Chapter 32

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"Brothers of the Inner Hall, put in more effort and don't let the Outer Hall brothers outdo us."

Xu Jin's loud shout stirred the competitive spirit of the Inner Hall disciples.

"Kill!"

The Inner Hall disciples roared in unison, suddenly unleashing their potential, and several beasts were slain by their swords. After half an hour, with the combined efforts of the Inner and Outer Hall disciples, all the beasts were finally killed.

Originally, the Outer Hall disciples had no status in front of the Inner Hall disciples. After slaying the beasts, the Outer Hall disciples would clean up the battlefield, cutting off useful parts from the beasts' bodies and then handing them over to the Inner Hall disciples. How much the Outer Hall disciples would receive depended on the mood of the Inner Hall disciples.

However, this time the Outer Hall disciples had contributed significantly. The Inner Hall disciples knew that without the Outer Hall disciples, they would not have won so easily, and no one would have been injured. Therefore, this time the Inner Hall disciples did not order the Outer Hall disciples to clean up the battlefield; instead, they took the initiative to start cleaning up.

Seeing the Inner Hall disciples take the initiative, the Outer Hall disciples could not fail to see that the Inner Hall disciples were showing respect to them. They did not dare to be arrogant in front of the Inner Hall disciples, especially since most of the beasts were killed by the Inner Hall disciples. It could be said without hesitation that if it were not for the Inner Hall disciples, they, the Outer Hall disciples, would only be waiting to die. So they hurriedly ran to the beasts and started cleaning up.

Only Xu Ziyun did not move, but instead frowned slightly, thinking for a moment before walking straight to Xu Jin and speaking softly:

"Senior Brother Xu Jin!"

"Hmm?"

Xu Jin was busy cleaning up a beast and looked up at the sound of his name, seeing Xu Ziyun standing in front of him. He had already seen Xu Ziyun directing the Outer Hall disciples earlier, but he did not know Xu Ziyun's name. As a nearly forty-year-old Inner Hall disciple at the fifth level of the Qi Condensation stage, he did not need to know the name of an Outer Hall disciple, did he?

However, now he had witnessed Xu Ziyun's leadership and, especially, her quick reaction. After the talisman exploded, only Xu Ziyun rushed out and instantly killed dozens of beasts. Imagine if Xu Ziyun had not reacted first and killed those dozens of beasts; what would the outcome of the subsequent battle have been with dozens more beasts?

Therefore, Xu Jin no longer treated Xu Ziyun as just an Outer Hall girl. Although he did not elevate her to an equal status, he had a newfound respect for her. He stopped his work, straightened up, and said gently:

"May I ask what this junior sister is called?"

"Senior Brother, this junior sister is Xu Ziyun."

"Oh, Sister Ziyun, is there something you need from me?" Xu Jin did not waste words; it was already a great honor for Xu Ziyun that he spoke to her kindly.

"It's like this, Senior Brother Xu Jin. I think we should not clean up these beast corpses. We have all expended a lot of energy in this battle, and some of us are injured. Most importantly, we don't know when the next wave of beasts will come. Shouldn't we rest and recuperate immediately?"

Hearing Xu Ziyun's words, Xu Jin immediately understood and silently scolded himself for being foolish. After this battle, even he, the highest cultivator, had his true essence almost completely depleted, let alone the other disciples. If they continued to clean up the beast corpses instead of resting and recuperating, and the next wave of beasts arrived soon, they would truly be waiting to die.

Thinking of this, Xu Jin could not help but admire Xu Ziyun, and his respect for her grew. He softly said:

"Thank you!"

Xu Ziyun quickly waved her hands, saying she did not dare to accept such praise. Xu Jin nodded, turned around, and shouted to everyone:

"Stop dealing with the beast corpses and immediately return to the hill to rest and recuperate, preparing for the next wave of beast attacks!"

"Yes!"

The disciples, hearing Xu Jin's order, immediately reacted. They quickly dropped the beasts they were holding and hurried back to the hill. As soon as they returned to the hill, they all entered a state of rest and recuperation. Xu Ziyun saw that Xu Tieniu and the other injured disciples had already taken the medicinal pills provided by their families to start healing, so she did not take out the pills she had refined herself. Although her pills were certainly better than those the disciples had, she did not want to reveal herself. So she only swallowed a Spirit-Enhancing Pill and entered a state of rest and recuperation.

Among these people, Xu Ziyun had expended the least energy. She was originally at the second level of the Qi Condensation stage and had been with the Outer Hall disciples, only dealing with five beasts each time, so she had not consumed much true essence. In just a short while, she had fully recovered her true essence.

Opening her eyes, she saw that the others were still resting, and only Xu Jin was standing at a high point on the hill, keeping watch, his face full of fatigue. Xu Ziyun knew that Xu Jin was afraid of a sudden beast attack and was protecting everyone. Her gaze towards Xu Jin revealed respect.

She stood up and quietly walked towards Xu Jin. Xu Jin immediately sensed the movement behind him and turned his head to look. Seeing that it was Xu Ziyun, he let out a sigh of relief and smiled warmly at her.

Xu Ziyun walked up to Xu Jin and said softly, "Senior Brother Xu Jin, go rest. I will take over the watch."

Xu Jin looked at Xu Ziyun in surprise and asked in a low voice, "Have you finished resting?"

"Um!" Xu Ziyun nodded gently. "We Outer Hall disciples did not expend as much energy as you Inner Hall disciples, so I recovered quickly. Go rest quickly; we don't know when the beasts will come again."

"Um!"

Xu Jin did not refuse. He was indeed very tired, and thinking of the unknown arrival of the next wave of beasts, he had no interest in chatting. He only said to Xu Ziyun, "Be careful!" and hurriedly returned to the hill to rest.

Xu Ziyun stood alone on the high ground, looking up at the night sky, thinking, "I wonder if the ten Outer Hall disciples with Xu Lin are alive or dead." Thinking of this, she felt a pang of sadness and sighed lightly.

She looked down at the hill, which was now empty except for the scattered beast corpses. Everything was quiet, and snowflakes were still flying, but the wind had calmed down. The snowflakes danced gracefully in the night sky, like spirits performing a beautiful dance.

A snowflake landed on Xu Ziyun's face and gradually melted into water, trickling down her cheek. Another snowflake landed, followed by another, continuously melting into water and flowing like a stream.

Xu Ziyun suddenly felt a jolt in her heart: Water! Ice!

The three states of water: Water! Ice! Fog!

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