Chapter 430 - 203: Actor
Chapter 430: Chapter 203: Actor
So, the odds of them coming here were extremely high.
But if their enemy had even taken this into account, then the ambush outside the village was indeed just the beginning.
Fang Shuwen turned and asked Chen Jinwang:
"Are there enough of you to fill the entire village?"
"...No."
Chen Jinwang didn’t dare to lie.
"There are a lot of us, but this village isn’t small either."
"It’s impossible for us to occupy every house."
Fang Shuwen stroked his chin, watching the incessant rain outside. It had started as a mere shower, but now it had been pouring for quite some time.
"Night Rain Tower... they certainly are interesting."
"You don’t actually think they can summon the wind and call the rain, do you?"
Hearing Fang Shuwen’s words, Miao Feichan guessed what he was thinking.
But Fang Shuwen shook his head.
"They might not be able to control the weather, but at the very least, they have an expert who can read the celestial signs."
"Otherwise, if we had arrived here on a clear day, we would have spotted the flaws in this village at a single glance."
Miao Feichan nodded.
"Their Martial Arts are related to rain. It makes sense they would put extra effort into this."
"That way, they can ensure the rain is on their side every time they make a move."
"It was only with Liu Hanyan and the others..."
"That wasn’t their fault. It was a problem with the Northern Domain."
Fang Shuwen said with a smile,
"In the region where we encountered Liu Hanyan, even if something were to fall from the sky, it would have been snow. How could it possibly rain there?"
Miao Feichan couldn’t help but laugh at his words.
"Does that mean the Northern Domain is the perfect counter to Night Rain Tower?"
Fang Shuwen tapped his fingers twice on the edge of the bed. He was about to speak when his eyebrows suddenly shot up. With a slight turn of his feet, a gust of wind swept through the room. Chen Jinwang looked up, startled, wondering where the breeze had come from. When he did, he discovered that Fang Shuwen, who had been sitting on the bed just a moment ago, had vanished without a trace.
His face instantly paled. He never imagined Fang Shuwen’s Lightweight Technique was so profound.
’Am I seeing a ghost?’ he wondered.
Meanwhile, atop a wall on the perimeter of the Chen Residence, a figure stood watch, seemingly observing the movements within.
A voice suddenly spoke from right beside his ear.
"See anything interesting?"
The man subconsciously shook his head. Just as he was about to speak, his expression changed drastically.
With no time to turn around, he tapped his foot and his figure vanished in an instant.
But at that very moment, a silhouette formed of raindrops appeared in the downpour. The silhouette flew backward, and as it did, the man in black’s form materialized from within it.
He ended up with his nape clasped in Fang Shuwen’s hand.
"Come with me."
With that said, Fang Shuwen tapped his foot, and they both vanished.
Back in the room, Chen Jinwang was still reeling in shock and confusion when he suddenly felt another gust of wind and a spray of water on his face.
He frantically looked around but saw nothing new behind him. When he turned back, Fang Shuwen, who had just vanished, was once again standing by the bed.
And with him was another man, dressed in black.
The man was kneeling on the floor, one of Fang Shuwen’s hands pressed on his shoulder, trembling uncontrollably.
"This..."
Chen Jinwang’s heart gave a violent lurch. Only now did he understand the true weight behind the name "Demon Evil God."
As the head of an opera troupe that traveled far and wide, Chen Jinwang had, of course, heard of Fang Shuwen’s reputation.
But the men who had captured him were incredibly skilled, and he hadn’t dared to defy them.
More importantly, he had no real concept of the experts of the Jianghu. He felt the group that had captured them was already the pinnacle of power. ’Even if Fang Shuwen is strong,’ he’d thought, ’he can’t possibly beat them.’
That was why he had so obediently played along.
But now, it was clear that his thinking had been completely and utterly wrong.
The men in black, who had seemed like supreme experts in his eyes, were like lambs to the slaughter before Fang Shuwen.
They had no power to fight back at all.
Fang Shuwen paid no mind to Chen Jinwang’s thoughts. He brought his index and middle fingers together like a sword. A Line shot from his hand. With a flick of his finger, it struck the man squarely on his Danzhong Acupoint.
A blood-curdling scream instantly filled the room.
Only then did Fang Shuwen release the hand on the man’s shoulder.
Chen Jinwang and the man playing ’Chen Zhong’ were both stunned into silence.
The real Chen Zhong trembled like a leaf, instinctively trying to shrink into a corner of the room.
Seeing the old man suffer so, Miao Feichan couldn’t help but let out a soft sigh.
Time passed in silence. When Fang Shuwen deemed it sufficient, he released A Line.
The man looked as if he had just crawled back from the Ghost Gate. The way he looked at Fang Shuwen now was as if he were staring at an Asura Evil Ghost.
Fang Shuwen’s expression remained unchanged.
"I ask, you answer."
"Yes..."
The man didn’t dare resist.
Fang Shuwen got straight to the point.
"What is your plan?"
The man in black knew that with his capture, their plot had been exposed. He had no choice but to confess.
"To attack the village... to distract you, and use the opportunity to seize the Seven Stars from Miao Feichan."
Fang Shuwen narrowed his eyes.
Chen Jinwang’s face, however, turned deathly pale. ’Attack the village... They wouldn’t be killing villagers. They’d be killing us!’
And it would be a real slaughter.
He couldn’t help but silently curse them for their viciousness. They had not only forced his troupe to act but also expected them to be the props for a massacre.
Miao Feichan’s face was also grim.
But one had to admit, Night Rain Tower was truly willing to sacrifice lives.
The battle outside the village had cost over three hundred lives, all to ensure Fang Shuwen would make it to the Chen Residence.
Then they would use the lives of these actors to make Fang Shuwen think they were real villagers, catching him off guard.
Finally, they would use the opening to go after Miao Feichan and seize the Seven Stars.
Who knew how many more lives they were planning to throw away just to achieve their goal.
This entire charade was a truly grand production.
They just never expected that when they had slaughtered the village, one person had managed to slip through the cracks.
Allowing Fang Shuwen to uncover the entire plot ahead of time.
Miao Feichan looked at Fang Shuwen, whose expression remained completely unchanged. He simply asked in a low voice,
"Where are your men now?"
Without a moment’s hesitation, the man blurted out,
"Twenty li to the west... our men are stationed there."