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Although he felt sorry for the loss of his subordinates, he was still very clear about the purpose of this visit. He repeatedly asked, "Did you find any traces of the Scarlet Tiger?"

The mounted gangster hesitated for a moment before saying, "In the northern part of this place, there are likely to be traces of the Scarlet Tiger. However, the two brothers that went to look for it have yet to return."

Hearing this, Zhou Quan's face sank in disgust, and he turned his gaze towards Chen Ming.

"If that's the case, then I'm afraid that this Scarlet Tiger is hiding in the north, and those two brothers are also …" Chen Ming said in a low voice.

General Zhou understood what Chen Ming meant, and said solemnly, "What should we do now? Should we continue sending out our men, or should we go personally?"

Chen Ming glanced at the remaining tens of mounted gangsters, then shook his head and said, "Their strength, even if they were to face the Scarlet Tiger, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to escape."

"If that's the case, we can only investigate it ourselves," Lin Qing said at the right time.

"Exactly so." Chen Ming said with a smile.

"If that's the case, why wait? Just go," Evil said.

"Then we won't delay any longer. We need to find the red tiger's trail under the sunset. Only then can we have more scheming." Chen Ming led the way and quickly headed towards the north.

Lin Qing, General Evil, the black-clothed man, and more than a dozen mounted gangsters followed closely behind.

Arriving at a lush forest, a mounted gangster stood up and said, "A brother lost his trail here."

Chen Ming, Evil, and Lin Qing had solemn expressions on their faces as they scanned their surroundings. Although they didn't discover anything, they didn't dare to be careless.

"Everyone, be careful. A ferocious beast like the Scarlet Tiger is extremely powerful. If something unexpected happens, it is extremely likely that it will lose its life. Everyone should understand." Evil said coldly.

"Leader, rest assured. We will naturally be on our guard." A mounted gangster cupped his fists and said.

"That's good," Zhou said, nodding his head.

After searching around, Lin Qing soon found a pool of blood on a tree trunk.

"Brother Chen, Brother Zhou, come take a look at this place." Lin Qing pointed at the blood stains under the tree.

General Evil, Chen Ming rushed over. When he saw the blood stain, General Evil's face became even gloomier. He must know that one of his brothers had probably died in this place.

Chen Ming squatted down and carefully searched around the bloodstains. Then, he touched the blood stains on his hand and put a mouthful of it into his mouth, seeming to be deep in thought.

A moment later, Chen Ming said, "This person shouldn't be too far away, even if he's injured."

Hearing Chen Ming's words, Lin Qing couldn't help but tighten her grip on the treasured sword in her hand, her face revealing an expression of vigilance.

"Everyone, investigate the surroundings and see if there are any clues." At this time, General Evil also instructed his underlings.

"Yes." The fifteen or so mounted gangsters cupped their fists and respectfully replied before loudly dispersing.

Lin Qing, Chen Ming, and General Evil didn't hesitate as they too began to scout the surroundings.

Before Chen Ming and the others could discover anything, a mounted gangster rushed over with quick steps. He cupped his fist and said, "A brother has found a severed arm in front. It should be left behind by a lost brother."

Chen Ming and the others didn't dare to be negligent and hurriedly ordered him to bring them over.

When he arrived, he saw bloodstained hands lying quietly on the ground, appearing very eye-catching.

Chen Ming squatted down and probed his arm. He couldn't help but furrow his brows as he said with a puzzled expression, "It's still warm. It should have just happened not long ago."

Hearing that, Lin Qing's expression slightly changed. She involuntarily tightened her grip on the treasured sword in her hand as she looked towards the remaining mounted gangsters. The coldness in her eyes grew increasingly stronger.

"Brother Zhou," Lin Qing said in a low voice.

"What is it?" Evil evil looked at Lin Qing snappily. He didn't know what Lin Qing's purpose in calling him 'me' was.

"Fellow Taoist Zhou, please take a look and see if one of your subordinates is missing." Lin Qing said in a low voice.

General Xie's face changed. He looked to his men and said with an ugly expression, "There is indeed one missing. Could it be that this broken arm is …"

Before the words left his mouth, General Evil felt a chill in his heart.

"Brother Chen, I'm afraid that the Scarlet Tiger is just surrounding us, eyeing us like a tiger eyeing its prey," the evil devil whispered in Chen Ming's ear.

Chen Ming nodded his head imperceptibly. When he looked at the faint gaze of Zhou Wei, he understood a lot.

Although Chen Ming and the others weren't willing to reveal this, as long as they did, it was very likely that their morale would be affected. Of course, the remaining mounted gangsters would soon discover this, but no matter how long they waited, they would still be able to do so.

However, before Lin Qing and the others could think of a way, suddenly, a horse bandit walked over.

This mounted gangster's eyes were dull like a zombie's, making him look rather strange.

"What are you doing here? Why aren't you leaving?" Seeing his subordinates coming over, he was already on guard against the surrounding State of Zhou and the evil, so he could not help but yell out in a stern voice.

Lin Qing's heart skipped a beat when she saw the expression in this mounted gangster's eyes. A strange feeling appeared on Lin Qing's body, causing her hair to instinctively stand on end.

The evil words seemed to have no effect on this bandit, as he walked towards him step by step.

The evil being was also furious. He had never thought that his men would dare to disobey his orders like this.

Before Zhou Xing could do anything, the subordinate suddenly jumped up and the sharp blade in his hand hacked towards the evil being.

Such a situation was truly out of Gou Hanshi's expectation. He had never expected that his subordinate would dare to attack him on his own. He could not help but be stunned.

Seeing that the horse bandit's sharp blade was about to cut into General Evil, Lin Qing, who had sensed that something was wrong, reacted the fastest. Her body swayed, and in the moment that the sharp blade was about to slash into General Evil, she blocked the horse bandit's sharp sword.

Lin Qing's eyes were glazed and his face was stiff. If one were to observe her closely, Lin Qing would have sensed that something was amiss.

The sharp blade did not kill the evil devil. The mounted gangster let out a low roar, and pounced towards Lin Qing like a wild beast.

With a slightly cold expression, Lin Qing's figure flashed and disappeared from in front of the mounted gangsters. When she appeared, she was already behind them.

A cold light flashed towards Feng Bao Jian as blood spurted out. The head of the mounted gangster had already fallen to the ground.

Lin Qing's figure descended to the side. She stared at the head that she had chopped off, and upon seeing the face of the head that had separated itself from her body, a look of relief appeared on her face. A chill ran down her spine.

"You're courting death!" at this time, General Evil also reacted, he couldn't help but shout out loud, obviously angry at his subordinates.

"I'm afraid this matter is not as simple as it seems." Lin Qing said in a low voice with a serious expression.

"Sir Lin, what is the meaning of this? Could it be that you suspect that my subordinates have been involved in a traitor?" evildoer said with a cold expression.

Lin Qing looked at General Evil as if she wanted to see through his heart, but she remained silent.