The people from the Xuancheng Special Incident Handling Bureau walked out of the office and came to the rooftop of the city's tallest building.
The rooftop was very close to the protective shield, and they seemed to be able to see the fangs of the evil spirits tearing at it.
Staring at the horrifying evil spirits in the sky, none of them spoke.
The atmosphere was extremely heavy. At this moment, the phone of the director of the Xuancheng Special Incident Handling Bureau rang.
He answered it, and after hearing what the person on the other end said, his expression softened slightly.
He hung up the phone, "It's good news. The higher-ups have sent people to rescue us. The exit to the minor ghost realm during this trial competition is also nearby, so the Xuanmen sect attaches great importance to this. Xuancheng is saved."
The director's words made everyone on the rooftop relax a bit. Looking at the evil spirits above and the oblivious ordinary people below, they felt the heavy burden on their shoulders.
"Everyone, bring out your best skills. As long as we can hold on until the reinforcements arrive, we can save everyone in this city." The director was the first to take out his magical artifact and attack the evil spirits above.
The others also took out their weapons and began to attack the evil spirits.
These evil spirits looked ferocious, but when they actually confronted them, they found them to be very weak.
This gave hope to the people on the rooftop. As long as that fierce ghost didn't come over, these evil spirits wouldn't pose much of a threat.
On the other side, the Ghost King's attention was entirely focused on Lin Yan. The more he looked at Lin Yan, the more satisfied he became, feeling that Lin Yan was the best arrangement heaven had for him.
Although Lin Yan didn't know why the male lead had such a reaction, she thought about the difference between herself and the original owner.
It seemed he was taken by her immense merit. Although the original work portrayed the male lead as a love-struck fool, Lin Yan knew clearly that he was definitely not like that.
Lin Yan was also self-aware, not believing her charm was so great that she could make the male lead fall in love at first sight and abandon his grand ambition.
"May I ask, senior?" Since Lin Yan knew her role for the male lead, she could stall for more time.
"Time flies, and a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye. I suppose you wouldn't know my name even if I told you. My name is Changsun Changlin, and my courtesy name is Zijian." He was very patient with Lin Yan.
"Senior Changsun." Lin Yan bowed. The others also bowed along.
However, Changsun Changlin's eyes did not see anyone other than Lin Yan. After all, to him, these people were nothing more than ants.
"No need for such formalities."
Lin Yan did not want to continue exchanging pleasantries with him, "Senior Changsun, please recall those evil spirits. The people of Xuancheng are innocent. If they harm the people of Xuancheng, the karma involved is something you likely cannot bear."
Lin Yan gestured to the others behind her. She had already seen the celestial masters in Xuancheng attacking the evil spirits, but there were too many of them. Even if their strength had not been fully restored, they would be worn down by attrition.
"But my subordinates have been hungry for a long time. Without this blood food, how can they recover?" He was displeased by Lin Yan's defiance.
He would be the emperor of this land. What was the harm in killing a few people?
"Senior, this is a society governed by law. You cannot casually offer human lives as sacrifices anymore. Please stop immediately, or do not blame us for taking action."
Lin Yan could also sense Changsun Changlin's displeasure, but so what? Society had changed. Perhaps in his time, nobles could kill people at will, and royalty could treat human lives as mere grass.
But this was an era of equality. Even as a Ghost King, he was not superior.
"Young lady, you are not old, but you speak with quite an attitude. If you get hurt trying to attack me, don't come crying later!" Changsun Changlin was still quite lenient with Lin Yan.
He already considered Lin Yan his possession. Once she was bound to him, he could share her good fortune and merit. He couldn't bear to see her get hurt now.
"Whether my attitude is arrogant, senior will know soon enough." Lin Yan then quickly said to the people behind her, "He seems interested in me. Go quickly and help your colleagues in Xuancheng. I'll handle this."
"Senior Sister Lin, this is too dangerous."
"Lin Yan, I'll stay and help you!"
"Do as I say. The protective shield over there won't last much longer. Go and provide support quickly." After speaking, Lin Yan took out a peach wood sword from her spatial storage.
This sword was a family heirloom of the Lin family, made from thousand-year-old, lightning-struck peach wood. The peach tree had almost become sentient, but it was struck by lightning.
The ancestors of the Lin family found it in the deep mountains as it was about to dissipate. They made a pact with it, transforming its formed spiritual consciousness into a sword spirit, preserving its last spark of life.
Lin Yan knew this time would be particularly dangerous, which was why she had brought it out from the old house.
Lin Yan's swordsmanship was excellent, and her spiritual power was abundant. Coupled with Changsun Changlin's temporary reluctance to harm her, Lin Yan fought him to a standstill.
Seeing that Lin Yan could handle the Ghost King, the others immediately charged into the horde of evil spirits.
Caught between attacks from both sides, the evil spirits were quickly scattered.
Then, finding the people blocking their meal difficult to deal with, they began to devour each other, growing stronger.
"The evil spirits are growing stronger. We can't let them keep devouring each other." Someone noticed something was wrong and quickly called out to the others.
They had to speed up their pace, throwing their spiritual artifacts and talismans into the horde of evil spirits without regard for cost.
For a time, strong winds raged, and thunder boomed. The residents of Xuancheng fled indoors, closing their doors and windows, not daring to stay outside.
They couldn't see the evil spirits or the protective shield, but they could see the effects of the talismans thrown by the celestial masters.
"The weather today is too harsh. How will we get home later?" a girl worriedly looked at the dark street outside.
"My boyfriend said he'd pick me up. It looks so dangerous outside, it's better not to let him come out," another girl said with concern.
"Let's see later. When the wind isn't so strong, I'll have him pick us up. Don't worry, we'll get you home safely."
There were quite a few people taking shelter in this supermarket. Although it wasn't raining outside, the strong winds had knocked over trash cans on the street, and some lightning bolts were almost striking the ground.
No one dared to stay outside in such weather. Even the city news had issued an urgent notice asking everyone to seek shelter nearby.
They couldn't hear the wind and thunder outside from inside, so they weren't worried. What they feared now was whether the severe weather would damage the power system.
It was good to have electricity and light now, but what if the power went out later!