With a moment of disorientation in his consciousness.
When Xiao Mo came to his senses, he found himself standing in front of a dilapidated courtyard.
Xiao Mo looked around in all directions, finding himself in a village.
This village was desolate and uninhabited, with many collapsed houses that even bore scorch marks.
This place looked as if it had suffered from warfare.
Xiao Mo looked at his small hands again and found a water jar to look at his reflection.
His appearance was exactly the same as in his previous lives, no different at all.
From his looks, he appeared to be about ten years old.
And just as Xiao Mo was examining his surroundings, the voice and text of the Book of a Hundred Lives appeared in his mind:
[Host has entered the fourth life of the Book of a Hundred Lives.][Character Background: Host, you were born in a small village in the Western Region. Previously, although you had no parents, you could at least grow up eating meals from various households in the village. But one day, your village encountered warfare, and everyone in the village was killed. Because you went to the river to catch fish, you escaped this calamity.
In the Western Region, this dog-eat-dog world, killing and being killed are extremely normal occurrences. For many people in the Western Region, even staying alive is a luxury.
After the village was burned down, not knowing where to go, you could only wander aimlessly forward. Fortunately, you met several boys of similar age on the road. You joined them, and because you were the youngest, among the five people, you were called Old Fifth.
The five of you wandered together, stealing and begging, digging wild vegetables in the mountains, catching fish in rivers to make a living. Although you never ate your fill, you at least didn't starve to death.
Finally, you wandered to this village that had also suffered from war and chaos, and temporarily settled here.]
[Soon, you will meet a little girl one year younger than you. She also fled here as a refugee. This little girl has a Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart, able to sense everyone's emotions and even see what others are thinking.
Moreover, this little girl has exceptional Buddhist wisdom, a once-in-five-thousand-years Buddhist prodigy who may achieve the Buddha realm in the future.
Task One: Please help this little girl achieve Buddhahood in this life (the higher the little girl's Buddhist realm, the greater the reward the host receives. When the little girl achieves Buddha realm, the host can receive maximum rewards.)
Note: Please rest assured, host. Although this little girl can see through everyone's thoughts, she uniquely cannot see through the host's thoughts.]
[The Western Region is extremely chaotic, with Buddhist sects standing everywhere and demonic sects rampaging. In this place, only the strong can survive! Only the strongest can control their own destiny!
Task Two: In this life, the host can cultivate. Please continuously grow stronger, step by step reaching the pinnacle! The higher the host's realm, the richer the rewards. When the host becomes the strongest in the Western Region, the rewards will reach maximum.
Task Three: Please integrate the demonic sects of the Western Region, creating a massive demonic sect. Each time the host devours a demonic sect, rewards can be accumulated. When the host unifies all demonic sects in the Western Region, maximum rewards can be obtained.]
[Task completion time: When the host dies in this life, the three tasks will be settled. Please act carefully, host.]
As the text and voice of the Book of a Hundred Lives disappeared from Xiao Mo's mind, he couldn't help but fall into contemplation.
This time the Book of a Hundred Lives had three tasks, and each one seemed difficult.
Moreover, the Western Region he was in was a chaotic place of survival of the fittest.
Plus, he hadn't even finished eating meals from various households before that was cut short. This could be called a hell-difficulty start.
"Forget it, thinking about this is useless. I'll take it one step at a time and wait for that little girl to arrive first."
Xiao Mo shook his head, thinking to himself.
Xiao Mo was indeed quite curious about the little girl mentioned by the Book of a Hundred Lives.
What kind of woman could she be to have such great hope of achieving the Buddha realm.
"Old Fifth, Old Fifth!"
Just as Xiao Mo was lost in thought, the voices of several children came over.
Xiao Mo turned to look, based on the memories given by the Book of a Hundred Lives, Xiao Mo recognized them as his "big brothers."
Just as the Book of a Hundred Lives had said. These people were all encountered on his refugee journey.
Afterward, everyone came to this village to temporarily settle down, occasionally going to Luofeng City to swindle and cheat, sometimes even deliberately tucking one hand into their sleeves to pretend to be disabled and beg on the streets.
Among the several people, eldest brother Zheng Shanhan was the oldest at fifteen, also the backbone of the five, decisive in action, loyal and responsible, earning everyone's respect.
Second brother Lou Tai was fourteen, careful and meticulous in his work, quick-witted with many clever ideas, and relatively handsome, often receiving pity from young ladies when begging.
Third brother Tang Kuang was thirteen, and although young with little brains, his strength was incredibly exaggerated, equivalent to an adult. He trusted eldest brother Zheng Shanhan completely, doing whatever the eldest brother said.
Fourth brother Qian Zhenhao was twelve, timid and money-loving, indecisive in his actions, but knew some medicine taught by his deceased father.
"Big brother, what's wrong?" Xiao Mo asked curiously, "Big brother looks so happy."
"Old Fifth, do you remember Squire Fang from Luofeng City?" Second brother Lou Tai took over the conversation for the eldest brother.
"I remember." Xiao Mo nodded, "But second brother, why bring up Squire Fang out of nowhere?"
Squire Fang from Luofeng City was a famous wealthy merchant, extremely rich but stingy.
However, Squire Fang had one characteristic, he loved visiting brothels and was extremely generous with money for the courtesans but because he had a "tigress" at home, and his legitimate wife's family had considerable influence, it could be said that Squire Fang's success was all dependent on his legitimate wife.
So Squire Fang's brothel visits were always secretive.
It was said that once when he kept a concubine outside, he was discovered by his legitimate wife at home, who made a big fuss with him for a long time.
Finally, Squire Fang could only receive a monthly allowance from his wife.
"Hehehe." Third brother Tang Kuang laughed, "This iron rooster Squire Fang only has this one hobby of visiting brothels. Not letting him go to brothels would be killing him, wouldn't it? So Squire Fang has been hiding quite a bit of money recently."
"But guess what!"
Eldest brother Zheng Shanhan slapped his thigh.
"Today when second brother went to the north of the city to collect bird eggs, he saw Squire Fang disguised and sneakily entering a courtyard.
Who would have thought second brother discovered where Squire Fang hides his private money!
We'll set off for Luofeng City soon!
This time, we five brothers are going to get rich!"