Chapter 2138: Entering the Old Forest Again

"So it wasn't attacked?"

When I walked out of the shelter, I saw that the village was silent. There were flickering flames around the village, and the flames illuminated the village, which should have been dark.

But strangely, I looked around but couldn't find Chi Ruonan.

"Where did Chi Ruonan go?" I frowned, then closed the cover of the shelter and began to wander around the village.

Ten minutes later, I came to the entrance of the village and fell into deep thought while looking at the dark old forest not far away.

I thought that even if the village was not attacked by the fierce ghost group, Chi Ruonan should be guarding the village.

But what I never expected was that there was no trace of Chi Ruonan in the village.

Since Chi Ruonan is not in the village, there is only one possibility.

That is...

Chi Ruonan entered the old forest!

"Why did she take the risk to enter the old forest?"

According to normal people's thinking, she only needs to defend the village. After all, the old forest is full of dangers, and there may be a ghost at least at the level of a ghost fairy hidden in the dark.

And Chi Ruonan has not even cultivated the glass treasure body. If she is trapped in the old forest, it will be difficult to escape.

"Does she want to find and kill the powerful ghost before it becomes powerful? This woman... is really reckless!"

I sighed, and then my figure flashed and quickly flew to the old forest.

In just a few seconds, I arrived in the old forest.

I saw that the old forest was already occupied by countless lonely ghosts. These lonely ghosts were wandering aimlessly. Judging from the aura they exuded, they had already ascended to the level of powerful ghosts, and it would not be long before they could all ascend to the realm of thousand-year-old ghosts.

"Where is Chi Ruonan?" I squinted my eyes and looked around.

At this moment, a "shasha" sound suddenly came from a tree not far away. I looked up and then saw a figure squatting on a branch, looking down at me.

"Zhang Bairen? Are you awake?" After seeing that it was me, the figure on the branch immediately jumped down, looked at me with some surprise and said: "How are you, are you okay?"

I shook my head and then asked: "What are you doing here?"

The figure hiding on the branch was none other than Chi Ruonan.

After hearing what I said, Chi Ruonan put away his surprised look, turned around and looked at these wandering fierce ghosts with a serious face, and then said in a deep voice: "You said before that even if you killed that ghost fairy, then tonight, more powerful ghosts will definitely be born, and they will still go to the village to snatch Qing Mohan, so... I want to kill that ghost before it becomes powerful."

I nodded, which was exactly in line with my previous guess.

"Then what? Did you find the ghost?" I asked.

Hearing this, Chi Ruonan shook his head awkwardly: "There is nothing abnormal in the forest. These are just a group of normal wandering ghosts. Although their advancement speed is much faster than usual, they don't show any abnormality. Moreover, they can feel the threat brought by the fire, and subconsciously avoid the village and don't get close. It's no different from before!"

"Didn't find it?" I frowned. The advancement speed of these wandering ghosts is indeed faster than before. However, because the consciousness of these wandering ghosts is sealed, they are just a group of unconscious ghosts at this moment, just wandering around based on instinct.

Once the powerful ghost appears, these fierce ghosts will be controlled and slowly move towards the village, even at the cost of their lives, they will put out the fire and rush into the village.

"These fierce ghosts are not out of control, so does that mean that the powerful ghost has not appeared, or... that the powerful ghost has hidden and is secretly devouring the fierce ghosts to become stronger?"

I squatted in place, looking at the endless fierce ghosts and fell into deep thought.

"That powerful ghost was awakened by an evil god, so its strength has increased by leaps and bounds. However, in ancient times, these powerful ghosts seemed to be in an infinite cycle. Although their strength would increase as the night became darker, the next day was a new cycle. The strength restored last night would be reset the next night, and they would have to start from the most basic lonely ghost... So, if I fail to kill that powerful ghost tonight, will its strength be reset the next day?"

This question is crucial. If the ghost will be reset the next day, then there is no need for me to go to the trouble of killing it tonight.

Because no matter how powerful it is, it can only break through to the level of a great heavenly ghost. Although the great heavenly ghost is difficult to deal with, I am not unkillable.

So it is not a big threat to me.

However, if that powerful ghost is not reset, the strength will continue to increase the next night...

then it will be tricky!

"We can't take risks. We must find that ghost and kill it tonight. Otherwise, if it is not reset, it will directly break through to the Great Dark Heaven Realm the next night. Even I will die here!"

I took a deep breath and asked, "Continue to observe for a while. If nothing abnormal happens, we will go deeper to check!"

"Okay!" Chi Ruonan nodded, and then the two of us flew to an ancient tree one after the other.

"What happened to you before?" Chi Ruonan sat on a thick branch, suddenly turned his head and looked at me, and asked.

I said nothing when I heard that, but just shook my head.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Chi Ruonan hesitated for a while, then spoke softly: "I know you have a lot of secrets, and I don't want to know your secrets. I just think... you seem to be incompatible with this era. You should... not be from this era, right?"

"Is this important?" I smiled bitterly: "In fact, there is nothing to hide from you. I am indeed not from this era. I have already told this to seniors Chi Tong and Chi Lu. But I think these are not important. What is important is that we are all human beings and are all dragon slayers. And dragon slayers should take protecting the human race as their responsibility, so please rest assured that I have no malice or selfishness. I just simply want to help you and your village. I will leave when your village has overcome this sadness!"

"You are indeed not from this era!"

Chi Ruonan smiled bitterly, with a hint of loss in his eyes.