Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

Aunt Qing Snake was no longer convinced. She walked to Chu Wuji's side, lifted his arms, patted the embroidery on his sleeves, and snorted proudly:

"Why do you always mention my ugly embroidery in the past? Everyone needs time to cultivate and grow. Look at the two snakes on these sleeves, how spiritual and brilliant they are!"

Seeing the green snake's arrogant expression, Bai Sujin couldn't help but find it cute and playful. She pretended to want to compete with him and said:

"Then I'll take these two snakes apart and embroider two new ones on top, and let Wuji see whose embroidery is the best?"

Aunt Green Snake was not happy about this and she objected seriously:

"No, that won't do. I put so much effort and inspiration into embroidering it. Why can you just tear it apart?"

Chu Wuji smiled and coaxed, "Mom was just joking, how could she really tear it down?"

"You're still too young. Many of the truths you've said are joking. If I agree, my sister might actually remove the embroidery one day. Then I won't be able to argue with her!"

What a cautious Aunt Green Snake!

Chu Wuji didn't think that the White Snake Mother would do that. It was indeed a bit bad, but it was possible for her to just remove the white snake embroidery and embroider a new one herself.

"I've strayed off on small talk. I'll quickly tell you the brief intelligence I just received."

Chu Wuji then talked about the key points such as the choice of rivers when transforming into a dragon and bribing the water god. Aunt Green Snake raised her eyebrows and laughed as she listened.

She laughed and cursed, "No wonder the dragons are so arrogant. We cultivators have to endure thunder tribulations, but how can we bribe people to pass the thunder tribulations? Even the heavens don't care about us!"

The dragons in the Dragon Palace can even bribe the aquatic creatures to 'show mercy' and reduce difficulties, and they themselves have become the gods under the rivers and lakes. How can they not be arrogant!

When the aquatic creatures bribe the Dragon Palace, they may not really offer money or treasures. It is very likely that they are acting as bootlickers and consider themselves the Dragon Palace's younger brothers. When they turn into dragons in the future, they will also respect the Sky Wrath Dragon Palace.

But when I think about the condition of "transforming into a dragon and shedding the ordinary", which is to be someone else's younger brother or grandson, I still can't help laughing.

Bai Sujin seriously considered her choice on the river. She didn't pay much attention to things like bribery. This was not in line with her temperament and her philosophy of cultivation, and it would easily undermine the foundation of her mind.

"It's not advisable to bribe or use connections. Once you open a loophole, you'll no longer be able to calm down when you encounter bottlenecks and difficulties in the future, and you'll always be thinking about who to use connections to get things done."

Chu Wuji agreed with his mother's statement and said worriedly:

"According to what the Dragon Girl said, my mother and my aunt's cultivation is too deep. They missed the best time to transform into dragons. You must find a large river with a source to be effective. Ordinary tributaries cannot help you transform into dragons."

Aunt Green Snake's thoughts were more open-minded. She crossed her arms and said fearlessly:

"This is a good thing. I'm not afraid of having too many options, but I'm afraid of having too many choices, becoming anxious and worried, looking back and forth, and worrying that I haven't found a good river.

Now, we have eliminated many small rivers and streams, and can directly find the source of the river!"

Bai Sujin's opinion was consistent with her sister Qingshe's. She nodded and said:

"That's right. It doesn't matter if we can't return to the Tiannu River. There's more than one great river in the world. Just look around. Wu Ji, you should also look for more rivers. It's not easy to resonate with rivers."

There are more forces in the water than you can imagine.

On the ground, the great mountain ranges are divided and dispersed by various countries, and the spiritual energy and luck are dispersed, but it seems to be a different situation underwater in the rivers. Even if there are countries occupying the river basins along the way, the aquatic people can still control the river transportation.

"It's almost time. I have to go back to the palace." Chu Wuji found that the tea in the cup had gone cold and realized that he had been chatting for a long time.

"You stayed in the palace last night, and stayed there during the day to accompany that vixen!" Aunt Green Snake was a little angry.

Chu Wuji explained the matter of the embroidery pattern and further mentioned his concerns:

"The information I just received was obtained from the Dragon Girl by me regarding the embroidery pattern. The embroiderer from the palace should be here by now. I need to sit nearby to attract their attention."

The temperament of the Xuanyin Star Lord seemed reasonable, but she still had the brutal nature of a dragon. When she discovered that the Seventh Prince was dead, she was so angry that she wanted to lead the river flood.

If the embroiderers said something wrong and angered her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If Chu Wuzhi was there to take charge, at least the Dragon Girl's anger would be directed at him, and she wouldn't attack the embroiderers directly.

Bai Sujin suddenly understood her son's intention and said:

"Then we should go too. We have nothing to do here in the old house anyway, so it would be nice to listen to the imperial embroiderer's 'open forum lecture'."

Aunt Green Snake rolled up her sleeves, checked the tiger seal, and then said with fighting spirit:

"I want to challenge that vixen to a duel. Watch me beat her in rock-paper-scissors!"

Bai Sujin looked at her sister helplessly. She didn't scold her directly, but just reminded her of one thing:

"Wu Ji stayed at the palace last night. He will come back to spend the night with us tonight. If you lose the rock-paper-scissors game, he will have to stay at the palace again tonight."

Aunt Qingshe's expression froze, and she realized that she was indeed reckless, so she immediately gave up the idea:

"Then let's not compete today. I'm going to attend the lecture. I'll go find the vixen to spar with her tomorrow! Take advantage of her!"

After the discussion, the two snake beauties with very different personalities changed back into their original forms, transforming into a pair of white and green snakes that coiled around Chu Wuji's arms.

After the journey back home some time ago, they were all used to staying on the "branch" of their younger generation. They skillfully found their position with their snake bodies and coiled along Chu Wuzhi's muscles and meridians. They wrapped themselves comfortably and did not forget to help warm up the meridians in his arms.

Chu Wuji drank all the tea brewed by White Snake Mother before going out and returning to Prince Jing'an's Mansion.

As he walked, he tucked his hands into his sleeves, gently stroking the two elders' snake heads with his palms, and they responded by licking them with their tongues.

"Auntie, stop swallowing my fingers. You've already swallowed my longest middle finger..."

"I'm just grinding my teeth out of boredom. I've been walking down the street for a few steps and I'm tired of seeing it."

"..."

Chu Wu Ji thought about it and realized that he couldn't expect his aunt to be too obedient. He was thankful that she didn't try to sneak away and secretly eat other things.

Chapter 260 Yaoer will also have nightmares when she goes to the old house

The timing was just right. When Chu Wuji returned to the palace, he happened to see the arrival of the imperial embroiderer.

The three embroiderers are of different ages, two are middle-aged and one is young. The older embroiderer should be the manager of the embroidery workshop. Their eyes give people a flickering feeling. It is difficult to see clearly from a distance, and you can only see people's faces clearly when you are almost close to them.

Most of the time it's a defect left by years of embroidery. The lady who runs the Hailan shop in Feima Village also has this defect.

Chu Wuji whispered to the elder in his sleeve, "Mother, is there any common method that can help them relieve their eye diseases?"

"It's difficult. Just like the woman in Pegasus Village, they used magic to heal her once, but if she picks up her needlework again and overworks, she'll be back to her old state in less than ten years."

After all, magic can't easily restore youth. The decline of energy and blood brought on by age is difficult to reverse, and the ability to recover decreases accordingly. Eye diseases cured by magic still have the possibility of worsening again...

Chu Wuji brought several embroiderers to the quiet and peaceful side hall.

Ordinary royal families use this kind of place for singing and dancing, enjoying music, and watching the graceful movements and elegant figures of dancers, but there is no such entertainment in the Jing'an Palace. The side hall is basically used by the princess as a larger study.

After the arrival of Xuanyin Star Lord, the young embroiderer was astonished when she saw her crystal dragon horns and the magic on her skirt.

The young embroiderer muttered to herself, "My embroidery skills haven't even finished yet, but my eyes have already failed?!"

Chu Wuji said softly, "Don't be too surprised. This guest from afar wants to learn about the various intricacies of embroidery, especially the exquisite embroidery patterns. Just explain and introduce them."

The embroiderers nodded in response. They knew something about the rumors about Prince Jing'an's Mansion and guessed that this young man was the young immortal master in the rumors.

It is understandable that the immortal master would bring some mysterious guests from other races.

After they calmed down, they immediately got down to business. The slightly older embroiderer introduced her work and demonstrated her abilities.

She took out a handkerchief with a big white cat embroidered on it. The pattern looked delicate at first glance, and the stitches were lively upon closer inspection. At first glance, you might think the needle and thread used were glowing, but in fact, needles and threads of various colors were selected to express the changes in light and shadow.

"This is the embroidery style of the Suzhou School. This is what I am good at..."

After one embroiderer finished her introduction, another embroiderer followed with her demonstration and introduction. She took out a piece of sash. The patterns on the sash were specially used by princes and nobles. These patterns were simpler than pattern embroidery, but not simple at all.

It is not easy to express the charm and momentum with the least patterns. Moreover, these belts may be worn by kings and princes on formal occasions, so we have to consider whether they will be folded after being worn.

If a dragon pattern or wind pattern is actually worn and the dragon head and phoenix head are broken, it is extremely indecent and the person will be held accountable.

Therefore, the simpler it is, the more difficult it is to express many things in a limited space and limited needle and thread patterns.

From morning to afternoon, except for the lunch break, the embroiderer's earnest explanation could always be heard from the side hall.

Chu Wuji had no interest or talent in this area. He could concentrate on fishing for several days, but now he could hear his eyelids drooping as he was fishing.

The two elders in his sleeves listened very carefully. Two delicate and beautiful snake heads lay on the back of his hands, listening attentively to the embroiderer's "opening ceremony" and absorbing the essence of the expert's insights.

Wen Yaoer also ran over at some point. She originally wanted to show her fox ears to Chu Wuzhi, but when she saw the cat handkerchief, she couldn't move.

She lay in Chu Wuzhi's arms pretending to sleep, and from time to time she would say to Chu Wuzhi, "Brother, that handkerchief is very beautiful," hoping that Chu Wuzhi would help her ask the embroiderer if she could give it to her.

Because Princess Jing'an had taught Princess Yao'er that she should not ask others for things casually. With the Queen behind her, others had to "give" things to Wen Yao'er even if they were reluctant. This was actually equivalent to stealing.

Chu Wuji whispered back, "I'll ask Aunt Bai and Sister Qing to embroider a cat handkerchief for you later."

"Okay~"

Wen Yaoer got the promise and smiled, lying obediently in his arms. The Sky Fox Queen also controlled her big tail and shook it gently to attract the little girl's attention. The girl's round eyes moved along with the tail hair, which was very cute.

Spring still continues the winter weather, and it gets dark earlier.

The warm spring sun, which had shone brightly for an entire afternoon, faded away unnoticed.

Several embroiderers had already explained everything they wanted to say. "That's basically it," they said. "There are some needle techniques that require time to hone, so I can't explain them clearly orally."

They spoke with great trepidation, not daring to neglect the slightest bit. At the same time, they were also wondering how these extraordinary people could be interested in needlework and how they could actually listen patiently and attentively for so long.

At first I thought it was just a formality and I would be fired if I said a few words.

Chu Wuji said a few polite words of comfort, then looked at the dragon girl and asked:

"Xuan Yin Xingjun, the explanation of embroidery patterns has ended. If there is nothing else, I will have someone send the embroiderers back to the palace."

The Dragon Palace Princess hesitated for a moment, then confirmed:

"One more thing. From the perspective of the embroiderers, what do you think of my dress? I just saw you show me many patterns, and I have a new idea. Could you give me some insights?"

After the words fell, the tea in the teacup floated out and spread out into a flowing water skirt. The shape was similar to the one worn by Xuanyin Star Lord, but there were many new patterns embroidered on it.

"..."

The embroiderers were all silent after reading it, not saying a word, with frowns on their faces, unable to think of appropriate and tactful words to express themselves.

Children from wealthy families had a kind of seal toy. They would ask a seal engraver to carve seals with different patterns and let the children play with them by stamping them everywhere. Some children from wealthy families might collect dozens of seals in their childhood.

In the eyes of the embroiderers, Xuanyin Xingjun's gorgeous Dragon Palace skirt was basically the same as a child stamping various seals on the clothes.

Just build whatever looks good. Don’t worry about whether the location is suitable or not. Just focus on whether there are enough patterns!

The oldest embroiderer was so worried that she couldn't relax her brows. She pointed to a pattern and said:

“…This isn’t appropriate.”

"Why?"

"These two are simple embroidery patterns extending from the characters '囍' and '丧'. They are not suitable for use on elegant dresses or robes. They are only used for weddings and funerals."

"..."

This time it was Longnv's turn to remain silent. She admitted that it was very important to stick to her own aesthetic preferences, but sometimes she really couldn't be too self-centered. She still had to gain a deeper understanding before making a decision.

She suddenly remembered that the patterns on the human side did have many intrinsic meanings. Some were tattoo patterns printed on prisoners, and some were government-approved patterns for slaughtering pork.

Fortunately, there are no such patterns in these embroidery patterns, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

Chu Wuji saw that the atmosphere suddenly became tense and the embroiderers were at a loss, so he helped out by saying:

"I'll give you another job. Help this distinguished guest design a dress sketch. Her status is equivalent to that of a princess in the royal family, a dragon. Think along these lines. Once you're done, just send me the sketch. The finished product isn't necessary."

After receiving a task, the embroiderers left with gratitude in their hearts.

If Chu Wuzhi hadn't come to their rescue, they really wouldn't have known how to comment on that gorgeous dress appropriately and without being offensive.

Xuanyin Xingjun knew that she had just made an embarrassing mistake. Seeing the embroiderers leaving, she also left.

The White Snake, the Green Snake and Chu Wuzhi were the opponents that the Dragon Girl had fought with on the river before. The Dragon Girl was staring at them with subtle eyes, and she was angry but couldn't show it.

After watching her fly back to the guest house, Chu Wuji stood up and stretched.

"Later, I'll ask someone to send her some embroidered scrolls to read. That way, Xuanyin Xingjun will have something to do in the near future."

Now that he knew how to entertain guests, Chu Wuji would not focus his attention on her in the near future.

Chu Wuzhi stood up holding Yaoer, and lifted her up a little while stretching.

The voice of the Sky Fox Goddess rang out, but she was talking to the White Snake and the Green Snake:

"You've been in class all day. Do you want to relax a little by playing rock-paper-scissors?"

Aunt Green Snake poked her head out to take a look, and found that the female fox had not appeared. She had no choice but to retreat into her sleeves and said with disdain:

"You vixen, you're still trying to play tricks on me. I won't fall for it. Wait until Wuji returns to the old house to spend the night. I'll spar with you tomorrow!"

Wen Yaoer's attention was previously focused on the fox's big tail, and she didn't know what was in Chu Wuzhi's sleeve. Only then did she realize that Aunt Bai and Sister Qing were also there.