Her palms were scraped raw.

She frowned in pain, trying to get up and leave.

But her feet wouldn't obey, trembling so much she couldn't stand.

Watching the woman in red get closer and closer, Zhou Yike became even more frightened. She took out the dagger she carried with her, thinking that if the woman in red pounced, she would use the dagger to defend herself.

But the woman in red didn't seem to want to attack her. She walked up to her, looked at her, and said, "I won't kill you. Go!"

Zhou Yike was also stunned, not expecting the woman in red to spare her.

"Why aren't you killing me?" Zhou Yike looked at the woman in red with surprise.

The woman in red frowned slightly and said, "Isn't it a good thing that I'm not killing you? Did you want me to kill you?"

"No, no, I'm just curious." Zhou Yike quickly shook her head in response.

The woman in red looked down at her and said, "Sometimes it's best not to be too curious about things. Curiosity killed the cat. Leave here quickly and don't talk about this, otherwise, just because I'm not killing you now doesn't mean I won't kill you later."

Hearing this, Zhou Yike immediately shut her mouth and didn't say a word, quickly scrambling up from the ground.

As she turned to leave, she suddenly remembered something: even if the woman let her go, Yuan Muye and the others would definitely not let the woman go.

So, Zhou Yike turned back, looked at the woman in red, and said, "My master is outside. He won't let you go."

The woman in red was stunned to hear her say that.

"Who is your master, and why won't he let me go?"

"My master is with the Supernatural Bureau," Zhou Yike confessed honestly.

In truth, this woman was incredibly foolish; she said everything she shouldn't have.

And the reason Zhou Yike told the woman in red this was because she felt the woman in red was a little pitiful, and also because the woman in red hadn't attacked her earlier.

Yuan Muye would probably be furious if he knew about this.

"So, you're with the Supernatural Bureau too?" The woman in red looked at Zhou Yike with a grim expression, a hint of killing intent gradually appearing in her eyes.

She had originally intended to let Zhou Yike go, but this woman was courting death; she had no choice.

"Yes, but don't worry, I won't hurt you," Zhou Yike said with a serious face.

The woman in red was stunned to hear this. She suddenly thought this woman in front of her was a bit stupid. It was the first time she had met someone so foolish.

"Have you forgotten what I just said? Just because I'm not killing you now doesn't mean I won't kill you later. Since you're with the Supernatural Bureau, then there's no need for me to let you leave here alive," the woman in red said in a sinister tone.

Zhou Yike was immediately dumbfounded. She hadn't expected the woman in red to change her mind so quickly!

"I'm not killing you, so why do you want to kill me? Is it just because I'm with the Supernatural Bureau?" Zhou Yike subconsciously took two steps back.

The woman in red sneered and said, "Are you really that foolish? Ghosts and the Supernatural Bureau are inherently at odds, even if you don't kill me, it won't make a difference."

What she said seemed to make sense.

But Zhou Yike still couldn't quite understand.

"My master is outside. You can't kill me. Even if you kill me, you won't be able to leave here alive."

Seeing the woman in red's face turn, Zhou Yike felt that there was no need for her to continue speaking nicely.

The woman in red looked at her with cold eyes and said nothing. After a moment, she quietly came up to her and grabbed Zhou Yike's neck.

Soon, Zhou Yike's face turned red.

Zhou Yike struggled to speak: "Don't kill me, I have a way to get you out of here."

The woman in red hesitated, thinking that if she killed Zhou Yike directly, she would also die. If she used Zhou Yike as a hostage, she might have a chance to live.

She grunted and looked at Zhou Yike with cold eyes, warning, "You better not try anything."

"I won't," Zhou Yike promised.

Only then did the woman in red release her, then grabbed her and walked outside.

Yuan Muye, who was waiting at the door, looked up and saw his apprentice being grabbed and brought out by a woman in red.

As he expected, Zhou Yike had an accident, but he, as the master, wasn't flustered at all.

Because the woman in red was just a level seven evil spirit, and with his current strength, dealing with a level seven evil spirit was as easy as crushing an ant.

The woman in red was also stunned when she saw Yuan Muye, because she hadn't expected Yuan Muye to be so strong.

Although the woman in red couldn't know Yuan Muye's exact strength, with just that one glance, she knew that she had no way to leave alive.

Even if she had a hostage.

"I'll give you a chance to live. As long as you let go of my apprentice, I can consider not killing you," Yuan Muye said casually.

The woman in red hesitated. She knew that the person in front of her would not let her go. If she released the hostage, she would have even less chance of living.

After some hesitation, the woman in red suddenly knelt on the ground with a thud.

Yuan Muye and the others were stunned when they saw this scene.

Yuan Muye looked at the woman in red with some disbelief and said, "What are you doing?"

It was the first time he had seen an evil spirit kneel down and beg him before he even made a move.

The woman in red raised her head, her originally cold eyes suddenly turned red, and tears swirled in her eyes, as if they would fall at any moment.

Yuan Muye frowned slightly and said, "What do you want?"

"Please don't kill me. I have unfinished business and don't want to die like this. Although I'm an evil spirit, I've never hurt anyone. I was forced to hide here today," the woman in red explained.

Yuan Muye looked at the woman in red with suspicion. He really didn't believe her when she said she hadn't killed anyone.

"Then you wanted to kill my apprentice just now. Do you think I'm a three-year-old child?" Yuan Muye said in a low voice.

The woman in red wanted to explain something, but she was interrupted by Zhou Yike.

"Master, she's quite pitiful, so just let her go!"

Yuan Muye couldn't believe that such words came from his own apprentice's mouth. If it were someone else, Yuan Muye would definitely not be able to help but curse.

Although evil spirits, like people, are divided into good and bad, most evil spirits have harmed people.

The woman in red in front of him had a heavy air of resentment about her, obviously she had harmed people, but she didn't admit it, so Yuan Muye would definitely not let her go.

"Shut up and come over here!" Yuan Muye said sternly.