35 Tomb Robbers’ Revenge (1/2)
Once Chen Kaixin spoke to Xu Xin, he felt that the regret he had in previous life was gone, and he felt relaxed, as if a pair of shackles in his heart had been released. Even though they only talked about him stopping his classes and doing self-studying, it still felt pretty good.
Once he returned to his dorm, he naturally could not avoid being interrogated through a series of ”tortures” by the Three Lonely Wolves who stood as a united front!
When the Three Lonely Wolves satisfied their boring desire to know about Chen Kaixin's personal life and also felt happy that he did not get the girl, Chen Kaixin put on the VR helmet again and entered World of Martial Arts to continue being the eldest senior brother of Murong Clan.
He believed that before the end of the day, the news of his conversation with the department princess, Xu Xin, would spread through the university. And there might be a time when things will no longer be peaceful for him.
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In the backyard of Murong Mansion was a room that could be considered as Happy's private room. This was a benefit the people would receive after they became Murong Clan's disciples. When Happy came out of his room, he saw a few messenger pigeons circling around it. The sounds of their wings flapping reached his ears, and they flew toward him.
[Senior Brother Happy, we went level grinding. If there's anything good, remembered to tell us!] When he opened the letter on the messenger pigeon, Happy read the message from Whirlwind Young Li and the others.
He replied to their messages one by one until he remembered that he still had something to do!
He had completed the quest to save Xiu Niang and prevent Water Revival Village from being destroyed. However, he had yet to go to the government office in town to receive his reward.
If he remembered correctly, it was around two thousand taels of silver crumbs.
Even though he had six thousand taels of silver crumbs with him, he would never complain about having too much money.
With the Noble Sword in hand, Happy left Murong Mansion and charged toward the government office.
The governor in Gusu City was a general. He was tall and buff, and he had an awe-inspiring face. He gave off the impression that he was a just and fair person!
”Are you Happy?”
”Yes, sir.”
Even though this was just a mere formality, Happy still acted based on how World of Martial Arts operated. He raised his head and puffed out his chest. Then, he answered without being haughty or humble.
A hint of admiration and satisfaction appeared on the governor's stern face.
”Not bad! I have heard many things about Black Wind Mountain for a long time, but these wanderers have quite a few organizations backing them up, and they are quite skilled as well. They hide themselves in mountains, and our soldiers can do nothing against them. I feel incredibly relieved that you were able to kill two of Black Wind Mountain's bandit chiefs and dozens of mountain bandits by yourself. You have also saved the people of Water Revival Village by doing it.”
”Sir, you praise me too much.”
The governor nodded again. ”You have done a meritorious deed by saving Water Revival Village. You killed two bandit chiefs and ensured that the Black Wind Mountain Bandits will not dare to attack other villages for a period of time. I have decided to reward you with two thousand taels of silver crumbs as encouragement for you.”
”Thank you, sir.”
Happy turned around and received the money the attendant beside him handed to him. He received it without any reservation and was about to bid farewell when the governor changed the topic of conversation, much to his surprise.
”Happy, I heard from your butler that a few days ago, one of the tomb robbers who came from the north perished under your hands. Is this true?”
Happy found himself unable to say anything. He was stunned.
Why did the governor suddenly think of this?
”Has this matter not come to an end?”
The governor pulled a long face and sighed.
”I, too, thought that was the case, but those accursed tomb robbers brought terrible things to Gusu City. Yesterday, not only was the corpse of the tomb robber you killed stolen, a line of words that heavily imply a threat were left behind his tomb after it was dug out.”
”What?”
Happy was stunned, and an ominous feeling instantly rose in his heart!
”What words were those?”