After the battle ended, Xiao Yan suddenly felt his body go weak, his vision darkened, and he collapsed straight to the ground.
"Hey, cousin Xiao Yan!"
"Brother Xiao Yan!"
Xiao Mei and Xiao Xun'er rushed over with panic on their faces. Xiao Yu also came to Xiao Yan's side with a worried expression, crouching down and frowning as she looked at him.
"Are you alright?"
"Ah, I'm fine." Xiao Yan forced himself to stay awake and squinted as he managed a smile. "I'm just out of strength, that's all. Don't worry."
"You really are..."
Seeing that Xiao Yan had no serious problem, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Her gaze then fell upon his left arm, which was still wrapped by the whip.
Ruolin finally recovered from her shock. Without saying a word, she withdrew her whip, walked up to Xiao Yan, and crouched down. Her fair jade hand gently stroked Xiao Yan's bruised, swollen arm as she used water-attributed Dou Qi, contained with life force, to ease his injury.
In just a moment, the bruising and swelling on Xiao Yan's arm visibly subsided. Xiao Yan could also clearly feel the pain in his left arm lessen considerably. He then clasped his hands and bowed to Ruolin.
"Instructor Ruo Lin, thank—ugh!"
The moment Xiao Yan's hands touched, the corner of his mouth twitched violently as a piercing pain shot through his left arm again.
At that moment, Ruolin slowly spoke.
"The bones in your arm have already shattered. All I can do is ease the pain. Go home and rest properly."
"Instructor Ruo Lin, then what about that one-year leave...?"
Xiao Yan looked at Ruolin and asked. Ruolin let out a deep sigh, then revealed a helpless smile.
"I approve it. Go do what you want to do without