"Xie Xiaofeng hung up my call!" Chen Hao said anxiously. Having just learned about the Shadow Demon from Ye Yuqiao, his first thought was to immediately call Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing to warn them not to go to Starlight Street. The Shadow Demon's arrival in Y City this time was very likely targeted at the five of them, and it would be very dangerous for Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing to approach without knowing the specifics of the Shadow Demon.

"Don't panic," Ye Yuqiao said beside him, "try calling Tang Jing."

"Okay!"

Next, Chen Hao made two calls to Tang Jing, both of which were hung up after ringing for just a second.

"Tang Jing also isn't answering my calls!" Chen Hao said helplessly. He then called Tang Chao, hoping he could relay the message to Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing, but to his surprise, Tang Chao's phone was turned off.

At this point, Chen Hao was completely anxious. After making a call to Ren Deshan, the vice president of the Yin Yang Master Association, he and Ye Yuqiao rushed towards Starlight Street.

Ten minutes later, the two of them got out of a taxi at the entrance of Starlight Street. The entrance was filled with police officers and cordoned off with yellow tape. Just before, after Chen Hao had informed Ren Deshan of the Shadow Demon's invasion of Y City over the phone, Ren Deshan immediately notified the chief of the Y City Police Bureau to instruct the officers not to approach those citizens who were out of control and fighting, to first disperse the crowd on Starlight Street, and to blockade and isolate the area.

Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao entered Starlight Street, only to be stopped by a policeman who spread his arms wide.

"I didn't expect the police tape to be up already?" the officer said in a stern tone.

Chen Hao glared at the policeman and hurriedly said, "I'm the president of the Yin Yang Master Association, please let me through."

"What!" The policeman first stared blankly, then let out a snort of laughter, "Little brother, you've only just come of age, haven't you? Do you even know what the Yin Yang Master Association does? If you're the president of the Yin Yang Master Association, then so am I."

"President Chen, President Chen!" At that moment, Ren Deshan's voice came from the other side of the police line. Soon after, Ren Deshan walked up behind the policeman and pointed at Chen Hao, explaining, "This is our association's president, let him in quickly."

The policeman was so shocked his jaw almost dropped to the ground, and he hurriedly lifted the police tape to allow Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao through.

"Hmph!" Chen Hao let out a snort of contempt at the policeman before taking Ye Yuqiao's hand and walking further inside. Not far along, they heard the policeman say to a colleague in a very surprised tone, "That student just now is actually the president of the Yin Yang Master Association, who would've thought!"

"How are things now?" Chen Hao asked Ren Deshan as they walked briskly into Starlight Street with Ye Yuqiao in hand.

"Not good at all," Ren Deshan said with a grim voice. "A few of our onmyoji just tried the Soul-binding Rope, the Soul-Locking Formation, and various demon-expelling methods, but not only did they fail to capture the Shadow Demon, they ended up being possessed by it and started slaughtering each other."

Chen Hao narrowed his eyes and furrowed his brows. After a pause, he asked, "Did you see Xie Xiaofeng and Tang Jing?"

Ren Deshan's face darkened as he nodded, "He came, but..."

"But what?"

"He was entangled by the Shadow Demon, so he trapped the demon inside his own body using Five Elements Spells. Then he ordered us to stab him with a sword to kill the demon attached to him!"

"Impossible!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly furrowed her brows tightly. "There is no such thing in this world as Yin Yang Arts that can trap a Shadow Demon. It must be the Shadow Demon speaking on behalf of Xie Xiaofeng, trying to trick you into killing him!"

"You didn't go through with it, did you?"

Ren Deshan's eyes widened as he shook his head vigorously, "Some people wanted to do it, but they shouldn't have acted yet."

"Shouldn't have!" Chen Hao felt a surge of urgency and immediately started running, pulling Ye Yuqiao's hand with him.

Two minutes later, the three arrived in front of a supermarket. At this point, more than a dozen citizens were lying on the ground, injured from fighting after being controlled by the Shadow Demon, along with three onmyoji who had mutilated themselves under its influence.

"Chen Hao!" At this moment, Tang Jing ran up to the trio looking very anxious. "Xie Xiaofeng has been possessed by the Shadow Demon. He used the Five Elements Spells to trap the demon inside his body."

"I already know!" Chen Hao cut off Tang Jing and then patted her shoulder to reassure her, "Don't panic, take a deep breath!"

Following his advice, Tang Jing calmed down her emotions, and then she led Chen Hao and Ye Yuqiao to Xie Xiaofeng.

At that moment, Xie Xiaofeng was bound tightly by numerous vines. Upon seeing Chen Hao, he shouted, "Chen Hao, the Shadow Demon is now under my control inside my body. Take the sword and stab me, kill it!"

"Alright, no problem!" Chen Hao readily agreed. Then, suddenly, he snatched the wooden sword from Tang Jing's hand and, wielding it, charged towards Xie Xiaofeng.

Seeing this, Tang Jing let out a cry of alarm. As she moved to intervene, Ye Yuqiao suddenly grabbed her hand and gave her a significant look. Tang Jing was momentarily startled but quickly realized she must have been too anxious, or she wouldn't have thought that Chen Hao was actually going to stab Xie Xiaofeng with the sword.

Two steps away from Xie Xiaofeng, Chen Hao stopped. His left eye, now activated with the Nether Vision, saw that Xie Xiaofeng's shadow was grey. His expression stern, he said to Xie Xiaofeng, "I'm really going to do it, just bear with it, the ambulance is nearby!"

With that, Chen Hao thrust the sword. Just as the tip of his peach wood sword was about a centimeter away from Xie Xiaofeng, he saw Xie Xiaofeng's shadow turn black—the Shadow Demon must have left Xie Xiaofeng's body.

He immediately stopped his thrust. With inertia, the tip of the peach wood sword only pierced through Xie Xiaofeng's school uniform jacket and went no further.

"Hey! Chen Hao," Xie Xiaofeng suddenly shouted loudly, having returned to normal. "You wouldn't actually have stabbed me, would you?"

"You guess?" Chen Hao put down the peach wood sword he was holding.

Suddenly!

"Ugh!"

A scream came from behind him—it was Ye Yuqiao.

Chen Hao immediately spun around, only to see Tang Jing stabbing Ye Yuqiao in the abdomen with a small knife. Bright red blood quickly stained Ye Yuqiao's clothes before dripping onto the ground, drop by drop.

At that moment, Chen Hao froze, as if he had been struck by lightning out of a clear sky.

"Ye Yuqiao!" After a roar, Chen Hao rushed forward, first pushing Tang Jing away, and then catching Ye Yuqiao as she was about to collapse. He held her hand tightly, distinctly feeling the temperature in the palm of her hand dropping.

"I'm sorry," Chen Hao's eyes were already bloodshot, "I'm sorry I didn't protect you."

Ye Yuqiao furrowed her brows, managing to squeeze out a pale smile, weakly saying, "It's okay, don't blame yourself."

As soon as her voice fell, Ye Yuqiao fainted.

"Ye Yuqiao!" Chen Hao shouted anxiously.

"Ah!" Tang Jing suddenly screamed. She was trembling all over, her eyes filled with horror as she looked at the fresh blood on her hands. "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean it."

Chen Hao had no time to deal with Tang Jing, as he carried Ye Yuqiao and hurried toward the ambulance parked at the intersection.

"I didn't mean it, really, it wasn't on purpose!" Tang Jing slowly knelt on the ground, clenching her fists, crying uncontrollably.

Xie Xiaofeng walked up to Tang Jing and gently helped her up.

"I really didn't mean to stab her!" Tang Jing explained to Xie Xiaofeng in a distraught state, full of self-reproach.

Xie Xiaofeng held Tang Jing tightly, gently patting her back and soothing her, "Everyone knows it wasn't on purpose. You were controlled by the Shadow Demon, no one will blame you!"

It was then that Ren Deshan came up behind Xie Xiaofeng, asking, "Has the Shadow Demon left?"

Xie Xiaofeng's brows were deeply furrowed; he had already guessed that the Shadow Demon might have come specifically for the five of them.

Soon after, Ren Deshan called the police over. Since Ye Yuqiao was stabbed by Tang Jing, the police had to take Tang Jing away first.

..

The night was deep; outside the hospital operating room.

Chen Hao sat alone on the bench outside the operating room, shivering incessantly as the chilly winds in the hospital seemed to pierce both his body and soul.

He waited anxiously, feeling an overwhelming urge to cry. Seeing Ye Yuqiao faint in his arms had made him feel as though the world had come crashing down in an instant, all its weight bearing down on him. He realized then that Ye Yuqiao meant so much more to him than he had ever thought.

Finally, the door to the operating room opened.

Chen Hao immediately rose to his feet, hesitated for a moment, and then with trembling voice asked the doctor, "Doctor, how is she?"

"She's fine, and the vital parts weren't hit!" The doctor patted Chen Hao's shoulder and smiled.

Two hours later, in the ward.

Ye Yuqiao suddenly opened her eyes, waking up six hours earlier than expected.

"Yuqiao, you're awake?" Chen Hao could hardly believe it.

Ye Yuqiao's mouth curved slightly upwards, her complexion extremely pale. After a pause, she raised her hand, gesturing with a smile in her eyes for Chen Hao to come closer.

Chen Hao did as told, bringing his face close to Ye Yuqiao's.

"Hmph!" Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao let out a strange, light laugh, "I'm not your little girlfriend; I'm the Shadow Demon. I want you to see very clearly how the people around you brutally kill each other, then die one by one."

Chen Hao immediately burned with rage, grinding his teeth and glaring fiercely, his left eye directly shooting out an intense purple flame at Ye Yuqiao...

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