Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Right now, everyone had their gazes gathered on the white-clad teenager. Even though he was rather slender, when he had his sword in hand, he gave off an incredibly inscrutable feeling.

  It was the same for Osaya. She also had disbelief appear on her face. She could not believe that the Master of Gu Poison, who had once killed someone in the dao of heaven, would instantly be defeated by the white-clad young man!

  "Hu Baiwan has run into a wall this time." Phantasmal Shadow stood in the left side hall and sighed. When she looked at the white-clad young man, her gaze became even more grave.

  At that moment, the white-clad young man already had the titles of "Invincible" and "Not be enemies with" attached to him in her mind.

  He was a peerless swordsman who could instantly injure a powerful person in the dao of heaven. No one in the inn could possibly stand against him!

  'What should we do if he intends to occupy the desert palace, just like Hu Baiwan?'

  This was currently the worry that plagued Phantasmal Shadow and all the players in the inn.

  "Hu Baiwan."

  Ever since the Master of Gu Poison was instantly defeated and was severely injured, the inn fell silent for more than twenty seconds. Then, the white-clad young man finally spoke.

  His expression was cold, and his voice indifferent. "I told you before that you're just a merchant." While he spoke, he walked and slowly drew close to Hu Baiwan while treating the red-clad Lamas as if they did not exist. Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%99re-just-a-merchant_50340190522240474 for visiting.

  The red-clad Lamas looked grave. They stared at the demon in front of them, and as the white-clad teenager drew close, they retreated.

  Thud, thud, thud, thud.

  The Myth Realm elites pushed against each other and moved back.

  These people did not have the courage to fight against this great existence who had the power to severely injure the Master of Gu Poison with just one hit. In fact, even Hu Baiwan did not immediately order them to fight.

  The Master of Gu Poison was heavily injured. Even though he could continue summoning Gu insects, he was in a situation where he was in danger of losing his life. He did not choose to continue provoking this terrifying and young swordsman. He pushed down on the puncture on his c.h.e.s.t and sensibly chose to not make a sound at the back of the crowd.

  Hu Baiwan swept his gaze over the Master of Gu Poison.

  "Osaya," Hu Baiwan said with slight panic in his voice.

  "Sigh…"

  While airborne, the Sacred Lady of Holy Fire Order understood the meaning behind Hu Baiwan's rather calm and not quite desperate call. Like the wind, she appeared in front of the white-clad young man and stopped him from moving forward.

  "..."

  At the moment Osaya went up against the white-clad young, the atmosphere in Dragon Gate Inn froze once more, and the people could not help but begin looking forward to the fight.

  They did not know whether the scene just now would appear once more.

  As Osaya stared into the white-clad young man's indifferent and even aloof gaze, Osaya cast a glance at the Murong Clan elites behind him, and she sighed softly.

  "I owe him a favor."

  She did not intentionally soften her voice. It entered the ears of all those in the inn clearly.

  An elite in the dao of heaven was compromising?

  Phantasmal Shadow and the others did not appear to be too shocked.

  To them, the white-clad teenager was just too terrifying. Even if Osaya had been able to suppress the three Murong elites who were at the peak of Myth Realm, it was impossible for her to be the white-clad young man's opponent. Even though Happy did not believe in it himself.

  Happy was fully confident right now.

  That was why when he heard Osaya practically offering a compromise, Happy did not show any intention to show her mercy, even if he could. He retorted coolly, "What does this have to do with me?"

  Osaya frowned a little. Her eyes were beautiful, s.e.xy, and wild. "Your sword technique is indeed powerful, but I'm different from him. You won't be able to win against me."

  Osaya had extraordinary observational skills. She could tell that Happy resorted to trickery to win.

  But Happy, too, understood Osaya's weakness. He said without batting an eyelid, "It doesn't matter whether I can win against you. What's important is whether I can kill him."

  His cold and confident words were filled with a sharp, domineering air.

  Hu Baiwan's pupils shrank.

  Osaya sighed once more. "But what if I manage to convince him to give up on the desert palace?"

  "Instead of having someone bear a grudge on me for the rest of his life, it would be better to nip this problem in the bud. What do you think, Osaya?" Happy's answer caused Osaya, Hu Baiwan, and the other people to have their expressions turn even graver.

  "Tell me. What do you want for you to overlook this?"

  Hu Baiwan swept his gaze over the white-clad teenager, then at the Murong Clan elites. Suddenly, his scowl faded away. He said, "Since we're conducting a business here, we should do this in the way of businessmen. How much money do I have to give to buy my life?"

  When it came back to business, Hu Baiwan was finally able to regain some of his confidence from the white-clad teenager.

  Osaya was stunned.

  The group of people in the inn were also stunned.

  Things had already progressed to this state, and he was talking about business?

  Hu Baiwan wanted to buy his own life?

  Phantasmal Shadow and the others giggled softly.

  Hu Baiwan might be the ric.h.e.s.t person in the world and was so rich that his wealth could rival a country, the white-clad young man seemed to have a complicated background as well. Not only did he have outstanding abilities, his family was definitely well-off as well. Hu Baiwan might not be able to buy his life, just as he wished.

  But what happened next surprised them. The white-clad young man seemed to be tempted by Hu Baiwan's suggestion. He raised his chin. "That will depend on what you can give me."

  "Fifty million taels of gold, and ten carts of jewelry!"

  As expected of the ric.h.e.s.t merchant in the world, right when he spoke, he gave a shocking figure. Even when he offered jewelry, he did so in carts.

  But the white-clad young man did not even bat an eyelid. He said faintly, "How vulgar."

  Hu Baiwan seemed to have expected he would say that. His eyes sparkled, and he swung his hand. "Ten high-grade divine weapons from West Region and two c.h.e.s.ts of master-grade armor passed down through the generations!"

  To protect his own life, Hu Baiwan did not find it a pity to give up on the treasures he had found from all over the world.

  Phantasmal Shadow and the others were shocked when they heard this.

  High-grade divine weapons.

  Master-grade armor passed down through the generations were also demon vessels. They were items that could only be obtained through very difficult quests.

  In other words, the items Hu Baiwan offered were at the same value as the rewards offered from a series of hidden quests.

  But Happy was still not satisfied. He flicked his sword lightly. "A sword alone will suffice as my weapon. The rest are just burdens."

  The longsword hummed.

  When Hu Baiwan saw that the white-clad young man could not be moved even when he was offered divine weapons and demon vessels, Hu Baiwan knew that he had to offer something that would cost him an arm and a leg now. He gritted his teeth and said, "If that's the case, I'll give you three martial art manuals offering ultimate techniques, and I gathered them from all over the world. Each of them can only be learned once a person is at Inaction Realm, and they're all martial arts that will allow you to enter the dao of heaven!"

  Right after he finished speaking, Phantasmal Shadow, Niu Dali, Murong Xun, Thousand-faced Hum
an Fox, and the others were shocked by Hu Baiwan's huge offer.

  All the people in Dragon Gate Inn fell silent.

  The sounds of people gulping could be heard.

  Many people looked at the white-clad young man with incredibly intense gazes. They looked like they were staring at a major piece of treasure.

  At that moment, the white-clad young spoke once more, "Hu Baiwan, your Chinese is pretty good."

  At that moment, many people noticed that Hu Baiwan was actually pretty good at Chinese, but not many people put a lot of attention to this fact. Their attention was placed on the items Hu Baiwan mentioned.

  Happy continued speaking, "But if you practice too many martial arts, it might not be necessarily good. I don't want your money, your divine weapons, and the martial art manuals you found."

  "Then, what do you want?"

  Hu Baiwan's expression changed. Aside from these, he could not bring out anything else that was even more valuable.

  "I want Osaya."

  Under everyone's surprised gazes, Happy raised his hand and pointed at the stunned Sacred Lady of Holy Fire Order.

  Hu Baiwan also looked stunned.

  "What?"

  Happy calmly repeated his previous words, "I said, I want Osaya."

  This time, everyone registered his words. Quite a lot of people put on understanding and strange smiles that all men could understand.

  But Osaya was not someone Hu Baiwan could command at will.

  "What do you want me to do?" Osaya asked.

  "If you want Hu Baiwan to live so that you can return his favour, then move your debt to him on me. From now, you will have nothing to do with Hu Baiwan. But I want you to help me enter the desert palace to retrieve what is inside."

  "Why?" Osaya was puzzled. "With your strength, no one can stop you even if you're alone."

  Before his voice faded away, a faint but mighty voice suddenly rose outside the inn. "It sure is lively here."

  Chapter 1158 - Empress Yin Egresses

  "How lively."

  "Haha! I didn't expect that Hu Baiwan, the ric.h.e.s.t merchant in the world and the Murong Clan would be here. Faction Master Yuyan, it seems like we were right to come on this trip. The rumors of the desert palace are probably real!"

  An elegant and mighty voice filled with an intimidating, demonic strength traveled from outside. In an instant, the atmosphere in the inn, which was firmly in control of Hu Baiwan's forces and the Murong Clan, changed.

  Whoosh!

  Everyone cast their gazes to the entrance.

  Even Hu Baiwan and the white-clad young man were a little distracted by the sudden sound. They looked over in shock.

  Right before their eyes, they saw a pair of middle-aged men and women with extraordinary grace walk through the door in great pride. Their footsteps were relaxed, and they gave off an air of arrogance that would make others feel ashamed in their presence. They moved through the crowd as if the inn was uninhabited and arrived at the center to stand among the people.

  "Evil King…"

  "Empress Yin!"

  The people around them all let out surprised gasps.

  They had just been shocked by Happy working together with the Murong Clan and felt that the fight in Dragon Gate Inn was over, but at this critical moment, these two demons who ruled over the Chinese plains appeared, and everyone in the hall was surprised.

  "So, it's the both of you…"

  Hu Baiwan's expression was incredibly dark. He had just lost a major fighter of his, and he no longer had the right to compete against Evil King in the desert palace. He had to take the initiative to greet him.

  More martial artists from the Chinese plains had arrived. Now, Hu Baiwan was even more certain that he should leave this place. Even though he had been planning to go to the desert palace for a long time, things had already progressed to this stage, and he was already powerless in getting the treasures in there.

  "Alright, I'll promise you." Hu Baiwan looked at Happy and nodded to agree to his request. Then, he turned to Osaya and gave her a profound look.

  In the next moment, Happy obtained a system notification. "Before the Desert Palace Quest ends, Osaya will temporarily serve as your follower. She will try her best to fulfill your requests."

  At that moment, Happy had already stopped sizing up Evil King and Empress Yin.

  He had been greatly surprised by their arrival. and when he saw them, his pupils shrank slightly.

  As usual, Evil King was strong and mysterious, but Empress Yin…

  Happy noticed that the qi that enveloped Empress Yin's body had become bizarre and difficult to comprehend. Her entire body looked as if it was enveloped in a hazy, black fog. It was incredibly enchanting and enigmatic. The familiar presence of the dao of heaven had also appeared on her.

  When he sensed this, Happy instantly remembered Wan Wan telling him that Empress Yin had been in isolated training when he received the second stone plate and before he left the Chinese plains.

  Once he recalled this, Happy could not help but suck in a sharp breath. He began wondering about his next move.

  Right now, Evil King and Empress Yin had truly stepped into the dao of heaven.

  If he had let Osaya slip from his grasp because of his d.e.s.i.r.e for temporary gain and took the three martial art techniques that were also ultimate techniques, his quest might become even more difficult than before.

  Evil King alone was already difficult enough to deal with. Now, with Empress Yin, who had also become One with the World, Happy would not stand a chance alone.

  Fortunately, Happy had not been blinded by temporary impulse when he was faced with great temptation. He had also not overlooked the essence of the quest because of all that was offered to him.

  This quest might have been offered to everyone in the Chinese plains, but Happy did not forget that he was the person who would be carrying out the quest.

  He had to prioritize the quest!

  If he forgot about the dangers and fortuitous chances in the desert palace because of some of the small gains during the quest, that would just be sad.

  Right now, the desert palace had not been activated, and three people at the dao of heaven had already arrived. There was also the Master of Gu Poison, who was really only at the threshold of entering the dao of heaven, and more than one hundred Myth Realm elites.

  When he thought of this, Happy suddenly had a clearer understanding of the difficulty of a quest held at a forbidden land, and just how much danger was contained in it.

  "Let's go!"

  Once he completed the trade, Hu Baiwan unhesitatingly led his people to leave Dragon Gate Inn.

  When the group passed by Evil King and Empress Yin, Hu Baiwan intentionally stopped moving and wrapped his fist in his palm. "Goodbye."

  "Oh?"

  Evil King and Empress Yin had just arrived at Dragon Gate Inn, and they did not understand what was going on. But they knew about Hu Baiwan's abilities in West Region and the Chinese plains, along with the large information network he had hidden in secret. When they saw the injured people among Hu Baiwan's people, Evil King quirked an eyebrow and subconsciously cast a glance at the messy inn and the shattered chairs and tables all over the inn. "Brother Hu, where are you going?"

  "I regret to say this, but I am not as skillful as they are. I would be ashamed to continue staying here. Evil King, Empress Yin, if you have the time to come to West Region to be my guest, I will definitely clean up my place and wait for you."

  Hu Baiwan sighed again and saluted the two Chinese elites who had an astonishing presence. He passed by Evil King and Empress Yin in a wary manner and left Dragon Gate Inn.

  Evil King and Empress Yin were shocked by how pathetic Hu Baiwan looked, especially when they saw that the Master of Gu Poison was injured heavily and had to be supported when he left. They frowned even further and redirected their gazes to look over the inn. Soon, their eyes fell on the white-clad young man not too far away from them, along with the
charming Osaya.

  Evil King quickly understood that Hu Baiwan's departure should be related to these two people. As for the Murong Clan elites behind them? Evil King chose to ignore them.

  "Both of you look quite familiar."

  The polite and gentle-looking middle-aged man did not seem dangerous, but Happy, who knew Evil King well, understood clearly that ever since he returned from the cl.u.s.ter of Buddha statues, Evil King had become incredibly terrifying, and he had also become even more unfathomable than before.

  The invisible qi of those in the dao of heaven came enveloping him.

  Empress Yin and Osaya instantly noticed Evil King's actions.

  The two women regarded this with indifference and did not interfere.

  In Empress Yin's case, it was because the white-clad young man did not seem to have a high qi realm. Since Evil King had decided to personally test him, this had nothing to do with her. But that was because she did not manage to recognize that the person who had disguised his face in front of her was someone she knew.

  As for Osaya, she would not even be worried.

  The white-clad teenager had been able to defeat someone like the Master of Gu Poison with just one strike. She did not think that this level of pressure from Evil King would be effective to him.

  Just as she expected, when Evil King noticed that his pressure was not effective to the white-clad teenager in front of him, his expression became stern.

  Because as time passed, the people from the Murong Clan slowly noticed his action, and the three people at the peak of Myth Realm and two elites at the later stage of Myth Realm took a step forward at the same time and arrived behind Happy so that they could force his pressure back.

  "Hmph!"

  Empress Yin had just entered the dao of heaven, but she was quite arrogant. She snorted coldly and was prepared to work together with Evil King to intimidate the Murong Clan and the white-clad teenager in front of her together.

  But right when she was about to take action, a presence that was similar to hers suddenly came out from Osaya. She led her qi activity around, and it changed targets without Empress Yin's knowledge. Their qis formed a stalemate independent from Evil King and the others' fight.