Lijia Village.
Qiu Si's face is extremely gloomy as he coldly stares at the large number of monsters that appear. Earlier, after he confronted Ding Ren about Lin Ze's departure before they could end their (one-sided) confrontation, they heard rushed footsteps and saw a villager running towards them. It was a messenger, and he said that lots of monsters appeared from the northwest direction.
Qiu Si naturally knows what to prioritize so he dropped his (one-sided) confrontation with Ding Ren and asked the messenger for more details before he began instructing the practitioners on what to do. Ding Ren who is self-aware of his commanding skills and strategic skills knows to step aside and give the floor to Qiu Si, who made the practitioners follow him before he could even convince them.