"Alright." The unfamiliar voice sounded much more relaxed after hearing that. "With Song Yuanqiao and the people from Wudang Sect as well as Ming Cult serving as hostages, Ming Cult and Wudang Sect will hesitate to take action. When the holy order attacks, with these two factions gone, Wang Chongyang alone will not be able to fight against Evil King and Zhu Yuyan."
When Happy heard all that outside the door, his expression turned extremely unpleasant!
He finally understood why the quest had not ended. With one swift motion, he opened the letter Huang Rong sent him, and when he thought about it carefully, he quickly saw the clues in it that showed that it was indeed a fake.
No matter what, Huang Rong was a girl. Her words should be dainty, but the ones in the letter were very sloppily written and wild. The strokes were powerful, which made it clear that they were written by a man.
Happy thought things through at a rather remote corner. Many of the questions he had had been answered by the conversation he had eavesdropped on.
'That damn Chen Youliang… He lured me here using Guo Jing's name, since he was thinking about more than just restricting Wudang Sect's and Ming Cult's hands. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone and capture me as well as get Dragon Saber from my hands.
'This guy never gave up on his d.e.s.i.r.e for Dragon Saber!'
Happy's emotions instantly sank.
When he thought about how Chen Youliang was in cahoots with the people from the evil cult and had sent Song Yuanqiao along with the others to Sky Demon Sect, he became so anxious that he felt as if he was being burned.
The quest had progressed like that because he had made such a huge blunder!
If the injured group really fell into the hands of the people from the evil cult, it would be very difficult for Happy to save them.
But he did not know the route which the evil cult would take to send Song Yuanqiao and the others to their base.
While thinking about that, Happy suppressed the urge to rush inside, expose Chen Youliang, and kill him. He retracted his aura even more and continued listening to the conversation.
The unfamiliar voice asked, "What should we do about Happy? You won't be able to keep this a secret forever. The letter you wrote in Huang Rong's name won't deceive him for long, and soon, people from Wudang Sect and Ming Cult will find their way here."
Chen Youliang's tone changed. "Hmph! Happy, that brat… When we were at Spirit Snake Island, I already thought that he was a very troublesome and cunning fellow. I didn't expect that he would be even more powerful than before. He refuses to be persuaded and doesn't yield to force either. He shows no mercy for the evil cult, but he doesn't show any respect for Six Doors either… I can do nothing about him."
"Why don't you send a messenger pigeon and ask him to come back, then use poison…" The unfamiliar man's voice became slightly softer.
Chen Youliang snorted coldly. "It's useless. I heard from Song Yuanqiao that Happy obtained Wudang Sect's Nine Yang Skill from Zhang Sanfeng and began practicing Nine Yang Divine Skill, which means he's now resistant to all poison. If we try to poison him, we will only alarm him and reveal ourselves."
He stopped talking for a moment, and when he opened his mouth again, his tone became cold. "Right now, we can only give up on this place and Dragon Saber by using disguises and fake names."
"Using disguises and fake names? Beggar's Sect disciples are everywhere in the world, so where are you going to hide?"
"I am acquainted with a Golden Saber Constable in Six Doors. Besides, my skills in disguise will make it easy for me to gain a steady footing in Six Doors. Later on, when the Beggar's Sect disciples see me, they will avoid me," Chen Youliang said spitefully. Then, he continued, "The Golden Saber Constable is about to arrive. Elder Lin, do you want to meet him with me?"
"Forget it. I have no affection for government officials. I'll take my leave here."
The sound of footsteps rose. Then, the door was pushed open.
At that moment, Happy suddenly heard hissing sounds. They sounded very similar to the noise made by venomous snakes.
"Who is it?!" Elder Lin suddenly shouted when he opened the door.
Elder Lin seemed to have noticed an unfamiliar presence nearby, and he quickly shot over in that direction.
That was bad!
Happy immediately realized what was happening. Elder Lin probably had some poisonous creature which was very s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e, and when he opened the door, it immediately sensed a strange presence.
The Beggar's Sect disciples in the area were also alerted, and they ran over to Chen Youliang.
At the same time, the sounds of hooves thundering could be heard outside the yard.
Happy quickly realized that the Golden Saber Constable and his group had returned. There were a few shouts, and the people from Six Doors jumped into the yard and rushed over without another word.
The system quickly sent Happy a notification.
"Ding!
"You ran into the secret meeting between Chen Youliang and Elder Lin of the evil cult. Both of them want to kill you to keep their secret, so you cannot delay the matters. Immediately break out of the encirclement so that you can save Song Yuanqiao and the others."
At the same time, the Golden Saber Constable dashed over with each of his steps crossing a distance of more than thirty feet. He had changed into a new cloak, and it was fluttering loudly in the wind. Straightaway, he saw Happy dressed in handwoven clothes and a Bamboo Hat hiding his face next to the wall.
Chen Youliang rushed over to look, and his expression changed drastically.
"Brother Gold, Elder Lin, don't let him escape!"
Even an idiot would know that the stranger had already heard their conversation, so Chen Youliang's killing intent burst into flames.
Things had already progressed to a dangerous point, and Happy knew that he could not fight his way out with brute force. One of the enemies was an Inaction Realm martial artist with astonishing skills in poison, which made him very difficult to deal with, while another was a Golden Saber Constable, and there was also Chen Youliang, who was very skilled in scheming. There was also a group of Beggar's Sect elites and a group of Silver Saber Constables.
Even Happy could not fight against all those people by himself.
He did not wait for them to form an encirclement. With a tap against the ground, he jumped to the wall.
The moment he landed, he pushed his palms soundlessly against the wall of the yard.
Bang!
Chapter 594 - Golden Thread Snake King
Boom!
While the loud explosion rang out, the wall crumbled, and an astonishing wave of wind mixed with countless shattered stones hit the Beggar's Sect disciples and Silver Saber Constables. Aside from Elder Lin and the Golden Saber Constable, everyone else suffered internal injuries because of the shock from the palm strike, and they looked incredibly pathetic.
When the mysterious person in handwoven clothes seized the chance to flee into the distance, the expressions of Golden Saber Constable and Elder Lin turned incredibly sour. Chen Youliang even looked as if his eyes were about to spit fire. He glared at his subordinates, not having expected that even with so many people, a powerful martial artist would be able to quietly enter Phoenix Sun Branch with no one noticing him.
With a dark expression, he said, "Hurry up and leave. We might not be able to stay in Phoenix Sun Branch anymore. If we do, unforeseen circ.u.mstances will occur. It'd be best if you left in haste, Elder Lin. Brother Golden, please take me under your wing for the time being."
The Golden Saber Constable nodded slowly. "That can be easily arranged. You helped me in the past, Brother Chen, and I'll treat this as me returning a favor. I will give you a new identity in Six Doors."
"Alright!"
Chen Youliang, the Golden Saber Constable, and his people hastily left Phoenix Sun Branch.
Elder Lin switched to light gear and went to the road. He swept his gaze over the ruins of Ph
oenix Sun Branch, which had become incredibly disorderly and lively once again, and he put on a Bamboo Hat. Then, just like a normal martial artist, he joined the crowd on the street.
He moved through the stream of people who went back and forth with their own activities and soon vanished without a trace.
When Elder Lin reappeared, he was in a remote forest outside Phoenix Sun, where not a single person could be found!
Elder Lin suddenly stopped there and spoke loudly at the area void of people. "Come out, friend. You've been following me for a long time, and my precious baby here has not forgotten your scent."
Right when he finished speaking, a young man who also wore a Bamboo Hat and was dressed in handwoven cloth came out from behind a tree somewhere ahead of Elder Lin.
"Heh. As expected of the supreme treasure among poisonous creatures. Golden Thread Snake King is truly matchless when it comes to scent and poison."
"I didn't expect that you would have such an understanding toward poisonous creatures, sir." Elder Lin was slightly surprised. "Since you know how great Golden Thread Snake King is, you should know that once it is out, it will not return to its cage unless it feeds. I have to say, you are quite courageous for daring to show up."
"I've been set up once for a reason I do not understand. If I did not come back and get the truth, my reputation might be completely ruined in your hands, you sc.u.m."
Elder Lin's expression changed.
"Gusu's Blue-robed Hero, Happy!" He s.u.c.k.e.d in a deep breath and asked quickly, "Didn't you receive Chen Youliang's messenger pigeon and leave Phoenix Sun City?"
"So it is indeed Chen Youliang's doing." Happy calmly brought out the letter that was written in Huang Rong's name and smiled. "It's a pity, but he forgot one thing. When he writes letters, he should not write them himself. Besides, I've come into contact with Huang Rong before, and this letter is written with an imperative tone… It has plenty of flaws, so how was I supposed to not get suspicious of it?"
He stopped talking for a moment, and when Elder Lin's expression grew serious, he said, "But I didn't expect that Chen Youliang would contact the people from the evil cult and attack Wudang Sect as well as Ming Cult. He even tried to set me up. What a vicious plan to kill three birds with one stone."
"But a pity that you fled in the end." Elder Lin's tone was dark.
"Indeed. Not only did you lose the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun, I even saw through your scheme. Tell me the truth, where did you send Great Hero Song and his people? If you tell me, I'll spare you."
"Haha!"
Elder Lin sounded as if he had heard the greatest joke on earth. He suddenly pointed at Happy in a conceited manner and laughed loudly.
"Spare me? Boy, don't think that you can disregard the entire evil cult just because you won against the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun. My position in the evil cult might not be high, but I believe that I am still stronger than the Three Monsters of Phoenix Sun.
"Today, I'd like to see whether you'll be the one sparing me, or whether I'll be the one turning you into food for my Golden Thread Snake King!"
The moment he finished speaking, he brought out a small bamboo tube from his Universe Bag.
Happy took note of Elder Lin's movements, and his pupils shrank slightly from caution and graveness.
Golden Thread Snake King was the king of snakes which had matchless poison among all creatures in the forest. Since it was small and ate other venomous snakes for food, its venom was so strong that it would feast on a living person the moment it saw blood! Its strength could compare to that of a normal Inaction Realm martial artist!
In truth, if a player could capture a Golden Thread Snake King and train it, they could jump to the ranks of the top-class players in one go. In Happy's previous life, quite a number of players who practiced poison arts had set Golden Thread Snake King as their final goal.
At that time, there was one Golden Thread Snake King that was sold at the price of ten million RMB. It was a snake that was sold at an insane price, but the truth was that obtaining a king of snakes could allow a person's strength to increase by leaps and bounds. Their power would multiply several times.
Hence, even though Elder Lin said conceited words, he was not entirely at fault for it.
He had no way to know that the person in front of him actually had a way to handle Golden Thread Snake King.
Elder Lin opened the bamboo lid, and a golden thread shot out from it like a flash of lightning. It left behind a golden afterimage in its wake as it short straight before Happy's eyes.
Its tiny body revealed a pair of fangs that were filled with killing intent, and it did so in an exaggerated fashion.
The foul stench practically suffocated Happy.
The Golden Thread Snake King's fangs pierced Happy's skin without any resistance.
However, before Elder Lin could show joy on his face, he realized that Happy's body had turned into an afterimage. The real him was nowhere to be seen.
But what shocked Elder Lin the most was not that Golden Thread Snake King missed, but that Happy had counterattacked and seized it with a reverse grip.
"You're asking for death!"
Elder Lin was delighted upon seeing that. He laughed coldly, but he soon realized that Golden Thread Snake King did not manage to immediately slip from Happy's hands.
When Happy seized the snake, Golden Thread Snake King had flown into madness and wanted to open its mouth to deliver a fatal bite, but it did not expect that a foul stench of realgar would envelope its body. It shuddered, became limp, and curled into a ball.
"Heh."
It was only then that Elder Lin realized what was going on. Before Happy showed up, he had covered his gloves with realgar powder and captured Golden Thread Snake King, which he immediately stuffed into a bamboo tube he had prepared beforehand.
"Bastard!" Elder Lin was so angry that he shook.
Golden Thread Snake King was his priced killing move and treasure. He had developed it for years, and not only did he hold feelings for it, it was also the weapon he took pride in. Yet Happy had taken it from him without a word, and Elder Lin felt as if he had a piece of himself taken away. His heart clenched in pain.
"Give me back my Golden Thread Snake King!"
With an angry roar, Elder Lin lost his rationale. He rushed at Happy while flinging all caution to the wind and used all the other poisonous creatures on his body while striking at Happy with fierce palm attacks.
Happy did not panic.
He swept outward with one palm, and with Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting him, he easily blew away the foul stench and the poisonous creatures coming at him. Then, with Dragon Capture, he parried Elder Lin's attack and pushed his fingers together to jab repeatedly at the man's c.h.e.s.t.
Chapter 595 - Buying Sky Demon Orders
Elder Lin had always treated poison as something worthy of respect, and his skills with it were astonishing. Ever since he obtained Golden Thread Snake King, he relied on it to swiftly rise in ranks, and he had obtained a place for himself in the evil cult.
But his personal strength was not that great. Without Golden Thread Snake King as his killing weapon, his poison arts, which were completely countered by Happy's Nine Yang Divine Skill, and with his emotions in utter chaos, he was easily subdued and had his acupressure points blocked.
"Brat! Give me back my Golden Thread Snake King!"
Elder Lin might have been in a horrible situation, but he did not care about himself, which showed just how great was the Golden Thread Snake King in his heart.
Happy could completely understand why he acted that way.
Golden Thread Snake Kings were legendary creatures in the world, and most people could only dream about meeting them! If a person obtained one, it would be the same as obtaining a peerless divine weapon. There were a few players who acted as if they had gone mad once they lost their Golden Thread Snake Kings in Happy's previous life. They would go into Sprout Fortress Forest in hopes of findi
ng another one from the forest that was filled with venomous creatures.
When Happy saw how worked up and crazed Elder Lin became, he realized that it would be almost impossible for him to get the information about Song Yuanqiao and the others from him, which was why he decided to give up and tap Elder Lin's forehead.
Bang!
The corpse fell on the ground. Quite a number of poisonous creatures instantly surged out of Elder Lin's robes and immediately covered his corpse. Happy scowled when he saw that. He threw out some realgar, and the venomous creatures retreated from Elder Lin's body. Happy then positioned his left hand into a claw and grabbed the Universe Bag from Elder Lin's waist.
If the poisonous creatures on the ground were seen by those who played with poison, they would naturally be incredibly happy about it, but Happy held no love for the poisonous insects, scorpions, snakes, and centipedes. Even if he knew that they were sold at a rather good price in the market, he would ignore them. He just cast a glance at Elder Lin's Universe Bag, turned around, and left.
A system notification arrived.
"Ding!
"Killed Elder Lin, an elite of the evil cult. Battle Danger Assessment: Class A+.
"Increased level of Joined Finger by one. Current level: Lvl 80.17."
Happy had managed to kill another Inaction Realm martial artist, and he finally understood why most people could never hope to catch up to One Emperor in his previous life when it came to speed in training. He was someone who always sought after NPC elites, so there was no way that he would need to worry about his qi not reaching its target.
Elder Lin contributed quite a number of venomous creatures to Happy, and they were supreme grade items that the poison users loved quite a lot in the market, such as Hermaphrodite Flying Centipede, Red Tailed Scorpion, and others.
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