Chapter 144 Weaving Clothes "Her clothes were torn."
The Heavenly Palace, the Submerged Palace.
Ling Changyu waited outside the palace for a long time, but the palace door never opened, and he could not hear any movement from inside. He even thought that the Crown Prince might have drowned inside.
But Lord Zongzi is a merman, and mermen cannot drown.
But this has happened more than once. Lord Zongzi seems to have become quite dependent on sinking water.
Has his body become weak? Could it be that he has encountered a bottleneck in his cultivation?
Ling Changyu vaguely felt that the change began when he met the Kunlun female cultivator in Xidu City. Since that day, the sect leader had become very strange and often disappeared at night.
Just as Ling Changyu was about to muster the courage to knock on the door, a familiar old acquaintance walked in.
"Senior Sister Qingping, has the Sect Master summoned you?" His eyes lit up as if he had met a savior. "Could you please take this in with me? The elders instructed that the Sect Master must take it as soon as possible, otherwise its effects will be diminished."
Qingping nodded and accepted it without saying much, but Ling Changyu couldn't help but ask, "Master Zongzi, did you go out again last night?"
The steward among the Heavenly Merfolk smiled and replied, "This is His Highness's secret."
Ling Changyu was rebuffed, but since he had fulfilled the elders' instructions, he decided not to make a fool of himself.
Qingping waited until he had gone far away before pushing open the palace door and going inside.
She knew all too well that His Highness hadn't been in the Heavenly Palace these past few nights.
Just as Ling Changyu had suspected, His Highness was indeed experiencing some health problems. However, it wasn't due to a bottleneck in his cultivation, but rather because he had encountered someone.
Qingping still remembered that night when he returned from Xidu City, he seemed completely lost. She asked Ling Changyu and learned what had happened—Miss Jiang was not dead, they had met in Xidu City.
Overjoyed, she asked Ling Changyu, "Where is Miss Jiang?"
It was only later that I learned that Miss Jiang actually knew everything; she just didn't want to get involved with His Highness anymore.
So His Highness stopped appearing before her, only glancing at her when it was late at night.
"Isn't it ridiculous? I know I should listen to her. But Qingping, I can't go through the pain of losing her again. I have to make sure she's alive and well. As for the rest, whether she hates me or despises me..." He gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Now, I actually hope she hates me."
Qingping was well aware of the unwavering loyalty of merfolk to their chosen partners, so when she heard His Highness's words, although she felt helpless, she understood. However, she still underestimated His Highness's statement, "I cannot bear to experience the pain of losing her again."
His Highness has given away the Life Pearl.
That night, His Highness did not return to the Heavenly Palace until almost dawn. When he arrived at the Submerged Water Palace, he could barely maintain his human form. Before he even entered the pool, his fish form was revealed. This was an absolutely impossible situation for His Highness, who was at the demigod level, but it happened because the Life Pearl was no longer in his body.
Qingping waited anxiously in Shenshui Palace for a long time until night fell before the prince woke up.
"Her clothes were torn."
These were his first words after waking up.
Qingping was puzzled and didn't immediately understand who His Highness was referring to.
But His Highness's next words immediately left only one person in her mind.
He said, "Qingping, teach me to weave clothes, to weave women's clothes."
Mermaids can weave water into silk, and this silk is the lightest and softest, yet also the hardest and most invincible, impervious to swords and blades.
Clothing woven from silk gauze served as both everyday wear and soft armor, making it virtually impossible for it to tear.
It is no easy task to weave such fabric, and only those who are extremely close to the merfolk would weave such garments for them.
There will never be another person in the world who can make His Highness weave clothes for him.
However, the Crown Prince of the Merfolk, because of his promise to that person, could not even leave his name on the clothes he wove and sent.
Qingping suppressed the stinging sensation in her nose and asked with a smile, "Does Your Highness know Miss Jiang's figure and size?"
He closed his eyes briefly, as if recalling something, then nodded firmly, "I know."
Qingping smiled and said, "That makes things easier."
She explained the details that needed to be paid attention to when making women's clothing. Although it was the first time for His Highness to weave silk, His Highness always learned everything very quickly. Now that he was learning with great focus, his skills were about to surpass those of his teacher.
The silk was already strong enough to defend against swords, but he still felt it wasn't strong enough, so he added another fish scale of his own.
With a light, deft turn of her fingers, thinking of her lover far away, the mermaid weaves strands of agarwood into dark silk, hiding her unspoken feelings within the threads, creating a fitting yet unassuming woman's garment.
When Qingping pushed open the door to enter the Submerged Palace, Jiayue transformed into a fish tail again, her whole body submerged in the water, her eyes closed, utterly exhausted.
He only showed this side of himself on the first night he gave away the Life Pearl.
Hearing the noise, Jia Yue opened her eyes and saw what Qing Ping brought in. A hint of mockery flashed in her eyes before she drank it all in one gulp.
"Your Highness has no life-saving pearl. It's not a long-term solution to just sink into the water. Why don't you return to the Endless Sea to recuperate for a while? I'll contact Jingye and ask him to send someone to meet you."
Jingye is a merman who stayed in the Sea Kingdom. She is one of Jiayue's most trusted confidantes and also Qingping's partner.
Jia Yue shook her head, "She's not quite sure how to use the power of the mermaid pearl yet, I need to go at night to help her transform it."
"It's alright, you don't need to worry. Being by her side, I can absorb the life essence from the life pearl, so I won't be too upset."
That night by the Moyu River, he used his spiritual power to soothe the burning sensation on her body and silently activated the calming effect of the mermaid pearl, allowing her to sleep soundly. As she slept, his spiritual energy probed into her body and he knew that her current physical condition was not good. If it weren't for the mermaid pearl helping her stabilize her body, she probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for long.
He knew that going to the Endless Sea was the best option at this time, and he also knew that with the mermaid pearl, her life would not be in danger. But last night, when he went to the Zhou King's Palace, she was unconscious again, lying alone in the cold and desolate bedchamber, and he could no longer bear to leave her. Every time he saw her, seeing her body so different from before, his heart ached even more.
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Jiang Yuhuo awoke from her coma seven days later.
She opened her eyes, the image in her mind still frozen on the moment she was about to stab Qin Yuqi with her sword.
It was just a hair's breadth away. If the sword energy had advanced just one inch further, no matter what miraculous medicine he used, he would have been doomed!
Jiang Yuhuo stared at the beams on the roof, thinking bitterly.
She hated him so much she gritted her teeth, and dreamed of killing him!
She was too happy before, thinking she had really killed Qin Yuqi. One of the two great blood feuds has been avenged.
But now it seems that killing Qin Yuqi might be even more difficult than killing Jia Qianyang.
It's so difficult.
She clenched her teeth so tightly they trembled, and blood seeped from between them.
She had tried every possible method and exerted all her strength, but she couldn't even kill one of her enemies.
Just because he was the emperor, just because he was entrusted with the mandate of heaven.
He could then indiscriminately kill innocent people with no punishment.
Even after changing her body, cultivating, and mastering the ninth sword of Kunlun... she still couldn't kill someone she wanted to kill with her own hands.
It's so difficult.
She hadn't felt this powerless in a long time.
Even so, she still had to keep fighting; she didn't have much time left.
Upon thinking of this, Jiang Yuhuo tried to get up from the bed, but as soon as she lifted her back, she felt weak all over and fell back onto the bed.
Yes, the moment she swung her sword at Qin Yuqi, the backlash of spiritual energy struck her.
The moment Mingming stabbed Qin Yuqi, she felt as if all her bones and meridians had been severed. Yet, a different kind of power within her miraculously healed her. This power seemed to have begun on the night she sank to the bottom of the Moyu River.
She tried to get up, but although she felt no pain, she also lacked the strength.
Holding something in her hand, she opened it and found it was a jade disc. The spiritual energy inside was very rich, and she could feel the power penetrating into her lungs as soon as she held it.
Someone pushed open the door and entered, their voice filled with joy, "You're awake?"
Jiang Yuhuo tilted her head slightly and saw a gorgeous figure in purple walking up to her with a smile.
How did you get here?
Jiang Yuhuo remembered this place; it used to be Ji Hongyu's bedroom. But the next moment, she thought of something else, though Li Mengbai answered even faster.
"After all, I'm about to become the son-in-law of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Is it not allowed for me to visit my in-laws?" Li Mengbai raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Are you feeling better? I knew you hated that emperor, but I didn't expect you to hate him so much that you'd risk your own life for him?"
He sat down on the footstool by the tatami mat so he could look at her more closely. "Have you made up your mind?"
Li Mengbai took her hand and placed it next to his cheek, smiling broadly, "Marry me, Princess Ji."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuhuo was not surprised at all, and even felt a sense of relief, as if he had just expected it.
She even suspected that this was actually a trap set long ago, with everyone watching and waiting for her to fall into it.
But she also had to admit that even if she had known it was a trap, she would have jumped in anyway.
Looking at the roof, Jiang Yuhuo calmly said, "I can agree to your request, but I have three conditions."
Li Mengbai's eyes lit up. "Tell me about it."
"First, let's establish a contract. I have no romantic feelings for you, so I am unwilling to form a contract now. Give me a year. After the year is up, I will willingly form a contract with you."
Li Mengbai's lips curled up. He was quite satisfied with the words "willingly." "Continue."
"Secondly, after the contract is signed, the Li family will be considered to have formed an alliance with the Ji family and must do their utmost to help the Great Zhou against the Great Yong."
"Of course."
Jiang Yuhuo paused for a moment, then said, "Thirdly, I have a personal grudge to settle, and you and the Li family cannot stop me for any reason."
Li Mengbai hesitated for a moment, then inserted his hand between her fingers. She was weak at the moment, and he easily intertwined his fingers with hers.
"Hmm... As long as you value yourself and don't want to perish together with them, I naturally won't stop you, I will help you."
He asked cheerfully, "Is that all?"
Jiang Yuhuo: "It's gone."
"Okay, I agree." He agreed almost immediately, a smile playing on his lips. "You've finished speaking, now let's hear my request."
He agreed readily, and Jiang Yuhuo was prepared for him to make unreasonable demands. "Go ahead," she said.
I want to kiss you.
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Author's note: Today's post is a bit short [shrug]
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