The moment those bounty criminal hunters left, Xu Yian had arrived once again.
After hearing the report from some guards on the airboat that Xu Yian wanted to meet him, Zhang Tie had someone bring Xu Yian over. At the sight of Zhang Tie, before Xu Yian spoke, he had knelt down heavily in front of Zhang Tie like a collapsing mountain.
"Ahh, what are you doing? Hurry, get up... "Zhang Tie hurriedly helped Xu Yian up after being stunned for a second.
Although Xu Yian was tall and sturdy, he was still shorter than Cui LI.
To be honest, although Zhang Tie had already promoted to an earth knight, he really couldn't bear to see others kneeling down and kowtowing to him when he accepted his disciples as his master.
Among Hua people in Taixia Country, kneeling down was a major etiquette. Even a common fighter only needed to kneel down by one knee in front of Emperor Xuanyuan. Generally, people could only kneel down by offering sacrifices to the heavens and earth, worshiping their masters and showing filial piety to their parents. Even Emperor Xuanyuan couldn't accept gold under their knees, not to mention commoners.
Xu Yian looked complex. He looked a bit bashful and bashful; however, he seemed to have made a decision. After Zhang Tie pulled him up, Xu Yian looked straight into Zhang Tie's eyes and plucked up his courage, "Fire Dragon Hermit, could you spare a chance for the surviving young men in Xujia Village?"
"What do you mean?"
"These surviving young men in Xujia Village have no one to rely on. They're at the trough of their lives. I have limited ability. If these young men follow me, I'm afraid that their future would be delayed. It's said that Hermit is the head of Iron-Dragon Sect. Therefore, this Xu wants to find a way out for these young men in Xujia Village..."
Zhang Tie understood Xu Yian's meaning. Almost all the surviving young men in Xujia Village had lost their family members. Even on the airboat, as long as Zhang Tie paid attention to them, he could even hear the cries from Xujia Village. These young men in Xujia Village were suffering the first major strike in their lives. Overnight, they lost their family members and their homes. Given the current situation in Xujia Village, even if everything here was dealt with, nobody would continue to live here.
After suffering such a catastrophe, even with the guidance of Xu Yian, these young men would also have a hard time in the future. Taixia Country was so large, what could a LV 10 strong fighter do with a group of young people?
Just when these people were at their most desperate, his appearance gave Xu Yian a glimmer of hope.
Those young men were currently immersed in grief. They had not considered their future prospects, nor did they know what his appearance meant. However, for Xu Yian, with his insight and vision, he had to seize every opportunity that could change the fate of these young disciples in Xujia Village.
Zhang Tie watched Xu Yian and said calmly, "You want me to take them as my disciples?"
"I don't dare, I just want to ask Immortal to give them a chance!"
Xu Yian said as he glanced at Zhang Tie's 121 apprentices. Although their battle strength was not high, their temperament as descendants of major clans could not be concealed. Even a black iron knight could not accept apprentices, not to mention an earth knight. To put it bluntly, although the encounter of these young men in Xujia Village was pitiful, these young men were not qualified to be apprentices of a knight in any aspect.
Zhang Tie nodded inside. Only after thinking about it for a short while, Zhang Tie asked, "Those young men might not know that you're here to beg me. Will they listen to you?"
"Most of the people in Xujia Village are surnamed Xu. Even if they're not surnamed Xu, they must be relatives. In terms of seniority, I'm their clan uncle and their half master. Therefore, I can decide the affairs in Xujia Village!" After finding that Zhang Tie didn't refuse him right away, Xu Yian's eyes gleamed as he became spirited at once.
"How about this, I will not stay too long in Xujia Village. I will leave here tomorrow. After I leave, you can keep the heads of those bloody figures that I killed in Xujia Village. You could exchange those heads for gold coins in Xingyu City. After dealing with the affairs in Xujia Village, you could take them to Xuantian City, Fire Dragon Prefecture, Northeast Military Region. You could join Iron-Dragon Sect. Even though these young men in Xujia Village are outer disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect, you could serve as an outer deacon of Iron-Dragon Sect and look after them for me. How about that?"
"Thanks, Master!"
Xu Yian changed his mind at once.
Zhang Tie's answer was better than Xu Yian's expectation. If these young men in Xujia Village could become outer disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect, of course, they would have a chance to be outstanding in Iron-Dragon Sect in the future. They might even become the direct disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect. If these young men in Xujia Village performed mediocre, with the support of Iron-Dragon Sect and Fire Dragon Hermit, it would be easier for these young men in Xujia Village to settle down in Fire Dragon Bounty Territory or Northeast Military Region.
As for Xu Yian, he was convinced by Zhang Tie's battle strength and moral standing. Now that an earth knight asked him to be an outer deacon of Iron-Dragon Sect, of course, Xu Yian didn't refuse it anymore. He knew that Zhang Tie was just a LV 10 fighter. Those who wanted to be an outer deacon of Iron-Dragon Sect must be more capable than him.
Therefore, it was settled.
In the evening, Liu Xing, Zhang Tie and Zhang Tie came back with some bloody figures that they had caught. The big fire in Xujia Village that had been burning for one day had been put out. Those that were not put out had almost been burned out. After such a big fire, there were only pitch-dark ruins in Xujia Village.
In the daytime, with the help of the reinforcements of Xingyu City, all the corpses in Xujia Village had been collected. Many corpses couldn't be identified. As it was too hot these days, those corpses couldn't be stored for too long; otherwise, they might be infected. With the suggestion of General Lu, Xu Yian made a decision. They dug a huge pit over 300 m away from the grain-sunning field on the hillside of Xujia Village and buried all the corpses together in a public cemetery.
After doing all this, General Lu left with the reinforcements of Xingyu City. What happened in Xujia Village shocked the surrounding earth. Many places became intense. When General Lu was still in Xujia Village, he had received an order from his superior. Right in the daytime, a small caravan was robbed on a mountain road in the suburb of Pixian County over 200 miles away from Xingyu City. None of the over 40 people in the caravan survived. According to the analysis, there might be another team of about 10 bloody figures escaping to that place. As General Lu was afraid that other bloody figures might enter the land near Xingyu City, General Lu was going to lead some soldiers to encircle and annihilate them …
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On the hillside next to Xujia Village, two large bonfires were lit. Those survivors of Xujia Village were sitting on one side of the two bonfires while Zhang Tie's apprentices were sitting on the other side of the bonfire.
Not far from the bonfires was the public cemetery in Xujia Village.
The public cemetery was on the hillside. The top of the grave was like a small hill. It was just its preliminary shape. Later on, Xu Yian would lead those young survivors of Xujia Village to build this cemetery with stones. After leaving Xujia Village, Xu Yian didn't know when he could come back. Therefore, this cemetery had to be firm and could survive at least 100 years. Because this was the last memory of these young survivors of Xujia Village.
Besides, Xu Yian also needed to perform some religious rites. Those who were wounded needed to recuperate. Those who had relatives and friends outside Xujia Village needed to be informed. Only after doing all these could Xu Yian lead those young survivors of Xujia Village to join Zhang Tie in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory.
Zhang Tie's disciples were sitting around the bonfire, roasting sweet potatoes over the bonfire. There was meat on Zhang Tie's airboat. However, after what happened in the daytime, especially those who had not reached LV 9, they were already mentally tough if they didn't throw up at the sight of the roasted meat, not to mention eating it.
Everybody was silent. Some were silent because of sadness; some were silent because of what happened today. Living in Taixia Country, the most populous human country and growing up in the prosperous times, it was the first time for many of Zhang Tie's apprentices to witness such a tragic scene. A tranquil, harmonious, vigorous and vigorous village was destroyed in front of them. Therefore, many people were greatly moved.
Not many people were talking around the bonfires. Even if they did speak, they would only do so in whispers.
It was now the season where summer and autumn alternated. The burning bonfire attracted a large number of fireflies. The fireflies danced around the bonfire. In the light of the fire, wildflowers could be seen on the hillside. The stars were shining brightly above their heads. The current scene looked beautiful, but at this time, no one had any romantic thoughts.
Some young men in Xujia Village even uttered low sobs. On this occasion, even Liu Xing and the other apprentices became silent.
The sweet potatoes beside the bonfires were almost cooked while a special sweet fragrance started to spread in the surroundings. Liu Xing moved forward and fiddled with a twig, saying, "The sweet potatoes are almost cooked. Junior sister apprentices, you could eat them first …"
As the first apprentice of Zhang Tie, Liu Xing was indeed qualified; especially after today's task, Liu Xing successfully accomplished Zhang Tie's task based on the experience and instinct that he accumulated in the Earth-elements Realm through blood and tears. Liu Xing's performance had been recognized by many apprentices of Zhang Tie. As a result, his position as the first apprentice gradually stabilized.
Soon after he finished his words, Liu Xing had seen Zhang Tie and Bai Suxian walking towards him, followed by a team of Bai Suxian's bodyguards. All the bodyguards were holding something in their hands. The last two bodyguards were lifting two bloody figures who had lost their ability to move …
As the wind blew over, Liu Xing sniffed as he instantly smelt the bloody smell in the hands of those people behind Zhang Tie …
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