White Tiger Platform had now taken on the austere air of the You Province Governor's Office. Outside the Bright Hall where the Governor conducted his affairs, Zhang Tie and Elder Mu En saw, upon their arrival, an honor guard standing in two ranks—a total of seventy-two men, each tall and clad head to toe in golden armor.
The Warriors in this honor guard were all family disciples of the Zhang Family of Huaiyuan Hall. Besides being handsome and tall, every one of them possessed, at the very least, Level Nine strength.
The seventy-two men wore golden armor, their helmets enclosing even their heads and faces. Each held standardized weapons—a spear, halberd, battle-axe, axe, shield, and the like—and stood solemnly before the Bright Hall's entrance. An imposing aura rushed straight at them.
With a clang, upon seeing Zhang Tie and Elder Mu En arrive, all seventy-two members of the honor guard simultaneously raised their arms and held their weapons level before their chests in salute to the two family elders. Most of the gazes visible through the slits of their helmets were furtively sizing Zhang Tie up.
As members of the Governor's honor guard, these men naturally knew which of the many elders had been the greatest contributor in this struggle for the governorship—turning defeat into victory amid desperate straits and impossibility, ultimately bringing the position of You Province Governor into the hands of the Zhang Family of Huaiyuan Hall.
Elder Mu En nodded. There was no need for any announcement. He simply led Zhang Tie up the jade steps outside the Bright Hall and entered.
The moment he drew close to the Bright Hall, Zhang Tie sensed something strange within it. Not a single sound from inside carried outside. After concentrating carefully, he discovered that beneath the jade bricks laid