Ma Aiyun, Gu Caidie and Yuan Ziyi had promoted to LV 9 in 16 years. Such a speed was neither fast nor slow for women. It was just average. After all, women were born a bit weaker than men in cultivation. Of course, they couldn't match Zhang Tie's cultivation speed …
The three people had not imagined that Zhang Tie could make such a progress in 16 years. When they talked about their experiences, they all sighed with emotions.
Over the past 16 years, senior sister apprentices were still senior sister apprentices. Their life orbits remained unchanged. By contrast, Zhang Tie had long soared into the sky. From an arrogant teenager in Hidden Dragon Island, he had become a powerful human knight who shocked the world and the No. 1 knight in Huaiyuan Palace. His achievements were dazzling.
Ma Aiyun didn't talk much. After 16 years, this shrewish senior sister apprentice had become much more graceful and feminine. When Zhang Tie recalled the one-night love in Heavens Cold City, he and Ma Aiyun both had a special feeling.
"We will stay in Golden Light City for one more day. We will leave the day after tomorrow. We're living in Wild Lake Building outside Golden Light City …" Ma Aiyun said leisurely as she looked at Zhang Tie with rolling her beautiful eyes.
After Ma Aiyun finished her words, the three senior sister apprentices exchanged a glance with each other before fixating onto Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie had long mastered women's thoughts. Actually, Ma Aiyun meant that the three senior sister apprentices wanted to meet him again. After all, Zhang's old mansion was not a place for them to meet. They were a bit reserved. However, women were shy and didn't dare to ask directly. Additionally, there was a sharp difference in social status between them. As they didn't know what Zhang Tie was thinking about, they didn't know whether it was presumptuous or not. Therefore, Ma Aiyun could only put it in a euphemistic way. Perhaps, the three senior sister apprentices had some difficulties and needed Zhang Tie's help.
"After the seventh day of the old man's death, I will be free tomorrow. I will return to Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory the day after tomorrow. I will come back to Golden Light City tomorrow evening. I will pay for Caidie, Ziyi and Aiyun in Wild Lake Building tomorrow evening!" Zhang Tie said with a smile as he made an appointment with the three senior sister apprentices.
"That's a deal then!"
"Alright, it's a deal!"
After making an appointment for the time and place to meet tomorrow, the three senior sister apprentices didn't stay here for too long. After talking with Zhang Tie for a short while, they left. Zhang Tie then saw them off outside the old mansion.
After the three senior sister apprentices left, Zhang Tie didn't need to deal with many things today.
In the afternoon, very few people came to the mourning hall to offer their condolences. After three o 'clock in the afternoon, almost no one came. After sunset, the mourning hall was removed from the old house and the old man was laid in the coffin. Then, the Zhang family held a funeral that night.
It was a funeral custom of major clans in Taixia Country to hold a funeral in the evening. In the dark, the old man's soul would not be hurt. However, in the dark, the old man might not find his way home. Therefore, it required more preparation and investment, which could not be borne by common small clans. Therefore, it became a custom of major clans to hold a funeral in the evening.
On the evening of the funeral of the old man, the road from the old mansion of Zhang family to the cemetery of Phoenix Mountain had been lit up. Two specially-made soul-calling lamps were placed on both sides of the road in every 7 m. All the roads were guarded by soldiers of Huaiyuan Palace and members of Zhang family. Some streets in Golden Light City were directly closed. Outsiders were not allowed to enter.
Some masters were sprinkling water to guide the way, shaking bells and chanting sutras in a weird tone. On the old mansion, the old man's great-grandsons were walking behind them with soul-calling banners, money trees and a bunch of funeral rites. Zhang family members walked out in a formidable manner while sprinkling gold foil paper money on the way. Closely after that, they escorted the old man to the top of Phoenix Mountain.
Women just escorted the old man to the city gate; men escorted the old man to the top of the mountain. After burying the coffin into the soil, they covered the coffin with a thin layer of soil. The coffin was just level with the ground.
After the head sacrifice, most of the men of Zhang family came back overnight; however, some filial sons and grandsons stayed to guard the old man at night.
The meaning of "Wei Ling" was that since the old master had just arrived, it was like a person who had just moved to a new house. Before he could completely settle down on the first night, he would need a few people to help watch over the old master and spend the night with him. This was to prevent the old master from being bullied by other wandering ghosts.
The people of "Wei Ling" needed strong young men who were "full of Yang qi" among the old man's descendants. Therefore, Zhang Tie was duty-bound to stay with Zhang Yang, Zhang Su and Zhang Yang.
A shed was built on the old man's cemetery. Zhang Tie, Zhang Yang, Zhang Su and some other cousins sat in this shed overnight and guarded the old man overnight.
After one night, some more people came to replace them in the old mansion. Zhang Tie, Zhang Yang and Zhang Su then went downhill and returned to Golden Light City.
At this time, Old Master Zhang Haitian's glorious funeral had basically come to an end. There were only the people in the old mansion guarding the mausoleum and the Seven Sacrifices. Finally, after 42 days, the Zhang family would gather again to help the old master set up the tombstone and complete the last few steps of the ceremony. Then, this matter would be completely over.
After Zhang Tie returned to the old mansion, the three elders of Huaiyuan Palace who stayed in Golden Light City these days also bade farewell to Zhang Tie. Elder Muyu, Elder Muen and Elder Muyu had stayed in Golden Light City for 7 days for the sake of Huaiyuan Palace and Zhang family. At this moment, all the three elders had important affairs and were going to leave. After expressing his gratitude to them solemnly, Zhang Tie saw them off in his imperial airboat and sent them to their destinations.
Elder Muyu and Elder Muen had to go to Youzhou City; Elder Muyuan had to go to Embracing Tiger City. As clan elders, they were always busy.
After last night and this morning, the mourning hall in the old house of the Zhang family had been removed, and everything gradually returned to normal. Only the walls in the old house, which had been torn down to decorate the mourning hall, were left to witness the splendor and glory of the Old Master's funeral in the past few days. In the entire Northeast Military Region, there was no other funeral scene like this.
Looking at the old mansion which suddenly became quiet, many people of the Zhang Clan were not used to it. Some servants of the old mansion also couldn't forget the scenery in the past two days. From time to time, they would mention the names of those big shots that they had met in the old mansion …
(To be continued.)
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