In the frigid lands, after my exile, I began to slay demons and monsters.

Chapter 17 This is the world of demons and monsters

Ding You slowly regained sensation in his body, and his breathing gradually became smoother. He looked at Ning Xiaoxi gratefully and said, "Thank you for saving me, young lady. I thought I was going to die here today."

The frost on the injured constable's arm had completely melted, but his fingers were still temporarily unable to move freely due to the freezing. He looked at Ning Xiaoxi with gratitude.

Ning Xiaoxi shook her head slightly and said, "No need to be so polite. We are all in the same predicament, so we should support each other."

The guard who had questioned Ning Xiaoxi earlier also stepped forward, looking somewhat guilty, and said, "Young lady, I misunderstood you. Please don't take offense."

Ning Xiaoxi didn't mind, smiled and said, "It's alright, as long as everyone is okay." After saying that, seeing that Ding You and the injured constable were alright, she didn't stay any longer and turned to go back to her room.

As Ding You watched Ning Xiaoxi's figure, he couldn't help but ponder why someone with such abilities hadn't been discovered by the Celestial Masters Pavilion and had even been exiled. As the Celestial Masters Pavilion's battles with demons became less and less visible to the common people, Ding You, as a constable who traveled around year-round, could sense the hardships the Celestial Masters faced in capturing and exorcising demons.

Especially in recent years, the whereabouts of the Celestial Master have become increasingly rare. Originally, each county town would have at least one Celestial Master's Pavilion stationed there, with two or three officials stationed there. Now, it's rare to even see officials at these stations.

Even the officials within the Celestial Master's Pavilion are special individuals, usually exempt from ordinary laws. Even in cases of guilt by association, as long as the person was not actually involved, they can at least evade punishment on their own.

It seems this young lady has a story to tell.

The postmaster patted Ding You on the shoulder, and together they looked at Ning Xiaoxi's back. He said in a low voice, "Officer Ding, it's thanks to our concerted efforts that we were able to overcome this difficulty. What's even more remarkable is that no one was injured or killed. Once the reinforcements from the Celestial Master Pavilion arrive tomorrow, I will inform my superiors about this matter. Your contributions, Officer Ding and everyone else, will not be overlooked."

Ding You turned around and exchanged a glance with the postmaster. Both of them smiled knowingly. Since the young lady only intervened when saving people, it meant she didn't want to get involved anymore.

The guards followed Ning Xiaoxi into the room, surveyed the room, and took about half of the prisoners away to other places. The rest could rest in this room.

Ning Shi and his wife, along with Ning Ziqing, watched their sister return with tense expressions, but relaxed upon seeing her smile. It seemed their sister's skill was indeed useful, just as she had said. However, they didn't bring up the topic again, and silently began making their beds.

The Zhao family, consisting of more than a dozen people, also stayed in this room. The old man only glanced at the Ning family of four after entering, and then never looked in this direction again.

The inn gradually calmed down. After the chaos, the prisoners were fortunate enough to have a cold, hard, coarse steamed bun. Then, unable to resist the fatigue of the day, they all fell asleep.

[Demons attack humans indiscriminately. This time, they only encountered a newly formed Crow Demon Messenger, which is why these constables were able to win through strategy. If it had been a demon of the level of the cat demon they encountered yesterday, everyone in this post station would have perished.]

The little dumpling sat quietly, its black and white body curled up, its small black eyes gazing intently at Ning Xiaoxi.

Ning Xiaoxi slowly closed her eyes. The scorching flames soaring into the sky from the darkness, the billowing black mist within the flames, and the constables hidden in the shadows all made her deeply understand the ruthlessness of life and death. Compared to the earth-shattering events of last night when Lord Di Sha captured the three-tailed cat demon, everything today seemed to move her even more.

So, you'll give me the physique of Tang Sanzang.

[The host's foundation is too weak, and you were extracted from that rare era of peace. Human lifespan is limited; the Great Xia Dynasty has been established for eight hundred years. If the mission isn't completed soon, this small world will truly restart.] Tuanzi became unusually serious. [Regardless of whether the host can complete the mission to eliminate the demons this time, you will be my last host. If the mission is completed, we will live together; if not, we will return to chaos along with this world.]

Ning Xiaoxi suddenly opened her eyes. [It's either the demons who die, or I!]

This is the world where humans and demons fight.

Ning Xiaoxi's lips slowly blossomed into a big smile in the darkness. Since she could no longer live a lazy, complacent life, she would try her best to survive in this world full of demons!

[Ding! Initial awakening of rudimentary spiritual awareness in natural perception. This allows you to draw spiritual energy from heaven and earth into your body for cultivation, and perceive weather changes, water sources, and the approximate direction of nearby edible resources within a thousand-step radius. For example, before entering unfamiliar territory, you can anticipate impending severe weather and thus find shelter in advance.]

Haha, Ning Xiaoxi slowly felt the strange airflow suddenly surging into her body, as if it was slowly establishing a connection with the air currents. Subtle fluctuations in the air currents constantly conveyed to her the gathering and dissipating of energy. At the same time, in her limbs, chest, and abdomen, this airflow slowly formed a closed loop and began to flow gently.

"[By sensing changes in airflow, you can perceive changes in the weather. In the ever-changing cold weather of the north, this is a life-saving skill.]" the little dumpling said happily. "[If you can awaken advanced ecological resonance, you can assimilate with that world, concealing your aura within nature. Even high-level demons won't be able to discern your true form. That's a truly advanced skill!]"

Ning Xiaoxi didn't respond to Tuanzi's words, but quietly felt the constant changes within her body. If she guided the circulation within her body, wisps of energy from the surrounding environment would slowly enter her body, gathering into her internal circulation, gradually enriching the originally sparse energy flow, and then merging in with the continuous flow, no longer dissipating. If she didn't guide it, there would be an exchange of energy between the inside and outside, but nothing would remain.

Ning Xiaoxi slowly guided the internal circulation of her body, and her breathing became more and more steady.

In the middle of the night, Ning Xiaoxi was awakened by the noise outside. Tuanzi said that the Celestial Master's subordinates had come to check after receiving an alarm, and that the postmaster and Dingyou would handle the situation.

I blinked hard, listened to the voices outside, and vaguely thought about what had happened in the past two days before finally falling into a deep sleep.

After setting off at dawn, Ning Xiaoxi's family was given the privilege of having their handcuffs and shackles removed. This aroused suspicion among some prisoners, but no one dared to question the guards; they could only wonder why the Ning family was different from the others.

The next three days passed peacefully, without encountering any more demons or monsters. Since they were still in the Central Plains, the official road was still well-maintained, and the journey was not too difficult.

The exiled prisoners gradually adapted to this rhythm, but with less food and clothing, the once plump ladies and young women began to transform into dark and thin criminals.

The guards looked after them very strictly, but it wasn't considered mistreatment. They gave them everything they were entitled to, and they weren't allowed to have anything they weren't entitled to.

As the climate gradually warmed up, although they were traveling north day by day, it did not get colder and colder. On the contrary, the temperature seemed to stagnate. Every day was neither particularly cold nor particularly hot, and there were occasional cold winds. Such weather was very suitable for their exiled group.