Chapter 156 - This Point Is Right! (2/2)
“Great Ancestor, are you…” Fang Zhengde asked hesitantly.
“I haven’t decided, but since Xuande praised him so much, let’s take a look,” Fang Zhaoyang responded casually. Fang Zhengde’s face changed. “Great Ancestor, even if Master Lil’ Ou is gifted, he has only learned the Tool-chiseling Art for a… Less than an hour.”
He initially wanted to say ‘a day’, but on a second thought, he could not bring himself to say it.
“Don’t worry, this matter will affect the Fang family’s future, so I won’t make a rash decision.” Fang Zhaoyang chuckled.
When Fang Yihai went to the smithing workshop excitedly, he indeed saw Ou Yangming sitting on the chair helplessly. “Master Ou, Great Ancestor has asked you to go over.” Fang Yihai approached Ou Yangming and grabbed him. He was elated, thus he was more friendly toward Ou Yangming.
Before this, while he had a place in the clan, he was not ranked high enough among the elders, and he had not won the great ancestor’s heart.
This time, it was different. Fang Yihai’s position in the great ancestor’s and the patriarch’s hearts had greatly improved, which would be beneficial for his future.
Ou Yangming muttered and wanted to just bid his farewell, but he thought, ‘I’ve just learned the Tool-chiseling Art, so if I suddenly turn against them and leave, I might be terribly rebuked…’
Hence, he got rid of the dust on his body and returned to the secret room with Fang Yihai.
However, Ou Yangming instantly felt something different this time.
The elders cast questioning looks and him, causing the smile on his face to freeze a little.
Fang Zhaoyang asked, “Lil’ Friend, I heard you’ve learned the Hole-searching Art?”
Ou Yangming was struck dumb, but he quickly understood that the Hole-searching Art was the art to find a suitable point for a groove.
He pursed his lips slightly and answered, “I have superficial knowledge of it.”
“Very well, let me take a look at your superficial knowledge then.” Fang Zhaoyang reached out his hand and displayed his strength as a Supreme Great Ancestor when a s.h.i.+eld, which was at the corner, flew into his hand.
“Take a look at it and find a suitable point for a groove.”
Ou Yangming hesitated for a while, but he obeyed the instruction and took a look at it. Nonetheless, he immediately looked puzzled.
The other people sighed a breath of relief at the same time and were somewhat expressing their delight through their eyebrows.
Ou Yangming’s performance had been quite shocking.
If he could learn the Hole-searching Art so easily… Even Fang Zhaoyang would not be able to accept the truth because it would be such a heavy impact, so much so that he would not be willing to bear it.
Fang Xuande was surprised. ‘Why is this young fella suddenly frightened?’
Ou Yangming turned the s.h.i.+eld around to study it for some time before he finally raised a question, “Senior Xuande, may I ask how many grooves can there be on a piece of equipment?”
In actuality, the answer was already shown on his waist sash.
Nevertheless, he wanted to hear the opinion of a true successor.
Fang Xuande answered, “It’s subjective. According to a piece of equipment’s grade, rank, and material, some can only have one, while some can have three of four grooves.”
Ou Yangming could not help but laugh. “Indeed.”
He pointed at two spots on the s.h.i.+eld and stated, “Based on my observation, these two points are suitable.”
The other men looked at each other and were shocked.
It turned out that the young fellow was not troubled. He only wanted to ask a question because he had not stumbled upon treasures with two holes and above.
If that was the case, did it mean that he had really grasped the Hole-searching Art?
Fang Zhaoyang took the s.h.i.+eld and closed his eyes before he felt about the s.h.i.+eld with his hands.
He had also learned smithing art when he was younger, but he mostly focused on martial arts in his life, which was why he managed to become the clan’s Great Supreme Ancestor.
Fang Zhaoyang had also learned his clan’s Hole-searching Art before. On top of that, he had never really forgotten about it because it was a secret technique that was handed down to them.
Of course, knowing it was one thing. It was hard to say how many times he had practiced
it.
For a long time…
For a long time…
For a long time…
Fang Zhaoyang finally opened his eyes. As the crowd looked at him eagerly, he pointed on a spot on the s.h.i.+eld and said, “This point is right.”
Following that, he closed his eyes again and fully focused on calculating and searching. The faces of Fang Zhengde and the other men finally changed, and they looked at Ou Yangming even more strangely than before. That being said, there was also a feeling of deep respect and envy in their looks. ‘This young fella is indeed…. Not an ordinary person!
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