Ye Jingchen didn't really want the gift; he just said that to tease Chenxi and see his reaction.

But I didn't see the change of expression, yet I did receive a birthday gift.

"Yes." Chenxi only said one word, then took her hand out from behind her back, revealing a white bundle in her hand.

"There really is a birthday gift? What is it?" Ye Jingchen asked excitedly.

"Open it and see for yourself." Chenxi saw Ye Jingchen's delighted expression and was somewhat surprised.

Ye Jingchen took the bundle, placed it on the table, opened it, and found that it contained a complete set of clothes.

The clothes were crescent white, a long robe with a cross-collar, and embroidered with the Eight Auspicious Symbols, but with silver thread. The pattern looked even more exquisite than the one on the clothes he wore that morning.

The trousers are embroidered with auspicious cloud patterns, and the designs are equally exquisite.

There was also a robe of the same color, embroidered with lifelike patterns of flowers, birds and butterflies, with gold threads interspersed among the silver threads, every stitch and every thread showing ingenuity.

Ye Jingchen showed great appreciation for the outfit, which was clearly the result of careful planning.

"This outfit is so beautiful! I'm going to change right away!" he said, carrying the clothes behind the screen and changing into the outfit.

The person who made the clothes must have been very familiar with his body shape; the size was just right, and it fit him perfectly.

After changing his clothes, he even went to look in the bronze mirror. The figure in the mirror was thinner than when he first transmigrated into the book, and he was in a stable mood with a peaceful expression, which made him look much more pleasing to the eye.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and with this exquisitely crafted outfit made of what appears to be precious fabric, the figure reflected in the bronze mirror does indeed resemble a refined and noble young gentleman.

"I really like this outfit!" After admiring himself in the bronze mirror, Ye Jingchen twirled around in front of Chenxi to show him.

"Who made this outfit for me?" Ye Jingchen asked Chenxi with a smile.

"Bought it," Chenxi said indifferently.

"Impossible!" Ye Jingchen immediately denied.

“The ready-made clothes sold elsewhere wouldn’t be this exquisite and meticulously crafted. This is clearly something someone specially made for me!” Ye Jingchen said decisively.

Chenxi fell silent.

"If you don't want to talk about it now, that's fine. But please thank the girl who made my clothes for me!" Ye Jingchen patted Chenxi's hand and said seriously.

"Why a girl?" Chenxi asked.

"Such exquisitely crafted clothes, if not made by the girl, then did you make them?" Ye Jingchen asked him with a smile.

Chenxi stopped talking, but took out a cylindrical object from her sleeve and gave it to Ye Jingchen.

"What is this?" he asked Chenxi.

"Plum blossom hidden arrow," Chenxi replied.

Ye Jingchen's eyes lit up.

The cylinder in his hand is made of copper and has a cap. When the cap is unscrewed, you can see that there are six small tubes inside the quiver, one in the middle and five around the outside, in a plum blossom shape. The plum blossom sleeve arrow is named after this. It can fire six short arrows at a time.

This kind of hidden weapon often appeared in various novels and TV dramas in his previous life. It was a very powerful hidden weapon. Ye Jingchen had always been particularly interested in it. He never expected that he would be able to possess one after transmigrating into the book.

"How do I use this?" Ye Jingchen asked.

Chenxi stepped forward, rolled up Ye Jingchen's right sleeve, and tied the plum blossom sleeve arrow to his forearm, with the quiver near his wrist.

After securing it, he adjusted the position, then took Ye Jingchen's hand, raised his arm, and pressed the butterfly mechanism against the room's load-bearing pillar.

With a few "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..." sounds, a short arrow shot out and almost instantly embedded itself in the load-bearing pillar.

This power—

He fired six times in succession at different locations. Each time, the arrows were fired at high speed, and the sound of them hitting the supporting pillars was also quite beautiful.

Ye Jingchen's face turned red with excitement.

He ran to the support column to observe. The arrowheads of the short arrows had completely sunk into the column. He reached out and pulled out the arrowheads, and it took him a lot of effort to pull them out. All six short arrows were in the same way, at the same depth, with almost no deviation.

Such a short arrow, if it hits a person at close range—

"Chenxi, you're amazing! Thank you for your birthday gift, I love it!" Ye Jingchen said as he put the short arrow back into the quiver and screwed on the cap.

After lowering his sleeves, the quiver was completely hidden inside, and no one could tell that he was hiding such a deadly weapon in his sleeves.

Hidden weapons, naturally, can only achieve their greatest effect when used unexpectedly.

Although he hoped he would never have the chance to use this hidden weapon.

"Which one do you like?" Chenxi asked.

"I like them all!" Ye Jingchen answered without hesitation.

Although it's unknown who made the clothes for him, the fact that Chenxi brought the gift suggests that their relationship must be quite close.

Since that's the case, he certainly can't show favoritism.

Moreover, feelings are not divided into high and low.

"Which do you prefer, the crossbow or the hidden arrow?" Chenxi asked again.

Ye Jingchen glanced at Chenxi, smiled, and said sincerely, "Gifts like these that can be used for self-defense are always welcome!"

The cunning little fox!

Chenxi thought to herself.

However, her older sister only hoped that Ye Jingchen would accept her birthday gift and not find it offensive. But Ye Jingchen put it on immediately. If his older sister knew that Ye Jingchen valued her gift so much, she would be very happy.

"Chenxi, can you help me sneak out of Beichen Palace?" Ye Jingchen admired the clothes and plum blossom sleeve arrow for a while, then asked Chenxi.

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