Night had fallen in D City.

Unconsciously, it was the beginning of summer. The nights in summer usually come later than usual, so although it was already past seven in the evening, the clouds in the west still carried a strip of bright red, resisting the invasion of darkness from the east.

The Exorcism Special Vehicle that Chen Hao and the others were riding in was currently traveling through the hilly woodland located in the southwest region of D City. Seeing the fog ahead getting thicker, Xie Xiaofeng, who was driving, slowed down the speed of the car and said, "We probably won't reach Anyang Town until ten tonight. You all must be hungry, right? How about we spend the night in Yuyang Town instead, which is about an hour and a half's drive from here?"

"There's a fork in the road ahead that leads to Yuyang Town and Anyang Town," Tang Jing said while looking at the navigation in front of her. "Yuyang Town is located on the eastern half of Anyang Town, about a three-hour drive from it. Why don't we stay overnight in Yuyang Town and then rush to Anyang Town tomorrow?"

"Hmm, let's do that then!" Chen Hao agreed.

Consequently, Chen Hao and his companions changed their plans and went to Yuyang Town, which was closer to them. Meanwhile, in Anyang Town, a large truck that had come from D City quietly arrived in town as the night completely enveloped everything, eventually stopping in front of a dark warehouse.

No sooner had the truck engine turned off than three people disembarked and entered the back of the vehicle.

These three were Onmyoji who worked for the disciplinary management council of Onmyoji in the East Country. They were carrying out the order of their chairman, Luo Pengfei, to transport twenty Soul Corpses and release them here.

However, as soon as the three tore off the Soul-stabilizing Talismans from the foreheads of the twenty Soul Corpses, they were killed by one of the corpses, a Martial Soul Corpse with green light in its eyes, right there in the vehicle.

Inside the cab, the driver, growing impatient as the three did not return, honked the horn and poked his head out of the window, shouting, "Are you three done yet? What's taking so long?"

He had barely finished speaking when he suddenly felt an oppressive presence approaching from above his head. He turned to look up into the sky.

A flash of sword light!

With a "thud," the driver's head fell to the ground, and blood immediately flowed like a river.

The one who had decapitated the driver was a Martial Soul Corpse, which was possessed by a Yin Soul that had existed for over a thousand years. In life, it had been an unmatched master named Zhao Wuji, who later died by the sword and became a Yin Soul. Not long after his death, he was captured by an Onmyoji and sealed in a Soul-locking Bottle, until he was released by Luo Pengfei more than a hundred years ago. Immediately after, Yao Qingyuan possessed him in this very corpse and turned him into a Martial Soul Corpse.

Since Martial Soul Corpses have extremely scarce Yang Energy, they need to absorb human Yang Qi and Yin Qi to extend their lives. Driven by the instinct to survive, Soul Corpses would lose their minds and kill people everywhere to absorb Yin Qi and Yang Qi until they regained their senses. That was why Luo Pengfei had Yao Qingyuan release them in Anyang Town—anticipating that Chen Hao would definitely fight a great battle against these Soul Corpses in order to save people. Little did he know that Chen Hao and his party had changed their route and had not arrived in Anyang Town as expected.

Unlike the other Soul Corpses here, Yao Qingyuan had infused Zhao Wuji with a large amount of Yin Qi and Yang Qi in advance, allowing him to go a whole day without absorbing the Yin Qi and Yang Qi of living people and maintaining a lucid mind for the day. Moreover, Yao Qingyuan had secretly handed Zhao Wuji a letter, instructing him to deliver it to the "big trouble" that Luo Pengfei wanted them to deal with.

After killing the four Onmyoji responsible for transporting the Soul Corpses, Zhao Wuji stealthily followed the most venomous Poisonous Soul Corpse into the urban area of Anyang Town. Before leaving the Feipeng Sect, Yao Qingyuan had instructed him to follow that very Poisonous Soul Corpse upon reaching the destination and to kill it as soon as the "big trouble" referred to by Luo Pengfei appeared. Then he was to hand over the secret letter to that "big trouble."

However, like Luo Pengfei, Yao Qingyuan did not anticipate that the "big trouble," Chen Hao, would not be in Anyang Town. So Zhao Wuji could only watch helplessly as the Poisonous Soul Corpse released terrible deadly toxins on the streets of Anyang Town, watching hundreds of innocent people fall to the ground poisoned by the corpse's toxins.

In other parts of Anyang Town, two of the strongest Martial Soul Corpses had started a massacre, absorbing people's Yin Qi and Yang Qi, while the dozen or so accompanying Soul Corpses had already infiltrated every corner of Anyang Town and the surrounding villages.

..

The night was deep.

At the headquarters of the Yin Yang Master Association in D City, Luo Pengfei quietly sat in the courtyard waiting for news.

Light footsteps echoed into the courtyard, and with the familiar pace, Luo Pengfei knew it was his assistant A-Xin who had come.

"President, I just received a call from the Yin Yang Master Association in F City," A-Xin said. "They report that the Soul Corpses have started rampaging and killing people in Anyang Town, and they're requesting our headquarters to send Onmyoji for support."

"Has Chen Hao stepped in to stop the Soul Corpses yet?" Luo Pengfei asked.

"I don't know."

"What!" Luo Pengfei's eyes suddenly flashed with anger. "What do you mean you don't know? Haven't you contacted those responsible for transporting the Soul Corpses?"

"In response to the President, I've just tried calling them, but couldn't get through to anyone!" A-Xin replied.

Luo Pengfei took a deep breath, his brows furrowed, feeling suspicious about the situation. After pondering for a while, he said, "How soon can we get to Anyang Town from here at the fastest?"

"By car, it will take at least twelve hours."

"And by my private plane?"

A-Xin shook his head, his tone uncertain, "If the weather is good, it will still take about five hours at the least."

"Then you hurry to Anyang Town right now and report back on the situation there to me."

"Yes!"

..

At this moment, in Yuyang Town.

Inside a room of the Jinfu Hotel in the town.

"Damn it, it's already half past ten, you should roll back to your room!" Tang Jing, with a face mask on, walked out of the bathroom and said, as Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao were sitting on the bed, playing a game of flying chess.

"You're still applying your face mask, so I'll leave after you finish with it," Chen Hao said.

Tang Jing's face immediately showed displeasure, and she walked up behind Chen Hao, lifted her left hand and fiercely pinched Chen Hao's ear, "Go, go, go, get back to your room now, you jerk!"

"Ouch, that hurts, Tang Jing, let go!" Chen Hao said in pain. Yet, he kept moving the chess pieces, "Don't forget you borrowed Yuqiao from me, you should learn to be grateful!"

Just as Tang Jing was about to retort, suddenly, Chen Hao's phone rang.

"My phone is ringing, let go quick!" Chen Hao urged.

After Tang Jing released his ear, Chen Hao took out his phone from his pocket. Seeing the name on the incoming call screen, he said with surprise, "It's Sister Luo calling me! Could something have happened?"

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