The nickname 'Bloody-Handed Butcher' Wang Wu was not just for show. The reason why he had this nickname was because he was most proficient in the move 'Black Tiger Steals Heart'. That's right, it was the move that all the fifth-rate characters in wuxia novels knew.
Logically speaking, if that was all there was to it, it would not be a big deal. However, the problem was that this was a high level martial arts world. Therefore, Wang Wu's Black Tiger Heart Gouging Technique was comparable to Xiao Li's Flying Dagger. It was a sure-hit move, and a claw gouged out the heart. It was almost to the point of subverting the law of causality.
It was precisely because this move of his was too terrifying that he earned the nickname of the Bloody Hand Butcher.
And right now, Wang Wu was taking advantage of the moment when Fangzheng was distracted by the monks around him to strike!
Success!
Looking at the unresponsive Fangzheng in front of him, King Fifth's lips curled into a cold smile. He could almost imagine his fingers piercing into Fangzheng's chest and pulling out his heart ….
"Sorry, I'm not interested in men."
Fangzheng's voice drifted into Wang Wu's ears. Following that, with a light smacking sound, White Jade's fan suddenly opened up, blocking Wang Wu's sharp claws in front of him. His fingers, which were wrapped in inner force and could easily pierce through metal, trembled as though they had encountered a diamond wall in front of the seemingly fragile white jade fan. Before Wang Wu could react, he saw Fangzheng look at him with a teasing smile. Then, with a whoosh, Fangzheng closed the fan that he had just opened.
However, along with this movement, Wang Wu felt an irresistible and powerful force rushing towards him along his arm. Then …..
"Waaaaaah!!"
As he screamed, Wang Wu's right arm twisted and turned like a towel that was wrung dry. The invisible force of rotation flowed up his arm, and in the blink of an eye, his strong arm became tattered. The screaming Shanzhi — or rather Wang Wu's knees buckled and he knelt on the ground.
But this was not the end.
After the force destroyed Wang Wu's arm, it spread out like ripples in a pond. His right arm was just the starting point. Then, his bones all over his body made a cracking sound. Even if one could not see it, just by listening to the sound, one could tell that his bones were breaking into pieces.
It was a pain that could not be described with words.
"Help … Help!!!"
At this moment, Wang Wu was already screaming in pain. If it was any other time, he would have already fainted from this kind of torture. But right now, he couldn't even lose consciousness. Not only did the energy tear his bones apart, but it also stabilized his mind. In other words, Wang Wu was now forced to endure this pain that exceeded the limits of a human being while he was awake.
Moreover, there was no way for him to escape.
"Master!! Master!! Save me!! "
At this moment, the torment brought by the fear and pain had reached its peak. Wang Wu could no longer hold it in and screamed like a child.
"Stop!"
Hearing Wang Wu's screams, the old monk beside him roared and swung his staff at Fangzheng without hesitation.
However, Fangzheng just turned his body slightly and dodged the attack. Then, he held the fan and lightly patted the old monk's staff. The old monk let out a muffled groan and flew backward.
"Formation!!"
At the same time, following the angry roar, the monks in all directions raised their staffs and began to circle around Fangzheng in a mysterious and strange manner. They held their staffs and circled around while chanting some kind of scripture. It was obviously some kind of formation.
But to Fangzheng, he did not care what they were using. Looking at the bald donkeys circling around him, a cold glint flashed across Fangzheng's eyes. Then, he held the jade fan in his hand and swung it forward!
"Swoosh — —!!"
The next moment, the jade fan streaked across the sky like a swallow spreading its wings. It spun a circle with Fangzheng at the center, immediately sending all the monks around him flying.
The chaos naturally attracted the attention of others. Soon, a sharp whistle sounded. A group of cavalrymen rushed over and surrounded the monks who were crying on the ground, as well as Fangzheng.
"What happened here … Uh, Young Master Fang?"
The leading bailiff shouted, but he immediately lowered his voice when he saw Fangzheng.
"You … caught another fugitive?"
"That's right."
Seeing the bailiff in front of him, Fangzheng chuckled. Following that, he kicked the paralyzed Wang Wu over. At that moment, Wang Wu finally couldn't bear the excruciating pain. When he felt the strength supporting his mind vanish, he fainted without a grunt.
"When I was enjoying the martial arts convention, I accidentally saw Bloodhand Butcher Wang Wu. I'm afraid there's something wrong with this man's head. He thought that people wouldn't recognize him just because he shaved his head, and he even tried to sneak into the city. In the end, I discovered him. Hmm … you know, I left him alive. "
"Bloodhand Butcher?!"
The bailiffs were shocked when they heard this. They hurriedly dismounted from their horses and went to the unconscious Wang Wu. One of them took out a stack of portraits of wanted criminals from his pocket and carefully compared them with the man in front of him. Someone even took off Wang Wu's clothes and carefully compared them. Although there was no DNA testing in this era, there was a set of methods to check suspects. Even if it was not as accurate as DNA testing, it was still pretty close.
"Hmm, the match is correct. This is indeed Wang Wu … But why is he bald?"
The bailiffs were professionals. It didn't take them long to verify Wang Wu's identity. They immediately sent someone to fetch a stretcher from the back and carried Wang Wu on it. The poor guy's bones were all broken. If he was weak, he would be no different from an octopus. The bailiffs were naturally trained. They could tell Wang Wu's condition with just a touch. They sucked in a breath of cold air and hurriedly left with their men.
"I'm not sure about that. Oh, by the way, I'll have to trouble you to arrest these bald monks as well."
Fangzheng folded his fan and pointed at the bald monks around him. Only then did the bailiffs realize what he meant.
"Young Master Fang, you mean …"
"Just now, Wang Wu was among these people. Moreover, when I made my move to arrest him, these people actually tried to stop me. I don't think they are good people. At the very least, harboring a felon is unavoidable. I suggest that we bring them back for interrogation and see what these people are planning."
"Thank you for your advice, Young Master Fang."
The leader of the bailiffs cupped his hands at Fangzheng and immediately issued an order.
"Bring all these people back!"
It wasn't that the bailiffs knew Fangzheng's identity, but that Fangzheng had already arrested many criminals since he came to Guiyang City. Some of them were felons that the county government had been investigating for a long time, but had not been able to catch due to various reasons. Therefore, compared to these baffling bald monks, they naturally believed in Fangzheng's testimony more.
Moreover, this was a public place. They could easily get an answer by interrogating an eyewitness, so they naturally wouldn't repeat the same thing.
"Young Master Fang, please follow us back to the government office. You also need to make a statement."
"I understand."
Hearing the bailiffs' words, Fangzheng nodded with a smile.
"Just follow the rules. Everyone knows that."
The corners of Fangzheng's mouth curled up. He looked at the monks with a hint of disdain.
"But those who don't know the rules deserve to be punished."
After that, Fangzheng followed the others to the county government office and made a statement. Of course, there was nothing much to say about the content. Just like what Fangzheng told the bailiffs, he accidentally found the Bloodhanded Butcher Wang Wu and took him down. Then, these bald monks came out to cause trouble, but Fangzheng knocked them down.
When the statement was finished, Fangzheng's tea was still warm.
"Young Master Fang, you're still so … straightforward."
After the statement was made, the bailiffs also showed a speechless expression, while Fangzheng just chuckled.
"It's nothing. It's our duty to help the weak."
"No, that's not what I meant … Forget it."
The bailiffs obviously had nothing to say to Fangzheng either. He shook his head and put away the record. At that moment, the door opened and two people walked in. The one in front was an old man with a dignified air. He wore a navy blue outfit and had a large saber hanging from his waist. As soon as he walked in, he immediately cupped his hands towards Fangzheng.
"Young Master Fang."
"Constable Zhang."
Fangzheng wasn't surprised to see the old man. In fact, he was more or less familiar with the old man. After all, the people Fangzheng caught had to go through him.
"I didn't expect you to catch the Bloodhanded Butcher Wang Wu."
"It's also luck. I didn't expect this idiot to be stupid enough to come to Guiyang City on his own."
To be honest, Fangzheng didn't know what this idiot Wang Wu was up to. News of him being in Guiyang City had spread for a long time. Logically speaking, a felon like Wang Wu should have run as far away as possible. Yet, Wang Wu dared to wander around right under his nose. How much did he look down on him?
"Hehehe, I've asked Wang Wu about it. According to him, he thought he wouldn't be discovered. I didn't expect Young Master Fang to recognize him so easily …"
Constable Zhang's curiosity was piqued.
"But to be honest, how did Young Master Fang recognize Wang Wu? Even I had to look at the portrait for a long time before I was convinced. And from what Wang Wu said, the two of you only exchanged a glance, and you recognized him? "
"Hehehe, it's just a little trick."
Fangzheng shrugged. In fact, he didn't care about Wang Wu's appearance at all. Fangzheng only needed to look at a person's murderous aura. For someone like Wang Wu, who exuded a murderous aura and was shrouded in resentment, it was obvious that he had killed many people. In fact, Fangzheng didn't even need to ask. He only needed to look at the vengeful spirits around Wang Wu to know who he was.
"This Wang Wu immediately turned around when he saw me. He was too suspicious, so I paid some attention to him and felt that something was wrong. I wanted to trick him. I didn't expect it to be so successful."
"Hah …"
Constable Zhang sighed helplessly when he heard Fangzheng's answer.
"By the way, Constable Zhang, what happened to those bald donkeys?"
Fangzheng obviously didn't want to dwell on Wang Wu's question. On the contrary, he was more curious about how those bald donkeys would judge the situation. Constable Zhang hurriedly answered Fangzheng's question.
"Those people are really strange. I thought they were tricked by Wang Wu into bringing him into the city. But I didn't expect them to tell me that they knew Wang Wu and what he had done in the past. But now, Wang Wu has wholeheartedly turned to kindness and acknowledged him as his master, so they let Wang Wu join their sect …. Is there something wrong with their brains? "
Constable Zhang was truly puzzled no matter how hard he thought about it. He couldn't figure out what those baldies were up to. You could say that he didn't want to admit it, but he did. Not only that, he even admitted it without any hesitation. He even admitted that he knew that the other party was a felon, but even so, he still sheltered the other party because the other party had already put down the butcher's knife and was bent on doing good.
"But no matter what, these people are harboring a wanted criminal of the imperial court. The evidence is conclusive. If we report this, they'll definitely be sentenced to five to ten years in prison."
If they were ordinary criminals, it would be fine. However, the Bloody Butcher was a felon of the imperial court. His crime was even more serious. Would these baldies be planting potatoes in Siberia or planting trees in the desert of the Western Region for the next ten years?
They'd better go to Siberia.
Dong!!
At that moment, the door was suddenly pushed open and a bailiff ran in.
"Lord Zhang!
Lord Zhang, something's wrong. "
"What's wrong? Why are you panicking? "
Hearing his subordinate's shouts, Constable Zhang frowned and stared at him.
"This, this … Young master Shangguan, he …"
"Zhang Tingfeng!"
However, before the bailiff could finish his sentence, he saw a young man in luxurious clothes suddenly rushing in.
"What have you done? I order you to release those monks immediately! "
Oh?
Upon seeing this, Fangzheng could not help but widen his eyes in curiosity as he stared at the young man in front of him.
This aura of his entrance … Oh my, this isn't a conventional scene, is it?!
(End of this chapter)
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