Chapter 540: The Fruit of Plunder
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
Zhang Tie had not eaten supper with his family members for three years. His parents were very happy. The kids were running around the table, making a very boisterous atmosphere. No matter what, those elder sisters-in-law were at least kind with each other superficially. Therefore, they all had a happy meal.
After supper, Zhang Tie's eldest sister-in-law asked Zhang Tie about the current situation of Blackhot City. After hearing that Blackhot City had been deserted by Norman Empire due to demons disaster and all the residents had moved out of the city, she was shocked very much.
Even his dad and mom sighed for that.
When the eldest sister-in-law asked Zhang Tie about the situation in Blackhot city, the other two sisters-in-law only sat aside and listened to their talk. Eldest sister-in-law looked as same as before while the 2nd and the 3rd elder sisters-in-law smiled. Zhang Tie could sense the subtle relationship between three women.
The eldest sister-in-law's family background was very common. Her parents opened a tailor's store. The 2nd and the 3rd wives of Zhang Yang both originated from rich and powerful clans. Zhang Tie's 2nd elder sister-in-law came from an influential clan of Jinhai City, which ran a big ocean fishing company. Because they had business dealings with Jinwu Corporation, Lu Shiyun married Zhang Yang through the introduction of their family members.
Although the eldest sister-in-law and the 3rd elder sister-in-law shared the same surname Wang, their families were completely different from each other. The 3rd elder sister-in-law came from Shude Palace of Wang Clan, one of the 6 top clans in Jinyun Country. Although she was not very noble in Wang Clan, she belonged to the direct line of descent of Wang Clan. Since she was young, she had received a good education and had a broad vision. Her father and brothers were all working as officers in Tianxi City, where the awarded prefecture of Wang Clan belonged to.
In such a case, Zhang Tie's eldest sister-in-law had a sense of crisis. She needed to seek for a chance to consolidate her position in Zhang Yang's family. Zhang Tie could understand it. Besides, he even coordinated with her very well. Zhang Tie always respected this very virtuous eldest sister-in-law who had been following his elder brother since in Blackhot City.
After chatting with each other for a while, as it was too late, Zhang Yang asked his wives and kids to go to bed first. Zhang Tie's parents knew that Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang had a lot to talk with each other after having separated for a couple of years. Therefore, they went to bed too.
Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang then came to Zhang Yang's study room from the parlor.
After entering Zhang Yang's study room, at the sight of the thick carpet and the rows of books on the book shelves, Zhang Tie nodded inside, "That's what a home should look like."
Zhang Tie casually threw himself onto the cozy sofa. Zhang Yang made two cups of tea and sat on Zhang Tie side as he passed one cup to Zhang Tie.
The special, dense fragrance and the glazed liquid in the tea cup were familiar to Zhang Tie, which reminded Zhang Tie of many things at once.
"Top Wild Spring from Eastern Continent!"
"You know that?" Zhang Yang glanced at Zhang Tie with an amazing look before letting out a sigh, "It seems that you lived well in the outside these years!"
"I drunk it once in the clan senior's room!" Zhang Tie smiled. He then added two cubes of sugar from the sugar cup into the tea cup and slightly stirred up.
"It's my first time to see the best drinking method of top Wild Spring! I will also have a try!" watching Zhang Tie's movement, Zhang Yang burst out into laughter as he also added two cubes of sugar into the tea cup. Zhang Tie also burst out into laughter. He finally could enjoy adding sugar into top Wild Spring tea water at home after 4 years.
What was progress? This was progress! The small cup of tea water indicated the power and social position of Zhang Clan.
"I know you have a lot of questions to ask. Go ahead. I will talk after you..." after drinking a mouth of sweet Wild Spring tea water, Zhang Tie's elder brother smacked his lip as he watched Zhang Tie.
"Where are those people that I brought here from Blackhot City?"
"After being told that you were not back together with them, I dispatched some powerhouses to pick you up in Blackhot City. When they arrived, they heard the news that Master Abyan was assassinated. His castle disappeared. Nobody knew what happened. Even you were lost. Closely after that, the holy war broke out. Those people waited for you in Huaiyuan Prefecture for one year. They were not used to living here; mainly because of language problem. Finally, many of them thought you were dead or could not stay in Huaiyuan Prefecture after encountering some accident; therefore, I sent them away from Waii Sub-Continent!"
"Where were they?"
"Eastern Continent!"
After being told that those guys of God Blessing Association and those girls of Rose Association had gone to Eastern Continent, Zhang Tie finally let out a sigh inside. "That's good. They could at least live a steady life. Perhaps some of them thought that they would not see me again. I could only seek for a chance to explain it to them.
Zhang Tie knew that when he would see those girls of Rose Association in the future, most of them would have their own families. The absurd experience between him and them would come to an end.
Waving his head, Zhang Tie forced a smile. "What a special day! It seems that all the familiar female came to bid farewell to me for the bygones today, including Miss Daina and those girls of Rose Association. My elder brother has increasingly more wives; however, I don't even have one. I'm afraid that I might not have a chance to see those girls of Rose Association anymore. I could only hope for them to live a happy life after leaving this continent."
Watching Zhang Tie's bitter smile, Zhang Yang also smiled, "Hoho, easy; actually, besides Miss Daina who stayed here for his younger brother's treatment, three women are still staying in Huaiyuan Prefecture who said that they would wait for you to come back."
"Three?" Zhang Tie blinked his eyes as he felt something strange.
"Hmm, Linda, Beverly and Fiona. When I went to pick you up, I planned to take all of them; but considering our parents' feelings, I didn't notice them. You can give them a surprise!"
"Where are they?"
"Right in Yiyang City. They learnt Chinese very fast. They even opened a clothing store which has a good business. They are living together and looking after each other. I've already sent Beverly and Fiona's family members to the Eastern Continent and have people help them settle down there." after saying this, Zhang Yang even patted Zhang Tie's shoulders, "Hmm, these women are not bad!"
Zhang Tie drew in a deep breath as he controlled his impulsion to find them. After that, Zhang Tie asked another question, "What about other people. Are they used to the language of Eastern Continent? I'm afraid that many of them couldn't speak Chinese. Is it okay to have them sent to Eastern Continent?"
Zhang Yang replied with a smile, "The size of the Eastern Continent is thousands times that of Waii Sub-Continent. Although it is predominated by Chinese, on the border of Eastern Continent, there are also some agglomerations of minorities who speak Hebrew. Each minority would have millions of people. Therefore, they would not have problem in communication over there."
After hearing Zhang Yang's words, Zhang Tie found that besides reading a travel note written by a foreigner about Eastern Continent when in Blackhot City, he knew very little about Eastern Continent. Therefore, he felt a bit shameful about that.
"How's Eastern Continent?" can you talk with me about that, elder brother. To be shameful, as a Chinese, I only know a bit about that continent." Zhang Tie asked.
"Fine. I started to know about Eastern Continent in business these years as I touched more and more people over there. Let me talk with you about that!" Zhang Yang slightly raised his head with a gleaming look, "There's only one country predominated by Chinese in the entire Eastern Continent, which is called Taixia. The country is very prosperous. It has numerous Chinese people and vacant territory. It has 9 divine provinces, 36 upper provinces, 72 greater provinces and numerous medium- and small-sized provinces and prefectures. It's the most prosperous land of human civilization, the ruling center of Taixia and the sacred land of Chinese. It's called Xuanyuan Hill. It was said that Xuanyuan Hill was the sacred item of the far-ancient Chinese and the jewelry that Chinese excavated from the underground world after the Catastrophe."
"Argh? Isn't Xuanyuan Hill a place? Then why was it excavated from the underground world?"
"Xuanyuan Hill is both a place and is excavated from the underground world. I've not seen it. However, I was told that Xuanyuan Hill was a huge mysterious cube, whose length, width and height was about 100 km respectively. Its greater part is still buried underground!"
Zhang Tie became dumbfounded, "What about the Eastern Continent now? Are they still fighting?"
"The flames of war have not reached the Eastern Continent. If it reached the center of human civilization, Waii Sub-Continent had long been burned into ashes by demons. We would not be sitting and drinking tea here anymore."
Zhang Tie nodded. "Although the Waii Sub-Continent has been covered with flames of war, given its geographical position and its power on the human side, it is just the beginning of the holy war."
However, this had already brought Zhang Tie a great stress. He became a bit worried about the future; especially after witnessing the power of demon corps, Zhang Tie was clear that Waii Sub-Continent could not stand too long in this holy war. It was already 3 years since the beginning of the holy war; however, 1/4 of the territory of Waii Sub-Continent had collapsed. Numerous people had been killed. All the countries on the Waii Sub-Continetn were ruined. Who knew what it would be here after 10 years. Zhang Tie was even not sure if humans could sustain 10 years here.
Zhang Tie then told Zhang Yang what he had witnessed in Selnes Theater of Operations and his judgment about the holy war. After that, he watched his elder brother seriously, "If our foundation could not be established here in the future, Waii Sub-Continent would completely collapse sooner or later. Therefore, from now on, elder brother, I hope you to prepare for moving our home to Eastern Continent as soon as possible. We need to take our parents, my elder sisters-in-law and the kids away from here. We have to lose some money for the future of our family!"
"Of course, I know. I've already started to prepare for this a couple of years ago. We have made more than 10 million gold coins by selling all-purpose medicament these years. Plus other incomes, we can restart our business wherever we go!"
"It's too good if you think that way, elder brother. As long as we are alive, we can make ten more times, even 100 times more!"
"I find you are much more confident than before!"
"Haha, no kidding, elder brother. You've doubled the population of our family these years. After two decades, when those kids have babies, our family would be great!" Zhang Tie joked.
Zhang Yang glared at Zhang Tie, "Don't talk nonsense. If not dad and mom worried about you, I wouldn't have so many kids! Have you seen that our mom didn't smile until being surrounded by those kids? She was transferring her attention; otherwise, the moment she thought about you, she would drop tears silently!"
Zhang Tie finally knew why his elder brother gave birth to babies so crazily these years.
"This is an accident. I promise this will not happen again!" Zhang Tie explained with a bashful look.
After picking himself up, Zhang Yang took out of a silver box from a drawer and put it in front of Zhang Tie.
"What's this?" Zhang Tie asked.
"Take a look at it!"
Zhang Tie opened it and saw two fluorescent diamond crystal columns being wrapped with a rune metal structure. Each of them were in the size of three fingers in a bundle. They looked like an hourglass, "Argh, twin mirror crystals..."
"Since you disappeared, I've started to prepare this item. Later on, I got one set from Eastern Continent through Long Wind Corporation. This set is of top quality among long-distance communication equipment. It's very small. Although being rare, it's not sophisticated in use. You should take this and learn how to use it when you are free. Later on, no matter how far you will walk, you can be in touch with me at any time. Give me a message when you're free for the sake of mom's concern!"
This item could only be available for regimental commander even in Norman Empire's Army. It was really out of Zhang Tie's imagination that his elder brother could fetch one for him. Zhang Tie was not used to luxurious items. However, this time, as long as he could contact with his family members using it, Zhang Tie felt very worthwhile to have it.
Taking up one of them, Zhang Tie found it was linked with a firm metal chain for the sake of convenience. Zhang Tie took a look at it before wearing it over his neck. Zhang Yang wore the other one over his own neck.
"How much does this pair of item cost?"
"This pair of small top-quality item costs more than 300,000 gold coins. They could only be bought from Eastern Continent!" Zhang Yang then took out a brochure from the box and handed it to Zhang Tie, "Here's the user manual of this device. Take a look at it. We'd better make a set of key information or code so as to identify our real status when in communication!"
In the following 10 minutes, the two brothers solved this problem through a careful negotiation.
With the means that they could use to communicate with each other in the future, both Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang let out a deep sigh.
"I remember there was a communication device called mobile among numerous long-distance communication means before the Catastrophe. It only costed a bit more than 10 silver coins to have a mobile. But that mobile could not match my necklace which costs 200,000 gold coins.' Zhang Tie thought.
"Oh, elder brother, what's your level now?"
"I'm just LV 6. I don't have a good talent like you. Additionally, I put most of my efforts on business these years; therefore, I didn't spend too much time on cultivation. When money will not work, this home has to rely on you!" Zhang Yang told Zhang Tie seriously.
If the holy war didn't break out, Zhang Yang, as a LV 6 fighter, could serve as a small military officer in the city guards of Blackhot City. If so, he could already make his family members proud and satisfied. However, at this moment, an average LV 6 fighter who had not even awakened his ancestral bloodline was far away from showing off his talent and making others reassured.
Zhang Tie knew that his elder brother must have another more powerful and more respectable status besides being a rich businessman so that Zhang family could tide over difficulties even if Zhang Tie was dead. Their family required a double shelter.
This was the main reason for Zhang Tie to come back to Huaiyuan Prefecture this time.
"Elder brother. As you have gifted me a long-distance crystal; turn around and guess what I will gift you!" Zhang Tie joked.
"Haha, don't joke with me. If you have something, I must have seen it!" Zhang Yang thought that Zhang Tie was kidding him like what he always did in the childhood.
"I will perform a magic. Turn around. Elder brother. Let me keep a bit mystery!"
Watching Zhang Tie's serious look, Zhang Yang then turned around as he warned Zhang Tie, "I tell you, younger brother. Don't scare me with a toad or snake like what you usually did. We're adults now, don't play such a naive game anymore!"
After hearing that, Zhang Tie grinned. After his elder brother turned around, Zhang Tie used some spiritual energy and moved out a crystal red fruit which was much smaller than an apple out of Castle of Black Iron——Fruit of Plunder! That was a reward from the small tree after Zhang Tie killed Abyan.
Zhang Tie held the fruit which was a bit bigger than a plum. A mysterious luster seemed flowing in the fruit, which was eye-catching.
"It's okay, elder brother. The magic is over. You can turn around!" Zhang Tie told Zhang Yang calmly.
Zhang Yang turned around and caught sight of that crystal fruit which radiated a mysterious splendor. He became stunned at once. Closely after that, he grinned, "Ho, you've hidden something with you. Is this your gift? It looks beautiful. Is it made of crystal?"
"This fruit is eatable; I especially brought it here for you, elder brother!"
"Eatable? It's a fruit? What a strange fruit! It's my first time to see such a fruit. Did you find it in the wild? Is it poisonous?" Zhang Yang joked as he held it and looked at it with a calm look.
"Elder brother. Can you promise me two things before eating it. Firstly, don't ask me where did I get this fruit. I don't want to lie to you. It's very complex. It's not a good thing if you know it. Let's take it as my secret. Secondly, don't tell anyone else that you've eaten this fruit!" Zhang Tie watched Zhang Yang with a solemn look.
"Ha, that sounds serious. Well, I promise you. I will not ask where did you get it or tell anyone else about this, even your elder sisters-in-law, how about that?" Zhang Yang still remained very relaxed.
Zhang Tie nodded very seriously.
"Then, let me taste it?"
"You'd better engulf it, including all of its juice!"
Zhang Yang replied with a smile as he didn't doubt that Zhang Tie gave him something bad to eat. Therefore, he engulfed it at once. After chewing it for a while, he swallowed it directly.
"Hmm, it tastes a bit weird..." Zhang Yang smacked his lips, "It's a bit similar too..."
Before Zhang Yang finished his words, he had widely opened his eyes as he started to quiver all over. Right then, he felt numerous knowledge surged in his mind. Like he knew all of them, they became clear all of a sudden, including names of herbal medicines and plants, features and drug properties of animals, manufacturing methods of weird liquids and powders, familiar operating processes, genes sequences, formulas, manufacturing methods of medicament and pills, treatment of diseases and assessment criteria of pharmacists...
Zhang Yang panted and rolled up his eyes as his eyelids quivered. He cramped once and remained in this state for about an hour before he gradually recovered his composure...
He watched Zhang Tie, then his hands with a shocking look. Then, he muttered in an unimaginable and quivering tone, "Argh...what's wrong with me...I now...feel...I'm already an orange-robe pharmacist. I know so many knowledge, I've learnt manufacturing methods of so many medicament at once..."
Zhang Tie took a deep breath, "Elder brother, you're indeed an orange-robe pharmacist now. You've already grasped all the knowledge that should be mastered by an orange-robe pharmacist. With this status, you will be able to protect our home now..."
"That fruit..." Zhang Yang widely opened his eyes and gazed at Zhang Tie. It seemed that he had understood something at once. Zhang Yang felt that all the surprises that he had accumulated since he was born could not match 1/100 of his current surprise.
Zhang Tie slightly nodded.
Zhang Yang was too shocked to utter a word. He wanted to ask where did Zhang Tie get that fruit; however, he stopped at once as he remembered what he had promised to Zhang Tie.
The room became quiet for 3 minutes before Zhang Yang recovered his breath. As he was intense, his voice became a bit trembling and hoarse, "After a few days...I will complete the authentication of herbal medicine apprentice in the Pharmacists Trade Union. This will not arouse others' attention..."
"Hmm, pass the authentication of herbal medicine apprentice first; before leaving here, you'd better promote to knapsack herbal medicine master. After that, you should complete the the authentication of orange-robe pharmacist within 10 years. You're already a top talent in others' eyes if you could make that in 10 years. It's not good if you promote too fast!" Zhang Tie explained calmly.
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2 hours later, when it was later than 11 pm in the midnight, Zhang Tie stood in front of a door on the 3rd floor of an apartment building in a safe high-end community and consecutively pressed the doorbell for three times.
"Fiona, go take a look who's that..." a familiar, tender voice drifted out of the door.
"Argh, who knows..." with a sound caused by slippers moving on the floor, Zhang Tie heard, "That's too boring. We've been tired for the entire day. I've not cooked well my strawberry jam yet..."
Hearing the footsteps drawing nearer, Zhang Tie moved one step back. He then laid out his clothes and revealed a smile in front of the peephole on the door.
After a few seconds, the peephole was opened from inside, closely after a crashing sound caused by a plate falling on the floor.
"Argh, Fiona, what's wrong?" Linda's voice drifted from the inside of the room as she walked towards the door.
The door was opened. Fiona in pajamas burst out into tears. She immediately thew herself into Zhang Tie's chest as she hugged Zhang Tie tightly. When Linda caught sight of Zhang Tie, she also became stunned at once. Covering his mouth with hand, she didn't believe what she saw as her tears also poured out at once.
Chapter 541: Family Members II
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
For many people, time was as cruel as a butcher's knife as it would turn beautiful things into vulgar and meaningful things into insipid. In front of such a butcher's knife, any beauties would grow old and any heroes would fade away.
However, sometimes this butcher's knife also become a brew master. Being fermented by this master, those raw or sweet fruits turned into fragrant, mellow and intoxicating drinks.
Zhang Tie was drunk over night.
The next morning, when Linda, Fiona and Beverly woke up on the bed in a sluggish and slightly fatigued manner, they found nobody else was on their bed. They almost thought that was just a dream. That was too illusory. At the same time, they heard chopping sound from the kitchen and faint aroma of dishes and food. This indicated that it was not a dream. It was real. That man truly came back.
Linda was the eldest and the most bashful one among them. When she woke up and saw Fiona and Beverly's looks, she hurriedly covered her body with the bed sheet and jumped off the bed rapidly to take up the night skirt and put it on.
Fiona and Beverly exchanged glances with each other and giggled. After that, they also got up and put on a skirt casually before walking towards the kitchen together.
When they came to the kitchen, they saw Zhang Tie cutting potatoes into shreds and boiling a fish in the kitchen. The whole kitchen was filled with the aroma of the fish soup.
Watching Zhang Tie cooking in the kitchen, all the three women felt something strange.
Linda walked there first and tightly hugged Zhang Tie's waist from his back. At the same time, she put her face on Zhang Tie's back as she closed her eyes. It seemed that she was not sure that was the real Zhang Tie if she did not do this.
Zhang Tie turned around and slightly kissed Linda's forehead. He then revealed a smile, "We can have breakfast in a few minutes. I've not cooked for many years. Hopefully, my cooking skills didn't regress! After breakfast, you can take me to visit your store. After that, go back home with me!"
"Argh, go back to your home?" Fiona was amazed.
"Of course. Mom was still worried that I did not have a girlfriend when I came back home yesterday. I will take you back home today!" Zhang Tie said in a cynical tone.
All the 3 women got Zhang Tie's meaning from his reply. Fiona and Beverly exclaimed at once. Closely after that, they turned around and cleansed themselves. Zhang Tie felt Linda's body turned slightly stiff.
"Do...do I need to go there? You can just take Fiona and Beverly there..." Linda asked Zhang Tie in a low voice behind his back, "I've already been very satisfied about this!"
After cutting the last potato into shreds, Zhang Tie stopped and washed his hands. After drying his hands with towel, he turned around and pinched Linda's jaw, raising her beautiful and womanly face as he looked in her beautiful eyes, "What are you worried about?"
Linda dodged from Zhang Tie's eyes in a bashful way, "I...I'm much elder than you. According to Chinese customs, I...am a bit improper...!"
"What are you talking about? In Chinese, if woman is 3 years elder than the man, she would bring a gold brick to the man. As you are over 10 years elder than me, you can bring me a gold mountain for sure. I have to marry a mature woman like you. You can bring me wealth and manage the household well." saying this, Zhang Tie put his arm around Linda's waist as he rubbed her plump and soft butts with her silk night skirt in between. After that, he bit Linda's ear slightly, "Woman with such butts could easily deliver a baby. You have plump breasts too. As my mom has sharp eyes, she will know that you can deliver a healthy baby at the sight of your figure. She will like you for sure. Come on, go cleanse yourself and put on a set of beautiful clothes. Baby..."
Hearing the word 'baby', Linda instantly blushed, even her ears turned red. It seemed that this word reminded her of many other things. After glancing at Zhang Tie bashfully, Linda nodded as her face shined. After slightly kissing Zhang Tie, she went to cleanse up and change her clothes.
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Actually, when women dressed up themselves seriously, it would take them a lot of time. After half an hour, Zhang Tie had already cooked the breakfast; however, the three women were still in the room. Therefore, Zhang Tie entered their room.
"Beverly, does this purple skirt fit me? and the shoes? I like this pair of brown high-heeled shoes. However, the deep color of this pair of shoes seemed not matching the deep color of this skirt...It's a bit depressing..." Fiona was standing in front of a dressing mirror in only bra and underwear while holding a skirt in front of her.
The bed was covered with various clothes. All the wardrobes had been opened. Beverly was delving in her casket for something, "Argh, have you seen my crescent earrings that I bought last time?"
"It might be in the 2nd drawer of your dressing table!" Linda replied as she had already put on a red elegant skintight longuette, which displayed all of her beautiful lines. She was sitting on the chair and putting on her silk stockings.
Zhang Tie really enjoyed watching the three women changing clothes in the room. After a couple of years, Fiona and Beverly looked more beautiful and maturer. They had already become fully mature at the age of about 20. Due to the effect of all-purpose medicament, Linda didn't look elder than that three years ago at all. Additionally, benefited from all-purpose medicament, they looked healthy and brilliant inside and outside——brighter eyes, shinier hair, whiter and finer skin without any defects, which even faintly brightened up.
Zhang Tie's elder brother indeed understood Zhang Tie. Even though Zhang Tie was not in Huaiyuan Prefecture these years, Zhang Yang still supplied enough all-purpose medicament, which was favored by noble women across Blackson Humans Corridor as the sacred medicine of youth, to the three women.
Beverly was the first one who found Zhang Tie was leaning against the door and watching them with gleaming eyes, "Argh, don't peep at us!"
"Haha, what are you afraid of? I've already seen everything on your bodies!" Zhang Tie grinned.
"Argh, go out...go out..."
Zhang Tie was then driven out of the room by Linda. Standing out of the door, Zhang Tie patted his head as he shouted, "The breakfast is ready..."
"We will come soon..."
After another half an hour, when Zhang Tie almost cooked the breakfast for the second time did the three women walk out of the room. At the sight of the three women, Zhang Tie's eyes brightened up. How elegant, beautiful, alluring, energetic, mature and charming women!
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In the afternoon, Zhang Tie visited their store in a quiet and tidy avenue of Yiyang City. All the surrounding stores and buildings looked high-end and stylish. The clothing store covered more than 200 square meters, which was much larger than that Linda opened in Blackhot city. However, the commodities were almost the same. Besides the 3 of them, they also employed four saleswomen and two highly skilled tailors and garment makers.
They sold middle-grade female clothes that they designed and processed themselves. Their business was neither too good nor too bad. Besides maintaining the expenditure of running the store, they could survive themselves. What was more was that they found some spice in this business.
Zhang Tie felt it was not bad. Not each woman in this world was like Lan Yunxi, who had brilliant look and overwhelming fighting skills than men; or Olina, who was extremely shrewd and could establish a great undertaking out of nothing. If all women were like them then men would be nothing but a birth machine.
Perhaps this thought was a bit radical which might even arouse the ridicule of those feminists, able women or tough girls. However, Zhang Tie really thought that an average woman only needed to dress herself well, maintain health and take care of her man and her family. If possible, she could also have her own undertaking. Women didn't need to think that much.
After visiting where they worked and knowing how they lived and killed time these years, Zhang Tie took them back home.
The three women became a bit intense. Beverly visited Zhang Tie's home and had already met Zhang Tie's parents in Blackhot City as Zhang Tie's "student". However, her status was different this time.
Additionally, Zhang Tie took three women back home at once. Thankfully, Zhang Tie had already informed his elder brother and his parents in advance. Therefore, Zhang Tie's parents were not surprised at the sight of Beverly, Linda and Fiona.
Instead, Zhang Tie's three elder sisters-in-law were shocked by the three women brought by Zhang Tie like seeing aliens. Whereas, Zhang Tie was shameless, who didn't care about their response at all.
Since Zhang Tie's mom caught of Zhang Tie making love with those girls of Rose Association in Blackhot City, she had been prepared well for Zhang Tie's absurd action in some aspect.
After opening a clothing store and living in Huaiyuan Prefecture for three years, Beverly, Linda and Fiona could speak Chinese very fluently. They spoke Chinese fluently when they talked with Zhang Tie's parents, which satisfied Zhang Tie's parents very much.
What was out of the imagination of Zhang Tie's parents was the age of Linda, who was even elder than Zhang Tie's three elder sisters-in-law. However, Linda's kindness and beautiful look left a very good impression to Zhang Tie's parents; especially after being told that the three women had waited for Zhang Tie for three years in Huaiyuan Prefecture, Zhang Tie's parents didn't know what to say.
This evening, the three women slept in Zhang Tie's home...
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"Are you serious?" Zhang Yang asked Zhang Tie when there were only two of the them in the room.
"How many three years do a woman have in their most beautiful age? I don't want to pursue for any ground-breaking love. I felt that these women had spent too much for me." Zhang Tie looked a bit moved while watching his elder brother, "I only feel that such women deserve my serious treatment. I feel very relaxed to be with them. I don't need to disguise at all. When we move to Taixia, we need to take them; as long as they don't live up to me, I will not live up to them!"
Zhang Yang watched Zhang Tie as he nodded seriously.
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In the midnight, Zhang Tie got up and slipped towards their rooms. Unexpectedly, all of their bed rooms were locked from inside. Even Zhang Tie called their name from outside the door, he still received no response. Finally, Zhang Tie could only return without any achievement. After cultivating for a few hours, he fell asleep.
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The next morning, when Zhang's family members ate breakfast together with Linda, Beverly and Fiona, Zhang Tie's mom, who was drinking porridge, suddenly asked Zhang Tie, "Was there a stray cat in our home last night? I heard a stray cat scratching doors!"
After hearing her words, Zhang Tie's three elder sisters-in-law lowered their heads as they tried to not laugh out. Linda, Beverly and Fiona also glanced at Zhang Tie bashfully. However, Zhang Tie disguised in front of his mom, "Argh, is that true? I didn't notice that!"
"Of course it is!" before Zhang Tie's mom replied, Cheng'an, who slept with his grandma last night had raised his innocent face and said seriously, "Grandma said there was a big stray cat scratching doors last night. She said the cat was going to steal little golden fish. The big stray cat is too bad..."
"Pfttt..." Zhang Yang almost sprayed out a mouth of porridge after hearing his son's words. He hurriedly covered his mouth with napkin.
"Don't talk nonsense, Cheng'an. Hurry, eat breakfast..." Zhang Tie's eldest sister-in-law hurriedly fed her son although trying her best to not laugh out.
"I'm not talking nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can ask my uncle. My uncle must have heard that last night!" Cheng'an urged innocently before watching Zhang Tie, "Uncle, dad said you were great. Can you help me catch that big stray cat. I don't want it to steal our golden fish!"
Zhang Tie frowned as he nodded solemnly, "Trust me, Cheng'an, this uncle will beat its butt for you!"
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, all the people at the table burst out into laughter...
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After having breakfast, the steward arrived. Lowering his body, he glanced at Zhang Tie and whispered something in Zhang Yang's ear.
"What's up?" Zhang Tie asked Zhang Yang.
"There's a deacon from Clansmen Pavilion and a vehicle. He wants to take you to Clansmen Pavilion..." Zhang Yang slightly frowned...
The moment they heard that the deacon from Clansmen Pavilion arrived did Zhang Tie's parents change their face. Deacons from Clansmen Pavilion were big figures. If not major events, they would not come here themselves...
"Argh, is there something wrong?" Zhang Tie's dad became worried as he was a bit afraid about the Clansmen Pavilion of Huaiyuan Palace due to his elopement with his wife.
"It's fine, dad. I will take a look out there!" Zhang Tie cleaned his mouth as he stood up.
"Me too!" Zhang Yang also stood up and walked out of the dining room with Zhang Tie...
In the parlor of Zhang Tie's home, Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang caught sight of that deacon from Clansmen Pavilion. That was a 50-odd years old man in a black robe who looked very dignified.
When Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang entered, that man glanced at Zhang Yang immediately before focusing on Zhang Tie. Like seeing a jewelry, he kept gazing at Zhang Tie, making Zhang Tie a bit scared.
"F*ck, is he a psycho?" Zhang Tie swore inside...
"Are you Zhang Tie?" that man asked.
"Yes! Who are you?"
"I'm Zhang Jin, a deacon from Clansmen!" saying this, the man took out of his clan identification plate and showed it to Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang.
After checking the plate, Zhang Yang nodded at Zhang Tie.
"May I know your intention here?"
"The clan elders want to see you..."
"The clan elders want to see me?" Zhang Tie was stunned at once...
Chapter 542: The Immortal Bloodline
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
The moment Zhang Tie thought that he had to visit the Clansmen Pavilion of Huaiyuan Palace each time he returned to Huaiyuan Prefecture did he feel something strange.
"Why would the clan elders want to meet me this time?" Zhang Tie was always puzzled about this on the way. "If it was because of all-purpose medicament, the one who should contact me would be Long Wind Corporation, instead of the deacon from Clansmen Pavilion. It must be related to internal affairs of Zhang Clan. But why do these Clan elders focus on me, a small figure?"
Zhang Tie was confused. He inquired about the deacon, who just told him that he would know about it in Clansmen Pavilion.
"Is it because of Lan Yunxi? Are those Clan elders warning me that an ugly toad should not dream about eating the flesh of a beautiful wild swan? How gossipy they are! Lan Yunxi's dad has not even cared about that!" Zhang Tie thought.
"Oh, I've not yet seen Count Long Wind, the head of Zhang Clan of Huaiyuan Palace!"
As deacon Zhang said that the Clan elders only wanted to see Zhang Tie, Zhang Yang didn't come with Zhang Tie. Even if he came together with Zhang Tie, it was still useless. In Clansmen Pavilion, which gathered so many Clan powerhouses, nobody could stir up a trouble.
It was the same Clansmen Pavilion and the same lofty, solemn and old-fashioned building. At the sight of the people inside the vehicle, the soldiers outside the gate of Clansmen Pavilion just let them in without even checking it. After getting off the vehicle, deacon Zhang took Zhang Tie around the Clansmen Pavilion and finally arrived at a relatively tranquil independent small building which was called 'Ancestral Bloodline Pavilion'. Deacon Zhang didn't enter it; instead, he just bowed outside the small building.
"Clan elders, Zhang Tie is here!"
"Good, let him in!" a calm voice drifted from the inside of the small building. Deacon Zhang glanced at Zhang Tie and implied that Zhang Tie could enter. After taking a deep breath, Zhang Tie walked in.
The special fragrance of burning sandalwood incenses filled the small building, bringing Zhang Tie a sense of tranquility. Zhang Tie recovered his composure at once.
After crossing the threshold, detouring the screen wall facing the gate and passing a courtyard, Zhang Tie saw some gray-haired old men sitting in a hall. Zhang Tie did not dare to show any disrespect to the Clan elders who had high positions in Huaiyuan Palace and unpredictable fighting strength .
Only after being glanced by them, Zhang Tie had felt being seen through. When they looked at him, the All-Spirits Pagoda in Zhang Tie's mind slightly vibrated while the surrounding spiritual energy gathered around it and covered the All-Spirits Pagoda at once. Zhang Tie had not imagined that All-Spirits Pagoda could have such a marvelous ability. As a result, Zhang Tie's heart slightly pounded.
"Zhang Tie, a descendant of Zhang Clan of Huaiyuan Palace pays a formal visit to Clan elders!" Zhang Tie bowed towards them. After seeing clearly the look of that Clan elder in the main seat, Zhang Tie knelt down in front of that elder and kowtowed three times loudly, "Zhang Tie wishes sixth grandpa good health on behalf of my father Zhang Ping!"
Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa was the most influential figure of Huaiyuan Palace in Golden Sea City. He was the head of Clansmen Pavilion. When Zhang Tie's family arrived at Huaiyuan Prefecture, without Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa's help, Zhang Tie's father might still be in the prison. Therefore, Zhang Tie's family appreciated this extremely dignified man very much.
Watching Zhang Tie's performance, all the Clan elders exchanged glances with each other before nodding slightly.
"Get up!" Sixth grandpa replied with a tender voice as he slightly raised his hand. Zhang Tie then felt an invisible, irresistible and tender strength lifting himself from his feet.
"Is this a knight's strength?" Zhang Tie was shocked. He wondered when could he have such a great strength.
Zhang Tie just stood there respectfully as he was confused why the Clan elders wanted to see him. He just behaved like a kid with a good discipline silently.
"What do you think, brother Murray?" A Clan elder asked Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa on his side with a smile.
"Just follow the rules in case of loopholes!" Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa said calmly.
"Fine!" that Clan elder nodded as he glanced at this side. Two deacons in robe then walked forward. One of them was carrying a very solemn box. After the other Clan elders nodded, the other deacon opened the box and took out of a crystal which was longer than 30 cm and thicker than 6 cm. The crystal was glittering blurred brilliance. In the middle of the crystal was a rolling drop of red blood.
When this item was taken out, Zhang Tie, who was close to it, instantly felt his qi and blood all over being restless.
The deacon held the crystal carefully in his hand before erecting the sharp topmost part of the crystal and telling Zhang Tie, "Put your finger on the top of the bloodline crystal and pierce it!"
As it was not proper to ask why at this moment, finding that these Clan elders were not malicious about him, Zhang Tie put his finger on the sharpest point of the crystal. After slightly pressing his finger, Zhang Tie forced a drop of fresh blood to flow off his finger. Under Zhang Tie's gaze, the drop of fresh blood started to penetrate into the crystal like how plants rooted in the ground. At the same time, the fresh blood in the crystal also started to be restless. When the two drops of blood touched, the entire crystal glittered red brilliance for over 10 seconds.
"Your excellency, Clan elders, based on the test of the bloodline crystal, his fresh blood resonates the fresh blood of Lord Huaiyuan and glitters brilliance without causing any abnormal phenomena, this man is indeed the descendant of Lord Huaiyuan instead of being disguised by shadow demon!" that deacon being responsible for testing Zhang Tie with the crystal reported.
After hearing this report, Zhang Tie immediately oozed cold sweat all over. He finally understood the purpose of this test. If he could still transform into a shadow demon due to the genes of shadow demons, Zhang Tie did not dare to imagine how the crystal would look.
All the Clan elders nodded. The two deacons then put the crystal back into the box and moved back.
Finding that Zhang Tie slightly changed his face, Zhang Murray and Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa revealed a smile, "Take easy. This is just a rule of Huaiyuan Palace. Almost each apprentice of Huaiyuan Palace entering here has to pass this test. Each Clan has such means to maintain the purity of its Clan bloodline and the reliance of its key figures in case of being violated by outsiders and demons. We're not especially targeting at you."
After hearing the words of his sixth grandpa, Zhang Tie recovered his composure.
"Please forgive me. I've not heard about such a testing method before. Therefore, I was just a bit shocked!" Zhang Tie replied.
"Hmm, take easy. We want to know something about you!" Zhang Murray opened his mouth.
"What do you want to know, your excellency? I will answer honestly!"
"Did you awaken an ancestral bloodline several weeks ago?"
Zhang Tie knew that Huaiyuan Palace was able to know which apprentice of Zhang Clan had awakened an ancestral bloodline recently. Therefore, he was not amazed by this question. After knowing their purpose, Zhang Tie let out a deep sigh at once.
"Yes, I've awakened an ancestral bloodline several weeks ago!"
"What's the function of this bloodline?" before Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa continued, another Clan elder couldn't wait to ask.
"Erm..." Zhang Tie became a bit hesitated as he looked around.
"Don't worry. Nobody else is allowed to enter Ancestral Bloodline Pavilion without our consent. Additionally, there are lots of rune settings here. Nobody could hear your words besides the Clan elders in the hall!" that Clan elder added.
Zhang Tie thought for a while and replied, "How to say, I can transform my look with this ancestral bloodline!"
"Argh, transform your look?" the moment they heard this did the three Clan elders become excited. The quick-tempered one who asked Zhang Tie instantly picked himself up. After glancing at the other two elders, he took a deep breath and sat down.
Zhang Tie didn't know why they were so thrilled.
"Can you show us your ancestral bloodline?" Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa asked kindly.
"Yes, I can!" after saying this, Zhang Tie started to transform his look. His hair gradually turned red; his eyes turned dark green; his skin turned as black as that of Bagdad. It took him over 10 seconds to complete his transformation. After that, Zhang Tie almost became another human race.
All the three Clan elders were shocked. The hand of the one who asked Zhang Tie even quivered on the chair.
After this look was maintained for more than 10 seconds, Zhang Tie's hair started to turn brown; his eyes turned light golden; his skin turned that of Hebrew people. Except for his height and his figure, Zhang Tie changed into another human race.
Finally, Zhang Tie recovered his original look.
"How long can you keep the two looks respectively?" Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa's voice quivered slightly.
"Erm, maybe as long as I want to keep them. I feel natural to transform my look!" Zhang Tie scratched his head.
"Hmm...how many times can you use this ability one day?" another Clan elder asked Zhang Tie while fixing his eyes on him.
"Erm, I've not tried. But I feel it's as easy as breathing. It should be limitless!" Zhang Tie replied while changing his eyes colors alternatively into red, yellow, blue and green easily.
"Immortal bloodline, immortal bloodline, unique immortal bloodline..." that Clan elder who asked Zhang Tie instantly sprung up from his chair as he raised high his hands with an extremely excited look. The other two Clan elders didn't stand up; however, they both looked spirited as their cheeks blushed...
Zhang Tie watched these Clan elders with a confused look, "It's just an ancestral bloodline, why are you so happy?"
Chapter 543: The Origin of Zhang
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
The excited Clan elders had not noticed Zhang Tie's confused look at all. Until Zhang Tie slightly coughed and asked "Sixth grandpa?" did the other two Clan elders take a deep breath and recovered their composure.
At this moment, Zhang Tie found that the three Clan elders were watching him like watching a gold baby being dug out of the ground, making him a bit uncomfortable.
"Ahem...ahem...did anyone else know that you've awakened this ancestral bloodline?" a Clan elder asked Zhang Tie.
"No, I've just awakened it a few days ago. I've not told others yet!"
"Don't mention it to others in case of troubles, even in Huaiyuan Palace. What you revealed today will be listed as a top secret. Less than 10 people across Huaiyuan Palace would know your secret including the Clan elders in this hall. Therefore, you need to be careful!" that Clan elder warned Zhang Tie.
Although Zhang Tie thought it was unnecessary to show off this talent, after realizing that these Clan elders were so serious, Zhang Tie became a bit surprised, "What's the reason?"
"Do you know what is immortal bloodline?" that most excited Clan elder asked Zhang Tie.
Zhang Tie shook his head.
"Do you know the origin of Zhang? Have you ever thought about why the Chinese family name 张 （Zhang）is composed of '弓' and '长'?" Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa asked.
Zhang Tie became confused as he shook his head once again. Although the three questions looked simple, it was hard to answer.
"The family name '张 (Zhang)' is an influential Chinese family name. Zhang people is the direct descendant of Xuanyuan Emperor. When gods and demons fought, the ancestor of Zhang clan produced the most powerful crossbow in the world with his great strength and made a meritorious deed by sweeping all the demons. In order to commend him, Xuanyuan Emperor awarded him with the family name Zhang （张）, namely the one who was excel at using crossbow in the war between gods and demons. Our family name contains the honor of our bloodline!"
Speaking of the history of the family name Zhang, Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa and the other two Clan elders all looked proud and honorable.
"Is this why the most powerful ancestral bloodline of Huaiyuan Palace is related to archery and rune equipment methods?" Zhang Tie was shocked inside as he understood it at once.
"Right!" Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa nodded, "Besides Zhang, Xuanyuan Emperor had many other descendants with distinctive abilities, who also made meritorious deeds in the war between gods and demons. Therefore, numerous ancestral bloodlines were inherited. After Xuanyuan Emperor, many Chines emperors were also awarded new surnames. It could be said that each Chinese surname has its brilliant history and contained at least one powerful ancestral bloodline at the beginning! For instance, Ouye（欧冶） Clan is famous for its sword casting skill; Dong（董） Clan originated from Quanlong（拳龙）, who was good at taming dragons in the war between gods and demons. Therefore, Dong Clan's animal taming skill is unrivaled."
Zhang Tie became stunned. "There are so many Chinese surnames. If one surname contains one ancestral bloodline, there will be over one thousand Chinese ancestral bloodlines." Zhang Tie asked.
Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa nodded, "Right, actually more than that. Honestly, we cannot count them even in three days. The knowledge about various ancestral bloodlines of surnames was very extensive and profound. It's called the Learning about Ancestral Bloodlines. It's a secret knowledge which could not be easily touched by commoners! Ancestral bloodlines are closely related to the prosperity and fate of a powerful clan. It has to be treated seriously."
"What is immortal bloodline then?"
"There are numerous Chinese ancestral bloodlines which could be divided into eight ranks; heaven, earth, black, yellow, space, time, flood and wilderness. Your precise throwing ability belongs to wilderness. Immortal bloodline is out of the above eight ranks, which has not appeared before!"
"Erm, I feel this immortal bloodline is useless. Its effect could be achieved by common disguising medicament!" Zhang Tie shrugged.
"You know what?" the most excited Clan elder glared at Zhang Tie like watching an idiot who treated gold as common pyrite, "How can you match the effect of this immortal bloodline with that of external forces? No matter how much do you make with your all-purpose medicament, it's nothing to do with Zhang Clan. Zhang Clan will not interfere with your business even if you are the top rich in the country. However, do you think your immortal bloodline is just your private affair? Those clans without awakening ancestral bloodlines would finally disappear in the long river course of history no matter how brilliant they were. However, if an immortal bloodline is awakened in a clan, it indicates that this clan has a very excellent bloodline. The clan with an immortal bloodline might awaken a unique ancestral bloodline and have a distinctive ability. This would bring a great cohesiveness and influence to the clan. The clan's social status would rise. Do you think that could be brought by disguising medicament at the cost of a few gold coins? You will know about it sooner or later that the true valuable things could not be measured by money!"
Zhang Tie hurriedly behaved modestly.
After giving Zhang Tie a lesson, that elder turned around and asked Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa, "Brother Murray, has Zhang Tie gotten married?"
"Not yet!" touching his gray mustache, Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa smiled.
"How about arranging him to leave Huaiyuan Prefecture for the Eastern Continent with the next batch of clan apprentices?" another Clan elder suggested.
"Hmm, not bad. It's really a bit dangerous to for him to stay here." Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa nodded.
"When he arrives there, we'd better arrange his marriage. He needs to give birth to babies as soon as possible!"
"That's reasonable!"
Zhang Tie finally could not wait to interrupt them as his heart pounded.
"Hmm, your excellency...I want to say something!"
"Hahahaha, don't worry. We know that. The Clan will not interfere with your marriage too much. You will have a great autonomy. The Clan will provide you with some proper girls. You can choose at your will. After that, the Clan will host a wedding ceremony for you. It is obligatory for you to do that for the Clan. Additionally, the Clan will not stop you from marrying other women. You can marry as many as possible if you like." Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa explained.
After hearing his words, the other two Clan elders laughed.
"Erm...I...I cannot leave Waii Sub-Continent now!" Zhang Tie plucked up his courage.
"You cannot leave Waii Sub-Continent?" all the Clan elders frowned slightly, "Why?"
"I've promised others...to not leave Waii Sub-Continent until it's completely collapsed!" Zhang Tie gritted his teeth.
"Fart!" the most excited Clan elder smacked onto the table in front of him, crushing it into powders at once...
The atmosphere in the hall froze immediately...
Chapter 544: Being Imprisoned
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
After leaving the Ancestral Bloodline Pavilion, Zhang Tie was escorted into an underground prison of Clansmen Pavilion by two serious deacons.
The two deacons looked as stiff as a piece of iron in front of Zhang Tie who dared to disobey the order of Clan elders. Zhang Tie had thought about refusing by force; however, given his current ability, he would definitely struggle in vain if he dared to stir up trouble in Clansmen Pavilion. Therefore, he just entered the prison with a glassy-eyed look.
"Bang..." after the door of the prison was shut up, Zhang Tie was left alone inside.
Until then did Zhang Tie start to look around this prison. It was a small room which covered over 10 square meters. The walls were made of caesious stones. There was a plank bed, a toilet bowl and a water pipe. There was a row of pores on a wall which were used to ventilate. As some sunlight penetrated through the pores, the room didn't look too dim. However, it was impossible for Zhang Tie to escape unless he turned into a mouse.
Every nation has its own laws and every family has its own rules. Huaiyuan Palace was now executing family rules on Zhang Tie. Being capricious and disobeyed the order of Clan elders at the cost of the benefit of the Clan. Zhang Tie knew that he had made a very severe crime. However, he really could not make it if he was forced to leave Waii Sub-Continent. Because Zhang Tie had promised those people in the Ice and Snow Wilderness who had a great hope on him that as long as one Slav fighter was still defending the Ice and Snow Wilderness, he would not abandon them.
What irritated the Clan elders of Huaiyuan Palace most was Zhang Tie's stubbornness. Two Clan elders were so infuriated that they directly left with a flick of their sleeves. Even Zhang Tie's sixth grandpa's face turned green. Finally, he had to have Zhang Tie imprisoned.
If not considering Ice and Snow Wilderness, Zhang Tie felt that Huaiyuan Palace truly had considered well for him. The Clan's arrangement was human friendly. As long as he agreed to leave Waii Sub-Continent, he would immediately have women, money, safety and an influential status in Zhang Clan. This was a special 'Panda-type' treatment given by the Clan after he awakened the immortal bloodline. Commoners could not even have it. Therefore, Zhang Tie became capricious in the eyes of the Clan elders.
"Should I make a choice?" at this moment, Zhang Tie could only make a choice between his promise and the expectation of Zhang Clan.
Zhang Tie had not imagined that he could have such trouble by awakening the bloodline called transformation.
Zhang Tie forced a bitter smile as he knew that his relationship with Huaiyuan Palace would break for sure if he didn't compromise this time. When in Heavens Cold City, his relationship with Huaiyuan Palace had become stiff, this time, he would be marginalized for sure in Huaiyuan Palace. Zhang Tie didn't know whether he could remedy this relationship. Of course, Zhang Tie didn't think that Huaiyuan Palace could implement any mandatory measures on him. Perhaps these Clan elders were a bit old-fashioned and prioritized the interest of Zhang Clan too much, they should have a high morality. They would not treat him too bad.
After standing there fore a short while, Zhang Tie threw himself onto the plank bed and started to cultivate. It would be too boring if he just stared at the icy walls.
As Zhang Tie didn't know how long would he be imprisoned there, he could only kill time by cultivating.
Shadow Demon Backroom——Mental Arithmetic——the 3rd floor of All-Spirits Pagoda——as Zhang Tie didn't know how to light surging points after LV 9, he could only cultivate himself between the three sides alternatively.
The narrow cell was too quiet. Nobody came to see him. Each day, only a cold steamed bun was put inside through the window of the door, by which Zhang Tie could keep alive and identify how many days have passed.
When the 7th cold steamed bun was put inside through the window, Zhang Tie had recited the sutra of the 3rd floor of All-Spirits Pagoda for over 400,000 times. Zhang Tie could still stand less than 6 seconds in the Shadow Demon Backroom; however, it was about 0.2 second longer than before. Through practicing mental arithmetic, Zhang Tie also improved his spiritual energy a bit.
When Zhang Tie thought that he would get his 8th steam bun here, the door was opened with a crashing sound. Someone entered. Zhang Tie opened his eyes and saw his 6th grandpa was standing in front of him. Zhang Tie hurriedly got off the bed and bowed towards him.
"Have you thought through these days?" Zhang Tie's 6th grandpa asked Zhang Tie with a calm voice.
"I'm sorry, 6th grandpa, I could not accept the Clan's arrangement. I will not leave Waii Sub-Continent until the continent collapse. I know what does this mean. I also understand the hope and concern from the Clan. Whereas, each one has his own persistence. I think that even Lord Huaiyuan doesn't expect that one of his descendants eats his words!" Zhang Tie replied frankly.
Zhang Tie's 6th grandpa moved his eyebrows as he glanced at Zhang Tie with a sophisticated look. He then sighed, "Alright, I know, you can leave now!"
Zhang Tie was so happy that he had not imagined that he could pass it so easily, "Thank you, 6th grandpa!"
"You're welcome. Now that you have your own choice, you should shoulder the corresponding responsibilities. Before leaving this place, hand out your clan identification plate. Hidden Dragon Palace doesn't fit you anymore. A person who has awakened his ancestral bloodline yet doesn't wish to contribute to the Clan is not suitable to stay in Hidden Dragon Palace anymore!"
Zhang Tie felt sad inside. He knew that Zhang Clan was driving him out of Hidden Dragon Palace. From today on, he would be nobody but a commoner. His future in Huaiyuan Palace also came to an end.
In this world, you could not make a choice at no price.
Zhang Tie took out his clan identification plate of Huaiyuan Palace and submitted it to his 6th grandpa. Holding it, his 6th grandpa forcefully pinched it into ashes.
"Take care of yourself. Do not do evil things in the name of Huaiyuan Palace. Otherwise, I will let you know the taste of home rules!" after warning Zhang Tie, he left.
"Let's go!" a scowling deacon of Clansmen Pavilion watched Zhang Tie, implying him to leave.
...
After walking out of the gate of the Clansmen Pavilion, Zhang Tie felt a bit dazzling by the sunlight. Therefore, he put his hand on his eyes for a few seconds. After being adapted to the sunlight, Zhang Tie looked back at the Clansmen Pavilion. He knew that he probably had no chance to come here again in the future while many Zhang commoners would have no chance to visit here in their whole lives.
Zhang Yang strode towards Zhang Tie and tightly hugged him. He then checked Zhang Tie from his head to toe, "Is everything okay?"
"It's okay!" Zhang Tie replied with a smile, "How do you know that I would be released today?"
"Let's talk about it in the vehicle!" Zhang Tie muffled.
Zhang Tie nodded before getting on the vehicle.
Sitting in the back seats of the sedan and watching the suddenly strange streets and the crowd on the streets, Zhang Tie told his elder brother about his current situation. He was told that his elder brother ordered Jinwu Castle to suspend its cooperation with Long Wind Corporation during these days when he was imprisoned. During the 7 days, Jinwu Castle didn't provide even one vial of all-purpose medication for Long Wind Corporation.
Hearing his elder brother's words, Zhang Tie felt so moved inside. He knew that his elder brother had to bear a great risk and stress by delivering such an order. If not his elder brother's decisive attitude in the outside, this event could not be solved so easily.
"As long as you're safe, the undertaking is nothing serious. Our family could even survive that tough living environment in Blackhot City, I don't think that we cannot survive without all-purpose medicament. The worst scenario is to sell rice brew again! To the final analysis, Zhang Clan need all-purpose medicament more than us."
Zhang Yang said this with a smile like talking something trivial. After talking about that, the two brothers looked at each other with a big smile. Compared to the lives of their family members, this small frustration was nothing serious at all.
"Oh, if the Clan drives you out of Hidden Dragon Palace, will it pose any influence to you?"
"Although I've been LV 9, I don't know how to light surging points in the next. Previously I planned to exchange for some secret knowledge about promoting from LV 9 to LV 10 in the Hidden Dragon Palace, I also wanted to inquire something about cultivation. After being driven out of Hidden Dragon Palace, I have to abandon this plan!" Zhang Tie forced a bitter smile.
"Can we buy the secret knowledge about cultivation after LV 9?" Zhang Yang asked.
"It's hard!" Zhang Tie shook his head, "I attended some auctions; yet I didn't see any cultivation methods after LV 9. It seems to be a taboo, which is strongly restrictive in humans. Nobody dare to break it easily!"
Zhang Tie believed that Zhang Yuan, his master, could help him. However, he had completely lost his contact with that old man. Zhao Yuan might have thought that he was dead. It was as difficult as finding a needle in the ocean if Zhang Tie wanted to find such a superb powerhouse.
Seeing his elder brother frowning, Zhang Tie laughed, "Elder brother, don't worry about this, it's just a small problem. I have other methods. It was just a matter of a few days!"
Zhang Tie remembered the Huge Bear Tribe, the most powerful tribe in Ice and Snow Wilderness. He didn't believe that a tribe that could cultivate knights didn't have the cultivation methods after LV 9. His puzzle would be solved as long as he returned to Ice and Snow Wilderness.
After hearing Zhang Tie's reply, Zhang Yang relieved his frown, "These days, dad and mom were worried about you so much. After knowing that you're safe, they will be reassured!"
"Elder brother, you'd better arrange our family members to leave out of here as soon as possible!"
"I'm preparing for that. We will leave out of here in 2 months!"
"When you arrive at the Eastern Continent, remember to find Donder and root in a proper place. The world is growing more and more chaotic. Our parents are old; they could not stand too much tortures anymore. My nieces and nephews are still young. They need a good growth environment. My elder sisters-in-law could not stand too many difficulties in the chaotic world. We have to take care of them!"
Zhang Yang nodded, "I know, don't worry. I will treat it seriously!"
"Oh, elder brother. I have to trouble you to purchase an airship for me. After a few days, I will go to the 1st theater of operations. It'd better be a fury-level battle airship. It should be matched with some gliders and a batch of experienced volunteers who would like to fight demons in the 1st theater of operations with me!"
"When do you need them?"
"The faster the better!"
Zhang Yang forcefully nodded, "No problem!"
...
Zhang Tie had actually a very sophisticated mood at this moment. He didn't know whether he should feel lucky or worried about being driven out of Hidden Dragon Palace. He felt lucky because he got rid of the restriction of the Clan and felt relaxed; on the other hand, he started to worry about something.
He was worried more about Lan Yunxi than the cultivation methods after LV 9 or his future. After being driven out of Hidden Dragon Palace, Zhang Tie was clear that the development of the relationship between him and Lan Yunxi would be greatly impeded by Huaiyuan Palace. Zhang Tie wondered what Lan Yunxi would think after knowing that he was driven out of Hidden Dragon Palace.
A deserted young man who was driven out of Hidden Dragon Palace wanted to marry a princess of Huaiyuan Palace. If this really happened, many people's faces would be slapped. Of course those people didn't want this event to happen.
...
Watching the vehicle returning to home, Zhang Tie hid his concern as he revealed a sunny smile in case of his parents' concern.
When Zhang Tie was imprisoned, Linda, Beverly and Fiona just accompanied his mom at home which made his mom a bit reassured. After this event, Zhang Tie found that the relationship between Linda, Beverly and Fiona and his family members furthered developed. It seemed that he didn't need to worry about something anymore.
When Zhang Tie returned home, the entire home was filled with joy again.
...
When it was late, they all went to bed. After returning to his bedroom, Zhang Tie took a bath and slept on the bed in dark. He just waited there silently with his hands crossed on his head, leaving his door unlocked. The door could be opened from outside by slightly pressing the handle.
In less than 10 minutes, Zhang Tie heard a low sound as someone pushed open the door and slipped in. It was Fiona.
After entering in the bedroom, Fiona immediately drilled into Zhang Tie's quilt with a grin.
In another 10 more minutes, Beverly slipped in. Being quiet, he fumbled all the way to Zhang Tie's bed before drilling in his quilt too, where an exclamation sounded when the two women saw each other...
What a cool experience! Zhang Tie still laid on the bed with his hands crossed under his head, waiting for the arrival of the 3rd woman.
In 5-6 minutes, the door opened for the 3rd time when Linda with a faint blush slipped in with her fascinating body fragrance as a mature woman.
When the 3 women met and exclaimed in Zhang Tie's quilt in unison, Zhang Tie finally burst out into laughter...
Chapter 545: Zhang's Osmanthus Tree
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
On the next day, Zhang Tie, Zhang Yang and their dad went to visit grandpa. They previously planned to do that on the 3rd day since Zhang Tie returned home; however, Zhang Tie was suddenly called away by Clansmen Pavilion. Therefore, they could only visit him.
As the old saying went, if one was poor, even if he was in the boisterous city, he would be ignored; however, if one was rich, even if he was in the deep mountain, he would still have frequent visits from distant relatives. Similarly, as Jinwu Company gradually developed, the relationship between Zhang Tie's family and his uncles and aunts became much better.
With a prosperous domestic undertaking and two successful sons, Zhang Tie's parents became less concerned. As a result, they got along well with Zhang Tie's uncles and aunts.
During the couple of years when Zhang Tie disappeared, the grandpa always asked about Zhang Tie and had dispatched people to Norman Empire to search Zhang Tie. Therefore, Zhang Tie had to pay a visit to him.
When they arrived at the old mansion of Zhang family, although there were fewer people compared to the last time, Zhang Tie felt a much better atmosphere in the old mansion. Not only those Zhang family members, even those servants smiled more sincerely towards Zhang Ping, Zhang Yang and Zhang Tie.
Even grandpa's first wife treated Zhang Tie as her direct grandson as she pulled Zhang Tie's hands and cared about him casually. She even started to concern about Zhang Tie's marriage.
It was not proper to describe it with the word 'utilitarianism'. Because even when Zhang Tie's family returned to Huaiyuan Prefecture with an extremely poor look several years ago, these family members in the old mansion also took care of them a lot; even though someone didn't like them, they didn't show it on their face at least.
However, as they were in the real society, if they could cooperate with each other to maintain the honor of this big family, they would share a greater energy. At the critical moment, if they could have more human relationships to use, they could always gain more respect and smiles from outsiders. Facing such an overall benefit, what happened was not important. When in emergencies, Zhang Tie's family could only rely on the family members of Zhang Tie's uncles and aunts. After all, they had ties of kinship. Some things were decisive.
Zhang Tie's elder brother managed Jinwu Corporation with the help of Zhang Tie's two uncles' family members. After these years, Zhang Yang genuinely felt that it was much easier with the help of family members.
Huaiyuan Palace was really too big for Zhang Tie, which contained complex human relationships. Zhang Tie's family only had a feeling on the relatives on the grandpa's side.
Zhang Tie's family came here in the daytime without any notice. Therefore, they just saw grandpa and his wives in the old mansion.
After a meal in the old mansion, grandpa led them in a tranquil pavilion in the backyard garden and chatted with them.
Being covered with osmanthus, this pavilion was a good place for taking rest and chatting.
Zhang Tie's dad then talked with grandpa that his family members were going to migrate to the Eastern Continent in the recent couple of months. This was also one of their targets here today. As it was a major event, they had to notice grandpa's side in advance.
After hearing Zhang Ping's words, grandpa slightly closed his eyes for awhile before opening his eyes, "It's fine. After all, Waii Sub-Continent is a remote place. It could not match the prosperity and stability of the Eastern Continent. We need to find another way to survive ourselves. Last year, I told Zesheng to pave a way for our family in the Eastern Continent with some juniors. When you arrive at the Eastern Continent, you can contact Zesheng first. He will give you a hand. I will give you Zesheng's address after awhile. Zesheng is now in Yingzhou Province, one of the 72 major provinces in Taixia. Many years ago, Huaiyuan Palace had been rooted in Yingzhou Province. We have a city there called Huaiyuan City. All the family members could seek for shelter in Huaiyuan City."
Zesheng was one of grandpa's sons and a brother of Zhang Tie's dad, who had different mothers. Therefore, he was Zhang Tie's uncle. They had met each other last time, although not being very impressive. After being told about Huaiyuan Palace's undertaking in Yingzhou Province of Eastern Continent, Zhang Tie was shocked as he had not imagined that Huaiyuan Palace could have a private city in Eastern Continent.
Zhang Yang was also very surprised as he put it straightforwardly, "Argh, I've not imagined that Huaiyuan Palace could have a city in the Eastern Continent."
"Huaiyuan Palace originated from Zhang Clan in Taixia Country. It's nothing strange for it to have a city in Eastern Continent. In case of your fickleness, we don't reveal it to the outside. Therefore, average people don't know about that. Not only Huaiyuan Palace, even the other influential clans in Jinyun Country had their own territory in Eastern Continent. Eastern Continent is the root of all the big clans and the sacred land of Chinese. Everything here is just twigs and leaves which takes in sunshine and rain dew. When the holy war breaks out, the autumn wind blows, the fallen leaves would finally come back to its root." Grandpa signed with full moods while he made a pun.
After hearing about that fallen leaves would finally come back to its root, Zhang Ping and his sons became confused. Grandpa watched Zhang Tie and smiled, "Life or death, it depends. If I die, my ash would also be carried back to the Eastern Continent and buried there. As a Chinese, I have to go back for my root. I've been managing shipyards for my whole life and busy working for business every day. However, I have no achievement in cultivation. Therefore, I could only live for about 100 years. I'm 70 years old now. There are 2 or 3 decades left. As you and your cousins have entered the Hidden Dragon Palace and would have a great achievement in the future and Zhang family's undertaking develops well, our family gradually looks like a big clan. We might have a shrine later on. Therefore, I will have no regrets anymore."
After hearing grandpa's words, Zhang Tie became bashful at once. He thought that grandpa would know about this sooner or later. Therefore, he'd better tell him now, "Hmm...I am not a member of Hidden Dragon Palace anymore since yesterday."
Grandpa asked Zhang Tie while slightly changing his face, "What's wrong?"
Zhang Tie briefed the reason. Additionally, he said that he had awakened another ancestral bloodline. However, he didn't tell grandpa about the concrete ability of this ancestral bloodline.
Actually, the Clan elders had considered well for Zhang Tie. Even though Zhang Tie wanted to stay in Waii Sub-Continent for some reason, the Clan elders suggested to dispatch a powerhouse to protect him. When Zhang Tie finished his thing on Waii Sub-Continent, that powerhouse would escort him back to the Eastern Continent. However, Zhang Tie finally refused this suggestion.
As long as the Zhang Clan dispatched a powerhouse to protect him, Zhang Tie's secret would be exposed. That powerhouse who was confident to take him away even when the entire Waii Sub-Continent was collapsed by demons was undoubtedly much more powerful than Zhang Tie. He probably be a battle demon or a battle spirit. In front of such a sharp person, Zhang Tie would have no chance to play any tricks. He might be under the gaze of that person around the clock. In such a situation, he would have no chance to disappear in front of that person and enter Castle of Black Iron to eat fruits. This was a great obstacle for Zhang Tie, which even completely blocked his way of cultivation.
Additionally, as long as he returned to Ice and Snow Wilderness, more secrets would be exposed to those big figures of Huaiyuan Palace. If so, how could he interpret what he has done in Ice and Snow Wilderness such as the so-called God's manifestation and those exotic seeds? If so, he would fall into a deeper mire. Zhang Tie didn't want to expose all of his secrets to the the members of Huaiyuan Palace.
Therefore, Zhang Tie finally infuriated those Clan elders of Huaiyuan Palace...
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, grandpa didn't look disappointed like what Zhang Tie had imagined. Instead, he just watched Zhang Tie with a weird look. After a long while, he smiled casually and said, "It's okay. After all, there are so many Zhang members in Hidden Dragon Palace. The greater the Clan is, the more rules there will be. Sometimes, big clan would be too utilitarianism. As long as you're enough talented, those clan rules will be as nothing but waste papers. You can crumple them into a ball and throw them into a toilet bowl. Some people would even applaud for you. Therefore, you don't need to care about this!"
Grandpa comforted Zhang Tie with intelligent words, which shocked Zhang Tie inside. At this moment, Zhang Tie remembered Lan Yunxi as he understood it at once. "Yes. If I'm an alchemist master and as talented as my master, the conversion demon, as well as a knight who has the three-in-one power mentioned by my master, will anyone of Huaiyuan Palace dare to say that I'm not qualified to marry Lan Yunxi?"
"To the final analysis, if I'm enough powerful, all the problems and obstacles would disappear."
Zhang Tie became open-minded at once...
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After chatting with grandpa, Zhang Tie's family left. Grandpa then started to drink tea leisurely in the pavilion. The eldest grandma took here a plate of fruits and sat besides the grandpa. She started to flap a fan for him.
Grandma felt that grandpa was very happy today through his look. Therefore, she also aroused a topic.
"It's good to know Zhang Tie is safe. He's already 20 years old. He should get married. You've met Liangying before. Her dad took her here last time. She's my granddaughter and looks beautiful and virtuous. How do you think about them? It will be great if they can get married."
Grandpa glanced at his first wife with a smile, "Don't worry about Zhang Tie. He has his own plans!"
Grandma also replied with a smile, "Well, at the sight of Zhang Tie today, I find he's different than that last time. Which one is better; Su'er or Zhang Tie in your eyes?"
"Su'er is steady and bold. As he has experience in Hidden Dragon Palace, he has both human relationship and ability. As the eldest grandson of my eldest son, he could carry forward this undertaking and have a great achievement for sure!" grandpa touched his mustache with a smile.
After hearing the comment of his husband about his grandson, grandma revealed a satisfied smile, "What about Zhang Tie?"
"Zhang Tie..." grandpa suspended for a second before watching his first wife with a solemn look, "This grandson will be the pillar of Zhang Clan for sure. After my death, he might be able to build a shrine for Zhang Clan!"
After hearing his husband's comment about Zhang Tie, grandma became shocked as she had not imagined that her husband could give such a high confirmative comment about Zhang Tie, "Argh, how can that be?"
"Zhang Tie has been expelled out of Hidden Dragon Palace by the Clan elder yesterday!" grandpa replied calmly.
"Why do you comment about him in this way then?" grandma could understand the comment about her eldest grandson of her eldest son who was famous in Hidden Dragon Palace; however, it was out of her imagination that a person who was expelled out of Hidden Dragon Palace could gain a better comment from the grandpa.
Grandpa didn't explain. Women could not understand some domestic affairs. He just watched the grandma, "I will not tell you why. But remember, Su'er and Zhang Tie are cousins. If they treat each other kindly, it would be a happiness for Zhang Clan. The undertaking of Milky Way Shipyard belongs to us. Zhang Ping's sons are not interested in this undertaking at all. As an elder, you need to keep the family in harmony. Am I clear?"
Grandma lowered her head respectfully in front of the dignified look of grandpa, "I know."
"Hmm, go and take a rest then. I will sit here for awhile!"
Grandma then left...
Sitting in the pavilion, grandpa drank tea and watched the tall osmanthus trees which shivered their twigs and leaves in the wind. He entered meditation. Not a single young man at his 20s dared to say no to the Clan elders over hundreds of years. Even grandpa dared not do that at the age of Zhang Tie; his sons dared not do that at the age of Zhang Tie; his eldest grandson of his eldest son dared not to do that. However, Zhang Tie dared.
Zhang Tie truly had a reason to be thought highly of by the Clan as he was also bold and responsible enough to refuse the Clan's order. If grandpa could not see the potential of his grandson, he must be blind.
"Is anyone going to establish shrine for Zhang Clan in the future? There really seems to be an osmanthus tree[1] that could brighten up the Zhang ancestors in Zhang Tie's generation..." grandpa thought.
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[1] Osmanthus tree, Zhang Tie was compared to a osmanthus tree with fragrant osmanthus blossoms.
Chapter 546: Coming to Hidden Dragon Island Once Again
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem
After leaving Zhang's old mansion, under the guidance of Zhang Ping, Zhang Tie paid visit to his elder uncle's home. As he didn't see him before, he needed to pay an official visit to him out of courtesy.
Zhang Tie's elder uncle's family lived in Xince City. Previously they had difficulties in living; with the help of Zhang Tie's family these years, their living standards had been greatly improved. Zhang Tie's mom suggested to take Zhang Tie's elder uncle's family away from Xince City to the Eastern Continent after negotiating with them.
Of course, Zhang Tie and Zhang Yang had no objection about that as it could please their mother.
The group of three ate supper at Zhang Tie's elder uncle's home. Even if they traveled by airship, when they arrived at home in Yiyang City, it was already dark.
Zhang Tie estimated that 11 days had passed since he returned to Huaiyuan Prefecture on March 15th from Selnes theater of operations. Time flied. In a wink, it was already the beginning of April.
"I have to return to the Selnes theater of operations before April; otherwise, the bet between I and those guys in the airship would become a laughing stock. I have to go back there for both Lan Yunxi and myself." Zhang Tie thought.
As Linda, Beverly and Fiona felt inconvenient to live in Zhang Tie's home for long time, they returned to the apartment which they rented on the second day since Zhang Tie returned home from Clansmen Pavilion when Zhang Tie, Zhang Yang and Zhang Ping was paying a visit to Zhang's old mansion. Of course, after returning home from Xince City in the evening, Zhang Tie told his mom about his schedule in the next two days before going to the three women's apartment. Zhang Tie's dad and mom just pretended to not know about that.
In the apartment of the three women, Zhang Tie had fewer constraints. Of course, he was indulged in making love with them over night. Zhang Tie would like to spend more time with them during the rest days in Huaiyuan Prefecture. He didn't know how long could he spend with them after he left Huaiyuan Prefecture.
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On the next early morning, Zhang Tie came to the wharf of Yiyang City with the three women. When they arrived there, they started to sense the influence of the holy war. Their vehicle could not move in the crowded place.
Right outside the wharf, those who queued up to purchase tickets were sleeping in simple tents on the streets. The line was miles in length. Many more people were wandering outside the wharf and were seeking for chance to leave here.
Besides Chinese, most of them were Hebrews. Many women and kids were standing on the roadside while raising all sort of brands with Chinese or Hebrew on them——
"I'd like to be a slave, only for a boat ticket"
"Please take me away, my master!"
"I will be your best servant!"
"I wish to be a slave, please take me away!"
These people were all refugees who escaped to Yiyang City due to demon disasters. Many of them were unable to purchase boat ticket to leave Waii Sub-Continent; therefore, they sold themselves as a slave for a chance to leave out of here!
After staying in Huaiyuan Prefecture for a few days, Zhang Tie felt that Huaiyuan Prefecture became more crowded than before. Some refugees poured in. However, it was really out of Zhang Tie's imagination that the wharf could be so crowded. After seeing an old woman and a 5-6 year old girl raising a board and selling themselves as slaves, Zhang Tie's heart pounded.
"Argh..." Fiona exclaimed out of scare as she drilled into Zhang Tie's chest when a wrinkled face pasted on the window and watched them who were in nice dress in the car. At the same time, she kept patting the glass. As she was so close to Fiona, her grubby brown hair scared Fiona a lot.
"Mr...Mr...please take my daughter away. As long as you take her away, you can let her do whatever you want...my daughter is very docile..." a man shouted as he drew a 13-14 year old girl to the window side forcefully, enabling Zhang Tie to see clearly that girl's face.
That girl just stared at Zhang Tie with a flurried look. At this moment, that man on her side shouted, "Tess, hurry up, say some Chinese...you've just learned it..."
However, the little girl was so scared that she could not even utter a word.
Before Zhang Tie spoke, all the windows of his vehicle had been covered with numerous faces and palms. They were shouting outside the vehicle and would not like to leave no matter how much the driver pressed the trumpet. Many people were surging over here. As the vehicle slowly moved, the man and his daughter were pushed to one side by others at once.
"Please take away my daughter..."
"Please take us away..."
"Please take me away, lord, I can do whatever you like..."
"Please take away my sisters. We can serve you on bed..."
Linda, Beverly and Fiona were so scared by this that their faces turned pale. Holding Zhang Tie, their hands kept quivering. They had not seen such a scene before.
Zhang Tie hurriedly drew the curtains. The driver kept pressing the trumpet. At the same time, Zhang Tie saw some policemen running over here while blowing whistles and waving sticks to drive away those who stuck to the window side.
It took them half an hour to finish the 2 km's travel in the wharf. On the way, Zhang Tie found that a fat guy on the vehicle in front of his vehicle picked four women and drew them into his vehicle like picking vegetables in the market without even spending one gold coin.
Seeing this, Linda's hand became icy although holding Zhang Tie tightly. All the three women on Zhang Tie's vehicle looked bad. Zhang Tie also became a bit regretful. If he knew the current situation in the wharf, he would have chosen to go to Hidden Dragon Island by airship for the sake of convenience. Previously, he thought that the three women had not traveled by sea after arriving at Huaiyuan Prefecture, he planned to travel with them by sea. However, it was out of his imagination that the situation in the harbor could be so worse.
Zhang Tie was also greatly shocked. If it became so worse in the territory of Huaiyuan Palace, he could imagine how worse the other places in Waii Sub-Continent would be.
The vehicle parked beside a 3000-ton private luxury yacht of Zhang's family. Zhang Tie, Beverly, Fiona and Linda then got off the vehicle and boarded on the yacht.
This yacht was produced by Milky Way Shipyard. It was gifted to Zhang Yang by grandpa when Zhang Yang married Lu Shiyun, his second wife. Although it cost hundreds of thousands of gold coins, given the relationship between Zhang Tie's family and Zhang Tie's uncles and aunts, it was worthwhile.
After Zhang Tie and the three women reached the rest room on the top of the yacht, standing on the deck outside the rest room and watching Yiyang Harbor disappearing in their eyes, the three women slowly looked better.
Linda leaned against Zhang Tie's shoulder in a tender manner, "Those people were really frightening. I wonder whether I would also look like them without you. Perhaps I would be more miserable than them. Promise me, do not leave me, okay?"
"Idiot, what are you thinking about? Even if I'm not with you, I will not let you suffer like that!" Zhang Tie kissed Linda's face.
"Those people are really poor!" Beverly also let out a slightly sigh.
"Don't think too much, we should not waste time!" Fiona said with a naive look and plump breasts, "How long will it take us from here to Hidden Dragon Island?"
"About 7 hours?" Zhang Tie answered.
"You only belong to us in the 7 hours!" Fiona yelled as she rolled her eyes and watched Linda's charming and sexy figure with a mischievous smile, "Sister Linda is still a bit shameful each night. She's not mastered some skills yet. Let Beverly and I teach you this time, how about that, Beverly..."
"Nice!" Beverly also grinned...
"Argh, now?" Linda blushed right now as she looked around shamefully.
"What are you afraid of? There are only four of us. Nobody else!" Fiona urged as she pushed Zhang Tie onto a lunge beside the swimming pool. After that, Fiona sat on Zhang Tie's lower abdomen and showed a pair of snow-white legs as she looked at Zhang Tie in a womanly way. She then bit Zhang Tie's ear as she drilled her tongue into Zhang Tie's ear, "My Lord Magical Beast. Can I borrow some of your organs as sister Linda's props in these hours?"
Zhang Tie said righteously, "No problem. Just take it. I like to help others. You don't even have to pay if you break them."
After hearing Zhang Tie's words, the three women burst into out laughter's as they forgot all their sorrows...
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7 hours later, Zhang Tie caught sight of Hidden Dragon Island...
Although a few years had passed, the Hidden Dragon Island remained unchanged.
After landing on the wharf of Hidden Dragon Island and passing by the White Dragon Town, Zhang Tie was frightened by the boisterous scene in Jinwu Castle...