Yu tossed aside the mechanical crossbow and ran at full speed, leaping to Feng Ying's side.
"Yingzi!"
She grabbed Feng Ying by both shoulders and looked her over from side to side for injuries. Fortunately, there were only a few scrapes and a bruise on her forehead.
"Why risk your life when everything was fine? Drag it out a little longer and he would have died for sure. What we need to do is stay alive. There's no need to take such risks."
Yu let out a breath and sank back wearily, raising a hand to wipe the rain from her face.
Feng Ying released her saber and sat down, touching her forehead and baring her teeth in pain. She had not felt it before, but afterward it hurt like hell.
"We couldn't delay any longer. Delays breed change. Once Immortal Domain reinforcements arrived, we wouldn't be able to escape."
The two were exhausted. They took out medicinal pills and swallowed them with rainwater, resting briefly atop the massive, door-panel-like heavy saber. Even while eating, they kept scanning their surroundings for ambushes. When walking the Jianghu, utmost caution was always best.
After a while, Yu stood and used a spell to dry the rainwater from her body before putting her straw rain cape back on.
"You rest first. I'll go clean things up."
With that, she bounded away, skimming the water like a dragonfly. She picked up the mechanical crossbow and searched the corpses one by one. After some picking and choosing, she could always find something useful.
After resting for a while, Feng Ying felt the torrential rain weakening and the sky gradually brightening.
She wiped the rain from her face, swept her disheveled hair behind her head, gripped the saber hilt, and rose. Then she exerted both hands