Zhou Zhiruo was Emei Sect's sect leader, and rumors of Happy helping her obtain Heavenly Saber and Dragon Saber's secret leading to her newfound strength had spread across the land. It was no wonder then that Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant displayed such great curiosity toward Happy.
"Zhou Zhiruo is like an orchid in the valley. She is pure, beautiful, cold, and ethereal. I don't know how she is after she became a sect leader. It has been a long time since I met her."
While looking at Little Moon Immortal, who had fair skin and displayed a unique charm, Happy naturally thought of Zhou Zhiruo he once knew. Regardless of whether it was during the time they were at Light Summit, Eternal Peace Temple, or at Spirit Snake Island, Zhou Zhiruo was rather similar to her, and he answered subconsciously.
"Then, what do you think of us, young master?" Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant asked with attentive expressions.
"Your skills with the zither are peerless, and your dancing skills can charm the entire world. You do indeed live up to your name as the two matchless beauties in Beijing."
"Thank you for praise, young master."
Little Moon Immortal had a slightly happy expression. She was just about to lift her wine cup and give Happy a toast when she suddenly heard a ruckus outside.
'I knew it! Trouble has arrived!'
"What's going on? Who will come and disturb the people in the best room for honored guests? Hmph! Looks like the environment in Heaven Fragrant Tower isn't really that great."
Happy cast a glance at Wandering Know-it-all, who had a dumbfounded expression before he adopted a look that was a mixture of anger and gloom. Happy thought about it for a moment before he shook his head and laughed.
'Heh, you blame the wrong person, Wandering Know-it-all.'
Happy had forgotten that there were few people who would come to Heaven Fragrant Tower since World of Martial Arts had been launched, and there were even fewer who understood the rules regarding the two matchless beauties of Heaven Fragrant Tower.
They were unlike the hostesses of normal restaurants. Their zither skills and dancing skills were the best in the game, and they were celebrities who were incredibly popular.
It was only natural then that they were well-liked by extraordinary people. Hence, there was a very special setting for the two matchless beauties.
The system provided him with a notification.
"Ding!
"Someone else has asked for Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant to serve them! That person took the initiative to invade the courtyard and issue a challenge!
"Will you accept the challenge? If you accept it, you can choose to receive the challenge while remaining anonymous. If you win, that person will leave, if you lose, Heaven Fragrant Tower will pay for your loss, but you will lose the chance to have Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant serve you in the future."
Wandering Know-it-all received the system notification at the same time, and he looked furious.
Happy smiled calmly. During the time he stood up, his clothes changed to a blurry yellow brocade robe, and his face became indistinct. Even if he fought against the challenger, that person would not know of his identity.
"I'll go take a look."
He turned around and, with Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant accompanying him, walked out of the hall into the courtyard!
Chapter 483 - Vice Commander
Not long after Happy entered Heaven Fragrant Tower, a group of people came over in a mighty manner to stand at the entrance of Heaven Fragrant Tower.
"Vice commander, your arrival in our humble shop has allowed our shop to shine in glory!"
A woman with incredible charm sashayed over with her curvaceous figure and stood at the door. She sounded very hospitable. In fact, she was even more hospitable than when she received Happy.
Clearly, the person in the lead was a regular guest of Heaven Fragrant Tower. There was a relaxed smile on his face as he said, "Madam Qing, thank you for arranging an individual courtyard for us. I have an important guest to serve today."
As he spoke, he whispered a name into Madam Qing's ear. She nodded with a smile. "Sir Lang, we will not dare to be negligent when you want to serve someone. When he is here, we will have someone send him to the second best room for honored guests."
"Second best room?"
When Langye heard Madam Qing's answer, he could not help but raise an eyebrow.
"Are you saying that the best room has already been booked by someone else?" The person who came over was Tower Master Langye of Sky Penetrating Tower, the second greatest force of power in Beijing. He was also the vice commander of a troop of Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"We have a guest there right now." Madam Qing did not seem to have noticed the slight change in Langye's expression.
Langye stood at the entrance and pondered over the matter for a while before he asked, "We have no problem taking the second best room, since the best room has already been taken. But are Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant free right now?"
"Sir Lang, really now, aside from these two treasures, Heaven Fragrant Tower still has plenty of girls who are waiting to receive your attention."
There was no way Langye would not understand the underlying meaning behind Madam Qing's words.
"Hmph!" Langye started laughing coldly. "Interesting. Today, I'll be serving Class One Hall's vice hall master. Aside from me and the people from Class One Hall, I'd like to see who else from Beijing has the ability to enter the best room in Heaven Fragrant Tower."
"Sir Lang!" Madam Qing instantly knew that things were not progressing well, and all color drained from her face.
But she did not manage to stop him.
It was not the first time Langye did something like that. He snorted coldly and received the quest to snatch Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant. Then, with a few of his brothers, he marched to the best room at the backyard of Heaven Fragrant Tower with a fierce momentum.
If it were in the past, Langye might act cautiously and ask who was occupying the best room, but now, Class One Hall's Vice Hall Master Blood Robes was about to arrive, and he was from Class One Hall, the only force of power he feared among the other forces of power in Beijing. Hence, regardless of who the current occupant of the best room was, he did not fear them.
Besides, once he seized Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant, he would display Sky Penetrating Tower's strength and abilities. At the same time, it would help increase Sky Penetrating Tower's prestige. Those who could enter the best room were not ordinary people. If he managed to defeat such a person, it would help him increase his tower's fame and reputation.
Boom!
The door to the yard was destroyed. Langye did not care about Madam Qing trying to stop him. He brought his people into the yard of the best room. The robes belonging to an Embroidered Uniform Guard were on him, and he stood in the yard in an awe-inspiring manner while he waited quietly for the people inside to make their decision.
There was no need for him to hide his appearance and identity. He had come to show his might and display Sky Penetrating Tower's power, after all.
"I'd like to see just who that person is!"
At that moment, the door to the best room opened soundlessly.
He saw two people in yellow brocade robes walk out from the room while accompanied by Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant.
Langye was stunned. Then, he took a step forward and wrapped his fist in his palm.
"I have not asked for your name yet."
He thought that the people inside would already be panicking or angry. He did not expect that the two people who came out would be so calm. Besides, one of them gave him a faint sense of pressure, though it was imperceptible.
This feeling was something he had not felt for a long time.
Langye immediately moved forward cautiously and spoke in a refined manner.
"Compared to you, we are not famous, or else, you would not hav
e come up here so fiercely and confidently to use force. Alright, enough with the nonsense. Since you want to attack, I will entertain you."
The person who spoke was naturally Happy.
Wandering Know-it-all focused on divination, and he did not have much interest in martial arts. It was only natural for him to watch by the side when this sort of situation happened. He placed his hands behind his back, and when he heard Happy's words, he could not help but say coldly, "I have nothing else to say as well. Vice Commander Lang, best of luck."
One of them was very calm and composed in front of Langye, and the other was very arrogant.
Langye was originally a little hesitant and uncertain. He thought that he had run into some ace player who had come from an unknown place, but when he heard one of them recognize him, he instantly calmed down.
Since that person was from Beijing, it would be easy to settle matters.
No matter what, Langye was a player who was ranked among the top ten in Dragon Rank, and there were only a handful of greats in Beijing who could spend their money in Heaven Fragrant Tower.
"If that's the case… please grant me your instruction!"
He seized the air, and his wide cape was thrown behind him with loud howls from the wind. It was calmly caught by a Sky Penetrating Tower elite behind him. Langye revealed an eye-catching and mighty Embroidered Uniform Guard under his cloak.
Slap!
He seized his scimitar.
The person across him stood calmly on the spot. He did not move. He did not even pick up his weapon.
"Don't worry, what I practice is palm techniques." As he said that, he spread his hands.
"Even if you practice palm techniques, you should have gloves, right? Or are you saying that you're looking down on me, sir?" Langye's tone turned cold and grave.
"Gloves?" Happy smiled calmly. "I forgot to bring them. Go on and attack me. Regardless of whether I wear them or not, the difference will not be great."
His words instantly caused Langye to fly into a rage.
After all, he was the tower master of Sky Penetrating Tower, which was the second greatest force of power in Beijing. He was also the seventh ranked player on Dragon Rank, as well as the best fighter and official among the Embroidered Uniform Guards who were players. He was incredibly confident in himself.
Right then, he burned with anger for being looked down upon by a person whose name he did not even know.
"How conceited!" he shouted in anger, and his golden scimitar created a thick layer of cold light with a whoosh. It swept it up and he swung his scimitar horizontally.
Happy could naturally tell that Langye was trying to test the extent of his abilities. He calmly struck forward and generated a gust of wind with his fist. At the same time, he activated Rotating Circle Barrier.
Each of the palm strikes in Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms were ingenious, and their might was extraordinary.
The fist-generated wind at the eighth realm had damage that was equal to a supreme grade Life and Death Realm martial art at Grandmaster Realm, but Happy's weapon disadvantage still remained.
Langye knew this clearly as well. Hence, he was incredibly angry because of Happy's decision to not use weapons.
When the scimitar glare crashed into Happy's fist-generated wind, it rammed into Happy's body fortification, just as expected, and Langye shot forward. The glare of his golden scimitar grew much brighter then!
He did not hold back. He fought at full strength.
Happy switched his momentum. He appeared in front of the saber glare even faster than the fist-generated wind.
An ancient and domineering dragon roar suddenly shot to the sky from Heaven Fragrant Tower.
"ROAR!"
Chapter 484 - Langye’s Guest
Langye, seventh on the Dragon Rank, had secured a spot as one of the three young masters of Beijing with his perfected use of the golden scimitar. He was on equal grounds with Blood Robes and Barren Murderer. The scimitar technique he learned was taught to him by Embroidered Uniform Guard elite Green Dragon, and he perfected it after training through countless fights.
When the golden light that was manifested from Green Dragon Scimitar Technique shone, a mighty green dragon created by qi force formed in the air.
A clear dragon roar rang out right then.
"ROAR!"
It was a thunderous rumble. The mighty dragon roar charged through the area like a thunderous clap.
The mysterious person in the yellow brocade robe punched the scimitar glare while he was still in the air. The dragon's roar shattered the green dragon qi force, which had just formed, and with a violent power that could sweep through everything like a tornado, it charged through the scimitar glare straight to Langye's face like a storm.
Langye was the first to be affected!
He cursed in his heart while shuddering. He could feel that even though the person's fist had not landed on his body, the momentum which left the attacker's body brought with it a powerful vortex. Right before it struck Langye, a mighty dragon-shaped air was formed in the yard!
Langye's expression changed. His body fortification activated on its own and appeared around him.
Bang!
Almost at the same time, the fist rammed against an air membrane that rose from his body.
Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms had yet to reach its maximum damage output, so they could not destroy body fortifications with one strike. However, the dragon head that was formed by the vortex of air was attached to a body that was several feet long, and it crashed into Langye's body! He trembled, and the dragon went through his c.h.e.s.t to come out through his back.
Langye had wanted to use his body fortification to endure the unexpected punch, but unfortunately for him, he did not know who he faced. He was also put against one of the fiercest fist techniques in the world. It was impossible for him to withstand it while he stood still, and when he moved, the dragon's roar shook the heavens and swept up the wind and clouds.
"Great skills!"
Langye withdrew a few feet with loud thuds against the ground. With each step he took, he crushed a tile. In the end, when he stopped, he grunted and coughed up a mouthful of blood. His face was pale.
The expressions of Sky Penetrating Tower elites who had come with Langye changed drastically.
'Just who is he?!'
Wandering Know-it-all also had an expression full of shock.
Even though Happy had extraordinary skills, Langye was still the person with the greatest authority in Beijing. He was also one of the three elites in Beijing, but he did not even manage to receive a single punch from Happy.
'Eighteen Dragon Subduing Punch does live up to its name!' Wandering Know-it-all thought, and his confidence in the rescue mission they were about to discuss later grew.
Little Moon Immortal and Delicate Servant, who stood together with Wandering Know-it-all by the side, had shock on their faces. They were also stunned by Happy's impressive smoothness in defeating his enemy.
"I see, so a Beggar's Sect elite has arrived. Today, I have been careless and arrogant." Even though Langye liked to show off, it did not mean that he was stupid. He could understand his opponent's strength with just one punch, along with the disparity in strength between him and an ultimate technique. His tone changed when he wrapped his fist in his palm and said, "I have made a fool of myself. I will leave now."
He made to leave once he finished saying it, which showed a degree of resolution and determination.
"Wait!" At that moment, a voice rose from outside. Langye and his group looked at the people who came from outside, and they instantly stopped moving.
"Brother Blood Robes."
"Vice Hall Master Blood!"
"Brother Langye, since you mobilized an entire group for me, if I continue to stand by the side and watch, I will not show any form of camaraderie. Brother Langye, what do you think?"
Blood Robes was dressed in white, and he looked elegant. There was a smile on his
face as he fanned himself with a foldable fan and walked slowly into the yard. His actions made him look extraordinarily elegant, but he did not know that his flashy appearance had not only not caused Wandering Know-it-all to regard him kindly, it had also caused Happy, who originally wanted to stop attacking, to have faint anger simmer in his calm heart.
He swept his gaze over Blood Robes and Langye's faces, and a cold sneer appeared on his lips.
"Once I defeat one, another comes."
"Hehe, brother, I must apologize. Today, Class One Hall has a discussion with Sky Penetrating Tower, and Brother Langye only did this for me, which is why he offended you. I, Blood Robes, apologize on behalf of my Brother Langye for his rudeness!"
Blood Robes acted as the representative of Class One Hall's image, just like usual. He bowed slightly with the appropriate mannerisms before looking up with a charming smile. "Please forgive us for bothering you."
Wandering Know-it-all found it hard to have any sort of disgust rise in him toward the polite Blood Robes.
But right when he wanted to speak, he suddenly remembered something.
Blood Robes was the culprit behind Beautiful Robes Faction's destruction, and right then, Class One Hall was about to have a secret discussion with Sky Penetrating Tower, one of the greatest forces of power in Beijing. Could it be that they wanted to learn from Chivalry Sect and form an alliance in the north?
"Hiss…"
When Wandering Know-it-all thought of this, he suddenly sensed a faint chill. The situation was a little abnormal. He did not speak, but just looked at Happy calmly.
"It's not as if we can't forgive you. Do go out on your own. Little Moon Immortal, Delicate Servant, we've defeated the bad men, let's go in and continue drinking."
Under everyone's attentive gazes, Happy showed that he did not care about what Blood Robes said and turned around. He went to Little Moon Immortal and tilted her petite and soft chin gently to give off a slightly charming and flirtatious air. "Drink a little more with me later."
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