Wu Sheng and the ghost girl retreated with the ghost soldiers, leaving Li Chengdao to continue the search with three thousand dragon-slayer troops.
Every tree was carefully searched. Li Chengdao followed the Dragon Slayer Army and soon reached the northeastern edge of the Black Forest.
The trees here are denser and there is more snow. The dark tree crowns are mixed with the snow, looking black and white from a distance.
Long Chen followed closely, not far away, and was about to search the entire black forest. Long Chen was secretly worried.
"Did I guess wrong? The holy beast is not here?"
If the holy beast wasn't here, Long Chen's trip would have been in vain.
Due to time constraints, he could only return to Cloud City, and the Storm Sword could not exert its maximum power in his own hands.
Holding the strongest weapon in your hand but not being able to exert its strongest power is as uncomfortable as holding a golden rice bowl and begging for food.
At the bottom of the forest, Li Chengdao looked up at the last giant tree, holding the Xuanwu sword in his hand.
Even if he wasn't Long Chen, he would still be a ruthless character if he dared to break into the black forest and kill people.
On the top of the tree, the Dragon Slayer jumped to the last tree.
Three thousand Dragon Slayers were concentrated on a small patch of giant trees. The tree trunks were filled with people, making it look a bit crowded.
"Finally the search is over, it's such a big area."
"Fortunately, there are so many people, so after searching this area, it will be gone."
"It's all a waste of time, what are you searching for?"
"I heard that Long Chen is here."
"Don't scare me, Long Chen is the leader of thieves, he is very powerful."
"That's nonsense. General Li has said it before. It's not Long Chen. Don't scare yourself."
"It's not Long Chen, what is that? We searched for a whole day and we have to give an explanation."
The Dragon Slayer Army muttered, and the soldiers in front had already moved forward.
Because the place was small, not everyone could go there, so only some soldiers moved forward to continue searching, while others squatted in the trees to rest, and some soldiers even got down from the trees.
Li Chengdao held the Xuanwu sword in his hand and looked at the top of the tree with his eyes like an eagle.
Whatever it is, it will show up soon.
A soldier landed on a giant tree. This tree was thicker than other trees, and its bark was covered in pieces like black dragon scales. It looked simple and vigorous.
The soldier looked up and down the giant tree carefully, but found nothing.
"Such a big tree hole?"
The soldier didn't find anything. He only saw a large tree hole with white snow inside, which could accommodate about two people.
After thinking for a while, the soldier got in curiously.
When my feet step on the snow, it feels soft...
"Um?"
The soldier felt strange. The snow under his feet was not loose and soft, but strangely soft.
Suddenly, the white snow beneath his feet stretched out his claws and instantly scratched the soldier's head.
It is the holy beast hiding in the tree hole, and its long white hair has a very good concealment effect.
The soldier didn't pay attention and was killed by a single blow from the sacred beast.
After killing the soldier, the sacred beast stuffed the soldier's body into a tree hole.
There were more soldiers around, but the holy beast did not act rashly, but waited quietly.
The soldier's body was placed under the tree hole, and the holy beast huddled up and continued to hide in the tree hole.
There are too many soldiers around, and there is a powerful character underneath. The holy beast knows that it is dangerous to break through forcefully, and it is waiting, just like Long Chen, waiting for the storm to rage again.
The last time the storm came out of the canyon, the holy beast did not leave because Wu Sheng and the ghost girl were outside, so it did not dare to move.
The Martial Saint and the Ghost Girl are gone. The Holy Beast is sure of escape. This time it must leave.
The soldier crossed the giant tree and landed on the last tree. To the north was the snow-capped mountain.
"not found."
The soldier shouted loudly to the bottom.
The other soldiers stopped one after another, squatting on the tree trunks and looking around.
The giant tree is very tall. Standing at this height and overlooking the surrounding scenery is unique.
Li Chengdao stood at the edge of the black forest, puzzled. Why is this happening? Nothing? It's unreasonable.
It stands to reason that there should be something here. Several spies were killed.
During the search just now, we found several more corpses, all in the same state of death. Their heads and internal organs had been eaten, and the corpses were stabbed on the tree trunks.
"General, what do you think?"
Feng Yang also felt very disappointed. He searched the entire black forest and found nothing.
Li Chengdao looked at the top of the tree, a little unwillingly, and said: "It shouldn't be. If there is nothing, how did those people die? Who killed them?"
Someone obviously sneaked in. Judging from the appearance of the body, he should have died last night. Why can't he be found?
Feng Yang said: "Maybe he has run away. He has killed so many people. If he hadn't run away, he would have been surrounded and killed by us."
Li Chengdao also believed that the murderer should have escaped.
Originally, there were ghost soldiers surrounding the Black Forest. When the demons retreated, the ghost soldiers responsible for the siege withdrew in droves, making it easy for the murderer to escape from the north.
"That's all, go back."
Li Chengdao was very disappointed, but there was nothing he could do about it. If there was nothing, there would be nothing.
The tops of the trees slowly swayed, and the regular wind from Storm Canyon began to blow again.
Feng Yang conveyed the general's order and shouted: "Everyone, come down! Withdraw your troops!"
The soldiers on the trees fell down one after another. There were too many three thousand Dragon Slayers, and one missing soldier could not be noticed at all.
Long Chen was on the branch at the back, watching the Dragon Slayers fall to the ground one after another, and disappointment arose in his heart.
I really didn't find the holy beast. What a pity. This trip was in vain.
The roaring storm rushed out of the canyon and blew into the black forest. The branches trembled and made a loud noise.
With the obstruction of the black forest, it was much quieter under the trees. Li Chengdao walked west, and Feng Yang followed with his troops.
Long Chen did not get down from the tree. He planned to wait for Li Chengdao to leave and then leave under the cover of night.
In the tree hole, the Holy Beast discovered that Li Chengdao was retreating with his troops, and the storm started again. The Holy Beast slowly climbed out of the tree hole, stood on the branch, and saw the vague silhouette of the retreating figure through the thick canopy.
The holy beast patted its chest with some excitement. It had killed so many people in the black forest. The martial saint and the ghost girl came in person, and led tens of thousands of ghost soldiers to search. In the end, it escaped and felt very excited.
The Holy Beast actually has very high intelligence and is not a reckless and violent beast.
It felt that it had teased the Martial Saint Ghost Girl, and it felt very good.
The holy beast couldn't help but let out two strange screams.
The sound of the storm was so loud that it drowned out the strange screams of the sacred beasts, making it impossible for ordinary people to hear them.
But...Li Chengdao heard it.
Two sword shadows suddenly rushed up. The holy beast was startled, and jumped to another tree.
Li Chengdao held a Xuanwu sword and stood next to the tree hole. He looked at the dead soldiers inside and sneered: "It turned out to be a white ape causing trouble. I thought it was Long Chen!"
Li Chengdao did not really retreat. After he led the Dragon Slayer Army for a certain distance, he quickly turned back and came to the tree again.
With so many people dying in the Black Forest, there must be something inside. The soldiers didn't find it, probably because the murderer was too well hidden.
Therefore, Li Chengdao pretended to leave with his troops, but actually returned to check again.
Sure enough, the white ape came out of the tree hole and made a strange cry. Li Chengdao caught the sound and immediately rushed out with a Xuanwu sword. The holy beast was startled.
Looking at the Xuanwu sword in Li Chengdao's hand, the holy beast stared at Li Chengdao with its dark red eyes and looked at it carefully. It remembered Li Yuanba and the battle in the snow mountain.
The Xuanwu sword belonged to Li Yuanba, and Li Chengdao had a fight with the ghost fetus in the snowy mountains.
It's just that Li Chengdao was still very weak at that time and was no match for the holy beast.
"No, you are that beast!"
Li Chengdao didn't pay attention at first. After careful observation, Li Chengdao finally remembered that this white-haired monster was a beast sealed under the snow-capped mountain altar.
"How will you be here?"
Li Chengdao didn't understand why the white-haired monster appeared in the black forest?
