Chapter 431 - 204: Let Me Ask You Something
Chapter 431: Chapter 204: Let Me Ask You Something
After the man in black finished speaking, Fang Shuwen casually struck him dead with a single palm.
Seeing him stand up, Miao Feichan quickly asked,
"You’re going?"
Fang Shuwen nodded.
"Now that I know, of course I have to go. Am I supposed to just wait for them to attack us?
"But it’s enough if I go alone. You can stay here."
Miao Feichan was taken aback.
"How did you know I wanted to stay?"
"You really want to stay? Tell me why."
"You just captured a man from Night Rain Tower. It’s clear this village isn’t as safe as it seems."
Miao Feichan glanced at Chen Jinwang and the others, paused for a moment, then continued,
"Although what they did was help a tyrant, they were forced into it.
"Besides, this old gentleman..."
She looked at Chen Zhong.
"It’s because of him that we learned about all this. If there are still people from Night Rain Tower in the village, I’m worried they’ll come for revenge.
"My Martial Arts may not be a match for them.
"However, if they do show up, their target will definitely be me. With my skills, it won’t be easy for them to get close."
Fang Shuwen watched Miao Feichan quietly.
Unfazed by his scrutinizing gaze, she met his eyes calmly.
After a long moment, Fang Shuwen sighed.
"Just as I thought. Fine. In that case, you can stay here.
"I’ll be back as fast as I can... but if there’s the slightest sign of trouble, you must escape immediately!"
Miao Feichan froze for a second, then suddenly smiled.
"Alright."
She hadn’t expected Fang Shuwen to have the same idea as her.
The feeling stirred something indescribable in her heart.
Fang Shuwen, however, just shook his head gently.
"You look pretty happy. I’d advise you not to celebrate too soon."
"Hm?"
Miao Feichan was puzzled. Before she could understand, Fang Shuwen tapped his foot, and as if wreathed in lightning, he vanished from before her in an instant.
She glanced back, lost in thought.
’This Body Technique... it’s so incredibly nimble.’
When it came to Lightweight Technique, Miao Feichan was exceptionally talented and had trained in a supreme discipline.
Her reputation as the best in the world at Lightweight Technique was well-earned.
Yet the Body Technique Fang Shuwen had just used was, for a short burst, no slower than her own.
But that Body Technique was suited for changing position and fighting in close quarters; it wasn’t practical for long-distance travel.
’I wonder where he learned such a profound Body Technique. And his Lightweight Technique is leagues beyond that of Yuqing Pavilion...’
She glanced at Chen Jinwang and the others, not dwelling on Fang Shuwen’s Martial Arts. There was something fundamentally illogical about him. She waved her hand.
"Let’s go. We’ll wait in the front hall."
Chen Jinwang nodded repeatedly, but couldn’t help asking,
"Shouldn’t we notify the others?"
"No."
Miao Feichan shook her head.
"With my abilities, I can’t protect all of you.
"If we gather everyone here, any of their men still in the village will surely notice that something is amiss.
"That would be the worst-case scenario. It’s better this way, to act as if nothing has happened and avoid any unnecessary complications."
Chen Jinwang seemed to only half-understand, but he nodded anyway.
Whether he understood or not was irrelevant; he just had to obey.
The group immediately went to the front hall.
They lit the lamps. Miao Feichan told the others to make themselves comfortable while she went to the doorway to watch the rain outside.
But just then, her ears twitched, and her brow furrowed slightly.
Looking up, she saw several figures leaping through the rainy night, arriving in the front courtyard in the blink of an eye.
As her gaze swept over each of them, Miao Feichan’s heart sank.
These weren’t ordinary disciples of Night Rain Tower. The aura of each one was no weaker than Liu Hanyan’s had been that day.
But that wasn’t why the color drained from Miao Feichan’s face.
What truly felt wrong was that they had arrived the moment Fang Shuwen left.
’Could this be... a ploy to lure the tiger from its mountain?’
Her mind raced. Just as she was about to step outside, she felt a jolt in her back before she could even lift her leg.
Someone had struck her acupuncture points!
In that instant, Miao Feichan’s pupils contracted violently.
Behind her... The only people behind her were Chen Zhong and Chen Jinwang.
’One of them... knows Martial Arts!?’
’Who is it?’
"This really wasn’t easy."
A soft sigh came from behind her.
The one who walked around her with his hands clasped behind his back was none other than the disheveled, messy-haired Chen Zhong.
The moment Miao Feichan saw him, it was as if a bolt of lightning flashed through her mind.
"Attacking the village wasn’t your plan...
"Your plan, from the very beginning, was to lure the tiger from its mountain!
"And you... you were the key to this whole scheme!?"
Chen Zhong nodded.
"You are correct.
"Whether it was the three hundred-some ’Raindrops’ outside the village or the actors within it...
"They all existed for my sake.
"If the assassination attempt had been enough to solve the problem, then none of the subsequent events would have been necessary.
"But... the Human World Demon God truly lives up to his name.
"He slaughtered all three hundred of Night Rain Tower’s Raindrops, down to the last man.
"Such methods are truly terrifying."
He walked up to Miao Feichan, stepping out into the rain. The panic in his eyes was long gone as he spoke slowly,
"Fortunately... while his Martial Arts are high and he is both perceptive and suspicious,
"he is, in the end, a bit too green.
"He suspected Landlord Chen. He suspected everyone in this village.
"The only one he didn’t suspect was the ’lucky’ survivor, ’Chen Zhong’.
"After all, he got the answers he wanted. He learned the true nature of these people, and he learned the ’truth’."