Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 939 Running East, Running West

Chapter 939: Chapter 939 Running East, Running West

The worst part was that the constant coming and going in and out of the city created complete chaos, with no clear direction. Those who had been keeping a close watch on Gu Fan lost track of the main force after discovering changes in Gu Fan’s movements and couldn’t figure out where the main force had gone.

In other words, under Gu Fan’s leadership, the enemy’s pace was completely disrupted. The advance trackers lost contact with the main troop, and that was exactly what Gu Fan had intended.

But even though he had the enemy running in circles for the time being, his situation hadn’t changed at all. As long as Gu Fan remained in the city, he would eventually be caught by the enemy.

The enemy began to think of a solution, realizing they could no longer be led around by the nose by Gu Fan. Confident that they had figured out Gu Fan’s patterns, they stationed many people at all four gates, ready to swarm and capture Gu Fan the moment he was spotted.

Gu Fan had anticipated that the enemy would make such a move, so after several ins and outs of the city, he changed strategy again. After exiting from the south gate, he headed straight south.

Those eagerly following Gu Fan saw that he was truly running away and became desperate. They didn’t have enough manpower; if they followed him, who would notify the approaching main force? If they didn’t follow, they would really lose Gu Fan.

After much deliberation, the person in charge of tracking sent someone back to inform the main force, leaving only two people to continue the pursuit of Gu Fan and Mo Yun.

So, the messenger hurriedly turned around and rushed into the city. Since he came from the south, he reached the south gate and informed the people there about Gu Fan’s movements.

"What, that kid isn’t coming into the city this time, he’s really running?" The group panicked, immediately gave chase, and sent people to notify those at the other gates to move out.

Thus, those stationed at the four gates received the message and charged out of the city, frantically pursuing in hopes that it was not too late.

However, as they headed south, they found no trace of anyone, and an ominous feeling arose in their hearts. It seemed they had lost the trail.

"Look, there are two people lying over there." Everyone rushed over and found those who had been tracking Gu Fan and Mo Yun. Seeing them lying motionless on the ground with wounds, it was clear they had fought and been knocked out.

The two soon regained consciousness and explained everything. They had been tracking Gu Fan and Mo Yun without issue until the pair turned and struck, catching them off guard. They were no match for Mo Yun and had been knocked out.

With the trackers taken care of, no one knew in which direction Gu Fan and Mo Yun had gone. The enemies were somewhat anxious, knowing that if they lost track of them this time, it would be even harder to find them again.

At this moment, Gu Fan and Mo Yun had returned to the city they were in before and checked into a new inn. They were thoroughly exhausted from a day of running. If not for Mo Yun’s Qinggong skills carrying Gu Fan, he would have collapsed from fatigue.

"My God, will this really work?" Mo Yun was worried, and Gu Fan was also uncertain, "We can only give it our best and leave the rest up to fate. By now, they probably think we’ve headed south and won’t expect us to have returned."

This was part of Gu Fan’s plan—staying in the city would guarantee capture, and leaving the city would ensure pursuit. The best strategy was to make the enemy believe they had left the city, so even if Gu Fan stayed, he wouldn’t be in danger.

As for why Gu Fan wasn’t caught by the enemy’s main force after leaving from the south gate and then running back, it was largely due to good luck—he had taken a gamble.

Gu Fan knew that if they really left the city, the pursuers would surely send another person to update the main force on Gu Fan’s movements. With fewer people on the enemy’s side, sending another would leave only two, a quick matter for Mo Yun to handle.

Indeed, with Mo Yun’s abilities, quickly dealing with the remaining two trackers didn’t take much time. This was crucial.

So Gu Fan and Mo Yun returned directly to the smaller city. After the messenger had entered through the south gate, they were almost back, but they didn’t enter through the south gate. Instead, they took a detour to the north gate.

Imagine, those at the south gate were convinced that Gu Fan had truly run away and had rushed out from the south gate. If they met Gu Fan then, his plan would have fallen apart.

Therefore, Mo Yun had to quickly deal with the two following them, and then they had to quickly return, avoiding the south gate and moving to the north gate before the enemies from the south gate could emerge.

Why choose the north gate over the east and west gates? According to Gu Fan’s plan, if the enemy happened to be near the east or west gates and learned of the situation, there was a good chance they would exit through those gates. They might just collide with Gu Fan.

The north gate was different. If enemies were near the north gate and they came out and circled part of the city walls to head south, it would take a longer route. They would likely not do this but would rush from inside the city towards the south gate, so Gu Fan chose to enter from the north gate.

There was an element of luck involved—that the enemies from the east or west gates didn’t emerge just as Gu Fan and Mo Yun passed by.

In the end, Gu Fan was fortunate. He and Mo Yun successfully shook off all pursuers and hid in an inn, refusing to come out, not knowing if there were still enemies outside.

Although they were temporarily safe, that sense of crisis had not disappeared. Gu Fan prayed a thousand times, ten thousand times, hoping that the group truly believed they had run south and would all leave the small city.

However, Gu Fan didn’t know that Lord Xiong had been observing his every move and couldn’t help but exclaim, "My God, this boy is really something. To come up with such a plan in a short time, and also have such luck. Several times he nearly got trapped, but he managed to escape."

Lord Xiong suddenly took an interest in Gu Fan, particularly curious as to why he was inquiring about the Western Blood Clan’s affairs.

But Lord Xiong had no intention of confronting Gu Fan directly. Wanting to understand Gu Fan fully, he said to the disheveled middle-aged man behind him, "Go back and tell my friends that they can have a wild night tonight, but who they target must follow my orders."

Hearing this, the disheveled middle-aged man became nervous, "Lord Xiong, if we cause too much trouble, it won’t be good. The Central Plains have been abuzz with rumors of collusion between the Western vampires and the Devil Cult. It’s only just calmed down, and if you stir things up, it will certainly draw his attention."

Lord Xiong’s expression turned somewhat uneasy, appearing to be quite afraid, but he still declared, "Listen to me, go ahead and do it. If he does come, I have my ways of dealing with it."