Chapter 349: The Boss of Black River Studio

“Hall Master!”

“We found some people hiding in the cavern. They’re unconscious.”

Just as Wangchuan was ordering his men to collect all the spoils inside the cavern, Wang Yuehui came over to report:

“They might be… players.”

Before coming, Wangchuan had specifically instructed them to spare any players they encountered.

Because among them were a few newcomers from Sanjiang Studio, informants arranged by Li Na.

“Tie them all up and take them back.”

Wangchuan gave the order.

Those players had logged off and gone into hiding, so they could only be taken back and dealt with separately.

They stripped the cavern inside and out, taking away everything that could be carried.

Wangchuan then looked at the many poisonous creatures that had been knocked unconscious by 《Soft-Fragrance Powder》 and, after a moment’s thought, asked Xiumei, “How long does the powder last?”

“About one shichen. After that, it will mostly dissipate.”

Xiumei answered.

Wangchuan called Wang Yuehui, Zhao Heiniu, and the others over, gave them a few instructions, and then several of them seized the opportunity to slaughter the poisonous creatures inside and outside the Five Poisons Sect branch helm.

At first, Wangchuan had wanted to push 《Water-Moon Sword Art》 all the way to Integration, but he soon discovered that its experience bar no longer moved at all. It seemed he could no longer gain any experience from poisonous creatures with only Quasi-Martial Artist strength.

But 《Qingcheng Sword Art》 was no problem. It could still continue to improve…

So he switched to 《Qingcheng Sword Art》 and spent a long stretch of time painstakingly cutting down hundreds of poisonous creatures.

“Ding!”

System prompt:

“《Qingcheng Sword Art》 has advanced from ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ to ‘Entry-Level Mastery,’ rewarding 3 points of Agility.”

His Agility reached the grand threshold of 80 points!

Then he looked over at Wang Yuehui…

The man was wearing an excited, exhilarated grin, which clearly meant he had also gained quite a lot.

Xiumei went down the mountain first with one team, escorting the injured Medicine King Valley disciple.

Wangchuan and his men killed off most of the poisonous creatures nearby. Only after the effect of 《Soft-Fragrance Powder》 wore off and the creatures started becoming active again did they finally leave.

Before departing, they even set a fire inside the cavern of the Five Poisons Sect branch helm…

Then they boarded their boats and returned to Sanhe Commandery with more than a dozen captives.

The captives gradually woke up.

The moment they realized they were all bound, every one of them panicked.

“Spare us, Boss!”

“Spare us, Hall Master Wangchuan!”

A few of them seemed to have some Jianghu experience, and they actually recognized him.

Wangchuan smiled and asked,

“Which studio are you from?”

“Boss, I’m from Black River Studio.”

“I’m from Sanjiang Studio.”

Among the seventeen players, three were from Sanjiang Studio. All the rest were employees of Black River Studio.

Wangchuan was not surprised.

The Five Poisons Sect was no good place, and its reputation was rotten, so ordinary studios generally would never allow their employees to join it.

The people from Black River Studio were terrified.

The instant the attack had begun, they had immediately chosen to return to their rooms and log off by force.

“Black River Studio.”

“Your studio boss is quite a figure. He placed so many people inside the Five Poisons Sect… Is he not afraid of getting all of you killed?”

Wangchuan spoke half-jokingly.

At once, someone replied,

“Hall Master Wangchuan, our helm leader is actually our studio boss.”

The moment those words came out, everyone nearby changed expression.

The people from Black River Studio wanted to stop him, but they were too late. Each of their faces turned exceptionally ugly.

Wangchuan frowned slightly and leaned back a little.

“What did you just say?”

“Your studio boss is the newly appointed helm leader of the Five Poisons Sect branch helm?”

The man who had spoken had already noticed the atmosphere was wrong and realized he had said something he should not have. He grew nervous, glancing left and right, not fully understanding where he had gone wrong.

Wangchuan let out a cold laugh.

“So that means when the Five Poisons Sect branch helm went to Qinghe Commandery and attacked my Caobang forces, it was actually an operation by your Black River Studio.”

The faces of the Black River Studio players turned deathly pale.

The one who had spoken first was trembling with fear.

At last, he understood where he had gone wrong.

The Five Poisons Sect and the Caobang were mortal enemies!

Now that everyone stood in different camps, they were enemies, not allies!

This was bad!!

“Log off!”

“Tell your boss to contact me. If I don’t get a call within one hour, I’ll take that as a declaration of war! All fourteen of you will die!”

Wangchuan’s words were sharp and absolute.

The people from Black River Studio wore bitter expressions, but they had no choice except to comply.

…

The boss of Black River Studio, Xiao He, was currently in Qinghe Commandery, gathered with several experts from other studios who had embedded themselves within the Beggar Sect. Cups clinked, toasts were exchanged, and the group drank to their hearts’ content.

“Haha…”

“It won’t matter even if Yin Xingtian has arrived now. The Qinghe Commandery hall has already been broken by us. Its vitality has been severely damaged. With the Caobang in its current state, there’s no way it can recover in the short term.”

“Old Seven has some ability, but it’s useless. He can’t remain stationed in Qinghe Commandery forever. Sooner or later, he’ll have to leave!”

“The moment Old Seven leaves, Yin Xingtian won’t be able to support the situation alone! Let’s keep working together and try to take Yin Xingtian down as well! A fourth-rank martial artist like him must be carrying quite an impressive fortune!”

Hearing this, Xiao He set down his wine cup and said,

“Is your Beggar Sect really not planning to take down Yin Xingtian and Old Seven together while you still have the chance?”

“Absolutely not!”

“If we tear the mask off completely, it’ll provoke the Caobang into retaliating in full! When that happens, neither the Six Gates nor the court will stay out of it! Our Beggar Sect won’t come out ahead. The losses will outweigh the gains.”

The several players on the Beggar Sect side were all third-rank martial artists, each of them with some men and authority under their command.

“I know that if Old Seven is taken down, your branch helm in Sanhe Commandery will be in a much more comfortable position. But those two are both old hands of the Jianghu. They won’t be easy to deal with unless you can find a way to poison one of them to death!”

Xiao He silently raised his cup, cursing inwardly.

“Poison Old Seven or Yin Xingtian to death?”

“Then the Five Poisons Sect branch helm would be finished! The Caobang would probably get the idea to burn down the entire mountain where I’ve made my base… Those dogs from the Beggar Sect aren’t good people either!”

Since the Beggar Sect did not want to draw the Caobang’s fire onto itself, he naturally was not about to act as the bird that stuck its head out first.

The group continued drinking.

At that moment, a phone could vaguely be heard ringing outside.

At first, Xiao He ignored it.

But the ringing continued without pause.

In the end, he could only excuse himself from the wine table, return to his room, and log off.

Several missed calls.

Xiao He immediately felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly called back to ask what had happened.

“Boss!”

“Something happened! Something happened to the branch helm!”

“The Caobang and Medicine King Valley joined forces from within and without to attack and destroy our branch helm. We’ve fallen into the hands of the Caobang. The other side claims to be the boss of Sanjiang Studio and says you must log off immediately and call him. Otherwise, we’ll all die.”

Xiao He’s face darkened.

“Su Wangchuan!”

“Sanjiang Studio!”

“You dare destroy my branch helm!”

“My master copies of martial arts manuals! My entire fortune!!”

Everything Xiao He owned had been stored inside the branch helm. Now, hearing that it had been destroyed, he was furious, murder in his eyes. He immediately logged off and asked his handler for the contact information of Sanjiang Studio’s boss.

The call quickly went through to Li Na.

“What hotheaded brat is this? Do you even know the rules? Tell your boss to release them at once! Not a single item taken from the Five Poisons Sect branch helm is to be missing! Return everything in full!! Otherwise, I’ll show you exactly what methods I, Xiao, am capable of!”

On the screen, the spider coiled around Xiao He’s neck was brilliantly colored, savage, and horrifying.