As twilight approached, the official ship carrying Chu Xisheng slowly departed from the shore, yet the martial cultivators on Tianling County's dock were reluctant to disperse.
They formed groups of threes and fives, engaged in endless discussions.
Some seemed insatiable, some regretted profoundly, some were full of hatred, some were deeply moved, while others argued loudly, their faces flushed with passion.
"—Do we have no one in Wo State? To let a foreigner run wild on our turf!"
"Indeed, we have no one. Among those of the Eighth Rank, Zhen Nian and Bai Guangda are the strongest two young swordsmen. The top ten of the Qingyun List are all at the Seventh Rank, and they're also a generation older, so it would be somewhat inappropriate for them to step in."
"A disgrace! A true disgrace! Noble Wo State, to be suppressed by a mixbreed from East State!"
"This is Shenxiu's Ten Outstanding Sabers! There's a reason why Tianji Pavilion ranked them as Shenxiu Ten Masters."
