Qiu Xi suddenly explained.
The content of the letter meant "within an arrow's shot."
Though I haven't read much, I understand the idiom "within an arrow's shot."
It means not far.
After hearing Xia Qiu Xi's words, I felt a sense of relief.
So that's what Qiu Xi's painting meant.
It signified that our distance was not great, and we would meet soon…
While I had been making wild guesses…
Just as I was reflecting on her words,
Old Mo ran over with the tickets.
"Senior Yun Qing, Miss Yun Xia, I've got the tickets."
Seeing this, my Uncle-Master let out a hearty laugh.
"Brother Yun Qing, Yun Xia, then we won't see you off."
True Person Yun Qing waved his hand.
"That's enough, enough, Brother Xiao Hu, we'll drink again in a month.
I'll introduce you to some drinking experts then!"
"Hahaha! Alright!"
My Uncle-Master chuckled, very pleased.
Yun Xia-gu took the tickets from Old Mo's hand and called out to Qiu Xi.
"Qiu Xi, we're leaving."
"Goodbye, Qin Ze!"
Xia Qiu Xi spoke again.
I nodded.
"Ah, have a good trip."
Yun Xia-gu and the others turned and entered the ticket gate.
Their train was about to depart, leaving no time to linger.
Watching them leave,
Old Mo suddenly nudged me.
"Old Qin, didn't Qiu Xi slip you a note this time?"
I was speechless.
"What note, Qiu Xi just said it.
The previous note meant 'within an arrow's shot,' a farewell.
You actually understood it as something vulgar, you truly are something."
Old Mo was stunned for a moment.
"Really?
Just say it! It's just a sentence, why make it so complicated?
Women are really troublesome.
If it's a farewell, just say goodbye, why draw a picture and make people guess?
It's better to be single. Kuaishugue
Old Qin, want to go swimming?
I signed up for a swimming class, planning to learn to swim and see bikinis…"
Seeing Old Mo's lewd grin, I felt a wave of exasperation.
Just a moment ago, he was complaining about women being troublesome, and now he wanted to see bikinis.
"No time, you go yourself."
I waved my hand.
Looking again, Qiu Xi and the others were already out of sight.
My Uncle-Master walked over at this point.
"They're gone!"
"Yes, Uncle-Master!"
With that, I followed my Uncle-Master out.
After we left, Old Mo went to the swimming pool to learn.
My Uncle-Master and I returned to the shop…
The following days were uneventful.
Xiao Mei didn't return either. Every day, she practiced in the shop and sold paper money and incense.
Old Mo, on the other hand, went to the swimming pool every morning to learn.
Occasionally, he would invite me for skewers in the evening.
Life was relatively peaceful.
Seven days later, the incense offering period for the lightning-struck wood ended.
It was finally time to start carving.
Early that morning, my Uncle-Master and Old Mo arrived.
They removed the lightning-struck wood and moved it to the backyard of my Uncle-Master's shop.
My Uncle-Master had already taken out all the necessary tools.
Old Mo and I helped him with the work.
It was only then that I realized how intricate the carpentry skills of Master Lu Ban were.
From marking lines, splitting wood, shaving wood, to grooving wood, and so on.
It took dozens of steps to handcraft a peach wood sword.
After four days of continuous work, our respective magic artifacts were finally completed.
Three lightning-struck peach wood swords, with black and red bodies, and black lightning patterns on them.
Since I have three attributes, the three swords were still gold, fire, and wood.
Each was engraved with the six-star "Gold" inscription.
The seven-star "Fire" inscription.
And the eight-star "Wood" inscription.
The three swords continued the names of my previous magic artifacts: Six, Seven, and Eight Stars.
Old Mo received a slightly larger short axe.
It was assembled using mortise and tenon techniques.
Seamlessly fitted, with the "Thunder" character inscription drawn on it.
The remaining scraps were made into a peach wood dagger, the size of a fruit knife, for Xia Qiu Xi.
Some other scraps were made into small Pixiu and peace knots by my Uncle-Master.
My Uncle-Master even saved the ashes from the lightning-struck wood.
He said this stuff was even more effective than the incense ashes of the Grand Patriarch, and it was powerful for warding off ghosts.
From the peach wood bark to the peach wood ash, everything was saved for special use.
With new weapons, my mood was greatly improved.
I went to the woods at the foot of Old Huang Mountain to practice.
It felt good and fit my hand perfectly.
But Old Mo's situation truly astonished me.
The lightning-struck peach wood axe, along with the "Thunder" character inscription,
had actually increased the power of Old Mo's thunder magic by over ten percent.
This greatly excited Old Mo, and he cherished his new weapon.
The next day, Old Mo drove his repaired car.
He drove me to Chu Yue's workplace, Qinggang Group.
She had sent the lightning-struck wood to us and hadn't charged us a cent.
She didn't even have a meal with us.
My Uncle-Master had promised to carve a pendant for her.
Now that the items were ready, we naturally had to deliver them in person as a gesture of our thoughtfulness and sincerity.
Upon arriving at the entrance, Old Mo left first as he had to go to his swimming class.
I called Chu Yue.
The call connected, and Chu Yue's sweet voice answered.
"Qin Ze!"
"Hey! Are you at work today?"
"Yes! What's up?"
Chu Yue sounded a bit puzzled.
I smiled and continued, feigning mystery.
"Well, I'm in your company's lobby. Come down, and you'll know."
Chu Yue paused on the phone, then agreed.
"Okay, wait for me for a moment."
"Sure!"
After that, Chu Yue hung up.
She was probably busy.
I wasn't in a hurry and stood in the lobby waiting.
Besides the front desk, the lobby also had a corporate culture wall and the development plan of Qinggang Group over the years.
Bored, I stood nearby and looked at it.
But who would have thought, just standing there, looking at a culture wall.
Not bothering anyone, as low-key as possible, I would still get into trouble…