A short while later, the three reached a courtyard someone had already searched and found a room that was still relatively intact.
They set Zhao Yi down, then gave him several Spring Return Pills.
"Quick, punch me in the back a few times!"
Wang Qing thumped him three times, and Zhao Yi spat out another mouthful of blood. Then they used Dharma Power to ease the damage to his meridians, and the unbearable burning pain began to subside.
"Whew!"
Letting out a long breath, Zhao Yi grinned.
"That Dao Foundation cultivator's tricks weren't much after all! Hahaha!"
He laughed too loudly and started coughing again.
Seeing him behave like this, the other two finally felt the weight lift from their hearts. They sat down as well and each took a Recovery Pill.
A short while later.
"Come on, we shouldn't linger here! We'll search a little more, then withdraw!"
"Eldest Senior Brother, that was a Dao Foundation cultivator! Are you really all right? Can you hold out?"
"I can. We can't have come all this way for nothing!"
"Let's go!"
The two looked at Zhao Yi with worried faces, smiled helplessly, and followed him out of the residence. Looking around, they saw cultivators everywhere, like locusts leaving not a blade of grass standing wherever they passed.
"Eldest Senior Brother, where to?"
Zhao Yi picked a direction at random and flew that way.
Before long, the three reached a small courtyard. A sign hung before it, and Zhao Yi read it softly. "Beast garden."
"Come on! This should be where the Water Mansion kept its spirit beasts!"
"Haha, Wang Qing, let Guiwu out. We might find some opportunities!"
"All right!"
With that, he actually let Guiwu out.
Guiwu seemed a little dazed upon emerging, then tried to retreat into his shell.