An entire night passed in the blink of an eye.
Throughout this time, Huang Shuyuan was constantly busy. First, she tanned the hide with a chemical solution, then dried it with fire. After it was dry, there was still the process of stretching and softening it.
She was drenched in sweat from exhaustion after completing each step.
Clearly, tanning hides was hard work.
By the time the roosters began to crow outside, the bear hide was finally finished.
It had shrunk considerably and was now just over ten feet long.
Its surface was smooth and dense, feeling surprisingly soft to the touch—not at all as tough as one might expect.
"Whew, it's finally done." Wiping the sweat from her brow, Huang Shuyuan rolled up the finished hide, tied it tightly with a rope, and heaved the hundred-jin roll onto her shoulder. She turned to Lü Zhong. "The hide is processed. Fellow Daoist Lü, let's go."
Lü Zhong nodded and handed her three Spirit Stones.
This was the payment for his lesson in tanning.
