Gu Long: Dominating the Martial Arts World Starting from Transmigrating as A Fei

Dan Gong was stunned for a moment, his eyes scanning his surroundings, but he saw no one in sight. He exclaimed in surprise:

"Where did that kid go?"

Jin Lin feigned a sorrowful expression and said:

"We lost them."

Master Shan's expression changed, and he instinctively felt anger rising in his heart. He shouted:

"The three of us were tracking someone together, and he actually managed to escape right under our noses?"

Jin Lin chuckled:

"That's all thanks to Elder Dan. He was too slow, which gave that kid a chance to escape our sight."

"Otherwise, did I deliberately let him escape?"

Among the three elders of the Beggars' Sect, Shan Gong had the weakest lightness skill, so he could only follow behind the other two along the way.

Ouyang Lun frowned, knowing that the two were about to start another argument, and said in a deep voice:

"That's enough. This kid is injured and weak; he couldn't have just disappeared."

"Luckily, our men were lying in ambush ahead; he couldn't escape."

"We will each lead our own men to search this area, and then send men to have our disciples surround it."

After making arrangements, Ouyang Lun rushed out first. He didn't want to listen to the two arguing anymore; he just wanted to find Afei as soon as possible.

Now that Nangong Ling has suddenly died and no successor has been chosen, the Beggars' Sect is leaderless.

Under these circumstances, the three of them became the most likely candidates to take the position of gang leader.

Whoever finds the murderer of the former gang leader first will inevitably gain more prestige within the gang.

The chances of becoming the new gang leader will greatly increase.

Therefore, although the three of them tacitly understood each other, they were all extremely proactive in their actions.

Seeing this, Shan Gong snorted coldly at Jin Lin, then led his men and searched in one direction.

Seeing that the two had left, Jin Lin gave a sly laugh.

He finally managed to get the two away using a trick.

Although the three searched separately, the search area seemed to have expanded.

But if you don't know the direction in which your prey disappeared, searching aimlessly will only lead to returning empty-handed.

The terrain in the direction Shan Gongxun was flat, so if someone ran away from there, the footprints on the ground would not disappear.

The path chosen by Ouyang Lun was a narrow trail with lush branches on both sides that stretched out onto the road, and it was quite steep.

If an ordinary person were to risk their life, they might very well take that path, but Jin Lin was certain that A Fei would not.

Because Ah Fei was carrying two people on his back, he was bound to break some dry branches that stretched out onto the road, leaving marks that would be more noticeable than on flat ground.

The place where Afei's footprints disappeared was less than two zhang away, where there was a cliff.

Although the cliff seemed bottomless due to the darkness, a few withered branches protruded from the open space in front.

This indicates that the area below the cliff is not deep.

Jin Lin was closest to the footprints, and he was the only one who noticed that the last footprint was much deeper than the previous ones.

The footprints left before jumping are bound to be deeper than those left while running.

What Ah Fei needs now is to quickly recover his strength, so he must first find a secluded place to hide.

Therefore, Jin Lin concluded that A Fei must have jumped down in an attempt to shake off his pursuers.

Jin Lin sneered, mocking A Fei's tricks as nothing more than this.

He and his men jumped down with a few "whoosh" sounds.

Then a scream was heard.

Jin Lin, who had just landed, was startled and turned around abruptly.

But behind him, apart from a few trusted disciples who jumped down, there was no one else.

The scream came from one of the disciples.

Upon closer inspection, the person was half-squatting on the ground and could no longer get up.

Beneath him was an iron sword stuck upside down in the ground.

Ah Fei's sword.

When a person jumps from a height, they need to bend their knees to absorb the impact upon landing.

This disciple was "lucky" enough to sit on the tip of the sword.

At that moment, his body was slashed open from his groin, the sword cutting all the way down to his chest.

Blood and entrails were spilled all over the ground; not only was his abdomen ruptured and his intestines spilling out, but even his heart was leaking out.

The man had his mouth half-open and was making "heh heh" sounds as he inhaled.

Jin Lin's eyes widened in disbelief; he could see that his trusted confidant was beyond saving.

He said to the man with a heavy heart:

"Do you have any last words?"

Upon hearing Jin Lin's words, the man only managed to utter a single, trembling "I" before collapsing to the side.

His fear and despair were forever etched in his eyes.

Jin Lin gritted his teeth, looked around, and still couldn't find anyone. He roared angrily:

"He must have just jumped down recently. Chase him; he can't get far!"

Having said that, he moved swiftly forward like a wisp of smoke.

The men exchanged glances, all seeing the fear in each other's eyes, but they still gave chase.

On the cliff top, not far from where the "Three Elders of the Beggars' Sect" split up, there was a snowdrift filled with snow and withered grass.

Ah Fei was lying on the slope, breathing slowly.

He did jump in his last step, but not towards the cliff.

Instead, they jumped into the snowdrift where they were now, and hid with Lianxing and Xingnu.

Seeing that the three groups of people had all gone far away, Xingnu beside him dared to speak.

She gripped Ah Fei's monk's robe tightly, leaned close to his ear, and whispered:

"Why did you stop running?"

Ah Fei took a breath and then laughed:

"Ouyang Lun said there was an ambush ahead, so of course we can't run down the mountain anymore."

"Besides, I'm already exhausted, and if I keep running, I'll be caught up sooner or later."

Xingnu gently wiped the sweat from Afei's forehead with her sleeve, then asked:

"How did you know in advance that they would split their forces?"

Afei rolled over and naturally lay on Xingnu's supple and slender legs.

He wanted to seize every moment to recover his strength, but he still answered aloud:

"Because the three of them are at odds, in order to compete for the position of gang leader, they will all want to be the first to make the greatest contribution."

A blush rose on Xingnu's delicate face, but unfortunately, no one could see it clearly in the dark night.

She was a little flustered and could only try to distract herself by continuing to talk, so she asked in a low voice:

"Then why didn't they search this area?"

"Although this nest in the grass is well hidden, we will still be found if we search carefully."

Ah Fei closed his eyes and answered softly:

"Because they are all highly skilled in martial arts, the footprints I deliberately left behind will inevitably be discovered."

"The first 'smart person' to discover this will definitely think I jumped off the cliff."

"Moreover, in order to monopolize the benefits, he will inevitably try to get rid of the others."

Xingnu suddenly realized:

"This 'clever person' is the beggar who looks sinister."

"What about the sword? Why did you throw it down?"

As Afei leaped into the air, Xingnu saw him throw the sword, tip pointing upwards, into the darkness of the precipice.

Afei said:

"That was both a trap and a smokescreen to make Jin Lin more certain."

"Because the first thing he would do after going down is to check the bottom of the cliff, and if he finds nothing, he will doubt his own judgment."

"That sword was the signpost that dispelled his doubts."

"Whether or not someone steps on it, it will make Jin Lin feel that his judgment is correct, which will buy him more time."

After hearing this, Xingnu stared at Afei intently.

She couldn't believe that Ah Fei could think of so much in such a short time.

Not only were decisions made, but they were also implemented decisively.

Most importantly, the enemy was completely caught in Afei's scheme and led by the nose.

She bent down, burying Ah Fei in her chest, and laughed:

"Ah Fei, you really are amazing."