Chapter 691: Forced Entry!

On the waters of Yangzhou City, the crowd was thronging, with countless eyes fixed on the numerous large and small boats scattered across the river, as well as the giant boat at the center, surrounded like a moon by the others, all gazing at it with intense interest.
Happy, who had just returned to the game, also watched from the shore for a while and roughly understood that the appearance of the giant boat and the bustling scene were due, on one hand, to the admiration of martial artists and officials for Shi Qingxuan’s extraordinary skills; on the other hand, it was also because of Shi Qingxuan’s special status, which attracted people from both good and evil factions.
Moreover, both sides were coveting the Yang Gong Treasure House and were testing each other…
After all, the key to the Yang Gong Treasure House was in the hands of Shi Feixuan from Ci Hang Jing Zhai.
As the task assigners, the players were not directly involved in this mission, but they were still eager and desirous to obtain the treasure house.
The Lingxiao Palace, Yipin Hall, and many gang alliances had all gathered in Yangzhou City, waiting quietly for the next move of the boats.
Of course, there were people inside the boats as well…
From the occasional discussions among the crowd, Happy learned that aside from Xu Ziling, who brought a player aboard, the “Male and Female Demons” representing the demonic sect were also there, along with several experts from the Evil Demons List, and a few experts from the Six Gates of the imperial court. In contrast, few people from the righteous sects were involved.
Inside, a subtle detail excited many martial artists…
None of those who entered the boats were from top gangs! Nor were many from the Dragon or Phoenix Lists—everyone was a newcomer who had recently risen to fame. This gave many martial artists more hope of achieving success and a stronger desire to prove themselves by boarding those boats.
“…”
Happy stood quietly in the crowd, listening to the discussions around him, while his Nine Yang Divine Skill kept him alert to the movements of Yipin Hall and Lingxiao Palace.
This feeling of secretly observing was quite pleasant.
“The flute music has stopped…”
Someone in the crowd suddenly blurted out, “Has something happened?”
Everyone, including Happy, turned their gaze toward the river in the distance. Indeed, the giant boat was much quieter now, with people moving about and beautiful lanterns swaying in the wind!
“Shi Feixuan, if you don’t hand over the key to the Yang Gong Treasure House today, don’t even think about leaving alive,” a thunderous roar came from the river shortly after, showing that the speaker had great internal strength.
“…”

On the shore, a group of martial artists immediately perked up.
It seemed chaos had broken out on the pleasure boat—were they about to fight?
Kai Xin curled his lips, seemingly indifferent.
After all, this gathering on the boat was mainly organized by the imperial court and merchants for Shi Qingxuan. Even if the members of the Demon Sect were reckless, out of respect for the Evil King, they wouldn’t dare disrupt her boat party.
Sure enough, after some noise on the river, it suddenly fell silent as if by magic.
Immediately afterward, several figures emerged from the boat!
Whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!
Like lightning, these highly skilled individuals rushed toward the shore at lightning speed…
When they swam closer, those on the shore could clearly see that they were all from the Demon Sect. Their expressions were grim as they muttered, “If it weren’t for the Evil King! I would have smashed her boat and gotten rid of her… Hmph! A woman daring to shout at me!”
Kai Xin saw it clearly and recognized that this man was the leader of the Extreme Yin Sect, whom he had met once in the desolate area outside Extreme Yin Lake—his opponent back then.
Surrounding the leader of the Extreme Yin Sect were all senior experts from the Demon Sect!
The appearance of these experts at the Unyielding Realm level made the martial artists on the shore gasp in shock.
“Forget it. Don’t get angry over that woman Shi Qingxuan. It’s better to hurry up and find Kou Zhong!”
“That’s right. Shi Feixuan has the key to Master Yang’s treasure vault, but she appeared on the boat with Li Shimin. It seems the key really is lost! This is likely done by Kou Zhong!”
“At this gathering, only Xu Ziling from Kou Zhong’s young general army attended. Kou Zhong and his advisors and warriors are nowhere to be seen. It’s very likely they went to open Master Yang’s true treasure vault…”
“Let’s go!”
The conversation among the Demon Sect elders wasn’t hidden from the martial artists on the shore, as if they deliberately revealed it to them.
The martial artists on the shore immediately erupted into chaos!
“Kou Zhong!”
“…”
Sounds of clothes swirling through the air came one after another.
Many people’s eyes lit up upon hearing this news. Without hesitation, they left the riverbank and rushed into Yangzhou City in groups of three or five!
Spurred on by them, many who had been hesitant before also became anxious and set off immediately.
Some chose to search actively, while others followed the Demon Sect experts.
In an instant, most of the martial artists on the shore left like a swarm of locusts, leaving only a few solitary figures still gazing at the distant river.
Kai Xin was one of them.

Standing by the river, dressed in an ordinary long robe that fluttered in the river breeze, he appeared to be just an ordinary scholar without any internal strength.
“Sir.”
Perhaps due to his cheerful demeanor, he caught the attention of a few martial artists still by the river. One of them stepped forward without hesitation.
He raised his hands in a gesture of greeting…
But before he could finish speaking, the seemingly ordinary scholar leaped gracefully into the air, moving swiftly and lightly. With a few quick movements, he flew over a hundred meters away, his breathing remaining completely steady.
“…”
The others stood there in shock, filled with regret.
…
Although the master of the demonic sect had left the boat, it was still guarded by numerous experts. When Happy’s figure appeared outside the array of boats, it quickly caught the attention of the experts on the surrounding boats.
“Who’s there?”
“This is Master Shi’s performance area. Those not on the invitation list are not allowed to approach!”
As they spoke, two dark figures shot out from the boats at incredible speed, unleashing fierce sword energies right away, without any hesitation.
Flying through the air consumed a lot of internal energy, requiring continuous replenishment. But for Happy, who had mastered the Nine Yang Divine Skill, this amount of energy loss could be easily made up for in an instant.
Seeing the two approaching to confront him, he snorted coldly and charged straight at them…
At the moment the sword energies struck him, Happy vanished suddenly from in front of the two and reappeared between them!
With one grab and one pinch, the two’s weapons fell into his hands.
In mid-air, their internal energy was drained instantly. They screamed in shock and were kicked into the river in a humiliating manner.
As if it were a trivial task, Happy sheathed his sword, gathered his energy, stepped onto the mast, and flew over the heads of the stunned crowd on the boat toward the central boat.