Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "Tang Sect's Sanshou King[1]."

  "Beggar's Sect Twelfth Butler."

  "Quite a number of people from the Famous People Rank are here."

  "There are also more and more players coming from the Phoenix and Dragon Rank. All of them are here for the masterpieces in the royal mausoleum. Looks like we'll have to compete with each other today."

  "Compete?"

  A few people around them who heard their conversation chuckled with derision, but they did not say anything. Instead, they just held their weapons with cold expressions. They stood around arrogantly without regarding their competitors with any importance.

  The situation right then was different. The people who constantly played in the royal mausoleum might not know the changes in the world around them. To obtain more masterpieces, a number of people had gathered a full set of first-echelon supreme grade masterpieces.

  This sort of equipment would make it extremely easy for them to deal with the ninjas. They would have absolutely no problem in making a name for themselves in the royal mausoleum…

  Just when the group took its position, the sound of something travelling very quickly came from the bamboo forest.

  All the people in the area were Mystical Realm players, and they had their qi placed in their eyes and ears. They quickly reacted to the situation and looked over to the side warily.

  A pretty purplish-red figure shot out from the bamboo forest at an astonishing speed. It was like an arrow shot from a bow above the crowd's head.

  'Lie down!'

  The figure seemed to be running away. Once the woman landed, she instantly shot into the part of the crowd with the most people and vanished from the players' gazes.

  "Come out, wench!"

  A cold bark rose came from the bamboo forest, and before it faded away, the speaker arrived. A red figure flew down from the sky like an Immortal. The man stopped above the people in a bizarre manner and looked down to survey the area coldly with his long and narrow eyes. He gave an intangible amount of pressure to the people below him.

  "Cold Moon Palace, Lu Mingyue…"

  The players underneath were at first rather displeased with the person stopping above their heads, but when they saw the garish attire and the way the person stopped in the air, they s.u.c.k.e.d in cold breaths and let out faint cries of surprise.

  "Did you see a woman with a long, purple-red gown run here just now?"

  His qi circulated in his Dantian region, and a charming, feminine voice spread through the area. It reached everyone's ears.

  However, since most of the people knew that Lu Mingyue was a man, his charming, feminine voice only made them nauseous.

  No one acknowledged the man with the large red robe and thick makeup in the air. After all, the people below him had various statuses and pride. Even if Lu Mingyue had great fame, they did not choose to expose the woman's location. They ignored him while continuing to wait for the royal mausoleum to be activated.

  Lu Mingyue also noticed that the situation was different than he expected, and that everyone's aura was not weak!

  "Hmph, did you actually think that you can hide like this?"

  Lu Mingyue looked around the area from the sky. When no one answered him, he could not find a way to immediately locate the woman who had ambushed him in the dark.

  He was so exasperated that he gnashed his teeth. A fierce glare shone in his eyes, but he could only use the most ancient method to search for her—by looking through the crowd column by column from the left to the right.

  Drip.

  Blood slowly dripped down a woman's long, light yellow gown.

  She seemed to have been injured pretty badly, and her face was pale because she had lost too much blood. She ate a medicinal pill and gritted her teeth to make sure that she showed no weakness. She did not even dare to raise her head.

  Lu Mingyue was right above her.

  There were quite a number of people around her who looked at her with compassion and pity. No matter for what reason she had offended Lu Mingyue, there was only one end for here, and since the distance between them was so small, it was only a matter of time before Lu Mingyue found her.

  Right then, they could only choose not to interfere with the situation. If she could heal her wounds, she could leave as quickly as possible.

  However, the injured woman suddenly felt an indistinct gaze fixed on her from the crowd. While retaining her composure, she turned her body to the side, and she was instantly stunned.

  Happy was also stunned and incredibly surprised.

  From the moment the woman appeared, he had felt that she looked familiar, but that familiarity had faded away when she changed her clothes, and the vague feeling in his heart had become even more indistinct.

  But the moment their gazes met, he recognized her immediately.

  More than one month ago, Little North had been surrounded and attacked by the people from Five Venoms in an ancient tomb near Wuhu. At that time, she had saved Little North. Then, Little North constantly thought about her. If Happy was not mistaken, her name should be… Momo.

  When their gazes met, Momo also recognized the man who loved wearing blue robes, and her eyes lit up.

  "Found you!"

  But before Momo could say anything, an astonishing mighty pressure descended from the sky. Lu Mingyue had appeared behind her at some unknown point in time, and his voice was cold and dark.

  'This is bad!'

  Momo's expression changed drastically, but it was too late for her to react to the situation.

  The moment she moved, a gentle wind stirred by a palm strike struck her shoulder, and it was so cold that it chilled her bones.

  Bang!

  The pretty light yellow figure flew out of the crowd like a kite with its string snapped.

  Wherever she went, the crowd would avoid her. They did not dare nor want to get involved in her mess. After all, they had come for the treasures in the royal mausoleum and not to get involved in a personal grudge between Lu Mingyue and the woman.

  When Lu Mingyue found his enemy and the people around him avoided her, the hate in his heart found an outlet. The anger and disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e that had acc.u.mulated in his c.h.e.s.t disappeared with his palm strike as well.

  "Just try to run away again, wench."

  Lu Mingyue's personality had changed slightly after he became more skilled with Sunflower Manual and gained an even deeper understanding of it. He let out a cold and mean snort, and his body became lighter. He soared through the air while very close to the ground.

  Thud!

  He flicked his finger, and an embroidery needle shot into the woman's calf when she fell to the ground and could not get up.

  The other end of the sturdy thread was in Lu Mingyue's hands, allowing him to control the needle. He let out a cold bark of laughter, and with a tug, Momo cried out in pain. She was dragged through the ground.

  The cruel scene caused quite a number of people in the area to feel enraged!

  "Lu Mingyue, you've achieved your goal, don't go overboard and torment her!"

  "That's right!"

  "Just kill her. What's the point of torturing someone?"

  The people in the area spoke up, but Lu Mingyue only snorted coldly. "Why should I listen to you when I want to do anything? If anyone is displeased, come out, and I'll deal with you accordingly…"

  The voices in the area instantly vanished. The people were angry, but they did not dare to speak.

  Just when Lu Mingyue was feeling smug and prepared to attack again to vent his anger, a clear voice rose from beside Momo and reached everyone's ears.

  "Lu Mingyue, all this while, I thought you were someone with great character, but it looks like I made a poor judgment. You must have really castrated yourself. You aren't like a man at all…"

  When the person finished speaking, the crowd burst into a commotion!

  Chapter 359 - A Kind Person Will Be Easy to Bully!

  The only people in the game who had
the courage to point out the secrets of Sunflower Manual right in front of Lu Mingyue while declaring that he did not have a man's private parts would only be those who did not know the definition of death.

  The area outside the royal mausoleum instantly became silent!

  Even though the crowd felt that whoever had rebuked Lu Mingyue had done so in a fashion that made them vent their hatred as well, Lu Mingyue was the successor of Sunflower Manual, and his abilities stood supreme above all. While the onlookers felt pleased, they also fell silent while looking with pity at the young man who had stood up for the unfamiliar woman.

  They could already imagine just what sort of methods Lu Mingyue would use to torment this idiot who stood up for the woman after he became agitated by those words.

  However, the progression of events caught everyone by surprise.

  Lu Mingyue did not attack in anger born out of shame, but instead stared at the man in front of Momo with a solemn expression. His face was incredibly sour. "It's you again!"

  When he said that, a dumbfounded expression could be found on everyone in the crowd.

  'They know each other?'

  'He's very normal…'

  "This is my personal grudge against her, so it'd be best if you didn't b.u.t.t in!" Lu Mingyue stared at Happy with an unpleasant expression. His gaze was very dark.

  Happy was completely unaffected by Lu Mingyue's words. He cast a glance at Momo, who was injured heavily and did not even have the energy to stand up, and his tone turned cold without his notice. "And if I insist on saving her?"

  "You won't be able to!"

  Lu Mingyue's eyes turned cold. He suddenly tugged the thread, and the embroidery needle that was connected to Momo's calf immediately pulled her body. She m.o.a.n.e.d helplessly, and her body flew forward from behind Happy.

  However, at the moment Lu Mingyue did that, Happy scowled and reacted just as fast.

  Clang!

  A blue sword glare that looked as if stars had decided to shine on earth appeared. With a single slash, the thread snapped, and the action was followed by the sound of the sword cutting at the air. Happy also executed Dragon Capture with his left hand to catch Momo. His actions were smooth and clean.

  Since Lu Mingyue's attack had missed, he took half a step backwards. When he looked at Happy and Momo, his gaze turned even colder.

  "What a perfect case of a hero saving a damsel," he said as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him. "Happy, it's not the first time you've come to the royal mausoleum. Do you intend to clear the royal mausoleum again and help Mu Clan gather up masterpieces?"

  The moment he spoke, the area around the royal mausoleum burst into a commotion.

  All sorts of incredulous gazes were aimed at Happy, and discussions rose and fell.

  "It's him?!"

  "No wonder. I was wondering who would have the courage to act in such a domineering fashion in front of Lu Mingyue."

  "Did he come alone? Or did…"

  The great players in the area quickly shifted their attention from Momo to Happy and Lu Mingyue.

  Happy's gaze darkened, and he laughed coldly in his heart. 'You saw that you couldn't gain the upperhand directly, so you decided to reveal my identity so I would be antagonized by everyone in my trip to the royal mausoleum later and have trouble in every step of the way?

  'Lu Mingyue, you bastard, you're really sinister. If that's the case…'

  Happy took out three Dew Pills from his Universe Bag and stuffed them into Momo's mouth before he stood up and stared back at Lu Mingyue. "I let you leave while we were in Baokang, but you seem to not have accepted your defeat, and you spread rumors all around the place saying that I took advantage of you while your qi was drained. Now that we met each other today, why don't we fight?"

  "Hmph, just as I wish!" Lu Mingyue snorted coldly and agreed to it without hesitation.

  In truth, he had long since been displeased with some of the rumors in the game. Happy might be strong, but that did not mean that he was a threat to Lu Mingyue. Right then, Lu Mingyue had a strong urge to prove his worth before the great players around them!

  Sunflower Manual was the best in the world!

  The duo's conversation caused the great players in the area to feel incredibly excited.

  The successor of Sunflower Manual and Happy, who was the most famous player and ranked at the top of the Famous People Rank, were about to fight. Their trip was truly not in vain.

  Hundreds of people moved back simultaneously, even though they had not talked to each other about this before. They made a large space for Happy and Lu Mingyue.

  Once Momo plucked out the embroidery needle and recover from her wounds with the help of Dew Pills, she felt slightly better. She cast a deep glance at Happy and whispered her gratitude.

  "It's what I should do," Happy said without even turning his head around. "I'll be entering the royal mausoleum later, so I won't be able to take care of you. It'd be best if you left while I fight against him."

  Momo froze for a moment, then cast Happy a surprised glance before nodding quietly. She slipped into the crowd and quickly vanished.

  "Hmph."

  Even though Lu Mingyue was displeased by seeing Momo leave, there was a great enemy in front of him, and he had no choice but to let her go. His cold and dark gaze shifted to Happy's face.

  "Happy, I'll let it slide that you interfered in the matter in Baokang because you wanted the resources in Shennongjia. Right now, you're going up against me for a woman you never even met before. Today, if I don't teach you a lesson, you'll be thinking that I'm easy to bully because I'm kind."

  "Kind? I wouldn't say you're kind." Happy shook his head while he spoke with an indifferent tone. Then, while the players around them smiled in tacit agreement, he said something that made Lu Mingyue so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. "But it's true that you're easy to bully."

  "You conceited bastard!" Lu Mingyue roared coldly.

  The sleeves of his red robe fluttered madly, and his fair arms were revealed in a dazzling manner.

  The powerful Sunflower Aura swiftly spread out to cover a circular area of one hundred and sixty-four feet around Lu Mingyue. It was as if it formed a round cover, and all the changes within the area could not escape his control.

  That was the result of Lu Mingyue's hard work after he lost the second time against Happy. Right then, his control of Sunflower Manual had grown stronger, and he could control the strength and size of the field at will. His ability to adapt to the situation according to all the changes within the aura had also improved.

  Happy noticed the clear change in quality of Lu Mingyue's Sunflower Manual the moment it appeared. Its various effects had become stronger. The automatic circulation of qi in his body faced some resistance, and it was also being depleted very quickly.

  'I see. No wonder he agreed to the fight so resolutely.' Happy increased his guard.

  Lu Mingyue noticed the depletion of Happy's qi and smiled coldly, but he did not attack immediately. "Hmph, I suggest that you switch your gear, or else, when you die here, don't start searching for stupid reasons as to why you lost."

  However, Happy was not someone easy to deal with. He mocked Lu Mingyue right back with equally cold words. "Don't worry, I'm different from you. If I win, I win. If I lose, I lose."

  Lu Mingyue's expression turned red with rage. "I'd like to see whether you'll still be able to say those words later!"

  His hands went into his sleeves, and four embroidery needles shone with a breathtaking light from between his fingers.

  Whoosh!

  At the instant the embroidery needles left his hands, the expressions of the players in the area turned grave.

  The speed of his embroidery needles under the effect of Sunflower Aura was so fast that it was frightening. It was impossible to find them with the n.a.k.e.d eye. Besides, with the interference from the demonic voices, it was very difficult to hear the embroidery needles piercing through the ai
r too.

  If Lu Mingyue chose to use long-distance flying needles to deplete Happy's qi, it would be difficult for him to handle the situation. If he let down his guard in the slightest, he would face the danger of defeat and death.

  Chapter 360 - Lu Mingyue’s Motives

  Ting! Ting!

  Happy attacked very quickly with his sword.

  A blue sword shadow flashed in the air, and the four embroidery needles were sent flying to the sides.

  "Don't act like a sissy now. Use your Soft Palm Strike and Shadowless Needle. These tricks are useless."

  Happy had not even moved a single step. Under Lu Mingyue's aggressive attack, he appeared to be incredibly calm and composed, and he gave off the feeling that his calmness was born from his confidence. It made him seem unfathomable.

  'Hmph! If four needles don't work, how about eight?'

  Lu Mingyue ignored Happy's taunt.

  He flicked his wrists, and the embroidery needles shot out.

  He also flicked his fingers, and under the guidance of the threads, the embroidery needles swiftly changed their direction. They rushed forth without any sort of pattern before they surrounded Happy to attack him from every direction. Their aggressive presence was even greater than before, and their killing intent overflowed.

  The people who watched the fight were all great players on the Dragon Rank, Phoenix Rank, and Famous People Rank. Even though they could not compete with Lu Mingyue or Happy just then, their abilities were not too far behind. They could tell just how powerful the attack was, and they also knew just how great was the danger Happy faced at that moment. They held their breaths and did not even blink, because they did not want to miss even a single scene.

  "I told you, it's useless."

  Happy expression did not change. He just sighed softly and moved his longsword.

  Lu Mingyue focused and quickly managed to tell what Happy wanted to do. While he was in the air, he pressed his fingers together, and at the same time, he struck the air with his palms twice, forming an invisible wind.

  Lu Mingyue's intentions were very clear.

  With Happy's abilities, it would be impossible for them to determine the winner of the fight straight away!