"Wake up, wake up, Senior Brother, wake up..." Xu Yi called loudly. Before long, Wei Zhen and He Feng, whom he had fed pills, stirred awake. They looked around, saw Xu Yi, and stared in astonishment, peppering him with questions about what had happened.
Xu Yi had prepared his story long ago. He explained, "I don't know what happened, either. I just kept holding on with that baleful treasure. Then, for some reason, the leader of the three suddenly took out a Ruyi Pearl. After hearing something from whoever was on the other end, he gave up on me and fled. Before leaving, he said they'd let it go this time and would spare us out of respect for the Southern Pole Sect. If there's a next time, they won't show us any mercy. Oh, right—these are your Starry Sky Rings. They tossed them over. Have a look and see if anything's missing." He had already restored the area with his magic power.
Besides, even if He Feng and Wei Zhen racked their brains until they burst, they would never imagine that Xu Yi had killed Zuo Menghai and the other two. Wouldn't that be absurd?
Wei Zhen said, "Looks like the Red-clothed Bandits know where to draw the line. They understand the Southern Pole Sect isn't someone to trifle with. But we have you to thank too, Zhong Ruyi. Even at a time like that, you still knew to protect your fellow disciples. Well done. You were the one who held out to the end, too. Otherwise, even if the Red-clothed Bandits had withdrawn, we'd still be in a dire situation."
He Feng added, "Zhong Ruyi has performed a great service this time. Your Senior Brother Wei and I will remember it. But now's not the time to talk