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Chapter 1428: A Competition between Women
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
"Hubby, she bullied me…"After bursting out into tears for quite a while, Bai Suxian finally stopped crying with Zhang Tie's comfort. Closely after that, she raised up her head. When she saw Yan Feiqing sitting on the bedside, she immediately pointed at Yan Feiqing and complained about it to Zhang Tie, "This woman said that she would be the principal wife of Zhang family from then on. She even said that she had been your wife for 6 decades in the tower of time. She's a liar, right? She speaks nonsense because she has greater battle strength than me…"
Yan Feiqing just replied with a cold harrumph before turning around in an arrogant way.
Fondling with his temple by finger, Zhang Tie felt a bit headache. The scene that over 100 wives of one man get along well with each other could only exist in the novel. In fact, as long as a man had 3 wives or above, it would be very difficult for his wives to be harmonious with each other. It would be a marvel if the figure rose to 5, not to mention that these women had to share a man. Even 2 wives of a man could rarely stay harmonious with each other. It was almost impossible for a lot of women to be in coexistence with each other without any contradiction and schemes.
When in Ice and Snow Wilderness, O'Laura didn't always get along well with Olina. After coming to Taixia Country, they improved their relationship in order to stabilize their positions in Zhang family in the new environment. Those women had divided into a few groups faintly. Linda, Fiona and Beverly belonged to one group, who were closer to each other. Among those women from Ice and Snow Wilderness, Olina was most aggressive. Martyr, Baylier, Katerina, Diana, Eva and Sali of Spencers' Clan were in a group. Sabrina was closer to Olina and O'Laura. Both Sabrina and O'Laura were very independent, who got along well with Olina and Spencer's women. In one word, Zhang Tie's wives from Ice and Snow Wilderness had already divided into 3-4 groups.
Before Bai Suxian's identity was accepted by Zhang family, Aimei and Aixue were Zhang Tie's only Hua concubines, whose identity was a bit special. Aimei and Aixue just got along well with Linda, Beverly and Fiona apparently. After the marital relationship between Bai Suxian and Zhang Tie was fixed, Aimei and Aixue stayed closer to both Bai Suxian and Linda, Beverly and Fiona. To a certain degree, Aimei and Aixue became the bridge that linked Bai Suxian with the other foreign wives and concubines of Zhang Tie.
Obviously, Olina and O'Laura disliked Bai Suxian, the princess of Lord Guangnan's Mansion. All the other women from Ice and Snow Wilderness always avoided meeting Bai Suxian. So did Bai Suxian.
Although Zhang Tie only had over 10 wives and concubines, with the rise of his social status and battle strength as well as the growth of his children, the relationships between his wives and concubines would grow complicated and could even be written into a book.
After Yan Feiqing joined them, Zhang Tie couldn't imagine the scene when so many women sat together.
Bai Suxian had a greater identity and battle strength among them. Occasionally, she would also lose temper as a princess. However, after Yan Feiqing joined them, Bai Suxian could only give way to her. Before promoting to a heavenly knight, Yan Feiqing was always aggressive. After promoting to a heavenly knight, she might not lower her head even in front of Bai Suxian's dad Lord Guangnan.
Therefore, Zhang Tie could only patiently explaine what he and Yan Feiqing had experienced in the tower of time to Bai Suxian.
With eyes wide open, Bai Suxian listened to the secrets between Zhang Tie and Yan Feiqing.
Bai Suxian had already heard about such things from outside these days. However, she didn't believe that Zhang Tie could conquer Yan Feiqing when he served as Weiji General in the Western Theater of Operations under her eyes.
"This…is true?" Bai Suxian looked at Zhang Tie with big, watery eyes without a blink as she stopped dropping tears.
"Of course it's true!" Zhang Tie coughed twice with a solemn look as he said, "Don't call her "her" from now on, it's too rude. You should call her "elder sister", am I clear?"
Bai Suxian pouted her mouth stubbornly.
"Do you know why Qing'er doesn't allow you to accompany me these days?" Zhang Tie slowed his tone.
"Of course she wants to occupy you alone; bully me by the way!" Bai Suxian replied as if she was aggrieved.
"It would be wrong if you think so!" Zhang Tie patted her plump butt as he fondled with it in front of Yan Feiqing. I've killed so many demons on the battlefield and have exposed my trump card as a divine dominator. Additionally, I'm severely wounded and can't even protect myself. Although being in Xuanyuan Hill, it's not necessarily safe here. Don't forget that Han Zhengfang had hidden his real identity in Xuanyuan Hill for so many years. What if there's someone else like Han Zhengfang here? In this case, if demons and Heavens Reaching Church want to kill me, they might assign heavenly knights, at least shadow knights. If you stay with me, you could not protect me; besides, you might even lose your own life. Therefore, Qing'er let you leave for the sake of your safety. Am I clear? Why do you think that she bullies you and feel aggrieved? Tell me whether should you do that or not?"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Bai Suxian lowered her head in shame.
Yan Feiqing threw a glance at Zhang Tie which only carried one meaning——you're really talkative.
"Oh, I see…" Bai Suxian didn't pout her mouth anymore.
"Hurry, call her "elder sister"…"
"Elder sister…" Bai Suxian finally lowered her head as she called reluctantly.
Yan Feiqing remained silent, indifferent and arrogant as usual.
"Ahem…ahem…" Zhang Tie pretended to cough twice.
After hearing Zhang Tie's coughs, Yan Feiqing finally turned around as she replied lightly, "hmm"…
With two beauties on his side who were harmonious with each other, Zhang Tie finally burst out into laughter, "That's great; that's great; from now on, you're good sisters. Qing'er is the elder sister; Xian'er is the younger sister. You two should get along well with each other like now!"
However, Zhang Tie was happy too early…
Zhang Tie's resilience was indeed terrifying. After waking up, he felt relaxed. With two beauties on his bedside and plump breasts and butt in his hands, the "heirloom" in his gown gradually became grim, pitching a tent.
Bai Suxian raised her head as she caught sight of the small tent under Zhang Tie's gown. She then abruptly burst out into sweet laughter towards Yan Feiqing who remained arrogant as if it was another one who just felt angry and aggrieved.
"Our husband said that he had lived with the elder sister for decades in the tower of time. I wonder whether you've made love with each other?" Bai Suxian asked Yan Feiqing tenderly and respectfully.
After hearing this question, Yan Feiqing slightly twisted her body on the bedside.
"As we were deeply attracted and attached to each other and have been a couple for 6 decades in the tower of time, of course, we've made love!" Yan Feiqing answered calmly.
"That's great. Now that elder sister has some experience in making love and that she has lived with husband for 6 decades, Suxian wants to learn something from the elder sister. Even in front of our husband, he would not feel that I'm too rude…" Bai Suxian's smile grew fascinating and enchanting.
"What do you want to learn?" Yan Feiqing slightly frowned. Bai Suxian's attitude changed so fast that Yan Feiqing didn't know what trick was she about to play.
Bai Suxian let out a sigh gloomily, "Since I met husband, we've not made love with each other in a long time. Each time we met, we would be firmly attached to each other. However, husband is as strong as a lion and a dragon and likes tricks on the bed. We usually made love for 10 times a night. To be honest, elder sister, in order to please husband, Suxian has been studying relevant skills stealthily. However, even though I've used all of my gimmicks, I could still not bear husband's torture. Elder sister is so beautiful in look and hot in figure, husband must love you very much. If I could have an "anus and vagina song" together with the elder sister, listen to elder sister's euphonious long sigh and muffled harrumph, watch elder sister's undulating breasts and butt, the irresistible sense would definitely make our husband thrilled. One song like this could last 3 days. Suxian has sung such a song many times; however, none of them could satisfy him. As elder sister has lived well with husband for 6 decades in the tower of time, I admire you so much. As husband has woken up and seems to be interested in doing that. Elder sister, how about giving Suxian some tips about that? I want to see how the elder sister satisfies our husband. As an elder sister, you should not feel bashful about the "bed" thing…"
After saying that, Bai Suxian looked around the bed as she nodded and started to take off her skirt. At the same time, she said, "This bed is available for a few people. Suxian could add oil for elder sister and husband on one side. Oh, elder sister, which one do you want first, a "male phoenix conquering a female chick" or a "white lion jump"?" Bai Suxian looked at Yan Feiqing seriously before revealing a charming smile, "However, given husband's liking and elder sister's look and figure, I guess husband must want elder sister to raise high your legs when we sing an "anus" song. Am I right, elder sister?"
Zhang Tie watched Bai Suxian with a dumbfounded look. Not until then did he realize that Bai Suxian who grew up in Lord Guangnan's Mansion didn't care about what it was whenever she became interested in something, even though on the other side was a heavenly knight. She wanted to learn from Yan Feiqing about how to make love? That was unbelievable! Zhang Tie was speechless.
When Zhang Tie listened to Bai Suxian's words with a dumbfounded look and watched her putting off her underclothes, Yan Feiqing's face turned rosy as if it caught fire. Being restless, she felt numerous ants crawling over her body. It was Yan Feiqing's first time to hear someone saying that to her since she was born.
"Ahem…ahem…Xian'er, stop, that's too embarrassing…" Zhang Tie could only open his mouth as he found that Yan Feiqing became extremely bashful.
"It's a private affair of our husband. It's an unquestionable moral truth for us to make love, not to mention that we're alone. It's not excessive at all!" Bai Suxian raised her face as she watched Yan Feiqing with a provocative expression which was especially disguised as kindness and docility. Although fixating on Yan Feiqing, she was actually talking with Zhang Tie.
"I've already asked Doctor Fei. He said husband has already recovered after taking so many precious medicines except for losing his battle strength for the time being. Not only that, husband, if you could do exercies properly, you might recover your vital essence very fast!" Bai Suxian finally displayed her shrewdness and unruliness as her words became openly expressive and challenging like rockets shooting towards Yan Feiqing, making her unbearable. Hearing her words, Yan Feiqing felt dull thunders rolling by as she became restless.
"Additionally, doesn't a husband like such affairs most at home? It's nothing embarrassing for a husband and wives to do that. Besides me, don't all the other wives and concubines of husband at home such as Linda, Olina, Aimei and Aixue try their best to satisfy husband? Aimei and Aixue told me that husband had suddenly allowed over 10 wives and concubines to lie on the table and sofa in the study and f*cked them in the daytime for many times, even if you were discussing about something at that moment. Sometimes, you did that in the dining hall. Even the slave girls and maids at home know that they couldn't disturb you when the dining hall was closed at meal time. Husband was not embarrassed at that time. Now that elder sister Yan is the principal wife of husband, you should be a good example for us in making love with our husband too so as to conquer all of us. Husband always likes to be straightforward. Elder sister Yan, do you know what did husband ask me when he met me in the public for the first time? He asked me whether I could bear f*ck or not. If elder sister don't believe in that, you could ask him now. I also wonder whether the elder sister could bear f*ck or not…"
Noticing how Yan Feiqing watched him, Zhang Tie could only cover his face by hands as he gradually hid himself into the quilt. At the same time, he started to regret, 'Why did I wake up today? Why didn't I stay in a coma for a few more days?'
'Neither the princess nor the owner of Fairy Women Palace is easy to deal with. Why the 2 women couldn't get along well with each other like Linda, Fiona and Beverly?'
Bai Suxian revealed a "triumph" smile, "If elder sister Yan feels it too direct, how about having some warm-up programs? As elder sister Yan has stayed with husband for 6 decades in the tower of time, I think elder sister Yan's mouth skills must have been well trained by our husband. Suxian also wants to learn it from the elder sister. Why do you remain silent, elder sister? Don't feel bashful about it. If the elder sister doesn't oppose it, how about Suxian doing it ahead of you and you could give me some instructions from one side…"
Yan Feiqing instantly sprung up silently. After throwing a glance at Bai Suxian, she left the room…
After Yan Feiqing left there, Zhang Tie looked at Bai Suxian who looked pleasant helplessly as he moved Bai Suxian's hand away from him and sighed with emotions, "Baby, you don't need to do that. Qing'er is not as bad as you imagine. She's indeed a bit indifferent sometimes; however, she would never do harm to you!"
Bai Suxian raised her eyebrows as she put her hands on both sides of his waist and said, "I'm a black iron knight; she's a heavenly knight. I couldn't defeat her on battle strength; however, very few women compete for a man by force. This lady is 200 years younger than her. I might not match her in other aspects; however, I'm not afraid of her on the bed…"
Zhang Tie became speechless once again. That was too horrible when a woman became jealous, even a knight was no exception.
However, Bai Suxian was happy too early. When Bai Suxian thought that she had driven Yan Feiqing away, Yan Feiqing returned to the room. Standing on the bedside, she looked at Bai Suxian calmly as she said, "I've told the bodyguards outside that nobody is allowed in this courtyard for one day. Otherwise, I will chop off the intruder's head. Don't you say that you're not afraid of me on the bed? Show me your expert skills then…"
"What about you?" Bai Suxian said unpleasantly, "You would do whatever I do?"
Yan Feiqing immediately undid the waistband of her one-piece gown.
Yan Feiqing's movement shocked both Bai Suxian and Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie had not imagined that even Yan Feiqing cared about such a topic and preferred to compete with Bai Suxian about it on the bed. Sometimes, women were really hard to understand; especially powerful women.
The two women just gazed at each other like fighting hens, turning Zhang Tie as their battlefield.
When Bai Suxian gritted her teeth and was about to unveil Zhang Tie's robe, Zhang Tie jumped off the bed at once as he slapped their butts forcefully with an angry look, "My ladies, what do you think I am, the test field of reform and opening up of female knights? How dare you fight over me? Hurry! Put on your clothes. Follow me out. If anyone of you doesn't follow my order, I will divorce you and have you die alone, whether you're a princess or an owner of a palace. You're too naughty…"
After saying these words with a furious look, Zhang Tie directly walked outside the room barefooted.
Zhang Tie pretended to lose his temper. He didn't know whether it worked. However, at this moment, the husband should make rules for his wives. If he really let the two women fight over him at this moment, his family would never be peaceful from then on. He had to consider about his face!
'Ahem…ahem…even though the two women would like to do that together, they have to receive my consent. They cannot do it now.'
Zhang Tie pushed open the door and came to the corridor. He then immediately saw peach blossoms over the garden. Besides, there were rockeries, glistening ripples in lotus flower pond and picturesque pavilions in the far. Facing the warm spring wind, he felt pretty pleasant and spirited…
This garden was not small; it was filled with the masterpieces of landscape garden masters.
Zhang Tie was appreciating peach blossoms and waiting for something. Only after a short while, he had heard footsteps approaching him from behind. Almost at the same time, his arms were respectively gripped by two women.
"Hubby, watch out your foot; it's cold on the ground…"
"Husband, you'd better put on a coat…"
Two warm and sweet voices entered Zhang Tie's ears.
After putting on the coat and shoes, Zhang Tie looked at Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian and asked, "Continue?"
The two women exchanged a glance with each other. Closely after that, they moved their eye lights away as they shook their heads at the same time.
"Elder sister Yan has lived with husband in the tower of time for 6 decades and saved husband on the battlefield; she's now husband's good assistant too. It's my fault. Husband, don't blame me anymore…" Bai Suxian slightly swayed Zhang Tie's arm as she admitted her fault.
"Feiqing was reasonless just now. I shouldn't have argued with the younger sister. Sorry for that, younger sister��" Yan Feiqing made a concession too.
"Hahaha…" Zhang Tie burst out into laughter as he put his arms around their waists and kissed their faces, "My girls. Let's go take a walk in the garden…"
…
2 hours later, a meticulous voice drifted into the pavilion, "Erm…Master Yan…the crown prince has come to take a look at General Mushen after being told that he's awake…"
'The crown prince? That's too fast!' Zhang Tie became hesitant for a second before smiling at the two women as he said, "Look, here comes the crown prince. I should not put on my airs anymore. Neither should I violate the rule that Qing'er has just made. I will meet the crown prince outside the courtyard then…"
Only after half an hour, Zhang Tie had seen the crown prince of Taixia Country in a parlor outside this courtyard…
Chapter 1429: The Surname Xuanyuan
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
Neither Zhang Tie liked nor disliked the crown prince of Taixia Country.
As the crown prince's master was Meng Shidao, they were on the same side. However, given the relationship between Meng Shidao and Huaiyuan Palace, as the offspring of Lord Huaiyuan and the grand elder of the Zhang family, Zhang Tie was not on the same side with the crown prince.
Whereas, Zhang Tie didn't dislike the crown prince, because the crown prince always enjoyed a good reputation across the country. Zhang Tie had never heard any immoral incidents about the crown prince. Additionally, demons were invading Taixia Country. Zhang Tie admired him more or less as the crown prince could carry the heavy burden in Xuanyuan Hill and stabilize the overall situation of Taixia Country under that circumstance. At least Zhang Tie was not that patient to do that if he were the crown prince.
Zhang Tie felt that the crown prince of Taixia Country was like those moguls and big figures in Andaman Federation when he was a small figure in Blackhot City. Neither did Zhang Tie like them nor dislike them. However, after establishing a connection with these moguls and big figures, Zhang Tie became valuable in their eyes; therefore, he could only spirit up to deal with them.
It was a matter of etiquette. Zhang Tie's mom usually told Zhang Tie to behave properly.
'Now that the crown prince has fetched top-notch doctors to cure my wounds and opened the imperial warehouse to me, I have to meet him. Better early than late. Whatever, the crown prince has behaved pretty politely after knowing that I'm awake. I couldn't put on my airs and make him embarrassed. Otherwise, the Gobbling Party would screw me.'
Zhang Tie was aware of this situation and the plan of the crown prince; however, when he saw the crown prince, he still remained kind and calm; instead of showing his arrogant and unyielding attitude on his face.
The so-called mature performance referred to how you could make the opponent feel at ease when you feel free whenever it was and whoever you were facing as long as you two were in a duel.
After experiencing so much, Zhang Tie had been much more mature.
Zhang Tie was living in an imperial manor called Purple Manor in the Emperor's Imperial City of Xuanyuan Hill. Being very famous, this place was only about 13 miles away from the imperial palace. It was being guarded by knights of Imperial Guards.
The crown prince was called Xuanyuan Changying. Xuanyuan was an imperial surname, which was the most honorable family name in Taixia Country. Although being similar to how knights rotated a chakra to select the exclusive word for their name, Xuanyuan was not exclusive to a clan. Any Hua emperor who ruled Hua people could use Xuanyuan as their family inheritance. All the other family names of Hua people originated from Xuanyuan. Those Hua emperors could be coronated with the family name Xuanyuan. It was one of the most solemn ceremonies to coronate someone with the family name Xuanyuan like the coronation of an emperor. The imperial households of Taixia Country surnamed Xia dated back to the Catastrophe. Because family Xia had an emperor, Xia was then renamed as Xuanyuan.
What was Xuanyuan? Before the Catastrophe, ignorants always said that Xuanyuan referred to the axle shaft. They said Emperor Xuanyuan Huang invented axle shafts; therefore, Xuanyuan referred to the axle shaft. That was a big mistake! Xuanyuan actually referred to the axis of the planet. The planet was rotating around this axis. Before the Catastrophe, countries founded by Hua people usually called "XX中". The character "中" referred to the axis of the planet given its shape, which also represented the descendants of Xuanyuan clan. However, before the Catastrophe, due to vicissitudes and many large-scale wars, human civilizations were destroyed one after another. Most of those Hua people who survived those wars had already forgotten about the glory of their ancestors. Although they knew Xuanyuan and "中" in their countries' names, most of them didn't know the meanings of "Xuanyuan" and "中". After the Catastrophe, when Hua people gradually regained their glory, more and more people started to know the true meaning of "Xuanyuan".
Therefore, the family name Xuanyuan became the supreme family name today.
…
Zhang Tie just waited in a parlor of Purple Manor for the arrival of Xuanyuan Changying as he considered about the background of family name Xuanyuan. 'It seems rather interesting. A person's surname means the axis of a planet. How overbearing it is! That's really something! Only the most powerful Hua people could match this family name.'
Not until a string of footsteps drifted from the path outside the parlor did Zhang Tie raise his head as he saw a man in his 30s walking towards the parlor by strides, followed by some guards. With a straight nose, high forehead and sparkling eyes, he wore an imperial robe made of gilded and black silk and a crown on which two Hua dragons played with a pearl.
No sooner did Zhang Tie see that man than he stood up from the chair.
Watching Zhang Tie standing up to greet him, the man in gilded imperial robe immediately revealed a fervent and brilliant smile as he nodded inside, 'Previously, I thought Zhang Tie might be frivolous, but I find him solemn and decent.' The crown prince felt comfortable.
"His Majesty…" Zhang Tie clenched one hand in the other towards that person when the latter entered the parlor alone, leaving his guards outside.
As a knight, Zhang Tie didn't even need to kneel down towards Emperor Xuanyuan, not to mention the crown prince.
The moment he entered the parlor, Xuanyuan Changying had fixated onto Zhang Tie. Although being born with a noble look, Xuanyuan Changying also exclaimed inside at the sight of Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie still looked like a teenage boy in an official school. Given Zhang Tie's look, nobody could imagine that he had already promoted to a shadow knight and killed a heavenly demon knight by striking the latter 9 times with a rod as a divine dominator. Average earth or black iron demon knights were as weak as pigs or dogs in front of this person.
"Without Mushen, Weishui River would be as dark as a long night forever!" Crown prince raised his head and sighed with feeling after watching Zhang Tie seriously for a while.
"Thanks, His Majesty. Zhang Tie is embarrassed by the undeserved praise!" Zhang Tie really felt a bit embarrassed by such high praise from the crown prince Chang Ying…
"It's from Commander-in-chief Zuoqiu. Across the country, everyone is aware of General Mushen's military exploits above the bank of Weishui River. What you did will glorify you, your family and the country forever…"
Chapter 1430: Crown Prince Changying
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
"As a Hua knight, it's my commitment to serve humans in the holy war!" Zhang Tie didn't lose his mind although he was moved by Zuoqiu Mingyue's comment. He remained modest. In fact, Zhang Tie didn't have a liking for fame, wealth or power. Therefore, he didn't overreact to other's overpraise, "Actually, besides me, numerous knights, officers and people from all walks of life are still working for Taixia Country in the frontline of Weishui River and the rear end. Commander-in-chief Zuoqiu and those heavenly knights were especially the pillars of Taixia Country in the western theater of operations. I'm just a bit lucky to do that…"
"Nobody could promote to a knight by luck, not to mention the knight of knights!" Crown prince Changying replied as he gazed at Zhang Tie seriously. Based on the crown prince's experience in judging people, of course, he knew that Zhang Tie's calm look was not fake. One of his most important purposes here today was to check Zhang Tie's disposition. Only after having a short chat with Zhang Tie and observing the latter's speech and conduct for a short while, the crown prince had already known Zhang Tie's temperament. With a forthright laugh, Xuanyuan Changying pointed at two chairs in the parlor as he said tenderly, "As you've just recovered your wounds, let's take a seat!"
"Please, His Majesty!"
The two people then sat on two ends of a bench in the parlor. The moment they sat down, a maid in Purple Manor had served tea and pastries for them.
Previously, Zhang Tie would feel intense even when he sat together with the elders of Huaiyuan Palace. However, now, even though he was sitting together with the crown prince of Taixia Country, he still behaved very calmly. Zhang Tie had seen through many things after experiencing "death". The so-called social status was useless when one was about to die.
"General Mushen, how do you feel now? Doctor Fei told me yesterday that as long as the general could wake up, you would rehabilitate rapidly. However, as the strength of thunder of nirvana still exists in your body, your mind sea and qi sea are both devoured by that strength, and you could barely use your battle strength for the time being." Crown prince Changying showed concern the moment he sat down.
"As was told by Doctor Fei, I indeed have survived myself; however, I've not completely eliminated the strength of thunder of nirvana. It might still take a few days to completely recover my battle strength!" Zhang Tie said as he rubbed his face by fingers, "His Majesty, you can call me Zhang Tie. I feel uneasy when His Majesty calls me general!"
"Hahaha, I will call you Zhang Tie, but may you call me elder brother Changying as I'm only a few years elder than you?" Crown prince Changying immediately drew the relationship closer between them.
Watching the crown prince's easygoing smile, Zhang Tie hurriedly shook his head as he said, "How come I will be His Majesty's brother?"
The crown prince let out a sigh in a disappointed way as he replied, "It seems that General Mushen doesn't feel that I'm qualified to be on intimate terms with you. I understand it. General could kill demons like slaughtering dogs on the battlefield; however, I have really humble military exploits on the battlefield, although I also have some experience in Earth-elements Realm…"
After hearing the crown prince's words, Zhang Tie hurriedly forced a bitter smile as he waved his hand, "Please forgive me, His Majesty. As long as His Majesty could prevent those chattering daws in imperial censorate from finding faults with me, I will call His Majesty Elder brother Changying from then onwards…"
Crown prince Changying burst out into his laughter as he said, "I promise, if anyone in the imperial censorate dares to find faults with you, I will slash him!"
"The king's words are to be taken seriously. With Elder brother Changying's promise, I will not be afraid of calling you Elder brother Changying from now on!" Zhang Tie burst out into laughter too.
After hearing the sentence "The king's words are to be taken seriously", the crown prince felt more genial as he felt that it was much more interesting to talk with Zhang Tie than that he could imagine. Although the crown prince had not seen Fairy Sea King and was not sure whether Fairy Sea King was more powerful than Zhang Tie, he asserted that Zhang Tie was much more interesting than Fairy Sea King. The crown prince sighed with emotions inside, 'No wonder he conquered Yan Feiqing. Nobody else could make Yan Feiqing docile except for Zhang Tie, even sage-level knights could do nothing to Yan Feiqing but to be beaten…'
When the crown prince thought about it, he waved his hand over the table, revealing a pile of jade cases and vials in various patterns that gave out colorful light at once. No sooner did these items appear than the entire parlor was suffused with looming, bizarre herbal fragrance. The moment Zhang Tie sniffed it, he had felt spirited as if he was bathing in a warm spring. Not only that, Zhang Tie found that each jade vial and case contained a looming, vivid image of an animal.
It indicated that these were top-notch medicinal pills. Even Zhang Tie had only heard about that. However, the crown prince brought him 6 such pills.
"These medicinal pills are articles of tribute that the top 5 sects of Taixia Country provided to the imperial households and the secret recipes of imperial financial and living affairs ministry collected in the imperial household!" The crown prince picked one jade vial as he said, "It contains Taiyi Golden Pills of Taiyi Fantasy Sect. It's said that it could bring the dead back to life and enable flesh to grow over bones. This is Heavens Fortune Dew of Heavens Fortune Sect. A drop of it is more effective than that of a vial of super recovery medicament. This is the pulp of Qionglou Sect. It could cure 36,000 diseases in the world. This is Heavens Holding Powder of Heavens Holding Pavilion. A spoon of Heavens Holding Powder could detoxify various poisons. This is Demons killing Life-saving Pill of Demons killing Valley. With one Demons killing Life-saving Pill, you could save one life at the critical moment. This is the Xuanyuan Dragon Marrow Incense, a recipe of the imperial household of Taixia Country. When you cultivate or sleep, you only need to light it to make your meridians relaxed, purify your marrow, nourish your battle qi and increase your spiritual energy…" After introducing the usage of all these items, the crown prince pushed all of them in front of Zhang Tie as he said, "I've already sent an order to the imperial hospital and told them to work out the solution against the thunder of nirvana. Before they work it out, these items should be useful to your wounds…"
After looking at those priceless pills and powders on the table, Zhang Tie moved his eyes on the crown prince and replied with a smile calmly, "Thanks, Elder brother Changying". Closely after that, he waved his arm and teleported all of them into his portable space-teleportation equipment as if he had taken some kilograms of fruits.
Watching Zhang Tie's deed, the crown prince burst out into laughter once again…
Chapter 1431: Crown Prince Changying's Hospitality
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
"How do you feel about Purple Manor? Are you satisfied with it?" Crown prince Changying asked out of concern with a smile after seeing Zhang Tie taking those secret pills and powders.
As an imperial landscape garden, Purple Manor covered over 3 million square meters. It contained dozens of courtyards, over 1,000 pavilions and attics, either large or small. There were various landscapes. The price of land in Xuanyuan Hill was very high. All the lords and dignitaries of subcontinents would feel proud to have a private residence in Xuanyuan Hill. The high value of land in the core of Xuanyuan Hill was out of people's imagination, which couldn't even be bought even if you had enough money. The emperor's imperial city was the most prosperous region for humans. Each flower, grass, brick and tile across Purple Manor was the best in the world. Take this long, rectangular table facing the two people as an instance, besides looking decent and magnificent, it was made of starry catalpa wood, a wood which was provided to the imperial households from other subcontinents. Less than 10 clans in the emperor's imperial city were qualified to use furniture made of such wood.
All the glazed tiles on the roofs of buildings in Purple Manor came from the official kiln under the affiliation of imperial financial and living affairs ministry. According to secret methods, they were well carved in each detail. Each glazed tile of the building here would be a rarity among the people with a name called glazed tile inkstone. Because some literati would be proud of having one glazed tile like this and displaying it in a private party.
The carpets in rooms here were also provided by the imperial households from other subcontinents, which could barely be bought from the market.
Such a place was even more luxurious than mansions of princes and marquises. Few places across Taixia Country could match Purple Manor. Of course, Zhang Tie was very satisfied with it.
"Thanks, Elder brother Changying. I've taken a walk around the landscape garden today and found that everywhere here is picturesque. Purple Manor carries the soul of mountains and rivers, the masterpieces of craftsmen and the rarities in the world. It's inclusive. How could I not be satisfied with such a place?"
"Ahh, glad to hear that!" Crown prince Changying said with a smile, "Younger brother, you might have no private estate in Xuanyuan Hill. I've already ordered the imperial financial and living affairs ministry to transfer the property rights of Purple Manor to you. From now on, Purple Manor would be your private manor in Xuanyuan Hill. If the younger brother comes to Xuanyuan Hill in the future, you could directly live in Purple Manor. Oh, I've already had people change Purple Manor into Qianji Manor when I came in. Younger brother, If you have enough people in Firey Dragon Bounty Territory, you could have your stewards come here to deal with the affairs in this manor. Now, this manor is guarded by the guards of Imperial Guards for the time being. When younger brother recovers, these guards would be able to leave…"
Zhang Tie forced a bitter smile inside. Now that Crown prince Changying had done so much for him, how could he say no. Therefore, Zhang Tie could only cup his hands towards Crown prince Changying as he said, "Thank you so much, Elder brother Changying, when I came to Xuanyuan Hill last time, I just lived in Lord Guangnan's Manor due to lack of private residence here. Previously, I was also thinking about purchasing a residence in Xuanyuan Hill as it's so prosperous here. Now that Elder brother Changying presents it to me, I will not decline…"
"That's good; that's good; that's good…" Crown prince Changying became more thrilled when he saw Zhang Tie accepting his gift. His eyes even shone. After that, the crown prince clapped his hands while a team of mesmerizing slave servants and maids entered the parlor. Zhang Tie was instantly dazzled by so many beauties.
"Qianji Immortal…" Those people lowered their bodies at the same time towards Zhang Tie as if hundreds of larks and orioles were twittering in the parlor.
There were a total of 36 women, whose looks and figures could even match that of Bai Suxian. In smooth and fair skin and imperial gown, all of them behaved gracefully. No sooner did they enter the parlor than they lowered their bodies towards Zhang Tie in two lines. They fixated onto Zhang Tie at the same time.
Zhang Tie threw a glance at them as he immediately noticed their deep cleavages under their belly bands.
As Zhang Tie had seen too many women, he was not curious about women; however, strangely, all the 36 women were Zhang Tie's favorite types like Linda and Olina. They all had a graceful bearing that was possessed by mature women, plump breasts and butts. Being tall, their ages ranged from 30 to 40. Due to good skin care and health care, they all had fair skin and the most beautiful looks. What was more, Zhang Tie found that these women were still virgins. Additionally, each of them was distinctive.
It might not be difficult to find one beauty like them; however, it was difficult to find 36 beauties like them.
When Zhang Tie was looking at them, these women were also looking at Zhang Tie with different eye light. Some women's eye light was affectionate as if Zhang Tie was their Mr. Right. Some women's eye light was bashful and a bit scared like what young girls usually did in front of their beloved ones; the moment they made eye contacts with Zhang Tie, they would lower their heads out of shyness with a blush on their face. Some women's eye light was elegant and intellectual like how a female professor looked at her student. Some women's eye light contained flirtation. The moment they made eye contact with Zhang Tie, their eye light would be as tender as water. Some women's eye light felt indifferent and arrogant. Being similar to that of Yan Feiqing, such eye light could easily arouse a man's desire to conquer…
"I know that the younger brother likes mature women. These women are all Hua women who have learned in the Imperial Etiquette Academy for many years. Their family backgrounds are all innocent. They're proficient in music, the game of go, calligraphy, painting and dance. They could even match top geishas in recreational sites and local female poets. Additionally, they're all good at flirtation. Some of them possess musical instruments and other necessary tools, which could spice up your free time. As the younger brother has just woken up and is recovering rapidly, why not let them sing and dance for you…"
Zhang Tie had not imagined that his dissolute reputation in Youzhou Province had spread to Xuanyuan Hill. Even the crown prince had known it, who especially prepared these beauties to amuse him. 'It seems that I could not cast off the gossip of "cougar master" in the future.'
Now that Zhang Tie had received Purple Manor as his private estate in Xuanyuan Hill, he couldn't decline the following gifts. Although they were 36 beauties, actually given their value, even 10 more times beauties might not match a pill in Crown prince Changying's eyes. Crown prince Changying just used these beauties to express his sincerity to Zhang Tie…
What else could Zhang Tie say? Zhang Tie then waved his arm to have people take these beauties away.
"Hahaha, younger brother is indeed dissolute; you're not hypocritical at all. This is how a hero should behave! From now on, if younger brother likes, you could select whichever you want from the beauties in the Imperial Etiquette Academy. As a Hua knight, if you marry too many foreign wives and concubines, it might arouse some gossips, why not marry some more Hua wives and concubines…" Crown prince Changying burst out into laughter.
"Haha, erm, it's already enough to have so many wives and concubines. Otherwise, the grape trellises at home would fall; if the largest grape trellis fell, it would be earth-shaking and I wouldn't bear it. I'd better not do that; I'd better not do that…" Zhang Tie said as he waved his hand.
The two people then looked at each other before bursting out into laughter at the same time.
After recovering his composure, the crown prince took up his teacup and had a sip. After putting down the teacup and being silent for a few seconds, he finally opened his mouth, "Younger brother, I've got a question to ask you out of curiosity. If it sounds offensive, please don't blame me. If you feel inconvenient to answer it, you could keep silent!"
"Please, Elder brother Changying. I will answer it if I could. I will not blame His Majesty if I couldn't answer it!" Zhang Tie put it straight.
"Hmm, actually Commander-in-chief Zuoqiu also wants to know the answer!" Xuanyuan Changying gazed at Zhang Tie for a second before tossing out the question, "Younger brother, you've not talked about your master. I wonder whether your master is Fairy Sea King from Penglai Immortal Island. Whether did you learn the skill of divine dominator from Fairy Sea King?"
Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "I've not seen Fairy Sea King. I got the essence of the ability of divine dominator myself by luck. It's nothing to do with Penglai Immortal Island!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Crown Prince Changying raised his eyebrows as he asked, "You got the essence of the ability of divine dominator yourself by luck?"
"Yes, no trick!" Zhang Tie threw a glance at Crown prince Changying. After a pause, he added, "The key for common knights to become a divine dominator lies in making a breakthrough in their spiritual energy…"
"The key for common knights to become a divine dominator lies in making a breakthrough in their spiritual energy?" Crown prince Changying's eyes sparkled.
Zhang Tie nodded.
"Younger brother, trust me. Nobody else will know this secret except you and me!"
"It doesn't matter even if others know this secret. Making a breakthrough in one's spiritual energy is far more difficult than promoting to a knight. I succeeded after experiencing too many life or death situations. The others might not grasp it even if they want…"
"Younger brother is the good fortune of Taixia Country. Younger brother alone could match the army of 100,000 knights…" Crown prince Changying sighed with emotions gain, "As younger brother has just recovered, I will not disturb you any longer. Younger brother, have a good rest! It's said that the younger brother likes heavy weapons. On the battlefield that day, your heavy weapons and silver secret items were all destroyed by the thunder of nirvana. After a couple of days, when you further recover, I will take you to take a look in the imperial warehouse. There're many silver secret items. I promise to select some proper weapons for you. Here's one remote-sensing finger ring. You could directly contact me with it. If you have any problem, you could ask me directly…" Crown prince Changying told Zhang Tie as he gave a remote-sensing finger ring to the latter. After that, he stood up and bade a farewell to Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie also stood up to see off the crown prince. Because the crown prince has already presented Purple Manor to him, Zhang Tie accompanied the crown prince to pass three doors continually before returning to his courtyard at the request of the crown prince according to the etiquette.
Crown prince Changying came here only for being solicitous about Zhang Tie health. Besides gifting recipes, manor, beauties and secret items, he even called Zhang Tie younger brother. He almost gave his throne as the crown prince to Zhang Tie; instead of mentioning anything else. Zhang Tie could only speak highly of the crown prince's hospitality inside.
After returning to his courtyard, When Zhang Tie wanted to dispose of those beauties gifted by the crown prince, he was told that Bai Suxian had already taken those beauties to the other courtyard.
After shaking his head, Zhang Tie returned to the courtyard where he stayed with Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing just now.
After entering the courtyard, Zhang Tie heard some music. Along the music, Zhang Tie came to the house beside the peach wood. The moment he entered the room, he had seen Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing leaning against the bedstand of a soft bed and appreciating the performance of those beauties…
Bai Suxian's eyes sparkled as if she was a bit thrilled while Yan Feiqing slightly frowned.
Growing up in Lord Guangnan's Mansion, Bai Suxian had been used to such a scene; however, Yan Feiqing was not used to Zhang Tie bringing back dozens of beauties after taking a round outside.
Watching Zhang Tie coming in, Bai Suxian waved her arm. All the beauties then stopped and lowered their bodies towards Zhang Tie at the same time.
"These beauties gifted by the crown prince are great in both looks and talents. I'm checking their talents…" Bai Suxian smiled at Zhang Tie, "Husband, do you want to appreciate them with us…"
Zhang Tie then came to the front of the bed before sitting down in between Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing. Putting his arms around their waists, he replied, "Nice, I will appreciate it. You remind me that I've enjoyed too few songs and dances. I have to feast my eyes on them today…"
Bai Suxian then threw an enchanting smile at Zhang Tie, then Yan Feiqing. After that, she told those beauties calmly, "Play a Jade-Crown Backyard Flower1 for husband then!"
Zhang Tie almost spurted out a mouth of tea water. He hurriedly checked Yan Feiqing's look. After finding that Yan Feiqing remained as serious as usual who just threw a glance at Bai Suxian, Zhang Tie couldn't help but slap Bai Suxian's butt only to get a sweet smile from her.
Only after a short while, the music started while a maid sang the wong. Over 20 maids then danced and shuttled in front of Zhang Tie like butterflies, constraining butts and raising legs, swaying sleeves and spinning.
'Like fragrant flowers contending in front of high pavilions and buildings, concubines, you look most beautiful after well dressed-up.
When you cover the windows, the fascinating spring scenery couldn't be seen.
After you leave your bedroom, all the spring sceneries become dwarfed.
With cute smiles, you walk out of your room dexterously.
Your faces are like fresh flowers being adorned with crystal dew.
Your frames are as beautiful, resplendent, elegant and chic as jade trees.
It's a very temporary period for flowers from contention to droop.
When all the petals fell, everything would return to commonplace.'
The song was as euphonious as the sounds of nature. The dance was also enchanting and tender. They were both top class. No sooner did he hear the song and see the dance than he was attracted by them. What charmful music and dance!
Enjoying the song and the dance, with beauties in arms, Zhang Tie couldn't help but let out a sigh with emotions, 'If only there were no demons…'
'Crown prince…'
Zhang Tie could only shake his head as he forced a bitter smile inside…
Chapter 1432: In Gradual Recovery
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
Zhang Tie recovered very quickly. Except for the two wisps of energy of the thunder of nirvana in his mind sea and qi sea, Zhang Tie had been as vigorous as before on the 4th day after he woke up for the second time with the medical treatment of Du Zhongling the Immortal Medical Pills, Fei Zhengtao the Medicine Sage and Sun Tiancheng the Medicine King in various methods.
Lately, the crown prince didn't come to Qianji Manor anymore. However, His Majesty would assign his subordinate or female director in the imperial palace to inquire about Zhang Tie's sickness in Qianji Manor every day with items from the imperial warehouse. Those officials in imperial financial and living affairs ministry almost came here to visit Zhang Tie every day. Some sent contracts of the estate of Qianji Manor; some sent imperial chefs to help Zhang Tie adjust his diet; even tailors, brewers, gardeners and hostlers of imperial financial and living affairs ministry were sent to Qianji Manor by batches.
As the imperial financial and living affairs ministry was exclusive to imperial households, all the personnel assigned to Qianji Manor actually served imperial households, including the crown prince previously. These people had top abilities across the country. At the order of the crown prince, they were sent to Qianji Manor to serve Zhang Tie. Therefore, Zhang Tie had a chance to experience the living of imperial households although being not in the imperial palace.
Growing up in Lord Guangnan's Mansion, Bai Suxian was very familiar with affairs in the mansion and possessed great demeanor. Zhang Tie then had Bai Suxian take charge of the internal affairs of Qianji Manor. As for Zhang Tie himself, he just waited for someone to put on his clothes, eat a ready-cooked meal, watch beauties dance and flirt with Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian day by day.
After the large-scale war between knights over 3 months ago, demons suffered a great loss. Besides a heavenly demon knight and 5 shadow demon knights who were killed by Zhang Tie, it was said that the demon general itself was also heavily injured by Zuoqiu Mingyue. The demon army had already retreated 300 miles away from Weishui River. As a result, human army and demon army were in a new stalemate, which was relatively calm for the time being; especially after the thaw set in, the latest round of attack of the demon army would be launched at least in winter.
As for Heavens Reaching Empire, the disappearance of those powers caused some chaos to those provinces inside the region occupied by demons. The remnants of Heavens Reaching Church were in great confusion. In this case, the demon army could barely launch a large-scale attack. Therefore, they could only stop it for the time being. Over these months, the demon army still brought stress to Taixia Country in Helan Mountain Range. The troops of both parties were still in fierce battles in that region. Although Taixia Country's individual fighters couldn't match that of demon fighters in battle strength, with the support of a multitude of fiery-oil weapons, Taixia Country was still not in disadvantageous position over there.
Not only that, besides regular elite corps of Taixia Country, many clan elites and paladins also entered the Helan Mountain Range, most of which were above LV 10. They entered that region to hone themselves and adapt to fight with demon troops; some were for bounty award. After these heroes poured in that region, the gaps between Taixia Country and demons on the ground forces and the armed forces were further evened up. As of now, Helan Mountain Range had completely become a battlefield for powerhouses below knights between humans and demons.
In Huanzhou Province, Kangzhou Province, Ningzhou Province and Military Province, after Zhang Tie was appointed as Weiji General of the Western Theater of Operations last year, the bumper harvest helped the four provinces to recover its vitality completely. With the further expansion of production capacity of Fiery Oil, Pilot Training Academy spread over the country, leading to a greater army of air cavalries. In only a few months, Taixia Country had already matched its second-tier troops with fiery-oil weapons in the Western Theater of Operations. With the completion of the spring plowing across the Western Theater of Operations, the homecoming tide even happened in some places of the 4 provinces——Those major clans which escaped away from the 4 provinces last year constantly assigned people back to deal with their undertakings in the four provinces.
The decline of demon forces and the recovery of human forces determined that this holy war would definitely last long. As long as demons didn't gain an overwhelming advantage over Taixia Country again, the battle situation at Weishui River could remain stable for a couple of decades.
Zhang Tie learned this information after waking up when he became completely reassured.
If Weishui River was in peace, Jinwu City and Fiery-Dragon Prefecture in Youzhou Province would remain as peaceful as before. Not only that, after the news that Zhang Tie killed a heavenly demon knight by striking it 9 times with a rod spread over there, Jinwu City and Fiery-Dragon Prefecture had been pretty boisterous these months. Besides those major clans in Youzhou Province and Northeast Military Region, all the major clans from the other military regions had assigned representatives to visit Zhang family with precious gifts too, even from far away.
Those who would like to marry their female youngsters to Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang, have their clan disciples join Iron-Dragon Sect and strike up an acquaintance with Zhang family were as many as fish across the river.
What Zhang Tie had not imagined was that many major clans which were gagging for establishing marital relationships with Zhang family in Jinwu City and Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory had fixated onto the children of Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang. As a result, Zhang family's third generation became pretty popular.
According to the schedule, Zhang Yang would come to Xuanyuan Hill for Zhang Tie by airboat after Zhang Tie woke up for 2 days. However, due to an emergency, Zhang Tie's elder brother had to postpone it for a few more days.
The emergency was that Zhang Tie's parents also wanted to go to Xuanyuan Hill with Zhang Yang.
Like before, in order to make their parents reassured, Zhang Yang only told their parents that Zhang Tie suffered wounds in the frontline and was accepting the best medical treatment in Xuanyuan Hill.
In the beginning, Zhang Tie's parents were reassured as they thought that Zhang Tie was not severely injured. Additionally, being in Xuanyuan Hill, Zhang Tie should be fine. However, when Zhang Tie's military exploits and the news that Zhang Tie was close to death and couldn't wake up anymore after being struck by the thunder of nirvana spread over the world, as long as Zhang Tie's parents took a walk in the streets, they would hear various gossips about Zhang Tie. By then, Zhang Yang's white lie didn't work anymore.
During the period when Zhang Tie was in a coma, Zhang Tie's parents were always worried about him. If not Zhang Yang pointed to the sky and swore that Zhang Tie was still alive and was receiving the medical treatment of some national level imperial doctors, they might have long come to Xuanyuan Hill.
This time, after hearing that Zhang Tie had already woken up and recovered, being afraid of getting cheated by Zhang Yang again, their parents also wanted to see Zhang Tie in Xuanyuan Hill out of concern.
Besides Zhang Tie's parents, Aimei, Aixue, Linda, Fiona and Beverly wanted to visit Zhang Tie on behalf of Zhang Tie's wives and concubines in Ironheart Palace of Fiery-Dragon Bounty Territory along with his kids.
After receiving the news, Elder Muyuan also came to Xuanyuan Hill to visit Zhang Tie on behalf of the other elders of Huaiyuan Palace.
Therefore, a great batch of family members finally would like to go to Xuanyuan Hill. Before they left home, of course, they had to deal with domestic affairs properly. As a result, a few more days were required.
Everything was in the right place, in the frontline and at home. Therefore, Zhang Tie just stayed at his manor for recuperation. By the way, he would wait for the arrival of his family members.
These days, peach flowers were in full bloom and most beautiful in Xuanyuan Hill. Therefore, Zhang Tie expected for such a family reunion in Xuanyuan Hill in this period, more or less. Zhang Tie knew that it would be his parents' first time to visit Xuanyuan Hill.
After being told that Zhang Tie's parents were coming, Bai Suxian became more passionate. She had long made people prepare the rooms and daily needs for Zhang Tie's family members. She really expected to show off her talent on management as a princess to Zhang Tie's parents.
These days, Du Zhongling, Fei Zhengtao and Sun Tiancheng came to review Zhang Tie's sickness every day. In gradual recovery, Zhang Tie became more aware of his sickness. Zhang Tie knew that the problem caused by the thunder of nirvana couldn't be cured by average medical pills and skills.
One day, after reviewing Zhang Tie's sickness, Du Zhongling, Fei Zhengtao and Sun Tiancheng frowned as they were discussing about which medicine and skills to use to eliminate the effect of the thunder of nirvana in Zhang Tie's body, Zhang Tie waved his arm over the table, displaying 3 jade cases in front of the three national level imperial doctors.
As Zhang Tie had not recovered his spiritual energy in his mind sea, he still couldn't use his skills as a divine dominator. The increasing spiritual energy was being constantly devoured by the energy similar to that of a black hole. Even so, the remaining spiritual energy in his mind sea was available to space-teleportation equipment, including Castle of Black Iron.
These days, under the gaze of so many people, Zhang Tie didn't have a chance to enter Castle of Black Iron to take a look at the human fruit of redemption; however, it was no problem for him to use space-teleportation equipment in front of the public.
No sooner had the 3 jade cases been presented than the entire room was filled with an ethereal fragrance. With a sense of bizarre magic and flexibility, when one sniffed it, one would feel much younger…
After presenting the jade cases, Zhang Tie watched the three national level imperial doctors with a smile…
Chapter 1433: A Heavy Gift
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
Among the three people, Sun Tiancheng's response was more exaggerating. After sniffing the air for a couple of times like a monkey, that old urchin gazed at one jade case with a dubious look as he scratched his face, "That's strange. I've not smelt such a fragrance before. That's impossible! I could identify over 100,000 herbal medicines and poisons even if they were mixed with each other. What's inside this jade case? It's so strange…"
Compared to Sun Tiancheng's straightforwardness, Du Zhongling silently touched his beautiful long beard in a reserved manner but with a confused look.
Fei Zhengtao slightly changed his face; however, he remained silent.
Among the 3 people, only Fei Zhengtao immediately recognized what was inside the jade case. Fei Zhengtao must have seen it in the imperial warehouse. As for the other two, although they were still national level doctors, they didn't have a chance to contact such an item.
Zhang Tie told them the answer directly, "Each jade case contains a cross-realm flower's fruit. I'd like to extend my gratitude to you with them. Without your help, I might have already died. Of course, I'm clear about my sickness. Since God didn't want me to die, he sent you to save me. The effect of the thunder of nirvana couldn't be solved by average medical pills and skills, as you've already exerted your utmost efforts to cure me, I will deal with it myself. Sincerely and hopefully, you could take my gift!"
Fruits of cross-realm flowers?
After hearing the answer, Sun Tiancheng and Du Zhongling both were shocked. Fruits of cross-realm flowers were legendary items. Very few people across Taixia Country could have a chance to see it. It was even rarer than silver secret items. Even though the imperial palace in Xuanyuan Hill collected very few of them. Many dignitaries in the imperial palace were drooling at them.
The gift was too precious. If one fruit of cross-realm flower was to be auctioned in Gold and Power Market of Xuanyuan Hill at this moment, the entire Xuanyuan Hill might be in chaos at once. Some women would definitely do everything they could to get this item.
"Immortal, you have made great meritorious services at the risk of your life above the bank of Weishui River. It's my responsibility and honor to treat immortal at the request of the crown prince. The fruit of cross-realm flower is too precious. This humble official dares not accept it!" As Fei Zhengtao had stayed in imperial palace for too long as the official of Taixia Country, he was a bit more meticulous. After realizing that Zhang Tie presented a fruit of cross-realm flower to each one of them, he hurriedly shook his head as he changed his face.
"Hahaha, Old Fei, if you don't want to take it, why not give it to me?" Sun Tiancheng became straightforward and witty at this moment. After bursting out into laughter, Sun Tiancheng immediately took a jade case and teleported it into his portable space-teleportation finger ring without looking inside, "This item is very useful to me. I've been looking for it for dozens of years. It's out of my imagination that I could make my dream come true after coming to Xuanyuan Hill. Immortal is really forthright. Thank you so much…"
After saying that, Sun Tiancheng looked at Zhang Tie while his little nose and eyes almost stuck together, making him pretty bizarre. He then asked Zhang Tie very seriously, "Would you think that I'm especially here for your fruit of cross-realm flower?"
Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "Herbal Medicine King, you're chivalrous, hot-blooded and righteous. You came to Xuanyuan Hill for the sake of humans in the holy war. How could I despise your temperament because you took a fruit of cross-realm flower from me? In my heart, you're not tall, but you're not shorter than anyone else either…"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Sun Tiancheng gazed at Zhang Tie for a short while in a sophisticated look before suddenly letting out a deep sigh, "Alas, I've not come here in vain. Hurry, you two, don't be hesitant any more. It's Qianji Immortal's sincerity. Just take it. As you both have wives, you could gift it to one of them. All the women like it. Even if you don't gift it to your wife, you could exchange it for whateever rare medicines you want. With those rare medicines, you could make some obstacle-breaking pills, spirit-gathering pills and stars pills for yourself so that you could promote to knights easily; especially Fei Zhengtao, if your lioness knew that you didn't bring back the fruit of cross-realm flower due to shame, you might not only kneel down on washboard…"
After hearing Sun Tiancheng's words, Fei Zhengtao's face blushed at once as he said bashfully, "It wouldn't be that worse; it wouldn't be that worse…"
When he was young, Fei Zhengtao was very poor; however, he had exceptional talent. Later on, he came to Xuanyuan Hill for learning, where he was favored by a lady in a major clan and got married to her. With the financial assistance of that major clan, Fei Zhengtao gradually made brilliant achievements in medical pills and medical science. However, at the same time, he also formed a habit——being afraid of his wife. Even though Fei Zhengtao had become an influential figure in Taixia Country and was an honored guest wherever he was in the emperor's imperial city, he had to be docile to his wife at home. A few years ago, Fei Zhengtao stealthily married a concubine outside and made her pregnant. Later on, after being discovered by his tigeress, he faced great trouble. The lioness directly had her servants take Doctor Fei's concubine away from Xuanyuan Hill. Nobody knew where his concubine was hidden. It was said that Doctor Fei had to kneel down on washboard for half a year due to this reason. This event didn't come to an end until that concubine gave birth to his baby.
Even commoners had heard about Doctor Sage's domestic affairs in Xuanyuan Hill.
"Thanks, Immortal. Whenever you need me, just let me know. I would definitely come for you regardless of the distance…" Du Zhongling cupped his hands towards Zhang Tie solemnly. After that, he put that jade case into his portable space-teleportation equipment.
After Du Zhongling took his jade case, Doctor Fei could only take his with a blush, "All right…thanks…thanks…"
Chapter 1434: Traveling to Peach Mountain
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
After the three national level doctors received his gifts, Zhang Tie burst out into laughter, "It's just a bit sincerity of mine. Never mind. If you need my help, just let me know!"
The three doctors then exchanged a glance with each other before extending their solemn thanks to Zhang Tie in unison…
Zhang Tie didn't return to his courtyard until he saw the three national level doctors out of the gate of Qianji Manor.
After that, Zhang Tie let out a sigh of relief.
Zhang Tie would deal with his health problem himself in the future instead of bringing troubles to the three national level doctors. Additionally, Zhang Tie had told someone to notice the crown prince to not have people send any rarities to him anymore. Neither did he want any young maids who met the conditions mentioned by Sun Tiancheng. If such young maids touched him every day, there might be new troubles. As Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing had already been troublesome, Zhang Tie didn't want to incur more troubles anymore.
Zhang Tie's main courtyard in Qianji Manor was called Zhenghua Courtyard. Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian respectively occupied the east and the west pavilion inside the courtyard. All the 36 beauties gifted by the crown prince were also living in the rooms of this courtyard. Plus some beautiful maids, Zhang Tie felt to be in a women's kingdom.
"Husband…" Bai Suxian had already hung herself over Zhang Tie's arm the moment Zhang Tie returned, "Have the three doctors left?"
"Hmm, they would not come here anymore!" Zhang Tie said as he threw a glance at Bai Suxian and coughed twice, "Erm…after a few days, dad and mom would come…erm…you'd better not keep so many women in this courtyard. Find another courtyard for those beauties gifted by the crown prince. As for those maids, their costume could be a bit…a bit more official…"
As it was in spring, the courtyard was growing warmer. Being influenced by Bai Suxian, all the other women's skirts became increasingly thinner except for Yan Feiqing. In belly bands and one-piece skirts, their plump breasts rose and fell. Take Bai Suxian as an instance, she only covered half of her secret parts. As she hung herself over Zhang Tie's arm, her white rabbits pushed Zhang Tie's arm and almost jumped out of her undergarment. Not only that, her yarn skirt was thin and transparent. Even without lotus flower eyes, Zhang Tie could still clearly see her snow-white arms and thighs.
"Ahh? why…" Bai Suxian pouted her cherry mouth.
Zhang Tie let out a sigh before replying, "I'm in recuperation and has just recovered a bit. I'm always docile these days. If my mom sees this, she would think that I don't treasure my health and stay with beauties all day long. By then, I'm afraid that my ears would be pulled off by my mom…"
"Well, I see…" Bai Suxian smiled at once. Closely after that, she threw a bizarre glance at Zhang Tie as she asked, "Don't you feel pitiful sending 36 beautiful virgins away? It's still a few days left before your family members come. During these days, these beauties are still waiting to serve you on the bed…"
Zhang Tie replied with a smile as he pinched Bai Suxian's pretty face, "I will make an arrangement for them!"
"What arrangement?"
Zhang Tie let out a sigh with feeling before saying, "Thos women are poor. They grew up in an Imperial Etiquette Academy. Their whole lives are under the control of others. In the eyes of the crown prince, they might just be an item or a piece of furniture in the manor, which could be gifted to others by hand. They're most valuable when they're young. When they age and have grey hair and wrinkles, most of them would be abandoned in remote rooms like sundries. Facing faint lamplight, they would die alone. How could I bully such beauties? I'm afraid of not living up to beloved ones, not to mention them. At their age, the most important is to find a reliable man to marry them and accompany them for the rest of their lives!"
Bai Suxian was a bit moved by Zhang Tie's explanation as she let out a sigh slightly, "They're fortunate to meet you. Okay, now that you think in this way, I know what to do!"
"Where's Qing'er?"
"She's cultivating in the peach wood!" Bai Suxian said while showing signs of jealousy, "Why do you always mention her in front of me…"
Zhang Tie scraped his finger on Bai Suxian's nose as he said, "You should learn more from Qing'er on cultivation. Spend more time on it. Each knight should make progress step by step. No indolence is allowed!"
"Do you mean that you will not love me if I don't promote to a heavenly knight…" Bai Suxian asked in a spoiled way.
"I wish to see my baby as beautiful as now in 800 years…"
Bai Suxian revealed a big smile after hearing Zhang Tie's words.
Zhang Tie then took Bai Suxian to the peach wood. After feeling their arrival, Yan Feiqing who was cultivating in a pavilion immediately opened her eyes as she put away her fire element crystal and stood up.
Zhang Tie burst out into laughter as he put his arm around Yan Feiqing at once.
"It's said that the peach mountain outside the emperor's imperial city is most beautiful in this season. These days, we've stayed too long in the manor and I've almost recovered and could move freely. How about taking a walk in the peach mountain?"
Yan Feiqing's eyes sparkled as Bai Suxian clapped her hands at once, "That's great…"
"What do you think, Qing'er?"
"It's fine!" Yan Feiqing nodded too.
"Haha, Qing'er, when we come to peach mountain tomorrow, you have to show us the very peach tree where you beat someone. I wonder whether that peach tree is still there?" Zhang Tie burst out into laughter.
"That tree has already been removed!"
"How do you know that?"
Yan Feiqing covered her mouth with a faint smile as she said, "That man said himself. Before he came for me for the second time, he had already uprooted the peach tree so as to pluck up his courage…"
"Never mind. The pit must be still there…" Zhang Tie waved his hand and said heroically, causing the two women to laugh…
…
On the second day, Zhang Tie left Qianji Manor with light luggage and few attendants, accompanied by Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing.
With Yan Feiqing, a heavenly knight and Bai Suxian, a powerful black iron knight, on his side, Zhang Tie didn't need any bodyguards anymore. Even though some powerhouses of Imperial Guards still disguised and followed them from far away. Zhang Tie was speechless about that.
Looking from afar, the peach mountain was like a pink dreamland. Tens of millions of peach trees were in full bloom while the fragrance of peach blossoms reached miles away.
With so many travelers, literati, playboys, young ladies, servants and maids of major clans, the peach mountain was pretty boisterous.
Zhang Tie was very familiar and obsessed with such a scene. Watching this beautiful scenery, Zhang Tie felt like staying far away from the holocaust on the battlefield and relax completely.
On the way up the mountain, there were roadside taverns and pergolas where waiters were peddling peach blossom spirit, dried peaches, peach wood swords and tokens which were used to exorcise evil spirits, peach blossom essence which women favored and dazzling delicate items.
In such a populated place, of course, the intimate behaviors between the teenager and two beauties who were much older than him attracted the attention of so many people on the way.
Given Zhang Tie's tender face, everyone else thought he was still a teenager. When he walked together with Bai Suxian who was noble and beautiful as a princess and Yan Feiqing, who had a super strong qi field, it was hard for them to not be attractive. Anyone who saw them couldn't help but glance at Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian stealthily…
Some dissolute literati purposefully recited "Gentlemen always have a liking for beautiful women" around them by shaking their heads so as to attract the attention of Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing. Bai Suxian had been used to that; however, Yan Feiqing wanted to lose her temper for several times.
As for a heavenly knight, even if she didn't reveal her realm or just replied with a cold harrumph, the strong qi field of her spiritual energy could already make those literati's faces turn pale. As a result, they all escaped away; some even threw themselves onto the ground in a very embarrassed way.
"The dried peaches in the front pergola must taste great as so many people are queuing there. It's cold here. You could wait here for a second. I will buy some snacks for you…" Zhang Tie ran forward after saying these words.
Watching Zhang Tie to jostle there among commoners only to buy snacks for them, Yan Feiqing's eye light turned as tender as water as she felt pretty moved and sweet inside…
On this peach mountain, the first man that Yan Feiqing met betrayed her and showed his despicable and selfish look at the critical moment. The second men she met here was hung over here and beaten almost to death. By now, Yan Feiqing finally confirmed that what she experienced in the peach mountain was for watching a man who could kill a heavenly demon knight by striking it 9 times with a rod jostled among the commoners in order to buy some dried peaches for her…
"That's my man. I would like to do everything for him. As long as he's happy, I don't mind how many wives and concubines he has. However, if someone wants to grab him away from me, I will fight her to death…" Yan Feiqing told Bai Suxian using battle qi.
After turning around, Yan Feiqing found that Bai Suxian who looked pretty happy just now was watching her very seriously with a firm will in her eyes.
Chapter 1435: Old Friends
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
It took them almost 4-5 hours only to visit a small corner of the peach mountain. The peach mountain occupied a large area in Xuanyuan Hill. It was full of picturesque sceneries such as brooks, cliffs, waterfalls, stone carvings left by generations of literati and underground karst cave which was known as one of the top 10 sceneries in the peach mountain, and the like. It would take people at least 1 week to travel across the entire peach mountain.
After taking a walk near the place where Yan Feiqing hung over and beat someone, it was already noon.
As the taverns near the brook at the foot of the peach mountain started to be boisterous, Zhang Tie then pleasantly took Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing to a nice-looking tavern for lunch and nap.
Those waiters were known by their sharp eyes across the country. As these people had been used to various people such as lords and dignitaries, rich businessmen and imperial households from other subcontinents, peddlers and exotic people, they had long formed great power of discrimination.
No sooner did Zhang Tie take Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing to the gate of that tavern called Immortal Guests Pavilion, a waiter had shouted towards inside euphoniously like singing, "A 'heavenly' private room for the three honorable guests…" After saying that, the waiter immediately nodded and bowed towards the three people with a big smile as he extended his arm to invite them, "Please, come on in, come on in. It's this humble tavern's great honor to have you here. We guarantee to meet your demands…"
Zhang Tie burst out into laughter. He flipped a gold coin towards the waiter as he said, "Take the tip; lead the way…"
The waiter nimbly caught the gold coin as his smile became a bit more genial with a more enthusiastic service.
As it was lunchtime, there were already many people inside the tavern, making it pretty boisterous.
There was a courtyard in the tavern, which lay a platform in the middle of the courtyard. There was an echo wall behind the platform. A decent and beautiful woman was sitting on a stool and plucking strings of a dulcimer, sending out a jubilant, euphonious and fascinating music which was as tender as spring water.
Sitting around the courtyard, diners were eating and listening to the tender tunes of the dulcimer. They occasionally shouted "bravo" as they threw some copper coins and silver coins into the flume in front of the platform as an award.
Because it would be inelegant for them to directly throw their awards into metal boxes, which would cause noises and might influence the performance of the woman. Therefore, they threw their awards into the plume. Being silent, being elegant! After each music, the boss of the tavern would count the awards. After taking away his share, he would leave the rest to the performer. "Water" money was legal. Across the country, tens of thousands of people were living on "water" money. Performers and audience's awards formed a spetacular scenery in taverns across Taixia Country.
With the guidance of the waiter, the three people came to the 2nd floor through the stairs in the winding corridor on the left of the entrance before entering an elegant private room.
The private room was isolated by a two-ply foldable peach wood barrier. The window in the back of the private room faced the peach brook while the other faced the performance understairs.
"What do you think about this room?"
"Not bad!" Zhang Tie wasn't always picky about similar things. If not with Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian, Zhang Tie even feel easy in the lobby understairs. As this private room was clean and elegant, the three people decided to stay here at the table.
"It's said that the mandarin fish in the peach brook of Xuanyuan Hill tastes good…" Bai Suxian told Zhang Tie with a smile.
"This humble tavern doesn't provide mandarin fish today. If you want it, you'd better wait for another 2 months…" The waiter immediately reminded them with a bashful smile.
"Ahh, but why?"
"Honorable guests, look!" The waiter then pointed at a painting and a couplet on two sides of the painting in the private room.
——mandarin fish with slightly bigger bellies are swimming in the limpid peach brook. Some of them were opening their mouths to eat the peach blossom petals that fell onto the water; some birds were twittering on the peach twigs as they were feeding squabs in nests. These birds and fish were all vivid.
A couplet was on two sides of the painting.
"Please don't eat fish in March as a sea of roe are in their bellies."
"Please don't catch birds in March as their fledglings are waiting for their parents in nests."
"This is this humble tavern's rule. So was it in most of the taverns in the peach mountain. I beg for your forgiveness, sir…" These days, except for mandarin fish in the peach brook, this humble tavern actually has many special cuisines and brand dishes. Our peach pastry and peach blossom spirit are also superb. I promise to satisfy you…"
"Hmm, serve us your best snacks and dishes then!" Zhang Tie replied with a smile instead of making the waiter embarrassed.
"In case of waste, how about some branded fruits in season, some tea and pastry?"
"Fine!"
The waiter bowed as he exited the room by moving backwards.
After throwing another glance at that painting and the couplet, Zhang Tie suddenly told Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian with emotions, "Not until now did I know that Hua people and Taixia Country are powerful not only in their large quantity of knights, but also in culture. Due to the rise and fall of dynasties and races, subcontinents would see a new overall situation in each 200-300 years. Dynasties and major clans in subcontinents would always decline after reaching their apex; however, since the Catastrophe, Taixia Country has grown more and more powerful. Because only Hua people know how to treasure good fortune and accumulate virtue. It's rooted in the powerful genes inherited in Hua culture. How could Hua people not be powerful with such a cultural inheritance?"
Hearing Zhang Tie's words, Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian both nodded.
Only after a short while, the food and drinks had been served.
They then started to enjoy the food and drinks as they chatted and appreciated the performance downstairs in a pretty relaxed and pleasant way.
When they finished half of their meal, they heard heavy footsteps from the winding corridor outside. It seemed that a team of people were approaching them. Among the footsteps, a man shouted loudly in coarse, non-standard Hua language, "What? If we don't consume more than 30 silver coins, we have to spend 2 silver coins as a service fee? It's too expensive!"
Hearing that voice, Zhang Tie became spirited at once as he stopped his chopsticks…
Zhang Tie could never forget this voice as it belonged to Captain Kerlin, the cyclops who had left the most darkest and terrifying impression to all the horny male students in their puberty in National 7 Male Middle School in Blackhot City. None of those horny ones in National 7 Male Middle School were living in his shadow. Even Zhang Tie felt that cyclops might be the most terrifying person in this world during that period.
If he hadn't recovered his hearing, Zhang Tie almost doubted that he had got a hallucination.
After realizing Zhang Tie's abnormal movement, Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing both fixated onto him as they guessed that Zhang Tie might be familiar with that person outside the door.
"You know that man?" Yan Feiqing asked Zhang Tie using battle qi. Zhang Tie nodded.
After exchanging a glance with each other, Yan Feiqing and Bai Suxian became silent as they both wondered the relationship between Zhang Tie and the one outside.
"Kerlin, it's a private room, not a standard room. I've told you so many times. Why do you always mix them?" Another helpless and a bit sluggish voice sounded, which Zhang Tie was familiar with too——It's Zerom. Compared to Captain Kerlin's non-standard Hua language, Zerom spoke Hua language much more fluently, "Alright, as there's no table downstairs, we will order a private room upstairs…"
Zerom told the waiter.
"Could we afford that? Who told me to be frugal this morning? Although it's very cool to dine and dash, but I'm afraid that we can't bear the outcome…" Captain Kerlin complained in Hebrew.
"Who told you we will dine and dash? Although we are a bit frugal, we shouldn't treat ourselves too bad…" Zerom answered in Hebrew as a group of them entered a private room beside Zhang Tie, "If we run out of money, apply for a bit more expenditure from Milton…"
"However, that old d**chebag's face has turned increasingly bad these days. I feel that he might think we're liars. He might deal with us by chopping us into pieces!" Captain Kerlin muttered in Hebrew.
"Please show us your menu?" Zerom told the waiter in Hua language, ignoring Captain Kerlin.
After they ordered some dishes and the waiter left their private room, Zerom said in Hebrew, "He's just suspecting us, nothing's confirmed yet. We're in Xuanyuan Hill, the capital of Taixia Country. Even knights would be beheaded if they killed people here. Any influential figures from any country doesn't have the right to execute punishment here, neither does Milton. In addition, it's not our fault. After coming here for over 3 months, he has not even got a chance to meet a diplomat of the Lesha Republic in Xuanyuan Hill, not to mention a diplomat of Taixia Country itself. What can we do…"
Chapter 1436: The Same Person
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
"Even if Milton doesn't dare to harm us, will we continue to stay here like this?" The Cyclops asked with a complaint, "I don't think that we should come to this motherf*cking place. Do you know how much is Milton's rent in that inn per day? It's said that it's cheap there. All the money that I accumulated for so many years couldn't afford me to live here for 2 years! Those foreign people who could live in Xuanyuan Hill are all nouveau riche from those subcontinents. The number of imperial households and dignitaries here is even greater than that of prostitutes near the railway station of Blackhot City. We're still in the periphery of Xuanyuan Hill. It's said that more dignitaries were living in the emperor's imperial city. Additionally, although Milton always held his head high, he dared not breath smoothly in Gold and Power Market. It seems that they could grow gold coins in the farm. They spent tens of millions of gold coins by hand. God knows how heavy those gold coins weigh if they're piled up. You know, in Blackhot City…"
"Stop, let's not mention Blackhot City anymore!" Zerom interrupted the Cyclops, "If you always mention a remote city in a subcontinent, others would treat us as yokels who have not seen the world…"
"Yokel? So what? I feel Blackhot City is good, at least better than here!" The Cyclops muttered, "Didn't Zhang Tie live in Blackhot City? His first job was even introduced by me…"
"That's Zhang Tie. He's the No. 1 human knight who killed a heavenly demon knight as a shadow knight. Do you think that we could compare with him? We can't even imagine about his current social status. If not him, who knows Blackhot City in Waii Subcontinent?"
"Therefore, Blackhot City is not bad, at least a powerful knight comes from Blackhot City!" The Cyclops said stubbornly.
"If you feel that Blackhot City is better than here then that's because you're poor. When you're as rich as those nouveau riche in subcontinents, you would feel here better too. Before coming here, do you know how Humans Pharmacists Union look like? Can you imagine that so many human elites and senior professionals are in one building here? Can you see so many knights? Can you see so many imperial households, dignitaries and beauties of all human races on one street? Can you imagine about so many rarities? Can you imagine how a country or throne is traded in a market?" Zerom explained with full of emotions as if he was in a dream, "I feel we're in the paradise, the paradise of the rich. We have to be rich. This time, at least we know how real people in authorrity and dignitaries live. By comparison, those capitals in Western Continent are just barren lands of barbarians…"
"Do you think that Zhang Tie would still treat us as his friends if he were here?" The Cyclops asked Zerom hesitantly.
"I think you know him better than me. When in Wild Wolf Valley, you gifted him that secret book Immortal Iron-blood Fist. Sometimes, you have much greater intuition than me on judging people. At least I've not imagined that Zhang Tie could be a knight and reach such a high level. What do you think?"
"I feel…I feel he shouldn't be that merciless, at least based on his performance in the past!" The Cyclops became much more cautious speaking of Zhang Tie as he lowered his tone, "However, I failed to see through him when I saw him last time. After so many years, I'm afraid that he doesn't feel like meeting us at all given his current social status…"
"At least we might have a chance to meet him, right?" Zerom remained optimistic as he continued, "We didn't come here in vain if there's a minor chance for us to meet him. Because it's a chance for us to improve our fate. Additionally, we could save a lot of people. Doesn't it worth a try even if it's a minor chance? You know that those important ones in our eyes might not be important in his eyes anymore. However, those unimportant ones in our eyes might still be very important in his heart. Additionally, we don't want to bring him trouble or make him embarrassed; instead, we only want to cooperate with him. It's beneficial to both parties. As long as he nod, you and me would not worry about the rest of our lives anymore. It's nothing shameful. We're looking for an anchor at most…"
"Well, you're right. But we only know that he's receiving medical treatment in the emperor's imperial city now. We could never access to that place. Even Milton couldn't make it. Neither does Zhang Tie know that we're here. Would we stay here all the way?"
"If we couldn't contact him in the next 2 months, we will go to his bounty territory to wait for him to come back. It would be much easier for us to meet him in his private territory!" Zerom put it straightforwardly.
"What if Milton leaves?"
"Let him go then!" Zerom said in a nonchalant look, "You've seen Fiery-Oil airplanes, Fiery-Oil buses and Fiery-Oil yachts on water these days, how do you feel about Fiery Oil?"
"To be honest, I don't believe that Fiery Oil is produced by straws in the farm. It only existed before the Catastrophe. It's said that Fiery Oil could be also be used in powerful weapons in the Western Theater Operations!"
"Therefore, as long as Zhang Tie nods, we will be able to find new partners with his license. If we're authorized to produce Fiery Oil, are you still afraid of lacking partners? I'm afraid that people would come to us by then…"
After hearing their dialogue, Zhang Tie knew the target of Zerom and Captain Kerlin.
Zhang Tie's reputation had been spread over the Western Continent along with his marvelous Fiery Oil. After hearing Zhang Tie's news, Zerom and Captain Kerlin came to Taixia Country, aiming to contact him.
Zhang Tie had not heard about Milton. Now that Milton was someone that Zerom and Captain Kerlin acquainted with on the Western Continent, he must be insignificant for Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie exclaimed about his amazing fate by meeting these two people in Xuanyuan Hill.
Last time Zhang Tie saw Zerom and Captain Kerlin in his first rotating chakra ceremony in Yiyang City, Huaiyuan Prefecture, Waii Subcontinent. Zerom and Captain Kerlin attended that ceremony as the backbones of Thor's Mercenary Regiment under the affiliation of Armes, an empire of mercenaries. Since then, Zhang Tie didn't see them anymore. Later on, he heard that the two people evacuated from Waii Subcontinent to Western Continent with the other backbones of Thor's Mercenary Regiment.
It had soon been 11 years since the 895th year of Black Iron Calendar when Zhang Tie saw them last time. Plus the 60 years that he stayed in the tower of time, it had been 71 years since Zhang Tie saw them last time.
Zhang Tie wasn't the only one who had heard the dialogue between Zerom and Captain Kerlin, even Bai Suxian and Yan Feiqing had heard it. The two women had almost guessed the relationship between Zhang Tie and the two strangers.
Zhang Tie made a hand gesture to the two women before he picked himself up and left his private room. After coming to the outside of the folding screen of the private room of Zerom and Captain Kerlin, Zhang Tie let out a sigh of relief slightly before entering it calmly.
"Captain Kerlin, Mr. Zerom, long time no see…" Zhang Tie watched the two people sitting in front of a table with a smile the moment he entered the room.
After hearing the familiar voice, the two people turned around at the same time as if they saw a ghost.
It had been 11 years since they met last time. Captain Kerlin's and Zerom's looks had changed to a certain degree. However, Zhang Tie's face remained unchanged.
In the same black eyeshade, Captain Kerlin looked like a vicious pirate with some more wrinkles on his face. Zerom had some more grey hair. Both of them looked a bit elder and more experienced. It seemed that they didn't live smoothly on the Western Continent over these years in troubled times…
Zerom and Captain Kerlin almost sprung up at the same time. Due to a big belly, Captain Kerlin almost knocked over the table…
"You…you…you…" Captain Kerlin stammered as he pointed at Zhang Tie.
Not just Captain Kerlin, even Zerom who used to be able and crafty didn't believe in Zhang Tie's sudden appearance.
"What's the color of Shrek's hair…" Zerom asked a strange question immediately.
Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "Of course, it's brown. Oh, how are Jordan and Professor Simon?"
Zhang Tie acquainted with Jordan and Professor Simon in Heavens Cold City in Waii Subcontinent. They were also backbones of Thor's Mercenary Regiment. As Zhang Tie violated the rule by leading Zerom, Captain Kerlin, Jordan and Professor Simon to Heavens Cold City for first-hand raw materials of demonized puppets, he was punished by the clan elder.
"This is real!" Zerom became thrilled at once after confirming Zhang Tie's identity. He wanted to embrace Zhang Tie; however, he slightly hesitated.
Noticing that the two people were a bit hesitant, Zhang Tie strode forward and gave a bearhug to the two people as he slapped their backs forcefully, saying, "It's so nice that you're alive; it's so nice that you're alive…"
When he embraced them, Zhang Tie had an indescribable complex feeling, watching the familiar aging faces.
Zhang Tie would never forget that Zerom and Captain Kerlin had saved him in Wild Wolf Valley.
"Ahh, how come sand gets in my eyes…"
The Cyclops' only eye turned wet in Zhang Tie's passionate arms. After Zhang Tie separated from him, Captain Kerlin hurriedly wiped off his tears as he made an excuse bashfully.
Zerom's eyes turned a bit red. With such a warm embrace, Zerom knew that Zhang Tie was still the same one in Heavens Cold City…