"Ah, why are there so few knights from You Province?"
"You Province was still Wasteland Province just a few years ago and has only recently been established. The whole of You Province is vast and sparsely populated—having this many knights is not bad at all..."
"You Province actually sent two female knights, and both are breathtaking beauties. At least they can feast our eyes. Tsk, tsk, tsk..."
Because there were simply too few knights from You Province, the group standing on the parade ground was especially conspicuous, drawing sidelong glances and endless discussion from many of the surrounding knights...
With so few people, Bai Suxian, Guo Hongyi, and Zhang Tie stood out in particular among the several dozen. In Great Xia, female knights were already far fewer in number than male knights—rare creatures among knights. Any female knight would draw attention wherever she went, let alone Bai Suxian and Guo Hongyi, each with her own distinct bearing: one cold as frost, the other radiant as peach blossoms and plum flowers. Naturally, they attracted even more notice.
As for Zhang Tie, he was even more extraordinary. Among all the knights present, at least judging by appearances, there was almost no one younger than him. The youngest of the other Black Iron Knights looked to be in their twenties, while Zhang Tie looked entirely like a youth who had not yet reached adulthood. A knight at such an age—even merely a Black Iron Knight—would become the center of attention wherever he went. What was more, Bai Suxian stood meekly at his side like a young wife. With such a gorgeous, mature female knight—an absolute beauty—beside him to set him off, Zhang Tie instantly became the focus of the entire parade ground.
"Who is that seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth beside the female knight