Two days after Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi officially returned to the Iron Dragon Sect as the masters of its Sacred Spring Peak, July 28 arrived—the day Zhang Tie was to answer the Xuanyuan Decree and assemble.
The two days passed in the blink of an eye. During that time, Zhang Tie made one final trip to Golden Crow City to see his father, mother, and older brother. Hearing that Old Master Zhang Haitian's health had been worsening by the day lately, Zhang Tie also went to Yiyang County to visit the old man once more.
Ever since Zhang Tie's Earth Knight Wheel-Turning Ceremony, the Zhang Family's old master's health had deteriorated with each passing day over the past few months. When Zhang Tie saw him this time, the sudden abundance of age spots on his face and hands, along with the dimness in his eyes, stirred a pang of sorrow in Zhang Tie's heart.
No matter what grudges had existed among the older generation of the family, blood ties could never be severed. Zhang Tie still carried the old master's blood in his veins. Besides, the little conflicts within the family from the past had long since vanished like smoke and dispersed like clouds after Zhang Tie advanced to knight and became an elder of Huaiyuan Hall.
The old master was delighted by Zhang Tie's arrival. After taking his medicine, he forced himself to speak with Zhang Tie for a while, but soon his strength failed him and he grew drowsy. Zhang Tie then took his leave from the old residence.
After leaving the Zhang Family's old residence in Yiyang County, Zhang Tie returned directly to Torch Dragon Territory. After meeting Aurora and Linda and giving them a few instructions, he returned to the Iron Dragon Sect to await