Chapter 599: Chapter 260: Sudden Murder

Fang Shuwen was right. It was indeed too late.

The four large ships had clearly come prepared. They sped across the water, and in a matter of moments, had surrounded both the ship from Wuyan Island and Fang Shuwen’s vessel.

Aboard the large ship flying a banner bearing the three words "Little Night Valley," a middle-aged man stood at the fore.

His gaze was locked on the large characters proclaiming, "Killer: Fang Shuwen." He walked to the bow of the ship, his eyes shifting to land on Fang Shuwen himself.

"You’re Fang Shuwen?"

Despite the distance between the ships, the man’s voice carried across the water, reaching Fang Shuwen’s ears without impediment.

Fang Shuwen chuckled.

"Indeed, I am."

"So, the great Human World Demon God!"

The middle-aged man shook his head slowly.

"First, you destroyed Tingtiao Pavilion. Now, you’ve slaughtered everyone on Wuyan Island."

"Do you hold the Eight Forbidden Areas of the East Sea in such little regard?"

"You are mistaken."

Fang Shuwen waved his hand dismissively.

"I was indeed responsible for what happened at Tingtiao Pavilion."

"But I was not the one who killed the people on this ship from Wuyan Island."

"Ridiculous."

This time, it was a middle-aged woman on the Lingbo Sect’s ship who spoke. Her eyes narrowed as she said coldly:

"To kill someone and leave your name—besides you, Fang Shuwen, who else would be so audacious?"

"Surely the great Demon Evil God isn’t one to do the deed but not dare to admit it?"

"As you said, it’s just a matter of killing someone and leaving a name. It’s hardly a difficult feat."

Fang Shuwen scoffed.

"How does that automatically make me the culprit? May I ask, did any of you see me slaughter the disciples of Wuyan Island?"

"Quite the silver tongue."

On the Profound Ice Hall’s ship stood a man in his thirties. He had a slender, elegant build, and his hair, unlike an ordinary person’s, was a silver-white shot through with streaks of pale blue, all impeccably styled.

"Fang Shuwen, I know that as the Human World Demon God, you are no ordinary man."

"But this is not the Eastern Domain, nor is it the Northern Domain. This is the East Sea!"

"And in the East Sea, there’s no place for the likes of the Human World Demon God to run rampant."

"So, in the East Sea, right and wrong don’t matter? Whatever the Eight Forbidden Lands decides is the truth, is that it?"

Fang Shuwen narrowed his eyes, a cryptic smile playing on his lips as he looked at the man.

He hadn’t unleashed the [Killing Intent Technique], and his gaze was filled with a certain playful interest.

’Normally, with his temper, he would have already attacked anyone who dared to speak to him this way.’

’But these people were, after all, from the Eight Forbidden Lands.’

’He could already guess the attitude of the Eight Forbidden Areas of the East Sea toward Luo Shuqing and the Profound Celestial Iron Mirror from his encounter with Suhe Zhen of Tingtiao Pavilion.’

’And now, someone had secretly slaughtered the disciples of Wuyan Island, adding more fuel to the fire.’

’So, this was a perfect opportunity for him to see where the other Forbidden Lands stood.’

’This was his chance.’

’Whether he could seize it all depended on the choices these factions made right now.’

"And so what if we do?"

The last to speak was someone from Hengyang Island.

Unlike the man from the Profound Ice Hall, the speaker from Hengyang Island was a young woman with fiery red hair and a fiercely aggressive tone:

"You slaughtered the disciples of Wuyan Island today, and you still have the nerve to spout such arrogant nonsense in front of the four of us."

"I’d say you, the Human World Demon God, are tired of living."

Fang Shuwen couldn’t help but laugh; it was just that absurd.

’In all his time in the Jianghu, this was the first time anyone had dared to speak to him with such a tone.’

Just then, the middle-aged man from Little Night Valley spoke up softly:

"Hold on. Let’s not be too quick to act..."

"I hear that Miss Luo Shuqing of Qingxiao Pavilion is currently with this man."

"If we attack rashly, I fear we might injure Miss Luo."

"Fang Shuwen, why don’t you hand Miss Luo over to us first? If you do, there might still be room to discuss today’s events."

"Room to discuss..."

Fang Shuwen shook his head slowly.

"The fact that I’ve even entertained this conversation shows my patience."

"But now, it seems..."

Before he could finish, a sharp cry cut him off:

"Halt!"

Fang Shuwen paused, turning with a curious expression toward the source of the voice.

A small, covered boat was seen weaving through the gaps between the large ships.

Following right behind, two figures leaped into the air, landing on the corpse-strewn deck of the Wuyan Island ship.

It was none other than Xia Weiyuan and Li Cheng, the pair he had briefly met before.

The two of them had piloted their covered boat across the sea with incredible speed.

Fang Shuwen had already sensed their presence when the ships of the Four Forbidden Lands were converging.

’They had been too far away at the time, though. They probably saw the ships gathering here and came to investigate.’

’But to think they would still dare to charge in, even after seeing the ships of the Four Forbidden Lands...?’

’The people from Celestial Prison Island certainly have guts.’

It wasn’t just Fang Shuwen who was taken aback. The people from the Four Forbidden Lands also exchanged confused glances, wondering about the origins of these two youths who had just interfered.

However, some had noticed the plaque for Celestial Prison Island hanging on the side of the small boat.

The brow of the middle-aged man from Little Night Valley furrowed slightly.

While Celestial Prison Island couldn’t compare to the Eight Forbidden Lands and had been a mediocre power for years, its growth in recent times had been explosive.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have started overstepping their bounds so much.

Originally, in the name of the Heroic Dao, they only involved themselves in cases where common people were harmed by Jianghu people, seeking justice on their behalf.

But now, they were even sticking their noses into the conflicts and vendettas of the Jianghu.

As a result, their reputation in the East Sea was sharply divided.

Those who loved them wanted them to live; those who hated them wanted them to die.

Thriving in that precarious space, they had become a truly unique presence in the East Sea.

For a moment, all eyes—from the Four Forbidden Lands and Fang Shuwen alike—were fixed on Xia Weiyuan and Li Cheng.

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