Chapter 537 - 239: Divine Weapon?

Chapter 537: Chapter 239: Divine Weapon?

"Where did you get him?"

Fang Shuwen pointed to a nearby wall. With Daoist Wuyi’s level of Cultivation, he could easily hear the sound of footsteps retreating from behind it.

"Just grabbed him."

"..."

’That’s a bit *too* casual.’

Daoist Wuyi was speechless. He’d only taken a couple of breaths, and in that time, Fang Shuwen had managed to capture a grown man?

’So this is what it means to be powerful in Martial Arts... you really can do whatever you want.’

Fang Shuwen sealed the man’s Mute Acupoint and planted A Line in him.

Then he said to Daoist Wuyi,

"You can go now."

Daoist Wuyi grimaced.

"Er... and where exactly should I go?"

Fang Shuwen shot the old Daoist a weary glance. ’Why is it,’ he thought, ’that everyone who gathers around me seems to be a little... off?’

Zhou Zhengze was one thing; at least he seemed guileless.

But this old Daoist was clearly a seasoned veteran of the Jianghu. Why did he need to be led by the hand?

"Weren’t you standing right there listening when that other man described the island’s layout?

"Just try following the route he told you."

Fang Shuwen said.

"With your level of Martial Arts, you shouldn’t be discovered easily.

"And by the time you *are* discovered, I expect things will have already descended into chaos over here."

Daoist Wuyi heard this and thought it made sense.

"Then I’ll be on my way."

He started to leave, but after taking a single step, he stopped and turned back to look at Fang Shuwen, then at Luo Shuqing.

The hesitation was written all over his face.

Fang Shuwen slowly exhaled.

"If you want to say something, just say it. Don’t hold it in, or you might give your Daoist heart an aneurysm."

Daoist Wuyi immediately nodded.

"Is this girl Luo Shuqing?"

Fang Shuwen glanced at Luo Shuqing. Her hands had started clutching the hem of her skirt again...

’It’s a good thing this fabric is sturdy,’ he thought. ’Given how often she does that, any other skirt would be ruined by now.’

"I knew it!"

Daoist Wuyi hadn’t received a verbal answer, but Fang Shuwen’s silence was answer enough.

Fang Shuwen raised an eyebrow and looked at Daoist Wuyi.

"Are you prepared to die for asking that question?"

Daoist Wuyi quickly waved his hands in dismissal.

"No, no, no! I... This humble Daoist was just curious, that’s all.

"Rest assured, I’ll take this secret to my grave. I won’t tell a soul!

"If you’re still worried, I’ll just give myself a good whack later and make myself forget everything."

"...Don’t you want the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror?"

Fang Shuwen gave him a wry, humorless smile.

"Hahaha."

Daoist Wuyi burst out laughing.

"You little... COUGH, COUGH, COUGH. You’re trying to trick me again.

"If there really were a Profound Celestial Iron Mirror, would you just pass it up?

"I’ve heard you protected a girl in the Northern Domain, but that situation was different.

"Taking the item that girl had would have cost her her life.

"But as for what Miss Luo has... what’s taken is taken.

"If you haven’t taken it, that means she doesn’t have it. And if she did have it and you’ve already taken it, well, I certainly wouldn’t dare try to steal it from you.

"I still have plans to establish my own school and found Wuwei Temple, you know.

"I can’t afford to die some mysterious, pointless death before I get the chance."

After he finished, without waiting for a reply, he spun on his heel, executed his Lightweight Technique, and vanished before their eyes.

Luo Shuqing was still nervous. Clutching her skirt, she asked,

"Will he... will he really not tell anyone?"

"To be safe, should we kill him?"

Fang Shuwen asked for Luo Shuqing’s opinion.

Luo Shuqing quickly lowered her head.

"Please... don’t. I feel... I feel like that senior... he’s... he’s not a bad person..."

"Who can say?"

Fang Shuwen sighed.

"You can sketch a tiger’s pelt, but not its bones. You can know a person’s face, but not their heart.

"Some people appear utterly vicious, but are actually soft-hearted and kind.

"Others look completely harmless, yet they are masters of disguise...

"The Jianghu is vast; it has every kind of person imaginable.

"It’s best not to trust people so easily.

"But, since you say not to kill him, then we won’t."

His words sent Luo Shuqing’s heart on a rollercoaster. She only breathed a sigh of relief at his final declaration. But after a moment to process what he’d said, the gaze peeking through the eyeholes of her mask grew uncertain and suspicious.

Then she asked,

"Then why did you catch another Black Guard...? What... what for?"

"I was worried the leader in black’s story was only half-true, so I grabbed someone else to corroborate it. That should be enough."

As he spoke, he released the Black Guard from A Line, whispered a few words in his ear, and then unsealed his Mute Acupoint.

The interrogation was over quickly. The leader in black hadn’t lied.

After killing the Black Guard, Fang Shuwen led Luo Shuqing toward the residence of one of the island’s leaders.

Whether he’d talk to the man or just kill him outright, either would do.

But when they arrived, they found the room empty.

Without pausing, Fang Shuwen led Luo Shuqing to another location to find a different leader, but again, there was no one there.

Luo Shuqing couldn’t help but whisper,

"Did... did something... happen?"

But Fang Shuwen raised a finger to his lips.

"Shh."

He tilted his head, listening. Soon, his brow twitched, and his expression soured.

"We’ve been running all over the place looking for them, and they’re in a meeting?"

’A meeting in the middle of the night... What’s wrong with them?’

Fang Shuwen set off again with Luo Shuqing in tow.

A few leaps later, they landed on the roof of a large hall.

Luo Shuqing was dumbfounded. ’How did Fang Shuwen hear them having a meeting from so far away?’