29 Chapter 29: Blacksmith Association; Cen Yue

Xiu Ye stood leaning by the school gate, with his handsome face and chill expression, wearing a fresh white T-shirt with blue sleeves, black long pants and sneakers, numerous nearby female students couldn't help glancing at him.

"Hey, who's that handsome boy?"

"Is he a new student?"

"I wonder whose his waiting for..."

Numerous female students speculated with low whispers at each other while glancing at the red headed boy.

There were a lot of cute or handsome boys in the school, but there were seldom that can match one such as the red headed boy. So almost every female in the vicinity attention was on him.

Right now Xiu Ye was waiting for Tang Wulin, who gone back to his room for a moment to get something he forgot, as they would go to the blacksmith association to register as official blacksmiths to get tasks.

School would officially start tomorrow, so the two boys would not get in trouble unless they miss the curfew and they would face disciplinary actions.

"Oi, Ye!" Xiu Ye blinked, he turned to face a smiling Tang Wulin holding his left shoulder.

"Kyaa! Who is that new cute boy?"

"Is he his brother? No wait, I've seen scenes like this before, is he a she?"

"A reverse trap? With how cute that kid is, I wouldn't be surprise..."

"Come on, let's go!" Ignoring what the nearby female students were talking about, Tang Wulin nudged Xiu Ye by the shoulder.

Xiu Ye shook his head and let out a sigh. He took a step forward and walked out of the school gate, followed by Tang Wulin.

After asking some people near them about the blacksmith association, and getting their answer of the location, both boys headed out.

Eastsea City was very big. In fact, it was several times larger than Glorybound City. Although they were loaded, they wanted to experience the big city life so Xiu Ye and Tang Wulin both walked the whole journey to the Blacksmith's Association.

It wasn't too bad. The Blacksmith's Association was not that far from Eastsea Academy and both of the boy had already eaten their fill during lunch. After walking for half an hour, their destination was already in sight.

The Blacksmith's Association was easily recognizable with its grey colored building and height of thirty floors along with, at the very top, a design of a hammer. With this design, there wasn't even a need to engrave the association's name onto a plate.

Xiu Ye and Tang Wulin both walked through the big glass doors on the first floor and was immediately faced with a ten-meter tall wall with an eight-meter tall golden hammer sculpture on it.

Although the Blacksmith's Association wasn't as rich as the Mecha Craftsmen's Association, it was still a necessary existence. A first-rate blacksmith's status in society was exceedingly high. In fact, their status was comparable to that of mecha craftsmen grandmasters. In order to make a first-rate mecha, first-rate materials were naturally needed. As such, first-rate blacksmiths were needed to process first-rate materials!

The lounge on the first floor was very spacious and empty. There were only two young ladies dressed in grey at the reception desk.

"Little brothers, who are you looking for?" When they saw Xiu Ye and Tang Wulin walk towards them, one of the two ladies who had a sweet looking appearance took the initiative to stand up and greet them.

Facing such a gorgeous young woman, except for his teacher and mother, Tang Wulin's developing hormones started acting up. His cheeks slightly flush as he said, "I, I'm here to take the blacksmith's ranking test, so as my cousin here as well."

Xiu Ye sniggered by the side, causing Tang Wulin's cheeks to flush even more.

"Pfft!" The well-developed young lady to the side laughed and said with a smile, "Look at him, his face is already red. Little brother, your eyes are really pretty."

The sweet looking young lady rebuked, "Don't be so noisy, Yuan Yuan. Little brothers, you want to take the blacksmith's ranking test?"

Tang Wulin nodded and answered somewhat anxiously, "Yes!"

Xiu Ye nodded as well with a call expression. "Yes."

The sweet young lady said, "Where are your family? Or your teacher?"

Xiu Ye and Tang Wulin glanced at each other.

Tang Wulin shook his head. "My teacher had me come alone and told me to find someone called Grandmaster Cen Yue."

Xiu Ye said. "My dad said the same, oh he's this guy's teacher by the way and sorta mine as well."

When they heard the name Cen Yue, the two young ladies' expressions stiffened and the sweet young lady hastily said, "Please wait a moment then. I'll go ask if Grandmaster Cen Yue is available right now. Have you ever spoken to Grandmaster Cen over the soul communicator?"

Tang Wulin glanced at Xiu Ye who shook his head. "I have a soul communicator but my dad didn't give Grandmaster Cen Yue's number to me."

They nodded in understanding.

"Grandmaster Cen, there's children here looking for you. Hm. That's right, one has really large eyes and is wearing plain clothes, while the other has distinctive red hair and is wearing plain clothes as well." The sweet looking young lady said as she pressed down on a number to connect to Grandmaster Cen.

After hanging up the communicator, the sweet young lady said to the boys. "Little brother, Grandmaster Cen has some time right now. Follow me."

As she said this, she began guiding Xiu Ye and Tang Wulin to the side of the large hall. The well-developed lady, Yuan Yuan, stuck out her tongue as she watched them leave and said to herself, "I couldn't even tell! Those two actually knows Grandmaster Cen."

When the soul elevator's metal doors opened up, Tang Wulin nearly jumped with fright. This was the first time he had ever seen anything like this. While Xiu Ye watched with a smirk, his eyes displaying nostalgia as he scanned the elevator.

"Come, come here." The sweet young lady gave a tender smile.

Xiu Ye and Tang Wulin went over to her side.

The sweet young lady said. "My name is Yun Xiaoling. Grandmaster Cen's office is on the 15th floor. I'll take you to see him and then he will take you to conduct the blacksmith's ranking test."

"Thank you big sister." Xiu Ye politely said.

"Thank you big sister." Tang Wulin followed.

Yun Xiaoling looked at them, her gaze moving up and down, sizing them up. Although these boys were wearing extremely plain clothing, they are still very good-looking. Most of all were those big eyes of Tang Wulin, which could even make a girl jealous. Then there was that calm and mature aura around Xiu Ye, making a girl feel safe and relax. Moreover, despite their simplicity, they were extraordinarily courteous, giving others a very good opinion of them.

Ding! The elevator stopped on the 15th floor and the doors opened.

The walls were made of a white metal while the ceiling and floors were white too. Neat and tidy, that was Xiu Ye's first impression.

There were two rooms on both sides of the hall leading out of the elevator.

Yun Xiaoling brought them to one of the doors which had Cen Yue's nameplate on it. She pressed the button above it.

"Grandmaster Cen, it's Yun Xiaoling. I've brought the children here."

"En. Good work." A deep voice was heard from the within the room. Then the door opened.

The office was approximately 30 square meters in size with a massive wooden desk that took up nearly a quarter of the room's space. Behind the wooden desk stood a man in his 40's. This man wasn't particularly tall, but he was absolutely well-built. His shoulders were especially wide, with a black jacket resting on his deltoids.

At this moment, he was looking at a design plan laid out on his desk.

"Grandmaster Cen." Yun Xiaoling softly called out.

"En." Cen Yue raised his head and looked over.

His gaze immediately fell on Xiu Ye and Tang Wulin as he looked at them with curious eyes. "So, the two of you are Mang Tian's disciples?"

Tang Wulin nodded and Xiu Ye said. "I'm also his son."

Cen Yue widened his eyes in surprise and disbelief. "Y-You're Mang Tian's son?"

Xiu Ye nodded.

Cen Yue's stared with his mouth agape, in clear disbelief. "That old bachelor finally decided to tie the knot with someone? Without telling me?! Tell me, who's your mother? Is it Mei Ling? She's the only woman I can think of who'll still take that bastard..."

Xiu Ye cleared his throat, interrupting Cen Yue's mumbling, while Tang Wulin and Yun Xiaoling both turned to look away in respect for the man.

"Uh, sir, Mang Tian is my adopted father, not my real one, so he's not married."

"Oh..." Cen Yue blinked his eyes.

"..."

An awkward silence ensued.

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