Chapter 526: The Past

Ni Yunhong nodded solemnly and said: "Brother Ou, General Chen Yifan came here on orders, saying that His Majesty wants to forge magic weapons, and all the super blacksmiths in the capital are helpless, so His Majesty wants to gather ideas and gather all learned blacksmiths from all over the world. .”

The corner of Ouyang Ming's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself, what kind of excuse is this...

When it comes to forging magic tools, in this world, is there anyone more powerful than me? The royal family didn't invite themselves, but said to recruit blacksmiths from all over the world, this is simply unreliable!

With a soft snort, Ouyang Ming said, "Brother Ni, the old man will believe what General Chen said? Didn't you stop him?"

He has been with the old craftsman for two years, and he knows that the old man may not be smart enough, but it is absolutely impossible that he can't see through even this little flaw. What's more, with the current relationship between the Eight Counties inheritance family and the royal family, it is impossible to send the old craftsman over with both hands.

However, Ni Yunhong smiled wryly, and said: "Brother Ou, to be honest, the three ancestors of our family came forward to persuade them to stay, but the old craftsman was determined to enter Beijing after eating the weight. We, ah, the whole The extreme patriarchs of Changlong City dare not stop them!"

Ouyang Ming frowned, he never doubted this sentence.

If it was really the old man who forcibly entered the capital, let alone the three elders of the Ni family, even the Ji Dao ancestors of the entire Changlong city would not dare to stop them.

The fate of the three Zerg spirit beasts was just outside the city. Even if they had the guts, they would not dare to offend Ouyang Ming, let alone feel sorry for the old craftsman.

At this time, Ouyang Ming had already vaguely understood why no Ji Dao Patriarch was there to greet him when he entered the city. Because of the matter of the old craftsman, these powerhouses are deeply afraid, fearing that they will suffer a catastrophe. In fact, in terms of the friendship between the three elders of the Ni family and Ouyang Ming, this is not the case at all. But because of Ni Yinghong's existence, they needed to avoid suspicion, so they had no choice but to stay out.

Ouyang Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Where is Deng Xiyuan?"

This time, he didn't honor the city lord, but named him by name, which shows that he is in a bad mood.

Ni Yunhong sneered, and said: "That guy is as cowardly as a mouse, and he actually accompanied Old Jiangtou to the capital."

Ouyang Ming asked in a deep voice, "Where is General Li? Where is he?"

"General Li Xinfan is still in the barracks and hasn't left." Ni Yunhong sighed: "When killing the enemy on the battlefield, General Li took the lead bravely, but when it comes to rewards for meritorious deeds, he may not be as good as City Lord Deng."

Ouyang Ming couldn't help laughing,

At this time, most of his thoughts have been put down.

Although the old craftsman was not in the city, he believed that as long as the royal family was not hopelessly stupid, otherwise they would never dare to be rude to the old craftsman. In other words, under the arrangement of the royal family, the quality of life of the old craftsman is likely to be much higher. Of course, it is not known whether this sudden high-quality life can satisfy the old craftsman.

Nodding slightly, Ouyang Ming said: "Brother Ni, please tell the three ancestors that I am anxious to go to the capital, so I won't come to see you this time."

Ni Yinghong hesitated for a moment, and said: "Brother, you and the ancestors also say that I will go with Xiao Mingzi."

Ni Yunhong nodded repeatedly. As a child of the Ni family, he naturally understood how important Ouyang Ming was at this time. Some people might criticize Ni Yinghong for not going to visit the ancestor, but if compared with wooing Ou Yangming, then this faux pas is not worth mentioning.

Jiang Jiumei watched them talking silently, seeing that they had reached a consensus, a hint of relief appeared in the depths of her eyes.

She recognized Ouyang Ming as her elder brother, so she naturally treated him wholeheartedly. However, Ni Yinghong has been with her for a long time, and she is also a sister. If Ouyang Ming fell out with the Ni family, she really didn't know how to choose.

Fortunately, now it seems that there is no difficulty for both sides to overcome.

After Ouyang Ming left, he did not go directly to the capital, but came to the barracks after leaving the city.

Today's Ouyang Ming is already well-known, and everyone in Changlong City knows it. But in the barracks, his reputation is even higher. When the guards saw him, they all saluted solemnly. Whether it was their attitude or their eyes, it could be seen that they respected him from the bottom of their hearts.

Ou Yangming did not neglect, and returned with military salute.

It didn't take long for Ouyang Ming to meet Li Xinfan, the chief general in the army. After the great tribulation of the human race, the ancestor of the Ji Dao seemed to have become more and more calm.

A trace of hoarfrost can already be seen on his temples, but his eyes are still as deep as the sea.

After seeing Ou Yangming, he smiled slightly and said, "When I heard the voice of the Multi-armed Vajra, I thought that Master Ou would definitely come to see me, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."

Ouyang Ming nodded slightly, and said, "General Li, I just came here to ask a question."

Li Xinfan smiled and said: "You want to ask, how did we persuade the old craftsman, right?"

Ouyang Ming said without hesitation: "Yes, although the old man doesn't care about political affairs, he also knows the filth of the royal family and the families inherited from the eight counties. Why did he choose to go to the capital at this time?" His eyes were shining, staring at Li Xinfan However, if the latter has the slightest guilty conscience or wants to hide it, he can't even hide it from Ouyang Ming's telepathy.

Li Xinfan sighed softly, and said: "Master Ou, to tell you the truth, the old man and the others did not charm the old craftsman, we only said a word to him."

Ouyang Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "What?"

"Military order." Li Xinfan said word by word.

Ouyang Ming's face was slightly cold, and he said, "Are you coercing with military orders?"

Li Xinfan said proudly: "Master Ou, please be careful. Under the military order, there is nothing you can't resist. How do you start with the word coercion?" His voice was loud and powerful, "Although you have never joined the military, you have After staying in the army for two years, I will ask you, what does the military order represent?"

Ouyang Ming took a deep breath. Although he didn't speak, his expression was not good-looking.

Li Xinfan continued: "Master Ou, you have been with the old craftsman for several years, and he has always regarded you as his own son and treated you as his own son. So, I know you care about him and don't want him to be involved in right and wrong. But, do you know what life experience the old craftsman has?"

Ouyang Ming was slightly taken aback, but he fell silent immediately.

After the old craftsman adopted him, although he beat and scolded him, his love for his son was genuine.

However, Ouyang Ming really didn't know much about the experience of the old craftsman's first life.

Li Xinfan looked solemn, and said: "When the old craftsman was young, his parents fell ill and both died. He was alone and wandering outside, without any skills. He only survived by begging along the street."

Ouyang Ming opened his mouth, feeling a slight pain in his heart.

He had been with the old craftsman for several years, but the old craftsman only taught him to read and write, taught him how to behave, and taught him the art of forging.

However, he didn't mention anything about the old craftsman's past life. Whenever Ouyang Ming asked curiously, the old craftsman would always look like he was blowing his beard and staring at someone, picking up a broomstick to hit someone.

No matter how stupid Ou Yangming was, he knew it was a taboo after a few times, and never dared to mention it again.

As for secretly inquiring... In Lin Haijun's camp, the old craftsman is the oldest person, only he knows about other people's affairs, but almost no one knows about the old craftsman himself.

However, Ouyang Ming also knew that Li Xinfan was not talking nonsense.

With the strength of the royal family, if you deliberately want to inquire about someone or something, there are definitely many means. Sometimes, the royal family has already found out what the parties do not know.

Li Xinfan continued: "The old craftsman wandered to a town near Lin Haijun's camp, and happened to meet a certain blacksmith in the camp." He sighed softly, and said: "This blacksmith sees him pitifully, maybe The two hit it off, so we took him in and gave him a chance to receive arms with his lifelong military exploits."

Ouyang Ming's heart skipped a beat suddenly, his life experience was so similar to Old Craftsman's.

Li Xinfan took a deep look at him and said, "Master Ou, I know what you're thinking, but it's all true. The reason why the old craftsman also adopted you in the town and exchanged his military merits for the opportunity to receive arms , it should all be related to his past experiences. But..." He chuckled and said: "Your strange inheritance method is better than one generation after another. After the old craftsman got the arms, he practiced hard and finally matured. He shined brilliantly in forging, and now he even comprehends the unity of man and nature, the strength of forging will never be inferior to those super blacksmiths in the capital."

He paused for a moment, and then said: "As for Master Ou, it goes without saying that among the blacksmiths of this dynasty, no one can compare to you."

The corner of Ouyang Ming's mouth twitched, turning a deaf ear to his flattering words, and said: "General Li, what do you mean by saying these things to me?"

Li Xinfan said in a deep voice: "This general will just tell you the life experience of the old craftsman." With a solemn expression, he said slowly: "Besides that, the old man will tell you one more thing."

"Please tell me, General."

"When the old man and others told the old craftsman that this is a military order, the old craftsman thought it over and over again, and only replied with two words."

"What?"

"He said, take orders."

Ouyang Ming was stunned for a moment, then murmured: "Accept the order."

"Exactly." Li Xinfan smiled wryly, and said, "To be honest, even I didn't expect that the old craftsman would answer so readily." He shook his head and said with a sneer, "The three elders of the Ni family and the people in the city The ancestors of the Ji Dao came forward to persuade them to stay, but the old craftsman insisted on accepting the order and went away even if he was soft and hard. Haha, all their painstaking efforts were wasted."

Hearing Li Xinfan's words ridiculing the three elders of the Ni family, as well as many extreme patriarchs in Changlong City, Ouyang Ming also felt dumbfounded.

Clasping his fists and saluting, Ouyang Ming said, "Thank you, General Li, and I will take my leave."

Li Xinfan said in a deep voice, "Master Ou is going to the capital?"

"Exactly." Ou Yangming smiled and said, "I didn't want to go into the muddy water this time, but since the old craftsman is gone, I can't stay out of it." He said with a smile: "General Li, I hope to see you next time." , we can still have a drink and chat.”

In a flash, he had disappeared without a trace.

Only Li Xinfan was left standing there with a dignified expression, and after a long time he let out a long sigh and remained silent.