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

After saying this, the paper figure on the ground, along with its tattered body, was burned to ashes by the flames mixed with heavenly lightning.

"What...what does it mean?" Leng Zhan stared at the remaining dark outline on the ground, his heart skipping a beat at what the paper figure had just said.

"The meaning is obvious," Yun Qingrou said. She cast a cleaning spell on her sword; it was stained with a lot of blood when she slew that monster.

Then a faint murderous glint appeared at the corner of his mouth: "This city has become a half-dead city."

"A half-dead city?" The others were all stunned, and a chill ran down their spines. Could it be what they were thinking?

Seeing the uncertain expressions on their faces, Yun Qingrou smiled and gave them a reassuring gesture.

Everyone still looked at Yun Qingyi in disbelief.

"Junior Sister Qingyi, is what Junior Sister Qingrou said true?"

"Are all the people in this city really dead?"

“But…but…” Leng Zhan swallowed hard, pointing at the Li family's daughter-in-law who had just been pulled aside by Ruan Qi, “But she seemed perfectly normal before, how could she…”

Yun Qingyi glanced at Li's wife, who was still lying on the ground, and remained silent, her eyes dim.

After a while, he said softly, "It's true, the people of this city are now no different from the dead."

But...it wasn't really dead.

"What do you mean?" Gu Qiqing was increasingly confused as she listened.

“Just as Arou just said, this city is already a half-dead city. The reason it is called a half-dead city is because every person in this city has a Night Shadow Paper Doll hidden inside their body,” Yun Qingyi said slowly.

"I sensed something was wrong the moment I entered Star Moon City. At that moment, I immediately thought of Night Shadow Paper."

Night Shadow Paper has the ability to differentiate; when it has enough power, it can differentiate into multiple versions of itself.

Furthermore, because of their own Heavenly Spirit Clan, they are naturally endowed with a strong life force. Despite the rumors that evil spirits roamed the Star Moon Capital, no evil spirits could be sensed. Instead, the city was filled with the vitality of life.

It was also because the Night Shadow Paper possessed powerful vitality that, even though it absorbed large amounts of the people's flesh and blood every day, it did not cause the people to die immediately.

"That's why I said that this city, as Arou said, has become a veritable half-dead city. Because it is indeed still alive, it cannot be completely called a dead city. But... everyone here can only survive by relying on Night Shadow Paper."

"In time, they will also be like that Zhang family woman, their flesh and blood will be completely absorbed by the Night Shadow Paper, they will slowly die, and finally their bodies will be completely controlled."

After hearing this, everyone gasped and fell silent, unable to speak for a long time.

"So, what should we do now?" Ruan Qi finally couldn't help but ask.

They already knew the answer in their hearts, but for the first time, they were unwilling to face the choice in their hearts.

Although they were being manipulated, they were people from the same city. They looked no different from normal people; they would shout, hawk their wares, and gather together to drink and chat.

“Sister…” Yun Qingrou looked at Yun Qingyi with concern.

At this moment, Yun Qingyi's expression was quite strange. She did not respond, and the pain in her heart made her feel suffocated.

This practice of using the life force of other living beings to devour a certain living being inexplicably reminded her of the village that Yun Yu'er had visited a few years ago.

Those celestial spider insects are still haunting her mind.

She suddenly wondered if Yun Yu'er might also be behind this Star Moon Capital.

She is in great pain right now, not only because of her grief for the people of Star City, but also because of the resonance deep within her soul.

It seems that it was... the Heavenly Dao that belonged to her?

He is weeping.

She felt it.

It was a helpless lament, a sorrow of being unable to watch over someone.

"Sister, sister, what's wrong?" Yun Qingrou's voice came from beside him.

She came to her senses a little, and found that her face was wet with tears; she had been crying too.

Looking up, she found that besides Yun Qingrou, everyone else was also looking at her with concern.

She gently wiped away her tears and forced a smile at everyone: "Don't worry, I'm fine."

Yun Qingyi let out a soft breath, looking at the rising moon, her eyes gradually turning cold, and said softly, "We should make our move."

Upon hearing this, everyone tentatively asked, "What does Martial Uncle mean?"

"Go door to door, kill them all." Yun Qingyi lowered her eyes, the faint moonlight enveloping her, revealing no emotion.

"If we don't kill them, then we'll be surrounded and wiped out."

"As long as you're alive, there's hope," Yun Qingyi murmured softly. A bolt of lightning struck the Li family's daughter-in-law on the ground, and then she walked straight away.

In an instant, the bright moon in the sky was shrouded in dark clouds, and countless lightning bolts flashed with terrifying light in the night sky.

Seeing this, Ruan Qi also activated the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire within his body and burned the paper figure on the ground that was exposed to everyone and was trembling.

"Uncle-Master, I also have a fire spirit root. I'll lend you a hand," Ji Zhaoling called out from behind Yun Qingyi.

Yun Qingrou and Gu Qiqing exchanged glances, holding their spirit swords, and followed Yun Qingyi as they moved swiftly along the rooftops, ready to give anyone they encountered a quick death.

Leng Zhan raised a defensive shield he had conjured and said, "Then I'll take care of protecting you."

In an instant, lightning and fire soared into the sky over Xingyue Capital, making the entire city resemble a giant firework in the sky.

Yun Qingyi stood on the high roof with Yun Qingrou and the others, listening to the cries of the people and the wails of the paper figures. A trace of pity and unbearable sorrow flashed in her eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

She silently said to the one whose soul resonated with hers, "Trust me, we will win."