Having Zhang Gui conceal his true strength would not only avoid gossip from outsiders and awkward internal conflicts within Huaiyuan Hall; its greatest advantage was that, at critical moments, Zhang Gui could play the pig to eat the tiger. As a surprise force, he could easily handle even tougher situations.
At any time, concealing one's strength brought unexpected benefits. And the gap between the strength of a Black Iron Knight and an Earth Knight was far more than three or five times. So long as, at a critical moment, he could make his opponents misjudge the Zhang Family's strength, the Zhang Family would gain another measure of safety and a chance to turn the tables in a crisis.
After taking out Han Zhengfang this time, Zhang Tie realized that in both his actions and the way he considered problems, he was becoming increasingly "scheming" and "cunning as an old fox."
The Thunder Falcon flew extremely fast through the air. Zhang Tie's entire journey was unimpeded, and he encountered no trouble.
After flying more than three thousand kilometers beyond that volcanic lava region, the Thunder Falcon encountered an airship in the sky belonging to some unknown faction. The people aboard that airship had likely spotted the Thunder Falcon and Zhang Tie's group as well. The Thunder Falcon's speed probably frightened them; the airship pursued it for a while, but before the Thunder Falcon, which could fly at twice the speed of sound, the airship—which could not even reach supersonic speed—was soon left so far behind that it vanished from sight. Zhang Tie paid no mind to it. In any case, this Thunder Falcon's "screen time" would definitely increase in the future. It was normal for others to be curious; there was no need to overreact.
By now, one of the