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The mild inland climate is much more comfortable than the sweltering heat of Hanhai City.
The distance from Holy Soul Village to Notting City is not far, and since they were riding two-wheeled vehicles, they were quite fast, taking only a little over half an hour.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Dongfang Jing activated Mirror Shuttle and silently led his sister across the city gate into the city.
Nottingham City is quite similar to the city of Frostwind where they once lived.
Both cities are small border towns of the Heavenly Dou Empire, bustling with activity, with simple architecture and nothing particularly special about them.
However, Dongfang Jing still took his sister for a stroll around the city, bought some snacks, and watched some street performances.
Whether studying or practicing, one must maintain a balance between work and rest.
Blindly focusing on arduous practice can lead to qi deviation and ultimately result in more harm than good.
As dusk fell, when they reached the west side of the city,
A rhythmic "ding-dong!" "ding-dong!" sound caught their attention.
There was a crowd gathered around a blacksmith's shop with a hammer symbol, and cheers could be heard from time to time.
"Shi San's Blacksmith Shop?" Dongfang Yao asked curiously, standing on tiptoe.
However, because they were too small, their view was blocked by the adults in front of them.
Dongfang Jing smiled slightly, easily picked her up, and let her sit on his shoulders.
Although the boy was only ten years old, his physical development was incredibly fast, and he was far ahead of his peers in many ways.
Now that he is nearly 1.7 meters tall, he can easily support his younger sister's weight.
"Thank you, brother!" Dongfang Yao happily hugged his neck, her gaze immediately drawn to the scene in front of the blacksmith's shop.
There was a dark-skinned, ordinary-looking little boy wielding a hammer much larger than himself, skillfully forging a red-hot iron blank.
His movements had a peculiar rhythm.
The hammer falls, bounces off, and the body rotates to swing it again!
Each blow was heavier than the last!
"Wow!" Dongfang Yao exclaimed softly, "Brother, he's so strong! He can lift such a big hammer!"
"Hmm, this forging technique is indeed quite sophisticated, using the opponent's force against them?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Dongfang Jing's eyes as he keenly noticed the boy's hands gleaming with a white luster when he swung the hammer. "Look at his hands, they're as white as jade. Is that an effect of his martial spirit?"
The onlookers were also marveling at it:
"Is this the legendary Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique? Seeing it today, it truly lives up to its name!"
"Hey! You're right! I heard that the new apprentice at this blacksmith shop is very skilled, so I came all the way from the next city to observe him. This trip was definitely worthwhile!"
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With the final hammer blow, the piece of pig iron visibly shrank in size, its color became purer, and all impurities were completely removed.
A burst of enthusiastic applause erupted from the crowd.
The boy wiped his sweat and bowed slightly to everyone.
Looking at the sky, he called out to a burly man in the shop, "Third Uncle, the pig iron refining is finished, I should go back to the academy."
"Alright! Same time tomorrow!" The big man rummaged in his pocket and tossed a silver soul coin to the man.
The boy caught it, his expression calm.
Then he gathered several exquisite iron parts on the forging table and put them into a black belt.
The belt is evenly inlaid with twenty-four warm, milky-white jade stones, which are obviously very valuable.
'A Soul Master?' Dongfang Jing's gaze lingered on the belt for a moment.
Dongfang Yao was equally puzzled, thinking to herself, 'If she can afford such a high-level storage soul tool, why would she become an apprentice at a blacksmith's shop? Could it be to train her body?'
She subconsciously touched the necklace around her neck.
Even if that belt is of the highest quality, it's definitely not as good as the Twin Star Vortex that she and her brother possess! The Twin Star Vortex not only has more space, but most importantly, it can also hold living things!
The mysterious blue silver grass brought out of the cave is now stored inside.
Chapter 67 Tang Hao in the Dark, Yao'er Wants to Go to School
The crowd around the blacksmith's shop gradually dispersed.
Dongfang Jing pinched his little sister's leg: "Do you want to get down and walk by yourself?"
"No~" Dongfang Yao said coquettishly, hugging him tightly, "I want brother to take me away!"
Just then, the blacksmith boy jogged past them.
With a smile on his face, he ran towards a little girl in a pink dress who was waiting for him not far away.
"Hey! Hurry up! The academy is about to close!" The little girl said, holding a carrot in her hand and taking a bite with her small mouth.
"Xiao Wu, you can go back first."
"Hmph! I was just waiting for you because I was worried you'd be bored all by yourself!" The girl called Xiao Wu raised her chin, looking quite arrogant.
Suddenly, Xiao Wu's gaze met that of the Dongfang siblings who were looking at them.
Normally, she would probably glare back.
Shout again: "What are you looking at!"
But when she met the silver-haired boy's gaze, which seemed to see right through her, she felt a sudden panic and pulled Tang San aside, whispering, "Little San, let's go quickly!"
Tang San looked back in confusion and saw a pair of people who looked like siblings.
They didn't find anything unusual, but still followed Xiao Wu away.
Dongfang Jing closed his eye-shaped soul bone, his brows furrowing slightly.
Immediately afterwards, his face was gently cupped in two small hands and turned back.
Looking up, I was met with a pair of large, questioning eyes.
Dongfang Yao pouted and asked timidly, "Brother kept staring at that girl, did you think she was pretty?"
Her tone sounded sour.
But Dongfang Jing remained serious, lowering his voice as he explained, "No, how should I describe it to you? You know my soul bone ability, but what happened just now was that even when I activated my soul bone, I couldn't see through that girl. It was as if she was surrounded by a strange mist."
After he finished speaking, his expression turned serious!
I turned around abruptly to look at the street corner, but found nothing.
"Is it an illusion?" he muttered to himself.
"What's wrong, brother?" Knowing that it wasn't what she thought, Dongfang Yao immediately beamed with joy.
"It's nothing, maybe I'm just being a little sensitive. It's getting late, let's find a place to rest."
Just after they left.
From the shadows at the street corner, a figure draped in a tattered cloak quietly emerged.
Beneath the cloak was a weathered face, with sallow features, a stubble beard, and disheveled hair, but his eyes were extremely sharp.
Tang Hao gazed in the direction Dongfang Jing had left, his tone tinged with surprise: "Such keen perception! You were able to vaguely sense my presence? Which faction trained you?"
He pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly: "It shouldn't be someone from the Spirit Hall. If those guys had discovered such a talent, they would have kept him under strict control long ago, and would never have allowed him to roam freely like this."
"Did that kid realize Xiao Wu's identity?"
Not like
Perhaps it was just a young man experiencing his first stirrings of love, his eyes drawn to a pretty girl.
"Heh," Tang Hao's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile, then he stopped taking the matter to heart.
He was about to sneak into Notting Junior Soul Master Academy to continue secretly protecting Tang San.
Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of a figure leaping away at an incredible speed on a distant rooftop.
Tang Hao's gaze sharpened. Although it was only a fleeting glance, he could clearly see the inconspicuous emblem on the man's lapel.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? They have people in Notting City too?"
"They seem to be in such a hurry."
His brow furrowed, his mind racing:
"They came for the mistress? They discovered his talent and wanted to recruit him beforehand? But the mistress is hiding it very well; she hasn't revealed anything yet."
After a moment's thought, he slowly relaxed his brow.
"Forget it. Ning Fengzhi is reasonable enough. The three upper sects are facing pressure from the Spirit Hall, and he understands the principle of being of one mind with the people. If he really has any improper thoughts, I can just stretch my muscles a bit more."
Despite the lingering internal injuries
However, Tang Hao had his own assessment of his own strength and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's style of doing things.
His figure disappeared back into the shadows, as if he had never been there.
As the sun sets,
The area in front of the Notting Junior Soul Master Academy in the west of Notting City gradually became lively.
Beneath the wide, twenty-meter-long archway, two iron gates were half-open.
A young security guard was using his hand as a megaphone to shout to the children running towards him from a distance:
"Hurry up! The door's about to close!"
On weekdays, students are allowed to go out when there are no classes or special tasks at the college, but they must return within the specified time.
In the evenings, dormitory supervisors will check attendance.
Those children who don't like to cultivate, or who have average talent but can't sit still, love to go to the city to play together.
"Wait for us!"
"Phew! I finally made it!"
The children ran breathlessly to the door, their faces beaming with relief.