It's late at night now, and there are unknown dangers everywhere, so An Yirou's worries are justified.

However, An Zhengzheng appeared very soon.

"Of course, I'll go check if there's any danger nearby." She sheathed her sword and landed on the ground.

"Fortunately, the surrounding area is very clean, and the monsters stationed here...we have already cleared them out during the day."

An Zhengzheng examined it very carefully and even accepted the magical artifact left behind by the wolf king after his death—a small bronze mirror.

I don't know what it's for; I'll have to go back and ask the real person.

An Yirou breathed a sigh of relief. She went up and looked her over from left to right, and only felt at ease after confirming that her sister was unharmed.

Su Ying, who had also been anxious, said, "Fortunately, Sister Zhengzheng is alright."

Zhu Liucui asked in surprise, "Zhengzheng? Your name is Zhengzheng?"

This name is really too special. Very few girls are named Zhengzheng. It sounds like a boy and not feminine at all.

"Wait a minute, our top scorer in this year's joint exam is named An Zhengzheng..." Gu Jin asked cautiously, "Do you cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness?"

There's no denying that, An Zhengzheng nodded.

Sure enough, the female cultivators around her looked at her differently; they were all surprised.

Is this the female champion who defeated Zhou Xu?

No wonder she's so amazing.

She's so beautiful, so cool, so aloof!

"Miss Zhengzheng, thank you so much for today, and thank you to all the female cultivators in your group."

"Yes, if it weren't for you, we would either be tied to trees or eaten by wolves..."

The female cultivators all gathered around and thanked An Zhengzheng and the others.

An Zhengzheng smiled and agreed to each one.

She said meaningfully, "Actually, the people you should thank the most are yourselves. At the last moment, it was because you all stood up that I was able to shoot them one by one."

A female cultivator suddenly said, "But An Zhengzheng, you could have taken out that bow and arrow immediately. Why did you wait until everyone was about to collapse before taking it out?"

The girl's resentment was obvious, and she said somewhat angrily, "If you had taken it out earlier, my hand wouldn't have been bitten and the skin would have been broken."

Upon closer inspection, everyone noticed that there was indeed some blood on her right hand, indicating that she had been bitten.

Even with herbal medicine, this kind of injury won't heal immediately, and if it's not properly cared for, it can leave a scar.

"And Gu Jin, you weren't careful when you were handing over the barrier, and a wolf almost rushed in."

The female cultivator's words were full of complaints.

Gu Jin laughed immediately, then asked coldly, "Zhang Guo'er, you, this herbalist, haven't helped us at all along the way. Have you been muddling through all this time until your brain is fogged up?"

"Did I say something wrong!" Zhang Guo'er said angrily. "If An Zhengzheng had taken out his trump card earlier, none of us would be in this situation."

"How can you say that? If it weren't for my sister, you..." An Yirou stood in front of An Zhengzheng.

Song Juan and Su Ying followed closely behind, waiting for An Yirou to finish speaking so they could continue.

Sister Zhengzheng doesn't like to talk big; she's always been a doer. And now, she's quite good at this kind of debate.

No one can smear Sister Zhengzheng!

Seeing that an argument was about to break out, An Zhengzheng didn't want to waste any more time here.

"Yi Rou, step back." She stepped forward.

An Zhengzheng stared at Zhang Guo'er.

"If I remember correctly, among those who kept muttering about wanting a male cultivator to come and save them, you were the loudest, weren't you?"

"If you don't have the ability to save yourself and expect others to save you, in a sense, you are handing over the autonomy of your life to others."

Whether others want to save you, and when they want to save you... the decision rests with them.

"Today you can complain that I'm too slow in making my move, but who will you complain about tomorrow?"

"The one who saved you all from the beginning was a woman, not a male cultivator, but yourselves. This shows that female cultivators can rely entirely on their own strength... Instead of relying on male cultivators, relying on your companions, or arbitrarily blaming others, you should improve yourselves."

She ended the argument with a few words.

The last words stunned the female cultivators present, and even Zhu Liucui was bewildered.

An Zhengzheng said to everyone, "We have already cleaned up this mountain during the day, so it shouldn't be difficult to find a place to stay for the night."

"Let's take turns keeping watch and try again tomorrow."

An Zhengzheng led An Yirou and the others to set up camp where they were.

She took out a magical artifact resembling a modern tent and had the girls hide inside it one by one.

Zhu Liucui stepped forward, trying to ease the tension, and said, "Zhengzheng, don't listen to Zhang Guo'er's nonsense..."

An Zhengzheng shook her head and explained to them, "Miss Liu Cui, I just want my team to rest as soon as possible. This is only the first day, and the danger level will increase exponentially in the following days."

"Her words don't bother me at all, but if we don't rest soon, we'll be in big trouble. You'd better go to sleep early too, and remember to find someone to take turns keeping watch at night."

Since everyone here is a female cultivator, they rarely have any opportunities for training; this is probably their first time.

Such mental fatigue cannot be relieved by medicine; one needs to calm down and rest.

An Yirou, Song Juan, and Su Ying quickly followed, lifting the curtain and entering the ritual implement one by one.

An Yirou asked cautiously, "Sister, are you angry?"

Song Juan and Su Ying didn't dare to breathe.

An Zhengzheng said, "...I was a little disappointed in her, but she's right."

She deliberately took the Sun-Shooting Bow late, and so did her flying on the sword.

Otherwise, with her abilities, she wouldn't have needed to waste so long fighting the wolf pack.

She just wanted to see if those female cultivators were really going to stay put and wait for someone to rescue them.

And it turned out to be true; apart from the female cultivators in Zhu Liucui and An Zhengzheng's teams, not a single one was willing to step forward.

Disappointed, An Zhengzheng then took out the Sun-Shooting Bow.

However, to her surprise, after taking out the Sun-Shooting Bow, they saw An Zhengzheng's ability to kill wolves with ease. The female cultivators gained confidence and then rushed out in teams.

"As expected, we still need to give them hope," An Zhengzheng murmured.

Only when women everywhere see hope for resistance will they stand up.

Because they firmly believe they are incapable, they weakly ask for help and wait for others to save them.

Cause and effect... An Zhengzheng got it backwards in a moment of confusion.

An Zhengzheng placed a row of paper figures outside the ritual implement.

She said to An Yirou and the others, "Go to sleep. You must be exhausted today. The paper figures outside will keep watch all night."

An Yirou asked in bewilderment, "Sister, where did you get this paper doll?"

“I made it.” An Zhengzheng lay down.

The girls stood close together, while An Zhengzheng stood guard at the door.

Song Juan asked curiously, "You're so young, yet you're already learning how to make paper figures?"

Isn't this a spell from the Weapon Sect?

An Zhengzheng replied with her eyes closed in the darkness, "Oh, it's the book I picked out in the Book Hall when I entered Siyue Gate."

She found practicing swordsmanship a bit boring, so she borrowed a few more books.

For the past two weeks, she has barely slept, spending all her time practicing her exercises.

If it weren't for the mental exhaustion caused by today's trial, she would have actually wanted to continue her cultivation.