Dawn was breaking, and the ground was covered with small bands of fleeing soldiers while squads of cavalry and infantry repeatedly swept the area, clearing the remaining forces.
Twenty thousand elite soldiers of Southern Qi had pierced through the enemy's lines and had set up a solid formation on the route the enemy was bound to take in retreat, causing a complete collapse of the enemy's morale. The scattered soldiers fled for their lives, and even the Dharma Image Elder couldn't maintain military discipline; in the end, they could only flee independently.
Bao Yun watched the sun rise and silently left, with no one knowing when she had departed.
The second war between Ning State's Xu Family and Qingming ended in failure again, and not just a mere defeat but a crushing one.