After Crane brought Qing and Ya back to the mountain, he left again, leaving the two under Zhang Wanshi's tute…
After Crane brought Qing and Ya back to the mountain, he left again, leaving the two under Zhang Wanshi's tutelage.
Qing was playful in childhood and hastily submitted this sword as homework. Ya saw it was perfunctory and feared their senior brother would be angry. But the deadline was up, so Ya clumsily added a flying needle to the sword.
Later, Senior Brother Zhang Wanshi evaluated the sword, saying that for Qing and Ya's age, making a whimsical item was fitting. Qing and Ya were ashamed and indignant; thereafter, their homework never again featured the "whimsy" their senior brother spoke of.
Zhang Wanshi quietly treasured this "one-of-a-kind" piece.