Fan Tong looked back and saw that the light of the torches was getting closer and closer. There were at least a hundred cavalrymen.
"Separate!" Fan Tong made a quick decision. "Fourth and fifth brothers, you take the young lady and head east. The three of us will lead the pursuers away!"
"No!" Miss Bingbing shook off Fan Tong's hand, "Let's go together!"
"Miss!" Fan Tong was so anxious that veins popped out on his forehead. "If something happens to you, who will bring the master back from Lingnan?"
This sentence was like a bucket of cold water poured on Miss Bingbing's head.
She took a deep breath and finally nodded: "You must stay alive."
Fan Tong forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, Miss. We are very strong."
Everyone quickly separated, and Fan Tong took two companions and deliberately made some noise, running to the west.
Miss Bingbing followed the other two and sneaked into the dense forest in the east quietly.
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The pursuers led by Zhang Hong soon discovered traces of the troop division.
"Third boss, there are two roads ahead!" a scout reported.
Zhang Hong narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the ground in the light of the torch.
The footprints on the west side were messy and obvious, while those on the east side were almost imperceptible.
"Huh, you want to trick me?"
Zhang Hong sneered, "The main force will chase eastward! Send twenty men westward to check the situation!"
Master Feng rode forward and said, "Third Master, we at Xuetangzhai are good at tracking. Why don't we split up and act separately?"
Zhang Hong thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement: "Okay, you go west, and we'll go east. If you spot an assassin, signal immediately!"
The two teams went their separate ways.
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