Old Friend

Jerome's struggle immediately irritated the Hidden Dragon Hall student escorting him. He flipped out the longsword in his hand, ready to bring its pommel down on Jerome's head.

Seeing this, Zhang Tie hurried over. "Senior Brother, wait..."

"Ah, Junior Brother Zhang Tie!" The two Hidden Dragon Hall students immediately smiled when they saw Zhang Tie approaching.

A few days ago, these two had joined Zhang Tie in the raid on Bluestone Pass Fortress and had been deeply impressed by him. Over the past few days, Zhang Tie's reputation as the Devil-Slaying Divine Spear had gradually spread, and they had heard of it as well. Not to mention that Zhang Tie had never been an unknown figure in Hidden Dragon Hall—whether it was inventing the Panacea Potion or vaulting in one stroke to the top of the Hidden Dragon Wealth Ranking, both had caused quite a stir in Hidden Dragon Hall.

Hidden Dragon Hall was where Huaiyuan Hall trained its elite family members. Few people who could come here were fools; all of them understood the importance of connections. Thus, upon seeing Zhang Tie, the two were extremely polite and did not dare put on the airs of senior brothers.

When Zhang Tie walked over, Jerome's face showed a flicker of excitement. He stopped struggling and gave his companions a couple of meaningful looks. The group immediately behaved themselves.

"Senior Brothers, what have these people done?" Zhang Tie asked.

"Because of the Tianhan City matter these past few days, quite a few peripheral forces and people dreaming of making a fortune have tried to sneak into the refugee camp, then use it as an opportunity to infiltrate Tianhan City. We've caught quite a few such people these past days. These people were only caught today!"

The moment Zhang Tie heard that,