In a blink of an eye, Ming Yan had been in the mortal world for almost a year.

This year seemed to be particularly long, so long that Ming Yan's patience was exhausted.

But it also seems so short. Has a year passed so quickly?

Why hasn’t the person been found after a year?

During this year, Ming Yan would often go out with Long Xiao during the day, wandering around looking for someone, or just sit there in a daze.

In the evening, drinking is unavoidable.

I rely on drinking to numb myself, and rely on hangovers to temporarily forget the anxiety of looking for someone, and force myself to sleep.

During this year, the men they sent out were divided into ten groups and tried every possible means to conduct a thorough investigation in each Qingyun town. Some of them even tried to sneak into the Household Registration Office to look through the household registration files of the registered population.

It's just a matter of digging three feet into the ground.

Unfortunately, if someone wanted to hide his whereabouts, how could he honestly give his real name?

Countless portraits were posted, and ten teams reported their search results once a month, but there was no progress at all.

As the agreed day of returning to the Demon Palace drew closer, Ming Yan became more and more anxious.

He didn't believe that a living person could just disappear from the world like that.

He even felt that she was very close to him, but he just couldn't find her.

That feeling is as uncomfortable as being scratched by a hundred claws.

One after another, the people from the other nine Qingyun Towns have reported the final conclusion: the God of War is not there.

There was only one last town left to search, and they had already stayed in this town for several days.

Long Xiao and his brothers were somewhat discouraged.

Maybe the God of War was hiding really secretly, or maybe there was something wrong with their method, so this trip to the human world might really be in vain.

Ming Yan still didn't give up. He had a feeling that he was about to find it.

He said that when you are looking for someone or something, you will find that the last place you look is often the place you should really look for.

Even when he was walking on the street, he always felt that a familiar fragrance would drift to his nose. He didn't dare to tell anyone, for fear that Long Xiao would tell him that it was just an illusion.

"Your Majesty, the brothers have tried their best, and you have been out for long enough. If it really doesn't work, shall we go back to the Demon Realm first? It's not appropriate for Hu Yue to be the only one in charge there." Long Xiao persuaded.

"Isn't the agreed deadline yet?" Ming Yan frowned.

"Yes, but we don't have much time left, at most half a month." Long Xiao was a little embarrassed. He had given a one-year deadline at the time, but he really didn't expect that in a year, after only ten towns, he still couldn't find the God of War.

The Demon Lord was actually prepared to use up his last bit of time and stay until the very last moment before leaving.

“Fifteen days is enough.

I believe we'll find it soon." He seemed to be trying to appease Long Xiao, his face looking quite determined.

However, only he himself knew how panicked he was at this moment.

The brothers continued to go out and look for people.

He felt very uncomfortable where he was staying, so he decided to transform into his true form and take a look around.

Long Xiao only forbade him from using magic in the mortal world, but he never said that he was not allowed to show his true form.

He couldn't care less. If he was left waiting there, he would probably go crazy.

After all, the true form of the phoenix is rare in the world. In order to avoid causing unnecessary panic, Ming Yan tried not to wander around in crowded towns, but instead circled towards the sparsely populated suburbs and mountains.

What if Li Shushu found a secluded place in the mountains for hiding?

He tried to fly as high as possible so that people on the ground could not see his true appearance. From a distance, he was just a small black dot.

He didn't want to be shot down like an eagle's prey by those boring hunters and archers...

The suburbs are surrounded by green mountains and clear waters and the environment is extremely beautiful, but it is not suitable for people to live in, so it is sparsely populated.

The vision at high altitude is wide, and with just one glance, he can tell whether the person he is looking for is within a few kilometers below. Therefore, most of the time, Ming Yan, who has transformed into a black phoenix, just flies alone and aimlessly in the sky, and does not attract anyone's attention.

After wandering around like this for a few days, there was still no progress, and his mood became increasingly depressed.

Until that day, he saw from afar that a huge lawn suddenly became popular.

Ping Ping An was running on the grass and flying a kite.

This was their first time to fly kites in the suburbs, so they were extremely excited. When they saw the kite flying higher, they jumped for joy, and when they saw the kite suddenly fall, they screamed in surprise.

The laughter and noises of the boys and girls are soft, cute and cheerful, as if they can heal everything.

Ming Yan was instantly attracted.

He couldn't help but want to stay for a moment. He circled high in the sky, staring at the pair of extremely cute little babies.

He thought, if Shu'er hadn't run away at that time and agreed to be his Demon Queen, perhaps they could have had several such lovely children in the future...

It's just a pity...

Thinking of some unhappy things, he couldn't help but circle around again and cried out...

The scholar was attracted by the cry, he looked up...

In order to see the little babies clearly, Phoenix Mingyan unconsciously flew lower.

The scholar had never seen a phoenix, but he was well-read and had certainly read descriptions of its appearance and cry. He carefully and attentively examined the giant bird in the sky and suddenly said excitedly, "Shun Niang, look, is that a phoenix?"

When he first arrived in the mortal world, Li Shushu gave himself a new name: Li Shu in order to say goodbye to the past and hide his whereabouts.

Li Shushu was startled when he heard this, "Phoenix?"

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