First Meeting with Tang Wulin, A Sudden Surge of Anger

The Intermediate Academy has officially begun.

For Xu Yue, it was nothing more than a change of environment to supervise Xu Xiaoyan's cultivation, while also being a bit closer to Mu Xi.

Although Eastsea Academy requires all students to live on campus, for the locals, it didn't really make much of a difference.

Whether one commutes or stays in the dorms, it is quite flexible.

Inside a forging room at the Blacksmith Association.

"Wuu, A-Yue, be gentle..."

Xu Yue watched Mu Xi, who was lying prone on the lounge chair receiving a massage while constantly crying out in pain, and gave her a playful smack on her backside.

Smack!

A crisp sound echoed through the room!

"Ouch... A-Yue, what are you doing!" Mu Xi pouted coquettishly.

"Sister Mu Xi, if you're going to get a massage, then just get a massage. Don't make such strange sounds."

One must know that Mu Xi had reached the age of rapid growth, and the figure she inherited from her mother, Yuan Bao'er, was gradually revealing itself.

She was like a flower in full bloom, her entire being overflowing with the vitality of youth.

What was especially important was that, The two were childhood sweethearts, having grown up together, and that bond formed from being inseparable made Mu Xi's allure to him multiply.

Xu Yue took a deep breath of the slightly scorching air in the forging room, suppressing the ripples in his heart.

"Also, didn't I tell you to hold back your strength while forging? Look, you've strained yourself!"

"Hmph! That was just because I was too excited earlier, okay?"

Mu Xi pursed her red lips and said with a haughty air, "I'm a Level 4 Blacksmith now, you know."

"I know, my genius blacksmith sister."

The special effect of the Spirit Forging Star Meteor Hammer, Star Spirit, can produce different effects based on different Star Martial Souls.

In the hands of Mu Xi, who possesses the Blazing Sun Martial Soul, the derived effect is called "Fire Refining".

It helps blacksmiths refine metal and purge impurities much faster; during the Hundred Refinement and First-Grade Thousand Refinement stages, the effect is excellent, increasing efficiency by nearly thirty to forty percent.

Coupled with the physical fitness gained from Xu Yue's Gravity Training Method and the constant, earnest guidance from Mu Chen, In these past few years, Mu Xi's forging skills have improved by a level almost every year.

Just moments ago, Mu Xi officially met all the requirements for a Level 4 Blacksmith.

She had completed a multi-metal fusion forging at the First-Grade Thousand Refinement level.

Xu Yue rubbed the last bit of ointment into Mu Xi's injured area, watching the skin that had turned red from overexertion fade from pink back to snow-white, before clapping his hands and standing up.

"Alright, Sister Mu Xi, get up now."

"No!" Mu Xi shook her head, narrowed her beautiful eyes, opened her arms toward Xu Yue, and acted spoiled, "I want you to carry me!"

"If Xiaoyan saw you like this, the image of her heroic and spirited sister would probably be shattered."

Xu Yue shook his head helplessly, but still smiled and gently lifted Mu Xi from the lounge chair.

"So what if she does?" Before Mu Xi could finish, she was set down by Xu Yue, "Xiaoyan can't see us anyway... hey, hey!"

"Alright," Xu Yue said with a smile, looking at Mu Xi, who had become increasingly clingy lately, "Let's go tell Uncle Mu this good news; he will definitely be very happy."

"Mm!" Mu Xi nodded vigorously, took Xu Yue's arm with a brilliant smile, and walked out of the forging room.

Only when she thought of a certain matter did her gaze dim slightly, but the arms she used to hold onto Xu Yue tightened just a bit more.

As the two passed the front desk, they greeted the woman standing behind it.

"Sister Xiaoling!"

Yun Xiaoling looked at the intimate pair of siblings before her, her expression showing no surprise.

This was something known to everyone in the association.

"Miss Mu Xi, Young Master Xu Yue."

"Don't, Sister Xiaoling." Xu Yue interrupted with a smile, "If you keep calling us that, Uncle Mu will lecture us again."

"That's right!" Mu Xi also laughed, "Where is my dad right now? In the forging room?"

"No, the President is currently in his office with Master Cen Yue. Do you need me to take you there?"

"No need, no need, we can go ourselves."

Mu Xi waved her hand with a smile and walked toward the elevator with Xu Yue.

Yun Xiaoling watched their retreating figures, a motherly smile appearing on her lips involuntarily.

Seeing the couple she ships grow up is truly a wonderful thing.

The two took the elevator directly to the floor where Mu Chen's office was located. When Xu Yue pushed the door open, he saw Mu Chen and Cen Yue at a glance.

"Uncle Mu, Master Cen."

Xu Yue and Mu Xi greeted the two of them.

"Xiao Yue, Xiao Xi, why are you two here?" Mu Chen nodded and asked with a smile.

"Uncle Mu, Mu Xi is already capable of being certified as a Level 4 Blacksmith. I have confirmed it without a doubt."

Xu Yue smiled as he recounted what had just happened, immediately causing the two people present to be shocked.

"What? Level 4?!"

Mu Chen stood up abruptly from his seat, saying excitedly.

"Xiao Yue, are you telling the truth?!"

"Of course it's true!" Before Xu Yue could answer, Mu Xi pouted her red lips, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with her father's skepticism.

"Do you really think A-Yue and I would lie to you?"

"Good, good, good!" Mu Chen laughed heartily, feeling extremely happy.

Cen Yue, who was standing to the side, saw this and offered his congratulations to Mu Chen.

"Congratulations to the Association President for having such a beloved apprentice and daughter. Perhaps in the future, there will be a legendary tale of two Divine Blacksmiths from the same household."

Watching Mu Chen's happy expression, Xu Yue did not disturb him. After sitting down close to Mu Xi, he then asked:

"Uncle Mu, how do you and Master Cen have the leisure to chat today? This is a rare sight."

Hearing Xu Yue's question, Mu Chen's laughter gradually subsided, and he chuckled, "I am awarding a Blacksmith Badge to a young man today. As it happens, you two can get to know him as well."

"Oh?" Mu Xi was taken aback, feeling a bit curious.

Just as Mu Chen was about to explain, the office door was gently knocked upon.

Knock, knock!

"Association President!" A familiar female voice rang out.

"Look, speak of the devil!" Mu Chen chuckled and said toward the door, "Please, come in!"

When the office door opened and the young man personally brought in by Yun Xiaoling walked into the room, Xu Yue's expression froze for an instant.

The newcomer had black hair, large eyes with clear whites and blacks, long eyelashes, and a handsome, clean appearance.

Even without an introduction, the name of the person before him surfaced in his mind immediately.

It was Tang Wulin!

Was Tang Wulin here today to receive his Blacksmith Emblem?

Xu Yue did not know.

Regarding the story he had seen in his past life, he rarely thought about it, aside from a few major events.

After all, he had his own life to live, and the so-called Legend of the Dragon King was merely the life of someone else.

However, at this moment, as Xu Yue looked at Tang Wulin, his gaze involuntarily drifted from that delicate face up to his forehead.

Although it was smooth and clear, he knew clearly in his heart what exactly existed there.

In just an instant, a surge of intense, irrepressible anger welled up within him.

The emotion arrived extremely quickly, yet it did not fade; instead, it began to develop in a direction that was difficult to control.