The inner compound had been destroyed. Huge chunks of the buildings had been cut and sliced into, clearly by Xiang's sword, as when he swung it flashes of golden light would follow behind. There were broken and battered disciples littering the courtyard, completed collapsed and strewn around without a care in the world.
Kat was somewhat glad the pain had dulled her hearing so that she couldn't make out the breathing of the disciples over the clashing of swords Xiang and Hu were engaging in, she didn't want that knowledge of who still lived.
Hu and Hong were more than a little battered. They stood bleeding from a huge number of cuts all over their body that made Kat think they had to be more blood then skin at this point. It was almost certainly more blood than a human could lose and keep fighting, but Kat just guessed that they had blood replenishing pills. It made more sense than many alternatives.
So this is the end of book 4. Or maybe not? I mean it’s the end of this summoning and I just wanted to take the time to say. Yes I was clowning on Martial Arts novels a bit, but I do enjoy them as well. For everyone who was surprised by Xiang’s not-death… well… he is supposed to be a Wuxia/Xianxia protagonist and this shit happens to them literally all the time. Some lost bloodline, or special family relic or something. I mean really, it would be more surprising if he did die.
Additional Note: Had issues with the upload the first two times when I scheduled it. Not sure what is going on.