The first snowfall in Youzhou Province this year came a bit later than that in previous years. Not until December did it arrive in the overwhelming north wind …
On December 26, the second day of the heavy snowfall, Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory in Youzhou Province became the focus of the world once again.
Because on this day, Zhang Chenglei, the eldest son of the late Immortal Qianji, would marry the princess of Taixia Country, namely the daughter of Xuanyuan Changying. Jinwu Palace in Youzhou Province would officially unite with the imperial households of Taixia Country by marriage and become the imperial relatives of the imperial households of Taixia Country.
This marriage was a symbol, which indicated that Jinwu Palace in Youzhou Province would officially join the ranks of top major clans and clans in Taixia Country.
Although Immortal Qianji had passed away, the brilliance of Jinwu Palace had just begun.
…
In the shrine palace of the newly-built Jinwu Palace in Xuantian City, the flames were blazing and the copper cauldron was scorching. In the flickering flames, Zhang Chenglei in a red costume was standing quietly below the altar with his hands on his back, tightly pursing his lips and clenching his fists. Raising his head, he was watching the dozens of meters high statue of Zhang Tie in the hall.
Zhang Tie in the statue was young and handsome. Standing there with a sword in hand, he was looking forward with tender and firm eyes in a dignified and profound way.
Below this statue was the first ancestral tablet of Jinwu Palace, which was higher than 2 m. Being made of pure gold, it was in the center of the altar.
There was a line of eye-catching red words in the center of the ancestral tablet — — Zhang Tie, Zhang Mushen, the heroic ancestor of Jinwu Palace.
On both sides of this line of red words, under the words "wife" and "son", there were rows of densely packed names. At the very bottom of these names, there was the word "Qili".
On the same day when Zhang Tie and Heavenly Hunyuan were involved in the space crack at Yinhai Desert, Heavens Holding Pavilion received the news that Heavenly Hunyuan's life lamp in Heavens Holding Pavilion had died out. Heavenly Hunyuan was confirmed to be dead.
Since ancient times, no one had ever come back alive after being sucked into a spatial rift.
Life lamp was very rare. In Taixia Country, besides some sage-level knights, only imperial princes could light their life lamps. Although Zhang Tie didn't leave his life lamp, as he fell into the space crack together with Heavenly Hunyuan, he must have been killed in the eyes of the others.
In the space crack, even a sage-level expert would die instantly. No matter how capable Immortal Qianji was, it was impossible for him to survive.
This was what almost everyone was thinking.
According to the clan rules of Taixia Country, after death, one's flesh and blood should not be cut off. Therefore, 49 days after the battle at Yinhai Desert, Zhang Tie's family members and disciples buried him in Youzhou Province as Zhang Tie's cenotaph. Meanwhile, Zhang Tie's statue and memorial tablet were erected in the shrine palace of Jinwu Palace.
Zhang Chenglei raised his head and looked at the familiar yet slightly unfamiliar face on the statue in the hall. Scenes of the past appeared in his mind, causing Zhang Chenglei's gaze to become even more resolute and resolute in the midst of his grief.
The one who had been turned into a statue was a compassionate father who could fight demons with him at home and let him ride on his neck crazily. Additionally, that man was a hero who had fought demons on the battlefields and saved numerous humans. Such a father was absolutely his idol and the power that guided him to move forward.
Zhang Chenglei didn't cry; perhaps, he had already forgotten how to cry. Disasters were the catalysts for a man's growth. Since he was young, when he knew what happened to his brothers' fathers and they were sent to Heavens Fortune Sect to learn skills, Zhang Chenglei had gradually forgotten the taste of tears as the eldest son of Zhang Tie and his brothers.
The blood debt must be repaid with blood. Father's murder was absolutely irreconcilable!
"Dad, don't worry. I swear that one day, I will definitely exterminate Heavens Holding Pavilion, Taiyi Fantasy Sect and Qionglou Pavilion for you. I will also take good care of my brothers and sisters in case they suffer any grievances …"
On this special day, Zhang Chenglei made a silent vow inside facing Zhang Tie's memorial tablet and face.
After hearing the familiar footsteps from outside, Zhang Chenglei lit three incense sticks for Zhang Tie. After kowtowing three times respectfully, he walked towards the gate of the Ancestral Shrine Palace.
Before he reached the gate of the Ancestral Shrine Hall, the gate of the Ancestral Shrine Hall had been pushed open from the outside and Zhang Chengting walked in.
"Elder brother, the airboat of Xuanyuan Hill is about to arrive. My eldest uncle told me to call you …"
"Hmm, let's go …"
The moment he walked out of the front gate of the shrine palace, Zhang Chenglei had already seen over 100 imperial airboats arriving at the periphery of Xuantian City — — the princess of Taixia Country has arrived!
With the arrival of this fleet of airboats, a total of 10800 welcoming trumpets were blown on the gate tower of Xuantian City, causing the long bugle sound to reverberate across the entire Xuantian City in a split second.
…
At this moment, all the influential figures in Northeast Military Region including Cheng Honglie the commander and the local major clans in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory had already gathered in Xuantian City. Besides the local major clans in Northeast Military Region, Heavens Fortune Sect, Demons-kill Valley, Bai Clan, Lord Guangnan's Bai Clan, Lord Xuanwu's Lu Clan, Lord Jingtian's Sun Clan, Lord Dingxi's Cao Clan and Lord Yian's Qin Clan had dispatched important figures to attend the ceremony. Dugu Clan and Guan Clan had also dispatched important figures to attend the ceremony. Even Meng Shidao had dispatched people to attend the ceremony.
There were totally 875 clans surnamed Zhang and major clans surnamed Zhang in Taixia Country. This time, 497 clan heads and elders of 875 major clans surnamed Zhang arrived here. Additionally, dozens of major countries from Western Continent and other subcontinents also arrived here.
As Xuantian City didn't have enough space to accommodate so many guests' airboats, the farthest airboat of these guests was over 200 miles away so as to make room for the fleet of airboats.
It was the wedding of the eldest son of Immortal Qianji and the coronation ceremony of Jinwu Palace. Taixia Country had not held such a large-scale wedding for many years. This wedding could be called the wedding of the century.
After Immortal Qianji "died" in the battle at Yinhai Desert, Jinwu Palace's prestige didn't decline; instead, it seemed to be more prosperous.
In June, Zhang Yang, the elder brother of Immortal Qianji, was officially appointed as the master of Gold and Power Law by Xuanyuan Hill. He was responsible for taking charge of Gold and Power Law and concurrently served as the junior minister of the Finance Minister's Mansion of Taixia Country.
In August, Xuanyuan Hill officially approved the establishment of air cavalries in Taixia Country. Zhang Su, Zhang Tie's cousin, became the commander of air cavalries in Northeast Military Region and was officially responsible for establishing an air cavalry corps in Northeast Military Region.
In September, Zhang Tie's parents were granted special honors by Xuanyuan Hill. Zhang Tie's mom was conferred as "Yihe Grand Monarch" while Zhang Tie's dad was conferred as "Guanglu Doctor" …
In October, Zhang Tie's second son served as the general of Youzhou Province while Zhang Tie's third son served as the junior minister of Cheng Honglie the commander-in-chief of Northeast Military Region.
The prosperity and favor of Zhang Clan of Jinwu Palace really made people's eyes bloodshot out of jealousy …
However, it was not over. In December, Xuanyuan Bing, the daughter of Xuanyuan Changying, the princess of peace in Taixia Country, married Jinwu Palace, which pushed everything to a climax and attracted the attention of the world.
Many people didn't understand why Crown Prince Changying who was far away in Xuanyuan Hill would favor and rely on Immortal Qianji and Jinwu Palace so much …
(To be continued.)
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