Free Web NovelChapter 320: Chapter 167: Antitoxic Pill
Ou Zhicheng felt a sudden weight on his shoulder, as if a mountain had been dropped on it.
A mix of shock and rage flared in his heart. Without a second thought, he spun around, throwing a punch as he roared:
"Who’s there?"
His fist met empty air. The person who had been behind him was now, in an instant and without a sound, standing ten feet away.
He focused his eyes and saw it was a young man.
While Ou Zhicheng was still gaping in astonishment, the young man flicked his hand in disgust.
"You’re covered in poison. Can’t you just find a corner and die quietly?
"And don’t get any on me."
Upon hearing this, the woman in white suddenly burst out laughing with a PFFT.
When Elder Nong heard her laugh, his heart sank. ’This is not good,’ he thought.
He quickly looked toward his Young Miss, only to see that she had already wiped the smile from her face. Her expression was now as cold as ancient ice.
"..."
Elder Nong was rendered speechless.
’Isn’t this just making it more obvious?’
Ou Zhicheng paid Fang Shuwen’s words no mind. After shooting him a vicious glare, he let out another roar and charged the woman in white.
He wasn’t particularly concerned with Fang Shuwen, this unexpected interloper. His life was already forfeit, after all. The most important thing now was to take that woman down in one fell swoop.
"Hey?"
But then, Fang Shuwen’s voice came from behind him again, and his shoulder was seized once more.
"Did you not understand what I said?
"A man your age, bullying a young lady. What kind of man does that make you?"
Ou Zhicheng was so furious he nearly spat blood. ’What "young lady"?’
’She used an Elixir Recipe to turn the five of them against each other, and even poisoned the box!’
’What kind of young lady is that vicious?’
This was obviously not the time for reasoning, however. And even if it were, he doubted he’d have the moral high ground.
Ou Zhicheng spun around abruptly and launched a flying kick, executing the [Kuixing Kick].
The technique itself wasn’t particularly profound, but Ou Zhicheng’s execution was sublime and untraceable.
Had it been anyone else, that kick would have taken their head clean off.
Unfortunately for him, the one behind him was Fang Shuwen...
The [Plum Blossom Scattering Hand] shot out, catching the momentum and clamping onto Ou Zhicheng’s ankle. With a twist of his body, Fang Shuwen’s Inner Strength flowed through the grip, and Ou Zhicheng felt his entire stance crumble.
Fang Shuwen then swung him around in a full circle and slammed him violently onto the ground.
BOOM!!!
Forty or fifty years ago, Ou Zhicheng’s name had been famous throughout the Northern Domain.
Jianghu people called him the ’Cloud-Cutting Hand’!
Ye Wufeng was still just a boy when Ou Zhicheng made his name.
By a twist of fate, he, Wang Baisheng, Cen the Ninth, and the others had learned of Huang Zhonglang’s affairs.
In pursuit of greater Martial Arts and the inheritance of Divine Pill Valley, they had thrown themselves into the study of the Alchemy Dao.
A single Elixir Recipe from Huang Zhonglang, missing just two ingredients, had deceived him for decades, causing him to fade into obscurity.
But even so, he had never truly let his Martial Arts slide.
At the critical moment, he crossed his arms over his chest and curled his body into a ball.
The ground shattered on impact, and blood poured from his mouth and nose, but the blow didn’t kill him outright.
But the strike did serve to snap him to his senses.
’There’s no need to keep tangling with that woman in white.’
’Being poisoned doesn’t mean I’m dead yet. The right move is to get out of here and find a way to cure myself.’
It wasn’t a bad idea.
But unfortunately for him, it came too late.
Fang Shuwen, slightly surprised that his first slam hadn’t killed the man, remarked:
"This tough, huh?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than he lifted the man and slammed him down again.
This time he slammed him down three more times, until Ou Zhicheng’s tendons were ruptured and his bones shattered. He was a mangled wreck, barely clinging to a single breath.
Fang Shuwen was genuinely impressed.
"Old man, your Martial Arts training is pretty decent."
’To have a body like this at his age... that’s really something. He’s probably much stronger than that guy who was bragging about bedding a hundred women a night.’
"...You... who... are you...?"
Ou Zhicheng had never imagined it. He wouldn’t die from the woman’s poison, but would instead be beaten to death by Fang Shuwen.
"A dead man has no need for names."
Fang Shuwen casually tossed him aside. Ou Zhicheng thought for a moment that Fang Shuwen had a sudden pang of compassion, but recalling his words, that didn’t seem right.
While he was still trying to understand, a large foot descended from the sky.
THUD!
Fang Shuwen stomped his entire head into the ground, snuffing out his life completely.
Elder Nong’s scalp went numb watching the scene. He instinctively moved to stand in front of the woman in white.
Fang Shuwen glanced at the woman in white, smiled, and said,
"Killed a man for you. Consider it payment for tonight’s lodging."
With that, he turned to leave.
He had stepped in for two reasons. First, he felt that Ou Zhicheng and his ilk were not good people and deserved to die.
Second, no matter how you looked at it, the heir of Divine Pill Valley was worth saving.
The former was an act of justice, and the latter came at no cost to him. So why not?
"Wait a moment."
Just as Fang Shuwen was turning to go, the woman in white suddenly called out to stop him.
Fang Shuwen wasn’t surprised.
"What can I do for you, Miss?"
"You... How long have you been here?"
the woman in white asked in a low voice.
Fang Shuwen thought for a moment before replying,
"I suppose I’ve been here the whole time. I watched them fight over that so-called [Ten Years of the Great Dream], and I saw you use a dart to lure them out.
"But please, don’t worry. I mean you no harm.
"I just have a knack for finding trouble myself, so I can’t help but be a bit on guard."
"I see."
The woman in white nodded, then said,
"You saved my life. What do you want in return?"
