"Divine Lord, what are you looking at?"
Within the mental space, Xu Yanwu had originally been teaching the Yae sisters as usual, but now he kept looking in other directions, clearly distracted.
This naturally puzzled Yae Rin.
"Rin, don't overthink it. Let's hurry up and practice our swordsmanship."
Yae Sakura tugged on Yae Rin as she spoke.
Yae Rin hesitated. "But..."
"Sakura, Rin, practice by yourselves for a while."
Xu Yanwu spoke, his gaze fixed in one direction. "I have something to deal with first."
"Huh?"
Now, not only Yae Rin but even Yae Sakura was confused.
Xu Yanwu... actually had something to leave for?
This was truly the first time something like this had happened.
"Don't think too much about it. It's just a small matter. I'll be back soon."
With that, Xu Yanwu flew straight out.
Only Yae Sakura and Yae Rin remained, continuing their sword practice.
The reason Xu Yanwu had left in such a hurry was naturally Theresa.
The entirety of Yae Village lay within Xu Yanwu's awareness.
Because of that, he naturally noticed the figures rushing toward Yae Shrine.
He also noticed the hoes, clubs, and other makeshift weapons in their hands.
Xu Yanwu certainly did not think they had taken those things out to till the fields after nightfall.
"..."
Xu Yanwu arrived at Theresa's side before those people did.
Theresa still did not know that quite a few villagers, armed with weapons, were coming this way.
She was still busy at work.
But very soon, Theresa noticed something.
Unusual sounds came from the small woods around her.
This made Theresa stop what she was doing and listen carefully.
Those sounds made no effort to hide themselves. They were coming directly toward Theresa.
Theresa swallowed, turned Soul Steel into a small knife, and held