On guard? Setting up a formation

"Senior Sister, I'm done tidying up. What are you guys laughing about? And Min'er, why are you so upset?" Ling Tian said as he finished cleaning the area and approached the women. He immediately sensed something was off.

"Someone's jealous, hehe," Yao Yu said, looking teasingly at Hua Min'er.

"Min'er, what's wrong?" Ling Tian asked, completely bewildered, looking at Hua Min'er.

Hua Min'er's face turned even redder, and she said with a slight pout, "It's all because of you!"

"Because of me?" Ling Tian became even more confused, muttering softly to himself.

However, no matter how he asked, Hua Min'er wasn't going to admit she was jealous. Yun Ying and the others just laughed even more unrestrainedly.

"Senior Sister Yao Yu, I've finished cleaning. Is there anything else I need to do?" Ling Tian asked helplessly, giving up on the questioning and changing the subject.

"You call this done? We need a house to live in, how can we stay here?" Yao Yu finally stopped laughing and deliberately made things difficult for Ling Tian.

"Uh, we need to build a house too?" Ling Tian felt like crying.

"Or, Junior Sister Min'er, should we just sit on the damp, cool ground to cultivate, using the earth as our bed and the sky as our blanket?" Yao Yu deliberately used Hua Min'er as a shield, emphasizing the words "damp and cool."

"Uh, okay." Ling Tian was helpless, but then his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Hehe, I've got it!"

"What, you already figured out how to do it?" Everyone looked at Ling Tian in surprise. Even Hua Min'er was a little astonished; she had never seen a magical artifact that could create a house before.

Ling Tian didn't say anything. With a casual flick of his hand, a white light flashed, and a small house instantly appeared on the empty ground. The small house grew as it met the wind, quickly becoming over ten zhang square.

"Wow, what a beautiful little house! Brother Ling Tian, why didn't you ever tell me you had this magical artifact before?" Hua Min'er exclaimed first, unable to help but ask Ling Tian.

"Well, I hadn't had a chance to use it, so I forgot for a moment," Ling Tian said, scratching his head sheepishly. But seeing everyone's surprised faces, he couldn't help but feel a little proud.

"Not bad, not bad. It seems you have many treasures, Ling Tian. Hehe, when can you show us your other treasures?" Yao Yu marveled, very pleased that she wouldn't have to camp tonight.

"Hehe, it's quite nice. I wonder what it's like inside," Yun Ying also praised, seemingly satisfied, but added casually.

"It can change however you want inside, based on your thoughts. What kind of room do you Senior Sisters want?" Ling Tian asked.

"Really? It can be changed arbitrarily?" Yao Yu asked, her eyes lighting up with joy, and she eagerly followed up, asking in disbelief.

As she spoke, she walked into the small house first, and the others followed. The small house could change size; it was now ten zhang square, and it wasn't crowded with over a dozen people inside.

"Yes," Ling Tian replied and followed them in.

"I want a jade bed, I wonder if that's possible?" Yao Yu seemed to want to make things difficult for Ling Tian.

Ling Tian smiled slightly, didn't say a word, and with a thought, a bed appeared inside the house. The others were instantly overjoyed. In a moment, the women began making their requests one after another, and Ling Tian did his best to satisfy them.

A short while later, the women's interest began to wane. Ling Tian felt overwhelmed. These women chattering incessantly gave him a headache.

"Alright, Ling Tian, you can go out now. You'll stand guard outside tonight, and we'll come out later in the middle of the night," Yun Ying said, a deep mischievous glint hidden in her eyes.

"Go out? Stand guard? Alone?" Ling Tian was dumbfounded.

"Or do you want to sleep with me, big brother? I'd be very welcoming!" Yao Yu looked at Ling Tian provocatively.

"Uh, well, I'll go out then," Ling Tian said, glancing at Hua Min'er, who looked like she was about to explode, and immediately made up his mind. He then fled outside in a panic.

"Hahaha..."

A burst of laughter erupted from everyone.

Outside the house, Ling Tian grumbled to himself.

"Sigh, do they really need me to stand guard?" Ling Tian felt indignant but still didn't dare to approach the house. Hua Min'er's gaze had a murderous aura.

"Sigh, can't I just set up an Alert Formation outside? They have to make me sleep out in the open. What bad luck," Ling Tian pouted, kicking Shi Tou hard.

"Forget it, who else but me is the only man here? I can't let Min'er, a girl, stand guard, can I?" Ling Tian tried to find some psychological balance.

"I should set up a few formations first, just in case. This place feels strange, a little dangerous," Ling Tian frowned, muttering softly as he began setting up the formations.

Ling Tian took out some materials from his Storage Ring and began setting up the formations. He couldn't cultivate Spiritual Energy, so he couldn't set up Restrictions with a mere thought. He had to use external objects to replace spiritual power. Fortunately, his Storage Ring was filled with such materials, making it convenient to set up formations. He first set up a circle of "Alert Formations" at a distance, and then densely packed other formations inside. "Spirit Sealing Formations," "Illusory Killing Formations," "Soul Bewildering Formations," "Golden Spear Formations," and so on. As long as they were formations he knew, except for a few particularly difficult ones, he set up quite a few. In the end, the area around the house's magical artifact was covered in formations.

"Phew, setting up hundreds of formations in one go is really tiring!" Ling Tian let out a long sigh, wiping the sweat from his brow.

"But I feel a great sense of accomplishment, and I've gained a better understanding of formations. It's been quite rewarding." Ling Tian also became more proficient with these formations through the process. He hadn't had many opportunities to set up formations before, but this time he had his fill.

"I wonder if these formations will be needed. I hope not. I still feel a bit uneasy, but I can't quite pinpoint it. Sigh, is it just my imagination? Besides, there are several Senior Sisters with high cultivation here, so nothing bad should happen." Ling Tian shook his head, trying to dispel the unease from his mind.

"Brother Ling Tian, what are you doing?" At that moment, Hua Min'er's sweet voice sounded beside his ear.

"Hehe, just bored, playing with formations?" Ling Tian quickly moved in front of Hua Min'er, the feeling of unease long gone.

"You're all sweaty, you must be tired," Hua Min'er said, dabbing the sweat from his forehead with concern, her expression a mix of slight anger and tenderness.

"Hehe, I was just bored, and it's always useful to be prepared, no matter how long we're here," Ling Tian said with a foolish smile, unconcerned.

"Silly brother, you're so dense," Hua Min'er secretly chided Ling Tian for being unromantic but didn't say it directly, so she merely feigned annoyance and gave up.

"Hehe," Ling Tian said with a foolish smile, not understanding.

"Brother Ling Tian, will you go for a walk with me?" Hua Min'er asked softly. As a young girl, she was naturally curious after arriving in a new place.

"Mhm, sure. It's boring here anyway," Ling Tian replied casually.

"Hehe, you're the best, brother. Let's go for a walk," Hua Min'er said, overjoyed that Ling Tian had agreed. She then took Ling Tian's hand and prepared to go out.

"Junior Sister Min'er, where are you two going?" Yun Ying's voice called out. Turning back, they saw the other disciples coming out of the small house, looking at them with envy.

"Senior Sister Yun Ying, I want to wander around with Ling Tian." Hua Min'er replied.

"Min'er, there are zombies outside, it's better if you don't go out." Yun Ying, as the leader of this operation, naturally worried about their safety. Moreover, Ling Tian and Hua Min'er held important positions, and if anything were to happen, she wouldn't be able to bear the responsibility.

"It's okay, Senior Sister, we won't go far." Hua Min'er wanted to go out for a walk and didn't want to give up so easily.

"Senior Sister Yun Ying, it's daytime now, zombies won't appear. Let them go out for a walk, consider it getting familiar with the environment. Besides, many of the junior sisters are going out for the first time and also want to wander around." Yao Yu actually wanted to go out for a walk too, so she chimed in.

Yun Ying glanced at everyone. Seeing their eager expressions, she knew they were very curious and had no choice but to agree reluctantly. However, she still said, "Alright, you guys go out in groups of four or five, don't go far. You few will stay here with me."

The ones who were pointed out pouted in dissatisfaction, but they didn't dare to defy their respected Senior Sister and could only reluctantly stay behind. The others, seeing this, cheered and paired up with each other before leaving.

Hua Min'er and Ling Tian were very happy when Senior Sister Yun Ying agreed. Holding hands, they skipped and hopped away into the distance.

"Min'er, Ling Tian, don't go too far, come back early." Yun Ying reminded them again.

"We know, Senior Sister." Hua Min'er and the others said in unison, and by then they were already far away. Yun Ying was left sighing helplessly, lamenting that being appointed leader by their Master was quite a pressure.

Setting aside Yun Ying's worries for now, let's talk about Ling Tian and the others. After separating from the crowd, they walked along leisurely.

Along the way, Hua Min'er was extremely excited, like a bird released from its cage, fully enjoying the world outside. She found everything novel and excitedly pointed them out to Ling Tian. Sometimes she would skip and pick some flowers, or chase after little rabbits. Sometimes she would also pull Ling Tian to play, making Ling Tian helpless. He could only follow along and play the game he hadn't played in a long time with her.

"Brother Ling Tian, look, there's a stream over there. Can we go rest for a bit?" After playing for a long time, Hua Min'er was a little tired. She saw a stream not far ahead and was naturally delighted.

"Okay, I'm a bit hot too. It's perfect to wash up in the stream," Ling Tian naturally wouldn't go against her wishes and hurriedly agreed.

Seeing Ling Tian agree, Hua Min'er giggled and, pulling Ling Tian, they lightly leaped to the stream bank.

"Wow, this water is so cool!" Ling Tian exclaimed, then immersed himself in playing with the water.

"Heehee, yes, it's very clear too." Hua Min'er scooped up a handful of water and gently splashed it on her face, immediately feeling much cooler. The fatigue seemed to lessen as well.

"Then let's have some fun, hehe, watch out." Ling Tian smirked wickedly, then scooped up water and scattered it like droplets towards Hua Min'er.

"Ah, Brother, you sneak attacked me, hmph, watch this!" Hua Min'er exclaimed. However, after a moment, she reacted and immediately began to counterattack.

For a time, the sounds of them splashing water and their laughter spread far and wide.