Chapter 359 - Chapter 359: Chapter 366: Small Carving Skills (1/2)
Chapter 359: Chapter 366: Small Carving Skills
It was as if by magic that the grey and dull old lantern had suddenly transformed into a dazzling, colorful exquisite lamp, truly living up to its name. This brilliance, different from the one that was stolen before, carried traces of antiquity and mystery. It had more depth and substance, giving off a different feeling altogether.
“So this really is the Colorful Exquisite Lamp. Sister Yue, how did you do it? It’s so magical; such an ugly lantern suddenly became so beautiful,” Ye Xinxin said with amazement, looking at the lamp in Su Wenyue’s hand. Still shaken by earlier lessons, she merely looked with curiosity and didn’t attempt to touch it.
Su Wenyue smiled. “Just a small trick. I once read about Lu Ban’s secret skills in a book, although it was just the basics. Since I thought the Colorful Exquisite Lamp was crafted by Lu Ban, I decided to give it a try, and it actually worked.”
Ye Xinxin believed her without a shred of doubt, thinking Su Wenyue to be very capable and knowledgeable about everything. Shangguan Wuyou was not as simple-minded as Ye Xinxin and did not fully believe Su Wenyue’s words. He thought there must be a more complex reason, but he didn’t delve into it. Su Wenyue’s willingness to share this matter with them, husband and wife, was also a form of trust.
“It’s not just that.” Su Wenyue fiddled with the lamp a little more, and the Colorful Exquisite Lamp changed into other colors and shapes, eliciting admiration from those present. Lu Ban’s unique skills were indeed well-deserved. Such a Flower Lantern could have so many variations.
“Though intriguing, just this wouldn’t warrant the title of The World’s Number One Lamp. I’m afraid there are other mysteries within,” Shangguan Wuyou mused.
Her gaze briefly flickering, Su Wenyue replied, “Perhaps. What I’ve learned is no more than the merest fraction. I can only achieve this much, and I can’t see any other mysteries within this lamp. Maybe you could give it a try?”
Without hesitation, Su Wenyue handed the Colorful Exquisite Lamp to Shangguan Wuyou. She wasn’t afraid that Shangguan Wuyou would discover anything, as she possessed Lu Ban’s secret skills and had coincidentally unlocked the lamp. Even if Shangguan Wuyou was more capable, he wouldn’t be able to do much in this domain, as so many skilled craftsmen before him had studied this lamp without unlocking its secrets; otherwise, she wouldn’t have had the opportunity to obtain what was inside it.
Shangguan Wuyou took the lamp from Su Wenyue unceremoniously and studied it closely. It took him quite a while to find all the small mechanisms Su Wenyue had used earlier. He made no further progress, and aside from adjusting those small mechanisms to change the lamp’s color and shape, he couldn’t find anything else, looking somewhat frustrated.
Seeing this, Su Wenyue simply sat quietly, neither urging him nor offering any reminders. She waited for Shangguan Wuyou to tire of his tinkering.
“How did it go? Did you find anything?” After watching Shangguan Wuyou for a while, Ye Xinxin couldn’t help but ask. Seeing him shake his head, she took the Colorful Exquisite Lamp from his hands.