"That's my own problem. You just need to contact One Emperor and ask him to be a bodyguard again."
Happy left Wandering Know-it-all's mansion without turning back.
Wandering Know-it-all frowned and paced around for a while in the pavilion. In the end, he still chose to write a letter to both One Emperor and Phantasmal Shadow to tell them about Happy's decision.
He knew that Happy was not a rash person, but if he wanted to ensure Wind Chimes' safety in a protected zone when she had not logged in until now and even bring her back to the mansion from a region that Class One Hall kept on eye on with great hostility, then he will be unable to avoid slaughter. There was no other way about it.
*****
"Tower master, you just have to let us handle these small matters. You should go and rest."
"There's no need for that."
"Vice Tower Master Wu, please persuade the tower master to rest. If she continues on like this, her body will collapse."
More than one hundred Wind Assault Tower members watched Phantasmal Shadow work hard in writing replies and sending letters at the center of a restaurant near Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters. She had never stopped being busy, and all of them found themselves unable to bear with the sight.
Since yesterday, Phantasmal Shadow had sent thousands of letters, and over the day, she had only rested on and off for two hours, and when she rested, she even did it in the game.
In the beginning, she sent letters to the sect masters and vice sect masters. Later on, she sent letters to the famous elites from the Chinese server. She would read through all of their replies before personally replying.
They knew why Phantasmal Shadow was working so hard.
It was for Wind Assault Tower. She was trying her best to protect Wind Assault Tower.
Right now, there was no way she could not work hard. Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters in Beijing had been destroyed, and the spot for their current headquarters was changing rapidly. However, their branches were being destroyed one after another, and right now, they had fewer than two hundred branches left from their original three hundred or so branches. Each of them were also in precarious situations.
It can be said that Wind Assault Tower was an egg in danger of falling off a cliff while it was being blown by a violent gust of wind. With just one careless move, it could end up being smashed to pieces.
Only Phantasmal Shadow herself noticed that she did not have a lot of time.
One Emperor had been sitting in a corner of the restaurant for a long time and just stared at Phantasmal Shadow. He had been staring at her for an equally long time.
As he watched how the restaurant was filled with a large number of messenger pigeons and a dense stack of papers, there were a few times where he wanted to go over and tear all those letters and pigeons apart with just one slash.
But every time he saw Phantasmal Shadow's eyes light up with hope when she saw a rather lengthy reply, he would suppress that urge.
At that moment…
Flap flap flap!
A messenger pigeon descended from the sky while the sound of its wings fluttering was heard.
One Emperor was now sick of seeing messenger pigeons, but there were only that many people who would send him letters, and they would usually not contact him unless there was something important.
One Emperor quickly held the messenger pigeon.
He opened the letter and cast a glance at it. Then, One Emperor could not help but tighten his grip over the sheathed, black longsword on the table.
He s.u.c.k.e.d in a slight breath. Then, One Emperor's expression returned to normal.
Under all the Wind Assault Tower members' surprised gazes, One Emperor picked up his sword on the table before he got up quietly and moved.
"I'm going out to take a breath of fresh air."
When he passed by Phantasmal Shadow, he saw Phantasmal Shadow frown, and suddenly, she accurately grabbed one of the messenger pigeons from a band of pigeons that just arrived.
When she opened the letter and skimmed through it, a voice rose from behind One Emperor.
"Vice Tower Master Wu, bring Wind Assault Squad and go out with One Emperor to take a breath of fresh air."
When One Emperor heard this as he arrived at the entrance of the restaurant, his feet stopped moving for half a second before he continued moving in resignation.
At that moment, Wu Kuo swiftly understood what they meant. One Emperor's "going out to take a breath of fresh air" probably meant that he wanted to do something.
"Let's go!"
*****
Wind Assault Tower's aces followed One Emperor out of the restaurant, and they immediately attracted the gazes from Class One Hall members and the other people on the street.
A few messenger pigeons rose to the sky!
"Where are they going?"
"I don't know!"
"One Emperor is personally leading the group, and they will definitely do something about it. Let's follow them."
"Huh?"
"Judging by the direction they're taking, they seem to be heading to Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters."
"Hasn't that place been reduced to ruins? Why are they going there?"
"I don't know…"
"Wait. Isn't there a group of people stationed there? I'll send a letter to the hall master."
Beijing had been slowly regaining its peace, but at that moment, this small action had caused a minor stir, just like a stone causing some ripples in a lake when it was thrown in it.
*****
Class One Hall's new headquarters was built on where it originally was.
As the situation in Beijing gradually became stable and the cities around the area were controlled, Dream Clouds and a group of Class One Hall higher ups began to urgently discuss their next plan in the meeting hall of the newly built headquarters.
"Once Wind Assault Tower is destroyed, there will be no force of power that can stand against us in the Chinese server, but I suggest that we take extra care of Wind Assault Tower's remnants and prevent the event that happened to us one and a half years ago after what happened to Happy appearing again."
"That's right."
"There's also the resources. Right now, there are more than one hundred sects we have destroyed in the server, and we have plenty of resource points that are now open for grabs. Should we develop another group of occupation-focused players and expand the number of our branches to five hundred?'
Evil Emperor was not quite interested in listening to the discussion among the Class One Hall higher ups. Then, Flame Wolf suddenly leaned close to his ear and whispered something that made his spirits lift.
"He's online."
"Where is he?"
"The Prophet said that Happy seems to be heading to the ruins of Wind Assault Tower's headquarters."
"Why is he going there?" Evil Emperor frowned slightly.
Right now, there were only two people he would pay attention to in the entire Chinese server. One of them was One Emperor, and the other was Happy. But One Emperor never appeared in front of him ever since Evil Emperor showed up in the Chinese server. He could already guess that perhaps One Emperor had already understood the difference between them based on the battle replay between him and Happy, which was why he did not come forward to challenge him. After all, the Chinese server was currently very weak, and if One Emperor lost, there would be no doubt that the Chinese players' morale, which was already not very strong, would plummet to the ground.
Flame Wolf shook his head. "I don't really know right now."
Before his voice faded away, next to them, Dream Clouds tore apart the letter in her hands and turned her head toward them. "If my guess is correct, he's going to the ruins of Wind Assault Tower's headquarters to save someone."
Chapter 1063 - Take Action!
"Keep an eye on him!"
"The boss said that if he changes direction, we are to immediately send a messenger pigeon to rep
ort to her!"
"Huh…? Where is he?"
When a few Class One Hall members chased after Happy until they arrived near the ruins of Wind Assault Tower's headquarters, they suddenly lost track of Happy, and they immediately became so anxious that they broke out in cold sweat. They looked around them, and one of them hastily jumped to a higher spot to look around the area.
"Don't be anxious. I saw him turn over there just now." One person stopped his companions when they were about to jump into higher spots blindly to chase after Happy. He pointed at a shop named "Gold Ingot".
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The group of people quickly walked to the entrance, and they did indeed see Happy talk to an employee in front of the counter of the bank, and they released sighs of relief.
"Thank goodness we didn't lose him."
"What's he doing at the bank?"
"Isn't he going to Wind Assault Tower?"
"Don't jump to conclusions. We'll observe more before we make judgments. If he's just there to store things, then it's strange, because we've passed by multiple banks on the way, and this bank is the closest to Wind Assault Tower's ruins." An observant Class One Hall member reminded his companions.
"True, that."
The group became silent.
Happy had actually long since noticed the group of people following him, but he ignored them, because Beijing was currently under Class One Hall's total control now, and it was not quite practical if he wanted to move around Beijing but not be discovered by Class One Hall. Besides, his destination this time was the ruins of Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters, which was currently guarded tightly by Class One Hall.
"Dear customer, how may I help you?" The employee in front of the counter was very enthusiastic.
When he saw that Happy seemed as if he wanted to store something in the bank, his smile became even wider. "If you're storing a small number of items, we'll charge a suitable amount of management fees, and if you're going to store too many items, you might have to pay the price of a Universe Bag."
"I have a Universe Bag, and the items I'm storing are all in here." Happy did not wait for him to speak. He tossed over an exquisite looking bag, as if he had been expecting it. "Take care of it."
"You don't have to worry, dear customer." A high-grade Universe Bag was enough to make the employee put on an obsequious smile. He became even more subservient. "I will definitely manage your items well, and you can come and retrieve them at any moment."
As he spoke, he put a paper strip to seal the Universe Bag in one familiar motion, and he handed the bag over into the bank through a small window.
Once he was done storing his items, Happy ignored the employee's enthusiastic recommendations. He just turned around and walked out of the bank.
When he walked out of the door, Happy felt relaxed, as if he had completely set aside all his worries. He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and stared into the distance, where the ruins of Wind Assault Tower's headquarters were.
*****
From the moment Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters was reduced to ruins, this place was visited by a lot of people, and it was never desolate. The players who passed by the place every day could see that there were dozens of Class One Hall elites stationed around the ruins, and they looked as if they were wasting away their time.
There were a lot of Class One Hall members in the streets around the ruins as well, and when they entered the restaurants, they would see that all seats were occupied by the people from Class One Hall.
Whenever a Wind Assault Tower member got closer, Class One Hall would unhesitantly fix their eyes at them, and then, when the Wind Assault Tower member got out of the restaurant, a group of people would follow him or her.
When Happy walked into the street leading to the ruins, the street instantly became silent.
Thud thud!
The sound of footsteps was very faint.
Class One Hall members with wary and hostile expressions appeared one after another in the restaurants, balconies, and even the roofs on both sides of the street.
When he took a turn and entered the street that was not over 162 feet long, there were already more than two hundred people following behind him and by his sides.
All of them glared hostilely at the person who walked slowly into the ruins of Wind Assault Tower's headquarters.
Happy ignored the Class One Hall members who appeared around him.
The people who were stationed here by Dream Clouds were all Class One Hall's elites, but not of them were her aces, which was why he did not need to bother himself with them.
Happy walked in front alone, and soon, he appeared at the field outside Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters.
This was the first time Happy saw the situation in Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters after it collapsed.
When he faced the rubble and ruins of Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters, Happy could not help but remember what happened two days ago. At that time, Wind Assault Tower was still one of the strongest force of power in the Chinese server, and they were not to be infringed upon, but now, times had changed, while the place was still around, the people who were once there were no longer around.
The dense group of black shadows who appeared from the ruins and the compact sounds of footsteps approaching him from the street behind him interrupted Happy's thoughts. He removed himself from his sentimental thoughts.
His gaze turned cold, and Happy swept an emotionless gaze at the Class One Hall members who were clearly hostile toward him. He narrowed his eyes.
At that moment, someone walked out from the crowd across him.
He was in his thirties, and he was a swordsman with an effeminate appearance. He was in Inaction Realm, and his equipment was pretty decent. He smugly hugged his sword in front of his c.h.e.s.t and jumped on a broken wall with a rather prominent bump. He spoke in the tone of a scoundrel who was intoxicated by his success. "You're Happy…?"
There was no respect in his tone, only mockery and derision. "I know why you're here, but unfortunately, this place is already in Class One Hall's control. Unless you kill us all, it's impossible for you to bring Wind Chimes away from this place safely."
Happy said nothing. Under countless people's gazes, he stopped moving.
The effeminate swordsman had not finished speaking. "Wandering Know-it-all and Wind Chimes have declared us as their enemies, and they must be prepared to fight to the bitter end with us. Go back and tell Wandering Know-it-all to have Wind Chimes delete her char and replay the game. It's already impossible for her Nine Yin Blocked Pulses constitution to exist in the Chinese server!"
The Class One Hall members had smug looks appear on their faces.
Indeed, Wind Chimes was very famous, but right now, the entire Chinese server was under Class One Hall's control, and no one can stop them from killing Wind Chimes!
That included Happy.
It was impossible for Happy to protect Wind Chimes in a protected zone in the city as well!
When he heard the words from Class One Hall's effeminate swordsman, Happy finally reacted. He raised his chin slightly and revealed a pair of cold eyes before countless Class One Hall members!
At that moment, many Class One Hall members felt terror in their hearts, as if their blood had been frozen by a bone-chilling chill. They could sense a killing intent charging at them, and it affected even the deepest part of their souls.
One Emperor was rushing over from 328 feet away, and he was suddenly stunned. He instinctively looked in the direction of Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters.
Wu Kuo followed closely behind him, and he quickly noticed that there was something off about One Emperor's action and expression.
"What's wrong?"
"There
's a very powerful sword will ahead!" One Emperor scowled and answered with his voice projected to Wu Kuo and the others behind him, "It's from Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters… I'm afraid that Happy has already attacked Class One Hall."
"What?! In the city?!"
Wu Kuo and the people behind him could not stop themselves. They cried out in surprise at the same time, and their faces were filled with disbelief. "After the headquarters is destroyed, that place has turned into a protected zone that forbids any fights, and it's protected by the imperial court! Could it be that Happy doesn't know this?!"
The group of people might have come here on orders, but they did not know the details. When they heard that Happy might have attacked someone in a protected zone in the city, they felt their skin crawl, and cold sweat broke out on their skin.
One Emperor did not say anything else. His expression became even more stern. He tapped against the stone steps of a shop nearby and jumped to the roof like a phantom.
He rushed forward at full speed, and while he was above, he could instantly see all that was happening at the ruins of Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters.
What he saw caused One Emperor's pupils to shrink swiftly. He saw that the field outside Wind Assault Tower's headquarters was filled with people, and there might be more than three thousand people over there!
There were even more players who gathered on the streets nearby to watch!
Happy's sword will surged upward from the area with the densest group of people.
"Thank goodness. He hasn't attacked yet." Wu Kuo followed him, and clearly, he had already noticed what was happening in front. He sighed in relief behind One Emperor, as if he had been released from a huge burden.
But Wu Kuo's voice faded away, One Emperor suddenly furrowed his eyebrows tightly. He noticed that Happy's sword will was starting to contain substantial killing intent, and he instinctively cried out in surprise. "This is bad!"
The group was stunned silent, but before they could react to the situation, Happy suddenly rushed into the ruins from beyond Wind Assault Tower's former headquarters like a sharp sword that had been unsheathed.
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