Whoosh! Whoosh!
The Divine Arrow Eight Heroes rushed over with the momentum of a tidal wave. The tips of their arrows shone with a spark like lightning. They drew their bows together, and the arrows fell in a formation. Even Inaction Realm martial artists had a hard time against those arrows, but they did not manage to stop Happy's footsteps.
He easily avoided the first wave of arrows from the Divine Arrow Eight Heroes and approached the entrance of the royal mansion.
"Sect Leader Zhou!" When Happy spoke, his voice was like thunder. "There are plenty of elites in Beijing. Since you cannot succeed, why don't you listen to my suggestion? How about we retreat for the time being?"
If Langye and his group had not seen the newcomer's attacks, they would definitely start laughing and mocking him after hearing such arrogant words. But just when the players nearby began to wonder just who would speak so arrogantly, they saw Zhou Zhiruo redirect her sword and use a few sword forces to force A'da and A'er back. With a tap against the ground, she jumped up on a restaurant with her white robes fluttering in the air.
"I didn't expect that you would be here as well…"
The players who were watching were all stunned, and they tried to guess the person's identity.
At that moment, Zhang Wuji called out loudly, "Young Swordsman Happy, it's you!"
Boom!
His words were like a bomb that was thrown into a calm lake. After remaining quiet for a few seconds, the calm lake suddenly blasted its water sky high and boiled over. The innumerable players near the royal mansion all burst into a commotion. Every person's face was filled with disbelief. They did not blink as they stared at the calm and solitary figure who had shot out of the royal mansion.
"I see, so you're here as well, Cult Master Zhang!"
"I'm here too!"
Zhao Min had the Eighth Prince in her grasp while she looked at Happy with gritted teeth. She did not expect that within less than a month, he would be able to move about at ease within the tightly defended Ruyang Mansion.
"Princess Zhao Min, I have to thank you for your gift that day, or else, how would I have been as successful as I am today?"
Happy might have seemed to be moving about at ease in the arrow formation of the Divine Arrow Eight Heroes, but he needed to continuously replenish the qi he had been using up to execute Petite Dragon. The eight people's abilities were extraordinary, and if he stopped for even a moment, he would be in big trouble.
At the same time, Happy knew that if he did not set up a display of power in Ruyang Mansion to intimidate the countless bystanders who liked causing trouble, Zhou Zhiruo's escape might become even harder. The people from Class One Hall would be the first to not allow him to show off in Beijing in such a manner.
When he thought of this, at the moment Happy got closer to the entrance of the mansion, he tapped against the ground, and a surging barehanded offence exploded as his speed swiftly increased!
"ROAR!"
A large black dragon was instantly formed under Happy. It immediately threw the arrows from the various Yuan Dynasty soldiers into chaos.
It roared madly with its prideful head raised high as it charged into a group of powerful fighters who had gathered at the entrance of the royal mansion.
Chapter 493 - Identity Exposed
"ROAR!"
A dragon roar caused the clouds to move in Beijing!
At that moment, Happy pushed the might and the ability to create chaos within Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm to its limits. After he used Dragon Hides in Pool, countless Yuan Dynasty soldiers seemed to have been attacked by a level 12 tornado. They crashed into the walls in the area like cannonballs. That included a group of elites at the peak of Moksha Realm, such as the Divine Arrow Eight Heroes. They, too, could not quite find their footing and stopped shooting arrows to protect Prince Ruyang.
Zhang Wuji, Zhou Zhiruo, Xuanming Elders, A'da, and A'er were the only ones in the area who remained at ease and were not hurt!
When Happy made a mess of the place, the elites of Ruyang Mansion placed the safety of Prince Ruyang as their priority. They separated themselves from Zhang Wuji, and he brought Zhao Min to a safe place.
A clear distinction between the camps appeared.
"Eighth Prince, I hope that you will not continue to force my father's hand in the future. I will not marry your son. I hope that you will not take the transgression upon you today to heart. Someday in the future, I will definitely come to your house to ask for your forgiveness."
Zhao Min pushed the Eighth Prince forward and glared at Happy before she said to Zhang Wuji, "Let's go."
Zhang Wuji gave Zhou Zhiruo a slightly apologetic glance. Then, his gaze landed on Happy's face, who landed beside Zhou Zhiruo at that moment. "Today is not the time to catch up on old times. Some day in the future, I hope that you will have time to talk to me on Light Summit, Young Swordsman Happy. Goodbye."
"... Goodbye."
Happy put his fist in his palm as a salute, but he could hear Zhou Zhiruo snorting softly beside him.
"Sect Leader Zhou, let's go. There are countless elites in Beijing, and if we continue dragging this out, it might not be good for us."
When Zhou Zhiruo saw Zhang Wuji leave and the elites from Ruyang Mansion show signs of thinking to surround them, she knew that she could not do what she had planned. She did not say anything, but tapped against the ground to head to the roof in the distance.
"After her! Chase after her! You must kill Emei Sect's Zhou Zhiruo!" Prince Ruyang walked down the stairs while surrounded by a group of elites from the royal mansion and shouted at Zhou Zhiruo's back, "How dare you come to Beijing to try and kill my daughter, Minmin! I will definitely destroy Emei Sect to its last member!
"Xuanming Elders! Immediately fire a signal and notify the city guard to catch the assassins!
"A'da, A'er! After them! You must bring me Zhou Zhiruo and Happy's heads!"
"Understood!"
Four Inaction Realm elites respectfully received their orders at the same time.
When the four elites took action, it was only then that the murderous air that could only be generated in the battlefields disappeared from Prince Ruyang. He turned to the Eighth Prince, who had just escaped death. "Eighth Prince, I am sorry that you went through such a shock."
The Eighth Prince said nothing.
*****
"Hall master!"
There were numerous messenger pigeons that kept flying back and forth in the headquarters of Class One Hall. Wherever anyone was, they could see messenger pigeons flapping their wings. Some people even had around ten messenger pigeons flying around them. When they saw it, they decided to ignore all the birds and just run into the headquarters themselves.
A person rushed into the sect prison of the headquarters.
"Hall master, he is too bold. He knows that our headquarters are here, and he dared to show his tracks in Beijing? He's looking down on us!"
"Hall master, please give your orders, I've already sent some of our people to intercept him near the city gate. Today, if we let Happy leave Beijing easily, we will lose all our dignity, and we won't be able to hold our footing in Beijing anymore."
The people who spoke were core members of Class One Hall, and most of the ones gathered there had died due to Chivalry Sect, Mu Clan, or Happy before. When they received the shocking news from the people outside, they could not suppress the burning fire in their hearts. It rose madly, and it wanted to burn Happy to ashes.
Even after Dream Clouds heard many people speak, she remained quiet, but her face was so dark that it was terrible.
She remembered the news that Blood Robes had brought back to her sometime earlier.
A mysterious player in Heaven Fragrant Tower had defeated Blood Robes in just ten moves and would have killed him if not the protection of the restaurant.
Since the person Blood Robes mentioned was Happy, Dream Clouds had to think about what to do carefully.
Even though th
e four elites of Class One Hall were all in Beijing, Dream Clouds still felt lost. She did not know what was Happy's goal and what was the significance behind him appearing in Beijing in such a flashy manner.
Besides, Happy had actually obtained the legacy of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm. He could go up against Inaction Realm martial artists head-on now, and there was also Zhou Zhiruo, whose strength was unfathomable, by his side.
For the first time ever, her mind was conflicted, and she found it hard to come to a decision!
"Big Sis Clouds."
Blood Robes appeared in the cell, and his expression was incredibly sour.
Dying in Happy's hands once had already destroyed his ego, and it left behind quite a trauma in his heart. But he did not expect that the great fighter in Heaven Fragrant Tower would also be Happy.
When he thought that his efforts over the past month or so had still not helped him close the distance between him and Happy but had instead caused the distance between them to become wider, Blood Robes felt a very gloomy feeling rise in his c.h.e.s.t.
"We've got to know who that person is." Blood Robes walked in front of Dream Clouds. "Happy came to Beijing to save two people from the dungeon in Ruyang Mansion. Based on the observations of the people nearby, one of them was Silver Wolf, and the other Demonic Zither Wind Chimes, who rose to fame recently."
"I understand," Dream Clouds answered faintly, but she still did not show any intention to come to a decision.
In truth, Happy alone was enough to make her hesitant.
If she attacked recklessly and did not manage to kill Happy, Class One Hall, who had just stabilized their situation, to descend into unrest again. But now, Silver Wolf and Wind Chimes had also popped up into the situation.
Wind Chimes was a typical great player who rose to the ranks by relying on ultimate techniques. Her ability to kill using sound was ingenious and domineering! Her area of attack also resulted in her practically having no weaknesses to exploit.
She could easily handle group fights!
Four people like that had the ability to fight against Class One Hall's headquarters.
When Dream Clouds thought of this, she felt an unprecedented sense of danger surge up in her heart.
'We can't fight them. If we do, we might end up dragging Class One Hall into a dangerous swamp we've never seen before.'
Dream Clouds opened her eyes and ordered loudly, "Let him leave Beijing!"
"Hall master!"
Regret and indignation appear on the faces of a few higher ups, but when Dream Clouds looked at them with an awe-inspiring gaze, they shuddered, hunched their shoulders, and did not say anything.
*****
They had just received letters via messenger pigeons and learned the shocking news that Happy had actually appeared in Beijing.
They were originally still doubtful, but when they saw two figures who were swiftly charging toward them from the distance and gradually becoming clearer, the crowd became on guard.
"Look!"
"They're here!"
"Zhou Zhiruo and Happy… Hey, Zhou Zhiruo seems to be injured."
As the two drew closer, the group keenly noticed that Zhou Zhiruo was behind Happy, and while she ran, blood trickled out of the corners of her mouth.
Behind them were Xuanming Elders, A'da, and A'er. They were less than fifty feet away, and they were moving as fast as lightning.
When Zhou Zhiruo saw the lineup in front of them, she smiled in anguish and put away Heavenly Sword without batting an eyelid. "Happy, leave! Forget about me!"
Chapter 494 - Origin Leopard Pill
The appearance of the people from Class One Hall was within Happy's expectations. However, he did not expect that the sequel to Zhou Zhiruo swiftly mastering Nine Yin Manual would appear at that moment. Her abilities were greatly reduced, and now he had to face the interception from more than one thousand people from Class One Hall and city guards. There were also four Inaction Realm martial artists who eyed them with hostility.
A faint sense of danger that made him feel like he had been pushed into a corner filled his heart.
However, he would absolutely not give up on Zhou Zhiruo and leave!
"We're leaving together! Come with me!"
He gritted his teeth and quickly equipped himself with Golden Armor. then landed in the street below him.
Zhou Zhiruo quickly realized that Happy wanted to use the environment of the street to avoid suffering from more enemy attacks. He also wanted to make the enemies fear attacking their own using the dense crowd on the street.
Zhou Zhiruo did not dare to be slow in her actions. While she tried to suppress her wounds, she rushed down as well.
However, Zhou Zhiruo only noticed that one thing. She did not know that he had an even bolder thought.
The city gate was close by.
With their current strength, it was impossible for them to rush out of the encirclement. They had to increase their strength…
The streets could limit the threat of the people from Class One Hall. At the same time, they could provide Happy with the space to acc.u.mulate might with his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm.
"ROAR!
They did not have the strength to fight back at all!
The damage of fourth-echelon Golden Gloves working with the might of Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm was fully displayed at that moment!
Happy threw a punch and swept through everything like a tornado. The momentum of the qi when it left his fist became stronger and stronger. A baffling qi flow swiftly surged through the area, then it made a circle and returned to Happy's body to increase his momentum.
Happy increased his speed of attacking!
A dragon-shaped vortex was formed in each hand, and when the dragon roars rose, he punched forward with both hands.
The soldiers who were swept off their feet because of the punches were sent tumbling along with the players nearby. Happy forcefully opened a path in the middle.
"Damn it!"
"How dare you act so wildly in Beijing!"
The players in the streets were furious, but when they saw the players who were forced back and evaded the punches in panic, they instantly realized that the situation was bad.
However, along the way, there were quite a number of indignant players who quietly attacked. Appropriately executed self-defense in the city would not get them captured by the city guards.
But when their attacks drew close to Happy, they vanished without a trace.
A powerful vortex swiftly negated most of the power of their attacks, even though they did use their full strength to execute them. In the end, when their attacks landed on Happy's Golden Armor, they did not have any effect.
After seeing that, they got rid of the idea to attack him with pale faces.
The players who had been watching the situation from nearby streets and restaurants recognized the newcomer's identity through the dazzling, metallic light flowing on the Golden Armor Set. They could not help but suck in sharp breaths.
"It's him!"
Zhou Zhiruo, who had been following Happy, might not have attacked those who just counterattacked in defense, but she showed no mercy to those who tried to sneak attack. When she flung the sleeves of her white robes, those people's c.h.e.s.ts instantly gained bloody holes the size of a finger tip. Then, they fell to the ground face up.
Zhou Zhiruo did not attack often, but she still managed to intimidate the people around her, and she provided cover for Happy.
It allowed him to concentrate on only charging forward, and he quickly increased the momentum of his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palm with the help of the two groups of patrolling soldiers. Eighth move… ninth move!
As his strength increased, Happy gained confidence. He shot over a few dead guards' corpses without slowing down, and when he looked up, he found that the roofs and streets dozens of feet away had all been filled with Class One Hall men who had appeared out of nowhere.
"Everyone, don't be afra
id. Activate your body fortifications. Those with high defense, hold your shields and stand in front. Stop him! As long as you can stop him for a while, Happy will definitely die!"
A familiar voice loudly boosted the morale of the Class One Hall members from behind the crowd.
"Hmph!"
Happy snorted coldly.
He turned his head to cast Zhou Zhiruo a glance, and when he noticed that she was right behind him while Xuanming Elders as well as the others were still a distance away, he swiftly brought out Origin Leopard Pill that Pomelo had recently created for him.
He opened his mouth and bit through it, and a warm flow of energy quickly exploded in his Dantian region. His body felt as if it had been lit up on fire, and he tapped fiercely against the ground. His speed increased by leaps and bounds!
"ROAR!"
The tenth move!
The group of Class One Hall people were looking down at him from above when they noticed that the explosive increase in his momentum surpassed the speed which they expected. He jumped to the roof from the shops on the street, and he did it so fast that their rhythm was thrown off-kilter.
Boom!
A sight that shocked the people's hearts appeared.
The shields of dozens of big Class One Hall members with sturdy bones looked like they had been struck by morningstars.
Bang! BANG!
The shields shattered straightaway, and the people holding them looked as if they had been rammed into by a train. They coughed up blood and flew horizontally into the crowd behind them. Many tiles shattered beneath them, and the buildings crumbled, which resulted in them crashing down into the shops.
As for Happy, he practically did not stop. After he threw the punch, he charged into the lineup of the Class One Hall members as fast as the wind. His palm-generated wind brought forth chaos, and even though the Class One Hall elites around him attacked frequently, the power of their attacks was immediately weakened drastically by a powerful vortex around Happy. The remaining power was then not enough to deal any sort of damage to Happy, who had already activated Golden Bell Cocoon.
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