45: Chapter 45: There are no stockings in this cultivation world.

This girl looked a little sickly and delicate, but her figure was actually so good?

"Cough, cough, cough…"

Just as the little maid said, it seemed that this Miss Xiao really hadn't had much physical contact with men.

Yet she insisted on measuring it herself, saying that using spiritual power definitely wasn't as accurate as measuring by hand.

At this moment, Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian held a soft measuring tape and hugged Lin Mo around the waist.

"Lin Mo, your figure is even better than I imagined!"

"Cough, cough, cough…"

The little maid hurriedly fetched some spirit tea and handed it to Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian.

Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian took a small sip, and only then did she calm down a lot.

"As a Cultivator of the Golden Core Stage, does Miss Xiao also suffer from hidden injuries?"

Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian had already begun selecting fabrics: "Look at what you're saying~ An illness you're born with will follow you for life no matter how high your Realm is."

"That doesn't sound right, does it? With so many marvelous Spirit Pills and medicines in this world, with the Young Miss's esteemed status, how could there be no way to treat it?"

Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian sat at the table: "You are merely in the Qi Refinement Stage, even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."

Lin Mo rubbed his hands behind his back: "That's not necessarily true."

Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian sighed and said: "Have you ever heard of the Nine Nether fire-cold poison?"

Lin Mo naturally didn't know, so he shook his head.

"Alright, sit for a moment. When inspiration strikes me, making clothes is very fast."

In about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, five finished sets of clothing were done.

Lin Mo tried them on one by one, and they all fit extremely well.

Among these five sets, Lin Mo liked that dark ink-colored martial arts attire best, which emitted a faint bluish-green glow under the sunlight.

"I knew you would definitely like this set best. After all, the moment you stepped through the door, you picked up this style."

"Lin Mo, actually I feel that you are better suited for scholarly and elegant clothing."

"But it doesn't matter. As expected of the person I fancied at first glance, cough, cough, cough… The moment I see you, I get a lot of inspiration!"

Right at this moment, an elderly man with a child's face and crane's hair appeared out of thin air, transmitting Spiritual Qi to Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian from a distance.

When Lin Mo saw this, he was instantly startled!

An expert of the Void Refining Stage???

Holy crap… Since when are experts of the Void Refining Stage running around everywhere on the streets?

"Young Miss, it is already September. You must take care of yourself properly, lest the fire-cold poison flare up again and become excruciatingly painful."

"I'm fine, Uncle Fu. I'm just happy today."

Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian smiled gently: "Lin Mo, these five sets of clothes are a gift for you, and I will also ask Yu Meier to take good care of you."

"However, you must come here whenever you have free time, alright?"

Lin Mo: "Alright, no problem."

Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian tilted her head and asked in puzzlement: "You sternly refused just a moment ago, why are you agreeing so readily now?"

Lin Mo bluntly stated: "Because of your status! Having a Void Refining Stage expert as a Dao protector by your side—this is a massive thigh, and I have to hug it."

Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian giggled again: "You are quite honest, but don't go around committing atrocities in my name, or else I'll kill you first!"

"Cough, cough, cough… Although my thoughts flowed like a spring today, my body really isn't in top shape. We agreed on this, and you are not allowed to go back on your word."

"I won't set a fixed schedule for you, but you mustn't wait an eternity before coming here again, you hear me?"

Lin Mo smiled: "Naturally."

After stepping out of Xianyi Pavilion, Lin Mo stood by the moat and looked at his reflection in the water.

They say clothes make the man, and horses make the saddle. Dressed up like this now, he looked strikingly handsome.

He never expected that coming out for a trip would yield such gains, inexplicably befriending a girl with a terrifyingly large background.

However… he still didn't know this girl very well. To be exact, he still needed to cram his knowledge about the current Cultivation World!

He had to pull out the same attitude he had back during the college entrance examinations!

For the entire day, Lin Mo strolled around the city, almost being dragged into a brothel several times.

Those blooming beauties even wanted to pay Lin Mo with Spirit Stones to have him go in and have some fun.

If he actually went in, who would be whoring whom anyway?

The sun set in the west, and the sunset clouds were brilliant.

"Sigh~ These colorful silkworms are all over the mountains, but it's a pity they aren't spiritual objects. The silk thread they weave is also extremely brittle and thin, completely transparent and tears apart with a single pull."

"Ain't that the truth? I originally thought I could make some money off of this. Now look at it—I'd be afraid of poking right through it and getting my hands covered in muck even if I used it to wipe my ass."

Holding a candied hawthorn stick in his hand, Lin Mo was just planning to find an inn to rest his feet when he heard the vendors nearby chatting and walked over.

He saw that the wooden cart stall was lined with various spirit insects and strange stones.

"This Young Master, care to show some support?"

"I haven't made a single sale all day."

Lin Mo toyed with a piece of amber stone and said with disdain: "Your stall looks quite large, but there are no good gadgets here at all."

"It can at most fool Cultivators in the Body Tempering Stage, or else be bought as a decorative piece when someone has nothing better to do."

The two vendors weren't angry at all. One of them with sunken cheeks smiled and said: "Young Master, this is a small business of ours, just enough to earn a living."

Lin Mo didn't waste words with them: "Where are those colorful silkworms you mentioned just now?"

"They're packed inside this wooden box."

Lin Mo took it and looked down. There were five silkworms inside in total, about a finger's length each, all plump and white.

"Are there any finished products made from this silkworm silk?"

"Yes, there are!!!"

Lin Mo took the handkerchief and examined it closely. The material was indeed that kind of faintly discernable transparency, but the texture was too brittle. Its only redeeming quality was that it was incomparably soft and silky.

"Young Master, this kind of silkworm can produce five colors in total: black, white, red, purple, and blue. It's just a pity they don't have much major use."

Lin Mo thought to himself, if you guys think they're useless, that's just because your minds are too backward!

However, Lin Mo didn't show an overly excited appearance either, and disdainfully returned the handkerchief to the vendor.

"I raised two spirit birds at home, and they happen to be lacking in rations. These silkworms look pretty good, where did you find them?"

The two vendors exchanged glances and gave a couple of light coughs.

Lin Mo tossed them a pouch of Low-Grade Spirit Stones: "Not enough?"

Thus Lin Mo gave another pouch.

"Tsk~ Don't be greedy. I just want you to lead me there once; if you don't want to, forget it."

"Ah, ah! What are you saying, Young Master? We'll pack up our stall right now and take you there."

Nightfall.

Passing through a secluded mountain stream.

Looking at the endless mulberry forest before him, Lin Mo casually plucked a leaf, and the back of it was covered with plump silkworms.

"Young Master, these colorful silkworms seemed to have been brought over by a little girl from the Gu clan during the Hehuan Sect's last recruitment drive, and then they multiplied and thrived right here."

"The Hehuan Sect is like spring all year round, making it far too suitable for these things to grow. All at once, they spread all over the mountains and plains."

Lin Mo nodded: "Alright, you guys are done here, scram."

Terrified that this muddle-headed Lin Mo would go back on his word, the two vendors bolted away at full speed.

Both they and Lin Mo thought to themselves: We've struck it rich this time!

In the middle of the night, Lin Mo casually found an inn.

Inside the room, Lin Mo watched the silkworms spinning silk in his hands, his eyes glowing!

Isn't this business opportunity arriving right here!

In this Cultivation World, there are no QQ products!

Even within the Hehuan Sect, the things they played with were mostly outdoor stuff or BDSM and the like.

Otherwise, they used rattle-bells, silver supports, or dildos.

Even if there were some interests in clothing tastes, it was just different styles of dudous and the like.

Yet there was completely no Saint Grade item like silk stockings!

As something whose daily cumulative sales ranked cliff-drop first, do you understand the gold content of QQ products!

Hehe, Senior Sister Qingleng should look quite fitting in white lace—no, it should be an absolute match!!

You must know that white lace is the most demanding on leg shape and temperament!

If one's leg shape and temperament were even slightly lacking, wearing it would give off a somewhat incongruous feel!

However, walking all the way here, he saw that the dressing style on this side was still the conservative kind; only the female Disciples of the Hehuan Sect dressed scantily.

Selling them to Mortals wouldn't make earning silver useful anyway.

If it were only produced and consumed within the Hehuan Sect itself, it would still be far from enough.

Lin Mo never expected that one day he would also be troubled by how to become the source of all evil.

"I've got it! Wouldn't cooperating with Shopkeeper Xiao Qianqian work?"

"However… will that girl scold me? Saying that I designed such a suggestive gadget?"

"Let's not rush. I'll wait for a chance to test the waters with her first."

This trip out had been full of rewards, and in the blink of an eye, the day to return to the Sect arrived.

Senior Sister Zhuo Xing was also preparing to head back.

On the way back, Senior Sister Zhuo Xing looked very happy.

Lin Mo asked her why she was so happy, and she said:

"Haha~ I alone drained the legs of three Disciples from the Tianlu Talisman Sect until they went soft. Those three were even thinking of betraying their Sect and following me back to the Hehuan Sect."

Lin Mo: …Isn't the Tianlu Talisman Sect also one of the Five Immortal Sects?

But it was understandable, after all, none of them were cultivating the ruthless Dao.

This Senior Sister had a plump figure, and at a glance, those two sturdy, long legs looked extremely attractive.

Returning to the Sect, Zhuo Xing looked at the newly dressed Lin Mo with glowing eyes and couldn't help licking her lips: "Lin Mo, if Senior Sister Yu hadn't specifically instructed not to harbor crooked thoughts about you, this time out, I could have made you unable to resist me. Do you believe it?"

What could Lin Mo say?

Say that he even conquered Gu Qinghuan?

"Junior Brother, are you heading to the Affairs Hall to accept a mission?"

"Yeah, sorry to trouble Senior Sister this time. Senior Sister can just go take care of your own business."

Zhuo Xing reminded him: "You are only in the Qi Refinement Stage, there's no way there are suitable missions for you to take. Even if someone wants to form a team to go out on a trial, they won't bring you along. Or are you saying you have acquaintances?"

Lin Mo smiled: "Just trying my luck."

Zhuo Xing frowned and said: "No way, it's too dangerous. Wait until I'm done with this period, and I'll take you out on a trial."

Lin Mo agreed verbally, but right after she left, he went straight to the Affairs Hall.

As soon as he stepped into the mission grand hall, everyone's gazes fell upon Lin Mo.

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