Chapter 174 - A Promise Made In The Past (2/2)

‘Heh, isn’t it just Yang Grade! As long as I’m given more time, I’ll surely catch up to him and surpa.s.s him!’

Ou Yangming walked leisurely in the prefecture and arrived at the Ni residence before long

The few doorkeepers at the entrance were delighted when they saw Ou Yangming such that one of them even ran toward the inner residence. The other doorkeepers looked regretful when they realized that they reacted too late.

Ni Yunhong and his younger sister quickly came out after a brief moment, and they sighed a breath of relief when they saw that Ou Yangming was not hurt. When Ni Yinghong scanned the young fella with her beautiful eyes, her silky eyebrows stood out, causing Ou Yangming’s heart to beat.

However, Ou Yangming could not act abnormally in front of his future brother-in-law.

He forced himself to calm down and greeted, “Brother Ni, how have you been?!”

Ni Yunhong shook his head and commented, “Brother Ou, you’re really… Brave!”

Ou Yangming was stunned. “What?”

“It’s fine that you stuck out for your comrade in the military, and it’s not a big deal that you offended the imperial merchant, but why did you clash with a Supreme Great Ancestor? Heh, I heard you clashed with more than one Supreme Great Ancestor too. Even if you clashed with them, since there were two great ancestors present, why did you leave with one of them? Don’t you know that he can crush you into powder with just one little finger?” Ni Yunhong expressed sternly.

Ou Yangming was suddenly feeling grateful. It was true that Ni Yunhong was lecturing him fiercely, but the young master really cared about him.

If Ni Yunhong did not treat Ou Yangming with sincerity and did not regard him as a close friend, he would not have reprimanded him.

“Yes, it’s not worth it at all.” Ni Yinghong pouted her lips, and her cheeks were slightly puffed up as though she was quite furious. “Even if you don’t think for yourself, you should think about… Old Man!”

Ni Yunhong glanced at her strangely and wondered, ‘Little Sister, did you want to say Old Man or yourself…’

He could only keep it to himself because his dear little sister would definitely turn against him if he questioned her.

“Thank you for your concern, but I only followed the great ancestor because I was confident,” Ou Yangming responded after he cleared his throat. Seeing as the siblings were still indignant, he quickly added, “The Fang family’s great ancestor and your clan’s ancestor were also present at that time. Did you think that they’ll ignore the matter if I was really in danger?” Ni Yunhong and his younger sister were a little startled, and they had a strange look in their eyes.

They conversed as they entered the residence.

Ou Yangming obviously went to meet Old Craftsman first. Much to his surprise, the old man was in great condition, and he seemed to be much healthier than before.

Once the old man recovered, he kept himself busy.

He spent at least half of his day in the smithing workshop, and he had been smithing pieces of equipment that were adequate, be it the quant.i.ty or their quality.

According to Old Craftsman, he did not want to be a freeloader, thus he had to pay for the Ni family’s kindness.

The Ni family naturally was not bothered about his compensation, but they did not talk the old man out of it because he was so excited, hence they gave him freedom.

Ou Yangming was elated to see that Old Craftsman was in a bright and cheerful mood.

Nonetheless, the old man looked worried after they chatted for a while.

“Old Man, what are you thinking?” Ou Yangming quickly asked. Ni Yunhong and his younger sister exchanged glances and sighed. Although they had been doing their best to serve and please the old man, their degree of intimacy with him was different.

Old Craftsman would not show them some of his feelings.

“Ah, b*stard, do you still remember what I asked you to do?” “Old Man, I remember everything you asked me to do!” Ou Yangming was stunned, but he immediately tapped his chest. After a while, he blinked and asked carefully, “But what exactly are you talking about?”

Old Craftsman did not know to laugh or to cry, whereas Ni Yunhong and his younger sister simply smiled.

Seeing as the old man was starting to look displeased, Ou Yangming went behind him right away to ma.s.sage his shoulders and whispered, “Old Man, there are other people present, so please give me some face…” Old Craftsman glanced at the siblings, then he finally gave up the thought of wanting to teach the young fellow a lesson. He asked, “Young fella, did you forget about the weapon?”

Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up as he came to a sudden realization. ‘Oh, Old Man has been thinking about this.’

“Old Man, don’t worry, I’m already well-prepared,” he answered without any hesitation, then he glanced at Ni Yunhong and his younger sister mysteriously before he continued, “You have no idea, but the Ni family has a precious and valuable material. It’s unusually tough, and it is even superior to featured steel. Whether it’s its tenacity, its suitability of being smelted by the Military Fire, or any other aspects, it is much better than featured steel.”

“Really?” old Craftsman asked as he was dumbfounded.

“Of course. I’ve already asked Brother Ni to handle the matter, so I’ll be able to acquire the material in no time,” Ou Yangming a.s.sured with a serious face, “As long as I obtain that material, I’ll start smithing. Hehe, don’t worry, I’ll definitely smith a magic tool, and I won’t ruin your reputation!”

“A magic tool!” Old Craftsman’s eyes flowed. He had never smithed a magic tool in his life, but if Ou Yangming could do it, the sense of accomplishment would be more satisfying than if he accomplished the task instead.

“Brother Ni, when can you get me the material?” Ou Yangming turned to wink at Ni Yunhong

Ni Yunhong had already secretly cursed at Ou Yangming, but he answered as if he was troubled, “Ah, it’s really a tricky matter, so it won’t be easy.”

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