The vehicle didn't head for the prosperous core region of Dragon Emperor City; instead, it headed for the outside of the city.
The vehicle was neither fast nor slow; instead, it was steady. However, it took them almost 2 hours to arrive at a manor at the foot of a mountain in the east of Dragon Emperor City in the evening.
The manor covered a large area. Being close to a verdant high mountain, there was a river facing the manor. There was a village on the other side of the river. It was the suburb of Dragon Emperor City. Close to the village was a large area of farmlands.
After getting off the vehicle, they watched the manor in front of them and the rising chimneys of some households in the village on the other side of the river in a daze.
Just when everyone was in a daze, an old man came down from the hillside with a flock of sheep. As he passed by the small path in front of the manor, the flock of sheep left behind fresh sheep droppings that looked like black pine nuts on the ground.
Because of his different mentality, Zhang Tie found everything here very interesting and didn't feel awkward at all. By contrast, Liu brothers' expressions almost made Zhang Tie burst out into laughter. Liu brothers' expressions were similar to those of those who were pulled into the tour group by the illegal tour guide and found that they were cheated and couldn't leave the tour group.
A water immortal general in white robe with 7 red dragon patterns on the cuffs was standing on the steps of the gate of the manor, hands on his back, waiting for Zhang Tie's group. That person had already seen Zhang Tie's group off the vehicle; however, he didn't mean to walk towards them; instead, he just glanced at them.
"Head Huang, this is Flyingdragon Manor. I could only see you off here. If there's nothing else, I will go back to report …" the young deacon bade farewell to Huang Baimei.
"Hmm, thanks!" Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem Huang Baimei forced a faint smile to this common deacon as he asked, "I want to know how are the immortal wind palaces that were selected by Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace to attend the competition in Dragon Emperor City?"
"Head Huang, don't you know that? It's said that some immortal wind palaces in Dragon Emperor City have been sold to Emperor NvWa's Palace by the Church of Elders in order to gather more element crystals to cope with the current situation …" The young deacon still wanted to say something; however, after taking a look at that person in white robe in the distance, he became hesitant and didn't continue. "Head Huang, you will know it after staying in Dragon Emperor City for a few more days …"
"Thank you!"
"Farewell!"
After that deacon drove away, Huang Baimei threw a glance at them before leading them towards the gate of the manor.
"Are you Huang Baimei's group from Heavenly Square City of Nine Heavens Big Domain?" That man opened his mouth calmly when they came to the front.
"Right!" Huang Baimei said calmly.
"Then follow me!" That person said as he turned around and entered the manor. After Huang Baimei, the others followed him in.
"These days, you'll live in Flyingdragon Manor. Your daily routine in Flyingdragon Manor is nothing different than that in the immortal palace. You'll have two meals a day in the canteen of the manor. You don't eat after noon. Each of you has a room. New immortal generals of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace should bear in mind the rewards and punishments of the immortal palace. Anyone who violates the rules in Dragon Emperor City will be punished twice! Additionally, some immortal generals who returned to Dragon Emperor City from other domains have been stationed in Flyingdragon Manor. Immortal generals are strictly forbidden to fight here. Once they're discovered, they will be severely punished. " That person said icily. Closely after that, he turned around and glanced at Zhang Tie and the others with a warning look. At the sight of the seven silver dragon patterns on Zhang Tie's cuff, he slightly frowned.
"General Deacon Leng, where does this b * stard come from? Why do I feel that we owed him a lot of money in the previous life … "Zhang Tie asked Leng Manxue secretly.
"Supervision Department!" Leng Manxue replied Zhang Tie straightforwardly.
'Is this the Supervision Department?' Zhang Tie shook his head, 'No wonder he's so arrogant and ignores everybody else.'
There were some servants in the manor. At the sight of Zhang Tie and the others, they hurriedly avoided them as they bowed towards them on one side. Not until Zhang Tie and the others passed by did they raise their heads and enter the aisle of the manor.
At the sight of this scene, Zhang Tie had known that Dragon Emperor City was stricter in hierarchy than that in Heavenly Square City.
The moment they entered the courtyard, Zhang Tie and the others had heard the sound of something being smashed from a room. Closely after that, someone swore, "What the hell is this place? There's not even an independent cultivation room. This father didn't join Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace to suffer here; neither did I come here to be humiliated. Motherf * cker, we've been here for 5 days; however, we didn't even get any tasks. Besides 10 element crystals per month, we couldn't even enjoy any cultivation resources. What do you mean? If I knew that Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace is so sh * tty, I would never like to join it …"
Closely after that, a fierce immortal general with whiskers forcefully slammed the door and walked out of one room. When he caught sight of the white-robed immortal general of Supervision Department, he became stunned.
The white-robed immortal general of Supervision Department watched that fierce immortal general coldly as he said, "You've damaged the immortal palace's properties. 10 times the compensation will be deducted from your salary. After joining the immortal palace, if you betray the immortal palace, even though you could survive the backlash of bloody oath, you couldn't escape from the chase of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace!"
After saying that, the immortal general in white robe of Supervision Department took them across this courtyard and came to a courtyard on one side, leaving the fierce immortal general standing there in an embarrassed way with a flushed face.
After passing through this courtyard and bypassing a pond, they arrived at the courtyard where Zhang Tie and the others lived.
Their courtyard was neither large nor small. It covered 1,000 square meters. It was divided into two floors and contained over 10 rooms. There was a luxuriant tree and a pond in the courtyard. A steward was waiting in the courtyard. The white-robed immortal general told the steward something. After that, the steward gave each of Zhang Tie and the others a key before leaving.
Zhang Tie turned the key in his hand as he slightly shook his head. Such a courtyard was suitable for commoners; however, it was not suitable for immortal generals to live in. Because immortal generals needed a safe and secluded cultivation environment, the rooms in this courtyard were evidently not suitable as they didn't have any isolation or protection measures at all. Nobody would feel safe in cultivation here. As long as they were disturbed, they might ruin their cultivation. No wonder that man lost his temper.
"Zhang Tie, come to my room. I have something to discuss with you!" Before Zhang Tie replied to his room, he had heard Huang Baimei's voice. Therefore, Zhang Tie followed Huang Baimei into his room.
When he came to Huang Baimei's room, Zhang Tie saw Zhou Baifei who got the key first. After circling around the courtyard, he caught up with that white-robed immortal general of Supervision Department and was talking with that immortal general with a big smile.
Of course, even if Zhang Tie didn't want to eavesdrop, Zhang Tie could still see clearly that Zhou Baifei was talking with that immortal general using battle qi.
As Zhang Tie listened to Zhou Baifei's words, he came to Huang Baimei's room.
"Take a seat …"
After entering the room, Huang Baimei looked around the room and found a chair to sit down.
"Head Huang, you don't have to be so polite with me. Just tell me directly …" Zhang Tie replied with a smile as he sat on the chair beside Huang Baimei generously.
Huang Baimei threw an apologetic look at Zhang Tie. After being silent for a short while, he started to communicate with Zhang Tie using battle qi, "The current situation facing Dragon Emperor City is out of my imagination. I've just known that the five elders and the two grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace are busy cultivating and promoting to supreme-level immortal generals. Therefore … therefore … the atmosphere in Dragon Emperor City is a bit … a bit delicate …"
Zhang Tie pretended to be amazed as he asked, "I wonder what do you mean by delicate, Head Huang?"
"The five elders and the two grand justices are all fire immortal generals. Within 100 years, as long as one of them promotes to a supreme-level immortal general, he would become an immortal king and inherit everything in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace!"
Zhang Tie said as if he had been enlightened, "I see. Head Huang, you mean … the relationship between the five elders and the two grand justices of Dragon Emperor City is not harmonious …"
"Alas, who could imagine that Dragon Emperor City could become like this in such a short period of time!" Huang Baimei let out a sigh helplessly as he said, "Last year, Dragon Emperor City was not like this. The relationship between the five elders and the two grand justices of Dragon Emperor City was not so intense. Over the past one year, Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace has changed a lot. As a smart guy, you should know what I mean!"
"I see!" Zhang Tie also let out a sigh. Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace was such a large organization. After the disappearance of the Dragon Emperor, of course, there would be trouble. In Zhang Tie's opinion, if not the threat of demons and the internal turmoil, Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace might be devoured by other forces and immortal palaces. Additionally, they were worried that the Dragon Emperor might come back one day. By then, the elders and the grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace might have long started to fight each other. The fact that Star Emperor Immortal Palace occupied Biyao City of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace was the straw that broke the camel's back. The great external stress ensured the basic internal stability of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace; meanwhile, Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace started to be divided internally. Those elders and the grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace started to have their own plans. However, even though those elders and the grand justices of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace didn't fall out with each other, it was impossible for Dragon Emperor City to run smoothly as 7 people were scrambling for the same position …
"I haven't officially reported what you've done in Heavenly Square City to the Elders Committee of the Divine Hall. Originally, you should have a share of the booties of Honko's family. However, I think it's better to avoid trouble. If the Elders Committee knows it, they might have different thoughts. Maybe, there might be some side issues, which may not be good for you, so …"
"Thanks for your concern, Head Huang. It's just some worldly wealth. It's meaningless for me. Let bygones be bygones. I won't care about it!" Zhang Tie said sincerely. Because he knew that Huang Baimei's concern was reasonable. He didn't want to expose what he did in Heavenly Square City to the public. Too many people were involved in the game inside Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. The most complicated and unpredictable thing was people's mind. What he did might be good in the eyes of someone; however, others might not think so. Zhang Tie didn't want to be their chess piece.
"It's great that you think so!" Huang Baimei revealed a pleasant smile as he added, "I'm really right about you!"
"Previously, I thought about joining Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace so that I could have some achievements in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace; however, it seems that the situation facing Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace is a bit more complicated than I imagined!" Zhang Tie revealed a bitter smile as he continued, "Now that Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace is like this, why did Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace decide to recruit immortal generals in Nine Heavens Big Domain?"
"Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace is in a precarious situation. Previously, the Church of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace wanted to recruit more immortal generals after Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace retreated to Dragon Emperor Big Domain. Previously, the Church of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace wanted to recruit more immortal generals to coordinate with the formation of 1,000 immortal generals so as to protect the safety of Dragon Emperor Big Domain. However, these days, Elder Shi who controls the formation of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace has another idea. The other elders don't agree with him. Therefore, the situation in Dragon Emperor City is a bit chaotic!"
Zhang Tie shook his head as he suddenly asked, "Head Huang, are you going to choose between the other elders and the two grand justices? I'm afraid that someone who's familiar with you would come for you before tomorrow … "
Huang Baimei slightly quivered all over. Closely after that, he watched Zhang Tie with a shrewd light in his eyes. Zhang Tie just watched him with a smile. The room became quiet at once.
After a short while, Huang Baimei's shrewd light disappeared as he revealed a bitter smile, saying, "It seems that I can't hide anything from you. If I told you that I don't know what to do and have not thought about it, would you believe it or not?"
"I believe it!" Zhang Tie nodded as he said, "Head Huang, you should belong to the neutral party which is loyal to Dragon Emperor. You're not close to the other elders and the two grand justices. Otherwise, they would not have sent you to Heavenly Square City which is far away from Dragon Emperor Big Domain for so many years. Given the current situation in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, Head Huang has a complex mood. Therefore, it's understandable that you're hesitant!"
"If you were me, what would you do?" Huang Baimei asked Zhang Tie.
"At this time, if you choose to side with an elder, you will naturally be taken care of by that elder's faction, but at the same time, you will be oppressed by the other elders. If you don't choose to side, you won't offend anyone, but you won't be liked by anyone either. If I were Hall Master Huang, I would choose the last option. I wouldn't care about them at all.
"Why?"
Zhang Tie revealed a disdainful smile as he said, "They're just a bunch of fools. Dragon Emperor has been missing for 900 years; I didn't see any of them promote to supreme-level immortal generals; neither could any one of them defeat the others and unite Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Even if they all promote to supreme-level immortal generals in 100 years, they would still be as weak as chickens facing the strike of an immortal emperor. They would never have a bright future if they followed them. If so, I don't need to waste my spiritual energy. I'd better jump out of this circle and find a place to cultivate peacefully. I don't need to rely on anyone but myself. In the future, even if I have to rely on someone, I'd better find a promising one.
It might be the will of the God! "After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Huang Baimei became speechless for quite a while. After a short while, he asked Zhang Tie," Now that you're not optimistic about the future of Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, why did you join Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace? "
Zhang Tie shrugged as he replied, "It's a coincidence that I joined Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. Coincidentally, the first city that I came to after losing my memory was Heavenly Square City. Coincidentally, there's Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace in Heavenly Square City. Coincidentally, I'm not familiar with this place. Therefore, I just joined it. It's not bad to join an organization. I've indeed not thought about gaining anything from Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. If I came to Heavenly Square City a few days later, I might have already joined Unicorn Immortal Palace; if I came to Biyao City at that time, I might have already joined Star Emperor Immortal Palace … This might be the will of the God!"
"If Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace disappears after 100 years …"
"Just disappear then. Without Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace, many immortal generals in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace would not die for Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. They would have other ways out. Other immortal palaces in Motian Realm would rise up and shoulder their responsibilities and continue to fight demons. Isn't that good? It's always better for capable people to lead human elites to fight demons than those incompetent people to lead humans to fight demons. A flock of sheep under the leadership of a lion is definitely more powerful than a flock of lions under the leadership of a sheep!" Zhang Tie shrugged as if he didn't care about it, "No matter what, I'm not responsible for the mess in Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace. It's the Dragon Emperor or the Elders Association who should be responsible for it. They either disappeared out of the blue or were incompetent. I don't need to feel sad about it. As long as I can live up to my salary and conscience, I will be fine!"
Huang Baimei watched Zhang Tie as he shook his head. Closely after that, he nodded as he said with a bitter smile, "No matter what, I've promised you that I would recommend you to the Supervision Department. After reporting my work to the elders, I will fulfill my promise!"
"Let it go …"
1 minute later, watching Zhang Tie leaving his room and closing the door, Huang Baimei was gradually immersed in meditation as he muttered to Zhang Tie, "Leave it to fate … will such a person really lose his memory …"
…
After Zhang Tie left Huang Baimei's room, Zhou Baifei had already returned to the courtyard with a pleasant look. After watching Zhang Tie, he returned to his room with a solemn look!
'What a weirdo!'
Zhang Tie pretended to know nothing as he returned to his room. However, before he arrived at his room, he had seen Jiang Ruoxin pulling Ji Yuelan out of Ji Yuelan's room with a faint blush. Ji Yuelan didn't look good either.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Tie asked out of curiosity.
"How could we live in such a lousy room? We don't want to live here anymore …" Ji Yuelan lost her temper. At the sight of Zhang Tie, she immediately grabbed Zhang Tie's hand, saying, "No, I don't care. We two women don't want to live here. I'm afraid that General Deacon Leng would not live here either. As the deputy head of the branch, you should help us!"
"Ah? Are there cockroaches, rats or other disgusting things in the room?" Zhang Tie asked as he looked into Ji Yuelan's room. "No!"
"Alas, you don't understand …" Ji Yuelan stamped her foot.
After throwing a glance at Jiang Ruoxin whose face blushed slightly, Zhang Tie heard the sound of "hualala" from Liu Yong's room. Closely after that, he understood it all at once — — Erm, it's really a bit hilarious. Although they live in their own rooms, knights have sharp senses. If you let some girls "sing" in your room, all the men in the courtyard could hear them clearly. How could you bear that?
Zhang Tie estimated that Jiang Ruoxin didn't discover this problem in the beginning. When she prepared to "sing" just now, she felt something was wrong. Therefore, she stopped at once. Therefore, she looked weird …
After thinking it through, Zhang Tie burst out into laughter.
…
(To be continued.)
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