On the outskirts of Leshan City, within a small rural estate.
The top players of the Tianyun Guild had all gathered here, with the guild leader, Luck Bursting, suddenly standing up and issuing commands with a drastically altered expression.
"Our boss, this won’t do."
The vice-guild leader, Hongyun Dangtou, said with a worried face, "Earlier, we surrounded and sealed off an inn, but we were blasted away by the Black Wind Village Chief. Now, the Black Wind Village Chief’s goodwill towards our guild is negative, and none of our guild mbers can receive tasks from him."
Luck Bursting was taken aback, his face turned extrely unsightly as he pondered, "The only plan for now is to imdiately ingratiate ourselves with the Black Wind Village Chief and increase his goodwill."
"But the goodwill of the Black Wind Village Chief is notoriously fickle, sotis it’s easy to gain, sotis it’s difficult, completely dependent on his mood. How are we to increase it?"
"Then, we will make his mood better, give him gifts. If gifts don’t work, pick so good-looking n and won from the guild to suck up to him. NPCs are also human, they have their Seven Emotions and Six Desires, there must be a way to touch him."
Hearing this, the high ranks of the guild exchanged glances.
They felt it was utterly absurd.
Was it really a proper strategy to mobilize players from within the guild to seduce an NPC Big Boss?
By the end of it, Luck Bursting snorted coldly, "Sucking up and pleasing is just one aspect, we can’t be completely passive. I’m going to contact the experts from our sects right now and request their presence.
Although the Black Wind Village Chief is powerful, this is Shu territory; behind us stands the Tang Sect, the real ruler here.
I think the Black Wind Village Chief definitely would not want his relationship with us at Tang Sect to sour!"
Pitter-patter—
A pigeon quickly flew out of the manor, disappearing into the drizzling spring rain.
...
That day, almost all players in Leshan City who received the news rushed to the inn to find the Black Wind Village Chief and take on the "Flooded Buddha’s Knee" quest.
Not willing to miss out on such a great opportunity.
anwhile.
A large number of players were already impatiently organizing themselves and starting to stand guard at the river embanknt to observe the tide rise, appearing even more concerned and anxious than Jiang Dali, the person who issued the task.
Jiang Dali simply needed to relax leisurely in his room, drinking little drinks and discussing and researching Martial Arts with Wang Yuyan.
He could know the real-ti status of the tide through players returning to report and updates on the Jianghu Forum.
There was no better tool for him than the players.
They were like a swarm of hardworking bees, very effective.
To complete the task, they demonstrated a superhuman will, nearly working tirelessly without sleep for days and nights.
Three days went by like this.
The tide at the Leshan Giant Buddha finally began to rise to an inch below the Buddha’s knee.
It seed that it could overflow the Buddha’s knee that very day and pour into Lingyun Cave.
Jiang Dali, having received the news, finally left the inn’s room.
Accompanied by Wang Yuyan, they sat in a sedan chair prepared by players.
And then they headed straight for the foot of Lingyun Mountain.
Seeing this fearso Evil Star finally leave.
The officials of the Leshan City official governnt, who had been on high alert for several days, all breathed a sigh of relief, wiping away a bead of sweat.
Although the Black Wind Village Chief was a Green Forest leader that the official governnt had strict orders to crack down on.
From top to bottom.
When the local governnt was actually faced with such a notorious fierce person from the Martial World, who would dare to seriously go after him?
Even though there were experts from the Tang Sect within the Leshan City official governnt, they also did not dare to rashly provoke the well-known strong man, the Black Wind Village Chief.
The fact that the other party did not storm into the governnt office to cause trouble was already akin to burning incense in front of Guan Gong’s door; to take the initiative to provoke them would be an act of ignorance, if one were to have their head cut off in the middle of the night, there would be nowhere to bury it.
Therefore, even if so clever players went to the official governnt to snitch, trying to trigger tasks by currying favor with the governnt, the official governnt simply did not accept it.
Not only did they not accept it, they directly arrested these brash abnormal people who were not carrying out human affairs, copying the thod once used by the Black Wind Village Chief, tied them up, removed their jaws, locked them up and imprisoned them.
...
At this mont, Jiang Dali, wearing new War Boots purchased and customized by players, rode in the sedan chair and was carried to the river embanknt.
A very dense mist of water hit his face along with the rumbling sound of water.
Jiang Dali lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked out at the flood tide rising in the spring rain, his spirits involuntarily lifted.
Along the shore, many players who had co by reputation were gathered here, lining up like a dragon along the river embanknt.
He was indeed greeted with respect on both sides, with people standing in reverence as they faced the sedan chair he was seated in.
This grand spectacle was sothing Jiang Dali had enjoyed countless tis in his own Mountain Village.
Yet, each ti he enjoyed it, he still felt an imnse sense of contentnt, almost longing to stretch out his robust palm to wave at these Players and say, "Brothers, you’ve worked hard."
A few hundred feet further.
He could now see the continuous riverbank ahead, a tapestry of green trees.
A vast, roaring river surged forth like a furious dragon, baring its teeth and claws.
That angry dragon wound around the mountains, revealing the distant grandeur of their towering and majestic peaks.
Suddenly, they were at the foot of Lingyun Mountain, where Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River converged.
The thunderous sound of water was unceasing.
And on the eastern bank of Nanmang River, one could faintly make out the imposing silhouette of an enormous Buddha carved into the side of the mountain.
The giant Buddha indeed stood as tall as the mountain, with its feet subrged in the river, hands resting on its knees, its expression dignified and solemn, engraved into the cliffside overlooking the river.
Seeing the churning tides just half a foot below the Buddha’s knees, Jiang Dali’s mood was uplifted with excitent.
In his previous life, he had never co to partake in such excitent.
Now, in this life, with the Flooded Buddha’s Knee caused not just by the rising tide but orchestrated by his very hands.
After Lingyun Cave was subrged, he would be able to use the Players to enter directly and help him scout the terrain within.
Perhaps even to lure out the fierce beast Fire Qilin.
To avoid being cornered and harassed by the fierce beast Fire Qilin alone after entering.
"Village Chief! The Tide Viewing Platform you asked us to construct is ready. Please, take your place!"
After the sedan stopped, a sharp-eyed, opportunistic Player, smooth as butter, stepped forward, lifted the sedan’s curtain, and bowed deeply.
"Mhm."
Jiang Dali stepped out of the sedan.
The slick Player imdiately held an umbrella high and tiptoed to shield Jiang Dali from the rain.
Wang Yuyan also gracefully erged from the sedan, her gaze turning towards the Leshan Giant Buddha overlooking the riverbank, her delicate face filled with wonder and astonishnt.
Right opposite the giant Buddha by the water’s edge was a crudely constructed temporary shed.
Under the eager gaze of the surrounding Players, Jiang Dali and Wang Yuyan made their way to the Tide Viewing Platform, where they sat down to drink tea and await the main event.
A carrier pigeon chose this mont to streak across the sky and fly towards them.
Jiang Dali raised an eyebrow, then held up his finger.
The pigeon’s pink claws landed gently on his finger, and a small scroll was attached to its leg.
Jiang Dali pulled out the scroll and read it, his brow suddenly furrowing, and a sharp glint flickered across his eyes.
"The World Association has actually sent people here at this ti?"
The ssage on the scroll, naturally, ca from Huakai Jianhong, an undercover Player Jiang Dali had previously embedded within the World Association.
The ssage revealed—"Lord Xiong, for reasons unknown, has surmised that Lingyun Cave will be flooded this ti, and has sent Xue Antian and Leng Bufang, two experts from within the gang, to investigate. Both are extrely strong and have recently beco the most trusted by the Gang Leader. Village Chief, please be vigilant!
—Hua"
"Xue Antian and Leng Bufang..."
Jiang Dali’s palm erupted with scorching True Qi, incinerating the scroll as his eyes narrowed slightly, his inner vigilance heightening.
He had, of course, heard of the nas Xue Antian and Leng Bufang.
Although based on ancient books unearthed from his last life, compared to people like Feng Yunshuang, these two didn’t seem to amount to much later in the World Association.
But at the current early stage of the World Association, they were indeed considered great experts.
The slaughter of Bu Jingyun’s adoptive family at Huo Family Manor was their doing.
So in terms of strength, they were indeed not to be underestimated.
Yet, what raised Jiang Dali’s vigilance was not so much the arrival of these two but Lord Xiong’s interest in Lingyun Cave, which began to pressure him.
"It seems Lord Xiong also has a deep understanding of Lingyun Cave... Well, after all, he is a Big Boss who has been mixing in the Martial World much longer than ."
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