It was quite a journey from Yushuwan to Daling Village, and it took them more than an hour to travel along the shaky road. Liang Shuyan and her group finally arrived at Daling Village as it got dark.

Wang Daikui, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, walked towards the donkey cart, rubbing his eyes: "Hey, isn't this Jin Dashan's mother? Where have you been so late?"

Liang Shuyan said with a smile, "I went to visit some relatives and came back a little late. I'm sorry to have disturbed you!"

Wang Daikui said, "You don't know, there's been some movement on Stone Mountain these past few nights. I couldn't sleep at all last night, it was all rumbling, like it was about to collapse."

Two words surged into Liang Shuyan's mind: "Earthquake! Could it be an earthquake?"

Aunt Liu said, "Old Wang, you've been in this village for so many years, haven't you ever heard the sound of the Stone Mountain? What's on the Stone Mountain? Haven't you ever seen it?"

“I’ve been there. I remember once, the village elders led everyone to Stone Mountain. There was a fire burning inside Stone Mountain, and the whole mountain was moving. No one dared to go near. A voice came from the cave. When the person spoke, it seemed like the ground would shake three times. They told us that we had to perform a sacrifice to the heavens, using a young girl as a sacrifice, otherwise, everyone in the village would die.”

Upon hearing this, everyone moved away and left the village.

"Then why don't you move away? Is it because of your snowflakes?" Liang Shuyan asked.

Snowflake, wearing patched clothes, ran over and grabbed Jinxia: "Oh, I know you! You, you're the person the cave master is looking for!"

Seeing this, Aunt Liu shoved Xuehua away, saying, "Nonsense, you madwoman, what nonsense are you spouting?"

Xuehua was incredibly strong. She stepped forward and ripped Aunt Liu away, saying, "How dare you! I am the cave master's guard. How dare you offend the cave master?"

Wang Daikui was terrified. What was going on?

Snowflake is his daughter. She has never spoken before, but she actually spoke today. What happened?

He grabbed Xuehua: "Xuehua, what's going on? You, you actually spoke?"

"What snowflakes? I am the cave master's guard!"

Liang Shuyan's system began to sense: "Host, the woman in front of you is the Squid, a guard by the Demon Lord's side. I request that you activate the consciousness of protecting the villagers and store this Squid in the system warehouse as scales. It will be of some benefit to you in subduing the Demon Lord in the future!"

"Just tell me how to do it, stop with all that nonsense!"

"Open the crafting interface, store the snowflakes in your inventory, then click 'Mix' to combine them into scales. Collect them, and you'll receive a level-up gift pack!"

Liang Shuyan had gone through so much trouble to rescue Jin Xia, how could she let this snowflake take her away at the village entrance? Without thinking, she quickly pressed the button, and soon, the snowflake disappeared into the air.

Aunt Liu hugged Jinxia tightly, but Wang Daikui was surprised: "Xuehua, where is Xuehua? Oh dear, she is my lifeline. Although Xuehua doesn't talk much, she has been silently accompanying me for so many years."

Liang Shuyan smiled faintly: "Old Wang, don't worry, Xuehua must have something more important to do. She just said that she is the cave master's guard, so maybe she is going to protect the cave master. Let's hurry back."

“Yes, Uncle Wang, look, the mountain is shaking again. Come on, let’s hurry back. Maybe Xuehua will be back by midnight.”

Wang Daikui then followed Liang Shuyan and her group back to the village entrance.

"Alright, you all, go back now!" Wang Daikui waved his hand at Liang Shuyan with a hint of despair.

Jin Sanwang pondered for a moment: "Mother, tell me, did that snowflake really go somewhere?"

"Didn't you hear what Xuehua said? She was the cave master's guard. She must have gone with the cave master. It's just a pity for Wang Daikui. He's so old, and now he's really all alone."

"To say that Xuehua is crazy is an understatement. How could she say such things to our Jinxia?" Aunt Liu's thoughts drifted far away, her face filled with worry and concern.

Liang Shuyan patted Aunt Liu's shoulder and said, "Alright, don't worry. Take Jinxia back. Nobody has ever seen that cave master. There's no need to worry about him. Let's go back."

Aunt Liu nodded, and with Jinxia and Yinxia, ​​got off the donkey cart, glancing excitedly at Liang Shuyan.

Jin Erniu was rubbing his hands in the yard when he saw Sanwang driving the donkey cart back. He came out and said, "Mother, you're finally back! The house has been in complete chaos these past two days since you left."

Liang Shuyan got off the donkey cart, glanced at Erniu, and said, "What's wrong? Did something happen to your grandmother's embroidery?"

"No, my grandma was pushed down by my second aunt, and her head hit a rock. She immediately fainted. Now, my second uncle and my eldest brother have taken my grandma to see a doctor. My aunt is still making a fuss, insisting on taking away all of my grandma's embroidery work, saying that her sister from her maternal family had already arranged the work, but my grandma took it away. She's still making a scene in the house right now!"

Liang Shuyan strode inside and found Zhao tearing at Liu. She shouted in a deep voice, "Stop!"

When Liu saw her mother-in-law return, she immediately put on a mournful face and said, "Mother, you're finally back! Look, my second aunt is trying to steal my grandmother's embroidery work and cut it all off!"

“These embroidery jobs were all done by my younger sister from my maternal family, and we even paid a deposit. Why should this old lady get to enjoy them all by herself?”

Liang Shuyan swung her arm and slapped Zhao twice across the face: "What kind of person are you, daring to come to my house and cause trouble, not only did you hit my mother, but now you want to fight with my daughter-in-law?"

Liu was quick-witted. Upon hearing her mother-in-law's words, she stepped forward and pulled Zhao along. Zhao's plump body squeezed hard against Liu, causing Liu to fall to the ground and groan loudly, "Oh dear, my belly! Mother, my belly!"

Jin Erniu heard his wife's cries from outside the courtyard. He rushed over and grabbed Zhao's collar, yelling, "You wretched woman! How dare you push my wife down? She's pregnant! Believe me or not, I'll beat you to death right now!"

"Jin Erniu, I'm your aunt! Do you dare lay a finger on me?"

Jin Erniu hesitated, one hand hanging in the air, and gritted his teeth helplessly: "You, you, if you weren't my elder, I would have killed you today."

Liang Shuyan raised her fist and slammed it down on Zhao Shi, making Zhao Shi see stars!

"You, you hit me?"

Liang Shuyan kicked Zhao Shi out of the house, sending her flying. Zhao Shi crashed into the doorpost with a cry of pain.