Chapter 611 - 264: I Overestimated You
Chapter 611: Chapter 264: I Overestimated You
"The Clouded Leopard Book?"
Luo Shuqing couldn’t help but look at Xia Weiyuan again.
Celestial Prison Island had an extensive collection of Martial Arts Manuals, so Xia Weiyuan was bound to know something.
Luo Shuqing had never heard of the Clouded Leopard Book, so she subconsciously wanted to see if Xia Weiyuan knew about it.
But before she could ask, Fang Shuwen’s voice cut in, tinged with coldness.
"The Clouded Leopard Book?
"Did he really say that?"
Gongyang Shang, completely oblivious to the shift in mood, said:
"That’s right. That’s what he said.
"His tone was full of contempt... It really made you angry to hear it."
Fang Shuwen’s brow furrowed slightly.
Luo Shuqing glanced at him.
"Is there something wrong with this Clouded Leopard Book?"
Fang Shuwen didn’t answer Luo Shuqing. Instead, he asked Gongyang Shang a few more questions.
Unfortunately, Gongyang Shang had little more to say. Once Fang Shuwen confirmed he couldn’t get any more useful information, he fulfilled his promise and killed him with a single palm strike, granting him a swift end.
After tossing the body into the sea, he turned back to find both Luo Shuqing and Xia Weiyuan staring at him.
Fang Shuwen was silent for a moment.
"I don’t know about the Clouded Leopard Book, but it reminds me of another martial art, called the Morning Book."
"The Morning Book?"
Luo Shuqing thought for a moment and said,
"’The hen crows at dawn’... If ’Morning’ represents the rooster,
"then does the ’Clouded Leopard’ represent the dragon?"
"The Rooster and the Dragon."
Fang Shuwen gently pinched the bridge of his nose. His main purpose in coming to the East Sea was for the Undying Dragon Emperor.
Luo Shuqing’s situation had been an unexpected complication.
However, her quest had resulted in a five-fold reward multiplier for Talent and comprehension, so it was by no means a loss for him going forward.
But Fang Shuwen had never expected to find clues possibly related to the ’Twelve Hour Guards’ during this mission.
However, the name Clouded Leopard Book alone wasn’t enough to prove a real connection between this person and the Twelve Hour Guards.
In fact, this person’s actions were quite different from those of the Twelve Hour Guards.
The people from Dragon Abyss were all a bunch of sly old foxes, preferring to stir up trouble from behind the scenes.
At most, they would offer up a Dragon Abyss Order and promise some benefits.
But this user of the Clouded Leopard Book was leading the charge himself... That alone was enough to make Fang Shuwen question his identity.
Previously, Fang Shuwen hadn’t paid this person much mind, but now it seemed he couldn’t afford to be so careless.
’Could it be because the East Sea is too vast, and Dragon Abyss has almost no reputation here?’ he wondered. ’Or perhaps they couldn’t offer a bargaining chip sufficient to sway the Eight Forbidden Lands or the Four Saints of the East Sea?
’Is that why they have no choice but to act personally?
’If that’s truly the case, then this person is actually a bit pathetic.’
As he was lost in thought, Xia Weiyuan couldn’t help but ask,
"The Rooster and the Dragon... What does that mean?"
"The twelve zodiac animals."
Fang Shuwen said with a smile,
"You don’t even know that?"
Xia Weiyuan bit her lip in frustration. Her fear of Fang Shuwen had lessened considerably, replaced by a growing resentment.
’How could I not know about the twelve zodiacs?
’That bastard... he’s just being deliberately obtuse.’
But Fang Shuwen’s next words made all the color drain from Xia Weiyuan’s face. He suddenly asked,
"Where is Celestial Prison Island?"
Xia Weiyuan was terrified.
"What are you planning to do?"
"Just asking."
"..."
Xia Weiyuan shook her head forcefully.
"I will never tell you!!"
She knew what had happened after Fang Shuwen arrived in the East Sea.
The rumors were spreading everywhere. He arrived at Nameless Island and killed its Island Master, after which the Jianghu people on the island divided up the Island Master’s fortune.
Then he went to Monkey Suppression Island and scared its Island Master into fleeing.
The Jianghu people on that island then divided up its assets as well.
Even setting those two islands aside, after Tingtiao Pavilion, one of the Eight Forbidden Areas of the East Sea, invited Fang Shuwen over, the East Sea was left with only seven Forbidden Lands.
Under these circumstances, for him to be asking for the location of Celestial Prison Island...
How could Xia Weiyuan dare to answer him?
Fang Shuwen clicked his tongue.
"Fine, don’t tell me. No need to act like it’s a life-or-death matter.
"It’s alright. If you won’t talk, I’ll go ask your junior brother."
Xia Weiyuan froze.
"You can’t!"
"Why not?"
Fang Shuwen watched her with a half-smile.
Xia Weiyuan was speechless. ’Why not?’ she thought. ’Junior Brother Li Cheng is young and naive, and his fear of you, the Demon Evil God, has already reached its peak.
’If you ask him, he’ll definitely tell you.’
But now, she was the fish on the chopping block. If Fang Shuwen wanted to ask Li Cheng, how could she possibly stop him?
At this thought, a wave of helplessness washed over her.
"What... what exactly do you want to do to Celestial Prison Island?"
"Not much. I just want to ask about a few things."
"Then... then just ask me directly! Why take the long way around?"
Xia Weiyuan said with a serious expression,
"As long as it doesn’t endanger Celestial Prison Island, I can tell you anything."
"Alright."
Fang Shuwen didn’t refuse.
"When people from Celestial Prison Island leave to handle matters, do they need to report it to the sect?"
"Yes."
Xia Weiyuan didn’t know why Fang Shuwen was asking this, but she answered truthfully.
"When we go out, we have to inform the sect where we are going and what we’ll be doing.
"The sect also assigns specific commissions for us to go out and investigate.
"All of this is recorded within the sect.
"However, we have leave time every month. During that period, as long as we don’t travel too far from Celestial Prison Island, we don’t need to report our movements."
Fang Shuwen nodded slightly, and Xia Weiyuan continued,