It was the fastest way for Zhang Tie to return to Youzhou Province by sea. The ocean was Zhang Tie's highway. Additionally, he didn't need to worry about being discovered by others at all.
At this moment, Zhang Tie's speed in the ocean had reached about 670 m per second. Although it was still a bit slower than the speed of sound in the ocean, it was already like riding a rocket compared to the speed of other living beings in the ocean.
The distance between Yingzhou Province and Youzhou Province by sea was about 120,000 miles.
It took Zhang Tie 2 months to arrive there by airship; however, it only took him less than 3 days to arrive there by sea.
On the evening of May 18, Zhang Tie arrived at Youzhou Province.
Zhang Tie exposed his head to the surface of the ocean outside the Embracing Tiger Harbor. Watching the sparkling Embracing Tiger Harbor in the distance, Zhang Tie knew that Youzhou Province must not be tranquil at this moment. After thinking about it for a short while, Zhang Tie dove back into the water and returned to Castle of Black Iron. At the same time, that little black beetle was summoned out of Castle of Black Iron.
In the ocean, that marvelous little beetle didn't feel scared at all. Although it couldn't fly as fast as it could on the land, it could also swim. Only by flapping its wings, it had penetrated out of the water stubbornly. After shaking off the water drops on its body, it flew towards Embracing Tiger Harbor.
During these years in Castle of Black Iron, this little black beetle had been living on the cliffs of the Abyss of Chaos and kept the closest contact with the Pool of Chaos. It ate various specialties and all-purpose medicaments in Castle of Black Iron every day. Over these years, the little black beetle had also changed a bit. Some golden spots had appeared on its body; its head had grown a bit bigger and a small tentacle had grown out of its head. When it incarnated, Zhang Tie felt that this little guy could fly faster, more easily and flexibly. In the dark, this little guy's color-changing ability and adaptability to the environment were also improving. Its entire body had completely turned into a black, almost translucent thing. Even knights could barely discover it if they didn't pay attention to it from a distance. Additionally, this little guy's tentacle seemed to be more sensitive to the dangers in the surrounding environment.
The Embracing Tiger City was brightly lit. At this moment, the nightlife of the city started.
Flying above Embracing Tiger City, Zhang Tie saw a boisterous mansion with people coming and going. It might be a restaurant. Zhang Tie's heart raced as he landed there.
After circling around the garden of the courtyard, Zhang Tie landed on the window of a dining room.
This was indeed a restaurant of medium quality, and business was very good.
In the dining hall, there were more than 30 tables and seats of various sizes. At this moment, they were all occupied. The waiters carried the dishes and shuttled back and forth in the dining hall like flowing water. Between the tables, people were toasting each other, and it was quite lively.
Almost the moment Zhang Tie landed, he had heard someone slapping the table and swearing Fan Clan in Yingzhou Province after drinking.
"If Fan Clan didn't break their promise and make Elder Mushen come here in vain, how could Elder Mushen be possessed by the devil? Last year, Elder Mushen was so brilliant in Youzhou City. He suppressed all the other heroes in Youzhou Province and helped Count Wind to win the position of provincial governor of Youzhou Province, which shocked the entire Youzhou City. Even Commander Cheng praised him. How could such a person be so arrogant and willing to be humiliated? I was told that Elder Mushen came to Yingzhou Province to propose a marriage with Fan Clan. After Elder Mushen arrived, Fan Clan also wanted to break their promise. Aren't they playing tricks on people? If it were me, I would not do it either; instead, I would turn them upside down, not to mention that Elder Mushen did such a thing under the stimulation of Fan Clan …"
"Yes, yes, yes. How could Elder Mushen bear such a humiliation at such a young age? The so-called hatred of killing one's father and stealing one's wife. I could imagine how depressed Elder Mushen must be to leave Fuhai City. No wonder Elder Mushen would be possessed by the devil!" Another voice echoed from another table.
"Therefore, Elder Mushen's trip to Yingzhou Province was really like a tiger being bullied by dogs. As the Gobbling Party couldn't do anything to Elder Mushen in Youzhou Province, they wanted to save their face in Yingzhou Province. Without the pressure of the Gobbling Party, Fan Clan would not break their promise!" The third voice opened.
"Bang!" Someone forcefully slapped the table, "In my opinion, those b * stards should be killed. Elder Mushen, you did a good job …"
"You did a good job!" Many people shouted …
"Pitifully, Elder Mushen had a bright future; however, he was killed by some villains!" Someone let out a sigh …
"Elder Mushen didn't evacuate from Waii Sub-continent until the end. Additionally, when Elder Mushen served as the corps leader of Hurricane Corps, he had done a lot of good deeds, saving numerous people and meritorious deeds. Everybody praised him. I've not imagined that …"
"F * ck!"
Many of the people eating here were indignant.
The news among the commoners was a bit slower than that among the officials; especially this kind of event. Under the "cold treatment" of Huaiyuan Palace in Youzhou Province, Zhang Tie's event in Fuhai City gradually spread among the commoners in Youzhou Province after almost 2 weeks.
If the public opinion in Yingzhou Province and Fuhai City completely condemned Zhang Tie, it was Zhang Tie's first time to hear the opposite opinion in Youzhou Province, at least in Yanghe Prefecture — — sympathy and pity!
The commoners in Embracing Tiger City sympathized with Zhang Tie's encounter very much; additionally, they blamed all the responsibilities on Fan Clan and the Gobbling Party.
This was the difference between closeness and estrangement. It was also Zhang Tie's home advantage in "Commandery Wang".
Hearing such a public opinion, Zhang Tie was also moved. He knew that what he had done for Huaiyuan Palace over these years and his impression in the commoners' hearts could not be erased by such an event. People always believed in justice.
However, besides being moved, Zhang Tie also sighed inside, 'Even the commoners in Embracing Tiger City believed that it was done by him and were finding an excuse for him to be "possessed by the devil". It could be imagined that commoners would think so in other places. From this point of view, Zhang Tie had indeed been killed by the mastermind.'
After staying in the hotel for a short while, Zhang Tie flapped his wings and flew towards the Ancestral Shrine Palace of Huaiyuan Palace in Embracing Tiger Mountain.
No elder was in the Ancestral Shrine Palace. After flying around Embracing Tiger Mountain, Zhang Tie found that all the disciples and deacons of Huaiyuan Palace in Embracing Tiger Mountain had been forbidden to talk about his event.
This was also reasonable.
As he didn't see any clan elder, Zhang Tie directly flew towards the airport outside Embracing Tiger City.
In the airport, there were fixed airship flights between Embracing Tiger City and Golden Light City 24 hours a day. Zhang Tie landed on the air sac of an airship heading for Golden Light City and hitched a ride towards Golden Light City.
It was only a short while for the thunder hawk to travel hundreds of miles; however, the little beetle was not suitable for long-distance flight.
…
When Zhang Tie arrived at Golden Light City, it was almost 11 pm. After getting off the airship, Zhang Tie flew around Zhang's manor for a few times and looked around carefully. Closely after that, Zhang Tie's heart raced. Right within 300 m, Zhang Tie found two strange knights' qis hiding in the dark and were paying attention to any changes in the manor stealthily.
It was already the middle of May. In the evening, there were so many flying insects outside. Therefore, the two strange knights had not imagined that Zhang Tie had already discovered their whereabouts in the disguise of a trivial beetle.
Of course, the two knights were not dispatched by Huaiyuan Palace. As all the knights in Huaiyuan Palace were clan elders, of course, they would not stay outside their own manor. Therefore, those who were lurking outside the manor must be powerhouses of the Supreme Court of Taixia Country.
When Zhang Tie recalled that Huaiyuan Palace warned him not to return to Youzhou Province, he realized that the Supreme Court had really dispatched powerhouses to Youzhou Province. Additionally, the arrangement of the Supreme Court seemed to have predicted that he would probably return home at least once.
'The powerhouses dispatched by the Supreme Court to Youzhou Province are very good at grasping human nature. They must have spent a lot of efforts to understand me. Otherwise, they could make such an arrangement.'
Everything in the manor of Zhang family remained unchanged. At least Zhang Tie didn't see any obvious change. Everything was in order. However, the vigilance in the manor was a bit strengthened. At this moment, a team of Long Wind Guards composed of disciples of lineal clans of Huaiyuan Palace was patrolling in the manor for the safety of Zhang family.
The main mansion of Zhang family was brightly lit. Zhang Tie saw Feng Cangwu walking into the main mansion with his 3 sons …
After thinking for a short while, Zhang Tie flew to Feng Cangwu's courtyard and entered Feng Cangwu's room secretly. After that, he called the beetle back into Castle of Black Iron and revealed his original body. After that, he sat on the chair quietly and waited for Feng Cangwu.
It was dark in the room. Zhang Tie was as tranquil as a piece of stone.
Zhang Tie didn't wait too long in the room. Only after 10 more minutes, he had heard some footsteps outside the room.
"You can go back now. It's too late. Go to bed early. Don't serve me anymore!" Feng Cangwu's voice sounded when the footsteps entered the courtyard.
"Yes, sir!" The two maids replied Feng Cangwu in their melodious voices.
Closely after that, Feng Cangwu's footsteps approached the room. When the door was opened, the lights in the room were turned on. Closely after that, Feng Cangwu caught sight of Zhang Tie who was sitting quietly in the room …
At the sight of Zhang Tie, Feng Cangwu's movements remained normal. However, his battle qi had already covered the room silently. As a result, even knights outside the room could not discover what was happening inside the room.
Closely after that, Feng Cangwu gazed at Zhang Tie with a shrewd eye light, "Who're you?"
Watching Feng Cangwu's movements and hearing this question, Zhang Tie revealed a pleasant smile. 'I'm really right about Feng Cangwu …'
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