Collapse Iron: The Five Heroes of the Clouds Won't Let Me Go

This continued for ten days, and Yingxing felt as if he were in a dream.

Although only ten days had passed, she felt incredibly relaxed and comfortable. With someone protecting her and her master supporting her, she only needed to focus on honing her skills.

A long-lost confidence radiates from his heart and face, yet his beautiful vision for life is always accompanied by setbacks and malice.

"Tsk! That short-lived fellow is starting to show off again!"

"That's right, things have been quite turbulent lately, which has brought everyone's attention back."

"Tch, why not just quietly die a hundred years from now? Why bother coming out and attracting attention?"

The harsh words reached my ears, neither too loud nor too soft, but clearly audible.

In the past, Yingxing would have pretended not to hear it and would not have done anything to tattle; she would have just silently processed these ramblings by herself.

But at this moment she wanted to refute, to fight back, but the words rose in her throat and she didn't know how to refute them, because her short life was an undeniable fact.

Ying Xing silently lowered his head, about to turn his back, when a cold light instantly struck the three whispering people.

"Aaaaaah! Who?! Whose sword?!"

Yingxing opened his eyes wide and watched as Cheng Xiao single-handedly knocked three people to the ground.

"Sorry I'm late, the sound of the termites has offended your ears again."

Cheng Xiao chuckled at Ying Xing, then looked coldly at the three people crawling at his feet.

"What am I supposed to say? I gave you all a chance, and General Huaiyan didn't pursue those who spoke so rudely before, so why are you still jumping out and causing trouble?"

"Yingxing and I were praised by General Huaiyan. Insulting her is insulting me! So, as punishment for your insults, I'll cut off all your hands. It's alright, we're all from the Immortal Ship anyway, we won't die."

"No! No! That way our hands won't be able to be forged!"

The three men knelt and begged for mercy, but Cheng Xiao ignored them all: "What use are these hands to a bunch of smooth talkers?"

The words had barely left his mouth when a fleshy arm flew off, blood gushing out!

"Ouch!!! It hurts! Ouch!!"

"Next."

Unfortunately, Cheng Xiao's atrocities could not continue, as the Yunqi Army had arrived to maintain order.

"Mr. Cheng Xiao, you have intentionally injured someone. Please cooperate with us."

"Sigh, what can I do? They messed with me."

The riders exchanged bewildered glances. They had never seen anything like it before.

"Ms. Yingxing, what kind of testimony can you provide?"

"I..."

Cheng Xiao chuckled: "What kind of testimony could she possibly give? She's probably terrified of being around me. You'd better not bother her."

"Indeed, then please get some rest, Ms. Yingxing, and don't be frightened."

Both the victim and Cheng Xiao were taken away, leaving only Ying Xing, who was completely stunned, at the scene.

"Master...Master! Something's happened to Chengxiao!"

Yingxing hurriedly rushed to the General's Mansion.

......

"Hahahaha! Cheng Xiao, what can I say to you? You're not young anymore, and you're even more impulsive than I was back then. But still, well done!"

Huaiyan patted Chengxiao's shoulder very affectionately, his eyes as warm as a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law.

"Thank you for protecting Yingxing again. She's timid and tends to keep things to herself. We can't let her hard-earned spirit be destroyed again."

"As for these few good-for-nothings, I'll deal with them according to the laws of the Immortal Ship. Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Yes. Wait a moment."

Cheng Xiao walked out of the Cloud Cavalry with an arrogant air, and no one dared to stop him.

Yingxing then followed Chengxiao and together they went to see the three craftsmen who looked as if they had lost their parents.

"Yingxing, learn from this."

Ying Xing: "?"

Cheng Xiao immediately launched into a tirade: "You three are utterly useless! You can't win a fight, you can't even compete in forging. At four or five hundred years old, where have you gotten to? You should be grateful you're immortal beings, otherwise you'd all be irrecyclable trash by now!"

"Come on, Yingxing, scold them. See why they dare to look down on you and talk behind your back."

"Huh? Me?"

"Yes! Hurry up!"

Ying Xing was forced into this situation and, with a stiff upper lip, said:

"Why...why are you talking about me? I didn't provoke you. I just wanted to forge excellent weapons and equipment so that I could help the Cloud Cavalry kill more monstrous creatures!"

"Everyone in the Engineering Department should help each other and learn and improve together, so why... why are you targeting me? What's wrong with short-lived species? Can't short-lived species prove themselves?"

"You...you!"

Ying Xing became more and more excited as she spoke, and under Cheng Xiao's surprised gaze, she suddenly burst into laughter.

"You're all useless! You're just afraid of me! It's laughable that I took your words so seriously; now it seems it was nothing more than the struggle of the weak!"

"That's right! I am exceptionally talented, stronger than all of you. I, Ying Xing, will let you all know: my fleeting life is a hundred times, a thousand times stronger than your endless lifespans!"

If Yingxing was humble and aloof before, then Yingxing now has become the other extreme: arrogant and confident.

It was as if her pent-up emotions, which had been suppressed for a long time, suddenly erupted, forming two extremes, which, in Cheng Xiao's view, was like an M suddenly becoming an S.

[This...this isn't right, why does Yingxing seem like a completely different person?]

Yingxing spoke for half an hour before stopping because he was thirsty, while the three craftsmen in front of him were already ashamed of what he had said.

"Cheng Xiao, I'm a little tired and want to go back. I've thought about a lot of things today. I want to calm down first."

"Ah...oh! Okay, then you can go back first."

Cheng Xiao watched Ying Xing leave, feeling somewhat dazed. He had a strange feeling that he had triggered Ying Xing's unusual properties, and he didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.

Then Cheng Xiao turned to the three of them and said, "You should reflect on what you said today. Ying Xing was right about one thing: the Gongzao Division exists to benefit the people and to help the Yunqi who are fighting bloody battles, not to be a place for you to engage in this kind of public opinion competition!"

"Remember this well! After receiving your punishment, calm down and maybe you can produce a good work and leave your name in the Industrial Bureau."

After saying that, Cheng Xiao turned and left, but the craftsman whose arm Cheng Xiao had cut off suddenly discovered that his deformed arm had actually recovered perfectly!

"This! My hand is healed! My hand is healed! By the Emperor of Bow and Fate, thank you for giving me another chance, sob sob... thank you."

Back home, Yingxing finally came to her senses. What had she said all day?!

She lost her composure like that in front of Cheng Xiao, even hurling insults at others! She was completely unlike herself!

Ying Xing threw herself onto the bed and buried her face in the soft pillow.

"Ugh! I'm so embarrassed! What did I do today?! Cheng Xiao... I hope he won't be disgusted by me?"