Seven days had passed in the blink of an eye.
Deep within the boundless desert, there was nothing but endless yellow sand, not a trace of green in sight. From time to time, sandstorms swept through, exposing half-buried bones that gave off a decayed stench.
Sand mountains stretched for thousands of miles, like a heavenly curtain blocking out everything.
At the foot of the mountain.
A group of people were mining ore with tools. Some pushed large carts, while others swung long shovels. Supreme cultivators once renowned throughout various realms were now filthy and disheveled, their cultivation completely sealed away, able only to labor like mortal convicts.
The captain of the Enforcement Team also wore shackles on his feet as he pushed a cart toward the foot of the mountain.
Seeing Lin Ruowei's bloodless face and cracked red lips, he could hardly bear it. Just seven days of hard labor with her cultivation sealed had nearly stripped this peerless beauty of a layer of skin.
He truly could not bear to watch and quietly tried to persuade her.
"Miss Lin."
"There are no sentries nearby at the moment. Rest for a while."
Lin Ruowei raised her eyes at his words, and a flash of gratitude passed through them.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Cheng."
"However, the sentries possess extraordinary cultivation. Even if they are not nearby, we may not be able to hide it from them. If I alone caused everyone to be punished, how could I bear that in my heart?"
"Since things have come to this, all we can do is stay in the same boat and grit our teeth to endure..."
Upon hearing this, the maid also gritted her teeth and continued carrying ore.
Though her mistress's voice was frail, it revealed an extraordinary sense of the greater