Eighth Tier

Zhao Xiaojie discovered that Wu Zixuan had brought Wu Xulong, Wu Xugong, Leng Wenjing, Leng Wenge, and several others with him.

Wu Xulong and Wu Xugong were children of the Wu Family's second branch in Haining County. They were now in their thirties or forties. Leng Wenjing and Leng Wenge, who were around the same age, were children of Leng Xiuyang's household.

The Leng Family was now based in Leng Family Village in Guanyun County. However, they would send children with potential for growth and advancement to Haining County to seek employment.

Wu Zixuan happened to be serving a rotation here as the commander, and they had taken the opportunity to join the various guard units.

Above the original Town Guard system, they had established a Grand Commander, who held part of the County Lieutenant's authority. The commanders of the Town Guard were known as Lesser Commanders. The County Lieutenant generally handled internal affairs, while the Grand Commander was responsible for fighting external battles.

At this time, the Grand Commanders of the other counties had all rotated to the Five Lotus Mountain Range to participate in the war. Only the one from Haining County had been allowed to remain here after Wu Zixuan took over.

None of Wu Xulong, Wu Xugong, Leng Wenjing, or Leng Wenge had contracted a demon spirit. They had participated in the trials, but none had gained a demon spirit's recognition. Later, each of them had merely contracted an ordinary yaoling.

Whether yaoling or demon spirits, after extensive recording and information gathering in Zhang Mingshu's Life Book, they had been broadly divided into three quality levels: Ordinary, Elite, and Legendary.

Wu Xulong and Wu Xugong ranked last in the Wu Family of Haining County. Their eldest brother, Wu Xusong, and second brother, Zheng Yiji, had both