[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!]