Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 263 - 168 Wind and Cloud

Chapter 263: 168 Wind and Cloud

A man and his dog left the Agate Restricted Area, smoothly returning to the county.

No sooner had he arrived at Yixiang House than Hongye hurried over.

"Master, there was an urgent task two days ago..."

Fang Zhixing’s expression changed; he had been away for five or six days, clearly missing something important.

He quickly asked, "What task?"

Hongye handed him a scroll of paper.

"Tomorrow, at the Qingsong Inn a hundred li north of the city, attack Hong Xiangpeng, the Young Sect Master of Hongyu Sect. Whether injured or killed, either is acceptable."

After reading, Fang Zhixing pondered, "This was a task that should have been completed yesterday."

Hongye replied, "I sent Ma Zhengming to do it, but he has not returned to report."

Fang Zhixing asked, "Do you know the strength of this Hong Xiangpeng?"

Hongye answered, "I’ve investigated—he has demonstrated the power of the Two Beasts Realm before others, and he may now be at the Three Beasts Realm or even higher."

Fang Zhixing frowned, feeling that Ma Zhengming might mess up the task.

Curiously he asked, "What about this Hongyu Sect?"

Hongye explained, "The Hongyu Sect is a force cultivated by the small noble Shen Family, similar to Iron Mountain Sect and Black Tiger Sect."

At this, she added, "I’ve also heard that Hong Xiangpeng’s purpose in coming to the county this time is mostly to participate in the Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament."

Calculating in his head, Fang Zhixing realized, "There are ten days until the Qinghe Martial Arts Tournament begins! It seems that the eldest son and madam do not wish for Hong Xiangpeng to participate in the tournament."

He curiously asked, "What’s the relationship of the small noble Shen Family with the Luo and Dong families?"

Hongye shook her head and spread her hands, "I’m not clear either, theoretically, the eight small noble families should be branches of the same tree."

Fang Zhixing laughed silently to himself—how can there be peace? It’s probably normal for the noble families to undercut each other.

"The Shen family is adversarial."

Fang Zhixing noted this down.

Although he missed this task, he was not at all panicked.

Because the requirement of the task was "to injure or kill."

Given Ma Zhengming’s strength, killing Hong Xiangpeng would be extremely difficult, but injuring him might not be as hard.

Night fell in the blink of an eye.

Ma Zhengming returned on horseback, dragging his injured body.

He sat down with a thump, his complexion pale, and fresh blood streamed down his left shoulder.

Seeing this, Fang Zhixing exchanged a look with Hongye.

Hongye quickly ordered the servants to call the physician and then brought some top-quality golden sore medicine to perform simple hemostasis and bandaging on Ma Zhengming.

Only then did Fang Zhixing open his mouth to ask, "How did it go?"

"Mission accomplished!"

Ma Zhengming, panting heavily, nodded with difficulty and said, smiling, "That Hong Xiangpeng, worthy of being Hongyu Sect’s Young Sect Master, is quite formidable. We fought to a standstill; he stabbed me with his sword, and I hit him back with a punch.

Heh, unless he has a peerless healing medicine, there’s no way he’ll be able to participate in the Qinghe Martial Arts Competition."

Fang Zhixing breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, "Good work; all the credit for this job is yours."

Ma Zhengming continually said, "Thank you for your generous appreciation, Master."

Soon, the physician arrived, and Ma Zhengming went back to his room for treatment.

Fang Zhixing turned and entered the secret chamber, arriving in front of the Mysterious Turtle bookshelf, and took down the "Pangolin Scale Armor Skill."

There was still some potential left in his defense to be excavated.

Quickly, the system light flashed, and new Full Level Conditions appeared.

[Pangolin Scale Armor Skill·Full Level Conditions:

1. Apply ’Lingli Armor’ to the entire body once (incomplete)]

The conditions were reduced from two to one.

The problem was, what on earth is Lingli Armor?

The night passed swiftly.

Pat-a-tat~

The next morning, while Fang Zhixing was having breakfast, a pigeon suddenly flew over.

"Be at the tea stand a hundred and thirty li north of the city before midday to wait for a brother and sister from Silver Fish Castle, Hu Yizhi and Hu Qianling—whether injured or killed, either is acceptable."

Fang Zhixing’s eyes narrowed slightly.

This task was roughly the same as the last.

"Hongye, to which family does Silver Fish Castle belong?" he asked, frowning.

Hongye replied, "The small noble Ruan Family."

Fang Zhixing was surprised—was the Ruan Family also an opposing force?

He quickly finished his meal and left Yixiang House through a secret passage.

When he emerged, he had already used Bone Shrinking and Face Changing to assume another appearance.

Fang Zhixing, along with Xigou, rode out of the city on horseback, heading north.

"Wang wu wu~"

A man and his dog sped along the official road, when suddenly a howl sounded from afar.

Upon hearing this, Xigou’s ears shot up, and, as if his bloodline had awakened, he couldn’t help but lift his head and join the howling.

"What are you doing?" Fang Zhixing scolded.

Xigou quickly came to his senses and awkwardly said, "Oops, couldn’t help it..."

Fang Zhixing looked up to see two black specks rapidly approaching.

The specks grew larger in his field of vision.

Shortly, Fang Zhixing could see them clearly—they were two giant wolves, each larger than a warhorse.

"Wolf Cavalry!!"

Fang Zhixing’s mind raced, and he quickly pulled on the reins to move to the side of the road.

In the next moment, two giant wolves blitzed past.

The two men riding atop the wolves were tall and burly, each standing two meters high and fully armed in bright armor, with helmets covering their faces, a greatsword on their backs, and a long spear in hand.

The two cavalrymen thundered by, not sparing a glance for Fang Zhixing and Xigou on the roadside.

However, the giant wolves seemed to smell something, reluctantly turning their heads to glance at Xigou.

Thankfully, the riders expertly controlled the wolves, and in a whoosh, the gigantic creatures disappeared.

Fang Zhixing looked coldly at Xigou and said with disdain, "Do you always join in whenever you hear a dog barking?"