He turned to the crowd of blacksmiths, who were all staring at him with wide eyes. "What are you looking at?" he snapped. "Get back to forging. If you delay the orders, I'll have your hides!"
Despite the scolding, Xu Yunfan couldn't help but let a faint smile grace his lips.
Elder Lv had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He was highly respected in the smithy; he had even personally arranged the marriages for several of the blacksmiths.
"I'm off."
"Go on, then."
Watching Xu Yunfan's retreating figure, Lv Yi smiled and shook his head. Xu Yunfan's talent was extraordinary. At just twenty-one, he had reached the Second Level Great Mastery of Muscle and Skin Training. This would be a good bond forged for Divine Weapon Ridge.
He lowered his head and went back to swinging his iron hammer.
Instantly, the smithy was filled with the ceaseless CLANG! of hammers. The sound, mixed with Lv Yi's gravelly singing, melded in the spring breeze to become a blacksmith's farewell ballad.
