Having finished speaking, and fearing he might hinder the immortals, the city lord took his men and withdrew from the area, leaving the matter entirely in the immortals' hands.
The two helped extinguish the raging fire before stepping into the ruins to search for Lao Wu. Before long, they found him buried beneath a pile of charred timber. Shangguan Qingzhu fed him pills for healing and recovering spiritual power, then helped him out of the ruins. They found an open space to wait for Lao Wu to wake up, taking the opportunity to search for any stray evil cultivators.
As dawn began to break, Xia Jingsong slowly regained consciousness. Sensing that his wounds were healing and his spiritual power had grown much richer, he raised his head to look around and spotted his two senior martial sisters.
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