The entire venue immediately erupted. One by one, those from the Western Lands crowded behind Ju Hua, while more than seven people had gathered behind Wang He of the Southern Lands, including Guo Zixia and the others from the Way of Heaven Academy in the Northern Lands.
Of the final sixty-three, only one person remained standing there in confusion. It was Gongyang Ying.
For a moment, Gongyang Ying had no idea whom to choose.
She looked at Chou Zhan, then at Sikong Jing. In the end, at Sikong Jing's prompting gaze, she walked behind Chou Zhan.
At this point, the followers of the nine sword contenders had all been chosen.
Ju Hua had the most people behind him, followed by Wang He, while the others had a scattered few as well.
Finally, as for Chou Zhan and Sikong Jing—Chou Zhan had one follower, Gongyang Ying. Behind Sikong Jing, meanwhile, there was not even a ghostly shadow. He was completely alone.
He had been utterly isolated. Not a single person was willing to follow him...
Seeing this, the Eastern Lands decision-maker who had just been half-beaten to death by Lang Zhengzhi laughed loudly. "Lord Yao, what should be done in the case of this cheating brat? He's too weak. No one is willing to follow him at all."
After saying that, he looked smugly at Lang Zhengzhi. The counterattack began now...
Lang Zhengzhi's face darkened, and he hurriedly looked toward Yao Yuzhi...
But immediately, someone from the Western Lands jeered, "Since he has no followers, hand over the jade plaques. We're far short over here with Young Master Ju. Look at that line stretching behind him."
The Western Lands crowd nodded heavily, laughing that their jade plaques were nowhere near enough to distribute.
At that moment, Yao Yuzhi replied, "Each sword