Li Zhishen had charged out in high spirits, but when he returned, his clothes had been shredded into strips.
The exposed skin was crisscrossed with bloody wounds, clearly inflicted by sword qi.
Yet he did not seem bothered in the slightest. Instead, he spoke smugly. "That Wang Wuji talked big, but I nearly split him in two. If not for an Early Emergence from Dust attacking me with talismans, he would not have escaped death either..."
Xie Qingyun's expression darkened. "You... didn't suffer any internal injuries, did you?"
"No." Li Zhishen sat directly on the ground and took out two Spirit Stones to replenish his spiritual energy. "I'm just a little exhausted..."
Xie Qingyun turned to look at Dongmen, narrowing his eyes slightly. "Exactly how many people from Azuresteel came this time?"
"You'll have to judge that for yourself," Dongmen answered indifferently. "In any case, there are some in Lantern Town, and some at Mingsha Market."
Xie Qingyun sprang to his feet and spoke with narrowed eyes. "Who is willing to come with me and capture those fish that slipped through the net?"
"All of you should go," Yu Pao, who had barely spoken until now, said. "Heavenly King Liang and Wang Wuji are both on the run. As for these captives, we'll have to trouble Feng Mountain Lord to guard them... Can you manage alone?"
"You can all go," Feng Jun said with a casual wave of his hand. "Any Red Phoenix fellow cultivators who wish to go may do so as well. Leave that injured Senior Rongxun to me."
After discussing matters, Supreme Clarity Sect and Red Phoenix Sect each left behind one person—one to help watch the captives, and one to tend to the white-haired, youthful-faced man. Tiantong people also remained to help guard the place.
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