Chapter 365 - 182: Brother Fang Will Avenge You
Chapter 365: Chapter 182: Brother Fang Will Avenge You
"Fang Shuwen, what are you doing?"
Seeing the only ’human witness’ fall into Fang Shuwen’s hands, Sword Master Geng immediately bellowed.
Fang Shuwen glanced up at him, then paid him no further mind, simply turning to Tang Lie.
"Brother Tang, you can now tell them what happened that night."
Sword Master Geng’s face darkened. ’I am one of the three great Sword Masters of the Sword God Palace, and this Fang Shuwen just completely ignored me?’
Tang Lie immediately nodded and announced to the crowd,
"Everyone, I am Tang Lie of the Huiwu Sect—the same Tang Lie who was supposedly killed by Hero Fang."
"The truth is, on that day, I went to the village..."
Tang Lie had clearly been preparing for this day for a long time.
As he recounted his story with practiced ease, the expressions of everyone present changed dramatically.
The village massacre was a fabrication; the framing was real.
The Western Regions Celestial Eagle Alliance had tried to kill Tang Lie to silence him, but he had been saved by Fang Shuwen.
For a moment, the entire crowd was speechless.
The way many people looked at Fang Shuwen had now become complicated.
Sword Master Geng’s expression tightened. He clearly hadn’t expected this affair to involve forces from the Jianghu of the Western Domain.
By revealing the truth at the Celestial Martial Grand Assembly, Fang Shuwen was not only clearing his own name but also sounding an alarm for the entire Northern Domain Martial World.
How many fools could have survived in the Jianghu for this long?
Even those who, blinded by greed, had thrown themselves at Fang Shuwen only to die, were not all complete fools.
They were simply too desperate to obtain the Glazed Saint Body. They always felt they had a chance, always wanted to risk it all... and ended up losing their lives in the process.
Now, with Tang Lie’s testimony, many people realized something.
It was hard to say whether Fang Shuwen was a calamity for the Northern Domain Martial World, but those people from the Western Domain’s Jianghu would undoubtedly shake the very foundations of the Northern Domain.
According to Tang Lie, Jueshen Palace was unstoppable.
So what would become of those who were driven to desperation by Jueshen Palace?
The Celestial Eagle Alliance’s choice of the Northern Domain was no blind decision. And if their leader could think of this, wouldn’t the leaders of other forces come to the same conclusion?
If those powers from the Western Domain were to invade the North en masse, how many people would die?
Compared to that, what were the handful of people Fang Shuwen had killed?
That would be a true catastrophe for the Martial Arts world!
At this thought, many suddenly grew restless.
"This is unacceptable. We must start preparing for this at once."
"To think the Western Regions Celestial Eagle Alliance would come to our Northern Domain and slaughter the innocent... It’s detestable."
"Since we are all gathered here now, why don’t we devise a strategy?"
Listening to the murmurs of the crowd, Sword Master Geng’s expression was no longer just dark; it was livid.
He couldn’t help but roar:
"What in the world are you all doing?
"A great enemy is right before you! Never mind when the Western Regions Celestial Eagle Alliance might arrive—the Demon Evil God is standing right here! Are you all just going to turn a blind eye?"
The crowd was taken aback, then someone suddenly retorted,
"The Demon Evil God is only trying to protect the Glazed Saint Body. As long as we don’t get involved, why would he bother us?"
"But the Celestial Eagle Alliance and the other forces from the Western Domain’s Jianghu are another matter entirely."
"If we don’t take precautions now, I fear the entire Northern Domain Martial World will be in grave danger."
"Sword Master Geng, we are aware of the feud between the Sword God Palace and the Demon Evil God. But right now, we face a crisis that threatens the very survival of the Northern Domain Martial World. Why not set aside this personal grudge for the time being?"
"When you get down to it, if Ye Wucheng and Ye Bai hadn’t gone to the Eastern Domain to run rampant, why would the Demon Evil God even be here?"
"But if he hadn’t come, how would any of us have learned of this conspiracy from the Western Domain?"
"So... does that mean we have Ye Wucheng to thank for this?"
"This is a mess of the Sword God Palace’s own making. You can deal with it yourselves. I’m not getting involved."
To be sure, as one of the Northern Domain’s Five Great Forces, the Sword God Palace held significant sway in the Jianghu.
But here and now, with so many people gathered and more than just one or two voicing this opinion, the principle of ’safety in numbers’ applied. Could the Sword God Palace truly slaughter them all?
In that moment, many began to consider leaving.
Sword Master Geng knew the situation had spiraled out of his control. He was filled with a mix of fury and anxiety, wanting nothing more than to strike someone down to reassert the might of the Sword God Palace.
But if he attacked now, it would only shatter what little unity remained. Some might even join Fang Shuwen and turn against the Sword God Palace!
So he could only suppress his rage, gritting his teeth as he watched, not daring to make a move.
But just then, Fang Shuwen’s voice suddenly reached everyone’s ears.
"Everyone, please wait."
The crowd froze, and many broke out in a cold sweat.
’Logically, shouldn’t Fang Shuwen be the one most eager for them to leave right now?’
’Why did he suddenly stop us... Is he planning to slaughter every last one of us?’
From anyone else, such a thought would have been absurd, a wild fantasy.
But considering Fang Shuwen’s actions up to this point, many began to tremble in fear.
Fang Shuwen then turned his gaze to the man in his grasp.
"Cheng Shile of Yellow Wind Valley, wielder of the Jiuli Saber. Am I correct?"
The ’human witness’s’ expression changed instantly.
"You... How do you know my name?"
Fang Shuwen’s gaze swept lightly over the crowd.
"There are still members of the Celestial Eagle Alliance among you."
"Today, aside from them..."
He pointed a finger at Sword Master Geng, Fan Wusheng, and their group, then continued,
"...and anyone else who wishes to make a move against me, the rest of you may leave."
"However, the members of the Celestial Eagle Alliance may not."
"Now, I need a small favor from all of you. I wonder if you would be willing to help?"