New Clothes

"Are you sure your Junior Sister asked you to buy these?"

The proprietress of the shop, a woman past her prime, looked at the beautiful handwriting on the slip of paper and then up and down at You Su, who presented himself as a gentleman.

"That's right. Please wrap up all the light-colored skirts that meet the requirements on this paper. I'll take them all," You Su said firmly, adding, "Don't give me the ordinary fabric; I only want the expensive ones."

The proprietress hesitated. She knew You Su. After all, her primary interest was the handsome young men in the city, and You Su ranked first in her heart. Clothes make the man, and she always felt it was a shame when she saw You Su pass her shop dressed so plainly. She just assumed the poor blind boy, abandoned by his Master, couldn't afford clothes that matched his exquisite appearance.

If her husband weren't still alive, she would have tested this young man's limits with her money.

Although she had seen many people spend a fortune on women, those were all well-known dignitaries in the city. You Su's sudden generosity made her doubt if he had such means:

"You Su, it's not that I'm unwilling to sell them to you, but those high-quality clothes are very expensive. Can you afford them?"

You Su feigned innocence and took a large, heavy bag of silver from his sleeve:

"My Master left me some money before he left. I can't see, so I don't know how much it is. Auntie, could you help me see if this is enough?"

The proprietress's eyes immediately lit up, and she smiled broadly:

"Enough, enough, enough! I must say, You Su, how can a blind person have such good taste? You're buying clothes for a woman, and you've come to the right place at Zhaiyun Clothing Shop!"

Saying that, she grabbed You Su's sleeve and pulled him towards the inner chamber. She then glanced mysteriously at the measurements on the slip of paper, playfully patted You Su's shoulder, and said, "You brat, you're blessed!"

After trying on who knows how many skirts, they finally made their selection. The proprietress had a very good impression of You Su and didn't try to overcharge him when picking out the skirts. In the end, he bought a total of eight. There was even a little money left from that large bag of silver.

"You Su, you're so generous to your Junior Sister, but you shouldn't be too stingy with yourself. Auntie is giving you a robe. It's in this cloth bag. Don't mix them up. Come to Auntie's place for clothes in the future, and I'll give you honest prices!"

The proprietress handed You Su four cloth bags, two large and two small, and didn't forget to touch the boy's slender, strong hand.

Feeling a chill, You Su thought he would have to carry a food box later, and it would be inconvenient to carry so many bags. So he said, "You Su thanks Auntie. I'll definitely come here in the future. I still need to pick up other things. Could you please put the clothes in these two small bags together? My Junior Sister won't mind."

The proprietress, however, said with a knowing smile, "Trust Auntie, she will mind! Alright, you should hurry and take the new clothes back."

You Su left, completely bewildered. He didn't understand why it mattered if new clothes were put together since they were all new.

The proprietress watched You Su's retreating figure and clicked her tongue in amazement:

"I've seen women ask men to buy clothes, but I've never seen them ask men to buy undergarments. Tsk, tsk, is this also part of their game? Alas, those styles are too embarrassing for me to wear, so I'll give them to her Junior Sister..."

After dinner, having arranged with You Su to continue their lessons that evening, Ji Lingruo couldn't wait to pick up the new clothes and return to her room.

Although she appeared calm on the surface, no girl could resist looking forward to new clothes, even if she might not care for these common fabrics.

She opened the three packages from largest to smallest. To her surprise, a few of the skirts were quite to her liking. However, two of them were made of very sheer fabric, not something a decent person would wear out.

Ji Lingruo cursed You Su as foolish, certain he had been swindled by the shop owner, as such scantily clad, indecent clothing was often very expensive.

Ji Lingruo didn't mind. She happily held them up against herself one by one, feeling sweet inside and thinking that her stingy Senior Brother wasn't entirely heartless and was willing to spend money.

After trying them on, she carefully took out the clothes from the small package. The thought of asking You Su to buy her undergarments made her blush. She wondered what the shop owner must have thought of her.

But there was no other way. She couldn't even fit into her old skirts anymore, so her undergarments naturally needed replacing too.

She slowly unfolded the undergarments under the bright oil lamp. The top few were not much different from what she had requested on her note. However, as she sorted through them, the more she felt something was wrong. Under the lamplight, Ji Lingruo's delicate face grew redder and redder, as if she were about to bleed.

"What did he buy... Why is this bellyband transparent? And why is there a gap in the middle of this bandeau top! How could the shop owner possibly give me such scandalous clothes according to my request? And those two skirts too... No wonder this blind guy agreed so quickly; he had ill intentions all along!"

Ruyi Wind-Controlling Technique is truly an extremely profound manual of movement techniques. Just by comprehending a small detail while reading it, one's consciousness feels a detached, ethereal sensation of being carried by the wind.

A waning moon hung over the sparse trees. You Su was lost in the cultivation technique, unable to extricate himself.

Just then, a graceful figure sneaked in stealthily. Seeing You Su unmoved, Ji Lingruo became somewhat annoyed.

She had come dressed as he wished, yet he seemed to have forgotten their appointment to learn Qi circulation tonight? Was he playing hard to get?

Ji Lingruo angrily took a sip of tea and slammed the cup heavily onto the table.

You Su was jolted out of his meditation and said in realization:

"Junior Sister, you're here?"

"I've been here for a while!" Ji Lingruo's voice was cold. It was unclear who had provoked her.

You Su was puzzled and apologized, "I'm sorry to have kept Junior Sister waiting. Shall we begin then?"

"Are you in a hurry?" Ji Lingruo's gaze was disdainful, as if looking at a piece of trash.

"Uh, starting directly might indeed be a bit hasty," You Su got out of bed and sat opposite Ji Lingruo. "Junior Sister, try circulating Qi without my assistance first. I want to see how much you've grasped."

Seeing You Su's calm demeanor, as if he looked down on her, Ji Lingruo wanted to show him her progress. She struck a sword stance and tried to mobilize the unruly Mystic Qi within her body.

She was happy that the Mystic Qi had indeed begun to form a trajectory, but sad that she was going down the wrong path.

"This is wrong. The Mystic Qi should flow upwards from the lower abdomen before going down."

You Su stood up and pointed out Ji Lingruo's mistake. He then naturally reached out and placed his hand on Ji Lingruo's lower abdomen, preparing to guide her.

Ji Lingruo, seeing You Su's hand reach out without any hesitation or shyness, felt both angry and nervous, as if she were about to faint from the heat.

The moment his hand touched the young woman's abdomen, You Su recoiled as if he had touched a snake in a blind box, stammering:

"Junior Sister, why aren't you wearing any clothes?!"

Ji Lingruo felt as if she had been electrocuted. The spot You Su had touched tingled. Her face turned completely red, and she was so ashamed she felt like crying:

"Who said I wasn't wearing any? It's just my waist exposed! And these are the skirts you bought for me!"

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