The members of the Celestial Water Palace who followed behind formed a protective perimeter around them.
As they ventured deeper into the island, the places they passed were, as expected, completely deserted.
Shui Tianxin's brow furrowed slightly.
"By the way, Young Hero Fang, why did you want to come to Wuxia Island?"
The whole affair began when Yuchi Ting dispatched Gongyang Shang to slaughter the people on a ship from Wuyan Island. The act was then blamed on Fang Shuwen, a plot designed to lure the Four Forbidden Lands into a confrontation and cement the false charges against him.
The plan was simple, but effective.
Although Fang Shuwen had killed every last person from the Four Forbidden Lands, leaving no survivors, the news still couldn't be suppressed.
The reason was simple: the Four Saints of the East Sea were fanning the flames from behind the scenes, and the men from the Forbidden Lands had also left their own hidden measures in place.
