An Yi Used a Tiger to Devour the Wolves and Killed with a Borrowed Knife! Dou Spirit and Fourth-Order Giant Serpent Both Gravely Injured
As the sky gradually darkened, the forest grew dim.
Led by An Yi, the group soon ventured deep into the dense, even somewhat eerie forest to the east.
The gray-robed Dou Spirit walked in the middle of the group. By the faint light, he saw healing herbs scattered everywhere on the ground, and he believed An Yi's words more and more.
"That heavily wounded beast must be hiding nearby!"
"Sir..."
An Yi, walking at the front, suddenly stopped. Turning around, he lowered his voice and said nervously, "There are usually many unknown magical beasts active in these mountains, and the deeper we go, the quieter it gets. This place is truly strange and dangerous. Shouldn't we..."
"Do not panic!"
The gray-robed Dou Spirit waved a dismissive hand. "A place covered in herbs and frequently visited by other magical beasts proves one crucial point—there is no powerful magical beast overlord with a strong territorial instinct here!"
"Otherwise, those herbs would have long been monopolized by the overlord. Since there is no overlord, with this old man keeping watch, there will be no danger."
The gray-robed Dou Spirit urged, "You gather herbs nearby all year round. Do you know of any hidden places around here suitable for healing and hiding?"
"There seems to be... one."
Pretending to rack his memory, An Yi pointed toward a direction deep within the forest. "When I was gathering herbs on the mountain across from here before, I caught sight of it from afar. There seems to be a huge hidden cave over there, but it is covered by vines and difficult to notice."
"Good! Lead the way at once!" the gray-robed Dou Spirit ordered excitedly. "Since that beast is seriously injured and needs to evade our search, it will certainly find such a secluded place to