The Magical Blacksmith

Chapter 283: Finding a Different Way

Deacon Wang was escorted away, and the master in charge also left with him. In the forge, the apprentices and forge master were silent. After a while, everyone silently started doing what they were doing.

Zhang Ye struggled to stand up from the ground, staring at the stove masters with blood-red eyes, but no one dared to look at him. When Zhang Ye was about to say something, the master in charge turned back with an angry look on his face.

"Zhang Ye, get out of Lingbaosi before the sun rises tomorrow!" the person in charge scolded.

Even though Deacon Wang had shouldered all the responsibilities, Zhang Ye knew that he could no longer stay in Lingbaosi, and if Deacon Wang hadn't beaten him up, it might not be as simple as getting out of Lingbaosi.

Zhang Ye's throat twitched slightly, but he didn't defend himself, because no one believed his defense. He just asked, "What will happen to Deacon Wang?"

The person in charge said angrily: "What else can we do? So many people have died, and Deacon Wang has taken all the responsibility on himself. I will ask him to behead him at noon tomorrow!" He never wanted to see Zhang Ye again, so he threw up his sleeves and left.

Zhang Ye's face turned pale and he was a little unsteady on his feet. After a moment, Zhang Ye rushed towards Li Ritian: "Li Zhanglu, I will accept whatever you do to me, but Deacon Wang is innocent!"

Li Ritian's face was grave, his eyes flickered, and he did not dare to look at Zhang Ye: "I don't know what you are talking about."

"You also heard that Deacon Wang will be questioned tomorrow. I know you don't have the ability to tamper with the alchemy furnace without anyone noticing and reveal the mastermind behind the scenes. It can be considered a crime and meritorious service, and there will never be a fatal disaster!" Zhang Ye pressed.

Li Ritian's face was ugly, with sweat on his forehead and trembling lips. Just as he was about to say something, Zhang Ye was suddenly kicked to the ground: "Zhang Ye, you want to blame us when you have something wrong with your horse, right? "

"It doesn't make sense. You built the alchemy furnace. As many of us can testify, you were the cause of Deacon Wang's death!" Another furnace master cursed fiercely.

"Yes, that's right, Zhang Ye, you shameless person, you actually want to shirk your responsibility!"

"If I hadn't seen us working together, I would have killed you to avenge Deacon Wang!"

The furnace masters were shouting like ghosts, Zhang Ye's expression never looked like he could believe it, but gradually turned indifferent.

Zhang Ye got up again and looked seriously at every stove master present. His voice was low but solemn: "No one here can escape."

There was a hint of sarcasm in the eyes of the furnace leaders. As long as everyone refuses to admit it, how big a stir can a little Zhang Ye make?

Besides, Zhang Ye has to leave Lingbaosi tomorrow morning for fear of a ghost!

"Get out of the forge, you are not welcome here, you are a scourge!" In order to show their confidence, the furnace masters threw Zhang Ye out of the forge.

Zhang Ye fell outside the forging workshop in an indescribable embarrassment and coughed out a mouthful of blood, which caused the furnace masters to laugh ferociously: "Get out!"

Although Zhang Ye was almost unconscious from the pain, his eyes were surprisingly calm and he staggered towards his residence step by step. Some apprentices couldn't stand it and wanted to help Zhang Ye, but they were stopped by the furnace masters: " Didn’t you hear what the master said? From now on, he is no longer from our forge!”

Zhang Ye's steps were light and slow, but he did not stop. Just like all the difficulties Zhang Ye has encountered, when he gets up quickly, it is time for revenge.

First, Zhang Ye came to the elixir room of Lingbaosi. Although he endured a lot of scolding, his contribution points were still usable. He exchanged a few healing elixirs and after swallowing them, most of his injuries were cured.

Immediately, Zhang Ye returned to his residence and stayed behind closed doors. He lay on the bed, closed his eyes and meditated, waiting for night to fall.

After midnight, which is the beginning of January, Zhang Ye can draw a lottery.

This was Zhang Ye's plan. Except for Deacon Wang who believed in him, everyone else in the Lingbao Division believed that Zhang Ye was at fault and Deacon Wang was just taking the blame for Zhang Ye.

Zhang Ye was of low status, and in such an atmosphere it was even more difficult to collect evidence. As for wanting the stove leaders to show their conscience and surrender, it seems to be even more of a dream.

Therefore, Zhang Ye decided to rely on himself. Even if everyone thought he couldn't do it, Zhang Ye believed that he could definitely do it!

The lottery is an indispensable part of the plan to save Deacon Wang. As for why, Zhang Ye had his own plan.

Zhang Ye lay on the bed, recuperating his energy until midnight passed. Zhang Ye suddenly opened his eyes, and his eyes shone brightly.

"System, start the lottery." Zhang Ye added, "Specify the categories, the false way!"

The lottery can stipulate the category of Taoism, and Zhang Ye stipulated the Tao of Falsehood. Just by the name, you can tell that this category of Taoism is not advanced, but Zhang Ye needs to use it.

Zhang Ye glanced at the reward and directly activated the Heavenly Official's Blessing.

After a while, the system broadcast a report: "Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the forging skill - Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Specialization (The Way of Falsehood)."

Zhang Ye stood up and started forging in the room.

The principal went to bed very late, not only because he felt uneasy because such a big thing happened to his subordinates, but also because he felt sorry for Deacon Wang who was about to be executed.

"Who is outside?" The master in charge suddenly sat up when he felt someone was outside the room.

"Zhang Ye!"

"Zhang Ye?" The person in charge heard Zhang Ye's voice and said angrily, "No matter what you say, I will not leave you in Lingbaosi. Disappear before dawn!"

Zhang Ye stood outside the door, his expression unchanged: "My lord, I have a way to save Deacon Wang."

The boss frowned and said angrily: "What can you do!"

After all, as the chief, he had smoothed out many relationships, but Deacon Wang still could not escape death. What could a mere furnace manager do?

Zhang Ye replied: "Deacon Wang and I were framed. As long as we find the murderer behind the scenes, we can keep Deacon Wang safe."

Hearing this, the boss became even more furious: "What kind of murderer is behind this? You were the one who killed Deacon Wang. How dare you tell me about the murderer behind this!"

"I know that the master in charge doesn't want to believe it, but as long as you see me, you will know that what I say is true." Zhang Ye paused, "If the master sees me and still thinks that I am the culprit, the villain is willing to Apologize to death.”

The person in charge initially thought that Zhang Ye's late-night visit must be to plead for mercy so that he could continue to stay in Lingbaosi. However, hearing Zhang Ye's determination, he was still ready to meet him no matter how impatient he was.

With a "squeak", the door opened, and the person in charge noticed that Zhang Ye had some wind and frost on his body. He must have been standing outside the house for a long time.

The person in charge snorted and asked: "I saw you, what next? It didn't make me change my mind."

Naturally, Zhang Ye couldn't impress the boss with his handsomeness. He took out something from the Qiankun Bag: "Sir, please take a look!"

"If you don't sleep at night, you want me to see a low-grade innate spiritual treasure?" The person in charge was so angry that he started to scold him, but the scolding became quieter and quieter. Finally, with a sigh, he took the magic weapon from Zhang Ye's hand. Lingbao took it.

The appearance of this spiritual treasure is not surprising. It is a white-faced lantern.

As the head of the Lingbao Division, he must be a master who is proficient in blacksmithing. He checked it and was a little moved: "Is it the false Taoism that is poured into it?"

The Way of Falsehood is not a high-level way of heaven, but there are very few people who are good at it, and not many blacksmiths are willing to study it. Therefore, spiritual treasures containing the Way of Falsehood are rare.

Zhang Ye nodded: "Exactly."

The person in charge checked it again and said, "What is your purpose in creating this spiritual treasure?"

Zhang Ye explained: "With the help of falsehood, you can distinguish the truth from falsehood. Once you tell a lie, this spiritual treasure will light up red, and if you tell the truth, it will light up green."

The master in charge frowned. He had vaguely understood Zhang Ye's intention. Of course, as a blacksmith master, he already knew the efficacy of this lantern when he inspected it previously.

However, the master still wanted to give it a try. He activated the Lantern Lingbao and said, "I am the head of the Lingbao Department."

The lantern Lingbao lit up green, and the person in charge said: "I earn thirty top-grade sky stones a month."

The salary of the principal was indeed like this, but the lantern lit up red.

The person in charge didn't say anything. He said many well-known things and some secret things that only he knew. The lantern flickered red and green.

After testing more than a dozen questions, the person in charge nodded and affirmed: "This treasure can indeed detect the authenticity of people's words."

Immediately, the master in charge looked at Zhang Ye with stern eyes. Zhang Ye knew the intention and said in a loud voice, "Deacon Wang and I were framed."

The lantern lit up green, proving that what Zhang Ye said was true, and the person in charge remained silent for a long time.

After a while, the person in charge said: "You want to use this spirit treasure to prove that Deacon Wang is innocent? But the military has never been unreasonable. They will not believe it based on this spirit treasure alone. They can only use real evidence to find out the truth." The military will let him go if he is cruel!"

Zhang Ye nodded: "I don't expect that a single spiritual treasure can help Deacon Wang escape the crime. Only if I can get the support of adults can I carry out subsequent plans."

"You tell me first." The person in charge said this without agreeing.

"Part of that batch of munitions orders was made by me for other furnace masters. The batch of alchemy furnaces was handed over to them, and then they handed it over to Deacon Wang for delivery. If the alchemy furnaces were tampered with, it could only be during this period!"

"It's them, how brave they are!" The principal was so angry that he took a few steps, but then he remembered something and asked doubtfully, "If they had done anything, how could Deacon Wang not detect it?"

The person in charge hit the mark, and Zhang Ye nodded: "They really don't have the ability to hide things from the outside world, so I suspect that there is a black hand behind the furnace owners!"

The person in charge seemed to understand something and was very angry. Lingbaosi tacitly allowed competition among blacksmiths. Only with competition can there be vitality, but using this method is too bottomless.

"However, the master of the forge or the mastermind behind it are all immortals with official positions. Based on mere suspicion, I cannot use the soul-searching method on them!" The boss understood that this matter was a big deal. It's impossible for those furnace masters to recruit them even if they're beaten to death. The soul-searching method can reveal the truth, but there are many restrictions, and the people who are subjected to the soul-searching method will become idiots.

"So, I created this spiritual treasure, hoping to get the unconditional support of the person in charge!" Zhang Ye's voice was decisive.

The person in charge understood Zhang Ye's plan and used the false soul treasure instead of the soul search method. Although it can only determine whether others are telling the truth, it can also follow the clues to find the mastermind behind the scenes and obtain tangible evidence!

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