After Bai Yifei's introduction, Lin Bai gained a rough understanding of the origins of those five burly men.
Although Bai Yifei's voice was very soft, the others heard him as well.
The five Kong brothers grinned. "The Kong Family is merely a small family in Haizhou. Compared with a colossal force like the Tianshui Sect, we simply can't compare."
That was only right.
No matter how fallen the Tianshui Sect was, it was still one of Chu's Five Great Families and Seven Sects. It was absolutely not something any small family or minor sect could compare with.
Old Li pointed at several black-clad swordsmen and introduced them. "These men are martial artists from the swordsmen alliance of Beastslayer City in Sang Province."
Sang Province's Beastslayer City was a city backed by the Demon Beast Mountains.
The Demon Race in those mountains was incomparably powerful. In fact, many years ago, a demon kingdom had even formed there, only to be razed to the ground by Chu's imperial family later.
Beastslayer City had been established for that very reason.
"Greetings, Wolf Marquis." The black-clad swordsmen cupped their hands and saluted Lin Bai.
Lin Bai looked at them again. Wherever his gaze fell, he touched the overflowing sword intent around their bodies, which stabbed painfully at his eyes.
Bai Yifei lowered his voice and said to Lin Bai, "Beastslayer City has eighteen sword experts, known by the nickname 'Eighteen Sword Saints of Beastslayer City.'"
"Presumably, the twelve people here are twelve of those so-called 'Eighteen Sword Saints of Beastslayer City.'"
Lin Bai nodded in sudden understanding and cupped his hands in salute toward the dozen or so black-clad swordsmen.
Then.
Old Li pointed at three figures and said, "These three are from the Zheng Family of Cang Province..."
Lin Bai looked at the