Luo Yunji was so pestered by the senior brothers and sisters from Big Bamboo Peak and Small Bamboo Peak that he couldn't even enjoy a meal in peace. It seemed like someone was urging him to make "Mysterious Gauze" every minute of every day.
Little Fatty sat sulking on the hill where Yanshe Snake stayed, watching Xiaofan continuously pull rolls of "Mysterious Gauze" from behind the snake.
"If they want it so badly, why don't they come make it themselves?" Little Fatty grumbled, stuffing a piece of pastry into his mouth.
"They can't make it," Zhang Xiaofan replied with a smile.
"But, Little Senior Brother, aren't you tired?" Little Fatty asked as he sat on a boulder, swinging his legs and eating.
"Not at all! Little Junior Brother is clever. He had Yanshe Snake weave the Mysterious Gauze, so all I have to do is pull it off right here!" Zhang Xiaofan replied as he worked.
Yanshe Snake secreted a layer of mucus from beneath its belly, then used its thousands of legs to weave the Mysterious Gauze, crisscrossing them over and over.
"Little Senior Brother, try making it red and blue!" Little Fatty suggested, eyeing the piles of golden Mysterious Gauze already heaped at Zhang Xiaofan's feet.
"Oh!" Zhang Xiaofan flicked his wrist, severing the Mysterious Gauze, then began pulling it again. This time, the roll that emerged was black and red.
"I wish I hadn't told Shiniang and the others! I really want to go play!" Little Fatty muttered, puffing out his cheeks.
"You two keep whispering in my ear. Aren't you afraid I'll repeat all those complaints to Shiniang and the others?" Wu Dayi looked at the two junior brothers beside him with helpless amusement as they kept muttering about how reluctant they were.
"Second Senior Brother,