Free Web NovelChapter 312: Chapter 164: Cuizhu Mountain Villa
What he never expected, however, was that Fang Shuwen had long since discovered the foul play underwater.
That was why he’d been forced to jump ship immediately, lest he be captured by Fang Shuwen.
Now, seeing that his attempt to scuttle the boat had failed, he decided to act personally.
He had made his living on the water his entire life, and his skill at sinking boats and plundering was far beyond that of any ordinary person.
But just as he was about to strike, the entire boat suddenly spun in place.
Caught off guard, Xun Shou was struck by the hull. He instinctively recoiled, barely dodging the unexpected blow. When he looked up again, he saw the boat speeding toward the north bank.
"This... This..."
Bubbles gurgled from Xun Shou’s mouth. He was utterly dumbfounded.
’How did the boat get away?’
He had mistaken Fang Shuwen for a complete landlubber, oblivious to just how varied Fang Shuwen’s early life experiences had been.
In his struggle for survival, he had done it all.
Rowing a boat and the like were, naturally, no challenge for him.
But now, his Inner Strength was profound. He didn’t need oars to row; he simply propelled the water with his Inner Strength, surging through the waves at a speed far beyond what Xun Shou and his men could have ever anticipated.
Xun Shou knew this couldn’t go on. He swam forcefully toward the surface.
SPLASH! He broke the surface and pulled a Fire Meteor, wrapped in oilcloth, from his robes. With a flick of his wrist, he sent it flying into the sky.
BANG! A brilliant flash of light exploded in the sky.
It was exceptionally dazzling, even in broad daylight.
But just after he had done this, Xun Shou’s expression stiffened. He looked up abruptly and saw Fang Shuwen standing on the boat, watching him.
"You..."
A jolt went through Xun Shou. Just as he was about to dive back into the water, he felt a surge of Inner Strength seize his entire body. He was involuntarily pulled from the water, flying straight toward Fang Shuwen.
The old man knew Fang Shuwen possessed the ability to grab things from a distance, so he wasn’t panicked now that he was experiencing it firsthand.
With another flick of his wrist, he produced two more Hidden Weapons from his person and threw them.
These two Hidden Weapons came from the Divine Fire Hall of the Western Domain. They contained Western Domain’s Fire God Oil, and once they exploded, they would release a raging inferno that couldn’t be extinguished by water.
He intended to use them to heavily injure Fang Shuwen before resorting to other tactics.
Fang Shuwen didn’t know what these Hidden Weapons were, but since the old man was relying on them, he figured they must be extraordinary.
So, with a push and a thrust of his Palm Technique, he sent the two Hidden Weapons, which were barely halfway to him, turning right back toward Xun Shou.
Xun Shou’s face fell, but suspended in mid-air, he had no chance to dodge. Two soft POPS were heard.
The Hidden Weapons, filled with the Western Domain’s Fire God Oil, burst open. A stream of sparks immediately leaped onto Xun Shou’s body.
Even though he was soaked to the bone, it didn’t hinder the flames in the slightest.
In the blink of an eye, Xun Shou had become a human torch.
Even Fang Shuwen was surprised.
’What the hell is this stuff?’
He released his Inner Strength, allowing Xun Shou to fall into the water. He then tried to pull him out again with the [North Nether Divine Technique], but Xun Shou was still burning fiercely.
’...He’s a goner.’
Fang Shuwen sighed and gave up.
’You’re an old man, you just had to play with fire. Now you’ve gotten burned, haven’t you?
You were born on the water and grew up in it, yet you die in fire.
I guess you’ve subverted your own fate.’
Looking back, he saw large, menacing ships sailing toward them across the once-calm river.
They had clearly been drawn by the Fire Meteor from before.
Though still far, he expected they would be intercepted before reaching the opposite bank.
Therefore, after a moment of thought, Fang Shuwen advanced instead of retreating.
He used his Inner Strength to control the small boat and charged straight toward the large ships.
These were the ships of the Eight Liujing Stockades. Seeing Fang Shuwen’s small boat, they thought their Chief of the Stronghold had arrived.
But when they looked closer, they saw no sign of the Chief of the Stronghold—only Fang Shuwen, Long Qingzhi, and Fang Dabao.
While they were still stunned, a flash of electricity sparked at Fang Shuwen’s feet. Before the leader on one of the ships could even react, a powerful fist had already smashed into his head.
His skull shattered, and his broken body was sent crashing into the ship’s cabin.
Seeing this, the others on the ship cried out in alarm.
"He’s on board!"
"That’s Fang Shuwen?"
"Careful... His Body Technique is so fast!"
Fang Shuwen didn’t want to get bogged down with them. He cleared a path with the [Electric Light Divine Movement Technique], moving so fast that the men on the ship couldn’t even see where he was before they were struck down and killed.
After clearing the first ship, he moved to the second.
Shrill screams and cries of alarm rang out once more.
By the time he had cleared the second ship, before he could even move on to the third, the nearest vessels were already trying to turn and flee.
How could Fang Shuwen let them escape?
He gave chase, and in less than an hour, he had slaughtered every last person on those ships!
After finishing the slaughter, Fang Shuwen returned to his small boat. With a flick of his sleeve, he set off toward the north bank.
On the Liujing River, only a few large ships remained, drifting silently with the current.
It wasn’t until two or three hours after Fang Shuwen had killed everyone and left that a group of people noticed the strange sight.
"Senior Brother, look. Why are those ships just floating there?"
"It looks like there’s no one on board?"
"The Liujing Ferry is usually packed with people. Why is it so deserted today?"
"Maybe it has something to do with those ships? Should we go take a look?"
This group of more than ten people were disciples from the Northern Domain’s Cyan Sheep Sect.
Although the Cyan Sheep Sect was not as famous as the Northern Domain’s Five Great Forces, they were by no means unknowns. In the eyes of the various experts of the Northern Domain, the Cyan Sheep Sect was anything but ordinary.
