It's time to become a fairy.

When the time reached exactly twelve o'clock, the whole screen jumped, and then the screen showed the scene two hours later at two o'clock.

The ghost bride who was walking on the street has disappeared without a trace. Even the surveillance cameras that can capture ghosts no longer show any ghostly images. It's as if the entire street has become quiet, and the ghostly images that were captured just now are as if they never happened.

"How did the scene suddenly shift to two hours later? Where did those two lost hours go?"

Ye Qingge frowned. The so-called ghost bride case was one of the cases Yan Yishuang had told her about five years ago, and it was the case that was closest to the time when her parents had their accident.

Five years ago, the case of the ghost bride was reported to the Demon Suppression Bureau. The bride's appearance was very abrupt. Unlike other ghosts, who, even after becoming ghosts, still wore modern clothes, the ghost bride wore old-fashioned ancient clothing. Even the four young men dressed as sedan chair bearers did not seem to be from this era; instead, they looked like they were dressed from a thousand years ago.

Upon its appearance, it caused the deaths of several young men. The ghost bride used some unknown means to bewitch these men, ultimately draining their yang energy and causing them to die.

This case occurred just over an hour before her parents' accident. According to the professional investigation by the Demon Suppression Division, the so-called ghost bride was just a half-step vengeful ghost. With the strength of the Demon Suppression Division, let alone a half-step vengeful ghost, even a real vengeful ghost or a ghost general could be easily eliminated. It would only be a matter of how much damage it would cause to the environment.

The real difficulty in investigating this case lies in the two missing hours of video!

These two hours were the turning point in the Ghost Bride case. After the video switched, the Ghost Bride seemed to vanish without a trace. No matter how hard others searched, they couldn't find her, and she was never seen again. Everyone assumed she had been dealt with by a passing cultivator and didn't report it. The case ultimately became a cold case, destined to be shelved and forgotten.

Ye Qingge took a deep breath, her eyes fixed on the street scene. Every detail corresponded to the street five years ago, the very street where the original owner of the body had been in a car accident.

The scenes of the streets have long been etched into the depths of the soul, a turning point in the original owner's life that he could never forget!

Ye Qingge, who transmigrated, also inherited the original owner's memories and was influenced by the former Ye Qingge. She remembered that the accident should have happened around 1 p.m., but the scene in front of her suddenly shifted by two hours, capturing the time of the car accident, which ruined her plans.

Lin An gave a wry smile. He waved his hand and had the young man play the video again. He said, "Minister Ye can take a close look at the comparison of the two times. Before the camera disappeared, the number of times ghosts appeared on the street was small, but there were occasional shadows of ghosts. However, after the scene was turned around, there was no trace of ghosts."

"If I'm not mistaken, this scene must contain some special secret, which is why it's been specially preserved and blocked by the higher-ups. To see it, you need special privileges."

Ye Qingge understood his meaning. Judging from the movement of the Yin spirits, something significant had clearly happened during this period, to the point that the higher-ups had completely intercepted this part of the event, and those without the authority had no way to access it.

"Now it seems that this case was blocked because it touched on my parents' car accident... This alone is enough to prove many things!"

"My parents' car accident was definitely not simple!"

Ye Qingge's expression remained calm, but countless storms raged within her. After a long while, she used the Primordial Breathing Technique to stabilize her mind and said, "Isn't my level of access sufficient to investigate?"

Lin An shook his head with a wry smile: "Generally speaking, we will notify you when a video is sealed and stored. Minister Ye can access and view the sealed video, even some of the more confidential ones. You can apply to view them if you have a suitable reason."

"But there was no notification about this video at all... I guess only someone at the level of Director Feng would be qualified to request to view it."

Ye Qingge's expression darkened slightly as she looked at the video. If you looked closely, you could see that her pupils had already dilated slightly, indicating that her mind was no longer on the video but rather that she was deep in thought.

Lin An, who was standing to the side, also stopped talking and turned his gaze to the video. Although he didn't know why Ye Qingge was so interested in this case, he keenly sensed something and didn't ask any further questions.

The young man controlling the surveillance hadn't received any instructions for a while. He looked at the two of them with a puzzled expression, probably sensing the strange atmosphere. He quickly turned his head and controlled the surveillance footage to keep flowing during this period.

In the somber atmosphere, no one knew how much time had passed.

Ye Qingge, who had been immersed in her parents' time, slowly regained her normal pupil size. Her attention had somehow fallen on a certain spot on the surveillance screen in front of her. She carefully watched the changes in the image several times, and a thoughtful look appeared in her eyes.

Gradually, just as the young man controlling the surveillance was losing his mind amidst the monotonous repetition of the footage, Ye Qingge's voice suddenly rang out: "Stop!"

The young man was startled and quickly pressed the pause button, but it was already a full beat.

"Rewind two seconds!"

Ye Qingge's cold voice came from behind, and the young man quickly did as he was told, causing the scene to rewind to two seconds before the scene in front of him had been reversed.

During this time, the ghost bride sedan chair in front of them had not disappeared. Four strongmen were carrying the sedan chair in the center of the screen. Ye Qingge reached out and touched the lower left corner of the screen, and instructed: "Keep an eye on this area and let the video slowly rewind until you can see the scene in this area clearly!"

The young man was confused but dared not ask, so he continued to operate the device. The image gradually faded, and a faint, extremely subtle yin energy could be seen flashing through it. However, the monitor only captured a corner of it, and with the half-blurry quality of the monitor image, it was difficult to see it clearly.

Lin An asked curiously, "Has Minister Ye made a discovery?"

Ye Qingge nodded, then shook her head, and said, "I have some guesses, but I'm not sure... Are there any other angles from which surveillance footage of this point could be captured?"

The young man said with difficulty, "There are too few surveillance cameras that can capture ghosts, so they can't capture them... But there are still regular cameras."

Ye Qingge waved her hand and said solemnly, "It's alright, just bring up the video!"

The young man nodded and quickly did as he was told. The video footage flashed by rapidly, soon jumping to another angle of the street, perfectly capturing the spot Ye Qingge had mentioned. With the young man's swift adjustments, the timeline of the normal footage gradually aligned with the timeline of the ghostly surveillance.

Compared to the previous ghostly surveillance footage, which was incredibly blurry and sometimes even difficult to discern at the edges, the normal footage was much clearer. After several comparisons, Ye Qingge finally noticed the anomaly: the footage in the ghostly surveillance only became abnormal after a man in a trench coat passed by each time. Clearly, this man in the trench coat had secretly used some unknown means on the street.

Lin An also noticed something keenly. After carefully examining the man in the trench coat's attire, his expression turned serious: "Is there something wrong with this man in the trench coat?"

Ye Qingge did not reply. She stared intently at the footage from the Yin Soul monitoring system for a long time. She could vaguely see half a blurry symbol appear there. After carefully comparing it with the Yin Netherworld symbols she had inexplicably learned after acquiring the Yin Soul divine office, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She took out a blank talisman paper and a writing brush from her spirit ring and wrote furiously. In no time, she left a special symbol on the talisman paper.

The symbol initially appeared quite ordinary, but when Ye Qingge completed the final stroke, its aura instantly changed. Even without the spiritual energy of a talisman, the symbol transformed from its original ordinariness into a sinister and eerie one, sending chills down one's spine. Those with weak minds might even feel uneasy because of it.

"What...what kind of rune is this?"

Lin An subconsciously asked a question.

Ye Qingge took a deep breath, a hint of excitement in her eyes, and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, do you still remember the recruitment? According to my understanding, this rune should be related to that Yin God... It seems we've caught a big fish this time. We need to investigate carefully and not miss a single surveillance video!"

Ye Qingge didn't care about the ghost bride; what truly concerned her was the meaning this symbol represented.

As long as the Yin God's divine authority remained within her body, she could use it to recognize the symbols on it. These symbols were identical to those contained within the Yin God's divine authority, though the scene just now only revealed a fraction of them. Fortunately, with the Yin God's presence, she was able to quickly identify the true form of the symbols and thus restore their original form.

The fact that such symbols were created during this period suggests that the mastermind behind it has grand ambitions, and may even uncover events that could affect the entire Ningcheng.

If she could uncover the other party's conspiracy, report the matter, and demonstrate her understanding of the Yin-Yang runes, wouldn't that mean... she would have the opportunity to request to view the hidden video through Feng Yumeng?

Ye Qingge's spirits lifted.

Lin An, standing to the side, didn't understand Ye Qingge's thoughts, but he knew the importance of the matter. He quickly instructed the people in front of him to review all the video recordings from this time period five years ago, and to thoroughly examine the surveillance footage of various streets during this period to look for any abnormalities.

A series of surveillance videos rapidly appeared on the control screen in front of him. Looking at the wide-eyed expressions of the young men in front of him, Ye Qingge shook his head. If an ordinary person could find this anomaly, they would have discovered it long ago. Why would they have waited until now?

She closed her eyes, released her senses, and spread her divine spiritual power, projecting dozens of screens onto her senses. Countless pieces of information flowed into her mind, and she quickly discovered many anomalies that were difficult to observe through normal means.

However, most of these anomalies were useless, so Ye Qingge quickly put them aside and continued to observe them carefully.

Six hours later

It was already afternoon, the sun was setting, and dusk was approaching.

When Ye Qingge wrote down the last observed rune, her eyes were already bloodshot. Even with her mental strength far exceeding that of other cultivators at the same level, after six consecutive hours of overloaded observation, her mental strength was nearing exhaustion, her head was throbbing, and her mental state was extremely poor.

But the results that followed were also extremely rich!

"Finally, all the symbols are written!"

Ye Qingge glanced at the paper under her pen and let out a soft sigh. After a pause, she carefully examined and identified the symbols before her.

The dense symbols had unknowingly filled more than ten sheets of white paper. This was only because one of the young people investigating the surveillance was quick-witted and skillful; otherwise, it would have taken countless talismans to complete the task.

When the last symbol fell, the symbols on the white paper had been strung together into one, totaling 128 symbols. Many of the symbols that appeared on the screen were only half of the runes. The manifestation of each symbol was extremely difficult. Fortunately, Ye Qingge had the divine office of the Yin God, so it was not difficult to find the true form and write it down after spending some time.

Lin An asked at the opportune moment, "Minister Ye, what was the result?"

Ye Qingge raised her head again, rubbed her temples, and pondered for a moment before answering, "Based on my understanding, these symbols should all be Yin God runes. One hundred and twenty-eight runes form a small whole. If they can be fully activated by being filled with Yin energy, the thousands of runes combined can completely create a part of the Yin God's limbs."

"If we had enough runes and enough Yin energy... we might be able to create a Yin God comparable to the one we encountered before, and a complete one at that, even more powerful than the one before!"

As she spoke, she suddenly realized something, and a look of shock appeared in her eyes. The symbols in front of her reminded her of the ethereal fairyland!

After leaving Ningcheng, Ye Qingge was still wondering why the Misty Demon Sect, which had been plotting and eager to seize the ancient ruins for so long, hadn't caused any major trouble in other cities at that time. Dongcheng and the other cities were all peaceful. This was unlike the sect's usual style; if they were going to do something, they would have made arrangements in other cities!

But upon seeing these symbols, Ye Qingge suddenly realized that the true purpose of the Misty Demon Sect was likely astonishingly large. The reason they hadn't caused trouble when the Yin God erupted was probably because they had already obtained what they wanted from the Yin God!

"Judging from the condition of this batch of runes and the surveillance footage, the ghost bride should be the source of the yin energy that nourishes these souls. This batch of runes is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Five years have passed, and if I'm not mistaken, the entire Ning City is probably covered with these runes now, and it's not just Ning City, other cities will also have similar traces."

"Judging from their style of doing things, they are very much like the Misty Demon Sect. Creating a ghost bride requires taking a lot of lives, but one ghost bride is far from enough to make up for the consumption of runes. The entire Ning City is covered with countless runes. To make up for the consumption... I'm afraid it would take the blood of half of Ning City!"

"besides……"

She took a deep breath and began to explain her guesses, exaggerating some of them.

After delivering the last message, Ye Qingge specifically instructed, "Report this matter to Chief Feng immediately. We don't have enough information yet. I need to examine the two missing hours to determine more details!"

She didn't want to miss this rare opportunity to request access to the video!

Lin An's hands trembled slightly as he meticulously recorded every detail of Ye Qingge's guesses based on the runes. Only after the last guess was made did he reorganize the information and send it completely to headquarters.

"All we can do now is wait for the application results."

Ye Qingge rubbed her temples, which were slightly throbbing from the intense work, and swallowed a pill. After the medicine was absorbed, she breathed a sigh of relief and found a chair to sit down.

Before she could even rest for a few minutes, the door to the monitoring room was suddenly flung open. Yan Yishuang rushed to Ye Qingge's side and said anxiously, "Minister Ye, it's an emergency! An elite squad has been wiped out!"

Chapter 101 Ningcheng's Ghostly Sorrow, the Empress's Plan Completed

Ye Qingge's pupils contracted sharply. Forgetting to rest, she stood up abruptly and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Yan Yishuang took a few deep breaths, operated the four-person crystal brain for a while, and quickly opened a document. With a serious expression, she explained, "Just two minutes ago, one of our branch's elite members who was tracking down the Misty Demon Sect disciples completed the collection of all information and led the team in the final roundup operation, preparing to capture the Misty Demon Sect disciples and completely wipe out the Misty Demon Sect in the east of the city."

"However, a major problem arose during this operation. Most of the information was already in the hands of the elite members, but the disciples of the Misty Demon Sect had a crucial trump card that wasn't recorded, leading to a major failure in this mission!"

"In the stronghold of the Misty Demon Sect disciples that we were pursuing this time, a special rune was drawn at some unknown time. It contained terrifying Yin energy and a large number of Yin spirits and vengeful ghosts lying in ambush. It is suspected that it did not come from the city. Under the premeditated planning of the Misty Demon Sect disciples, it directly led to the annihilation of the entire team!"

"This is a message sent by the last member before he died..."

Ye Qingge narrowed her eyes, carefully examining the personal computer in Yan Yishuang's hand. The messages sent from the personal computer were fragmented and disjointed, containing only a few keywords, indicating that the sender's situation had become extremely critical. Fortunately, there were some connections between these keywords, and by referring to the related words, she could roughly deduce the sender's intended message.

She frowned slightly and said, "I remember that before I left, most of the Misty Demon Sect's strongholds had already been destroyed, right?"

Yan Yishuang smiled bitterly, "Most of our strongholds in the east of the city have indeed been taken out, but some other places have been missed. The disciples of the Misty Demon Sect have never been completely wiped out of Ning City, and the most crucial thing is..."

After a pause, Yan Yishuang transmitted her voice to Ye Qingge's ears: "I suspect that a high-ranking member of the sect has acted as a guide for the Misty Demon Sect. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Misty Demon Sect to have such a strong influence over Ning City, or even my Canghui Sect. The guards at the high walls are extremely strict in controlling the entry and exit of the city's population. Without someone of sufficient status to tamper with things, it would be extremely difficult for these Misty Demon Sect disciples to enter Ning City!"

"Is there a mentor among the high-ranking members of the Canghui Sect?"

Ye Qingge seemed lost in thought, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. Her goodwill towards this sect had long since vanished on the way back, and now, with Yan Yishuang's description gone, it had plummeted to a negative number. For a high-ranking member to incite outsiders to attack their own sect—such traitorous behavior was utterly despicable.

Keeping this in mind, Ye Qingge didn't dwell on it too much and immediately ordered, "Where exactly is that rune? Investigate the surveillance footage immediately, have all cameras monitor the situation constantly, and notify me immediately if there's any news!"

"Lin An, you stay here and guard the branch. Sister Yan, you come with me to the scene of the incident. Call on any available elite and senior members nearby to form a team and move out immediately!"

"Logistics Department, immediately assemble the spirit boats and prepare to depart..."

As the branch minister, I have an obligation to put everything aside and deal with emergencies. For example, the annihilation of an elite squad is an extremely serious incident that must be dealt with immediately.

Having already communicated with Yan Yishuang, Ye Qingge adapted to the position of department head very quickly. With each order issued, the entire branch sprang into action. Once the last order was given, Ye Qingge and Yan Yishuang hurried out of the monitoring room and headed for the door, exchanging the latest intelligence as they walked.

"The elite member who was attacked this time is named Shi Mingxuan. He was another elite member of the East City Branch when you were still an elite member, Minister Ye. On the third day after you left, he found the whereabouts of a disciple of the Misty Demon Sect."

"After half a month of detailed investigation, Shi Mingxuan submitted detailed intelligence to his superiors multiple times. It wasn't until yesterday that I finally approved his request for action, and he led the operation this morning. I never expected... that the Misty Demon Sect had such a hidden trump card."

Yan Yishuang's expression was somewhat unpleasant. Shi Mingxuan was a junior who entered the industry a year later than her, and was a member she had personally trained.

He rose step by step from the most basic junior member to an elite senior member, his cultivation only a step away from the Divine Breath Realm. During his time as a member of the Demon Suppression Division, he has made virtually no mistakes and is one of the top Demon Suppression members of the East City Branch. He is expected to advance to the Divine Breath Realm and become a special-grade member within three years at most.

Unexpectedly, she stumbled in this incident, leading her team to be wiped out by the swarm of ghosts, which made her feel terrible.

Beside her