Chapter 969: Chapter 51 Giant Spirit Snake Armor_3
"Ah! Brother Yan Shi, Brother Yan Li, are you both well?" Reunited after a long time, Ah Dai was filled with joy and hurriedly went up to them, tightly grasping Yan Shi’s broad shoulders with both hands.
Yan Shi laughed heartily and said, "Brother Ah Dai, you are truly impressive. To think that you could learn martial arts from the Sword Saint himself, we’re incredibly envious. How has it been? You must have gained a lot in the past six months."
Yan Li grabbed Ah Dai’s arm and said, "Let’s have a friendly match one of these days. Teacher Xi Wen has also taught me and big brother quite a few moves. Let’s see who is more skilled."
Lu Ping came over holding Yi Yi and asked, "Two junior brothers, how come you are here?"
Yan Shi smiled and replied, "Senior Brother Lu Ping, Ah Dai is our good brother. Naturally, we had to come as soon as we heard he was back." Having trained in the Sword Sect for half a year, Yan Shi and Yan Li had already become well-acquainted with the people here. Lu Ping’s forthright nature meant that he became their good friend, and the three of them, being equally matched in skill, often sparred together, forging a deep friendship.
Yan Li, seeing Yi Yi in Lu Ping’s arms, feigned surprise and said, "Yi Yi, you’re not getting any younger. Isn’t it embarrassing to still be carried by your dad?"
Yi Yi huffed, pointing at Ah Dai and said, "Uncle Ah Dai, you’re just bullying me. My legs were broken by him, so my dad has to carry me."
Yan Li was startled. Although Yi Yi was mischievous, she was beloved by her fellow disciples in the Sword Sect and was Lu Ping’s precious gem, almost like the little princess of the Tian Gang Sword Sect. Here, who would dare to mess with her? How could Ah Dai have broken her legs? The eyes of the Yan brothers both turned to Ah Dai. It was then Lu Ping who stepped in to explain the whole situation, which made them understand.
"Ah Dai, since you’re going to process the snake skin, we want to see as well. Since you killed the giant spirit snake, we brothers should have a share of that light armor, huh?" Yan Li said with a greedy expression, which made everyone laugh. The armor made from the Giant Spirit Snake Leather was indeed excellent protection, no wonder Yan Li wanted a share.
Lu Ping said, "Since we are here, let’s go together. Yuan Ping is having trouble with those snake skins." After speaking, he turned and led the way to the backyard.
As Lu Ping led Ah Dai and the others to a large room in the backyard, he hadn’t even reached the door when he shouted, "Junior Sister Yuan Ping, I’ve thought of a way to cut open the snake skin. Haha."
The door opened, and a beautiful middle-aged woman stepped out, frowning and said, "Lu Ping, what are you yelling for? I’m not deaf. I don’t believe you have a way to cut the snake skin when even the Sect Leader couldn’t manage it. Ah! Junior Brothers Yan Shi, Yan Li, you’re here too. Who is this?" Before joining the Tian Gang Sword Sect, Yuan Ping had learned tailoring from her parents, so as soon as she entered the sect, she was responsible for altering the disciples’ clothes. Both the second-generation disciples and the younger ones respected her for her dexterous skills. Moreover, she was Liao Yi’s mother, and her husband, Liao Ping, was among the most skilled of the third-generation disciples, one of the few who had reached the sixth layer of the Life Realm, who was very strict with their son.
Ah Dai stepped forward a few steps and greeted, "My name is Ah Dai. Nice to meet you, senior sister."
Yuan Ping was taken aback, looking at the unremarkable young man before her and thought, is this the junior brother that all the senior uncles and granduncles hold in high esteem? Before she could speak, Lu Ping interjected, "Junior sister, Ah Dai is the expert I’ve brought to cut the snake skin! Haha. The Sect Leader said to let Ah Dai make a suit of light armor for my daughter first."
Yuan Ping was startled and said, "Brother Ah Dai, do you have some kind of divine weapon? This Giant Spirit Snake Leather is extremely tough. Since the Sect Leader has said so, please give it a try." Saying this, she turned around and led them into the room. The room was spacious, with only a large desk laden with tools for tailoring clothes. In the corner stood rolls of fabrics of various colors, and the floor was stacked with dozens of pieces of the Giant Spirit Snake Leather, cut by the Sword Saint, their fine scales shimmering with a dark blue glow. Yuan Ping, seeing Yi Yi being carried by her father, was naturally curious and asked about it. After Lu Ping explained, she finally understood.
"Yi Yi, you’re such a mischievous girl, even daring to kick your uncle," Yuan Ping chided playfully. Yi Yi had always been close to Yuan Ping, treating her like a mother since her own had passed away. In the Sword Sect, Yuan Ping was the only one Yi Yi would somewhat listen to. Yuan Ping also doted on her, subtly hoping to match her with her son, though they were still too young to speak of such things outright.
Yi Yi lowered her head and mumbled, "At that time, how was I supposed to know he was my uncle?"
Yan Shi said, "Senior sister, don’t scold Yi Yi any further. Her leg is broken, and the punishment this time might be too severe. Let brother Ah Dai help by cutting out the snake skin to make light armor for her as a form of compensation."
Yuan Ping nodded slightly and said, "The Sect Leader has already decided that these snake skins will be made into vests for the fourth-generation disciples, as their skills are lesser. If there’s any leftover, we can give some to the third-generation disciples who are weaker, but I’m afraid it won’t be enough. I’ve estimated that there is enough skin here to make over a hundred vests, but it might be a problem to provide one for each of the fourth-generation disciples."
