Half an hour later.
The door opened, and Feng Jitong and the other two slowly stepped out.
Feng Jitong was still holding the design Jiang Xiaobai had embroidered the night before.
But even after turning it over and examining it several times, he still looked puzzled.
"Boy, isn't this just ordinary embroidery?"
Feng Jitong looked at Jiang Xiaobai. "How exactly did you make anything out of it?"
"Well... perhaps because I embroidered it myself!"
Jiang Xiaobai gave a dry cough. "So, after looking at it for a while, I understood it."
Indeed, he knew where the first stitch began and how the thread ran.
But for an outsider who did not understand the path of the thread, deciphering this embroidery was undoubtedly as difficult as ascending to heaven.
"Not bad, not bad."
Feng Jitong praised him. "You could see through something hidden this deeply. That means... you really do have some aptitude."
As he spoke, Feng Jitong returned the embroidery to Jiang Xiaobai. "All right, your Hidden Edge Force has now reached the fifth layer."
"That settles what I promised you."
With that, Feng Jitong sighed.
They had nurtured their Hidden Edge Force for so long, only to end up sewing someone else's wedding gown-all for Jiang Xiaobai's benefit.
Fortunately, the three of them had shared the burden.
Otherwise... it really would have been painful.
"Rest assured, seniors."
Jiang Xiaobai noticed Feng Jitong's expression. "Before long, you'll have a pleasant surprise."
Chu Qingci had already obtained the method for cultivating Hidden Edge Force.
When the time came, if the three of them practiced it, replenishing what they had lost would not be much of a problem.
Hearing this, doubt flashed in all three men's eyes.
What pleasant surprise?
Still, they did not ask further. Feng Jitong simply spoke again. "I