After the battle, the valley lay in shambles.
The setting sun was red as blood, its light falling over everyone and their spirit creatures as though draping them in crimson clouds.
While the others cleaned up the aftermath, Shui Lingyue still sat in a bewildered daze, tears lingering at the corners of her eyes. She had yet to recover from her earlier fright.
"What are you sitting there for? Hurry up and treat the wounded!" Chang Wei walked over from the side, his expression dark.
"Oh, yes." Only then did Shui Lingyue come to her senses and hurriedly summon her spirit creature.
Although she lacked experience, she truly had an excellent spirit creature. As the Diamond Blossom Fairy danced gracefully through the air, streams of origin energy rich with vitality fell upon the wounded. The few who had suffered only minor injuries immediately stopped bleeding and were soon out of danger.
Yang Xia, however, had suffered injuries to his internal organs and broken several bones. Even after treatment, his chest still felt tight and swollen, and he could not help coughing.
"Yang Xia, are you all right?" Shui Lingyue asked with concern.
A faint blush colored her face, whether from shyness or the glow of the evening sky. "Thank you so much for earlier," she said softly.
Yang Xia smiled faintly. "It was nothing. We're teammates, so we should watch out for one another."
Standing nearby, Yang Zhengxiong watched the two talking and smiling, his expression dark. There was no telling what he was thinking.
Over the next few days, Yang Xia and the others followed Chang Wei on raids in every direction. They finally succeeded in hunting down the entire village of Yakshas, killing all who resisted and sending suitable captives to the rear stronghold.
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