I picked up the scattered attributes

"Shh... Young lady, go into the shop again and ask the proprietress to say a few words. I want to see where she's hiding..."

"okay."

A short while later, footsteps sounded at the entrance of the clothing shop, followed by Zhu Youniang's cheerful voice: "Are you there, shopkeeper? If not, I'll come in!"

"Hmm? Guest, why are you back again? Is there something wrong with the clothes I made that you're not satisfied with?"

The proprietress's voice followed shortly after.

At the same time, Feng Xia's gaze remained fixed, peering through the small hole in the window towards the back of the screen. The next second, his breath caught in his throat.

The scene inside the shop was reflected in the narrow opening.

Behind the screen...

There was no one there!

“No! I clearly saw a figure on the screen before, which means the proprietress is behind the screen…” Feng Xia felt a chill creep up her back for no reason.

The owner of this clothing shop...

Where exactly are they being watched?

"Well, there are a few things that aren't quite right with my clothes, so I wanted to come back and get them altered..." Zhu Youniang giggled and reached for her collar.

Feng Xia glanced in another direction and saw that as the dark blue dress flew off, countless white threads emerged from the girl's body, instantly covering her delicate figure completely.

In the next instant, most of the silk threads quickly turned black, transforming into the black dress that Feng Xia usually saw.

"So this is how this girl dresses...?"

Feng Xia was stunned.

The next moment, he was shocked to see the dark blue dress in Zhu Youniang's hand fly up, flutter down behind the screen, and then fall directly into the screen!

The silk dress, though light and thin, still had some thickness. But after being placed behind the screen, it was as if it had become a flat painting, without any thickness at all!

"Mom..."

As Feng Xia watched, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide.

At that moment, the proprietress's figure on the screen suddenly moved, grabbed the flowing fairy dress that had turned into a flat painting, and started embroidering directly on the screen!

Not long after, the shadow on the screen flicked its hand again, and the flat long skirt flew out of the screen, quickly expanding to its normal size, and gracefully landed in Zhu Youniang's hand.

Feng Xia was completely dumbfounded by the whole operation.

There was no proprietress at all; the only "person" they interacted with was the shadow on the screen!

He originally thought that the schoolteacher was just a tool...

But now it seems that an even stronger competitor has emerged.

……

Chapter 0108

"There was never a proprietress in the shop from beginning to end?"

"The proprietress that Youniang and I saw was actually just a shadow on that screen?"

"This is really... so unexpected."

Faced with this shocking truth, Feng Xia couldn't help but click his tongue, his face showing an expression of utter disbelief.

If you had to describe his feelings at this moment in one sentence, it would be something like this:

If you don't become a worker, you will become a person.

This guy is practically a tool through and through!

"However, perhaps it is precisely for this reason that she seemed not to hear anything despite my repeated hints... not that she didn't hear, but as a tool... she couldn't understand unexpected situations."

A sudden realization dawned on Feng Xia's mind.

However, this did give him some relief.

The psychological pressure of exploiting a living person is completely different from the psychological pressure of exploiting an NPC.

"Well, well, in the end the boss and the landlady aren't here, only the laborers are still busy... I almost shed a few tears."

Feng Xia pursed his lips speechlessly, then looked up and saw Zhu Youniang walking out of the clothing shop.

"Ah Xia, can you tell who's in the shop?"

"I can tell, he's just a tool."

"Huh? If the people in the shop are just tools, then what about the proprietress and that Tu Kuo?"

"They must have gone somewhere else—maybe they went on vacation?"

Feng Xia shook his head, adding in his mind: This scene is simply a world-famous painting...

"In short, we've been here all day, and it's about time we headed back."

Feng Xia looked up at the sun overhead.

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but while he was on this long street, the sun overhead seemed to have become much more distant, even the sunlight that fell down seemed somewhat unreal.

……

outside world.

Qianqiu Valley.

"Are you the imperial envoy?"

Yan Wuyou, her skin tanned by the summer wind, stared wide-eyed, scrutinizing the person before her from head to toe.

His complexion was rosy and his demeanor was reserved. Although he looked quite young, it was impossible to guess his age.

His eyes were slightly narrowed, and a faint smile always graced his face. When his gaze swept across the surroundings, there was always an indescribable sense of oppression.

Master!

Yan Wuyou realized this immediately.

"When did the imperial court acquire such a powerful expert? And even send such a master as a special envoy? It's a pity my cultivation level is still too low to see through this person's true strength. If only Feng Xia were still here..."

She suddenly realized the deeper meaning behind Feng Xia's words.

Even after centuries of decline, Qianqiu Valley still holds many hidden strengths. The resources accumulated by the imperial court over seven hundred years may exceed anyone's imagination!

"That's it."

Upon hearing Yan Wuyou's words, the special envoy nodded noncommittally and said indifferently, "I am here on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor to pay a special visit to the new leader of Qianqiu Valley."

Yan Wuyou frowned deeply upon hearing this.

They came to pay their respects to the new sect leader... and then what?

Is that all there is to it?

"Strange, this isn't one of the scenarios Feng Xia anticipated. This envoy's attitude... seems a bit off!"

In an instant, Yan Wuyou became extremely vigilant.

Ideally, this special envoy would have a brain ailment and be unable to speak human language... Yan Wuyou suddenly thought of Feng Xia's Daoist partner.

And the relatively worse situation...

This means that the imperial court has other trump cards besides Mo Yuanlong, who is at the Yuan Dan realm, that it has not yet revealed to the world!

The thought of that possibility sent chills down Yan Wuyou's spine: if Feng Xia were facing this situation, she would naturally be gloating and watching the show, but now it was her who was in this predicament!

On Qianqiu Valley's side, there are several elders such as Lei Shao and Liu Chuanyuan, and on the imperial court's side, there is also a special envoy whose strength is unknown. Aren't they all masters who are one, two, three, four, or even seven or eight levels stronger than her now?

"I'm just a pitiful and innocent demoness from the Hundred Nether Sect, why did I end up like this..."

If she were to slip up in this situation, she would likely be met with a terrifying mixed doubles brace.

Yan Wuyou sighed deeply, forcing herself to maintain a composed expression and not show any fear. She asked in a calm tone, "You say you are a special envoy. Do you have any identification?"

Delay time!

Delay as much time as possible!

Let's ask some random questions to buy time first... Yan Wuyou quickly made up her mind.

“Proof? This special envoy standing here is the best proof.”

The envoy glanced at Yan Wuyou and answered casually.

Yan Wuyou nearly choked and rolled her eyes: "You—"

Lei Shao and the others behind also had a slight change in expression.

They were all seasoned veterans, and they gleaned a great deal of information from just one sentence from the special envoy.

"The newcomer... is not friendly!"

Lei Shao and Liu Chuanyuan exchanged a glance, both feeling a chill run down their spines.

However, they also had doubts in their hearts. The strongest person in the court had just suffered a crushing defeat here. Given the emperor's usual methods, it was unlikely that he would provoke them so quickly!

"Unless... he wasn't a special envoy at all!"

An incredibly terrifying thought suddenly popped into their minds.