Sword Among Us c1-1268

by Black Swordsman Online

  "Oh?"

  Osaya looked at Evil King and Empress Yin in surprise. "It's not a good idea to fight here."

  "Don't worry. Young Swordsman Happy might have a low qi realm, but even if I attack him on my own, I might not be able to do anything against him. Naturally, I won't do something that would end up with us both being severely injured."

  "Then, did you come over here to bring me good news?"

  He had faced Evil King far too many times, so Happy was able to ask him with a relaxed tone, as if he was facing an old friend.

  "Of course it's something good."

  As he spoke, Evil King cast a glance at the mercury moat. "The two of us have a faint understanding of the dao of heaven, and we can only protect ourselves if we fly over the mercury moat. Wan Wan and Xibai are our successors, and they are the future faction masters of Flowers Faction and Yin Weed Faction. If both of us left, it will be very difficult for them to leave the desert palace."

  "This seems to be the private matter for Yin Weed Faction and Flowers Faction, what does it have to do with me?" When he heard this, Happy cast a puzzled glance at Hou Xibai and Wan Wan, who stood behind these two obediently. Hou Xibai looked as elegant as ever, and Wan Wan seemed a little delicate after she was injured.

  Evil King smiled.

  "Even though all of us in the dao of heaven believe that only those who can use the power in the dao of heaven can fly over the mercury moat and clear the lockdown of the Fire Spitting Beasts of Clouds, based on my understanding toward you, you will definitely not be trapped by this measly mercury moat, Young Swordsman Happy."

  When he heard this, the puzzlement in Happy's heart grew stronger. His gaze moved back and forth from Evil King and Empress Yin's inscrutable faces to Hou Xibai and Wan Wan's faces. He could not help but have his tone turn cautious when he spoke next, "Evil King, please don't beat around the bush."

  "Haha!" Evil King laughed madly. "Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. I'd like to ask you for a favor."

  Happy felt incredibly displeased when he heard this.

  He started making sarcastic quips nonstop in his mind. 'This bastard might have publicly acknowledged that he can't do anything against me, but he's constantly haughty and overbearing, and he gives off a pressure as if he's standing above me. Even when he's asking for a favor, he's still so domineering.'

  However, while he was displeased, he could not just ignore a quest from a person in the dao of heaven. Evil King and Empress Yin were already incredibly strong, but if they decided to come over together, this was enough to tell him just how important this quest was.

  "You're the Evil King, and yet you need someone as insignificant as me to help you? You must be joking…" Happy had subconsciously entered his negotiation state.

  Evil King and Empress Yin looked at each other.

  Happy did not reject them on the spot, and that was enough to tell them everything.

  Neither of them wasted their breath. They stated their purpose.

  "This is what's going on. With our strength, we can't get Wan Wan and Hou Xibai out of here, but we believe that you will definitely think of a way to leave the desert palace safely. So, we want to leave them to you, Young Swordsman Happy—"

  "What?!"

  Happy's expression changed, and he nearly drew his sword on the spot.

  He had seen shameless people before, but he had never met someone so shameless!

  These two people in the dao of heaven were not even confident that they could protect their disciples, and they wanted HIM to protect THEM?!

  Happy nearly drew Heaven Crystal and cut Evil King. Evil King thought that their successors were dragging them down, but he actually thought about tossing those luggage to his former enemy and asking him to take care of them?

  "Young Swordsman Happy, don't be in a hurry to reject us. You should listen to our rewards if you're willing to accept this."

  Evil King smiled, and he looked as if he was not afraid that Happy would not accept his request. It made Happy smile coldly, and he spoke with a drawl.

  "Reward?

  "Unless you're able to get all the treasures in the desert palace and give all of them to me, we have no room for negotiation…"

  Happy instantly rejected Evil King's "reward".

  But he did not expect that Evil King would cast Thousand-faced Human Fox a deep glance at that moment, and he sent a private message over. "If my guess is correct, the person beside you should be one of the four Divine Thieves of the Chinese plains, and he's the one who stole an important treasure from Sword of Heavenly Lake Faction. He's currently kept by your side…"

  Before his voice faded away, Happy's sneer instantly froze.

  A grave system warning rose in Happy's ears.

  "Ding!

  "Evil King has already seen through Thousand-faced Human Fox's true identity!

  "If Evil King reveals his status, based on your agreement, Thousand-faced Human Fox will no longer be restricted by your contract, and he can immediately get rid of his status as your follower."Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click #%E2%80%99s-request_50525742504657567 for visiting.

  Happy's expression instantly turned incredibly sour.

  At that moment, Happy finally understood what Evil King was relying on to get Happy to help him.

  All the people in the dao of heaven thought that the old servant beside him was of insignificant value, but Evil King had seen through it. Not only had he seen through Thousand-faced Human Fox's identity, he also seized Happy's weakness. Thousand-faced Human Fox was too famous in the Chinese plains as a thief. He had already reached a state where his reputation was even more important than his life. If his identity was really revealed by Evil King, Happy would lose the leverage that allowed him to continue restraining Thousand-faced Human Fox to his side to serve him for half a year.

  But Thousand-faced Human Fox was the key for Happy to clear the traps in the desert palace because he had already understood the contents in the Amazing Log of the Seas and Mountains.

  Once he lost that key, Happy no longer had the confidence that he could seize any of the treasures in the desert palace from the hands of those in the dao of heaven.

  Evil King had ruthlessly and diabolically seized this key.

  And he sent Wan Wan and Hou Xibai into his hands.

  As Happy stared at Evil King's smug look, Happy's face alternated between shades of red and white.

  He already did not want to know how Evil King managed to see through Thousand-faced Human Fox's identity. There were plenty of spies in the evil cult, and they had all sorts of strange abilities.

  What was more important was that Happy could sense something dangerous from Evil King's words.

  Even if he chose to compromise with him right now and agreed to his terms, Evil King might go for a mile and use Thousand-faced Human Fox to force Happy to do even more things for him. At the very least, this meant that Happy's situation in the desert palace would become even worse, and he would be in a passive situation.

  When he thought of this, a chilling killing intent shone in Happy's eyes. He had Heaven Crystal pointed diagonally on the ground. It shone with a frightening chill. He said clearly, "Evil King, are you saying that if I don't agree to your requests, you will spread this news, and everyone will part their ways. Aren't you indulging in your wishes too much? Do you think I would submit to you for a follower and do as you wished?"

  Evil King did not expect that Happy would be someone who would be angered so easily. His smile faded away a little, and he quickly explained, "Who do you think I am? How could I possibly use one news to threaten you?! You're underestimating me too much!"

  "Oh?"

  Happy used the chance to lessen his aggression, but his tone remained as cold as ever. "But I am never confident with the evil cult. Everyone knows that the evil cult will do everything it takes to achieve their goals."

  "I can
give you a promise. As long as you send Wan Wan and Hou Xibai over to the other side, I will never mention Thousand-faced Human Fox to others, even to the people in the evil cult. I will never mention his existence to anyone." Evil King swore solemnly. Then, his tone changed. "But as an exchange, you must ensure Wan Wan and Hou Xibai's safety and bring them over to the other side to meet with us."

  The system notification arrived.

  "Ding!

  "Will you accept Evil King Shi Zhixuan's request and protect Wan Wan as well as Hou Xibai so that they can fly over the moat? Then, will you escort them until they meet up with Evil King and Empress Yin?

  "If you accept the quest, then Evil King will promise that he will never reveal Thousand-faced Human Fox's identity to anyone else, and he will not use this to blackmail you again."

  Chapter 1182 - Old Zither Player, Ice Jade

  When Evil King and Empress Yin came over here to entrust their disciples to Happy and when Happy looked as if he was about to draw his sword and start fighting, Osaya and the old zither player just watched by the side. They did not interfere or join the conversation.

  However, both sides ended up ending the conversation peacefully in the end. Evil King and Empress Yin happily left Wan Wan and Hou Xibai behind while they flew together over the mercury moat. This caused both sides to be rather shocked, and they were even more curious as to what sort of method Evil King and Empress Yin used to make Happy agree to take care of the successors of Yin Weed Faction and Flowers Faction. He was practically taking care of his enemies' disciples, after all.

  When Evil King and Empress Yin left, Osaya looked away and turned to Happy.

  "It seems like your burden has increased. How do you intend to deal with these two?" As she spoke, she used her soft and pretty chin to gesture a little at the pitiful-looking Wan Wan.

  Both of them were born with a coquettish air. It was not strange for Osaya to put more of her attention on Wan Wan.

  However, Hou Xibai was a little more pitiful. He was the successor of Flowers Faction, and he was the Womanizer who had been famous in the Chinese plains for a long time for getting a lot of women to fall in love with him. He might feel really terrible to have someone like Osaya ignore him.

  But he was currently under Happy's care, so Hou Xibai could only suppress all his anguish in his heart. He wrapped his fist in his hand and said pleasantly, "Before my master left, he told us that we are to listen to all of your instructions while we cross over the moat. If you require my assistance, please tell me, Young Swordsman Happy."

  "It's the same for me." When the little witch was injured, the bewitching presence on her body became even stronger. Her voice was timid, making people to be unable to help but pay more attention to how delicate she was, and they would feel as if some part of their soul had been taken by Wan Wan.

  "Osaya, you don't have to be responsible for us right now. Head over."

  Happy did not immediately answer them, because he was currently feeling a little anxious about Thousand-faced Human Fox's identity. He did not have the time to explain it.

  She cast Happy a deep look. Then, Osaya nodded. She did not continue getting to the bottom of things.

  "Mister Zither Player?"

  "Miss Osaya, please go on ahead. I, too, have certain things I would like to speak to Young Swordsman Happy about. I will join you later." The old zither player bent his back.

  When she heard this, Osaya instinctively looked at the group of barbarians behind the old zither player. She subconsciously frowned, but she said nothing else. She just jumped over the mercury moat.

  But the old zither player's words caused Happy to feel a little helpless.

  "Mister Zither Player, when you said that you had something to discuss with me, were you thinking about asking me to…? I really can't do anything about this." When he said this, Happy cast a troubled look at the group of barbarians behind the old zither player. What he was trying to convey was now incredibly clear.

  They could talk, but please, do not try to hand over his disciples to him!

  The old zither player smiled in an anguished manner.

  "I have not been acquainted with you, and I don't have any bargaining ch.i.p.s with me to have you help me. Naturally, I will not be as foolish as to ask you to risk your life to help my children. But I do have one request. If you do have a way to cross the mercury moat, please allow me to follow you with my children, and we are willing to listen to your instructions."

  "Oh?"

  Happy was tempted when he heard this.

  This was actually something good.

  He had just asked Osaya to leave. He did not expect that the old zither player would immediately come forward with the intention to risk everything for his children.

  But this was not strange either.

  The old zither player could be said to have given a lot of care to his subordinates on his way here. He took care of them in all aspects. Right now, the mercury moat stood in front of them. It was not impossible for the old zither player to work with him for the sake of bringing the surviving children away from the desert palace.

  Based on the old zither player's performance along the way to this place, Happy could sense that the old zither player was different from Evil King, Bi Xuan, and the others.

  Without corresponding rewards, Happy did not want to do any meaningless charity work, even if the old zither player had an ill.u.s.trious status.

  "Mister Zither Player, are you saying that during the period of time we're crossing the mercury moat, you will all listen to my instructions?"

  "Of course not." The old zither player was an experienced person. He immediately managed to decipher the hidden meaning in Happy's words. He said slowly, "I no longer hold any hope to the treasures in the desert palace. That's why, as long as you are able to bring my children away from the desert palace, during the period of time we are in the desert palace, I am willing to listen to your instructions."

  "Mister Zither Player, you're too courteous, I don't have the ability for you to regard me with such importance…"

  "Heh." The old zither player chuckled. "You earned it with your power that injured the alliance master of Heaven and Earth Alliance, with how you managed to make Osaya listen to you, and with how Evil King and Empress Yin are wary of you and are willing to hand over their successors to you. A normal person will have a hard time doing the last thing, but you managed to make Evil King and Empress Yin do it."

  "Mister Zither Player, you praise me too much. In truth, with your strength, you can absolutely obtain the treasures from the desert palace. Right now, I find it really regretful because you're giving up halfway."

  "Haha, my young friend, please stop trying to get information out of me. In truth, this time, when the desert palace appeared in the world once more, I never expected that so many heroes would show up. Besides, I came here because I just wanted to see what sort of secrets were hidden in the desert palace before I returned to heaven."

  Happy had a thought appear in his head.

  Wan Wan and Hou Xibai's expressions changed at the same time. However, they did not say anything, because their current statuses and positions were different from when they were outside.

  "Secret?"

  Happy naturally saw the changes on their expressions, and he was a little shocked.

  "Mister Zither Player, what you said is really interesting. Everyone knows about the treasures in the desert palace, and the place is known everywhere. Why do you think there is a secret hidden in this place instead of a treasure?"

  The old zither player seemed to have realized that he had slipped. He was stunned for a moment. Then, he smiled wanly.

  "Young Master Happy, you can't possibly tell me that you haven't suspected things even now…

  "There are ancient Black Sandstorm Scorpions here, forty-nine high-grade divine weapons with magnetic fields infused in them,and a large number of divine weapons used to attack cities. These things are all treasures that are worth cit
ies. I will be the very first to refuse to believe that there are treasures that are greater than they are in the world."

  "..."

  Wan Wan and Hou Xibai had their expressions change this time.

  Clearly, they had only begun to speculate that the desert palace might not just be housing treasures after they received the reminder from the old zither player.

  But Happy became even more certain that Thousand-faced Human Fox was right after he heard the old zither player's words. By the looks of it, the desert palace was truly sealing a very unique and evil item!

  Just what item could it be that the trap masters of the place required such dangerous and deadly traps to kill the martial artists who came here?

  The group of people in the hall fell silent.

  Even though the old zither player did not continue with the topic, the people in the hall fell into deep thought and formed various guesses. They could not break free from this reverie.

  After a period of time, everyone cast their gazes on Happy, even the group of martial artists left behind by Martial Paragon Bi Xuan. When they saw how highly Evil King and Empress Yin valued Happy and how the old zither player sought for his help, Happy's image in their hearts instantly became greater.

  "Ten Thousand Years." Happy cast a deep glance at the old zither player, and he turned his head around to look at Thousand-faced Human Fox. He sent a private message to him. "Can we get over with so many people with us?"

  When he heard this, Thousand-faced Human Fox immediately understood what he meant. His master had decided to work together with the old zither player.

  No matter what, the old zither player was a peerless martial artist who was One with the World. With Osaya, that meant that Happy now had two of the eight people in the dao of heaven in the desert palace by his side. Regardless of what they ran into in the future, the chances of survival for their team would be much higher.

  "The Ice Jade can solidify liquefied mercury for a short period of time. But that also means that when this effect is over, it will turn into liquid once more for the span of one breath. So, everyone will need to follow closely and carefully behind me. Before we reach the area of attack for the Fire Spitting Beasts of Clouds, we will be fine. We just need to be careful not to suck in any of the poisonous gas."