Why is my territory in a 2D anime art style?

Chapter 127 Fang Si's Choice

The two territories are only about ten kilometers apart, and the transport vehicle drove very fast, arriving in just over ten minutes.

The transport vehicle did not enter the territory. Yu Wei simply waved towards the tall city wall, and then two figures were carried to the top of the city wall.

"Mom and Dad!"

Fang Si's expression changed instantly, and she cried out.

But Fang's parents on the city wall seemed to have their mouths gagged with cloth, and could only shake their heads frantically.

Fang Si shifted her gaze to Yu Wei, who stood to the side, her eyes like the tip of a knife, but Yu Wei remained indifferent.

"Brother Fang, we each serve our own masters, so don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Besides, Young Master He only invited your parents. He didn't hit or scold them. He just shut them up because he was afraid they would say something. What you should be thinking about now is not how to get revenge on me, but how to complete the mission."

Fang Si asked coldly, "Where is He Chong? Why doesn't he come out to see me?"

Yu Wei waved his hand: "Young Master He finds you disgusting, so he doesn't want to see you. I will take full responsibility for this matter."

"How can I believe my parents will be released after this is done if I can't see him? Do you think you can, you despicable person?"

Yu Wei stood up from the truck bed and slowly walked out, a smile on his face.

"You can choose not to believe it. They may not die, but how they live is another matter. You know, the most painful thing in the world is not being stabbed to death."

"So, do you choose to watch this torture unfold here, or obediently let me take you home?"

Fang Si didn't waste any more words arguing with these people. Instead, she jumped back onto the truck bed, closed her eyes, and sat quietly in the corner.

"Good that you know what's good for you~" Yu Wei smiled as he returned to the driver's seat, turned the car around, and drove back southeast.

"Is this direction leading to He Chong's territory?"

Erhu stood on the watchtower, watching the car disappear from sight. He turned his head and glanced at Sui An, his expression saying nothing.

As a member of Sui An's territory, such behavior is hardly a good sign for the territory, especially given how sensitive He Chong's identity is within the territory.

"Something must have happened, after all, Fang Si just fought with that person."

Sui An frowned, clearly having a bad feeling. This feeling wasn't directed at himself, but at Fang Si.

"What happened in the He family's territory that would enrage someone as composed as Fang Si to take such drastic action?"

"What could possibly make someone suddenly fly into a rage? The only hatred in this world is the murder of one's father or the theft of one's wife—"

As the erhu player played, the sound gradually lowered. The two turned to look at each other, their eyes meeting. They both sensed disbelief in each other's eyes, clearly having already guessed what was going on.

Erhu awkwardly spoke up: "This He Chong, he can't possibly be that shameless, can he?"

"Hard to say~" Sui An turned to look at Fang Nian on the other side. She had obviously noticed that something was wrong with her brother. She silently guarded the watchtower and kept staring at the distant direction.

Hopefully, Fang Si won't do anything foolish.

Another ten minutes or so passed before Fang Si and his group returned to this side of the bridge.

Yu Wei took out the milky white medicine bottle again and handed it to Fang Si.

"Remember, you only have two days. If we don't hear from you by 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow, your parents will lose something."

Fang Si remained silent, simply reaching out to take the crystal bottle without glancing at the two of them once more, before jumping out of the car.

He took two steps, then suddenly turned around to look at the Level 4 professional in the truck bed and said softly.

"You should be the one to take my place. Since you can be He Chong's fourth-level bodyguard, your parents and family must be in the hands of the He family. You saw what happened today. I advise you to leave as soon as possible. This kind of person is not worth risking your life for.

"His parents are no different from him."

Gao Qi sat quietly in the truck bed, not responding to Fang Si's reply, as if he hadn't heard it at all.

Yu Wei suddenly turned his head and carefully examined Gao Qi. Seeing that Gao Qi had not changed at all, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"What a Fang Si! He even tried to turn others against him before he left."

"Uncle Gao, don't overthink it. If Fang Si hadn't switched allegiance to this territory, Young Master He wouldn't have cared about him at all. Master Xu also let his parents leave as usual. His words are ill-intentioned."

"I know!"

Seemingly to show that he was unaffected, Gao Qi finally opened his eyes, looked at Yu Wei, and said softly.

Fang Si lowered her head and slowly walked into the territory. When she looked up, she saw several people from the territory sitting in the courtyard waiting for her.

Erhu even had a weapon slung at his waist, and intentionally or unintentionally moved half a body length ahead of Sui An, clearly in a guarded and protective posture.

Fang Nian stood up from behind and walked to the front, her brows furrowed, and asked softly, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Fang Si gave a bitter smile: "My parents have been kidnapped by He Chong!"

Upon hearing this, the atmosphere within the territory changed abruptly. Wang Hu and Erhu took another step forward, gripping the weapons at their waists.

Sui An frowned and looked at Fang Si quietly, seemingly waiting for Fang Si's explanation.

"What?!"

Fang Nian was shocked and rushed forward to grab her older brother's arm, asking him the question.

"You saw it with your own eyes?"

Fang Si nodded and said softly, "He Chong probably discovered that I was in this territory and thought I had betrayed him, so he had Yu Wei kidnap my parents and wanted me to take action against Sui An."

Fang Nian's face suddenly turned deathly pale, the veins on the back of her fair hands bulged, and she gripped her elder brother's hands even tighter.

"Brother, do you really intend to do this?"

Fang Si suddenly took a long breath and said in a serious voice, "He Chong is a tyrannical, violent and stubborn person. I left him because we had different values ​​and were bound to fall out sooner or later, but I never expected him to be so shameless."

"Little sister, our parents are in his hands, he will never let them go, and even if I kill Sui An, he will not let me go."

"Then you—" Fang Nian was stunned; she seemed to understand her brother's choice.

Fang Si took out the crystal bottle from her hand and spread it out towards Sui An: "Boss Sui, He Chong is convinced that I can't kill you by force, so he wants me to put poison in your food."

"so?"

Sui An laughed, unsure whether he should be angry or helpless.

I did nothing to He Chong’s territory, and the rift even gave him some resources. Just because I am a dangerous factor, he is so eager to get rid of me.

Doesn't he know that if he hadn't accidentally taken the brunt of the rift's beast tides for him twice, his territory would have been gone long ago?

Fang Si said solemnly, "I want you to help me destroy He Chong's territory. You never know when or why this madman will attack you. Only by completely eliminating him can we achieve peace!"

Sui An asked curiously, "Can you really destroy his territory?"

Fang Si shook her head: "I can't do that, but I'm willing to be a pawn!"

"But how can I be sure this wasn't an ambush you and He Chong planned?"

Sui An's expression slowly composed herself, her voice soft yet firm as she spoke of a possibility: "Perhaps you're just putting on an act right now?"

"I can't make you believe me, but I'm at your mercy!"

Fang Si tossed the straight sword at his waist aside, raised his hands as if he were bound, and actually knelt down in front of everyone.

"I'm desperate now. I'm willing to do anything you want, whether it's charging into battle or imprisoning me. I just ask that you take care of my family."

"You're the only one capable of destroying He Chong's territory. If you can help me, my life is yours!"

Sui An scrutinized Fang Si for a moment, then said softly, "Erhu, please accept that bottle of medicine for me."

"Okay!" Erhu stepped forward alone, took the bottle of medicine from Fang Si's hand, and examined it briefly.

"There is no source energy fluctuation, so it's not a source energy potion; it must be a poison from the old world."

"Okay, let's come over and discuss it." Sui An turned his head to look at the projection of the detection barrier, and then casually raised the energy shield.

"Fang Si, Fang Nian, come over here together."

The group sat back down in the courtyard. Sui An glanced at the talisman on the back of his hand, touched it lightly, and suddenly asked...

"How long did he give you?"

Sitting on the edge, Fang Si raised her head and looked at Sui An, saying softly, "I need to see the results before 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow, or I'll take action against my parents."

"The day after tomorrow~"

As expected, Sui An knew that he couldn't give Fang Si too much time to maneuver. The longer it dragged on, the more things would change. After thinking for a moment, he spoke first.

"I am the lord, but I only have a few of you under my command. If you want to cross more than ten kilometers to deal with someone else's territory, I only have two methods right now."

"Or I could spend tens of thousands of source stones to buy He Chong's life on the black market, but it's hard to say if it will work. After all, the He family is very wealthy, and the attackers would have to consider the He family's methods."

"Either I summon a spirit to attack He Chong in the dead of night, but I know nothing about the strength within the He family's territory, and the spirit may not be able to break through the territory before time runs out."

As soon as Sui An finished speaking, the room fell silent, and even the erhu player did not voice any objection.

If it weren't for the fact that all the power of the territory was limited by defense, Sui An would not have tolerated being put on the black market bounty last time; he would have gone to their door long ago.

Just when Sui An had already ignored the He family's existence, He Chong jumped out again to seek attention, which was really annoying.

"I haven't been in the He family's territory for a month," Fang Si said, taking over Sui An's words and explaining the situation.

"His main attack methods come from two types of blue buildings: Black Thunder Cannon and Adamantite Crossbow, plus some ordinary turrets and arrow towers."

"The Black Thunder Cannon is a dual-attribute turret that can cause large-scale explosive damage. Its core effect is the powerful explosive force of the intertwined thunder and fire. The cooldown time is about six or seven seconds, and the attack range can reach more than 200 meters, but it is difficult to be precise."

"The adamantite crossbow bolts are purely piercing attacks, adept at penetrating armor, and can be launched from a distance of three to four hundred meters. However, accuracy is difficult to control, and the appropriate attack distance is about one hundred meters."

"When I left, his plan was to build at least ten of both buildings."

"As for defensive measures, I suppose he has already found the blueprints for city walls. I just took a look, and they basically cover the edge of the level 3 territory. They are about five or six meters high, and people can walk on the top."

"His weakness used to be defense, but now with the city walls, that gap has been filled. Even a level 4 professional would not be able to easily breach a five- or six-meter-high city wall under the opponent's defense."

"That's how it is!" Erhu shook his head helplessly. Although he was very unhappy with people like He Chong, he had to admit that he couldn't do anything about the current territory.

"Territories built up with money like this are unlikely to have weaknesses. Either you need to break through with high-level military force, or you need to spend time infiltrating the people in his territory. But given the He family's nature, those positions that could threaten He Chong are probably already in the hands of their closest relatives."

"Even if we call Old Wang and Aunt Zhao over, and the four of us launch a sneak attack, it will be difficult to find a good solution against such high walls and powerful cannons."

"I don't know if your spirit charm will work—"

Erhu had never seen the spirit appear. He wasn't in the secret realm last time, and he felt it was a pity when he heard about it afterwards. Therefore, his judgment about the spirit was based solely on the descriptions of others.

Sui An remained silent for a long time. He replaced his own territory with the target of the attack and found that the same principle applied. The only way to break through his territory was to use powerful destructive force and speed, just like with the level 6 ice demon last time.

If it hadn't been an ice demon last time, but a slower source beast that hadn't instantly broken through my outermost barrier, I wouldn't have necessarily needed to use the spirit scroll; I might have been able to slowly grind it down.

"Since that's the case, why don't we give it a try tonight, as long as there's no blood moon!"

Erhu hesitated for a moment: "Should we go tonight? Or should we bring Lao Wang along tomorrow? More people means more chances of success."

"Need not!"

Sui An shook his head directly: "Given the current situation, the key to breaking through the territory is not having another level four professional, but seeing if my spirit can break through directly. Moreover, the longer it drags on, the more likely unexpected things will happen."

"If it works, we'll finish him off tonight. If it doesn't, I'll continue to endure until I have the strength to eliminate him before I make my move. And you—"

Fang Si felt Sui An's aura. His heart was heavy, but he also knew that this matter was not so easy. Even the last spirit could defeat that level six ice demon.

He didn't witness the battle, but he knew that the Ice Demon was fearless of death and exhaustion, and could glide extremely fast through the ice mist, which was why it was able to withstand Sui An's attacks and reach the center of its territory.

Can the illusion of the goddess Suiana achieve such an effect?

He didn't know.

But he knew what would happen to him if he failed.

"If it can't work out, then let me leave on my own. I will fight the He family to the bitter end, and I won't force you."

"Brother!" Fang Nian called out softly, her eyes red.

Fang Si gently grasped her sister's outstretched hand and whispered reassuringly, "Don't worry, I won't easily seek death. If the He family really tries to kill my parents, I will never go to my death without being certain of success!"