Hearing the gift list Tang De announced, Zhang Tie was somewhat surprised, but not overly so.
Taiyi Mystical Sect and the others might be utterly stunned by such a gift list, but Zhang Tie knew perfectly well why Golden Power Way had made such a lavish gesture this time. To put it bluntly, this was Golden Power Way—or rather, the Great Xia imperial court—signaling reconciliation with Zhang Tie.
The true mastermind behind the Blessed Sea City Massacre had turned out to be the head of Golden Power Way. When Zhang Tie had been framed, he had still been Golden Power Way's Dark Gold Head Steward. Han Zhengfang had exploited Zhang Tie's trust in Golden Power Way to obtain key information about him on the Weiyi Subcontinent, then set a trap for him in Blessed Sea City that had nearly killed him. What sort of incident was that? This was no ordinary framing. To put it bluntly, Zhang Tie had suffered Golden Power Way's betrayal and treachery—the most despicable, shameless, chilling kind of betrayal, a cold arrow in the dark. Han Zhengfang had controlled Golden Power Way on behalf of the Great Xia court and imperial family. Failing to uncover Han Zhengfang's hidden identity was the fault of the Great Xia court and Xuanyuan Hill. Therefore, strictly speaking, the Great Xia court and imperial family could not absolve themselves of responsibility for the Blessed Sea City Massacre. Zhang Tie had rendered Great Xia great service by crushing the Heaven-Piercing Sect in You Province, only to be suppressed, framed, and hunted by forces within Great Xia's own system. If such a matter were exposed, what man under heaven would not be chilled to the bone?
It was precisely because of this that Golden Power Way's congratulations for Zhang Tie's Wheel-Turning Ceremony were