The fat man was quick. Not only did he find her some wire mesh, he also brought over several extra stone pots, with bowls, chopsticks, and everything else she needed. Most importantly, everything had been washed clean.
Dongfang Minghui got straight to work, setting up the wire mesh and stove. The tools were so handy that she started thinking about taking them along when she left; she could use them wherever she went. Then she had Ding Ding drag out the enormous Nine-Headed Infant.
Ding Ding handled it roughly, dumping the Nine-Headed Infant's corpse down with a heavy fling. It stood taller than the village's mud houses and immediately blocked the road from the eastern end of the village to the western end.
Even seeing this enormous magic beast again, Dongfang Minghui could not help being startled. She craned her neck with difficulty to look up at the little mountain and blinked. She seemed to have spotted someone atop the Nine-Headed Infant, someone very familiar. "Ding-"
The moment she spoke, a phantom flashed before her eyes, and that person landed steadily in front of her.
Qian Wanyu's expression was icy. She glanced at Dongfang Minghui and Ding Ding, who had somehow already tucked against Ninth Sister's neck, and gave a soft snort. "Getting bolder by the day, aren't you?"
"Seventh Sister!"
Under Qian Wanyu's chilling gaze, Dongfang Minghui's hairs stood on end. Seventh Sister was clearly settling accounts after the harvest. "No, wait, Seventh Sister, hurry back inside the Longevity Cauldron."
"No. Where is this?" Qian Wanyu let her tug, remaining utterly unmoved. She had come out along with the Nine-Headed Infant as it was dragged out; otherwise, who knew how long she would have had to stay inside the Longevity Cauldron?
"This is an ordinary village at the exit