After my grandmother called me home in my dream, my spiritual energy revived

Chapter 263 The Paper Doll of the Spiritual Rhinoceros
The Black Spirit Rank has been achieved.

Feeling the spiritual power under her control in the spiritual space, Song Miaozhu finally gained some confidence in making the Lingxi Paper Doll.

If the little paper servant has the advantage in spirituality, and the paper soldier has the advantage in combat power, then the Lingxi paper puppet has the advantage in both spirituality and combat power over the little paper servant.

The best Lingxi paper puppet can inherit not only some of her abilities, but also some of her wisdom and cultivation.

Its appearance is so lifelike that it can fool even the most sculpted paper dolls, and its true form cannot be discerned without breaking the secret of its craft.

Most importantly, they also possess a certain learning ability, and the knowledge they learn can be fed back to their owners.

It is definitely the owner's best helper.

Although her cultivation level was insufficient and her skills were still lacking, and she had never actually made a Lingxi paper puppet before, Song Miaozhu had already looked at the paper-making patterns of the Lingxi paper puppet no less than a hundred times.

It can be said that from the moment she opened "The Secret Art of Paper Making," what she most wanted to learn was how to make Lingxi paper puppets.

In order to make her paper puppets handsome and beautiful, each with its own unique characteristics, Yunlailou Ghost Servants' Xiaoxiangquan and Song Miaozhu have bought quite a few.

The ghosts who can serve as ghost servants in Yunlai Tower, if not stunningly beautiful, at least have pleasing faces and their body proportions are also quite good.

Even if you don't make paper dolls that are exactly like the ghost servants, using them as models and making some modifications and embellishments will still make them feel more "alive" than paper dolls made simply to pursue aesthetics.

Now Song Miaozhu finally has the confidence to try making Lingxi paper dolls!
The joy of advancement cannot compare to the immediate joy of owning your own Lingxi paper doll.

Once she felt she had advanced enough in cultivation, Song Miaozhu left her soul and went to the underworld.

Of course, the little paper servants were still diligently making paper offerings.

The little paper servants were one with her; their paper offerings were just as attractive to spiritual energy as she was when she cultivated. The spiritual energy of Little Bamboo Mountain surged forth, still with a magnificent and continuous momentum.

Upon arriving in the underworld, Song Miaozhu floated out of the ghost shop, waved her hand to release a handsome paper horse, and mounted it: "Let's go to Yunlai Tower in Cui Liu Lane next door!"

The Yin Paper Horse excitedly raised its head and neighed, then charged out like an arrow released from a bow.

"It's been so many years since we've seen Mr. Song of Anshoutang riding his horse through the streets!"

"Yes! Decades ago, when I had just died, I came to Anshoutang to exchange for gold ingots, and Boss Song personally received me! Later, Anshoutang grew bigger and bigger, and hired more and more ghosts, so I never saw her again!"

"Hey! Don't push! Anshoutang has plenty of new paper clothing this time, no need to fight!"

……

Song Miaozhu had indeed not visited the underworld for a long time.

With her current level of cultivation, she could stay in the underworld for three days and three nights without any health problems.

However, since she acquired a spirit, Song Miaozhu has gradually suspended her lessons with the ghost masters. After all, digesting the craftsmen's memories within the spirit is much more convenient and efficient than learning from the ghost masters, so she has come to the underworld less and less.

Time has a much smaller effect on the underworld than on the living world; several years have passed, and the streets of the underworld remain the same as before.

We rode horses all the way to Yunlai Tower.

Before they could even float down from their horses, a group of ghost servants came to greet them.

"Boss Song, it's been a long time! You're still as dashing and charismatic as ever! Would you like some tea or some music today?"

This was a completely unfamiliar face. Song Miaozhu was certain she had never seen it before, nor was it on her list of people she fantasized about collecting. "Boss Song, I was wondering why my left eye had been twitching all day—it turns out it was you!"

Whether a ghost's eyelids twitch or not, and how much they twitch, is entirely up to it.

"Mr. Song, what brings you here today? I've heard you're interested in paintings of beauties. I have a painting of the Four Beauties in my tomb. Why don't you come with me to take a look?"

There is only one kind of wind in the underworld: the wind of yin.

"Boss Song, Manager Fufeng has a new talent he'd like to recommend to you. How about I take you to Xiaoxiang Courtyard first? Manager Fufeng will be here shortly!"

……

Song Miaozhu's gaze fell on the ghost servant who had mentioned Fufeng: "Yunyi, take me to Xiaoxiang Pavilion."

Yun Yi immediately stepped past the ghosts and led the way.

As they walked to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, they indeed saw Fufeng rushing over, followed by several ghost servants, both male and female.

Her posture remained as delicate as a willow swaying in the breeze, but her overall demeanor was more refined than it had been decades ago.
"Boss Song, these are the ghost servants I've selected in recent years who are beautiful and willing to sell their portrait rights."

Song Miaozhu glanced at the faces of the ghost servants and nodded in satisfaction: "Your taste is getting better and better. Write them all down. After you sign the contract, you can go to Anshou Hall to collect your deposit from Steward Mao."

The ghosts she chose were all more or less to her liking.

“But I’m not here today to see what new faces you’ve chosen for her. Tell them to leave first, and then call Qingya, Xianshuang, Huaisha, and Linyuan over. They’ve been paying the deposit for decades; it’s time to fulfill the contract,” Song Miaozhu said.

Fu Feng was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized: "Yes!"

He was able to rise from a lowly ghost servant greeting customers outside the gate to a manager within a few decades, all thanks to Boss Song booking out Xiaoxiang Pavilion and giving him the revenue.

His task was to help her find more beauties at Yunlai Tower and purchase their portrait rights.

At first, the ghost servants, like him back then, were afraid that there might be some kind of trap. But decades have passed, and they've taken the money, yet they've never seen Boss Song use the portrait rights he bought.

Gradually, he almost forgot that Boss Song spent a lot of money to buy this because it was useful.

So much so that when Fufeng suddenly heard her say that they should fulfill the contract, he was a little unaccustomed to it.

However, he quickly realized what was happening and went out to call for help.

When he returned with his men, he found Boss Song sitting in front of a wooden stand with planks on it, and paper, pens, and paint on the table next to him.

Opposite the wooden frame, there were five chairs.

"All five of you, come sit down!" Song Miaozhu picked up her paintbrush.

"Are you going to paint?" Fu Feng asked curiously.

"Okay!" Song Miaozhu said, "I'll first paint a realistic full-body portrait of each of you. I'll take it back and work on it to get a rough draft of the paper dolls' appearance. Then I'll adjust the details during the production process. I might ask you to be my models later, but don't worry, I'll still pay you for your time at Xiaoxiang Pavilion."

She had already chosen the five ghost servants: Fufeng, Qingya, Xianshuang, Huaisha, and Linyuan.

She liked Fufeng's contradictory temperament, which was both gentle and aloof, and his eyes, which were both affectionate and distant. She liked Qingya's face and nose, Xianshuang's mouth, neck and hand shape, Huaisha's hair, and Linyuan's figure.

I've long wanted to use them as models, combining their looks, temperament, and physique to design my first paper doll.