"We are only 1.4 kilometers away from catching up!"
At this moment, Wan Yunting was pushing Tao Zifu, whose hands were tied, with one hand while holding his phone, looking at the location tracking software interface. A red dot was rapidly approaching them, which was indeed his second brother Ma Sai, along with his third brother Liu Hongwei and tenth brother Lai Chenkun, who were also holding tracking devices!
However, Wan Yunting's phone was inside his backpack. As they continued deeper into the Kunlun Mountains, the mobile signal became weaker and weaker. Consequently, Lu Feiyue, the police officer who had added Wan Yunting on WeChat earlier, was now driving with a team, circling Mount Wuliang towards the west of the Kunlun Mountain range, intending to provide backup.
It had been over an hour, and Wan Yunting's WeChat request had not been approved. Lu Feiyue had also called him repeatedly, but the calls went unanswered. He then called Qu Guangrong to report the situation. "Director, the one named Wan Yunting hasn't answered his phone or approved my WeChat."
At this moment, Qu Guangrong, leading a team of police officers and two police dogs, was entering Mount Wuliang. Following the location, they were tracking Wu Weizi and the others. He said, "No matter what, you must contact him as soon as possible, understand?"
"Yes."
Lu Feiyue could only continue to call Wan Yunting.
As it turned out, the phone in his backpack had been silenced at some point. Furthermore, Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi were now hurrying along, dragging Tao Zifu with them, intending to lure the pursuers deeper into the western Kunlun Mountain range.
Therefore, Wan Yunting didn't hear his phone ringing. He held Tao Zifu's phone, looking at the location tracking. He saw that the pursuers behind them were moving very fast. In half an hour, the distance between them had closed by another two hundred meters...
Because Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi had to escort Tao Zifu, while his second brother Ma Sai, third brother Liu Hongwei, and tenth brother Lai Chenkun were chasing them at full speed, their pace was naturally much faster than Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi's.
"Phew—"
After another hour of running, it was past four in the afternoon. The sun on the horizon had long disappeared, replaced by a dim, hazy sky, and light snowflakes began to fall.
"I can't go on..."
Tao Zifu, having been pushed along by Wan Yunting by the collar of his jacket for over two hours, was out of breath. He slumped onto the snowy ground, shaking his head and gasping for air. "I can't run anymore, please just let me go..."
Zhou Ruoxi, who had also stopped, breathed out puffs of steam. She was clearly fatigued after running for so long. Wan Yunting was also panting, but he glanced at the location on his phone. The red dot was only nine hundred meters away!
"This can't go on like this!"
Wan Yunting's brows furrowed, his gaze turning slightly cold. He looked at Tao Zifu, who was sitting on the ground gasping for breath. Tao Zifu, seeing Wan Yunting's sharp gaze, panicked and nervously stammered, "Wh-what do you want to do? K-killing people is against the law..."
Zhou Ruoxi's autumn-clear eyes widened in alarm. She looked directly at Wan Yunting and quickly said, "Junior Brother Wan, you mustn't do this!"
Wan Yunting looked up at Zhou Ruoxi, who seemed to have stepped out of a beautiful painting with her elegant demeanor, and chuckled, "Senior Sister Zhou, don't be nervous. I'm not going to kill this fellow. What I mean is, since we can't outrun them, why don't we just stop running!"
"Huh?"
Zhou Ruoxi's delicate crescent eyebrows arched, unsure what he meant.
"Get up and walk with me..."
However, Wan Yunting kept her in suspense. He yanked Tao Zifu up and, with Zhou Ruoxi, quickened their pace into the snowy mountain forest.
Behind them, Ma Sai, Liu Hongwei, and Lai Chenkun were panting. Lai Chenkun called out, "Second Brother, Third Brother, can we stop and rest for five minutes? I really can't run anymore..."
The second and third brothers ahead stopped and turned to look at Lai Chenkun, who had fallen behind by ten meters and was now sitting on the snow, exhausted. The third brother impatiently walked over and cursed, "Tenth Brother, you're damn useless! How can you be this tired after running for such a short time?"
Lai Chenkun, still sitting on the ground, looked at his third brother Liu Hongwei, who wasn't even breaking a sweat, and panted, "Third Brother, you and Second Brother are both Dan Jin realm powerhouses. How can I, a person in the initial stage of Hua Jin, keep up with your pace?"
"Trash. I knew we shouldn't have brought you along."
Liu Hongwei glared at him angrily, then turned to his second brother and asked, "Second Brother, how much further are they? Can we catch up tonight?"
Ma Sai held his phone, looking at the red dot on the map of the location tracking software, which indicated Wan Yunting's group. "Yes, we'll catch up to them in another eight hundred meters."
"We're close, Tenth Brother, get up and chase! Hurry..."
The third brother went over and pulled Lai Chenkun up. Lai Chenkun grumbled, "Third Brother, Second Brother, can't you consider your little brother? We haven't even caught up yet, and I think you're going to tire me to death."
"Stop the nonsense. I told you to practice more often, but you're out gallivanting every day. Look how weak you've become."
Liu Hongwei yanked Lai Chenkun, noticing the dark circles under his eyes, a sign of kidney deficiency, but Lai Chenkun proudly laughed and said, "Third Brother, you don't know how fair-skinned that widow from Changchun Village is, and how skillful she is in bed..."
"Skillful your ass! Hurry up and run!"
Liu Hongwei, furious, kicked him hard. Following his second brother Ma Sai, they continued to chase after Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi according to the tracking.
Meanwhile, Wu Weizi, along with Xu Lingwei, Duan Yingying, Jiang Tingxia, Li Zihang, Lu Bao, and Chen Bin, were also quickening their pace into the northern part of the Kunlun Mountain range.
However, they were unaware that a spy from Sima Boyong was hidden among them!
"Big Brother, this way..."
Wu Lao Si saw a marking on a tree and called out to Lei Tianhu.
"Let's go..."
Lei Tianhu nodded and, with Wu Lao Si, Lao Qi, and Lao Ba, closely followed Wu Weizi's group. They could already see the footprints left in the snow, indicating that they were very close...
In the blink of an eye, the sky had grown dark. It was now 5:55 PM.
"Phew—"
Tao Zifu was completely weak, his mouth constantly exhaling white mist. Sweat beaded on his forehead. Due to the cold weather, the sweat froze into ice before it could even drip down, sticking to his forehead and cheeks. His back was also soaked. He had been dragged along by Wan Yunting and Zhou Ruoxi for the entire journey. His face had turned pale, and finally, unable to run any further, he collapsed directly onto the snow.
"Forget it, let's stop and rest for a while too."
Seeing this, Wan Yunting did not continue to drag Tao Zifu. He frowned, looking at the red dot on the location tracking map on his phone. The distance between them was only six hundred meters.
"If this continues, we'll be caught sooner or later!"
Zhou Ruoxi exhaled puffs of steam. Ice crystals clung to her slightly raised, delicate eyebrows. She said worriedly.
"Yes, we're not running anymore!"
Wan Yunting looked at her and said seriously, "Uncle-Master Wu Weizi and the others should be long gone. We've lured them here, so it's about time we turn off the tracking and fight back!"
"Fight back?"
Zhou Ruoxi looked surprised. Wan Yunting nodded and said, "However, I need to see how many people are chasing us first. If we have a chance, we'll capture them. If there are too many, we'll think of other ways!"
Zhou Ruoxi looked directly at him, her eyes filled with concern. "This is too risky. We should wait for backup."
They had previously called Yang Jingyi, who had told them that she had already arranged for the police from Buxi Da County to come and provide them with backup in the mountains.
Wan Yunting waved his hand, his brows furrowed. "Even if the police enter the mountains, it will likely take a day or two to find us. And if the people behind us catch up during this time, who knows how many times they would have killed us. Therefore, we cannot simply be their prey!"
Zhou Ruoxi nodded in agreement but said worriedly, "But what if there are too many of them and we can't handle it?"
Wan Yunting sighed and looked at Zhou Ruoxi with a smile. "If that's the case, then we'll just have to be the prey and play hide-and-seek with them in these deep mountains and old forests."
"Hide-and-seek? What does that mean?"
Zhou Ruoxi's pretty face showed confusion; she didn't understand what he meant.
"It means to run, to evade them, and wait for the police to find us," Wan Yunting chuckled.
"Oh."
Zhou Ruoxi understood and felt a little embarrassed.
Wan Yunting looked at the location tracking map on his phone. The red dot was rapidly approaching them, only five hundred meters away!
He frowned, looked back in the direction they came from, his gaze sharp. Wan Yunting immediately turned off the phone's tracking system, then grabbed Tao Zifu from the ground and said to Zhou Ruoxi, "Let's go. Let's find a place to hide first..."
"Quick, only five hundred meters left, they're right ahead..."
Behind them, Ma Sai, Liu Hongwei, and Lai Chenkun were relentlessly pursuing. Ma Sai wanted to catch up to Wan Yunting before it got completely dark, kill them, bury them on the spot, and then return to rendezvous with their boss, Lei Tianhu...
Suddenly, the illuminated screen of Ma Sai's phone, the location tracking software, and the red dot on the map disappeared. Ma Sai's eyes widened, and he immediately stopped. Liu Hongwei, who was following behind with the panting Lai Chenkun, also quickly halted and asked Ma Sai, "Second Brother, why did you stop?"
"It disappeared!"
Ma Sai looked at the information from the location tracking software, which indicated that the other party had canceled their mutual positioning.
"What disappeared?"
The third brother, not understanding, looked puzzled. Ma Sai's long, thin face turned grim. He looked up at the snowy mountain forest ahead, exhaling white mist, and said coldly, "They've turned off their tracking!"
"What? Turned it off? Let me see..."
The third brother's eyes widened. He snatched Ma Sai's phone and looked at it. "Can you still track him then?"
Ma Sai's eyes were fierce as he looked at the footprints left in the snow on the ground. He snorted, "It doesn't matter. We're only five hundred meters away. Even without tracking, we can still follow their position!"
This was because the tenth brother, Lai Chenkun, was from a hunter family and had considerable experience in tracking in the wild.
"Let's go. We must catch them before it gets dark."
Liu Hongwei glared, threw the phone back to Ma Sai, then turned and grabbed the panting tenth brother again. They continued to pursue Wan Yunting ahead...