Half an hour later, Zhang Tie set out from the forward base in Huan Province. By the way, this forward base was called Blackwater Base.
From the time he arrived at Blackwater Base to the time he left, Zhang Tie had not even spent two hours there.
When Zhang Tie departed, the sun had just set.
Zhang Tie waved behind him, gave Bai Suxian and the others one last look, then left Blackwater Base and flew toward the setting red sun.
For some reason, Guo Hongyi was also at the base exit. Yet instead of standing with Bai Suxian and the others, she stood some distance away, silently watching Zhang Tie leave with a complicated look in her eyes. She seemed to be seeing him off, but she did not say a single word to him. Zhang Tie did not know how to begin even if he wanted to say something to her. In the end, he could only wave, bidding farewell to everyone.
Although Zhang Tie was not flying particularly fast, beneath the warm glow of the red sun, his figure was quickly swallowed by that halo of light in the eyes of those seeing him off. Like a warrior marching alone on a distant campaign, he carried a trace of resolute courage and solitary determination.
After Zhang Tie vanished, Bai Suxian and the others turned around, and Guo Hongyi likewise turned and left...
"Elder Mu Shen and the Guo Family Patriarch..." Elder Mu Yu had also seen Guo Hongyi come to see him off. At this time, Zhang Tie was the only one leaving the base through this exit; Guo Hongyi could not possibly have come to see someone else off. Elder Mu Yu had also read something unusual in Guo Hongyi's gaze. He simply could not quite