480 Wandering Know-it-all Asks for Help (2/2)

Those who were detained usually ended up dead. They would either have to carry out highly dangerous quests specially designated for sacrificial pawns in battle or be detained for a period of time as punishment.

Both were equally dangerous.

Perhaps Wandering Know-it-all noticed that the situation was not right, which was why he quickly sent over a request for help.

[I've made a reading of the quest. The imperial court is angry that Ruyang Mansion failed in their attack against the six great sects, and they're prepared to attack it. But Ruyang Mansion seems to want to atone for their crimes, and they've cast their gaze on Emei Sect's Zhou Zhiruo.

[Wind Chimes and Silver Wolf were unlucky. They heard that the royal mansion has a demonic zither, so they wanted to steal it, but they ended up falling into a trap.]

Wandering Know-it-all's anxiety could be seen clearly through his words.

But the bits of the plot that Wandering Know-it-all revealed allowed Happy to relax slightly. Soon though, he frowned.

As expected, they were in a quest for sacrificial pawns!

What made him the most troubled was that they had to fight against Zhou Zhiruo, a NPC with whom he would absolutely not be enemies.

[Zhou Zhiruo has already mastered Nine Yin Manual, and her lowest qi realm is at the peak of Inaction Realm. Even if you add me into the mix, it's impossible for us to succeed. What are your plans?]

Happy believed that Wandering Know-it-all would have already predicted Zhou Zhiruo's strength.

And just as he expected, Wandering Know-it-all quickly replied. [This quest is a scheme by Prince Ruyang. He wants to use Wind Chimes and Silver Wolf to lure out Zhou Zhiruo, then use Xuanming Elders, the three servants, and Divine Arrow Eight Heroes to defeat her. This is a quest for sacrificial pawns. They won't get any benefits.]

Happy fell into grim silence.

[But when I made a reading of the plot, the system sent me a notification and gave me a chance to save them!]

When Happy read it, he knew that things had progressed in the way he expected.

Predicting the plot had caused Wandering Know-it-all to enter the plot, and new paths developed out of the blue. It also gave Wind Chimes and Silver Wolf a chance of survival.

[What quest is it?]

Even though Happy already had an inkling of what sort of quest it was, he still asked.

[It's a rescue mission! The guards are Xuanming Elders and Divine Arrow Eight Heroes! For two days, I am allowed to contact anyone I like to rescue the captives... The time limit is two days... and the location is the prison in a royal mansion in Beijing!]

The ellipses Wandering Know-it-all used showed just how conflicted he was and how complicated his emotions were.

Naturally, Happy knew why Wandering Know-it-all felt that way. It was because Beijing was Class One Hall's central region and where its headquarters was. Taking a quest there was rather dangerous.

If they were careless, they would end up revealing their identity and their tracks, and Class One Hall's four monsters as well as the other members of Class One Hall might surround them.

Besides, it might bring an end to the cold war between Class One Hall and Mu Clan, and the world of martial artists would descend into a tense situation again.

However, Wandering Know-it-all knew that such a quest was something other people could not hope to complete. Happy was the only one who had fought against Xuanming Elders before and retreated with his life intact.

He had even stolen Heavenly Sword and Dragon Saber from Zhao Min, as well as obtained Book of Wumu. He might be able to hide this from others, but he could not hide it from Wandering Know-it-all.

Hence, Wandering Know-it-all knew just how difficult the situation was for Happy, but he hoped that Happy could spare some time to head to Beijing to help him save Wind Chimes and Silver Wolf, who were locked up in the prison within the royal mansion.

But in the end, the choice was still in Happy's hands!

He pondered it for a while before writing a reply.

[Beijing isn't some wolf's den, so there's no reason for me to not be able to go there! Besides, your disciple and my brother are in there! Help me cover my tracks, and I'll take action immediately!]

[Got it!]