What Qian Daoliu saw was the group of civilians who had escaped the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's ambush under the desperate protection of the knight squad.
The burly man at the front could no longer hold himself together the instant he recognized Qian Daoliu. His weathered face crumpled, his eyes reddened, and with a thud, he dropped to his knees.
"My lord! You have to stand up for us!"
As soon as he knelt, the dozens behind him seemed to have all their strength drained away. They fell to their knees in a rush, their cries and wails instantly echoing through the entire street.
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan! They're not human! They're beasts!"
"The knights... they... they all died... They died trying to save us!"
The crying shook the heavens, voices piling over one another. The scene was as chaotic as a pot of boiling porridge, and even after listening for quite some time, Qian Daoliu still could not make out what had happened.
Frowning, he turned his gaze toward the ten knights, who were likewise covered in wounds and wore expressions of "grief."
"What exactly happened? Speak clearly!"
The knight captain stepped forward, dropped to one knee, and spoke in a hoarse voice, his choked sobs deliberately restrained.
"Reporting to the Grand Elder! We were ordered to escort the criminal Yu Xiaogang, but we were ambushed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan midway!"
"They sent high-level Soul Masters solely to seize Yu Xiaogang!"
"Our men fought to the death, but they... they even refused to spare these innocent civilians! They wanted to silence them all as well!"
The knight captain's eyes instantly turned bloodshot. He slammed his fist into the ground and roared.
"Our brothers... our brothers fought to buy these people time to retreat...