Lingyun City.

Lin Jingge had naturally been to this place before.

When I lived here before, this place was incredibly prosperous, full of singing and dancing. Countless people entered the city every day, and the taverns in the city never closed all night.

But now, all she sees is a deathly stillness.

There wasn't even a gatekeeper at the entrance.

What's going on?

Lin Jingge remained vigilant and did not rush into the city. Instead, she observed the city from the city wall.

All that could be seen above the city was a cloud of smoke, and the city itself was deathly still, with hardly anyone moving around.

That's strange.

"Where have all the people in this city gone? This city is so big, has it become a ghost town?"

Lin Jingge muttered to herself.

I couldn't help but walk around the city wall.

Still no one was found.

If not everyone is inside, then this has truly become a ghost town.

But how could that be...?

After much deliberation, she decided to enter the city.

The city remained deserted, and the goods on the surrounding vendors' stalls had all rotted.

Clearly, this did not happen suddenly, and it had been going on for quite some time.

"It seems that something big has happened in Lingyun City. In the current situation, we must find someone to ask."

Lin Jingge naturally understood that the only way to resolve this matter was to get to the bottom of it.

But now that line of reasoning has been completely cut off. To find new clues, we must first figure out what happened.

She continued forward, lost in thought.

I could only see people moving around in the alley not far away.

Lin Jingge's eyes lit up immediately, and without saying a word, she rushed to the alley entrance and called out inside.

"Young man, do you know where everyone in this city has gone?"

Upon hearing her voice, the man immediately stopped.

But there has been no response for a long time.

Lin Jingge realized something was wrong, but she had no idea what would happen next.

In this emergency, with no other options available, she could only ask one more question.

"Young man?"

The man finally reacted.

He staggered around, stared at her for a moment, then without a word, charged straight at her.

Lin Jingge was startled.

It wasn't because the other party was going to attack her.

Rather, it was this person's appearance that was rather frightening.

Although he had a human face, he was surrounded by demonic energy, and his face had turned completely black, making him look like a dead corpse.

If she hadn't been certain that this person was human and that he still possessed the aura of a living being, she would have definitely mistaken him for a demon.

It's likely that something forcibly injected demonic energy into his body.

Who could possibly be so ruthless?

Lin Jingge was taken aback.

However, since the other party is a human being, she cannot lay a hand on him.

In just a few breaths, Lin Jingge had made up her mind.

"You'd better not come any closer, or don't blame me for being rude!" Lin Jingge warned the thing.

The other party seemed not to hear her warning at all and continued to charge towards her at high speed.

Fortunately, people are not fast to begin with. By channeling her spiritual energy into her feet, Lin Jingge simply turned around to dodge and hid directly in a shop with its door wide open on the street.

At the same time, they began to pay attention to the movements of the person outside.

The man slowed down as he chased her to the vicinity, but instead of searching around, he kept his eyes fixed ahead, as if he had no idea where she was hiding.

Fortunately, this person wasn't moving very fast. If she encountered a few more, she should be able to escape easily.

With a sigh, Lin Jingge silently waited for the other person to leave.

Seeing that the other party seemed to lack intelligence, simply continuing forward until they were far away, she came out again.

"I wonder if these guys can still be saved. We can give it a try later..." Lin Jingge murmured.

At the same time, immediately move in the opposite direction.

After the strange man made the noise, many people like him appeared on the street, as if they were looking for food.

"How come everyone in Lingyun City has become like this..." Lin Jingge was filled with surprise.

This time, they didn't dare to take the main road, but instead wandered through the alleys.

What she really wanted to do was to find some normal people in the city and ask them questions, so she wasn't in a hurry to leave the city.

It's just that finding the right person is extremely difficult.

Although these guys were filled with demonic energy and possessed a certain level of offensive power, they were really nothing to her.

Finding a normal person in the city now seems to be no easy task.

"Why don't we go check on the Qian family first? The Qian family is large and powerful; there should still be some people there."

Thinking about it, she simply headed straight for the Qian family's house.

To her surprise, the closer she got to the Qian family's house, the more strange people she encountered.

Upon seeing her, he rushed over like a madman.

Lin Jingge could only keep dodging, never expecting that these strange people were scattered throughout the city.

Even though she didn't want to hurt anyone, she had no choice but to resort to violence.

"You'd better stop right now! Otherwise, I'll get rough!" Lin Jingge shouted at the guys in front of her.

But those people seemed not to understand what she was saying. Even when she knocked them far away to the ground, they would quickly get up, as if they didn't feel any pain.

"This is too exaggerated..." Lin Jingge took a step back.

Only then did a sense of apprehension arise in his heart.

He decided to stop arguing with them and turned to rush into the alley.

This time, it was as if her location had been exposed.

No matter where she ran, those guys could always find her and attack her in groups. Even with her cultivation level, she was really struggling to keep up and just wanted to get away from them as soon as possible.

"What's going on...? Why do they seem so much stronger than before? Who trained them...?" Lin Jingge retreated into a corner, feeling even more bitter.

Because all the paths in front of her had been blocked by these strange people.

Looking around, it seemed that her only way out was to hide on the roof.

She simply didn't believe that these strange people could fly over walls and scale rooftops.

Thinking it over, she lightly tapped her feet against the wall twice and easily reached the rooftop.

Those strange people continued to chase after her, even though they were at different heights.

"They're really troublesome..." Lin Jingge breathed a sigh of relief.

There really isn't a better way to deal with these ordinary people who are being corrupted by demonic energy.

The only way to avoid these poor souls who are being manipulated by who knows who is behind it is to hide.

During the battle just now, she discovered that since the demonic energy on these people could be forced out of their bodies, they seemed to be able to recover once the demonic energy was expelled.

"Even if I knew a way, I probably couldn't handle so many people on my own..."

Lin Jingge's headache continued.