Aside from the Lu Family and the Gu Family, among the elders from families across You Province—the Yan Family of Morning Sun Commandery, the Liu Family of Prosperous Mountain Commandery, the Ximen Family of Xingbei Commandery, the Sun Family of Returning Virtue Commandery, and others—there were one, two, or at most three from each. Most of their faces were somewhat familiar; naturally, quite a few were strangers as well. Yet among the more than forty knights aboard the airship, fewer than a quarter were knights Zhang Tie was truly meeting for the first time.
The Gu Family elders had mixed feelings, but the elders of the other families had not given the matter as much thought. Each smiled and nodded warmly at Zhang Tie, gathering around to exchange greetings with him and Mountain-Bearing True Person. For a time, surrounded by the knights, Zhang Tie was like the moon ringed by stars. Many of the family disciples of the knights aboard this airship were Zhang Tie's direct disciples, and those elders treated him even more favorably.
What was more, Zhang Tie was an Earth Knight. In the world of knights, strength reigned supreme. With Zhang Tie's knight rank and Thousand-Mechanism True Person's reputation, his status among the crowd was naturally held in great esteem.
Guo Hongyi was there as well.
Zhang Tie remembered that the Guo Family seemed to have only three knights in total. He had never expected Guo Hongyi to come personally.
Among a group of knights composed mostly of men, Guo Hongyi stood alone, cold and proud as frost, drawing considerable attention.
When Zhang Tie looked at Guo Hongyi, Guo Hongyi happened to look over as well. Their gazes rubbed silently against each other in midair.
Zhang Tie merely gave Guo Hongyi one extra glance when one of