Satisfied with the money she obtained, Jin Xiangyu walked away to serve the other guests.
However, the black-clad people with sabers did not seem to be saddened by the loss of their money. They did not show any dissatisfaction either. Without another word, they sent two people to clear out a spot at the center of the inn and joined the tables over there.
While multiple complicated gazes were fixed on them, they sat down while remaining alert as ever.
However, there were still four people who did not sit down. They occupied one corner each and guarded these people while they stared at the customers in the inn in their respective directions. Their gazes were intense while they sized them up.
Embroidered Uniform Guards.
"How did you notice?"
"Are you telling me that the plot has already started?"
Bar and Thunder looked surprised. They did not quite believe him.
Even though they had heard about the conflicts between Dragon Gate Inn and the forces of power from the imperial court, what they saw right now in Dragon Gate Inn was clearly much more complicated than what they saw in novels adapted from movies.
Right now, the people of the various religions and sects had sent quite a number of their people to Dragon Gate Inn, and some of them were giving the Embroidered Uniform Guards very hostile glances, and with the rumors of the palace in the desert circulating around, Silver Wolf and his group could not be certain whether the quest would activate at this moment.
"Among the three of you, Knife is indeed the one who has the best observational skills." Silver Wolf's comment was an indirect confirmation of Knife's words.
Knife grinned smugly. Then, as Bar and Thunder asked him about how he figured out their identities, he said, "They might not be wearing their Flying Fish Suits, but their steel sabers are all from the local authorities. Also, the ones who revealed their statuses are the elderly and the young."
"Oh?"
"I noticed when we came in just now. These people's presences are similar to the lackeys of the local authorities. The elderly and the young walk in the manner of a government official. They're very relaxed, and they're definitely imperial officials with high ranks. They usually live a comfortable life, and they won't be able to change their habits in such a short time."
Bar and Thunder were instantly convinced. They were indeed not as meticulous as Knife.
But once Knife offered this explanation through a private message, he frowned and looked around him. "I remember that there is no one who triggers quests in Dragon Gate Inn. Jin Xiangyu and Cao Huaian always give normal quests to the players. Now, a plot-related quest has showed up. Someone must have activated it recently."
Silver Wolf nodded slowly with a grave expression. "That's right. The quest has just been activated, and it's not only different from the plots in those novels adapted from movies, the person who activated the quest might also be in Dragon Gate Inn."
Once he said this, the three people held their breaths and discreetly looked around.
At the end, Silver Wolf's gaze was focused on the elderly and the young who occupied a table since a long time ago.
The youngster was only around eighteen. He had an elegant presence about him, and he seemed to be a disciple of an aristocratic family. An old man with an average looking face stood half a step behind him. His qi was great, and his breathing steady. His gaze was sharp.
Knife and the rest noticed this person as well, and they s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths while shock appeared on their faces.
Chapter 1149 - 第1150章 来头！（求推荐）
A martial artist at the middle stage of Myth Realm was someone that countless martial artists in the world of wanderers regarded as someone they could not hope to compare to. Many of the martial artists' masters were even sect masters who were just between the middle stage or later stage of Myth Realm. Hence, all NPCs who were at the middle stage of Myth Realm or above would be idolized by countless people. All of them wished that they could get a quest from Myth Realm elites and obtain a miraculous chance.
Right now, there was one such elite in the hall of Dragon Gate Inn.
He was an old man. While he had ordinary looks, the presence he gave off was one that did not lose to a sect master at all.
No matter where he was, this sort of person would become everyone's focus.
But when everyone, including Silver Wolf, instantly had their respect toward this elite who was at the later stage of Myth Realm to shock and curiosity towards the mysterious young man when they noticed that the Myth Realm elite was standing behind the youngster who looked like a young master of some family. The old man should have been proud of his status as someone in Myth Realm, but he currently had his back bent while he protected the young master.
Even though there was an increasing number of Myth Realm martial artists in the Chinese plains, the status of a martial artist at the later stage of Myth Realm was still incredibly high.
But now, an elite like this seemed to just be a servant and follower of a force of power. This made many people surprised, and at the same time, they wanted to know what sort of force could do something as flashy as this.
They, too, wanted to know just what sort of force of power could be shown such respect that they could have a martial artist at the later stage of Myth Realm protect one of its younger members.
Countless intense gazes were fixed on this group of people in Dragon Gate Inn.
Due to how intimidating the martial artist from the later stage of Myth Realm was, many of the players did not even dare to approach them to bother them. While they pretended to drink and chat, they had their ears perked up while they discreetly sized up the elderly and young. Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #!_50302014151784876 for visiting.
"These two are not to be provoked."
Silver Wolf observed them for a moment before he gave this conclusion. His grave expression and tone caused Knife, Bar, and Thunder to be slightly shocked.
"It isn't that serious, right, Big Brother Silver Wolf?"
Knife looked in that direction again, and he lowered his voice, "These two appeared at Dragon Gate Inn at this moment, but they're clearly not part of the plot in Dragon Gate Inn. I'm guessing that they might be related to the ruins of the former Dragon Gate Inn that had suddenly appeared."
"That's right." Bar agreed. But he did not say those words using a private message. Those who were slightly stronger in the inn heard him.
At that moment, some people were tempted.
"I heard that the person who activated the ruins of the former Dragon Gate Inn has a mysterious identity. These people give off a noble air, and they don't like merchants who appear often in West Region. I think they might be the ones who activated the quest…"
Thunder's words were shocking.
Right when he finished speaking, Silver Wolf immediately noticed that the gazes of the people of at least ten tables turned intense. Some of them had even become restless, and they looked as if they were about to push down on their tables to take action. Silver Wolf frowned and smiled wryly, but he did not stop the trio from continuing with their act.
"Big Brother Silver Wolf, why don't I go and try?"
"Don't! That old man in the later stage of Myth Realm looks like the young master's follower. If we go over recklessly, we might make them displeased."
"What's the point in all that worry? Riches will only come to you if you take risks! If you don't even have that slightest bit of courage, how can you get the treasures in the palace in the desert?" While Knife and Thunder spoke, they became so agitated that they got up from their table.
But against their expectation, right when they got up, the people at a table near the elderly and the young in the inn were unable to suppress the d.e.s.i.r.e in their hearts. They were the first to be unable to hold themselves back, and they walked over.
There were four people at the table, and
they were the local players of West Region. The way they dressed was different from the Chinese players. They had their hands placed on their scimitars, and they came over because of the ruins of the former Dragon Gate Inn that had suddenly appeared. They had originally thought that the elderly and the young in the hall were unfathomable, and they gave off an unfriendly presence. These people did not dare to bother them, but they were tempted by Knife and Thunder, who said those words because they had ulterior motives, and they rushed to the fore to get to the elderly and the young.
When they saw that someone had taken action ahead of them, the players on the other tables in the inn got up. The group did not notice that Knife and Thunder, who had pretended to take action, had sat down.
Knife and the others had already achieved their goal.
Indeed, he respected him.
Hence, they made a guess. The youngster might not just be the direct disciple of an elite in the dao of heaven from some aristocratic family.
Just like Silver Wolf, they believed that the teenager was stronger than the old man, which was why they had intentionally used their words to provoke the players in the inn to have them test these two people's strength.
And these people acted just like they expected they would.
"Stay where you are!"
Right when the four people from that table arrived near the elderly and the young, a cold glare flashed in the old man's eyes. He did not seem to have moved at all, but he had already appeared like a phantom to block these four people. He was so fast that not only had he shocked these four players so much that they became frozen and were unable to move forward, at the same time, all the players and NPCs in the inn had their gazes trained on them.
"He's so fast!"
"Those are great body movements."
The black-clad Embroidered Uniform Guards who had entered the inn with Silver Wolf and the rest had shock appear on their faces at the same time. They looked at each other, and they saw shock and wariness in each other's eyes.
There was a group of men dressed in Hu clothes at the east of the inn. They looked surprised as well, and they seemed to be shocked by the mysterious old man's body movements. When they looked at the elderly and the young, their gazes became much more solemn.
The inn instantly turned silent.
Everyone held their breaths.
Only the extraordinary, white-robed teenager seemed to not have noticed the actions around him. He continued to lift his cup to his lips to drink.
Silver Wolf sat in front of his table and watched the mysterious old man and the young master's reactions while he also paid attention to the reactions of the other people in the inn.
"Um… Senior, we're sorry. W-We bear no ill will. W-We just thought that you gave off an extraordinary bearing, and we admired you, so we wanted to come and get to know you…"
The four players were already shocked by the strength displayed by the mysterious old man. They had cold sweat drench their backs, and when they spoke, they stuttered, "If we've offended you, please forgive us. W-We'll go back now."
They were not people who were unable to make judgments. At the moment the mysterious old man displayed his body movements, they realized that they had done something dumb.
While this person was an elite at the later stage of Myth Realm, his lightness skill was extraordinary, and it seemed to be above those at the peak of Myth Realm!
This discovery caused the group to be scared witless. They did not dare to cause any more disp.l.e.a.s.u.r.e to the mysterious old man, and they quickly apologized before they moved back.
The mysterious old man did not move. He watched the four people leave with a cold gaze. Only when the four people left his line of sight in a flurry did he turn around and walk back slowly to his young master. He lowered his head and said, "My apologies for the shock, master."
Master?!
When he said those words, countless people in the inn s.u.c.k.e.d in sharp breaths.
Even Silver Wolf had his pupils shrink when he heard this, and disbelief appeared in his eyes.
What caused the people to be in even greater disbelief was the young master's reaction. He waved his hand dismissively, and the mysterious old man who had shown extraordinary strength took a step backwards in a respectful manner to return to his original position. He did not move and continued with his duty as a guard.
Their positions as master and servant became even more obvious.
"Hiss…"
"Just who is he?"
"What background does he have?"
The atmosphere in Dragon Gate Inn became even stranger.
At that moment, the door Dragon Gate Inn used to block the sand from entering was suddenly kicked open. The door was flung open, and violent wind instantly gushed in.
Whoosh!
The wind came blowing at the players' faces, with sand mixed in it.
The customers near the door instinctively cursed.
"Damn it!"
"Ack! Who the heck…?!"
"The heck! So unlucky!"
"I can't drink this wine anymore!"
The customers who were the closest to the door all seemed to be NPCs. They slammed their tables and got up angrily. One of the men had his face covered in sand, and in his anger, he drew his scimitar before he jumped towards the door.
"Hmm?"
When he noticed a scimitar swinging at him, the person did not panic. He let out a cold huff and attacked with his fists. They were like steel, and he seized his attacker's scimitar with his fingers.
When the attacker had his weapon seized, he felt as if something had clamped down on his scimitar. No matter what he did not, he could not pull it back. The attacker's expression changed drastically, and he knew that he had run into someone powerful this time.
At that moment, the gazes of the wanderers in the inn were gathered at the door.
Silver Wolf noticed the person was a Lama dressed in the red robe of a Buddhist. When he touched the weapon once more, his palms turned gold, and they caused a metallic clang when he touched the weapon.
Bang!
The attacker was in trouble.
Not only was his weapon seized, the Lama used the momentum to push his palm on his c.h.e.s.t. In an instant, he sent that person flying, and a terrifying trail of blood flew in the air.
"Brother Ma!"
"You evil monk, you're asking for death! Brothers, attack him together!"
When the other wanderers who shared a table with him saw that their companion's fate was unknown, the sounds of their weapons being drawn rose nonstop. Then, with the shadows and bright flashes from their weapons, they attacked the Lama.
However, another red figure shot into the inn from outside.
There were now two Lamas!
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
These two people attacked with their fists and kicks at the same time. In an instant, they managed to defeat those eight people, and they sent them sprawling on the floor.
These two Lamas might have attacked violently, but no lives were lost. Once they defeated these people, they stopped attacking them. They pushed their palms together and stood by the sides of the door to put on a welcoming posture.
A man with a few braids in his hair and in the attire of a barbarian walked in with an arrogant look. There were around ten red-clad Lamas following him.
When they saw this, the players in Dragon Gate Inn had their expressions turn stiff.
They could already tell that the two red-clad Lamas who attacked just now were at the middle stage of Myth Realm, and now, more than ten red-clad Lamas had suddenly appeared.
They did not know the identities of the barbarians who walked among them, but they were putting up a huge front by bringing so many guards in their trip.
In the beginning, they saw Embroidered Uniform Guards protecting the elderly and the young. Then, they saw a mysterious young master who had an elite at the later stage of Myth Realm serving as his follower. Now, a group of
red-clad Lamas at Myth Realm showed up.
Silver Wolf and his party s.u.c.k.e.d in a sharp breath.
At that moment, they knew somewhat that the legend of the palace in the desert and the ruins of the former Dragon Gate Inn might be real!
Chapter 1150 - Display of Splendour
The more complicated the situation was at Dragon Gate Inn, the players who were in it became even more excited.
Usually, only Jin Xiangyu and Cao Huaian stayed in Dragon Gate Inn all the time as plot-relevant characters. But now, even Qiu Moyan, who never showed up, showed up with someone beside him. Based on the plot, he entered a room in Dragon Gate Inn and helped Yu Qian's son and daughter settle down.
Then, a group of scouts and two leaders from Embroidered Uniform Guards also arrived at this place.
However, now, even more people arrived at Dragon Gate Inn.
First, it was this mysterious old man and young man pairing. They gave off an extraordinary bearing, seemed to have great statuses, and were unfathomable.
Then, many wanderers from the various religions and sects arrived in the inn. These people heard of the news of the ruins of the former Dragon Gate Inn, and they also came for the palace in the desert.
Now, a group of mysterious and powerful red-clad Lamas and barbarians entered the inn. Tension instantly swirled in Dragon Gate Inn.
"Those who want to fight, go outside!
"Right when you come here, you cause blood to spill! Why are you still standing around, stunned? Pay me the money for the tables and chairs, and get out!"
These people had their morale destroyed by the red-clad Lamas. When Jin Xiangyu shouted at them, they did not dare to stay any longer. They tossed a handful of silver on the table. Then, in a dishevelled manner, they supported their injured comrades and avoided the group of red-clad Lamas and went out of Dragon Gate Inn.
The red-clad Lamas entered the inn. When they heard Jin Xiangyu scolding the people, they were not angry. A barbarian who looked like the leader in the group twirled the small brain to the left of his face, and he started speaking in his language.
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