On January 11, the 905th year of Black Iron Calendar, the moment the two-week holiday came to an end, Zhang Tie had ended his short reunion with Bai Suxian. Closely after that, he took office and left Xuanyuan Fortress.
The appointment of Zhang Tie by the commander-in-chief shocked the entire Xuanyuan Fortress a few days ago. At such a young age, Zhang Tie had become a Class 3 official of Taixia Country and shouldered such a heavy responsibility. Although it was unprecedented, it was definitely rare in the history of Taixia Country. At least at this moment, none of the Class 3 officials in Taixia Country was younger than Zhang Tie.
The provincial governors of lower provinces in Taixia Country were Class 5; the provincial governors of Zhongzhou Province were Class 4; the provincial governors of upper provinces were Class 4; the provincial governors of major provinces were Class 3; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 3; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 3; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 3; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 3; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 3; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 1; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 3; the provincial governors of Shenzhou Province were Class 3.
At such a young age, Zhang Tie had been appreciated by the commander-in-chief and appointed as the Weiji General and the young secretary of the commander-in-chief in the Western Theater of Operations of Taixia Country. He was already the first person below the commander-in-chief in Taixia Country. In the entire Peacewest Military Region, Zhang Tie was only one level lower than that of the commander-in-chief in Peacewest Military Region. If Zhang Tie was one level higher than that of the commander-in-chief in Peacewest Military Region, he would be a commander-in-chief. That was really shocking.
If it was in ordinary times, such an appointment would definitely arouse an uproar across Taixia Country. How could he reach the sky at such a young age? However, in the theater of operations, there weren't so many outmoded rules and customs. Neither background nor seniority mattered. The military rules in the theater of operations were based on military laws. The commander-in-chief's order was the law of the theater of operations.
When Zhang Tie's appointment aroused a great shock and controversy in Xuanyuan Fortress and the other 11 bases, Zuoqiu Mingyue's words calmed all the controversies — — Fiery-Oil grains are the most important thing in the theater of operations, which is related to the morale of the troops and the stability of the defense line. If anyone dares make a military pledge more than Zhang Tie, I will also appoint him to the same post.
With that one sentence, everyone's fire was extinguished.
As long as one was determined and diligent, he could indeed guarantee the food supply of the theater of operations. In Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, Qianji Hermit didn't do farming himself. If he wanted to guarantee the food supply of the theater of operations, he only needed to apply the strategy of fertilizing the farmlands and yielding high yields in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory to the theater of operations.
However, without Zhang Tie's approval, even the Emperor couldn't produce a drop of Fiery Oil, not to mention a ton. Without Fiery Oil, many things could only be discussed on paper.
Qianji Hermit not only invented Fiery Oil in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory, but also invented airplanes, dual-drive engines and some powerful weapons with Fiery Oil.
What's more, after the holy war, all-purpose medicament became more and more important. In the theater of operations, all-purpose medicament had already become the most important logistical supply of ground corps. Although it might be difficult for others to get all-purpose medicament, Zhang Tie could get as many as he wanted.
After thinking about it carefully, although Qianji Hermit was indeed young, he couldn't find another person who knew farming, invented Fiery Oil, turned waste into treasure, provided a large amount of all-purpose medicament and was proficient in the manufacture of various mechanical equipment and weapons. Therefore, such a person was very suitable to be Weiji General.
Additionally, Zhang Tie could also guarantee the stability of the rear with his battle strength. As long as Zhang Tie was on the rear, even if a few demon knights broke through the defense line and raided the rear, Zhang Tie could easily deal with them. It was said that Zhang Tie killed two earth demon knights and one black iron demon knights on the List of Heroes in an overwhelming way. It was Cheji General of Wuzhou Province who reported Zhang Tie's military exploits. Besides, only Zhang Tie knew how many demon knights had Zhang Tie killed when he served as the scout of Blackwater Base. However, since Zhang Tie didn't mention it or provide any favorable evidence, the List of Heroes didn't calculate the corresponding military exploits.
After thinking through all these, nobody dared complain about being too smart and make a military pledge in front of the commander-in-chief. Everybody was in awe of the commander-in-chief's ability in using people — — the Military God of Taixia Country. Zhang Tie almost used his ability to the utmost for this appointment.
Of course, after Zhang Tie left the frontline, many people who regarded Zhang Tie as a powerful opponent on the List of Heroes were thrilled inside. Because it meant that as long as Zhang Tie served as Weiji General, he could barely accumulate military exploits and kill demons anymore. Although Zhang Tie seemed to have a high position and a high salary at this moment, he might be promoted to nobility on the Heavens Fortune List in the future. The most prominent ones who thought in this way were those in Taiyi Fantasy Sect. As they had fallen out with Zhang Tie, of course, they didn't want Zhang Tie to stand out anymore. As Zhang Tie became Weiji General, Feng Yexiao and the other members of Taiyi Fantasy Sect felt jealous of him inside, they also let out a sigh of relief.
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On the morning of November 11th, when Zhang Tie was going to leave, Bai Suxian, Bai Runcheng, Feng Cangwu, Mountain Lifting Hermit who had just come back from a task, the knights of Lord Guangnan's Mansion, knights and elders of Zhu Clan and Qian Clan who had disciples in Iron-Dragon Sect, the head of Lu Clan and the elders of Gu Clan all came to bid farewell to Zhang Tie in the sky near Xuanyuan Fortress in a formidable manner. On one side of Zhang Tie was an eye-catching official airboat.
"As the saying goes, when an awl is in the bag, how could he not stand out? When Qianji Hermit was the dean of the Provincial Court of Youzhou Province, he had inflicted a heavy defeat on the Heavens Reaching Church and shocked one region. Although he was framed, he was still loyal to the country despite the catastrophe. When Taixia Country was in trouble, he still stood out and shouldered a heavy burden. As a result, he greatly increased the morale and morale of knights in Northeast Military Region and made us feel honored. Today, I wish Qianji Hermit a pleasant journey and have a bright future …"
Qian Clan's elder was talking to Zhang Tie. Although it was full of praises, it also represented the thoughts of many people in the team of Qian Clan's elder.
The fact that Zhang Tie was appointed as Weiji General and the young minister of commander-in-chief was a great shock for others; however, those who were familiar with Zhang Tie were more shocked; especially the elders of Zhu Clan, Qian Clan and Lu Dingzhi who used to be the officer of imperial financial affairs department. Only these people who came from major official clans in Taixia Country could sense the weight and influence of Zhang Tie's position more clearly.
Class 3 official rank was not a joke in Taixia Country. Qian Clan was the clan of the provincial governor of Tongzhou Province; Tongzhou Province was Zhongzhou Province, where the provincial governor of Yanzhou Province was just Class 4; Yanzhou Province was a big province, where the provincial governor of Yanzhou Province was just Class 3; Lu Dingzhi's former officer of the imperial financial affairs department was only Class 5; Zhang Tie's former officer of the provincial court of Youzhou Province was also Class 5; after being silent for a few years, a former officer of the provincial court of Youzhou Province could promote to a Class 3 official. What a rare opportunity! As long as Zhang Tie was determined to have a career and didn't make any big mistake, with this qualification, Zhang Tie would start from Class 3. How could people not admire him? Across Northeast Military Region, only Cheng Honglie the commander of the commander-in-chief was higher than that of Zhang Tie. However, the commander of Peacewest Military Region was only Class 2, which was only one level higher than that of Zhang Tie. Additionally, Zhang Tie's identity as the young minister of commander-in-chief represented the commander-in-chief himself to a certain extent. Therefore, Zhang Tie could almost be unrivaled across the theater of operations.
At such a young age, Zhang Tie had been appreciated by the commander-in-chief; additionally, he had the support of Lord Guangnan's Mansion; additionally, he had a terrifying battle strength and endless secret methods and immortal bloodlines. His future was really limitless. After coming to the theater of operations for less than half a year, the others only made some military exploits; however, Zhang Tie had soared to the sky in the blink of an eye. How could they not admire him? After seeing him off, Qian Clan's elder and Zhu Clan's elder treated Zhang Tie with a new respect.
"Thanks for your good words, Elder Qian!"
Zhang Tie replied to Qian Clan's elder politely and amiably with a smile without being arrogant or complacent at all. Perhaps, this LV 3 official position was already enviable for others; however, Zhang Tie was not ambitious at all. He didn't care about official positions and honors at all. Additionally, he had a special feeling about official positions. The most important reason that he accepted the appointment of commander-in-chief was that Zhang Tie felt that nobody else could do it better than him. As long as Zhang Tie worked hard in this position, he might save a lot of soldiers in Taixia Country, break up a lot of families, make more people destitute and turn some cities of Taixia Country into the places where demons wreaked havoc. That's all …
All the knights who came here to see Zhang Tie off simply said a few words to Zhang Tie.
As for the elders of Qian Clan, Zhu Clan and Lu Clan, Zhang Tie's current official rank was respectable; however, as for more knights, Zhang Tie's military exploits of killing 2 earth earth knights and 2 black iron knights in a battle on the List of Heroes were really awe-inspiring. How many earth earth knights and black iron knights were there across Youzhou Province?
All the knights in Youzhou Province who were not on duty today had arrived. It was a proper etiquette. Guo Hongyi was here too.
After talking with the humble elder of Li Clan in Miyun Prefecture, Zhang Tie walked over there and caught sight of Guo Hongyi.
Outsiders couldn't see Guo Hongyi's change today; however, after throwing a glance at her, Zhang Tie had known that Guo Hongyi had dressed herself up on purpose. Although she only wore light make-up, she still dressed herself up.
Today, Guo Hongyi wore a joyful red skirt with a thin layer of powder on her face. Her eyes were as clear as autumn water, her cheeks were pink, and her lips were as red as flames. Additionally, she wore a beautiful lily bun on her head. With such a dress and clear and bright facial features, Guo Hongyi looked both elegant and attractive. Not knowing why, at the sight of Guo Hongyi's bun, Zhang Tie instantly recalled the meaning of lily — — smooth, take care, mutual affinity!
The moment he came to Guo Hongyi's side, Zhang Tie had smelt the mellow fragrance of rose essence from Guo Hongyi's body. Such a fragrance was very attractive to men. As a result, Zhang Tie couldn't stand being restless.
Even those knights of Youzhou Province might not have seen Guo Hongyi in such a way, not to mention Zhang Tie. The moment Guo Hongyi came here, those knights of Youzhou Province couldn't help glancing at her. Not until Guo Hongyi glared at them and revealed her dignified look like a tigress did those knights dare not glance at her anymore.
Being attracted by Guo Hongyi's qi, Zhang Tie couldn't stand throwing more glances at Guo Hongyi. Guo Hongyi was 1 cm higher than Bai Suxian. She was the tallest Hua woman. Perhaps because she often exercised as a knight, Guo Hongyi's figure was as plump as a mature woman, which was even better than foreign women such as Linda and Sabrina.
"Don't mind what happened that day. My master didn't mean to target you. She always treats men like that …" Guo Hongyi slightly opened her mouth as she exchanged a glance with Zhang Tie. When she caught sight of Zhang Tie's eyes on her breasts, Guo Hongyi's pink cheeks turned brighter and more attractive as she lowered her eyes bashfully.
After exchanging a glance with Guo Hongyi, Zhang Tie found that his peeping eye light was caught by Guo Hongyi like catching a thief. At the sight of Guo Hongyi's slightly bashful look, Zhang Tie's heart started to pound heavily. Women who were bashful were the most beautiful. When a woman like Guo Hongyi was bashful, she would be more beautiful.
These days, Zhang Tie also inquired about the information about Guo Hongyi's master, namely the woman whom he met that day. After hearing the information, Zhang Tie was really startled.
Guo Hongyi's master was Yan Feiqing, the owner of Fantasy Women Palace in Clouddream Mountain, Wuzhou Province, Taixia Country. She was a famous shadow knight. It didn't take Zhang Tie too much time to inquire about that woman. First, a promising knight of Heavens Fortune Sect met Yan Feiqing who was as young as him in Xuanyuan Hill. At that time, both of them were black iron knights. They met each other in a peach wood in the most beautiful season of Xuanyuan Hill. The peach blossoms were as prosperous as a dream. At the beginning of the story, the dissolute knight of Heavens Fortune Sect was also shocked by Yan Feiqing's beauty. He couldn't stand flirting with her and made a flirtatious remark. As a result, the dissolute knight of Heavens Fortune Sect was finally beaten by Yan Feiqing — — really beaten by Yan Feiqing. She actually tied him up and hung him upside down on a peach tree for one day and one night.
The knight of Heavens Fortune Sect who failed to flirt with a girl was Immortal Deyang, Elder Qingfeng of Heavens Fortune Sect. This event shocked Xuanyuan Hill and became a negative example for numerous playboys and dissolute knights. After being beaten by a girl, Elder Qingfeng even made a painful determination to cultivate battle skills and secret methods so as to seek revenge from Yan Feiqing. Dozens of years later, Elder Qingfeng promoted to an earth knight and mastered the powerful secret battle skills of Heavens Fortune Sect. After hearing that Yan Feiqing had established a sect in Clouddream Mountain, he determined to go to Clouddream Mountain to "recover his dignity as a man". As for the process, nobody knew it. In the end, Elder Qingfeng entered secluded cultivation for 10 years after returning to Heavens Fortune Sect. Even after 10 years, when he came out of secluded cultivation, he had to escape the moment he heard the name of Yan Feiqing. In Heavens Fortune Sect, the name of Yan Feiqing had become a taboo.
The second event about Yan Feiqing was that Yan Feiqing killed Black Mountain Old Man the shadow knight who ranked 2nd on the wanted list of the Supreme Court of Taixia Country. Yan Feiqing killed Black Mountain Old Man because a female disciple of Fantasy Women Palace was killed by Black Mountain Old Man after leaving the mountain. As a result, it took Yan Feiqing 11 years to kill all the disciples and disciples of Black Mountain Old Man. Finally, she chased after Black Mountain Old Man from Taixia Country to Yinyue Subcontinent and brought back the head of Black Mountain Old Man.
It was 50 years ago that Yan Feiqing the head of Fantasy Women Palace killed Black Mountain Old Man. From then on, none of the disciples of Fantasy Women Palace were killed by Black Mountain Old Man anymore. Like Yan Feiqing, all the female disciples of Fantasy Women Palace were powerful; additionally, they didn't care about men. Although Fantasy Women Palace was not as brilliant as the top seven sects in Taixia Country, very few people across Taixia Country dared offend Fantasy Women Palace.
After knowing Yan Feiqing's "glorious deeds", Zhang Tie shrunk his neck. Not until then did he understand why Yan Feiqing's qi field could be so powerful when he saw her that day. She dared educate Guo Hongyi in front of him. Her qi field was too fierce. If Guo Hongyi was a tigress in Youzhou Province, Guo Hongyi's master Yan Feiqing was a far-ancient female Tyrannosaurus.
"Ahem ahem … erm, I don't mind it. Don't worry about it. Thanks for seeing me off today …"
"Take care of yourself. Bon voyage!"
"Take care of yourself too!"
Under the gaze of the public, Zhang Tie and Guo Hongyi were talking solemnly. When Zhang Tie was going to pass by Yan Feiqing, he recalled Yan Feiqing's "warning" to Guo Hongyi. Perhaps he had a rebellious mentality or Guo Hongyi was especially beautiful in Zhang Tie's eyes, which aroused his desire to conquer her. Zhang Tie finally couldn't stand flirting with Guo Hongyi. When he passed by Guo Hongyi, he told her secretly, "Oh, your lily bun looks good today …"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Guo Hongyi became slightly stunned. Closely after that, Guo Hongyi looked more attractive like being drunk.
Soon after Zhang Tie came to the front of Feng Cangwu, he had heard Guo Hongyi's voice and a faint sigh.
"If you know me, I will never regret it!"
If not being in the air, Zhang Tie would have almost staggered.
After all, Guo Hongyi was a top disciple of Heavens Fortune Sect. Additionally, they were talking secretly on Zhang Tie's side. Therefore, Feng Cangwu seemed to have sensed something as he glanced at Zhang Tie and Guo Hongyi with a dubious look. Before Feng Cangwu opened his mouth, Zhang Tie had put his arms around Feng Cangwu. Meanwhile, he told Feng Cangwu secretly, "Heavenly King Jingtian might appreciate me for finding him a good son-in-law in a few years …"
Feng Cangwu's face turned black at once …
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It was Bai Suxian who bade farewell to Zhang Tie with tears in her eyes.
"Don't cry. Think about the bright side. I'm going to be a Weiji General in the rear; instead of a scout in the frontline. I won't encounter any danger; instead of risking my life, right?" Zhang Tie comforted Bai Suxian.
Bai Suxian nodded as she pulled Zhang Tie's hand while dropping off tears, "I could also go with you. You didn't take me with you on purpose. I could be your assistant on your side …"
Zhang Tie revealed a bitter smile, 'Bai Suxian still treats the theater of operations as Youzhou Province. I'm serving as a military officer. Additionally, the relationship between me and Bai Suxian has almost been known by the entire world. If I take Bai Suxian with me and comfort her when I'm in trouble, it would definitely destroy the morale of the army. If the commander-in-chief decides to behead me according to the military rules, I would deserve it.'
Zhang Tie understood it, so did all the others in Lord Guangnan's Mansion. Therefore, they prevented Bai Suxian from following Zhang Tie at this moment …
(To be continued.)
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