Compared to men, women seemed to know better how to take care of themselves. So many years had passed, yet Gongsun Liniang still looked as she had back then—sharp and cool, with a keep-out aura that kept strangers at bay.
Whether she had failed to notice Tang De's furtive, suggestive gaze, or had noticed but found it inappropriate to flare up on such an occasion, the pretty female knight with short hair merely studied Zhang Tie with an odd look, as if she were examining a prehistoric dinosaur that had suddenly leaped out of a rock.
The better someone knew Zhang Tie, the more curious those familiar with him became about the achievements and status he had attained today.
The Celestial Mechanism Sect had come as well. Among the many faces in its viewing section, Zhang Tie spotted an elder of the Celestial Mechanism Sect whom he had once met at White Tiger Platform in You Province, as well as Feng Cangwu, wearing an expression as though he had a toothache, and his three sons—Zhang Changlei, Zhang Changting, and Zhang Changpei.
Nearly five years had passed, and Zhang Tie's three sons were already nine years old. They had inherited both Zhang Tie's genes and those of their mothers, and were exceedingly handsome, their future dashing looks already apparent. Black hair, black eyes, straight noses like Zhang Tie's, and snow-white skin gave them a somewhat exotic mixed-blood charm. Before Zhang Tie had arrived, his three sons had likewise been the most eye-catching figures among the guests' seats.
Though only nine, the three of them had bodies like youths of eleven or twelve—strong and upright. Their brilliance was contained within, and with so many knight-level experts present, a single glance was enough for those knights to see that every Bright Point along