Full-Level Fierce Person-Chapter 53 Fugitive Murder

53: 53 Fugitive Murder

53: 53 Fugitive Murder

A gentleman does not stand under a collapsing wall!

Since danger had already descended, naturally he couldn’t just sit and wait for death; he had to prioritize saving his own life.

One man and his dog left the private room.

Just at this moment, Sun Gongyang, carrying a large box, swiftly walked out of his compartment.

Turning his head, Sun Gongyang saw Fang Zhixing with his backpack.

The two men locked eyes.

Sun Gongyang, expressionless and without saying a word, turned his head and walked away, his steps as light as air.

Fang Zhixing followed closely behind.

The two men and the dog almost simultaneously ran onto the deck.

Just then, the hull violently shook, and a loud “bang” came from somewhere.

Fang Zhixing stretched his neck out to see and discovered a large, diagonal hole in the left side of the hull, with a thick snake tail hanging out, slowly withdrawing inside.

Gurgle gurgle gurgle~

The river water poured in through the cracks!

Xigou exclaimed in astonishment, “Good gracious, is that a water monster?”

Fang Zhixing’s face became serious, and he turned his head to look.

He saw Sun Gongyang holding the large box, not hesitating at all as he stamped his foot, jumped off the deck, plunged into the river, and then swam toward the shore.

The shore was about twenty meters from the large ship!

Seeing this, Fang Zhixing slung his backpack on, then, holding Xigou, leaped down.

Splash!

The river swallowed them both.

Fang Zhixing kicked with both feet, surfaced, and at the same time let go of Xigou.

Xigou could swim on his own, using the dog paddle, his four little paws kicking back and forth, swimming toward the shore bit by bit.

Fang Zhixing switched to the breaststroke.

It couldn’t be helped; he carried quite a bit of heavy items on him—hunting knife, dagger, bow and arrow, and coins were all metallic, heavy in the water, and required quite a bit of effort to move.

Both man and dog exerted all their strength swimming forward.

Gradually, they actually caught up to Sun Gongyang, mainly because the large box Sun Gongyang carried seemed even heavier.

“Ah~”

“Help~”

Behind them, a series of terrified and heart-wrenching screams followed.

Splash splash~

Seeing the dire situation, many people successively chose to jump ship and escape.

Some jumped from the left, others from the right, swimming to their respective shores.

About a minute and a half later, Fang Zhixing and Xigou finally swam to the shore.

They climbed onto the bank, collapsed on the mudflat, gasping for air, and looked up toward the center of the river.

The large ship was heavily tilted, its stern already submerged below the surface of the water, and the bow was slightly raised.

There were people moving on the deck.

In the river, some were floundering, some desperately swimming.

Bang!

Suddenly, a loud sound exploded, the deck burst open with a large hole, and the water monster emerged from beneath it, its huge maw clutching the upper body of a person, intestines hanging out, blood spilling everywhere.

“Goodness, what level is this mutant beast?”

Xigou couldn’t help but widen his eyes.

Fang Zhixing had no idea, and upon scanning his surroundings, he saw Sun Gongyang, carrying the large box, climbing onto the shore about seven or eight meters downstream.

He too was extremely tired, lying on the muddy ground with his chest rising and falling dramatically.

Clang clang!

The large box occasionally shook a few times, as if something inside wanted to escape.

Seeing this, Sun Gongyang hurriedly got up, leaned on the box, his mouth moving continuously, as if he were saying something.

Before long, the large box calmed down.

Sun Gongyang took a deep breath of relief, then he turned his head to look around and suddenly, he noticed Fang Zhixing was observing him.

“Hm?” Sun Gongchang’s eyes widened slightly as he stared intently towards Fang Zhixing, his sharp gaze chillingly cold, harboring a hint of ruthlessness and warning.

“…”

Fang Zhixing paused for a moment, unafraid and calm, he averted his gaze, then he stood up, rearranged his soaked clothes and luggage, squeezing out the water.

“Let’s go!”

Fang Zhixing shouldered his luggage and followed the riverbank downstream.

Soon, a man and a dog passed by Sun Gongchang.

There was no exchange nor eye contact between them as they brushed past each other.

“Hmm~”

From the large box, a faint sobbing could be heard, soft and unclear, hardly discernible, and it was even uncertain if it was truly sobbing.

Fang Zhixing knew too well the dangers of curiosity and had no intention nor desire to meddle.

He and Sun Gongchang kept to themselves, as having no dealings was for the best.

Before they knew it, the man and the dog gradually distanced themselves.

While walking, Fang Zhixing looked back and saw that the large boat had completely sunk, leaving only a mast tilted on the river surface.

It was unclear how many had perished, or how many had survived.

Fang Zhixing’s expression was detached.

Having been in this world for less than two months, he had already grown accustomed to life and death separations, becoming numb to them.

“Brother, wait for me.” Suddenly, someone called from behind.

Fang Zhixing turned around in surprise.

He saw two young men completely soaked, hurrying up to him.

“Oh, it’s you!”

Fang Zhixing recognized these two young men, who were disciples from Iron Mountain Sect that he had defeated before.

One had a reddish face, while the other was a sturdy young man six feet tall.

“You also survived,” Fang Zhixing nodded toward them.

Reddish Face, still haunted, his face pale, shook his head and sighed, “Mother, I almost died.”

“If our luck had been just a bit worse, we would have been done for on that ship,” the sturdy young man also appeared grateful.

Fang Zhixing asked, “What are your plans, do you want to walk with me?”

Reddish Face immediately said, “Of course, let’s go together, it’s better to have company on the road.”

The sturdy young man nodded in agreement, clearly having the same thought.

Fang Zhixing understood and bowed, “I have not yet introduced myself, I am Fang Zhixing.”

Reddish Face solemnly said, “My name is Lin Ziguang, and he is Ma Yongtang.”

Fang Zhixing inquired, “Do you know where we are?

How far is it to Qinglin County?”

Lin Ziguang immediately reached into his robe and pulled out a cloth, spreading it open.

Fang Zhixing looked intently, his eyebrows raising slightly.

It was a map!

Lin Ziguang pointed at a thick line on the map and said seriously, “We are roughly here, Qinglin County is here, and we might need to walk a bit more, maybe thirty to forty li if less, sixty to seventy li if more.”

Fang Zhixing understood that, given their abilities as martial artists, such a distance was trivial.

The three men and one dog set off together.

Fang Zhixing occasionally looked back, but did not see Sun Gongchang: either he did not walk downstream, or he had not followed the riverbank.

No matter, Fang Zhixing and the talkative Lin Ziguang got to chatting, discussing the situation with the Iron Mountain Sect.

Lin Ziguang and his companion were merely the lowest-ranked disciples in Iron Mountain Sect, above them were the Incense Master, Hall Master, Vice Sect Leader, and Sect Leader.

“Our Iron Mountain Sect controls two-thirds of the territory in Qinglin County, the remaining third is occupied by Black Tiger Sect; however, Black Tiger Sect’s base is in the neighboring ‘Xulin County’, so most affairs in Qinglin County are essentially dominated by Iron Mountain Sect,” Lin Ziguang elaborated like a flowing river.

Fang Zhixing asked, “In practicing martial arts at Iron Mountain Sect, can you obtain meat pills?”

“Yes!”

Lin Ziguang nodded, adding, “However, meat pills are not free; they need to be exchanged with merits.

For example, this escort mission we were on, had we completed it successfully, we would have received five meat pills as a reward.”

At this, Lin Ziguang curiously asked, “Brother Fang, are you really not a disciple of Iron Mountain Sect?”

Fang Zhixing vaguely responded, “I’m learning from a master who taught me Iron Mountain Skill, and until I met you, I didn’t even know of Iron Mountain Sect’s existence.”