When Xiao Jin heard his master calling him, he immediately became as big as a bracelet and wrapped himself around Sang Jin's wrist.

"good!"

Sang Jin, Su Ming, and the other four separated. There weren't many houses that collapsed, only the ones Xiao Jin's tail had just swept through. Fortunately, no one's life was in danger.

It wasn't until Sang Jin saw the corpse of the rat beast in the east of the village that her expression turned serious, because the blood here had the smell of human.

…

Mu Yan carefully followed the blood trail, checking for any danger. He had no idea how many other monsters were hiding in the village, nor did he know how high their power was.

When he chased to the outside of a toilet, he saw a tail as big as a dog's tail trembling.

"Hurry, it's in there. Let's catch up. Don't let it run away." A familiar voice sounded.

"Zhou Xiaoxing, it's all your fault. We were about to catch it just now. You sneezed and scared it away." It was Zhou Peng who was speaking. Why did he have to catch monsters with this unlucky kid?

Zhou Peng was at the fourth level of Qi Refining, and Zhou Xiaoxing was at the fifth level. They had no problem dealing with a second-level rat beast. The rat beast they were chasing was only at the fifth level of Qi Refining for a human.

"We're here, Brother Peng, so stop scolding me. I don't want to do that. But I'm allergic to rat hair. Aqiu--" Zhou Xiaoxing said and sneezed again.

"Forget it, just stay here and don't follow me in. It will only cause more trouble." The rat beast was injured anyway. He could handle it alone.

The rat beast in the toilet rushed out. In its claws was a naked child. Why did this child look so familiar? Mu Yan suddenly realized. Isn't that... Young Master Sang Yu? He seemed to have fainted.

"Ah—there's a big rat!" Sang Yu just woke up and saw that he was caught by the big rat. And his butt was naked.

Zhou Peng and Zhou Xiaoxing, who had just broken into the yard, widened their eyes when they saw this scene.

"Doesn't Young Master Sang Yu have the cultivation level of the seventh level of Qi Refining?" Zhou Xiaoxing blurted out.

"I'm afraid of mice - save me! Brother Xiaoxing. Uncle Peng!" Sang Yu shouted at the top of her voice.

In the end, Mu Yan killed him with a single sword strike and saved the naked Sang Yu.

"Thank you...thank you, Brother Mu Yan." Sang Yu hurriedly pulled up his pants. "Wow..." He was so embarrassed today. He was afraid others would find out about the rat. His pants were dirty, so he wanted Brother Xiao Cun to wash them for him.

That's right, Zhou Xiaoxing and his team tracked the beast all the way to the Sang Mu family's toilet. The rat beast happened to be hiding in the Sang family's toilet and encountered Sang Yu while he was using the restroom. It knocked him unconscious. So when Mu Yan saw Sang Yu, he was naked and passed out.

Fortunately, the blood on the rat beast belonged to it. Aside from Sang Yu being frightened, no one else was injured.

Sang Mu and Zi Shufen rushed out of the main courtyard upon hearing their son's cries. Seeing that their son was fine, they were relieved. After exchanging some information, they dispersed.

Sang Jin and the other three searched the entire village but did not find the third rat beast.

"There is also a third-level rat beast, and he can teleport." Xiao Jin's voice sounded from Sang Jin's soul sea.

"That makes sense. It's possible that when Sang Jin's formation covered the village, the rat beast sensed danger and used its ability to escape." It's also possible that it has found the spiritual mine.

No matter what the reason is, as long as there are no other monsters in Shengdan Village that can threaten the lives of the villagers, it will be fine.

Then the four of them dispersed, with Zhou Dahe going to inform everyone that the village was safe and they could leave.

When Sang Jin opened the door, she thought, "Hmm, the yard is a bit messy." She thought, "I guess everything's fine at home. Her brother and father are capable of defeating rat beasts."

"Xiao Jin is back! Come in quickly. We'll have dinner soon." Zi Shufen called out to Sang Jin naturally, as if a monster had never broken into their home before.

"Mom, where are Dad and big brother? Is everything okay at home?" Sang Jin asked with concern.

"What could possibly happen at home?" She couldn't tell anyone about the monster and scare the child.

"Our village was attacked by rat beasts. I'm glad everything is fine at home." Sang Jin said directly.

"Are you afraid?" Sang Mu had just finished giving Sang Yu a bath.

"Xiao Jin, I'm not afraid. I've already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining. Those rat beasts can't beat me." Sang Jin gave Sang Mu a reassuring look.

"It seems our little Jin is still very brave." Sang Mu squatted down and gently touched his daughter's head.

He had always thought that Xiao Jin was just a little more experienced, having been given more by her master. But he still treated her like a child. Bloody things like killing monsters should not be seen by his daughter.

So after Sang Yu got scared by the rat beast, he and Shufen agreed not to mention the rat beast in front of Xiaojin. Unexpectedly, it was his daughter who brought it up first.

"Well, the village is safe now. Since time was short, I only had time to set up a defensive magic circle in the village. It does not have any offensive power." Sang Jin said thoughtfully.

There was a spiritual mine near this village. If she could find it, she would become extremely wealthy. Perhaps this news was true; the spiritual energy in Shengdan Village seemed much richer than elsewhere.

Back then, they'd said this was a treasured land. It seems this feng shui treasure land is actually attracting monsters. Once Huo Huo returns, they'll set up a higher-level offensive formation outside.

Sang Mu and Zi Shufen were stunned when they heard Sang Jin say she had casually set up a defensive formation for the village. They still didn't understand their daughter very well.

"Then... Yueya, take your daughter downstairs to wash." Zi Shufen didn't know what to say, so she had to change the subject. She had originally thought of words to comfort her daughter, but none of them came to fruition.

"Okay, ma'am." Yueya took Sang Jin downstairs.

This daughter of hers is really unexpected.

"Shufen, our Xiaojin will one day leave us for a wider world. We should be happy for her." Sangmu said slowly while hugging his wife's shoulders.

"Yes, with Xiaojin's talent, this small village cannot become a cage that restricts her growth.

For the Sang Mu couple, Shengdan Village might be a prison for Sang Jin, restricting her development. But for Sang Jin, this is the place she has always longed for.

This kind of peaceful, warm day with family by my side. No need to worry about whether I can still see the blue sky when I wake up tomorrow morning.

Mid-January.

The streets that had been ravaged by the monsters were restored to their former cleanliness, and the collapsed houses were rebuilt. The injured villagers also went to Dr. Zhou for treatment.