What a pity.

After Yoshiyuki followed for a certain distance, he could no longer see the traces left by Yukikaze Maru.

He could only keep calling Yukikaze Maru's name, and then wandered around, trying to find new traces.

At this time, he really wanted to have the kind of special visuals found in many games.

For example, Eagle Vision in Assassin's Creed, Witcher Vision in The Witcher 3, etc.

In this way, things that need attention will be marked.

That would be so convenient.

There is no need to look carefully at the traces everywhere to dazzle your eyes.

Just take a quick glance and you will immediately know if there is anything in this area that needs attention.

Yi Xing keeps wandering like this.

Finally, the sky started to get dark.

There is no other way...Is this the only way we can end today?

Yoshiyuki looked at the sky where the sunset was beginning to glow and sighed.

Let's continue looking for the big dog tomorrow.

In this ghost forest, you can't stay outside after dark, right?

Then you have to find a place to hide as soon as possible... Whether it's a cave or an underground cave, it doesn't matter!

While thinking this, Yoshiyuki began to look around, trying to find a suitable place to hide.

But it's not that easy to find.

Um……

Just take a walk back.

I remember there is a cave over there. Why not just go over there...

…

Wait, where did I just come from?

Yi Xing looked around and suddenly felt a little confused.

He did remember to use the demon knife to leave a mark on the tree as a mark.

But he couldn't find the location of the mark either.

This gave Yi Xing a bit of a headache.

He vaguely felt that something was wrong.

The current situation completely exceeded his original expectations.

Getting lost was not something he considered in the first place.

It's not that he thinks he won't get lost.

Rather, he felt that he had left a sufficient mark.

This way it’s impossible to lose track of direction!

But it turns out that this forest is too easy for people to lose their sense of direction.

It also reminded Yi Xing once again how important a compass is.

Tsk…

This is troublesome.

It seems that we have to find a high point and look down at the surroundings to find the correct route.

In other words... you can see a cave somewhere there!

However, even if you climb to a high place in this dense forest, it will be difficult to see clearly what's going on below, right?

Most of the time, at a glance, you can only see the canopy of books...

The more Yi Xing thought about it, the more irritated he became.

But there was nothing he could do if he continued to stay where he was. He had to find a taller tree nearby and climb up to see the situation.

Just as he thought, trying to see clearly what was going on under the tree was basically a dream.

But Yoshiyuki managed to see something that caught his attention.

That is……

European-style castle in the distance.

Hurry and run there, it only takes about half an hour.

Castle...?

Yi Xing looked at it and frowned slightly.

In this forest, is there such a big castle?

It looks quite suspicious.

Why haven't I heard anyone mention this before?

...No, maybe I'm just overthinking it.

Didn't those people mention the goblin camp?

That means there is nothing surprising about the existence of this castle.

Anyway, Yi Xing decided to go and have a look.

He wanted to reach the castle before nightfall, so walking was definitely out of the question.

So, Yi Xing jumped down from the tree and started jogging towards there.

If you haven't recovered from the cold yet, even just jogging will feel very strenuous.

However, Yi Xing was able to endure it for such a short period of time.

As long as you regard this as a part of your spiritual practice, you will feel that there is nothing unacceptable.

When he actually came to the castle, Yi Xing looked at its appearance and felt even more surprised and wary.

Because this is an abandoned castle.

Although he had basically guessed this situation, he still felt a little uneasy when he actually faced the castle.

After all, this is a forest inhabited by ghosts.

So, is there something wrong with the castle here?

Yi Xing couldn't help but start to imagine what he would see in the castle.

Probably because of the psychological suggestion, he felt that the entire castle looked extremely eerie.

By the way, this place is really rundown...

How many years has it been since no one repaired it?

No, there's no need to talk about repairs.

I'm afraid even the people who lived there have been gone for a long time.

Yoshiyuki frowned as he looked at the old castle with its walls peeling off, cracking, and covered with vines and thorns.

He had a vague feeling that someone was looking towards him from behind a window, so he immediately cast his gaze over.

However, he saw nothing.

Is it an illusion...?

Did you see something strange because you were too nervous?

Forget it, this place is just annoying anyway.

But if you don’t stay in a place like this, you have to spend time looking for caves...

If I can't find it for a while and can't come back here before midnight, my soul may be taken away by the ghost, right?

Yi Xing felt that it would be wiser not to take this risk.

Since there is a castle in front of him where he can stay for a night, it would be best to stay here.

Even if it looks like a trap, it is better than staying in the forest and directly facing danger.

The eldest lady is not around now. He can't even use spells to protect himself.

After Yi Xing determined his approach, he pushed open the old, rusty iron door and entered the overgrown courtyard.

Since it wasn't completely dark yet, Yi Xing walked around the yard.

There are weeds everywhere and it's really hard to move around.
To be continued...