Chapter 565: Voluntarily Step Back

A cover!
It wasn’t until everyone noticed that Lu Mingyue from Yipin Hall suddenly withdrew from the battle zone, and then a group from the Mu Family took action—boldly approaching thethe Demonic Sect elder that Meng Yun and the others were fighting against. Dozens of skilled fighters watching from a distance finally understood Happy’s true intentions.
It was obvious they were targeting thethe Demonic Sect elder that Yipin Hall and the others were dealing with, but they couldn’t directly seize him, so they used Zhang Wuji’s reply as a cover, justifying their interference under the pretext of helping fellow martial artists.
Lu Mingyue was sensible too.
As the Mu Family grew stronger, showing signs of replacing Yipin Hall as the top gang in the martial world, Lu Mingyue realized the Cold Moon Palace couldn’t afford to provoke them and didn’t want to get involved in these conflicts. So, he decisively gave up on thethe Demonic Sect elder to protect himself.
Without Lu Mingyue’s restraint, the four members of Yipin Hall immediately felt some pressure, clearly less comfortable than before!
Seeing the Mu Family’s skilled fighters approaching, Blood-Clothed’s eyes showed a hint of resentment and anger…
This was bullying!
It was clearly bullying!!
Meng Yun and Zhou Yu both saw the seriousness and wariness in each other’s eyes.
“Haha, don’t worry. We won’t compete for points. We just want some loot,” Xiao Bei said loudly as he moved closer to Yipin Hall’s group, knowing that points were useless to everyone right now.
This also relieved Hao Tian and the others slightly! It reduced the negative feelings among the other players.
After all…
Everyone present were top skilled fighters in the martial world, not lacking in equipment. Right now, the competition was over points. Since the Mu Family said they didn’t need points, it was only fair to take some compensation.
This statement wouldn’t make the other skilled fighters wary of the Mu Family, and it also gave Yipin Hall a good way to back down.
“Since the friends from the Mu Family are willing to help, Meng Yun would be grateful. Blood-Clothed, Baldy, let’s retreat. Let them deal with thisthe Demonic Sect elder.”
Meng Yun reacted quickly, her eyes curving into a crescent as she smiled charmingly:
“The four of us don’t have any points. Even if we got some now, it wouldn’t be of much use. Since Brother Lu has given up, we should too.”

At first glance, it made sense. When these words were spoken, to others it seemed that the earlier attempt to seize a senior from the Demon Sect wasn’t for the First-Class Hall’s sake, but rather because the people of the First-Class Hall were assisting Lu Mingyue. In this light, it didn’t seem like the First-Class Hall was being “bulled” by the Mu family—it was Lu Mingyue who chose to give up, forcing the First-Class Hall to do the same out of necessity…
“This woman is truly formidable.”
Among the crowd, Wu Kuo had initially thought the First-Class Hall would suffer losses this time, but as the situation took a surprising turn and eased, the people of the First-Class Hall withdrew smoothly under Meng Yun’s guidance, with the Mu family taking over. Only then did he truly realize Meng Yun’s strength.
The Shadow, as always covered in a white veil, stood gracefully and nodded slowly, her voice calm: “With Meng Yun’s rationality and composure, she certainly won’t confront the Mu family head-on in the short term! Giving up is the right choice.”
After a pause, she glanced at Kai Xin, who hadn’t intervened, and frowned: “But this man seems quite capable too. He used Zhang Wuji’s reply as a pretext to intervene boldly and force Lu Mingyue to back down… Truly clever.”
“Is that clever?”
Wu Kuo was stunned. “This kid is clearly against the First-Class Hall. He’s openly stealing resources and forcing them to retreat. He’s already firmly in first place in terms of points. Is it worth it for some equipment?”
The Shadow’s veil trembled slightly, and a hint of a smile flashed in her eyes as she explained arrogantly, “Destroying the peace between them for equipment is certainly not worth it. But it seems he doesn’t intend to maintain peace with someone like Meng Yun. Right—trying to keep peace with someone like Meng Yun and share the resources of the martial world is unrealistic in the first place! Meng Yun is both strategic and ambitious! Such people won’t be satisfied with the status quo; otherwise, she wouldn’t have launched an attack on the high-ranking members of the Heroic Gate at Wan’an Temple. After a few months of calm, some tension will surely make some people in the Mu family become more vigilant again.”
Wu Kuo was speechless and murmured, “You mean, be prepared for danger even in peace?”
“Mm.”
The Shadow looked at Kai Xin, who remained calm on the side, and said, “If he really wanted to conflict with the First-Class Hall and bring them down, he should have intervened personally. But… he didn’t… Which means he still hopes to maintain surface-level peace…”
“So then… you say there should be tension, but also maintain surface peace. What exactly is going on?”
Wu Kuo’s mouth hung open in confusion, unable to keep up with the logic.

“Happy doesn’t take action, which means the Mu Family doesn’t want to start a war on its own. But don’t forget…” Shadow pointed at one of the people in the Mu Family’s group and said, “Lei Zhan—he’s the nominal head of the Mu Family… His attack on Yipin Hall is in itself a signal.” Seeing Wu Kuo’s expression, which seemed to show he understood but still wasn’t fully clear, she shook her head helplessly: “Forget it. It wasn’t something I should have told you.” With that, she ignored him, leaving Wu Kuo confused and frustrated as he racked his brains.

…

While the group of experts from the Mu Family dealt with the elders of the Demon Sect, Happy found a relatively clean spot on the streets covered in debris, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating energy on the spot. Lin Xiao and Hong Chen were nearby, feeling extremely relieved to see the people from the Mu Family rescue the peaches from Yipin Hall!

The battle at Wan’an Temple had already made them see clearly Yipin Hall’s hidden ambitions and cruelty. They were only happy about any misfortune befalling Yipin Hall—hadn’t Happy shown up to rescue them back then, their Xiyi Gate would not know what would have become of it.

“Happy,” Lin Xiao said, “do you think one day we might be able to live in peace with Yipin Hall?” After a pause, facing Happy’s surprised gaze, he couldn’t help but add with a smile, “Heh, what I mean is, if Yipin Hall really stays within its own territory and doesn’t invade others, do you think Meng Yun will keep things this way?” His tone became especially serious by the end.

Happy also grew serious and murmured, “Brother Lin, I understand what you mean…”

“As for Yipin Hall’s ambitions, I actually know and understand them better than you do. You don’t know that a long time ago, Yao Shi tracked several of Yipin Hall’s core disciples for a long time and heard a lot about their plans against Xiyi Gate. Meng Yun has great ambitions—besides Yipin Hall, there are also some hidden, unknown gang forces. Yipin Hall won’t be satisfied with just a few provinces in the north… Meng Yun has other plans. In short, I’ll always be very careful around that woman.”

Happy’s reply relieved Lin Xiao and Hong Chen greatly! They smiled at each other, feeling a sense of mutual understanding between true heroes.