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Chapter 762: Fragrant Death
Chapter 762: Fragrant Death
The entrance of Donghu Zhou Cheng was adorned with red and colorful decorations, and countless people were filled with joy, their faces beaming with smiles, indicating a grand celebration.
Everyone was eagerly awaiting something.
They gazed into the distance, waiting for a figure to appear.
In the distance, on a tall tree, a person lay with their face tilted upwards, resting on a branch.
The shadow of the leaves completely concealed their face and body, making them seem like a ghost, even their divine sense was tightly sealed.
Even if a powerful cultivator passed by the tree, they wouldn't notice the person above.
As the wind howled, the person's body swayed with the tree, like a ghostly figure.
On his body, there was a large, dark golden bow.
Dark golden arrows!
The two-foot-long arrows had slender shafts that flickered with a cold, otherworldly metallic luster.
...
At the city gate.
In the distance.
A tall figure appeared, it was Fang Che.
His body floated lightly, rushing towards them.
Zhao Shanhe was overjoyed and roared, "Fang Che, over here, hahahaha..."
Zhao Shanhe's voice was filled with happiness.
As soon as Fang Che appeared, the pre-arranged drum and gong team started playing, flags fluttering, and the music filled the air.
Zhao Ying'er and Ye Meng's hearts were pounding with excitement, and their faces were flushed.
When they saw Fang Che's figure, their eyes lit up with intense brightness.
Their hearts suddenly sank.
He's finally back!
Fang Che's face was filled with smiles, and he quickly moved with agile footwork, flying towards them.
His heart was filled with excitement.
This was the feeling of coming home.
Their hearts pounded with a sense of familiarity and warmth.
He smiled and saw the beautiful woman in red and the lovely woman in white from afar.
As they drew closer, the distance between them was less than fifty zhang.
Suddenly, Fang Che's heart was filled with a sense of unease.
It was an indescribable feeling of anxiety and gloom that suddenly enveloped him, a bone-chilling sense of impending doom.
After experiencing the Divine Fortune Baptism and the Battle Zone Battle, Fang Che's spiritual sense had become much sharper than before.
He immediately sensed something amiss.
Every hair on his body stood on end at that moment because, even after his advancement, he could only detect the presence at such a close distance!
The enemy's concealment was astonishing, and Fang Che knew better than anyone the danger such an opponent posed!
Danger!
But danger didn't necessarily mean it was directed at him.
Fang Che suddenly froze, then thunderously roared, "Scatter! Everyone, scatter!"
At the same time, his body darted forward like lightning.
"Little Jiao!"
At that moment, Jinjiao Jiao let out a silent, invisible divine sense that spread through the air.
The deafening drums and gongs, along with various musical instruments, filled the air with joyous sounds, making the entire city gate seem like a New Year celebration, with noise reaching its peak, drowning out all other sounds.
Everyone was laughing, their hearts filled with genuine joy...
Time seemed to rewind to the moment before—
On the distant tree, the ghostly black shadow suddenly stood up, standing firmly on the swaying tree, its trunk, leaves, and branches still concealing his body completely.
He stood on the tree, but he was still like an invisible ghost.
With the longbow in his hand.
An arrow was already nocked.
There was no spiritual energy fluctuation, no killing intent revealed, and no aura emitted.
He was like a ghost, silently drawing the bow.
The bow was pulled into a full moon.
His targets were Zhao Ying'er and Ye Meng, standing side by side.
"When Fang Tu returns to Donghu Zhou, when he sees his two women, shoot them dead in front of him!"
"Let Fang Tu experience the pain of losing a loved one in front of him!"
These were the full contents of the order!
The black-robed man remained calm, and in the instant Fang Che flew forward, his fingers suddenly loosened.
His body vanished at that moment, and he didn't even glance back to see if his arrow had hit its target.
As soon as the arrow was released, he immediately fled!
The dark golden arrow silently pierced the void, tearing through the silent space.
There was no killing intent or malice, just a fleeting flash.
Its speed was beyond the capture of even light.
...
The deafening drums and gongs seemed to distort the very air.
Fang Che roared, "Scatter! Everyone, scatter!"
His face was contorted, his thunderous voice shaking the sky.
The booming celebratory drums were drowned out.
Zhao Ying'er's heart suddenly filled with a sense of danger. She and Ye Meng had been jumping with joy, waving at Fang Che.
But at that moment, a sense of crisis arose.
Zhao Ying'er's eyes instantly caught the twisted and panicked expression on Fang Che's face as he rushed towards them.
Her heart stirred, and she suddenly forcefully turned, pushing Ye Meng away.
Ye Meng, caught off guard, was suddenly shoved aside.
At that moment.
A burst of blood-red light flashed.
A black hole-like air vortex appeared in the void, and within it, an arrow suddenly emerged, piercing Ye Meng's left shoulder, shattering and penetrating it, severing her entire arm from the shoulder.
The arrow's original target had been Ye Meng's heart.
The arrow naturally carried an explosive spiritual energy, hidden and unreleased.
But Zhao Ying'er suddenly pushed Ye Meng away, opening up her heart.
However, the arrow still completely pierced through Ye Meng's left shoulder.
Shattered!
The arrow, carrying Ye Meng's blood, stopped for a moment before piercing through Zhao Ying'er's chest with a 'plop' sound, as she maintained the motion of pushing Ye Meng away.
With a 'whoosh', the arrow pierced through her chest.
Zhao Ying'er, with her Imperial High Rank strength, was unable to defend against it.
The spirit qi attached to the arrow instantly exploded, creating a large hole in Zhao Ying'er's chest. Her lower body and dantian erupted with blood, and a stream of blood gushed from her head.
Upon contact with the target, the spirit qi immediately produced an explosive effect, directly destroying the five viscera, six bowels, and the dantian in Zhao Ying'er's head.
Zhao Ying'er's body was still in mid-air, her face showing delight, but her eyes held a mix of determination and shock.
However, her eyes suddenly lost all their vitality.
Like a withering flower, she helplessly fell to the ground.
The arrow pierced through Zhao Ying'er's body and entered the body of a guardian behind her, creating a large hole. With a 'du' sound, it deeply embedded itself into the hard ground.
A faint cloud of smoke rose, and the arrow disappeared.
Surprisingly, it left behind only a hole the thickness of a finger.
The arrow entered the ground, and no one knew how deep it went...
Just as the arrow appeared...
Beside Ye Meng, a ghostly figure suddenly appeared, and a hand swiftly reached out to grab the arrow, but it still couldn't catch it.
The arrow was too fast.
It felt like it had just passed through his palm.
But in reality, by the time his hand reached out, the arrow had already traveled that distance.
The figure appeared, and a wave of furious energy suddenly surged, causing the sky to seem like it was collapsing at that moment.
"You vermin!"
A furious roar turned into a series of phantoms, rushing towards where the arrow came from.
In the air, Yan Jun Di let out a shrill cry.
This person had a tall and slender figure, and his originally handsome face now twisted with rage; it was Yan Jun Di, Yang Luoyu!
No matter what, Yang Luoyu never expected that, even though he had mixed into the group and was personally protecting Ye Meng, such a thing would still happen.
At this moment, Yang Luoyu felt like his face had been trampled upon.
In fact, Yang Luoyu had chosen the wrong direction. If he had stood in front of the two women, there was an eighty percent chance he could have blocked this arrow.
But he was standing behind Ye Meng.
This was unavoidable, as the back is usually the most dangerous place. Assassinations often come from behind, and standing behind Ye Meng also allowed him to have a clear view of the front.
But this arrow... in the end, it still succeeded.
The assassin's concealment skills were already at the pinnacle of the world, and his grasp of timing was also perfect.
Just as Fang Che was about to join the two women... and the two women had already excitedly jumped up and waved at him...
The arrow arrived!
In the distance, a gray shadow simultaneously hid into the void; it was Ye Huang, who immediately chased after the attacker.
But after the attacker fired the arrow, he disappeared.
All kinds of drums and musical instruments stopped at once. A suona's sound couldn't be stopped in time, and it let out a shrill cry.
Zhao Shanhe and the others turned around in shock.
Fang Che rudely pushed through the crowd, his eyes red as he hugged the already unconscious Ye Meng and the silent Zhao Ying'er.
Before the two women landed, he held them in his arms. Blood instantly soaked Fang Che's entire body.
"Elixir! Elixir! Elixir! Bring them quickly!"
Fang Che's face twisted in fury as he roared hoarsely.
He didn't have a single elixir on him now. The elixir Xue Fuxiao had given was too high-ranked and unsuitable.
Everyone was like thunderstruck, at such a joyous moment, just as the returned Fang Che's red-robed friend had been assassinated! At this moment, at this critical juncture.
In front of the hero who had returned triumphantly, his family was killed!
This was simply outrageous and insane to the extreme!
"I have some here!"
Zhao Shanhe rushed over and handed over some elixirs. Fang Che crushed the jade bottle with a 'pa' sound and fed two elixirs to Zhao Ying'er and Ye Meng.
Ye Meng's elixir entered her mouth and dissolved.
But Zhao Ying'er's elixir remained in her mouth, showing no signs of dissolving.
She no longer had any signs of life.
A white robe lay on the ground, as pure as snow.
Blood still flowed from her body, but her life had already left her.
All the guardians instantly dispersed, tightening the lockdown, on high alert, with their swords drawn, creating a chilling atmosphere.
"Lockdown! Southeast Seventeen States are all on lockdown! Spare no cost to catch the murderer!"
Zhao Shanhe roared furiously.
His heart ached as if it were being squeezed, and his anger caused every hair on his head to stand on end. His mouth was bitten so hard that it bled!
This was the welcoming ceremony organized by Zhao Shanhe, the Chief Officer.
But...
Zhao Shanhe's anger made him lose all reason.
An Ruoxing's body trembled with fury, but she desperately controlled herself because she was treating another guardian whose lower abdomen had been blown open by a large hole. After taking a high-ranked elixir, his life was barely hanging by a thread.
Fang Che's Boundless Dharma Sutra desperately infused into Zhao Ying'er's body, but it couldn't enter at all.
Life had already left, and the meridians had closed.
Fang Che's heart trembled, and he gently released his hold, allowing Zhao Ying Er to lie on the ground, her left arm cradling the unconscious Ye Meng.
He slowly stood up, turned his head, and looked in the direction the arrow had come from.
Over there, not a soul was in sight.
Fang Che slowly moved his feet, approaching the spot where the arrow had entered the ground, and stomped his foot forcefully.
Spirit Qi surged into the ground.
The ground erupted with a thunderous roar.
Seven zhang underground, the dark golden arrow was shaken by the Spirit Qi and shot out.
Fang Che grabbed it in his hand.
The veins on his hand bulged prominently.
"Does anyone recognize this arrow?"
Fang Che asked calmly.
"It's the Dark Golden Spirit Arrow of the Only Me Religion Bi Family!"
Several Guardians spoke up simultaneously.
"The Only Me Religion Bi Family?"
Fang Che gave a soft hum, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and said softly, "Not necessarily!"
Holding the arrow, he returned to Zhao Ying Er's side.
A female Guardian approached and said softly, "Let me carry her."
"No need."
Fang Che, with a cold expression, picked up Zhao Ying Er.
He soared into the sky, clearly seeing that Zhao Ying Er had pushed Ye Meng away at the moment of life and death, and the scene where he had perished, leaving her lifeless.
In other words, if Zhao Ying Er hadn't pushed Ye Meng, she could have easily avoided the attack.
But Ye Meng's death was certain!
Zhao Ying Er pushed Ye Meng away, but she herself didn't have time to dodge.
Using his Spirit Qi, Fang Che held Ye Meng and Zhao Ying Er, saying, "Get a few people, bring some healing pills, and let's go home."
In his eyes, it seemed like a volcano was erupting.
But his voice, on the contrary, was as calm as ice and snow.
Even Fang Che hadn't expected that upon returning to Donghu Continent, filled with joy, he would be greeted by such a cruel reality!
"It's not the Only Me Religion!"
Fang Che clenched his teeth, his voice as cold as ice and snow.
He was well aware.
If the Bi Family of the Only Me Religion sought revenge, they would eliminate everyone present, including themselves.
What had just happened was very clear: the opponent hadn't made a move against him.
Instead, they had waited for him to return and, right before his eyes, kill his woman!
This revenge was purely heart-wrenching.
The purpose was to make Fang Che witness the death of his woman right in front of him and experience that feeling!
What kind of person, what kind of grudge, could lead to such an act?
Fang Che was well aware.
Zhao Shanhe and the others followed behind Fang Che, each of them filled with gloom, as if they were about to explode.
Everyone was almost driven mad by what had happened. This was a huge provocation against the Guardians and the Guardian Headquarters!
A great humiliation!
The continent's hero had returned home, only to witness his wife being murdered before his very eyes!
None of the Guardians could bear such a thing!
"Lock down the entire city!"
Zhao Shanhe roared softly, issuing consecutive orders while immediately reporting, "Southeast Headquarters, request support from Guardian Headquarters. We swear to avenge this, the first great grudge of the Southeast Guardians!"
Zhao Shanhe and the others were livid with rage.
Ye Meng woke up once on the way, her voice weak, "Where's Ying Er?"
"Just rest well."
Fang Che held her, his expressionless face responding.
Feeling Fang Che's embrace, Ye Meng's heart was slightly at ease, but soon, intense pain surged, and Fang Che gently pinched the back of her neck, sending her back into unconsciousness.
Zhao Shanhe rushed back and forth like the wind.
"This is the Regeneration Pill."
He handed a small bottle to Fang Che, "Quickly give it to Ye Meng."
The Regeneration Pill.
As its name suggested, it was a heaven-defying pill that could regenerate missing body parts.
The entire Southeast Headquarters only had two of them.
"Alright."
Fang Che didn't hesitate and took the pill, immediately administering it to Ye Meng.
With the All-Damage Instant Recovery Heavenly King Pill and the Regeneration Pill, Ye Meng would be fine.
The severed arm could also grow back in a short time.
But Zhao Ying Er...
Everyone's hearts felt like they were weighed down by lead.
They watched as Fang Che held the two women and flew swiftly, his icy aura spreading, just like when he was in the Battle Zone, bringing the Black Ice's aura back to the Southeast.
Finally entering the Fang Wang Family residence, the atmosphere was heavy.
But everyone knew that a storm was about to sweep through the Southeast!
Zhao Ying Er couldn't be saved.
Her five viscera were shattered, her dantian destroyed, and even her brain was ruined.
Even a deity couldn't do anything about such injuries.
Fang Che placed Ye Meng on the bed in the bedroom.
Then he laid Zhao Ying Er on another bed.
From beginning to end, he remained calm.
Not a single word escaped his lips.
Not a single word of anger or vengeance.
He silently waited.
Waited for news from Yang Luoyu and Ye Huang about the assassin's pursuit.
Waited for Jinjiao Jiao to bring back information about the enemy.
Zhao Ying Er lay quietly on the bed, as if asleep.
Dressed in white, she was serene and elegant.
Fang Che took out another white skirt of Zhao Ying Er's and covered her chest wound with it.
Zhao Shanhe and the others were heartbroken, unable to utter a word. This joy-filled homecoming had turned into such a tragedy.
"This isn't your fault."
Fang Che closed his eyes, his voice low, "This is a revenge aimed at me. Even if they hadn't attacked at the city gates, this scene would have appeared when I returned home or to the Patrol Hall."
"Their intentions are simple."
"They want to kill my woman right in front of me."
Fang Che's face bore a cold and cruel smile, slowly emerging, "This is a long-suppressed grudge, so it's not just a revenge by the Only Me Religion Bi Family. This is the consequence of my life-and-death patrol of the Southeast Seventeen States."
The crowd fell silent.
An Ruoxing and Zhao Shanhe lowered their heads.
The incident had already occurred, and no one could turn back time, but how they wished this was the revenge of the Only Righteous Sect.
Because if it were, Fang Che would feel slightly better.
But it was a revenge after the life-and-death patrol, making it hard to accept. How could the hero who had just returned from the battle zone with supreme merits, having devoted everything to stabilize the Guardian Continent and bring prosperity to millions of civilians, accept this!
His heart felt utterly chilled.
A figure flashed by.
Yang Luoyu entered with a face filled with pain and shame.
"I failed to catch up. It's my fault!"
Yang Luoyu was in agony.
"The attacker disappeared immediately after striking, and there was no target direction to trace. I was underground at the time and couldn't stop them in time... It's my fault."
Fang Che heard a message from Ye Huang through his earpiece.
Fang Che nodded slightly.
Since the attacker dared to strike so boldly, they must have had a plan for escape. The chances of catching them on the spot or tracking them were slim.
Moreover, he could sense that when the attacker struck, there was no trace of any aura, not even killing intent.
Perfectly hidden.
If someone could do this, they were essentially untraceable. So Fang Che had no hope of tracking down Yang Luoyu or Ye Huang.
The attacker and the one responsible for the arrangement must have thought the same, for this time, it was indeed flawless.
And they had the strength to do so.
In broad daylight, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, at the moment when Fang Che was most proud and elated, they killed his wife, his beloved!
What could he do? There was no evidence, no clues, and the only lead was that arrow, which belonged to the Bi Family of the Only Me Religion.
The Dark Golden Mystic Arrow forged from Heavenly Iron!
They must be feeling triumphant now.
Fang Che's heart burned with raging flames.
But... they would never know whom they had provoked this time!
Perhaps this time, even Xue Fu Xiao couldn't track them, but... I can!
I can!
"All of you, leave."
Fang Che said calmly, "I want to be alone for a while."
The crowd understood but voiced their concern, "But your safety..."
"Rest assured, at a time like this, I'm the safest. Because they want to make me suffer. When I'm at my lowest, they won't come to torment me further."
Fang Che's face bore a mocking, cold smile.
The crowd silently left the room.
Yang Luoyu stood at the doorway, gazing up at the sky, his face clouded with gloom.
Far away.
In a stone cave.
A pearl on the stone wall suddenly dimmed.
A voice sighed softly, "What kind of Heaven's Malevolent Star have you followed..."
A gray shadow flashed out, tearing through space towards Donghu Continent.
...
Fang Che sat by the bed.
Beside him, Ye Meng lay unconscious, her face still contorted in pain.
In front of him was Zhao Ying Er, silent and motionless.
He took a deep breath, feeling a sense of emptiness in his heart.
The 'blank' feeling in his mind was finally starting to fade.
The timing of the attack was too perfect, just after he had parted ways with his father and Xue Fu Xiao, though they couldn't show themselves or be exposed...
But if they were there, they could have stopped it.
Based on the attacker's display of strength, Fang Che's current abilities were no match for them.
But...
A fierce glint flashed in Fang Che's eyes.
He silently communicated with the Five Spirit Toad, took out the Communication Jade, and sent a message, "Master, where are you?"
Sun Wutian replied, "I'm two thousand li away from Donghu Continent."
"I need your help with something."
Fang Che sent calmly.
"What is it?"
"My woman was killed. It's the consequence of our life-and-death patrol, a deliberate revenge."
There was a brief silence.
Then a message came, "Very well. Wait for me!"
Fang Che put away the Communication Jade.
He leaned back, closing his eyes.
His face twitched, and a cruel aura emanated from him, almost uncontrollable.
"They must be celebrating now, probably wanting to ask me, Fang Che, do you regret your actions? Are you satisfied with this outcome?"
Fang Che thought silently.
"No, I don't regret it. I only regret being too soft-hearted before. But this time, no matter how great your family is, no matter how many merits your ancestors have, your family is finished!"
"Even if your family is related to Dong Fang Sansan, they're finished!"
"In this world, no one can protect you!"
...
(End of Chapter)
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