Yesterday's earthquake affected many areas. A three-year-old child was frightened and ran into the mountains near Taohua County. They searched for him all night but couldn't find him.
The forest in Taohua County is located next to a steep southern slope, where wild animals roam. Every minute of delay increases the danger.
Gu Qing remembered the last time Xiao Hei had looked for someone, so she wanted to let Xiao Hei give it a try.
Just then, Xiao Hei needed to release its energy after taking the Qi-replenishing pill. Zhang Fan was more than happy to oblige and agreed without any hesitation: "Xiao Hei, you must listen to Sister Gu Qing."
"Woof—" Xiao Hei barked and walked towards Gu Qing.
Without waiting any longer, Gu Qing called Xiao Hei and ran off, saying as she ran, "Zhang Fan, I will take good care of Xiao Hei. I'll come back to thank you next time."
Zhang Fan stretched and went to his room to sleep.
Not long after he closed his eyes, Zhang Fan suddenly opened them, his gaze warily sweeping across the courtyard.
Someone's there!
He kept his breathing deep and even, his ears twitching slightly as he listened carefully to the sounds outside.
"Brother, are you sure you smelled the pills yesterday?"
"No mistake, the taste is almost the same as when the sect leader refined it. Ordinary people would never have it. Ning Qi and the others drove us here to try and steal the credit. If we can get the pills back, the sect leader's reward will be substantial."
"But no matter how I look at it, there are no traces of cultivation here."
"Xuan Hong and the others lost contact here last time while on a mission. Remember, kill them first, then go find the pills."
"Boss, Xuan Hong and the others' distress signal fireworks are in Jiangcheng, which is quite a distance from here. It shouldn't be him. Besides, if he really is the one who killed Xuan Hong, wouldn't his abilities be formidable? Let's observe for a while."
"Shut up! How can you boost others' morale while diminishing your own? Xuan Hong's abilities are nothing special; it's just that the sect leader has praised him too much." He was scolding when he suddenly felt his clothes being tugged. He was annoyed and said impatiently, "Do you want a beating?"
He raised his hand, and his younger brother timidly pointed ahead: "B-Big Brother, Blazing Whip!"
The one called "boss" was a burly man with a thick beard. Hearing this, he turned around abruptly. A sharp whooshing sound came from the air, and then something flashed past his eyes.
The bearded man felt something hit his face, followed by a burning pain. He screamed and tremblingly touched his cheek, feeling a piece of flesh that had been torn off, followed by another wave of excruciating pain.
The veins in his neck were bulging, and he was sweating profusely.
Next to the bearded man was a short, wiry man with protruding front teeth like rabbit teeth. His voice trembled as he said, "Boss... Boss, your face is gone."
The rabbit-toothed man's pupils reflected a bloody, mangled face. The bearded man watched as half of his own flesh was torn open, revealing the bright red flesh underneath—a truly gruesome sight!
"You're asking for death!" The bearded man raged, took out a stack of yellow talismans from his pocket, and threw them at Zhang Fan while chanting incantations.
Zhang Fan nimbly dodged, but the talisman seemed to have eyes; it followed Zhang Fan wherever he went. Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and saw that the talisman was being manipulated by the bearded man.
Suddenly, he rushed towards the two of them. The bearded man hurriedly dodged, but the talisman still hit Rabbit Tooth's butt and exploded with a loud bang.
"ah--"
Rabbit Tooth let out another scream as his pants ripped open, revealing his bloody, mangled buttocks.
"Run!" Seeing that he couldn't win, the bearded man roared, jumped over the wall, and the rabbit-toothed man, clutching his backside, limped after him.
Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, but instead of chasing after them, he pretended to twist his ankle and said, "Oh no, they probably ran into the forest. The terrain there is complicated, and I won't be able to find them."
This is his home; he can't kill people here.
These two were from the Heavenly Dragon Sect, and Zhang Fan wasn't sure if they had any distress fireworks on them.
They tracked down the exact location of the fireworks Chi Mei set off. If they also had fireworks on them, the Heavenly Dragon Sect would definitely track them down here, putting Li Chunyan and the others in danger.
Zhang Fan only stood up slowly after seeing that the person had run far away, his eyes deep and unfathomable.
Judging from their conversation, they have accomplices, but we don't know where they are, so we must be careful.
Ideally, you should strike a fatal blow, preventing the opponent from sending out their distress flare.
Judging that the person had already run into the forest, Zhang Fan then took a step and followed the trail of blood on the ground.
Rabbit Teeth covered his bottom, his face as white as paper: "Big Brother, let's hide in the forest."
The bearded man, holding his rabbit teeth, said, "You idiot, he's definitely trying to lure us in on purpose."
"Then...how do we escape? Should we use fireworks to signal?"
"Fool, if others find out, they'll steal the credit. I have an idea..."
The bearded man suddenly whispered a few words in his ear, and the rabbit-toothed man couldn't help but nod repeatedly: "Big brother, you're amazing! He would never have expected us to do this!"
...
Zhang Fan followed the trail of blood to the edge of the forest, where he saw the bloodstains on the ground extending forward.
He glanced to the side, a faint smile playing on his lips.
They continued following the trail of blood.
After walking a short distance, the bloodstains suddenly disappeared. Zhang Fan lost his bearings and paced back and forth in place. Suddenly, his footing gave way, and his body went limp, plummeting straight down.
With a loud bang, Zhang Fan screamed and then fell silent.
"Big brother, it's done! Big brother is awesome!" Rabbit Tooth, clutching his butt, limped over with a look of surprise on his face.
The bearded man said, "Hmph, Ning Qi and his gang must be kicking themselves now. They still think the person who stole the Blazing Whip is in Jiangcheng. Just thinking about his broken face makes me excited."
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