Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

"Of course it's true. Sigh, but I only recently managed to get these three boxes. You know how hard it is to get seasoning packets..."

"Don't worry, don't worry!" The young man patted his chest and pointed to the black longbow. "I've equipped this bow with some features that previous bows didn't have. In terms of innovation, it's definitely a magical artifact that can usher in a new era. Taking three boxes from you is not a loss at all!"

At this point, the boy's expression fell into despair again, and he clutched his chest with one hand, looking utterly heartbroken.

He gazed at the black bow with deep affection, his voice sounding particularly weary, "It's just that this new function has consumed a lot of my materials for experiments, and now, I can barely keep the equipment shop afloat."

Seeing the boy's expression, Yunping knew that this little hooligan was about to ask for face again.

Okay then, let's keep acting.

So Yunping imitated the boy, clutching his chest with one hand and pretending to have trouble breathing, "Well... alright then, I'll give you two more boxes, this is all my savings."

"Oh, I can't possibly accept this!"

The boy chuckled twice, then reached out his hand to Yunping.

The meaning is obvious—get the hell out of here!

"It's alright, it's alright. We're all regular customers, friends, it's only right."

Yunping chuckled twice, then deliberately paused to show his hesitation before finally pulling out five boxes from the seven hundred boxes of pickled cabbage noodles in his storage ring.

Finally, Yunping gave the boy five boxes of instant noodles, and the boy gave Yunping the black bow in return.

In fact, the boy also lied.

For him, running errands and delivering goods to people's doors is no problem at all; he's practically a saint. Running errands is like teleportation for him.

His claim that the materials were scarce and that a lot of materials had been used was also a lie; he had plenty of materials in his warehouse.

So, when the two of them received each other's things, they were secretly chuckling to themselves.

So—both of these old fools thought they had made a profit.

57. Testing the bow

When Yunping called Ye Yuchan out of bed, she was very reluctant.

Anyone would feel the same way if they were woken up in the deepest part of their sleep in the early morning, surrounded by sweet dreams; their first instinct would be to harbor genuine murderous intent.

Ye Yuchan was no exception; she had a terrible temper when she woke up.

It's so severe that it sometimes even temporarily distorts her biological species type.

This is also the specific reason why Yunping has teeth marks on his right hand—Ye Yuchan bit him during her morning grumpiness and beast-like transformation.

Heaven knows why Ye Yuchan bit his flesh, which was impervious even to the slightest damage during his peak physical stage...

"So why are you waking me up so early in the morning instead of letting me sleep in?"

The girl tidied her messy silver bangs, revealing a pair of panda eyes, looking like she hadn't slept well.

Upon seeing her like this, Yunping knew that the girl had stayed up all night and immediately turned his attention to the only suspect.

Zhang Ruoxue, who also had dark circles under her eyes, noticed Yun Ping's gaze and shivered involuntarily. She straightened her slightly disheveled clothes and coughed lightly twice.

"What, what's wrong?" Zhang Ruoxue stammered as she spoke.

Yunping shook his head, turned to the side, and glanced into the two's bedroom. "It's nothing, I was just looking..."

After saying that, he looked around and was immediately horrified by the mess in the room.

The rest of the furniture was fine; although it was placed haphazardly, at least there were no signs of damage or wear. But this bed was a different story.

No, it's not just an extraordinary level.

The sheets were completely twisted into a ball, two of the bed boards underneath were broken, and the bed legs left a lot of friction marks on the floor... even leaving white marks!

Therefore, it is clear that this bed must have suffered a tremendous disaster last night.

Looking at Ye Yuchan, her hair was disheveled and curly, and her clothes were in disarray. Zhang Ruoxue looked even worse, as if her body had been hollowed out, and her Thunder Feather Sect Daoist robe was covered in wrinkles.

Yunping gasped, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two girls.

He hesitated for a moment, but still voiced his doubts, "Um, you guys didn't do anything like... lily blooming things last night, did you?"

"Lilies in bloom? What does that mean?" The naive Zhang Ruoxue didn't know the meaning of the word "lily".

But Ye Yuchan was different. Coming from the same world as Yunping, she was very familiar with these things. So her face flushed red, and she opened her mouth wide and bit Yunping's hand.

"You girl, are you possessed by a husky? Why are you biting people like that?!"

Yunping quickly pulled his hand back, shaking it twice with lingering fear.

Ye Yuchan puffed out her cheeks in anger after her bite failed, and stomped her foot. "Who told you to keep having these weird thoughts? We just had a bit too much fun last night, we didn't do anything wrong!"

"Are you having a bit too much fun?" Yunping glanced at the messy room and thought to himself, if this keeps going on, won't they tear down his courtyard house?

Ye Yuchan awkwardly looked away and waved her hand, "No, don't worry about these details. Instead of this, tell me why you called me here?"

"Oh, right." Yunping slapped his forehead, almost forgetting the important matter. "Didn't you get an archery technique manual before? Now's your chance."

"Archery techniques?" Ye Yuchan was taken aback, then realized, "You mean the Black Flame Arrow manual? But how can I practice without a bow?"

"The bow has been delivered, come with me to the backyard quickly."

"They're here? So fast? Don't ordinary magical artifacts take half a month to barely take shape?" Ye Yuchan exclaimed in surprise.

She was absolutely right. Forging magical artifacts is a delicate craft. Every smelting and hammering requires absolute precision. Slow and steady wins the race, which is the best explanation of artifact craftsmanship.

But only about seven days have passed since Yunping took her to the boy's crafts shop. How could she have forged a magic weapon so quickly?

Indeed, according to common sense, that is impossible.

but--

"That kid is no ordinary craftsman; his speed in forging magical artifacts is unmatched by other craftsmen."

"But……"

"No buts, let's go now. You'll see when we get to the backyard."

After Yunping finished speaking, he started to leave.

But he hadn't taken more than a few steps when he stopped and looked back at Zhang Ruoxue, who was standing there, seemingly undecided.

He smiled slightly and pointed at Zhang Ruoxue, who was wearing a Lei Yu Sect Taoist robe.

"Also, come along too, there's something I need your help with."

"Me?" Zhang Ruoxue narrowed her eyes. "You're not asking me to do any chores, are you? But then again, you probably wouldn't let me stay for free."

"You definitely won't stay for free."

Yunping did not deny it, but still shook his head.

"But I'm not asking you to do chores."

"So you want me to..."

Yunping grinned, but for some reason, his smile seemed particularly sly.

"Help me test the bow."

58. Shoot~

"Are you getting revenge on me? For beating me up before I did, right?"

"No, no, no, how could that be? I'm not the kind of petty, calculating person!"

Please don't look away.

"...I just wanted to see if the weeds in the backyard had grown."

"Look me in the eye and tell me you're not retaliating against me."

No, I don't want to.

Yunping rejected Zhang Ruoxue's suggestion.

They also rejected the suggestion to remove the apple from Zhang Ruoxue's head.

"I've finally found a suitable candidate to test my bow on. If you run away, I'll be in a lot of trouble."

"No, that's why we need to use real people to test the bow!"

"Because it's meaningless if it's not a real person, right?"

"What kind of twisted logic is that?!" Zhang Ruoxue stood motionless, her mouth agape like a wooden statue, her facial muscles twitching uncontrollably. "You bastard, you pervert, you disgusting scoundrel! Quickly free my soul!"

Yunping held the thick, long, black bow in his arms, pursed his lips, and said, "If I were to release your soul, you would run away immediately, wouldn't you? I'm not that stupid."

"You...!" Zhang Ruoxue glared angrily at Yun Ping, her eyes seeming to want to tear him apart.

Yunping didn't care at all, and turned around to hand the black bow in his arms to Ye Yuchan.

Ye Yuchan took the heavy black bow, which was half her height. The terrifying pressure made her arms suddenly sink, her waist arched, and her whole body bent over.

Just as it looks, this longbow, which is entirely black and has a metallic sheen, is incredibly heavy. To make a comparison, the weight of this bow alone is probably twice that of Ye Yuchan.

Without using spiritual energy, Ye Yuchan's physical strength alone would be insufficient to lift the black bow, let alone draw the bowstring and shoot an arrow.

With her spiritual energy gathered in her arms and hands, Ye Yuchan felt much less pressure on her hands. She looked at the black bow with curiosity. Overall, it was not much different from an ordinary longbow, but the bowstring was silver, which matched her silver hair very well.

buzz~

She gently reached out and plucked the bowstring. A pleasant vibration, accompanied by a faint shockwave, echoed in her ears. For some reason, Ye Yuchan liked this sound very much.

Moreover, the cold aura emanating from the bow gave her a strange sense of familiarity. Even though it was her first time encountering a bow-shaped magical artifact, she felt as if this artifact was tailor-made for her.

This is the power of the Forging Saint. That carefree young man who stood with Yun Ping like a pair of cronies, once only glanced at Ye Yuchan, yet he understood the trajectory of the meridians running through her entire body and forged the most suitable magic weapon for her in a very short time.

Even if you said this to Ye Yuchan, she wouldn't believe you, right?

However, although Ye Yuchan was very satisfied with the bow, she was not very interested in the idea of ​​"testing the bow".

She turned to the side, holding her bow, and glanced at Zhang Ruoxue, whose soul was locked and unable to move, only able to try to kill Yun Ping with an angry gaze. She sighed softly.

We can't really use her as a test subject, can we?

Just as she was about to speak, the boy standing beside her spoke first—

"Hey old rogue, why are you treating your disciple like such a treasure? Aren't you afraid he'll get crushed by him someday?"