Chapter 592: Returning to the City, Confusion!

“Slow down!”
Faced with a group of Silver Blade Captives with the strength of the Liberation Realm, Happy wasn’t worried at all. As for the Gold Blade Captives, they were merely reluctant experts at the Non-Action Realm, so naturally they didn’t feel pressured and weren’t overly tense.
The Silver Blade Captives and Gold Blade Captives weren’t automatically generated pursuers in the martial world—they were narrative NPCs, similar to sect experts, just a sect with the power to detain people…
Hearing Happy’s shout, the group of Silver Blade Captives stopped again.
Although their superior ordered it a second time, they knew well the strength of the man before them. Moreover, he was a disciple of the Murong family, the youngest top expert in the legitimate martial world today. It wouldn’t be easy to attack him.
“What more do you have to say?”
The Gold Blade Captive stepped into the courtyard with a mighty stride, his face radiating authority. His gaze swept over the corpse of one of the Two Freaks of Fengyang before returning to Happy’s face.
With his hands behind his back, Happy slightly stiffened his expression and snorted coldly, “With so many people here, why suspect me alone? Do you think the Murong family is easy to bully, or do you think I am?”
“Can a disciple of the Murong family disregard the law?”
The Gold Blade Captive kept mentioning the law—clearly not someone to be trifled with.
“Martial world grudges belong in the martial world. Those who died here were all deserving villains. What business does the Six Gates have in this? Even if you want to meddle… investigate thoroughly, determine the crime, and then arrest them. Anyway, I won’t run away. Or do you think you have the ability to keep me here?”
“If you don’t give it a try… how will you know!” Hearing the sarcasm in Happy’s voice, the Gold Blade Captive finally flew into anger and ordered firmly, “Seize him!”
Ding!
System prompt:
“The Gold Blade Captive of the Six Gates, acting on the orders of the Yin Empress, has come to arrest him. Escape quickly!”
Hmph!
Happy was now certain that the Gold Blade Captive was part of the mission. Hearing the system’s prompt, he suddenly realized, “So he’s a lackey of the demonic sect!”
Full of twists and turns!
Players who thought the excitement was over suddenly saw the people from the Six Gates attacking Happy, and they immediately became excited—after all, it was rare for officials to fight against players. Especially a high-ranking captive like the Gold Blade Captive, who carried official authority and naturally intimidated players. It had never been heard of him having a dispute with a player before. Now that Happy dared to attack the Gold Blade Captive, they certainly wouldn’t miss this!
But…

The strength of that group of Silver Blade Enforcers was indeed mediocre, roughly on par with the disciples of the demonic sect. Within ten moves, with the “Eighteen Palms to Subdue the Dragon” in full display, the more than twenty Silver Blade Enforcers were scattered by a massive golden dragon, completely defeated.

With a sharp sound, the Golden Blade was drawn.

The Golden Blade Enforcer faced Happy with imposing dignity, shouting, “Ignorant youth! Daring to resist the law—your crime will be doubled!”

“I don’t bother with you.”

Happy snorted coldly, pushing out a roaring golden dragon with a single palm, sending the Golden Blade Enforcer flying. With a few leaps, he headed toward the crowds on the distant streets.

Although the Golden Blade Enforcer landed safely, he was still lightly injured from Happy’s move “Dragon Fighting in the Wild.” His robes were torn, and he looked disheveled. He gathered with the group of Silver Blade Enforcers, his gaze flickering uncertainly. “What an amazing man in blue from Gusu—truly formidable.”

“Lord! Should we pursue him?” the injured Silver Blade Enforcers asked hesitantly.

The Golden Blade Enforcer’s expression shifted, and he shook his head. “Forget it. Pursuing him won’t help. Let’s pretend today never happened.”

……

After leaving Fengyang, Happy checked his own condition.

After fighting against the Three Freaks of Fengyang, he received an overall S-grade combat assessment. Not only had his “Meridian Integration Fingers” improved, reaching the later stage of the eighth level, but his “Nine Yang Divine Art” also advanced from the lower fifth level to the sixth level.

Additionally, killing the “Two Freaks of Fengyang” brought significant rewards.

The Three Freaks of Fengyang possessed numerous first-class treasures, over a dozen of them. There was also a mid-tier demonic weapon that was practically an ultimate item—the “Bone Spirit Whip,” whose lethality rivaled that of mid-tier divine weapons, along with a sonic killing effect.

There were also two martial arts manuals from the Liberation Realm: one for leg techniques and the other for swordsmanship.

Finally, Happy now had another “Demon Lord Token” in his possession!

This trip was a huge success!

……

In the wilderness outside the city, Happy soon received a message from the Beggar Sect’s leader, Huang Rong.

She wrote that thanks to Happy diverting the demonic sect’s attention, Song Yuanqiao and the others had been secretly and safely transferred to another city. They were now safe, had recovered, and were on their way back to Wudang, so he didn’t need to worry.

This outcome came as a slight surprise to Happy:

Was the mission over?

It seemed not! The system hadn’t indicated that the mission was complete.

Additionally, this task was related to the Beggars’ Guild, the Evil Sect, the Ming Sect, and Wudang. Although Happy wasn’t surprised at all, what he couldn’t figure out was why the “Golden Blade Enforcers” of the Six Gates would appear in the end. This added an unnecessary layer to what was otherwise a simple task. Moreover, the unclear progress of the task made it even more confusing.
“What’s going on?” Happy frowned deeply. He had never encountered such an ambiguous task in his past life.
A series of tasks? Hidden tasks? Or some troublesome variables?
Happy thought any of it was possible…
…
After pondering outside the city for a long time until dawn broke and the sun rose, Happy still hadn’t received any task hints.
“Enough!”
Sighing, Happy decided to return to Fengyang City—maybe he’d find some clues there.
…
On the way back to Fengyang, Happy grew more and more suspicious.
Although message delivery via homing pigeons was common among players and quite fast, it didn’t seem to be that efficient in the martial world!
Huang Rong’s letter… Could Huang Rong be in Fengyang City, or hiding somewhere?
Also, the appearance of the Six Gates was rather strange—they showed up right after the battle ended…
Another oddity was this: When Chen Youliang left, Shi Feixuan had clearly said he should move first and then reunite with her later. So why did Chen Youliang choose to inform Huang Rong instead of her?
As Fengyang City came into sight, Happy’s confusion and gloom persisted. Eventually, he changed his gear, put on a conical hat, disguised himself as an ordinary player, and mixed in with the crowd in Fengyang!
Sure enough…
Entering Fengyang City, Happy, dressed in simple clothes, didn’t draw anyone’s attention. What surprised him even more was that the streets of Fengyang City, where beggars were usually nowhere to be seen, suddenly had many ragged beggars carrying sticks and bowls. It seemed the threat from the Evil Sect had completely disappeared.
Happy remembered that Chen Youliang had mentioned that many beggars in Fengyang had been captured by the Evil Sect’s disciples…
“…”
Confusion grew deeper in Happy’s heart. He knew he would likely have to wait until he met Chen Youliang to figure everything out!