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"Ugh!"
Mu Xi was so annoyed that she could only look into the distance to distract herself.
Suddenly, Mu Xi stopped in her tracks, looking shocked, as if she had seen something unbelievable.
"What's wrong, Mu Xi?"
Seeing Mu Xi suddenly stop, the young man asked with concern.
However, Mu Xi had no intention of paying attention to the other party at this moment. Fearing that she was seeing things, Mu Xi even rubbed her eyes.
After confirming that she wasn't seeing things, Mu Xi couldn't contain her joy and quickly ran towards Su Mo's direction.
"Ok?"
Standing on the platform, Mu Chen looked at Mu Xi, who had suddenly broken away from the group and ran towards a corner, and a hint of doubt flashed across his face.
But when Mu Chen looked in the direction Mu Xi was running, his face instantly turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
At first, Mu Chen was quite grateful to Su Mo for saving his precious daughter.
However, as Mu Xi and Su Mo grew closer and closer, and Mu Xi even stayed at Su Mo's house for a month, Mu Chen's impression of Su Mo completely changed.
Not to mention that besides his beloved daughter, Su Mo also had ambiguous relationships with several other girls.
If his wife, Yuan Bao'er, hadn't stopped him, Mu Chen would have insisted on bringing Mu Xi back.
"What's wrong, President!"
Standing next to Mu Chen, Cen Yue noticed Mu Chen's uncomfortable expression, as if he had swallowed a fly, and kindly offered a word of concern.
Mu Chen didn't speak, but stared blankly at Su Mo's position.
"Ouch!"
Cen Yue followed Mu Chen's gaze and, upon seeing Mu Xi who seemed to want to throw herself into his arms, immediately understood why Mu Chen was in such a bad mood.
For Mu Chen, who is such a doting father, the fact that he didn't rush down to confront the other party on the spot was already a testament to his restraint.
"Su Mo, what are you doing here?"
Mu Xi ran up to Su Mo and looked at Su Mo, whose upper body was leaning on the forging table. Her excitement was almost overflowing.
Sorry, it's late again!
Chapter 130 The unexpected person
"Sister Mu Xi, who is this...?"
Before Su Mo could speak, a slightly gloomy male voice came from behind Mu Xi.
He was a young man a few years older than Mu Xi, wearing the uniform of the East Sea City Blacksmith Association, with a smug and arrogant air about him.
Mu Xi naturally sensed the hostility towards Su Mo in the young man's tone. Her expression suddenly turned cold, and she coldly ordered him to leave, "Senior brother, this has nothing to do with you. Please leave!"
Mu Xi wouldn't have given Zheng Tianlin the slightest bit of a friendly look if it weren't for the sake of his master.
This time, Zheng Tianlin actually dared to show hostility towards Su Mo in front of her, which undoubtedly crossed Mu Xi's bottom line.
"Sister Mu Xi..."
Zheng Tianlin wanted to say something more, but then he saw Mu Xi say coldly, "Zheng Tianlin, I don't want to say the same thing again!"
Zheng Tianlin's ingratiating smile froze instantly.
He never expected that Mu Xi would actually kick him out for this brat who appeared out of nowhere.
Mu Xi didn't react this strongly when he previously made fun of Tang Wulin, Mu Chen's personal disciple.
Recalling Mu Xi's excited reaction when she saw him before, Zheng Tianlin could easily understand that Su Mo in front of him was most likely Mu Xi's sweetheart.
The thought that his goddess, whom he had admired for so many years, actually had someone she liked made Zheng Tianlin feel like dying. He walked away dejectedly into the distance.
"Is it really okay?"
Watching Zheng Tianlin leave, Su Mo offered a very subtle, manipulative comment.
"fine!"
Mu Xi curled her lips and said dismissively, "I was already annoyed by him. He's always buzzing around my ear like a fly. This is a good opportunity to turn against him."
Of course, there was something Mu Xi kept to herself.
Even Ye Xinglan, whom Su Mo met online, could turn against her senior for Su Mo's sake. How could she, who deeply loves Su Mo, possibly lag behind Ye Xinglan?
"Okay, compared to this..."
Mu Xi gave a light snort, her tone returning to its usual playful self, "First, answer me, why are you here? This is a forging competition! Do you know how to forge?"
"know a little."
"I learned a little about forging when I was exercising before."
As Su Mo spoke, she gently compared her thumb and forefinger.
"That's right!"
Mu Xi nodded in agreement. It was not uncommon in the Sun Moon Federation to improve one's physical fitness by learning forging before one's cultivation level had risen.
Su Mo paused for a moment, then continued, "I'm here because I've already spent a lot of the money I brought from home. If I don't earn some extra money, I'll be starving."
Although the prize money for the forging competition is pitifully small, amounting to only 500,000 Federal Credits, there are naturally side events involved in any competition.
"I can take care of you!"
Upon hearing Su Mo say that he was almost out of money, Mu Xi blurted it out almost instinctively.
But Mu Xi quickly realized that what she said was inappropriate, and her face turned bright red, like a ripe apple.
Mu Xi quickly waved her hand and hurriedly corrected herself, "I, I meant... Su Mo, remember to keep up with my pace later!"
Since this was only the first round of the preliminary competition, and all that was needed to complete the hundred-fold purification was to advance, Mu Xi had absolute confidence in leading Su Mo to advance.
"Ok!"
Su Mo did not refuse Mu Xi's kindness.
"I hereby declare the junior forging competition officially open!"
As Cen Yue's calm voice came from the podium, staff pushed a cart forward and presented the contestants with pieces of rare metal that shimmered with a pale blue luster.
"Is this blue-pregnant copper?"
Su Mo recognized the rare metal that was to be forged this time with just one glance.
Blue Pregnant Copper belongs to the copper selenium family and is named for the presence of an element similar to progesterone.
It has excellent soul power conduction ability and is one of the most commonly used materials for making battle armor.
However, the high level of internal impurities in blue copper-impregnated copper is a major headache, and its internal structure is extremely prone to change.
Therefore, the forging process is extremely complex. It is necessary to skip the hundred forgings and directly use the thousand forgings to solidify its internal structure in order to realize its value.
This forging competition only required 100 forgings for purification, not 1000 forgings, which was clearly a lenient approach.
In order not to arouse Mu Chen's suspicion, Su Mo did not use his own forging hammer but picked up the tungsten steel forging hammer provided by the organizer.
Su Mo swung the tungsten steel hammer and first tentatively tapped the blue-impregnated copper.
"Ding--!"
The crisp sound waves rippled through the air, condensed yet not concentrated, crisp yet carrying a hint of dullness.
Su Mo's eyes lit up slightly. Just from that sound, he had a general understanding of the impurity ratio of the blue copper in front of him.
After heating the blue copper, Su Mo did not hesitate at all and swung the tungsten steel forging hammer down heavily. His soul power slowly flowed out of his arm and merged into the tungsten steel forging hammer.
"boom--!"
As the first hammer fell, a fine ring of light immediately appeared on the surface of the blue-coated copper.
"This sound..."
Mu Xi, who was focused on forging, subconsciously looked over when she heard the commotion Su Mo made.
Su Mo's movements were not fast, and even seemed a bit clumsy, but each strike landed in the perfect spot.
With each hammer blow, the surface of the blue-coated copper would shimmer with tiny sparkles of light, rising and falling like breath.
"Ding-ding-ding-"
On the forging platform, as Su Mo's striking rhythm became more and more stable, the scattered sounds of the blue-coated copper gradually began to coalesce.
Mu Xi, who was standing to the side, was mesmerized. Su Mo's technique was far from "knowing a little bit".
Su Mo's every strike seemed to be pre-calculated, precise and continuous, without a single superfluous movement, and the rhythm was astonishingly steady.
Mu Xi even had the illusion that Su Mo was not forging but playing music, and for a moment she was completely mesmerized.
As Su Mo's final hammer blow fell, all the impurities in the blue copper were shaken out, and its spirituality began to return. The surface was no longer dull but instead shone with a restrained blue luster.
"..."
On the platform, Mu Chen, who had been watching Mu Xi and Su Mo closely, had an extremely complicated expression after seeing Su Mo's forging.
When Mu Chen first saw that Mu Xi was drawn to Su Mo's forging rhythm, his face immediately turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
But when he saw the rhythm and force of Su Mo's hammer blows, Mu Chen fell silent.
At his level, one glance is enough to tell whether someone is just putting on an act or has real talent.
"Little Mu Mu, Little Su Mo will be my apprentice from now on."
Just as Mu Chen was pondering who Su Mo's master was, a voice suddenly rang in his ears, causing him to instinctively widen his eyes.
"Bao'er, what are you doing here?"
Upon hearing that all-too-familiar voice, Mu Chen looked at the newcomer with disbelief.
Wearing a baseball cap and a mask, Yuanbao rolled her eyes at Mu Chen with annoyance and said with disdain, "Nonsense! You and your daughter have both come to Tianhai City. Do you expect me to be left alone in an empty house?"
Faced with Yuan Bao'er's scolding, Mu Chen felt ashamed and dared not talk back at all.
Seeing that Mu Chen remained silent, Yuan Bao'er nodded in satisfaction, her beautiful eyes shining brightly as she looked at Su Mo.
Seeing Yuanbao'er's attention completely focused on Su Mo, Mu Chen felt a little jealous. "Bao'er, how are you sure Su Mo doesn't have a teacher?"