Chapter 581: Chapter 254: Luo Shuqing

Most of what Fang Shuwen said was speculation. He had no direct evidence.

But there were far too many strange things about the attack on Tingtiao Pavilion by Saint Mother Chaoyin’s people.

The timing was too perfect.

And they had sent too few people.

To deal with someone like Suhe Zhen, it would only have been logical for Saint Mother Chaoyin to handle it herself.

But instead, she had sent a handful of nobodies, and they had been surprisingly vicious.

They set fires everywhere, even burning down Tingtiao Pavilion’s ancestral hall. They came as if prepared for a fight to the death, yet they lacked the ability to actually annihilate their enemy.

If Suhe Zhen had managed to kill them, Saint Mother Chaoyin would have been implicated.

Zuo Xuan had previously mentioned that after Taishi Cheng went to Hengyang Island to flex his power, he was hunted down by a joint force of the sect leaders from the Four Forbidden Lands: Celestial Water Palace, Profound Ice Hall, Wuyan Island, and Lingbo Sect.

Although Zuo Xuan had said it was impossible to know if the story was true, Fang Shuwen now felt it wasn’t entirely out of the question.

After all, they all shared the same ’ancestor’.

If Saint Mother Chaoyin failed to strike a killing blow, she would very likely face repercussions.

For a master who had navigated the Jianghu long enough to reach the level of one of the Four Saints of the East Sea, Fang Shuwen refused to believe Saint Mother Chaoyin hadn’t considered this.

Unless she was absolutely certain of success... but these few underlings were clearly not up to the task.

’The only variable at Tingtiao Pavilion that could grant them success is me.’

’And all of this began to happen only after I arrived at Tingtiao Pavilion.’

This forced Fang Shuwen to consider just where they had gotten their information about him.

After all, judging by their actions, this was no spur-of-the-moment plan.

Forced to his knees by Fang Shuwen’s Killing Intent Technique, Qi Wen couldn’t even lift his head.

Luo Sheng’s face was also deathly pale, his lips trembling as if he wanted to say something.

A look of conflict washed over his face, but he didn’t dare to speak.

Fang Shuwen glanced at him.

"Say what you have to say. Otherwise, in a moment, you’ll be in Yama Hall telling it to King Yama."

"I... I..."

Luo Sheng glanced at Qi Wen. Their martial arts were on the same level, yet Fang Shuwen hadn’t even made a move and Qi Wen was already in this state. If a real fight broke out, Luo Sheng knew... he probably wouldn’t even have the right to drag his opponent down with him.

He took a deep breath and said,

"Hero Fang, please allow me to explain. We truly know nothing of the events on Black Island."

"The Saint Mother only issued the order for us to come and carry out this mission..."

"As for... as for your involvement, we don’t know how the Saint Mother found out, either."

"But she did warn us that the key to this mission was... her."

Luo Sheng pointed to the woman who had died together with Suhe Zhen.

Fang Shuwen raised an eyebrow.

"Explain."

"Yes... Yes!"

Luo Sheng hurriedly said,

"The Saint Mother said that while the Demon Evil God is ruthless in his methods, he is still a man of the Heroic Dao."

"Suhe Zhen is a despicable man. As long as his true nature and the evil deeds he committed in the past are exposed..."

"...given the Demon Evil God’s style, he would surely not let him live."

Luo Shuqing snorted.

"What a fine scheme."

Fang Shuwen looked at Luo Sheng.

"You truly know nothing about what happened on Black Island?"

Luo Sheng was about to nod, but when he met Fang Shuwen’s eyes, he fell into a strange daze and subconsciously said,

"I know..."

The moment those two words left his mouth, the color drained from his face.

He instinctively shot to his feet, trying to flee.

In that instant, he had felt his mind go fuzzy and had subconsciously blurted out the secret hidden deep in his heart.

He didn’t realize that this was the Soul Transfer Technique from the Nine Yin Scripture.

It was only a momentary trance, but it was a fatal one.

However, just as he leaped into the air, he found himself involuntarily rushing toward Fang Shuwen.

Luo Sheng was so terrified he nearly burst into tears.

’I’m trying to escape, so why am I getting closer?’

With a single-handed grab, Fang Shuwen slammed him back down to the ground.

"Since you know, why don’t you tell me what really happened on Black Island."

Luo Sheng knelt on the ground with Fang Shuwen’s hand on his head. With the slightest pressure from those fingers, his life would be forfeit. How could he dare try to be clever with Fang Shuwen now?

He spoke hurriedly.

"I don’t know the full details... I only know that this was a joint plot by the Four Saints of the East Sea."

Hearing this, realization dawned on Fang Shuwen.

If it had just been Saint Mother Chaoyin, with no connection to Black Island, it would have been very difficult for her to learn that Fang Shuwen had arrived in the East Sea.

But if all Four Saints were working together, concealing the matter would have been next to impossible.

The death of Sikong Cheng on Nameless Island was already suspicious. With the subsequent massacre on Black Island, it wouldn’t be difficult to uncover some leads by following the clues.

And both of those places, overtly or covertly, were powers belonging to Emperor Guixu’s faction.

That was why Fang Shuwen had initially thought that Emperor Guixu’s faction had been the ones to leak information to Saint Mother Chaoyin.

But now, it seemed that wasn’t the case at all.

These four powers had secretly allied long ago.

’In that case, there must still be their people on Nameless Island.’

’Two major incidents happened in succession, first on Nameless Island, then on Black Island, and the source was clearly from the Eastern Domain. They would only have needed to send someone to the Eastern Domain to investigate, and they could have gotten a confirmation within a few days.’

’It’s not hard to understand how they could have deduced my presence from that.’

Thinking of this, Fang Shuwen no longer hesitated.

His five fingers tightened. CRACK! Luo Sheng’s head was crushed. With a flick of his right hand, an Invisible Palm Power struck Qi Wen.

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