"It seems you’ve gotten yourself into even bigger trouble this time..."

At some point, Zhou Qingmei had come to Fang Shuwen’s side.

The Wind Shock Sword was already sheathed, and all the heretics had been dealt with.

Lu Guiyan stood on the other side, her expression grim. She had clearly heard what Bai Liuxian said as well.

Fang Shuwen just shook his head and smiled. ’If it wasn’t trouble, the system’s mission wouldn’t have triggered.’

However, judging from the information gleaned from Bai Liuxian, a rather complex web had already been laid out before him.

From the moment the Lu’an Escort Agency accepted this escort job, they had been caught in the web.

And they were at its very core.

But compared to the web as a whole, the part they occupied was not large.

What was truly terrifying were the other powers revolving around this web.

King Cao of the Hundred Ghosts Hall might not be directly related to this particular matter.

He needed those two people because he was injured... and he had stolen that information from the Jinghua Pavilion.

The person behind the Fierce Tiger Gang was the key.

This person wanted Wu Lingxiao dead.

Still, the fact that the dignified City Lord of Flying Snow City had been wounded by someone was truly unexpected.

’And this King Cao... does he know more?’

Thinking this, he glanced at the two people still fighting nearby.

Huamei Niang was now desperate to flee; Fang Shuwen had scared the life out of her. Although Fang Shuwen had shown no intention of joining forces with Chen Qi, it was obvious that if Chen Qi were defeated, her own death was certain.

But while she wanted to leave, Chen Qi was not willing to let her.

His swordsmanship was superb. Although defeating Huamei Niang would not be easy, it would be even harder for her to simply escape.

Instead, her lack of fighting spirit gave Chen Qi several openings.

Now, her shoulder and the back of her knee both bore sword wounds.

’Seeing Fang Shuwen interrogating Bai Liuxian, he won’t be paying attention to me for a while. But once he finds out everything he wants to know, how could I possibly survive?’

At this thought, Huamei Niang could no longer afford to hide her trump cards.

With a sharp cry, she flexed her arms. The sound of R-R-RIP echoed as she blasted her own clothes to shreds.

Skin as white as snow was instantly revealed to everyone present.

"Shameless!!"

Zhou Qingmei couldn’t help but curse. She then looked at Fang Shuwen and saw him staring intently, and her face darkened.

"What’s so good to look at!?"

"Her Martial Arts... she’s really pushed them to the extreme."

Fang Shuwen’s gaze was clear, without a hint of lust.

Besides, on closer inspection, Huamei Niang wasn’t completely naked; the crucial parts were still covered.

But like this, as her body twisted and turned, she became even more tantalizingly visible. Combined with the Flower Moon Sect’s Inner Power Heart Method, the mind-bewitching properties of her technique were pushed to their absolute limit.

Even with Chen Qi’s firm disposition, at this moment, his sword couldn’t help but slow by a fraction.

Seeing her chance, Huamei Niang acted decisively, sending out a palm strike.

Chen Qi sensed the dangerous force in the wind and quickly blocked with his sword held horizontally. The Palm Technique landed on the blade, and he felt a tightness in his chest, forcing him back three steps.

Having landed a successful blow, Huamei Niang didn’t linger for a second, turning to flee.

But at that moment, Fang Shuwen’s cold laugh rang out.

"Where are you going, big sister? Weren’t you planning to discuss the birds and the bees with me?"

If she had heard this when they first met, Huamei Niang would have been so delighted she couldn’t keep her legs together. But now, it sounded only like a demonic summon, beckoning her soul to hell.

Her Inner Breath circulated rapidly, and she pushed her Lightweight Technique to its limit, not daring to pause for even a moment.

But just then, an overwhelmingly powerful suction force suddenly came from behind her.

Even with all her strength, she could not resist this force and couldn’t help but let out a desperate cry.

"No... don’t..."

She never dreamed that such words would come from her own mouth.

In the past, it was always the men—exhausted, their bodies no longer their own—who said this. And when they said it, the end of their lives was never far off.

She never imagined that today, she would be the one to say it!

THWACK!

Her head had landed in a broad, thick palm.

She was now facing upward, looking right at Fang Shuwen’s face.

His face was still handsome.

The first time Huamei Niang had seen it, her mind had already started turning.

It made her want to drain every last drop of this young master’s vitality and Inner Strength, then kill him in his moment of despair.

But now, not a single lustful thought could form in her mind. The despair she had envisioned was still there, only now it was blooming in her own heart.

"No... don’t kill me... please..."

The North Nether Divine Technique would not heed her tears, and neither would Fang Shuwen.

In the blink of an eye, her Inner Strength was completely drained away.

With a twist of Fang Shuwen’s fingers—CRACK—her still-pretty face completed a 360-degree survey of her surroundings.

By the time it faced forward again, she had already breathed her last.

The corpse fell to the ground with a THUD.

Bai Liuxian subconsciously shuffled backward...

Fang Shuwen turned his head to glance at him. A large bead of sweat dripped down Bai Liuxian’s forehead.

"Don’t... don’t kill me..."

Fang Shuwen tilted his head, a look of confusion on his face.

"Now why would you say that?

"I am of the righteous path of the Jianghu, and you are a heretic.

"As they say, the righteous and the evil cannot coexist. If I don’t kill you, should I just leave you to harm the innocent?"

Looking at the surrounding corpses, Bai Liuxian thought to himself, ’What so-called righteous hero of the Jianghu is as ruthless as you?’

But in the end, he didn’t dare say it...

Fang Shuwen then asked again:

"Think again. Is there any other information you haven’t told me?"

"If I tell you... will you, will you let me go?"

A glimmer of hope appeared in Bai Liuxian’s eyes.

Fang Shuwen nodded.

"It’s not entirely out of the question."

"...King Cao’s Martial Arts are formidable, far beyond any of us.

"If two of the Seven Sect Leaders had come to Qiuyue Nunnery today, victory would have been assured.

"However, Fengli Xiao said... that the people you brought this time are not the top experts from their respective sects.

"Even if you join forces, the outcome is still uncertain.

"Even if you can win... I’m afraid many will be killed or injured..."

Fang Shuwen’s eyebrow twitched. He pressed down with a single palm. Bai Liuxian’s pupils shrank abruptly. He opened his mouth to say something, but not a single word escaped before he died a miserable death on the spot.

Then he grabbed Zhou Qingmei, who was about to head toward Qiuyue Nunnery.

Zhou Qingmei looked back at him, her eyes filled with anxiety.

"My master..."

Fang Shuwen nodded.

"You, Chief Lu, and my martial brother will go together. I’ll take the two escorts and go on ahead."

Just as he finished speaking, Chen Qi walked over, sword in hand.

His expression was a bit strange.

"Didn’t you say you could consider not killing him?"

"I considered it."

Fang Shuwen executed the Cyan Cloud Step, heading straight for the Mountain God Temple. Before the master and servant duo could react, he had already grabbed their shoulders.

Leaping away, he passed by Chen Qi and left him with one last sentence:

"And my consideration led to this conclusion: evil must be completely eradicated."