The evil spirits then emitted a series of rather eerie cries.

　　Before long, the evil spirits, which had been searching everywhere, rushed towards Yuan Mu Ye.

　　There were approximately twenty evil spirits.

　　Due to the differences in strength, the yin qi released by these evil spirits in the darkness varied in intensity.

　　These differences in yin qi could be used to roughly distinguish the levels of the evil spirits.

　　Among the twenty evil spirits, the leader was likely a fourth-level evil spirit.

　　There were also quite a few third-level evil spirits, with the rest being second and first-level.

　　Yuan Mu Ye naturally didn't think he had the strength to fight so many evil spirits.

　　Without any hesitation, he ran forward. Of course, as he ran, he didn't forget to look back to see if the evil spirits were chasing him.

　　Once he confirmed that the evil spirits were indeed chasing him, Yuan Mu Ye couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

　　His pace quickened even more.

　　But after running for a while, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind: "Negative emotional value from Gu Xiaoning +199..."

　　Yuan Mu Ye then focused his gaze and scanned the area, spotting a figure in a haystack in the village.

　　He headed towards the figure, but at that moment, an arrow came hurtling towards him.

　　Sensing the power of the arrow, Yuan Mu Ye's pupils contracted, and he reacted quickly, dodging it.

　　"Miss Gu, it's me."

　　Yuan Mu Ye called out.

　　Gu Xiaoning heard the voice, which sounded somewhat familiar. When she strained her body to take a closer look, she saw that it was Yuan Mu Ye running towards her.

　　Along with Yuan Mu Ye, there were also several evil spirits.

　　Gu Xiaoning's face turned pale, and she bit her lips until they bled.

　　She stared at Yuan Mu Ye, and at that moment, she was speechless.

　　"You, you..."

　　"Miss Gu, don't waste your breath. Save your strength to stay alive," Yuan Mu Ye said concisely.

　　He stepped forward and helped Gu Xiaoning up.

　　At this moment, her beautiful face was filled with worry. She frowned and asked, "How did you end up here?"

　　"It's a long story. I'll tell you when we have the chance," Yuan Mu Ye said, not in the mood to explain so much to Gu Xiaoning.

　　He was worried that their current speed was too slow.

　　"You..."

　　"No 'you, you.' Let me carry you on my back, or we'll both die here," Yuan Mu Ye said anxiously.

　　But he didn't notice that after he said this, Gu Xiaoning's face suddenly turned a bit rosy.

　　"A man and a woman shouldn't touch..."

　　Before Gu Xiaoning could finish speaking, Yuan Mu Ye didn't care so much and directly put Gu Xiaoning on his back and ran forward.

　　The evil spirits behind them were hot on their heels.

　　Yuan Mu Ye didn't dare to relax even for half a breath as he ran.

　　"No, if we keep running like this, the evil spirits will catch up soon," Gu Xiaoning suddenly said from Yuan Mu Ye's back.

　　"Then what should we do? I can't just leave you behind," Yuan Mu Ye said.

　　"If it really doesn't work, just put me down. Do me a favor and take this item back to our Gu family. Give it to my dad personally."

　　Yuan Mu Ye ignored her and said directly, "What's our relationship? Why should I help you?"

　　As soon as these words fell, Yuan Mu Ye immediately received negative emotional value from Gu Xiaoning.

　　"Negative emotional value from Gu Xiaoning +299..."

　　"You're being so rude. Do you know about our Gu family..."

　　Gu Xiaoning was just about to introduce the Gu family when Yuan Mu Ye interrupted her, saying, "What about your Gu family? So what? Your strength is so poor, otherwise, you wouldn't have ended up like this. You should just shut up."

　　"Negative emotional value from Gu Xiaoning +666..."

　　Great.

　　This increased his negative emotional value by over nine hundred in one go.

　　Which brought Yuan Mu Ye's negative emotional value back to two thousand.

　　But what comes fast goes fast.

　　This made Yuan Mu Ye feel really troubled.

　　After running for a while, the evil spirits behind them, like dogs, were still biting them tightly, and the distance was quite close.

　　Gu Xiaoning was obviously angry because of what Yuan Mu Ye said and was struggling to get off Yuan Mu Ye's back.

　　But Yuan Mu Ye didn't give her the chance.

　　He used his body's qi to restrain Gu Xiaoning.

　　"Let me go, I don't want you to carry me..."

　　"Negative emotional value from Gu Xiaoning +199..."

　　"Not letting you go."

　　"Negative emotional value from Gu Xiaoning +199..."

　　Before long, Yuan Mu Ye directly entered the forest.

　　The forest was very dense, with towering trees.

　　The two quickly traversed through it.

　　The evil spirits also pursued relentlessly.

　　It was basically impossible for first and second-level evil spirits to catch up with Yuan Mu Ye.

　　But the third and fourth-level evil spirits kept pestering Yuan Mu Ye.

　　Especially the fourth-level evil spirit, which was only ten meters away from Yuan Mu Ye, felt like it could catch up immediately with one step.

　　The fourth-level evil spirit behind him was roaring.

　　This roaring sound seemed to come from the depths of its throat.

　　It made people feel uneasy.

　　Yuan Mu Ye took a deep breath at this moment, without any hesitation, he directly released the third level of the Frost Palm towards the evil spirit behind him.

　　Immediately, an area of four or five square meters behind him completely froze.

　　The timing of his release of the Frost Palm was perfect.

　　The evil spirit just happened to fall into this position, and the Frost Palm directly froze the evil spirit.

　　Gu Xiaoning, who was lying on Yuan Mu Ye's back, instantly felt the surrounding temperature drop a lot, looking at the ice layer behind her.

　　Her eyes suddenly lit up, and some waves arose in her heart.

　　She couldn't understand what kind of technique Yuan Mu Ye was using.

　　She only saw that the evil spirit behind them was directly frozen, unable to move for a moment.

　　And Yuan Mu Ye could still run so fast while carrying her. Needless to say, his strength had improved greatly since the last time they met.

　　It was really rapid progress.

　　She couldn't help but ask, "What's your cultivation level now?"

　　"Don't know."

　　"What technique did you use just now?"

　　"Not telling you."

　　"Negative emotional value from Gu Xiaoning +999..."

　　When Yuan Mu Ye received this feedback, he knew that Gu Xiaoning was about to reach the verge of going berserk.

　　Sensing this emotion, Yuan Mu Ye then said, "Miss Gu, my cultivation level should be at the Qi Condensation realm, right?"

　　His words caused a ripple in Gu Xiaoning's heart. "What did you say?"

　　"The Qi Condensation realm."

　　Yuan Mu Ye really didn't know how these realms were divided.

　　Nor did he know which realm was the strongest.

　　He didn't even know what his current strength was.

　　"Impossible, how could you reach this realm at your age?"

　　Gu Xiaoning didn't believe it at all.