Chapter 1886: Crafting Equipment

Ye Liuyun tossed the bow and arrows aside and began crafting a shield.

"How effective is your bow and arrows?"

Zhao Ming Cheng watched Ye Liuyun work.

"Wooden bow and arrows are too light, they feel a bit flimsy; they can scare people, but their accuracy is insufficient!"

Ye Liuyun said.

He was never good with bow and arrows, lacking any tracking ability; nine out of ten arrows miss their target.

These wooden arrows are even less accurate.

"I can use a bow and arrows.

If you feel comfortable, why not let me try?"

Zhao Ming Cheng asked tentatively.

"Wait until I finish the shield and armor first."

Ye Liuyun certainly wouldn't let her use the bow and arrows now; that would be too dangerous.

Zhao Ming Cheng pursed her lips and asked, "You really don't trust me?"

Ye Liuyun smiled calmly and said, "If I deem it dangerous, I could kill you at any time!"

"Alas!"

Zhao Ming Cheng sighed, offering no explanation.

She knew an explanation would be useless; Ye Liuyun's wariness toward her was understandable.

"You should sleep for a while; I'll stand guard tonight, and sleep again tomorrow during the day,"

Ye Liuyun told Zhao Ming Cheng.

"Alright! After a full meal I'm really sleepy! I haven't had a proper sleep in ages!"

Zhao Ming Cheng said that, leaned against the Cave wall, and indeed drifted off slowly.

Ye Liuyun ignored her, and after finishing the shield, placed it by the fire to dry.

Then he began cutting python skin and extracting python tendons.

Given the limited conditions, he had to keep everything simple—just enough to get by.

He merely singed the python skin over the fire to remove the attached meat, then pierced holes with a long spear, used the python tendons as rope, fashioned two sets of chest‑back‑shoulder armor, and another two sets of leg bindings and arm guards—enough to count as armor.

The giant python's scale armor, though not high‑grade, is sufficient to block crossbow bolts.

He roasted the remaining python meat and previously gathered beast meat to medium doneness and packed them into his large bag.

What wouldn't fit he set aside to eat another meal tomorrow morning.

At night, the howls of wild beasts outside startled Zhao Ming Cheng awake.

"Shh! Don't make a sound; they won't dare come in! Keep sleeping!"

Ye Liuyun, holding a long spear, stood guard at the Cave entrance and said to Zhao Ming Cheng,

Those ferocious beasts had also caught the scent of python blood.

However, vines and stones blocked the entrance, smoke drifted out, and flames flickered inside, so the beasts only probed briefly before leaving.

But the giant python's head that Ye Liuyun had discarded was snatched away by the beasts.

Ye Liuyun wasn't overly nervous, yet he hadn't slept all night; he swallowed a pill and continued cultivating while staying on guard.

At daybreak, Zhao Ming Cheng also woke up, looking especially refreshed.

"It's been ages since I've slept this well! Thanks for standing guard last night!"

Zhao Ming Cheng also thanked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately tossed her a pill: "Take it now, finish the remaining snake meat, then go guard outside the Cave; I need to sleep for a while."

Zhao Ming Cheng took the pill and asked, "May I keep it and not eat it now?"

"No! If you don't eat it, it will be gone!"

Ye Liuyun said decisively.

"Alright!"

Zhao Ming Cheng, reluctantly, swallowed the pill.

Ye Liuyun reheated the leftover roasted meat over the fire, and they both shared it.

Then Ye Liuyun gave Zhao Ming Cheng a set of armor, sent her outside the Cave to stand guard, and told her to stay at the entrance.

"Aren't you afraid I'll run away?"

Zhao Ming Cheng asked.

Ye Liuyun laughed, "That's best! Just don't go inside!"

After speaking, Ye Liuyun lay down, resting his head on the bow and arrow pouch.

Zhao Ming Cheng looked at her armor and the wooden spear in her hand, considered Ye Liuyun's beast meat and pills, and said, "I'm not leaving!"

Then she sat behind the vines, watching through the gaps, on guard.

Ye Liuyun slept through the morning, feeling much more refreshed, and then continued the journey with Zhao Ming Cheng.

As they walked, Ye Liuyun practiced throwing his long spear, getting accustomed to its weight and his own strength.

Zhao Ming Cheng, carrying a large sack full of beast meat, huffed and followed Ye Liuyun.

"After this forest, there's a ruined temple ahead; that's where the Blade Cultist is.

That Blade Cultist's nickname is Heavy-Blade Liu, and he has a partner, a woman who uses a crossbow."

Zhao Ming Cheng introduced him to Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil scanned through the forest, then he said to Zhao Ming Cheng, "It's not two people, it's three! There's also a Martial Cultivator sleeping outside the ruined temple!"

"Huh?"

Another one?

Zhao Ming Cheng also felt surprised.

"Come with me!"

Ye Liuyun brought Zhao Ming Cheng, not going directly there, but instead hiding far away from here and entering Mi Lin.

Ye Liuyun then took out another medicinal pill and swallowed it himself, then had Zhao Ming Cheng carry the big pack up the tree, hanging all the beast meat on the tree to avoid it being stolen by others or ferocious beasts, leaving only the medicinal pill on his own person.

After Zhao Ming Cheng came down, he threw another medicinal pill to her, watched her take it, then gave her the bow and arrow, letting her practice.

"If you can kill the Martial Cultivator outside the temple with one arrow, then we will have a better chance of defeating them."

Ye Liuyun said to her.

"I'll try the bow and arrow first!"

Zhao Ming Cheng also dared not guarantee, taking the bow and arrow to practice for a while.

After a while, she came back and told Ye Liuyun: "I can only guarantee to kill him within twenty steps."

"If it's farther, this wooden arrow won't have enough power!"

Ye Liuyun thought for a moment: "Then we'll rest first and launch a surprise attack at night!"

"But at night we can't see anything! Moreover, we might encounter ferocious beasts!"

Zhao Ming Cheng said.

"It's fine, there will be light where they are at night."

"As for the ferocious beasts, you don't need to worry; I'll handle them!"

Ye Liuyun said, then put away the bow and arrow, and he and Zhao Ming Cheng each climbed up a big tree, found a comfortable spot, and went to sleep.

When the sky gradually darkened, the two of them then crept toward the ruined temple.

By the time they approached the ruined temple, the sky had already become completely dark.

Zhao Ming Cheng was worrying, when the pitch darkness made it impossible to aim at the target, the inside of the temple suddenly lit up; it turned out they also lit fires for illumination at night.

This also lit up the outside of the temple, allowing the outline of the Martial Cultivator outside the temple to be projected.

Ye Liuyun whispered in Zhao Ming Cheng's ear: "I can see the path; I'll pull you along, remember to lift your feet and try not to make any sound."

"After killing the Martial Cultivator outside the gate, you then rush to his position."

"I estimate that Heavy Blade Liu will charge out, that woman will definitely hide inside the temple, and shoot crossbows outward through the gaps in the ruined temple."

"After Heavy Blade Liu charges out, I will block him, you then take the shield and rush into the temple to kill that woman."

"Do you understand?"

Actually, Ye Liuyun rushing in to kill the crossbowman while Zhao Ming Cheng uses the bow and arrow to restrain the blade cultivator is the most suitable plan.

However, Ye Liuyun feared that Zhao Ming Cheng might strike him treacherously, so he could only arrange it this way.

At this moment, Zhao Ming Cheng's face flushed crimson from Ye Liuyun's breath near her ear; fortunately, it was dark and Ye Liuyun couldn't see.