Zhang Tie left Blessed Sea City aboard an airship at dusk.
There was nothing left in this city worth lingering over. He had said what needed to be said and done what needed to be done. Staying any longer would be meaningless, so Zhang Tie left without hesitation.
The Gale-class airship carried Zhang Tie toward Huaiyuan City.
Huaiyuan City lay more than three thousand kilometers northwest of Blessed Sea City, slightly off Zhang Tie's route back to You Province. But three thousand kilometers was not too far. By airship, it would only delay him by a day or two. He had already been away from home for several months, so this little bit of time was nothing.
To be honest, the Fan Family's breaking off of the engagement had made Zhang Tie breathe a sigh of relief. Back in his wild and reckless youth, he could fool around with the girls of the Rose Society in Black Flame City, but now, being suddenly expected to live with a woman he had never met, marry her, and have children with her still made his heart skip a beat. Though feelings could be cultivated slowly, this business of getting on the carriage before buying a ticket always felt a little awkward to Zhang Tie.
It would naturally be difficult to go against his father and mother's wishes, but if the Fan Family broke off the engagement themselves, then all the better.
In a struggle against a colossal force like the Devouring Party, it was perfectly normal for a mere Black Iron Knight to lose a little face to them in a foreign land. Zhang Tie had not taken the matter to heart in the slightest. Besides, when he left Blessed Sea City, he had also slapped the Devouring Party across the face.