Xiao Mo and Jiang Xin dared to enter.
After entering Blood Moon City, Xiao Mo took Jiang Xin to stock up on some food, and then they left the city as quickly as possible.
’After all, the longer two children like us stay, the more likely we are to be targeted. While ordinary Cultivators probably wouldn’t give us a second glance, I’m afraid of being targeted by some thugs who prey on the weak, getting cornered at the city gate and robbed.’
"Xiao Mo... how much farther to the Danyang Sect?"
Inside a cave, Jiang Xin sat before a fire, hugging her knees and blinking as she looked at Xiao Mo.
"If we get up tomorrow morning and walk for another half-day, we should be there." Xiao Mo yawned, leaned against the wall, and slowly closed his eyes.
In truth, Xiao Mo didn’t really want Jiang Xin to meet that Ah Zi.
He had a feeling something was fishy.
Along the way, Xiao Mo had subtly tried to probe Jiang Xin a few times, attempting to get her to give up on finding Ah Zi, but she was very insistent.
Although Jiang Xin looked gentle and weak, and was easy to bully—pouting was her only response when teased—she could be quite stubborn about certain things.
Just as Xiao Mo was closing his eyes to think, Jiang Xin saw that he was "asleep" and quietly crept over to his side, her clear eyes gazing at his face.
Feeling Jiang Xin’s breath on him, Xiao Mo’s eyes snapped open.
Jiang Xin was startled and quickly pulled her little body back.
"What are you doing?" Xiao Mo asked.
Kneeling on the ground, Jiang Xin shook her head. "N-Nothing..."
"If it’s nothing, then go to sleep." Xiao Mo closed his eyes again.
But Jiang Xin still lifted her pretty head and kept looking at Xiao Mo, blinking.
Finally, Jiang Xin crawled over to Xiao Mo’s side again, reached out a small hand, and gently tugged the corner of his sleeve. "Xiao Mo, are you asleep?"
"No." Xiao Mo kept his eyes closed. "If you have something to say, just say it."
"Oh..." Jiang Xin lowered her head, fiddling with her fingers.
After a good while, Jiang Xin looked up and tugged his sleeve again. "Xiao Mo..."
"Mm," Xiao Mo grunted in response.
"Why are you so good to me?" Jiang Xin asked curiously.
From Jiang Xin’s perspective, even though she couldn’t read his mind or know what he was thinking, and even though he was sometimes harsh with her, tapping her on her little head—sometimes so hard it hurt—in the month or two they had been together, Xiao Mo had been truly good to her.
"Because you’re a dummy," Xiao Mo said casually. "I’m just a kind person. I can’t bear to see idiots suffer."
"Oh..." Jiang Xin lowered her head, sat down next to Xiao Mo, and mumbled softly, "But I’m not a dummy..."
...
Early the next morning, Xiao Mo woke up in the cave. He turned his head and saw Jiang Xin sleeping soundly on his shoulder.
Xiao Mo woke Jiang Xin up.
After a simple wash-up, the two ate some steamed buns and continued toward the Danyang Sect.
Around noon, Xiao Mo finally reached the main gate of the Danyang Sect. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Seeing two little beggars approach, the two Cultivators guarding the gate shouted harshly, "Hey! Get lost! This is no place for you to beg!"
Frightened, Jiang Xin hid behind Xiao Mo, peeking her little head out from behind him. She said nervously, "I... I’m looking for Sister Ah Zi... Big brothers, is Sister Ah Zi here?"
Xiao Mo helped Jiang Xin add, "Sister Ah Zi has a beauty mark by the corner of her eye. She’s very pretty, wears a purple dress, and carries a blue-violet sword."
"Ah Zi?" The two Cultivators exchanged a look.
"You must mean Senior Sister Zi Xia, right?" one of the gate guards said. "Wait here. I’ll go inform her."
’Even though we don’t want to deal with these two beggars, Senior Sister Zi Xia has a high status, and we can’t afford to be disrespectful. If these two really are connected to her and she blames us, we Outer Disciples won’t be able to bear the consequences.’
...
Meanwhile, inside an Alchemy Room of the Danyang Sect.
A woman in a purple dress stood before a Pill Furnace, the raging furnace fire reflected in her eyes.
She gripped a longsword tightly in her hand. Her grasp on the scabbard tightened, its carved patterns pressing deep into her palm.
"Junior Sister, this batch of children really does have excellent Root Bones."
A man in a Daoist Robe walked in, speaking with a smile.
"However, Master clearly asked for five children. Why did you only bring back four, Junior Sister?"
