ACultivator'sCampusLife

Chapter 37 An Exchange of g*n-Fire

Lu Yao was very uncomfortable, but he knew that he shouldn't get sentimental at this time. So he immediately calmed down and continued to chase after the bandits.

Because he just wasted a lot of time in fighting with Ba Song, he had to speed up. His clothes were occasionally sliced by branches or rocks on both sides of the road, but he didn't pay attention to it.

However, because Lu Yao just forced the bandits to make a detour, he became wiser this time. He placed some small stones in certain shapes along the way, trying to leave those people who fought with the bandits last night some clues.

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"Alert!"

"Coach Wang, what's going on?" Dahui asked.

"There are signs of a struggle over there. A member of the Black Shadow Organization is lying on the ground. It seems that he is dead!" Wang Ping said.

"You two stay here. I'll go and have a look!" After saying that, Dahui quickly weaved his way towards Ba Song's body.

"This guy was called Ba Song. He was the famous Tayi boxing expert in Black Shadow Organization. Before joining the organization, he was a well-known professional Tayi boxing player in Tayi. He was good at close combat. He once learned Acupoint Closing Skill from a martial arts master in Qianzang Temple in Tayi. His fighting ability was really good. And he was known as the strongest man in the world of Tayi boxing in recent ten years. But it seemed that he had fractured all the ribs on his right side and died because the ribs pierced his internal organs." Dahui looked at the body for a while and said thoughtfully, "Who on earth could kill Ba Song with a single blow?"

"The force of the blow could be at least 500 catties. Are you sure he was killed by a single blow?" Touching Ba Song's ribs, Wang Ping couldn't believe that Ba Song, whose fighting ability was so great, had fractured all the ribs on his right side after suffering a kick.

"Yes. I've read his profile more than 20 times, so I'm pretty sure!" Dahui said firmly.

"Coach Wang, it seems that someone has left us some clues!" said a small voice in the wireless communication device.

Wang Ping quickly came to the place where his companion had found some clues.

Wang Ping looked carefully and found that these small stones were lined up pointing one way. He also thought of the dead body they found before. Wang Ping, who had been thoughtful for some time, suddenly said, "It seems that someone is helping us. Change direction immediately and follow the clues left by this person!"

Soon the three of them followed the clues left by Lu Yao and chased after the bandits.

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At this time, Lin Jiayi was exhausted. These bandits tied a rope around her and forced her to run in the mountains for much of the day and didn't give her any food or drinks.

And because she was with these bandits all the time, she also heard their conversation.

She knew that some people were chasing after them. She also knew that these bandits were going to Black Dragon Pond and the members of an organization called Sky Tower would meet them there. So she decided to spin things out for as long as possible.

Lin Jiayi hoped that someone could find the clues she left. And she should try to buy some time for that person. Lin Jiayi deliberately twisted her right ankle and sat on the ground in pain. Her forehead was beaded with sweat.

San almost fell to the ground too when Lin Jiayi suddenly fell. He pulled the rope hard a few times but Lin Jiayi didn't get up. He cursed angrily, "Do you wanna die? Girl, you'd better get up and go on ahead, or I'll shoot you!"

Hearing the noise, Brother Tiger came and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"Brother Tiger, this girl suddenly sat on the ground and refused to get up!" San replied.

"Let me see. You guys stay alert!" After saying that, Brother Tiger sat down and took off Lin Jiayi's mask. He removed the rag stuffed in her mouth and said, looking at her, "Little girl, if you don't want to suffer more t*****e, I suggest you cooperate with us!"

"I twisted my ankle. I really can't walk!" Lin Jiayi said painfully.

Brother Tiger hiked up Lin Jiayi's trouser legs and saw that her right ankle was swollen. He turned around, pointed at Cha Cai, and said, "You, come here and carry her!"

"Brother Tiger, she is just a burden. It's a waste of time!" Cha Cai complained.

"i***t, this girl is our amulet. We can't hurt her until we really have to!" Brother Tiger said.

Seeing Brother Tiger's face, Cha Cai didn't dare to say anything. He hurried to stuff the rag beside Lin Jiayi into her mouth again, picked her up, and ran forward.

Two minutes later, Lu Yao also came to the place where Lin Jiayi just fell. When he saw the mask on the ground, he recognized that it was the mask that had covered Lin Jiayi's head. He was more worried.

He picked up the mask, hid it in his clothes, and quickly chased after them.

The bandits not only needed to carry Lin Jiayi but also had to be wary of the pursuers. Therefore, they moved much slower than before. Ten minutes later, Lu Yao caught up with them again. But he still kept a certain distance.

When Lu Yao saw that Cha Cai was carrying Lin Jiayi, he was relieved.

It seemed that Lin Jiayi was still of use to these people. Otherwise, they wouldn't have carried her all the way. At least, Lin Jiayi was safe for the time being.

How could Lu Yao stall these people until the other pursuers catch up with them?

It was getting dark. Lu Yao had followed them through the woods and reached the river valley. And the river was becoming wider and wider. Lu Yao began to worry that these bandits would get to Black Dragon Pond soon.

Lu Yao suddenly remembered that Yang Linchi, the class teacher, had told them that because Yunwu Mountain had not been fully developed, wild animals such as snow leopards, black bears, and wolves often roamed wild in the mountains and the wolf packs especially liked to find their food near Black Dragon Pond.

"That's right. Why didn't I think of that earlier!" Lu Yao became excited.

He couldn't show up in front of these bandits. Otherwise, he would put not only himself but also Lin Jiayi in a dangerous situation. However, if some wild animals appeared, these bandits would have to become more alert and move more slowly!

Although Lu Yao moved to Shuangta City a few years ago, he had lived in Xinlu Province for many years.

Xinlu Province had the greatest concentration of ethnic minorities in Shina. Therefore, when Lu Yao was about 10 years old, he learned to imitate the voices of different wild animals from a Wyer herdsman. Lu Yao was very good at imitating the howl of wolves. By controlling his vocal cords, he could even imitate the howls of wolf packs, which made many children envious of him. But he didn't practice it as he grew older.

But he must have a try in the circumstances!

So he slowly hid himself. When the bandits were a little far away from him, he began to imitate the howl of a wolf.

"Howl..."

"Howl..."

After Lu Yao howled twice, he quickly moved to another place and howled again. As he moved slowly, he managed to make others believe that wolf packs were near them.

Maybe because Lu Yao imitated the howls of wolves perfectly, some wild wolves also started howling in the mountains. It was horrifying to hear wolves howl one after another.

"Quick, hide!" This was the first time that Brother Tiger's mood had fluctuated so violently. He quickly shouted at the people around him, "D*mn it, how could we meet the wolves?"

It was often said that a tiger was afraid of a wolf pack. Although Brother Tiger and his fellows had weapons, they had to be more careful when they heard wolves howling one after another.

About seven or eight minutes later, Brother Tiger finally realized that something was wrong. He thought to himself, "It's weird. These wolves are howling a short distance away. But why can't I see any wolf?"

"D*mn it. Run! Someone wants to stall us. We've fallen into the trap!" Brother Tiger shouted immediately when he thought of that.

But his brothers didn't answer him. Instead, a dead body fell back.

"Oh!"

James, who did guard duty at the rear of the group, was stabbed with a 10 cm dagger in his heart. Half of his body was b****y. It was obvious that he was dead.

At this time, Lu Yao was lying behind a large stone in an elevated position. He just saw what happened clearly.

There were five bandits in total. Apart from Ba Song, who had been killed by Lu Yao, and James, who was shot dead just now, only Cha Cai, San, and Brother Tiger were still alive.

Brother Tiger had pulled Lin Jiayi towards him and hid behind her. While the other two were hiding behind two sheltered big stones.

Twenty meters away from them, three men with camouflage painted on their faces were creeping towards them in a triangular formation. The man who came first was Wang Ping. At thirty meters, Wang Ping just threw a dagger and killed James.

"Brother Tiger, there are people at three o'clock and twelve o'clock!" San shouted.

"San, try to stall them. I'm gonna see if there is any other way out!" While speaking, Brother Tiger tore off Lin Jiayi's school uniform and threw it at San with a lot of force.

At the critical moment, they no more hid.

San picked up Lin Jiayi's school uniform with a branch beside him and shouted, "Stop! We got a hostage. If you step forward, we will no longer ensure the safety of the hostage!"

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"Stop!" When Wang Ping saw the school uniforms picked up by San and heard what he said, he immediately ordered his fellows to stop.

They couldn't make a surprise attack on the bandits because the bandits had found them.

"Coach Wang!" Dahui asked, "What should we do?"

"It seems that they have got a hostage. We have to do what he asked... Dahui, you pretend to step back with me. Let's keep at least 100 meters away from them," Wang Ping said calmly, "Buick, you haven't been noticed yet. So you just stay where you are. See if you can find a suitable opportunity to make a detour around them and rescue the hostage from behind. And then we will launch an attack immediately."

"Okay, you can just count on me!" Buick lay on the ground and made the "Okay" gesture at Wang Ping.

The three of them took action at once.

On the opposite side...

The moment Wang Ping and his fellow stepped back, Brother Tiger quickly took Lin Jiayi's arm and found another hiding place. And then he quickly stepped back and shielded his body with the rocks beside him.

"Brother Tiger, they have retreated for now. What shall we do next?" San gasped.

They thought they could steal into Shina smoothly this time. And they didn't expect that they would be ambushed shortly after crossing the border.

Many of their companions were killed and wounded.

At this time, only three of them were still alive. Even though they were all bandits who was constantly on the verge of dying, they inevitably panicked and grieved for their dead companions.

Brother Tiger said, "Don't worry. We've got a hostage, so we still have a chance to get rid of them. There is no signal in the remote mountains. They can't get in touch with their fellows, and their reinforcements won't come here for the time being. We can use the hostage to stall them. It will be dark in two or three hours. Then we will get rid of the three elites of Shina under cover of darkness and contact the mole who will help us. We will be safe then. And we can also complete the task. As for the reward, we can divide it equally among the three of us. Each of us will get more money."

When Brother Tiger mentioned the reward, the eyes of San and Cha Cai lit up.

"OK, Brother Tiger, I'll listen to you."

"Let's do it that way."

The three of them soon reached an agreement.

Brother Tiger guarded Lin Jiayi personally.

They sat there, trying to get back their strength and energy as quickly as possible.