Another full hour or more passed before Su Yan slowly and gently laid Senior Sister Zhang's delicate body to one side.
His movements were tender and careful, as though he feared waking the sleeping beauty.
Su Yan drew a deep breath, steadied his slightly hurried breathing, then turned around and looked at Junior Sister Xu and the others.
His brows furrowed slightly, and he could not help sighing inwardly:
Saving one is saving a life; saving a whole group is saving lives too.
After some effort, the Joyous Union Sect's peach blossom marks appeared again like phantoms.
At the sight, Su Yan did not hesitate. He immediately stirred the true essence within his body and unleashed the Great Star-Absorbing Art.
His hands formed seals as he chanted, and a powerful suction suddenly surged from his palms. Like a bottomless black hole, it clamped tightly onto the peach blossom marks.
As he continued using the Great Star-Absorbing Art, the peach blossom marks gradually blurred, until Su Yan forcibly drew them out of Junior Sister Xu and the others.
Before long, Junior Sister Xu and the others slowly opened their eyes, as though waking from a long dream.
When they saw Su Yan standing motionless before them, astonishment spread across their faces.
Junior Sister Xu stared blankly at Su Yan, at a loss for what to do.
Only after a long while did she come to her senses. Her already alluring face flushed with a bashful blush, like an apple ripe to bursting.
"Thank you for saving us, Junior Brother Su Yan. Please don't disdain this senior sister's imperfect body!"
Junior Sister Xu's voice was as faint as a mosquito's hum, yet carried a hint of anticipation she could not conceal.
Su Yan naturally understood the deeper meaning of her words.