Chapter 456 - 212: Betrayal
Chapter 456: Chapter 212: Betrayal
Fang Shuwen’s tone was part question, part test.
Mo Wen didn’t try to be clever. He simply nodded honestly.
"Yes."
"Tell me what happened on this trip."
Seeing his obedience, Fang Shuwen didn’t employ ’A Line’.
As expected, Mo Wen hid nothing. From the moment he fled the battlefield, there had been no turning back for him.
Even if he tried to act like a hero or play the tough guy now, it wouldn’t change the outcome.
So he straightforwardly recounted the whole affair, from the Vice Tower Master’s death to his own role in passing the message to Shi Wuya.
Fang Shuwen stroked his chin upon hearing this.
"Was your Vice Tower Master that important? His death... was enough to make the entire Night Rain Tower mobilize in full force?"
"The Vice Tower Master... and the Tower Master were exceptionally close..."
Mo Wen seemed to be choosing his words carefully.
"The Hall Masters and Pavilion Masters within Night Rain Tower rise and fall together.
"If the Vice Tower Master were killed and the Tower Master simply let it go, that... would be illogical."
Fang Shuwen wasn’t one to assume the worst of people.
But Mo Wen’s explanation didn’t quite add up.
However, that wasn’t important. He had no interest in prying into Shi Wuya’s personal affairs or his emotional investment in Night Rain Tower.
He was now considering whether he could use Mo Wen to lure Shi Wuya out.
He could have him say that after a fierce battle, the Human World Demon God was severely injured, but Shen Qingfeng and his men were also in bad shape. If the fight continued, both sides would be annihilated, so they need the Tower Master to intervene.
Then, once Shi Wuya arrived, Fang Shuwen could kill him with a single slap.
After that, the people from Dragon Abyss would have no choice but to show themselves.
However, the plan also risked backfiring.
Mo Wen saw the conflict on his face. After a moment of hesitation, Mo Wen spoke.
"May I ask... does Your Excellency intend to wipe out my Night Rain Tower completely?"
"Yes."
Fang Shuwen made no attempt to hide it.
"Granny Wen is in the Central Domain. She rarely makes an appearance. To kill her, you’d have to go to the Central Domain."
Mo Wen suddenly said to Fang Shuwen:
"As for the Tower Master... you only need to tell him what happened today, and he will immediately set off for the Eastern Domain to kill you."
"Would he dare?"
Fang Shuwen was curious.
"Of course, you can’t tell him the whole truth. More importantly, you can’t say that you killed all those people by yourself."
Mo Wen said,
"While that would certainly ignite the Tower Master’s fighting spirit,
"if your Martial Arts are too profound, he’ll know he stands no chance. You’ve killed so many from Night Rain Tower. If he confronts you directly only to be defeated and killed, wouldn’t it all be for naught?
"So, he would definitely target the people around you first. Only after he has exhausted every means to kill them all would he face you in a battle to the death.
"To prevent that from happening, you could tell him that the three great sects of the Eastern Domain, or perhaps even the Seven Sects, allied with the Demon Evil God to annihilate Shen Qingfeng and the others.
"This way, the Tower Master’s hatred would be divided, though the primary focus of his anger would still be on you.
"And as long as he doesn’t know you annihilated everyone from my Night Rain Tower by yourself, your personal Martial Arts will be nothing more than a Northern Domain legend to him...
"The Martial Arts of the Central Domain’s Jianghu are prosperous and diverse. As people from the Central Domain, they tend to look down on the other four domains.
"Before I witnessed your power for myself, even I—an informant for Night Rain Tower—never gave much credit to you, the Demon Evil God who single-handedly conquered the Northern Domain Martial World.
"The Tower Master will surely underestimate you, and even appear before you in person.
"And then... you can kill him."
Fang Shuwen looked at Mo Wen in surprise, then glanced at Shen Qingfeng’s head, which he had placed to the side. He shook his own head lightly.
"They were loyal to Night Rain Tower, willing to die for it.
"Your status is comparable to theirs. Why would you help me?"
"...Because I don’t want to die."
Mo Wen let out a bitter laugh.
"Perhaps it’s because my nature is apathetic, or perhaps I’m just treacherous. In the end, I just don’t want to die."
"Even an ant clings to life. It’s only natural not to want to die."
Fang Shuwen nodded as if in agreement, but his brow furrowed as he remained deep in thought.
Seeing this, Mo Wen quickly asked,
"Is there something else you are unsure of?"
Fang Shuwen nodded.
"If I kill all of you, will Dragon Abyss show itself?"
Mo Wen was taken aback.
"So your target was Dragon Abyss all along."
"Night Rain Tower is merely a blade. I want to know if the one wielding it will appear before me when I shatter it."
"I don’t know..."
Mo Wen’s smile was tinged with bitterness.
"The mystery of Dragon Abyss far surpasses that of any legend.
"Even the Tower Master probably doesn’t know much about them."
"What do you know about them?"
Fang Shuwen wasn’t expecting much, but he asked anyway.
"Dragon Abyss is incredibly powerful."
Mo Wen said after a moment of serious thought,
"The Swordsmanship of Shi Wuya, the Tower Master of Night Rain, has reached an unfathomable level.
"When he stands in the rain, every single raindrop becomes a deadly blade!
"But... he personally admitted that the person who sought him out possessed Martial Arts on par with his own.
"Moreover, Night Rain Tower is located in a secret place, yet Dragon Abyss came straight to our door without any warning.
"Not even the thousands of disciples hidden around Night Rain Tower noticed how that person arrived or left.
"We have no idea what this person’s status is within Dragon Abyss.
"But for someone with such Martial Arts to personally visit Night Rain Tower suggests that while their status might be noble, it can’t be at the very top."