As it happened, the last person Pan Long pursued was the woman who had suggested slaughtering innocents to force him out.
The woman was around forty and looked a little older, but her movements were remarkably nimble. She had dodged the copper coin Pan Long threw with a motion almost like rhythmic gymnastics, then fled without a moment's hesitation.
Of course, her cultivation was relatively weak. Pan Long had observed the six members of the Heavenly Hand Gang before striking. Their leader, the Heavenly Hand Strongman Xiao Xia, was naturally the strongest. Of the other five, this woman was the weakest, having only just entered the Innate Realm.
When Pan Long killed villains, he naturally started with the dangerous ones. He had saved the weakest for last.
The woman's Lightness Skill was impressive, and she had escaped a considerable distance in no time. But however good it was, she still left traces as she fled. In particular, she wore perfume like many women did, leaving a faint fragrance wherever she passed. Unless Pan Long's nose stopped working, there was no way he could lose her trail.
He followed it out of Clear Spring Town and headed toward a distant mountain.
That mountain was Green Pine Mountain. Zhang Baisheng, the "Hundred-Win Divine Fist" whom Pan Long had killed earlier, had become an outlaw there and served as the stronghold's second chief.
Strictly speaking, Green Pine Mountain was subordinate to the Heavenly Hand Gang. Its three chiefs were all disciples of the Heavenly Hand Strongman Xiao Xia.
Now, of course, they were all dead.
The Heavenly Hand Gang had a solid foundation: six Innate Masters in a single gang. Or perhaps Xiao Xia had simply been excellent at teaching martial arts. Unfortunately, while he knew how to teach his disciples to fight,