Chapter 152: A Master on the Dragon List?

“I’m not someone to toy with.”
The man with a dark face and large eyes proudly announced his name, then flirtatiously smoothed out his tattered black clothes that resembled rag strips, causing Happy to frown in confusion. If he hadn’t been sure there were no other ambushers around, he would have already attacked by now.
“…”
Happy’s silent reaction led to the dark-faced man’s slight surprise. After observing him for a while and realizing Happy truly wasn’t interested in his name, his dark face turned slightly red. “What? Haven’t you heard of my name?”
“I’ve heard it now.”
Happy frowned, completely forgetting about the “Records of Hidden Journeys.” Moreover, in his memory, such a person never seemed to have existed in his past life. Seeing the man flick his ragged clothes again, several lines appeared on his forehead as it throbbed. He thought to himself, Where did this barbarian come from? His outfit is a bit… “non-mainstream.”
“Never mind. It’s fine if you haven’t heard of me.”
The dark-faced man waved his hand, dismissing his embarrassment, and asked Happy, who remained seated on his horse, still vigilant: “What’s your name?”
“…”
Happy fell silent once more. What’s going on? I thought he was targeting me… He wondered whether the man was from the First-Class Hall or a hired helper from one of the other three major gangs. But if it were them, why would they waste so much talk and go to the trouble of asking for his name? Realizing the man possessed excellent lightness skills, Happy could only suppress his annoyance and reveal his own name.
“Happy?”
The dark-faced man nodded seriously, as if memorizing it carefully. “Your name is quite catchy. That move you used just now was impressive. Where did you learn that?”
Hearing the man’s abrupt question, it was Happy’s turn to be stunned. Examining the dark-faced man’s expression, he seemed genuine. Yet Happy still couldn’t help frowning, puzzled. “Haven’t you heard of my name?”
He had logged off once before, and the Lonely Three Wolves learned from the internet about his fight with the First-Class Hall at Punishment Peak, nearly blasting him to pieces. It was then he realized that the incidents at the temple and Punishment Peak had put him in the spotlight—just like the situation of those famous masters he often sought challenges from in his past life. But who would have thought…

As soon as those words were spoken, the dark-faced giant’s brows twitched in shock—his reaction was even more intense than hers! He leaped back several meters as if startled, staring at Happy up and down with uncertainty before blurting out, “You! Are you also on the Dragon List?” His tone was uncertain.
The Dragon List?!
Hearing this term, Happy’s mind snapped into focus, and everything became clear to her.
So… the “Jianghu Secrets Record” already existed? In that case… “Oh no!” Happy’s expression changed as she took a deep breath, her face filled with horror…
In her past life, since the “Jianghu Secrets Record” was still in its infancy and had certain flaws, she had never really paid attention to the early versions of the Dragon List and Phoenix List. It wasn’t until her martial skills improved that she began to challenge the strong warriors on the Dragon List one by one. Thus, she really didn’t know much about the people on the Dragon List during those early days.
But she still remembered vividly how the wealth list exposed the wealthy in the jianghu, leading to numerous gangs and factions hunting down these rich people.
She raised her gaze!
The dark-faced giant had somehow produced a small booklet. He pointed at it, flipping through the pages quickly, then gesturing at them as if searching carefully for something.
“That’s strange… your name isn’t here.”
“What’s in your hand?” Happy asked loudly, pretending to be unaware.
“The ‘Jianghu Secrets Record’. Huh, so you didn’t know about this? Damn, I guess that’s why…” The dark-faced giant looked up in surprise, relieved. “So you’re not on the Dragon List.”
Happy nodded. “Could I borrow the book from you?”
Hearing this, the dark-faced giant felt even more at ease. With a smile, he generously tossed the book to her.
In fact, according to his original plan, as long as he appeared to stop her, using his uniquethe Beggar’s Gang attire along with the aura of a top warrior from the Dragon List, it should be easy to overwhelm her. Then he could take her as a disciple and “incidentally” use her mount to head to the Wudang Sect to challenge the skilled Wudang warrior “Yan Feng,” who ranked above him.
A book for fifty taels of silver; the fine mount she rode—currently priceless, worth at least a hundred thousand taels of silver. It was a good deal.
But what he didn’t know was that Happy had other plans in mind.
Taking the “Jianghu Secrets Record,” she flipped straight to the second-to-last page. Scanning it, she indeed found her name on the wealth list, her expression turning grim.
Ranked thirty-sixth…

One million taels of silver was the profit from selling the giant wolf pelt, plus what he had earned by killing players these days—over one million three hundred taels in total. It was indeed a bit much.
It was fine at the Peak of Punishment, with the iron chain bridge blocking access and even birds unable to cross. But now that he was descending the mountain, surely many people would be chasing after him… This place wasn’t suitable for staying long!
“Thank you.”
With this thought, Happy didn’t bother to pursue why the other man had intercepted him. He tossed the book back to the man with the dark face and pulled on the reins to leave.
“Huh?”
The man with the dark face was stunned.
He had expected the other man to show reverence after seeing his rank on the Dragon List, but instead, the other man merely glanced at it briefly before riding away at full speed. Panicked, he shouted, “Wait!”
Both men, each with their own motives, behaved rather oddly.
But Happy quickly regained his composure!
Since the other man had intercepted him here, he must have some purpose. If it wasn’t aimed at him, then it was a wait-and-see situation—unfortunately, he had stumbled right into the other man’s trap…
Regaining control of his mount, he grew serious and looked at the man with the dark face. “Is there anything else?” His tone instantly became emotionless, cold, and filled with an air of superiority.
“…”
The man with the dark face was originally a simple-minded type, and this robbery was impulsive. Now, shocked by Happy’s sudden tone and aura, he lost his confidence, and his words changed as well. “Um, I was thinking… I could borrow your horse…”
“Borrow your horse?”
Happy frowned…
What was going on today? Running into such a strange person!
Just as he was about to respond, chaotic and rapid horsehoofs sounds came from behind, along with shouts, approaching quickly!
Frowning, Happy pricked up his ears.
The faint shouts grew clearer!
“It’s right ahead!”
“Cut him off! Don’t let him escape!”
His expression turned icy as Happy’s gaze toward the man with the dark face dropped to its lowest point.
“Chang!”
The Battle-Tested Sword was drawn hoarsely, its deep blue blade aura expanding violently as it rushed forward!
Its edge was terrifying!!
“Ah!”
The man with the dark face was terrified. Shouting, “Don’t fight! If it’s inconvenient, just forget it!” he dived into the forest like a coward. His timid behavior left Happy speechless: How could such a person become a top-tier powerhouse in the later stages?