Castle of Black Iron

At noon of July 14, in the hot sunshine, Bian Heng arrived at Tideviewing Courtyard with his case on time.

When the gate was opened, Bian Heng saw Zhang Tie’s odd costume. He then raised his eyebrows as he glanced at Zhang Tie, saying, “Your costume is so weird!”

“Haha, this is a pair of beach pants; this is T-shirt; this is a slipper…” Zhang Tie pointed at those things he wore as he introduced them to Bian Heng pleasantly, “How about that? If you like, I could get a suit for you…”

These days, Zhang Tie was more and more familiar with Bian Heng. The weather was also becoming hotter. Additionally, being close to the beach of Whitedragon Gulf, Zhang Tie had to go to the sea in every two days. Therefore, Zhang Tie directly bought some cloth and made such a set of costume for himself when he was free.

In the familiar costume, Zhang Tie felt like returning to Taixia Country and having a vacation at the seaside.

Watching Zhang Tie’s costume, Bian Heng sneered, “Humph, your short pants look so fat and loose. It’s like chimneys. Look at your upper outer garment, it doesn’t even have sleeves. Additionally, it’s made of cheap cotton and linen coarsely. Look at your shoes, it’s made of a piece of wood and some strips of cloth. Even coolies in Emperor NvWa City don’t wear it. You’re asking me to wear it? Do you think that I will run wild with you? Have you lost your mind after the medical treatments?”

Zhang Tie didn’t care about Bian Heng’s mean words; instead, he still smiled. “You don’t know that. In Taixia Country, such costume was very popular at the seaside in summer. It feels cool and comfortable. You asked me about the situation in my world; I’m presenting it to you…”

“What an impenetrable and weird costume…” Bian Heng left a distant comment before heading for the backroom where Zhang Tie received his medical treatment.

After shaking his head slightly with a smile, Zhang Tie followed him in.

The aesthetics and living habits of the two worlds were pretty different in some aspects. Zhang Tie didn’t care too much. After all, nobody would come to Tideviewing Courtyard and this beach in usual. Those on Tigerback Mountain didn’t like to stroll behind the mountain. Additionally, people in Tigerback Town also knew that this territory belonged to Bian Heng; therefore, they dared not enter this region, people or boat. As a result, Zhang Tie felt pretty tranquil. He didn’t need to worry about arousing a hot discussion no matter what he wore. If it were a crowded place, Zhang Tie would never do that; otherwise, it would be like currying favor by claptrap or fearing that others didn’t know that he came from another world.

After entering the backroom, Zhang Tie raised his arms, taking off his T-shirt rapidly before throwing it onto the bed, exposing his muscular frame. Bian Heng opened that small medical kit and took out a fiery-dragon qi-gathering pill and a vial that Zhang Tie was familiar with.

“Drink it before taking the fiery-dragon qi-gathering pill!” Bian Heng said as he gave the vial and that fiery-dragon qi-gathering pill to Zhang Tie.

“What’s this?” Zhang Tie asked about the vial of medicament as he pretended to be confused. After all, he only needed to tell the truth in front of Bian Heng. If he pretended to be confused, Bian Heng would never know that.

“It’s Dragon Emperor Medicament. Emperor NvWa’s Palace assigned someone to gift some to me. I was studying it these days. If you drink one vial of it, I think you would feel better when I set the needles. It’s also beneficial to the recovery of your physical strength!”

“Oh, but it doesn’t sound like being made in Emperor NvWa’s Palace.”

“Yup, it’s not produced in Emperor NvWa’s Palace. It’s from Dragon Emperor Immortal Palace!” Bian Heng sighed as he took a look at that vial of Dragon Emperor Medicament in Zhang Tie’s hand with a complex look before shaking his head, revealing a bitter smile, “I failed to make it after developing it for dozens of years. Unexpectedly, during these years when the Dragon Emperor disappeared, he developed it. He’s really something; really something…”

“Ah, you know it?”

“Humph, it’s not a big deal. Despite its terrifying name, its raw materials are just some common fruits and herbs!”

“Ah, if so, why couldn’t you make it after developing it for dozens of years?” Zhang Tie asked out of curiosity.

“Its raw materials are very common; however, the medical essence that could grant these common raw materials with marvelous effects is unusual. I failed to find the proper medical essence even though I’ve traveled across Motian Realm. Therefore, I couldn’t make it. The Dragon Emperor Medicament might be able to frighten others; but not me. I’m afraid that the Dragon Emperor discovered the medical essence that I was always longing for by accident…”

Hearing Bian Heng’s words, Zhang Tie revealed great shock as he admired Bian Heng pretty much. Zhang Tie knew that the medical essence that he mentioned was the super yeast which was key to the production of all-purpose medicament. Unimaginably, Bian Heng once studied the principle of all-purpose medicament. However, as Bian Heng didn’t have Castle of Black Iron, he couldn’t get the proper yeast.

“How could common fruits and herbs be made into such a marvelous medicament? If this medicament is so useful, why don’t we just eat those common fruits and herbs?”

“Humph, when one dies, it’s just some ashes after cremation. But can you say that humans are ashes? Similarly, the same thing would have different properties in different conditions. Take fruits as an example, some fruits could be eaten independently; but if you eat some kinds of fruits together, you might be poisoned to death. The principle is very profound. Forget about it, it’s meaningless for me to talk about that to you. You won’t understand it. Hurry, take it…”

After drinking the vial of Dragon Emperor Medicament and licking his lips interestedly, Zhang Tie took the fiery-dragon qi-gathering pill. Only after a short while, Zhang Tie had felt the familiar heat rising in his lower abdomen as the first needle had already entered his shrine surging point…

“Oh, you said that there were other human races in your world, can you specify it? Do they have two eyes and one nose just like us?” Bian Heng asked as he carried out the medical treatment for Zhang Tie.

These days, the two people kept chatting during medical treatment. Bian Heng was very curious about the world that Zhang Tie came from. Therefore, he always asked Zhang Tie about that world.

“They look similar to us except that their skin, hair and pupils are different than ours in color. Hua people are black-haired and black-eyed. The other human races’ hair and pupils are different than ours in color. Someone’s skin is even black…”

Bian Heng’s curiosity increased as he set the needle, asking, “Your mean someone’s skin is as dark as ink?”

“Of course, someone’ skin is even brown…”

“If so, aren’t those males whose skin is as dark as ink like fierce ghosts and those females in dark skin like yaksha?”

“Not exactly, as long as you adapt to their skin color, you would find that some women in black skin are also very sweet and beautiful and some men in black skin are also very handsome and sturdy. Many of those in black skin are the best soldiers and infantries on battlefields. I’ve got a good brother whose skin is also black; his name is Bagdad…” Zhang Tie was a bit moved when he recalled his friends in Taixia Country.

“He is surnamed Ba? Strange, strange…”

“His surname isn’t Ba, but Bagdad. Their names are different than ours. Our surname is in front of our given name; however, their surname is behind their given name. Due to different languages, after being translated, their names would contain a lot of words…”

“Different languages? Can you speak their language?”

“Yes, I can. I lived with a lot of foreigners before!”

“Hahaha, interesting, interesting. I’ve not imagined that my butler could speak a foreign language. That’s unique in Motian Realm…” Bian Heng guffawed…