Yuan Mu Ye glanced at the evil ghost, a smile playing on his lips. "Keeping him around might be useful. Oh, and bring Ouyang Qingming back with him."

Li Pangpang, though unsure why Yuan Mu Ye wanted this, did as he was told.

Soon after, Li Pangpang escorted the evil ghost and Ouyang Qingming back.

Jiang Yicheng immediately caught up with Yuan Mu Ye, asking curiously, "Deputy Director Yuan, would you mind telling me your plans?"

He figured Yuan Mu Ye had a reason for bringing the evil ghost back, so he wanted to know what the plan was. Mainly because he was feeling uncertain and a plan would ease his worries.

Yuan Mu Ye glanced at Jiang Yicheng and said, "I'll let you know when I've finalized the plan. For now, let's go back and see if those evil ghosts have really infiltrated the city and started killing people."

Jiang Yicheng nodded, saying nothing more.

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

Twenty minutes later, they were back in the city.

Just as Crow Brother had said, evil ghosts had infiltrated the city. Some unsuspecting civilians, not having gone home, were walking down the street and were killed directly by the evil ghosts.

Those who were lucky managed to escape. The unlucky ones not only died horribly, but their souls were also devoured.

Yuan Mu Ye only looked at one street, and there were easily dozens of corpses. He didn't even want to think about the other areas.

The peace of Yun City was now truly shattered.

Jiang Yicheng looked at the bodies on the ground, his expression solemn. After a long moment, he finally said, "Yun City is really going to be restless now."

In fact, from the moment the evil ghosts infiltrated the city, Yuan Mu Ye knew Yun City would be restless. Even though he had been working hard to protect it, some things couldn't be changed just by effort.

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

"Captain Jiang, take your men and try to find those evil ghosts." Yuan Mu Ye turned to look at Jiang Yicheng, his tone serious.

Jiang Yicheng gave a sound of agreement and immediately led his men to search for the evil ghosts.

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

However, he searched the nearby streets but didn't find any evil ghosts. Looking at the dead people on the ground made him feel terrible.

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

"Help! There are ghosts!"

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

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

"Where are the ghosts?" Yuan Mu Ye looked at the distraught girl, asking in a low voice.

The girl frowned, glanced into the alley, and whispered, "They're in the alley, and there's more than one! Many... many people are dead!"

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

Yuan Mu Ye comforted the girl and told her to go home quickly, planning to enter the alley to find the evil ghosts.

But the girl was afraid to go home alone and held tightly to Yuan Mu Ye's hand, saying, "Big brother, please take me home. I'm afraid to go alone. If I run into evil ghosts on the way, I'll surely die."

How could Yuan Mu Ye abandon the search for evil ghosts for the sake of one person at a time like this?

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

The girl frowned slightly, looking somewhat helpless. After a moment, she finally said, "But my life is also a life!"

Yuan Mu Ye didn't know what to say.

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

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

This surprised him quite a bit.

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

Hearing the sound, Yuan Mu Ye didn't have time to say anything else and ran straight into the alley, with the girl following closely behind.

As soon as they ran into the alley, they smelled a strong, pungent smell of blood, making them want to vomit.

Although Yuan Mu Ye had long been accustomed to this kind of scene, the smell of blood still made him nauseous.

Not far ahead, Yuan Mu Ye saw many bodies lying on the ground, some of them with their stomachs ripped open.

The sight was truly disgusting.

Yuan Mu Ye was glad he hadn't eaten anything before coming, or he would have definitely thrown up.

The girl cowered behind Yuan Mu Ye, saying softly, "Big brother, those people seem to be dead."

"Yeah," Yuan Mu Ye replied calmly, then looked around warily.

Although he didn't see any evil ghosts, he could sense that they were nearby, perhaps ready to jump out and ambush them at any moment.

Yuan Mu Ye then quietly reminded the girl, "Little girl, if evil ghosts appear later, don't stray too far from me. Otherwise, if you get caught by them, I won't be able to save you."

These evil ghosts were ruthless. 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, responding, "You don't have to tell me that. I know."

After all, her life was on the line, so of course she wouldn't be careless.

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

Yuan Mu Ye cautiously walked over to take a look, and it turned out to be rats gnawing on the corpse.

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

"Whoosh..."

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

Yuan Mu Ye immediately pulled the girl behind him and dodged to the side as quickly as possible.

In the blink of an eye, the two dark figures flew over.

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

"Indeed, this is a cultivator. If we devour his flesh and swallow his soul, we can directly break through to the third rank of the Earth Realm."