Chapter 480: Bai Xiaosheng Asks for Help

After staying on the Peak of Punishment for another two days…
Kai Xin spent almost all his time practicing the “Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms.” As his battles with Master Violation of Precepts prolonged, his skill level improved significantly, allowing him to reach the eighth level.
But sadly!
His mastery of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms never broke through the barrier of ten moves. Although his combat strength and speed improved slightly, it wasn’t very effective against Master Violation of Precepts, who always managed to suppress his momentum at critical moments—especially during the eighth and ninth moves—causing Kai Xin to suffer setbacks and preventing his combat skills from advancing further.
The progress of his task related to the “Shaolin Nine Yang Skill” also stalled…
If it weren’t for the rapid improvement in his skills through battles with Master Violation of Precepts, Kai Xin would have given up on the Shaolin Nine Yang Skill long ago and left the Peak of Punishment.
One day…
Kai Xin stepped out of Bodhi Cave as usual…
“Whoosh!”
While meditating in lotus position, a homing pigeon suddenly flew through the air.
“Apologies for the interruption. I need your help. If you’re free, please reply quickly.”
The name at the end was Bai Xiaosheng!
Kai Xin was stunned. This was the second time Bai Xiaosheng had contacted him. The first time, he had proposed using the hidden fourth-stage weapons and the ability to conceal one’s whereabouts as conditions, asking the Mu family to take care of one of his disciples.
Although the conditions offered were very tempting, Kai Xin didn’t feel like acting as a nanny at the time, so he sent Silver Fox to take care of Bai Xiaosheng’s disciple, Wind Chime.
To Kai Xin’s surprise, the disciple of the Ghost Valley Master wasn’t some charlatan roaming the jianghu but rather a disciple of the infamous Six-Fingered Piano Demon, now known as the Demon Sound Marquis—a figure of great power in the jianghu!
Could it be…
Another issue with his disciple?
Thinking this, Kai Xin quickly replied:
“What’s the matter?”
Although he was currently working on the Shaolin Nine Yang Skill and progress was slow, staying on the Peak of Punishment was pointless. It would be better to go down the mountain. He could still practice there and retrieve the fourth-stage golden boxing gloves that Tie Wuxin had sent to the bank earlier.
Bai Xiaosheng replied promptly:
“It’s like this—my disciple Wind Chime has somehow been captured by Zhao Min’s ‘Eight Great Archers.’ Your friend Silver Fox is also imprisoned in a mansion in the capital…”
“How is that possible?”

Hearing such news suddenly, Kaixin gasped in joy and shock. Unconsciously, she stood up, crushed Bai Xiaosheng’s note, and hurriedly wrote back to ask, “If something happened to Silver Fox, they would definitely inform me. Why haven’t I heard anything?”
At the same time, she sent a message to Silver Fox via homing pigeon, only to receive a system message:
“The recipient is in an emergency situation and cannot be contacted!”
“…”
Kaixin quickly realized that what Bai Xiaosheng said might be true, as only during extraordinary plot missions would the function of homing pigeons be blocked.
Bai Xiaosheng, as a descendant of the Ghost Valley and possessing the Tianji Inkstone with unparalleled divination skills, along with his disciple Fengling—who somehow also got the news—most likely spoke the truth.
As she pondered, the homing pigeon landed in her palm with flapping wings.
Bai Xiaosheng replied,
“In this plot mission, it’s impossible to contact outsiders. I only noticed something was wrong when I was divining for my disciple’s fate. She’s currently in a royal mansion in the capital.”
“What exactly is going on?”
Believing him, Kaixin inevitably grew serious: Starting a plot mission was good, but being imprisoned by an NPC… that wasn’t good at all!
Those imprisoned were usually in a life-or-death situation—either being used as elite soldiers for highly dangerous missions or held as punishment for a while.
Either way, it was extremely dangerous.
It seemed Bai Xiaosheng had realized the situation was wrong and urgently sent a message for help.
“I’ve divined the plot. The Ruyang Royal Mansion failed in its attempt to suppress the six major sects, angering the imperial court, which now plans to punish the Prince of Ruyang. But the prince seems determined to atone for his sins by targeting Zhou Zhiruo from the Emei Sect… Fengling and Silver Fox are unlucky. They heard the mansion had a demon zither and tried to steal it, only to fall into a trap.” Every word revealed Bai Xiaosheng’s anxiety.
However…
The plot details he revealed eased Kaixin slightly, but she soon frowned again!
It was indeed an elite soldier mission!
What troubled her was that they had to deal with Zhou Zhiruo, an NPC she would never dare to oppose.
“Zhou Zhiruo has practiced the Nine Yin True Scripture, with her strength at least at the peak of the Wuwei realm. Even with me, we can’t succeed… Do you have any plan?” Kaixin believed Bai Xiaosheng wouldn’t fail to assess Zhou Zhiruo’s strength.
Sure enough!

The latter replied quickly, “This mission is a scheme by the Prince of Ruyang. He uses Fengling and Yinhu to lure Zhou Zhiruo out, then employs the Two Elders of Xuanming, the Three Great Servants, and the Eight Great Archers to deal with her. It’s a suicide mission—those two won’t gain anything from it.”
“……”
“However, when I predicted this plot, the system gave me a mission, offering me a chance to rescue them!”
Happiness thought to himself, As expected.
By predicting this crucial plot, Bai Xiaosheng also entered the narrative, causing this mission to develop unexpected complications and bringing about a turning point for Fengling and Yinhu:
“…What mission?”
Although Happiness already had a vague idea of what kind of mission it was.
“A rescue mission! The guards are the Two Elders of Xuanming and the Eight Great Archers! Within two days, I can contact anyone to rescue the prisoners… Time: two days… Location… in the capital city! The royal prison!”
Bai Xiaosheng’s use of ellipses showed his inner conflict and complexity…
Happiness naturally understood why Bai Xiaosheng was so conflicted. The capital was the stronghold of Yipin Tang and its headquarters, making this mission quite dangerous.
A single mistake could expose his identity and whereabouts, drawing the attention of Yipin Tang’s four top leaders and leading to a complete siege.
It might also end the cold war between Yipin Tang and the Mu family, reigniting tension in the martial world.
Yet Bai Xiaosheng knew that no one else could complete this mission—only Happiness had dealt with the Two Elders of Xuanming and survived, even managing to obtain the Sword of Heaven and the Dragon Slaying Saber from Zhao Min, as well as the “Wumu Mystery Book.” This could be hidden from others, but not from Bai Xiaosheng.
So, while understanding Happiness’s difficulties, Bai Xiaosheng still hoped he could spare the time to go to the capital and help rescue Fengling and Yinhu, who were imprisoned in the royal prison.
But the final decision still lay with Happiness!
After some thought, Happiness replied on the note:
“The capital isn’t some deadly place—I can get there! Besides, your disciples are there, along with my brothers! If you help me conceal my whereabouts, I’ll set off right away!”
“Understood!”