Chapter 1630 This wasn't the first time.

"But..." Xiao Hei could already guess what kind of terrible idea those people were suggesting.

That's why he couldn't eat or sleep properly!

If Ruan Yu had been even slightly more ruthless, Black Night City would have become a dead city before the people from Qingyong City even arrived.

"I will not retaliate against them."

With Ruan Yu's words, Xiao Hei was finally relieved.

"Then I'll take my leave."

"What are your men busy with? Setting up an array?" Ruan Yu called out to Xiao Hei, who was about to leave the courtyard.

"Yes, the city's protective formation has been breached, and the people of Qingyong City will arrive by tomorrow at the latest. We must do everything we can to protect the people inside the city."

Ruan Yu nodded without saying anything.

It's good that these people are busy, so they won't have any wild thoughts.

The next day, it was still dark.

A flaming arrow shot from outside the city and instantly set a pile of weeds in front of a farmer's house ablaze.

The acrid smoke woke up the sleeping family.

The fire spread quickly, soon reaching the neighboring area, and then engulfing the entire street.

"The water is gone! The water is gone!"

"It's not a fire, it's the people from Qingyong City coming for revenge!"

"We're doomed! Lord, where's the lord? Come save me, I don't want to die!"

"Waaaaah, Mother, Mother..."

In an instant, cries and screams echoed throughout the dark city.

The strongmen arrived in time and worked together to extinguish the man-made fire.

Xiao Hei, leading his strongest warriors, flew to the outside of the city wall to confront the newcomers.

"The people of Qingyong City set fire to my city's inhabitants without cause. Shouldn't they give an explanation for this?" Fortunately, there were no casualties, and Xiao Hei's tone was relatively kind.

Qingyong City dispatched a full ten teams of Qingyong soldiers this time, with the leading soldiers all possessing cultivation levels of the eighth or ninth rank of the Divine Realm.

Such a grand display is quite astonishing.

"Whether it was for no reason or not, you, the City Lord of Dark Night, know perfectly well! We have already investigated thoroughly beforehand. The woman who killed the Qingyong soldier is from your City Lord's Mansion!"

A soldier rode his horse forward a few steps.

After he finished speaking, his oppressive aura pressed down directly on the powerful figures in Night City.

Before long, the faces of several powerful individuals turned a deep purplish-red, and they were beginning to falter.

"City Lord..."

Their bodies swayed precariously; in a moment, they would fall from the sky.

Xiao Hei's face was grim; he himself was enduring immense pressure as he struggled to stay afloat in the air.

Just when he was in a difficult situation, Ruan Yu appeared.

"I killed the person, why are you making things difficult for an innocent person?"

The Qingyong soldiers only knew that the culprit was a woman, but they didn't know that this woman was so beautiful.

They were all mesmerized.

“They are guilty of protecting you too!” the leading soldier said coldly.

He scoffed at Ruan Yu.

Beauty is the least valuable thing. He only respects powerful opponents!

“Since you investigated me, you must also know why I killed those Qingyong soldiers,” Ruan Yu said.

"Even if our people started it, it's because you were standing in the middle of the road, blocking our way!"

Ruan Yu found it strange: "Is this road yours?"

Who's blocking whom here?

The soldier, his face flushed with anger, retorted, "Sure enough, women are always so troublesome! They're always spouting nonsense!"

"I'm too lazy to reason with you, attack!"

He pulled hard on the reins, and his horse neighed and charged toward Night City.

At the same time, all the Qingyong soldiers moved.

"What should we do? Miss Ruan has already angered them!"

"We are doomed today!"

"To resist or to flee?"

It only took them a second to figure it out: "Resist!"

They grew up in Night City; this is their home! They're not going anywhere else!

"Where's the city's protective formation? Activate it now!" Xiao Hei shouted anxiously to the person beside him as he used his divine power to block a few Qingyong soldiers.

"The city's protective formation was not properly set up at all."

Xiao Hei was stunned, frozen in mid-air as if struck by lightning.

The City of Night is going to be destroyed by him. Once he enters the Yellow Springs, how will he face his ancestors?

Compared to the panic in Black Night City, the people of Qingyong City were much more excited. "Whoa whoa whoa!" They waved their weapons, grinning like ruthless bandits.

However... before they could enjoy their triumph for long, they ran right into a transparent barrier.

The ten teams were immediately thrown into chaos.

"What's going on!" The person in front fell down first, and before he could get up, he was kicked in the head by the hoof of a horse that came right behind him.

Some were even trampled to death by horses.

"Aaaaaah! Help!"

"There's a formation blocking our way; we can't get in!"

The ten leading soldiers reacted quickly; the moment their horses crashed into the barrier, they sensed it and used the force to fly into the air.

"You underestimate me. How could someone who can kill an entire Qingyong army be a pushover?" The leading soldier gave Ruan Yu a cold look.

The remaining nine soldiers used their divine power to save the soldiers who were in complete chaos.

"A formation? When was it set up?" The formation was revealed as the Qingyong soldiers crashed into the barrier.

Everyone in Night City was astonished.

The city's protective formation is a one-time use item; it has already been used and cannot be rearranged in a short period of time.

Could it be... Ruan Yu!

Xiao Hei looked at Ruan Yu excitedly, with tears glistening in his eyes. He had seen Ruan Yu drawing circles outside the city yesterday.

At the time, he thought that Ruan Yu had just drawn a few pictures casually, so how could she have set up an array? What kind of array was it, with such a peculiar arrangement method?

In any case, Night City has finally found a glimmer of hope!

"Everyone, give it your all! Break this formation!" A stampede occurred among the Qingyong soldiers, killing more than a dozen.

The soldiers leading the charge were burning with rage, wishing they could burn Ruan Yu alive!

More than a dozen people have already died before the fighting even started! From now on, we absolutely cannot afford any more mistakes!

"Yes!" the Qingyong soldiers replied in loud, clear voices.

However, no matter how hard they tried, even with all their might, they could not damage the barrier in the slightest.

"I refuse to believe it! This defensive formation can even withstand a high-level divine spell!" A soldier flew out of the ranks, his hands forming a hand seal.

Seeing this, Xiao Hei's heart trembled: "Miss Ruan..."

Ruan Yu knew what he was going to say and gave him a look that said, "Take it easy."

He then set up a rattan chair, sat down, and leisurely began to eat the spiritual fruit.

She deliberately sat outside the city wall, with absolutely no cover. The Qingyong soldiers took in her arrogant expression and were furious: "Outrageous! She's showing no respect for us!"

"Let's break this formation together!" The leading soldier was so angry he felt dizzy.

"That's not good. Our strength is all at the late stage of the ninth level of the God rank. If we combine our strength, we might destroy this city!"

"The people are innocent."

"Who cares if they're innocent or not? This isn't the first time we've done this! Let's do it!"

Is the fight finally about to begin?

Ruan Yu became somewhat interested and casually tossed the leftover fruit pit, which landed precisely on the head of the leading soldier.