Sword Among Us

The port at the riverbank was filled with back-robed people. They moved about and filled the whole area!

They were all from different factions of power. There were people from large sects, small sects, and spontaneously formed groups, various elites from different sects and some pretty decent solo players. There were also some noobs who were thinking of taking advantage of the situation to steal from those who died.

In other words, there was a variety of people on the port.

All of them craned their heads to look at the government-made road in the distance.

“They’re coming!”

Heavy rumbles came toward them from a distance. The ground trembled slightly, and they could vaguely see dust that flew up the government-made road.

“Make preparations!”

“Be careful! Be on guard! This is not any normal army! They’re all elite heavy-armored cavaliers from the marshall’s army! They’re used to firing repeatedly from their crossbows, and they can perform charges with their sword formations as well as thrusts with their longspears!

“Their defense is incredibly high! We can’t break them with regular attacks. It’s also very difficult for us to injure their war horses! When they come, buck up and fight with everything you have!”

“Those with shields, go to the front—”

“Archers, move to the back! Don’t shoot the wrong people!”

The rumbling sounds grew clearer as they rapidly approached. The noise at the port instantly became mixed up. Quite a number of people called out to their companions and gave all sorts of orders. Shouts rose and fell.

“Look at the river!”

“Boats are coming to receive them…”

Some of those with sharp eyes alerted the others by crying out in surprise.

When they turned their heads around, they saw that fog shrouded the river behind them, but there were vague shadows of boats. They were slowly approaching the port under the gradually brightening river.

“Don’t worry, since they came to receive the cavaliers, they won’t be able to fit in many people, and we won’t be flanked!”

Someone quickly comforted the crowd.

As expected, if they looked carefully, it was not difficult to notice that there were few people on the boats. They did not sink into the water too deeply, so they should be empty. They should only have one person who was steering the boat!

Everyone’s attention returned to the heavy-armored cavalier team which was in charge of escorting loot from Eunuch Yang’s Warehouse.

The elites who had sturdy war shields and longspears were moved to the very front of the port.

They bent their knees slightly and had the tips of their spears point toward the area outside. They formed a forest of spears.

The multiple rows of elites with shields and spears caused the people behind them to feel at ease. The archers quickly nocked their arrows and looked into the distance to be ready to fire at any moment.

A cold and aggressive atmosphere instantly filled up and enveloped the entire port.

Everyone held their breaths and stared at the cavalier team whose stifling presence grew clearer the closer they drew on the government-made road that led them to the riverbank!

*****

Within the sparse forest across the port were people from Towering Palace. They had been lying in ambush there for a long time.

Nearly one thousand Towering Palace elites were led by Clear Music and carefully hid their tracks 328 feet away from the government-made road. No one made a sound, and no one showed any intention of joining the people at the port to fight against the marshall’s army.

“Second palace master, there’s a large group of people approaching us from behind.”

“Who are they and how many people are with them?”

Clear Music was focused on the galloping heavy-armored cavaliers and charging carts on the government-made road. When she heard that there was someone coming from behind them, she turned her head around to cast a glance there, but she was not truly bothered by this.

After all, they were in Yangzhou City.

“They seem to be from Class One Hall, and Dream Clouds is personally leading the team.”

“It’s her?” Clear Music instantly scowled. “Did they also come for Eunuch Yang’s Warehouse?”

“There are eighty chests in the carts. Eighty million taels of silver isn’t much, but there will be eighty low-grade demon vessels. Anyone in Dream Clouds’ position would be tempted. If you tell me otherwise, I won’t believe you,” said Grim Green, who kept quiet by her side.

Shangguan Lian nodded slowly.

“If we could get all eighty demon vessels, it would definitely allow Towering Palace to develop quickly, but now, Class One Hall is also determined to get them. They don’t want to lose this chance.”

Silence fell among them. The elders around nodded.

“How many came?” Clear Music’s voice was low.

“There’s about one thousand of them.”

A clear female voice came from a distance at that moment. “I am Dream Clouds! Which of Towering Palace’s palace masters is here?!”

“Clear Music!”

At the same time she stated her name, Clear Music walked out from the crowd.

“I see, so it’s you personally leading the team, Palace Master Clear Music. I do hope that I have been polite.”

Dream Clouds appeared in the forest in a graceful and noble robe that seemed to belong to immortals. She looked incredibly charming and alluring.

But the people from Towering Palace just stared at the group of people behind her with great wariness.

There were quite a number of people from Class One Hall who were on Dragon Rank.

“Hall Master Dream, you’re too polite. You must be here for the treasures from Eunuch Yang’s Warehouse as well, but you will have to hurry, because the carts are about to enter the port! If you’re a bit late, the people at the port will divide all the spoils among themselves.”

While Clear Music spoke, she stared at Dream Clouds calmly.

This woman had already occupied the top spot on Phoenix Rank for a long time.

She created Class One Hall with her own hands, and her sect became famous much earlier than Towering Palace. It had also almost become the strongest sect in the Chinese server, not just one of the strongest sects.

Dream Clouds smiled faintly.

“The marshall’s army has remained victorious in the area in Jiangnan! His two hundred elite heavy-armored cavaliers have killed no fewer than two thousand players on their way here. It’s not a lie to say that they can fight against ten people alone, and it won’t be so easy to kill them. Palace Master Music, didn’t you see this and decide to stand by and wait instead of attacking?”

Clear Music smiled faintly, but she did not continue with the conversation.

“The people in the game have been making speculations left and right, but they did not expect that Eunuch Yang’s Warehouse will not be open to the public, but will appear in this manner. Little Sister Music, I will go straight to the point and say this.

“I came to you this time because I hope that we can work together and steal the chests protected by the heavy-armored cavaliers. Then, we can split up the treasures from Eunuch Yang’s Warehouse between us evenly.”

When Dream Clouds said her last sentence, her tone changed, and she said, “With our strength, it will be easy for us to take all of the items from Eunuch Yang’s Warehouse. What do you think?”

“We’ll be splitting it evenly among us?”

Dream Clouds nodded. “Indeed. Everyone will get forty treasure chests. We do not need to consider anyone else!”

A cold sneer on Clear Music’s lips. “Hall Master Dream, you say this so easily, but you seem to have forgotten that this is Yangzhou, where Towering Palace’s headquarters is! You brought your people from the north to Yangzhou, into Towering Palace’s territory, and want to work with us to snatch the treasures from Eunuch Yang’s Warehouse, but to divide it evenly between us? Don’t you think you’re treating Towering Palace as nothing?”

If they truly worked together, other sect alliances would definitely pay attention to Towering Palace’s reaction. No one would pay attention to Class One Hall, who was a faction of power in the north and traveled many miles to reach the area. It was a little inappropriate for Dream Clouds to think about getting half of the treasure.

“Then we will listen to you. Class One Hall will get thirty chests, and the remaining ones will belong to Towering Palace. What do you think?” Dream Clouds did not become angry. She still had a smile on her face. Without another word, she compromised a little.

Clear Music was tempted, but when she was about to agree to it, her little sister, Musical Note, spoke up.

“Hall Master Dream, you sure make yourself sound really pleasant. If both sects get fewer than eighty chests or even less than half of them, then what should we do? Wouldn’t that mean that Towering Palace will just be working for free for you?”