"Sir, I was only following orders. I'm a disciple of Raging Tide Fishing Village. Every year, our village trades a shipment of precious sea fish or rare flowers and herbs with your Zhao State."
The sole survivor swallowed and forced a smile onto his face.
Yang Ling frowned. It seemed the Star Sea Fishing Alliance really had already made the Island Landing ahead of them.
Meanwhile.
With only his sword, Zhao Zheng single-handedly overwhelmed the group of Sixth-Rank Experts. As a Lower Sixth Rank, Xu Qingnian could only assist from the sidelines and provide cover.
After seven or eight of the ambushers were killed, the remaining Sixth-Rank Experts realized they were no match and retreated.
Zhao Zheng did not pursue them. He brought Xu Qingnian over to Yang Ling.
Yang Ling discreetly put away the Quenching Gold Armor Piercing Flying Dagger. He had no intention of revealing his Object Control skill, lest someone deliberately devise a counter to it.
The moment Xu Qingnian saw the survivor, his anger drove him forward to land several vicious punches.
Neither Yang Ling nor Zhao Zheng stopped him.
Zhao Zheng personally began the interrogation. Ultimately, he learned that the Star Sea Fishing Alliance's elites had already ventured deep into Fire Flood Dragon Island.
The Sixth-Rank Experts left outside were all small fry, tasked with stopping experts from Zhao State and the Rong Tribe from making the Island Landing.
"Kill him."
Zhao Zheng glanced at Xu Qingnian.
Xu Qingnian killed the disciple of Raging Tide Fishing Village with a single saber stroke.
"Pacify the Rong King, isn't the Star Sea Fishing Alliance getting far too brazen? How dare they ambush our Zhao State, and even the Rong Tribe?"
Xu Qingnian gritted his teeth.
That exotic beast in the sea had already left him in a