Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  Happy looked around, and he quickly examined the items in the hall. He then slipped into the room next to the hall, and he noticed a Mystical Realm high-tier martial art manual placed on the table.

  It was a different type of high-tier martial art, and there were few people who used such a weapon. However, since the manual itself was rather rare and the technique was unique, it was one of the most beloved manuals of many martial artists who wandered around the game alone. That gave it some valuable.

  Happy put the martial art manual into his bag, and without batting an eyelid checked through the box in what looked like a bedroom.

  He found two low-tier martial art manuals and one bottle of Lingzhi Liquid, which was a medicinal pill that had great qi recovery properties, under the table. Just when he was about to leave, he suddenly stopped moving, and his gaze landed on the area above the bed which he had overturned. There was an ink wash painting on the wall.

  His eyes lit up.

  'I nearly missed this.'

  Happy smiled and walked over. He lifted the ink wash painting to reveal a hidden compartment on the wall.

  Slap!

  Just when he opened the compartment, Happy noticed that the situation was not right. He suddenly heard the sound of a spring, which was very clear in the quiet room.

  Happy did not have time to see the item inside. He scooped it up and shoved it into his Universe Bag before charging out the window like a cannonball. What came flying at his back was an incredibly cold gust of wind stirred up by a palm.

  "How dare you, you pesky thief!"

  The middle-aged woman on the roof of the loft had been alarmed. She shot down to intercept Happy, and her eyes were filled with so much fury that they were as cold as ice. When she attacked, she started straight off with a Dark Blue Freezing Palm.

  "Get lost!"

  But Happy was not a pushover. The moment he dashed out the window, an even more dazzling dark blue sword glare shot out from his sheath. The middle-aged woman grunted, and it looked as if she had been struck by lightning. She was sent flying horizontally.

  However, the middle-aged woman's Freezing Palm had made half of Happy's body become numb.

  His plan had been to steal some items and leave when he alarmed the three old monsters, but the mysterious middle-aged woman's Freezing Palm had actually pierced through his Golden Bell Cocoon and damaged him a little with the force of the cold, and it attracted his attention.

  He let out a barely audible gasp of surprise, and he swiftly pulled back his leg when he was just about to leave.

  "Who dares to bother us of Black Willow Mountain Manor?!"

  An enraged roar came from the distance. It originated in the backyard of the mountain manor, and its owner was swiftly closing in. Clearly, the Moksha Realm monsters had been alerted by the sound of the window being torn, and they were quickly rushing over.

  Happy did not hesitate. He gritted his teeth and caught up to the middle-aged woman like a phantom.

  Once she gained her footing, an even more fearsome sword glare went charging at her face!

  Its speed was even faster, and the killing intent even greater!

  "You're asking for death, brat!"

  In haste, a surge of cold qi gushed out of the middle-aged woman's body. Her arms were like ice blades, and she executed invisible Freezing Claws repeatedly to weaken Happy's sword glare.

  While doing that, she shouted nonstop. "How dare you act as you please in Black Willow Mountain Manor?! Today, I'll make sure that you can't return alive!"

  Even though her tone was arrogant, Happy had already made his decision to get rid of her before he left. He focused his full attention on it and brought out all his strength. The momentum of his sword was like a surging wave that was caught striking the shores.

  In the blink of an eye, blood trickled down the corners of the middle-aged woman's lips!

  But with gritted teeth, she continued to withstand the attacks. She knew that as long as she could last until her three manor masters came over, the assassin in front of her would definitely die.

  But at that moment, her opponent suddenly retracted his attack, and the nonstop sword light vanished. The assassin also retreated by a few feet. He put his sword into its sheath and stood still.

  "You're thinking about leaving now?" The middle-aged woman thought that the assassin was scared, and she bared her teeth to sneer at him coldly. "Dream on!"

  Just when she wanted to pounce on the assassin to hold him back, she saw him raise his head slowly, and he raised his sword hilt in a strange manner. A faint hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

  Chapter 396 - Unique Palm Technique

  W.h.i.n.e!

  The long sword w.h.i.n.e was like a divine song that came from beyond heaven. It shot through the middle-aged woman's c.h.e.s.t along with a sword force that was gorgeous, dazzling, and breathtaking. The sword w.h.i.n.e then echoed in the air above Black Willow Mountain Manor without disappearing for a long time.

  Thud…

  The cold air dispersed. The middle-aged woman's arms swiftly returned to their original, healthy pink color, and her corpse crashed to the cold floor.

  Happy quickly stuffed a Dew Pill into his mouth. He then went to the middle-aged woman's corpse and groped around until he found her Universe Bag. A smile appeared on his face at the sight of it.

  However, that smile soon fell away, replaced by a frown of wariness toward danger.

  Whoosh!

  He tumbled a few times backward without any sign. The sturdy flagstone where he originally stood were shattered into countless pieces with a bang and flew in all directions.

  "How dare you kill my student?! I will destroy you or die doing so!"

  The person who appeared in front of Happy was Third Manor Master of the three old monsters. He swept his gaze over the middle-aged woman's corpse and let out a furious shout that shook hearts. While he stared at Happy, his palms turned completely red as if they were about to start burning.

  'Red Flame Palm!'

  Happy was astonished. Without waiting for Third Manor Master to attack, he tapped against the ground and quickly floated thirty-two feet away.

  "Thinking of leaving?!"

  Third Manor Master had expected that Happy would run. He roared and chased after him like a shadow. He seized with a hand, and hot waves surged in Happy's body. His qi began to show signs that it was about to become disorderly and go on a rampage in his body.

  It was no wonder then why the old man could have a disciple who practiced the unique palm technique Freezing Palm. The old monster with his Red Flame Palm could make a person's qi surge with his palm wind, which he sent at Happy when he was more than thirty-two feet away.

  Happy was affected by it and not happy about it. He wondered whether Third Manor Master had hidden his strength and was actually stronger than Manor Master, or whether it was because the difficulty of the quest had been increased.

  Whatever the case, it was not something good.

  Aside from having slightly higher attack, unique palm techniques also had unique attack effects. For example, they could affect a person's speed, and when the effect was severe, it could even affect the opponent's attacks. It would increase the chance that the enemy would reveal a weakness, but this sort of palm technique could only be executed and brought to its full potential by those in Life and Death Realm.

  Red Flame Palm was even better than that, however.

  It was incredibly famous in Happy's previous life. During battle, it could affect the enemy's qi and blood, as well as increase the depletion of the enemy's qi. When the enemy was injured, that technique would be even more troublesome. The enemy's blood would boil, and it would make the enemy die faster.

  That was the reason why Happy had insisted on staying after he noticed that the middle-aged woman had Freezing Palm.

  Unique palm techniques were mainly dropped by certain NPCs. Those NPCs were not fixed, and the second one would not appear soon. They were so rare
that they were only slightly less valuable than ultimate techniques. In Happy's previous life, their price was higher than that of even grade one masterpieces. Of course, when he said that, he meant fourth-echelon grade one masterpieces.

  It had the right choice to come inside!

  Boom!

  Gate… Blessed... Mystical…

  He activated his qi realm fully!

  At the same time, Happy stuffed another Dew Pill into his mouth. He suppressed the blood in his mouth, which was about to begin surging and gritted his teeth. He forcefully held his q and nimbly jumped up the roof. He then started running with a quick glance back.

  Aside from the old monster who used Red Flame Palm, there was no other pursuer.

  Happy's expression changed.

  'Damn it! I only managed to lure one of them!'

  He originally intended to lure Third Manor Master to the courtyard, but when he thought about how there were still two Moksha Realm monsters in the backyard, he was sure that Momo would definitely be unable to get past them.

  'I can't leave just like this!'

  Under the Red Flame monster's astonished gaze, Happy suddenly turned around and drew Noble Sword.

  Both people were incredibly close to each other!

  An astonishing and peerless sword force shot out. The Red Flame monster did not even have the chance to dodge. He shuddered, and by sheer reflex, he struck Happy violently with two palm strikes.

  'Petite Dragon.'

  At the instant he grazed past the Red Flame monster, Happy avoided the first palm in an incredibly ingenious manner, but he did not avoid the second palm strike. It crashed violently against his Golden Bell Cocoon.

  Boom!

  A powerful force rammed against Happy's body, and he crashed into the loft behind him like a cannonball.

  The Red Flame monster covered his left cheek with shock and anger. The blood on his cheek swiftly dyed his palm red.

  Happy had not aimed at the man's heart with the slash just then, but his head. If the Red Flame monster had turned even the slightest bit during that critical moment, it would have decided his life or death, and he would not have gotten away from it with a simple scratch or having an ear missing. His whole head might have been split open.

  In his shock and anger, the Red Flame monster also sensed that he had not dealt any sort of substantial damage to Happy. His body fortification had negated most of the damage. The Red Flame Palm might have made him use up some of his qi, but his abilities were not compromised.

  "AHHHH!!!"

  The immense pain from cauterizing his wound made the Red Flame monster release a furious roar that sounded like a thunderclap. His voice traveled far around him.

  Happy did not bother himself with the Red Flame monster. He had used the force from the palm strike to ram through the wall and break into the loft. He then jumped up and rushed out of the other window without stopping. He shot to the backyard of Black Willow Mountain Manor.

  "What's going on?!"

  There was an artificial mountain in the backyard of Black Willow Mountain Manor. Two manor master's sat in a pavilion nearby, and they heard the scream of pain that was filled with anger and hate. They shuddered before they stood up together with disbelieving expressions. "Third actually suffered a setback? Second, go take a look!"

  Second Manor Master grabbed his Lionhead Nine-ringed Golden Broadsword, but just when he was about to move, a golden figure entered their sight with a few jumps. He arrived outside the pavilion like a phantom.

  "It's you again!"

  Their expressions changed slightly.

  Happy did not bother wasting his breath with the other two. The Red Flame monster stopped shouting, so he would soon be after him. If Happy continued dragging things out, he would not have a good ending.

  He quickly fixed his gaze on the artificial mountain, and with a flash, his Noble Sword shone with layers of sword light. The two normal members of Black Willow Mountain Manor there did not know that Happy's target was them. They were caught off guard and died the moment he attacked them.

  "Damn it!"

  This action instantly sent Manor Master and Second Manor Master into a rage.

  Happy did not hesitate though. He flipped over the wall and left after his slash proved to be effective, not allowing the two monsters to have a chance to surround him.

  "How dare you try to leave?!"

  Second Manor Master and Manor Master saw that Happy had killed their men right in front of them, and they felt as if they had been slapped in the face.

  "Third, stay here and guard the place!" Manor Master shouted out.

  Then, they left Black Willow Mountain Manor to chase after Happy.

  The Red Flame monster could only see Happy and his two senior brothers leave into the distance when he arrived at the wall beyond the artificial mountain. His cheek hurt intensely, and he wanted to chase after Happy so that he could tear him to pieces, but when he remembered the important person held hostage inside the artificial mountain, he chose to stay in the manor.

  When the Red Flame monster gritted his teeth and cast all his attention on the area outside the wall, he forgot that the two guards who were tasked to protect the artificial mountain had died.

  At that moment, a purplish-red figure shot past the two guards' corpses without a sound and snuck into the darkness within the artificial mountain. She did not alert the Red Flame monster.

  It was only when there was a loud crash, a sound that made it very clear that something broke, that the Red Flame monster's expression change drastically. He turned around and rushed into the tunnel inside the artificial mountain.

  But before he could even get close…

  "Traitorous disciple! Die!"

  An old and domineering roar rose in the air. The tunnel of the artificial mountain exploded with a bang out of the blue, and the Red Flame monster quickly came to a stop while filled with incredible shock.

  "Someone actually managed to open it?!"

  Stones flew horizontally, and a forceful and fierce palm wind crashed into the Red Flame monster's body! The man instantly coughed up blood and crashed in the wall dozens of feet away in a pathetic manner. Then, he jumped a few times without hesitation and fled in a stagger. He did not even dare to turn his head around.

  Chapter 397 - Happy Interfered

  Dust landed on the ground, and the shattered stones from the artificial mountain that exploded gradually revealed two figures. One of them was dressed in a purplish-red long gown and wore a Bamboo Hat with a white veil. She looked like an orchid in a valley while standing quietly beside an old man who was dressed in rags but did not lose his might because of that.

  When the woman saw that the Red Flame monster had been forced back by a single palm strike of the old man, her eyes filled with surprised delight, but at the same time, a hint of worry appeared in them.

  Even though Senior Wind God was the master of Black Willow Mountain Manor, he had been detained by his three traitorous disciples and tormented for a long time. His body could not take it, but when his restraints were removed, he temporarily recovered his strength under the forceful stimulation of secret techniques. Because of that, the depletion of his stamina was incredibly great!

  Once the Red Flame monster disappeared, the awe-inspiring presence of Senior Wind God vanished. He hunched his shoulders, pressed against his c.h.e.s.t, and began coughing violently.

  "Hack! Cough…"

  A large amount of dirty blood spilled on the ground, and it was a terrifying sight to behold.

  "Senior!" In alarm, Momo quickly leaned down to check the situation. "Are you alright?"

  "I'm old now." Wind God waved his hand while he bem.o.a.n.e.d his fate. He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and said, "It's no wonder why those three traitorous disciples of mine were not willing to wait any longer and would rather scheme against me and their junior sister. By the way…"

  A flash of red appeared on his face when he glanced at Momo. "Was the person who lu
red the other two of my traitorous disciples my female disciple?"

  He knew that the three traitorous disciples would not leave Black Willow Mountain Manor until they received what they wanted from him.

  When Momo heard his words, her expression became gloomy. "Senior, Senior Abstruse Dancing Sleeves, whom you speak of, was poisoned by a strange venom when I met her. Even though I stole an antidote from the Sacred Poison Doctor Hu Qingniu, it was covered in Rot Intestines in Seven Days. Yesterday, when we came to the area outside Black Willow Mountain Manor, she died because of the poison."

  When Wind God finished listening to Momo's story, he seemed to be in great grief. A sad look appeared on his face. "My foolish girl, it's my fault… The poison from those three traitorous disciples of mine wasn't strong enough to hold back Lil' Sleeves. Yet that foolish girl actually took the risk to find Hu Qingniu, and that Poison Doctor isn't a pushover.

  "Stealing medicine right under his nose is the same as seeking death. Lil' Sleeves knew that she was going to die, but she still did not want me to suffer in the hands of those three traitorous disciples. Why did you choose to take this thorny path?!"

  When Momo saw Wind God sink into the grief of losing a disciple, she sighed softly and said, "Senior Wind God, she has already passed away. Please don't be overwhelmed by grief. We have to leave this place quickly. The three manor masters of Black Willow Mountain Manor will return soon."

  "There's no need to." A hint of ferocity and determination flashed through Wind God's eyes. "Today, even if I die here, I will reduce those three traitorous disciples to ash and take revenge for Lil' Sleeves!"

  Momo was rendered speechless, and her expression changed.

  She swiftly came to a realization that a change had occurred to the supposedly final segment of the quest, despite the fact that her quest log showed that she had completed the quest!

  Wind God sat down cross-legged to meditate and circulate his qi. "Lass, I'm grateful to you for risking your life to save me, but those three traitorous disciples of mine have outstanding abilities. With my current strength, even if I use all my power and execute my secret technique, I still won't have the ability to kill them, so I have a request.