This killer star of the War of Resistance Against Japan was only 9 years old.

Chapter 114 The Primeval Forest 2

Senjou Shoichi judged from the footprints that there were three people, not just one as he had thought.

Immediately afterwards, Senjo Masakazu gave the order for all Japanese soldiers to get off the vehicles and search along the tracks left in the withered grass.

Although it's a plain, the ground under the withered grass is actually quite uneven, making it easy for trucks to get stuck, let alone cars.

Senjou Masakazu led his soldiers along the faint footprints until they reached the depths of the plain.

By this time, dawn was breaking, and Senjou Shoichi could already see the distant primeval forest resembling a gigantic, slumbering beast lying prone on the ground. [This location is fictional; please do not apply it to real life.]

He was fairly certain that the three individuals were hiding here.

By the time they reached the edge of the forest, the sun had already risen.

Senjou Masakazu stood at the edge of the forest. The weather was nice today, with the sun shining brightly. It was a rare good day.

However, the woods about 10 meters in front of Senjou Masakazu were incredibly dark. Even though the sun was shining brightly in the sky, the sunlight falling into the forest seemed to be swallowed up by endless darkness.

The warm winter sun couldn't penetrate the trees at all.

Just then, a cold wind blew out from the forest, and both Senjou Shoichi and Asou Gotsu, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but shiver.

Senjou Masakazu was somewhat conflicted, after all, he had heard the legends about this place ever since he came to Heijo.

Previously, Imperial soldiers had chased the fleeing Blue Party troops into this forest, and then disappeared without a trace, never to emerge from it again.

At this point, Bai Luo did not venture too deep into the primeval forest, but stopped about one kilometer into the forest.

The forest was full of broken, dead trees, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of leaves, so that you couldn't see the ground at all.

The surroundings were eerily silent, with only the occasional bird call from somewhere adding to the eerie atmosphere of the forest.

Zhao Zhonghe couldn't help but rub his arms when he heard the birds chirping.

"Xiao Luo, where are we? Are there forests like this near Pingcheng? The trees here are so dense that not a single ray of sunlight can get in."

Zhao Zhonghe looked at the thick layer of leaves at his feet. Although it was winter, the air was still filled with a damp smell mixed with the stench of decay, and he even spoke in a slightly softer voice.

Bai Luo was taken aback by Zhao Zhonghe's words and subconsciously asked.

"Didn't you live in Pingcheng? You should be more familiar with the area than I am."

Hearing Bai Luo's somewhat surprised words, Zhao Zhonghe said apologetically...

"Although I have lived here for quite a while, I have spent most of my time at school. Even when I occasionally go out, it's only to buy some necessary daily necessities. I have hardly ever been around Pingcheng."

After Zhao Zhonghe finished speaking, he gave an embarrassed laugh. Although he was the oldest of the three, he probably couldn't help Bai Luo much in the current situation.

Bai Luo could understand after hearing this, since experts and scholars like them usually worked in laboratories.

That's where they excel.

Bai Luo took the map and walked over to Zhao Zhonghe, pointing out their current location to him.

"We're in this forest right now. Do you know what this forest is called?"

Zhao Zhonghe took the map from Bai Luo. The map covered the entire country, and only important locations such as cities and railways were marked on it.

The others were not marked, including the forest in front of us, which was only marked with the single word 'forest' on the map.

Zhao Zhonghe shifted his gaze to the location of Pingcheng, and then carefully recalled the location marked "Lin" on the map.

Bai Luo looked at Zhao Zhonghe, who was trying hard to remember, and did not urge him. Instead, he began to look around at the surrounding environment.

Ever since entering this forest, Bai Luo has had a very bad feeling.

Although the danger perception did not issue a warning, the safety of Bai Luo's pistol was always off.

'I remember now! I know where I am...'

Just then, Zhao Zhonghe, who was trying hard to remember, shouted loudly, attracting the attention of Bai Luo and Sha Niu.

"where?"

Bai Luo subconsciously picked up the conversation and asked.

Zhao Zhonghe looked at Bai Luo with an extremely ugly expression and slowly spoke, word by word.

"Even ghosts fear it."

Bai Luo: "??????"

Seeing Bai Luo's puzzled yet somewhat adorable expression, Zhao Zhonghe's face grew increasingly grim.

"I don't know the original name of this primeval forest. The name 'Ghost's Sorrow' was given to us by the local people later. Xiao Luo, we need to hurry back the way we came and leave this forest."

"That's probably impossible; we can't go back the way we came."

"Why? We haven't gone very far in, and I remember the way we came in."

Bai Luo's lips twitched when he heard this. He remembered too, because he had just walked straight in without turning a single corner.

Seeing Zhao Zhonghe's anxious expression, Bai Luo then began to explain.

"Because the area outside the woods is now full of Japanese soldiers. They seem to know we've entered the woods."

Bai Luo looked at the hundreds of Japanese soldiers displayed on the monitoring radar in his mind.

I felt a bit helpless. Seeing that the Japanese soldiers were staying on the outskirts of the forest and had no intention of entering, it seemed that the Japanese soldiers knew about the situation in this forest.

"How did you know?" Zhao Zhonghe asked in surprise.

Bai Luo raised the binoculars that had reappeared in his hand.

"When we first entered the forest, I glanced behind me and saw that the Japanese soldiers had followed the trails we hadn't had time to clear on the way in. I don't know when they turned back and caught up with us."

Bai Luo was also somewhat helpless; he didn't know how these Japanese soldiers could have such a keen sense of smell.

When Zhao Zhonghe saw the binoculars in Bai Luo's hand, he believed most of what Bai Luo said.

"We definitely can't stay in this forest; we need to find another way to leave quickly."

Zhao Zhonghe looked anxious, clearly having heard about the forest.

"Since we're already here, Uncle Zhao, why don't you tell us what happened here before? That way I can understand and think of a solution."

After hearing Bai Luo's words, Zhao Zhonghe felt that they made some sense, so he prepared to tell Bai Luo what he knew about the forest.

The silly girl sitting on the dead tree nearby, upon hearing that there was a story to hear, subtly moved closer to Zhao Zhonghe.

"There are many legends about this forest, and the people of Pingcheng have told all sorts of fantastical stories about it. I'll just tell you a few that are based on fact and have some basis in reality,"

[Suddenly I'm bursting with inspiration, I want to write horror stories!]

Zhao Zhonghe paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and slowly began to speak.

"This matter begins with... (omitted)" [Knowing that everyone doesn't like reading this, and to avoid being accused of padding, I'll omit it.]

After a long while, Bai Luo roughly understood what had happened in this forest and why the people of Pingcheng named it "Ghost's Sorrow".