Chapter 423: Emei Master’s Request

This joke is a bit too extreme!
The guidance from Emei’s Master Jiéjué…
its severity could range from minor to severe!
If it were just ordinary guidance, it would only take a few words to improve one’s understanding, or perhaps pass on a secret sword technique or something similar. But Master Jiéjué actually suggested that Kāixīn accompany her down the mountain.
Kāixīn sensed sensitively that this must be a mission.
“What should I do?”
His mind raced as he struggled to figure out how much value lay in Master Jiéjué’s request, leaving him hesitant.
After all, the person who captured Master Jiéjué was a skilled fighter from the Ruyang Royal Mansion. Now, the Emei disciples were in a state of exhaustion after the battle, while the Ruyang Royal Mansion, resting and well-prepared, had easily taken down all of Emei’s forces!
Going there would surely lead to trouble.
Mòmò and Gǔfēng also watched Kāixīn anxiously, hoping he wouldn’t act rashly and put himself in danger.
…
“Kāixīn, refuse it,” Mòmò whispered.
“Don’t forget the Ruyang Royal Mansion… Quickly exchange your rewards and leave.”
“Exchange rewards?” Kāixīn was stunned.
“The battle is over, and the points have already been calculated. If you don’t exchange them now, are you planning to follow her to Emei?” Mòmò looked at him strangely. “I’ve already exchanged mine—over 900 points, which got me a first-class artifact and four second-class artifacts.”
“But I didn’t get any system notification…” Kāixīn stood frozen, then glanced at Gǔfēng. Seeing that he nodded in agreement, he took a deep breath. “Mine haven’t been calculated yet. The system hasn’t told me to exchange them immediately.”
Hearing this, the two were also stunned. They exchanged a look, their faces filled with shock.
This was a sign that the mission hadn’t ended.
“Could it be…”
“You still have to continue?”
“Possibly.”
“Think carefully. If you go on, it will be a mission for the Ruyang Royal Mansion—it will be very dangerous!” the two warned in hushed tones.
After much deliberation, Kāixīn finally turned to Master Jiéjué.
“Very well! Since the master values me this much, I shall obey respectfully.”
Earlier, he had thought carefully. In his past life, there were no reports of players from the six major sects encountering misfortune after going down the mountain, nor any subsequent missions related to those sects.
Kāixīn boldly guessed that even if such missions existed among the six major sects, only a few people would be aware of them. Moreover, those missions would likely be quite good, otherwise, some information would have leaked out. Only the rarest hidden missions would remain secret among players.
Of course, if any information got through, it could only be blamed on his bad luck.

Anyway, dying once wasn’t something to fear. Last time, Lei Zhan had obtained many precious medicinal herbs from the thousand-year-old blood-sucking trees in Shenlongjia, including valuable thousand-year ginseng and ganoderma that could restore one’s peak strength. He was willing to take this risk!

Ejue Shi Tai smiled and nodded, “Good. It’s not suitable to stay here for long. Let’s head down the mountain now.”

Kai Xin turned to Mo Mo and Gu Feng, “Since it’s Shi Tai who’s calling us, we should take our leave. But I’m not sure how long it will take to follow her. If you have time, please go to Bao Kang and look after the Mu family for me. I’d be extremely grateful.”

“Since you’ve made up your mind, go in peace. But be extremely careful! Don’t worry, I’ll stay in Bao Kang until you return.”

Mo Mo knew Kai Xin wasn’t very confident about this task, fearing it would take a lot of time, so she agreed without hesitation.

After some thought, Gu Feng replied, “I’ll go to Bao Kang with Mo Mo. But Yipin Tang isn’t someone to mess with. I’ll bring a few friends along.” He also agreed. After all, Kai Xin had taken good care of him along the way, and he had even received an effective attack, earning 500 points that allowed him to acquire a valuable first-class artifact.

“Then thank you!”

With that, Kai Xin turned resolutely and followed the Emei Sect disciples down the mountain.

……

Staring at the direction where Kai Xin’s figure disappeared, Mo Mo remained uneasy for a long time.

Gu Feng, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old and an experienced person, comforted her, “Don’t worry. He’ll be fine. Even Zhang Wuji couldn’t do anything to him. His reputation as the best in the field is well-deserved.”

“I hope so.”

Despite Gu Feng’s reassurances, Mo Mo still couldn’t fully put her worries aside.

……

The Emei Sect group didn’t move quickly! In fact, they were quite slow.

It wasn’t until all the players had left Huangshan that the group finally reached the foot of the mountain. However, the number of Emei Sect disciples kept decreasing, a sight that Kai Xin watched with concern.

Suddenly…

When they reached a dense forest at the foot of the mountain, Ejue Shi Tai, who was leading the way, suddenly stopped!

Strange noises were coming from all directions.

“An enemy attack!”

“Be careful!”

It was Kai Xin who spoke.

Although they were prepared for an ambush while following the Emei Sect, facing it firsthand was still unbearable. Frustrated, he shouted and soared into the air like a bird.

Ding Minjun, Bei Jinyi, and Zhou Zhiruo all gripped their weapons tightly, looking alert.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Without any warning, black smoke rolled in from all sides…

“Be careful! There’s poison in the smoke—hold your breath and rush out!”
Happy gave a shout, reminding Eject Heretic Nun, who then roared, “Follow Young Hero Happy! All Emei disciples, hold your breath and rush out with me!”
With that, Eject Heretic Nun led the way up a tree, breaking through the black smoke to escape, with Happy, Ding Minjun, Zhou Zhiruo, and hundreds of Emei disciples close behind.
“Shoot arrows!”
Indeed, the black smoke contained the poison of Ten Fragrant Soft Tendon Powder. From the sky, Emei disciples kept falling after being poisoned, scaring many into holding their breath.
Forcing themselves to leap nearly a hundred meters, they finally escaped the ambush area. Seeing Yuan soldiers trying to flee ahead, Eject Heretic Nun flew into a rage:
“Where do you think you’re going?”
Drawing the Sword of Relying on Heaven, she swung it with a brilliant arc, splitting the group of Yuan soldiers in two, then swiftly sheathed the sword in one smooth motion.
While marveling at the old nun’s excellent sword skills, Happy frowned inwardly: Eject Heretic Nun truly had a fiery temper, easily angered. She didn’t even leave any survivors to gather information.
Just as he was frustrated, the system delivered good news:
“You’ve successfully helped Eject Heretic Nun avoid danger! You’ve earned 100 points!”
As expected!
Happy’s heart sank. The mission to fight at Mount Brightness hadn’t ended yet.
“Master, sisters… they all seem weak…”
Zhou Zhiruo turned around and saw hundreds of her sisters lying behind, groaning in pain. Only a dozen or so had managed to escape, leaving her at a loss.
“Damn it! I don’t know what kind of poison this is, but it’s so effective.” Eject Heretic Nun turned to see hundreds of her disciples still trapped in the smoke, too afraid to approach. Fuming, she gritted her teeth: “A bunch of imperial lackeys! This old nun will get revenge on them sooner or later!”
“Elder Sister, now isn’t the time to worry about these. Since the imperial forces are ambushing us here, the other five major sects must also be targets after being severely weakened in the battle…”
Happy reminded her at just the right time.
Eject Heretic Nun gasped sharply: “The imperial forces are waiting idly—they probably plan to capture all six major sects and the Ming Sect at once. We must spread the news quickly. Happy, Zhiruo, I’ll write a letter. You two must take it to Mount Brightness and deliver it to Hero Song of Wudang! Have him announce it to all the heroes!”
Happy and Zhou Zhiruo’s expressions changed:
“What about you, Master?” “…”

“All these children are here. Where else can I go? I’ll just wait here and see who exactly wants to destroy our Emei sect.” Master Mu Jue let out a sigh, sat cross-legged, and resolved firmly, “There’s no time to lose. Go quickly!”