Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem In the sky, the flying snow in the shape of goose feather and the chilly north wind blew towards Zhang Tie's face. The ground within 6,000 miles had long been covered with silver and white. Even in such a weather, Iron-Dragon Airboat was still as calm as an iron-armored battleship braving the wind and waves. It was advancing towards the direction of the strong wind steadily.
A golden light and two people flashed over from the rear of Iron-Dragon Airboat as fast as lightning bolts. In the heavy wind and snow, they caught up with Iron-Dragon Airboat at once and landed at the entrance of the rear deck of Iron-Dragon Airboat.
Watching the two people flying back with the thunder hawk, the movable dome of the rear deck of Iron-Dragon Airboat slowly slid back, blocking all the heavy wind and snow.
"What are you doing? Didn't you say that you were going to take a look outside with your elder brother? Why did you come back so late?" In a brilliant ferret cloak, Bai Suxian walked towards Zhang Tie in winter clothes. Although there was no snow on Zhang Tie's body, Bai Suxian still patted and tidied up Zhang Tie's clothes like how a virtuous wife of Zhang Tie was.
These days, as Iron-Dragon Airboat approached Youzhou Province, Bai Suxian became more and more "virtuous" like a good wife and mother. A couple of days ago, Miss Bai even washed Zhang Tie's clothes herself. However, it might be her first time to do that. After being rubbed by Miss Bai, Zhang Tie's expensive boa silk robes became clean; however, after being dried in the sun, Zhang Tie could only use them as a ready-made mop by tying them up with a wooden stick.
Watching Bai Suxian squatting down and tidying his clothes, Zhang Tie threw a helpless glance at Mountain Lifting Hermit on his side. Mountain Lifting Hermit burst out into laughter.
"Did you bleed again?" Bai Suxian asked Zhang Tie as she stood up.
With her knight's consciousness, Bai Suxian sensed a faint bloody smell from Zhang Tie. Although there was no blood on Zhang Tie's body, if a person stayed in a bloody environment, he would have a faint smell in a short period of time.
"Just now, elder brother and I went out to take a breath of fresh air and take a look at the scenery in the north of Taixia Country. I've not imagined that Xiaolei could discover a team of bloody figures hundreds of miles away in the wild. Therefore, elder brother and I went over there and dealt with that team of bloody figures!" Zhang Tie said with a smile.
Little Thunder was the name that Zhang Tie gave to his thunder hawk. After hearing Zhang Tie's praise, the thunder hawk shook its feathers proudly.
"There are over 70 bloody figures in that team. It's a large team. In Tongzhou Province, although they could not break the city, they could easily slaughter villages and towns in the wild. Even the ground guards of common business groups could not defeat such a large team of bloody figures. Of course, we have to kill such scourges the moment we see them; otherwise, many commoners would die in their hands!" Mountain Lifting Hermit said as he shook his head.
"However, as the heads and corpses of those bloody figures are in the wild, they could not be easily damaged in the snow. It's said that the reward for the heads of bloody figures in Tongzhou Province is very high. If they were killed by the Supreme Court or the garrisons across the country, they would be rewarded with promotions. I wonder who would get the heads and corpses of those bloody figures in the end!" Zhang Tie joked. Now that he had reached such a high position, of course, he would not care about gold coins and the so-called meritorious deeds anymore.
Of course, the food chain of huge deep-sea monsters was different than that of shrimps and fishes. Of course, the former would not envy the latter.
"On the way here from Zhenzhou Province, we've done a lot of good things for others!" Mountain Lifting Hermit added.
The three people burst out into laughter at the same time. Closely after that, they entered the airboat. The thunder hawk followed them into the airboat step by step like an independent person.
Over the past half a month, Iron-Dragon Airboat flew all the way from Zhenzhou Province to here. According to Zhang Tie's request, Iron-Dragon Airboat tried its best to get close to and pass through those provinces and prefectures where bloody figures catastrophe broke out. Although Iron-Dragon Airboat didn't stop on the way, with the thunder hawk as a high-altitude reconnaissance satellite, Iron-Dragon Airboat had already exterminated 20-30 teams of bloody figures within 60 miles, ranging from 3-5 to over 100. They even saved two villages and towns in the wild and a small city being harassed by bloody figures. Additionally, they cooperated with the local garrisons and exterminated a group of bloody figures hiding in a mountain cave rapidly. After doing all this, Zhang Tie's group directly flew away leisurely without leaving their names or accepting the gratitude and hospitality of the local garrisons. Zhang Tie's group didn't even leave their names to the local garrisons; instead, they just flew away leisurely and pleasantly.
In Mountain Lifting Hermit's words, this was the demeanor of a knight.
After entering the airboat, all the disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect greeted them respectfully at the sight of them. Mountain Lifting Hermit directly became the grand elder of Iron-Dragon Sect. Therefore, Zhang Tie's disciples dared not neglect him at all.
"It's inconvenient for the garrisons to march in winter. Additionally, bloody figures would easily leave traces. These bloody figures are extremely cunning. They would definitely hide themselves. Therefore, the catastrophe of bloody figures across Taixia Country should cease for a period before next spring. It will take Taixia Country at least 1 year to exterminate these bloody figures." As they walked, Mountain Lifting Hermit told Zhang Tie about the catastrophe of bloody figures across Taixia Country, "I was told in Zhenzhou Province a few days ago that the catastrophe of bloody figures across Taixia Country would be pacified next year. The prime minister of Taixia Country would retire..."
The Finance Minister's Mansion was directly under the leadership of the prime minister, one of the top three chancellors of Taixia Country. As the master of Heavens Reaching Church, the prime minister of Taixia Country had to take the corresponding responsibility for arousing the catastrophe of bloody figures across Taixia Country. After the prime minister retired, the position of prime minister of Taixia Country would be vacant. Meng Shidao, the grand master of the crown prince, was the most popular candidate for the position of prime minister in Taixia Country.
Only over 1 month, the news that Meng Shidao had promoted to a semi-sage level knight and killed Han Zhengfang had spread over the country. In the turmoil caused by bloody figures across Taixia Country, Meng Shidao's fame skyrocketed as he became the best candidate to succeed the position of the premier of Taixia Country, even the crown prince.
After Meng Shidao assumed the position of one of the top three chancellors of Taixia Country, the crown prince as the regent had further strengthened his control over the imperial court of Xuanyuan Hill. All the members of the Gobbling Party across Taixia Country were preparing to celebrate their "master" and "leader" reaching the peak silently.
In the eyes of many members of the Gobbling Party, Meng Shidao became one of the top three chancellors of Taixia Country.
The pebble that Zhang Tie dropped in Xuanyuan Hill aroused greater and greater waves across Taixia Country. Zhang Tie could predict some things; however, there were some things that he couldn't imagine. Everything had its advantages and disadvantages. Zhang Tie set up Meng Shidao, causing Meng Shidao to fight Han Zhengfang fiercely and pushing the Gobbling Party to the opposite side of Heavens Reaching Church; meanwhile, it pushed Meng Shidao one step further to the position of one of the top three chancellors in Taixia Country.
After the fight between Meng Shidao and Han Zhengfang, Han Zhengfang had disappeared. Therefore, after the fight between Meng Shidao and Han Zhengfang in Sincerity Garden, the news that Meng Shidao escaped after being severely wounded and Meng Shidao chased after Han Zhengfang out of Xuanyuan Hill and killed Han Zhengfang had been widely spread. Of course, this news was a great strike for the remnants of Heavens Reaching Church; however, it was a great benefit for the Gobbling Party. Therefore, the branch of the Gobbling Party in Taixia Country tried their best to promote this news. Zhang Tie even doubted that this news was released by the members of the Gobbling Party themselves. This news could bring a great political bonus to the branch of the Gobbling Party; additionally, it could weaken the arrogance of Heavens Reaching Church and boost the morale of the soldiers and commoners of Taixia Country. Therefore, even Meng Shidao didn't deny it directly.
Now that Meng Shidao didn't deny it, of course, Zhang Tie would not be the target. No matter what, Zhang Tie had already achieved his target. Even if Meng Shidao became one of the top three chancellors of Taixia Country, Zhang Tie was not afraid of it at all. As long as Zhang Tie returned to Huaiyuan Palace, Huaiyuan Palace and Zhang Clan might be suppressed by Meng Shidao and the Gobbling Party; however, they would never be shaken easily.
Zhang Tie was not the same as 4 years ago. Of course, Huaiyuan Palace was not the same as 4 years ago either. Additionally, the current Gobbling Party might as well think about how to deal with Heavens Reaching Church instead of Zhang Tie and Huaiyuan Palace. On the way back from Zhenzhou Province, Zhang Tie had clearly felt that the branch of the Gobbling Party and the clans that supported the Gobbling Party suffered the greatest loss among all the regions where bloody figures broke out. Many clans of the Gobbling Party had suffered a great targeted strike. Some local backbones of the Gobbling Party were even exterminated. The remnants of Heavens Reaching Church pointed their spearheads at the Gobbling Party at this moment, which was exactly what Zhang Tie wanted. He only needed to watch the tigers fight.
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In the command module in front of the airboat, Zhang Tie told Mountain Lifting Hermit as he pointed at a looming undulating mountain range in front of him, "That's Yangui Mountain Range. After passing Yangui Mountain Range from Tongzhou Province to the north, we will arrive at Youzhou Province! Previously, Iron-Dragon Sect only occupied over 1 million square miles in Yangui Mountain Range. I've not imagined that I won the bet with Guan Qianchong in the Earth-elements Realm. As a result, Guan Clan bought the rest land of Yangui Mountain Range and gifted it to me. From then on, the entire Yangui Mountain Range belongs to Iron-Dragon Sect. We could do whatever we want! "
"Yangui Mountain Range is magnificent and rich in natural resources. It connects with many provinces. The entire Yangui Mountain Range covers millions of square miles. No other sect in the surroundings could match Iron-Dragon Sect. Additionally, there are many basins and plains in the mountain range. We could even build dozens of big cities here. Yangui Mountain Range is indeed the place where Iron-Dragon Sect thrives!" Watching Yangui Mountain Range in the distance, Mountain Lifting Hermit nodded with a faintly bizarre look, "Yangui Mountain Range corresponds to my name. My common surname is Yan. It seems that it's God's will for me to join Iron-Dragon Sect!"
After hearing Mountain Lifting Hermit's words, Zhang Tie became stunned.
Right then, two airboats appeared in front of Yangui Mountain Range in front of Iron-Dragon Airboat. The two airboats were suspending in the sky as if they were waiting for Iron-Dragon Airboat.
Zhang Tie immediately recognized the two airboats, one belonged to Zhang Taixuan of Huaiyuan Palace, the other belonged to his elder brother.
"People of Huaiyuan Palace are here to pick up young brother..." (To be continued)
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