Liou Yuan gazed at the departing silhouette of the girl who had regained her vitality and shook his head.

He somewhat understood why Mr. Wei wanted to keep Wei Ying by his side and sighed, "What a simple-minded person."

After speaking, Liou Yuan touched the tip of his nose; the nosebleed had already stopped.

Still uneasy, he closed his eyes to sense his body’s condition.

Earlier, while confronting Star Evil, his body suffered some damage.

Fortunately, he activated the yellow jade Buddhist beads in time, preventing the injury from spreading; his five mansions operated as usual without any abnormalities.

Just that his head was still a bit dizzy.

Now, descending the city, a slight pain throbbed at his temples.

"Similar to a Lion’s Roar Spell attack method?" Liou Yuan rubbed both sides of his temples, using his experience to judge the methods of Star Evil.

Luckily, he reacted quickly, avoiding a potential tragedy, and returned to the Western District with immense determination.

He didn’t return to the new residence of the Liou Family.

At home, Mr. Xin had assigned people to keep a close watch, ready to inform him of any abnormalities, relieving him of worries about Bai Xin and others’ safety.

Conversely, it was the Western District that needed Liou Yuan’s presence more.

He returned to his previous inn and booked a room.

Although the methods of Star Evil didn’t cause him significant harm, his head remained in a haze, making him sluggish; he needed to sleep.

In case something happened, Mr. Xin would know where to find him.

As expected by Liou Yuan, the Western District didn’t have any Star Evil appearances throughout the night.

In contrast, the Eastern, Southern, and Northern regions were not at peace.

Fortunately, with the talisman bestowed by Mr. Xu, Wei Ying, Ge Jinhong, and Hua Xuanyi handled the situation effortlessly.

The first night of the Evil Star shift passed in this manner.

By noon the next day.

Snow had fallen all night.

Under the gentle touch of snow, Yanhe City resembled a plain ink painting.

Liou Yuan was still resting in the booked room, sleeping in a daze.

Suddenly.

Boom!

A deafening roar exploded from outside Yanhe City.

The tremors caused by the shockwaves directly impacted Yanhe City.

A gust wind mixed with frost and snow whipped through the silver-clad city.

The window in Liou Yuan’s resting room was blown open by the wind, snowflakes drifting across the window gap and landing on Liou Yuan’s sleeping face.

The chill and the booming sound jolted Liou Yuan awake, flipping up from the bed.

"Why such commotion during the day?"

Liou Yuan peered in the direction of the sound source through the now-open window, frowning.

Then, the terrifying wail echoed once more in his ears.

"That Star Evil, it doesn’t retreat even in daylight!" Liou Yuan’s voice carried astonishment.

Though it was the Evil Star shift, daylight stars were covered by the sun’s brilliance.

Star Evils couldn’t borrow the power of the stars.

Although unaffected, no Star Evil typically roams in daylight.

Yet, the Star Evil outside Yanhe City continued its assault even during the day.

At the same time.

Inside the Yanhe Government Office.

In the secret room beneath the City Lord’s study.

Yanhe City’s City Lord, Xu Xiang, sat in the center of a room etched with intricate array patterns.

The Moat Array needed someone to maintain it, and throughout the ages, only the City Lord knew the secret of the array’s pivot.

The alien Star Evil had been attacking for a whole night.

Xu Xiang, with the help of the array, resisted it throughout the night.

Although bolstered by the array, Xu Xiang’s cultivation was merely at the late-stage Qi Cultivation, far from enough to contend against the disaster-grade alien Star Evil that required Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators.

With that earth-shattering roar above ground. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Sitting at the array’s pivot, Xu Xiang’s handsome and noble face became flushed.

Pfft! A mouthful of fresh blood spurted from his mouth, staining the array patterns scarlet.

"Why is this Star Evil so peculiar, not retreating even in daylight!" Xu Xiang coughed violently a few times, the previous calmness in his eyes now replaced by urgency.

He originally thought he could hold on with the array until the Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators from Qingyou Prefecture came to assist.

Who would have known, this Star Evil suddenly became so bizarre.

Relentlessly attacking the Moat Array day and night.

Xu Xiang gradually felt overwhelmed.

But thinking of the consequences if the city fell.

Not to mention whether he could survive this disaster; even if he survived by chance, the laws of the Jin Dynasty wouldn’t spare him.

Liou Yuan guessed right before.

Xu Xiang cared more than anyone if Yanhe City could hold.

After spitting blood, Xu Xiang’s eyes revealed a fierceness borne out of desperation.

Then, he slapped a black silk pouch hanging at his waist, and instantly dozens of stones glowing with spiritual light scattered before him.

He took a deep breath.

One stone’s energy was immediately absorbed, its spirit lost, entering his belly.

The pallor on Xu Xiang’s face vanished instantly.

In the array’s center, the patterns that had dimmed from Xu Xiang’s blood suddenly burst forth with brightness.

On the other side.

Outside Yanhe City, the mutant Star Evil’s assault continued.

The commotion it caused impacted within Yanhe City’s walls.

Several houses near the city walls finally gave in under the waves of attacks, cracks spreading across their surfaces.

Accompanied by the thunderous noise beyond the walls, they collapsed suddenly.

This was the first disaster of such magnitude to occur in nearly a hundred years.

Seeing a house collapse amid the tremors, the city’s populace was in an uproar.

"This Star Evil is truly bizarre, attacking non-stop for a full day and night."

"The commotion outside the walls is affecting inside. Is the Moat Array unable to hold?"

"Retreat, stay away from the city walls."

...

This scene was likewise witnessed by Liou Yuan, whose head poked out from the window.

"Never before has an outside attack penetrated the city like this."