Chapter 413: Chapter 227: Bihua Peak: Stockings Production Base (5k)
She lightly touched the crown of the purple water lily with the tips of her toes, moving gracefully like a lotus, carrying with her a fragrant breeze.
Under the moonlight, as her skirt swayed, her plump, shapely legs wrapped in black silk shimmered faintly, appearing and disappearing in turns.
These beautiful female cultivators all noticed it, their eyes filled with admiration.
They couldn’t help but wonder what was so magical about these black stockings.
It even added a touch of allure and mystery to their dignified and solemn teacher, making them want to touch it, to explore the secrets hidden under the black gauze.
"Master! What is this new outfit you’re wearing?"
Zixun hurriedly called out to the Third Elder.
All these fairies who loved beauty were naturally defenseless against beautiful clothes and accessories.
Although the Third Elder was clearly showing off on purpose, she still pretended to be nonchalant.
"New outfit?"
The Third Elder was initially surprised, then lifted her skirt a bit to fully reveal her smoothly curved calf, pretending to realize:
"Are you talking about this?"
Several female disciples nodded eagerly, like pounding medicine.
The Third Elder was greatly satisfied with showing off and didn’t hold back any longer, covering her mouth with a light laugh:
"I think they’re called stockings?"
"Stockings? Are they the hidden and limited edition from Qianhua Pavilion? Rumor has it they’re made from the snow silkworm silk of Beiao Continent, extremely rare!"
A knowledgeable female disciple exclaimed.
"Limited edition from Qianhua Pavilion? That must be hard to get! Surely Master spent a long time trying to obtain them."
Zixun felt slightly discouraged, with so many female cultivators in the world, how could she compete with others?
In fact, her statement wasn’t truthful, as these stockings weren’t just limited editions, even the buyers had to be stunning beauties whom even the store maids found mesmerizing. Ji Lingruo and Wangshu were lucky that day, as a new batch had just been produced, or else they would find it impossible to buy them.
The Third Elder’s eyes sparkled, thinking how could she, a venerable being, line up like others to buy them, so feigning embarrassment, she said:
"Are these stockings really so precious? I had no idea. Not long ago, the chief artisan from Qianhua Pavilion sent me two pairs, and I thought they were samples for me to try. I didn’t realize they were official products."
Of course, this was a lie; Ji Lingruo actually came to give them to her as a return gift today.
The chief artisan and owner of Qianhua Pavilion, famous for her cutting skills, wouldn’t give them away as they herself couldn’t sell enough, not needing any favor with Mr. Bihua.
Moreover, the chief artisan had once rejected Mr. Bihua’s covert pursuit, saying she didn’t like such fullness. The implied criticism of the Third Elder being chubby still left some resentment in her heart.
"I really envy Master, being powerful and beautiful, with even gorgeous clothes sent as gifts, boohoo."
Younger Yutong, having been influenced by senior sisters with some crude words, realized she misspoke and lightly slapped her mouth twice, but her envy was indeed heartfelt.
The other female disciples chimed in, filled with envious expressions.
The Third Elder’s vanity was greatly satisfied, already imagining the joyous scene of disciples hugging her tight after she announced her grand plan.
"Do you really think these stockings look great? I feel they’re not much different from ordinary silk stockings..."
"They look amazing! They look even better on Master!"
Si Han sincerely praised, eager to see how she’d look wearing such stockings.
"I’ve worn this pair; I happen to have another new pair. How about... gifting them to you?"
The Third Elder’s charming glances swept over the variously poised eight female disciples, pondering who would look best, bringing her more delight.
Suddenly remembering something, she sighed inwardly: Too bad Helan isn’t here, otherwise, she’d look the most beautiful in them...
Helan was the Third Elder’s eldest disciple, who was still out on training and had not yet returned.
"I want them! I want them!"
"Master, give them to me! I promise to break through to the Feather Transformation Realm in a month!"
The female disciples scrambled, stirring up waves of excitement, with the vast whiteness dazzling the Third Elder’s eyes.
Even if they used a Red Immortal Flower as a gift, it wouldn’t incite such fierce competition, would it?
The Third Elder finally experienced the dilemma of not knowing whom to choose among three thousand beauties, luckily, she had a broad heart and was prepared, never intended to limit herself to one belle.
"All of you want it, but these stockings can’t be divided into eight parts, and they’re hard to come by. How about this..."
"What?" The female disciples eagerly asked.
"I don’t think making these stockings is particularly difficult; the rare part is the materials. The production of snow silkworm silk is very limited, and due to its light yet sturdy nature, it’s hard to come by. But if we don’t insist on such sturdiness, there are many potential materials."
From the first glance, the Third Elder was filled with great ambition. She wasn’t content with merely owning two pairs. She wanted every female cultivator in the world to gain stocking freedom, to enjoy the beauty of the female form thoroughly!
Why would durability matter to her? Can you expect to fight in stockings?
"Master means..."
The third female disciple, being the oldest, immediately understood the Third Elder’s implicit meaning.
"Exactly, we have natural materials and can easily learn textile techniques. You complain that brewing wine is too tiring. In the future, Qingchen and Shi Yan will lead the outer disciples in winemaking. You all can spin clothes on the peak; it shouldn’t be too tiring, right?"
"Indeed! There are plenty of flax, hemp, cotton, and mulberry. Although we don’t have mulberry at Bihua Peak, we have more than enough flax, hemp, and cotton. We can certainly find materials to replace snow silkworm silk!"
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