[Xie Huide left with a few taels of scattered silver]

[Leaving the horse trader alone in his sorrow]

[You then hurried all the way to Willow Tree Village]

[You transformed your battle energy into a horse, running extremely fast]

[You calculated the time when Wei Xia's family would nearly starve to death and arrived one month early]

[To avoid any unexpected situations]

[You would only stop at an inn to rest after traveling for three to five days]

[Along the way, you still encountered some highway bandits blocking the road]

[But with just a few casual bursts of true qi, you eliminated these nameless bandits like clearing minor mobs]

[Throughout this, your horse's speed never decreased in the slightest]

[They posed even less obstruction than speed bumps]

[After about twenty days, you arrived at Willow Tree Village]

[When you saw the scene at Willow Tree Village, your heart sank]

[Because this time, the situation was completely different from the third simulation]

[There was no drought at all this time]

[The villagers of Willow Tree Village were all farming and living normally]

[But strangely, while all other households in Willow Tree Village were normal]

[There wasn't a single person in Miao Jiayao's home]

[The house had long been dilapidated, appearing uninhabited for quite some time]

["Is this simulation so random?"]

[You murmured to yourself]

["But why is it just Miao Jiayao's family that's disappeared? Is it targeting me?"]

[You suspected the simulator was playing tricks on you]

[Just as you were about to ask a villager about Miao Jiayao's family]

[A familiar voice came from behind you]

["Young master, you seem unfamiliar. Are you looking for relatives?"]

[Your eyebrows rose as you turned around]

[You saw Wei Xia smiling brightly at you, her eyes filled with friendly inquiry]

[This year, Wei Xia was twenty-eight years old]

[Compared to her careworn appearance from the hardships in the third simulation, this Wei Xia looked gentle and composed]

[Though she still wore ordinary peasant women's clothing]

[Her spirit was completely different]

[Clearly someone who hadn't suffered much hardship]

[Seeing Wei Xia like this, your eyes lit up]

[You were very curious about Wei Xia's current life]

[And whether she still had any connection with Miao Jiayao]

[You chuckled politely and asked, "Miss, may I ask where the Miao Jiayao family of Willow Tree Village has gone?"]

[Wei Xia asked, "Are you their relative, young master? It must have been quite some time since you last contacted them?"]

["It has indeed been quite a while since we were in touch."]

[Wei Xia nodded gently, "That explains it. The Miao Jiayao family left Willow Tree Village over ten years ago."]

["Left? Why did they leave?" you pressed urgently]

[In this simulation, Miao Jiayao had actually left Willow Tree Village]

[And it seemed Wei Xia had no connection with Miao Jiayao either]

[Meaning everything had changed]

[Wei Xia definitely wouldn't go to Xuaming Temple to pray for a child two years later]

[Thus wouldn't become pregnant with Miao Gift]

[The martial arts prodigy Miao Gift would naturally never be born]

[You felt slightly regretful]

[You had developed quite some affection for Miao Gift]

[After all, he had dropped so much loot for you]

[You had hoped he could drop some more this time... no, you hoped he could live a happy life this time]

[Who would have thought he wouldn't even be born, let alone live a full life]

[You sighed inwardly, only able to lament the unpredictability of fate]

[Wei Xia then explained why Miao Jiayao had left]

["Over ten years ago, the Miao Jiayao family found an old woman, wanting to buy a wife from her to continue their family line. But that woman turned out to be a scammer - she took their money and disappeared!"]

[You were slightly surprised - this was a brand new version you hadn't heard before]

[Wei Xia continued softly, "Later, Miao Jiayao's parents suffered the blow and passed away one after another. Miao Jiayao fled to avoid debts and never returned."]

[After hearing this, you remained silent for a long moment]

[You nodded, sighing inwardly, "He still loves buying wives so much."]

[Looking at Wei Xia, she seemed to be doing well now]

[Just as you were about to ask in detail about Wei Xia's current life]

[A child's excited voice came from behind Wei Xia]

["Mother, look! Do I look like a great hero?"]

[Hearing this still-familiar voice, your eyes brightened]

[Your gaze passed over Wei Xia's head to look behind her]

[There stood a five or six-year-old boy with a lively, tiger-like face]

[The boy held a long stick as thick as a baby's arm]

[The stick was tilted diagonally toward the sky as the boy strained with one arm to lift it]

[The boy's small face was red from exertion, his arm trembling slightly]

[But he persisted in holding up that long stick, waiting for Wei Xia to turn around]

[Hearing the boy's voice, Wei Xia's gentle smile turned doting]

[She turned to look]

[The boy stubbornly and earnestly gave Wei Xia an innocent, radiant smile]

["Alright alright, Mo'er looks most like a great hero~"]

[Wei Xia shook her head with a smile and quickly walked over]

[She took down the stick the boy had picked up from who-knows-where]

[Wei Xia wiped sweat from the boy's forehead, "Playing wildly as soon as you come out - you'll catch a cold!"]

[The boy used his sleeve to wipe snot from his left cheek to his right, "Hehe, I won't, mother!"]

[Looking at these two familiar people before you, it felt like another lifetime]

[This boy Wei Xia called "Mo'er" looked exactly like Miao Gift - not just similar, but completely identical]

[His mannerisms, tone of voice, even his nose-wiping habit were exactly the same]

[You were certain this boy was Miao Gift!]

[Only his name had changed this time]

[You found this world incredibly interesting]

[From what you could see]

[In this simulation, Wei Xia must have married Miao Gift's biological father]

[Otherwise she couldn't have given birth to Miao Gift]

[Unless she went to Xuaming Temple to pray for a child again? That would be too damn clichéd]

[But then you thought again]

[It still didn't quite add up]

[If Wei Xia gave birth to Miao Gift after praying at Xuaming Temple]

[And now Wei Xia had Miao Gift with his biological father]

[Then did that mean the man who planted the seed at Xuaming Temple was the same as Miao Gift's current father?]

[Damn! What kind of plot is this?]

[Was Miao Gift's biological father's hobby sowing seeds at Xuaming Temple in his spare time?]

[Holy merciful Child-Giving Bodhisattva!]

[Just what kind of scoundrel was this guy]

[You decided you must meet him today]

[At that moment, Wei Xia led the boy over, "Mo'er, greet your uncle."]

["Hello uncle!" the boy called out crisply]

[You smiled and patted his head, "What's your name?"]

[The boy puffed out his small chest, "I'm Lin Mo! Because mother wants me to be like father - full of literary talent!"]

[Father... literary talent, so he's a scholar?]

[You scholars really have some skills!]