Chapter 65: Beginning the Hunt

Feng Zi suddenly realized that he seemed to have fallen into a misconception:

Because Qing Lin had always displayed a state of mind that was "naive" and "a blank slate," he had subconsciously overlooked:

In fact, the other party's strength was very likely greater than his own.

But after realizing this blind spot in his thinking, he decisively decided to give it a try—

In any case, there was no loss for either of them, so trying it out wouldn't hurt.

If it didn't succeed, at worst it would just be considered a trial and error, and it wouldn't delay his plans;

If Qing Lin truly discovered a presence that Feng Zi had failed to detect, it would naturally be an unexpected gain!

"I'll try." Upon hearing this, Qing Lin immediately imitated Feng Zi, closed her eyes, and fully utilized her five senses.

Before long, she suddenly opened her eyes wide, her gaze filled with panic.

Seeing the other party's expression, Feng Zi understood in his heart that the situation was indeed not simple, and said gently:

"Don't be anxious, speak slowly, and describe the situation you perceive clearly, from near to far."

Hearing Feng Zi's comfort, Qing Lin gradually regained her composure and replied in a low voice:

"On the other side of this mountain, there are a few people walking back and forth, discussing the situation here, and further away..."

With just a few words, Qing Lin's speech left Feng Zi in a state of great shock—

Within a few breaths, the movements of everyone among the mountains were all within her perception.

What was even more exaggerated was that if Feng Zi hadn't spoken to stop her, Qing Lin's perception could have continued to expand outward!

This was truly a terrifying level of strength—as a Peak Martial Master, even if Feng Zi exhausted all his strength, he could only barely perceive the movements within fifty meters of himself.

But fortunately, Qing Lin, who possessed such strength, was on his side, and she did not care much about her own strength, which made Feng Zi secretly heave a sigh of relief:

At the very least, Qing Lin was his aid, and he could be much more at ease doing things in the future.

Of course, regarding this issue that required long-term consideration, he did not intend to waste the precious time at hand, and pondered:

"The enemies in the distance are not to be considered for now; after all, among them, the closest one to us is separated by two mountain peaks.

"But on the other side of this mountain, there are a few people who keep wandering around, still muttering about the situation here? Interesting..."

Without even needing to use his brain, Feng Zi understood that this kind of bait was used for "fishing":

Among those Martial Artists who had been squeezed into the mountains by the Guang Family and Ying, there must be individuals with sharp enough minds.

These individuals might lack strength, but they were never short of crooked ideas, and they would certainly turn around to scheme against the teams that entered the mountains later.

And this bait was clearly used to lure out one of the factions!

Listening to Feng Zi muttering to himself, a flash of eager spirit crossed Qing Lin's eyes: "Should we wipe them all out?"

Hearing this, Feng Zi smiled and shook his head: "No rush, let's first see what tricks they want to play. We can just watch the show; there won't be any loss anyway."

Qing Lin nodded as if she understood, and then stopped speaking.

Just as the two were communicating, the battle in the forest had already reached a white-hot stage:

A few more scars had been added to the fierce tiger's body, but two of the five rather disheveled Martial Artists had already fallen.

From this point, it could also be seen that those five Martial Artists were not from the same group at all, and had not even communicated with each other beforehand:

Although that fierce tiger was incomparably vicious and its size was a bit larger than an ordinary tiger, according to Feng Zi's observation, this was just an ordinary tiger.

In other words, if these five Martial Artists had possessed the most basic coordination with each other, they would not have fallen into such a state, but would have already taken down the fierce tiger.

Seeing that a gap had been torn in the encirclement, the fierce tiger did not linger in the fight, suddenly darted out, and headed straight toward the east—that is, deeper into the mountains!

Do not look at the many wounds on the tiger's body; its four limbs had not suffered any heavy injuries, and its movements were almost unaffected.

No sooner said than done, the fierce tiger immediately turned into a yellow wind and fled far away.

Although the remaining three Martial Artists had all noticed this, they were all covered in wounds and could only watch helplessly as their opportunity escaped.

Seeing this, Qing Lin immediately asked in a low voice: "Feng Zi, what should we do? Should we chase after that annoying tiger first, or should we first take care of those three people...?"

She did not continue, only placing her hand lightly on the hunting knife at her waist.

Hearing this, Feng Zi did not immediately make a decision: "Don't be in a rush to make a decision yet, perceive the surrounding environment again—

"Don't perceive too large a range, just confirm the situation around this mountain."

Since he already understood Qing Lin's ability, Feng Zi added his request in a timely manner.

Regarding this request, Qing Lin obediently closed her eyes.

The next moment, she opened her eyes again and replied:

"There is no change in the surroundings, especially on the other side of the mountain; that group of people shouldn't have seen the situation here and are still wandering around aimlessly."

Things having reached this point, Qing Lin naturally already understood Feng Zi's thoughts.

Hearing this result, Feng Zi decided decisively: "Forget about these three people, we will immediately chase after the fleeing fierce tiger!"

After saying this, he took Qing Lin's hand and headed toward the depths of the mountains without looking back.

Facing a fierce beast with such high speed as a tiger, let alone Martial Artists, even ordinary Martial Masters would be completely unable to pursue it and could only lure it into traps set in advance.

Therefore, Feng Zi was not worried at all that those who came later would be able to catch up with the pace of a fierce tiger fleeing at full speed—

People who play at being clever are often undone by their own cleverness; such a heaven-sent opportunity, if he did not seize it in time, that would be a real fool!

For Feng Zi and Qing Lin, it was not a difficult task to catch up with a tiger fleeing at full speed:

Before long, the two had already caught up with the fierce tiger running wildly.

Qing Lin followed by Feng Zi's side and asked with some worry: "Cun Xin, do you think... those three people will expose our tracks? I'm always a bit uneasy."

Her meaning was very clear—since a decision had been made, one should be thorough in one's actions and should not leave those three threats behind.

This principle was also something Feng Zi had taught her over these past few days.

Regarding the concerns in Qing Lin's heart, Feng Zi, who was traveling through the forest, shook his head and explained simply:

"If we really killed those three, we would be falling into someone else's trap. As for the two problems you are worried about...

"Our tracks will not be exposed, but more and more people will know that the territory where the fierce tiger resides is in the east, in the deeper parts of the mountains;"

"And those three people will also be dealt with by the ones who view them as bait, because they no longer have any use; the others will not allow their competitors to continue existing."

"Therefore, for us right now, the most urgent thing is 'time'—"

"We must hunt the Tiger Spirit as soon as possible before the other competitors react, allowing me to break through to the Transformation Realm; other trivial matters are not that important!"

After this explanation, Qing Lin also suddenly realized, nodding slightly as he said: "I understand, Cun Xin, you are truly so smart!"

To this, Feng Zi only smiled and shook his head: "Stop fooling around, the serious business is what matters."