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Ho Ming also took the opportunity to take a pill to recuperate his Qi and energy.

Jian Xin could only look on with envy.

He had no Blood and Qi Restoration pills left.

And from the looks of it, this 'Guo He Ru' and Ho Ming's pill bottles were still full of pills.

"Your head is bleeding. Are you sure you don't want to heal it?" Lin Fan pointed to the bloodied face of Jian Xin.

Jian Xin quickly cooked up an excuse. "I... uh... My master, the Sword Saint, believes in slowly healing the wounds so that we can remember our mistakes."

"Good on you for listening to your master," Lin Fan said.

He turned and checked on what was happening.

Survivors were trying to make sense of what happened.

Some were crying with the bodies of their loved ones in their laps.

Small kids who had lost their parents wandered onto the streets trying to seek help.

But everyone already had their hands full.

"Help me!"

"Where's my father?"

"Have you seen a woman and a kid with a kite around?"

They were trying to seek their loved ones.

Constables and soldiers finally started to take charge and cleared the streets.

"Let's go and check on Ho Jie and Daoist Master Lee," Lin Fan said.

Ho Ming nodded, and they went on their way.

"Wait, what about me?" Jian Xin said as he tried to get up.

But he couldn't, as he was still weak.

Lin Fan thought for a moment.

"I could spare you this, but do you have anything in return?" Lin Fan took out a Blood and Qi Restoration pill and said.

"I only have a tael of silver with me," Jian Xin said.

Lin Fan shook his head; he wasn't interested in money.

His gold bars were still in his toad statue.

Cough.

Jian Xin coughed out blood, and he knew he didn't have much choice.

He took out a small box that was the size of a ring box and opened it.

A pill that had a shiny surface was inside it.

Silhouettes of swords could be seen encircling inside the pill.

Ho Ming's swords rattled uncontrollably when the pill was exposed.

He quickly held onto them.

This was the first time he had seen something like this happen.

"This pill contains a stroke of sword by my master."

"It's meant to save my life in case of emergencies."

Jian Xin explained what it was.

Lin Fan quickly passed his Blood and Qi Restoration pill over to Jian Xin and took the box from him.

This was a bargain he didn't want to miss.

Better make sure the box of pills was in his hand first, before Jian Xin regretted it.

Jian Xin swallowed the Blood and Qi Restoration pill and sulked.

He owed this 'Guo He Ru' a favor, and now he had to trade his precious sword pill with something less valuable.

His master would be so angry at his performance.

With the effect of the Blood and Qi Restoration pill working its way through his body, Jian Xin's bleeding stopped, and he had enough energy to stand up.

The three of them quickly made their way to the temple.

...

When they reached the temple, Ho Jie and Daoist Master Lee were safe and sound.

They were unscathed as Ho Jie had barricaded the temple well, and it was well known that there wasn't much in the temple except an old man.

The neighbors weren't as lucky.
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Some servants took the chance to loot their masters instead.

But most of them didn't get far as they were in turn slaughtered halfway by the fanatical disciples.

"So, what's next? We leave for Qing Feng Sect now?" Ho Jie asked.

"I want to check on Sima Liang first. Ho Ming, stay here with Jian Xin while I check on him," Lin Fan said.

Sima Liang was important to Lin Fan for his artifacts and generosity.

So, he wanted to make sure Sima Liang was safe.

Ho Ming nodded, and Lin Fan left the temple.

The journey to Sima Family mansion was pretty smooth except for a few skirmishes with whatever remained of the disciples.

When he got there, the Sima Family mansion looked like it had gone through a war.

The walls had blood smeared on them.

Gates that were previously tall and mighty were now broken into pieces.

Smoke filled the air with the burning raging on.

Lin Fan went further into the ancestor hall.

There he could see Sima Liang and other members of his family holding swords, keeping alert.

The formation array held up and protected them.

"Sima Liang, are you all right?" Lin Fan asked.

"I'm all right; most of the family is safe," Sima Liang replied. He continued and asked, "What's the situation outside now?"

"We've destroyed the Nether Devouring Soul Array, and the disciples have mostly been taken care of."

Sima Liang sighed with huge relief.

Finally, this nightmare was over, he thought.

"I must go and get back to Qing Feng Sect now."

After making sure that Sima Liang was safe, Lin Fan bid farewell to him and went on his way.

They had a lot of rebuilding to be done.

On his way, he glanced at the Governor's residence, and he decided to check on the Governor.

After all, the governor had promised him a reward of fifty gold bars and a Golden Core Ascension pill.

The guards weren't around outside the perimeter anymore, and the place was eerily quiet.

Bodies lay all over the ground.

There were the bodies of disciples, servants, and guards.

Lin Fan took out his Dragon's Roar Spear and slowly stepped inside.

His footsteps were muted as he stepped onto the ground drenched with blood.

When he got to the guest room, the usually neat and tidy room was unrecognizable.

Everything was in a mess.

Furniture was thrown all over the place; the plants and vases were broken.

Lin Fan shook his head as he ventured deeper into the Governor's Residence.

He activated his Sound Memory ability and tried to look for Governor Lu.

At first, he couldn't hear anything else except for the screams and cries in the distance.

Nothing much except for the flickering of fire and insects in the Governor's Residence.

The Governor had to be somewhere, he thought.

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