Chapter 608 - 263: Clouded Leopard Book?
Chapter 608: Chapter 263: Clouded Leopard Book?
Gongyang Shang looked to be in his forties.
When he was fished out, he was bare-chested.
His muscular upper body was covered in scars. Some were from fists and feet, others from fingers and palms. His assailant had used vicious techniques, leaving Gongyang Shang with several broken bones and torn tendons.
The only reason he was still alive was thanks to his profound Inner Strength.
After hearing what Xia Weiyuan said, Fang Shuwen clicked his tongue in amazement. He sized up the man for a moment before asking:
"How did you reel him in?"
’The bastard is only wearing a pair of pants. Did the hook catch on his pants and pull him up?’
"Somehow, the fishhook drifted into his mouth."
Luo Shuqing looked at her fishing rod with a hint of disgust.
"I thought it was a big fish, but instead... it’s a murderer."
"A murderer?"
Xia Weiyuan instinctively looked at Luo Shuqing, her pupils contracting slightly.
"Are you saying the people from Wuyan Island were killed by Gongyang Shang?"
"His appearance here is quite the coincidence."
Luo Shuqing said:
"The incident on Wuyan Island happened not long ago. If Yuchi Ting were present, there’s no way his eldest disciple would have been beaten this badly."
"But if Yuchi Ting wasn’t there, then it goes without saying who killed the people of Wuyan Island."
Xia Weiyuan found herself looking at Luo Shuqing in a new light.
Rumor had it that Miss Luo was neither shrewd nor capable.
’But now, it seems the rumors weren’t true.’
"Then who could have injured him to this extent?"
Seeing their lively discussion, Li Cheng chimed in with a question.
But after he asked, both Luo Shuqing and Xia Weiyuan fell silent.
Fang Shuwen glanced at the two of them and said with a smile:
"The one capable of injuring Yuchi Ting’s disciple to this degree was likely the murderer from the other ship."
"These two murderers met at sea and, for some unknown reason, suddenly came to blows."
"Gongyang Shang was defeated, and the other person swaggered off..."
"That’s my guess, anyway."
"But it’s also possible it was an expert from Wuyan Island."
Xia Weiyuan glanced at Fang Shuwen.
"We saw that the Wuyan Island ship was full of dead people, but who can say for sure if every last one of them was killed?"
"The ships from Forbidden Lands like Xiaoye Valley and Profound Ice Hall each have an expert leading them. Who knows if Wuyan Island’s ship had someone like that too."
Hearing this, Luo Shuqing had a sudden realization.
"If there really was such a person, how could so many people on the Wuyan Island ship have died?"
Xia Weiyuan was taken aback, but she still shook her head.
"It’s not entirely impossible."
"The probability is too low."
Fang Shuwen said:
"If there was such a person on the Wuyan Island ship, it makes no sense that they would wait for Gongyang Shang to slaughter everyone before making a move."
Xia Weiyuan was left speechless.
Fang Shuwen just smiled.
"There’s no point in discussing this now. If we have questions, we might as well ask the man himself."
Xia Weiyuan’s eyes widened.
"He can still be saved?"
Fang Shuwen didn’t reply. With a mere lift of his hand, Gongyang Shang’s body was pulled before him. With a casual turn, he placed a palm on Gongyang Shang’s back.
He activated the Muscle Strengthening Scripture Divine Technique along with the Healing Chapter. As streams of True Qi flowed into the man, Gongyang Shang, who had been on the brink of death with his breath as faint as a thread, suddenly shuddered. Then, with a great GUSH, he spat out a large mouthful of seawater.
Wisps of green smoke began to rise from his forehead.
The ashen color faded from his face. His eyeballs rolled beneath his eyelids, then grew still again.
Luo Shuqing and the others, who had been watching intently, thought Fang Shuwen had failed.
But just then, the motionless Gongyang Shang suddenly spread his arms without warning, his hands filling with crackling lightning Gang Qi.
The cyan-blue Gang Qi radiated a unique, frenzied power. Without looking back, he chopped with his arm as if it were a blade, aiming straight for the back of Fang Shuwen’s neck.
"Look out!!"
No one had expected that the first thing the man would do after being revived was to viciously attack his savior.
For a moment, everyone was caught completely off guard.
Fang Shuwen, however, just let out a cold sneer. He executed a move from the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand, instantly gripping Gongyang Shang’s wrist.
The cyan-blue Gang Qi traveled along his fingers, about to spread up his arm.
But before it could even travel half an inch past his fingertips, it vanished without a trace.
CRACK!
Gongyang Shang let out a muffled grunt. Fang Shuwen had already twisted and broken his arm.
The force didn’t stop there. A series of sickening CRACKS followed.
His entire arm was broken in a dozen places.
His body was forced uncontrollably to its knees. Fang Shuwen, who was already standing behind him, casually lifted a foot and stomped it directly onto the back of his neck with a dull THUD.
Gongyang Shang was slammed face-first onto the deck. Another sharp CRACK echoed from his neck, and he was completely immobilized.
Yet his eyes still flickered with arcs of cyan-blue fire as he tried to channel his Inner Strength and force himself to stand.
But no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn’t move.
Fang Shuwen released his hand and slowly walked around to his front. Looking down at him, he shook his head in resignation.
"A classic case of the farmer and the snake."
Luo Shuqing and the others didn’t quite understand what he meant.
So, Fang Shuwen explained it to them. They all nodded, agreeing that it was a fitting analogy for what had just happened.
Xia Weiyuan’s gaze toward Fang Shuwen changed again.
’It seems her first impression of Fang Shuwen wasn’t wrong. When he isn’t fighting, he truly is gentle and refined. The story he told was also quite profound. It’s clear he is well-read and not just some mindless killer.’