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Chapter 563: Killing and Fleeing
Chapter 563: Killing and Fleeing
Whoosh!
A gentle breeze blew.
Fang Xing walked in the darkness, his body seamlessly blending into the shadows as if nature itself was aiding his stealth, making him seem like the most skilled wanderer of the wild, infiltrating a wooden house district.
"Squeak!"
In the darkness, several rats scurried ahead to scout, while sparrows kept watch from the rooftops.
Standing in the shadows, Fang Xing spotted a group of interconnected wooden houses not far away.
In one of the houses, a figure was still awake, apparently on night watch.
'It seems that Xing San also knows he has offended too many people... Even with the protection of a senior disciple, he still needs to be cautious of others seeking revenge...'
Fang Xing considered himself a man who repaid both kindness and grudges. Although Peach Red had taken care of him before, and he had asked for two Blood Papers in return, he had repaid the favor, but the friendship remained.
He had harbored murderous intentions before, but exposing them would have been foolish. It was better to continue pretending to be a fool.
Now that he was prepared to leave today, he could finally act without restraint and unleash his killing spree.
'At the very least, I should grab at least ten Blood Papers to give to Peach Red...'
As for more, Fang Xing couldn't do it.
Peach Red wasn't him, and she had obtained the 'Carp Transformation' to escape smoothly.
Fang Xing had never considered taking her along as a burden during his escape.
'Repaying kindness is only until I feel it's enough, and then it's enough.'
Of course, he wouldn't sacrifice himself for Peach Red.
At this moment.
The night deepened.
Inside a wooden house, a man with inverted triangle eyes dozed off, with a wine jar and a chipped blue and white porcelain bowl beside him.
Night watch duty was actually quite tiring.
So, their gang had an unspoken agreement to receive a jar of strong wine as a benefit, which not only kept them warm but also helped them stay alert.
Even so, the man with inverted triangle eyes still felt drowsy.
This made him lose his usual sharpness, and he didn't notice Fang Xing slowly approaching in the shadows.
Fang Xing took out a paper dagger and gently inserted it into the door crack.
The ordinary wooden door bolt was sliced open like tofu, and he quickly slipped into the wooden house, covering the man's mouth and slashing his neck with the dagger.
Sizzle!
A head dropped to the ground.
"Hmm? This paper soldier is even more useful than I expected..."
Fang Xing arranged the corpse and the head neatly, and in the quiet night, there was barely any sound.
Then, he moved from one room to another.
Xing San's gang members all died peacefully, without any suffering.
Only Xing San himself seemed to have a guilty conscience or an unusual sensitivity to the smell of blood.
Unfortunately, he only managed to open his eyes earlier than his men, and just as he was about to cry out, Fang Xing stabbed him in the heart with a dagger.
"Hmm? Golden Silk Soft Armor? Wearing such a valuable self-defense treasure from the martial arts world while sleeping?"
"How many guilty deeds must one commit to be so distrustful of their own subordinates?"
Fang Xing tore open Xing San's clothes and took out a money pouch, a few Blood Papers, and a golden thread vest.
This was the famous 'Golden Silk Armor' in the martial arts world, capable of defending against weapon strikes, and those who had used it praised its effectiveness.
Unfortunately, at this moment, there was a small hole in the chest area, stained with a large amount of fresh blood.
"If it were someone else, I might have waited for you to wake up and exchange a few moves and words... But for me, a true warrior achieves victory without a sound, and quietly eliminating the threat is best."
Fang Xing murmured, took out a steamed bun, broke it in half, and tossed it on the ground.
Squeak! Squeak!
The rats immediately pounced on the bun, happily munching away.
"After you're full, it's time to work."
Fang Xing smiled.
Although his dried bun was of average taste, its allure to the rats was even greater than meat, as it was nurtured by the essence of plants and trees.
Moreover, as a Druid, if he were willing to consume his own foundation, he could even cast 'Wisdom Enlightenment' on these small animals, helping them awaken their intelligence and transform into spirits.
Of course, that wasn't necessary.
Squeak!
The lead rat twitched its nose and began digging at the foot of the bed.
Soon, it pulled out a money pouch.
Fang Xing took a look and found a bag of gold beans inside.
The other rats also discovered valuables hidden in various secret corners, as well as the most important Blood Papers!
Fang Xing examined Xing San's body and pressed on the bed board, then exerted force.
Crack!
The bed board shattered, and a stack of Blood Papers fell out.
"Hiss... This adds up to almost a hundred, right?"
"Shouldn't the big share that this Xing San stole be handed over to the senior disciple in charge, in exchange for their implicit consent? How is he still so well-off?"
"Is it that this time's tribute hasn't been handed over yet, or has he developed other intentions and is planning to go solo?"
Fang Xing took a deep breath, but then shrugged it off.
He left Xing San's gang's wooden house and suddenly laughed, "The law of the jungle is a natural order..."
...
Having committed these acts, Fang Xing decided not to return but to leave directly.
However, before leaving, he made a trip to Peach Red's wooden house and threw a package through her window.
Inside the package was the loot from this operation, far exceeding the quota of ten Blood Papers.
"I can't possibly take you with me when I run..."
"But with these resources, if you use them well, you can live for a long time, and there's even a chance to escape the fire..."
Fang Xing turned and left, heading to a secluded spot to start digging and removing his clothes...
Indeed, a Druid's transformation was a perfect shape-shifting ability, granting them all the powers of wild animals.
In the end, he had transformed into a carp, becoming a real fish without the strength of an adult, and even a harpoon might not be enough to kill him.
Not even his clothes could he take with him!
The paper dagger was somewhat special; it could be folded into a small size and hidden within the fish's mouth.
Apart from that, there was no way he could bring along the gold beans or blood paper.
Since he couldn't take anything with him, he might as well do a favor for the river.
After burying his clothes and covering his tracks, Fang Xing walked a short distance before reaching the riverbank.
It was only because of his natural and harmonious concealment ability that he could avoid the bizarre sight of a paper puppet taking a stroll under the moonlight...
Not a single mistake, not a single change, not a single word, not a single sound, not a single expression, not a single movement, not a single...
'It seems that I've been slightly influenced by the Wild Transformation...'
Fang Xing gazed at the river, calmly analyzing his inner thoughts.
'Although, to me, face and everything else are like passing clouds, but tonight I seemed a bit too liberated? I should be more careful in the future...'
He paused for a moment before leaping into the water.
---
Wild Transformation!
In mid-air, Fang Xing's body transformed, becoming a black-backed carp over a foot long, and with a splash, he landed in the water.
Glug, glug!
The carp held the paper dagger in its mouth, occasionally blowing bubbles as if it were instinctively swimming in the water.
Whoosh!
Fang Xing identified a direction and immediately swam towards the valley's exit.
'Although there are no paper fish in the water, the Blood Shadow Sect cultivators wouldn't be so foolish... There should be some arrangements in the water as well.'
'However... The biggest drawback of my Wild Transformation right now is that I'm truly just a carp, but this is also its greatest advantage... It's not an illusion, so there won't be any flaws to expose.'
'Since other wild fish can swim and survive here... It means I can too!'
Fang Xing muttered to himself.
This was the confidence that the Druid's path, never seen in this world, had given him! Based on his subconscious perception, he arrived at a place and saw a series of black metal fences ahead.
The gaps between these fences were wide, but there was no way an adult could squeeze through them.
"But I'm a fish... I can swim through!"
Fang Xing flicked his tail and easily swam through the gaps in the iron mesh.
As he passed through this 'iron gate', he glanced with his fish eyes and even saw several motionless corpses near the gate.
"Drowned bodies?"
"No, these are specially prepared trap corpses!"
Fang Xing suddenly understood.
Although the Blood Shadow Sect was renowned for their shadow puppetry and origami techniques, it would be a joke if they had absolutely no other means.
While the Corpse Manipulation Sect was most famous for their zombie refining techniques, it was normal for the Blood Shadow Sect to have some knowledge of it too!
"These water zombies are most adept at underwater combat and can sense the breath of the living... Once someone swims by, they won't be able to hide from them!"
As Fang Xing swam past a water zombie, he could see its bloated face, limbs, tightly closed eyes, and black fingernails.
This zombie remained motionless, obviously mistaking Fang Xing for an ordinary fish.
Whoosh!
Fang Xing quickly swam through this dangerous area and entered a hidden current.
After an unknown amount of time, the sky suddenly opened up.
"I should have swum out of the Paper Puppet Valley, but it's still not safe enough... Keep going..."
Fang Xing briefly identified the direction and continued his journey with his head down.
Anyway, before the duration of his Wild Transformation ended, he planned to run as far as he could.
...
Two hours later.
In a dense forest.
Splash!
A black-backed carp leaped out of the water, transforming into a naked man.
"Cough, cough... I finally escaped."
Fang Xing spat out the paper dagger and began searching for suitable vines and green leaves to weave himself a pair of grass shoes and a vine skirt.
After all, a Druid should be close to nature, and he had already gotten used to it.
'Being alone and naked with just a knife to survive in the wild... It's quite interesting.'
'But I can't relax... The Blood Shadow Sect might come after me...'
Fang Xing walked through the dense forest as if it were his own home.
Not only were various small animals very friendly towards him, but they also informed him of some dangerous areas to avoid.
Moreover, due to the Druid's innate talent of 'Walking Through the Forest Without a Trace', he left very few traces of his passage, and these would quickly disappear within the next few days.
One could say that the forest was his home turf.
Chasing a Druid in the forest was an impossible task.
"Hmm... Next, I should head towards the righteous regions as much as possible."
Fang Xing identified the direction and made a plan in his mind.
The Outer Regions were ruled by the ten major sects of the righteous and evil paths, and under the rule of the evil sects, all living beings were treated like ants.
As for those self-proclaimed righteous sects, they should at least maintain some decency.
However, what ordinary people yearned for the most was still the 'Great Zhou Divine Dynasty' in the north, but it was simply impossible to go there.
The 'Great Zhou Divine Dynasty' had established the 'Three Absolute Pass' at the border to prevent outsiders from entering. Rumor has it that even cultivators at the Dao Foundation Realm would find it difficult to infiltrate the Great Zhou Divine Dynasty's territory!
(End of Chapter)
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