I woke up to find myself as the villain's older sister.

Yun Qingyi paused for a moment, then signaled to the others to prepare for defense.

He then removed the barrier and called out towards the door, "Who's there?"

The knocking stopped abruptly, and a familiar voice came from outside: "It's me, it's me, immortals, please open the door."

The people inside were all taken aback, but they did not let their guard down.

"Did I open the door?" Yun Qingyi gestured to the others with her eyes.

After everyone nodded, Yun Qingyi activated her spiritual power, and the door slowly opened. The man outside was disheveled and muttering something under his breath.

The door opened.

His eyes lit up, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed towards the house, saying, "Immortals, please save Star Moon Capital!"

"Lord of Xingyue City?" Ruan Qi followed behind Yun Qingyi, startled by the sudden action of the disheveled man.

Upon closer inspection, they discovered that the person in front of them was none other than the Lord of Xingyue City, whom they had met not long ago.

Everyone inside the room looked rather somber upon seeing this scene.

"City Lord, please stand up. Let's talk things over properly. We're here to resolve the issues in Xingyue City," Yun Qingyi said.

Upon hearing this, the Lord of Star Moon City stood up shakily. As soon as he regained his footing, he hurriedly spoke, but his words were incoherent and intermittent: "Immortal, Star Moon City... those monsters."

"They've got them under control! They've got them all under control!!"

"Be careful of that woman!"

"Be careful of that woman!"

"Be careful of that woman!"

After repeating the same sentence three times, Yun Qingyi couldn't help but interrupt him and ask, "Who is that woman?"

Upon hearing this, the City Lord of Star Moon City paused, his expression turning wooden and mechanical, his voice halting as he stammered, "That woman—that woman—that woman—"

The group clearly sensed that the City Lord of Star Moon City had become very strange, as if the question was taboo, and he couldn't give an answer even after repeating it several times.

"Quick! He's over there!" A group of maids appeared out of nowhere and moved swiftly, quickly reaching Yun Qingyi's door.

The lead maid waved her hand, and the maids behind her swarmed forward and pulled the Star Moon City Lord away.

After being helped a few steps by the maids, the Lord of Xingyue City suddenly cleared his eyes and stared straight at Yun Qingyi, shouting loudly, "Fear of thunder and fire! Fear of thunder and fire!"

Upon hearing this, the maids' expressions changed, and they worked even harder to support the Star Moon City Lord's hands, quickly leaving the place.

Whether frightened by that remark or for something else, the leading maid looked apologetic and said to Yun Qingyi and the others, "I'm so sorry, immortals, for making you go through such an unpleasant experience. The city lord has been suffering from this kind of hysteria ever since the fog cleared, and he likes to talk nonsense."

At this point, the head maid sighed, "The city lord has become like this because he cares about the people of Xingyue Capital. Please, immortals, do not blame him."

After listening, Yun Qingyi nodded: "The City Lord of Xingyue City is understandable. Please rest assured, we will not blame him for this."

"Then I, Xiao Jie, will thank you on behalf of the City Lord." The head maid said with a smile, "If there is anything you need, please feel free to ask me. I will not disturb you any longer and will take my leave now."

After saying this, the maid named Xiaojie left the courtyard where the room was located as quickly as she had left.

After everyone left, Yun Qingyi quickly closed the door, and the expressions of everyone inside immediately became serious.

"We can't stay here any longer," Yun Qingrou said.

Upon hearing this, everyone else nodded in agreement.

Leng Zhan let out a breath, patted his heart, and said, "Did you see that just now? Those maids walked like ghosts, just floating straight over here."

Ji Zhaoling also spoke up, "If they were cultivators, it would make sense, but they all appear to be ordinary people. Even if they are skilled in footwork, it's really strange that they're floating around like that."

"Moreover," Ji Zhaoling said with a frown, "this is the mortal realm. Even if these maids have power now, most ordinary people will reflexively show them respect."

"And what they did was completely disregard the city lord's life, one by one, they dragged him away. To say they dragged him away is an understatement; they practically hauled him off. I just saw a few maids kick the city lord a few times, their faces expressionless."

Gu Qiqing was completely baffled upon hearing this: "You said they're behaving so strangely, aren't they afraid we'll discover something? And when the city lord mentioned 'those monsters,' could he be referring to those Flying Star Sect cultivators?"

Upon hearing Gu Qiqing's words, Ji Zhaoling quickly echoed, "I've long suspected that those Flying Star Sect cultivators are suspicious. Perhaps they are monsters in disguise who have taken control of the entire City Lord's Mansion."

After hearing this, Ruan Qi broke out in a cold sweat: "If that's the case, wouldn't the people outside be in great danger? After all, they are just ordinary people."

As they were talking, Gu Qiqing noticed that Yun Qingyi was looking down, seemingly lost in thought, and couldn't help but ask, "Junior Sister Qingyi, what are you thinking about?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Yun Qingyi.

Yun Qingyi raised her head, her brows still furrowed, and said, "I have some ideas now, but I'm not very sure. I need to go out and look for some clues."

After saying that, Yun Qingyi pondered for a moment and decided, "Let's go and tell those people from the Flying Star Sect that we will be conducting investigations outside for the next few days and won't be coming back."

Upon hearing this, Ji Zhaoling's hair stood on end, and he stammered, "Uncle-Master, should we also go and tell those people from the Flying Star Sect? What if they really are those monsters?"

"That's easy," Yun Qingrou said with a smile, standing next to Yun Qingyi.

With a thought, a dark red longsword, gleaming with a sharp light, appeared in her hand: "Just kill him."

other people:"……"

Yun Qingyi smiled helplessly and said, "Arou, put it away. We can't alert them yet."

Then he looked at Ji Zhaoling and smiled slightly: "I bet they won't attack us now. Look at those Flying Star Sect cultivators, the one with the highest cultivation is the older one, who is only at the early stage of Golden Core."

Here, Arou and I are both at the Nascent Soul stage, Senior Brother Qiqing is at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, Zhaoling and Lengzhan are both at the late Golden Core stage, and even Ruan Qi, who only started normal cultivation in recent years, is at the mid-Golden Core stage.

Even if they were monsters, they couldn't beat us in a direct confrontation. So I guess they want to keep us calm first, and then gradually take action.

"Oh!" Leng Zhan exclaimed in sudden realization, but then added with some frustration, "But why did they make such a commotion just now? A group of women floated over, looking like female ghosts. Weren't they afraid of scaring us away?"

Ji Zhaoling couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Coward, and you're a cultivator, huh?"

“It’s very simple.” Hearing Leng Zhan’s words, Yun Qingrou’s lips curled up, and she said nonchalantly, “Maybe it’s because these kinds of monsters aren’t very smart.”