Yuan Mu Ye glanced at the evil spirit, saying with a smile that wasn't a smile, "Keeping him is still useful. Also, bring Ouyang Qingming back with you."

Although Li Pang Pang didn't know why Yuan Mu Ye wanted to do this, he still did as he was told.

Soon after, Li Pang Pang escorted the evil spirit and Ouyang Qingming back.

Jiang Yi Cheng immediately caught up with Yuan Mu Ye, asking curiously, "Deputy Director Yuan, would you mind telling me your next plan?"

He felt that Yuan Mu Ye must have a reason for bringing back the evil spirit, so he wanted to know Yuan Mu Ye's next plan. The main reason was that he didn't have much confidence right now, and having a plan would at least alleviate his worries.

Yuan Mu Ye glanced at Jiang Yi Cheng and said, "I'll notify you once I've finalized the plan. Now, let's go back together and see if those evil spirits have really infiltrated and started killing people."

Jiang Yi Cheng nodded, not saying much.

Right now, he had no other thoughts and could only follow Yuan Mu Ye's arrangements.

Twenty minutes later, they returned to the city.

Sure enough, just as Crow Brother had said, evil spirits had infiltrated. Some unaware civilians, who hadn't gone home, were walking on the streets and were directly killed by the evil spirits.

Those who were lucky managed to escape, but those who weren't lucky not only died without a complete corpse, but even their souls were devoured.

Yuan Mu Ye only looked at one of the streets, and there were at least dozens of corpses. He didn't even know about the other places.

The peace of Yun City had truly been shattered.

Jiang Yi Cheng looked at the corpses on the ground, his expression solemn. After a long while, he finally said, "Now, Yun City is really going to be restless."

Actually, from the moment the evil spirits infiltrated, Yuan Mu Ye knew that Yun City was going to be restless. Even though he had been working hard to protect Yun City, some things couldn't be changed just by trying hard.

Those evil spirits had been eyeing Yun City for more than just a day or two, so it was only a matter of time before something happened.

"Captain Jiang, take your men and try your best to find those evil spirits," Yuan Mu Ye said, turning to look at Jiang Yi Cheng, his tone serious.

Jiang Yi Cheng hummed in agreement and immediately led his men to search for the evil spirits.

As for Yuan Mu Ye, after settling Ouyang Qingming and the evil spirit, he went alone to find the evil spirits.

However, he searched all the nearby streets and didn't see any evil spirits. Looking at the dead people on the ground, he felt a pang in his heart.

Just as Yuan Mu Ye was about to search the next street, a person suddenly ran out of an alley, looking anxious.

"Help! There's a ghost!"

Yuan Mu Ye looked up and saw a young girl, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a backpack on her back and two ponytails. Her face, which should have been youthful and beautiful, was filled with terror.

Seeing Yuan Mu Ye, the girl immediately ran to his side, grabbing his arm and saying anxiously, "Can you help me?"

"Where is the ghost?" Yuan Mu Ye asked in a low voice, looking at the panicked girl.

The girl frowned, glancing into the alley and whispering, "It's in the alley, and there's more than one ghost! Many… many people died!"

As she spoke, the girl's eyes turned red.

After comforting the girl for a few words, Yuan Mu Ye told her to go home quickly, intending to enter the alley to find the evil spirits.

But the girl didn't dare to go home alone, holding onto Yuan Mu Ye's hand tightly, saying, "Big brother, please take me back. I don't dare to go back alone. If I encounter an evil spirit on the way, I'll definitely die."

At this time, how could Yuan Mu Ye abandon the pursuit of the evil spirits for her sake?

"Little sister, have you ever thought that if I don't find those evil spirits and kill them, more people will die at their hands," Yuan Mu Ye said solemnly.

The girl frowned slightly, her expression looking a bit helpless. After a moment, she finally said, "Then my life is also a life!"

Yuan Mu Ye didn't know what to say for a moment.

He sighed helplessly and said, "If you're not afraid, you can come with me to find the evil spirits. I'll take you back after I've dealt with them."

At first, Yuan Mu Ye thought that the girl would refuse him out of fear, but the girl agreed without even thinking.

This surprised him.

Yuan Mu Ye was about to remind her, but at that moment, another scream came from the alley.

Hearing the sound, Yuan Mu Ye couldn't bother with saying anything else and ran directly into the alley, the girl immediately following behind.

As soon as they ran into the alley, they smelled a strong stench of blood, making them nauseous.

Although Yuan Mu Ye was already used to this kind of scene, he still felt nauseous from the smell of blood.

Not far ahead, Yuan Mu Ye saw many corpses lying on the ground. Some of the corpses had been disemboweled from a distance.

This scene was truly disgusting.

Yuan Mu Ye was glad that he hadn't eaten anything before coming, or he would have vomited for sure.

The girl timidly hid behind Yuan Mu Ye, whispering, "Big brother, those people seem to be dead."

"Yeah," Yuan Mu Ye responded faintly, then looked around warily.

Although he didn't see the figures of the evil spirits, he could feel that they were nearby, perhaps about to rush out and attack them in the next second.

Yuan Mu Ye then quietly reminded the girl, "Little girl, if any evil spirits appear later, don't stray too far from me, or I won't be able to save you if you're caught."

These evil spirits were vicious. If they caught a living person, they would definitely kill them directly. Even if Yuan Mu Ye wanted to save them, it would be too late.

The girl nodded vigorously in response, "I know that without you telling me."

After all, it was a matter of life and death, so she wouldn't be careless.

As soon as she finished speaking, a strange sound suddenly came from the front, like something was gnawing on a corpse.

Yuan Mu Ye carefully walked over and took a look. It turned out that rats were gnawing on the corpses.

He didn't expect these rats to be so bold, daring to come out and gnaw in broad daylight.

"Whoosh…"

Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew from behind. Yuan Mu Ye immediately turned around and saw two black shadows flying towards them.

Yuan Mu Ye immediately pulled the girl behind him, dodging to the side as quickly as possible.

In the blink of an eye, the two black shadows had already flown over.

"Hehe, big brother, this living person seems a little different from those others!"

"That's right, he's a cultivator. As long as we devour his flesh and swallow his soul, we can directly break through to the third rank of Earth Realm."