Chapter 1246

Master Lin Cheng's craftsmanship is far superior to his father's; as things stand, the functions of this new leg have completely exceeded their expectations.

"Excellent, excellent." Although Old Cheng had never heard of Lin Cheng's name, he knew what an eighth-rank Forger meant — it meant authority and assurance. His severed leg would never trouble him again. This was truly excellent.

Master Lin Cheng was practically his savior — no, his very second parents! Wuuuh.

The next day's Mingwen Sect instruction also went very smoothly. The Zaoshigong Society also gained some new faces — renowned Forger craftsmen from nearby cities. They greatly admired Lin Cheng for his willingness to contribute complete inscriptions, and their admiration only deepened upon learning that Lin Cheng was the Empire's fourth eighth-rank Forger.

Lin Cheng also made quite a few friends. The questions they consulted him with and the possibilities they raised were all very constructive, and Lin Cheng benefited greatly from them, wanting only to discuss forging techniques with them.

It happened that Lin Cheng, who had just finished his afternoon lesson, had nothing to do, so he took the opportunity to invite these master craftsmen to Flying Fox Wine House for tea and a discussion of forging techniques. Huoerde Society President and Sitefu Society Vice President were also among those invited, and of course they were more than willing.

However, the moment the group stepped out of the Zaoshigong Society's door, they were surrounded by a troop of city guards, their long spears leveled in unison at these unsuspecting Forgers.

"Lin Cheng Tute, we suspect you of violating the no-flight ordinance in Boulder Fortress City. The evidence is conclusive — please come with us now."

The leading city guard captain unceremoniously produced an arrest warrant........

"Er…" Lin Cheng was speechless. Had he been caught this quickly? Could it be that when he landed yesterday, too many people had seen him?

Not only had too many people seen him, someone had even recorded it with a magic recorder. The other party had originally intended to record the new dishes at Flying Fox Wine House, but Lin Cheng just happened to appear, and so it was captured by the magic recorder.

Afterwards, when the city guards investigated, it took almost no effort at all to trace it back to Lin Cheng.

"Have you all lost your minds? Master Lin Cheng is the Empire's fourth eighth-rank Forger! He's only at the peak of fifth-rank cultivation — how could he possibly achieve seventh-rank flight? If you're going to arrest people recklessly, at least keep it within reason." A master Forger who had just befriended Lin Cheng stepped forward without hesitation to speak up for him.

The other Forgers echoed the same sentiment — fifth-rank cultivation, how could one possibly achieve seventh-rank flight?

This was clearly just an excuse these city guards had cooked up to arrest people at random!

"Do you really think us Forgers are easy to bully?"

"So long as we're here today, don't even think about arresting anyone!"

"Are you truly intent on obstructing our arrest?" The leading city guard captain's face instantly turned cold. He had served in Boulder Fortress City for many years, and this was the first time he had seen mere Forgers dare to act so arrogantly.

"So what? Don't you have evidence? If you've got the nerve, produce the evidence then."

Although Lin Cheng was deeply moved that everyone was speaking up for him, he was indeed at fault in this matter first. He tried to persuade them, "Everyone, please don't be like this. At worst I'll just go with them for a trip — once the misunderstanding is explained, there won't be any problem."