Several bounty constables had only just left when Xu Yi'an came again.
Upon hearing the guards on the airboat report that Xu Yi'an was asking to see him, Zhang Tie had someone bring him over. The moment Xu Yi'an saw Zhang Tie again, before he could say a word, he dropped heavily to his knees before Zhang Tie as if pushing down a golden mountain and toppling a jade pillar.
"Ah, what are you doing? Get up, quickly..." Zhang Tie froze for a moment before hurriedly helping Xu Yi'an to his feet.
Xu Yi'an had originally been considered broad and tall, yet standing before Zhang Tie, he was still a full head shorter than Cui Li.
Truthfully, although he was already an Earth Knight, accepting the kneeling kowtows of disciples during the opening of a mountain gate and taking on disciples was one thing. In ordinary times, Zhang Tie truly could not bear to see others kneel and bow before him.
Among the Hua Clan of Great Xia, kneeling was a grave rite. Even an ordinary warrior needed only kneel on one knee when meeting the Emperor Xuanyuan. This solemn rite of kneeling on both knees was generally reserved for worshipping Heaven and Earth, taking a master, and honoring one's parents. There was gold beneath every man's knees—even the Emperor Xuanyuan could not simply accept such homage, much less ordinary people.
Xu Yi'an's expression was complicated, carrying some shame and embarrassment, yet also the resolve of someone who had made up his mind. As Zhang Tie pulled him up, he stared straight at Zhang Tie and, gathering his courage, said, "May Candle Dragon True Person give the surviving young people of Xu Family Settlement a chance?"
"What do you mean?"
"The surviving disciples of Xu Family Settlement are all alone