Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "One Happy alone is enough to make them go round in circles."

  "This time, Happy has forced Dream Clouds into a very awkward position. When they arrive at the borders, things might be very lively."

  "That's not necessarily the case."

  When Happy returned to Beijing, he listened to the news that came from the market, but he ignored them and went to Wandering Know-it-all's mansion without stopping.

  Wandering Know-it-all was having the time of his life at the table. "Come! You went alone into a wolf's den and killed countless enemies, but managed to come out of it alive! Even when I think about it, I find it so darn satisfying! Come, let me dedicate this toast to you! Cheers!"

  "Ha! Good wine." After killing a whole group of people, Happy also felt much more at ease, as if two big stones in his heart had rolled away with a bang. He felt incredibly relaxed, and once he drank everything in one go, he suddenly thought absent-mindedly that drinking, riding, and killing before going back to drink again was the same feeling as the swordsmen in the past drinking pots of wine by the table before they flew into a rage and rode thousands of miles just to behead someone. Then, they will return to continue drinking.

  The people who killed Wind Chimes were all destroyed. Wandering Know-it-all felt incredibly great, and he drank a few cups before he put down the wine cup in his hands to stare at Happy, and he warned him in worry, "Dream Clouds waiting for a long time outside the door, but you stood her up and even slaughtered an entire branch of hers. This time, she might be throwing things in her headquarters in a tantrum. You poked a hornet's nest this time, you'll have to be careful of her vengeance."

  "Vengeance?" Happy smiled faintly and was completely unbothered.

  Wandering Know-it-all naturally knew that Happy was skilled and brave, and he will not be worried about Class One Hall's revenge. He smiled and explained. "Dream Clouds will naturally not dare do anything to you, but don't forget that two countries are about to go to war very soon, and when you're at the battlefield, things will instantly change at a whim, and you can't control it."

  "I know."

  "I don't think you do." Wandering Know-it-all rolled his eyes at Happy. "I'll tell you this straightaway. Once war breaks out, diviners will not be able to perform any reading at the borders, and we cannot interfere. At that time, you will have to rely on your own abilities to fight at the frontlines and kill your enemies. No matter what, Class One Hall has been stationed in the north for a long time, and they can set up some traps at any time they want. You'll be fine, but the others in Mu Clan will be in trouble."

  When he heard this, Happy showed slight surprise and shock. "Diviners can't interfere?"

  "That's right. Once war breaks out, the secrets of the universe will become unfathomable. No one can predict the situation in the battlefield, which will be a circular area of 310 miles. No one can read the exact location for a person as well." Wandering Know-it-all's gaze was grave, and his tone was somber.

  "Hence, this time, I will be completely excluded from the quests. I will not be able to help you in any way for a month."

  "That's a little troublesome." Happy frowned a little.

  Even though every Mu Clan member heading to the borders were considered elites, their numbers cannot compare to Class One Hall, and if Class One Hall noticed people from Mu Clan, they might mobilize their forces and attack them.

  Once the people from Mu Clan were surrounded, it will be difficult for them to escape or try to gain any benefits from the situation.

  Happy's expression gradually turned grave.

  At that moment, someone came reporting a piece of news with a soft voice, "Master, Class One Hall's Dream Clouds brought someone over, and they requested a visit from outside."

  "They sure came fast."

  Happy and Wandering Know-it-all exchanged a surprised glance. Wandering Know-it-all then gave Happy a searching look.

  "Are you going to see her?"

  "Naturally. I've already finished with my business. If I hide, I'll just end up as a joke." Happy put down the winecup and rose without hesitation. "I'll go alone to meet that woman. You don't have to accompany me, old man, or else, you might end up being stained with blood."

  Wandering Know-it-all was about to get up, but when he heard those words, he instantly felt his heart skip a beat. He looked toward Happy, and he appeared to be dumbfounded.

  "Are you really not going to end up in an all-out fight against Class One Hall?"

  *****

  Practically everyone who came to Beijing before knew the address to Wandering Know-it-all's mansion. They could easily find their way to this door, but aside from the disciples Wandering Know-it-all, there were very few people who could enter his mansion.

  Even if they had multiple asked for Wandering Know-it-all's service before and paid him millions of silver, they might not have personally met Wandering Know-it-all before.

  Wandering Know-it-all's mysterious and his wealth had already become the most mysterious thing in the Chinese server. His fame was not below One Emperor as well.

  Even Dream Clouds had to abide by Wandering Know-it-all's rules when she personally came forward to visit him. She had to extend an invitation and state her reason for her visit before she could ask whether Wandering Know-it-all was willing to meet her.

  When she stood at the foot of the stairs to Wandering Know-it-all's mansion, Dream Clouds still had such a noble air about her that people would be surprised when they saw her, because she had a prideful air about her that made her appear like a celestial being.

  However, at that moment, there was a spark of anger that she had a hard time trying to suppress burning in her.

  Behind Dream Clouds was Barren Murderer, Evil Wolf, Monk with Thick Eyebrows, and a quiet man with a Bamboo Hat.

  The five of them stood at the foot of the stairs, and the passersby who want to walk through the street were all blocked far away by Class One Hall members. They could only watch the five people from the distance, and even if they were far away, they could sense aggression rolling off them in waves.

  Chapter 799 - Apologize for Your Mistakes?

  Creeaaakk!!

  A dull sound rose, and Wandering Know-it-all's door opened loudly.

  At that moment, Dream Clouds and the others practically had their gazes fixed at the same time on the door crack that was gradually widening. They still looked very aggressive when they saw that familiar face that terrified and angered them.

  That person stood behind the door without moving, and as the door opened, he slowly looked up, and a bone-chilling cold glare shot out of his eyes.

  When the five people's eyes met that person's gaze, they felt as if they had been electrified. A cold basin of water poured over their heads, and the imposing mannerism they had in wanting to condemn Happy of his actions instantly disappeared by a large degree.

  This brutal person drenched an entire Class One Hall branch in blood, but his eyes were still so fierce. Could it be that he intended to fight in the city?

  Dream Clouds and the others were all affected by the fiendish air about Happy, and aside from the expression of the man with Bamboo Hat, which could not be seen, the rest had their expressions turn solemn.

  The door was completely opened.

  Happy swept his gaze over the five people before he walked through the entrance. "It has been half a year, and now we meet again in Beijing, Hall Master Dream."

  His voice was neither cold nor cordial, and it was delivered at a moderate pace.

  Dream Clouds said nothing. Her gaze darkened.

  Her mood had been horrible since the beginning, and she was trying her best to make herself seem imposing again so that she can denounce Happy. She did not expect Happy to pour salt over a wound that had not healed right from the start, and her mood instantly became even worse.

  The first time Happy came to Beijing, he left behind a memory Class One Hall cannot forget, along with a huge blow on them that they could not recover from fo
r as long as half a year. There was no way Dream Clouds will forget about it. In fact, there was no way anyone in Class One Hall will be able to forget it easily.

  Dream Clouds' tone became dark when she spoke angrily, "There is no way I will forget that lesson… At that time, nearly one thousand of my people died in you and your subordinates' hands. This time, when you came over, you killed another three hundred of my people in a branch. I hope that you will give me an explanation for this, otherwise, it will not be easy for me to explain matters to my people who died. The tens of thousands of Class One Hall members will not leave matters as it is!"

  She gradually regained her rhythm, and her voice became fierce and sharp.

  "That is that, and this is this. Hall Master Dream, I will tell you everything one by one. I'm rather slow-witted, and when I have to attend to so many matters at once, it will be difficult for me to take care of them." As he spoke, Happy arrived at the top of the stairs and stopped. He stared into Dream Clouds' eyes from that spot and changed his tone. "The last time I came to Beijing, you treated me very well, and I have always remembered it, but that has already been a long time since it happened, and I don't intend to look into it anymore. This time, I came to Beijing with the main goal of Barren Murderer coming to Mu Clan's branch, killing my friends, and also provoking us."

  His gaze turned to Barren Murderer, and he curled his lips slightly. "Vice Hall Master Barren, did you come along with the others to apologize for your mistakes?"

  Barren Murderer only killed a few members who served as guards in Mu Clan, but when Happy went to their branch, he killed more than three hundred Class One Hall elites.

  And yet, now, he was saying that Barren Murderer was there to apologize for his mistakes. Not only did Dream Clouds become so angry that she was practically fuming, Evil Wolf and Monk with Thick Eyebrows' gazes on Happy also became much fiercer.

  'Even if you want to bully someone, that's not the way to do it!'

  "Vice Hall Master Barren can apologize for what he did to Mu Clan's branch, but Happy, don't you think that you should also apologize for what you did?"

  "Oh? And what did I do to offend Class One Hall?"

  "Don't act the fool. More than three hundred people in the branch in my town were killed because of you, and all of it happened less than one hour ago. Are you trying to deny it? You're the strongest player in the Chinese server, are you saying that you can't admit to your doings?"

  Dream Clouds glared at Happy coldly.

  It was not easy for her to take action in the city, but since they had already arrived at the agreement to negotiate matters, she wanted to see how Happy will round things up for this matter.

  But against her expectations, once he heard Dream Clouds' accusations, Happy furrowed his eyebrows in shock.

  "I did indeed kill a lot of people today, and there was nearly four hundred of people, but that's strange, what do they have to do with Class One Hall…?"

  They were struck dumb.

  "When I was drinking with Wandering Know-it-all, I got to learn through sheer coincidence that the Dragon Sect elites who helped Towering Palace and worked together with them were hidden near Beijing. You should know as well that these non Chinese players came from America, and they have ulterior motives within them. Not only did they kill many of Mu Clan's members, they also killed Wandering Know-it-all's disciple, Wind Chimes. Due to official business and private matters, there is no way I can just watch them being in Beijing and staying in the Chinese plains, which is why I chased after them in a moment of righteous indignation."

  When he heard this, Dream Clouds and the others were all flabbergasted, and they had the vague feeling that Happy was twisting the truth.

  And just as they expected, once Happy said those words, he suddenly threw a question back at them. "During my chase, their leader, Teacher, ran into a sect's branch, so naturally, I slaughtered my way into it without holding back. Could it be that the branch has something to do with Class One Hall?"

  He stopped talking for a moment, and his voice turned cold. "Are you telling me that the group of American assassins are controlled by Class One Hall, or are you telling me that you are protecting Mu Clan's enemies?"

  Dream Clouds, Barren Murderer, Evil Monk, and Monk with Thick Eyebrows said nothing, but they were looking at Happy's actions with great disdain at that moment.

  No matter what they expected, they did not expect that Happy would actually use Dragon Sect as his excuse to play the fool and pretend to not know that Dragon Sect's members had already joined Class One Hall. They also did not expect that he would pretend to not know that the place was Class One Hall's branch, and once he killed all the people in the branch, he would play the victim instead! He had completely cast aside the reason behind why he attacked Class One Hall because of Barren Murderer's actions.

  Dream Clouds immediately found it hard to do anything in this situation!

  Happy had completely cast aside Barren Murderer as his reason for attacking the branch and said that he was chasing after Teacher, which was why he killed all the people in Class One Hall's branch, causing all the things she prepared to say to be completely useless.

  She did not expect this…

  Happy could already tell from Dream Clouds' face that she had grossly miscalculated how things would progress.

  Happy did not give Dream Clouds a chance to recover. His gaze turned sharp, and he walked down slowly from the stairs. His qi swiftly rose as well. "Hall Master Dream, so, you are working with foreign forces and Mu Clan's enemies…"

  Dream Clouds had already lost control of the situation a little, and she found herself losing her composure as well.

  At that moment, the man with the Bamboo Hat took a step forward calmly to stand beside Dream Clouds in order to fight against the aggressive presence from Happy. A familiar voice rose into the air.

  "We don't know the Teacher that you speak of clearly. If that truly happened and such a person really did join Class One Hall, we will definitely chase him out, but Happy, you said that you don't know Class One Hall's branch, and with that sentence alone, you killed more than three hundred of our people. Isn't that reason a little too far-fetched?"

  When that person spoke, Happy recognized him, and when his gaze landed on him, realization shone in his eyes. "And I was wondering who you were. I see, so it's you, Zhou Yu.

  "But if you say that my reason is far-fetched, don't you think that your reason is equally far-fetched? Teacher led more than thirty Dragon Sect members during the battle at Yangzhou, and this matter has long since shocked all the people in the entire game. If you say that you didn't realize it's him and claim that you don't know him, don't you think you're just brushing me off?"

  Happy rudely used Zhou Yu's tone to throw what he said to Happy back at his face.

  Chapter 800 - Paying A Large Sum

  Since Dream Clouds did not prepare the conversation in this direction, under Happy meticulously planned scheme, during their verbal battle, Class One Hall ended up at a disadvantage. Happy seized the bargaining chip that was Dragon Sect's elite Teacher, along with the hidden, unstable element that was Barren Murderer, and held the reigns of the conversation tightly in his hands, causing Dream Clouds, who wanted to seek justice for the three hundred or so people who died, to be unable to do anything about the situation.

  Because neither of them had publicly turned complete enemies against each other.

  Dream Clouds also did not want to accuse Happy that he already knew that Teacher and the others from Dragon Sect had joined them.

  But Happy had declared that he went over to the branch to seek revenge from Teacher.

  And now, both sides were waiting for the other to reveal a flaw in their argument.

  Unfortunately, both sides had their own apprehensions.

  But when Dream Clouds had grown so impatient that she gnashed her teeth, swallowed her frustrations, and wanted to turn around to leave, Happy, in an act befitting of a true rascal, mentioned t
he matter of Barren Murderer provoking Mu Clan. He exploited the upper hand he had already gained in this situation and continued applying pressure on Dream Clouds.

  "I don't know how great of a grudge Vice Hall Master Barren has on Mu Clan, but since Mu Clan's members were humiliated, I have the obligation to restore their dignity!"

  Dream Clouds and the others had their expressions instantly change.

  Evil Wolf and Monk with Thick Eyebrows had anguished expressions on their faces, and they felt so gloomy that they wanted to cough up blood.

  They already did not dare act recklessly before the strongest player in the Chinese server, and they were as meek as lambs. Right now, Happy had decided to ask for even more and did not want to let even the slightest chance go. Within a flash, both felt suffocating helplessness and resignation.

  "...It is indeed Vice Hall Master Barren's fault for what happened to Mu Clan's branch. Even if it's to take revenge for a personal matter, he should not have done it at the entrance to Mu Clan's branch. For this, I believe that Vice Hall Master Barren should compensate those Mu Clan members some money and equipment, and we should let matters slide after that." Zhou Yu saw that Dream Clouds had already lost control her temper slightly, and he spoke ahead of her.

  "Well, I did obtain quite a number of items from your disciples in the branch, so I can use it to compensate them slightly. Let's not use gold or equipment as compensation. Vice Hall Master Barren, you just need to give each of them one Illusion Life and Death Pill."

  Happy's shameless words caused Dream Clouds and the other Class One Hall members to feel like vomiting blood.

  They had seen shameless people before, but they had never met someone so shameless!

  He actually had the guts to say that the loot from more than three hundred people was only somewhat enough to cover for the losses those few Mu Clan members suffered.

  Did normal Mu Clan members need the valuable Illusion Life and Death Pill as compensation when they died?!