Chapter 256: Chapter 145: Reward Settlement
"Friend, whatever grievances there are between us, this has nothing to do with my sister..."
"??"
Fang Shuwen was momentarily baffled.
’What is this nonsense?’
Yu Yaoguang, however, couldn’t help but burst into laughter, pointing her finger at Fang Shuwen.
"Looks like you’ll never be able to shake that ’Demon Evil God’ title.
"Look how terrified you’ve made him."
Fang Shuwen was speechless for a moment, then had no choice but to say to Shui Qianliu:
"You’ve misunderstood, friend. I happened to save your sister, and she asked me to escort her all the way to Pojun City to find you..."
"Huh?"
Shui Qianliu froze for a second. ’So that’s why she was looking for me?’
He didn’t just take Fang Shuwen’s word for it, turning to look at his sister.
Shui Qianrou nodded repeatedly.
"It’s all thanks to Big Brother. Otherwise, I would’ve been killed by those villains long ago."
Hearing Shui Qianrou confirm it, Shui Qianliu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see. It was my misunderstanding.
"Thank you, my friend, for looking after my sister."
"Don’t mention it."
Fang Shuwen waved his hand. Noticing the quest hadn’t registered as complete, he figured something was still missing, so he said:
"Your sister told me that once I found you, you would pay me in silver.
"Well, a promise is a promise. Just give what you see fit."
Shui Qianliu looked at Shui Qianrou again, who said with some embarrassment:
"Big Brother is right... I was in such a hurry to find you back then, I... I told him that once we found you, you’d give him all the silver you had on you as a reward."
"..."
Shui Qianliu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. It’s always easy to be generous with someone else’s money.
But looking at Shui Qianrou, it was clear she had been well taken care of. He didn’t know why his sister was here or what she had been through, but he couldn’t refuse to acknowledge this debt of gratitude.
He cupped his fist toward Fang Shuwen.
"Thank you, Brother Fang, for taking care of my sister.
"It’s just... I don’t have any silver notes on me. They were all ruined when I fell into the water.
"How about this: once we get out of here, I will be sure to deliver your payment. What do you think, Brother Fang?"
Fang Shuwen looked troubled.
"No silver either?"
"That... I really don’t."
Shui Qianliu was helpless. He had been staying at the City God Temple for some time, looked after by the temple priest, so he had given all his loose silver to the priest before he left.
If he wanted to get his hands on some silver, he would have to wait until they got out of here.
Seeing the man’s expression, Fang Shuwen knew he was probably telling the truth about being broke. He glanced at his quest list. Although nothing had changed, he had a strong feeling that the quest would complete as soon as he was given the silver.
Thinking of this, he turned to Yu Yaoguang.
Yu Yaoguang paused.
"What do you want?"
"Got any silver?"
Fang Shuwen asked.
"..."
Yu Yaoguang rummaged inside her robes for a moment and pulled out a ten-tael Silver Yuanbao.
"This is it."
’The leader of a sect, and she only carries ten taels of silver?’
Fang Shuwen figured Yu Yaoguang wasn’t living a very lavish life. But he didn’t care. The amount of silver was unimportant. He immediately said to Shui Qianliu:
"Now you have silver."
"..."
’Is this really happening?’
Shui Qianliu found this Demon Evil God before him utterly baffling.
’Once I get out of here, I could easily scrape together a thousand or eight hundred taels, maybe even ten thousand. And he can’t even wait that long?’
’Does he have to be paid right now?’
’Even if it’s only ten taels?’
The others present exchanged glances, wondering what on earth Fang Shuwen was up to.
Yu Yaoguang flicked the ten taels of silver to Shui Qianliu, who then awkwardly handed the silver to Fang Shuwen.
"Brother Fang, once we’re out of here, I’ll definitely pay you the rest..."
[Ding! Mission Completed: Escort Shui Qianrou to Pojun City and deliver her to her brother!]
[Calculating reward...]
[Ding! Reward successfully calculated!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained Electric Light Divine Movement Technique at the Great Perfection stage!]
[Claim now?]
Fang Shuwen’s eyes instantly lit up.
A Lightweight Technique!!!
The Lightweight Technique he had been longing for, waiting for so long, had finally appeared!
And it was the Electric Light Divine Movement Technique, no less!
Fang Shuwen paid no attention to what Shui Qianliu was saying. The instant he saw the system notification, he immediately chose to claim his reward.
This wasn’t an Inner Strength technique, so it didn’t require the Qi Guiding and Returning to the Origin process. He could claim it right here, even in this situation.
The next instant, the Mental Method for the Electric Light Divine Movement Technique and the secrets of its Inner Strength circulation fused into Fang Shuwen’s mind.
He could now execute it with a mere thought.
’A pity I didn’t have this Lightweight Technique when I ran into the Hundred Ghosts Hall Master. If I had, I could’ve given him an hour’s head start!’
Fang Shuwen was suddenly in a great mood. Now, the more he looked at Shui Qianliu, the more he liked what he saw.
Just as he was about to say a few more words to him, a loud BOOM echoed.
A red figure burst through the wall, appearing in the space.
The figure spun in mid-air, feet sliding backward across the floor upon landing. Even after planting a hand for support, they still skidded more than ten feet.
When they looked up at their surroundings, their expression changed once more.
Their pupils contracted, especially upon seeing Jue Tong’s corpse on the floor. Without a second thought, they turned to flee.
ZZZING!!
A streak of sword light tore through the air, chasing straight after the red figure.
The red-robed person didn’t even look back, leaping to the edge of the corridor and narrowly dodging the sword strike before continuing to flee.
Footsteps emerged from the hole the red-robed person had made. Fang Shuwen glanced over, expecting to see Xiao Ruofeng of the Cangwu Sword Sect.
But the one who emerged was a man in black wearing a mask.
His attire was identical to that of the two masked members of Dragon Emperor Hall.
But those two exchanged a look, seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes. Among their number, besides the Young Venerable, no one used a sword.
And the sword this man wielded was completely different from the Young Venerable’s.
This person was definitely not the Young Venerable, nor was he anyone they recognized!
It wasn’t just the two from Dragon Emperor Hall who were stunned; Fang Shuwen was also full of questions.
’Who... is this guy?’
