An Ordinary Mecha Master

"Zi Xin."

"Tell me honestly, what are you planning to do with this boy?"

"You're the prettiest girl in Donghai Academy. You can't be doing anything improper like this—he's still a child..."

Mu Xi looked at the girl before her, then at Tang Wulin, who stood silently beside her, and could not help saying so.

At this moment, from her perspective, Ouyang Zixin had come looking for Tang Wulin and was trying to take him away. Though it felt strange, it was even more outrageous!

He was only nine years old, and especially since he was the little Wu Lin brother she had just met—how could her good sister...

"Why are you blushing like a boiling teapot?!"

Noticing Ouyang Zixin's expression, Mu Xi sighed inwardly.

She was already thirteen or fourteen. How could she blush because of some little kid? What a foolish beauty... Besides, this was her Wu Lin brother. She could not let the other girl trick him away.

"Xiaoxi... Ah, do you know this little brother?"

"Wh-what do you mean by that?"

At that moment, Ouyang Zixin turned her gaze toward Mu Xi. Noticing the strange look on her face, she seemed to realize something and immediately could not help speaking.

No!

She absolutely did not mean what Mu Xi thought she meant!

Before graduating, she had never entertained thoughts about things like boyfriends and girlfriends. Besides, this little brother was clearly younger than her—how could she possibly like a younger boy?

Impossible. Absolutely impossible! (Firmly.)

"Do I know him? Of course I know him. This is my little Wu Lin brother. As for what I mean..."

"What do I mean?"

"Hmph, what could I possibly mean?"

"This is my little Wu Lin brother. You can't make a move on him... Besides, he's only nine, not even ten yet. Zi Xin, please be rational!"

Mu Xi gave a light snort, as though she had seen through her, then quietly pulled Tang Wulin over and said this.

And she still said there was nothing... If there really was nothing, why would she blush? Why would she be standing together with him, even going out with him?

This was her little brother. Although she and Zi Xin were extremely close friends, this was not something they could share! Such a handsome, adorable little brother with exceptional blacksmithing talent could only be hers.

"Not even ten?"

"He's a first-year freshman?"

Hearing that, Ouyang Zixin froze for a moment and said blankly.

Soul Masters awakened their Martial Souls at six. He had only cultivated for three years? He was a first-year junior, much younger than her?

At nine years old, this little brother was actually so young.

"I'm thirteen now, and he's nine. I'm already four years older than him..."

After hearing Mu Xi's words, Ouyang Zixin quietly analyzed the situation in her mind.

So she was four years older... Eh, that did not seem like all that much?

As the saying went, if a woman was three years older, she could cradle a gold brick. Four years should be about the same, right? Wait, what was she thinking?!

"What is wrong with my brain?!"

Ouyang Zixin suddenly froze, shame written across her face as she gritted her teeth and blurted out.

He was still a child!

"Exactly."

"So please put away those thoughts. Our little Wu Lin brother is still a child."

Mu Xi gave her a sidelong glance and agreed.

"Xiaoxi, I really don't have thoughts like that."

"I simply want to be friends with Wu Lin. His Martial Soul... makes me feel very close to him."

Ouyang Zixin calmed down for a moment, then looked toward Mu Xi and spoke earnestly.

By now, she had rationally suppressed the blush on her face. She had not been thinking such things at all, so she could not blush.

"Makes you feel close? If I remember correctly, your Martial Soul is Blue Silver Grass with a trace of royal bloodline, right?"

"Wu Lin, what is your Martial Soul? Is it a plant too?"

Hearing this, Mu Xi froze for a moment. Looking toward Tang Wulin, she could not help asking.

If a Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul with royal bloodline felt so close to it, then the quality of this Martial Soul might not be much worse than the Blue Silver King beneath the Blue Silver Emperor.

Still, she had not expected little Wu Lin's Martial Soul to be a plant. Plant-type Soul Masters and blacksmiths... somehow felt extremely incompatible, since blacksmiths needed tremendous strength.

"It is indeed a plant."

"It's this."

Tang Wulin smiled and slowly summoned a cluster of Blue Silver Emperor radiating golden-blue light. Cradling it gently in his palm, he gave a soft laugh.

At the same time, two yellow Soul Rings slowly emerged around him once more.

"..."

"Little Wu Lin, this is!"

Unlike Ouyang Zixin, who had seen it before, Mu Xi stared at the scene and froze in place, clearly at a loss.

This plant, blue all over yet suffused with golden hues and holy radiance, could not be the legendary Blue Silver Emperor, could it?!

"A Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul... No wonder Zi Xin..."

Mu Xi could not help sighing.

No wonder her good sister had said she felt close to him. With a Martial Soul like this, any plant-type Soul Master would probably feel especially comfortable and close to him.

"Now I believe Zi Xin definitely does not have those kinds of thoughts about our Wu Lin, but..."

"Is this Grand Soul Master strength for real?!"

Her gaze fixed on Tang Wulin's two Soul Rings, and she murmured with waves of amazement across her face.

"Nine years old."

"Born with divine strength."

"Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul."

"A level-twenty-three Healing-type Grand Soul Master."

"What kind of monster is this?!"

Elsewhere, at the Donghai Blacksmith Association, Mu Chen, the association president, looked over the information Mang Tian had compiled on Tang Wulin. His expression gradually turned strange as he could not help speaking to the person on the other end of the call.

His blacksmithing talent was already extraordinarily high. Reaching Fourth-Level Blacksmith at nine was enough to shock the entire blacksmithing world.

Who would have thought that his abilities regarding his Martial Soul were not inferior to his blacksmithing talent in the slightest—perhaps even more terrifying... What Healing-type Soul Master was born with divine strength?!

"Especially..."

"His Martial Soul is actually the Blue Silver Emperor! A Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul that will surely have an enormous impact on the Soul Master world, perhaps even shake it to its core..."

Seeing those three words, Mu Chen could not help dwelling on them. This Martial Soul would likely hold immense appeal to Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.

"I guarantee it! As long as this child can continue growing under his current circumstances, he will definitely become a leading figure in both the blacksmithing world and the Soul Master world in the future!"

"Mang Tian, where did you find this child?!"

Mu Chen could not calm down for a long time. Finally, he asked Mang Tian again through the communicator, far away in Aolai City.

"This child..."

"The son of an old friend. I merely taught him a little blacksmithing."

Mang Tian thought for a moment before finally answering.

"An old friend?"

"Your old friend is probably no ordinary person, right?"

Hearing that, Mu Chen could not help laughing and saying so.

It would have been one thing if it were another Martial Soul, but if it was the Blue Silver Emperor, he could not help thinking that way.

"No ordinary person?"

Mang Tian pondered for a moment before finally speaking.

"Just a..."

"Perfectly ordinary mecha maker."