Chapter 497: The Demon Sound Marquis

The sound of the zither was like a sword!
Demonic blades ravaged everything!
Within a hundred meters, few members of the First-Class Hall survived by chance… except Huang Sha.
“The Art of the Immortal Dark King” truly was a rare and extraordinary martial art. After altering one’s physique, the body became as unbreakable as metal, with even the internal organs and tendons greatly strengthened. It could withstand countless blows from sound blades without harm, lying quietly in the middle of the street as its body gradually recovered.
However, after taking a strike from “Dragon Hidden in the Abyss,” it was impossible for Huang Sha to recover quickly. His energy flow was disrupted, his organs were damaged, and he lacked a quiet environment to heal.
When suddenly silence fell around him and the sound of the zither faded, Huang Sha, who had been focusing on using the Art of the Immortal Dark King to recover, abruptly opened his eyes.
What he saw was the face of a cold man, half covered by a damaged silver metal mask…
“Vice Hall Master Huang.”
Huang Sha took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, “Silver Fox, for today’s kindness, I will repay it a hundredfold someday!” Truly one of the three giants of the First-Class Hall, even in such a dire situation, he still refused to hide his fierce aura.
Silver Fox stood like an iron tower, looking down at Huang Sha, who lay motionless and in a pitiful state on the ground. Without saying a word, he raised his right hand, and its palm quickly turned red as if on fire, targeting Huang Sha’s eyes.
Any martial art loses much of its power without internal energy support. Silver Fox used his Red Flame Palm to dissipate Huang Sha’s internal energy, bringing him back from a half-dark, half-white state to his normal human form, effortlessly sending him to his death.
At that moment…
Kai Xin was still on the roof, stirring up winds and clouds, roaring like a dragon, fighting fiercely against the two experts at the Wuwei realm, Da and Er.
Seeing that Silver Fox and Wind Bell had ended the battle, Kai Xin without hesitation pushed back the two masters with a palm strike and shouted loudly, “Let’s go!”
Silver Fox and Wind Bell quickly packed up and, without a word, soared toward the city gates.
Killing inside the city would surely attract the pursuit of the imperial authorities. If they didn’t leave now, once the experts from the capital arrived to hunt them, even three of them wouldn’t be enough to kill!
Besides the “Four Great Investigators” of the Six Gates, there were also the Green Dragon Commander, White Tiger Commander, Vermilion Bird Commander, and Black Tortoise Commander of the Jinyiwei. Additionally, there were the eunuchs from the Eastern and Western Factories who had mastered the “Sunflower Secret Manual,” and within the palace itself, there were countless experts—any one of them could give them a hard time.

In this battle, since the rescue mission was completed and Zhou Zhiruo had already fled the capital city, it was sufficient to have dealt a devastating blow to nearly a thousand soldiers of the First Rank Hall and its vice leader, “Huang Sha” — without any losses on their side…
With a quick step, Happy, Silver Fox, and Wind Chime, along with the two who were secretly protecting Wind Chime — Thick Sword and Iron Knife — quickly gathered together. The five of them rushed toward the archers of the city guards at the city gate at full speed.
Boom!!
Using 100% of his strength, Happy threw a punch that sent a roaring dragon-like force crashing through the guards blocking the gate, sending them flying everywhere.
Wind Chime followed closely behind, her face slightly pale. Holding the zither in one hand and plucking its strings with the other, she unleashed a barrage of sound blades like rain…
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Under the onslaught of the sound blades, the numerous archers at the gate didn’t even have time to shoot. Amidst screams, they were torn to pieces by the invisible sound blades.
The five of them safely broke through the encirclement and left the city.
Under the gaze of countless players and city guards, the five of them, along with Ah Da and Ah Er who were chasing after them, quickly disappeared from everyone’s sight!
…
When Meng Yun led experts from the First Rank Hall, including Blood-Clothed, to the southern city gate, what they saw were several streets and shops completely destroyed, along with the bodies of players and patrol guards scattered on the streets and rooftops — bodies that didn’t disappear immediately. Happy and the others had long since vanished.
Meng Yun and Blood-Clothed looked grim. When they found Huang Sha’s body, Meng Yun quietly hid his clenched fist, which had turned white, in his sleeve, raised his chin, and scanned the surroundings with a sharp gaze.
The many players who remained to watch were quick to hide their gloating expressions and avoid Meng Yun’s stare.
Previously, they thought the city area was a safe zone, and it didn’t matter if they offended anyone. But not long ago, Happy had taught them a lesson with reality: even inside the city, even under the emperor’s watch, one wasn’t necessarily safe!
Thousands died inside the city, right under the noses of the city guards and the imperial secret police, yet Happy, Zhou Zhiruo, Silver Fox, and Wind Chime left unharmed… Now, while gloating over others’ misfortunes in front of the First Rank Hall, who knew if Meng Yun might vent his anger on them?
“How many brothers died?”
Meng Yun’s tone was cold and stiff.
Blood-Clothed didn’t answer. It was a disciple of the First Rank Hall who survived by luck who replied. His face was grim, his expression complex: “Over nine hundred brothers sacrificed themselves. In fact, nearly half of them died at Happy’s hands. The rest, along with Vice Leader Huang Sha, were killed by Silver Fox and Wind Chime.”

“Marquis of Silver Face, Marquis of Demon Sound…” Meng Yun’s eyes turned cold: “…Very good!”
“Headmaster, don’t worry about them—they haven’t gone far yet.” The reply made both Meng Yun and Xue Yi frown instantly.
“I understand.”
Meng Yun’s expression was not good.
Xue Yi found an excuse to send them away, then asked Meng Yun, “If Huang Sha hadn’t taken action, even if we lost face, we probably wouldn’t have reached this point.”
Meng Yun remained silent.
She knew very well what Xue Yi meant…
Huang Sha had acted on his own to send people to intercept, but instead of stopping Happy, he lost himself and nearly a thousand of his men. Although the deaths of Huang Sha and those thousand men weren’t fatal to the First-Class Hall, which had over sixty thousand skilled fighters, such an incident in the capital, in the core area of the First-Class Hall’s influence, was like being slapped hard by Happy.
If not handled properly, this matter would deal a severe blow to the First-Class Hall’s reputation and hinder its future development.
Previously, people said the First-Class Hall was the greatest gang in the martial world, and nine out of ten believed it. But in the future, if anyone said that again, nine out of ten would mention this incident!
“They’re killing people inside the capital. The Jinyiwei and the Six Gates will surely send people, and there might even be assassins sent by the Ruyang Prince’s Mansion and the Eighth Prince. On the imperial side, Langya knows everyone best—have Langya investigate. While they’re still north of the Yangtze River, leave one or two people behind…” Meng Yun said firmly, “Even if we can’t keep Happy, keeping Silver Fox or Wind Bell is fine. In short, we must spare no costs this time!”
Xue Yi nodded and quickly sent a messenger pigeon…
But to both Xue Yi and Meng Yun’s surprise, Langya refused the First-Class Hall’s request in his reply. Citing Happy’s ability to enter the capital and escape unharmed, he said he didn’t want to provoke this man. Additionally, the matter of forming an alliance with the First-Class Hall… needed further consideration.
Obviously!
Happy’s appearance had shattered Langya’s overconfidence in Tongtian Pavilion, making him realize for the first time that the reputation of the “Three Young Masters of the Capital” wasn’t that solid after all…