Chapter 153 - He Who Talks Too Much Is Meant To Slip Up (1/2)

The Fang family was one of the few big clans in the prefecture, and it was only second to the Ni family.

Fang Yihai and Xiaoxiao Sheng arrived at the Ni residence the morning after to wait.

Xiaoxiao Sheng’s eyes lit up at the sight of Ou Yangming, and he remarked, “Master Ou, your martial arts cultivation base has improved once more.”

Ou Yangming grinned and replied to him, “Indeed, I can’t hide from your lightning eyes, senior!”

Fang Yihai was slightly stunned. He thought to himself after scanning Ou Yangming from head to toe, ‘This young fella is truly nature-defying, nothing can stop him.’

When Ou Yangming returned from the dense forest after killing Zhang Yinli, he had already entered Yin Grade Cla.s.s One.

Even Fang Yihai was stunned by his cultivation speed. Nonetheless, some people were simply gifted and had enormous powers.

They gained a huge advantage when they were in Force Grade, thus they could advance to Yin Grade faster than the others.

Despite that, Fang Yihai had never heard of anyone who maintained such a fast cultivation speed after having moved one grade up already.

The trip to the Fang residence this time was so that Ou Yangming could attach Unique Attributes to some pieces of equipment, which was considered the clan’s secret. As thick-faced as Ni Yinghong was, she was not bold enough to tag along.

Therefore, there were only three people who set out.

The Fang family was a rich and influential family, so their residence’s decorations were not inferior to the Ni family’s at all.

It was evident that some aspects were interdependent when a clan’s wealth and legacy were at a certain level and point of time, thus a clan’s foundation could be identified through some inconspicuous details.

Some people had been waiting in the Fang residence for a long time.

Apart from Fang Xuande, there were also two other old men.

One of them smiled at Ou Yangming while the other’s eyes were lowered as though he was half-awake.

Ou Yangming suddenly became tensed up when he noticed the latter.

‘A Supreme Great Ancestor!’

The thoroughly meticulous state instantly allowed him to spot the fearsome energy that surrounded the elder. Although the old man had curbed his aura, he could not hide it from Ou Yangming. All of a sudden, the old man opened his eyes and cast a strange look at Ou Yangming as he remarked, “Lil’ Friend, you have a good eye!”

Ou Yangming dared not be impolite because he was facing a Supreme Great Ancestor, after all.

“I didn’t mean to offend you, please forgive me, senior.”

The old man waved his hand and said, “It’s fine. In actual fact, we should be thanking you instead.”

Fang Xuande turned to look at him and asked, “Grand Elder, you’re…”

“You’ve found a great little friend, he perceived my cultivation base at one glance. Hehe, I have confidence in him!” The old man chuckled.

The other people were taken aback because they did not expect Ou Yangming to have such a frightening vision.

Xiaoxiao Sheng cleared his throat and introduced, “Master Lil’ Ou, this is Fang Zhaoyang, the Fang family’s Supreme Great Ancestor; this is Fang Zhengde, our clan’s patriarch for this generation.”

Ou Yangming bowed at them but was still curious about something.

Between them, apart from Fang Zhaoyang, who was a Supreme Great Ancestor, in terms of cultivation base, Xiaoxiao Sheng was the best.

‘Xiaoxiao Sheng is at the peak of Yang Grade Cla.s.s Five and is a half step to being a great ancestor.

‘But why is his surname not Fang, and he considers himself as Xiaoxiao Sheng instead?’

Ou Yangming was even more confused when he noticed how the rest treated Xiaoxiao Sheng without reservation as if he was a core figure in their clan.

Nevertheless, Ou Yangming was not interested in exploring the disputes and the past of a big clan.

Fang Zhaoyang asked, “Lil’ Friend, I heard you want to learn our clan’s Tool-chiseling Secret Technique?”

Ou Yangming was stunned for a while, but he quickly understood what it was, and he cursed, ‘Boring is boring, why do you have to say that it’s tool-chiseling? As nice as it sounds, it’s just boring…’ Despite that, he responded respectfully, “Yes, I’d like you to guide me, senior.”

“The Tool-chiseling Secret Technique isn’t our clan’s lost study, and there’s someone who’s adept in the art.” Fang Zhaoyang smiled and continued after a pause, “We need you to attach layered attributes to some pieces of equipment, and if you do it well, I’ll ask Xuande to teach you everything.”

Ou Yangming’s eyes glowed, and he quickly thanked, “Thank you, senior!”

It was extremely difficult to get a Supreme Great Ancestor’s promise.

That said, Ou Yangming somewhat realized that he had actually benefited from the Ni family. If the Ni family had not taken his side and even s.n.a.t.c.hed him away when he arrived at the prefecture, perhaps the situation would be completely different.

Fang Zhengde stood up and said, “Master Lil’ Ou, please come with me.”

Following that, they headed to a secret room. Ou Yangming was drawn when he saw the pieces of equipment, precious ores, and gems that were stored here.

Normal types of equipment were helmets, arm guards, greaves, and weapons. However, in the room, a longbow replaced the military saber. Other than that, there was also a precious sash, a pair of boots, and a cloak.

Ou Yangming saw the precious sash, the boots, and the cloak slightly longer.

Even though he could smith most types of equipment, he was clueless about these three types of equipment. “Master Lil’ Ou, I heard you’re also an appraiser. How about you take a look at these pieces of equipment first?” Fang Zhengde stated with a smile.

Ou Yangming responded to him, then took a step forward to touch them for a brief moment.

In actuality, he knew their attributes, grade, and rank the instant he touched them, but it would be quite shocking if he simply revealed them.