Chapter 273 The Villain Is Afraid

However, what Zhang Ye didn't expect was that behind Deacon Wang's angry face, there was actually a smiling face.

"Haha..." Deacon Wang laughed so hard that he always looked ugly, but he didn't expect it to look even worse when he smiled.

Zhang Ye didn't know why Deacon Wang was so mad, but he stood there quietly because he knew that since Deacon Wang led him through the door of Lingbaosi, he would not harm him.

Deacon Wang laughed for a while, then reluctantly stopped. His face was still stinky, and he stared straight at Zhang Ye: "Do you know why I came to see you today?"

Zhang Ye thought for a while: "Warn me not to be too aggressive."

The money thing is just a superficial thing. For a big shot like Deacon Wang, he won't take this money to heart at all. Therefore, Zhang Ye felt that Deacon Wang did not want him to be too pushy. After all, if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them.

After Zhang Ye answered, there was a hint of approval in Deacon Wang's eyes: "Yes, you understand the principle of a big tree attracting wind, which is good. But I came today because there was an anonymous report, which passed me and was placed on the desk of the person in charge."

In addition to being a senior blacksmith with a separate forging room, Deacon Wang is also the direct manager of the forging workshop. However, someone jumped over the hierarchy and complained, and the complaint was handed over to the supervisor.

Zhang Ye frowned. He seemed to know the real reason why Deacon Wang was angry, but he said nothing.

Deacon Wang continued: "You don't need to worry about this matter. I want to tell you something else."

Although Deacon Wang did not say it explicitly, Zhang Ye knew that this matter had been suppressed by Deacon Wang. Zhang Ye bowed his hand respectfully: "Deacon Wang, please speak."

Deacon Wang clasped his hands behind his back and looked into the distance: "When you enter Lingbaosi, you must understand that the trees are beautiful in the forest, and the wind will destroy them; but if you look at the entire heaven, you must understand that the trees are beautiful in the forest, and the wind will help them!"

These are two completely different views. The former means that the better a person is, the more jealous and persecuted he will be; while the latter means that the better a person is, the more help he will receive.

Just like Zhang Ye's amazing performance in the forging workshop, although he will be jealous and reported, he will also be appreciated and protected by Deacon Wang.

Zhang Ye was thoughtful, and he vaguely understood what Deacon Wang wanted to express. Ordinary talents should indeed adhere to the golden mean and grow steadily; but top talents cannot be blown down by strong winds, so they should be fearless and show their sharpness.

Deacon Wang left as vigorously and resolutely as when he came.

He scolded Zhang Ye just for business, but in essence, he approved and even encouraged Zhang Ye's behavior.

If you think about it carefully, which big figure in Lingbaosi or the entire heaven has risen by relying on the golden mean? Of course, if you are defeated by setbacks, it only means that you are not good enough.

There are too many mediocre people, just because they don’t fight.

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Deacon Wang's temper became more and more appealing to Zhang Ye. Zhang Ye returned to the apprentice dormitory with satisfaction. The apprentices who stayed up late to study were surprised when they saw Zhang Ye. Perhaps they thought that Zhang Ye was either disabled by Deacon Wang or disabled by Deacon Wang. He was kicked out by Deacon Wang.

But they never thought that Zhang Ye was back, and he came back with a smile. The apprentices became more and more afraid of this ruthless guy who wanted to die, and they greeted Zhang Ye one after another.

Zhang Ye nodded slightly, got into bed, and slept soundly.

Of course, Zhang Ye also had a foresight, and the guy who reported the secret would definitely not stop there. Although he didn't know who was behind the conspiracy, Zhang Ye believed that the fox's tail would always show up.

The next day, Zhang Ye, like other apprentices, arrived at the forge early and followed the paid furnace master.

Of course, the good luck brought by Zhang Ye does not have a 100% success rate. The refining will fail once every five times, but this is much better than the previous nine failures out of ten.

Therefore, Zhang Ye became more and more popular. When he got off work every day, the furnace manager would rush over to pay him and book a helper for tomorrow. With Deacon Wang's confession, Zhang Ye was even more bold to collect the money.

Zhang Ye can now also forge innate spiritual treasures, and observing the forgings of the masters at close range makes his understanding more profound. But Zhang Ye didn't get started, because when he forged innate spiritual treasures, whether he used them for himself or for others, he had to pay 80% of the market price to the forging system.

The price of a low-grade Xiantian Lingbao is ten yuan for a mid-grade Heavenly Stone. Zhang Ye doesn't have that much money now. Moreover, even if the apprentice forges a spiritual treasure, the ownership still belongs to the master of the furnace.

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Zhang Ye was getting more and more prosperous in the forge, and the reputation of an apprentice seemed to surpass that of many forge masters. This scene attracted the attention of Brother Scar and others.

"What happened? Are you sure the report letter was handed over to the person in charge?" Brother Scar asked his follower.

"Brother Scar, I really handed it over." The attendant paused, "I heard that Deacon Wang suppressed him."

"Even if Deacon Wang comes to handle it, he should at least be kicked out, right?" Brother Scar looked puzzled. After all, Deacon Wang is not such a kind-hearted person.

"Maybe there's some kind of sex deal involved." The followers laughed softly.

However, Brother Scar did not laugh. After a long time, he looked sinister and said: "Zhang Ye, I wanted to kick you out, but you forced me to do so."

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Time passed very quickly, and there were still four or five days left before the apprentice was promoted to the furnace master examination. During this period, the furnace master asked Zhang Ye: "Xiao Zhang, are you planning to take the furnace master examination? I can lend you my furnace to practice your skills."

Zhang Ye had already been itching to watch others forging spiritual treasures, but he had to pay to forge the spiritual treasures himself, so he had to suppress the urge and politely declined.

Speaking of apprentices, there are also levels. A popular figure in the forge like Zhang Ye naturally has a group of subordinates under him. For example, if the master of the furnace asks to go to the warehouse to get some materials, Zhang Ye does not need to do anything. Those subordinates can run faster than The monkey is still fast.

On this day, Zhang Ye was working under Li Ritian, the forge master again. Li Ritian had finished his public work and started to do some private work. This was the tacit approval of the forging workshop. Otherwise, he would not be able to support so many blacksmiths with his salary alone.

Of course, if you use public materials for private work, you still have to pay.

Li Ritian took out a handful of sky stones and ordered: "Go and get the materials for the Hunting Sun Bow."

"Okay." Zhang Ye received the money and was about to go to the warehouse, but a group of young apprentices rushed to receive the money and ran errands on Zhang Ye's behalf.

This has been the case for the past few days. Zhang Ye didn't resist and just waited where he was.

Li Ritian and Zhang Ye knew each other well, so they joked: "You, the apprentice, are more majestic than the stove master!"

Zhang Ye said modestly: "Master Ritian is joking, there is a lot I need to learn from you!"

Zhang Ye is a talented person, but he is not someone who relies on his talents and is very measured. Li Ritian is particularly satisfied with this. The two exchanged a few words, and after a while, the apprentices brought back the materials.

It is still the old rule, Zhang Ye helps process the materials. It must be said that Zhang Ye's method and heat of handling materials are not comparable to many senior furnace masters. The materials are handed over to him for preliminary processing, and all the furnace masters can rest assured.

Zhang Ye handed the calcined materials to Li Ritian one by one, and Li Ritian was responsible for tempering. In the end, there was only one Sun Stone left that had not been calcined. Zhang Ye took it in his hand and was about to throw it into the furnace, but he suddenly stopped. He looked at the sun stone in his hand in confusion.

This sun stone is about the size of an egg. Its surface is radiant and radiates heat. It is no different from an ordinary sun stone.

But Zhang Ye has a habit of using the forging system to analyze everything he handles. This can be regarded as reviewing and verifying his judgment on the materials.

Although there seems to be no problem with this Sun Stone on the surface, the forging system prompts that the Sun Stone is internally damaged and has lost its effectiveness. It may even explode under the influence of temperature and external force.

There is damage to the material, it happens occasionally, nothing to be surprised about. Zhang Ye was surprised because after inspection, it was found that the damage was man-made.

The Sun God Stone still contains residual immortal power.

If he hadn't discovered the damage to the Sun God Stone, calcined it, handed it to Li Ritian, and smashed it down with a hammer, it wouldn't have been as simple as Ritian, and it would have definitely exploded.

Although it would not kill Li Ritian, he would definitely think it was Zhang Ye's problem and get angry at him.

Zhang Ye instantly understood that the guy who reported him anonymously had taken action again, and this time, he used such insidious methods.

Zhang Ye pretended not to notice the problem with the Sun Stone and took a peek at the surrounding apprentices. Most of them were staring at Li Ritian's forging and studying eagerly. Only three people looked at the Sun Stone in Zhang Ye's hand.

Two of them were the apprentices who had gone to get materials to run errands.

As for the other person, he had a scar on his face and was standing far away. Zhang Ye had some impression of him. He seemed to be called Brother Scar, the best among the apprentices.

These three people were not looking at the Sun Stone, which meant that they were up to something.

At this moment, Li Ritian ordered: "Has the Sun God Stone been burned? Give it to me quickly."

Zhang Ye could clearly feel a touch of joy in the eyes of the three people staring at him, and Zhang Ye's face became increasingly ugly, which made the three people look even more excited.

Suddenly, Zhang Ye held his stomach and howled: "Master Ritian, I can't survive. My stomach hurts. I need to go to the toilet!"

Li Ritian was stunned and said dissatisfied: "What's going on?"

"It's no longer possible, we have to pull it out!" Zhang Ye dragged one of the three people over, "You help Master Ritian calcine it."

The apprentice who knew that there was something fishy about the Sun Stone was startled and glanced at Brother Scar subconsciously.

Zhang Ye captured this scene. It seems that Brother Scar is the mastermind of these people. Because when a person has no other choice, he will seek help from his backbone.

Brother Scar frowned and was about to withdraw from Li Ritian's circle, but Zhang Ye had already reached out and pulled Brother Scar forward: "I can rest assured that you are doing the work!"

Zhang Ye handed the Sun Stone into Brother Scar's hands and ran away, leaving Brother Scar confused.

Li Ritian and Zhang Ye were getting along well these days. He was only slightly dissatisfied at this moment when Zhang Ye gave up his burden. In addition, Li Ritian knew Brother Scar and knew that he also had two brushes, so he ordered: "0819? It's just you. , What are you still doing? Calculate the Sun God Stone quickly!"

Brother Scar broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. He knew very well that there was something wrong with the Sun Stone, but he didn't dare to speak out or frame Zhang Ye. After all, Zhang Ye was unable to destroy the Sun God Stone in such a short period of time.

And as long as Li Ritian inspects it, he can find that the Sun God Stone was damaged by immortal power. If he follows the clues, Brother Scar and others will suffer.

Therefore, Brother Scar could only bite the bullet, pretend to know nothing, calcined the Sun Stone and gave it to Li Ritian.

Li Ritian took the red-hot Sun Stone and inexplicably noticed that Brother Scar was standing far away. He scolded: "What are you doing standing so far away? I'll show you how to temper the Sun Stone."

Brother Scar swallowed his saliva and had no choice but to move forward two more steps.

Zhang Ye came out of the toilet refreshed, only to hear a loud bang, and the entire ceiling of the forge was blown apart.