"Westward!"
Wan Yunting pointed west and said, "I've already had Master's wife call the police. I've asked the police to head west to rendezvous. We'll lead the people behind us there too. Ideally, they won't discover Uncle Wuwei!"
Zhou Ruoxi nodded slightly, acknowledging that she understood.
Wan Yunting suddenly said to her seriously, "Senior Sister Zhou, you can actually refuse. Following me will be very dangerous. If we're caught by the pursuers, we might lose our lives. So, it's not too late to regret it now!"
Zhou Ruoxi's expression faltered. Seeing Wan Yunting's sudden seriousness and heavy tone, how could she not understand? "Junior Brother Wan, I've already made my decision. I won't regret it."
Wan Yunting raised an eyebrow and looked at the unwavering determination in Zhou Ruoxi's beautiful eyes. He paused before nodding, "Alright, if it really comes to that, I'll tell you to leave, and you must leave without hesitation, understand!"
Zhou Ruoxi nodded slightly and replied with an "mm."
Wan Yunting said no more. He went over, grabbed the dejected Tao Zifu who was sitting on the ground, and said, "Let's go."
"Senior Brother Wan, please let me go..."
"Stop the nonsense. If you spout any more, I'll leave you to fend for yourself in the mountains." Wan Yunting glared at him and said coldly.
Tao Zifu dared not speak again. He sighed dejectedly and could only be pushed by Wan Yunting towards the west. Zhou Ruoxi also gathered her belongings and followed. Wan Yunting said, "Let's walk faster, we need to lure them here as soon as possible."
Zhou Ruoxi nodded. Wan Yunting also urged Tao Zifu to quicken his pace. The three of them walked towards the vast snow forest west of Kunlun Mountain…
Meanwhile, following behind them, about 1.7 kilometers away, were Lei Laohu and his group!
"Hmm, why did they suddenly change course and head west?"
Ma Sai, the second in command, who was holding his phone for tracking, suddenly saw the red dot on his device, which was the location of Wan Yunting's group.
Originally, their direction had been consistently north towards the depths of the Kunlun Mountains. Now, the tracking suddenly turned west, causing Ma Sai's brows to furrow!
"Hold on a moment."
Lei Laohu raised his hand, signaling Lao San and Lao Si, who were following behind him, to stop. He asked the second in command, "What's going on?"
"I'm not sure, Big Brother. They've suddenly changed direction and are heading west!" the second in command, Ma Sai, said, pointing west.
Then, a message came through his WeChat. It was from someone named "Wu Liang Shan," which was actually Tao Zifu's WeChat. The message read: "They've changed course. The small valley is to the west. You need to hurry!"
"Big Brother, look..."
Ma Sai held up his phone to show Lei Laohu the message. Lei Laohu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you sure it's from him?"
Ma Sai shook his head slightly and said, "It should be. We send a message every three hours to confirm our location!"
"What about the other person! Which direction is he pointing to?" Lei Laohu asked.
Lao San and Wu Lao Si, along with Lao Qi and Lao Ba, and Lao Shi went ahead into the forest to search. Soon, Wu Lao Si shouted, "Boss, there's a marker here! The direction is pointing north!"
It turned out that within Wan Yunting's group, Tao Zifu was not the only one working for Sima Boyong!
"At what location did they suddenly change direction?" Lei Laohu asked the second in command.
"Just ahead, about eight hundred meters from our current position!"
Ma Sai pointed to the front in the northern direction. Lei Laohu nodded, "Let's go, let's head over to that location first and take a look."
"Yes..."
The group nodded and quickened their pace. Soon, Lei Laohu and his group arrived at the location where Wan Yunting and Wuwei Zi had parted ways. They carefully examined the footprints on the ground, but due to the strong mountain winds, the footprints pressed into the snow were buried by the wind within an hour.
"Big Brother, there's a marker here!"
However, Lao Ba found another marker on a tree ahead. Lei Laohu and the second in command went up to look, and the marker also pointed north.
At the same time, some residual footprints were found on the ground, confirming that they had continued walking north.
"But Big Brother, the tracking is heading west!"
The second in command pointed at the red dot on the tracking software map. The red dot was moving westward, "And this time they're moving very fast!"
"No need. They've already discovered us!" Wu Lao Si said calmly.
"Mmm, it's possible. So they're splitting into two groups now, one going west, and one continuing north!" the second in command nodded.
"So one group is taking the person who discovered us and has been tracking us, and our other person is following their other team, continuing north. Is that what you mean?" Lao Ba Zhang Boda asked.
"Yes."
The second in command nodded. Lao Qi said, "Then what do we do now? Which direction do we pursue?"
"This is tricky."
Lao San Liu Hongwei said, "We don't even know who is in each of their two directions."
The second in command looked at the rapidly moving red dot on the phone's tracking. He said, "They are heading west now to lure us to chase them! So, the people going west should not be many. As for those continuing north, they are going to gather herbs!"
"Wuwei Zi knows where to find the herbs!"
Lei Laohu's sharp gaze narrowed. He deduced, "So the one who wants to lure us away should be that kid, Wan Yunting!"
"Then it's simple. Big Brother, you continue to chase Wuwei Zi. Lao Er, Lao Shi, and I will chase the ones going west. Regardless of whether it's that kid Wan Yunting or not, we'll kill them when we catch them!" Lao San Liu Hongwei said.
"Mmm, I think that's a good plan." The second in command, Ma Sai, turned to Lei Laohu and said.
"Then let's do it. As long as we catch them, we kill them and bury them on the spot."
Lei Laohu's eyes widened. He said solemnly, "Remember, they've realized we're chasing them, so they'll definitely call for reinforcements from outside. Therefore, we need to speed up, understand?"
"Understood."
The second and third in command nodded.
"Let's go."
Lei Laohu nodded and said no more. He led Lao Si, Lao Qi, and Lao Ba towards the north…
The second and third in command, along with Lao Shi, headed west…
Meanwhile, at Wuliang Mountain, Qu Guangrong, the director of the Public Security Bureau of Bixi Da County, personally led a team of police officers and rushed over in their cars. Yang Jingyi, along with Qi Wu and a few other disciples, had already descended the mountain and were standing at the entrance of Wuliang Mountain to meet Qu Guangrong. He approached and asked with concern, "Mistress, how is my master? Should I send him to the county hospital? If it's really bad, I'll send him to a major hospital in the city for treatment."
Yang Jingyi waved her hand and said, "Your master is currently weak. The only medicine that can save his life is a Chinese herb called Phoenix Tail Grass. Your Uncle Wuwei has taken a group of disciples into Kunlun Mountain to find the herb. However, there are people following behind them, trying to prevent your Uncle Wuwei from finding that herb."
Qu Guangrong's brows furrowed. "I've heard about what happened at the Daoist temple recently. Is it really Sima Boyong who wants to kill my master and take over the position of Daoist Master?"
"Mmm."
Yang Jingyi nodded and said, "Sima Boyong's people are in your Uncle Wuwei's group. Although that person has been discovered and is now under control, your Uncle Wuwei called me earlier and said that to lure away the pursuers, Senior Brother Chang's disciple Wan Yunting and the disciple of the Emei Sect, Zhou Ruoxi, have already headed towards the west of Kunlun Mountain."
"Your Uncle Wuwei and his group are continuing into the mountains to gather herbs. But to be safe, I still think you should send a group of people to quickly pursue your Uncle Wuwei and their group to protect them."
"Understood."
Qu Guangrong nodded and said, "Then I will also split into two groups. One group will head towards the west of Kunlun Mountain for a rendezvous, um, what's his name?"
"Wan Yunting," Yang Jingyi reminded him.
Qu Guangrong continued, "I'll send a team to meet them, and I'll personally lead a team to pursue Uncle Wuwei and his group."
"Mmm, there's no time to delay, you should go quickly." Yang Jingyi nodded.
She was extremely worried about the safety of Wan Yunting and Wuwei Zi's group, especially since Sima Boyong was capable of poisoning Duan Wuyu. Therefore, he must have sent experts to assassinate Wan Yunting and his group, with the goal of preventing them from finding the Phoenix Tail Grass to save Duan Wuyu!
"Xiao Lu, you take a team and head west towards Kunlun Mountain."
As Qu Guangrong spoke, he turned back and asked Yang Jingyi, "What is Wan Yunting's phone number?"
"It's this..."
Yang Jingyi took out her phone and opened her contacts. She found the phone number that Wan Yunting had just called her with from her own phone. Qu Guangrong immediately asked the captain named Lu Feiyue to note down Wan Yunting's phone number, "First, contact him. It's best if you add him on WeChat and have him send you his location. You need to find them as quickly as possible, understand?"
"Yes, I'll add his number on WeChat right away."
Lu Feiyue opened WeChat, entered Wan Yunting's phone number, and indeed, his phone number was his WeChat ID. He immediately added him.
"You should leave quickly."
Qu Guangrong waved his hand. Lu Feiyue nodded, then immediately called a team of people to get into their cars and drove directly west from Wuliang Mountain…
"This is Zihang's phone location, right?"
Qu Guangrong held his phone, looking at the tracking software interface. A red dot was moving north into the Kunlun Mountain range, precisely Wuwei Zi leading Xu Lingwei, Jiang Tingxia, and Li Zihang's group.
"Mistress, please don't worry. I will meet up with Uncle Wuwei and them as soon as possible and find that herb," Qu Guangrong put away his phone and said seriously to Yang Jingyi.
"Good, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Yang Jingyi nodded, hoping that Qu Guangrong and his team could quickly catch up and meet Wuwei Zi and his group…