With the village being so close to the sect, no bandits would be able to make their way into them. On top of that, no bandit troupe could form here when the Wandering Palace was close by and the nearest outpost of the sect was keeping order within the surrounding area.
The village was so close to the sect mountain that they didn't need to be too concerned about human threats.
The beast threats, however, were another matter entirely. As long as they didn't have someone capable of hunting those wild beasts, they'd run into this problem occasionally.
After a while, the old man led Xu Qi to the village's communal area, where he was met with a young woman, probably the same age as the fresh disciples of the outer court of the Wandering Palace.