Jiang Shang and the others had not expected that Iron Hand Immortal Lady Tu Qianqiu would indeed come—but not alone.
After all, she was a high-ranking member of Tianyuan Sect and a seasoned veteran. How could she possibly venture deep into enemy territory by herself?
Tu Qianqiu first took the Sanyuan City Lord's letter to the Sect Master of Tianyuan Sect, requesting permission to classify every single person from Wo Niu Zhai as a bandit and villain. Only then did she lead five hundred Red Ear Army soldiers into Sanyuan City.
The Red Ear Army was Tianyuan Sect's elite force. Even the lowest-ranking soldier was a Ninth-Rank martial artist, and each had mastered a secret technique that could unleash their qi and blood, temporarily increasing the strength in both arms by several hundred pounds and making a Ninth-Rank martial artist comparable to an Eighth-Rank one. However, when the technique was activated, their qi and blood surged violently and both ears turned crimson, hence the name.
After arriving in Sanyuan City, Tu Qianqiu issued her orders and had the city send three hundred defenders as well. Pu Feiling inherited Pu Dongyun's prestige and, in the name of the Righteousness Alliance, stripped Wo Niu Zhai of its status as a member of the alliance. She then called upon all their allies to surround and exterminate the bandits of Wo Niu Zhai!
With all these forces combined, the army the players had to face numbered more than a thousand, over five hundred of whom were elite among elites!
Tu Qianqiu had also studied troop deployments. She sent the army to seal off several key routes into the mountains, then ordered the other martial artists of Sanyuan City to patrol the wilderness. The moment they discovered an outsider, they were to kill them!
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