Chapter 556: Killing and Running Away

Whoosh!

A breeze blew.

Fang Xing walked in the darkness, his body seemingly directly merging into the shadows. Nature actively covered his tracks for him, making him seem like the most brilliant wild wanderer, sneaking into a wooden hut area.

"Squeak!"

In the darkness, several mice were scouting the situation ahead, and sparrows were keeping watch on the roof.

Fang Xing stood in the shadows and saw several wooden huts connected together not far away.

There was still a figure in one of the houses who hadn't slept, clearly on night watch.

'It seems Xing San also knows he has offended too many people... Even with the managing disciples covering for him, he has to guard against others seeking revenge...'

Fang Xing felt he was still a person who repaid kindness and revenge. Taohong had taken care of him before, and although he had demanded two sheets of blood paper, the kindness was repaid, but the sentiment remained.

He had long had the intention to kill, but it would be stupid to expose it, so he might as well continue to play the fool.

Now that he was prepared to leave today, he could naturally be uninhibited and start a massacre.

'At the very least, I have to rob ten sheets of blood paper to give to Taohong...'

As for more, Fang Xing couldn't do it.

Taohong wasn't him; she didn't have 'Carp Transformation' to escape successfully.

And Fang Xing had never thought about bringing a burden on his escape route.

'Repaying kindness is repaying kindness; naturally, it's repaid until I feel it's enough, and that's enough.'

Of course, he wouldn't sacrifice himself for Taohong.

At this moment.

The night was deep.

In the wooden hut, a man with inverted triangular eyes was drowsy, with a wine jar and a chipped blue-and-white porcelain bowl beside him.

Keeping night watch alone was actually a very hard job.

Therefore, their gang tacitly agreed that they could get a jar of strong liquor as a benefit, which could not only ward off the cold but, crucially, keep them awake.

Even so, the man with inverted triangular eyes was still somewhat drowsy.

This caused him to lose his usual sharpness, and he didn't notice Fang Xing slowly approaching with the help of the shadows.

Fang Xing took out the paper dagger and inserted it gently into the crack of the door.

The ordinary wooden door bolt was sliced open as if it were tofu. He flashed into the wooden hut, covered the man's mouth, and slashed the dagger across his neck.

Rip!

A head fell off directly.

"Hmm? This paper soldier is even easier to use than I expected..."

Fang Xing put the corpse and head away, and in the quiet night, he didn't even make much sound.

Then, he walked towards one room after another.

Xing San's subordinates all died very peacefully, without the slightest pain.

Only Xing San himself, whether because he had done too many bad things or was particularly sensitive to the smell of blood.

Alas, he only opened his eyes earlier than his subordinates, and just as he was about to shout, he was stabbed in the heart by Fang Xing's dagger.

"Hmm? Gold-thread soft armor? Actually wearing this kind of protective treasure from the martial arts world to sleep?"

"How many bad things must he have done? And he's especially untrusting even of his own lackeys?"

Fang Xing stripped off Xing San's clothes, got a money bag, a few sheets of blood paper, and besides that, a gold-thread vest.

This was the famous 'Gold-thread Armor' in the martial arts world, which could defend against weapon strikes; everyone who used it said it was good.

Unfortunately, a small hole was broken in the chest area, and it was stained with a large amount of blood.

"If it were someone else, perhaps they would wait for you to get up and fight a few rounds, or have a conversation... But for me, the best warrior has no glorious achievements; solving things silently is naturally the best."

Fang Xing muttered, took out a steamed bun, broke it open, and threw it on the ground.

Squeak! Squeak!

Several mice immediately pounced over, eating happily.

"Eat your fill, then get to work."

Fang Xing smiled.

Although this steamed bun tasted average, it had been nourished by Vegetation Essence Qi, and its attraction to these mice was even greater than meat.

Even, as a druid, if he were willing to consume his own foundation, he could perform 'Wisdom Enlightenment' on these small animals, helping them open their wisdom and become spirits.

Of course, that was unnecessary.

Squeak!

The leading big mouse moved its nose and immediately began digging at the foot of the bed.

Not long after, it dragged out a money bag.

Fang Xing looked and found a bag of gold beans inside.

Then, other mice also discovered the wealth hidden in various secret corners, as well as the most important blood paper!

Fang Xing checked Xing San's corpse, pressed on the bed board, and suddenly used force.

Crack!

The bed board shattered, and a stack of blood paper fell out.

"Hiss... this adds up to nearly a hundred sheets, right?"

"Shouldn't the lion's share of what this Xing San stole and robbed be handed over to the managing disciples in exchange for their tacit approval? Why is he still so fat?"

"Is it that this tribute hasn't been handed over yet, or did he have a change of heart and prepare to go solo?"

Fang Xing gasped, but felt it didn't matter.

He walked out of Xing San's gang's wooden hut and suddenly smiled: "The law of the jungle, this is also the way of nature..."

Since he had done these things, Fang Xing didn't plan to go back, but left directly.

However, before leaving, he went to Taohong's wooden hut and threw a package into Taohong's window.

Inside the package was this harvest, far exceeding the quota of ten sheets of blood paper. "I can't take you with me when I run..."

"But if you use these resources well, you can live for a long time, and there's even a possibility of escaping the fire pit..."

Fang Xing turned and left, came to a secret place, started digging a hole, and took off his clothes...

Well, the druid's transformation is a perfect transformation, which can gain all the abilities of wild animals.

But in other words, now that he has transformed into a carp, he is a real carp, without the strength of an adult, and if he gets hit by a fish fork, he won't die but will be seriously injured.

Even, he can't take his clothes with him!

Only the paper dagger is slightly special, and can be folded very small and hidden in the fish's mouth.

Besides that, things like gold beans and blood paper are impossible to take away.

Since he can't take them away, it's better to do a favor.

After burying his clothes and covering them up, Fang Xing walked a distance further before coming to the riverbank.

It was thanks to the natural affinity's concealment ability; otherwise, if a paper slave went out, they might have seen the strange sight of someone walking naked in the moonlight...

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'It seems I was ultimately affected a little by the wild shape...'

Fang Xing looked at the river water, still calmly analyzing his own heart.

'Although for me, face and such are floating clouds, tonight seems a bit too uninhibited? I must pay attention in the future...'

He fell silent for a moment and jumped into the water.

—Wild Shape!

In mid-air, Fang Xing's body changed, turning into a black-backed carp more than a foot long, and fell into the water with a splash.

Gurgle!

The carp held the paper dagger in its mouth, occasionally spitting out a few bubbles, swimming in the water as if by instinct.

Whoosh!

Fang Xing identified a direction and immediately swam out of the valley.

'Although there are no paper fish in the water, the Blood Shadow Sect cultivators won't be so stupid... There should be some arrangements in the water.'

'However... the biggest disadvantage of my wild shape now is that I am really a carp, but this is also the biggest advantage... It's not an illusion, so it won't be seen through.'

'Since other wild fish can swim and survive... it means I can too!'

Fang Xing muttered to himself.

This was the confidence brought to him by the Way of the Druid, which had never appeared in this world before!

According to his perception in the dark, he came to a place and saw black metal fences ahead.

The gaps between these fences were wide, but an adult definitely couldn't squeeze through.

"But I am a fish... I'll squeeze through!"

Fang Xing flicked his tail and easily swam through the gaps in the steel grid.

While passing through this 'iron gate,' his fish eyes glanced, and he even saw several silent corpses near the iron gate.

"Water corpse?"

"No, it's a trap specifically refined!"

Fang Xing understood immediately.

Although the Blood Shadow Sect is famous for its shadow puppetry and paper-folding techniques, it would be a joke to say they have no other means at all.

Although the Corpse-Driving Sect is most famous for refining zombies, it's very normal for the Blood Shadow Sect to know a few tricks!

"This kind of water zombie is best at underwater combat and can smell the breath of living people... Once someone swims across, they definitely won't be able to hide from them!"

Fang Xing swam past a water corpse, seeing its bloated face and limbs, as well as its closed eyes and pitch-black fingernails.

This zombie didn't move, clearly mistaking Fang Xing for an ordinary swimming fish.

Swish!

Fang Xing swam quickly past this dangerous area and entered an undercurrent.

After an unknown amount of time, the world suddenly opened up.

"I should have already swum out of the paper slave valley, but it's still not safe enough... continue..."

Fang Xing identified the direction slightly and continued to rush on his way.

Anyway, before the duration of 【Wild Shape】 ended, he was prepared to run as far as he could.

Two hours later.

In a dense forest.

Splash!

A black-backed carp jumped out of the water and turned into a naked man.

"Cough cough... finally escaped."

Fang Xing spat out the paper dagger and began to look for suitable vines and green leaves, preparing to weave a pair of straw sandals and a vine skirt for himself first.

Anyway, druids are supposed to be close to nature, and he was already used to this.

'Alone and naked, with only a knife for wild survival... it's quite interesting.'

'However, I still can't relax... maybe the Blood Shadow Sect will hunt me down...'

Fang Xing walked in the dense forest, simply as if walking in his own home.

Not only were various small animals very close to him, telling him to avoid some dangerous areas.

And because of the druid's 'pass through the forest without a trace' talent, he left very few traces where he walked, and they would disappear quickly in the next few days.

It can be said that the forest is his home turf.

Wanting to hunt down a druid in the forest is a very unwise thing.

"Hmm... next, try to rush towards the orthodox area."

Fang Xing identified the direction and made a plan in his heart.

The region outside the territory is ruled by the ten orthodox and evil sects. Under the rule of the evil sect, all living beings are truly like ants.

And those self-proclaimed orthodox sects are a bit more particular about their eating habits.

However, what mortals yearn for most is the 'Great Zhou Zhou Shenchao' in the north, but they can't go there at all.

The 'Great Zhou Zhou Shenchao' established the 'Three Absolute Passes' at the border to block the people outside the territory from entering. It is said that even cultivators in the Dao Foundation Realm find it difficult to sneak into the territory of the Great Zhou Zhou Shenchao!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 557 =====