The Ancestral Shrine Palace of Huaiyuan Palace was in Embracing Tiger Mountain, which was also one of the forbidden places in Embracing Tiger City. Commoners were not allowed to approach it.
Zhang Tie came to the foot of Embracing Tiger Mountain along the road in Embracing Tiger City. The moment he entered the range of Embracing Tiger Mountain, he had been stopped by clan warriors of Huaiyuan Palace at the foot of Embracing Tiger Mountain.
"This is the forbidden place of Huaiyuan Palace. Tourists are forbidden here!"
The clan warriors who stopped Zhang Tie were divided into two teams of 10. They were standing at the entrance of the mountain road leading to Embracing Tiger Mountain. All the clan warriors here were tall and strong in heavy armors with heavy swords on their waists. They looked very dignified and solemn. Two clan deacons were standing behind them.
There was a huge stone archway which was higher than 20 m at the entrance. There were four vigorous golden words on the archway — — Clan Style of Huaiyuan Palace.
Zhang Tie didn't speak; instead, he just pulled off his hood and revealed his face.
At the sight of Zhang Tie's face, the 20 warriors and the two clan deacons quivered at the same time. All the warriors knelt down by one knee at the same time. The clan deacons also cupped their fists towards the ground and said in unison, "Elder Mushen!"
Even commoners in Embracing Tiger City could recognize Zhang Tie's face, not to mention these clan warriors who were guarding Embracing Tiger Mountain. Additionally, Zhang Tie's meritorious deeds were well-known in Huaiyuan Palace; especially after Zhang Tie's return, all the members of Huaiyuan Palace who had heard the news became more spirited. As a result, Zhang Tie's prestige in Huaiyuan Palace reached a high point.
"Cut the formalities!" As Zhang Tie was thinking about something, he didn't feel like talking too much. After saying that, he directly passed by the archway and walked towards the top of the mountain. The two clan deacons hurriedly led Zhang Tie to the Ancestral Shrine Palace of Huaiyuan Palace.
"Have the clan head and the other elders arrived?" Zhang Tie asked the two clan deacons.
After Zhang Taixuan became the provincial governor of Youzhou Province, Zhang Taixuan and the other elders of Huaiyuan Palace spent more time in Youzhou City than in Embracing Tiger City. If not the clan elders' meeting, it might be easier for the elders of Huaiyuan Palace to gather in Youzhou City than in Embracing Tiger City.
Actually, this clan elders' meeting could also be held in Youzhou City; however, given Zhang Taixuan's prudence, he was afraid that Youzhou City would belong to Huaiyuan Palace after he became the provincial governor of Youzhou Province. Therefore, he chose Embracing Tiger City.
"10 minutes ago, besides Elder Muray, all the other elders' meeting and the clan head have arrived in the Ancestral Shrine Palace!" The deacons answered respectfully.
Zhang Tie arrived at Embracing Tiger Mountain 1 hour earlier than the scheduled meeting time of the clan elders. After promoting to an earth knight, Zhang Tie also paid attention to his image in Huaiyuan Palace in case of arrogance. Therefore, he arrived 1 hour earlier than the scheduled meeting time. Zhang Huaiyuan and the other clan elders of Huaiyuan Palace almost arrived at the same time.
Zhang Tie nodded.
The Ancestral Shrine Palace was on the upper part of the mountainside of Embracing Tiger Mountain. At this moment, the pine needles of Embracing Tiger Mountain were still covered with white snow. However, the stone steps leading to the top of Embracing Tiger Mountain were very clean.
Almost when Zhang Tie came to the balcony outside the Ancestral Shrine Palace, a figure descended from the sky with flames and landed on Zhang Tie's side.
"Elder Muray!"
"Elder Mushen!"
After greeting each other, the two people entered the Ancestral Shrine Palace at the same time. Zhang Taixuan, Mu An, Mu Yuan, Mu Yu and Mu En walked out of the Ancestral Shrine Palace to greet Zhang Tie and Elder Muray at the same time. They then greeted each other at the gate of the Ancestral Shrine Palace.
As the elders had not seen each other for almost 1 month, when they met each other again, none of them looked relaxed.
After throwing a glance at them, Zhang Taixuan said, "Now that all the elders have arrived, we don't need to wait any longer. Let's start this clan meeting right now!"
All the others nodded. Closely after that, they entered the Ancestral Shrine Palace. The moment they entered, the gate of the Ancestral Shrine Palace had been closed. Those clan deacons were guarding outside the Ancestral Shrine Palace. There were also reliable clan deacons inside the Ancestral Shrine Palace. As a result, the atmosphere became solemn at once.
The mighty statue of Lord Huaiyuan holding a bow was still standing in the Ancestral Shrine Palace. It was as same as that in Jinyun Country. Below the statue of Lord Huaiyuan were the ranks of the ancestors of Huaiyuan Palace.
As the head of Huaiyuan Palace, Zhang Taixuan led Zhang Tie and the other elders to burn incense for the ranks of Lord Huaiyuan and the ancestors of Huaiyuan Palace. After that, they took their seats at the round table in the Ancestral Shrine Palace.
Zhang Tie was sitting on Zhang Taixuan's side. Given his position in Huaiyuan Palace, he was evidently one level higher than that of the other elders. After completing this rotating chakra ceremony, Zhang Tie would become the only grand elder of Huaiyuan Palace. Although Zhang Tie had not officially become the grand elder of Huaiyuan Palace, his position in all aspects had been gradually revealed. Therefore, Zhang Taixuan and the other clan elders didn't have any objection about it.
After taking a seat, Zhang Taixuan looked around with a solemn look, "In November last year, the secret identity of Han Zhengfang the finance minister, one of the top 9 chancellors in Taixia Country was exposed. Closely after that, he fought Meng Shidao the master of the crown prince in Sincerity Garden, which shocked the entire world. Only overnight, bloody figures broke out across over 70 provinces in Taixia Country. As a result, the overall situation facing Taixia Country was changed in a split second with flames of war everywhere …"
After saying this, all the clan elders at present threw a stealthy glance at Zhang Tie. Zhang Taixuan also paused for a second on purpose before throwing a glance at Zhang Tie — — All the elders at present were not idiots. Han Zhengfang was the culprit of the tragedy in Fuhai City. When Han Zhengfang's secret identity was exposed by over 100,000 swans in the most exaggerated "big-character posters" in Xuanyuan Hill, Zhang Tie happened to be in Xuanyuan Hill. What a coincidence! When the victim and the culprit of the tragedy in Fuhai City were both in Xuanyuan Hill, the event broke out and the culprit was exposed by "force majeure". Therefore, the elders of Huaiyuan Palace had more speculations.
However, this event was too weird. The one who could drive so many swans in Xuanyuan Hill at the same time must be a top animal controller master. There were less than 10 such figures across Taixia Country. Zhang Tie seemed to know a bit animal controlling skill. It was not strange that many knights in Taixia Country knew a bit animal controlling skill. Zhang Tie's animal controlling skill might be learned from the school of patron. However, it was not powerful. All the elders of Huaiyuan Palace knew that Zhang Tie had mastered such a terrifying animal controlling skill. Additionally, Zhang Tie should be heading for the Treasures Meeting and the bloody figures in Zhongzhou Province. What was more, how could Zhang Tie know Han Zhengfang's secret identity as he had not contacted Han Zhengfang before? After hiding in Xuanyuan Hill for so many years, Han Zhengfang had long been deeply rooted in Xuanyuan Hill. It was absolutely impossible for an outsider to dig out his secret identity. Therefore, it was a bit far-fetched to say that Zhang Tie was related to the tragedy in Xuanyuan Hill on the 15th of November.
On one hand, it was a weird coincidence; on the other hand, it was an unexplainable ability. Coincidence was a motive; however, ability couldn't come out of nowhere. Additionally, Zhang Tie didn't mention what had happened in Xuanyuan Hill. Therefore, Zhang Taixuan and the other elders threw a weird glance at Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie was clear about this. However, at this moment, he would never attract the attention of Heavens Reaching Church and the Gobbling Party and make him their target once again. No matter what, if he didn't admit it, nobody in the world would say that the tragedy in Xuanyuan Hill on the 15th of November was related to him. During the Treasures Meeting, there were tens of thousands of knight powerhouses in Xuanyuan Hill. Who dared say that he had known Han Zhengfang's background only after coming to Xuanyuan Hill for a few days when he had not been to Xuanyuan Hill or contacted Han Zhengfang before? That was too fantastic. If he had long known Han Zhengfang's secret identity, Han Zhengfang would also be the target of all the others when he posted that post in the Mountain of Brightness. Honestly speaking, he had been a scapegoat for too long. Even the God couldn't stand it anymore. Therefore, he completely cleared his name.
Zhang Tie also threw a glance at them as he blinked his eyes innocently.
After finding that Zhang Tie remained silent, they moved their attention away from Zhang Tie. Of course, this event would not be mentioned in Huaiyuan Palace from now on.
"Ahem … ahem …" Zhang Taixuan cleared his throat before continuing, "Now that Emperor Xuanyuan is missing, Taixia Country has long been unstable. Heavens Reaching Church is stirring up troubles in Taixia Country. The catastrophe of bloody figures has already spread over Taixia Country. Even Youzhou Province couldn't survive it. As the holy war has only lasted for a few years, the real demon army has not reached Taixia Country yet. However, Taixia Country has already been suffering from internal and external conflicts. For the sake of Huaiyuan Palace's long-term consideration, Taixuan has to invite the elders of Taixia Country to discuss the clan's major plan in the ancestral shrine!"
"Our Huaiyuan Palace returned to Taixia Country from Waii Sub-continent. Our foundation in Taixia Country couldn't match that of other major clans in Taixia Country. Taixia Country has already become the last resting place of Huaiyuan Palace. Our Huaiyuan Palace has long been unable to retreat. All the elders of Huaiyuan Palace are clear about this point. Therefore, Huaiyuan Palace has to make a plan in advance."
After Zhang Taixuan, Elder Muen opened his mouth. As Elder Muen came from Yiyang City of Huaiyuan Palace, he agreed with Zhang Taixuan the moment he opened his mouth. Zhang Tie threw a glance at Elder Muyuan; Elder Muyuan also threw a glance at Zhang Tie. All the other elders at present exchanged a glance with each other as they knew that Zhang Taixuan might say something amazing in this Clan Elders Meeting …
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PS: I recommend the masterpiece "Nine Changes of the Heavens", which is over 3.6 million words. It's ready to be sold.
— — Su Yang, the successor of Emperor Xuanyuan at the end of Sui Dynasty, cultivated the "Nine Changes of the Heavens" and came back to the modern age. The wealth that he accumulated in his 9 lives is unimaginable.
In the modern age, the 9 lives are closely related to each other. It turns out that the 9 lives are not the end of a drama; instead, it's the beginning of a legend. (To be continued.)
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