Even though Happy was heavily injured and his fighting abilities had been greatly reduced, he believed that he would not have much difficulty dealing with two players who had not reached any qi realm. In fact, he did not even want to waste any of his lancet knives.
He just waited until the two of them were very close to him before suddenly striking the ground. With a Flying Goose, he rose into the air. He seized one of the players' shoulder and flipped to his back in one agile motion.
One pull, and one grab!
Four All-seeing Eyes clearly did not have enough real fighting experience. He did not expect that the target that was already in his hands would be able to escape, but his reaction speed was rather quick. He turned his sword, and without even turning his head back, he made preparations to thrust his blade at the enemy.
But he suddenly felt a powerful force surge through his body from his shoulder.
"Ah!" Four All-seeing Eyes shouted in pain.
He felt as if all the strength in his body had been dissolved by a force that was as strong as a lightning current. At the same time, the pain of his shoulder being dislocated shot through him. The sword thrust he delivered with his bronze sword instantly became weak and powerless. It brought no threat to Happy.
Four All-Seeing Eyes' face turned pale, realizing that they had ran into a truly tough opponent.
Happy's gaze was cold.
The way he executed the technique showed incredible familiarity. He swiftly dislocated one of Four All-seeing Eyes' elbows, and the bronze sword was nothing to him. Then, with a swift motion, he punched Four All-seeing Eyes' c.h.e.s.t when he turned around to attack.
His punch landed right at the pressure point at the center of his c.h.e.s.t!
Four All-seeing Eye's body moved back while trembling violently.
Happy did not stop there.
Compared to his fight against Wu Hou and Luo Xiaotian, Happy did not intend to show mercy for a rascal like Four All-seeing Eyes, who wanted to take advantage of him while he was weakened. With a palm strike, he caused the youngster to cough up blood. Then, with the speed of lightning, he executed a waist side kick.
Four All-seeing Eyes looked as if he had been crushed by a train while he staggered backwards. His bronze sword left his grasp, and he was sent backwards as if a cannonball had hit him. He crashed against a tree and nearly broke it.
He was defeated in just one hit. Before Four All-seeing Eyes could even register what happened, fear born from disbelief and confusion rose in his eyes. He slumped against the ground. There was no strength in his limbs. He continued coughing up fresh blood, and the clothes covering his c.h.e.s.t were dyed completely red. His face was stark pale, and his c.h.e.s.t rose and fell faintly. He was already near death.
Happy turned his head around and looked at Ghost Leader. His gaze darkened.
Since he had already attacked one, he would deal with the other as well!
Before fear could bloom in Ghost Leader's heart and he could run away, Happy raised his hand and drew the Noble Sword.
Clang!
A clear sword whistle rose in the forest.
Ghost Leader was completely intimidated by Happy's furious and swift attacks. He even forgot that he knew martial arts. He swung his sword in alarm when pain struck his c.h.e.s.t. He then saw Happy standing in front of him. There was contempt in his eyes that were both cold-blooded and ruthless.
It was only at that moment that Ghost Leader truly understood just how terrifying the Blue-robed Noble Sword User was. He lowered his head with fear on his face and stared at the longsword swaying by his c.h.e.s.t. He also stared at Happy. Then, he slowly raised his head and opened his mouth laboriously. He looked as if he wanted to say something.
Cough!
Happy tightened his grip around his sword hilt again. With an indifferent expression, he drew the Noble Sword from Ghost Leader's c.h.e.s.t.
Ghost Leader trembled and instantly lost his ability to speak. He covered the wound which had blood gushing out from it while he slowly slid down behind Happy inch by inch. In the end, he turned into a blurry image and vanished.
Once Ghost Leader died, Four All-seeing Eyes' d.e.s.i.r.e to live also swiftly vanished. In the end, he found himself unable to catch his breath, and just like that, he leaned against the tree and watched Happy while his body swiftly became blurry. He soon faded away.
Even after he killed two people, Happy's mental state did not change. He picked up the money they dropped and returned to his spot to sit cross-legged. He continued using his qi cultivation technique to heal his wounds.
...
World of Martial Arts was a complicated but also simple game.
It was unlike other virtual games where players would be penalized for killing others with malicious intent and where players had proper ways to defend themselves. As wanderers who had martial arts, no one had bounties placed on their heads as long as they did not commit any crime in the cities.
In World of Martial Arts, all martial artists could fight and kill each other due to a grudge, but that did not mean that there were no rules regulating this.
Once someone killed a person due to a grudge, the sect or clan of the target could issue Revenge Quests. Hence, grudges would usually cause multiple disciples from both clans or sects to kill each other, and it would lead to a major battle.
The lesson Happy had learned in his previous life made him reluctant to kill anyone in his way.
If he showed compromise to a person of noble character, that person would also treat him with respect.
But if he showed compromise to sc.u.m, that person would just want more. In fact, they would forever bear a grudge. Hence, Happy would rather attack as swiftly as lightning from the beginning. He ended their lives within the shortest amount of time possible and left behind an impression that they would find difficult to forget for the rest of their lives.
He believed that after this fight, not only would their abilities be greatly reduced, they would also be unable to recover from the shock for a short period of time. The image he left behind by killing them instantly while injured would haunt the duo like a nightmare.
As long as they were not people who were not bothered by anything around them, they would avoid him on their own and stay far away from him.
Happy closed his eyes again.
Once he circulated his true qi thrice, he finally restored his body to its best possible condition and returned to the city.
He had completed the quest perfectly, so it was now time for him to search for the governor and receive his reward for the quest.
With the Small Reversion Pill—the holy medicine to treat all wounds—he could go and take a risk in more dangerous places.
...
Every time they saw players like this, the passerby would look at them pitifully or be on guard against them.
The players who walked out of Guanlin Temple were people who had just died.
The punishment for each death was quite great.
Even though the punishment for a new player was insignificant, the damage to their qi realm would still cause some people who were almost at Gate Realm to feel enraged and depressed.
Four All-seeing Eyes and Ghost Leader were one of them.
They were just about to enter Gate Realm in a few more days' time, and they had actually ran into such a situation.
Right then, even if they entered Gate Realm, not only would their fighting abilities not increase, all other aspects of their abilities would also decrease. They lost the advantage of those who were about to enter Gate Realm for no reason.
What caused their mood to become even more gloomy was that after they died once, they lost half their money.
The two thousand or so taels of silver crumbs they had saved up by living a frugal life were gone with the wind. After they were resurrected, they really felt like dying.
They had thought that if they got rid of Happy and damaged his qi, the awe-inspiring reputation of the Blue-robed
Noble Sword User would soon be forgotten by others. He might not be able to recover from the setback.
But they did not think of the consequences if they died.
After they came out of Guanlin Temple, they remembered that they might run into the Blue-robed Noble Sword User, that terrifying boy who had instantly killed them, at any random moment while they were outside the city, and their faces instantly turned even paler. They could not help but shudder; they were filled with so much regret that they wanted to die.
The two of them had worked together, but they could not even get rid of Happy after he was injured. If they ran into him in the future, did that not mean that he could destroy them with just a finger? And it was also clear that he was not a person who showed mercy. Even if they managed to avoid him for a time, they could not avoid him forever. If they died again, all their previous efforts would be in vain.
When they thought about this in-depth, the two people sighed repeatedly.
"We can't stay in Gusu City anymore. Should we change places?"
"That's the only thing we can do."
And so, the pitiful Ghost Leader and Four All-seeing Eyes vanished from Gusu City from then on.
Chapter 39 - Xu Xin Visits
The destruction of the tomb robber group lifted the burden off the governor of Gusu City's shoulders. Happy received the Small Reversion Pill, just as he hoped, and continued practicing his martial arts. He went to the periphery of Black Wind Mountain, and in a day, he pushed Flowering Knights Blade Technique and Five Continuous Axe Strikes to the ninth realm. His qi was now almost at thirty-five points, and he was only five points away from Gate Realm.
The next day, Happy was shaken awake by Bai Lang early in the morning.
"What's wrong?"
Happy's mind was still foggy with sleep. He yawned while he sat up on his bed as he continued nodding off. But with just one glance, he saw the person who had woken him up swiftly return to his computer. He stared at the screen with Chen Fan and Qi Ci with their teeth clenched as if they were possessed.
"Gate Realm! Damn him… I'm just one day slower than he is… and he is already ahead of me."
"Tea Words, that rascal."
"B.u.t.t Shaker's qi is already at thirty-eight as well. Tsk, that's data from yesterday. Right now, he's probably in Gate Realm already."
The three spoke one after another in anger and envy. Chen Fan was in charge of controlling the mouse, so he scrolled down and swept through the data of all the people who were ranked at the top of South China Martial Arts Ranking Board.
When he saw this, Happy was suddenly enlightened.
It was the same as in his previous life. The news of Tea Words being the first to enter Gate Realm spread through the University of South China, and the Three Lonely Wolves were shocked by it. They also became so excited that they woke him up.
But…
"... He's really fast."
While there was a slightly sentimental look on Happy's face, he did not feel surprised at all.
Those people might have joined World of Martial Arts a few days before him, but their experience in every other area could definitely not compare to his. Hence, those who could still remain at the top and rank ahead of him were definitely extraordinary people.
"Happy, how's your progress in Murong Clan?"
"Pretty good. I'll be able to reach Gate Realm in a few days' time."
The trio turned their heads around at the same time and cast Happy a profound glance. They did not say anything before shifting their gazes to the computer again. "Next time, when you want to joke around, say something that we'll actually be able to believe."
"You… are becoming more and more dishonest… Look at you, you now know how to lie." While Bai Lang continued scrolling down with the mouse, he shook his head and sighed expressionlessly.
They could not be blamed for not believing him.
Happy had worked for nothing in Murong Clan for a week before he started receiving quests. He had not been practicing martial arts for a long time, so there was no way he could be ahead of the trio.
Hence, it was only natural that they thought that he was joking.
Happy was speechless.
He sat at the edge of his bed and was dazed for a moment before he came to a realization that it was absolutely useless for him to be honest. With resignation, he sighed in his heart. He was in no mood to make any sort of explanation, so he jumped down from the top bunk and went to wash his face in the bathroom.
Once he came out, he noticed that the Three Lonely Wolves were still glued to the screen, unmoving. All their attention was on the data, and their eyes burned with a fighting spirit that made them sparkle like a galaxy. Happy could not help but get curious.
"What's up with all of you today? Don't you need to go to lectures?"
Happy took a look at the time. It was ten minutes to eight, so they were about to be late.
"Come on, today's a weekend!"
"We're not someone who doesn't know how to treasure his time even though he has lots of it."
"I'm sorry. I did a bad thing, I'll disappear right now."
Happy could not handle his dormmates denouncing him, so he just cackled and grabbed his jacket before he headed out.
"Bring me tapioca balls."
"3 RMB soup dumplings, thanks."
"Soy milk and fried doughsticks."
The Three Lonely Wolves stated their order to their "food delivery person" in a great show of cooperation.
...
Happy's attitude when it came to admitting that he was wrong was very good. He first dealt with his breakfast, then hurriedly picked two bottles of tapioca balls, soy milk, and a bag of soup dumplings and fried doughsticks while laboriously squeezing his way through the huge crowd. He swiftly made his way to his dorm, but someone called out to him while he was on the way.
"Chen Kaixin."
The voice was very familiar. It also seemed to have become much softer.
He turned around carefully and found Xu Xin standing right in front of him with her back straight.
She was dressed in a white one-piece dress, casual jeans, and a delicate yellow coat. There was a slight flush on her cheeks, and she had her fingers laced together. There were hints of bashfulness and nervousness in her attractive and pure image. She had to have noticed that when she shouted hastily, she had attracted a lot of unnecessary attention.
"Xu Xin?"
Even though he now had some degree of tolerance for beautiful girls, Happy still lost his composure when Xu Xin suddenly appeared in front of him while dressed very beautifully. He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and stopped moving.
"Are you free now? I have something to ask of you."
Xu Xin's face was red. This was the first time she spoke on her own free will to a boy under so many gazes. Her face burned hotly.
"If it takes a long time… Look." Happy raised his hands with a wry smile. "I have a duty at hand right now. Could you wait for me to come down? Or do you want to come and visit my dorm?"
'What?! You're actually luring a young girl into the boy's dorm when the sun is still out?!
'You shameless bastard!'
The boys in the area glared at Happy so much that they would have struck him down on the spot if looks could kill!
However, Xu Xin's reaction caused all the hearts of the boys in the area to shatter. Her eyes lit up, and she looked very surprised and delighted.
"Will I be a bother if I visit your dorm?"
"It's fine, they're already awake."
When Happy said those words, he also felt dazed. He felt extremely regretful when he invited Xu Xin to his dorm, but he did not expect that she would actually nod without any hesitation.
'What's going on here?!'
Happy could not wrap his head around this matter, but he managed to extend an invitation to Xu Xin in time.
"Alright. I've wanted to take a look at the South China Martial Artists Ranking Board all of you made since a long ti
me ago."
Happy instantly came to a realization. 'So that's what it is.'
Xu Xin was also doing a computer engineering degree while South China Martial Artists Ranking Board was currently trending in the university, so it was no wonder that she would take the initiative to make a request to take a look at it.
However, even though she had readily accepted the invitation, when she actually walked through the entrance to the boy's dorm, she became nervous. She followed behind Happy closely with her face flushed red. She had her head lowered and did not dare look around casually, which made her look as adorable as a honey peach.
At the moment he returned to the dorm, Happy went forward to scout the situation in there. Once he was certain that the Three Lonely Wolves did not have their dirty socks, u.n.d.e.r.w.e.a.r, or other banned items all over the place or weren't watching Japanese a.d.u.l.t entertainment videos, he had the courage to lead Xu Xin into his dorm.
At the instant a beauty entered their room, the Three Lonely Wolves, who were eating by their table, were stunned. They found themselves completely dumbfounded. Qi Ci still had a few fried doughsticks stuffed in his mouth, and soy milk started dripping down Chen Fan's pants. Bai Lang actually screamed before rushing into the bathroom because the soup dumplings scalded him. He did not come out even after a long time had passed.
'Why are their reactions so over-the-top?'
Xu Xin absolutely did not know the lethal force the department princess had over sedentary boys.
"Ignore them."
When he saw the disappointing display from his brothers, Happy felt extremely embarrassed. He coughed, and by pure impulse, tugged his blushing guest to sit in front of the now vacant computer table.
This action did not just cause Happy, who just realized what he did, and Xu Xin to both blush and separate from each other as if they had been electrocuted, but also shocked Qi Ci, who was watching from the side. He ended up using too much force when he s.u.c.k.e.d in his fried doughsticks, and they went straight into his windpipe. He covered his mouth as his face turned red. He became the second person to run into the bathroom before beginning to cough violently!
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