Chapter 587 Desperate Situation

  Fang Li calmly walked into Fang Linbao's mansion under the gaze of the crowd, saw a servant hiding behind a fake mountain, and immediately rushed over to grab him out.

  "Spare my life, it's nothing to do with me! Everything was done by Fang Linbao, I don't know anything!" The servant shouted loudly, almost falling to the ground.

  Fang Li didn't have time to bother with him and asked coldly: "Where's my sister?"

  "The master...the master is in the woodshed." The servant trembled with fear.

  "Tool shed!" Fang Li's eyebrows rose, and the anger in his heart surged up again. His sister, whom he had treasured like a precious gem, was actually locked up in a tool shed - how could he not be furious!

  "It's not a small matter, locking her in the woodshed was all Fang Linbao's orders." The servant saw Fang Li furious and immediately became frightened, knocking his head and crying out, afraid that he would be held responsible.

  "Get out!" Fang Li kicked him flying and rushed straight towards the direction of the woodshed.

  On the west side of the mansion, there is a row of simple and crude wooden houses with green tiles, which were specially built for the guards to sleep and rest. The woodshed and stable are also located there, making it very eye-catching and easily recognizable at first glance.

  Fang Li swiftly ran over and pushed open the wooden door of the woodshed with a loud creak, the iron lock on it breaking off with a clang and falling to the ground, revealing the scene inside.

  All that could be seen was a pile of dry firewood and straw in the woodshed, where a 13-year-old girl was curled up, it was unclear whether she was asleep or had fainted, her face was pale and terrifying, without a hint of blood. What made Fang Li most angry was that the tear marks on the little girl's face were still wet, indicating that the little girl had cried not long ago.

  A picture suddenly appeared in Fang Li's mind, a little girl was locked alone in a woodshed, except for crying to express her despair and fear in her heart, she could not make any other resistance.

  "One sword will kill him, it's still too cheap for him!" Fang Li gritted his teeth and thought of Fang Linbao again, now he could only hate that he couldn't crush his bones to ashes.

  The little girl was not fat to begin with, and after being hungry for two days, she naturally couldn't hold on, lying in the straw like this, her two braids loose, and the blue skirt that had been washed white was all wrinkled. Fang Li looked at her and his eyes couldn't help but feel a little sour, blaming himself for leaving home and causing her to suffer such a disaster. Fortunately, he came back early, otherwise, he would have felt guilty for the rest of his life.

  From now on, I will never let my mother and sister be bullied by anyone. Whoever dares to move them, kill without pardon! Fang Li clenched his fists and secretly vowed in his heart. Not daring to hesitate any longer, he immediately stepped forward and gently picked up the little girl.

  "Is... that my brother?" The little girl's hands, which had been holding onto someone, suddenly woke up with a start. She opened her eyes, but due to fatigue, they couldn't open fully yet. It took a while for her to clearly see the young man embracing her, and a hint of surprise flashed across his pale face.

  "It's okay, little sister, don't be afraid, I'll take you home." Fang Li smiled slightly and said softly to the little girl.

  "Hmm, with brother here, Liu'er is not afraid." The little girl said firmly, perhaps fearing that Fang Li would abandon her. Although she was being held, a pair of small hands still tightly grasped Fang Li's clothes. However, due to the long time without eating, a wave of weakness washed over her, and the little girl slowly closed her eyes.

  "Don't worry, brother won't let you get hurt again." Fang Li gently kissed the little girl's forehead and carried her out of the door.

  From the stable to the courtyard, and then to the gate of the mansion, although there were many onlookers, but no one dared to stop him. Of course, many people did not want to get involved in the dispute for no reason, and among those onlookers, there were quite a few legitimate sons.

  "Who dares to kill my grandson!"

  Fang Li had just stepped out of the mansion when a thunderous roar suddenly came, making his ears ache. He looked up to see an extremely thin old man rushing towards him. The old man's hair and beard were all white, his eyes deeply sunken, resembling a skull, and he was wearing a black long gown that gave off an eerie atmosphere.

  This man is the guardian elder of Gongfa Pavilion, and he is also the grandfather of Fang Yanhu and Fang Linbao.

  "Return my brother's life!" Another loud shout, and it was Fang Yanhu who flashed out from behind the old man. It turned out that he had persuaded Fang Linbao not to act, and was about to go report this matter to Grandfather, but unexpectedly, it was too late. He had just finished reporting when someone came over to inform him that his brother had been killed, which made him extremely angry.

  Fang Li's eyes narrowed slightly as he gazed solemnly at the old man and young boy rushing over, not daring to hesitate, he quickly backed away while holding his sister.

  The elder of the Guardian Pavilion was named Fang Lie, who had reached the 8th level of Qi Refining a year ago. With Fang Yanhu also present, Fang Li naturally did not dare to resist strongly, otherwise it would be seeking death.

  "How dare a younger son of a minor branch kill an eldest son of the main branch? Anyone can execute him!" At this time, two more people jumped out, who were Fang Kang and Fang Qing, who had just been driven away by Fang Li. Now that there was an elder in front, they no longer had any scruples and took the opportunity to avenge their earlier humiliation. However, they seemed to have forgotten that it wasn't Fang Li who humiliated them earlier, but rather they brought shame upon themselves.

  Fang Li didn't say a word and didn't even glance at them, he just kept retreating back to the mansion, now all he needed to do was stall for time, otherwise his life would be in danger.

  "Where can you escape to!" The elder of the Guardian Pavilion was after all a highly cultivated person, and with a whooshing sound, he rushed over, taking the lead, and it seemed that he would catch up with Fang Li in no time.

  Fang Li furrowed his brow, and with his already insufficient cultivation, how could he escape while still holding someone in his arms? Seeing the Guardian Elder about to catch up to him, without hesitation, he put down his sister and let out a loud roar, turning around to charge at the Guardian Elder.

  "Hmph, you're asking for death yourself, don't blame me for being ruthless and merciless. Today, I'll chop you into a million pieces and use your head to pay respects to my deceased grandson!" The Guardian Elder's face was filled with a fierce aura, seeing Fang Li dare to charge towards him, he suddenly revealed a bloodthirsty smile. At first, when he heard others say that his grandson had been killed by a direct descendant, he didn't quite believe it, until he saw Fang Linbao's headless corpse with his own eyes and became enraged. Now, he could use Fang Li's fresh blood to quench the flames of anger in his heart.

  Fang Lin Bao's face turned solemn, his right hand tightly grasped the iron sword, and a surge of energy poured in. The seals on the sword were instantly activated, releasing icy cold air and scorching flames that entwined each other like Tai Chi, occasionally emitting bursts of explosive sounds, sending shivers down one's spine.

  He discovered that Fang Li's iron sword was unusual, and the Guardian Elder slightly frowned, but then he was surprised. He couldn't have imagined that this branch disciple had a pseudo-artifact modified by an array master in his hand. His own hand only had a fourth-grade ordinary artifact, and now it seemed that he was going to benefit from this!

  The old man in the mansion suddenly became excited, but he had put his grandson's miserable death behind him. Perhaps in his heart, a grandson was indeed not as valuable as a powerful weapon.

  With a loud crash, Fang Li's iron sword stabbed towards the Guardian Elder, but the Guardian Elder simply stretched out one hand and actually grasped the sword firmly! In an instant, Fang Li was unable to advance even a single step further. Moreover, even the water and fire attributes on the sword were suppressed by the Guardian Elder's aura, forcing them back into the sword itself.

  "Hahaha, you naive little kid, a mere Qi Refining Fourth Stage cultivator dares to challenge a Qi Refining Eighth Stage cultivator? You're simply asking for death! Today, I'll not only use your head as an offering to my grandson, but also torture you thoroughly, so you can learn the consequences of offending Fang Lie!" The Guardian Elder laughed loudly, his voice somewhat hoarse, sounding like a ghost's wail if heard at midnight.

  "Just now you were furious and shouting, but now you're laughing loudly. Is it because you've taken a liking to the fake sword in my hand? If I'm not mistaken, you want to kill me and take this sword for yourself, right?" Fang Li stared at the Guardian Elder in front of him, his serious expression disappearing, replaced by a playful smile.

  "Hahaha, what's the point? Anyway, you're going to die today!" The elder of the Guardian Pavilion didn't make a move immediately, as if he was in control of everything, looking at Fang Li like he was already dead. In his heart, Fang Li was already dead, and a small branch disciple like him couldn't possibly escape his grasp. Now all he needed to consider was what method to use to kill him, in order to avenge his grandson's miserable death.

  "Do you really think you can take me down?" Fang Li suddenly laughed and said, his iron sword still being held by the Guardian Elder.

  "Isn't that right?" The elder of the Guardian Pavilion also laughed, ridiculing Fang Li's ignorance. A lowly junior who actually thought he could escape his grasp - how laughable, truly laughable.

  "At least I can make all your ideas come to nothing." Fang Li said calmly, and immediately let out a loud shout: "Explode!"

  "Not good!" The old man's face suddenly changed, originally still confident of winning, now shocked and pale. When he heard Fang Li's "explosion", he almost subconsciously retreated backwards, but it was already a bit too late.

  "Die!" A bloodthirsty frenzy flashed in Fang Li's eyes, and the iron sword in his hand suddenly burst open, releasing a powerful water-fire aura that surged out, mixed with flying fragments of the iron sword.

  There was a loud crash, dust flew everywhere, and the entire mansion shook. When the dust settled, Fang Li and Guardian Elder's figures appeared.

  Fang Li stood in the center, not hurt at all, while the elder of the guard pavilion retreated to a distance, his right hand that originally held the iron sword was covered in blood, and even had several pieces of iron stuck on it.

  "I want you dead!" The roar of Elder Hestes, he could never have imagined that Fang Lei would actually detonate the weapon in his hand, which was about to become his own pseudo-artifact! Elder Hestes' heart is bleeding. Moreover, he was actually injured by a low-level branch disciple, this is humiliation!

  The elder Shoukong roared, for the first time drawing his own sword and charging straight at Fang Li. Now he no longer wanted to consider other things, only wanting to strike down Fang Li and make him pay a painful price.

  Looking at the raging Guardian Elder, Fang Li sneered with a smile, "I said it before, I will make all your thoughts come to nothing, not just destroying the weapon you want to get, today you want to kill me, it's also impossible."

  "Preposterous!" The elder of the Guardian Pavilion was enraged to the point of losing his rationality and charged at Fang Li without any regard.

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