Ye Qifeng looked around at everyone, his expression slightly awkward.
By now, Xie Yue, Yan, and the seven girls of the Second Squad had gathered around. Everyone was giving him a rather peculiar look, especially the boisterous Yan, who barely bothered to conceal the teasing in his eyes.
Clearly, they had all witnessed Hu Liena kissing him just now.
Hu Liena had already hidden behind Ye Qifeng, covering her crimson face, too bashful to face anyone.
Giving in to an impulse had felt wonderful in the moment. Pouring out all the feelings in her heart had left her exhilarated and happy, but showing them before so many people still felt embarrassing afterward.
Silence settled over them, so complete that a falling pin could almost have been heard. In the end, Xie Yue broke it, his expression complicated.
He glanced at his sister, who refused to show her face from behind Ye Qifeng, and sighed softly. Then he turned to Ye Qifeng and said solemnly:
"Treat Nana well."
Ye Qifeng put away his awkward expression, nodded earnestly, and gave his solemn promise:
"Don't worry. I will."
Xie Yue nodded in satisfaction, a gratified smile finally appearing on his conflicted face.
A little while later.
Zhang Ping, Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and Xu Yu joined them after finishing their sweep of the battlefield.
The sweep was straightforward: they checked the Wolf Bandits' bodies one by one and delivered another strike to each, whether they were still breathing or not. They made certain every Wolf Bandit was dead, ending their sinful lives and leaving them no opportunity to commit further evil.
Collecting the bodies would be left to the Silves Kingdom's neighboring Hagen Kingdom authorities.
The pursuit and extermination of the Wolf Bandits had come to an end.
At this point, aside