Chapter 214 - Salute (1/2)

Chapter 214 Salute

When Ou Yangming waved his hand gently, the Military Fire dissipated.

He shook the spear a little, causing a mighty force to be channeled into the weapon. “Pop” sounds were heard coming from the spear, and it was so loud that their ears hurt.

It was the spear’s natural might, but it was instantly displayed when Ou Yangming activated it.

Ni Yunhong and the rest were shocked. Although they witnessed the entire smithing process, they gained little—almost insignificant-knowledge because the gap between them and Ou Yangming was too huge.

Even if Ou Yangming openly showed them the whole process, how could they fathom it if they did not know the way to break through the worldly barrier?

On the other hand, Old Craftsman furrowed his eyebrows and pondered.

The elder had a greater understanding of smithing art and had achieved the integration of Heaven and man. While the state could not let him see through the mist, he had indeed come into contact with the barrier. In other words, the old man had touched the starting point, and from there he saw the direction of the end.

Needless to say, seeing it was one thing; making his way to the end was another thing.

The path was dangerous, difficult, and obscure. The old man could work hard for it, but n.o.body could guarantee that he would definitely succeed.

Ou Yangming put the spear away. He was proud when he looked at the other spear in the room, which was almost similar to the new one.

After a long time, the confused Ni Yunhong sighed and questioned, “Brother Ou, where’s my younger sister?”.

“She hasn’t returned,” Ou Yangming answered slowly.

“What?” Ni Yunhong’s face changed. “Why is that so?”

Ou Yangming shook his head and a.s.sured him. “Don’t worry, she’s safe, but she’ll only come back a few days later.”

Once Ni Yunhong withdrew himself from thinking about smithing art, he instantly thought about his younger sister. He frowned and asked, “Brother Ou, is my younger sister with… Him?”

Ou Yangming’s face darkened a little as he thought, ‘He just has to bring it up when I didn’t want to think about it. Can we even have a proper conversation…’

Nonetheless, he could only nod when he saw the rather strange look on Ni Yunhong’s face.

Ni Yunhong hesitated for a while, but he ended up saying nothing.

old Craftsman cast a meaningful glance at Ou Yangming, then he ordered, “Young fella, come with me to the military camp to meet General Chen.”

“Yes,” Ou Yangming quickly responded to him as he also wanted to escape from the awkward situation.

Old Craftsman had aged, but he had also become more stubborn. If he decided on something, he would act on it right away.

With that, they left the prefecture with the spear and headed to the military camp outside the prefecture.

Banners and figures could be seen from a distance away, and masculine shouts were heard coming from the military camp from a distance away.

Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows as he somehow felt like he was home, and he felt a warm and comfortable feeling inside his body.

Outside the camp’s gate, a bright-eyed squad leader noticed them. Seeing as they were approaching the camp, the leader yelled, “The military camp is an important place, and it’s out of bounds for idlers; trespa.s.sers will be killed without questions.”

As he spoke, the guards at the gate raised their spears and pointed the spear tips at Ou Yangming and his companions. Consequently, strong killing intent filled the air.

A normal person would have flinched even if one did not collapse to the ground at the sight of this, but Ou Yangming and the rest were already used to the scene because they were from the military camp.

Old Craftsman stopped and cupped his hands from afar. “I’m a soldier from the Immense Forest Military Camp’s Armament Camp. I heard General Chen Yifan from the West Camp is here, so I’ve come to see him.”

The squad leader frowned and asked, “Do you have General Chen’s authorization?”

Old Craftsman was stunned, and he could only answer with a bitter smile, “No.”

“Since you don’t have one, wait here.” The squad leader was disdainful. “Who do you think a camp’s leader is? He’s not someone who can be visited by anyone!”

The old man flushed while the people behind him looked displeased.

If they were at the Immense Forest Military Camp, Old Craftsman and the other men could easily meet a camp’s commanding general, let alone entering or exiting the camp freely. After all, the old man was the chief Military Fire Blacksmith in the Armament Camp; he had the right to meet someone directly.

Nevertheless, they were at the Prefecture Military Camp at the moment. Without any connections here, they were considered normal people.

Even so, they were indignant because of how a mere squad leader treated them.

Ou Yangming was about to negotiate when Ni Yunhong cleared his throat and expressed, “I’m impressed that the military camp has such strict rules. Heh, may I ask for your name, Sir Squad Leader[1]?”

The squad leader sneered. “I’m Qu Hongfu. If you’re not happy with me, go ahead and report me.”

Ni Yunhong kept a straight face and asked calmly, “I won’t report you. I’m Ni Yunhong, so am I qualified enough to meet the

general?”

Qu Hongfu’s face changed at once. He scanned Ni Yunhong from head to toe and asked, “The Ni family’s eldest young master?”

“That’s right,” Ni Yunhong answered proudly.