The Good for Nothing Seventh Young Lady
Chapter 2709: This Isn’t Despair (3)

Shen Jiawei looked at Wen Ya and rubbed the tip of his nose, at a loss. His mother had left this world early, and he and his sister were raised by their father since they were kids. From an early age, he had little contact with female elders.

With regards to Wen Ya, Shen Jiawei's mood was somewhat complicated. His heart longed for a mother's care. Now, Wen Ya was the only older woman in the Vermillion Bird Clan, and Shen Jiawei subconsciously treated her as his mother. However, when he thought about all the things he had done to Shen Yanxiao, even though she had completely forgiven him, at the bottom of Shen Jiawei's heart, he still felt indebted to Shen Yanxiao and even to the entire Vermillion Bird Clan.

"Casualties are smaller than we had expected. The effect of the resurrection array of the undead is quite great. It has compensated for the shortage of troops. Lord Xiu’s decision was timely. Everyone was already exhausted, but now that they have retreated, they can take a rest." Shen Jiawei opened his mouth with his head down, a little afraid to look into Wen Ya's eyes.

Those gentle eyes; he had seen them many times. Every time Wen Ya looked at Shen Yanxiao, it was with such loving eyes.

This was probably maternal love.

Shen Jiawei was secretly envious, but he also knew that he was expecting too much.

His father was dead, and he did not even know where his sister’s corpse was. Because of what his father had done to the Vermillion Bird Clan, Shen Jiawei did not even have the courage to live a happy life under Shen Feng's care.

He only hoped that he could work harder to repay the damage that their small family had done to the whole clan.

"That's good." Wen Ya breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Shen Jiawei, who was trying hard to pretend to be grown up, yet who could still not get rid of the traces of immaturity, she took out a water bag from her storage ring and handed it to him.

"You are tired, too. Drink some water and rest early." Wen Ya spoke softly.

Her daughter was so independent and capable that she had no chance to give full play to her maternal love. However, Shen Jiawei, who was about the same age as Shen Yanxiao, more or less seemed like a child to Wen Ya.

Wen Ya was proud of Shen Yanxiao. She was proud that her daughter had grown to the point where everyone admired her.

"Thank... Thank you..." Shen Jiawei took the water bag shyly and drank from it carefully.

Among the alliance army, the physical exhaustion of human beings was the most serious, while the situation of the demons and the undead was much better. Many demons did not rest after returning to the city, but wandered around, distributing water and food to all the soldiers.

The losses on the demon side were not small either. Many of the higher demons in the Barren Land had been damaged. Fortunately, the higher demons in The Rising Sun City had not not suffered a large number of casualties.

Vicious Wolf sat wearily against the wall. Little Tiny, dressed in light armor, snuggled quietly in his arms.

The high-intensity fighting had drained Vicious Wolf's physical strength. Shortly after returning to The Rising Sun City, he passed out and was dragged here for a rest.

Little Tiny, who had never experienced war, felt great fear for what would happen during this period of time. She watched her familiar demon companions die on the battlefield. She was so distressed that she could not breathe properly. In the battle, Little Tiny was almost torn up by demons several times. However, Yao Ji saved her at a critical moment every time.

If Yao Ji hadn't been there, she didn’t know how many times she would have died already.

Demons were different from human beings. Once they died, they were really dead. The resurrection array of the undead could not bring them back to life.