After crossing the ridge, the three stopped beneath a sheltered rock face.
Shen Ningshuang took out clean clothes and spread them on the ground. Su Yu and Xiao Yue laid their two senior brothers down and straightened their robes before placing them in the storage bags they had emptied.
Living people could not enter storage bags, but lifeless bodies were unaffected by that restriction.
Looking at the now-empty space before him, Xiao Yue opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing. He simply sat down nearby and tended to his shoulder wound again.
Shen Ningshuang lowered her head and tied the bags shut. Her fingers remained clenched around the openings for a long time before she let go.
"Let's recover for a while, then head straight back to the entrance."
Su Yu nodded and took out a pill to swallow. Using his sword domain and Six-Form Fusion in succession had consumed a considerable amount of true essence. Combined with his earlier injuries, he truly needed to recover.
The three took turns watching their surroundings. Only after their breathing gradually steadied did they set off again. Xiao Yue's wound had stopped bleeding, but he still could not exert strength with his left arm, so Shen Ningshuang slowed her pace and walked beside him.
On their way in, they had kept an eye out for medicinal herbs nearby. Now, even when they spotted several lush mountain hollows, they did not stop. With Gu Changfeng and Huo Tingchuan dead one after another, none of them had any heart left for finding herbs. They only wanted to bring them back to the sect as soon as possible.
None of them wanted to spend another day in this place.
Along the way, Shen Ningshuang said, "Once we're out, don't mention the two sects' ambush yet."
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