The battle at Yao Wa Lake ended with a crushing defeat for the cultivators from the three mansions.
In the days that followed, as they tallied their losses, the number of casualties was disturbingly high.
A total of sixty people had set out, ten each from the Mu Shuai and Capital Commandant's mansions, and forty from the central army's mansion. Now, fewer than twenty were able to return alive.
Only four came back from Mu Shuai's mansion, and a mere two from the Capital Commandant's mansion. The central army's mansion suffered the worst, with less than ten returning of the forty who left, nearly wiped out to a man.
Fortunately, the three leaders all managed to escape back. Lan Yuanzhi was seriously wounded, Li Shipeng had minor injuries, and Li Laixiang disappeared after fleeing back, his whereabouts unknown.
