Chapter 796: Little Li’s Flying Knife

“As expected of a technique created by Ximen Chuixue—this ‘Ten Thousand Swords Style’ has adjustable power, serving both offense and defense. Its strength is likely even greater than the Sword Sect Master’s ‘Three Dragon Sword Qi,’ though it consumes quite a lot of internal energy.” Happy muttered to himself, his usually cheerful expression turning slightly pale as he watched the black dot of the coach disappearing into the distance without looking back.

On the ground beneath his feet, the corpses of dozens of Longmen experts lay scattered among the dead horses. The entire road resembled a hellish battlefield, filled with extreme bloodshed and sudden violence. Yet this did not stop Happy from claiming the spoils from these Longmen members. After all, they were elites of the American Longmen and guests of the First-Class Hall—there should be some valuables on them…

Sure enough! From the Qi Bag dropped by these people, Happy not only found several gold rings but also a “Little Li’s Flying Knife”—a rare and consumable divine weapon he had never obtained in his past life. Due to its uniqueness, it would never fall into the hands of the weak. Thus, if its owner died without using it, it would instantly vanish.

“Not bad.”
Happy smiled as he took the “tributes” from these people. His gaze then shifted toward the distant town.

Although he had killed over thirty Longmen experts and captured most of them, the most powerful leader, the “coach,” had escaped.

“At this moment, Mengyun must have already received the news…”

Without hesitation, Happy summoned his horse, mounted it, and shouted, “Go!”

Dressed in his signature blue robe again, he spurred his horse forward, which immediately galloped back the way they came. It would take at least half an hour to get from the capital to here—a perfect amount of time for him to visit the First-Class Hall branch in the town.

…

Having been turned away from Bai Xiaosheng’s residence, Mengyun was in a terrible mood. With a pale face, she returned straight to the main hall and instructed her subordinates to inform her only if anything happened at Bai Xiaosheng’s place. By the time she received the warning message sent by the coach via homing pigeon, she had already been practicing for over an hour.

“What!!”
Upon reading the coach’s message, Mengyun’s heart leaped to her throat. The identities of those Longmen experts had been exposed.

Oh no!
Mengyun gasped in shock. She finally understood why Happy had turned her away after loudly declaring he would punish the First-Class Hall—he had already known that the Longmen experts were still in the Central Plains and in her hands. He had even played a trick on Bai Xiaosheng!

“What a shameless guy, Happy!”
With a grim expression, Mengyun quickly ordered all elders holding positions above hall master to gather urgently in the council hall.

Xueyi arrived first!

Upon learning what had happened, Xueyi’s expression grew increasingly grim, especially after receiving a message via homing pigeon, causing her to gasp in shock:
“Kai Xin has already entered that town without hiding his presence. It seems he intends to head straight for our branch hall…”
“Huang Sha once killed people at the entrance of the Mu Family’s branch hall. It looks like he’s planning to do the same, openly humiliating our First-Class Hall,” Meng Yun said with a serious expression.
“If it were just Huang Sha’s doing, it would be easy to deal with. But this time, Kai Xin has set an ambush along the way and even gone to the trouble of disguising himself—clearly targeting the people from Longmen. I’m worried he won’t stop after killing a few people as a warning.”
“I’ll take people there…”
“What’s the use?” Before Xueyi could finish, Meng Yun cut her off bluntly. “Even Huang Sha and Jian Piao combined aren’t a match for him. Not even Thunderbolt Fire Lightning can kill him…” Her tone shifted then. “What a clever guy, Kai Xin. It seems what he said at the Bai Xiaosheng residence was true—he really doesn’t want to fight us head-on. That’s why he uses duels to crush our confidence, making us hesitate to act, thus leaving the difficult choices to us.”
…
At the entrance of the First-Class Hall’s branch hall.
By the time Kai Xin arrived, the branch hall had already entered its highest state of combat readiness upon hearing the news. Hundreds of powerful bows were drawn neatly on the walls, and Kai Xin could clearly sense the terrifying strength contained in them.
Truly befitting the First-Class Hall…
Professionals at their finest—nothing but archers at the Life and Death realm!
Kai Xin was impressed in silence:
If the Lingxiao Palace placed even half as much emphasis on archery as the First-Class Hall, the battle situation in Yangzhou City probably wouldn’t have turned out so badly.
The lethality of archery at the Life and Death realm was astonishing; even experts at the Mythical realm couldn’t withstand it unharmed. Kai Xin began to understand why the Nine-Tailed Fox had met its end at the hands of the First-Class Hall.
A single branch hall already had such formidable defensive strength. If they assembled a team of elite archers, it would be nearly impossible for the Nine-Tailed Fox to escape.
But for Kai Xin, those arrows wouldn’t be able to do much to him.
His Dragon Form and Liberation Realm agility skills were the perfect counter to archery—unless those archers had reached a level of coordination that allowed them to seal off an entire area.
Taking two steps forward, his clear voice spread throughout the small town thanks to his internal energy:
“Hand over the instructor, or I’ll scour this place clean.”
His words were concise yet firm.
At that moment, Kai Xin noticed that many people on the First-Class Hall’s side were breathing more heavily. The bows were drawn even tighter, and all the archers’ gazes were fixed on him. The slightest rash move might lead to a barrage of arrows.
“…”

Inside, everything was calm, with not the slightest reaction.
Kai Xin wasn’t surprised at all. He would have found it strange if Yipin Tang had really handed over the person. Meng Yun wouldn’t betray her allies just under a little pressure.
But just as Kai Xin was about to take action, the main door suddenly opened, and someone hurried down the steps.
The newcomer was polite and restrained, not daring to get too close. He stopped about ten meters away and bowed, clasping his hands:
“I am Mu Long, the deputy head of Yipin Tang’s branch. I greet Lord Kai Xin.” His courteous demeanor made it hard to feel any hostility toward him.
But Kai Xin paid no attention to this. His tone remained icy:
“Hand over the person, or don’t.”
“Our head has heard of Lord Kai Xin’s arrival and is on his way. I believe that after some discussion…” Before he could finish, a glimmer of light emanating from Kai Xin’s forehead completely erased his consciousness.
Mu Long didn’t even see clearly how Kai Xin drew his sword…
Although Kai Xin had trained his sword-drawing speed to be comparable to that of an emperor, he still hadn’t reached Ren Jie’s level—the seamless speed of drawing and sheathing the sword, without the slightest trace of effort, was Xi Men Chui Xue’s signature sword technique.
So when the people of Yipin Tang saw Kai Xin’s long sword appear in his hand and Head Mu Long’s body collapse lifelessly to the ground, without any orders, hundreds of archers on the rooftops fired simultaneously!
Kai Xin’s body was instantly pierced, and the ground beneath him was covered with arrows. The hard stone slabs were shattered as if by explosives, with debris flying everywhere.
Unfortunately…
Kai Xin was still a step faster. With the grace of a swan, he stepped forward over ten meters, tearing through the door of Yipin Tang’s branch and storming inside without hesitation.