Chapter 415: Original and Ingenious (3k)
In the private compartment, E Huo, as if on his first trip, lay on the car window, watching the train pass through mountains and farmlands. Seeing the snow-covered landscape, he exclaimed, “Wow! It’s snowing!” from time to time.
The small interlude dispersed some of Su Jiu’s intention to make a dance skirt. Why compare herself to others? She also looked out the window, recalling the first time she met Bai Zhi.
In that illusion, Bai Zhi was dressed as a young lady, with a fringed skirt and a wooden hairpin, appearing slender and lovely. Su Jiu, in a long-sleeved azure robe and skirt, with her black hair styled into an updo, looked like a scholar, quite handsome.
“Although it’s a bit out of place, it’s still a small surprise, right? Meeting as talented scholar and beautiful lady, and then meeting again in the lady’s attire, isn’t that romantic.”
Thinking this, Su Jiu chuckled softly, took out a few pieces of ordinary silk left from before, and carefully started to make clothes following the instructions on her phone. Magic crystals were used as powder for dyeing, and spider silk for thread to weave the fabric.
With her alchemical skills reaching the level of Alchemy Master, making an ancient ceremonial dress was not difficult. In fact, as long as it wasn’t a high-level alchemical outfit, it could be made within two hours according to the craftsmanship shown in the phone video. This was one of the benefits of extremely high mental power.
As night deepened, the light in Su Jiu’s private compartment remained on. Because Feng Shu’s communicator had more magic crystals, she used a翠青色 (cuì qīng sè – a shade of green) magic crystal for light.
The fabric in her hands was slowly turning into a light azure brocade long skirt. It had intricate Floating Life Blossom patterns carved with her fingernails, with white accents on the goose-yellow edging, looking mysterious and noble.
If one stood up to look, it would be a traditional Dragon Country outfit from ancient times, something worn by young ladies back then.
“That hairpin the little girl left…”
Exhaling, Su Jiu smiled and placed the wooden hairpin from her ring on the table, as if recalling the scene of Bai Zhi standing blankly at the train station on the day they parted, as if it were yesterday.
Meeting again is like the first time. The talented scholar and beautiful lady of the past, today she in azure robe and skirt, she must embrace that little beauty and teach her a good lesson.
At this moment, her phone rang with a “ding-ding.” Looking at the sender – [Bai Zhi], Su Jiu opened it with some curiosity. After seeing the message, she felt a bit amused – [When the concert is held, wait for me at the west gate, and we’ll leave together.]
Su Jiu was a little confused by Bai Zhi’s change of tone. She blinked, then typed back a question: [Why?]
Didn’t this little girl want her to descend from the sky, give her the storage ring, and make everyone envious?
Bai Zhi was silent for a moment, as if really thinking, then quietly typed five words: “Afraid you’ll be unhappy.”
Looking at these five words, Su Jiu was slightly taken aback. She rarely heard this girl say such things, let alone the proud little flower fairy saying it for the first time. She immediately typed back: [What exactly happened, you’d better explain it to me clearly.]
In the apartment, in a room full of potted green plants, Bai Zhi, wearing a plain white pajama, leaned on the bed, holding her phone with some difficulty.
She looked at the messages in the work group:
[@Bai Zhi: I heard that important person will confess to you tomorrow, remember to dress prettily.]
[@Bai Zhi: Don’t mention your partner, isn’t it better to get married into a wealthy family? Why still live a hard life.]
[There will be a large open-air concert on the rooftop, how romantic! I heard they will also give you a special necklace.]
[I heard that the mayor of our city has been invited, and even a branch master elder from the Law Enforcement Hall will be present.]
Looking at these messages, Bai Zhi sighed. She wanted Su Jiu to bring her honor, but she also didn’t want any entanglement with that so-called young master.
After a moment of silence, Bai Zhi sent a screenshot to Su Jiu and then explained earnestly: [It’s a young master who has been pestering me. I’ve refused many times, to no avail.]
[Until now, my strength has dropped to Warrior Class due to that special cultivation method. He now wants to use the ball to confess to me…]
Bai Zhi might tease the person she likes in a small place, but in a place that could cause misunderstanding, she was like the traditional ladies in Dragon Country’s history, cautious and with unique principles.
Looking at the screenshot she sent, Su Jiu, surprisingly, was not angry at all. After a moment of silence, she typed back gently:
[Type and tell your colleagues that your partner is very strong, and the gifts they give will not be inferior to that young master’s.]
[Without strength, pay attention to your safety.]
Bai Zhi was completely stunned by Su Jiu’s reply. She thought of Su Jiu as someone who disliked trouble and preferred to make money quietly, but she didn’t expect her to be so protective of her.
Suddenly, an inexplicable emotion grew in her heart. She didn’t know if it was感动 (gǎndòng – moved) or pride. She then typed a single word:
[Okay.]
…
Time in the night passes easily. Perhaps it was because Su Jiu was a member of the Blood Clan, or perhaps it was Bai Zhi’s screenshots that made this lazy “salty fish” girl suddenly serious.
The winter morning sun shone on the window, making Su Jiu feel a bit more energetic. Beside her lay the completed azure robe and skirt and hairpin.
In her hand, she held a bone flute, made from the remaining dragon finger bone. Since she was going to perform that cliché act at the concert, how could she not have a suitable instrument?
Suddenly, there was a “tap-tap!” knock on the door. Su Jiu looked over, she guessed who it was and said softly, “Come in.”
The door was gently pushed open, and it was indeed Aunt Xue and Li Na from before. Li Na seemed to have been dragged by Aunt Xue, her face looked a bit dry. After a moment, at Aunt Xue’s signal, she lowered her head slightly and said softly, “I’m sorry, I was rash yesterday.”
Seeing that her young lady had finally softened, Aunt Xue also breathed a sigh of relief, and then squeezed out a smile, respectfully cupping her fist towards Su Jiu: “Thank you, Sir, for your help yesterday. Without your intervention, I’m afraid the young lady would have been in great danger.”
“People of the Ancient God Sect should be punished by everyone. It was just a small effort.”
Su Jiu waved her hand, chuckled, and then looked squarely at Aunt Xue, “How about it, those little minions should have been caught, right? Are you here to find me because you got some useful information?”
“Indeed.”
Su Jiu’s sudden question surprised Aunt Xue, who then nodded. She seemed to have a new understanding of the young Night Watcher elder before her. She continued, “We obtained some useful intelligence. These people were all with the Priest you killed. It is said that they have a Black-clad Sect Leader above them, and this double hijacking plan was arranged by him.”
Aunt Xue paused again, gave a wry smile, and continued, “The purpose of kidnapping the young lady, through interrogation of those people, is also somewhat understood – it is said to be related to supporting the northern country. They want to set up a hidden piece within the troops of the Law Enforcement Hall. As for how to do it or what it’s for, the low-level cultists have no authority to know, and we can’t interrogate anything.”
“They shouldn’t know anything else, right?”
Su Jiu nodded slightly. She wasn’t surprised by this. When the Snow Mountain operation was mentioned before, the Priest-level figure’s expression clearly changed. This direction was not wrong. Reporting this intelligence to the Night Watchers would definitely be useful. It was very likely that they were not just targeting the children of high-ranking officials in the Law Enforcement Hall.
“They all called that Black-clad bishop ‘Sir Si Chen,’ the same name as the planner of the Huayang major case.”
“It’s him!?”
However, Aunt Xue’s next sentence made Su Jiu’s pupils slightly contract. She suddenly looked up at Aunt Xue, the classmate who had almost killed her with her schemes, the madman whose name wasn’t even mentioned in the original novel!
Si Chen!!
“Back then, I was only Warrior Class and was almost killed by your subordinate. Now…”
A moment later, Su Jiu exhaled and suddenly smiled, squinting at the window, looking at the falling snow. She clenched her fist and breathed out air onto the window, causing frost to appear. The last half of the sentence echoed only in her heart:
“Meeting again, it’s not yet decided who will win the deer.”
In the novel’s plot, the [Cardinal in Red – The Singer] wanted to sacrifice twelve major southern cities in Bear Country using the cold and destruction brought by the Snow Demon, thereby summoning an ancient god.
It was very likely that this Black-clad Bishop Si Chen was an important pawn under him.
Seeing Su Jiu’s expression, Aunt Xue was somewhat surprised and then tentatively asked, “Did you encounter this Black-clad bishop before?”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu glanced at Aunt Xue, wiped the window with her sleeve as if trying to see the scenery outside clearly. After a moment, she smiled and slowly said, “We had some friction… We have already arrived at the capital of Yue Nan – Lin Zhou.”
Hearing Su Jiu change the subject, Aunt Xue also looked out the car window and saw the unique broad-leaved plants of the Yue Nan region. The golden wheat fields had turned into rice paddies that fell along the water, clearly…
They had arrived in the Yue Nan region.
Su Jiu looked at the familiar rice fields in the distance for a long time. Suddenly, Aunt Xue’s voice sounded again, as if mentioning it casually: “Sir, we are going to a Five-Star Hotel tonight to perform for the young master. Would you like to grace us with your presence?”
“Five-Star Hotel?” Su Jiu muttered. Suddenly remembering something, she tilted her head and asked curiously,
“Is it Tianyun Grand Hotel?”
Aunt Xue was not surprised that Su Jiu mentioned the hotel’s name. After all, her young lady was quite well-known online, and it was easy to find out with a little research. She then smiled and nodded, “Exactly. If you are willing to grace the banquet, the young master will be extremely excited.”
“You probably play some musical instruments too, right? Why don’t you come on stage with me…”
At this moment, Miss Li Na also spoke appropriately. She looked at the bone flute in Su Jiu’s hand, her expression no longer arrogant, but with a hint of hope.
“Miss, don’t be foolish! How can Sir perform on stage like an actor!”
However, before she could finish speaking, she was hurriedly interrupted by Aunt Xue. She then quickly gave Su Jiu an apologetic smile, “Miss just doesn’t understand…”
Hearing their words, Su Jiu’s expression became strange, but before Aunt Xue could finish speaking, she waved her hand and interrupted with a smile, “Of course, there’s no problem.”
