"Master," Jiang Heng said, handing the ghost stone to Jiang Yicheng.

Jiang Yicheng didn't take it. For him, a ghost stone was not honorable unless he had personally slain the evil spirit.

"Keep it."

Jiang Heng was stunned, then pleasantly surprised. Without another word, he accepted the ghost stone.

With Chen Ning dead, they naturally had to leave the abandoned house.

As they emerged from the dilapidated house, several beams of green light suddenly fell from the sky toward the forest.

Based on the direction, Yuan Muye roughly estimated that the green lights were falling near the evil spirits' stronghold.

But what were those green lights?

"Master, should we go take a look?" Jiang Yan asked.

Jiang Yicheng shook his head solemnly. "Let's go back first."

The events of the night gave Jiang Yicheng an inexplicable feeling, a sense that something was bound to happen if they remained.

Jiang Yicheng wasn't afraid of trouble, but his ominous premonition was strong, so he wanted to leave as soon as possible.

As for the forest, it wouldn't be too late to investigate in the morning.

Yuan Muye didn't say much. At this moment, it was better to leave with them.

And so, they headed back.

But halfway there, Jin Nuoyan, who they thought had already left, suddenly rushed out from the side without warning.

Before Yuan Muye could react, she collapsed into his arms.

"Jin Nuoyan?" Yuan Muye was surprised.

Jin Nuoyan had been fine when they parted ways. What could have happened so quickly?

Jin Nuoyan was unresponsive, leaving Yuan Muye to carry her.

"Are you close to this woman?" Jiang Yan asked Yuan Muye.

Yuan Muye didn't want to answer, but remembering that she had helped him earlier, he replied, "Not close. I've only met her twice."

Jiang Yan looked surprised. "You've only met her twice, so why bother with her?"

Faced with her question, Yuan Muye didn't know what to say.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn't they help Jin Nuoyan?

Besides, the fact that Jin Nuoyan was a ghost hunter was reason enough to save her.

The world desperately needed such people.

If Jin Nuoyan died, it would be a loss for them all.

"She's a powerful ghost hunter. Don't you think it's a loss if she dies?" Yuan Muye asked Jiang Yan calmly.

Jiang Yan widened her eyes. At first, she had thought Yuan Muye was just a young man who liked to show off, but now she wasn't so sure.

This also proved that she hadn't been wrong to help Yuan Muye earlier.

"Alright, enough talk. The yin energy nearby is heavy. Now that the leader of the evil spirits is dead, more are sure to come. Let's get out of here!" Jiang Yicheng said in a low voice.

The group hurried away.

Once they were in the car, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Soon, they returned to Yun City.

Just as Yuan Muye was wondering what to do with Jin Nuoyan, Jiang Yan spoke up. "Yuan Muye, why don't you leave this Jin Nuoyan girl with me? It's not convenient for a big man like you to take care of a girl."

Yuan Muye glanced at Jiang Yan, and her expression made him feel like he might do something improper to Jin Nuoyan.

But since she had offered, what reason did he have to refuse?

"Alright!" Yuan Muye handed Jin Nuoyan over to Jiang Yan directly, then got out of the car.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Yicheng, he prepared to head back.

But then, Jiang Yan suddenly got out of the car, pulled him aside mysteriously, and said with a grin, "Yuan Muye, I helped you tonight. How are you planning to thank me?"

She had originally planned to bring it up another day, but she was afraid Yuan Muye would try to weasel out of it, so she was mentioning it now.

Yuan Muye frowned slightly and asked Jiang Yan, "How do you want me to thank you?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll tell you when I've thought it over. You can go home now!"

With that, Jiang Yan got back into the car.

Yuan Muye hadn't expected to be caught out by Jiang Yan. It was a real headache.

Fortunately, Jiang Yan wasn't the kind of unreasonable woman who would spread it around.

By the time Yuan Muye returned to his apartment, it was already past eleven.

He stepped out of the elevator and was startled to see someone squatting by his door. He wondered if he was being watched.

But as he got closer, he saw it was Yu Haijing.

"President Yu, what are you doing here?" Yuan Muye asked, puzzled.

Yu Haijing hadn't contacted them in quite some time, so her sudden appearance was strange.

Yu Haijing looked at Yuan Muye with red eyes, then threw herself into his arms and began to cry softly.

Yuan Muye was stunned by Yu Haijing's actions.

"President Yu, what happened?"

Anyone could tell that something had happened, considering it was so late and she was crying.

"Sob..."

Yu Haijing didn't say anything, just kept crying.

After Yuan Muye comforted her for a while, Yu Haijing's emotions stabilized a bit. She wiped away her tears and said, "Tonight, Ouyang Qingming's people went to my parents. That beast, he..."

Her eyes welled up with tears again as she said this.

Yuan Muye immediately understood what had happened.

"Are your aunt and uncle alright?"

"My parents were beaten to death by that beast's people!"

Yu Haijing spat out those words through gritted teeth.

Looking at the disheveled and haggard Yu Haijing, Yuan Muye felt an indescribable emotion. Although he didn't particularly like Yu Haijing, and had even been a bit repulsed by her before, seeing her cry so sadly, he didn't feel as repulsed anymore.

He could empathize with the pain of losing loved ones.

"Was it about the company?" Yuan Muye asked tentatively.

Yu Haijing nodded. "That guy is using every means to acquire my company. When he saw I still wouldn't give in, he targeted my parents!"

Ouyang Qingming was truly a beast!

No matter what, he shouldn't have harmed her family!

Indeed, humans were often more terrifying than ghosts.

Ouyang Qingming's actions were worse than those of an animal.

"Alright, let's go inside and talk."

Yuan Muye invited Yu Haijing inside. Only Li Pangpang was in the apartment at the moment.

Yuan Xiaoyao and the others had gone to the jade stone world.

It was safer to send them to the jade stone world when he wasn't around.

Li Pangpang was dozing off on the sofa. Hearing the noise, he suddenly opened his eyes and was surprised to see Yu Haijing and Yuan Muye together.

"President Yu, what brings you here?"

Li Pangpang quickly noticed Yu Haijing's red eyes, realizing that something must have happened.

"Pangpang, go pour a glass of hot water."