By around ten in the morning, more and more people had arrived at Jiang Manor, and the streets grew increasingly lively. Jiang Manor's servants, stewards, and Old Master Jiang's disciples bustled about outside the estate, welcoming and seeing off guests amid great commotion. Even livelier, however, was the airship landing field behind the manor. Airships came and went like crucian carp crossing a river, carrying distinguished-looking figures from afar as they rose and descended within Jiang Manor's grounds like a revolving lantern.
Just as Zhang Tie was wondering how to find a breakthrough, a tall, thin man with narrow eyes, dressed in a long green robe, emerged from Jiang Manor's main gate. The moment he appeared, the stewards and disciples of Jiang Manor outside the gate hurriedly bowed to him. "Left Steward!"
The man addressed as Left Steward merely nodded with restrained dignity at the respect shown by those around him. "Jiang Ping, Jiang Sheng, the old master wants you inside. Shopkeeper Gu from High Province Hundred-Refinements Hall has arrived. The old master wishes to introduce Shopkeeper Gu to you!"
Hearing Left Steward's words, Old Master Jiang's disciples who had been receiving guests at the entrance looked enviously toward two among them. The two men took deep breaths, their faces brimming with excitement as they followed Left Steward inside.
For a Grand craftsman like Old Master Jiang, it was only natural that, when he washed his hands in a golden basin, he would use the occasion to elevate the outstanding among his disciples and give them a chance to make an appearance and earn a name for themselves.
Old Master Jiang had lost his wife early in life. Their bond had been deep, and after her death, he had suffered a tremendous blow, nearly unable to recover. Afterwards, Old Master