"Does this one look better?"

Yin Ming held up a light blue, wide-sleeved ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) and held it up to Long Cheng, which resulted in Long Cheng letting out a long, hopeless howl.

"Brother Ming, can I take back what I said? I really don't think I'm suited to wearing these things..."

Lingyao watched the two quietly from the side. The shopkeeper, who had been all smiles when the three came in but then looked disgusted when he saw Yin Ming picking out clothes for Long Cheng, finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Are you three gentlemen picking out clothes for your wives?"

It was clear that the shopkeeper was puzzled by Yin Ming's behavior and was even trying to make excuses for him to justify it.

But after turning to the shopkeeper and giving her a polite smile, Yin Ming still had to say some things that shattered her worldview:

"I'm picking out clothes for him, shopkeeper. These clothes seem a little small. Do you have any in his size? Or do you have any other clothes that are a little bigger?"

Boys and girls have different perspectives, so dressing up as a girl would be much easier if you had a real girl to help you with your reference.

Besides, Long Cheng is 1.83 meters tall, so he can't fit into ordinary skirts. Yin Ming wandered around the store for a long time before finding two larger ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress).

Making them to order wouldn't be quick enough; we can only hope the shop owner has some larger sizes in stock.

The shopkeeper was probably encountering a young man who seemed to have a cross-dressing fetish for the first time. She stared blankly for a long time with her mouth slightly open before she could barely accept what was happening in front of her.

"Yes, the other day, Master Lin ordered three dresses for his daughter. The original delivery date was the day after tomorrow. If you need them urgently, I can give them to you first."

"The size should be suitable for this young master, but the price might be a bit..."

Seeing the shopkeeper's hesitation, Yin Ming nodded knowingly, "Price is not a problem, as long as he can fit into it."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper breathed a sigh of relief and went into the storeroom to take out the three dresses that had been made.

Yin Ming chose a light blue ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress) for Long Cheng to change into, but once Long Cheng entered the temporary fitting room, he refused to come out.

After much coaxing from Yin Ming, Long Cheng finally opened the door hesitantly.

Yin Ming only glanced at it before closing his eyes as if he had been subjected to a strong shock. Even the shopkeeper couldn't bear to look at it and turned his head away.

There's no other reason than that Long Cheng looks absolutely awful in that dress.

The form-fitting top accentuated his well-defined muscles, making his upper body appear even more robust.

The ripped skirt he wore only reached his calves, revealing the lower half of his legs, which looked as if he were wearing thermal underwear...

Yin Ming rubbed his forehead in exasperation. The width of the clothes was barely enough, but the length was far from sufficient.

Also, why would a dragon that has transformed into human form have such thick leg hair? Yin Ming was truly amazed.

As the saying goes, ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh.

Yin Ming had thought of everything, but he never expected that Long Cheng, this handsome young man, would look so incredibly ugly after changing into women's clothing.

If this were truly his wife, he would want a divorce after just one look, let alone bring her to meet Yao Ling; she would be utterly unpresentable.

Long Cheng was clearly disgusted with himself. He slipped behind the door, leaving only his head showing, then coughed awkwardly a few times before earnestly suggesting:

"Brother Ming, why don't we just run away? I'll carry you, and I guarantee that girl won't be able to catch up."

Yin Ming rolled her eyes at him silently, "What kind of man would you be if you stood someone up? Besides, she already said she wouldn't be late."

Yin Ming had no doubt that if he hadn't shown up, Yao Ling could have waited by the moat all night.

If Yao Ling isn't allowed to give up, she might really follow Yin Ming relentlessly. If Yin Ming avoids her, she might even run around the world looking for him. What if something happens then?

With things having developed to this point, Yin Ming has nowhere left to retreat. He has no choice but to hold on, even if he can't hold on any longer, and can only try to find a way to salvage the situation.

Yin Ming found a large outer robe for Long Cheng to wear in the shop, and then asked the shopkeeper to cut a few pieces of cloth to wrap around his lower body, which finally managed to cover up his exposed flaws.

Although this outfit makes Long Cheng look a size bigger, it's still much better than his previous look.

With the clothing issue resolved, it's time to move on to the face.

Yin Ming stroked his chin and stared intently at Long Cheng's face. Although the features were delicate, it was obvious at a glance that he was a man.

Yin Ming put all the hairpins and hair accessories he had bought on the way to Long Cheng's head at once, which looked strange no matter how you looked at it.

His gaze shifted to the shopkeeper, who was watching the commotion from the side, and Yin Ming had a sudden inspiration. "Shopkeeper, could you help him with his makeup?"

Combing his hair and putting on makeup should be able to cover up the masculine features on Long Cheng's face.

Back in modern times, Yin Ming had seen many attractive cross-dressers online. As long as they didn't speak, no one would doubt their gender.

The shopkeeper's disdain was obvious, but when Yin Ming took out several bags of jade from his spatial ring, the shopkeeper gave in.

There was no way around it; Yin Ming had given them far too much.

The shopkeeper immediately took Long Cheng to his room and used all his skills to decorate Long Cheng.

Unfortunately, the result was still unsatisfactory. Long Cheng's facial features were too angular, and with this makeup and styling, anyone who saw it would subconsciously mutter "Wow, a transvestite!"

With his vision being assaulted one after another, Yin Ming couldn't take it anymore; this thing really couldn't be made do with.

He waved his hand, announcing that he was giving up on the actor Long Cheng. Then, as if remembering something, he turned to look at the shopkeeper with hopeful eyes.

"Shopkeeper, do you know any girls who are good at acting? Could you recommend one to me?"

After Yin Ming explained what good acting meant, the shopkeeper said confidently, "Yes, I'll go and call them over for you to choose from, young master."

After the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea—

A group of girls, some tall, some short, some innocent, some beautiful, lined up in front of Yin Ming. Yin Ming paused in his tea drinking, his eyes lighting up – no wonder this is a novel world, even passersby have so many pretty girls.

After scanning the room, Yin Ming felt overwhelmed. Was this what it felt like to be chosen as a concubine?

Given the time constraints and the fact that too much time had already been wasted on Long Cheng, it would be too late to choose one by one. Yin Ming simply stated directly:

"Here's the thing, I need a girl to play my wife, just to accompany me to meet a friend."

“I won’t take advantage of you, but this process may require intimate actions such as holding hands and hugging. If any of you feel that you can accept and play this role well, please step forward.”

Anyway, these girls are all pretty, so taking any of them is better than taking Long Cheng. The main problem now is whether they can convince Yao Ling of their identities.

Yin Ming was focused on the girl in front of him, completely unaware of the sudden brightening in Ling Yao's eyes when she heard a certain description from Yin Ming.