Yang Xiao only left Wanyan Bai and Chen Peng with ten thousand guards stationed at the City of Hope. The rest of the guards went with Elder Qi, Black Wood, and others to recover Shuize City, Firebird City, and Cold Wind Valley.
The recovery of the cities injects everyone with a powerful sense of shock and glory. It is a moment of honor that these guards who once fought valiantly should enjoy.
The guards of Yu Hai and Yu Tao, several hundred who escaped being killed by Yang Xiao, had already fled back to the three cities and told the remaining inhabitants what had transpired.
These individuals, upon hearing that Yang Xiao had easily slaughtered 150,000 guards, panicked and fled immediately, grabbing nothing in their escape.
Some people still thought about going back for their belongings.
"Are you crazy? Yang Xiao could attack at any moment. It's best to escape quickly!"
In total, just over ten thousand defenders were left at the three cities, but they all fled.
