You Su clenched his teeth, his swordlike brows standing on end.
These people didn't dare leave the city to vent their anger on that giant beast. Did that mean they could simply assume the root of the problem lay with us? Why were they so unwilling to listen to even a single explanation from him?
You Su's pent-up fury surged like flames, only to be interrupted by a groan.
"Ah!"
Ji Lingruo suddenly clutched her forehead, one hand braced against the door, looking as though she were suffering excruciating pain.
"Junior Sister! What's wrong?" You Su hurriedly supported Ji Lingruo, his voice filled with panic.
"My head... My head hurts!" Ji Lingruo's knees bent halfway as she felt her head splitting apart with pain.
You Su was burning with worry, yet he had no idea what was happening.
Qi Daodong held a treasured pagoda shrouded in spiritual light and shouted angrily, "Just as I thought, it's an evil spirit! Seize them!"
At his command, several people around them immediately sprang into action. Using the fog as cover, they closed in step by step on the trapped prey like a pack of wolves circling its quarry.
You Su drew the Ink Pine Sword with a clang. Cold light flashed along its tip as he bared a fierce expression and roared at them:
"Don't come any closer!"
The crowd's movements did indeed falter slightly, but they weren't afraid of You Su. Rather, they had been frightened by the girl who had begun twitching strangely against the wall.
Apart from Qi Daodong, who had seen that giant beast on the city wall earlier, everyone here was facing an evil spirit for the first time. None of them dared act rashly, fearing that the beautiful girl might suddenly turn into an ugly demon and