Sword Among Us c1-1268
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"What the heck, why is it wine!"
Happy grabbed the pouch. He then said firmly with an earnest expression, "Continue."
All-powerful Medicinal Stone shrugged and stopped joking around. He groped Lu Zhangke, who could not move, a few times, and in all seriousness, he brought out a large amount of golden leaves, a bunch of silver notes, and a blush box.
"What the heck, he's an old pervert!" He tossed away the blush box and continued looking around.
"Hmm?"
When he tried it for the fifth time, he finally found a bottle with medicinal pills. Upon seeing it, Happy's expression changed. He quickly took it over and brought it to his nose to take a sniff. The same moment, crazed delight appeared on his face.
"I got it!"
There was a strange and powerful stench from the bottle.
Its function was easy to verify. It was the antidote for Ten Fragrant Tendon Weakening Powder. As long as someone brought the bottle to the nose and took a sniff from it, they could recover and circulate their qi.
Lu Zhangke could only watch as Happy obtained the antidote. He gritted his teeth, but he could not do nothing about it. He was so angry that he trembled, and his eyes shone with a furious light.
All-powerful Medicinal Stone did not stop stealing.
The chance to steal from an Inaction Realm martial artist who could not move was not something that one could get every day, so it was only natural that he would fight for time and steal all that was possible. He brought out one item after another from Lu Zhangke's body.
"What the heck? He has everything! A jade hairpin and a belly band? You stupid pervert, you actually brought this sort of stuff with you as well?"
All-powerful Medicinal Stone did not notice that Lu Zhangke's expression had turned incredibly strange and unpleasant.
"Where's Profound Abyss Divine Palm?"
While All-powerful Medicinal Stone stole stuff from Lu Zhangke's body, he impatiently threw aside all the useless items all over the place. There was an endless stream of items from Lu Zhangke's body, and most of them were items used by girls. He looked like a Doraemon carrying female items.
Happy felt speechless when he saw it.
He was also stunned silent by All-powerful Medicinal Stone's shocking thought of stealing Profound Abyss Divine Palm from Lu Zhangke's body. However, that palm technique seemed to have already been given to his past acquaintance, Orochimaru.
"Alright, since I already have the antidote for Ten Fragrant Tendon Weakening Powder, Big Brother Medicine, you should leave quickly. We should avoid unexpected trouble when the people from the six sects arrive," Happy said.
The quest was already crazy enough, so he did not wish for it to have its difficulty increased out of the blue. At that time, he would really not know what to do with it.
"A pity."
It was a pendant with precious stones in it made in the style of Western Region.
"So unlucky."
All-powerful Medicinal Stone was the successor of Marvelous-handed Sect, and he had stolen around one thousand good items. This sort of trash would not capture his attention at all. He instinctively threw it away before he left gloomily.
Happy said nothing, but he swept his gaze over Lu Zhangke's face. The man's expression was incredibly unpleasant. His eyes sparkled, and he seemed to be very nervous. Happy could not help but be curious, and he frowned slightly.
'What's going on?'
He instinctively lowered his head and coincidentally saw a noble and expensive looking belly band. He could not help but be slightly stunned, then sweep his gaze over the other items on the ground.
The blush box, jade hairpin, and pendant with precious stones in it were all female items… and they all seemed to be expensive items that cost a lot of money. The women who could use such items should have a pretty high status.
A thought swiftly appeared in Happy's head, and he s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath. 'This Lu Zhangke... I know he does crazy things because he's driven by l.u.s.t, but could he have slept with the young consort of Ruyang Mansion before it's actually supposed to happen?'
Chapter 451 - Fight With My All
The elites from the six great system-allocated had all been sent out, and they had two Inaction Realm players guarding them. He Biweng was soon forced to surrender and got captured as well. He was then brought over by Master Hui Xin once his acupressure points were sealed.
When they returned to Happy's side, the female items all over the ground had been put away. Lu Zhangke cast a complicated gaze at the man who seemed young but understood everything. His face alternated between shades of red and grey, and not even He Biweng's capture attracted his attention.
"Alright, we mustn't dawdle around in this matter. The Yuan Dynasty soldiers still don't know that Xuanming Elders are in our hands. We have to get the whereabouts of the antidote for Ten Fragrant Tendon Weakening Powder soon so we can enter Eternal Peace Temple to save our people!"
Right when Master Yuan Hui finished speaking, Happy he cast a glance at Lu Zhangke and said, "He Biweng should have the item we need, right?"
"Hmph, if you have the guts, then kill me! You can dream about getting information from us!" He Biweng spoke firmly, but he did not have the power to break free from Yuan Hui's hands despite his struggles.
Against his expectations, however, a hint of faint nervousness appeared on the face of Lu Zhangke when Happy brought out a jade hairpin. "We're in their hands now," he stammered out," so we have to submit. This time we lost. Junior brother, give them the antidote."
He Biweng was stunned speechless and cast a surprised glance at Lu Zhangke. He seemed to be puzzled by how easily his senior brother had admitted defeat. He did not know that Happy's words left Lu Zhangke so terrified that he could practically feel his soul flying out of his body.
If he were in the hands of the six great system-allocated sects, they would be hesitant and not dare to kill their hostages on a whim. Zhao Min would soon know that something had happened to Xuanming Elders, and at that time, the elites of the six great system-allocated sects would become targets of revenge.
But if Zhao Min learned that Lu Zhangke had slept with the young consort, who was also Zhao Min's sister-in-law, Zhao Min and Ruyang Mansion would not let go of them. Since they could not guarantee their lives, it was only natural that Lu Zhangke could not be firm and resolute anymore.
After that, the six great system-allocated sects obtained the antidote for Ten Fragrant Tendon Weakening Powder from He Biweng's hands.
"Young Swordsman Happy, what method did you use to make these two old men suddenly be so cooperative?" Song Yuanqiao asked Happy with a smile.
Happy smiled humbly back at him. "It's just a few methods from among wanderers, but they're mainly intimidated by Great Swordsman Song and Master Yuan Hui's might as well as the prestige of the six sects, or else, I wouldn't have been able to make them submit to me with my methods."
His words made the elites of the six great system-allocated sects feel gratified.
"We shouldn't dawdle. Since we have the antidote now, we'll sneak into Eternal Peace Temple at night and save our sect teachers and elites," Yuan Hui said.
Happy cast a glance at him. The monk did not exist in the original work. Such a powerful martial artist should have been prepared for him, so he nodded.
"It's not difficult to sneak into Eternal Peace Temple. I've tried it a few times, and I'm already very familiar with it. Once night falls, we can get in with the antidote…"
"This won't do. Zhao Min is a very cunning lass. My master nearly fell into her trap while we were at Wudang Sect. There is no way she will not increase the defenses when we have been sent to Eternal Peace Temple. Young Swordsman Happy, it's too dangerous for you to sneak in alone. I should be the one who sneaks in at night," Song Yuanqiao said seriously.
Yuan Hui nodded as well. "That's right. This is an important matter. It's not that I don't believe you, Young Swordsman Happy, I am filled with admiration
for your chivalrous and moral heart because of your willingness to work for the six great sects. But Great Swordsman Song's Cloud Ascending Ladder is unparallelled. It is clear that he is more suited to the task. Young Swordsman Happy, you should come with us."
"That's right."
When the elites from the six great system-allocated sects agreed to it and chose Song Yuanqiao to sneak into Eternal Peace Temple at night, Happy saw a brief flash of disdain in He Biweng's eyes, and slight unease rose in his heart.
"Then how should we deal with Xuanming Elders?"
Song Yuanqiao hesitated for a moment before he said, "A person who is cruel, perverse, and helps the wicked do evil deeds... We should take his life and enforce justice on behalf of heaven, but if we fail, they will still be useful. Leader Hui Xin, is there a remote plate nearby that is devoid of people? We can lock them up there. Once we are done, we can make our decision."
Once that was agreed upon, the elites of the six great system-allocated sects mobilized their forces and changed their attire before they gathered near Eternal Peace Temple and waited for night to fall.
Happy knew that the success of the quest would mainly rely on whether Great Swordsman Song would successfully deliver the antidote into the tall tower. Since it was so important, Happy used his special privilege to convince the people and left the team to follow Song Yuanqiao to the area outside Eternal Peace Temple.
When night fell, more than ten patrol teams had been added outside the walls of Eternal Peace Temple. The Yuan Dynasty soldiers who moved in and out of the temple had torches in their hands, and they illuminated the temple so much that it looked like day. That greatly increased the difficulty of sneaking in.
'As expected, Zhao Min noticed,' Happy thought.
Only Song Yuanqiao, who was in Inaction Realm, could attempt it.
"Great Swordsman Song, please be careful," Happy reminded him.
Song Yuanqiao was dressed in tight-fitting clothes, and he was like a huge black bird. He swiftly jumped into the air and leapt to a height that the fire could not illuminate before he shot into the temple.
However, soon after Song Yuanqiao entered Eternal Peace Temple, a clear and pleasant shout suddenly came from within. "I wonder which elite you are from Wudang Sect. I am Zhao Min! I have been waiting for your arrival for a long time!"
The woman's voice was clear, and it spread far and wide.
Happy could hear it clearly outside the temple, but he soon noticed the Yuan Dynasty soldiers inside and outside the temple going into a frenzy. Rumbling sounds could be heard, and their footsteps were quick as they swiftly gathered in the direction of the tall tower.
Happy's heart let out a loud thump, and a cold chill ran down his spine.
'Great Swordsman Song was discovered…'
"This is bad!"
When he looked there, he was both surprised and delighted.
What surprised him was that sword flashes could be seen everywhere in the air, and angry shouts rose nonstop. It was clear that Song Yuanqiao had been discovered by the Yuan Dynasty soldiers. He was already surrounded by Zhao Min's three servants, A'da, A'er, and A'san, and could not break free.
What delighted Happy, however, was that Song Yuanqiao was not discovered near the tall tower. The incident happened at Mahavira Hall!
What caused Happy to be even more tempted to take action was that as the orders to capture the assassin were given, the people within the temple all gathered near the tall tower and Mahavira Hall.
The other places in the temple were barely illuminated, only in small patches. That left most of the places engulfed in darkness.
'Great Swordsman Song will definitely be captured and sent into the tall tower, and the elites of the six great sects outside the temple will not readily take action without obtaining their signal. Right now, I'll have to fight with my all!'
Happy gritted his teeth and quickly made his decision.
His body became light, and he jumped up from the wall. With a few more jumps, he moved through the shadows at the speed of lightning. He avoided the Yuan Dynasty soldiers nearby and headed to the tall tower from another direction.
Chapter 452 - Climb the Tower!
When the six great system-allocated agreed to send Song Yuanqiao to sneak into Eternal Peace Temple at night, Happy had a gut feeling that the quest would not progress smoothly, because in the original work, Song Yuanqiao was one of the people detained in Eternal Peace Temple. Song Yuanqiao's act of volunteering himself for the night invasion might have been a trap and an arrangement made by the system to create a hopeless situation.
Fortunately, Happy had noticed that he could not change Song Yuanqiao's fate of being captured, and he followed behind him. Just as expected, he saw Eternal Peace Temple descending into chaos, and many Inaction Realm martial artists left the tall tower to surround Song Yuanqiao above Mahavira Temple.
That was the balance provided by the system.
The two Inaction Realm martial artists were Happy's greatest leverage for completing the quest.
Since the system had decided to irresponsibly take away one of them, it would naturally give him some compensation. Happy had come to that conclusion based on the experience he had over the three years he had spent playing the game. It was also because of that experience that he could catch the sliver of a chance given to him to complete the quest.
Happy did not hesitate.
He did not know whether he was risking everything for nothing, but he was sure that since the quest had progressed to this state, he had already become one of the characters. He had to go regardless of whether it was for the six great system-allocated sects or for the "chivalrous" heart he had within him.
He had to take a step forward despite the fact that there was a possibility of him stepping into hell.
Happy was dressed in night traveling clothes, and he bypassed many patrolling Yuan Dynasty soldiers without being noticed. Song Yuanqiao had attracted most of the enemies' attention, so Happy reached the tall tower without much trouble.
He threw a silent grappling hook from within the shadow behind a stone tower in a familiar motion.
Happy flew up without hesitation.
The rope rose diagonally!
Every single time Happy tapped against the rope, he covered more than thirty feet. In the blink of an eye, he landed on a tile of the tall tower, but against his expectations, before he could gain his footing, he came face to face with two Yuan Dynasty soldiers who were watching the fight.
They were all stunned silent, and three pairs of eyes looked at each other at a loss.
At that moment, cold sweat instantly broke out on Happy's back.
'Damn it!'
Yellow light flashed, and he formed his hands into claws.
Double Dragon Capture!
Happy shot out like a phantom from the darkness and moved through a small window at lightning speed. He then fiercely grabbed the Yuan Dynasty soldiers who had opened their mouths in preparation to shout their warning.
Thud!
Their frail necks were cut while they were completely unguarded, and the two Yuan Dynasty soldiers fainted. Their bodies fell limp on the ground.
Once they were out, Happy noticed that his back was drenched in cold sweat. No matter how bold and reckless he was, this was no laughing matter.
'Just a little more, and I would have run into great trouble. If it weren't for the fact that I have a lot of experience, once those Yuan Dynasty soldiers opened their mouths, I would have died in Eternal Peace Temple.'
Happy turned his head around and met the gazes of the Emei Sect female disciples who had witnessed the entire scene with bated breath.
The Emei Sect disciples had also broken into cold sweat.
They had heard the loud shouts outside as well as Zhao Min's shrill orders, and they knew that something had happened, which was why they had been paying close attention to the reactions of the Yuan Dynasty soldiers as well as the situation outside the window.
Mistress Annihilation, Zhou Zhiruo, Ding Minjun, and Bei Jinyi were all shocked!
"Hurry up and sniff this. You can restore your qi once you do."
Happy quickly arrived in front of the prison cell and gave the antidote to Zhou Zhiruo, who was the closest to the door, so that she could help everyone get rid of the Ten Fragrant Tendon Weakening Powder.
"Thank you for lending us your help, Young Swordsman Happy."
Zhou Zhiruo was the first to test the antidote. Once she was cured, she quickly administered the antidote to her mistress. Then, she passed the bottle around, and as she watched Happy bring over the key to open the door, she gently prostrated herself to show her gratitude.
"Miss Zhou, you don't have to be so polite."
Happy could not be bothered to talk much at this point of time. There was only one antidote, and he had to bring it to the elites from the other five sects beneath them. "Everyone, please don't leave for now. Wait for me to administer the antidote to the people from Shaolin Temple and Wudang Sect, then I'll give the signal. Our people will work together from the inside and outside to conquer Eternal Peace Temple."
"Thank you for your hard work, Young Swordsman Happy.
Ding Minjun quickly returned the antidote to Happy without saying anything else. She just sat down with her legs crossed and began circulating her qi.
Happy did not dare to be negligent since the area outside had become calm again. The Yuan Dynasty soldiers were being ordered to return to their positions by the thousand-man commanders, so if he dragged things out, some changes might occur.
There were plenty of elites from Shaolin Temple. Once Happy completed the main quest, his first act was to search for the floor that detained the monks.
It went surprisingly well for him. When he came, the two Yuan Dynasty soldiers had coincidentally turned around, and Happy easily took care of them. He drew his sword, slashed at them, and put his sword back into its sheath again. He then placed their corpses in the seats.