Chapter 437: Wind Bell, Silver Fox
While Happy disappeared, some were happy and some were worried!
Unable to track Happy’s whereabouts, Yipin Hall hesitated, unsure whether to take the opportunity to attack the Mu family and undermine their growth. They feared Happy might not be at Wan’an Temple but rather lurking near the capital, so they didn’t issue orders to gather troops and even kept several high-ranking members in the capital, afraid to leave.
Although there were dozens of branch temples, it would take a group of experts an hour or two to break down the core foundation of the main temple. But if they went too far, they couldn’t focus on the main temple…
Yet the players in Hongwu City were overjoyed.
With Happy gone, the monopoly on the royal tombs’ treasures was broken, and more people flocked to attack them—most aiming for the “Guardian Sword” and the “King of Endurance”!
Experts kept emerging.
During this time, a few experts became famous in the royal tombs:
One was Ji Feng, once from the Changle Sect, at the Life and Death realm. He had left Changle Sect to fend for himself but now had a strong team around him. Thanks to his excellent leadership and his team’s strength, though not invincible, he managed to dominate the “King of Endurance” for three days straight and became the first to obtain two Guardian Swords.
In those three days…
He not only got several gold components and two Guardian Swords but also repelled an ambush by a mid-sized gang, gaining great fame. Many gang leaders offered him attractive deals, but Ji Feng refused them all.
There were even rumors that Ji Feng actually wanted to join a gang but had great ambitions and disdained these petty factions. Only a few truly caught his eye…
Ji Feng didn’t stay in the royal tombs for long. Five days later, he left with his team and headed to the newly rumored “Demon Gate” and “Taiji Sword Gate”.
Another trio who became famous in the royal tombs consisted of two men and one woman:
The woman was named Wind Bell. She was very frail and carried a large sword case every day. When she first entered the royal tombs, many laughed at the sight of her weapon being bigger than herself, joking that she had gone to the wrong place for trading.
Always following behind Wind Bell was a man—calm and with a sharp gaze. It was this man, whose face was covered by a mysterious, damaged silver mask, who kept an eye on the girl. As a result, no one disturbed Wind Bell wherever they went.
But the two never spoke in public, each doing their own thing without interfering with the other.
It was amazing—after Wind Chime struggled to pull the weapon out of the sword scabbard, her demeanor changed abruptly, as if she had suddenly transformed from an ordinary woman into a martial arts master. With her long sword pointed ahead, her aura was ethereal, and her swordsmanship was unparalleled.
Yet…
What was strange was that every day, this girl used a different swordsmanship style—completely distinct ones—and she progressed from awkward to skilled very quickly. Silver Fox, on the other hand, practiced quietly in the background. Almost wherever Wind Chime was, Silver Fox was there too.
…
Originally, such a silent duo wouldn’t have drawn much attention. But Wind Chime and Silver Fox would always enter the second floor of the royal tomb in advance and leave quickly, followed by a pile of ninja corpses with their pockets ransacked. In less than two minutes, all the ninjas were dead, and no one knew the secret.
That day, Wind Chime carried her oversized, heavy sword scabbard and stepped into the passage with her sword, followed by Silver Fox, who had gathered the loot like a bodyguard.
“It seems like we haven’t seen those guys in a while.”
Taking advantage of the empty surroundings, Wind Chime’s voice rang out in the passage, clear as a bell: “Now no one’s competing with you for the Ninja King title. Look how amazing you are.”
Silver Fox glanced at the girl who acted like a thief and shook her head with a smile.
“It’s not me being amazing. They’re afraid of this…” Facing Wind Chime’s puzzled gaze, Silver Fox tapped the “Mu” symbol on her chest.
Mu!
Wind Chime naturally knew the meaning of this character in the martial world. Though not the strongest gang, it represented invincibility!
While in Tianji Valley, she had spent a lot of time deducing information about this person. Almost all of her combat skills, innate attributes, and internal energy levels were well-known to her.
But strangely, these days even she couldn’t figure out Happy’s whereabouts or exact location. It seemed some strange force was hiding Happy’s information.
It was strange…
Since her comprehension had surpassed 100, inheriting the legacy of Tianji Valley and the Six-Fingered Qin Demon, and even matching her master Bai Xiaosheng’s divination skills, it was surprising that there was still someone in the martial world who eluded her calculations.
Though frustrated, Wind Chime couldn’t do anything about it.
“Sigh, it’s so boring. How about we leave the royal tomb after today? There’s nothing interesting here…”
The Ninja King could be dealt with by Silver Fox alone. As for the Old Swordsman, whose sharp swordsmanship made him far stronger than the Ninja King, no one had bothered him yet.
“Leaving the royal tomb—where do you want to go?” Silver Fox asked.
“The Guardian Sword… I’ve already gotten quite a few golden items. There’s no point staying here.” Fengling replied after some thought, “How about we go to the Taiji Sword Gate?” She paid no attention at all to these precious and rare first-class artifacts. Moreover, this young girl never changed her outfit, always wearing plain white clothes, seemingly disliking anything cold and hard.
The Silver Fox nodded. “I don’t mind. Wherever you go this month, I’ll go there too.”
“A month?”
Fengling glanced at the Silver Fox curiously, then suddenly picked up a I Ching divination board and sat down. With a snap, she placed a pair of ox horns on the board. After manipulating the symbols on the board for a while, she raised her head and looked at the Silver Fox with a strange expression. “In ten days, Zhang Wuji will definitely appear at Wan’an Temple. I know it! Did my master make an agreement with you to seal away the secrets of the heavens during this time? As a reward, you’ll be responsible for my safety?”
“……”
The Silver Fox was speechless. He hadn’t expected this girl to rely on no one and to fiddle with those ox horns whenever she wanted. Yet she had indeed guessed correctly. Truly worthy of being a disciple of the All-Knowing Master and the Six-Fingered Piano Demon.
“Hmph.”
Fengling suddenly snorted through her nose. “My master underestimates me. After all, I’m also a disciple of the Six-Fingered Piano Demon. Do I really need bodyguards to enter a royal tomb?”
“Don’t forget—you’re not even at the Mysterious Realm yet.”
Smiling, the Silver Fox couldn’t help but say, “Taking care of low-level characters is no problem, but in front of experts, that little skill of killing with sound means nothing. Once you reach the Life and Death Realm, with strong internal energy, you’ll naturally become one of the top experts in the martial world. By then… you won’t need your master to send someone to protect you.” His tone gradually turned reflective—actually, if he hadn’t witnessed with his own eyes a person with weak constitution and the Nine Yin Dead Pulse grow so rapidly, he wouldn’t have believed such a miracle could exist in the martial world. He believed that before long, a master of unparalleled skills, comparable to Lu Mingyue, would rise among the martial artists.