"If I cannot complete the quest, then you don't think about leaving alive!"
A fierce light shone in his eyes, and Night Rain Follows Wind immediately sensed that the situation was bad based on how he s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and from his abnormal actions. He did not dare to be negligent and crossed his arms.
He suddenly sped up and charged forward, as if a miracle had happened. The distance between the two instantly reduced.
Clang!
The blood-red saber glare tore through the air and crashed violently into Deities Without Thought' c.h.e.s.t.
Almost at the same time, a loud voice that sounded like the roar of a fierce beast shot out from the bamboo forest, and there was a vortex that came with it.
The Buddhists' ultimate technique, Lion's Roar!
Night Rain Follows Wind was the first to be affected. He bled from his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, and he was blasted so badly by the shock that he flew away.
But Deities Without Thought was not much better.
It was clear that Japan's refinement skills had not caught up to those of China. Night Rain Follows Wind had a third-echelon weapon along with Life and Death Realm saber techniques. Its damage was not any inferior to Lion's Roar.
When Deities Without Thought executed his Lion's Roar, a terrifying gash was cut into his body. He flew more than thirty feet away, and he only stopped after he crashed into a few bamboos.
Night Rain Follows Wind was not killed by Deities Without Thought' Lion's Roar. Even though he felt a little faint, his ears kept ringing, there was blood in his mouth, nose, and eyes, and he looked so horrifying that he painted a sorry picture, he still gritted his teeth and stood up. He shook his dizzy head, and he quickly brought out a Dew Pill from his Universe Bag to eat it before he sat down cross-legged to heal his wounds.
Lion's Roar…
Aside from powerful damage, the sound wave also dealt extremely great damage to a person's organs and brain.
The blow had gone straight to his face just then, and Night Rain Follows Wind had received the full damage from Lion's Roar!
Night Rain Follows Wind noticed that his vision and hearing had become incredibly blurry, and he could not circulate his qi smoothly. It would be difficult for him to recover his fighting ability within a short period of time, so he had to rely on his qi cultivation technique to heal his wounds.
"Heh heh."
Deities Without Thought was struck too, and he was in an incredibly terrible state as well. However, he still retained some fighting power. When he saw Night Rain Follows Wind sitting cross-legged to circulate his qi cultivation technique, he immediately understood what was going on and quickly crawled to his feet from among the torn bamboos.
"So what if you're a great Chinese fighter? Before Lion's Roar, what use are your skills?"
When he came close with his sword in hand, Night Rain Follows Wind noticed vaguely that someone was approaching, and he did not even need to guess to know who it was. He opened his unclear eyes, and there was anger, indignation, and despair in them. "I can't believe I'd die because of someone like you…"
"Remember my name." Deities Without Thought stopped in front of Night Rain Follows Wind and placed his long Tsurugi on Night Rain Follows Wind's shoulder while looking at him from above. "My name is Deities Without Thought. From now on, every single one of you in China will remember my name."
"Bah!" Night Rain Follows Wind glared at Deities Without Thought' smug face and spat fiercely. "Don't be so smug. There are countless elites in China, and you think that you can throw your weight around?"
"I know that the two strongest in China is One Emperor and Happy, but one of these days, I will cut them down, just like how I am going to behead you."
As if he had done this thousands of times before, Deities Without Thought' words suddenly became smooth and clear, and he put on a derisive and confident smile.
Once he finished speaking, Deities Without Thought lifted the sword in his hand high.
At that moment, a faint breeze suddenly blew at them.
An indifferent and clear voice suddenly rose beside Deities Without Thought' ears. "Say what you did right in my face again, why don't you?"
A mysterious man with a Bamboo Hat appeared bizarrely near the two men.
There was also an extremely beautiful lady in a white robe as white as snow nearby. She stood quietly, not saying a word.
Chapter 467 - Zhou Zhiruo’s Confession
The girl in the robe as white as snow was like an immortal in a painting. She stood calmly in the depths of the bamboo forest and looked at the scene before her with slightly angry eyes. She was watching the young man who had suddenly left her side to appear between the two unfamiliar men.
She looked puzzled, as if she could not understand why that person called Deities Without Thought would want to behead Happy when they had no grudge against each other. As expected, the murders in the land of wanderers did not follow the rules of logic.
Deities Without Thought said nothing. He had fallen into complete panic.
He was severely wounded because of Night Rain Follows Wind's slash. Yet an unfamiliar Chinese player whose strength was unfathomable suddenly appeared beside him, and he also seemed to be familiar with One Emperor and Happy. His expression became tense, and he could not help but suck in a deep breath.
"Sorry. I made a wrong comparison."
While giving his excuse, Deities Without Thought remained in the same position, but he did not dare to act recklessly. He was afraid that his actions would threaten his own life.
Happy did not seem to have noticed Deities Without Thought's nervousness and anxiety. He took a step forward and cast a glance at Night Rain Follows Wind before he faced Deities Without Thought, who looked completely harmless. He lifted the white veil that covered his face and put on a faint smile. "Say what you just did right in my face again, why don't you?"
Deities Without Thought remained silent.
He was thinking about how he could avoid the disaster today, but when he saw the mysterious man lift the white veil that covered his face right in front of him, he could not help but observe him a little more.
His breathing instantly quickened, and he trembled. He looked as if he had been struck by lightning!
"H-Happy…"
In an instant, the face of Deities Without Thought turned completely pale. All the blood vanished from his face.
The legendary Chinese martial artist he had just mentioned had appeared in front of him in the blink of an eye!
It was like an explosion had gone off in his mind, and Deities Without Thought was struck dazed.
He could vaguely hear Happy say, "Return to Daiei and never come to China again. If you step on our ground, I will kill you every time you come."
Then, he found his vision shift because he was sent flying, and his consciousness was swiftly destroyed.
"Thank you for saving me twice, brother."
He wrapped his fist in his palm and was just about to thank him when that person vanished before him like a plume of smoke. When Night Rain Follows Wind registered what had happened, the bamboo forest had returned to silence.
His quest had already been completed.
"Just who is he?"
Night Rain Follows Wind slowly recovered from his injuries. When he ceased meditating, he still did not know who was the person who saved him twice. When he cast a glance at the corpse on the ground, he could not help but feel that his grudge had been settled.
"Hmph, how dare you come and do whatever you please in China even though you only have this bit of strength…"
Once he finished speaking, he headed to the sea because he did not dare to stay for long in the area.
*****
Once Happy returned to the bamboo forest, he led Zhou Zhiruo to the sea after having saved her from another bamboo house.
Beggar's Sect's Chen Youliang had already sailed off of Spirit Snake Island with his people!
Happy wanted
to take Zhou Zhiruo away from Spirit Snake Island to prevent this pure-hearted beauty from turning into a completely selfish and sinister woman under Jin Yong's hands, but he did not expect that the people from Beggar's Sect would intentionally destroy the other sh.i.p.s that remained in Spirit Snake Island before they left.
"That damn Chen Youliang."
Happy stared at the remains of the sh.i.p.s floating about the surface of the sea, and he knew that in the end, he did not manage to win.
The system still continued to control the progression of the plot, and everything was still moving according to the original work!
*****
"There are no sh.i.p.s here anymore. Why don't we wait until tomorrow?" Zhou Zhiruo suggested.
Happy could only give her a wan smile. 'If there's no ship, we still won't be able to set sail, you know?'
But there was no way they couldn't hide Zhou Zhiruo in the large Spirit Snake Island. If they stayed at the beach though, they would definitely be discovered by Golden Flower Granny. They could only enter the depths of Spirit Snake Island and search for a place to stay while they waited for sh.i.p.s to appear.
*****
Happy found a small, dilapidated, and abandoned house. It could temporarily serve as a place for them to stay.
The two of them quietly ate them without a word. They had nothing to say to each other.
Neither of them knew how much time had passed when Zhou Zhiruo suddenly spoke up to break the unbearable silence in the small house.
"Young Swordsman Happy." Her clear and pleasant voice appeared incredibly abruptly in the quiet house.
Happy opened his eyes and cast a puzzled gaze at Zhou Zhiruo's curious eyes. "What is it?"
"Ever since we were at Emei Mountain, I've wanted to know why you keep on helping me."
Zhou Zhiruo turned her face slightly to the side, and she faced the air in front of her while she spoke with a tone that made it seem as if she was absent-minded.
"When my mistress was around, you acted chivalrously and did everything you could to get rid of the evil cult and save the six great sects. But once my mistress died, you never asked for any rewards from me. You also intentionally went up to Emei Mountain to help me. You even came after me from Emei Mountain to Spirit Snake Island, which is somewhere in the sea to save me."
A faint hint of red appeared on Zhou Zhiruo's face. "Do you like me?"
Happy was stunned speechless. 'What's going on? Can NPCs become couples with players now?'
Just when Happy's face turned red and his heart picked up in speed, he heard Zhou Zhiruo speak in a tone that made her sound as if she was sleep-talking. Her voice was gentle though. "Did you treat whatever my senior sister and mistress said at Light Summit as something real?"
"Ah..."
Happy had a myriad of thoughts in his mind, but just when he was about to speak up to see whether the system was really that open-minded, he suddenly heard Zhou Zhiruo's tone change. "In truth, I already have someone I like."
Happy instantly felt as if cold water had been poured all over him. The fire that had been burning in his heart was completely extinguished.
'Idiot! How can an NPC be in a relationship with a player?!'
Happy spat on himself for almost cheating on the girl he liked, and he did it repeatedly.
Zhou Zhiruo, in the meantime, mumbled by his side about how she met Zhang Wuji when she was young, about how helpless she had been, and how sick, lonely, and helpless Zhang Wuji had been.
'Knew it.'
Zhou Zhiruo's love for Zhang Wuji had blossomed at that time. The black and white handkerchief had caused her, the daughter of a fisherman and who lost her parents while she was young, to become concerned with Zhang Wuji.
Later on, when she met Zhang Wuji again, that slash pushed the pure-hearted Zhou Zhiruo to sink into the swamp of love, and she could not get herself out of it.
As Happy listened to Zhou Zhiruo's confession, he gradually smoothed out his chaotic thoughts and his wild imagination. He gradually came to understand his position in the story.
"I will not have another man in my heart, but Young Swordsman Happy, you will be my best friend, is that okay?"
When Zhou Zhiruo said it, Happy smiled in understanding. There were hints of clarity in his eyes, and he also looked as if he had been released from a burden.
At that moment… the system suddenly provided him with a notification.
"Ding!
"Answer Zhou Zhiruo. If you nod your head and agree to Zhou Zhiruo, you will get her trust, and she will entrust you with various tasks. If you reject Zhou Zhiruo's offer, your relationship with her will drop from trust to indifference."
Even an idiot should know how to choose in this sort of situation.
Happy s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath before he turned around to look at Zhou Zhiruo's pretty, ethereal, and expectant face.
Chapter 468 - Snatch Heavenly Sword
"The supreme saber of martial arts is Dragon Saber!
"We call upon the world to take up arms, do not refuse us!
"If Heavenly Saber does not appear, no one can defeat Dragon Saber!"
Those words were spoken by countless people on the internet and in World of Martial Arts. The children on the streets, the wandering martial artists, and even peddlers seemed to know about Xie Xun staying in Spirit Snake Island.
Rumors circulated among the players as well. Not only did Dragon Saber and Heavenly Sword have damage equivalent to fourth-echelon masterpieces, their attributes were extraordinary, and they concealed Book of Wumu and Nine Yin Manual within them.
Many people said that if they could get Book of Wumu and Nine Yin Manual from Zhou Zhiruo, it was only a matter of time before they would become top-class martial artists who could dominate the world of martial artists!
Others might question the truth of those rumors, but when Zhou Zhiruo, two amazing manuals, and two divine weapons were connected together, they were more convincing and tempting than anything else in the world.
For a period of time, trouble stirred up in Yangjiang. Martial artists with weapons on their waists and backs could be seen hurrying about everywhere.
Everyone headed to the port!
Sh.i.p.s of all sizes went together like a dragon from the port to the river and even the sea. All of them sailed in the direction of Spirit Snake Island.
Everyone wanted to become the owner of the two manuals and divine weapons.
*****
Night fell.
When Happy and Zhou Zhiruo headed to the beach, their attention was attracted by the sound of weapons clashing, and they changed their direction. They looked at each other, and with their own thoughts in their minds, they went into the bamboo forest while the night provided them cover. They went to the empty spot near the small bamboo house.
There were a lot of player corpses near the small house. Chen Youliang was already gone, and the people fighting were Golden Haired Lion King Xie Xun and three Holy Fire Order messengers dressed in strange attire.
Once the three Holy Fire Order messengers injured Golden Flower Granny, they worked together to fight against Golden Haired Lion King Xie Xun, and in the end, even Zhang Wuji was forced to show up.
Happy was stunned speechless.
When he saw Zhang Wuji wielding Heavenly Sword enter the fray, Happy noticed that the breathing of Zhou Zhiruo, who was close to him, quickened. It was clear that she did not expect that Zhang Wuji would also appear in Spirit Snake Island.
There was no need for Happy to look at her. He knew that Zhou Zhiruo's face was definitely filled with surprise and delight.
Happy sighed in his heart and thought, 'There's your sweetheart.'
Zhang Wuji did not immediately state his identity. After he fought for a while, his Heavenly Sword was sent flying by a Holy Fire Order member.
Clang!
When Happy saw that Heavenly Sword got stuck in an empty spot not too far away, he felt his breath quicken, but he soon regained his co
mposure.
The Heavenly Sword would not be easy to obtain.
But the others did not seem to think so.
At the moment Heavenly Sword fell out of Zhang Wuji's hands and stabbed the ground, the sounds of robes fluttering could be heard from the bamboo forest across from Happy. Dozens of martial artists in night traveling clothes shot out of the bamboo forest. They were so fast that Happy sighed in amazement as he watched them.
"Get lost! Heavenly Sword is mine!"
"Die!"
Before anyone could get close to Heavenly Sword, the players who had been waiting for a long time in the bamboo forest started a fight against themselves. Sword forces, saber glares, and palm shadows intersected with each other.
"If I can't get it, then I won't let any of you get that sword!"
The people who were slower continued to attack those before them. Hidden weapons and throwing knives appeared in the air.
The players fought against each other while delirious with the idea of obtaining Heavenly Sword. It meant that they had forgotten about the fiends in the battlefield.
"Where did you come from, you pests?"
Golden Haired Lion King was short-tempered. While listening to the sound of wind to determine the location of things, he noticed a group of strangers pouncing on Heavenly Sword, and he swung his Dragon Saber!
Bang!
The golden saber glare was like a halo of dazzling sunlight. It instantly swept toward the group of martial artists who had jumped out of the bamboo forest.
Tear!
The group of people were struck by Golden Haired Lion King's full powered slash. They were ripped apart like rags, and their blood as well as their corpses fell all over the ground.
"As expected of Dragon Saber!" Zhou Zhiruo gasped in amazement beside Happy.
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