Castle of Black Iron

Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem

——Finance Minister Han Zhengfang is the master of Heavens Reaching Church.

At the sight of the 12 words in the sky, all the people on the ground were dumbfounded as the army of wild swans flew towards the emperor’s imperial city.

The finance minister was a powerful shadow knight high in dignity, one of the 9 ministers in Taixia Country. It could be said that the finance minister was the controller of the economy and agriculture of Taixia Country. The daily needs of people, commerce, finance, agriculture, forestation, livestock farming and fishing across Taixia Country were related to finance minister.

Heavens Reaching Church was the cancer of the peace in Taixia Country; additionally, it colluded with demons. After the holy war broke out, Heavens Reaching Church increased their frequency in launching riots across the country. Evidently, Heavenly Reaching Church had become the largest threat facing the inside of Taixia Country after demons.

In Heavens Reaching Church, the most mysterious figure was the master. It was said that nobody across Heavens Reaching Church knew the identity of the master of Heavens Reaching Church besides very few core figures. The impression that the master of Heavens Reaching Church left to the public was that he was exceptional adept in trickery and was almost almighty. The catastrophe of bloody figures in Zhongzhou Province a few months ago proved the terror of Heavens Reaching Church and the power of that mysterious master of Heavens Reaching Church. Now that Heavens Reaching Church could build a bloody sea in one of the 9 immortal provinces, what else couldn’t they do?

However, the 12 huge words composed of over 100,000 wild swans in the sky above Xuanyuan Hill during the Treasures Meeting told everyone across Taixia Country even all the humans that the dignified finance minister of Taixia Country in Xuanyuan Hill was the very master of Heavens Reaching Church, who colluded with demons to exterminate Taixia Country.

Wherever the wild swans flew over, the corresponding traffic on the roads would be paralyzed. At the same time, emergency bulge calls could be heard across the camps surrounding Xuanyuan Hill.

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In a small courtyard of Xuanyuan Hill, a criminal hunter had just washed his face and was ready for supper at home. Right then, he heard noises near his house. He then rapidly walked out of his house. When he looked up at the 12 huge words that were moving orderly in the sky, he immediately changed his face as he shouted, “Darling, take our kids; hide in the basement and lock the cover from inside. Don’t come out of there no matter what happens outside…”

After saying that, before his wife responded, this criminal hunter had rushed out of the room. He picked up his walking saber, iron ruler; putting on his official hat and fastening his waistband. Without eating any food, he had rushed out of the door of his courtyard before closing it from outside.

“Ahh, darling, the supper is ready. Where are you going…” The woman asked as she walked out of the kitchen with a tray of dish. However, the man had disappeared. When the woman came to the courtyard, she noticed the 12 huge words in the sky too. Closely after that, her hand quivered, causing the tray of fragrantly fried peanuts dropping onto the ground together with the tray. The tray broke into pieces, spraying the peanuts everywhere.

When she remembered what her husband told him before leaving, the woman hurriedly returned to the room and prepared some food and drinks before coming into the basement together with her 3 kids in a flurried way.

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The traffic started to be jammed which even caused small chaos. At this moment, some drivers who were close to their homes yet were blocked on the way directly dropped off their vehicles and escaped towards their own homes.

Nobody was an idiot.

Everybody could sense that a major event was going to happen in Xuanyuan Hill.

Although it was not the time to close their doors, many stores had ended their businesses in advance wherever the 12 huge words flew over…

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Suspending in the sky, Zhang Tie didn’t feel guilty at all at the sight of chaos on the ground as such chaos would come sooner or later. It was much better for him to arouse it in advance than to wait for Heavens Reaching Church and Han Zhengfang at Xuanyuan Hill when they were ready for that. Compared to those places which had been afflicted by the bloody figures across Zhongzhou Province, this chaos was nothing serious.

It was a fatal plot that Zhang Tie designed for Han Zhangfang. Being similar to that plot that Han Zhengfang designed for Zhang Tie in Fuhai City, Zhang Tie was also screwing him by the stress of the public. It was karma. It was the one who screwed Zhang Tie being screwed by Zhang Tie himself this time.

If Han Zhengfang the finance minister of Taixia Country was not the master of Heavens Reaching Church, the 12 huge words in the sky could only badly annoy Han Zhengfang and make Xuanyuan Hill chaotic for a few days; no matter how destructive was this basin of sewage, it could not kill such an influential chancellor in Taixia Country.

However, the truth was that Han Zhengfang was the master of Heavens Reaching Church and the remnant of bloody soul temple. The 12 huge words in the sky were not sewage, but the fact was that Han Zhengfang was mostly afraid of being exposed to the public. It was as effective as unveiling the mole in the hinterland of the enemy.

Han Zhengfang couldn’t stand being investigated; especially when everybody across Taixia Country and all the humans knew that he might be the master of Heavens Reaching Church, even if nobody proved that, with the overall strength of Taixia Country, Han Zhengfang’s secrets would be unveiled rapidly. This event was much more influential than the tragedy in Fuhai City. In order to reassure people in the country and for the safety of Taixia Country, the Supreme Court had to figure out this event.

What would Han Zhengfang do when he suddenly knew that his real identity was exposed to the public in Taixia Country?

Han Zhengfang would never explain it; because it was useless for him to explain. Neither would he just wait for Taixia Country to prepare everything well for dismembering his body one piece after another. From now on, Taixia Country had become Han Zhengfang’s enemy state. He was the very one whom hundreds of millions of people in Xuanyuan Hill and emperor’s imperial city abhorred the most. Xuanyuan Hill was not where he sent his order anymore; instead, it would become his graveyard which was ambushed with enemies in every direction. The first thing that Han Yuanhong would do was to escape!

Before all the powers in Xuanyuan Hill made response to it; before the top three chancellors of Taixia Country came back; before the other 8 ministers of Taixia Country came here to besiege him; before the military of Taixia Country set nets above and snares below, he had to escape away from the dangerous Xuanyuan Hill at the fastest speed. If not, from now on, the longer he stayed in Xuanyuan Hill, the better the powers on all aspects of Taixia Country would prepare and the fewer chances that he would survive himself.

Han Zhengfang was having a drink of Meng Shidao in Sincerity Garden. Therefore, the master of royal prince became Han Zhengfang’s biggest obstacle to escape.

The 12 huge words in the sky would never be seen by Han Zhengfang and Meng Shidao until they reached above the emperor’s imperial city. Because the eyes and ears of the royal prince and Han Zhengfang in Xuanyuan Hill would inform the master of the royal prince and Han Zhengfang about the latest news as fast as possible.

Given the efficiency, the power of royal prince in Xuanyuan Hill was definitely higher than that of Han Zhengfang’s. The master of royal prince might be able to receive this news a few minutes earlier than Han Zhengfang. At least he would not receive it later than Han Zhengfang. Because only Han Zhengfang’s lackeys and members of Heavens Reaching Church would inform him about this news. Those in Gold and Power Law and the system of Finance Minister’s Mansion who were not fully loyal to Han Zhengfang would not inform him about this news as fast as possible. When they didn’t collude with Heavens Reaching Church and demons, if they informed this to Han Zhengfang timely which was proved to be false, Han Zhengfang would not appreciate them because nobody liked crows; conversely, if Han Zhengfang was proved to be the master of Heavens Reaching Church, they were destined to die; even their family members would suffer a death penalty. Very few people who could directly contact big figures through remote-sensing crystals were idiots.

‘Would the master of royal prince let Han Zhengfang go on purpose?’ Zhang Tie asked himself. Although he set the plot, he could not make the decision for the master of the royal prince. However, no matter what, there were only three possibilities in Xuanyuan Hill. Whatever, at least one public enemy of Zhang Tie’s family and Huaiyuan Palace would be killed. Therefore, Zhang Tie had succeeded in his plot.

‘If the master of royal prince let Han Zhengfang go on purpose when he learned that Han Zhengfang is the master of Heavens Reaching Church, his reputation and meritorious services for Taixia Country would become a joke. How could a person who had a drink with the master of Heavens Reaching Church and let the latter go after knowing the latter’s real identity be qualified to be the master of the royal prince? After Meng Shidao fell down, the Gobbling Party would fall down and would not pose any threat to Huaiyuan Palace anymore. Meanwhile, Han Zhengfang and Han Yuanhong would become the eyesores of the imperial court of Taixia Country. Even if I don’t kill them myself, numerous powerhouses would like to chop off their heads one after another.’

‘This is the first situation that might happen today.’

‘As for the second situation. The master of royal prince could choose to kill Han Zhengfang in the emperor’s imperial city. Meanwhile, the master of royal prince would stir up a big enemy for the Gobbling Party. If Heavens Reaching Church didn’t revenge the Gobbling Party after their master was killed by the leader of the Gobbling Party, it could be disbanded right away. I don’t care which one would laugh at the end, the Heavenly Reaching Church or the Gobbling Party. Given the overall strengths and potentials of the two parties, I would not feel strange even if their animosity lasted hundreds of years after their death. The Gobbling Party is deep-rooted in Taixia Country with numerous supporters in and out of imperial court; the Heavens Reaching Church colludes with demons as the remnants of the weird bloody soul temple. If the two parties fought each other, it would be a splendid show. I will just watch the show together with Huaiyuan Palace.’

‘The third situation could barely happen, namely, Han Zhengfang and Meng Shidao both get severely wounded. Han Zhengfang is still able to escape out of Xuanyuan Hill. At this moment, I will give a favor to Meng Shidao. Ordinary earth knights are unable to kill a shadow knight; however, as a divine dominator and a powerful earth knight, I’m absolutely qualified to kill an injured shadow knight…’

‘Is it worthwhile to set such a fatal plot with 5 trouble-reappearance fruits and my preparation in Xuanyuan Hill?’

Zhang Tie felt it was very worthwhile.

The army of wild swans flew towards Xuanyuan Hill. Zhang Tie just waited for the result…

Before the 12 huge words reached the emperor’s imperial city, Zhang Tie arranged those wild swans to fly across Gold and Power Market in the periphery of Xuanyuan Hill.

In normal times, as the host of Gold and Power Market and the bright golden master of Gold and Power Law of Taixia Country, Han Yuanhong would not just stay in Gold and Power Market like a steward, except for late days. According to Zhang Tie’s intelligence, during the period of Treasures Meeting, Han Yuanhong stayed in Treasures Complex every day and controlled the overall situation of the Treasures Meeting; additionally, he was collecting a great number of silver secret items…

Honestly, Zhang Tie was really worried that Han Zhengfang had too few faithful lackeys in Xuanyuan Hill. If Han Zhengfang received this news too late and was easily arrested by the master of royal prince through some arrangement, it would not be interesting at all.

When the wild swans flew across Gold and Power Market, at least his son would tell him about the news.

‘How would Han Yuanhong look like and respond when he saw the abnormal phenomenon in the sky?’

‘I’m really looking forward to that…’

Gold and Power Market was the fuse that Zhang Tie set for this fatal plot…