The little paper doll actually walks quite fast, its two short legs tumbling and swaying.

Even so, it took more than half an hour to collect everything from the rat hole.

Then the paper figure came back and took a few Fire Spells and Thunder Talismans.

I placed talismans on all the holes I had just looked at and the places where the rats had to pass through.

Waiting for the little paper figure to emerge, Jian Ning flew into the air on her sword and then used her divine sense to activate the talisman.

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and a deafening clap of thunder made the entire mountain tremble. Then came the agonizing screams of rats. In the pitch-black night, the screams were even more terrifying.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?" Hearing the commotion, the people inside the Taoist temple rushed out, ignoring the cold outside.

"Judging from the noise, it's underground here. Is there a fire?"

"Look, there's smoke in the corner over there, and a rat is running out! Wow, it's huge, it's terrifying!" Someone spotted the rat with flames still clinging to its body as it scurried out of its hole.

The firelight stood out vividly against the snow.

"That's right, that's right. I'm over sixty years old and I've never seen such a big rat before."

"It's like God has opened his eyes and come to rid us of the rat infestation!" An old man with gray hair kept clicking his tongue as he stroked his chin.

"Close the door quickly, don't just stand there watching the fun. If rats run into the yard, and you get bitten by them, there won't be anywhere to get vaccinated."

The Taoist priests from the temple also came out. Upon seeing the scene outside, they quickly pulled the onlookers back into the temple and then slammed the gate shut.

But watching the excitement is in the nature of Chinese people. If they are not allowed to come out, they have ways to do it, such as climbing over the wall.

In less than a minute, the wall was covered with a dense mass of heads, men and women, who watched and commented as they went.

"Look at that rat, it's so fat, all meat on its body. If it gets burned to death, can we take it back and eat it?"

The middle-aged man's mouth was watering at the smell of the roasted meat in the air.

"It should be possible. If it's not poisonous. I guess these are all mutated rats; how could normal rats grow so big?"

"Look, that rat hole is right next to this Taoist temple."

"We'll have to thoroughly inspect this Taoist temple later. If there are any rat holes, we'll have to seal them up immediately." The person who said this was someone who valued his life.

"Brother, you're absolutely right. Everyone, stop watching the spectacle and quickly light the torches to see if any rats have gotten into our yard."

His reminder immediately alerted the people around him. They started lighting torches and searching for mouse holes.

And sure enough, they actually found one in the back toilet area. Although no rats are coming out of the hole now, black smoke is still billowing out.

The group quickly found shovels, broke through the frozen soil, and started filling the hole with earth. But no matter how much they filled in, they could only make a sound; they couldn't see the bottom.

"That won't do. Let's go find some cement. Get some cement and smear it on so the rats can't get out."

"Yes, what Da Liu said is right, hurry up and go find cement."

Inside the Taoist temple, there was indeed leftover cement and sand from repairs. Those who had seen it went and got water to mix the cement mortar, and then thoroughly filled the rat holes before they were finally at ease.

Jian Ning paused in the sky for a while, adding a little more fire to any rats that came out alive. Once no more rats were running out of their holes alive, she flew back to the base on her sword.

He went straight home. Xiao Lingfeng was already sitting downstairs, playing a guessing game with Tian Tian.

"Wife, you went out again?" As soon as he saw Jian Ning return from outside, Xiao Lingfeng guessed that the commotion on the mountain earlier was caused by her.

"Yes, I went out and got some good stuff. Honey, come upstairs with me." Jian Ning, with a mysterious look on her face, pulled Xiao Lingfeng and quickly went back to the bedroom upstairs.

He asked mysteriously, "Guess what happened?"

"How am I supposed to guess? Did they catch some wild game? Or did they find some useful ore?" Xiao Lingfeng started guessing based on the movements on the mountain.

"No, it's grain. I found a huge rat hole on the mountain, and I managed to get all the grain out of it. Here, these two storage bags contain it all. Isn't your wife amazing?"

Jian Ning's face was full of pride.

"That's amazing. How did you find the food inside the mouse hole?"

"Actually, it was just a coincidence. Oh, and there's something else I haven't told you yet."

I've already passed the ninth level. Now my immortal abode is completely under my control, and I've even brought out someone I encountered during my previous attempts.

He looks remarkably like you; don't be surprised if you meet him.

“Remarkably similar to me? How similar could we be?” Xiao Lingfeng asked with a slight smile.

"Well, you'll see when you take a look." Jian Ning said, and with a thought, Xiao Wuyu appeared in the room in a wheelchair.

He had been sitting in his wheelchair, gazing intently at the distant, cloud-shrouded mountains, when suddenly he was moved to a different spot, and when he looked up, he was stunned.

Xiao Lingfeng was also very surprised. Looking at the face in the wheelchair that looked exactly like his own, he almost doubted whether this was his biological father.

They looked to be about the same age, and apart from their ancient costumes and their hair in a bun, there was nothing out of place about them.

If these two went out together, everyone would definitely think they were father and son or brothers. No one would believe they were twins, mainly because of the age difference.

"And who is this?" Xiao Wuyu asked, looking at Jian Ning.

"My husband, how about it? Weren't you surprised too? When I first met you, I thought you were my husband's past life."

"Come, let me introduce you. This is Xiao Wuyu, who is also my half-master. This is Xiao Lingfeng, my lover." Jian Ning smiled and pushed Xiao Lingfeng over, introducing the two of them.

"Hello," Xiao Lingfeng extended his hand to shake hands with Xiao Wuyu, but unexpectedly, Xiao Wuyu raised his hand and clasped his hands in a fist salute.

The two of them greet each other in different ways.

“Brother, you also share the surname Xiao. Perhaps we really are from the same family. Please forgive my inconvenience, I will not rise.” Xiao Wuyu nodded slightly to Xiao Lingfeng.

"It's okay, it's okay. Looking at our appearances, it's really hard to say."

Xiao Lingfeng also agreed with Xiao Wuyu's statement. How could they be so similar if they didn't share some of the same genes, given that they spanned more than a thousand years?

But what if he goes out in the future? How should he explain it to his mother? Xiao Lingfeng suddenly felt a headache coming on.