When Long Yuan returned to Heaven Dou City, it was already evening.
The setting sun dyed the whole city a warm orange, and the shadows of the ancient trees stretched very long on the bluestone road. He did not rush back to the Blacksmith Association, but put away Mecha in the open space outside the city and walked back slowly.
When he pushed the door into Mu Ye's yard, Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan were playing chess at the stone table.
This is what Long Yuan taught them. After living a long life, he picked up some things that were previously buried in his memory.
Although it can be said to be arty, in a long life, you have to find something to use as a seasoning, otherwise it will be very monotonous.
After teaching it to them, Tang Wulin didn't like it very much, but Xu Xiaoyan unexpectedly liked it and learned almost all kinds of chess.
Zhen Hua sat on the wicker chair with his eyes closed and meditative, still holding the cup of tea that he could never finish drinking in his hand.
Mu Ye smiled and cracked the melon seeds.
"Master!" Xu Xiaoyan was the first to see Long Yuan, dropped the chess pieces in his hand and ran over.
Tang Wulin also stood up with a smile on his face.
Zhen Hua put down the teacup, looked Long Yuan up and down, and asked, "You're back? Have you done everything?"
Long Yuan nodded.
Zhen Hua didn't ask further questions, just closed his eyes and began to rest.
Since Long Yuan came, he has become more and more like a retired old man. Every day he is either drinking tea and sunbathing, or going to Mu Ye's place to have a meal.
If you needed to be on guard against hidden arrows coming from nowhere before, now you don't even have that worry at all.
Anyway, with Long Yuan here, those little thieves who don't know where they come from will be scared away with just one look.
This life is really pleasant...
Zhen Hua sighed in his heart.
Xu Xiaoyan pulled Long Yuan's sleeve and asked in a low voice, "Master, are you not injured?"
Long Yuan reached out and patted her on the head. "What can happen to me?"
Xu Xiaoyan chuckled, let go of his hand, and returned to the stone table obediently.
Tang Wulin poured a cup of tea for Long Yuan and handed it over.
Long Yuan took it, took a sip, and sat down on the stone bench.
"Just in time, I have something to discuss with you."
Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan looked at each other and sat upright.
"Where are you going next?" Long Yuan looked at the two of them, "You can't stop practicing. I won't have time to take care of you in a short time, but you have to find a place to continue studying."
Xu Xiaoyan blinked and did not answer immediately. Tang Wulin also fell silent.
Mu Ye interjected from the side. "It's okay to stay at Heaven Dou City. Blacksmith Association's resources are enough for you."
Zhen Hua closed his eyes and said calmly, "Blacksmith Association is a forging place, not an academy."
Mu Ye rolled his eyes and said no more.
Long Yuan looked at Xu Xiaoyan: "Speak first."
Xu Xiaoyan thought for a while and said, "Master, I want to go to the Heavenly Fixed Starry Sky Academy."
Long Yuan raised his eyebrows. "Why?"
"Star Gazing Platform there is very suitable for me." Xu Xiaoyan said seriously, "And Heavenly Fixed Starry Sky Academy and Heaven Dou City are also very close. It's convenient for me to go there to study, and I can continue to practice, and I can come back very quickly."
Long Yuan nodded. "Have you thought about it?"
Xu Xiaoyan nodded vigorously. "I have thought about it."
Long Yuan looked at Tang Wulin: "What about you?"
Tang Wulin was silent for a while before speaking, "Master, I want to go to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy."
The yard was quiet for a moment.
Mu Ye was stunned for a moment. "Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy? That's Ming Capital's school, it's a bit far away."
Tang Wulin nodded. "I know."
Zhen Hua opened his eyes and looked at him. "Why did you choose that place?"
Tang Wulin thought for a while and said, "Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy is the best college besides Shrek. Naturally, I will go to the best college."
Long Yuan looked at him. "Hey, are you not afraid of being far away from home this time?"
"Let me tell you, when someone left home for the first time to go to Eastsea City..."
"Master!" Tang Wulin shouted to Long Yuan angrily, and then smiled shyly, "Master, you said that a man should always go out and make a career."
Long Yuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, stretched out his hand and patted him on the head.
"Okay, let's go then."
Tang Wulin's eyes lit up. "Master agrees?"
"Why don't you agree?" Long Yuan asked, "You have your own ideas, and it's too late for me to be happy. I don't want my disciple to be a puppet who only knows how to do things according to other people's instructions."
Tang Wulin scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
Xu Xiaoyan whispered from the side, "Brother, when will you leave?"
Tang Wulin shook his head. "I don't know."
"Then let's leave tomorrow."
"Ah? Master, why are you in such a hurry to drive me away?"
"Go, go, go, one day Tian Jing will find out that the bastard who ruined my elegance is best if he disappears from me as soon as possible."
Early the next morning, before dawn, Tang Wulin took his luggage and was kicked out of the Blacksmith Association's door by Long Yuan.
Well...
It was really Long Yuan who carried him out by the collar. Zhen Hua and Mu Ye witnessed the whole process, but they were all watching the show, and no one showed even the slightest inclination to stop it.
Tang Wulin:(cry...)
He had no choice but to leave with the ticket stuffed in his pocket.
He doesn't have many things, just a few changes of clothes, a few pieces of metal for forging, and the amulet Long Yuan gave him.
After walking a few steps, he was stopped.
They are Gu Yuena and Xu Xiaoyan.
The two of them walked out, Gu Yuena was holding a bag of things in his hands.
"Eat on the road." She handed the bag to Tang Wulin, "That guy Long Yuan doesn't know what he thinks every day. He does something when his brain is twitching. Don't worry about it."
Tang Wulin took it and opened it to see that it was braised food and dry food made by Mu Ye. His nose felt sour and he quickly lowered his head.
"Thank you, Master."
Gu Yuena immediately turned red and glared at him fiercely. "You should follow that bastard Long Yuan's lead, right? Get out!"
"Hey hey hey..."
Gu Yuena helplessly held up his forehead. "Long Yuan said, you should take good care of yourself when you arrive at Ming Capital, and call him if anything happens. Otherwise, you can also call Zhen Hua. With his energy, there are not many things he can't handle."
Tang Wulin nodded heavily.
Xu Xiaoyan's eyes were red. "Brother, call me when you arrive."
Tang Wulin smiled, "Okay."
He cleared up his expression and strode away.
Soul Guidance Train station, Tang Wulin stood alone in front of the ticket gate.
He looked at the crowds coming and going, feeling a little nervous and a little expectant. The announcement sounded and the ticket check for his train started. He took a deep breath, walked into the ticket gate, and disappeared into the crowd.
Tang Wulin was sent away, and Long Yuan took Xu Xiaoyan to Tianding City.
Mecha "Silver Dragon" crossed the sky and arrived in less than an hour. The door of the Heavenly Fixed Starry Sky Academy was still grand, and the metal door frame glowed with a cold sheen in the sun.
Long Yuan did not release the pressure, but quietly walked in with Xu Xiaoyan.
Dean Shen Yuru received him personally.
"His Excellency Dragon God is here to welcome us, and we welcome you from afar." Shen Yuru smiled broadly.
Long Yuan got straight to the point. "My disciple wants to come to your college to study, will he accept it?"
Shen Yuru glanced at Xu Xiaoyan, his eyes lit up. "Of course!"
Although Xu Xiaoyan is not the flying type Martial Soul, it doesn't matter.
After all, they have a background.
Long Yuan nodded, took out a storage bag from his arms, and placed it on the table.
"Tuition."
Shen Yuru quickly declined. "No, no, His Excellency Dragon God is too polite--"
"You should pay what you have to pay." Long Yuan interrupted her, "I don't want people to gossip."
Shen Yuru had no choice but to accept it angrily.
Long Yuan looked at Xu Xiaoyan again. "Study hard here, but don't wrong yourself. If you have anything to do, just ask Dean Shen."
Xu Xiaoyan nodded vigorously. "Yes!"
Long Yuan reached out and patted her on the head, turned around and left.
Xu Xiaoyan looked at Long Yuan's back with red eyes.
Long Yuan walked out of the college gate, Mecha soared into the sky and disappeared into the clouds.
In the evening, Long Yuan returned to Heaven Dou City Blacksmith Association.
He originally wanted to go find Gu Yuena, but as soon as he reached the door of the yard, an uninvited guest stopped him.
Zhen Hua.
"Come back?" Zhen Hua looked at him with a rare seriousness in his eyes.
Long Yuan nodded. "Is something wrong?"
Zhen Hua asked with a meaningful smile, "Heavenly Forging, you have mastered it, right?"
Long Yuan looked at him without denying it.
Zhen Hua took a deep breath, full of disbelief. "You really know it, right? I remember I only told you the theory, right?"
"Soon." Long Yuan said, "While forging Silver Dragon Battle Armor, the touch was reached."
Zhen Hua stared at him, with complex emotions surging in his eyes.
There was shock, relief, and a hint of indescribable loneliness.
"Can you let me see it?" he asked.
Long Yuan raised his eyebrows. "Now?"
"Go to Ming Capital." Zhen Hua said, "I have a Ascension Platform room specially prepared for Heavenly Forging. There, you can perform it without any scruples."
Long Yuan thought for a while and asked, "When?"
"Anytime." Zhen Hua rubbed his hands, a little impatient.
"Then let's leave tomorrow."
Zhen Hua's eyes lit up, showing his longing for a certain kind of life, but then he regained his composure.
"Okay."