Shen Xingmian worked alone all night, exhausting herself completely each time before she stopped.

But she wasn't very tired. After each session, she would go back to her room for about two hours of deep sleep, and her energy would be restored very well.

After this cycle is repeated, she no longer needs eight hours of sleep at night.

It is extremely efficient.

I originally thought I wouldn't be able to return until the evening of the second day, but we started wrapping things up in the afternoon.

She had collected all the iron that could be extracted near the mine, leaving nothing behind. As for the scattered iron outside, Shen Xingmian no longer cared much about it.

A small mountain had already accumulated in the space; if it hadn't been upgraded, it wouldn't have been able to fit in at all.

She was already very satisfied. Not to mention the weapons and armor of tens of thousands of troops in the Northern Territory, she could support almost half of the Lin Yue army.

Yes, but it's not necessary.

I'll definitely go into the mountains again in the summer, there's no need to go through this freezing weather to toughen up my will.

Even if she can't continue being a couch potato, she doesn't have to be so extreme as to become a queen of curls.

After thinking it through, she jumped onto Snowball and returned along the same path through the mine. If space could move up and down, she wouldn't need to go through all this trouble; she could just return to the surface and ride the tiger.

But this is good, because she can go and check around the cabin to see if those people have left anything behind.

Having grown accustomed to the darkness inside the mine, she almost couldn't adapt to the sunlight outside. Although it was still morning, the light was still too dazzling compared to inside.

She put on her sunglasses uncomfortably, afraid of being blinded by the light.

The chimney of the wooden house was still smoking, so it looked like there were people inside.

Shen Xingmian thought about it and felt that it was unlikely that there were guards inside. It was probably that other people had stayed behind temporarily and planned to rest for a while before leaving.

She hadn't intended to go over, but the door to the cabin suddenly opened, and the person who came out saw her.

The man looked delighted and called out enthusiastically, "My benefactor, you're out! There's hot tea brewing on the stove, would you like to come in and warm up?"

Upon hearing his words, another boy immediately emerged from inside, looking at her expectantly with his wet, puppy-dog eyes.

Shen Xingmian felt bad about disappointing such expectations, so she forced herself to suppress her fear of trouble and walked over.

This was her first time in this wooden house. After sitting down, she didn't ask for hot tea, but instead asked curiously, "How did you deal with those guards at the door?"

Looking around, he then asked, "Where is everyone else? Have they all left?"

The middle-aged man who opened the door, the boy's father, answered warmly:

"No, they all plan to rest and recuperate before setting off again. They've been working too hard here for too long, and their bodies are almost broken. Their families will inevitably worry if they go back looking like this."

Ah, Shen Xingmian nodded in agreement.

The man continued, "When those guards saw that there were so many of us, they knew they couldn't win, so they ran into the mountains without a care. Luckily, this is deep in the mountains, so they can't call for their accomplices for a while. Otherwise, none of us would have dared to rest and we would have had to leave overnight."

Shen Xingmian nodded again.

She doesn't really like chatting with strangers, and if she hadn't thought the father and son were nice people, she wouldn't have even entered this cabin.

Seeing that she had no intention of drinking tea, the man didn't insist. After all, someone who could easily produce a large bucket of hot porridge wouldn't be short of a cup of hot tea.

He never even imagined that this little immortal would actually condescend to come and chat with them.

The boy next to her kept glancing at Shen Xingmian like a shy little animal, then quickly lowering his head.

Although Shen Xingmian didn't look at him, she had already noticed his little actions.

She guessed that the child still wanted to thank her, so she wanted to give him some time to overcome his social anxiety.

She is very tolerant in this regard because she herself used to be a very socially anxious person, and she needed to mentally prepare herself for a while before talking to strangers.

Therefore, I can understand this child's psychology very well.

However, she wasn't given much time, since she was in a hurry to go home.

After waiting a while longer, seeing that he still seemed hesitant to speak, Shen Xingmian decided not to wait any longer. She wanted to hurry down the mountain with Xue Tuan, then change into the electric scooter and speed home to tell everyone the wonderful news.

Thinking about this made her restless, so she decisively got up and said goodbye to the father and son.

"You'd better leave as soon as possible. If those people really bring others back, it will be a big problem. I have to go too. Take care."

Without saying anything more, Shen Xingmian went to open the door.

Seeing that she was really about to leave, the boy finally mustered up his courage and asked loudly, "Benefactor, if I go to join the Shen family army, will they accept me? Will... will I ever see you again?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xingmian turned to look at him and smiled encouragingly, "Of course, as long as you are willing to go, the army will definitely accept you."

"I'll let you in on a little secret: the treatment in the Northern army is much, much better than before. Don't worry, you won't be in any danger."

After saying that, she turned around, pushed open the door, touched the snowball that had been waiting for her, jumped onto its back, hugged it tightly, and ran away into the distance like a whirlwind, leaving the father and son looking shocked.

Shen Xingmian was too lazy to hide all her unique features anymore, but that didn't mean that others who saw her would accept them well.

The father and son were stunned for a long time. It wasn't until the wind chilled them to the bone that they remembered to quickly go inside, close the door, and sit by the fire, sighing with emotion.

"Father, do you think she really is a fairy?" The boy's eyes were somewhat confused, yet filled with an irrepressible longing.

The man nodded firmly and said, "Of course it is. Otherwise, have you ever seen anyone who can just wave their hand and a whole bunch of things appear on the ground? It's against common sense."

"If she's not a fairy, she must be a demon. Look at how polite and kind she is, how could she be a demon? Impossible."

The boy's eyes lit up upon hearing this, as if he had heard concrete evidence, and he nodded happily: "Father, you're right, she must be a fairy."

They're with General Shen, so if I join the army, I'll still have a chance to see her and repay her. Father, I want to join the army!

“My dear child, joining the army is not an easy thing, especially the border guards in the north. They have to be on guard against the northern barbarians at all times. It is more dangerous than other places. If you go, your mother and I will worry so much.”

"But Father, the fairy sister said there will be no danger. She's so powerful, how can we not believe her?"

"Hiss—indeed, we should believe what the fairy says. Let's go back and discuss it with your mother. Once you've grown a bit taller, then you can go."

"Do your best then, and your father and mother will be waiting for you to bring back military merit and bring glory to the family!"

The man smiled happily, but his smile quickly faded. He earnestly advised, "It's better not to. Making a name for yourself is too dangerous. As long as you live well, your parents will be happy enough."