When Xie Xiaofeng heard Chen Hao saying over the phone that they had located where those six thousand Soul Corpses were transported to, he couldn't muster any excitement, his tone fraught with helplessness and resignation.

He told Chen Hao that ever since they left Y City half a year ago, the Y City Onmyoji Association had once again been integrated into the national Onmyoji Association. On the surface, the national headquarters of the Onmyoji Association bore no grudges regarding the past deeds under Chen Hao's presidency, but they had gradually seized control of the Y City Onmyoji Association through a series of personnel transfers and promotions behind the scenes.

Though the current president of the Y City Onmyoji Association was still Ren Deshan and the vice president who stood with them was Liu Yongping, other key vice presidents and group leaders were appointed by people from the headquarters.

Therefore, this return to Y City was conducted in secrecy, with Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing avoiding public exposure entirely, hiding in Xie Xiaofeng's house to meet privately with Ren Deshan, Liu Yongping, and others. Initially, they had hoped to find dozens of reliable helpers within the Y City Onmyoji Association, but now they could trust fewer than ten people.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Hao lay in bed in silence, his face ashen. With those six locations harboring a total of six thousand Soul Corpses, at least thirty Onmyoji would be needed to deal with each location, but now, including him and Ye Yuqiao, they had less than twenty people on their side, barely enough to handle one city.

Seeing Chen Hao sinking into deep anxiety, Ye Yuqiao laid her head on Chen Hao's chest and asked softly, "Boyfriend, are you worried about not finding enough helpers?"

Chen Hao uttered a sound of affirmation, his tone somber, "Your Majesty, what should we do now?"

Ye Yuqiao lifted her head, smiled softly, and kissed Chen Hao's cheek, then pinching his cheek, she said, "I don't like a gloomy Chen Hao. Smile for your queen, and I will tell you a good plan!"

"Really?" A spark of light flashed in Chen Hao's eyes, "What's the good plan?"

"First, smile for me, smile!" Ye Yuqiao chided playfully.

"Hehe!" Chen Hao gave a reluctant, forced smile.

"So ugly!" Ye Yuqiao rolled her eyes and then said, "Can't you go ask Hua Shan for help? Don't forget, he's a man who can go wherever he wants in the blink of an eye. Have him take Tang Jing, Xiao Feng, and Ye Fei to the place where the Soul Corpses are stored, and use talismans to adhere to each one. Four people adhering talismans on six thousand Soul Corpses should be enough for one night's time."

"That's right!" Chen Hao exclaimed joyfully, as his face lightened up. Startled, he suddenly rolled over, pinning Ye Yuqiao beneath him, and laughed, "How could I forget this, such a clever girl!"

Ye Yuqiao smiled, her eyes hazy and her cheeks tinged with crimson. She grabbed Chen Hao's cheeks again, saying, "Now smile properly for your queen."

"Hehe!" Chen Hao laughed heartily, his smile bright and sincere.

"It's a bit silly, but that's my Chen Hao!"

Chen Hao bent down and kissed the soft lips of Ye Yuqiao, saying, "I am going to find Hua Shan now, and I'll be back later to train."

Ye Yuqiao stuck out her tongue and said softly, "Hurry back."

The night was deep.

Following the address left by Hua Shan that morning, Chen Hao came alone to a lakeside villa on the outskirts of D City.

Finding the villa door wide open, Chen Hao found it odd, wondering if Hua Shan had anticipated his arrival and thus had left the door open to welcome him?

He walked slowly into the villa.

Upon taking a few steps inside, suddenly, Chen Hao heard the sound of rushing wind from the left become brisk and immediately turned his head in that direction.

He saw a boy who was about his age and had already reached his left side.

"It's you!" Chen Hao instantly recognized the boy. He had seen him before in City H, a subordinate of Hua Shan, with exceptionally fast speed, almost like a phantom.

After smiling at Chen Hao, the boy suddenly threw a left punch at Chen Hao's cheek.

"Ah!" Chen Hao was taken by surprise, "Why did you hit me? Don't you remember me?"

The boy didn't reply but punched Chen Hao in the face again. After the punch, the boy disappeared.

"What's going on?" Chen Hao wondered, rubbing the spot on his face where the boy had hit him.

Just then, suddenly, with a loud bang!

The ground shook!

A figure descended from the sky and landed in front of Chen Hao, the impact of his fist against the ground causing it to crack with innumerable fissures.

"It's you!" Chen Hao recognized the person.

Like the boy before, this boy with terrifying strength didn't say anything and ripped up a piece of the floor the size of a motorcycle and hurled it at Chen Hao's head.

However, this time Chen Hao was prepared, he swiftly moved back to a tree inside the villa, avoiding the flying rubble just in time.

At that moment, Chen Hao suddenly felt the temperature drop sharply around him, and it seemed as if there was a piercing noise above his head. He looked up to see a huge hailstone already above his head.

"Whoosh whoosh," in the nick of time, Chen Hao transformed into a sword and flew upwards, slicing the giant hailstone in two.

Once in the air, Chen Hao saw a girl standing on the second floor of the villa. It was Xiaoman, the girl who had summoned the heavy rain in City H and possessed the power to manipulate the weather.

"So you want to fight, huh?" Chen Hao said coldly, feeling a bit angry now.

"That's right!"

In an instant, the boy who moved as fast as a phantom was already behind Chen Hao.

Chen Hao calmed his mind and, relying on his hearing to gauge the direction of the boy's punches, deftly dodged the fist and in the same moment turned around to catch the boy's wrist; with a fierce pull, he slammed the boy hard onto the ground.

After landing, the boy with tremendous strength swung his fists at Chen Hao again.

Chen Hao didn't evade but instead concentrated the power of Ming Wan in his right fist and threw a punch to meet the boy's.

"Bang," their fists collided with a muffled sound followed by the "crack" of bones and muscles being crushed together.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning and a thunderous strike of lightning shot through the night sky towards Chen Hao.

Chen Hao quickly grabbed the strong boy's wrist, raising it high above his own head, then released it. The lightning struck the boy, causing all the hair atop his head to stand up like the bristles of a broom.

"Whoosh whoosh!" Chen Hao turned into a Sword Qi and appeared next to Xiaoman on the balcony of the villa's second floor.

He was about to give Xiaoman a punch but held back, remembering she was a girl. Instead, he suddenly bent over, grabbed Xiaoman's ankle with his left hand, and flung her out of the balcony, leaving her hanging in the air.

"That'll teach you to be naughty!" Chen Hao said coldly.

"Brilliant, brilliant!" At that moment, a voice rang out beside Chen Hao.

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