No matter what, Snow Spirit had come to search for Xu Zhiling. Even though he did not have a good impression of her, Shi Qingxuan was in the pleasure boat. If he did not handle the situation well, his image in Shi Qingxuan and Xu Zhiling's hearts might be greatly reduced.
Therefore, he couldn't deal with this woman just because of the memories from his previous life. He had to be careful …
"Right now, everyone in Yangzhou City knows that Xu Zhiling is on this pleasure boat. Since you are a member of the Bright Sword Sect, why did you come all the way to Yangzhou in the central plains?"
"Bright Sword Sect's disciple, Xue Ling, is Fu Junxian's disciple. Fu Junchuo is my Martial Uncle."
"Oh."
Then, he stopped talking and tried his best to make Xu Zhiling's reaction seem as indifferent as possible.
"Xue Ling is here on my master's orders to bring Uncle-Master's belongings back to Bright Sword Sect!"
As they spoke, the group of people who were fighting on the deck stopped. Three men dressed in night clothes flew to the top of the ship and stood behind Snow Spirit.
It was unknown who ordered the Twin Dragons Guild's disciples to return to the side of the ship to stand guard.
While he was thinking about how he should form his next reply, a voice that was as thin as gossamer entered his ears clearly.
"Young Swordsman Happy, if Xu Zhiling knows that the people from Bright Sword Sect have come to search for Fu Junchuo, he will definitely be very happy. You can tell them the location of Fu Junchuo's sword tomb." Even though it was the first time he heard this voice in his life, Happy still immediately recognized Shi Qingxuan's voice, and his heart warmed up.
Xue Ling and the others looked at Xu Zhiling's figure quietly. Although the latter did not say a word, the four of them did not find it strange. They only thought that Xu Zhiling was reminiscing about their Martial Uncle.
"…"
He did not act according to Shi Qingxuan's script. Instead, he asked coldly, "Do you have an authenticating token from your sect?"
"Master's token?" Xue Ling was instantly dumbfounded. It was true that she did not obtain the so-called token from her sect. However, she was from Goryeo after all, and she was a disciple of the Bright Sword Sect.
"Come and exchange a few moves with me."
Happy knew that if he could not smooth things over, there might be problems. He immediately said to Snow Spirit, "I'll use the sword technique of Bright Sword Sect."
"Xue Ling understands."
Although she did not receive any system notification, Snow Spirit did not doubt it. She stood up and drew her sword.
The Bright Sword Sect's sword techniques focused on assassination. They were light and silent, yet fast and fierce. Furthermore, every sword attack predicted the enemy's movements. Before the enemy moved, they would attack where they moved. It was very profound and could be considered very brilliant among the Life and Death State martial arts.
However …
Happy had some understanding toward Bright Sword Technique. When the sword glares came charging at him, he did not even need to activate his body movements or Petite Dragon. He only needed to rely on his Nine Yang Divine Skill's spiritual senses to make judgments and his astonishing mobility to close his eyes and dodge.
Sword glares shone brilliantly at the top of the ship. Snow Spirit might have extraordinary sword techniques, but she could not even touch a corner of Happy's robes. She moved like a willow. She seemed to be moving slowly in the sword glares, but she was actually moving very quickly.
Snow Spirit originally thought that Xu Zhiling would give her some pointers, which was why she had used her full strength right from the start. However, she did not expect that Xu Zhiling would only dodge and not attack. Moreover, he seemed to have a great understanding of her sword technique. Every strike seemed to have missed and were completely useless. Snow Spirit's expression became more and more solemn and serious.
Very soon, the entire set of Bright Sword Technique was performed. She was drenched in sweat, but she still did not force Xu Zhiling to make a move.
"You, come back tomorrow."
"Understood." Snow Spirit's sword technique did not manage to force Xu Zhiling to attack, and she felt incredibly dejected. She did not doubt the fake Xu Zhiling's identity and orders at all. She nodded, turned around, and left with the other three.
Shi Qingxuan did not stop them while she was in the pleasure boat. She seemed to have tacitly agreed to Happy's words and did not send him another private message.
When Happy saw the four people put on their diving suits again and left, he heaved a long sigh, as if he had done something very difficult. He stared at the moon in the sky.
Pure white moonlight shone on the river, and he could vaguely see figures moving about on the pleasure boat and the shore in the distance.
True trouble had arrived.
…
Once Happy issued the warning, he soon welcomed the first batch of people who wanted to board the ship.
Three evil cult elders!
The trio came over while walking on the river. Before they even got on the ship, they saw Xu Zhiling standing at the top of the ship. They were first stunned before cold expressions appeared on their faces.
"You're looking for a substitute?" Since they had been tricked once, they would naturally not fall for the same trick again. They charged to the pleasure boat in one go.
Happy stared at the three evil cult elders who swiftly charged over from the river. His pupils shrank slightly. Then, he looked at the pleasure boat behind him, and a slight frown appeared on his face.
The number of people boarding the ship was much higher than he expected.
If another group of players appeared, it would not be easy for him to block all of them with just True Nine Words Seals and not expose his identity.
Just when Happy had a slightly grave expression appear on his face, he suddenly saw the people from Twin Dragons Sect on the deck of the ship bring out their bows. They nocked their arrows and prepared to shoot.
When he saw this, Happy's eyes instantly lit up.
He had already used up a lot of his qi when he flew over from the shore. If he was attacked, he would have to take a breath and dodge the arrows, and the pressure on him would be much greater.
'It's a good chance!'
Delight appeared on Happy's face. He did not dare to be negligent. He moved like lightning and jumped on the deck. At the moment the group of people fired their arrows, he shot at the trio on the river.
While he was in the air, Happy quickly formed complicated seals with his hands.
An astonishing presence swiftly rose from Happy's body. It was awe-inspiring and filled with explosive power. At the moment he finished forming the seals, a deafening lion's roar shot out.
The eyes of the three evil cult elders widened.
"True Nine Words Seals!" "It's Xu Zhiling!"
Thud!
As Happy said those words, a fierce force that was difficult to block shot out of his hands and crashed violently into the chests of the three evil cult elders.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
Even though they could not withstand a full-powered strike from a martial artist at the peak of Inaction Realm, the attack from True Nine Words Seals was not something a normal defensive body fortification technique could block. The trio was sent flying in the air at the same time, and they coughed up blood.
When the arrow shower fell, the trio was reduced to an even more pathetic state.
Happy was slightly delighted. He did not expect that he would be able to make the trio collapse before he even used much of his strength. He immediately wanted to chase after them while he had the upper hand and kill a few of them to establish his might, but when he remembered Xu Zhiling's personality, the killing intent in his heart instantly became much fainter.
He delivered two palm strikes in a row and sent the trio into the river. Then, he landed lightly on the ship.
"Thud!"
The people from Twin Dragons Sect did not seem to know that the Xu Zhiling in front of them was actually an imposter, but when they saw their sect master show off his skills, they were incredibly excited.
A pleasure boat stopped 328 feet away from the boat.
A few people grabbed the injured elder who had drunk quite a lot of water in the river in a flurry of motion. After a while, the pleasure boat stopped there and did not dare to take another step forward.
Instead, the pleasure boats rented by some players slowly approached them!
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