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Chapter 379: If Not an Ant, Be a Chinese Dragon

Translator: WQL Editor: KLKL

Facing the sharp stare of the senior, Zhang Tie replied without any fear, "I just did what I should do!"

"What you should do?" A forbidding sneer appeared on the senior's face "Don't you know that Huaiyuan Palace is enforcing military laws here? You think that's what you should do, but youto the , Huaiyuan Palace has been strictly coulations left by Lord Huaiyuan for hundreds of years Even an heir who once violated the clan regulations was abolished and imprisoned for the rest of his life by the clan Do you think that you are unaffected by clan regulations just because of your all-purpose medicament? Do you think that Huaiyuan Palace won't kill you?"

"I'reat If I violate any clan regulations, of course Huaiyuan Palace could killTie raised his head "But as a !"

"Oh? You still have an excuse for your actions?" The senior turned his furious look into a sulations? Tell me about your reason Do they deserve what you did to them?"

"One of them saved my life before I have to return the favour This is the first reason!"

"What about the second reason?"

Zhang Tie kept silent for a short while before he continued with a lower, yet firained at the cost of over a le individual, the six influential clans in Jinyun Country or their privileged lords Nobody is qualified to hold this information personally If the news about the holy as locked, e people would become cannon fodder as they wouldn't be able to prepare!‘’

"You really think so?" The senior of Huaiyuan Palace narrowed his eyes slightly

"Yes!" Zhang Tie replied with a louder voice as he puffed up his chest "In the last few days, ained the information they wanted froures and influential clans in Central States Union are the only ones who have the right to know that the holy ill arrive next year, or even in six ht to know about this information, which is so closely related to their lives?"

The senior fixed his eyes onto Zhang Tie's face His sharp gaze al Tie's eyes and entered his mind "Do you want to knohy? Because only these people and clans can deal the greatest dae to the dereat coanizational ability, they are qualified to know more information than commoners!"

"Therefore commoners are destined to die?"

With an extremely solemn face, the senior replied, "Have you seen how ants cross a river when it has flooded? Ants cannot swi each other in a ball with tens of thousands of the this process, many of the ants on the outer sphere are flushed away by the flood, leaving those in the core alive This holy war is akin to ants crossing a river In the end, some ants would be flushed away by flood However, some would survive Sacrifice is unavoidable While we cannot make sure that every ant will cross the river, we have to believe that only those ants who are powerful enough to unite can decide the future of the ants!"

Zhang Tie kneas right When the holy war arrived, h to unite with each other would not organize effective counterattacks towards the demons at all Instead, they would only think about escape, escape and escape

'At this ures and I don't think the same They pay more attention to the ants who can unite with each other However, I want those commoners who cannot unite with each other, who are doomed to be flushed away by the floods, to make preparations ahead of the floods, even just a bit They ht not able to roll over the river like other ants, but at least they could have a chance to find a leaf for the Each person has his or her own stance Although my idea is almost perfect, I could actually only help a few "ants" A Thor Mercenary Ar coto Huaiyuan Palace, his family members in Blackhot City were those ants, doo figures

Thinking of this, Zhang Tie smiled with self-h he was rich and ed than before, it was impossible for him to become a person like Lan Yunxi or the elites from other clans, because he could not think like them at all His life experiences at the bottom of Blackhot City had been deeply iure, a poor guy, a flesh bag in the Iron Thorns Fighting Club, ould always do so unfairness or doo to a discovery ists before the Catastrophe, everybody was actually trying to do one thing——to make their personality formed in childhood ood intentions" of the big figures Instead, I only want to do soned to the co adversities and rebellious I expect this world to be a paradise where "everyone is equal" Does this expectation coure in my soul?'

"You didn't have to attend this action Nobody has forced you to do that But you came voluntarily in response to the summons of the clan Additionally, you are very brave on the battle field I appreciate it veryTie stay silent for a while, the senior sipped a mouthful of tea and continued, "As it's your firstpeople inside the city privately, I will punish you according to thefavoritism Your clan contribution points for this action will be fully deducted Furtherree?"

"A country has its national laws, siulations As I have violated the regulations of Huaiyuan Palace, I accept the punish Tie said in a low voice

"H that you need to know Someone of the Zhen clan once worked in the Alchemists Association of Jinyun Country The quantity of vials that you ordered froe and had attracted his attention Therefore, the Zhen clan arranged for soon Island Additionally, the Zhen clan are members of the Three-Eye Association, which was developed by de the human race After they heard that you can realize mass-production of all-purpose medicament, the other clans and members in Three-Eye Association probably already knew about it too Therefore, you are in a very dangerous situation right now!"

"Three-Eye Association wants to kill ht that he had solved the probleined that Zhen's attack on hi, as Three-Eye Association was backing the Zhen Clan andhim at this moment

"Based on Three-Eye Association's style, e are on the verge of the third holy war, they will elith of the huht demons Recently many alchemists have been assassinated, and a senior clan of the Carlo Federal Alcheations, these actions were done by Three-Eye Association As you are much more valuable than a common senior alchemist, Three-Eye Association will definitely try to find a way to get rid of you!"

"Thanks for your warning, senior I will take care of myself!"

"After the Zhen Clan's real status is exposed, Three-Eye Association will be in the thick of the stor for a while more Therefore, you should still be safe for a short period of tin powerhouses to protect you!"

"I think the best protection is to disappear I prefer if nobody can findrid of me is not worth the trouble I will deal with itTie considered for a short while before he refused the senior's help

OneTie left the senior's roo Clan's punish outsiders into Heavens Cold City was fair Zhang Tie wasn't grateful or resentful towards the Zhang Clan for the punishht he deserved the punishh this he felt an invisible chasures, which also existed between him and Huaiyuan Palace

This chasm was not cause by interest disputes, but purely the differences in values and world views The big figures' distant attitude towards se people fro Tie very uncomfortable

If the Central States Alliance or Huaiyuan Palace couldholy war, they'd spare tiht be able to save the lives of hundreds ofTie knew that he was drea Tie recalled the faces of his friends still in Blackhot City and Bulapei——Barley, Owen, Doug, Hista, Bagdad, Leit, Alice, Beverly, Hanna, girls of Rose Association andMiss Daina

Zhang Tie knew that these people were the "ants" that would be flushed away by the flood During the long holy war, their lives had become trivial If they could survive the holy war it e Even though the holy as co, nobody felt it was necessary to notice the Tie unco Tie saw Lan Yunxi in the airship A few days before, Zhang Tie had heard that Lan Yunxi forcefully triggered her ancestral bloodline and killed three powerhouses of the Zhen clan ere above level 10 when she assaulted Heavens Cold City Because of this, her primordial qi was heavily weakened She needed to recuperate for a period Therefore, she left the battle field fro Tie had seen many people to inquire about her whereabouts, yet nobody knehere she had gone He even thought that Lan Yunxi had returned to Huaiyuan Palace for recuperation Therefore, Zhang Tie was a bit aht of Lan Yunxi in the airship

She was followed by a man, as over twenty years old With sword-like eyebrows and sparkling eyes, the man was as white as jade He was robust and tall in a blue silk warrior's robe A long sas hanging at his waist What a handsoether with Lan Yunxi, the man was not overwhel and jesting with Lan Yunxi

Zhang Tie passed by the at the Tie's shoulder, Lan Yunxi peered at hi In contrast, the er sister Xi, here's the Jade Marrow Pri this frohua Mountain by airship I hope it can help you recuperate as soon as possible"

After he'd walked two steps away fro Tie heard the man's voice He then clenched his fist and felt jealous inside

FiveTie accepted his punishon Palace, which aroused the attention of on Palace, brought outsiders into Heavens Cold City privately by playing favoritisained through joining the action of assaulting Heavens Cold City were cancelled Additionally, he will suffer one-hundred whips!" A uilty" after glancing over the onlookers He then ordered a soldier to execute the punished glances with each other Zhang Tie's performance in Heavens Cold City in the last few days was very outstanding, which brought hiood reputation However, it was really beyond everyone's iination that he could suffer such a punishment Therefore, everybody just watched silently

A two round in front of Zhang Tie An iron chain was fixed on the wood pile which was used to handcuff the offender's hands

The soldier then walked towards Zhang Tie and wanted to fix Zhang Tie's hands onto the wood pile

"I will stand still right here, just whip!" Zhang Tie took off his shirt, exposing his robust back

"The whip in the are tendons of e person would pass out with only 3 whips I suggest you to respect this whip Otherwise, you uy considering your excellent perfor you about this!" The inspectorTie

"Thanks, no need I want to knohether the whips of Huaiyuan Palace can wakeTie sirls who had concerned looks

After another glance at Zhang Tie, the inspector h-looking guy as holding a whip and preparing to execute the punishuy then opened a rosewood box on his side and took out a black whip, which was as thick as a kid's arm He then raised the whip in the air to show it around to the onlookers After that, he dipped the whip in the water barrel before he pulled it out After that, he slapped it towards Zhang Tie's back

With an air-breaking sound, "Si" he lashed the whip onto Zhang Tie's back, producing a crispy sound, "Pah"

Hearing that sound, all the onlookers felt their hairs stand on end

Although he had a blood stain on his back, Zhang Tie was still standing there as firht frown