"Young Master, we are moving too slowly in this way. It will be easy for Ling Zhenfei to catch up with us," Chi Hu said, supporting himself with a tree branch and frequently glancing back in anxiety.

He had been injured by Ling Zhenfei's Qi Arrow just a moment ago. Now, it was difficult for him to even defend himself, let alone fight someone.

"What's going on with Bao Xiong and the others? Why haven't we heard anything from them yet?"

Tan Shaojie was even more anxious. He had originally thought that with the combined efforts of Bao Xiong, Viper, and Green Fox, they could have stopped Ling Zhenfei. But now, it seemed unlikely.

"Young Master, you don't think Bao Xiong and the others could have been... by that kid?"

Chi Hu, who knew better about Ling Zhenfei's fearsomeness, couldn't help but express his concern.

"Shut your mouth!" Tan Shaojie was already in a bad mood and hearing such disheartening words from Chi Hu only added fuel to his anger, making him burst out yelling.

"Yes, Young Master, I'm talking nonsense, I deserve to die!" Chi Hu certainly did not want anything bad to happen to Bao Xiong and the others. If that were the case, their trip would be doomed.

"Young Master, I'll go and check on them!"

Spirit Ant, who was short and not usually talkative, saw the situation and took the initiative to volunteer.

"Good, Spirit Ant, you're more reliable than others. I trust you. Go and check; if anything unexpected happens, hurry back!"

Tan Shaojie looked at Spirit Ant, and though he was naturally cruel, he showed a bit of warmth towards his subordinates. He instructed Spirit Ant briefly and continued to lead the group towards the direction of the Black Triangle.

Despite being only about 1.5 meters tall, Spirit Ant looked exceptionally alert, with sharpness radiating from his eyes.

And he was extremely agile, moving through the jungle with the nimbleness of a Spirit Monkey, and disappeared in the dense forest after a few movements...

In the dense jungle, Ling Zhenfei was moving rapidly forward.

The climate in the forest was also quite variable, one moment the sun was shimmering on the leaves, and the next, the sky was overcast with clouds and a brief rain made the ground wet and muddy, difficult for walking.

Although Ling Zhenfei possessed the Perspective Eye, these complicated conditions still made it difficult for him to locate Tan Shaojie and the others. He could barely capture a faint whiff of their presence in the air.

As he found himself lost in the foggy woodland, unsure of the direction, his ears twitched suddenly as he heard intermittent sounds of wood chopping not far away.

Local woodcutters nearby?

Hearing the chopping sounds, Ling Zhenfei was overjoyed and hurriedly walked toward the source of the noise.

Indeed, not far from him, in the forestry, a small, skinny worker was wielding an axe, chopping wood.

"Fellow countryman!" Ling Zhenfei approached him with a smile and asked, "Excuse me, have you seen a group of people passing by here?"

"A group of people?"

The woodcutter looked rather slow to respond, but after Ling Zhenfei asked again, he nodded and said, "Yes, half an hour ago, a group of people did pass by here."

Overjoyed by the news, Ling Zhenfei eagerly continued, "Fellow countryman, do you know which direction they went?"

"That direction!" The woodcutter pointed forward, then bent his head down and continued with his work.

"Oh, thank you, fellow countryman." Confirmed of Tan Shaojie's direction, Ling Zhenfei was thrilled. After expressing his thanks, he headed in the direction indicated by the woodcutter.

However, as he turned to leave, a sudden premonition of danger surged through him.

Killing Aura!

As a martial artist, especially one who had just killed, Ling Zhenfei could distinctly discern any aura that was harmful to him.

Of course, that included the killing aura!

And now, he acutely sensed a powerful wave of killing aura suddenly rising behind him!

Something was wrong, this lumberjack was suspicious!

More importantly, there was neither a village ahead nor a store behind, let alone a residence nearby. Even if there were, no one would likely come out to chop wood in such rainy weather.

Just as Ling Zhenfei's alarm bells were ringing, the anomaly behind him indeed emerged abruptly!

Whoosh!

A whistling cold wind struck with the force of thunder, slashing towards the back of Ling Zhenfei's head at a speed unimaginable.

This fierce wind carried seven parts inner strength; it was definitely well-trained, a strength ordinary people could never muster.

From this alone, Ling Zhenfei had already guessed that this lumberjack was no ordinary man!

"Die, kid!"

As Ling Zhenfei swiftly turned around, he was confronted with the lumberjack's grotesquely enlarged face.

That guy was actually wielding his axe as a weapon, slashing straight at him.

"Hmph, you've shown your true colors so soon, Spirit Ant, your acting and patience are still too poor!"

As he saw the lumberjack furiously swing his axe at him, Ling Zhenfei kept his composure and with a slight sidestep easily dodged it, while his piercing gaze locked onto his opponent and coldly mocked.

"You... you've seen through my disguise?" The lumberjack swung his axe into the air, feeling greatly shocked and staring at Ling Zhenfei in astonishment.

Undoubtedly, this lumberjack was Spirit Ant in disguise. However, Spirit Ant had no clue how Ling Zhenfei had seen through his identity at first glance.

Tan Shaojie's top five experts included Spirit Ant, whose mystery was even greater than that of Viper.

He rarely showed himself in public, and even when he did, he would wear a mask. Even the Binyang police couldn't get his detailed information.

"Idiot, I know Chi Hu among the five top experts under Tan Shaojie. Bao Xiong, Viper, and Green Fox were just killed by me. That leaves only Spirit Ant that I've yet to meet. With your skills, who else could you be?"

Ling Zhenfei's cold eyes, slightly curled lower lip, and tone brimming with mockery were fixed on Spirit Ant.

"You... what are you saying? Bao Xiong and the others have been killed by you?"

Spirit Ant, furious and deeply frightened, couldn't believe that the three of them had been killed by this young boy alone.

"Haha, it doesn't matter whether you believe it or not, soon I'll send you to hell to reunite with them!"

Ling Zhenfei sneered coldly and seemed nonchalant as he flicked his finger towards the distance. At the sound of a sharp "whoosh," a streak of inner strength turned a slowly falling leaf into flying dust.

"Ah! Finger-Flick Thunder! You... you're a Qi Refining Realm expert?"

Upon seeing this, Spirit Ant was so shocked that his eyeballs nearly burst out.

How could it be possible, this unremarkable-looking young man had reached the Qi Refining Realm!

Moreover, the casually revealed move just now showed his inner strength was evidently purer than their young master's!

Previously, although Spirit Ant was aware that Ling Zhenfei was not easy to deal with, he thought his cultivation was at most in the middle to late stage of Body Tempering Realm. Who would have thought that this young boy's strength would be terrifyingly high?

Yet himself, had even rashly volunteered to Tan Shaojie to stop Ling Zhenfei?

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.