Hammer in her left hand, sword in her right, the eldest sister is connected to both worlds.

Zhu He hasn't had a moment's rest since arriving at the Jiangyun Valley camp. He's been following Xue Lan to visit each of his senior brothers and sisters who are going to participate in the Demon Hunt.

After all, Xue Lan wants too many things, so even if they are all familiar friends, she still needs to be cautious about opportunities.

Ji Jinjin and Xu Qizhou had no objections. Long Siyin and Min Chang were also easy to talk to.

As for Jin Xun, the junior brother of Jiyue Mountain, he was the third disciple of Sect Leader Wen. He was originally a taciturn person, and became even more silent after the chaos at Jiyue Mountain. Xue Lan promised him a set of high-grade array plates to settle the matter.

The boy didn't say a word the whole time, only nodding or shaking his head.

"Senior sister, why didn't you discuss it with them all at once beforehand? Why did you have to find them one by one now?" Lian Chuan asked curiously.

“Everyone’s needs are different, and it’s hard to satisfy everyone with uniform conditions.” Zhu He looked at Lian Chuan, who had grown quite a bit taller. He had transformed from a cute little dumpling into a slender young man like a willow branch.

The young boy, disagreeing with his senior brother's statement, said while practicing his sword, "There's no such thing as a situation that satisfies everyone."

Zhu He was about to retort when Xue Lan interrupted him.

"What Xiao Si said is true, but Senior Sister is just too idle. So she went to ask everyone one by one without getting tired of it." Xue Lan held her Chonglou Illusion Treasure Map in her hand, picking out the style of the array plate on it.

"You're just giving me the runaround. You're always good at giving me the runaround." Lian Chuan thrust his sword forward, the tip of the sword spreading out a ring of chilling aura.

"I'm afraid they're dead." Xue Lan took a sip of tea.

"With you here, they won't die."

"You have so much confidence in Senior Sister?" Xue Lan asked, feigning surprise. She looked flattered.

"Those who are chosen by heaven need not only talent, but also confidence in themselves. Don't you have confidence in yourself?"

Before Xue Lan could speak, the system burst into laughter.

[This kid put his knowledge to good use. How does it feel to be speechless with your own words?]

Xue Lan said she wasn't feeling very good and picked up the teapot to have another cup of tea. Suddenly, the system's excited voice rang in her mind: [Xue Lan, Cui Wu has arrived at the male lead's village!]

Xue Lan put down the teapot: "Go take a look."

The cities near Luoxia Mountain had long since been relocated. However, some small villages remained scattered throughout the mountains, requiring soldiers to search for them one by one. The immortal sects also dispatched some disciples to assist the mortals.

Among them was Cui Wu. She led a group of soldiers from the Great Shun Dynasty to Lujia Village, deep in the mountains.

"Everyone outside has been relocated. Has the village received no news at all?" Accompanying Cui Wu was a junior sister from the Jiangyun Sect named Gu Yuan. She had a round, baby-faced appearance and was looking at the peaceful village with a puzzled expression.

Unlike other villages, every household in Lujia Village lives a very peaceful life, herding cattle in the fields and feeding chickens behind their houses. Their lives are unhurried and quite pleasant.

"Previously, in order to allow the surrounding people to relocate inland without any worries, the powerful figures of the Longsword Sect have already altered the climate here." Cui Wu took a few steps forward and touched the wheat seedlings that had already sprouted ears in the field.

“Something’s not right here.” Cui Wu turned around and looked at the middle-aged general in armor behind him.

"Thank you for your trouble, Commander Li."

"You're too kind, fairy." The middle-aged general bowed to Cui Wu, and then prepared to lead his men into the village to discuss the relocation.

But before the soldiers even entered the village, the villagers who had been working quietly suddenly changed their expressions and hurriedly went into their houses.

When they emerged again, they had gathered into a group, each wielding pickaxes and hoes, and came on menacingly. They soon blocked the village entrance.

It was all men, from old men in their fifties and sixties to teenagers; there were no women.

The villagers stopped in front of Cui Wu, each one extremely wary. Leading them was an elderly man with gray hair, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a pipe tucked into his waistband.

Cui Wu gave Gu Yuan a wink, and the young girl immediately stepped forward and said, "Fellow villagers, I am a disciple of the Jiangyun Sect. Now the demonic tide is attacking. This place is dangerous. Please pack your belongings and prepare to move inland."

"So you are a fairy from the Crimson Cloud Sect. This old man greets you. Fairy, my ancestors have lived in Lu Family Village for generations. During the Demon Tide, I didn't want you to worry about me!"

The elderly man leading the group opposite her had cloudy eyes and scrutinized Gu Yuan from head to toe, from her light blue dress to the glass hairpin in her hair. His gaze made Gu Yuan extremely uncomfortable.

"This place is no longer safe to stay. Please, elders, lead the people to relocate inland. This demonic tide is extremely dangerous..."

"Then let the fairy stay and protect us!" Before Gu Yuan could finish her sentence, someone from the large crowd behind the old man interrupted her.

Gu Yuan looked over and saw a lewd-looking man grinning at her. Gu Yuan took a small step back. Laughter erupted from the crowd opposite her, accompanied by whispers.

"Oh, you're so handsome, you immortal!"

"Easy to bear children..."

……

Gu Yuan didn't want to hear any more. She forced herself to stay and frowned as she refused, saying, "The disciples of the immortal sect still have to guard Luoxia Mountain. I will not stay here."

The whispering villagers around them suddenly fell silent, as if the place were a stagnant pool. Everyone in the village, young and old, stared at Gu Yuan with an extremely strange look.

The same lewd man spoke first: "Wasn't the fairy here to protect us? Why are you forcing us to leave the place where our ancestors have lived for generations?"

"Yes, why? Shouldn't you stay and protect us?"

"Isn't this the duty of immortals?"

The stagnant water suddenly began to churn, emitting a foul stench. Upon closer inspection, countless maggots were writhing within.

"How dare you! How could you disrespect the Immortal Master?" Commander Li waved his hand, and his soldiers immediately blocked Gu Yuan's path. But the villagers charged forward even more recklessly.

Cui Wu knew this was because she was certain they wouldn't dare harm anyone. The girl stepped forward, grabbed Gu Yuan's hand, and pulled her behind her. She unleashed a burst of spiritual energy she had been gathering, sending the villagers flying several feet away.

"Silence." The girl's voice was as cold as a thousand-year-old glacier. For a moment, no one dared to speak.

Cui Wu scanned the crowd in front of him.

The weather near Luoxia Mountain was affected by the interference of the immortal's magic, including that of the Long Sword Sect and Jiangyun Valley. However, the weather in this small village remained normal.

This is not normal. Cui Wu used his hands to make calculations and combined them with his qi sensing to finally detect a strange aura. That aura was connected to someone opposite him.

Among the crowd, a boy of eleven or twelve years old had a slightly changed expression, anxiously asking in his heart, "Old Master Mo, Old Master Mo? What do we do now?"

The jade pendant on his chest radiated an undeniable heat. An aged, hoarse voice echoed in his mind: "They mustn't discover the strangeness in the village. The ghost spirit will be completed soon!"

"Okay!" Lu Feng replied. But as soon as he turned halfway around, he met a pair of icy eyes. The female Taoist priest in black was looking at him.

“So it’s here!”

Lu Feng sensed something was wrong and turned to run. But Cui Wu reacted even faster. With a wave of his hand, a white barrier appeared, bouncing Lu Feng back.

"Where are the women of Lu Family Village?" Cui Wu used his magic to grab Lu Feng by the neck and questioned the men of Lu Family Village present.

She had just scouted the area and found that apart from the people in front of her, there were no other living people in Lujia Village.

[Cui Wu has Lu Feng by the neck.] More than a hundred miles away, Xue Lan and Zhu He stood atop the clouds. The system in their minds suddenly spoke up with this message.

"Why don't you slow down a bit and let Cui Wu kill Lu Feng instead!" the system said angrily.

"Can Cui Wu kill Lu Feng?" Xue Lan asked with interest.

[Cui Wu is one of the female leads and has a karmic connection with Lu Feng, so killing him wouldn't be difficult. However, if the male lead is killed now, there's no guarantee the plot won't introduce Zhang Feng and Li Feng.]

"Understood, I'll send a telepathic message to Xiao Wu now." Xue Lan replied with a smile, a talisman appeared in her hand, and after transmitting the message, she flew forward.

"It won't be too late."

In Lu Family Village, Lu Feng was being choked and dared not move. No matter how he called out to Old Mo inside the jade pendant, he remained silent.

Cui Wu, his face grim, asked again, "I'll ask you one more time, where are the women in the village?"

The villagers and soldiers around them were all struggling to breathe due to the immortal's imposing aura. The old man leading the group shouted, "The women are not to see outsiders; they are all resting inside!"

"Tell them to come out," Cui Wu said curtly. He saw a golden light appear on the horizon and caught a talisman in his hand.

"Junior sister, don't be hasty, don't hurt anyone." The talisman was infused with spiritual power, and a gentle voice reached her ears. Cui Wu's expression softened. Who knew that at this moment, the villagers opposite, seeing that Cui Wu hadn't made a move, became bolder again.

"How can a woman meet outsiders after she gets married? Even if you are an immortal, it's not allowed."

"Yeah, can't I even make decisions about my own wife?"

"Will the fairy talk back to her husband like this after she gets married?"

The villagers chattered on and on, making Cui Wu feel nauseous. The words his father had spoken to him when he was a child echoed in his mind.

"Mortals dare not speak of fairies or anything like that."

Cui Wu wanted to say, "Father, you're wrong. Some mortals are foolish, let alone someone like me who's a cultivator."

They believed they were right, so they blamed their wives, their children, the immortals, and even the heavens themselves.

The only thing they wouldn't blame themselves for.