The area around the campfire is now littered with corpses. Those men in red were struck by Fang Shuwen's "Wind God's Wrath" and then suffered a backlash from his internal energy, making them utterly dead.
Fang Shuwen's expression was not good. He searched each of the group members one by one, and stabbed each of them again. After cleaning them all up, he still found nothing.
He looked at Lu Guiyan:
"Young Chief Escort, they came because of me, it has nothing to do with you."
"We shall part ways here... I have some personal matters to attend to."
"Now that you've escaped the vortex, there shouldn't be any more trouble."
Upon hearing this, Lu Guiyan hesitated for a moment, but did not stop Fang Shuwen. Instead, she said:
"Brother Fang, you must be careful on your journey. Judging from their martial arts skills, they are no ordinary people."
"Thank you for your concern, Young Chief Escort."
Fang Shuwen then called Mo Beidou over.
He placed the Ten-Year Dust-Shattering Pill from his bosom into his hand:
"This is a gift I chose for my master from the Pearl Pavilion. I don't know when I'll be back from this trip, so please take it back to him for me."
"I'll go back to see him after I've taken care of things here."
Mo Beidou hesitated for a moment before putting the box into his pocket and saying:
Are you confident?
"Don't worry, senior brother. I just don't know if it will go smoothly. If it does, I'll probably have to delay my return for a while."
"If things don't go smoothly, I might go back even earlier than you."
Fang Shuwen chuckled lightly:
"As the saying goes, it is impolite not to reciprocate. Since they dared to send people to kill me, I naturally have no reason not to retaliate."
"Moreover, if this matter isn't dealt with, I'm worried the martial arts school might also be implicated..."
Mo Beidou understood Fang Shuwen's meaning, and simply patted him on the shoulder, saying:
"Little Sixteen, you've made something of yourself now. Your senior brother can't compare to you, and there's nothing he can do to help you."
"Take care of yourself. The world is full of trials and tribulations. If you get tired or weary, go back."
There will always be food for us brothers.
Fang Shuwen nodded slightly, said nothing more, simply clasped his hands in a fist salute to Mo Beidou, nodded to Lu Guiyan who was not far away, and then turned and walked towards Flying Snow City.
In fact, he has caused quite a bit of trouble along the way.
The forces behind the Black Sha Cult, and Cao Jiuyin, whom Autumn Moon Convent killed half a month ago, and the Hundred Ghost Hall to which he belonged, were no ordinary figures either.
Even Questioning Heaven Manor, one of the Eastern Region Seven Great Sects, has a murder case with him.
These things all need to be dealt with one by one.
He had originally planned to return to Julu City, meet with Zheng Sihai, and then make a trip to the Questioning Heaven Manor to deal with Shi Meng's matter.
Unexpectedly, the people behind the Black Sha Cult came knocking on our door tonight.
Although, judging from the red-robed man's words, this matter was somewhat accidental, and they had not originally intended to retaliate against him now.
But clearly, retaliation was inevitable sooner or later. This time, the bombshell was dropped early, and they learned that this group was gathered outside Flying Snow City. How could Fang Shuwen not retaliate?
They wanted to obtain the Seven-String Ancient Text, but Fang Shuwen would certainly not let them have their way.
Ideally, we should follow the clues to find out the true nature of these people and eliminate them once and for all.
As for the Hundred Ghost Hall... these people are elusive, and even the seven major sects rarely have any news about them, so they can only take it one step at a time.
If they don't provoke me, I won't be able to find any trace of them, and that's fine.
But if he managed to find even the slightest clue, given Cao Jiuyin's style, Fang Shuwen had no intention of letting any member of the Hundred Ghost Hall go unpunished.
Before Fang Shuwen possessed such martial arts skills, he had to be extremely cautious and meticulous in everything he did.
Now, with his martial arts skills honed, he has been invincible on his journey, and a sense of pride naturally arises in his heart.
He is also willing to use his martial arts skills to eliminate some scourges, to the best of his ability.
After bidding farewell to Mo Beidou and Lu Guiyan, Fang Shuwen used the [Azure Cloud Step] to rush to Flying Snow City.
They hadn't gone too far to begin with, and with Fang Shuwen's current level of internal strength, his speed using any lightness skill was far beyond what ordinary people could match, not to mention that this [Azure Cloud Step] was no ordinary technique either.
After using their skills all the way, in less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, Flying Snow City was already in sight.
As far as the eye could see, the Flying Snow City was engulfed in flames!
Fang Shuwen's expression changed slightly:
"Have these people become so ruthless and insane as to want to burn the entire Flying Snow City to the ground for the sake of the Seven-String Ancient Text?"
With a light step, his body moved like a cloud, and in the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the gate of Flying Snow City.
The heavy city gates were wide open, and shouts of battle echoed from within.
Fang Shuwen glanced at the gate and saw no signs of an external impact. The gate had been opened from the inside, and the large bolt was standing upright to the side.
A startled cry came from afar, and Fang Shuwen leaped to the sound in an instant.
Two unknown martial arts practitioners were seen dragging a woman out of a house.
One of them was holding a knife, which was stained with blood.
The woman cried out as she looked back into the room.
Fang Shuwen took a step forward, and before the two men could react, the head of the man wielding the single-edged sword was already blown off by his palm.
The other man turned pale with fright. He didn't bother to grab the woman; he had a knife in his hand and didn't know whether to fight or turn and run.
Fang Shuwen grabbed him by the neck and lifted him into the air:
Who are you people?
"I... I'm from Flying Snow City!"
"Fart!"
Fang Shuwen's face darkened. Too lazy to use the 'thread', he simply grabbed one of his arms and slowly pulled him out.
The sound of bones and flesh tearing reached the man's ears, and he was instantly terrified. He hurriedly said:
"We really are from Flying Snow City... we're the old city lord! He ordered us to impersonate foreign enemies... to infiltrate the city and loot!"
Fang Shuwen's expression turned strange for a moment, but he didn't have time to think about it further.
Now, the city's residences are ablaze, and the guards of Flying Snow City are roaming around putting out the fires while fighting these people.
If things are like this here, who knows what the situation is like at the City Lord's Mansion.
Fang Shuwen pressed the man to the ground with one palm, leaving only his head sticking out. With a turn of his foot, he disappeared.
Once the woman, who had been dragged halfway, was freed, she rushed straight into the room.
A moment later, she walked out of the room with a dazed look on her face, picked up the single-edged swords that the two men had dropped, and indiscriminately swung them down at the head on the ground:
"You villain, give me back my husband and son... you villain!!"
Her cries were quickly drowned out by the shouts of battle.
Fang Shuwen had already arrived at the city lord's mansion.
Along his journey, he observed that most of the people of Flying Snow City had been protected by guards, and their formations for engaging the enemy were well-organized.
Fang Shuwen paid no further attention to this.
As expected, the city lord's mansion was also wide open. After taking only two steps, a whooshing sound came from above.
Fang Shuwen looked up and saw a person, so he caught it without thinking, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was a headless corpse...
P. S.: It will be available tomorrow, followed by a post-launch message~