From the second day onward, once the mourning hall in the Zhang Family's old residence had been arranged, the old Zhang residence in Golden Light City began to bustle with activity. First came the elders of Huaiyuan Hall in Sun River Prefecture and its family head, Zhang Taixuan, to formally pay their respects. Prominent figures from every branch under Huaiyuan Hall also arrived in an unending stream. After that came representatives of the great clans and aristocratic families throughout You Province, as well as those from High Province, Ink Province, Passage Province, Qiong Province, Swallow Province, Favor Province, and Morning Province within the Northeast Protectorate who had received the news. Following the great clans of the Northeast Protectorate's various provinces came the great clans and business partners from every region and province of Great Xia that cooperated with Torch Dragon Territory and the Golden Crow Merchant Group, arriving one after another.
Nor were any of the visitors insignificant figures. Among those great clans and aristocratic families, those who came were either family heads or supreme elders, while every merchant group sent figures at the level of group leader. Everyone knew that Zhang Tie was in the Zhang Family's old residence. At a time like this, if each family and clan had sent some minor figure, they likely would not even have been able to see Zhang Tie, and there would have been little point in coming.
Since the day it had been founded, Golden Light City had scarcely ever been this lively. Its current spectacle was nearly three parts livelier than when You Province had once fought over the governorship. Flying boats crossed the skies above the entire city like rain, while the airship landing grounds outside the city were almost entirely filled with flying boats. The airships that had