Chapter 378: The Head of the Assassins’ Guild

The Hongwu City branch of the First-Class Guild.
Inside and outside the main hall, a hundred or so people stared at the man clad in sleek golden armor who appeared outside the hall as if facing a formidable enemy. As he approached, they slowly retreated inside, their expressions serious and their faces grim.
To chase after Happy, the branch had dispatched most of its members. To their surprise, the person they were pursuing not only failed to leave the royal tomb but also returned to Hongwu City, staying right under the First-Class Guild’s nose for a day and night.
Although the members of the First-Class Guild knew that Happy had already died once and was greatly weakened, even a thin camel is still bigger than a horse!
Happy’s notorious reputation was well-known among them.
Suddenly discovering that Happy was right under their noses and even coming to provoke them, the guild members were mostly terrified and did not dare to attack immediately.
After all…
It would take Huang Sha and the others at least two hours to return. Their main goal should be to hold off Happy and prevent the loss of the Hongwu City branch.
Moreover, they couldn’t understand how Happy, who should have been hundreds of miles away, could return to Hongwu City unharmed despite intense searches, without drawing anyone’s attention.
Just as the group was actively reporting this news to other branches and the main hall and seeking help from Huang Sha, a silver figure glided out from the crowd of shocked people and stopped behind Happy.
Sleek, dazzling silver armor covered the figure’s entire body, with a conical hat covering their face…
As soon as the figure appeared, it immediately caught many people’s attention and caused gasps:
“Silver armor!” “It’s him!”
Many recognized that this person was the “Happy” who had appeared briefly in front of everyone the day before. But now that the real Happy was right there, this person must be a imposter.
“Yao Shi.”
When the figure stopped beside him, Happy said without turning around, “Thank you for your effort.”
“What are you talking about?”
The figure lifted the conical hat, revealing a face marked by experience and cunning—none other than Yao Shi, who had been missing for over a month. In a teasing tone, he said, “Where there’s the First-Class Guild, how could I not be there? I claim a share of the Hongwu City branch too.”
Happy nodded continuously:
“Good. This time, we’ll fight side by side.”
It turned out that when the First-Class Guild set up a branch at the royal tomb, Yao Shi quickly followed, intending to secretly work with Happy to set a trap for the guild members there.
Unluckily, under Happy’s intimidation, the First-Class Guild members didn’t even dare enter the tomb’s gates, and their plan failed.

The unexpected death of Happy really shocked Yao Shi Wan Neng greatly. Realizing that Yipin Tang might take action, he proactively contacted Happy and came up with a strategy to divide their attention. But what Yao Shi Wan Neng didn’t expect was… Happy actually had the ability to defeat hundreds of skilled fighters who had chased out of the city. Even more surprising was that Happy abandoned the idea of staying away from Hongwu City to rest in Baokang and instead spent an entire day in an inn before attacking Yipin Tang. How bold! While admiring Happy, Yao Shi Wan Neng also returned to Hongwu City, changed into a Yinjiao set from among the crowd, and joined forces with Happy. … “What?” The news that Happy and Yao Shi Wan Neng had appeared at the Hongwu City branch first reached people like Huang Sha. A group of them stayed in a place 200 miles away for a long time, thinking it was a joke by their branch brothers. After verifying it, they all realized they had been tricked: “Seeking death!” “Hold them off!” “Brothers, let’s go.” Filled with anger, they summoned their mounts and rushed toward Hongwu City. At the same time, Meng Yun, who was thousands of miles away, also received the news that Happy had appeared at the Hongwu City branch. Her brows furrowed slightly, her gaze flickering as she pondered something. She had a vague guess that Happy’s intense reaction must be due to learning that Caiyi Gate was about to face retaliation from Yipin Tang… But the question was: Did Happy have the strength for revenge now? Meng Yun pondered for a moment before quickly sending two letters via carrier pigeons: … Xuan City! The system’s protection period for the main hall had just ended. Glancing at the content of Meng Yun’s letter, Xue Yi silently crumpled the paper, a relieved smile appearing on his handsome, mature face. Without hesitation, he raised his arm: “Attack!” The first two rows of disciples stepped forward in unison, several meters, bent their bows, and nocked arrows… Unexpectedly! “Swish swish swish swish!” A dense rain of arrows appeared from above the main hall and instantly rained down, scattering Yipin Tang’s first batch of archers, with almost everyone injured. However, the disciples of Yipin Tang were well-equipped, and their protective levels seemed quite high, so none of them died in the first round of attacks. “A cornered beast fights fiercely.” Riding a tall horse at the back of the crowd, Xue Yi’s smiling face finally showed a hint of coldness as he sneered to himself, “A bunch of brats. Today, I’ll give you a lesson you’ll never forget, so you know professional guilds aren’t to be trifled with.” Yipin Tang’s counterattack was fierce, with a barrage of arrows.

One round, two rounds…
The attack speed was fast—while firing arrows in succession, they advanced at the same time, their coordination flawless.
Under the fierce and relentless assaults from Yipin Hall, Caiyi Gate’s attacks became much less frequent, with fewer than two-thirds of the arrows they could shoot compared to before.
But still…
Such numbers were enough to make Xueyi take notice.
He had thought that under Yipin Hall’s full pressure, Caiyi Gate wouldn’t last long before seeking battle, but they still had the strength to counterattack. It seemed there was a capable leader among these students.
When they were less than twenty meters away from the high walls of the main hall, the numerous disciples of Yipin Hall remained unharmed, their morale even higher;
In contrast, Caiyi Gate seemed utterly overwhelmed by the increasingly intense arrow rain, with the density of arrows decreasing!
“Hmph!”
“Not even a scratch can withstand them.”
Xueyi, full of confidence, shouted orders:
“Charge!”
Boom! Boom!!
A powerful momentum surged suddenly from behind the archer camp!
A violent gust swept across the field, and amidst the rustling of clothes, countless people leaped into the air, wielding their weapons to block the arrow rain coming from inside the main hall, rushing inward at astonishing speed.
Around the main hall, numerous onlookers looked solemn…
They never expected Caiyi Gate to be invaded so quickly and plunged into a brutal battle.
…
Hongwu City.
Inside a restaurant outside a branch of Yipin Hall.
A group of Tangmen disciples sat solemnly by the window, silently watching as two figures—one in gold and one in silver—slowly entered the Yipin Hall branch.
“As expected, such boldness—truly worthy of being the best in the field,” said the speaker, none other than Tang Feng, the Tangmen disciple who had once fought fiercely against Kai Xin!
“Brother Feng!” A beautiful woman beside him suddenly spoke up, “Kai Xin is well-equipped. Don’t let the people from Yipin Hall take it away.”
“Kai Xin never does anything he’s not sure about. Since he’s here, the Yipin Hall branch is in danger,” Tang Feng replied with a calm smile, finishing the wine in his cup. Then, his eyes sparkled slightly, “We certainly want Kai Xin’s equipment, but not now. Our Assassins’ Hall isn’t some selfless hero.”
No sooner had he spoken than a snow-white homing pigeon appeared in the sky and landed steadily on Tang Feng’s shoulder.
“He’s here,” he smiled.