Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "Big brother, don't be in a hurry. I've already thought about this. There are three ways to deal with the Blue-robed Noble Sword User, and they are divided into the best, moderate, and worst."

  "Oh." When Inquire the Dragon heard this, he was stunned. "Let's hear it."

  "As the saying goes, 'friendsh.i.p.s are formed after a fight.' If Dragon Tiger Sect is willing to take the initiative to resolve this matter, a famous fighter like the Blue-robed Noble Sword User would definitely appreciate it. However, Vice Sect Master Long might have to suffer some humiliation for this."

  When she finished speaking, the expression of Long Meng, who had longed to hear the beautiful woman under the veil tell him how to deal with Happy, froze!

  Then he would no longer have any prestige in the eyes of the people of Dragon Tiger Sect!

  Inquire the Dragon cast a glance at Long Meng, who had an unpleasant expression, and asked faintly, "What about the moderate plan?"

  For a businessman who had people at his beck and call in the real world to have around a dozen people working for him die and asking his left hand man to go and apologize to the person who did it would be a little cowardly of him.

  When she saw that her older brother did not seem to be willing to be humble in this matter, the beautiful woman under the veil, who knew her brother's temper very well, sighed gently.

  "The moderate plan would be to not do anything. We should focus on developing Dragon Tiger Sect with all our strength and treat this matter like it never happened."

  "That won't do!"

  This time, it was clear that both Inquire the Dragon and Long Meng could not accept her suggestion.

  "If I don't take care of this matter, how am I supposed to face the brothers who died?"

  "Yes. At that time, how will the outside world look at our sect?"

  "We can use money to placate those who suffered losses to their interests, but if you must do something, then we can only use the worst plan. You must think carefully. If you become mortal enemies with the future star of Murong Clan, this will become the greatest obstacle for the development of Dragon Tiger Sect in the future."

  "Tell us what we should do," Inquire the Dragon said with grim determination.

  His gaze gradually turned sharp and fierce. The domineering presence of the first sect master was in full display. "If we can't even handle a powerful fighter, then how can I manage Dragon Tiger Sect in the future? How can I gain a standing in the game?!"

  When she saw her brother showing the domineering air and determination he had in reality, the beautiful woman under the veil showed a relieved smile for the first time. Her tone changed. "You're finally back to the older brother I know! Since you want to get rid of him, then kill him in one strike! From now on, have someone pay attention to Happy's actions. Once the time is ripe, kill him in one shot."

  When she said this, the beautiful woman under the veil paused for a moment. Her bright eyes landed on the two young men beside her.

  "I might have to trouble the two of you to help me in this matter, senior brothers."

  "You're being too courteous, junior sister."

  "He just knows how to use hidden weapons; it's nothing. We have a few powerful fighters in Hangzhou who know how to use hidden weapons as well. He might be good, but it's not as if we don't have any way to handle him."

  "That's right! I already found that brat an eyesore when we were in Jade Gate Restaurant. Let's go and teach him the real meaning behind the saying, 'There is always someone better than you!'"

  Chapter 54 - Blue Figure in the Valley

  Once they made their decision, Dragon Tiger Sect acted like alarmed, paranoid storks. Not only did they place their primary focus on Black Wind Mountain and monitored that place, they also set up hidden sentries by Suzhou Creek, the mountainside of Black Wind Mountain, and the stronghold of the bandits to wait for Happy's arrival!

  But what they did not expect was that even though three powerful fighters in Gate Realm from Nangong Family and three other powerful fighters from Dragon Tiger Sect waited in these places for two days, Happy did not show up.

  He seemed to have vanished from the face of the earth for two consecutive days. Not only did he not appear in Gusu City, he did not even appear in some of the decent level or money grinding spots outside it.

  Dragon Tiger Sect, which had wasted a lot of manpower and resources, almost could not wait any longer.

  They could not continue wasting time like this!

  As time passed, more people became impatient, including the two arrogant disciples from Nangong Clan. If it were not because Nangong Ying stayed by their side every day, they would not have continued wasting time in Gusu City in such a boring way.

  "What's going on?! Why don't we have news of that person yet?!"

  Sect Master Inquire the Dragon was not a person who gave up easily. He knew that Happy would not leave Gusu City without reason. After multiple disappointments, he sent out even more people to get information. Finally, on the third day, he got himself new about Happy from a player in a tavern!

  Though the player had gotten that information by pure coincidence…

  The witness had originally gone to Purple Bamboo Forest, which was located in the suburbs east of the city, to collect medicinal herbs. As he walked around, he lost his way and entered a valley he had never gone to before.

  The valley was very normal. It had no medicinal herbs or wild beasts around it, but there was a player in there, and he flew about the valley at astonishing speed.

  Once the player drew closer, the witness saw him clearly and recognized him as the famous Blue-robed Noble Sword User from Gusu City! When he remembered the rumors of his rise to power, the witness was incredibly delighted! He could not help but stop at the entrance to the valley and pay even more attention to the Blue-robed Noble Sword User and observe him closely, because he wanted to unearth whether this person had a shortcut to becoming stronger through a short period of observation.

  Gradually, he was able to tell that the Blue-robed Noble Sword User was focusing his attention on practicing a lightness skill in the remote valley where no one would interrupt him. As he flew about, the witness found that Happy's feet never touched the ground. His breath was calm, and his moves were powerful and nimble. He looked just like the martial artists in movies. He moved like the wind, and not only was his speed astonishing, when he stepped on the grass, it was never bent. He was supernaturally graceful.

  The witness tried it as well.

  But he soon noticed that the amount of qi required to execute lightness skills was too great. A player like him who had yet to enter Gate Realm would spend all his qi in less than two minutes.

  If he sat down and circulated his qi with a qi cultivation technique, he would need fifteen minutes before he could fill up his qi again. If he did this repeatedly, it would be a great waste of time.

  But Happy was clearly different!

  His qi could last for a long period of time; he seemed to be able to last for more than five minutes. His lightness skill also appeared to have reached a certain realm, because his speed was extraordinary. He was at least twice as fast as a normal player.

  What caused the witness to be even more depressed and resigned was that every time Happy used up his qi and sat down to circulate it using a qi cultivation technique, a very thick white fog would appear above his head. The air around him would surge, making it clear that his qi cultivation technique had reached a high level.

  What amazed the witness even more was that the speed at which Happy recovered his qi was very fast. In less than three minutes, he would be filled with energy and begin to fly about the valley once more.

  Qi cultivation techniques and lightness skills complemented each other, making the player who witnessed everything to admit Blue-robed Noble Sword User's superiority. He finally understood why Blue-robed Noble Sword User could enter Gate Realm within such a short period of time.

  When Dragon Tiger Sect received the news,
more than fifty powerful players from Dragon Tiger Sect were mobilized, and under the lead of six powerful fighters in Gate Realm, they quickly gathered at the suburbs to the east of the city.

  In World of Martial Arts, it was rare for so many players to act together.

  The sight of nearly sixty players who had rather strong qi, were fully geared up, and were in uniform moving together caught the attention of quite a number of people. Everyone was instantly alarmed. When they saw the hostile expressions of Dragon Tiger Sect, they quickly took another path and avoided them while watching from the distance.

  Soon, the group saw the valley the witness had mentioned.

  It was more than 328 feet wide, but there was only one entrance. The other three fronts were all steep slopes that were very difficult to traverse. When the group from Dragon Tiger Sect quietly surrounded the valley, Dragon Tiger Sect's Sect Master Inquire the Dragon, Vice Sect Master Long Meng, the new Vice Sect Master Zhang Pao, and Nangong Ying, Luo Zhiqiang, and Xiao Leng from Nangong Clan led sixteen of the best fighters in the clan to enter the valley.

  ...

  After practicing for three days, Happy's Cloud Treading Steps reached the ninth realm. In the beginning, he had only very slight increases in his Body Movement, but now, he could rise into the air with his lightness skill and move at three times his original speed. He was like an Asian arowana falling into water. When his speed reached its peak, he could hear the wind roaring in his ears and see the scenery around him flow past. He could jump thirteen feet into the air.

  When Dragon Tiger Sect entered the valley in a grand manner, displaying their strength and marching with an aggressive presence, they swiftly caught Happy's attention and put him on guard. His heart sank, and he quickly stopped practicing his qi. He brought out a medicinal tablet and chewed it to quickly restore the qi he had used up before looking up at the crowd with a wary and solemn expression.

  "Dragon Tiger Sect."

  He moved his gaze away in disdain and for a moment examined Inquire the Dragon, who stood in the lead and was dressed in a mighty, fiery red suit of leather armor. Then, he quickly glanced at the beautiful woman with the veil and the two young men with arrogant and unruly gazes, whom he had briefly met before.

  He quickly came to a realization—they were together.

  And it seemed like there was no way things would end on a pleasant note on that day…

  'Oh well, since the grudge I formed with Dragon Tiger Sect had to be settled at some point, and they came to me on their own, I might as well go on a killing spree. Before I leave Gusu City, I will destroy their might so that they will stop thinking that I'm easy to bully because I am an honest person…'

  Happy smiled faintly, and two lancet knives entered his hands. With a sharp gaze, he fixed his stare on Inquire the Dragon and Long Meng, who stood at the front of the group.

  When they saw Happy draw his knives, the group from Dragon Tiger Sect came to a swift halt!

  They drew their weapons, and a great battle was about to begin at any moment.

  Inquire the Dragon's resolute heart wavered slightly when he saw his sworn enemy for the first time. The boy stood proudly without showing any fear, and his attitude, which was one of lifting his weapon and fighting against the entire group alone made Inquire the Dragon be unable to help himself but call out to him, and the thought of valuing talents rose in his mind.

  "You're Happy!"

  "Since you're already here, then don't bother with small talk and attack! Let me see just how powerful your aces are."

  In the face of the powerful fighters from Dragon Tiger Sect, Happy appeared calm, but his fighting spirit had already started burning. He had been vying to start the fight a long time ago, because he wanted to see how much he had improved over the past few days.

  After he finished speaking, his lancet knives spun in his hands, and before Dragon Tiger Sect could see him move, the two knives turned into two cold rays that charged toward them!

  Clang! Clang!

  Two clear sounds rose into the air, and his lancet knives were flung to the side.

  The people from Dragon Tiger Sect had long since been prepared for this. Two people jumped forth from Inquire the Dragon's sides and brought out shields that were half an a.d.u.l.t man's height. They blocked the lancet knives that had always struck their target.

  Happy was instantly stunned.

  'They actually brought shields…'

  "Haha, Hangzhou has plenty of people who are skilled in using hidden weapons! Did you actually think that your little tricks will be of use?" Luo Zhiqiang of Nangong Clan laughed and moved forward.

  "Does it?"

  Happy snorted and brought out another two lancet knives. In a calm voice, he said, "War shields are military items, and they cost three thousand taels of silver crumbs. How many do you have?"

  Before he even finished speaking, the lancet knives easily struck the c.h.e.s.ts of two aces of Dragon Tiger Sect!

  Luo Zhiqiang had still been snickering when this happened, and the two knives were like a slap to his face. His face turned red, and he roared with an extremely sour expression, "You brat, you're just asking for death!"

  Chapter 55 - Butterfly Effect

  Happy had attacked in a brazen manner, and he easily took away the lives of two of Dragon Tiger Sect's good fighters, making all Dragon Tiger Sect's aces, including the three people from the Nangong Clan, feel how resolute the Blue-robed Noble Sword User was about killing them!

  Bang!

  The two shields were pushed together. The people behind them went to the center of the shields and shrank behind them. They became much more cautious.

  Even though Luo Zhiqiang's tone was very unyielding and arrogant, he still broke into a cold sweat at the sight of Happy's attack just then.

  'So fast!'

  Even though there were quite a number of hidden weapons sects and powerful hidden weapons users in Hangzhou, they were all below the tenth realm. When they attacked, the sound of air being sliced was very clear, and their movements were very exaggerated. It was very easy to determine their target and trajectory, which was why the duo had underestimated Happy.

  The attack just then had made them feel that they saw a hidden weapons expert. His movements were hidden and minute. They only saw a chilling light flash before people fell…

  And he even struck their vital parts. He struck with the intent to kill!

  "Just what realm is he?"

  The other person from the Nangong Family was relatively more level-headed and cautious. He quickly glanced at the corpses of the two players who had died. The lancet knives were buried so deep in them that only the hilts could be seen. The depth made him suck in a sharp breath, and shock filled his eyes.

  In truth, before he came to this place, he had asked a hidden weapons expert whom he was acquaintances with about his skills. That person was already near the tenth realm, and he said that the depth at which the hidden weapons sank into the target revealed the hidden weapons user's level and realm…

  If the user used throwing knives, each inch would mean one realm!

  When he thought of this, Xiao Leng's heart tensed, and he could not help but take a step backwards.

  He knew very well how dangerous true hidden weapons experts were. Those who had yet to reach the tenth realm were already among the best celebrities in Hangzhou, and if they were good, what needed to be said of a hidden weapons user who was at Grandmaster Realm?

  Xiao Leng instantly made his decision. He decided to have Luo Zhiqiang go and test Happy's strength, because he was hot-tempered. If Happy was truly a hidden weapons expert in Grandmaster Realm, then his junior brother, who also pursued Nangong Ying along with him, would definitely not be able to get out in one piece.

  But who knew…

  "Senior brother Xiao!" Luo Zhiqiang suddenly turned around. "Let's attack together!"

  "What?"

  Xiao Leng frowned slightly.

  Luo Zhiqiang might have been crude
, but he was not careless. He quickly explained himself. "Senior brother, you hold the shield and protect me. I'll fight against him!"

  "Someone give a shield to Brother Xiao," Inquire the Dragon ordered one of his shield-wielding subordinates firmly. The underlying meaning behind it was that he would not allow Xiao Leng to refuse the order.

  Xiao Leng smiled bitterly. Under Nangong Ying's hopeful gaze, he quickly went to get the shield. He discussed with Luo Zhiqiang and decided that they would move one behind the other. Then, they charged at Happy.

  Their plan aimed to specifically defend against throwing knives. They would use their shield to protect them and get close to Happy. Once they got close, the might of hidden weapons would be greatly reduced.

  Inquire the Dragon instructed Long Meng and Zhang Pao to bring another war shield and moved just like Luo Zhiqiang and Xiao Leng to be in a position to attack Happy from another side.

  When Happy was surrounded by four powerful Gate Realm fighters, he began to move backwards without having the chance to attack with his lancet knives. At the sight of it, Inquire the Dragon and Nangong Ying expressions filled with delight.

  But they did not know that while Happy looked like he had been suppressed and forced to retreat, in truth, he was just widening the distance between them…

  They were just four players in Gate Realm. Two of them held shields, which meant that they only had defence. They did not pose much of a threat in terms of lethality.

  Did he even need lancet knives against two Gate Realm players?

  Happy cackled coldly in his heart.

  He retreated at a moderate speed and widened the distance between him the group from Dragon Tiger Sect. He kept his gaze fixed on the two people behind the shield before he quietly brought out his Noble Sword from his Universe Bag.

  Even though his greatest martial arts were his saber technique and fist technique, since the two people came for the Blue-robed Noble Sword User, there was no need for him to reveal the martial arts he had at Grandmaster Realm.