Chapter 20: Xiao Yuyan

These past few days, every time Happy logged out of the game after having a good time, in addition to eating, she would do one more thing: turn on her computer to check the updates on the “Nanhua Jianghu Ranking” and various strategies and messages posted by other players.
Although she had experienced all this before, the direct way of recalling and reviewing it still brought her great pleasure and nostalgia…
By now, the number of registered users on the “Nanhua Jianghu Ranking” had soared from over 300 to more than 1,700. Hundreds of new students joined almost every day, and the popularity continued to rise rapidly.
Happy noticed that her own ranking had dropped from around 200 to over 1,600. The number of people who had reached the ninth level in martial arts had exceeded 150. The drive and enthusiasm of these college students were truly terrifying.
The three others in the dormitory were also doing well, all ranking in the top 100. In particular, Qi Ci’s “Lonely Xiao Qi” had even reached the tenth level in one martial art, placing him high at seventh place.
This discovery left Happy feeling ashamed.
She had thought that her hidden tenth-level “Shaolin Longquan” would allow her to stay at second place for a while longer, but in just one night, she was overtaken by eight others.
The top-ranked “Brother Yucha” had even mastered four martial arts at the ninth level and one at the tenth level. Happy was amazed…
This guy was indeed incredibly strong, almost beyond human limits.
In such a short time—four at the ninth level and one at the tenth level—once they all reached the master level, their internal energy would surely increase by at least ten to twenty points.
“It seems the Jianghu will soon belong to players who can enter and exit it freely.”
Happy took a deep breath, then suddenly snapped out of it, remembering something!
Not long after reaching the first level of internal energy, “Jianghu” launched its first ever large-scale narrative mission, offering extremely comprehensive and numerous rewards that were highly attractive even to someone like her who had been there before.
And more importantly!
It was that narrative mission that sparked full-scale battles among players from various factions in “Jianghu,” kicking off a wild and passionate journey in the Jianghu world.
…
To be honest, Chen Fan was quite skilled at running a website. After just a few days of management, he organized the many posts on the “Nanhua Jianghu Ranking” in a clear and systematic way. Some useful posts were quickly marked as favorites for easy access.
Additionally…
He even added a great feature: a member showcase area where registered members could upload their best screenshots and videos from “Jianghu”.

This category had just been developed, and it immediately sparked a trend among many members to upload their best moments and experiences.
“Happy,” Bai Lang said as he came in from outside. Seeing the boy sitting in front of the computer, he laughed. “What are you smiling at? Looking at a beauty?”
“Come on, is that all I’m capable of?”
The boy rolled his eyes.
“Still saying you’re not looking at a beauty? Hehe, you’ve heard about it too, huh? Why are you staring at me like that? Don’t deny it, Xiao Yuyan—your dream girl, Xu Xin, her name in ‘Jianghu’ is…” Bai Lang murmured to himself, “Tsk tsk, you know what? Xu Xin’s personality and temperament are quite similar to Wang Yuyan from ‘Tian Long Ba Bu’—soft, delicate, pitiable, yet so feminine. I wonder which jerk will end up with her in the end.”
Happy was stunned.
Xiao Yuyan was indeed Xu Xin’s name in ‘Jianghu’. In his past life, due to that “umbrella embarrassment,” he hardly dared to see Xu Xin again and had little interaction with her. Later, he heard that Xu Xin seemed to be pursued by many in ‘Jianghu’ and was even secretly named “Yu Meiren” in the ‘Jianghu Bai Hua Pu’.
As for which jerk would get her…
Happy frowned. It seemed Xu Xin hadn’t been rumored to have a boyfriend during that time. Now, looking at Xiao Yuyan’s name and thinking carefully, it seemed Xu Xin had a passionate heart beneath her delicacy.
Wang Yuyan.
Xiao Yuyan…
So, Xu Xin had compared herself to the weakest and most dependent woman in ‘Tian Long Ba Bu’.
But… the person she relied on—was it Murong Fu of Gusu, Duan Yu of Dali, or herself? That was unknown!
With a faint smile, Happy suddenly remembered that in his past life, he was just an ordinary Shaolin lay disciple with no connection to Xu Xin. But this time, he was part of the Murong family. Maybe one day, by chance, he might meet Xiao Yuyan.
“Please, stop smiling like an idiot. I feel more and more pressured!”
Bai Lang shuddered dramatically, shook his head, and ignored the guy who kept smiling foolishly. He kicked off his shoes and climbed onto the bed.
“…”
Happy continued to roll his eyes, ignoring him. As Bai Lang lay down, he casually asked, “Oh right, Happy, which martial skill are you learning now?”
“Hmm, two.”
Happy paused before answering.

The Willow Leaf Flying Dagger belongs to the category of hidden weapons and is extremely difficult to improve, so it should be excluded from martial arts. Well, that’s what Happy thinks.
“There’s too little. But specializing is fine too. The higher the level, the more internal energy you gain. What’s your highest level? I’m at level nine,” Bai Lang said in a calm tone, seemingly not surprised at all. In his view, for a bookworm like Happy, just being able to get started was already quite good, and no high expectations should be placed on him.
“Level ten of Shaolin Long Fist,” Happy replied without turning around. There was nothing to hide about this.
No response came from behind for a long time…
When he turned around, Bai Lang had already put on his helmet and entered the game; it was unclear whether he had heard what Happy had said.
Happy rolled his eyes in boredom and turned back to look for the information he needed.
It wasn’t really searching for information so much as hoping to find out more about the area around Gusu City from the Nanhua Jianghu List…
As expected, he had reached level nine in the Nine Palaces Bagua Sword. But these days, progress with the Willow Leaf Flying Dagger had been extremely slow. Since it belonged to the category of hidden weapons, its accuracy was poor, and it was a consumable item that couldn’t be reused. Each time he practiced, he had to throw away a new dagger, and he had to hit the target precisely to advance his level. Missing the target gained no experience at all—it was like throwing silver into water.
Happy had thrown over two thousand taels of silver outside Gusu City, struggling to reach level eight, and all his savings were gone.
The only thing that comforted Happy was that hidden weapons also required extremely high skills and internal energy!
These days, he had been causing trouble to thugs and ruffians day and night, spending a lot of silver, and his internal energy had soared from just over 4 to over 8. If it weren’t for this discovery, Happy would have given up trying to cover his financial gaps.
That’s why he had to gather information on NPCs stronger than those thugs and ruffians, to see if there was any way to raise the Willow Leaf Flying Dagger to level nine.
Those weak thugs and ruffians couldn’t last long under the damage of level eight Willow Leaf Flying Dagger. A few extra slashes could ruin their future happiness, which really worried Happy.