Chapter 640 - 273: Kill with a Borrowed Knife

Chapter 640: Chapter 273: Kill with a Borrowed Knife

Fang Shuwen told them to follow him, and he would lead them to the secret treasure of the East Sea.

Upon hearing this, the crowd erupted in cheers.

Fang Shuwen didn’t linger on the beach. After concluding his business, he returned to the ship to rest.

They would be staying here for the night. The ship’s provisions and water were running low. The men of the previous ship had left behind plenty of gold, silver, and jewels, but not a single drop of water or crumb of food... Clearly, everyone knew that when sailing the seas, provisions and water were what truly mattered.

He planned to find a nearby island in the morning to replenish their food and drinking water.

After returning to the ship, however, Fang Shuwen paused on the deck and glanced back at Xia Weiyuan and Li Cheng.

Li Cheng instinctively straightened his posture.

Fang Shuwen raised an eyebrow.

"When are you two planning to leave?"

"This place is now full of experts from the East Sea. If you want, you could go aboard one of their ships."

"Or, you could stay on the island we find tomorrow to replenish our supplies."

Xia Weiyuan froze, only then realizing that she and Li Cheng were only staying on Fang Shuwen’s ship out of necessity because their own sailboat had been destroyed.

Before, they would have certainly left at once to take refuge on another vessel.

But over the past several days, they had discovered that Fang Shuwen was nothing at all like the Demon Evil God of legend.

Now that their departure was imminent, they found themselves surprisingly reluctant to leave.

In the end, Xia Weiyuan said:

"Then... tomorrow, then."

"Mm. One more night makes no difference."

Fang Shuwen nodded.

"Get some rest."

With that, he held out a hand to Zhou Zhengze. Zhou Zhengze froze for a second before realizing what he meant and handing the Elder Chenlong Guard over to Fang Shuwen.

Fang Shuwen hauled the man back to his room.

He shut the door and casually tossed the man onto the floor.

He walked over to the table, sat down, and poured himself a cup of tea. Only then did he flick a finger, releasing the Elder Chenlong Guard’s sealed acupoints.

"Things have come to this. If you can still hold out, we can continue to drag this on."

Fang Shuwen took a sip of tea.

"If you don’t want this to drag on, just tell me what I want to know, and I can give you a quick death."

The Elder Chenlong Guard looked at Fang Shuwen. He had navigated the treacherous world of the Jianghu his entire life, yet he had never imagined he would one day fear someone to this extent.

But he was still torn by a fierce internal conflict.

Having grown up in Dragon Abyss, the beliefs ingrained in him over a lifetime were not so easily discarded.

Fang Shuwen nodded.

"Fine. We’ll continue, then."

As he spoke, he began to reach out a finger.

The Elder Chenlong Guard’s breath caught in his throat, and he cried out in a hurry:

"I’ll... I’ll talk!"

Fang Shuwen’s finger froze. He then brought out a brush, ink, paper, and an inkstone.

"Speak."

This time, the Elder Chenlong Guard held nothing back, telling Fang Shuwen everything he knew.

The method for entering and leaving the Dragon Court was surprisingly troublesome.

One had to find a specific person in the Central Domain and receive their referral to reach the Dragon Court.

But simply finding that person wasn’t enough...

A token was also required.

And to obtain this token, one had to travel to the Southern Domain.

It was an annoyingly roundabout process.

Fang Shuwen filled several hundred words just by writing all this down.

He then had the Elder Chenlong Guard explain everything at length to ensure the story was consistent, finally giving a dubious nod.

After sealing his Mute Acupoint again, Fang Shuwen threw him down into the ship’s hold.

Fang Shuwen was lost in thought...

’This Elder Chenlong Guard can’t die yet.’

’If he can survive until I return to the Eastern Domain, I can find a way to send him to the Central Domain Main Vein.’

’There might be more information to extract from him.’

’As for the Southern Domain... my clan should have a branch there. But I’m in the East Sea now, so my reach is too short. It’s impossible to contact them...’

’I’ll have to wait until I get back to the Eastern Domain.’

’But that will be soon enough.’

’Once I’ve handled this next matter, only the Undying Dragon Emperor will be left.’

’I hope he doesn’t disappoint me...’

Fang Shuwen glanced at his palms and shook his head slightly. These hands looked less and less like those of a martial artist.

...

...

「The next day.」

Fang Shuwen departed as planned.

He sailed to a nearby island frequented by merchants, replenished his food and water, and dropped off Xia Weiyuan and Li Cheng.

He noticed their complicated expressions and their look of reluctance.

After a moment’s thought, Fang Shuwen offered a word of warning. He told them that Celestial Prison Island was likely a dangerous place, and they needed to carefully consider their next move.

As for their final decision, Fang Shuwen didn’t particularly care.

During his previous discussion with Shui Tianxin, she had revealed the location of the East Sea’s secret treasure.

The location wasn’t extremely far, but the journey would still take about half a month.

Both surprisingly and logically... the secret treasure was located within the Dark Sea Territory.

According to Fang Shuwen’s original route, the Dark Sea Territory was an unavoidable part of his journey anyway.

Passing through and exploring a treasure along the way wouldn’t take much extra effort.

But as time went on, news of what had happened on Wuxia Island—that Fang Shuwen had crushed the head of the Jiuyang Young Monarch, Huang Lie, and slaughtered all the disciples of Hengyang Island—quickly spread throughout the East Sea.

The fact that Luo Shuqing hadn’t possessed the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror, and that Fang Shuwen had instead obtained a clue to its whereabouts from Shui Tianxin, naturally couldn’t be kept secret either.

The news spread like wildfire across the East Sea.

Some were horrified, some were aghast, some were in disbelief, and some were consumed with fanatical excitement.

「On Tide Sound Island.」

Saint Mother Chaoyin, Xin Wufang, slammed her palm down hard on the stone table in front of her.

The entire table shattered from the force of the blow.

"This is outrageous!!"

The Four Saints of the East Sea had orchestrated the incident on Wuxia Island, aiming to incite a conflict between Fang Shuwen and the Eight Forbidden Areas of the East Sea.

In the end, a fight did break out... but the outcome was nothing like what they had planned.

After Fang Shuwen ruthlessly killed the Jiuyang Young Monarch, Huang Lie, the very people who were supposed to be locked in a bitter conflict had instead decided to make peace and go treasure hunting together?

What in the hell was that?