Thudding footsteps rang out as groups of natives dressed in blue, carrying sabers and spears, poured into the area.
Iron Crocodile spotted the gaunt old man at the head of the group and cried out in delight, "Gang Leader Lu!"
The newcomer was none other than Lu Chuan, leader of the Four Rivers Gang!
Lu Chuan narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze around. "Boyue sent soldiers with word that he was hunting the giant crocodiles, and that Zhang Gu, the Red Lotus Society's second-in-command, was here as well! Where is Zhang Gu?"
Inkfish reacted quickly. "The giant crocodiles have already been eliminated, and Zhang Gu was killed by Brother Lu Pu! Gang Leader Lu, these three are outside reinforcements hired by the Red Lotus Society. They're quite formidable and must not be allowed to escape!"
"Boyue actually managed to slay the giant crocodile on his own?"
Lu Chuan gave a soft exclamation, clearly intrigued. His eyes then swept over Blood Crow and the other two.
Blood Crow and his companions immediately felt a chill run down their spines. Without the slightest hesitation, they turned and fled!
Lu Chuan snorted but ignored them, instead saying to Inkfish, "Lead the way. Take me to Boyue."
Inkfish watched Blood Crow's group flee with some reluctance. She also understood that she carried too little weight in Lu Chuan's eyes and had too little say.
In the end, her reputation within the Four Rivers Gang was simply too low. If Bai Pu had made the accusation instead, the outcome would have been entirely different.
But given Blood Crow's group's strength, even if the Four Rivers Gang members surrounded and attacked them, they would probably still escape. They would merely be more bedraggled than they were now; there was no fundamental difference.
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