Obtaining Top Art on Family's Extermination Night

’Am I getting teased again for no reason?’

He watched as Yu Yaoguang reached for the tea, took a sip, and revealed a look of contentment.

Fang Shuwen was rendered speechless.

"It’s just a cup of tea. So easily pleased."

"Do you think it’s about the tea?"

Yu Yaoguang snorted.

"This is tea you poured for me. It tastes all the better for it. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"But I must say, your Fingering Technique and dexterity have also improved immensely."

"On the way here, I ran into some fool with decent Martial Arts. I used him for a bit of practice and made some progress,"

Fang Shuwen replied nonchalantly.

His Martial Arts were almost entirely composed of hard-hitting, overbearing techniques that advanced with brute force.

For close-quarters combat, he only had the Plum Blossom Scattering Hand and some Martial Arts experience he’d learned from Yu Yaoguang, which he still needed to slowly internalize and master.

That was why back then, during those three days and nights at Yuqing Pavilion, he had lost far more than he’d won in his exchange of moves with Yu Yaoguang.

Today’s minor clash, however, made Yu Yaoguang see him in a new light. She felt that Fang Shuwen’s mastery in this area was progressing by leaps and bounds, far beyond the norm.

She couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

"How nice. You get to run into fools who’ll serve as your sparring fodder. Why don’t I ever get that lucky?"

"Because you never leave your mountain."

"...True enough."

Yu Yaoguang nodded and gave a long, lazy stretch. Her position was cleverly chosen; she was completely out of Chen Yan’s line of sight, yet she unabashedly displayed her stunning curves right in front of Fang Shuwen.

Fang Shuwen’s mind suddenly flashed back to a certain scene he’d witnessed one night... and he felt an inexplicable flush of heat.

’This woman... she’s definitely doing this on purpose!’

’He could tell from the slyly smiling look she gave him...’

"...Are you here because of those heretical fiends?"

Fang Shuwen quickly changed the subject.

Yu Yaoguang, knowing when to quit while she was ahead, nodded lightly.

"I imagine you’ve heard the rumors... especially since this kid from Heaven-Reaching Pavilion is here.

"That’s right. I’m here because of that whole affair.

"And as for the specific reason, you probably know that too."

"The Blood Demon Ancestor, Ye Wucheng?"

Fang Shuwen raised an eyebrow.

"Blood Demon Ancestor? Don’t make me laugh. He’s a disgrace who latched onto a title he has no right to."

Yu Yaoguang’s tone dripped with contempt.

"If Ye Wufeng hadn’t shown up in the nick of time back then—and if the older generation hadn’t been worried about our relations with the Northern Domain—neither of those two brothers would have escaped.

"I can’t believe that after all these years, Ye Wucheng is still up to his old tricks. Instead of being grateful we spared his life, the son of a bitch dares to run back to my Eastern Domain and wreak havoc...

"This time, he will die in the Eastern Domain. Not even Ye Wufeng can save him.

"Otherwise, won’t every Tom, Dick, and Harry start thinking of my Eastern Domain as a pushover?"

Fang Shuwen nodded slightly and said,

"You’re a Sect Leader, after all. And with such an ethereal, otherworldly face...

"Can’t you be a little more mindful of your language?

"Look at me. I’m always courteous and refined, a perfect gentleman. I never curse."

"...Right. You just kill people."

Yu Yaoguang said with a faint, unreadable smile,

"Your reputation as one of the Evil Gods and Demons is now enough to make babies stop crying at night, and you have the gall to say you’re courteous... Have you no shame?"

Fang Shuwen flew into a rage.

"Those people are ruining my reputation! It’s infuriating!

"One day, I’ll find them and make them pay for this!!"

Yu Yaoguang rolled her eyes at him, clearly scoffing at his foolish talk.

She just said quietly,

"This matter has gotten pretty big. Including me, three of the Seven Sects have sent someone."

"Oh? Who else?"

Fang Shuwen asked, curious.

"Xiao Ruofeng from the Cangwu Sword Sect and Mo Xinghe from the Flying Star Hall."

Yu Yaoguang didn’t hide anything.

Fang Shuwen considered this for a moment. He knew that three masters wouldn’t be needed just to deal with Ye Wucheng.

This was clearly a precaution against Ye Wufeng’s potential arrival.

His fingers tapped lightly on the table. Fang Shuwen suddenly looked at Yu Yaoguang.

"So what are you doing here, looking for me?"

"Hm?"

Yu Yaoguang seemed even more surprised than Fang Shuwen.

"You heartless man! Since you’re in Pojun City, who else would I come to find?"

"???"

Fang Lingxin and Chen Yan’s eyes widened in unison.

Fang Shuwen was taken aback for a second, but he instantly saw through Yu Yaoguang’s little trick and chuckled.

"Sect Leader Yu, if anyone who didn’t know better heard you, they’d think I’d seduced and abandoned you.

"Just say it. Do you want my help against Ye Wucheng? Or to watch out for Ye Wufeng?"

"Neither."

Yu Yaoguang suddenly winked at Fang Shuwen.

"Pojun City is completely packed right now...

"I have nowhere to go, so I had to come to you for help.

"Would you mind putting me up for a few nights?"

"Fine."

Fang Shuwen nodded.

"So readily?"

Yu Yaoguang was actually surprised that he had agreed so quickly.

"It’s not like we’re strangers."

Fang Shuwen said with a smile,

"We did spend three days and three nights together, eating and living under the same roof, exploring the true essence of Martial Arts.

"Without you, I never would have mastered the Four Seas Shocking Emperor Finger.

"Now that Pojun City is packed, it’s only right that I put you up for a few days."

Fang Lingxin and Chen Yan finally understood. So that was the history between them.

But Yu Yaoguang just rolled her eyes at Fang Shuwen.

"You certainly have a way with words."

A mischievous glint appeared in Fang Lingxin’s eyes.

"But... all the rooms are full."

She counted on her fingers.

Fang Shuwen was in the left bedroom of the main house. Of the outer side rooms, Chen Yan had the one on the left, and she and Shui Qianrou had the one on the right.