"Brother Cangwu..." Zhang Tie stopped, a pleasantly surprised smile appearing on his face. He had not expected to run into Feng Cangwu here. Meeting a friend and brother on the battlefield was truly exhilarating—better even than meeting a fellow countryman in a foreign land. Before Feng Cangwu could react, Zhang Tie rushed over and wrapped him in a bear hug, warmly and forcefully slapping his back several times. "Never thought I'd meet you here. Has your Celestial Mechanism Sect come too...?"
Zhang Tie had grown up on the Weiyi Subcontinent, so his conduct and temperament often bore traces of the Weiyi Subcontinent. There, when men who were close brothers met, they would often instinctively express their affection with an embrace. In Great Xia, however, etiquette was far more reserved.
"Cough... cough... I never thought I would meet... meet you here too..." The usually aloof Feng Cangwu had probably never been hugged by another man in such a setting. Caught in Zhang Tie's embrace, he was so awkward that he did not know where to put his hands or feet. "Um... could you let go of me first?"
"Hahaha..." Zhang Tie laughed heartily, his mood instantly brightening. Only after patting Feng Cangwu's back twice more did he retreat several steps through the air. Then he looked Feng Cangwu up and down, and the smile on his face deepened. "Black Iron, eighth transformation. Congratulations. In a few more years, advancing to Earth Knight will be within reach. When you become an Earth Knight, I'll give you a huge red envelope..."
"You now, how..." Feng Cangwu studied Zhang Tie as well. He was not surprised that Zhang Tie could see through his cultivation, but when he looked at Zhang Tie, his heart gave another sudden jolt.
Less than a year had passed since