Free Web NovelChapter 269: Chapter 150: Harvest and Invitation
In just a few moments, the large crowd of Jianghu people had vanished without a trace.
All that remained were Fang Shuwen’s party, Leng Yanqiu and the Wu Hui siblings, and Xiao Ruofeng and the members of the Cangwu Sword Sect, who had just crept out of the Earth Palace.
However, the people from the Cangwu Sword Sect hadn’t been idle.
Earlier, when Fang Shuwen killed Gu Panxi, a group of disciples from the Joyful Zen Temple and the Flower Moon Sect had also found their way here.
The Jianghu people present had been so intimidated by Fang Shuwen that they were completely frozen, not daring to make a move.
The members of those two sects had wanted to sneak away, but with Chen Yan blocking their path, they hadn’t dared to cause a commotion and draw Fang Shuwen’s attention.
They had considered hiding in the outer areas of the Earth Palace, but before they could, the Cangwu Sword Sect had arrived.
The righteous and the wicked cannot coexist. The moment the two sides met, a bloody battle was inevitable.
And so, they had fought until this very moment.
The main reason was that Xiao Ruofeng hadn’t made a move. Dressed in a green robe with a sword at his waist, he had the appearance of a master detached from worldly affairs.
What else could one say? He was a Sect Leader, after all.
Despite causing such a huge disaster, he didn’t even blush or show a hint of panic, acting as if he had nothing to do with it.
He simply looked at Fang Shuwen, his eyes glinting faintly.
"A saying goes: ’A fiend descends, not a man of letters; blood stains the heavens, the Demon Evil God!’
"You are the Demon Evil God, Fang Shuwen?"
The moment he spoke, Yu Yaoguang shot him a cold glare.
"What are you going to do about it?"
"..."
Xiao Ruofeng’s imposing aura deflated, and he looked somewhat baffled.
"I was just asking..."
’We’ve been peers in the Jianghu for years,’ he thought. ’Setting aside our personal relationship, we’ve always been courteous to one another. Why is she suddenly so hostile?’
Fang Shuwen also cupped his fist in salute.
"Greetings, Sect Leader Xiao."
Xiao Ruofeng smiled back.
"That title is certainly a bit menacing, but Young Hero Fang is a man of integrity. Your repeated actions to uphold justice in the Jianghu make you a true role model for our generation."
"If you have the chance in the future, why not visit the Cangwu Sword Sect?"
"You flatter me, Sect Leader Xiao."
Fang Shuwen replied with a smile,
"If I have the time in the future, I will certainly pay a visit."
"Excellent. Then it’s settled." freewebnovel.cσ๓
After saying this, he turned to Yu Yaoguang.
"With Ye Wucheng dead, Ye Wufeng will never let this matter rest."
"Now that things here are settled, I will head back to the Cangwu Sword Sect and prepare to welcome the Northern Domain Sword God."
Yu Yaoguang mulled it over for a moment before speaking.
"Ye Wucheng’s actions this time were likely with Ye Wufeng’s tacit approval."
"You must also handle things carefully when you return... If you find yourself outmatched, you may activate the Seven Sects Wolf Smoke Order."
"If Ye Wufeng is truly courting death, we won’t hesitate to point our swords at the Northern Domain!"
Xiao Ruofeng grimaced slightly but didn’t speak, merely nodding his head.
After cupping his fist to Fang Shuwen once more, he turned to leave...
Fang Shuwen’s lips parted, as if he was about to say something. But when he looked up, he saw Xiao Ruofeng walking with a determined gaze toward a room across the platform...
’Where is he going?’
As he stood there stunned, he heard a disciple from the Cangwu Sword Sect say,
"Sect Leader, Sect Leader, the exit is up there."
Xiao Ruofeng didn’t even break his stride. With a natural turn, he leaped into the air and landed on the high platform above.
He looked back at his Cangwu Sword Sect disciples, who were still fighting those from the Joyful Zen Temple and Flower Moon Sect, and spoke softly.
"Stand down."
Upon hearing this, the Cangwu Sword Sect disciples didn’t give it a second thought. They all leaped away, leaving a group of monks from the Flower Moon Sect and the Joyful Zen Temple standing in place, their faces a mask of bewilderment.
There was a sharp SWISH!
A flicker of a sword-gleam—or perhaps, a flash of light—swept across the area in an instant. It felt like a breeze rustling through long hair. The disciples from the two sects only felt a cool wind brush past them, and with a slight shudder, their heads all dropped to the floor.
Fang Shuwen narrowed his eyes slightly. ’What incredible Sword Qi!’
Xiao Ruofeng, however, acted as if nothing had happened. He walked up the stairs and soon disappeared from sight.
Before leaving, the Cangwu Sword Sect members all bowed to Yu Yaoguang and Fang Shuwen. The way they looked at Fang Shuwen held not fear, but a surprising friendliness.
This was because on the road to Flying Snow City, while escorting Ye Feihua and the others, several Cangwu Sword Sect disciples had tracked Qi Wuwang, hoping to eliminate a scourge for the Jianghu. To their surprise, they were nearly killed by him instead.
At the critical moment, Fang Shuwen had saved them.
Fang Shuwen himself had nearly forgotten the incident. But after those disciples returned to the Cangwu Sword Sect, they told everyone what had happened. Thus, the members of the sect all remembered, and for this reason, they had a naturally favorable impression of the Demon Evil God.
They just didn’t have time to explain all this to Fang Shuwen now. They were afraid that if they were even a little slow, their Sect Leader would wander off into some godforsaken corner again, so they could only chase after him in a hurry.
Once that group left, the surroundings became much quieter.
However, many people were still trapped within the Earth Palace, including numerous disciples from the other Seven Sects who had not yet emerged.
Therefore, Yu Yaoguang had to wait here for a while.
Fang Shuwen was in no hurry to leave, either. His eyes swept over the scene, and he noticed something lying in a pool of blood near a corpse.
He went over for a look and saw it was an Eight Trigrams Treasure Box.
He picked it up and shook off the fresh blood, feeling a little puzzled. ’How could someone have just left this here?’
What he didn’t know was that this was because no one else dared to pick it up.
There were two such treasure boxes. Lin Fan had given him one, while the other had been obtained by someone else. That person was one of the many who had tried to attack Fang Shuwen. After he died by Fang Shuwen’s hand, the box fell to the ground.
His rampage had inflicted a mountain of psychological trauma on those Jianghu people.
Even with the treasure box right there in front of them, they hadn’t dared to make a rash move.
The result was that both Eight Trigrams Treasure Boxes had now fallen into Fang Shuwen’s hands.
He clicked his tongue. ’To refuse a gift from heaven is to invite misfortune.’ With that thought, he put the box away. Then he walked over to Ye Wucheng’s corpse, began to search it, and pulled out a book.
