"How many did you kill, and what were the casualties?" Chao Jue asked.
"We killed eight from the Sword Pavilion and seven from Bishui Palace. We... I..." At this point, the man's voice gradually trailed off, and he seemed somewhat hesitant.
"Stop hemming and hawing! Spit it out!" Chao Jue shouted. Seeing the man's manner, he had a bad feeling.
With Chao Jue and Lou Feishang staring fixedly at him, the man dared not hesitate any longer and steeled himself. "Four from the Heavenly Demon Hall died, and three were injured. Three from the Ten Thousand Demons Hall died, and six were injured."
"Outrageous!" Lou Feishang could not help shouting angrily at these words. "There were only sixteen of them, and you had twice their numbers, yet you still suffered such heavy casualties? Useless trash!"
The corners of Chao Jue's eyes twitched as well. Although he did not care whether his subordinates died, the enemy had only half their numbers and had still killed seven of their men and injured nine. Those losses were indeed rather heavy.
"They knew they were certain to die and fought desperately like madmen. We let our guard down for a moment, so..."
"You still dare make excuses?" Lou Feishang shouted. "Wasn't it because you clung to life and feared death? None of you wanted to fight to the death, and that gave them their chance."
"Let it go," Chao Jue hurriedly urged. "At least we've cleared out everyone outside. The ones before us are our targets."
Only then did Lou Feishang calm down somewhat. He waved at his subordinate. "Leave. Keep careful watch outside. Make another mistake, and watch your head."
"Yes!"
After the man withdrew in fear and trepidation, Lou Feishang turned his attention back to the two women.
"Unfortunately, you still failed