Zhang Tie's temporary residence was within an official estate in what had once been Mysterious Heaven City. The moment he reached the outskirts of the compound, the sight before him gave him a start.
Outside the entire compound, luxury carriages and fine horses had packed the area so tightly that not even water could trickle through. Along both sides of more than half the street stood people waiting with all manner of gifts.
"Ha, Steward Liu, you came too..."
"Isn't that Boss Qu..."
"Ha, and Manor Lord Gao as well..."
Though there were many people waiting outside the compound, each minded his status and kept quiet. They waited patiently, chatting and exchanging greetings in low voices with acquaintances nearby. Although these people had come personally to wait outside the compound, their guards, stewards, and the like had also followed, carrying boxes of every size and filling nearly half the street outside.
"I heard the city lord's steward is queuing up ahead too?" A man in a lavish silk robe in front of Zhang Tie whispered to another person in line.
"Anyone who doesn't come is an idiot. If the city lord weren't still wearing Great Xia official robes and had not already been transferred away from Mysterious Heaven City, I reckon the city lord himself would have been here waiting long ago!"
"That's true. Candle Dragon True Person is a genuine Earth Knight. I heard he amassed remarkable merit in the Earth Element Realm and personally killed more than two Devil Race Earth Knights. His prestige shakes the skies..."
"See that red flying boat parked inside the compound? I heard Candle Dragon True Person personally won it in a wager from an elder of Taiyi Mystical Sect at the Phantom Knight level. He made even an elder of Taiyi Mystical