Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  The short and capable man became even more terrified as he fought against Happy!

  Even though he had the upperhand in the beginning, his enemy was even more stubborn than he expected. The youth did not have the advantage, but he fought desperately with his life at risk, and his momentum became increasingly more astonishing with each punch he threw.

  When they exchanged the tenth blow, the man found himself having a hard time handling the situation. He moved from an offensive position to a defensive position, and his morale decreased!

  In the end, when a large four-clawed golden dragon appeared in front of him in a mighty and aggressive manner, he stopped moving for a moment, and the momentum of his saber changed. He suddenly began swinging his sabers madly while standing in one spot.

  Dazzling saber glares flew everywhere from above and below, and their speed grew faster with each passing moment to protect him in a water-tight defense!

  Happy laughed coldly. He stood still and pushed forward in the face of the wind.

  Boom!

  The four-clawed golden dragon charged forward with a momentum that could destroy everything and crashed into its enemy viciously.

  An awe-inspiring dragon roar rose. The cover formed by the saber glares from the short and capable man shuddered violently before it swiftly became dimmer and fell away. The remaining momentum of Happy's punch smashed straight into the man.

  Thud!

  The short and capable man was sent flying backward.

  He borrowed the power from Happy's strike to fall back and shouted, "He's a tough one! Second! Bail!"

  The short and capable man prepared himself to run into the crowd, but he was not facing a player who was fighting against an Inaction Realm martial artist for the first time in his life. Instead, he faced Happy, who had once chased after an Inaction Realm martial artist for six hours.

  The moment he turned around, an even wilder and rampant power rose from behind him.

  In shock, the short and capable man turned his head around to look. He saw a large and tall golden dragon head coming after him with a momentum that could vanquish everything.

  Boom!

  Under countless people's gazes, the short and capable man looked as if he had been devoured by the great dragon that caught up to him. His clothes were torn, and he crashed into a house nearby while covered in blood. He did not move even after a long time had passed.

  On the other side, the moment the thin and tall man received the signal from his boss, he did not care that Yang Xuyan was still fighting against Shi Feixuan. He ran madly, and with a few jumps, he vanished into the night.

  However, Shi Feixuan did not want to let this young elite from Flowers Sect leave. She chased after him like a plume of smoke. One of them fled, and the other chased after. In a moment, both of them disappeared from Phoenix Sun City.

  Happy did not go after them.

  He was sure that he could not catch up to Shi Feixuan and Yang Xuyan, so he found the corpse of the leader of the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun in one of the houses nearby and took his Universe Bag. Then, while the large number of players in the area watched him return to the yard with respectful, envious, and complicated gazes, he also took Evil Ghost's Universe Bag.

  He completed the quest!

  Song Yuanqiao was fine, and Happy had also gotten rid of two of the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun. Even though it was a pity that one of them left, he could still be considered to have completed the quest perfectly.

  The only thing that was rather strange was that the system did not immediately tell him that he had completed the quest! Not only did he not receive any news from Chen Youliang, even though Song Yuanqiao and the others had clearly been secretly transferred by the Beggar's Sect disciples, he also did not receive any notification about Shi Feixuan. The situation was a little strange.

  Just when Happy was pondering over the next step of the quest and how to search for clues, a loud ruckus came from the street nearby.

  "Hurry up!"

  "The constables are here on official business! Those who are unrelated to the matter, hurry up and leave!"

  Their footsteps were steady, and their eyes sparkled. Their abilities were clearly like night and day compared to those of the constables Happy had run into before.

  One glance was enough to see that the group was led by a man in a government official's uniform who had a black cloak over his shoulders and possessed an extraordinary presence. Upon seeing that, Happy could not help his pupils shrinking a little, and he became fearful.

  Those were Golden Saber Constables and Silver Saber Constables from Six Doors!

  The group walked to the area near the yard, where the wall was completely destroyed. They could see the dozens of corpses that lay strewn in the yard from there, as well as the young man who had specks of blood on his body while standing by himself. He was currently staring at them with a strange look…

  The man with the black cloak and an extraordinary presence was a Golden Saber Constable. He stopped and looked around before his gaze landed on Happy. He gave an order with an indifferent and unquestionable tone. "Bring him back."

  "Understood!"

  The Silver Saber Constables voiced their obedience with a loud shout. They surged into the yard then with nimble movements and surrounded Happy…

  "What are you doing?"

  Even though Happy knew that they wanted to capture him, he also knew some of the settings in World of Martial Arts. All those who had enough reputation points, especially players who had titles in the game, were people that the constables would avoid like the plague. They would not capture someone without saying a word. Hence, he stood in the middle of the constables in a very calm manner while staring at the Golden Saber Constable outside the yard with a cold gaze.

  The man would know about the strength of the corpses who lay strewn on the ground, especially the strength of the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun. And if Happy could stand unharmed in the yard, it proved his strength and said that he was not to be underestimated.

  The Golden Saber Constable was clearly shocked by Happy's presence, for his expression turned grave, but he still said darkly, "You killed someone in the city, and we're doing our duty as constables of Six Doors to capture you! Are you going to resist capture?!"

  As he spoke, he took a step forward. "Seize him!"

  Chapter 592 - Return to the City, Puzzlement!

  "Wait!"

  Happy was completely unbothered by facing a group of Silver Saber Constables in Moksha Realm. As for the Golden Saber Constable, he was not much different. That man was just an Inaction Realm martial artist, and Happy naturally did not feel any pressure, which was why he was not very nervous about the situation.

  Silver Saber Constables and Golden Saber Constables could not be considered to be constables the system automatically generated to capture people. Instead, they were NPCs involved in the plot, and they were like elites in a sect. However, they were a sect who had the right to lock up people.

  When the group of Silver Saber Constables examined Happy, they stopped moving.

  Even though their superior had given them a second order, they knew about the strength of the person before them very clearly, and he was also a disciple from the Murong Clan as well as the current strongest martial artist among the younger generation of the righteous sects. All that made it obvious that it would not be easy to capture him.

  "What else do you want to say?!"

  The Golden Saber Constable walked with a majestic gait and the awe-inspiring look of an official. He swept his gaze over one of the corpses of the two monsters of Phoenix Sun before he trained his eyes on Happy's face again.

  Happy placed his hands behind his back before he schooled his expression and snorted coldly. "There are plenty of people here, but you only suspect me. Do you think that the Murong Clan is easy to persecute, or do you think that I'm easy to bully?"

  "Do you think that the disciples of the Murong Clan can ignore the laws of the
imperial court?"

  The Golden Saber Constable mentioned the laws of the imperial court straight away, showing that he was not someone simple.

  "This is a grudge in the world of martial artists, which means that this is a matter among wanderers. Those who died here are evil people whose crimes are worthy of a death sentence.

  "Why is Six Doors butting into something that doesn't concern them? Even if you want to b.u.t.t into this… investigate this properly and only capture the criminal after you determine who is wrong. After all, I am not about to run anywhere, or do you actually think that you have the ability to keep me here?"

  "If we don't try this… how would we know?!" Golden Saber Constable soon deciphered the mocking in Happy's words, and he flew into a rage before he gave a resolute command. "Seize him!"

  "Ding!

  "The Golden Saber Constable of Six Doors came on orders from Empress Yin and led a group of people to capture you. Flee as quickly as possible!"

  "Hmph!"

  It was at that moment that Happy became certain that the Golden Saber Constable was part of the quest. When he heard the notification from the quest, he instantly came to a realization. "You're just the lapdogs of the evil cult!"

  The quest was full of twists and turns!

  The players originally thought that the show was already over, but when they saw the people from Six Doors suddenly attack Happy, they instantly became excited. The ratio of government constables fighting against players was very low, especially high-ranking constables like Golden Saber Constable. To the players, someone like that was naturally intimidating, and they had never heard of them getting into conflict with players before.

  Right then, when they saw that Happy actually dared to attack a Golden Saber Constable, they naturally did not want to miss the show!

  But the Silver Saber Constables were really not that much. They were just about the same as evil cult disciples. Once Happy used ten moves, his Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms shot forward proudly, and the twenty or so Silver Saber Constables were instantly sent away by a large golden dragon. They were all completely routed.

  With a loud clang, the Golden Saber Constable drew his golden saber.

  The Golden Saber Constable went up to Happy with an awe-inspiring look while he shouted angrily, "You ignorant fool! How dare you fight against the laws of the imperial court?! You just did another crime!"

  "I can't be bothered with this."

  Happy snorted coldly and pushed out a roaring golden dragon with one palm. He knocked away the constable when he was close to him and, with a few jumps, headed into the crowd that was surrounding the area.

  The Golden Saber Constable might have landed on the ground safely, but Happy's Dragon Fights in Wild had caused him to suffer some minor injuries. His robes were torn, and he looked dishevelled, but he quickly gathered a group of Silver Saber Constables with sparkling eyes.

  "Gusu's Blue-robed Hero… what a man. He's powerful indeed."

  The Silver Saber Constables were all injured, and they asked hesitantly, "Sir, should we chase after him?"

  The Golden Saber Constable's expression changed nonstop. Then, he shook his head.

  "Forget it. Even if we chase after him, it would be to no avail. We will pretend that today never happened."

  *****

  Once Happy left Phoenix Sun City, he checked his status.

  Also, his rewards for killing two of three monsters of Phoenix Sun were great.

  The Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun had a lot of blood on their hands, and because of it, they had more than ten grade one masterpieces. They also had a low-grade demon vessel known as Hundred Bone Abyssal Spirit Whip, whose power made it one of the best among the low-grade demon vessels. Its damage did not lose to that of a middle-grade divine weapon.

  There were also two Moksha Realm martial arts manuals. One of them was a kick technique, and the other a saber technique.

  And last but not least, Happy obtained another Sky Demon Order.

  He could be considered to have gained a lot from the battle!

  *****

  Happy soon received Sect Master Huang Rong's messenger pigeon in the wilderness outside the city.

  She said in her letter that since Happy diverted the evil cult's attention, Song Yuanqiao and the others were safely transferred to another city from the secret base. As of then, they were safe and had already woken up. They were on their way back to Wudang Sect, and he was not to worry.

  This result surprised Happy a little.

  'The quest ended? But that doesn't seem to be the case! After all, the system hasn't given me the notification that the quest ended.'

  The quest also involved Beggar's Sect, the evil cult, Ming Cult, and Wudang Sect. Even though Happy was not at all surprised by it, he did not understand why the Golden Saber Constable from Six Doors would show up in the end. This made the seemingly normal quest for him to return a favor to appear rather superfluous. On top of that, he did not get a clear sign of his current quest progression, which made it feel like things were shrouded in a fog of mystery.

  'What's going on?' Happy scowled. In his previous life, he had never encountered a quest that was so vague.

  'Is it a chain quest or a hidden quest? Or did I run into a rather troublesome variable?'

  Happy thought that this was a huge possibility.

  He thought about it for quite some time outside the city, and he continued to think about it until dawn arrived and the sun rose in the horizon. Even so, Happy did not receive any notification from the system.

  "Forget it!"

  Happy sighed and decided to return to Phoenix Sun City. He might be able to get some clues there.

  On his way back to Phoenix Sun City, the more Happy thought about it, the more he thought that it was strange.

  Even though messenger pigeons were rather popular among players and could reach the receiver very quickly once they were sent, it still required some time!

  Huang Rong's letter…

  Could it be that Huang Rong was in Phoenix Sun County or hiding somewhere in the dark?

  Also, the timing of Six Door's appearance was a little strange. They showed up immediately after the battle ended.

  Furthermore, what was even stranger was that when Chen Youliang left, Shi Feixuan had clearly said that they were to meet up once he finished transferring everyone, so why did Chen Youliang choose to notify Huang Rong after he left instead of telling Happy himself?

  When Happy saw Phoenix Sun City in his view, the puzzlement and gloom in his eyes did not disappear. In the end, he changed his attire, put on a Bamboo Hat, and took up a disguise to pretend to be a normal player before he mixed into the crowd in Phoenix Sun City.

  As Happy expected, once he was dressed in handwoven cloth, no one paid him any attention when he entered Phoenix Sun City.

  What puzzled Happy upon entering was that a lot of child beggars dressed in rags and holding staffs as well as bowls in their hands suddenly appeared in the streets of Phoenix Sun City, even though there had not been any beggars before. The reason behind it seemed to be because the threat of the evil cult had completely disappeared.

  Happy thought about it, and he remembered Chen Youliang mentioning that quite a number of beggars from Phoenix Sun City had been captured by the evil cult disciples.

  Happy said nothing about the situation, but his puzzlement just kept building in his c.h.e.s.t.

  He knew that he might only be able to understand what was going on when he met Chen Youliang.

  Chapter 593 - Cunning Elder Chen

  When Happy returned to Beggar's Sun's Phoenix Sun Branch in Phoenix Sun City, he discovered that the place had clearly been cleaned up. There were a few Beggar's Sect disciples serving as scouts at the entrance, and they observed the crowd on the streets warily.

  Happy had wanted to go up and ask a few questions, but when he saw that they looked as if they were about to face a great enemy, a thought flashed in his mind, and he quietly went to the
back of the yard where he flipped over the wall quietly.

  He retracted his aura, and with the increased spiritual senses given to him by Nine Yang Divine Skill, he could clearly sense the changes around him. He avoided the sight of the Beggar's Sect disciples with low qi realms without leaving any traces behind and approached the hall without alerting anyone.

  The moment he got close, he could vaguely hear two people talking in the hall. One of their voices was very familiar, and it, naturally, belonged to Chen Youliang, whom Happy had been looking for.

  "...I didn't expect that the boy's skills would have improved to this extent. After all, the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun are people who are rather ruthless and troublesome in this area. I didn't expect that they wouldn't be able to kill him even when they attacked together. Instead, he killed two of them, and he even broke the third's arm."

  "Elder Chen… what should we do now?"

  "How should I know?" There were hints of anger in Chen Youliang's voice. "I was thinking about killing three birds with one stone and using the evil cult's power to get rid of Happy and retrieve Dragon Saber from his hands, but not only did Shi Feixuan come out to completely ruin our plans, but that Physician Wang… Have you gotten rid of him?"

  "You don't have to worry about that." The unfamiliar voice seemed to be displeased that Chen Youliang had failed in his plan. It said with a hint of disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, "As for you, have you managed to send Song Yuanqiao and the others away?"

  "Of course! Two of the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun died, and one of them is injured. Yang Xuyan is currently being chased by Shi Feixuan, so if we don't bring them some people, we won't be able to explain things to the evil cult…"

  There was an incredibly solemn tone to Chen Youliang's voice. "Right now, they should have already been handed over to the evil cult. I heard that they will be sending them to Sky Demon Sect, so we can not be considered to have failed completely this time."