Are You a Three-Way Connector?

"Fifth Uncle, these are some clothes I designed. Take a look and see if you can add some talismanic patterns to them to improve their defense." Zhang Yang displayed a set of drawings before Hualingzi.

Hualingzi looked at the clothes in the drawings and asked with a strange expression, "What kind of clothes are these?"

Zhang Yang's expression did not change. "Last time, I saw some people from afar wearing them. I thought they were quite novel, so I remembered them."

He had designed a set of leather clothes and leather pants, because beast hides could be used for leather clothes and pants, and beast hides could bear talismanic patterns.

Other materials could not bear talismanic patterns for the time being. Or rather, clothes made from those high-grade materials could not be mass-produced.

If they were merely made into fashionable clothes, they would not fetch a high price.

Hualingzi frowned and pondered. "Designing talismanic patterns is not a problem, but if you want to inscribe talismanic patterns onto beast hide, the beast's level will probably need to be quite high. At the very least, it must be a Golden Core Realm beast for the clothes to be meaningful."

What he wanted first was defensive capability, not appearance.

At the mention of Golden Core Realm beast hide, Zhang Yang immediately lost his enthusiasm. It seemed this path was not feasible for now.

Golden Core Realm beasts were rarely seen around Azure Cloud Sect. If he went to buy Golden Core Realm beast hides, the price would be too high and not worth it.

He planned to design some fashionable clothes with no defensive capabilities first, just to deal with Azure Cloud Sect's upcoming "trade fair."

"Eldest Senior Brother, what are you busy with?" Situ Mingyue came over and asked.

Zhang Yang did not even raise his head. "Design drawings for Qingyun Market. All of you went into seclusion one after another, so I'm the only one left to handle it."

Situ Mingyue said with a smile, "I obtained the Profound Yin Art, so of course I had to cultivate it from the beginning. I won't casually enter seclusion again in the future."

"Finished cultivating?" Only then did Zhang Yang look up at Situ Mingyue.

His gaze froze at once.

Situ Mingyue had already been a Calamity-level beauty to begin with. Now, perhaps because she had cultivated the Profound Yin Art, her snow-white skin had become rosy beneath its fairness, and an unusual charm radiated from her body, tugging at one's soul.

"Eldest Senior Brother, is there something wrong with my cultivation?"

Zhang Yang came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "Nothing's wrong, but Junior Sister, you'd better cover your face. Luckily, your Eldest Senior Brother has enough self-control, or I would have been bewitched by you too."

A strange look appeared on Situ Mingyue's face. She glanced at Zhang Yang but did not hold his words against him.

She lowered her head to look at the drawings Zhang Yang had designed. "These are the clothes you designed?"

"Do you think anyone would like them?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.

He had designed several styles based on clothing from the Past. In any case, they used ordinary fabric and did not cost much.

But these fashionable clothes were all about novelty. If he did not sell them for over a hundred Spirit Stones, his designs would not get the price they deserved. This world also had gold and silver, though ordinary people used them. As for the exchange rate between gold, silver, and Spirit Stones, one Spirit Stone could probably be exchanged for one tael of gold!

Speaking conscientiously, even Zhang Yang felt these things were outrageously expensive!

But these things were made specifically to sell to those wealthy Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators... Those with thin family fortunes were not even worth fleecing. They were luxury goods, made to shear the rich!

Situ Mingyue curiously examined the designs. Zhang Yang had conjured all the samples with spiritual power, making them lifelike.

She nodded repeatedly. "Someone should like them, but how is this thing used?"

Situ Mingyue pointed at a piece of women's underwear.

"For you women! It goes here!" Zhang Yang cupped his hands beneath his chest.

Situ Mingyue froze for a moment, then quickly understood. Her face flushed scarlet in an instant. She shot Zhang Yang a fierce glare, turned, and ran away.

Zhang Yang did not bother with her and lowered his head to continue designing.

After thinking for a moment, he muttered to himself, "Some Immortal Cultivators have wives too. I need to make some more exciting styles—convenient, easy to tear... With the strength of these Immortal Cultivators, wouldn't ordinary materials meet the requirements?"

He transformed into a clothing designer and buried himself in hard work.

Before long, Situ Mingyue came running back. Seeing that Zhang Yang was still designing, she said irritably, "The Prince of Southern Suppression from the Cloud Mountain Empire has arrived. He is asking to see you at the mountain gate."

"Oh!" Zhang Yang came back to his senses and hurriedly said, "He's here to give us money. I have to go see him."

He put down the drawings and flew toward the foot of the mountain.

Seeing no one around, Situ Mingyue sneakily picked up the things Zhang Yang had made and compared them against herself. She even followed the design and cupped her hands beneath her chest. In an instant, her appearance changed completely, and her eyes lit up.

As the eldest daughter of a merchant family, she immediately judged that this thing would definitely have a market.

This was far better than a chest wrap!

At that moment, she felt that her Eldest Senior Brother was incredibly mysterious. How could his mind come up with something like this?

At the mountain gate, the Prince of Southern Suppression, Shen Jun, was waiting with several guards and three children.

When he saw Zhang Yang flying over, the Prince of Southern Suppression laughed heartily. "Greetings, School Leader Zhang!"

"Acting School Leader!" Zhang Yang chuckled. "My master is the true School Leader. Just call me Zhang Yang. We're old acquaintances, so there's no need to be so polite."

The Prince of Southern Suppression naturally used the opportunity to draw closer and said with a smile, "Then I shall take the liberty of calling you Brother Zhang."

"No problem. Brother Shen, please come up the mountain with me." Zhang Yang warmly invited him.

"Respectfully accepting would be better than standing on ceremony." The Prince of Southern Suppression smiled and called out, leaving the guards at the foot of the mountain while he brought the three children up with Zhang Yang. "I came to Azure Cloud Sect this time to ask Brother Zhang for a favor. I have several juniors with decent aptitude, and I would like to send them to Azure Cloud Sect for training. What do you think, Brother Zhang?"

Though he said this aloud, he secretly transmitted his voice: "Brother Zhang, please forgive me. Only one of them is my grandson. The other two were forcibly sent over by the emperor, and there was nothing I could do. I do not dare deceive you, Brother Zhang. If this puts you in a difficult position, you can send them all back, and we can discuss it another time."

"It's fine!" Zhang Yang replied secretly. Outwardly, he also smiled and said, "Since Azure Cloud Sect has opened its mountain gates wide, we naturally intend to recruit outstanding disciples. Since they are all Brother Shen's juniors and their aptitude is acceptable, Azure Cloud Sect can train them. But from now on, they will be members of Azure Cloud Sect and must abide by the sect's Rules."

"Thank you, Brother Zhang!" The Prince of Southern Suppression immediately stated his position. "Since they are joining Azure Cloud Sect, Azure Cloud Sect's Rules naturally come first. Oh, there is one more matter. Regarding the cooperation over those mines, I have already prepared a construction team. Once we sign the agreement, we can begin mining together."

Zhang Yang could not help stopping in his tracks and hurriedly asked, "Did you bring the construction team? How many people?"

The Prince of Southern Suppression was somewhat surprised by Zhang Yang's reaction, but he still nodded. "Brother Zhang said so last time, so of course we had to prepare them. We brought them all. We only traveled so slowly because of them. They are currently at Qingyun Market, more than three hundred people in total."

"Wonderful!" Zhang Yang clapped his hands and said excitedly, "Brother Shen, you truly are my good fortune. Whatever I lack, you deliver it right to me. Could you lend me this construction team first?"

How could the Prince of Southern Suppression refuse?

It was just that his expression became somewhat unnatural, and he felt a little awkward inside.

Last time, he had sent Spirit Stones and resources. This time, he was sending a construction team. Was he really Azure Cloud Sect's deliveryman?