When Zhang Tie was feeding birds in the garden, causing those servants and guards in the manor of Lord Guangnan to click their tongues as they exclaimed that an earth knight could be so elegant and caring, a black luxury vehicle with the license plate of Xuanyuan Hill had already entered the manor from the main road in the early morning.
An old man and a shrewd middle-aged man at his 30s were sitting in the back seats of the luxury vehicle.
"Elder, does Fire Dragon Hermit live here?" Watching the scale and magnificent style of this manor and the verdant garden, the middle-aged man couldn't help but ask out of amazement, "Haven't our clan investigated him? He was born in Yongzhou Province and has no foundation. As an earth knight, even though he has made some meritorious deeds in the Earth-elements Realm, how could he have such a large manor in Xuanyuan Hill? It's even larger than our Guan Clan's manor in Xuanyuan Hill."
It was not strange for a knight to have 10,000 such manors outside Xuanyuan Hill; however, it was shocking for a knight to have such a manor in Xuanyuan Hill.
Watching the high snow-white courtyard wall and the special rune warning copper bells on the courtyard wall, the old man revealed a smile, "As you've just come to Xuanyuan Hill for a few days, you don't know about the power pattern in Xuanyuan Hill. This manor belongs to Lord Guangnan's Mansion in Xuanyuan Hill; instead of Fire Dragon Hermit. It's not easy for a new earth knight to have a place in Xuanyuan Hill."
The middle-aged man realized it at once, "Has Fire Dragon Hermit surrendered to Lord Guangnan?"
"No, Fire Dragon Hermit might become the son-in-law of Lord Guangnan!" The old man shook his head.
"I've not imagined that Fire Dragon Hermit could be so lucky!" The middle-aged man said with an admiring look.
"If a person doesn't have the corresponding battle strength, no matter how lucky he is, it's useless. If Fire Dragon Hermit only has good luck, how could he win the bet with the forefather of our Guan Clan? Even the forefather ordered us to do it well!"
After hearing this, the middle-aged man became distressed once again, "It's 600 miles' bounty land and 10 cities. How much are they worth? Our Guan Clan's wealth is not easy to come by. There are hundreds of thousands of people surnamed Guan in Guan Clan, plus more relatives. I'm afraid that only our forefather would lose such a bet. It's said that some elders of collateral branches of our Guan Clan even made a scene in the Clan Elders' Hall..."
"Humph..." the old man replied with a heavy harrumph as he became a bit dissatisfied, "What are they doing? They're all short-sighted. How could 10 cities and 600 square miles' bounty land match the face of our forefather? How could our forefather not understand the importance of this event? Now that our forefather has approved it, we don't need them to check it. Additionally, now that Fire Dragon Hermit could have our forefather present these items to us, he must have some special abilities that our forefather values. This guy has promoted to an earth knight in only a few years in the Earth-elements Realm. He must be extraordinary. Therefore, our forefather told us to handle this event well!"
"You're right, Patriarch. Without our forefather, Guan Clan would not have such a great situation. With our forefather's words, Guan Clan would have to support our forefather at all costs, not to mention this bit of bet. As long as our forefather is alive, Guan Clan would have a great situation. If our forefather could promote to a heavenly knight in the future, Guan Clan would have a greater situation by 10 times. They only dared bargain with the other elders when our forefather was not here. In the final analysis, they just wanted to fight for a bit more benefits for their clansmen. In front of our forefather, they dared not even utter a fart!"
As they talked, the vehicle had already arrived at the gate of Lord Guangnan's manor. A guard came over and inquired about it. Four seasons in the front seat handed out an invitation card. After a short while, the gate of the manor was opened while the vehicle entered the manor …
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Uncle Zhong had already come to Zhang Tie's side. Standing on one side quietly, he was watching those twittering sparrows and pigeons around Zhang Tie.
Previously, Uncle Zhong thought that Zhang Tie liked to feed these small animals because he knew some animal controlling skill. This was also a special cultivation method of animal controlling skill. However, after observing Zhang Tie for a short while, he didn't find any trace of animal controlling skill. As Uncle Zhong came from the south border of Taixia Country, the animal controlling skill had a long history. Uncle Zhong had seen many animal controlling powerhouses. Therefore, he had sharp eyes. He knew a thing or two about animal controlling skills. Given Zhang Tie's look, the wheat was directly taken from the kitchen without adding any secret medicine. Zhang Tie didn't utter any strange incantation or animal language. Neither did he make any strange movements or hand gestures. He was just playing.
'What a pure interest! '
After observing Zhang Tie for quite a while, Uncle Zhong still couldn't figure out anything. Finally, he coughed twice on purpose.
The cough of a sick person was different from that of a healthy person.
Of course, Zhang Tie could tell that.
After throwing out a handful of wheat, Zhang Tie turned around.
"Uncle Zhong, what's up?"
"Two people are here to visit Childe Cui. I've already arranged them to wait in the parlor! “
Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "Are you from Heavens Holding Pavilion? You're really audacious!"
"They're not from Heavens Holding Pavilion, but from Mingwu Public Relations Clan. They're here to fulfill the bet between Childe Cui and Lord Mingwu!"
'Mingwu Public Relations Clan? Bet? '
After thinking about it for a second, Zhang Tie realized that they should be from the family of Guan Qianchong, the commander of Black Armor Army. When Zhang Tie made a bet with Guan Qianchong using Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory in the Earth-elements Realm, he won 600 square miles' bounty land and 10 cities from Guan Qianchong. Previously, Zhang Tie thought that Guan Qianchong's family might not come for him until a few days later; they might even refuse to pay the debt.
Zhang Tie became very interested as he directly threw the remaining wheat onto the grassland. Closely after that, he threw the basin to a guard dozens of meters away. After that, he patted his hands, "Let's go, I will take a look over there!"
Uncle Zhong then led Zhang Tie towards the parlor.
"Oh, Uncle Zhong, have you sent my clothes to the courtyard of Heavens Holding Pavilion in Xuanyuan Hill?"
"Yes!"
"What did Heavens Holding Pavilion say about it?"
"I was just about to tell Young Master Cui about this. According to the person I arranged to deliver the clothes to him last night, an elder of Heavens Holding Pavilion took the clothes and looked at the big hole on the back of the clothes with a terrible expression, but he didn't say anything!"
"Haha, that's right. He couldn't say thanks to me for teaching a bad knight of Heavens Holding Pavilion a lesson!" Zhang Tie burst out into laughter.
"Although Heavens Holding Pavilion dare not do anything in Xuanyuan Hill, if you leave Xuanyuan Hill, Childe Cui, you have to pay attention to them. Like what Lord Guangnan said, these major sects always want to do both prostitution and establish a chastity. They always want to seek for any benefits. However, they still pretend to be aboveboard and want to occupy all the rights!"
When he mentioned the major sects in Taixia Country, Uncle Zhong's tone was not completely respectful; instead, he sounded experienced and vicious. Zhang Tie thought about it for a while, 'Perhaps Lord Guangnan's Mansion used to have some conflicts with the major sects in Taixia Country. Even if they didn't, as the major sects were as big as the major clans, who could guarantee that there were no scums or disgusting guys in the major sects?'
"Haha, thank you, Uncle Zhong. If it really wants to do prostitution and establish a chastity in front of me, I will let it know that there are still people in this world who could be either a whoremaster or a demolition team!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, Uncle Zhong savored it for a while before bursting out into laughter.
"Childe Cui, it's the parlor in front..." Uncle Zhong led Zhang Tie to the outside of the parlor. After all, he was the steward of Lord Guangnan's Mansion here; instead of Zhang Tie's steward. Additionally, Zhang Tie was not the son-in-law of Lord Guangnan yet. Therefore, Uncle Zhong had to control himself. If he was too enthusiastic, he might arouse ridicule.
After expressing his gratitude to Uncle Zhong, Zhang Tie directly entered the parlor.
The two people were waiting in the parlor. At the sight of Zhang Tie, they threw a glance at Zhang Tie's bald head before standing up at the same time and bowing towards Zhang Tie respectfully, "Fire Dragon Hermit!"
As an earth knight, Fire Dragon Hermit was the grand elder of Guan Clan, whose status was second only to Guan Qianchong. Of course, the two people of Guan Clan dared not neglect him.
"Well, take a seat, you're welcome!" Zhang Tie came to their side and sat down with a calm look. They were only separated by a tea table. After tilting their heads, they could talk with each other.
Watching Zhang Tie taking a seat, the two people of Guan Clan also took a seat. At the same time, a maid served tea to the three people before leaving politely.
Zhang Tie knew that the two people of Guan Clan were glancing at him stealthily. However, he didn't pretend anything; instead, he took the tea and had a sip before opening his mouth, "I was told that you're here for the bet between me and Commander Guan?"
"Yes, it's ordered by the forefather of Guan Clan. Therefore, our clan dared not neglect it. After receiving the message from the forefather, we had started to prepare for it. However, as the preparation of 600 square miles' bounty land and 10 cities could not be completed in a short period of time, it required a great amount of capital. Therefore, it took us a few days. Please forgive us, Fire Dragon Hermit!" It was the old man of Guan Clan who spoke as he bowed towards Zhang Tie.
"Commander Guan, you're too polite!" Zhang Tie cupped his hands towards Commander Guan with a solemn look as he said, "I made the bet with Commander Guan out of anger. Commander Guan, you're clear about the reason. After returning to the earth's surface, I almost forgot about it. It's fine if you treat it as a joke between us. It's just some cities and 600 miles' bounty land. Let's call it off …"
A fiefdom of a thousand miles and ten cities could be settled with a single word. What kind of magnanimity was this? A single word could topple a city? Because of this bet, the elders of Guan Clan had quarreled with each other more than once in the Elders' Courtyard. They had not imagined that Zhang Tie would reject it the moment he came here. Therefore, the two people of Guan Clan were moved at the same time...
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I wish everyone a happy National Day! (To be continued.)
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