Aggrieved Party Turned Suspect, Dead Man Leaves a Message (5,400 characters)
Fang Shu stood calmly in the middle of the hall, letting out a long breath in relief.
He had come to the Venom Hall this time only to reclaim the Gu pit that rightfully belonged to him from Huai Liangxing.
Who would have thought the other man would walk right into it and demand a Dao contest with him?
Faced with such a once-and-for-all chance to thoroughly deal with him, Fang Shu naturally could not let it slip away. Catching him off guard and taking his life first was the finest course of action!
That way, after offending the man even more, he would not have to worry about him finding another chance in the future to obstruct his bid for the inner sect—or even target his life!
As he considered this, Fang Shu felt lighter at heart.
He swung the flagpole in his hand. The Yin-Yang Venom Worms scattered throughout the area rustled as they flew back, winding around the pole and slowly weaving themselves into the shape of a banner.
As he recalled the venom worms, Fang Shu also swept his gaze over the Poison Sand Gu floating in the great hall.
This Gu was exceedingly fierce. Not only was it no weaker than the Yin-Yang Venom Worms in his hand, but owing to its rank, it even surpassed them by quite a bit. It truly intrigued him.
But Fang Shu suppressed the thought. He did not look again at Huai Liangxing's corpse on the ground. After putting away the Flood Dragon Spine Hundred-Gu Banner, he turned toward Long Gu and performed a respectful salute.
"Master, this disciple was careless for a moment and accidentally beat Fifth Senior Brother to death. I ask Master to forgive my