Chapter 143: The Hypocrite

Looking at the man standing high above, his robes fluttering like those of an immortal, and the formidable sword before him, Youming felt an inexplicable tremor in his heart. Whether it was because of the man’s elevated position or the strength demonstrated earlier when he sent the monk breaking the rules flying, Youming was utterly unable to show the confidence and arrogance he usually displayed in front of the Tianyin Gang members. Instead, he was somewhat influenced by the man’s aura, feeling a faint sense of shame deep in his heart.
“Sir, would you please give First-Class Hall a clear answer?”
Noticing these subtle changes within himself, Youming’s expression darkened. He took a deep breath and demanded loudly.
Unbeknownst to him…
At this very moment, Kai Xin was also feeling extremely conflicted.
First-Class Hall! That super organization that had roared through the martial world since the game’s launch, quickly assembling a large number of top experts in this virtual martial arts world, establishing over thirty sects, and building a vast structure!
And one of his brothers, with whom he used to get along well, was actually a high-ranking figure within this massive organization…
“Brother…”
Kai Xin gave a faint, self-mocking smile. His brother not only enjoyed a reputation for kindness in the martial world but also possessed great strength, being one of the contenders at the Global Swordsmanship Conference! It was such a capable and virtuous brother who, on the eve of the conference, caused him to make a mistake due to drunkenness.
Kai Xin took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and recalled the time when he was at his most depressed. The person who should have comforted him stood by his side, but instead left without hesitation to be with this “brother,” leaving him heartbroken and feeling as if the whole world had betrayed him.
Noticing the change in the aura from the man across from him, Youming’s expression shifted. He held his breath, a hint of unease flashing in his eyes…
Soon!
Kai Xin returned to his usual calm demeanor. He glanced indifferently at the bewildered Youming, then slowly spoke, uttering the first words at the Peak of Punishment:
“I won’t sell it!”
Though his appearance remained calm, his words sounded stiff. Youming intended to say something else, but seeing Kai Xin’s darkened expression and the fierce glint in his eyes, he somehow swallowed his words back. After hesitating for a while…
“Do you want me to send you away?”
The cold dismissal showed that the host had lost patience.

Although he didn’t understand why, upon hearing the name “Yipin Tang,” the other person didn’t show any signs of respect or fear but instead appeared extremely angry and impatient, which puzzled him. Yet the hidden threat in the last sentence made Youming not dare to underestimate them: “Well then, I’m leaving!” With a resentful expression, they departed. Watching Youming’s figure quickly retreat into the white mist and vanish, Kai Xin could no longer contain the fury surging within him. Huh! Huh! His chest heaved heavily with each breath, his face turning ashen as he stared in the direction where Youming had disappeared, his eyes filled with memories and pain. In his past life, over twenty-five years, there was only that one time when he was severely injured—an experience that would forever haunt him! If it had been merely a breakup or a dispute over interests, Kai Xin would not have been so enraged. But thinking back to those three years of struggle, those three years of affection—being ruthlessly trampled underfoot and destroyed completely! How cruel!!! Moreover, it was only after the incident that he realized one thing… On the eve of the global sword competition at Huashan, that guy must have planned this for a long time, deliberately luring him out to get him drunk. Additionally, after returning to the game, his decision to descend from Shaoshi Mountain was also impulsive; he only informed “him” beforehand, intending to find out what exactly had happened the previous night… But he was ambushed halfway down the mountain, and a large number of troops were already stationed outside the Temple of Martial Arts! At that time, only “him” knew his route and the time he would descend. Everything had been planned for a long time. Yet one thing Kai Xin still didn’t understand… With no reason or grudge, why did “him” set all this up? What was his true purpose? This was the question that had plagued Kai Xin until now… He wanted to understand the whole story clearly! So, to this day, he hadn’t actively sought out “that person” but instead followed the path laid out in his past life, moving slowly. Since “that person” was so malicious, he wanted to see what kind of ulterior motives and cruel intentions lay hidden beneath their hypocritical facade. However… Today’s appearance of Youming and the name “Yipin Tang” still caused his usually calm mood to waver inevitably. Anger! The more it built up, the more likely it was to erupt. But Kai Xin knew he still needed to endure for a while. Of course, it was also possible that because of this encounter, that person might enter his life earlier than in his past life…

At this thought, a rare chill of icy cold appeared on her happy face!
The mountain wind howled!
The figure in blue standing by the cliff seemed to make the temperature of Punishment Peak drop several degrees at that moment.
……
After finally returning to the other side, Youming was already drenched in cold sweat. Part of it was due to the exhaustion from climbing, and the other part came from the pressure exerted by the young man in blue…
It was the first time he had felt the kind of pressure usually only exerted by a leader, coming from a peer. The other man didn’t say much, but the invisible aura he emitted made it difficult for him to resist.
“No, I must inform the leader right away.”
After resting for a few seconds, Youming quickly took out a homing pigeon and a piece of paper from hisThe bag of holding bag…
He scribbled on the paper to describe the situation, then quickly rolled it up and stuffed it into the thin bamboo tube at the pigeon’s leg. Holding it in both hands, he released it high into the air.
“Whoosh!”
……
Outside Shaolin Temple.
The fighting had stopped, and the scenes of bloodshed were gone forever.
“……”
Thousands of players gradually ceased fighting. As a group left, they sat or stood in despair, sighing at each other, or left the mountain in small groups.
The scene was one of desolation and loneliness after battle!
However, the most severely affected were the three major gangs in Zhengzhou! To seize the treasure box, they had mobilized almost all their members. After a series of battles, they ended up with hundreds of top experts from the First-Class Hall intervening with overwhelming force, easily destroying most of the experts from the three gangs and taking the treasure box.
At that moment, the First-Class Hall had over a hundred experts, many of whom used advanced martial arts to defeat two or three opponents at once, winning effortlessly and clearing out everyone around the treasure box!
Even the smaller factions who wanted to take advantage of the chaos were intimidated by this sudden arrival and dared not act rashly.
Yet…
At the foot of Shaoshan Mountain, a woman with her face covered by golden gauze received a homing pigeon flying through the air.
After unfolding it and taking a glance, her bold brows furrowed slightly as she murmured to herself, “Bringing the treasure box to Punishment Peak… can they still compete with the Priest of Disruption? Who could it be…”