Castle of Black Iron - Chapter 1495

Chapter 1495: A Reunion

Translator: WQL  Editor: Aleem

In a split second, Bai Suxian and Zhang Tie had landed in the courtyard at the foot of the mountain.

The bell ring also reached the courtyard and shocked everybody over there. Almost all the people had exited the courtyard, including Zhang Tie’s parents, wives, kids and Zhang Yang’s family who were all looking at Xuantian Peak with different looks.

‘Did someone knock the bell on Xuantian Peak by mistake?’

Not only Lin Huanxi thought so, almost everyone who heard the bell ring which denoted that the suzerain had returned would think so.

Not until they saw Bai Suxian coming back with Zhang Tie did they wake up.

“Dad…”

“Dad…”

The moment Zhang Tie landed, his kids had identified as they all rushed forward and surrounded him. Watching him back, all of Zhang Tie’s wives were tearful in their eyes.

Zhang Tie touched his kids’ heads as he walked towards his parents with them.

Only after a few days, Zhang Tie abruptly found that his parents had got some more grey hair and eyebrows, which must be caused by overconcern. Although with tears in eyes, his parents were still watching him with a smile.

Catching sight of the deepening wrinkles on their face, Zhang Tie’s heart raced suddenly as he directly knelt down in front of them, saying, “Dad, mom, it’s my fault, I’ve made you worry about me!”

“Get up, get up. It’s nice for you to come back; it’s nice for you to come back. It would be better than anything else as long as we as a family could stay together safe and sound!” Zhang Tie’s dad hurriedly helped Zhang Tie stand up as he added, “Your mom and I have realized that we could give up everything else as long as we as a family could stay together, whether it was Jinwu Business Group or a great fortune. You mom even burned incenses for you in the temple. She’s promised to not eat meat and do more good deeds for the sake of our family when you come back.”

“Dad, don’t worry. Such a thing would never happen again. Our family would live an increasingly better life…” Zhang Tie said calmly and decisively after standing up, looking at his father, then the rest at present.

After staying for 3 hours with his family and soothing his parents, Zhang Tie talked to Zhang Yang and his wives secretly for half an hour about what he had experienced during the past one week.

Generally, the fact that Zhang Tie was missing shocked the world too much. However, Zhang family’s business was not influenced. None of the idiots dared rob Zhang family, either. At this crucial moment, the value and power of Zhang Tie’s interpersonal relation became significant. Lord Guangnan’s Mansion and Heavenly Fortune Sect both assigned heavenly-knight powerhouses to protect Zhang family in Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory and stabilize the overall situation facing Youzhou Province and Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory. The crown prince assigned the chief justice to investigate this case in Youzhou Province. The military of Taixia Country was shocked as a whole. Zuo Qiuming who was at the bank of Weishui River issued an order to have all the provincial armies and top four armies within Northeast Military Region enter the emergency situation. Curfew was executed in many places. The military had been mobilized to search and catch suspects.

The remnants of Heavens Reaching Church and demons were doubted as the troublemakers. Of course, it was reasonable for Taixia military to take actions for it.

Besides, all the major clans that cooperated with Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory to produce fiery oil and Jinwu Business Group’s business partners across the country had taken action. They all extended their regards to Zhang Tie’s family constantly whether they were sincere or not. The major clans and top 100 business groups in Taixia Country also offered great rewards for catching the accomplices. Anyone who could provide any clue would gain hundreds of millions of gold coins in total.

Because of the shocking amount of rewards, all the advanced bounty criminal hunters in Taixia Country couldn’t stand pouring into Youzhou Province or collecting clues in all provinces. Not only that, even many paladins and powerhouses of major clans across the country had been stimulated to search for Zhang Tie.

In Zhang Yang’s words, the fact that Zhang Tie disappeared shocked the whole world and displayed Zhang family’s influence to the rest of the world. Zhang family had been completely different than before.

However, Zhang Yang felt a bit scared when he mentioned about Mr. Liu whom he employed to protect Zhang family, “Mr. Liu has followed me for so many years. He’s diligent and docile. I always trusted him. I’ve not imagined that he could betray me at the critical moment. Thankfully, you’ve had Zhang Gui hide his identity at home; otherwise, I would have no face to see you if our parents’ safety was threatened!”

“Elder brother, you should appreciate that Mr. Liu didn’t target you. As you treated him as your bodyguard, if he suddenly launched a strike against you, you’ve long been killed!” Zhang Tie sighed, “Then, how could I have explained it to our parents and my elder sisters-in-law?”

Zhang Yang was infuriated as he pinched a delicate and expensive blue and white porcelain cup into pieces, saying, “We would never call it an end. No matter who’s behind Mr. Liu, we brothers have to avenge this time. What do we make so much money for? This father is not a knight; however, this father has money. I could afford almost everything, including cities, land, element crystals, beauties, secret methods, thrones and countries. I don’t believe that knights don’t like them. I will kill him by money…”

“Elder brother, I will deal with Mr. Liu. I’ve already known who’s behind him…” Zhang Tie said as he hung his eye light.

“Ahh, you know who’s behind him?” Zhang Yang asked as he looked at Zhang Tie with eyes wide open.

Zhang Tie nodded.

Zhang Yang gazed at Zhang Tie as he was waiting for Zhang Tie’s answer; however, after finding that Zhang Tie became silent, he immediately knew that Zhang Tie didn’t want to mention about the culprit. Therefore, he didn’t ask Zhang Tie anymore.

As brothers, they could say everything to each other. Zhang Yang knew that the silence didn’t indicate mistrust but that Zhang Tie didn’t want to have him involved in this event. Additionally, Zhang Tie had already made a decision inside.

Zhang Yang also sensed Zhang Tie’s difference. Besides looking more profound, Zhang Tie might be hiding something inside…

Chapter 1496  : The Arrangemen

“Like what our parents said just now, we get all these from nothing. We’re still young. We’re not afraid of having another try. As long as we’re alive, I would say no even if we jettison all of our undertakings. Therefore, Tiezi, if there’s something wrong, let me know. This elder brother is not a knight; however, I would never say no to surge forward in the battlefield; neither would I be a b*stard. I would support you no matter what. As we’ve come all the way from Blackhot City and experienced so many difficulties, we’re afraid of nothing…”

Zhang Yang heavily patted Zhang Tie’s shoulder as he looked at the latter solemnly.

Hearing his elder brother’s words, Zhang Tie nodded with a faint smile, saying, “Elder brother, don’t worry. If I need your help, I would let you know. From now on, outsiders especially those knights whose backgrounds were unknown shouldn’t be employed anymore. However, elder brother, you and the other family members need powerhouses; I will have Zhang Gui stay with you. Zhang Gui is loyal to me.”

“Is that proper?” Zhang Yang asked as he slightly frowned, and added, “But Zhang Gui is an earth knight…”

Earth knights were qualified to be a provincial governor and Cheji general in Taixia Country and even grand elders of some clans. It was good to keep him on their side; however, Zhang Yang felt it was too ostentatious and luxurious as few clans across Taixia Country could do it.

“It’s okay. That’s the deal. With Zhang Gui at home, I will be reassured. Additionally, after our family encountered such an accident, others would think it reasonable for us to use Zhang Gui!”

Zhang Yang thought about it seriously for a few seconds before nodding, and said, “Okay, we’ll keep Zhang Gui at home as our butler. Hearing him call himself this old slave in front of our parents, I feel goosebumps all over…”

“Hmm, after a short while, I will talk with Zhang Gui!” Zhang Tie responded as he watched his elder brother, saying, “There’s one more thing that I think you should consider carefully, elder brother…”

“What’s that?”

“Elder brother, your cultivation qualification is actually greater than mine. I reach this step because of karma and opportunities. I think you should try to promote to a knight as we’ve got such good conditions and Jinwu Business Group is developing steadily…”

“Ahh, promote to a knight?” Zhang Yang was shocked.

“By promoting to a knight, you only need to polish your surging points gradually. Of course, it’s difficult for commoners to promote to a knight; however, it’s not out of reach for elder brother. Because you’ve got a good cultivation qualification. We’ve got the same cultivation means, pills, secret methods and cultivation resources which major clans use to cultivate their elite disciples. Therefore, you could promote to a knight in a fast way. Elder brother, why not have a try? You need to do that. Take this crisis facing our family as an instance, no matter how many money we could make, at the critical moment, only high-level battle strength could resolve the situation. If you promote to a knight, you would protect yourself basically. Additionally, you would live much longer than commoners and have a much brighter future in all aspects…”

After hearing Zhang Tie’s words, Zhang Yang’s heart pounded. As a man in this age, of course, Zhang Yang would like to be a knight. However, Zhang Yang was clear of his own ability. He only felt his cultivation qualification was not bad; however, it was still far from being excellent. Additionally, over these years, he was busy doing his business and gradually slacked at his cultivation. Neither was he longing for being a knight. However, after experiencing this crisis facing the Zhang family, Zhang Yang realized the role and power of a knight at the critical moment.

“Hmm, Jinwu Business Group is developing more and more smoothly these years. I’ve also cultivated many assistants. After this event is fixed, I will make an arrangement and only care about the major strategic decisions of the business group. I will spare some time to try it…” Zhang Yang finally made his decision as he forcefully patted his thigh.

“In my last chakra rotating ceremony, Heavenly Fortune Sect gifted me 20 years’ right of cultivation in the tower of time in its Langya Dongtian. Elder brother, you make a preparation; after I notice Heavens Fortune Sect, you will go there. With plentiful pills and medicaments and 20 years’ cultivation, when you come out of the tower of time in Heavens Fortune Sect, you would be nearly a knight…”

Zhang Yang hurriedly declined it, saying, “Ahh, that’s a rare opportunity. It fits you more!”

“I’ve already been in the tower of time twice. Last time, I had stayed for 6 decades in the tower of time. Elder brother, you know that even the tower of time couldn’t eliminate the aftermath of the Thunder of Nirvana; neither could it help me form my chakras again. In this case, it’s meaningless and wasteful for me to enter the tower of time. Therefore, it would be more valuable for you to enter it than me!”

“You could enter it when you recover!”

“It depends. I might need 10 years, 25 years, 100 years or even 200 years. However, access to the tower of time in Heavenly Fortune Sect couldn’t wait for me. Immortal Deyang has contacted me and hoped me to cultivate the Langya Dongtian as soon as possible. Therefore, I recommend you to go there, elder brother!”

“Zhang Su fits it better. Zhang Su has a greater cultivation qualification than me. With 20 years’ cultivation and so many resources, he would have a greater possibility to become a knight than me. If he promotes to a knight, he could help you more than me!”

“I will consider about Zhang Su’s arrangement. Elder brother, don’t worry. It’s not that only Heavenly Fortune Sect has a tower of time in Taixia Country. Many major clans and sects have towers of time. It’s not that difficult for me to find another tower of time for Zhang Su!” Zhang Tie said calmly.

Although the tower of time was rare, it was not unreachable. Actually, Zhang Tie had already mastered two towers of time. However, both of them were far away from opening again. In the past 800-900 years, those major clans had already discovered a large number of towers of time in the underground world. Zhang Tie believed that many forces and sects would like to exchange him with access to the tower of time as long as he could offer proper conditions. Therefore, Zhang Tie was not worried about it at all.

After realizing that Zhang Tie had considered it well, Zhang Yang agreed to cultivate in the Langya Dongtian of Heavenly Fortune Sect.

‘Zhang Tie has really changed.’ A line rolled in Zhang Yang’s heart. However, Zhang Yang didn’t say it. Although he just had a short chat with Zhang Tie, Zhang Yang had already sensed Zhang Tie’s change. Zhang Tie felt profound, cold with a desire for mastery and a bit majesty. As for those on Zhang Tie’s side, such a change was not bad; because, Zhang Tie’s change brought them some other things besides stress. Even Zhang Yang felt reassured listening to Zhang Tie’s arrangement. As a result, the tension that had haunted him these days disappeared in a split second.

…

After chatting with his elder brother, Zhang Tie met Zhang Gui.

Zhang Gui was as same as before. When he saw Zhang Tie, he didn’t look proud at all; instead, he greeted Zhang Tie by lowering his head respectfully, saying, “Welcome back, master!”

“You’ve done great. Very good!” Zhang Tie said as he nodded.

“It’s this old slave’s commitment to do that. It benefits from master’s considerate arrangement!” Zhang Gui replied in a humble tone.

At this moment, Zhang Tie took out a piece of space-teleportation equipment and gave it to Zhang Gui. After injecting his spiritual energy into it, Zhang Gui instantly revealed an ecstasy.

In that space-teleportation equipment, Zhang Gui saw a great pile of water-element crystals, a crystal secret method and a tin of bizarre secret medicine…

Chapter 1497: Sincerity

Translator: WQL  Editor: Aleem

“Besides the water-element crystals, the secret method inside it is Thousands of Beads Mental Sutra ; this secret method has myriad functions. If you master it, you could promote to a shadow knight at least two times faster!”

“Thank you so much, lord. Thank you so much, lord…” Zhang Gui replied. Now, the most precious things for Zhang Gui were such a kind of secret method and element crystals which could promote his cultivation. Therefore, after being rewarded, Zhang Gu became more loyal to Zhang Tie besides being extremely thrilled.

However, Zhang Gui had not imagined that there was something more precious inside for him.

Zhang Tie watched Zhang Gui calmly with his pitch-dark pupils as he added, “The secret medicine in that tin is made of the penis of abyss dragon lizard. This secret medicine is extremely yang and powerful as it could produce sperms and accelerate blood circulation. It could completely cure your hidden disease and recover your genetic vitality. You could have descendants in case of being alone in the future. Even though you’re dead one day, you would also have heirs…”

After hearing Zhang Tie’s words, Zhang Gui was stunned.

When Zhang Gui was young, he cultivated an extremely yin and vicious secret method in order to promote to a knight as soon as possible. Later on, he made a mistake in cultivation, causing his genetic substance to lose its vitality due to yin. From then on, Zhang Gui lost his ability to make a woman pregnant. Zhang Gui had visited many famous doctors and taken a lot of medicines and means in vain.

When he was young, he didn’t know the value of bloodline and descendants. He paid a lot for being a knight. When Zhang Gui became a knight, he owned wealth, position and women; however, it was impossible for him to have kids. Therefore, Zhang Gui had always been troubled by this problem. As he grew elder; especially after his parents passed away, he became alone. Therefore, he desired more for kids. However, he failed to make it. One of the reasons that he gave himself up to Han Zhengfang lay in that he hoped that Han Zhengfang could grant him the ability to have babies one day with the secret methods of Bloody Soul Temple.

After promoting to an earth knight, Zhang Gui didn’t recover even with the assistance of Han Zhengfang. Previously, Zhang Gui had been hopeless and given up. Unexpectedly, Zhang Tie fixed his lifetime regret. With Zhang Tie’s help, Zhang Gui felt being wholly new and having his own family soon.

Zhang Gui gazed at Zhang Tie as his hands quivered; tears pouring out, he instantly knelt down in front of Zhang Tie as he started to kowtow towards Zhang Tie, saying, “Zhang Gui swears to be loyal to the lord for the rest of my life. If Zhang Gui does any harm to the lord and your family, I would die physically and spiritually together with all of my possible descendants. I, Zhang Gui and my descendants would be loyal to and serve the Zhang family until death to repay the lord’s great help…”

“You descendants would share the same treatment with Zhang descendants. They would be regarded as my nephews and nieces and be well cultivated by the Zhang family. Zhang family will share honor and stigma with them…”

“Thank you, lord; thank you, lord…” Zhang Gui said as he was so thrilled that he didn’t know how to appreciate Zhang Tie.

Previously, Zhang Tie subdued Zhang Gui by “tactics”; now, he subdued Zhang Gui by “the law”. As a result, Zhang Tie would be extremely sincere to him and Zhang family as their henchman.

“Get up!”

Zhang Gui wiped off his tears as he straightened up his body with bizarre brilliance on his face. With a hope, Zhang Gui instantly gained a new life; even if his temperament had changed.

After picking himself up, with a wet face, Zhang Gui instantly revealed a vicious and insidious look as he said with strong killing intent, “Lord, I feel Zhang Taixuan has been involved in this event. If lord agrees, this old slave would immediately go and chop off Zhang Taixuan’s head in case of threats. It’s the best opportunity to kill him. If we killed him, nobody would doubt lord. Additionally, we could push it to those who dare fight lord and Jinwu City. This old slave is proficient in assassinations. I would never leave any clue in killing Zhang Taixuan…”

After hearing Zhang Gui’s words, Zhang Tie closed his eyes in case Zhang Gui saw his changing emotion through his eyes. After a few seconds, he opened his eyes as his black pupils had already turned calm and deep. “I will dispose of it myself. His Majesty gifted me some innocent beauties in Xuanyuan Hill. All of them have good looks and talents. You can choose 4 of them as your wives and concubines. Hopefully, you could have descendants as soon as possible. Later on, stay with my elder brother and do a good job…”

Zhang Gui then hid his insidious look and aggressive intent as he lowered his head in a humble way.

…

Zhang Tie stayed with his family members for a few hours. When Zhang Tie returned to Xuantian Peak, Mountain Lifting Hermit, Lu Zhongming and Yan Feiqing had already come back, including Guo Hongyi.

All the disciples had arrived there.

After confirming that Zhang Tie was safe, everybody became shocked and thrilled; especially Yan Feiqing and Guo Hongyi, at the sight of Zhang Tie, they instantly dropped off their tears even though Yan Feiqing was still a heavenly knight. Many of Zhang Tie’s disciples also had red eyes.

After noticing that everybody had been present, Zhang Tie soothed his disciples before having two female disciples look after Ma Aiyun. After that, he summoned all the elders of Iron-Dragon Sect to the shrine palace.

When Zhang Tie told them to enter the shrine palace, Guo Hongyi felt a bit shameful as she was not sure whether she should enter it or not. However, Zhang Tie threw a glance at her before saying kindly, “Hongyi, come on in…”

Therefore, Guo Hongyi entered the shrine palace as her identity as Zhang Tie’s first lady was fixed.

Mountain Lifting Hermit exchanged a glance with Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi silently; Bai Suxian threw a glance at Yan Feiqing and Guo Hongyi silently too.

No sooner had the gate been closed and everybody taken their seats on Zhang Tie’s sides than Mountain Lifting Hermit turned solemn and asked Zhang Tie, “Suzerain, what happened?”

Everybody at present wondered about it. Therefore, the moment Mountain Lifting Hermit opened his mouth, everybody had fixated on Zhang Tie…