Zhang Tie let out a sigh inside. He had not imagined that someone could be so blinded by greed. How could he use a kid to slander him on this occasion? When that kid uttered that sentence, Zhang Tie had already sensed the pleasant sneer that flashed across someone's face without even looking at them …
'Don't they know that they are humiliating the old man and the entire Zhang family by humiliating me on this occasion? Is it worth it for a Wang woman? ' 'Do they think that they will have a chance if they trample on me? '
That kid was also a member of Zhang family. In terms of seniority, he was Zhang Tie's nephew...
Watching Zhang Tie's furious and gloomy eyes darting towards that kid like a sharp arrow, the kid's parents on one side became flurried at once. The kid's mom also changed her face, "Xiaoyi, don't talk nonsense..."
"I'm not talking nonsense!" That kid raised his head forcefully as he pointed at Zhang Tie and said unwillingly, "This guy is a coward. He was even captured by demons in Selnes Theater of Operations. He had to drag out an ignoble life to survive himself..."
"Pah!" The child's father, who was sitting next to the child, felt his scalp go numb when he saw the old man's eyes, which seemed to be about to explode. He slapped the child's face hard.
"Wah..." The kid became dumbfounded as he covered his face in an unbelievable way and burst out into tears at once.
The kid's cry reverberated in the tranquil banquet hall. It sounded pretty ear-piercing...
At this moment, the old man's eyes had turned completely icy. He glanced over those Zhang descendants at the banquet hall and asked about Zhang Tie's affair. Besides some members of Zhang family, very few people at present knew about it. How could a kid know that? Additionally, he shouted it out when Zhang Tie proposed a toast to Zhang Tie. Of course, he was used by someone else...
The old man wanted to lose his temper; however, he realized that he might make Zhang Tie more embarrassed if he exposed Zhang Tie's affair in the public. After throwing a glance at Zhang Tie, the old man tried his best to suppress his fury.
Zhang Tie felt the old man's fury which was as explosive as a volcano. The grand madam looked a bit flurried and surprised. She threw a stern glance at those juniors of the first branch at another table, who dared not look into her eyes at all...
Zhang Tie saw all of this. Previously, Zhang Tie didn't want to pay attention to such a melodramatic thing because he didn't need to explain or prove anything to these irrelevant people at all. He had a clear conscience. However, given the current situation, if he didn't explain or do something, he would not only lose his face but also his face. Instead, it was for the sake of the entire Zhang family's reputation. Some people's brains were filled with sh * t, just for the sake of their own dirty thoughts. He could disregard the Zhang family's reputation, but he couldn't ignore it, because the Zhang family didn't just have a few people.
Undoubtedly, Zhang Tie would only choose to save the face of Zhang family and those people if he had to choose between saving the face of Zhang family and those people. He had to teach them an unforgettable lesson today. They didn't care about the Zhang family's reputation at all. Then don't blame me for ripping off their faces and skins today …
He didn't need to explain himself. If he opened his mouth, it wouldn't be persuasive at a time like this. It would only make them proud. Someone would come and explain to them …
Zhang Tie ran his spiritual energy. In a split second, his spiritual energy had penetrated into that finger ring on his finger while he sent a message from the finger ring.
Sitting in the distance, Zhang Su suddenly sprung up as he glanced over his peers furiously. At this moment, Zhang Su also figured out what happened just now. He was afraid that someone in the family wanted to beat Zhang Tie down and ruin the "good thing" between Zhang Tie and Miss Wang. Zhang Su roared, "Zhang Tie has made great meritorious deeds in Selnes Theater of Operations. Now that he has returned to the clan, it means that he's fine. Who's slandering Zhang Tie?
Come out! "Nobody stood out. However, the old man's eyes turned increasingly icy. All the guests exchanged glances with each other silently. They had not imagined that such a thing could happen on the 70th birthday of the grand madam of Zhang family. When a clan expanded, there would be surging undercurrents. Dirty tricks could be seen everywhere in the scramble for power and profit. What happened to Zhang family today was not strange at all. They just watched a good show for free.
"Zhang Tie wishes grandpa and grand madam longevity and good luck!"
When everybody else became silent, Zhang Tie opened his mouth as he held the liquor with both hands and proposed a toast to the grand madam with a calm look. After that, Zhang Tie raised his head and bottomed up the liquor in one gulp.
"Good, good, that's good, that's good …" The grand madam recovered her composure as she took a glass of sweet water from her maid and drank it. After that, she picked up a gold ingot and passed it to Zhang Tie …
After taking that gold ingot, Zhang Tie returned to his seat calmly. However, at this moment, everybody's eye light was a bit different. Some people were gloating over Zhang Tie's misfortune; some were full of sympathy.
"Come on, cousin, sit down and eat something. Don't stand there!" After returning to his seat, Zhang Tie pressed Zhang Su onto the chair with a smile. After that, he continued to enjoy the food as if nothing had happened. He even picked a chicken leg for Zhang Su.
The crying child was taken out of the banquet hall by his mother. All the guests and members of the Zhang Family in the banquet hall pretended that nothing had happened. After the members of the Zhang Family finished their birthday congratulations, the juniors of the guests also went up to congratulate the Zhang Family. However, there was a tacit and weird atmosphere in the boisterous atmosphere. The elder of the Zhang Family looked gloomy all the time.
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Only after 10 more minutes, before those juniors finished their birthday wishes, a series of tidy and dense footsteps had drifted from outside the banquet hall of Zhang family. Hearing the footsteps, before the others in the banquet hall realized what happened, with a sound of "Huala", the gate of the banquet hall was forcefully pushed open. The door of the banquet hall was pushed open with force, and an old man with white hair and beard walked in slowly with his hands clasped behind his back. A large group of people dressed in black military uniforms poured into the banquet hall like a tide. In the blink of an eye, those people in black military uniform had surrounded all the guests in the banquet hall. With solemn looks, they put their hands on the hilts of their waists and gazed at the people in the banquet hall like lightning bolts.
At the sight of that old man, all the influential people in the banquet hall including Zhang's old man stood up at once and gave a salute to him respectfully.
"Lord judge …"
"Lord Yuanshan …"
The old man was also in black robe. There were 5 flame-like golden lines on the cuffs of his black robe. He was the lord judge of Golden Sea City, who was responsible for the criminal law and justice of the entire Golden Sea City. In Huaiyuan Palace, the minister of justice was directly appointed by the Criminal Laws Pavilion of Huaiyuan Palace and was under the direct leadership of the clan elder who served as the head of the Criminal Laws Pavilion. The minister of justice was only responsible to the Elders Union. When necessary, the minister of justice was responsible to the officials below the castellan of Huaiyuan Palace and Zhang descendants. The lord judge could act first and report later. In each city of Huaiyuan Prefecture, the lord judge was in a high position. His status was comparable to that of a City Lord. The current head of the Criminal Law Pavilion of Huaiyuan Palace was Elder Muray. Elder Muray abhorred evils and had a fiery temper. With Elder Muray on his back, all the others in the Criminal Law Pavilion were more decisive and solemn. His majesty grew even stronger.
After recognizing the old man's identity, none of the big figures in the banquet hall could sit still.
Old Master Zhang was also shocked. First Madam, who had been sitting upright all this while, hurriedly stood up from her seat and curtsied.
"Lord Yuanshan, I wonder why you're here today …" Zhang Family's old man asked after coming to his senses.
"I've just received the news that some remnants of demons and Three-eye Association are hiding in this banquet hall and spreading rumors to confuse people. They want to do harm to Huaiyuan Palace and humans. This old man especially comes here to see who dares make troubles in Golden Sea City under my eyes!"
After hearing the cold words of the lord judge of Golden Sea City, the temperature in the banquet hall dropped by dozens of degrees at once. Everybody at present felt cold all over.
"Lord Yuanshan, erm... is it... possible that the news is wrong... it's my wife's 70th birthday today. Besides the members of Zhang Clan, there are only your relatives and friends in this banquet hall. How could there be demons and Three-eye Association?" Zhang Haitian asked with an amazed look.
"In Selnes Theater of Operations, Zhang Tie, a disciple of Huaiyuan Palace, protected the entire human airship fleet and fought wing demons in the sky every day. He killed numerous wing demons alone and broke the myth that wing demons were unrivaled in the sky. He made great meritorious deeds and gained the honorary title of Selnes Eagle, which shocked the entire Selnes Theater of Operations and greatly boosted the morale of human troops across Selnes Theater of Operations. Zhang Tie's meritorious deeds made demons and Three-eye Association fear demons and Three-eye Association deeply. Closely after that, demons and Three-eye Association ordered Zhang Tie, a disciple of Huaiyuan Palace, to carry out a mission in the capital of Titanic Duchy, the enemy's nest, in the name of the survival of the allied human forces in Selnes Theater of Operations. This mission was very dangerous. Zhang Tie, a disciple of Huaiyuan Palace, went there alone regardless of his own honor or disgrace; however, he fell into the trap of demons and Three-eye Association and was in a hopeless situation. Finally, he lost contact with the troops of Jinyun Country..."
"During this period, demons and Three-eye Association spread a rumor in Selnes Theater of Operations that Zhang Tie, a disciple of Huaiyuan Palace, was captured by demons and Three-eye Association and surrendered to demons. As a result, the morale of our allied forces was shaken. Therefore, demon corps broke the human defense line in Selnes Theater of Operations. Zhang Tie, a disciple of Huaiyuan Palace, was in a hopeless situation. He fought tens of thousands of miles in the enemy-occupied area alone and finally made a bloody way out. Two weeks ago, he participated in the battle of Upton City with clan elders and killed over 1,000 demons. He made great meritorious deeds and became the No. 1 person among the young generation of the 6 major clans of Jinyun Country and the pillar of Huaiyuan Palace. When he returned to Huaiyuan Palace yesterday, I've received the news that someone dared spread a rumor in the banquet hall to slander the honor of Huaiyuan Palace's disciples in the public. Therefore, I came here to have a look! "
Everybody became dumbfounded. If it was said by others, they might doubt it; however, since it was said by the lord judge of Golden Sea City, they had to believe in it. Especially the comments such as "the No. 1 person in the young generation of the top 6 clans of Jinyun Country" and "the mainstay of Huaiyuan Palace". Everyone was so shocked that they saw stars. One must know that even Lan Yunxi was shocked. Even lord lord himself dared not call himself the mainstay of Huaiyuan Palace. 'How many meritorious services has Zhang Tie made to gain such a high evaluation from lord lord lord?' Zhang Tie thought to himself, 'How many meritorious services has Zhang Tie made to gain such a high evaluation from the lord lord lord?'
"In order to pour dirty water on Zhang Tie, a disciple of Huaiyuan Palace, demons and Three-eye Association even had a mole of a major general in the alliance command commit suicide. Hundreds of people died one after another. A lackey of Three-eye Association and a major general of demons exchanged for a basin of dirty water. I want to see how many people in the lobby dare to continue to pour dirty water on the disciples of Huaiyuan Palace. How dare you help demons and Three-eye Association in Huaiyuan Prefecture? " Lord Judge's murderous words almost made someone's legs go soft and slide under the table.
Old Master Zhang was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know what to say, and First Madam's face turned pale. In this old mansion, she was in a high position; however, in front of the lord judge of Golden Sea City who could make the castellan of a city lower his head, she couldn't do anything about it. She was no different from an ordinary woman.
The kid and his mother had been brought back to the banquet hall by two subordinates of the lord judge. Facing such a scene, the kid and his mother almost cried out of fear …
Seeing that kid, the expression on the Lord Judge's face turned gentle, no longer murderous. The Lord Judge calmly looked at the kid. "I know you didn't mean to curse Zhang Tie just now. You don't know anything. It's not your fault. It has nothing to do with you. Tell me, who taught you to say that? "
"I … I …" Facing such a scene, the kid stammered. Actually, the kid had already understood something; otherwise, he would not curse Zhang Tie in the public just now. Watching the kid's stammering look, the kid's mother and father were so anxious that they almost cried out. As long as their family members were accused of helping demons and Three-eye Association, they would fall into the hell at once …
"Xiaoyi, hurry up, tell this grandpa who taught you to say that. Don't be afraid. You will be fine after you tell him …" The kid's mother told her son tenderly with tears in her eyes.
That child's gaze began to search through the people at those tables …
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"Grandpa, save me …" Before the kid pointed at himself, a wail like a pig being slaughtered resounded from a table. A young man in his twenties of the Zhang Family rushed out with a cry and hugged the old man's leg with tears and snot, "I really didn't do it on purpose. It was Junyu and Juntao's idea …"
"Ah, grandma, save me …" Another two young men of Zhang family who had turned pale wanted to throw themselves onto the old man's leg. Pitifully, they were too far away from here. The moment they moved, they had been caught by some black-robed warriors. Closely after that, they were kicked onto their shins. With miserable shrieks, the two young men knelt down on the ground in a row.
The lord judge of Golden Sea City waved his hand towards the kid's mother, telling her to take the kid away. The kid's mother threw a hateful glance at the three people who were kneeling down on the ground. Biting her lips, she hurriedly took the kid away. The three people were all the kid's uncles. Unimaginably, the kid's family was almost killed by them today …
"Ah, dad, mom, save me …" The young man called Junyu turned his head and shouted at his parents who were sitting at another table. Hearing his cry, his parents' faces turned pale and they were on the verge of collapsing.
First Madam's lips trembled. At this moment, First Madam's face was drained of all color. Jun Yu and Jun Tao were both from the first branch of the family. They were her direct grandsons. She turned her head to look at Old Master Zhang in fear. Old Master Zhang's eyes were closed and he was silent. Only his hands were trembling slightly.
The old man of Zhang family felt both sad and happy at this moment. The happiness came from Zhang Tie; the sadness came from the three people who were kneeling down on the ground. The three people were Zhang Tie's cousins and his grandsons. How could he not have mixed feelings when such a thing happened today?
All the guests looked on in silence. This was the birthday of the First Madam of the Zhang family. It was simply an eye-opener. This series of twists and turns was simply better than a big show ….
The lord judge of Golden Sea City watched the three people of Zhang family with a cold and disgusted look. "At this moment, what else do you want to say? If you collude with demons and Three-eye Association, you'd better tell me earlier so that you don't have to suffer a lot. Otherwise, nobody is perfect under the three trees of the Criminal Laws Pavilion."
"Ah. We really don't know about demons and Three-eye Association... "The guy called Jun Tao wailed with tears and snot. He kowtowed repeatedly, "We just found that Wang Shina, the princess of Wang Clan seemed to like Zhang Tie very much after coming to our mansion. Out of jealousy, we wanted to embarrass him. I was told by my grandma that Zhang Tie might have been caught by demons in Selnes Theater of Operations, which made my grandpa worried about him very much. I wonder why he came back. Therefore, we want to strike him with this point... "
"Zhang Tie risked his life for Huaiyuan Palace and humans several times in Selnes Theater of Operations. As humans, you don't appreciate and forgive him. As Zhang Tie is your cousin, you were jealous of him when you saw a girl falling in love with him. You're so despicable and sinister, yet you want to spread rumors in public to ruin his reputation. This is unjust, so heartless and unjust, you're worse than pigs and dogs, shameless and lowly! "The Grand Judge waved his sleeve. "Take him away!"
The three of them wailed and begged for mercy. Those black-robed warriors didn't care about that at all. They just dragged the three people away...
According to Lord Judge's evaluation of these three people, if these three people were taken away, it was unknown whether or not they could come back alive.
"Wait!" Zhang Tie finally opened his mouth at the critical moment.
After hearing Zhang Tie's voice, the Grand Judge of Golden Sea City turned around as he unconsciously glanced at the finger ring on Zhang Tie's finger. Closely after that, he became respectful.
"Lord Judge, now that this event has nothing to do with demons and Three-eye Association, we don't need to take them away. As Zhang Clan has so many descendants, good and bad are unavoidable. Today is a jubilee of Zhang Clan. Although the three people are unfilial and despicable, please save some face for Zhang Clan, lord judge!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, everybody else became stunned once again. 'How could Zhang Tie negotiate with the Grand Judge about this? How could the Grand Judge of Golden Sea City be so nice? Didn't he see the other members of Zhang Clan accept their fate? '
However, what shocked everybody else was that the moment Zhang Tie opened his mouth, the Grand Judge of Golden Sea City had started to consider it seriously.
After being silent for a short while, the Grand Judge of Golden Sea City said, "The three people are unkind, unjust, shameless and lowly. Although they could be exempted from death penalty, they have to be punished. However, Huaiyuan Palace has strict laws. If we don't punish them, we could not convince the public!" After saying that, the Grand Judge threw a glance at the three people once again, "From today on, you three are not allowed to be officials in Huaiyuan Palace for the rest of your life. All the clan support treatments that Huaiyuan Palace provided to Zhang Clan's descendants are cancelled. If you make any mistake, you will be punished 10 times according to the clan law!"
The three punishments were very severe. Firstly, the three people could not take any clan position in Huaiyuan Palace for the rest of their lives; secondly, the preferential treatments that Huaiyuan Palace provided to them would be cancelled. Secondly, the three people's preferential treatments would be cancelled. If they made any mistake, they would be punished 10 times according to the clan law. If others made a mistake, they would be punished 10 times according to the clan law. If others made a mistake, they would be punished 10 times according to the clan law. If others made a mistake, they would be imprisoned for 10 years. If others made a mistake, they would be imprisoned for 100 years. If others made a mistake, they would be beheaded.
"Thanks for your mercy, Lord Judge of Golden Sea City!" Zhang Tie cupped his hands towards the Grand Judge of Golden Sea City.
"You flatter me!" The Grand Judge of Golden Sea City dared not accept Zhang Tie's salute; instead, he hurriedly moved one step away.
At the sight of this scene, many people raised their eyebrows once again...
When such a big figure came, nobody welcomed him; however, when he was going to leave, nobody dared stay still. All the influential figures walked out of the banquet hall and saw off the Grand Judge.
The moment the Grand Judge left, the 100-200 people outside the banquet hall had fixated onto Zhang Tie like searchlights.
Zhang Tie knew that he could not stay in the old mansion of Zhang Clan anymore. At this moment, Zhang Tie became dispirited.
Zhang Su stared at Zhang Tie as if he wanted to say something. After hearing the Grand Judge's words, Zhang Su was also scared.
"Cousin, some commoners spoiled our mood today. Let's have a drink next time!" Zhang Tie revealed a smile.
Feeling that Zhang Tie wanted to leave, Zhang Su nodded as he let out a sigh.
Zhang Tie came to the front of Zhang Haitian and said, "Compared to the faces of those commoners, our Zhang family's face is more important!"
The old master also nodded. He had a lot to say, but at this time, he didn't know what to say. "What Lord Judge said just now … about you, is it true?"
In the end, the old man could only ask this question.
Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he nodded.
The old man's eyes turned red at a stroke...
"Take care of yourself, grandpa. I will come back to see you another day!"
"Where are you going? I will have a car send you there!" The old man knew that Zhang Tie didn't want to stay here anymore. Therefore, he turned around and told the steward to prepare a car for him.
"No need!" After saying that, Zhang Tie threw a glance at Wang Shina who was watching him with a complex look. Closely after that, Zhang Tie revealed a smile as he looked up at the starlight over the sky. Closely after that, he stepped into the starlight. With another stride, he had come to hundreds of meters high in the sky. Closely after that, he turned into a meteor and disappeared in front of the public after flashing twice in the eyes of the public.
All the members of Zhang family and all the guests were looking up and watching Zhang Tie flying far away with widely opened mouths like being fixed by a magic …
The old master of the Zhang family didn't react for a long time. By the time he reacted, he was already surrounded by guests. Those people looked at the old master of the Zhang family with more than a hundred times more fervent and respectful gazes compared to a moment ago …
By then, everybody at present understood the meaning of the Grand Judge's words "the No. 1 person among the young generation of the top 6 clans of Jinyun Country" and "the pillar of Huaiyuan Palace". Only knights could enjoy such a high appraisal.
Everybody bowed deeply towards the old man as they congratulated him in unison, "Congratulations, grandpa, there's a dragon in your family!"
According to the tradition of Hua people, if a member of a clan promoted to a knight, it was called "dragon in the clan". From then on, the dragon in the clan would dominate the world.
It was the most solemn and joyous event for each Hua clan to have a dragon.
As for Huaiyuan Palace, it was also a great event for them to have one more knight. They should celebrate it with a rotating chakra ceremony, not to mention a rich clan in Golden Sea City.
Zhang Su raised his head and watched the direction where Zhang Tie disappeared for quite a while. The congratulatory greetings sounded like echoes from the horizon, which made Zhang Su's mind a bit blurry and buzzing.
Zhang Su was always very proud of his cultivation base. If Zhang Tie was LV 11 or LV 12, Zhang Su might be jealous of him; however, at this moment, Zhang Su was only in awe of strength and level. Those who were not real cultivators could not understand the power and terror of knights. The more cultivators were, the more they understood the meaning of Zhang Tie's entering the void just now.
'I have a cousin who is a knight? ' When this whim occurred to Zhang Su's mind, Zhang Su didn't feel thrilled; instead, he felt extremely absurd and weird.
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