Zhou Huaiqiu's eyes erupted with a sharp gleam.
An abandoned disciple actually dared to flaunt his might and mock Green River Sword Mansion at a moment like this. How wildly arrogant!
Ni Hao and Nan Ying's expressions also turned somewhat ugly.
With a single sentence, Mo Tianling had effectively mocked them as well.
The important figures in the arena also stirred in waves.
In Cloud River County, Green River Sword Mansion's fame shook nineteen cities, and its power was vast.
Yet Mo Tianling had spoken in ridicule right in front of everyone. How could they not be shocked?
Suddenly, from Fallen Cloud City in the distance, City Lord Li Jianyu laughed in a ringing voice:
"Tianling is young and hot-blooded, and he speaks without measure. Brother Zhou, please don't take offense."
After a pause, a strange light surfaced in his eyes, and he continued, "To tell you the truth, ever since Tianling joined the Crimson Scale Army back then, he has repeatedly rendered illustrious military service."
"It was precisely this unruly temper of his that won the appreciation of Cloud Radiance Marquis, who has already taken Tianling as his adopted son!"
The moment these words came out, the entire venue was shocked.
Cloud Radiance Marquis, Shen Jiusong!
Over the past hundred years of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a total of twenty-seven kings and marquises of non-imperial surnames had been enfeoffed.
Among them were nine kings of non-imperial surnames and eighteen marquises of non-imperial surnames, known as the "Nine Kings and Eighteen Marquises."
Every one of these great figures was an overlord who thundered across a domain, each commanding heavy troops, guarding a region, and wielding tremendous authority.
Among them, Cloud Radiance Marquis Shen Jiusong and the Crimson Scale Army under his control were stationed within Gunzhou, where Cloud River County