Chapter 235 Incident

Fang Yue realized that You Sisi was indeed from a major family in the capital, and she was quite generous!

Just as the two were talking, Cun Yue, the sect leader of the Little Taiji Sect next to them, suddenly pointed ahead.

"The two adults, look quickly, the dark cloud is heading straight through the city gate, advancing in our direction. It seems we worried too much. Judging by this situation, the dark cloud should pass straight through Qingsi County, and as for the strangeness or danger of this dark cloud, it’s temporarily none of our concern."

It wasn't that they didn't care about things that didn't concern them, but that they had no way of dealing with the strange dark cloud.

They could only report it upwards or send someone to investigate it later.

When the others saw the dark cloud enter the city without changing speed or direction, heading straight over, and expected it to leave straight through, passing through Qingsi County to another place, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

You Sisi's expression had returned to normal at this time. She was thinking that since she had used the name [Night Rain] to mobilize people, she could take the opportunity to gather everyone together and send them to the shelter area once the dark cloud left.

You Sisi's plan was quite good, but when she came back to her senses, she found that everyone was slowly widening their eyes, opening their mouths, and staring blankly at the sky directly above.

Their expressions gradually changed from relief to confusion, then to shock, and finally settled on expressions of horror and fear. Some people even started to tremble.

What happened?

Slightly stunned, You Sisi followed their gaze and looked up. Immediately, her expression, like the others, went through a phased change, eventually settling on a look of fear.

The dark cloud had stopped above them.

Boom!

A bolt from the blue.

Thunder rumbled from inside the dark cloud directly above, and electrical currents spread out, then quickly disappeared.

Although no [Night Rain] fell, everyone was still terrified.

Simply because the being that could wipe out everyone except those at the Rain-level was still hanging overhead.

Why didn't the dark cloud move?

Why did the dark cloud stop above us?

Why did it stop here of all places?

Did the dark cloud come for our Qingsi County? Or did it come for us?

Everyone's thoughts raced for a moment, and they exchanged horrified glances, but no one spoke.

It was as if as long as they didn't speak, the matter at hand hadn't been decided yet.

Finally, Fang Yue spoke first.

"The cloud above… has stopped directly above us."

The others didn't speak, but looked at Fang Yue and then at the dark cloud above, some of them trembling.

Wasn't this an ostrich act?

Fang Yue patiently said, "Doesn't this mean that there's a weird presence hidden in the dark cloud? The weird presence is controlling the dark cloud, stopping it above us."

The others' faces were pale, and they still didn't speak. Only You Sisi grabbed her left arm with her right hand and pinched it hard. The pain barely calmed her down.

"I'll… I'll go to the Qing Si and bring out the war crossbow."

Seeing that she wasn't in a good state, Fang Yue pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go, you stay here and wait for me…"

"No!"

Before Fang Yue could finish speaking, You Sisi shouted anxiously.

Taken aback, Fang Yue looked at her in confusion, but she turned her face away: "It's not safe to go out now. I'm a Qingyi, so I'll try to test it out."

So that's how it was.

Fang Yue shook his head slightly: "I'm the strongest one here, and I'm even at the Houtian realm. Even if the dark cloud unleashes [Night Rain], the area of two houses wouldn't be enough to kill me. If there's a weird presence hidden inside, as the strongest, I also have the best chance of avoiding the attack."

Fang Yue's words were reasonable, but You Sisi grabbed his wrist at once.

"I don't agree, it's too dangerous!"

The others were hoping that Fang Yue would go out and test the waters.

After all, imagining a weird presence that could control the movement of dark clouds and unleash [Night Rain], its strength was probably beyond what they could handle. Naturally, they hoped that a strong person could hold the line.

However, You Qingyi's stance was that she really wasn't going to let Fang Yue go out, so the others had to smooth things over.

"Everyone, don't panic, maybe this is just a coincidence, and the dark cloud will drift away later."

"That's right, if there's a weird presence inside, it should have attacked us by now. Since there's no reaction yet, it's probably just a special phenomenon."

They reassured themselves, but after waiting for five minutes, the dark cloud still didn't show any signs of leaving.

On the contrary, the surrounding villagers curiously gathered around. You Sisi's eyes lit up, and she shouted at them to notify the Qing Si to bring over the large war crossbow.

Now everyone felt a lot more at ease.

Anyway, they were all hiding under the eaves, so they wouldn't be afraid even if the dark cloud suddenly rained [Night Rain], it was just that they were temporarily trapped here.

Before long, Captain Wu, who had heard the news, and Lord Han, Yu Baiyi, and others, arrived with a huge war crossbow that was almost as wide as a street and as tall as a building.

Five or six people pushed the war crossbow, and only stopped when they reached a suitable position. After dispersing the onlookers, they waited in place for You Sisi's orders.

Looking at this giant war crossbow, You Sisi's expression was complicated. Her past black history flashed through her mind, and then she issued an order expressionlessly.

"Fire!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of the giant war crossbow breaking through the air was like the firing of artillery shells, echoing through the street.

Five consecutive crossbow bolts, a five-shot volley, pierced through the dark cloud overhead, soaring into the sky!

The five crossbow bolts directly pierced five holes in the dark cloud, but there was nothing inside.

After the crossbow bolts passed, it didn't take long for the dark cloud, with its holes, to flash with thunder and slowly gather together, returning to its original state.

Everyone was stunned. The five crossbow bolts just now had basically covered a large area of the dark cloud, but no weird presence had appeared. That meant the dark cloud was really just a cloud.

They looked at each other, and finally looked at You Sisi.

Her face darkened, and You Sisi said coldly, "I'll do it!"

Before Fang Yue could react, she took the lead and rushed out.

The moment she rushed out from under the eaves and was exposed to the dark cloud, You Sisi's whole body tensed up.

Everyone held their breath, watching You Sisi nervously.

But… nothing happened.

You Sisi easily escaped the range of the dark cloud.

The moment she left the range of the dark cloud, You Sisi collapsed, and Captain Wu supported her.

Her expression changed slightly, and she quickly broke free from Captain Wu's hand. With a puzzled look on Captain Wu's face, You Sisi subconsciously glanced in Fang Yue's direction, and then straightened her body.

"Are you alright?" Captain Wu asked in confusion.

You Sisi shook her head, and then shouted at the people in the dark cloud, "You can come out now. The dark cloud seems to be fixed in that position. I'll have the Qing Si isolate this area and send people to monitor it day and night, and report the situation. It shouldn't be a big problem."

With You Sisi as an example, the others trapped by the dark cloud ran out one after another, wishing they had extra legs to run faster!