Blood laden with dust flowed along the crevices of the stone bricks, pouring into the pond where it slowly spread.
CLANG!
The ape-like elder gave his longsword a flick, casually brushing off the dirty blood that remained on the blade.
Around him lay scattered pieces of corpses. The faces of these men showed only shock; the sword's edge had been so swift they didn't even have time for despair.
"It seems your Li Yu Royal Family was truly frightened by the Holy Empress's use of the garrison to eliminate her opponents," the ape-like elder said, looking at the men from the garrison forming a sword array as if facing a formidable enemy. He casually remarked, "Compared to fifty or sixty years ago, today's garrison is indeed pitifully weak. You've forgotten that true strength lies in people, not in some supposedly impregnable arrays and prohibitions."
