Chapter 654: Madness!

The main hall of Lingxiao Palace was dead silent.
Although Happy, who enjoyed being alone, couldn’t slaughter everyone like Silver Fox and Wind Chime to cleanse the entire hall, her control over Qin Qing kept Lingxiao Palace from acting rashly.
“Have you made up your mind?”
Happy looked at Qin Qing calmly, undisturbed by the latter’s breathtaking cold beauty. She simply retracted her arm from her neck and stopped provoking the people of Lingxiao Palace.
After raising her hand to stop her men from approaching, Qin Qing stared intently into Happy’s eyes:
“…Lingxiao Palace’s reputation has been damaged because of you. You’ve already achieved your goal. The Three Dragons Society, along with all foreign factions, has now seen the might of the Mu family. What more do you want?” Taking a deep breath, Qin Qing said with emotion.
Though shocked by Happy’s ability to communicate secretly, she quickly regained her composure.
Lingxiao Palace had lost!
Lost to Happy alone.
They had underestimated Happy’s strength and overestimated their own.
Qin Qing knew what awaited her from now on, but since she had come this far, she could only try to salvage her reputation.
Hearing this, Happy realized her plan had been exposed again.
Earlier, by using secret communication, she had made Qin Qing hand over the members of the Three Dragons Society and promise to lift the previous bans. Although this harmed Lingxiao Palace’s interests, it was far better than completely destroying the hall and seizing its resources—already a act of mercy.
Yet this woman still insisted on…
It seemed that once some women reached the pinnacle of power and tasted success, it was hard for them to give up out of pride. In this regard, Meng Yun was better than her.
Give up when it’s time to…
“Since Palace Master Qin refuses to accept my conditions, the Mu family will go to the coastal areas ourselves to search for the members of the Three Dragons Society. I hope Palace Master Qin can endure the consequences then.”
Qin Qing had indeed misjudged Happy’s determination!
During the confrontation with Yipin Hall and Meng Yun’s destruction of Caiyi Gate, Happy had left a path for Yipin Hall to recover. Back then, Qin Qing had seen Happy as someone who showed mercy—smart, but not ruthless enough toward women and too concerned with face.
In contrast, this assassination attempt seemed unremarkable…
At least compared to Meng Yun’s actions, it didn’t harm the Mu family’s dignity. Instead, Happy had already shown enough power and influence here.
This matter…
Happy should be satisfied!

Qin Qing, who thought she had caught Happy’s weakness, resorted to a ruse after Happy set her conditions—trying to arouse sympathy in a pitiful manner to bypass those conditions, thus giving Lingxiao Palace a chance! After all, Happy carried the title of “the greatest master under heaven,” so Lingxiao Palace’s failure wouldn’t have too many negative consequences. But what she never expected was that Happy refused without hesitation and decided to march into the coastal areas.

“You!”
A trace of unmistakable panic and anger finally appeared on Qin Qing’s face. “Don’t go too far.”
“Too far?” Happy smiled slightly. “It’s pointless to argue. Since Palace Master Qin has made her choice, let it be considered excessive on my part. Today, I’ll leave the main hall for you. Li Qing, before the battle on Mount Tai, I don’t want any distracting opponents to disrupt my focus—whether it’s the Three Dragons Society, the Wind and Rain Alliance… or even your Lingxiao Palace or the First-Class Hall! I need a peaceful environment for now!”

These words clearly meant that all four organizations were targets. Qin Qing’s expression changed. Her last trump card was to ally with the Wind and Rain Alliance and the First-Class Hall to deal with the Mu Family and the Heroic Gate, but with Happy’s words, she immediately understood one thing: Happy didn’t care about their alliance! In fact, she seemed determined to strike at them first! Qin Yun, Shangguan Lian, and the others also realized this at the same time…

At that moment, Happy’s calm voice reached their ears again: “Before the battle on Mount Tai, if the Three Dragons Society causes trouble, I’ll ensure they can never stay in the Central Plains again. If the Wind and Rain Alliance opens fire, I’ll make them put it out. If Lingxiao Palace wants to join in the fun, I’ll accompany you there. If the First-Class Hall also wants to be part of this chaos, I don’t mind making a trip to the capital before facing the Emperor.”

“It’s not that I’m arrogant—it’s that you people… have too much ambition! You can’t tolerate others and always look for trouble. If that’s the case, why should I be polite with you?”

“That’s all I have to say. Palace Master Qin, think it over for yourself.”

With that, Happy stepped on the ground with one foot and soared dozens of meters into the air. Like a bird, she swiftly flew over the heads of countless Lingxiao Palace disciples under everyone’s eyes before disappearing into the crowds on the distant streets. After a few flights, she vanished.

Qin Qing and the others stood there, speechless, staring at the more than a hundred corpses scattered inside the main hall. Happy’s intrusion not only strengthened the Mu Family’s prestige but also greatly weakened Lingxiao Palace’s influence in the coastal areas. Everyone’s face was filled with confusion…

The Mu Family is about to enter the coastal areas!
Will the Lingxiao Palace’s dominance over those regions be gone forever from now on?
Why is this happening?
Many people couldn’t help but sigh helplessly upon thinking of Qin Qing’s persistence.
All for business deals with foreign forces, to protect their own safety…
And now, for the sake of the Sanlong Club, Qin Qing has not only lost prestige and trust among those foreign forces but also given the Mu Family the chance to enter the coastal areas.
“Palace Master!”
Li Qing stood among the crowd, his face filled with shame.
Qin Qing acted as if he didn’t exist.
Hao Tian, the top expert of the Lingxiao Palace, was absent, but in Qin Qing’s eyes, Li Qing, who possessed the “Nine Swords of Solitude,” should be on par with the heir of the Six Veins Divine Swords.
Unfortunately…
Kai Xin destroyed all of Li Qing’s long-held aspirations with just two moves.
In two attacks, Li Qing was effortlessly sent flying by Kai Xin, as if they were not even on the same level!
Li Qing couldn’t understand what was happening.
Against others, the “Nine Swords of Solitude” were invincible, even matching Hao Tian in sparring. But against Kai Xin, everything seemed to be under the opponent’s control.
It wasn’t that his mastery of the “Nine Swords of Solitude” was poor—it was simply that each sword seemed to hit Kai Xin’s defenses perfectly, leaving him no room to maneuver.
If only he could hold his ground against Kai Xin for a while longer… things might have turned out differently today…
But the gap between reality and dreams was too vast!
Seeing Qin Qing turn back to the reception hall in silence, his expression dark, Li Qing felt utterly ashamed—after all, it was he who suggested this competition.
Qin Yun, Shangguan Lian, and Hai Dongqing were also very depressed as they followed Qin Qing into the reception hall.
Whoosh!!
Outside the main hall, many homing pigeons took off into the sky, flying in different directions!