"Shut up!"
Without Fairy Ziying's intervention, Fairy Hudao no longer held back her temper.
"I really don't know why Ziying always protects you selfish people!"
She pointed at several villagers. "If any of you say another word of nonsense, I'll throw you all out!"
Her expression was fierce, and no one doubted the truth of her words.
Immortal Muyang stepped forward to arrange for the villagers to take turns keeping watch.
The night was thick at this moment, and the wind howled outside like a man - eating beast.
Yaohua was about to join the watch when someone tugged at the corner of her clothes.
"Come here."
Fairy Hudao led her to a corner. "The walls here form an array on their own. Stay here and don't go out casually."
What did her words, which seemed like she was making arrangements for her last days, mean?
Did she plan to leave alone?
"They won't let me go until they get this sword. Staying here really drags you all down."
Fairy Hudao stroked her sword and showed a bitter smile. "I thought I could use this sword to leave the ice field and return to the Divine Land. Now it seems that I shouldn't have had such a wild hope."
"No."
A wild hope?
No, it wasn't a wild hope.
Those who came to the ice field either made mistakes, strayed in, had no choice but to be born here, or came here voluntarily. They atoned for their sins and practiced hard. They still hadn't given up all this time, just for the sake of survival.
So leaving here wasn't an excessive wish either.
Fairy Hudao smiled gratefully. "Little Phoenix, I'll leave this to you."
Something tightly wrapped in burlap was stuffed into Yaohua's hands.
Feeling the familiar spiritual power surging from it, Yaohua looked up in surprise.
"This is..."
"Shh." Fairy Hudao gave a smile. "Just know it. No need to say it out."
Yaohua tightened her grip on the sword. She didn't understand why Fairy Hudao would give this sword to her.
"Ziying is seriously injured. Muyang and Jiang Mo don't have high combat abilities. Looking at the entire South Village, only you can protect them. Promise me that you won't leave South Village until Ziying recovers."
Was it just for this reason that she gave this sword to her?
Yaohua felt like it was all a dream.
She wanted to find the snow demon and leave the ice field, and this sword was obviously the key.
It was an unexpected pleasure to cooperate with Fairy Hudao, but she never thought that Fairy Hudao would be willing to give this sword to her.
Outside the array, the Northern Sinner Immortals were lingering. Yaohua withdrew her gaze and stared firmly at Fairy Hudao.
"Okay, I promise you."
Fairy Ziying had been kind to her. Even if Fairy Hudao didn't give her this thing, she would still wait until Fairy Ziying recovered.
"Although this sword can help you leave the ice field, after I'm gone, you still need to be more careful. The fake sword won't deceive them for long. You must find a way to leave here as soon as possible."
Yaohua nodded.
Fairy Hudao made up her mind, then turned around, squatted down, and stroked Fairy Ziying's head.
"Junior sister, may our desires not be in vain."
No one knew what Fairy Hudao did after she left, but the Northern Sinner Immortals who had occupied South Village soon left, which greatly relieved the villagers.
However, although the Sinner Immortals had left, the threat was still not lifted.
"What? Leave here?"
"We've lived here for so long. Why should we leave just because you say so?"
"Yeah, those Sinner Immortals have all left. Fairy Hudao is gone. We're safe now."
Muyang wasn't good at dealing with this kind of situation, and neither were the other three immortals. The situation was at a stalemate for a while.
"Fine, if you want to stay here, stay." Yaohua stepped forward, looking directly at everyone, and finally her gaze landed on the three immortals.
South Village had relied on Fairy Ziying a lot. Although these three immortals had assisted Fairy Ziying in governing the village for a long time and weren't as powerful as Fairy Ziying, they still held a crucial position in the village.
"I'll leave here with the three immortals and Fairy Ziying. From now on, you can fend for yourselves."
As soon as she said this, it caused quite a stir.
"Aren't you threatening us? What's the benefit for you to force us to leave here?"
Unlike other immortals, Yaohua said what she thought and didn't need to worry about anything.
"I don't care whether you leave or not. Anyway, we're leaving. I'm not forcing you to come with us."
"You clearly know that without the immortals, we won't be able to survive in this ice field!"
Yaohua sneered. "Yes, without the immortals, you really can't survive in this ice field. But who said that the immortals must protect you?"
Although she didn't know the exact origins of these immortals, since they could have the same status as Fairy Ziying here, their origins couldn't be too low.
Yaohua suddenly softened her expression. "The ice field is vast and full of dangers everywhere. You should protect yourselves and not always pin your hopes of survival on others."
The villagers couldn't argue with her, so they looked at the other immortals.
"This is just nonsense. We've been living here quite well. There's food and drink, and we don't have to worry about anything. Immortal Muyang, am I right?"
Although Immortal Muyang was also reluctant to part with the things in his yard, he knew more than the villagers, so he could only grit his teeth. "We must move."
In the face of life and death, his odds and ends were nothing.
"Immortal Muyang, were you threatened by her? Just say the word, and we'll drive her away immediately!"
Yaohua was so angry that she almost wanted to laugh.
Threaten Immortal Muyang?
What on earth were these villagers thinking?
Where did she get the ability to threaten Immortal Muyang?
"I wasn't threatened..."
Immortal Muyang's words were interrupted halfway.
"Immortal Muyang must have been threatened by her. Immortal Jiang Mo, you don't agree to leave the village either, do you?"
"Fairy Yuanzhi, what about you?"
"Immortal Xianyun, I saw you raising a lot of ice fish yesterday. Can you really bear to part with those newly - hatched fry?"
These villagers only cared about immediate interests and didn't make long - term plans. Yaohua pursed her lips and felt a bit powerless for a moment.
"We weren't threatened. For the long - term plan, I've decided to leave the village."
Immortal Muyang let out a long sigh, stepped in front of Yaohua, and his gaze landed on the other immortals' faces.
Fairy Yuanzhi also stepped forward. "I've also decided to leave the village."
Although Immortal Jiang Mo didn't say anything, he still walked over, showing his firm stance.
Immortal Xianyun looked around, patted Muyang on the shoulder, and stood beside him.
The stance of the immortals was clear, but the villagers were silent for a long time.
Just when Yaohua thought they would stick to their own minds and definitely wouldn't leave here, a familiar voice sounded.
"I want to leave with the immortals."
Qing Shi squeezed through the crowd and stood in front of Yaohua. "And my brother!"