Full-Level Fierce Person
Chapter 337 - 203 Counterattack

Chapter 337: 203 Counterattack

Fang Zhixing watched the Mandarin Duck Killers leave in the distance before he began to clean up the scene.

He searched the bodies and took anything of value.

These twelve men in black must all have been hired mercenaries, with strength at the top of the Five Beasts Realm. Their cultivation ranged between the Four Beasts Realm and the Five Beasts Realm.

Eight of them belonged to the Five Beasts Realm!

The burly man in black who was the first to be killed by Fang Zhixing had even reached the Perfection of the Five Beasts Realm.

These men wore night clothes and carried no money with them.

The most valuable thing they had were their weapons.

However, out of the twelve, only two owned Second Level weapons.

The rest were all damn paupers.

Inside the bosom of one of the bodies, he found a map,

The map was of Qinghe County, with a red cross marked on a certain place.

Then, Fang Zhixing stacked the twelve bodies on top of each other, placed his hand on them, and with a focus of his mind:

"Absorb!"

In the blink of an eye!

The twelve bodies shriveled up at a speed visible to the naked eye, their fresh flesh quickly turning to a rotten gray, and finally, they all turned to ashes and dissipated into nothingness.

[2, Defeat or kill seventy-two lives of the same level (12/72)]

[10, One hundred thousand jins of Third Level Mutant Beast meat, or forty-eight thousand Upper Grade Third Level Meat Pills (3522/100000)]

After completing all these tasks, Fang Zhixing walked back to the study, sat on the chair, and fell into deep thought.

Xigou approached and spoke through a secret transmission, "What kind of trouble have you got into that people are coming to your doorstep not just to defeat you but to capture you alive?"

Fang Zhixing had no clue, clicking his tongue, "I didn’t expect that these people really came for me, and this whole matter has nothing to do with Master Shi Miaojun."

Xigou analyzed, "They were trying to capture you alive. It seems like the mastermind behind this wanted to interrogate you, to extract some information from you."

Fang Zhixing frowned, "What do I know that others don’t?"

Xigou continued, "You’ve been working for the Luo Family, committing murder and arson; perhaps someone is secretly investigating the crimes you’ve committed."

That was a possibility.

Fang Zhixing pondered for a moment and took out his own map to spread it out.

"Sixty-odd li southwest of the city..."

As expected.

His map had no marking for "Red Pine Villa."

He took out the confiscated map for comparison.

Confirmed.

The red cross on the map must be the exact location of Red Pine Villa.

Fang Zhixing then called for Hongye and pointed at the map, asking, "Have you ever heard of Red Pine Villa?"

Hongye observed carefully, then shook her head, "Never heard of it."

Fang Zhixing understood, focusing on the map, his eyes flickering.

Xigou noticed his expressions and knew what Fang Zhixing was thinking.

He couldn’t help but ask, "What, you’re thinking of going to Red Pine Villa?"

Fang Zhixing replied, "The mastermind is very likely to be at Red Pine Villa, and it’s not far. It will only take an hour to get there."

Xigou was without a trace of sleepiness now, grinning, "Then let’s make the trip. No matter who the enemy is, it’s time to settle this."

Fang Zhixing hesitated, "If the mastermind has the financial resources and channels to hire twelve top experts and is willing to pay a great deal, he must be no ordinary person. If by chance, the mastermind is a Nine Ox Realm master, then going there would be tantamount to throwing my life away."

Xigou was startled at first, then sighed, "True, they seem to know you well, to know that you are a master too. Otherwise, there would be no need to hire twelve Five Beasts Realm experts all at once to catch you."

After careful consideration, Fang Zhixing turned to Hongye and said solemnly, "Hongye, report the attack on Yixiang House to the eldest young master and madam, and also ask for their help on my behalf. I want to gather some men and start an operation overnight to take down Red Pine Villa in one fell swoop."

Hongye responded, "Understood, I’ll put in a good word for you."

Fang Zhixing gave a slight smile and handed her the map with the red cross.

Time flew by, and before long, three quarters of an hour had passed.

Fluttering~

A homing pigeon flew into Yixiang House.

Hongye received the reply, skimmed through it, and joy immediately spread across her face, "Master, the eldest young master and madam have nodded in agreement. They’ve urgently dispatched thirty experts to you, with the action set for dawn."

Fang Zhixing was overjoyed and immediately geared up.

This time, he did not bring Xigou along, only taking the Dragon Slayer Treasure Saber as a precaution.

After all, Xigou was far too incompetent, not even as useful as a saber.

Fang Zhixing did not delay and quietly left through the secret passage.

In the dim night, Fang Zhixing rode his steed, heading south before veering west, traveling about sixty li, when suddenly a Red Pine Forest appeared ahead.

Red pine has always been known as the most upright species of tree, standing tall and straight with consistent characteristics inside and out, even its wood grain runs straight.

Therefore, red pine symbolizes determination.

For ages, many martial artists seeking to understand the mystery of "resilience" would specifically go to observe red pines.

Fang Zhixing arrived at the Red Pine Forest, dismounted, and walked into the forest, searching.

Soon, a light emerged from the trees ahead.

Nearing the light and taking a closer look, Fang Zhixing’s eyes widened.

He saw that nestled within the dense pine trees stood a villa, neither too big nor too small.

This villa was not a high-walled complex, but was constructed entirely of wood.

It seemed that the owner used local materials, constructing a very secretive villa with red pine wood.

Fang Zhixing quickly climbed a large tree outside the villa and activated his Red Blood Pupil.

One glance across, the villa was very quiet, pitch black all around, with only the faint light of a lamp shining through a very tall hall.

That hall was as tall as a three-storied building, yet in reality, it had only one floor.