The Stone Carver.

Summary

Zhao Lao instructed Spring Flower to assist during a rigorous training session filled with new instruments. After a grueling day, the protagonist fell asleep in a bathing tub, waking to foul water, indicating the expulsion of impurities. Over the next two weeks, significant progress was made in engraving tests, but peace was disrupted when Hu Ming sought help to rescue his captured friends. Despite Zhao Lao's warning to stay within the city, the protagonist agreed to assist. Preparations were made, and with Spring Flower and Akizuki joining, they stealthily approached the mountain stronghold where Hu Ming's friends were held, only to find that Li Meng Xin was missing, prompting a frantic search.

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