Chapter 404 - 195: The Arrival of Miao Feichan
Chapter 404: Chapter 195: The Arrival of Miao Feichan
The tavern was abuzz with voices.
Martial artists of the Jianghu and idle townsfolk gathered in small groups, shouting and drinking.
The topic of conversation was all the major events that had recently shaken the Jianghu.
"I heard that Fang Shuwen isn’t even a man. They say he’s the reincarnation of a true Demon God.
"Otherwise, how could he have single-handedly broken into the Sword God Palace... slaughtered their three thousand Divine Swordsmen until less than a hundred remained, and then beat Ye Wufeng to death inside the Sword God Palace’s Sword Tomb!"
"Poor Ye Wufeng. The magnificent Northern Domain Sword God, a legend in the Jianghu. His River of Sword Qi technique nearly made him the strongest in the Northern Domain, but his good-for-nothing brother just had to run off to the Eastern Domain and provoke Fang Shuwen.
"And just like that, the Sword God Palace’s centuries-old legacy went up in smoke."
"And Ye Wufeng wasn’t the only one dragged down by his brother, was he?
"Think about Mu Tiange, the Pavilion Master of the Thousand Snow Pavilion. How incredible was his Thousand Snow Silence Great Art? Even Ye Wufeng couldn’t claim he was guaranteed to win against him.
"But because Young Master Tinghua spoke disrespectfully, he was killed by Fang Shuwen. Mu Tiange went to get revenge, even teaming up with Ye Wufeng, yet he still ended up dead...
"Now the Thousand Snow Pavilion is a dragon without a head. I hear the Saintess Sect and the Ascetic Sect are both starting to make moves, sensing an opportunity."
"Sigh... a single Fang Shuwen has thrown the entire Northern Domain into turmoil.
"Two of the Five Great Forces are gone. The Jianghu is in chaos."
"Not two. Three."
"What? Which faction did that Demon Evil God destroy now?"
"It wasn’t the Demon Evil God who destroyed it... but it’s still tangled up with him in a thousand ways.
"Zhao Wuji of the Heaven-Slaying Sect was trapped by love, imprisoning himself in Cold Valley Town for twenty years. But then Fang Shuwen went there and killed him.
"Zhao Ziying of the Zhao Clan colluded with him. The moment Fang Shuwen killed Zhao Wuji, Zhao Ziying went to the Heaven-Slaying Sect and wiped out the entire Zhao Clan.
"Not even the eggs in the henhouse were spared. The attack was so vicious, you’d think he was an adopted son of the Zhao Clan."
As soon as these words were spoken, a collective gasp echoed through the tavern.
Although the Five Great Forces of the Northern Domain each kept to themselves, the most reclusive of them all wasn’t the Ascetic Sect or the Saintess Sect... it was the Heaven-Slaying Sect.
Those guys were secretive, spending all their days researching the Seven Emotions and Seven Sins Heaven-Slaying Saber. As long as it didn’t involve them, they couldn’t care less about the affairs of the Jianghu.
That was why the news of the Zhao Clan’s complete extermination hadn’t spread widely.
Now, hearing this, the people in the tavern felt their scalps tingle with fear.
Three of the Five Great Forces were gone... leaving only the Saintess Sect and the Ascetic Sect.
This had shaken the Northern Domain to its very foundations.
"There’s a Jueshen Palace in the Western Domain that wants to unify the region. Their alliance of Jianghu powers is now desperately trying to find a way into the Northern Domain.
"If the Five Great Forces were still around, they’d surely be sent back with their tails between their legs. But now, with three of the five gone, what does the Northern Domain have to defend itself?"
"It’s all Fang Shuwen’s fault. If it weren’t for his wanton slaughter, how could the Northern Domain have ended up in this situation?"
"By that logic, shouldn’t you also blame Long Qingzhi and her innate Glazed Saint Body? Have you all forgotten why he went on a killing spree in the Northern Domain in the first place?"
At these words, the crowd fell silent again.
But soon, someone slapped their table and stood up.
"So what? Everyone knows the benefits of the Glazed Saint Body.
"Let me ask you all: if you had such an opportunity, would any of you here be willing to give up the Glazed Saint Body?"
The crowd looked at each other. If they were to truly ask their own hearts, of course no one would be willing to give it up.
"So, when you get down to it, it’s still Fang Shuwen who’s too vicious and merciless!"
"That’s absolute nonsense."
From a corner of the tavern, a handsome, plainly dressed young man stood up, holding a wine pot. His brows were slightly furrowed.
"As far as I know, Fang Shuwen is a perfect gentleman. He only kills when he is forced to.
"And yet you people speak of your own greed, your disregard for human life—such selfish and filthy matters—as if it’s all perfectly natural. You even shift the blame onto someone else...
"Have you no shame?"
"And who are you?!"
The man who had slammed the table earlier knew his own words didn’t stand up to scrutiny, but seeing someone jump out to find fault, he couldn’t help but feel his anger surge.
The young man gave a faint smile.
"This humble one is none other than Fang Shuwen."
The moment these words left his mouth, the faces of everyone present turned deathly pale.
They had just spent a good while discussing Fang Shuwen, and their words had been anything but polite.
And it turned out that the very Fang Shuwen they were talking about was right here among them?
’What are we going to do?’
But in the next moment, a wild laugh rang out.
"I think you’ve lost your mind! What kind of person is Fang Shuwen?
"He leaves a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in his wake! Everywhere he goes, rivers of blood flow strong enough to float shields!
"If you were really Fang Shuwen, after all the things we just said, how could we possibly still be alive?
"But you’ve got some serious guts, kid, daring to impersonate the Human World Demon God himself... That takes some nerve, I’ll give you that!"
With that, he raised his wine bowl in a distant toast and then drained it in one gulp.
Fang Shuwen’s mouth twitched.
"If you want a drink, don’t use other people as an excuse."
Suddenly, someone else in the tavern asked:
"Speaking of which, what happened to Long Qingzhi in the end? Why did the young lady suddenly disappear without a trace?"
Fang Shuwen glanced at him and said coolly:
"She’s been settled somewhere safe, of course. To save you all the trouble of rushing to your deaths one after another."
"Hahaha."
The crowd burst into laughter, pointing at Fang Shuwen and saying:
"I’ve gotta say, your act is pretty convincing."
"Too bad you don’t understand Fang Shuwen."
"Yeah, that Fang Shuwen is ruthless and cruel. There’s nothing in his eyes... only a world of slaughter.