Under the dim light, Zhu Yi gazed into Su Linyuan's sleeping eyes and fell into deep thought.
Everyone in Qingyuan Town is acting strangely.
His slightly sunken cheeks made Zhu Yi even more worried.
Little Peach Blossom popped up at the right moment: "Big Peach Sister, don't you feel that the spiritual energy here is very thin?"
"Anyway, it's not as thick as it was a few days ago."
The little girl mumbled and chattered on and on beside Zhu Yi.
Zhu Yi walked to the middle of the room, set up the alchemy furnace, and concentrated on refining ten batches of master-level spirit-replenishing pills.
All night long, as the first rays of dawn shone through the window frame again, Zhu Yi's eyes were a little red.
Outside the window, thick, heavy snow once again blanketed the entire town of Qingyuan and even the vast Qingyuan Mountain beyond.
Zhu Yi fed Su Linyuan a royal-grade spirit-replenishing pill.
Give Xiao Baizhi ten Master-level Spirit-Replenishing Pills.
She took the remaining Spirit-Replenishing Pills and went to the town to find twenty young men to form a militia squad.
She had considered mobilizing the guards brought by the Shangguan and Zhu families.
But their purpose in coming to Qingyuan Town wasn't to protect the local people, and it's unlikely they would risk their lives to protect them even if danger arose.
Instead of wasting time playing mind games with them, it would be better to directly call upon the young and strong warriors in the town to step forward.
"Fairy, should we just eat this golden pill?"
Yu was incredulous; he had never seen such a high-quality elixir before!
Zhu Yi confirmed with certainty: "Yes, one for each person. I'll give you 20 this time."
"So sweet and sour! It tastes just like candy beans, fairy! I feel warm all over, as if I have inexhaustible energy!"
Yu Da's face flushed slightly, and the fatigue between his brows vanished.
He demonstrated this simple move with his bare hands, his punches and kicks powerful, his body as slender as a tiger or leopard.
"Brother Yu is amazing! I feel like I could fight a few monsters too!"
"Fairy, what do you want us to do by giving us these pills?"
All the young people looked over. Everyone knew there was no such thing as a free lunch. In fact, these ordinary people did not understand the horror of snakes hitting walls, but seeing that everyone had been listless lately, they could guess what was going on.
Everyone tacitly understood that Su Linyuan's words of telling everyone to wait patiently were perhaps just an excuse.
The situation is far from as good as Master Su described.
"We'll split into two groups and patrol Qingyuan Town day and night. We'll all carry these exorcism talismans and fire-lighting talismans. If we encounter danger, or if we feel that any villagers are acting strangely, we'll light the wick and cotton that Granny Yu made, throw it behind the monster, and run away as fast as we can!"
Each person had a thick stack of talisman paper, and Little Peach Blossom silently felt heartbroken about her recent masterpiece inside the Brahma Lamp.
"I was hoping to do a fairy scattering flowers trick! Now it's all gone!"
I'm so annoyed.
"Tch! You idiot Peach Blossom, what are you thinking? You already have flowers all over your head, and you still want to scatter them? Ugh~ How ugly!"
Zhu Yi ignored the two little cuties' verbal sparring.
Suddenly, a buzzing sound filled her ears. Zhu Yi looked around blankly. In the distance, the mountains met the clouds, and all she could see was a vast expanse of white. The thick snow rushed into her pupils in an instant, and the extremely cold icy air enveloped her tightly like a dragon.
Zhu Yi tried hard to open her eyes wide to see more clearly, but it was all in vain.
"Fairy, how are you?" Yu Da sensed something was wrong. She was fine just now, so why was she suddenly stuck?
"It's alright, Yu Da. Distribute these talismans to everyone. It would be best to ask for some cotton from various families to make tinderboxes. Everyone must take good care of themselves while protecting Qingyuan Town!"
As she spoke, Zhu Yi gave everyone a demonstration. She made a hand seal, and a small fire lotus landed on the fire talisman. The towering flames shone on everyone's faces, and the scorching heat warmed everyone in the vast winter.
Twenty young people, with love for Qingyuan Town and gratitude for their fellow villagers, bravely stepped forward to take on the responsibility of protecting everyone.
Villagers came over one after another, poking their heads out, their eyes filled with tears as they watched the younger generation solemnly accept the yellow paper talismans for protecting their homes in the cold winter wind and snow.
"My son! What will I do if something happens to you!"
The old woman with a full head of white hair cried out in heartbreaking cries. The situation was getting worse and worse, and the villagers of Qingyuan Town were all in danger. Waves of weeping rose and fell.
Zhu Yi calmed himself down and released the old vine tree to carry him.
"Hiss! It's so cold, boss! I'm a magical plant, and winter is here, so I need to rest and recuperate! My roots can't take it!"
"I understand your concerns, but I have no choice. I can only ask you to come out and help me! How about I give you two pairs of cotton shoes?"
The old vine tree, with its aged voice, expressed its understanding and asked Zhu Yi for three pairs of shoes. There was no other way; it had many roots, and the number of shoes it needed to take human form also increased.
After all, the old vine tree is quite large.
Hua Feiluan also asked Zhu Yi for a cotton glove, wrapped herself up tightly, and stood on Zhu Yi's shoulder, acting as her eyes.
"Fellow villagers! Please listen to me!"
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