After contacting his elder brother, Zhang Tie contacted Bai Suxian separately.
Bai Suxian was still waiting for Zhang Tie in Zhongzhou City.
Zhongzhou Province had already suffered a catastrophe of bloody figures. This time, when the catastrophe of bloody figures spread across Taixia Country, Zhongzhou Province was relatively tranquil. The other places in Zhongzhou Province were less affected. Besides Zhongzhou Province, there were also Jinzhou Province and Pingzhou Province among the 9 immortal provinces of Taixia Country.
The catastrophe of bloody figures broke out in Fengzhou Province and Qingzhou Province.
Zhang Tie didn't talk too much with Bai Suxian; instead, he just told her to wait for his return. Bai Suxian also didn't ask too much about it. Given Bai Suxian's intelligence, Zhang Tie knew that she must have guessed that the catastrophe in Xuanyuan Hill was related to him. Zhang Tie had told her that the one who framed him up was one of the 9 ministers of Taixia Country. Soon after he left the airboat, Bai Suxian must have figured out that such a catastrophe had happened in Xuanyuan Hill.
After contacting Bai Suxian, Zhang Tie thought about it for a short while. After taking a look at that string of remote-sensing communications finger rings, he contacted Mountain Lifting Hermit. Previously, Mountain Lifting Hermit said that he wanted to try his luck in Taiyi City. According to his schedule, Zhang Tie estimated that Mountain Lifting Hermit might not arrive at Taiyi City in a couple of days. Taiyi City was in Daozhou Province, which was over 100,000 miles away from Xuanyuan Hill. When Mountain Lifting Hermit left Xuanyuan Hill, he didn't take an airboat. As an earth knight, he couldn't fly 24 hours a day. Even though Mountain Lifting Hermit tried his best these days, he could never arrive at Daozhou Province. After knowing what happened in Xuanyuan Hill, Mountain Lifting Hermit might have long contacted Zhang Tie these days. However, Zhang Tie didn't receive the message.
Zhang Tie's speculation was right. The moment he contacted Mountain Lifting Hermit, he had received a message from him.
"I've heard about what happened in Xuanyuan Hill on the 16th. I tried to contact you at that time; however, I failed. How are you doing recently?"
"I'm fine. I'll tell you in detail when we meet. Where are you now?"
"When I was in Zhenzhou Province, the market of secret pearls in Taiyi City was suspended because of the event in Xuanyuan Hill. At that time, I was in Lingzhou Province. As there was no catastrophe of bloody figures in Lingzhou Province, I came to Zhenzhou Province from Lingzhou Province to help it. As these bloody figures were committing crimes and escaping into villages and towns, they posed a great threat to villages and towns. I wandered around Zhenzhou Province for a few days and killed some bloody figures!"
Although Mountain Lifting Hermit looked cold, he was kind-hearted. As a Hua knight, he would never stand aside when facing the catastrophe of bloody figures.
"Elder brother, you stay in Zhenzhou Province for a couple of days. Let's keep in touch. I will come for you later. The airboat moves fast. Let's go back to Iron-Dragon Sect together!"
After thinking for a short while, he sent a message back to Zhang Tie.
"Fine, I'm afraid that the market of secret pearls in Taiyi City will not open before the catastrophe of bloody figures across Taixia Country is completely pacified. I will go back to Iron-Dragon Sect with you first!"
After hearing Mountain Lifting Hermit's words, Zhang Tie became reassured. As long as Mountain Lifting Hermit returned to Iron-Dragon Sect and officially became the grand elder of Iron-Dragon Sect, those disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect would pay a formal visit to him. Of course, Zhang Tie could have Mountain Lifting Hermit accept a small space-teleportation equipment.
After contacting Mountain Lifting Hermit, Zhang Tie contacted Pontiff Sarlin so as to learn the news about the expeditionary army of Sacred Light Empire.
From Pontiff Sarlin, Zhang Tie knew that Elder Gouras and old wild bear Dali had already returned to Ice and Snow Wilderness by airboat of Gold and Power Law a couple of days ago. They might still be on the way. The expeditionary army of Sacred Light Empire had not set off yet. Sacred Iceland Kingdom was preparing for the war. Besides being a bit intense, everything else was normal.
After contacting the 4 people consecutively, Zhang Tie finally became reassured as he didn't need to worry about anything.
When Zhang Tie contacted them, his old slave Zhang Gui was quietly waiting on one side. He looked like he was waiting for Zhang Tie's order at any time.
After putting away the string of remote-sensing finger rings, Zhang Tie looked around and found nobody within 60 square miles. Additionally, there was a lot of smoke and vapor in the air. As a result, the visibility was low. Therefore, Zhang Tie directly summoned the thunder hawk out of Castle of Black Iron.
The moment the thunder hawk came out of Castle of Black Iron, it had shrieked out of excitement. Closely after that, it started to circle around Zhang Tie in the air.
As for the thunder hawk, Castle of Black Iron was too small. It was just a slightly larger birdcage. The thunder hawk could circle around Castle of Black Iron a few times casually by flapping its wings. Therefore, the thunder hawk was pretty thrilled to come out of Castle of Black Iron with Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie instantly rode on the thunder hawk's back. After that, he waved his hand towards Zhang Gui, saying, "You too. We're going to Zhongzhou City. It's a bit far from here. If we fly, it would waste too much time!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, before Zhang Gui replied, the thunder hawk had twisted its body unwillingly in the air. Closely after that, it turned around and watched Zhang Gui discontentedly.
"This old slave will not sit on it. Servants should sit together with their master. No family has such a rule. This bird is big enough. This old slave only needs to hold its claw!" Zhang Gui said humbly.
"Fine, whatever!" Zhang Tie shrugged casually. Now that Zhang Gui was so self-conscious, Zhang Tie didn't say anything more.
After hearing Zhang Gui's words, the thunder hawk's eye light became a bit tender. Closely after that, it stretched out a huge claw and let Zhang Gui catch a finger on its claw which was like an iron hook. Closely after that, it flapped its wings and flew off with the two people as fast as a lightning bolt. In the blink of an eye, they had flown out of the sky above this volcanic region which was enshrouded with smoke towards Zhongzhou City.
Sitting on the thunder hawk's back calmly, Zhang Gui hung on its claw like a kite, forming a weird combination. After hearing Zhang Gui's reply, the thunder hawk's eye light turned a bit tender.
It would be very difficult for the thunder hawk to fly with the weight of two ordinary people; however, as knights, they just floated in the air as light as a feather. They only relied on the speed of the thunder hawk. Additionally, they released their protective battle qi to cover themselves so as to minimize their wind resistance. In less than 1 minute, with a slight sonic boom, a mushroom-shaped air circle appeared around the thunder hawk. After breaking through this air circle, the thunder hawk broke through the sound barrier at once. In a few seconds, it reached 2 times the speed of sound and became a golden light flying in the stratosphere.
Sitting on the thunder hawk's back, Zhang Tie watched the mountains and rivers flashing by under his foot as he felt free and unfettered like an immortal.
'The cause and effect of worldly affairs is really marvelous. When Taixia Country was peaceful, I was chased after like a dog. I was very intense every day; however, when Taixia Country became chaotic, I became relaxed at once as I felt the arrival of spring.' 'The river flows east for 30 years; the river flows west for 30 years.'
"Zhang Gui, have you learned any secret method to hide your qi?" Zhang Tie suddenly turned around and asked Zhang Gui who was being dragged by the thunder hawk's tail.
The thunder hawk moved faster than the speed of sound. In this case, if Zhang Tie didn't use his battle qi, the thunder hawk would have flown far away before his words reached Zhang Gui's ears. Therefore, Zhang Gui couldn't hear what Zhang Tie said at all.
"This old slave always did some secret things. Therefore, I've learned some secret methods to hide my qi!" Zhang Gui replied respectfully.
"Hmm, from then on, you just show your attainments as a common black iron knight. Don't let others know that you're an earth knight unless it's critical!"
"Yes, sir!" Zhang Gui didn't ask about the reason at all. Closely after Zhang Tie's words, his qi had gradually weakened and became as weak as that of a common black iron knight. "Master, can this old slave do it now?"
Zhang Tie nodded inside. After forming the earth chakra and promoting to an earth knight, earth knights could hide their qi naturally. With the help of a secret method, commoners could barely identify their qi. Take Zhang Gui as an instance, if not having a powerful knight's consciousness, Zhang Tie could never identify that Zhang Gui was an earth knight.
"Hmm, you should keep like this from then on. Don't show your cultivation base and battle strength as an earth knight unless it's critical. After returning to Youzhou Province, you can be a steward of my family and take good care of my family members and Jinwu City!"
"Thanks for your trust, master. This old slave will try my best to take good care of your family. As long as this old slave is still alive, I will never let your family members suffer any harm."
Zhang Gui was very happy. After hearing that Zhang Tie wanted him to be a steward, Zhang Gui's face turned brilliant as he expressed his determination at once.
This was what Zhang Tie wanted. It was also the reason why Zhang Tie took Zhang Gui out of Castle of Black Iron.
After Zhang Tie's accident, Zhang Tie felt that his family was too weak. As long as he left home, Zhang Tie would be worried about the lack of a powerhouse on the back of his family. Over these years, although a knight of Heavens Fortune Sect was stationed in Zhang family and helped Zhang Ping tide over the most precarious period, the knight of Heavens Fortune Sect belonged to Heavens Fortune Sect. This knight was assigned to Zhang family for a mission. Therefore, there was always a gap between the two parties. Sometimes, it was inconvenient for Zhang Ping to visit Zhang family. After taking Zhang Gui back home, Zhang Ping could solve this problem thoroughly.
Additionally, as Taixia Country was in chaos, Zhang Tie had to pay more attention to the safety of his family members.
However, Zhang Gui's identity as an earth knight was too eye-catching in Youzhou Province. As a lower province which had just been established, Youzhou Province had fewer earth knights than that of other provinces. If Zhang Tie had an earth knight as his servant, it would be a bit embarrassing for Huaiyuan Palace, not to mention others. Zhang Taixuan, the head of Huaiyuan Palace had just promoted to an earth knight for a few years. If he had an earth knight calling himself this old slave, who would be the boss of Huaiyuan Palace in the future?
Although Zhang Tie had not returned to Huaiyuan Palace yet, he had to consider about these issues in advance! (To be continued.)
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