"Hong Renjie?"
Hong Yu stopped in his tracks. His sharp eyebrows knitted together, forming a deep, unyielding frown.
He slowly turned around...
The crowd suddenly parted, creating a path wide enough for three people to walk abreast.
Clad in a white brocade robe, a placid-faced Hong Renjie ambled forward.
He wasn't putting on a fierce front, nor was he radiating an overwhelming aura of dominance. Yet, as he casually walked through the crowd, the surrounding Sword Sect disciples felt an unconscious urge to look away. They all instinctively retreated, clearing a path for him.
Behind him, his followers stood in a long, neat column, two abreast.
Every single one of these three to four hundred people was an expert at the Earth Soul Realm or higher. They followed silently behind Hong Renjie, not uttering a word.
"Wh-what a terrifying presence!"
"This is the power of the Heaven and Earth Alliance... their Alliance Leader, True Disciple Hong Renjie..."
