By the time the three noble families came to their senses and tried to seek out their alliance of nobles, they suddenly discovered that those nobles... had long since sided with the Lord.
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From the captured mercenaries, Ling Xiao learned some news. They were actually from the Zichuan Empire and belonged to a very famous mercenary corps—the "Divine Wind" Second-level Mercenary Corps. It had over twenty thousand Sword Masters, more than three thousand Great Sword Masters, hundreds of Mad Sword Masters, and dozens of Demon Sword Masters. It also had eight Elders, all of whom were at least Tier Three Demon Sword Masters, and the corps commander was a Martial Artist at the Sword Sect level!
As for which tier of Sword Sect... not even the mercenaries knew.
None of the captured mercenaries knew who had hired them. The only Mad Sword Master leading the group had died in the chaotic battle—likely at Meng Li's hands!
