Chapter 443 - 208: I’ll Go Meet Him
Chapter 443: Chapter 208: I’ll Go Meet Him
Heaven-Reaching Pavilion made its living on intelligence, after all. They were certainly far more professional at gathering information than Fang Shuwen.
With Chen Yan’s promise, his own fledgling plan, and some cooperation from the main branch in the Eastern Domain, Fang Shuwen was confident they could unearth Dragon Abyss by pooling their efforts.
He and Chen Yan hadn’t seen each other in a long time. Since neither of them was one to stand on ceremony, they simply sat and chatted for a while.
However, it was mostly Chen Yan asking Fang Shuwen for the details of his trip.
Fang Shuwen answered for a bit but soon grew impatient, feeling as if he were being hounded by a reporter for an interview. After a few more exchanges, he excused himself to go rest.
Once in his room, he had a member of the Cangwu Sword Sect bring him a brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone.
To ensure his safety, Yu Yaoguang had gone so far as to use her authority as the Sect Leader of Yuqing Pavilion to ask Xiao Ruofeng to meet him here.
Fang Shuwen felt he couldn’t let her gesture go unanswered.
He couldn’t go to Yuqing Pavilion at the moment, so he decided to write a letter to express his gratitude.
The letter contained no overly intimate language; instead, he shared interesting stories and things he had seen on his journey with Yu Yaoguang.
Just as he was writing, Miao Feichan pushed the door open and came in.
Seeing Fang Shuwen sitting there, writing furiously, she raised a delicate eyebrow.
"Writing back to Yu Yaoguang?"
Fang Shuwen nodded.
"What brings you here?"
Miao Feichan didn’t say a word. She walked over to the desk, sat down, and propped her chin on her hand. With her long legs crossed to the side, she stared at Fang Shuwen without blinking.
Fang Shuwen was trying to focus on his letter and wanted to ignore her.
But her unblinking stare eventually made his skin crawl, and he couldn’t help but look up at her.
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
"When did things start between you and Yu Yaoguang?"
Miao Feichan asked bluntly.
Fang Shuwen chuckled.
"Are you jealous?"
Miao Feichan’s face flushed, and she scoffed.
"Nonsense. What’s there to be jealous of?"
"I’m just surprised that someone with standards as high as Yu Yaoguang’s would actually fall for you."
Fang Shuwen stroked his chin and said,
"What’s wrong with me?"
"I’m young, handsome, talented, and highly skilled in Martial Arts. A humble, gentle, and refined gentleman..."
"Alright, alright."
Miao Feichan quickly waved her hand.
"And shameless, too."
"...That’s slander."
Fang Shuwen rolled his eyes.
"Everything I said comes from the bottom of my heart. How is that shameless?"
"...If you truly believe every word you just said, then that’s even more shameless."
Miao Feichan gave Fang Shuwen a complicated look.
"You don’t mind that she’s older than you?"
Fang Shuwen shook his head.
"Not at all."
Miao Feichan gazed at his face, lost in thought.
Fang Shuwen glanced at her.
"What are you thinking about?"
Miao Feichan shook her head decisively.
"Nothing. You finish your letter. I’m going back to rest."
With that, she stood up and walked out. For some reason, Fang Shuwen thought her retreating figure looked like she was fleeing in a panic.
He didn’t understand why, but he didn’t press the matter.
After he finished this letter, he still had several more to write.
One was for the Four Seas Martial Arts Hall, and another for the Zhou Family.
He had considered writing a letter to the Fang Family as well, but after a moment’s hesitation, he decided against it for now.
The Fang Family must have already heard about his situation from their branch in the Northern Domain; there was no need to be redundant.
Anything he needed to say could wait until he returned to Guangning City and visited home in person.
For now, he still couldn’t risk exposing his connection to the Fang Family.
After finishing the letters, Fang Shuwen stretched his back.
He walked to the window, pushed it open, and gazed at the moonlight overhead. A strange feeling washed over him.
He had lived his whole life in Julu City.
He had never felt it was anything special...
But now, after leaving the Eastern Domain, traveling through the Northern Domain, and returning across the border between the Two Domains to meet Xiao Ruofeng and Chen Yan, a strange sense of stability had inexplicably taken root in his heart.
It was like a weary bird returning to its nest; his mind had inexplicably relaxed.
’I feel a sense of belonging to the Eastern Domain.’
Fang Shuwen reflected for a moment, realizing his mindset had shifted.
This change wasn’t a bad thing, though.
He turned back, sat down on the bed cross-legged, and began to silently circulate his Profound Technique.
The next morning, Fang Shuwen had a disciple from the Cangwu Sword Sect send out the letters, then went to find Xiao Ruofeng to bid him farewell.
Chen Yan had already left at dawn. He had returned to Heaven-Reaching Pavilion to have his father begin the investigation into Dragon Abyss.
Fang Shuwen had no other business at the Cangwu Sword Sect, and since he still needed to get to Divine Deer Valley, he couldn’t afford to linger.
Xiao Ruofeng’s repeated attempts to persuade him to stay were unsuccessful, so in the end, he had no choice but to give up.
But all the way down the mountain, the Grand Sect Leader’s mouth never stopped moving.
"I was hoping you’d stay a few more days. We could have exchanged some pointers on Martial Arts."
"The Cangwu Sword Sect’s Swordsmanship is quite good, you know. We could have learned from each other."
"Does Fang Dabao have any brothers or sisters? You can’t possibly raise them all. How about I help you raise one?"
Not only was his mouth always running, but his feet were also restless.
It was a single, straight path down the mountain, yet as he spoke, his voice would inexplicably start to fade into the distance.
Then, a Cangwu Sword Sect disciple would have to drag him back.
It was only then that Fang Shuwen realized this fellow could actually get lost on a straight path, even while walking with other people...
Xiao Ruofeng insisted he was just being inventive, not treading the worn-out roads of his predecessors, but forging new paths.
Fang Shuwen figured that not only were Xiao Ruofeng’s Martial Arts excellent, but more importantly, he had a great attitude. He was even a master at spouting utter nonsense.
But regardless of whether Xiao Ruofeng genuinely wanted to spar with Fang Shuwen or was just after Fang Dabao’s siblings, they both came to a stop when they reached the foot of the Cangwu Sword Sect’s mountain.