Those people must have angered the Master by doing something bad, which was why they received such severe punishments.
She, however, was different.
It wasn't that the Master had exiled her to this place.
It was...
Thinking of this, Yaohua felt even more dejected.
Wasn't the root cause of her ending up here that she had offended the Master?
In this sense, in essence, she was no different from those sinful immortals.
"Alright, it's getting late today. Hurry up and swing your sword."
After saying that, Fairy Ziying rushed away in a hurry.
Yaohua waved the sword clumsily, but her mind had already drifted far away.
She had been in the ice field for several days, and she wondered what was going on in the Divine Continent now.
She wondered if the Master's injury had healed.
Thinking of this, her movements slowed down even more.
She missed the Master so much.
She wanted to see the Master again and smell the faint fragrance on him.
The cold wind blew head - on. Qing Shi casually complained about something, and Yaohua immediately came back to her senses.
"Yaohua, what did the fairy tell you just now?"
"The fairy said that I should swing my sword 50,000 times every day."
Yaohua didn't hide anything. Martial practitioners would temper themselves in this way during their cultivation. Although she had been in the ice field for a while, she had actually forgotten about cultivation.
Hearing this, Qing Shi stammered.
"I can hardly stand it when my elder brother asks me to swing 10,000 times a day. You have to do 50,000 times every day... The fairy is too strict."
"Since you know I'm strict, how dare you be lazy?"
Fairy Ziying's voice, with a hint of smile, came from not far away.
Qing Shi was startled and said feebly, "I wasn't being lazy."
However, he had put his machete on the ground in order to talk to Yaohua conveniently, so his excuse sounded rather weak.
Fairy Ziying paced up to Yaohua.
She had returned very quickly. There were still snowflakes on her head. "Swing."
Two hours later, Yaohua's arms were too tired to lift.
Who would have thought that Fairy Ziying would personally supervise her sword - swinging?
"Not bad. As expected of the disciple of the Divine Lord Chongming, your sword - swinging technique is really excellent."
Was it really necessary for Fairy Ziying to praise her along with the Master for such a thing?
But somehow, she just liked it when others praised her and the Master together.
Yaohua smiled. Before she could say some polite words, Fairy Ziying stood up.
"Come on, follow me to repair the wall."
The smile that hadn't fully bloomed immediately froze, as if sealed by ice and snow.
"Repair the wall?"
"Yes. There are many people in the village. Since we're going to do it, we should do it on a large scale. Did you think it was just a small thing and we could just build a small house?"
Although it felt good to get affirmation, why did it sound so strange when it came from Fairy Ziying's mouth?
Yaohua followed her and came to the ridge of the field.
It was already evening, and the sky was getting a bit dark, but there were many villagers scattered in the fields.
Some were bending down to measure the size of their own fields, and some were clearing the withered seedlings on the ground. They were extremely busy.
"Why does the fairy urge them to repair the wall now?"
The appearance of the iron - eating beast meant that people from the north might come and cause war. Wouldn't building houses and planting crops at this time distract the villagers?
"You're wrong." Fairy Ziying waved her finger. "It's not that I'm urging them now. I've wanted them to do this since you made that suggestion, but I postponed it for a few days."
"But the matter of the iron - eating beast hasn't been resolved yet."
"Oh, you mean this matter." Fairy Ziying rubbed her head and looked remorseful. "I've forgotten about this. Why didn't you remind me earlier?"
Nonsense!
How could she forget?
Yaohua didn't believe a single word Fairy Ziying said.
It was a matter that had been mentioned earlier. If she didn't want to explain, she just wouldn't, and even tried to deceive her.
"Are you angry again?" Fairy Ziying leaned over.
Yaohua turned her head away, too lazy to look at her. "Does the fairy plan to let me repair the wall alone?"
Fairy Ziying clapped her hands. "Yaohua is really smart. You've seen through my plan at a glance."
What!
She really had such a plan!
Yaohua's hand holding the sword trembled a little.
"Don't be afraid. I was just joking." Fairy Ziying enjoyed looking at her expression for a while, then reached out and patted her on the shoulder.
"Fairy, one should rely on oneself to be well - fed."
"I'm an old woman with creaky bones. Can't you help me?"
Seeing the ambiguous looks from the next field, Yaohua couldn't help but rub her forehead. "Fairy, you're a well - known figure after all."
Couldn't she do something that a well - known figure should do?
"That's all in the past." Fairy Ziying squatted down, picked up something and stuffed it into Yaohua's hand. "Hurry up and get to work. Don't be lazy!"
Repairing the wall was not as simple as it seemed.
They not only had to measure the land but also carry soil and stones from another place... In short, it was half a month later when Yaohua finished repairing the first wall.
The yard of Fairy Ziying was filled with firewood. The Egret Brothers had completely recovered from their injuries and joined the team of wall - repairing.
When the second wall was repaired, there was new news from the bamboo forest.
"The iron - eating beast is injured?" Fairy Ziying wiped the sweat off her face. Seeing the panicked look on the villager's face, she quickly comforted him. "Don't be in a hurry. Speak slowly... Yaohua, pour a glass of water."
Yaohua rolled her eyes.
She was getting more and more used to ordering her around.
But she still poured a glass of water and handed it to the disheveled villager.
From the villager's mouth, she learned that a villager passing by outside the bamboo forest heard the iron - eating beast roaring. When he followed the sound, he found that there was a wound on the iron - eating beast's back, and the blood flowing out had almost dyed the snow under it red.
The iron - eating beast was extremely powerful and very agile. It was very difficult for anyone to leave a wound on it.
The bloodstain on its back only meant that the person who came was more powerful than they had imagined.
"I've heard of some powerful sinful immortals in the northern villages. Maybe they've come this time." After dismissing the villager, Fairy Ziying immediately instructed Yaohua to go and find Immortal Muyang to prepare weapons.
Because of this, the atmosphere in the village became tense. During their leisure time, no one walked around outside.
Immortal Muyang appeared in Fairy Ziying's small yard with a pile of sharp weapons.
Many young people in the village had also come.
After distributing the weapons, Fairy Ziying explained the reason and then began to arrange the patrol and night - watch duties.
The Egret Brothers had special identities. To prevent further conflicts, Fairy Ziying simply arranged for them to help secretly.
The next day.
A whistle startled all the villagers.
Yaohua woke up from her dream and felt the bed trembling.
The little bit of drowsiness left immediately disappeared. Yaohua jumped up, grabbed her sword, and quickly walked outside.
She happened to meet Fairy Ziying, who was in a mess.
"Don't worry. The iron - eating beast is running towards the village."