Ye Shikai walked alone to the garden behind the mansion, clapped his hands, and more than thirty shadows suddenly descended all around him, quickly rushing to his side, kneeling on one knee, and cupping their fists in salute.
"Greetings, General."
"Greetings, General."
"Very good." Ye Shikai nodded in response, his actions fluid and swift. Each person here was "handpicked," not only were they top cultivators but also extremely loyal. He wanted his own trusted guard force, essentially to reconstruct the "Hidden Guard," and had to recruit top talents. Now he had formed a Hidden Guard squad of more than ninety people, these were just a portion of them, mainly responsible for security and intelligence reconnaissance. Of course, this setup wasn't among his retainers, so Mi Wen was unaware of Ye Shikai's assembly of the Hidden Guard.
