Sword Among Us
chapter-49

Chapter 49: Four Great Families

Once they plundered Black Wind Mountain completely, Happy and the duo brought their spoils of war to Gusu City in satisfaction.

By then, the sky had already become bright. Many players were enjoying the game while walking through the bustling streets. They moved in and out of the city while rushing about to fight hard for the different dreams they had as martial artists!

“Let’s search for a place and drink a little. We’ll then divide the spoils we got during this trip,” Happy suggested.

Eastern Green Gate’s expression changed. “We can drink, but there’s no need to divide the spoils of war.”

“That’s right!” Whirlwind Young Li quickly agreed. “Senior brother, even though I, Whirlwind Young Li, love money, I already obtained a Universe Bag during this trip, along with tens of thousands of taels of silver crumbs from Third Bandit Chief. My qi cultivation has also increased by another level. Speaking of which, I have already gained a lot of benefits by following you around. If you say anything else, I’ll feel embarrassed.” As he spoke, he began chuckling.

“That’s right.” Eastern Green Gate’s expression was stern, and he spoke with the same sentiment, “Senior brother, if you run into something as good as this in the future, as long as you remember to tell us, we’ll be very happy. There’s no need to divide the spoils of war.”

They had their own insistence, but Happy had his too.

If he did not have Eastern Green Gate and Whirlwind Young Li helping him this time, it would have been impossible for him to take down Black Wind Mountain by himself. And if he came to do it some time later, he might have even ended up benefiting those people from Dragon Tiger Sect.

In the end, after Happy tried every possible means to persuade them, he managed to divide the spoils of war from the entrance of the stronghold and also the fifty thousand taels of silver crumbs they had gained when they searched around the stronghold into three portions.

“Speaking of which, senior brother, since you are already in Gate Realm and have two martial arts at Grandmaster Realm, you fit the requirements to create your own sect. Why don’t we give you our money so you can apply to build a sect and become its sect master? We can be the vice sect masters, and in the future, our fame would definitely be greater than that of Dragon Tiger Sect’s…”

“I seldom hear Young Li give a suggestion that has so much depth and thought within it. Happy, you can think about it.”

Eastern Green Gate raised his eyebrows, feeling very tempted by the idea as well.

The creation of Dragon Tiger Sect made the atmosphere in all of Gusu City clearly change. It also allowed him to understand that World of Martial Arts would not be a game where he could survive if he just relied on one or two other people.

Of course, unless that person was a human-shaped monster like Happy, Eastern Green Gate mocked himself in his heart.

“I’m not interested in building sects or things like that.” Happy shook his head. “My ambition doesn’t lie in this sort of matter. I don’t have the time nor the interest to manage these trivial matters. But if you want to build a sect, I would join you…”

When they heard Happy say those words, the duo had nothing to say. They instantly felt extremely pressured.

They were to be the sect masters and Happy their subordinate? Very funny, that pressure would be so great that they would not be able to handle it…

They instantly stopped with the topic.

“Oh well, let’s go and search for a place to drink.”

“Jade Gate Restaurant, I’ll pay!”

Whirlwind Young Li had clearly forgotten about his oath to never go to that place to waste his money anymore, but it was not strange for him to say that either. Times had changed. As of then, he had hundreds of thousands of taels of silver crumbs in his wallet. With a tap against his chest, he could speak in an extremely heroic manner!

…

The current Jade Gate Restaurant no longer had few customers, like when World of Martial Arts had just started two months ago. Jade Gate Restaurant had left behind the times it was deserted most of the time, because rich players had started to increase in number.

The trio walked inside, and with great familiarity and ease, they asked for three different types of beautiful waitresses before they chose to sit down by the window near a lake.

When they moved past a few tables, they occasionally saw unfamiliar players lift their cups toward Happy and the other two with smiles on their faces.

Even though he was shocked, Happy still pushed down the bafflement in his heart and nodded in reply at the right moments. He gave off the feeling of a wandering martial artist who treated everyone from within the four seas as his brothers and sisters, but he also had the solemn air and pride of an elegant intellectual.

This was witnessed by the people sitting by a table not too far away.

The eyes of a girl with a light green veil over her head, fair skin, and a curvaceous body lit up. When Happy and the other two sat down near their table, she put on an interested and curious look.

“Is he the best in Gusu City? Blue-robed Noble Sword User, huh? He’s indeed outstanding. As expected of a disciple from the Murong Clan. That bearing and appearance alone are already of extraordinary standards.”

The voice coming out from behind the thin veil was like jades falling into a tray of pearls. It was incredibly clear and pleasant to the ears, and it made a person’s mind run wild.

The words of the beautiful girl behind the veil made the two young man across her frown. They looked over at Happy and the other two, and one of them said in scorn, “Murong Clan? Isn’t that the upstart family who gained their reputation from stealing the martial arts from various great sects? What’s so good about them?”

“Hmph, the only thing they can truly bring to the table is their Shifting Stars. I truly wonder whether he has the qualifications to learn that high-end martial art.” The other person looked away and mocked Happy by exaggerating things.

“As for bearing and appearance? You’re right, senior sister, but it’s a pity that those things won’t allow you to survive in the world of martial artists.”

“He’s right.”

“Nangong Clan is the one who stands supreme among the four great clans! Nangong Clan’s estates are spread all over Yangtze River, and their power spreads through all of Jiangnan. Their family in the east controls the seas and has hegemony over the land; their family to the west is active in the mountains because of numerous amazing people, and very talented people come from their side; their family in the north runs rampant in the desert, and no one can stand against them.

“They are the strong ones among the four great clans, and they can look down on the world in scorn! Murong Clan is just a family created by the remnants of a country in dire straits, so how dare they call themselves Murong Clan? What a joke.”

The two men spoke one after another, and their voices became louder with each moment. They criticized Murong Clan until it was worth nothing, and not only did their words reach Happy, Eastern Green Gate, and Whirlwind Young Li’s ears, and spoiled their originally quite decent mood, they also offended the other customers in Jade Gate Restaurant.

The Murong Clan was the strongest family in Gusu City, and it was the goal of countless players that could only dream about getting into it. No matter how bad it was, it was not the place for someone not in Gusu City to criticize it.

“Damn him!”

Whirlwind Young Li had always been a hot-tempered person. When he heard the two men humiliate the0 Murong Clan, which he was very proud of, he stood up with a slap on the table! But Happy pushed him back into his seat right away.

“We came here to celebrate. Don’t let the barking of those crazy dogs destroy our mood.”

Once he finished speaking, he spoke in hushed tones to the beautiful waitress beside him, and she rose gently. She tugged gently at her pearl armband, and an elegant pearl curtain fell down. Strangely, the voices outside were also completely blocked off.

The customers at the other tables quickly saw the subtlety of this action, and they imitated Happy by asking the beautiful waitresses beside them to lower the pearl curtains.

Of course, their actions angered the two young men who had been speaking loudly.

“… Coward.”

They had just been humiliated in front of the person they liked, but they did not dare to not care about their image and start cursing up a storm. Filled with grievances in their hearts, they drained cup after cup of wine.

“Bastard! If you’ve got no guts, then stay in the city forever and don’t come out, or else… Hmph!”

The two people did not notice that the beautiful girl behind the veil had her eyes fixed on Happy’s table. Even though the pearl curtain separated them, she never moved her charming gaze away. Her alluring red lips curled up into a faint, lovely smile that showed interest.

The others might not know just how great the Blue-robed Noble Sword User was, but there was no way it would apply to her.

She had come from Hangzhou because the sect master of Dragon Tiger Sect had sent her an urgent letter through a messenger pigeon, proclaiming that the Blue-robed Noble Sword User had killed an NPC in Blessed Realm by himself and his methods had been extraordinary.

He seemed to be preparing to deal with Dragon Tiger Sect next, which was why she had brought two of her pursuers from her sect onto a boat to Gusu City to help the sect master. If she could, it would be the best if she could invite the youth to Dragon Tiger Sect, but if not, she could always make him one of her admirers.