7 days later, there were three new tombs on a hillside in the rear mountain of Xuantian Peak of Iron-Dragon Sect.
It was sunny yesterday; however, it started to drizzle in the mountain gate of Iron-Dragon Sect in the early morning.
The drizzle was soul-shattering.
Most of the mourners had already left. Only the faint cries of the relatives of the deceased were still reverberating in the mountain. Zhang Tie didn't leave; instead, he just stood in front of the three new tombs and watched the three black and white crystal photos on the tombstones.
In a black linen robe, Zhang Tie just watched the three new tombs silently. The drizzle soon wetted Zhang Tie's hair and eyebrows.
Ma Aiyun's tomb was in the middle. The two new tombs on both sides of Ma Aiyun's tomb were the tombs of Gu Caidie and Yuan Ziyi. There were only some clothes and jewelry in the tombs of Gu Caidie and Yuan Ziyi. The items in the tombs of Gu Caidie and Yuan Ziyi were brought by Zhang Tie from Huaiyuan City in Yingzhou Province. After that, Zhang Tie put them into the coffins himself. The three tombstones were also written by Zhang Tie using his fingers on the hard tombstones one stroke after another.
In only a few days, since Zhang Haitian passed away, he was framed and poisoned, Jinwu City was in trouble and Ma Aiyun was killed, Zhang Tie had never experienced such setbacks and strikes over the past dozens of years.
Standing on the hillside in the drizzle, Zhang Tie looked a bit melancholy. However, his straight back didn't bend; instead, it was as hard and straight as steel.
Watching Zhang Tie's straight back, Elder Muyuan felt complex inside. Watching Zhang Tie being silent, Elder Muyuan felt like watching a mountain peak in front of him.
He's a LV 14 battle demon. Since he took over Hidden Dragon Palace, he had been working conscientiously over these years. He didn't make any mistake and cultivated many talents for Huaiyuan Palace. Therefore, he was promoted to a deacon from a clan steward and a senior. At the beginning, Ma Aiyun and the other girls were his subordinates. All the major events in Hidden Dragon Palace were handled by him as long as they didn't reach the level of an elder … "
Standing behind Zhang Tie, Elder Muyuan explained calmly. Since Zhang Tie came back, Zhang Tie had Elder Muyuan secretly investigate some people and events related to Ma Aiyun's experience over these years in Huaiyuan Palace.
As Elder Muyuan had been in charge of Clansmen Pavilion in Huaiyuan Palace for many years, he was very familiar with various affairs in Huaiyuan Palace. Additionally, Elder Muyuan's personal connections in Huaiyuan Palace made it more convenient for him to do such a secret investigation. Zhang Tie and Elder Muyuan both came from the same branch in Golden Sea City of Huaiyuan Palace. Additionally, Elder Muyuan's descendant even married the kid of Zhang Tie's eldest uncle in the old mansion. Therefore, the relationship between Zhang Tie and Elder Muyuan was special among all the clan elders of Huaiyuan Palace.
According to Ma Aiyun, Zhang Shifang was the one who controlled her and took her kids away these years. That person was in charge of Hidden Dragon Palace. As a LV 14 battle demon and the head of Zhang Clan, Zhang Shifang had great power. Ma Aiyun was such a weak woman. Facing such a person, she could barely resist at all.
When Ma Aiyun returned to Taixia Country with the disciples of Hidden Dragon Palace, she was discovered to be pregnant in a routine physical examination. After that, Zhang Yunshan received Ma Aiyun.
Pregnancy was a very serious thing for disciples of Hidden Dragon Palace. In most cases, if a female disciple got pregnant before leaving Hidden Dragon Palace, she would be severely punished. Additionally, the pregnant female disciple could barely give birth to her kid.
After being discovered to be pregnant, Ma Aiyun wanted to keep her kid. Additionally, out of her trust towards the senior senior and the manager of Hidden Dragon Palace, she told Zhang Shifang about her relationship with Zhang Tie. In the beginning, Zhang Shifang's performance won Ma Aiyun's trust. Ma Aiyun's pregnancy was covered up. Almost nobody in Hidden Dragon Palace knew about it. Later on, Zhang Shifang arranged a student's task to have Ma Aiyun leave Hidden Dragon Palace for 1 year and give birth to the kid stealthily.
After giving birth to the kid, Ma Aiyun gradually fell into the control of Zhang Tie and couldn't free herself.
After coming back from the danger, Zhang Tie had already started to take action. Because of that kid, Zhang Tie didn't arouse the attention of Elder Muyuan; instead, he just had Elder Muyuan do it secretly. Unimaginably, after coming back for a few days, Ma Aiyun chose to leave before receiving any reply from Elder Muyuan.
"This time, it was Zhang Shifang who arranged Ma Aiyun, Gu Caidie and Yuan Ziyi to go out for a task. On the night of the accident in Wild Lake Building, Zhang Shifang died due to being possessed by the devil in cultivation. After that, Zhang Shifang's family of 37 members had been detained by the Criminal Law Pavilion of Huaiyuan Palace. These days, the Criminal Law Pavilion didn't get any information from his family members. Through the investigation these days, Zhang Shifang didn't do anything wrong over the past 16 years. He didn't even leave the vicinity of Huaiyuan City in Yingzhou Province. Nobody had seen any little boy on Zhang Shifang's side. Neither did Zhang Shifang's family members hear anything about the little boy. These days, I've dispatched people to investigate some places where Zhang Shifang appeared in Huaiyuan City in Yingzhou Province. I've even investigated the surrounding areas; however, I didn't find any trace of the little boy. As for the doctor who was responsible for checking the physical conditions of the students in Hidden Dragon Palace, he died in a traffic accident 14 years ago. At that time, it was just a trivial thing and didn't arouse any fluctuation in Huaiyuan Palace. That's all I know these days …"
"Which branch of Huaiyuan Palace does Zhang Shifang come from?" Zhang Tie asked calmly without turning around as he watched the tombstone.
This question was a bit sharp and sensitive, even a bit sarcastic. However, after being silent for 2 seconds, Elder Muyuan opened his mouth, "Zhang Shifang comes from the branch of Yiyang City, Huaiyuan Palace!"
The branch of Yiyang City was the branch where Zhang Taixuan came from, namely the branch of the head of Huaiyuan Palace.
…
After Elder Muyuan left, Donder came back. Watching Zhang Tie's back, Donder let out a sigh, "I've already settled the family members of Ma Aiyun, Gu Caidie and Yuan Ziyi. From now on, you don't need to worry about your life anymore. The dead could not come back to life. Just let bygones be bygones. Don't be too hard on yourself. You've already tried your best. You're not a deity. You could not control everything!"
Zhang Tie turned around and stared at Donder, "I don't want to be a God. I just want to be a person, a good person. This is what my mom asked me to do since I was young. However, I found that it's even harder to be a good person in the eyes of everyone in this world than to be a God. Therefore, I have to settle for the second best. I don't want to be a good person anymore. I just want to be a person with a clear conscience, a person who can come here and see the tombstones of my three senior sister apprentices with a clear conscience."
"What do you want to do?"
"I want to do what I should do!"
After saying that, Zhang Tie strode away decisively. Before leaving, Zhang Tie took out the remote-sensing communications finger ring of the grand elder of Huaiyuan Palace and contacted Zhang Taixuan in the identity of the grand elder of Huaiyuan Palace — — he wanted to meet Zhang Taixuan in the shrine palace of Huaiyuan Palace in Embracing Tiger Mountain this evening.
…
After doing all this, Zhang Tie left the mountain gate of Iron-Dragon Sect for Embracing Tiger City by airboat 20 minutes later …
(To be continued.)
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