It was really troublesome, especially since he had killed someone last night and was involved in a super big trouble. At this moment, Zhang Tie had to keep a low profile as much as possible. What was the philosophical eastern proverb that his dad had told him — — the rafter that sticks out rots first. Glaze was the best negative example. Zhang Tie didn't want to follow in Glaze's footsteps. Additionally, Zhang Tie knew that he had too many secrets. As for his real strength, he had to hide it as long as possible. This was beneficial to him!
It took God 10,000 years to create an olive tree, but a bean sprout only needed one week to live its entire life.
"I want to be an olive tree," Zhang Tie told himself.
Because he stayed in the fighting club for the whole afternoon, Zhang Tie even had a staff meal in the evening. In a place like the Iron-Thorns Fighting Club, even an ordinary staff meal was too sumptuous for Zhang Tie. It was even better than what he had eaten at school at noon.
Zhang Tie accidentally found that his humble dream of eating meat for three meals a day had come true on the last day before he left school. Today's three meals from morning to night, almost all of them had meat.
"Is this the legendary saying that one who survives a great disaster is destined for good fortune?" Zhang Tie felt that it was time for his luck to change.
After eating the staff meal in the fighting club, Zhang Tie felt that he had recovered a bit more physical strength. After resting for more than an hour, Benet, that arrogant brat, finally arrived...
Although they were both beaten, Zhang Tie, who had experienced the life-or-death situation last night, found that he was much calmer when facing Benet's attacks. He didn't feel any tension at all. Both his brain and body became more sensitive and fast, and he could move freely. This kind of mental advantage made up for Zhang Tie's disadvantage of not having fully recovered his physical strength today. As a result, Zhang Tie didn't pass out until the end.
After another exhausting fight, both Zhang Tie and Benet were so tired that they could only sit on the ground and pant. Seeing Benet's arrogant look, Zhang Tie couldn't help but admire him a bit. Not to mention his family background and moral standing, based on his indomitable will, Zhang Tie had a good impression of this 12-year-old arrogant boy. Perhaps, those rich families were not as stupid as commoners had thought, that they were all extravagant, arrogant, and stupid. Anyone who could become a rich man in this age must have something special about him.
"You're not bad." Sitting on the ground and drinking the water thrown by the arrogant brat, Zhang Tie praised him sincerely with his hair all wet. After a few times, Zhang Tie already knew how to untie that damned headgear. Inexplicably, he and the arrogant brat had a tacit understanding.
"Don't think that I'll let you go just by flattering me!" Also covered in sweat, Benet sneered like an adult. He glanced at Zhang Tie with disdain. "I've long been immune to such a childish trick. In order to make Mary my woman one day, I will definitely step on you. You're just a stepping stone on my road of life. Your miserable end has long been destined!"
"F * ck!" Hearing these arrogant words, Zhang Tie instantly had an impulse to beat this brat. Finally, he stood up and glanced at the brat. "I'm going to participate in the survival training next Monday. You won't be able to see me for two months. I hope that after two months, your strength can be as sharp as your eloquence!"
"You'd better not die. If you die, I won't be able to fulfill my promise with Mary!" the arrogant brat immediately retorted.
Finally, the two glared at each other and parted. Not until Zhang Tie left the training room did Benet suddenly realize something. "Eh? How could this guy recover faster than me?"
… …
After leaving the Iron-Thorns Fighting Club, Zhang Tie didn't immediately return home. Instead, he went to Donder's grocery store at the railway station. When Zhang Tie arrived, Donder was preparing to close the door. Seeing Zhang Tie, Donder coldly harrumphed. It seemed that he was still brooding over Zhang Tie's strike yesterday.
"Does this old man especially care about this?" Donder's reaction made Zhang Tie feel like laughing inside.
Zhang Tie didn't say anything either. He just helped Donder close the door planks and started to clean up the items inside the store.
Together, they installed all the door planks in the store. The moment Donder, whose face had been tense for a long time, was about to say something, Zhang Tie suddenly hugged him tightly, catching him unprepared.
"Brat, what are you doing? Hurry up and let go of me. I'm not interested in men!" Donder shouted.
Zhang Tie loosened his arms and looked at Donder seriously. He sincerely said, "Thank you …"
Yesterday, if Donder hadn't gifted him those two things, he might have already been dead. Therefore, Zhang Tie's thanks came from the bottom of his heart.
"What are you thanking me for? Didn't you have fun yesterday? How does it feel to be a woman?" Donder couldn't keep his face straight anymore, but he still pretended to be indifferent.
Zhang Tie embarrassedly scratched his head. "I'm still a virgin."
"You didn't find a woman?" Donder curiously asked. His indifferent mask instantly collapsed, revealing his gossipy nature as an old man.
"I did!" Zhang Tie answered honestly.
"Not yet!"
"Half of it!"
"Soft?"
"Very hard, very hard!"
"Then why …"
Embarrassed, Zhang Tie murmured his question in a low voice.
"Hahahaha …" Donder, the unscrupulous fatty, laughed so hard that he almost rolled on the ground. His mood completely improved. After laughing for quite a while, Donder wiped his tears and patted Zhang Tie's shoulder. "Brat, how do you feel? What did I teach you? Don't speak too confidently. How do you feel? You got what you deserved! If you had asked me for advice, this problem could have been discovered earlier, and you wouldn't have ended up like this. You're still a virgin when you're participating in the survival trial. If you die, that would be really shameful! "
"I won't die that easily!" Zhang Tie said confidently. Hearing his words, Donder couldn't help but stare at him. "I'm here to bid farewell to you. I won't be coming here for the next two months!"
Donder smiled and waved his hand. "Actually, you don't need to come here anymore. After the survival training, you will start a new life. You will be busy with many things. I've already taught you what you could learn here. If you come again, it won't be beneficial to your growth. If you have time, you can come here and chat with me!"
… …
After leaving Donder's grocery store, Zhang Tie suddenly felt that he had grown up a lot. The small grocery store and the Seventh National Middle School seemed to have disappeared from his life. What he was about to face was the mysterious and unknown world behind the high city wall of Blackhot City …
'Let's see what Huck and Snade have left for me!'
Thinking of this, Zhang Tie sped up and ran home …
When he returned home, it was also a bit late. The moment he pushed open the door, he smelled the fragrance of chicken soup.
His mom was probably still angry, or she didn't know what to say to Zhang Tie. When Zhang Tie came back, she was in the room, while his dad was waiting for him with a sad face.
"The chicken soup is in the pot. Eat it and go to bed!" His dad said stiffly before disappearing.
Although the atmosphere at home was a bit cold, Zhang Tie felt warm inside. Of course, Zhang Tie knew who his mom was cooking this chicken soup for.
The food was all in the pot. After drinking a small bowl of chicken soup, Zhang Tie washed his face and rinsed his mouth before returning to his cabin.
After returning to his cabin, Zhang Tie didn't waste even a second and directly entered the Castle of Black Iron.
— — Handsome and Magnificent Castle Lord, welcome to the Castle of Black Iron!
The familiar words gradually faded away in front of Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie took a deep breath and walked towards the two corpses on the side. Since he brought them in last night, Zhang Tie had not carefully checked them. Only one day had passed, and the corpses had not deteriorated, which made Zhang Tie reassured.
Coming to the side of Snade's corpse, Zhang Tie pulled out the dagger from his body. Yesterday, he was worried that if he pulled out the dagger, the blood would spill everywhere, making it difficult for him to take care of it. However, after one day, a dead body would naturally not spurt out any blood.
Snade's and Huck's faces were a bit dark, but it wasn't scary. The powerful rat poison took effect so quickly that the poison had already killed a person's vitality before anyone could feel it. Therefore, there wasn't any ferocious expression left on their faces.
Huck's eyes were closed, while Snade's eyes were still open. It seemed that he had died with everlasting regret. There were too many things that he could not understand.
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