Chapter 1156: Taking Action

Bang!
Bang bang bang!
The Spring and Autumn Sword Formation wielded by Miss Murong’s four maids was truly extraordinary—already possessing a grace and power comparable to the Four Great Sword Formations. Once activated, it created a tornado of fierce sword energy within the inn, its momentum overwhelming!
Unfortunately, they were facing a master of the Heavenly Dao, with a vast disparity in strength. Even the Murong family’s ultimate technique, “Star Shift,” was useless against the gu worms. As soon as the magic was unleashed, the sword formation collapsed, and the four maids were easily sent flying.
Miss Murong currently possessed strength at the mid-stage of the Mythical Realm, allowing her to hold out for a few more rounds.
“Miss Murong, your four maids have decent talent. This king will take them and use them as treats for my treasures. As for you, with your delicate beauty, you’re a promising candidate—make you this king’s thirty-seventh concubine.”
“Dare you!”
Murong Xun flew into a rage. Seeing that his daughter hadn’t been able to expose the gu master’s true strength and that all five of them were about to fall into the enemy’s hands, he couldn’t hold back any longer and rushed forward.
Hm?
The gu master’s eyes flashed, his sleeves swayed, and a faint sonic boom disrupted the air. A silver thread shot out from his sleeves and vanished into the air!
“Be careful!”
Murong Xun, a master at the late stage of the Mythical Realm, quickly sensed the gu master’s move. His expression turned pale, and a familiar glow emerged around him.
Almost everyone present knew that Murong Xun had unleashed the Murong family’s ultimate technique—“Star Shift”!
Unlike Miss Murong, the energy and light emanating from Murong Xun were far more restrained yet powerful. The silver thread that shot toward him hesitated slightly upon contact.
But before the Murong family members could show joy…
Pfft!
The silver thread suddenly broke free from “Star Shift’s” control and plunged into Murong Xun’s protective barrier, piercing his arm…
“Clang!”
Murong Xun groaned in pain as he staggered back, his sword falling to the ground.
“Elder!”
“Protect the elder!”
Three elders and several Murong family masters were shocked and rushed forward to form a circle around Murong Xun, shielding him as he retreated.
The situation in the inn instantly reversed.
Gasps filled the air!
Everyone’s gaze toward the gu master and Hu Baiwan turned wary…
The head of the Murong family, a master at the late stage of the Mythical Realm, was no match for the gu master at all!
And it wasn’t over yet.

The Gu Master seemed unwilling to pursue Murong Xun. With a cold snort, he reached out with one hand toward the injured Miss Murong, laughing maniacally, “Hahaha… I’ve long heard that the Murong family has a clever descendant who knows many martial arts in the martial world. Being my concubine wouldn’t be a disgrace to you.”
“Never!”
Miss Murong’s gaze was resolute. Calm under pressure, she tapped her toes, and suddenly, a powerful force erupted from the ground beneath her. As she flew back, wooden planks and countless debris rushed toward the Gu Master. With a cold cry, she tapped a wooden beam behind her, and her sword emerged. A dragon-shaped energy formed at the tip of the sword, gripping the flying debris and launching a desperate counterattack.
“Good! Wild spirit! This is exactly what I want!!”
Instead of getting angry, the Gu Master was pleased. He swirled his hand in the air, and the swirling debris immediately lost their sharpness. With another wave of his sleeve, *bang!* A tremendous pressure descended upon Miss Murong, so great that she couldn’t even use “Dou Zuan Xing Yi” to ward it off. In desperation, she shook her wrist, sending her sword flying. By now, the two were very close…
Miss Murong’s sudden sword strike was like a stroke of genius. Even the Gu Master couldn’t react in time. As he dodged, the sword left a shallow cut on his chest.
“Seeking death!”
The Gu Master looked down. His once arrogant expression turned blood-red with rage. Clenching his hand, he sent five sharp finger winds toward Miss Murong, who lay collapsed on the ground.
“Miss!”
“No!”
The people of the Murong family were still wary of the elusive silver thread-like Gu worms. Seeing the situation turn desperate, they cried out in shock. Miss Murong watched helplessly as the sharp finger winds descended like ghostly claws, enveloping her with suffocating pressure. She couldn’t move, and her face gradually lost its color.
At that critical moment…
*Choke!!!*
In the center of the hall, ignored by everyone for now, that snow-white figure suddenly moved again…
“No…”
Osaaya’s expression changed abruptly. She had been watching the people of the Murong family. Realizing they showed no sign of knowing the man in white, she quickly understood that the man in blue from Gusu probably had no direct connection to the Murong family of Gusu, so she temporarily relaxed her attention on him.

But to her surprise, at this critical moment, the one who stepped in to rescue her was not one of the three legendary, peak Mythical Realm elders from the Murong family, but rather this person right beside her…
The young man in white was incredibly fast!
By the time Osaaya realized what was happening, the young man in white had already shattered the Finger Wind sent by the Gu Master to reach Miss Murong with a sword strike from afar.
Boom!!
The intense gust of wind shattered against Miss Murong’s body.
The powerful shockwave still caused her great discomfort; her frail body trembled violently as she was flung backward…
But the Gu Master also suffered greatly.
With just one sword strike from this mysterious young man in white, his Finger Wind was easily shattered, and the aftereffect of the strike followed its trajectory straight toward him.
The Gu Master’s expression changed drastically!
In a hurry, he summoned a Gu worm!
Boom!!
The Gu worm summoned by the Gu King was by no means ordinary.
The Golden-Winged Gu Mother, which countless witchcraft disciples outside fought over, was disrupted by this sword strike—this creature, rumored to be invulnerable to any attack, was swept aside by a single strike and seemed dazed for a moment.
The people in the inn were not ignorant or shortsighted…
They immediately recognized the seemingly unlucky golden creature in front of the Gu King as the treasure that had once made the former leader of the Five Poisons Sect famous.
The gazes of the crowd toward the young man in white changed once again!
The young man in white repelled the Gu King with a sword strike but did not pursue him.
Whoosh!
In a flash, he appeared in front of Miss Murong, giving her no time to react, and rudely pulled her to her feet.
“Thank you for saving me, sir,” Miss Murong said sincerely after a brief moment of confusion. Though she didn’t know his identity, her assessment of his skills confirmed that he was extremely powerful and could not be underestimated.
The young man in white…
Oh no, it should be said he was happy.
At this moment, looking at Miss Murong, the third daughter of the Murong family in his arms, his feelings were complex and peculiar…
Truly, you never know where you’ll meet again!
…
It turned out that after obtaining the second stone tablet from the Evil King, Happy rushed to Tianshan without pause, obtained the secret sword formation manual of the Tianchi Sword Sect, “The Four Ultimate Sword Formations,” from Qingxue, and then boarded a carriage to follow a caravan to the Western Regions to start the restricted-area mission “Longmen Inn”…
But to Happy’s surprise…
After the two of them disguised themselves and arrived at Longmen Inn, when Happy asked the Thousand-Faced Fox to open the inn in his place, something completely unexpected happened!
System announcement!!

The moment the task began, sand swept across the desert, and the ruins of Longmen Inn were unearthed. News spread far and wide: An unusual celestial phenomenon had appeared in the desert—a black sand storm, seen only once every few decades, was approaching! Soon, countless NPCs in the Western Regions began spreading a legend: On the day the black sand storm struck, two days later, a passage to the Desert Palace would appear in the heart of the desert! Whoever found the treasures of the Desert Palace could establish their own kingdom! The system announcement was one thing… But having to wait another two days before Longmen Inn could officially open frustrated Happy immensely. He knew he had truly miscalculated this time. Those two days were likely a deliberate arrangement by the system—this way, strong fighters from all over the world might gather here. And indeed, Happy’s prediction proved correct… First, various experts from the Western Regions came to examine the ruins of the new Longmen Inn; then, the border guards arrived; followed by the Jinyiwei from the Central Plains; now, experts from various gaming communities were also flocking here. Even Hu Baiwan, the richest man in the world, had heard the news and brought a large group of experts with him. Yet none of this posed a real challenge to Happy. Those experts from all walks of life didn’t bother him, and as for players, once he revealed his identity and showed them the map, surely no one would dare compete with him as the legitimate task initiator. Even against Hu Baiwan, Happy was confident—having trained day and night to reach the sixth level of “Wind Filling the Sky,” he could even match a true expert of the Heavenly Way. But… The arrival of the Murong family disrupted Happy’s plans and disturbed his mood. Forced to shed his identity as the Gentleman in White and emerge as Lan Shan Ke from Gusu, he might even reveal his true identity prematurely. “…” Looking at the still delicate and graceful face of the Murong family’s third daughter and her familiar gaze, Happy couldn’t help but sigh, “The Murong family has arrived too.” To be honest, Happy could guarantee he wouldn’t hold back against anyone in Longmen Inn, but the Murong family was different… He frowned deeply, his mood heavy. After all, he was still a disciple of the Murong family, and his feelings for them remained. The four maids of the Murong family walked over, supporting each other. “Thank you, sir, for your help,” they said as they took Miss Murong from Happy’s arms. “I am Murong Xun. May I ask your name and which great expert you follow?” Murong Xun finally noticed Happy and spoke politely. “Lan Shan Ke from Gusu. Actually, I’m also from Gusu City.”

“Oh?”
Murong Xun was slightly stunned.
Kai Xin knew Murong Xun must be skeptical, so he ignored it.
With a twist of his wrist, the long sword emitted a blade of energy, and a silver thread coming from the side appeared as if struck by lightning;
TheGu worm worm reappeared and trembled in disarray, but quickly disappeared from sight, as if it had merged directly into the air.
“…”
The Gu Master’s expression turned even darker: “It seems you have no connection to the Murong family… Could it be that you disregard this king?”