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Smoke from the Melee

Jin Wangsun's six family slaves were not ordinary men. Strictly speaking, they could be considered his martial brothers.

The Gold and Silver Sect were different from other sects in the martial world, as they were established as merchants. Therefore, they had little regard for seniority, and made losses and profits their primary priority. As such, it was very rare to hear titles such as Shifu and disciple between them.

These six family slaves were skilled fighters of the sect. They were all very close brothers of the previous master of the sect. Basically, they were akin to Jin Wangsun's martial uncles and were all well trained. In terms of skills, they didn't pale in comparison to Jia Rank warriors on Liu Shan's Elites Rankings.

The Gold and Silver Sect were specialists in producing metal weapons. The refinement workshops they owned could be considered among the top three refinement workshops in Jiangnan. Even many of the Imperial Guards' weapons were made by the Gold and Silver Sect.

All six of them were armed with premium weapons made by the Gold and Silver Sect. When compared to the crowd that was being pushed back, they stood out as formidable. Especially when they raised their weapon, which made it seem as though six tornadoes were formed, thereby astonishing witnesses.

The Emperor was delighted every time he had an opponent. Emperor Yuan Sheng hadn't let loose in a long time; plus, he had a few skilled men from the inner court guarding the Prime Minister, so he was fearless. He took on his opponent, who was wielding an executioner sabre, with his bare hands, and yet didn't show signs of being at a disadvantage.

The Emperor's martial arts skills were the skills passed down by the founding emperor. He had refined his skills to great heights with many years of practice. The Emperor used a consecutive string of grappling techniques, countering every move his opponent had to offer. His opponent may have already been defeated if not for him wielding the sharp, thick, and heavy executioner sabre.

However, when the Emperor began to get smug, more blades were swung his way. His attackers were more of the hooligans. They all shouted, "Beat him to death! Beat him to death!"

The Emperor, consequently, had to divert his attention to deal with the hooligans yelling out loud, as if they were monkeys in heat, and delaying him from attaining victory over and over.

Meanwhile, the five dark robe elders were doing much worse. The long battle had depleted their stamina, yet four of Jin Wangsun's family slaves were fighting against them, using their sharp blades to put the six of them on their back feet in an instant.

Ancestral Master Xie and Princess Hongzhuang took on one each, while the four remaining elders only managed to survive by fighting two against one.

Princess Hongzhuang heard one of the slaves say something about their 'Master's order,' 'Beat them to death,' and so forth. She came to realise the reason she encountered bandits, and why her grandpa and his company were beaten. She checked to see that her father was still safe and sound. That took care of one of her concerns, for the meantime.

Her opponent used a straight sword qi shot. The clash of their swords formed a sword net. With Princess Hongzhuang's usual temperament, she wouldn't have any reason to fear him. She could break the sword net by moulding sufficient internal energy and using a swift slash to cut twice with one slash. However, she was using a wooden sabre this time, while her opponent wielded a shimmering sharp metal sword.