Chapter 968: Contacting Bai Xiaosheng

“Happy? You’re just happy?”
Feng Ling widened her eyes and scrutinized the mysterious young man before her with a strange gaze, as if trying to get to know her savior all over again. “Is the legendary comatose person who lay in bed for over a year happy?”
Happy forced a smile as he bent down to pick up his loot, answering, “Since you mentioned being in a coma, I guess I am indeed that person.”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to. My master has been mentioning you to me these past few days, that’s why I was surprised and blurted it out.”
Feng Ling then realized her words might have been hurtful and hurriedly explained herself.
Hearing this, Happy turned around in surprise. “Bai Xiaosheng mentioned me to you? I didn’t expect I had such influence… What did he say?”
“My master really admires you.”
After learning Happy’s identity, Feng Ling’s last doubts were resolved. She didn’t interrupt him as he collected his loot but watched him with admiration as he searched through the corpses. “My master said that to recover from a year and a half of nightmares and betrayal and to recover quickly requires an iron will. He also said that with opponents like you, Blood Cloak and Dream Cloud, he doesn’t even need Tianji Yan to conclude that Blood Alliance and Yipin Hall no longer have long to rule the Central Plains…”
This Bai Xiaosheng is no ordinary person!
Happy felt a chill in his heart but said aloud, “It seems I have a pretty good impression on Bai Xiaosheng’s mind… Great. I wonder if I can get a discount next time I do business with him.”
“Oh! I’ll tell my master about you right away.” Feng Ling suddenly seemed to remember something and exclaimed, “The effect of the Damnation Star on you should be disappearing soon! I’ll have my master apply the Five Elements to you right away… I’ve always disliked the people from Yipin Hall and Blood Alliance. They never go all out when dealing with Wild Wolves and seem to have some secret deals with them too.”
As she spoke, she quickly finished writing a letter and sent it away.
The information Feng Ling accidentally revealed made Happy frown. “Yipin Hall, Blood Alliance, in partnership with Wild Wolves? Is this true?”
“Because there’s no evidence, I didn’t dare say it before. But this time they successfully infiltrated the Central Plains to deal with me and stayed hidden for over a month. I’m 70% sure that Blood Cloak and Dream Cloud are working with Wild Wolves!”
“If they didn’t have the support of a powerful and established gang, such a thing would never go unnoticed by Tianji Yan!”

The frosty appearance of Wind Chime’s face made it difficult for Happy to associate her with the Wind Chimes from the other world; she now carried a wisdom that seemed to see through everything and an air of independence.
“So, there’s no evidence.”
Happy’s tone carried a hint of disappointment.
If there were evidence, the Blood Alliance and First-Class Hall would collapse quickly!
“This time, we’ll see if they’ll help those three wolves who escaped from the Central Plains leave. As long as they dare to take on the task, they’ll surely expose themselves.”
Wind Chime had great confidence in Bai Xiaosheng.
As they spoke, the homing pigeon returned to Wind Chime’s hands. After glancing at it, she looked over with a peculiar expression: “My master has already included you in the Five Elements. Ordinary I Ching masters can’t determine your whereabouts or information. However, he told us to go to Gusu City immediately and asked you to add him as a friend, saying he wants to talk to you alone.”
It seemed there weren’t many people in the Central Plains who could make Bai Xiaosheng take the initiative to add them as friends…
This was the first thing that shocked Wind Chime.
But Happy seemed to have anticipated this; she calmly stood up and nodded: “My raft is nearby.”
At that moment, Wind Chime suddenly understood why her master had chosen to add Happy as a friend…
When Happy calmed down, she exuded an air of indifference, as if nothing bothered her—very similar to Bai Xiaosheng… extremely similar!
…
This was the first time communication between Bai Xiaosheng and her had taken place through letters in this world, but Happy no longer felt excited or thrilled. Perhaps after experiencing so much, she had become unusually calm…
In his letter, besides expressing gratitude, Bai Xiaosheng told Happy again that he had included her in the Five Elements array of the Tianji Inkstone. From now on, everything would remain mysterious. Unless someone had greater divination skills than Bai Xiaosheng—like Guiguzi or the Old Man of Tianji—no one could figure out Happy’s whereabouts or information, not even the Prophet.
“Even the Prophet can’t find me?”
Happy replied after a moment of silence.
In the other world, she remembered that the Prophet clearly had the ability to decipher secrets but not to create barriers—otherwise, Wei Zhen Tian wouldn’t have been able to find her on Songshan, nor would the people from First-Class Hall have been able to locate her.
“…”
Bai Xiaosheng remained silent for several minutes before replying, with just a few words on the note: “You know the Prophet?”
Happy forced a wry smile. Only then did she remember that in this world, the Prophet never appeared in public, and there was no information about him at all. But since she had already mentioned it, she could only try to cover for herself: “I’ve heard a little about him.”
This time, Bai Xiaosheng replied quickly:

“As expected of someone who was once among the world’s top eight experts. Back then, many people called you a hero from the common folk of the Central Plains, with no backing from any guilds or organizations. It seems the rumors weren’t entirely accurate after all.”
“I’m not very interested in the Prophet now. I only care about myself, as well as the Blood Alliance and Yipin Hall.”
Kai Xin was afraid that Bai Xiaosheng would delve deeper into this discussion, as anything said might be wrong, potentially ruining their relationship.
“Alright, no more talk about the Prophet.”
Bai Xiaosheng replied, “I already knew Kai Xin wasn’t on good terms with the Blood Alliance and Yipin Hall. This time, you saved my disciple Fengling. I originally just wanted you to help take her to Suzhou and hand her over to my people. But now, I suddenly want to do business with you.”
“…It depends on what kind of business.”
“As you know, once Tian Sha Xing dies, its effects will vanish. Just now, I’ve located the three experts from the Wild Wolves in the Central Plains—right in Gusu City!”
“I know this is presumptuous, but although I’m familiar with the gangs in Suzhou, the Wild Wolves have the ‘Life and Death Dream Pills’ at their disposal. If pushed to the limit, even if those gangs lose thousands of members, they might not be able to hold on. So, I’d like to ask Brother Kai Xin to help me kill them.”
Reading the note, Kai Xin, sitting at the front of the bamboo raft, couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m after all Fengling’s savior. You actually want to hire me to kill people for you? That doesn’t seem right. Just now, when I intervened against the Wild Wolves, it was at most acting out of a sense of justice. If I take the initiative to confront them now, I’m afraid they might ambush me on the road later.”
“With me, Xifeng Tower, and the rule of one emperor in the Central Plains, the Wild Wolves won’t dare to expand recklessly or easily set foot here…”
“But your disciple told me that the Wild Wolves might be cooperating with the Blood Alliance and Yipin Hall.”
“That’s why I’m seeking your cooperation.”
After exchanging a bunch of trivial words, they finally made Bai Xiaosheng’s intentions clear.
“Collaborating with you isn’t out of the question, but what benefits can I gain? As an ally, I should get some extra perks, right?”
“What benefits do you want? Anything I can do, you can ask for.” Bai Xiaosheng’s open-ended offer left Kai Xin speechless for a moment before he understood.
Bai Xiaosheng must have been completely enraged by the Wild Wolves now—the two were at such a dangerous level of hostility that he was desperate to find capable allies, which explained his generosity and recklessness.

After pondering for a while, Happy replied in the letter, “I was waiting for you to say this. You can drag me in to deal with the wild wolves, but what I still need to deal with now are the Blood Alliance and Yipin Hall. I need to know about some major events and activities of the Blood Alliance and Yipin Hall, as well as the places that Meng Yun, Xue Yi, and others often go to.”
“…”
The correspondence with Bai Xiaosheng lasted over an hour.
Feng Ling sat behind, watching the homing pigeons fly back and forth until her eyes swelled—she had never realized her master could be so talkative before.
After resting on the raft for over an hour, her body had fully recovered. With the Tianmo Qin across her knees, she glided across the picturesque, shimmering lake. She wanted to play the instrument but feared disturbing Happy; she wanted to talk, but there was no one to converse with.
Finally, when someone spoke, it was the boatman in his fifties.
“Young master! The dock is ahead. From there, it’s not far along the official road to Gusu City.”
…
An hour by water;
An hour by road.
Finally, they reached Gusu City!
Returning to Gusu, entering the city through its ancient gates, the familiar streets came into view. Happy’s mood became unusually heavy, with a faint sadness and sigh on her face.
Unaware of it, Happy stopped in front of a magnificent mansion!
Looking at those familiar stairs, plaque, and the people at the door…
Happy let out a long sigh.
“Hey, are you okay?”
Feng Ling’s voice came from beside her, breaking through Happy’s thoughts.
She shook her head slightly but said nothing.
This was the Murong family!
A prominent family in Gusu City, the Murong clan well-known throughout the martial world.
Although she was a Shaolin disciple in this world, she had developed deep affection for the Murong family during her year and a half there.
Now, the Murong family still dominated Gusu City! But times had changed! Standing outside their mansion, she felt a sense of distance despite being so close.
“Let’s go.”
Happy had only come here out of casual sighs and inexplicable emotions, not intending to investigate further. She glanced at Feng Ling and walked ahead.
But just then…
Suddenly, steady footsteps were heard from inside the Murong family’s mansion:
“Madam Wang, please come often if you have time. Our young lady is away on a trip and hasn’t returned yet. We’re truly sorry. Once she returns, she will definitely visit Manduo Villa in person.”
“Mr. Huang, please don’t overdo it. Stay.”
Driven by some impulse, Happy stopped and turned around.
She saw a group of people approaching the main gate of the Murong family’s mansion and happened to catch a glimpse of a graceful figure entering a sedan chair outside…