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There's no need for him to attack twice? Song Zhiyan was surprised. Moments later, she smiled and said, "Young Lord Ye, let's spar with each other one day, then."
Ye Guan stared at Song Zhiyan.
Song Zhiyan hurriedly added, "I don't mean anything else by it. I just want to see for myself what a true swordsman is like."
Ye Guan's curiosity was piqued. "Are there very few swordsmen in the Eternal Night Empire?"
"There are extremely few swordsmen here," Song Zhiyan said with a nod.
Ye Guan was puzzled. "How come?"
"When that extraordinary woman from the Eternal Clan became the empress, the Eternal Night Clan and a few sects were unhappy. A war broke out soon afterward, and the most powerful sect of the Eternal Night Empire, the Sword Sect, ended up getting involved."
"Were they annihilated?"
"Yes. The majority of the Sword Sect's swordsmen were killed, while the remaining disciples of the Sword Sect were exiled to the Bitter Cold Realm; they were never seen nor heard from again."
"Does that mean that swordsmen became exceedingly rare here? What happened to the sword inheritances? Was everyone prohibited from becoming a swordsman?"
"Yes, and even if someone were a swordsman, they wouldn't dare to reveal it for fear of being branded as a rebel. Once branded as a rebel, the Eternal Night Army would come and kill them immediately, even without the emperor's permission."
"Does this mean that I shouldn't reveal my identity as a swordsman?"
"Young Lord Ye, you're definitely not a rebel nor a remnant of the Sword Sect. You're from the outside world, and you...
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