A rough-looking small sword capable of simple extension and retraction. As their master traveled for years, wh…
A rough-looking small sword capable of simple extension and retraction.
As their master traveled for years, what Qing and Ya learned was largely inherited from Zhang Wanshi.
At the time, Qing was young and playful, caring little for his studies, and hastily submitted this sword as his assignment. Ya saw how perfunctory it was and, fearing it would anger their senior brother Zhang Wanshi, wanted to help Qing redo it. However, time was short; in his haste, Ya could only clumsily add a flying needle to the sword.
Later, when Zhang Wanshi evaluated the sword, he remarked that for Qing and Ya's age, making a child's plaything was actually fitting and quite whimsical. Qing and Ya were too ashamed to speak, and from then on, their assignments never again featured the "whimsy" their senior brother spoke of.
Zhang Wanshi secretly regretted his comment for a long time, yet he carefully treasured this "one-of-a-kind" piece.