"When... when did you poison me?"
Among the young people, one of them stood up, his face pale, and looked at the middle-aged man with fear in his eyes.
The middle-aged man coughed twice, and said with some disdain:
"The hotheads of the Cangwu Sword Sect really couldn't keep their composure."
"When did I say I poisoned your tea?"
Fang Shuwen looked up at the group of young people with some surprise.
Cangwu Sword Sect?
He had a long chat with Zhou Qingmei at the Pearl Pavilion some time ago, mainly to broaden his horizons in the martial arts world.
He only knew about the Pearl Pavilion before, but after arriving Pearl Pavilion, he learned that it was one of the seven major sects in the Pearl Pavilion Eastern Region Seven Great Sects.
Later I learned that the Eastern Region Seven Great Sects were Pearl Pavilion, Supreme Void Dao, Questioning Heaven Manor, Flying Star Hall Palace, Cangwu Sword Sect, Jade Clarity Pavilion, and Nianhua Zen Monastery.
Nianhua Zen Monastery is different from Joyful Zen Monastery; it is a legitimate Buddhist Zen temple.
The name is taken from the story of Buddha smiling while holding up a flower... It doesn't mean flirting or philandering.
I never expected to encounter people from the Cangwu Sword Sect here.
As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, the remaining young people stood up one after another.
As expected, each of them carried a long sword.
The leader, a square-faced man with thick eyebrows and large eyes, exuding an air of righteousness, shouted in a deep voice:
When did you find out who we were?
The middle-aged man gave them another disdainful look:
"I can smell the stench of so-called prestigious schools clearly from three miles away."
"You bunch of greenhorns, following me around for three days, actually think I know nothing?"
"I just have important business to attend to and can't be bothered with you."
"If you don't come forward now, I can pretend you don't exist... and give you a few days to live. But I never expected that my joke would make you so eager to come out."
"This is utterly ridiculous."
The young men from the Cangwu Sword Sect turned pale and then flushed after hearing what he said.
The young man in the lead finally let out a cold snort:
"So what if you know? We, your fellow disciples, came here specifically for you Qi Wuwang!"
"Three years ago, Miss Chen Family from Liuzhou Town was humiliated and killed by you. After your servants discovered the crime, you went on to kill all seventy-five members of the Chen Family. You are utterly depraved."
"Two years ago at Huibin House in Jiuhua City, you killed thirteen disciples Questioning Heaven Manor my Cangwu Sword Sect, as well as Jade Clarity Pavilion!"
"Furthermore, you kidnapped several junior sisters from the Jade Clarity Pavilion... By the time you discovered them, they were no longer human. You even carved words on their corpses and uttered arrogant words, insulting the seven righteous sects. Your crimes are unforgivable!"
"These heinous acts are countless. Today, my Cangwu Sword Sect will exterminate you, this evil heretic, and rid the world of this scourge!!"
"Junior brothers and sisters, form the array to slay the demon!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a series of clanging sounds rang out as longswords were drawn one after another. Several young men and women leaped into the air and surrounded Qi Wuwang in the blink of an eye.
Qi Wuwang coughed, and an unnatural flush appeared on his face.
He looked up at the disciples of the Cangwu Sword Sect and sighed.
"I ignored you all the way here, yet you insisted on courting death. What was the point?"
As he spoke, his gaze fell on one of the girls, and a wicked glint appeared in his eyes:
"You're quite handsome. I'll send a few of them on their way first, then we'll find a secluded spot and have some more fun."
The girl's face darkened.
"You heretics, prepare to die!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he thrust his longsword forward, and this had a ripple effect, causing several Cangwu Sword Sect disciples who were traveling with him to attack simultaneously.
Fang Shuwen had seen sword formations mentioned in novels he read in the past.
They are often arranged according to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches or the sixty-four hexagrams of the I Ching. Once you are in such a situation, if you don't know the way, you will be hindered at every turn.
Even the most skilled martial artist could perish in this sword formation if they were not careful.
It now appears that the young people of the Cangwu Sword Sect were using a sword formation.
These people, when one made a move, the others would inevitably respond. Their swords flashed and moved with precision, their advances and retreats complementing each other perfectly.
Fang Shuwen now has considerable knowledge of martial arts, and he understood it after only a couple of glances.
In martial arts, whether it's swordsmanship, knife skills, fist techniques, palm techniques, etc., once a move is made, it's difficult to avoid openings.
The formation disperses martial arts skills that are difficult for one person to perform, allowing multiple people to execute them.
While maintaining the original power of martial arts, one can also make up for one's own weaknesses with the help of others.
This allows them to unleash power far exceeding their own capabilities, leaving their opponents defenseless.
These disciples of the Cangwu Sword Sect are just like that now; their swordplay is like a surging tide, like a meteor shower, vast and endless.
Being in it is like facing storms from all directions, and it's hard to resist.
"This is the [Eight Directions Wind and Rain Sword Formation] of the Cangwu Sword Sect; it is indeed quite remarkable."
Lu Guiyan spoke softly from the side.
Fang Shuwen nodded as well:
"It's really good, it's just a pity..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qi Wuwang, who had been struggling and in grave danger within the sword formation, suddenly reached out.
He pressed a palm down on the chest of the young man in the lead.
The palm strike was neither too light nor too heavy, just enough to make him move half a step back.
But it was precisely that half-step distance that caused him to knock down someone standing beside him.
Like dominoes, one after another, several young men from the Cangwu Sword Sect fell to the ground.
Qi Wuwang laughed heartily:
"If it were Xiao Ruofeng sent by your Cangwu Sword Sect, I would not linger for a moment and would turn and run away."
"You bunch of hotheads think you can kill me, Qi Wuwang?"
"That's absolutely out of the ordinary!"
Several disciples of the Cangwu Sword Sect had their formation broken, and their internal energy backfired, leaving them unable to circulate it properly. They wanted to get up, but they were too weak.
He could only glare fiercely at Qi Wuwang.
The leader gritted his teeth and said:
"Evil spirits and heretics, just kill them if you want, why all this nonsense?"
Even if we die today, our sect leader will surely avenge us in the future!
"On the contrary, you evil devil, having committed countless wicked deeds, will eventually face retribution."
Qi Wuwang glanced at the group of people and smiled.
"Your condition is nothing more than a minor ailment, nothing to worry about..."
As he finished speaking, his gaze suddenly fell on Lu Guiyan's face.
After the Cangwu Sword Sect disciples fell to the ground, Lu Guiyan placed one hand on the Goose Feather Blade.
Ultimately, it's the righteous path of the martial world. If we hadn't encountered this matter, we could have let it go. But now that we have, we can't ignore it.
Otherwise, if word got out, everyone in the martial arts world would know that Qi Wuwang a disciple of the Cangwu Sword Sect, and that the Lu'an Escort Agency had done nothing about it... then the agency probably wouldn't be able to stay in business.
Although they shouldn't be meddling in other people's business given their current situation, they can only lament their bad luck now.
But as Qi Wuwang's gaze fell upon her, Lu Guiyan suddenly realized...
The "important matter" that Qi Wuwang mentioned is probably related to this escort mission.
Sure enough, Qi Wuwang smiled slightly:
"Lu Guiyan, the young chief escort of Lu An Escort Bureau?"
"You've kept me waiting for quite a while!"