Luo Zixi didn't think Hu Shasha was mistaken; there was indeed a faint, hard-to-detect aura on the second floor just now.

Having frightened Hu Shasha twice, Luo Zixi couldn't stand idly by; she cherished her friendship with Hu Shasha and Mao Shanshan.

Luo Zixi could only calm Hu Shasha down before suggesting they leave the area to avoid frightening her further.

The group lost interest in further exploration and decided to leave, but suddenly a middle-aged man's voice came from behind them.

"Children, where are you going so late?"

"Come to Uncle Fu's place, Uncle Fu will give you some candy and cookies."

They had only taken a couple of steps when they heard a familiar middle-aged man's voice coming from the snack shop behind them. Apart from Luo Zixi and Fu Hao, all the teenagers were startled.

Luo Zixi turned around and saw a middle-aged man who wasn't very tall standing at the entrance of the snack shop, waving at them. His skin color was strange, like the bluish-gray color in old Hong Kong zombie movies, and his pale eyes were wide open, staring intently at Luo Zixi and the others.

As Uncle Fu spoke, a glass candy jar actually appeared in his hand, filled with sparkling, colorful candy balls. He shook the jar, and the sound of the candy balls hitting the glass jar was particularly loud on the quiet street.

As if summoned, Ah Hui and Ah Rong turned around and walked toward Uncle Fu with unfocused eyes.

Fu Hao quickly grabbed the two of them. Fortunately, he had great strength at the sixth level, otherwise he would have been dragged away by the two of them.

Luo Zixi sensed that the other party was not simple, exuding a faint but powerful aura, so she stood in front of the crowd.

"Hey, who are you? Stop playing tricks!"

Uncle Fu shook the candy jar again and chuckled, "Little girl, do you want some candy too? Here, Uncle Fu will get it for you."

The man with grayish-blue skin took a blue candy ball out of the candy jar. The moment the candy ball was taken out, it turned into a lifeless eyeball. Uncle Fu smiled and placed the eyeball in his palm.

"Here, girl, have some candy."

Hu Shasha and Mao Shanshan were terrified by this bizarre scene and screamed in terror. Ajun shielded Hu Shasha behind him, while Mao Shanshan hid behind Luo Zixi, trembling with fear.

Luo Zixi stared at the eyeball on Uncle Fu's palm and felt a force pulling her forward. She tried desperately to steady herself, but she couldn't stop herself from slowly walking forward.

Mao Shanshan sensed something was wrong and tried to grab Luo Zixi, but Luo Zixi dragged her away.

Luo Zixi knew something was wrong.

"Shanshan, let go! Stay away from that guy! I'm fine, let go!"

Mao Shanshan shook her head frantically and cried out anxiously, "No! If you let go, Xixi will be in danger!"

"Luo, what are you doing here so late at night?"

A cheerful female voice came from above the snack shop, and the few people who were still rational looked up.

On the rooftop of the old building, bathed in moonlight, stood seven figures. Chi Miaomiao, the leader, held up a fan and greeted Luo Zixi with a smile.

"Sister Miaomiao!" Luo Zixi exclaimed in surprise.

Fan Qianning waved down the Soul-Capturing Banner, instantly activating the Illusion-Breaking Array. Luo Zixi felt his body loosen, and with a pull from Mao Shanshan, the two girls sat down on the ground.

Ah Hui and Ah Rong quickly regained their senses, blinking blankly, unsure of what was going on.

Uncle Fu's head turned strangely backward, making a sickening sound, and he looked up.

"Hehe, so it turns out there are four eighth-tier and three seventh-tier human slaves."

Chi Miaomiao sneered, closing her iron fan with a loud, crisp sound.

"You've got quite the nerve. I hope you'll still be this arrogant later."

Zhong Jiudao and Xue Yunting instantly appeared on either side of Uncle Fu, and began to attack him from both sides.

Luo Zixi helped Mao Shanshan up and said to Fu Hao, "Ah Hao, take everyone and go. I'll stay here to help Sister Miaomiao and the others."

"Luo, let's go together. It's not safe here. We need to deal with him. I'll trouble you and Fu to protect them and get them out of this area."

"If anything goes wrong, come back to us immediately."

Luo Zixi lacks combat experience and wouldn't be of much use if she stayed, Chi Miaomiao said to her.

Luo Zixi nodded, took Mao Shanshan's hand, and ran away from here with everyone.

Chi Miaomiao disappeared on the rooftop, and when she reappeared, a door slammed into Uncle Fu's right shoulder.

The heavy force caused Uncle Fu's body to tilt to the right, almost causing him to fall to the ground. It was Xue Yunting who caught him by thrusting the tip of her gun into his body.

With a single sword strike, Zhong Jiudao severed the head of Uncle Fu, who was at the ninth level.

Uncle Fu turned into smoke and dissipated, the sound of shaking the sugar jar echoing not far away. The smoke gathered again, and Uncle Fu smiled as he looked at Chi Miaomiao and the others.

Xie Huai'an leaped downstairs and swung the Soul-Hooking Lock in his hand. The lock was covered in frost, and the lock swung nimbly as it attacked Uncle Fu.

The Soul-Hooking Lock entangled Uncle Fu, freezing his body instantly. Xue Yunting and Zhong Jiudao quickly caught up, and Uncle Fu leisurely took out a few glistening candy balls from the candy jar and threw them at the two who were attacking.

The candy ball spun rapidly, and neither of them were careless. Zhong Jiudao chose to block and deflect it with the blade of his sword, as a rash slash might be a trap. Xue Yunting chose to dodge.

Both of them smelled a strange fragrance.

The candy ball released a strange fragrance the moment it bounced away, and Xia Qianzhen appeared before Zhong Jiudao's eyes.

But it only appeared for a moment before disappearing. Fan Qianning's illusion-breaking formation was outstanding, breaking the illusion for Zhong Jiudao and Xue Yunting, who continued their charge.

Uncle Fu dodged repeatedly, glancing up at Fan Qianning on the rooftop. Beside her stood a seemingly dazed-looking boy with a buzz cut and a woman whose life force was undetectable.

Following Chi Miaomiao's instructions, Yan Tu did not attack, but stayed on the rooftop to probe the concentration of ghostly energy in the surrounding area.

The ghost energy detector showed that Uncle Fu below was at the ninth level. At the same time, the map in her other hand showed that there were not only Uncle Fu and other ghosts in this block, but there were not many, and they were scattered and far apart.

It seems that Uncle Fu's strength is too great, making ordinary ghosts dare not approach.

Uncle Fu broke free of the ice that bound his body, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The Ghost Clan is renowned for its illusion techniques. The female slave on the rooftop was able to break through the illusion created by him, who was at the ninth level. Uncle Fu plans to deal with Fan Qianning first, and then slowly torture these human slaves.

Thinking this, Uncle Fu dodged Zhong Jiudao and Xue Yunting's attacks and appeared behind Fan Qianning the next second.

Xue Yungan drew his sword in an attempt to force Uncle Fu back, but Uncle Fu did not dodge at all. Instead, he kicked Xue Yungan with a side kick. Although Xue Yungan was only at the seventh level, he steadily blocked the kick with his shield under Yanluo's training.

Xue Yun gritted his teeth, thinking that this strength was far inferior to that of the captain.

Yan Tu wielded his giant blade and worked with Xue Yun to restrain Uncle Fu, but even with his seventh-level strength, he couldn't stop Uncle Fu. Fortunately, his teammates arrived quickly to reinforce him.

Fan Qianning also moved to a safer location to continue setting up her formation, while using magic to restrain Uncle Fu and hinder his attacks, allowing Zhong Jiudao and the others to advance more smoothly.

The seven men's seamless teamwork gradually put pressure on Uncle Fu. He had only recently woken up and thought the slaves would be easy to handle, but he hadn't expected them to be so difficult to deal with.