It was precisely because the iron-eating beast had come that they were worried!
Fairy Ziying picked out a few villagers and prepared to lead the iron-eating beast to another place.
She was swift and decisive. Leading her teammates, she walked straight towards the direction of the iron-eating beast.
Yaohua climbed up a tower. This was a watchtower specially built for the defense of the village. There was one in each of the eight directions of the village.
In the ice and snow, Yaohua could only see a few black stripes dragging a red line moving forward rapidly. In less than two li, it would reach the village.
Fairy Ziying led a few villagers forward like cats. The iron-eating beast was blocked by an arrow shot by a villager.
It stopped in place, tilted its head and judged the direction of the arrow.
The villagers concealed their figures using the terrain.
They observed the movements of the iron-eating beast, and the iron-eating beast was also observing theirs.
Although the iron-eating beast was injured, it was still very agile. It swatted a rock to pieces with one paw. The villager hiding behind the rock almost lost his life under its paw.
Yaohua unconsciously tightened the sword in her hand.
The hiding places of several villagers were shattered one by one, but only Fairy Ziying was still able to handle the situation with ease.
However, she was ultimately outnumbered and soon fell into a disadvantage.
The iron-eating beast paced towards them step by step.
Fairy Ziying protected the injured villagers and retreated step by step.
"It's all my fault. I've been holding you back."
"Fairy, don't worry about us."
"Yeah..."
Fairy Ziying looked solemn. Her sharp eyes were fixed tightly on the iron-eating beast. Hearing this, her long eyebrows immediately shot up.
"I brought you out, and I'll take you back. Stop talking nonsense. Seize the opportunity and run away quickly."
With that, she grabbed the machete in her hand and suddenly ran towards the iron-eating beast.
Her suicidal gesture seemed like she was courting death. The villagers looked at each other in dismay, but fortunately, they reacted the next moment and quickly retreated.
Fairy Ziying seemed to be about to take the initiative to attack, but in fact, it was just a feint. While the iron-eating beast's attention was on her, she immediately ran in another direction.
The iron-eating beast followed her as expected.
The figures of the human and the beast gradually disappeared into the horizon. The crisis of the village was temporarily relieved, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Only Yaohua's heart remained heavy.
No matter how powerful Fairy Ziying was, she was still just a mortal body. Although the iron-eating beast couldn't use spiritual power either, it was extremely powerful and vigilant. When the villagers had helped before, Fairy Ziying hadn't been able to gain the upper hand. How could she handle it alone?
The hand holding the sword tightened and tightened again. Finally, Yaohua got off the watchtower.
Fairy Ziying was dodging the attacks of the iron-eating beast nimbly.
Her machete was coated with bamboo juice. Every time the iron-eating beast attacked, it couldn't help but look at her machete.
The iron-eating beast was domineering, petty, and possessive. It only felt that she had touched something that originally belonged to it, so the killing intent in its eyes became even stronger.
Fairy Ziying was happy to entangle with it, but she never expected that she would sprain her ankle.
The machete hit the ground with a clear sound. She raised her head slightly and saw the paw of the iron-eating beast like an inescapable shadow.
And now, this shadow like a huge mountain was falling towards her.
My life is over!
Fairy Ziying closed her eyes slightly, feeling extremely aggrieved in her heart.
It's all fate.
Maybe she was doomed to die here from the very beginning.
She had stayed in the ice field for several years. Although she couldn't say that she was invincible, she had never made such a mistake.
Tripped by a stone...
It was really annoying and funny.
Fairy Ziying closed her eyes, with a very complicated mood.
However, after a moment, the attack that should have landed on her was suddenly blocked by a force.
She opened her eyes in confusion. "Yaohua?"
Yaohua stood in front of her. The red ribbon in her black hair on top of her head was sometimes rolled up by the wind and snow.
"Fairy, don't be in a daze. If this goes on, both of us will die here today."
The veins on Yaohua's exposed arms stood out. The gritted teeth in her words showed that the owner was not in an easy situation at the moment.
Fairy Ziying came back to her senses from the initial surprise. She quickly picked up the machete beside her, leaped into the air, and only slashed at the iron-eating beast's arm that was constantly pressing down.
The speed of this slash was so fast that it was like a flash of lightning. It hit the iron-eating beast firmly and successfully left a second mark on it.
The iron-eating beast was in pain. It retracted its arm and subconsciously waved it at Fairy Ziying.
Fairy Ziying had been entangled with it for so long. The previous slash had almost exhausted all her strength. She couldn't avoid this paw no matter what.
Yaohua tightened her lips. The ferocious paw of the iron-eating beast was reflected in her pupils.
"Let the system remind you, host. The ribbon on your head can only be used once. Please be cautious."
On one side was Fairy Ziying's life, and on the other side was the ribbon given by her master. In comparison, although the ribbon was precious, it was ultimately an inanimate object. Being able to save Fairy Ziying's life was its greatest fortune.
Yaohua flashed over. The red ribbon on her head suddenly emitted a dazzling light. She couldn't help but raise her arm to block her eyes. The next moment, a dull sound came from not far away, and then the ground trembled violently.
The light dissipated. Her long hair, which had been neatly tied up, was flying in disorder and almost covered half of Yaohua's face.
She pushed aside the disobedient hair and looked up. She saw that the world was a vast expanse of white. Her master stood in front of her with his hands behind his back. That white figure was independent of the world, just like every time she had seen him before.
"Master!"
That figure seemed to tremble slightly.
Yaohua opened her eyes wide. For a moment, she thought she was having an illusion.
This was the ice field where the sinful immortals were exiled. Why would her master appear here?
She took half a step forward. Before she could reach out to touch that figure, her master disappeared into the world like a wisp of white smoke.
In the Cangling Hall.
Xilan gently lifted the curtain.
The curling blue smoke rising from the incense burner in front of the table blurred the handsome face of God Chongming. He was sitting behind the table, propping his head with one hand and his eyes slightly closed. He had been taking a nap for a long time.
Suddenly, his stretched eyebrows frowned slightly, just like a ripple rising in a pool of water.
Xilan put down the gauze curtain and made a gesture to the maid behind her.
The maid placed the tray in her hand on Xilan's.
Xilan carried the celestial dew and walked over slowly.
When she reached the table, the god just opened his eyes.
"The god is awake. Did you have a dream?"
Chongming nodded slightly, but his eyes fell on the celestial dew in her hand.
"You don't need to do this kind of thing."
"Xilan wants to share the god's worries. I can't do other things, so I can only do some small things. I hope the god won't mind."
As she said, the spoon was already in front of Chongming's lips.
"No need."
Chongming's light-colored lips moved slightly, and he leaned back to avoid it.
"You've stayed in the Cangling Hall for a long time. It's time for you to go back."