"Just as Dad and Mom said just now, the two of us brothers built everything from nothing. We're still young—we're not afraid to start over. As long as we're here, even if all the family business we have now is thrown away, I won't so much as furrow my brow. So, Tiezi, if anything happens, don't you dare hide it from your big brother. Your big brother may not be a knight, but if it comes to charging into battle, I won't flinch either, and I won't be a coward. No matter what you want to do, I support you. We two brothers have come all the way from Black Flame City to where we are today—who have we ever feared..."
Zhang Yang heavily clapped a hand onto Zhang Tie's shoulder and looked at him with a solemn expression.
Hearing his elder brother's words, Zhang Tie nodded, a faint smile appearing on his face. "Don't worry, Brother. If the time truly comes for you to act, I won't stand on ceremony with you. After what happened this time, we can't casually keep outsiders—especially knights whose backgrounds we know nothing about—in the house anymore. But you can't be without a true expert at your side and at home either. From now on, let Zhang Gui follow you. Zhang Gui is one of my people; there won't be any problem with his loyalty!"
"Is that appropriate?" Zhang Yang's brow furrowed slightly. "Zhang Gui is an Earth Knight..."
An Earth Knight, even in Great Xia, was qualified to serve as a provincial governor or a General of Chariots and Cavalry. In many families, such a person was already at the level of a supreme elder. Having someone like that at his side to be ordered about was certainly good, but even Zhang Yang