Bai Zhiyi walked all the way and entered a large house halfway up the mountain.
Ouyang Ming looked around and couldn't help but be slightly startled. Although it was his first time entering this place, the structure inside was not unfamiliar to him. The layout of the water feature wall on Ten Thousand Beasts Ridge is almost the same as here. It's just that there are more and more rooms separated in this huge house.
His thoughts raced, and he became more and more certain of one thing. The Ten Thousand Beast Ridge and the Beast King Sect were indeed on the same team.
"Haha, Brother Bai is back." A hearty laugh rang out in the hall, and an old man surrounded by several people came over and said with a smile on his face.
Bai Zhiyi's face changed slightly, and he said rather unnaturally: "Brother Xu has also left seclusion. I wonder if the forging will go smoothly this time?"
Before the old man could speak, a young man next to him stood up and said proudly: "Back to Elder Bai, the ancestor took action himself, how can there be any reason for failure?" He raised his eyebrows and said excitedly: "This old man has been in seclusion for three years. Yue, finally forged a high-grade double silver double skill shield!”
The old man gently stroked his long beard and smiled without saying a word.
Bai Zhiyi's eyelids trembled slightly and said, "Brother Xu is really capable, I admire him."
The old man laughed and said: "I just took a step early. Brother Bai will definitely be able to do it in the future."
Bai Zhiyi felt a burst of anger in his heart, but when he thought of the other party's forging achievements, he sighed softly and said, "Thank you very much."
He was disheartened, clasped his fists in a salute, and wanted to go around.
But the old man glanced at Ouyang Ming and suddenly said: "Brother Bai, is this the genius blacksmith you mentioned?"
Bai Zhiyi was startled, he stopped and said suspiciously: "How do you know?"
The old man smiled calmly and said: "Your three disciples started yelling everywhere as soon as they came back. Although I am old, weak, deaf and blind, I can still hear them."
The young man next to him laughed unabashedly, but the others looked rather embarrassed.
They were both members of the Beast King Sect's Tonglu Mountain Sect, so they naturally knew about the grudges between the two, but both Bai Zhiyi and this old man were the best among the Beast King Sect's blacksmiths. For most people, they can't afford to offend.
At this moment, many people regret in their hearts. When he saw Bai Zhiyi just now, he should have run away immediately.
Bai Zhiyi took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, turned around and said: "Xiao Ou, let me introduce to you, this is Xu Feiyu, the forger of our Beast King Sect. As for the ignorant boy next to him, , is his favorite grandson Xu Guangji. Hehe, this little guy is also somewhat talented in blacksmithing, but he is far behind you! "
The corner of Ouyang Ming's mouth twitched slightly, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, knowing that Bai Zhiyi wanted to use his own hands to attack these two people.
If Bai Zhiyi had just met, Ou Yangming would be dissatisfied if he did this. But after this period of getting along, the relationship between the two of them has long since changed.
Even within the same sect, fierce competition is inevitable.
This Xu Feiyu should be Mr. Bai's competitor. In this case, Ouyang Ming just helps his relatives but not others, and is willing to be a gunman.
Nodding gently, Ouyang Ming said: "I have met Mr. Xu, Brother Xu."
Seeing Ou Yangming's expression, Bai Zhijian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "He is Ou Yangming, the forging genius I brought back. I plan to introduce him into the sect as an exception."
Xu Guangji's eyes turned cold and he said coldly: "Old Bai, you should know the rules of the sect. Our Beast King Sect is one of the nine major sects in Danzhou. It's not something dogs and cats can just dream about if they want to join!"
"A dog or a cat?" Ouyang Ming suddenly spoke. He looked at Xu Guangji with a look of surprise on his face and said, "Brother Xu, I think you are upright and truly a talented person..." He paused and suddenly became more serious. He said in a tone of voice: "How come you have become a dog and a cat in other people's mouths?"
Everyone was startled at first, and then they all smiled.
It's just that they didn't dare to laugh out loud because the Xu family's ancestors and grandchildren were in front of them, but the expressions on their faces were quite wonderful.
The corners of Xu Guangji's eyes moved slightly, and a stern aura suddenly surged around his body.
Their ancestors were not reckless people, but Xu Feiyu and Bai Zhiyi had been feuding for many years. This time, they forged high-level equipment first, and they heard that Bai Zhiyi had returned to the sect with a so-called forging genius. So, the two of them discussed to give Bai Zhiyi a blow.
Xu Guangji stepped forward and treated an elder so rudely just to arouse Bai Zhiyi's anger.
But unexpectedly, Bai Zhiyi didn't speak at all. Instead, the young man who had just entered Tonglu Mountain sneered.
This result was beyond their expectations. Could it be that this boy didn't know that this was the Beast King Sect? Why does he have such courage
Xu Guangji's eyes gradually turned cold and he said, "Ouyang Ming, you are so courageous!"
Ouyang Ming said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Xu, for the compliment. Many people have said so."
"Hehe, but in our Beast King Sect, those who are daring often don't end well!" Xu Guangji said word by word.
"Oh? I only know that in our place, those who do not respect the elders of the sect will have their cultivation level abolished and kicked out of the door!" Ouyang Ming said with a smile: "I wonder if the Beast King Sect has this rule?"
At the beginning, everyone was smiling and looking forward to watching the fun.
Naturally, they can't intervene when gods fight, but that doesn't stop them from watching from the sidelines.
But as they listened, they could tell something was wrong.
They exchanged glances with each other, and everyone was wondering, these two people don't have any deep hatred, how come one is more vicious than the other...
Xu Guangji's eyes flashed, but he did not dare to continue talking.
After all, it was their ancestors who started the provocation this time. Although being disrespectful to Bai Zhiyi was not a big deal, it would still be troublesome if someone really grabbed him by the pigtails.
However, at this point, Xu Guangji really didn't like Ouyang Ming at all.
He snorted coldly and said: "Ouyang Ming, Mr. Bai said that your talent in blacksmithing is rare in the world. Is it true or not?"
Ouyang Ming touched his nose and said with a smile: "Old Bai naturally deserves the award."
Xu Guangji was slightly startled, then sneered: "You are self-aware."
Ouyang Ming nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, there are countless proud people in the spiritual world, but with this little achievement, I am not ranked at all. But..." A thick smile suddenly broke out on his face, and he said: "If you only compare it with Your Excellency, it should still be much higher, right?"
This sudden turn of events made everyone around him dumbfounded.
However, this time no one was ridiculing and ridiculing him. Most people looked at Ouyang Ming with a hint of dissatisfaction.
After all, Ouyang Ming is just an outsider.
Xu Guangji is not only a direct disciple of the Beast King Sect, but also has certain attainments in blacksmithing. Although he cannot be compared with old people like Xu Feiyu and Bai Zhiyi, he can still be called a rising star.
Nowadays, seeing Xu Guangji being ridiculed by an outsider, even if the outsider was brought in by Bai Zhiyi, most people would still not be happy.
Xu Guangji was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but laugh angrily and said: "Ouyang Ming, are you saying that your blacksmithing skills are much better than mine?"
Ouyang Ming nodded slightly and said calmly: "Exactly."
"Okay." Xu Guangji nodded heavily, suddenly clasped his fists and saluted around him, and said: "Dear senior brothers, I, Xu Guangji, challenge this master Ouyang Ming... to the blacksmithing technique. Please bear witness."
When he mentioned the words Master Ouyang Ming, he deliberately emphasized his tone. The others knew as soon as they heard that this was not a compliment at all, but a mockery.
"good!"
"Brother Xu, show your true skills and teach him a lesson!"
"Haha, let those outsiders see how powerful the Beast King Sect is!"
A group of people immediately started making noises, and they were definitely happy to see this happen.
In fact, if Bai Zhiyi hadn't been present, there would have been at least twice as many such voices.
"Ahem." Bai Zhiyi coughed suddenly.
Although his voice was not loud, the surrounding area quickly became quiet.
The members of the Beast King Sect in Tonglu Mountain may not mind offending Ouyang Ming, but they never want to offend Bai Zhiyi.
"Brother Xu, isn't this bad?" Bai Zhiyi said in a hypocritical manner: "I brought Xiao Ou here just to join the sect. If we compete before entering the sect, wouldn't it hurt the harmony?"
Xu Feiyu smiled calmly and said: "Brother Bai, if you want to recommend him to join the sect, you will definitely need to conduct an assessment. Haha, in this case, why not let him have a test with Guang Ji, he is a mule or a horse, just pull him out and run around knew?"
Although he also knew that since Bai Zhiyi insisted on bringing Ouyang Ming into the mountain gate, it meant that this boy must have some merits.
However, Xu Feiyu also has great confidence in his grandson.
After all, this was something he taught carefully step by step. He just didn't believe how strong a casual blacksmith could be.
Bai Zhiyi let out a long sigh, with a look of helplessness on his face, and said, "Well, since Brother Xu said so, let this competition be regarded as an entrance examination."
Ouyang Ming was slightly startled. He glanced at Bai Zhiyi. He had not promised to join the Beast King Sect, but from what he said, how could this ordinary competition suddenly become an assessment
However, looking at the eyes of everyone around him that were full of various emotions, Ouyang Ming also knew that he could not refuse at this moment.
Spreading his hands, Ouyang Ming smiled and said, "Since Brother Xu is so interested, I have no choice but to accompany you."
Xu Feiyu gave a long laugh and said: "Brother Bai, you heard it too. This time let us conduct an arbitration to see which one of these two juniors is better."
Bai Zhiyi looked at Xu Feiyu with a strange look, slightly twitching the corners of his mouth, and said, "Okay."
Looking at Bai Zhiyi's inexplicable gaze, Xu Feiyu had an ominous premonition for some reason.
However, at this moment, he was ready to take action.