Yan Xiaoliu led 50 soldiers to search along the way, but they did not find anything strange, not to mention traces of beasts.
Yan Xiaoliu led 50 elite soldiers to search along the way, but they did not find anything strange, let alone traces of beasts.
"North Dark Kingdom is just over there." Ge Kuan turned back and said to Yan Xiaoliu. They could not go any further.
"Looks like that thing has left the wilderness." Yan Xiaoliu frowned and said. He did not know where the beast would go. Could it be to the North Dark Kingdom's military camp?
"Deputy General Ge, look ahead. What is that?" Someone with sharp eyes noticed something strange in the distant hills.
Yan Xiaoliu stood on horseback and looked, "Brother Ge, it looks like people."
"Let's go and see." That was the border between the North Dark Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom. If those people were not from the Jin Kingdom, then they must be from the North Dark Kingdom.
Ge Kuan and Yan Xiaoliu rode their horses over. A total of seven people had died. Every one of them had died in the same way. The fatal wounds were caused by … sharp claws. There were hoof prints on the ground, but the horses were nowhere to be seen. They had either been stolen or had escaped.
"Who killed them?" Someone cried out in alarm. This state of death was just too miserable.
When Yan Xiaoliu saw their deaths, he was shocked. The others did not see the monster with their own eyes last night, but he had come into close contact with it and almost injured it. The wounds on these people were not caused by sharp weapons, but by the monster.
The monster was nearby!
"Xiaoliu, what do you think?" They brought 50 elite soldiers out. On the surface, they were patrolling. Only Ge Kuan and Yan Xiaoliu knew the real goal. Now the truth was right in front of them. The monster was nearby, and its attack was more powerful than they had imagined.
"These people seem to be Beitang Xuanyang's guards." Someone recognized them. "Look, they have tokens."
"They are always with Beitang Xuanyang."
If they were dead, then where was Beitang Xuanyang?
"Let's leave here first," Ge Kuan said. If the North Dark Kingdom found them here, then it would be troublesome.
"Okay." Yan Xiaoliu understood what Ge Kuan meant. Anyway, the monster should have left here, and it would not be easy for them to find it.
When they returned to the military camp, they immediately told Ye Chunnan about it.
Ye Chunnan frowned as she listened to their description. "You mean, Beitang Xuanyang will also be killed by that monster?"
"I'm afraid it wasn't just killed …" Yan Xiaoliu's expression was heavy. "Would it be like Teng Ye, eaten?"
"Damn, what is that thing? Why is it so scary?" Ge Kuan shuddered at the thought of a man-eating monster nearby.
Ye Chunnan pondered. It seemed that the monster was still in the grassland, but he didn't know what he had done to Beitang Xuanyang. "Don't let anyone know about this. Let's see if there's any news from the Northern Dark Kingdom."
"I heard that the Dark North Kingdom is now divided into two factions. The Qian family has always wanted to fight, but was suppressed by their Crown Prince. Could it be that the Qian family wants to rebel and deliberately created a monster to assassinate their Crown Prince?" Ge Kuan said.
"No, if the Qian Family killed Beitang Xuanyang, who would they find to ascend the throne?" Ye Chunnan shook his head. Everything the Qian Family did was to let Beitang Xuanyang ascend the throne earlier. On the surface, Beitang Xuanyang was suppressing the Qian Family, but in reality, only he knew what he was thinking.
Once the two countries went to war, it would be difficult for Beitang Yu to return to the Dark North Kingdom as a captive. At that time, the Crown Prince would be the legitimate new Emperor of the Dark North Kingdom. Even if Beitang Yu returned, he would only be the Retired Emperor.
"Then … then what should we do next?" Ge Kuan asked.
Ye Chunnan glanced at Yan Xiaoliu. "Deal with all changes by remaining unchanged. If Beitang Xuanyang is really captured by the monster, I'm afraid the Qian Family will come to us for him."
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… …
Before Song Jiong left, he went to take another look at Teng Ye's grave. Until now, he still hoped that all of his speculations were false, that Teng Ye wasn't eaten, but was taken away to be buried somewhere else. Only that finger … maybe it wasn't Teng Ye's.
But he couldn't find any excuse to explain the existence of that broken finger.
"Lord Song, we should set off." The attendant reminded Song Jiong in a low voice.
"Let's go." Song Jiong said.
Not long after Song Jiong left, a young man walked out of the forest not far from the grave. He had a handsome face and a tall and straight figure. He tugged at his clothes as if he was not used to it.
"It's really troublesome." He muttered, touched his face, and looked at his hands. Everything looked so novel.
The skin of mortals was really too fragile. It was injured with a touch. However, this was the human world, and he couldn't show his original appearance.
Yes, this person was Beitang Xuanyang, who had been possessed by the corpse-eating beast. He was no longer Beitang Xuanyang, but a corpse-eating beast.
"Next, should we go back to the barracks?" Beitang Xuanyang revealed a strange smile. He was now the Crown Prince. If he could become the Emperor, would he have the final say in this world?
Beitang Xuanyang thought carefully. He did not immediately return to the barracks, but walked towards the Wasteland City.
On the other side of the Wasteland, in the barracks of the Dark North Kingdom, Qian Danqing had just returned from the Jin Kingdom. The first thing she wanted to do was to see Beitang Xuanyang. However, she searched the entire barracks and did not find the Crown Prince.
"Where is the Crown Prince?" Qian Danqing's face was gloomy. He knew his nephew's character. He was not the kind of person who would leave the barracks without permission. How could he not see him for half a day?
"General, His Highness said he was going to patrol … He went out in the morning and has not returned yet." Beitang Xuanyang's servant stood up and whispered.
Qian Danqing's face changed. "Why did the Crown Prince go on patrol? What is he going to patrol?"
"The Crown Prince brought his guards. He should be fine."
"Send someone to find the Crown Prince immediately." Qian Danqing said angrily.
The two deputy generals immediately responded and rushed out of the barracks with dozens of people. Soon, they found the corpses of the guards at the border between the two countries. They were shocked and hurriedly brought the corpses back to Qian Danqing.
When Qian Danqing saw the death of these guards, his face became extremely ugly.
"Where is His Highness the Crown Prince?" He stared at the two deputies and asked.
"No … I didn't see His Highness."
"We found them at the border between the two countries, but we didn't see the Crown Prince …" one of the deputies said.
Qian Danqing clenched his fists. These guards were all killed in one move, and their deaths were extremely tragic. The person who did this must be very ruthless.
"What sharp weapon was used? It looks like a claw."
"Now is not the time to care about this. Did the people of the Jin Kingdom take the Crown Prince as a hostage?"
Qian Danqing said coldly, "Let the Jin Kingdom hand over the Crown Prince!"
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