What Yu Sheng saw when he arrived was a scene so baffling it left him at a loss—Xiao Xiao and several children stood helplessly beside the vegetable patch, while the terrifying-looking Artificial Saintess was seriously clearing weeds in the field. Her metal shell was covered in quite a bit of mud and grass, making it seem as though she had been at it for some time.
"Uncle Yu Sheng... big brother!" Xiao Xiao spotted Yu Sheng coming through the door and hurried over to complain. She did not forget to change how she addressed him when greeting him. "She stole our labor-class assignment... Who is this big sister?"
Yu Sheng was still confused himself. He had no idea what was going on, but after hearing Xiao Xiao, he cleared his throat twice and reached out to rub her head. "Uh, she's a new guest... It's fine. You kids go play somewhere else for now. I'll explain it to Teacher Su later."
Xiao Xiao gave an only half-understanding "oh," then led the other children away. At the same time, the Iron Doll in the distance seemed to have finally noticed what was happening here. She slowly straightened up, turned her pale face with its hollow smile toward Yu Sheng, and then stood there motionless.
Yu Sheng faced her from a distance of ten meters. One was a silent Iron Doll, and the other was a "revived person" whom she had killed twice. Neither broke the silence. They simply let the breeze blow over from deep within the valley, stirring the leaves beside the road in the distance. From time to time, the children's delighted shouts and playful noises could also be heard sweeping across the ridges with the wind.
After quite a while, Yu Sheng tentatively spoke to her. "Uh, hello...