The story of the black silk female knight

Melody shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

Thousand-leaf grass frowned slightly, circled the lily of the valley twice, and twitched its nose:

"...Have I seen you before? Why do you have a familiar scent? It smells like some kind of medicinal herb..."

"You may have smelled that herb at Dr. Karen's place."

Valensa smiled naturally:

“My friend used to collect and brew herbs in the countryside. She came to the capital this time looking for a similar job, so I thought I'd take her to the Nora Chamber of Commerce.”

This was a setting that Valensa had already told Melody and Chiba... Lily of the Valley was a friend of hers who came from the countryside to the capital to make a living.

It was no secret that Valensa had spent three years in a remote rural area, so neither Melody nor Thousand Leaf Grass suspected anything.

Thousand-leaf clover sighed with a touch of melancholy:

"Speaking of Dr. Karen... that guy was a bit strange, but he was definitely skilled in medicine... it's such a pity he suddenly died."

Chapter 110 What's wrong with girls liking pretty dresses?

"Yes, it's such a pity that Dr. Karen died."

Valensa showed no awareness that she was the murderer. She joined Chiba and Melody in mourning Dr. Karen's untimely death and even made a promise to offer flowers at the funeral to express their condolences.

Linglan watched from the side, her teeth almost grinding to powder, and at the same time, she realized something... The bad woman's acting skills were indeed almost flawless. If she didn't know the truth, she probably wouldn't have suspected anything at all.

The group walked and talked about the various rumors surrounding Dr. Karen's death, and soon arrived at the commercial street closest to the Lily of the Valley Apartments.

The level of consumption on this commercial street can't compare to the large shopping malls of the Nora Chamber of Commerce, but there are still a few boutique women's clothing stores... This is something that almost every commercial street has.

Women are always interested in dressing up, especially when it comes to dressing up a beautiful young woman like Linglan who has a high face value and a well-proportioned figure.

"I think she would look very cute in this outfit."

Melody was the first to make a move. She chose a red Lolita-style tiered dress, held it up against Lily of the Valley a few times, and nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, absolutely adorable."

"I think it's good too."

Valensa nodded... This was also why she envied Lily of the Valley. Lily of the Valley was the kind of beautiful girl who was just between cute and sexy, and could pull off either style.

Valencia wouldn't work; her large breasts and long legs are too hot, so she can only go for a sexy look. It would look a bit strange if she forced herself to wear a cute Lolita dress.

"I don't think so!"

Linglan shook her head firmly... Actually, she also thought the dress was quite pretty, but it was a bit too complicated to wear, and she, a novice beauty, had no idea how to put it on.

So she quickly pointed to another very simple white dress:

"Wouldn't simpler clothes be acceptable?"

"No!" x2

Valensa and Melody shook their heads in unison... It's rare to find such a good clothes hanger, how can we not indulge in a dress-up game?

"If you don't know how to wear these clothes, we can teach you."

Valensa immediately saw through Lily's concerns, gave Melody a signal, and the two of them quickly dragged Lily into the changing room from either side.

"Oh no, don't..."

"No...no, you can't go there!"

"No! Absolutely not here! I'll do it myself! Just tell me what to do!"

After a series of shy struggles and compromises in the changing room, the beautiful, newly transformed girl was shyly pulled out by Valensa and Meludy.

Chiba's eyes lit up, and she circled around Lily of the Valley a few times with great surprise, looking at the dress full of lace and ribbons with some envy.

"What, does Cao Cao want to wear this kind of clothing too?"

Seeing this, Valensa pulled Thousand Leaf Grass's face into her arms and patted it gently.

"If you want to wear it, just be nice and sweet-talk me, and I'll buy it for you~~"

"Tch, Cao Cao doesn't like these flashy clothes at all!"

Chiba immediately turned her face to the side, but she couldn't help but steal glances out of the corner of her eye.

"If you like it, you can have this dress."

Lily of the Valley grasped at a straw and hurriedly said:

"I really can't wear such complicated clothes."

"Well... okay, I'll give it a try."

In the end, Chiba couldn't suppress the girl's nature of liking to wear pretty clothes and once again dragged Lily of the Valley into the changing room.

"Ugh... slow down, don't rush! I already said I'd give you this dress, can't I take it off myself... Waaah!"

This time, the changing room curtain opened even faster, and Chiba Grass, after changing into the red Lolita cake dress, practically couldn't wait to run out, twirling several times in front of Valensa while holding up the hem of the dress:

"How about it, my dear sister? Doesn't Cao Cao look even more alluring now? I bet even more men will be vying to be Cao Cao's dog, right?"

"Yes, Cao Cao is indeed very cute like this."

Valensa first smiled and complimented Thousand Leaf Grass, then shrugged:

"But let's not talk about charm... Anyway, it's definitely not as good as when you wear the Demon Ninja uniform. Right now, you're just someone who's pampered like a daughter, and you don't arouse any desire at all... Oh, except for certain perverts."

"Ugh... never mind then, I don't want to be targeted by more perverts."

Chiba pouted with regret, then turned around and ran back to the changing room to change back into the short kimono she had been wearing.

However, she didn't give up on the Lolita cake dress and simply asked the shop assistant to pack it up and pay for it.

Valensa and Melody didn't care... Anyway, there are plenty of pretty clothes. If Chiba bought this dress, they can choose other ones for Lily of the Valley.

Lily of the Valley clearly noticed this as well. To avoid being dragged into the dressing room again and used as a dress-up doll, she quickly pointed to the purple short kimono on Chiba:

"Could I have one of these clothes? It's very nice and convenient. If she can wear it, I think I can too, right?"

"You want to wear straw clothes?"

Valensa raised an eyebrow and glanced at the lily of the valley and the centella asiatica side by side for a few moments:

"Hmm...it does seem pretty good? What do you think, Melody?"

"I think...that's fine too."

Melody pondered for a moment:

"When I transferred here, didn't a large fleet from the Shishima Alliance arrive? A lot of high-quality women's clothing from the Shishima Alliance entered the Royal Capital Market that time, and there should still be a lot of stock left... This store might have some."

"Okay, let's ask."

Valensa immediately called over a shop assistant to inquire about the situation, only to learn that the shop had sold out of the several Shishima Alliance outfits it had stocked a few days prior.

They could only try their luck at other shops on the street.

However, even after browsing through all the women's clothing stores on the entire commercial street, she still couldn't find clothes suitable for Lily of the Valley.

There were a few short kimonos like the one Chiba was wearing in the women's clothing stores on this shopping street, but unfortunately none of them were in Suzuran's size. They were all plus-size... When Suzuran wore them, either the hem was too long or the top was a little loose.

In the end, Valensa and Melody bought the last few oversized short kimonos. Valensa even bought two identical ones, one black and one white, intending to give one to Tia so they could wear together.

Valensa and the others came to buy clothes for Suzuran, but they ended up buying a lot of clothes for themselves instead of buying clothes for Suzuran.

"How about... we go back to that store we started with and I pick out another dress for you?"

After walking through the shopping street and returning to the starting point, Valensa made the same suggestion to Suzuran.

"No! I really don't want to wear such troublesome clothes!"

Lily of the Valley shook her head repeatedly. At the same time, to avoid Valensa forcing her to make a decision, she focused intently on looking around, trying to find a new store she hadn't visited yet.

And she actually found it; she pointed to a small alley:

"How about we go check out that shop?"

"Which store is this...wait, is this...Hanfu?"

Chapter 111 The Mysterious Eastern Continent

Valensa initially thought she was seeing things, so she quickly rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn't mistaken.

In the alley that Linglan pointed out, there was indeed an inconspicuous little clothing store. Among the samples displayed at the store entrance, two pieces of clothing looked very much like the Hanfu that Valensa had worn in her previous life. They were most likely clothing from the mysterious continent to the east of this world.

Because the oceans of this world are too dangerous, although human civilization is quite prosperous, no one has been able to travel around the world... at least not in any documented record.

Based on the knowledge she gained from childhood to university and the stories she heard, Valensa currently only knows that there should be three large landmasses in this world.

She currently lives on the continent of Frenoia, while the continent of God's Favor lies to the west of the sea. These two continents have maintained contact since ancient times and can also travel back and forth via the Sun Church's ultra-long-distance teleportation.

But the continent to the east has always been shrouded in mystery, and has never had any official contact with the continent of Frenoia or the continent of the gods. At most, lucky drifters are occasionally discovered at sea.

The specific details of the mysterious Eastern continent have never been widely known to the outside world.

Seeing a small shop selling Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) in the capital, Valensa was naturally excited and nodded eagerly:

"Indeed, that shop is small, but the clothes seem pretty good. Let's go take a look."

As for why they didn't find this little shop during their first round of shopping, Valensa realized... it must be because they arrived too early and the shop wasn't open yet.

Upon reaching the location of the shop, Melody seemed quite interested in the Hanfu samples hanging in front of the shop, pausing to observe them for a while and even reaching out to touch the texture:

"It's a pretty nice design, but unfortunately the style is too ethereal for me to pull off... But this looks like clothing from the Eastern Continent, right? I've only ever seen it in pictures before, this is the first time I've seen it in person... I can only say that this is truly the capital city, they even sell this kind of item."

"Hmph, what's the big deal?"

Qianyecao wasn't particularly interested in Hanfu, and pouted:

"I don't think the clothes from Cao Cao's hometown are as nice."

Valensa ignored their opinions on Hanfu. In fact, she wasn't very interested in Hanfu because it didn't go well with black stockings. No matter how beautiful a piece of clothing was, she wouldn't wear it if it couldn't be paired with black stockings.

What really interests her is the shop owner... who is very likely the first person from the Eastern continent she has encountered since coming to this world.

Although this world may not even be an equivalent of Earth, it is still more welcoming to meet people from a civilization similar to that of my previous life.

The store had indeed just opened recently. When Valensa walked in, she saw the owner still setting up other samples in the store.

Most importantly, although the owner was a bit older, he had genuinely black hair and eyes, which made Valensa feel very comfortable around him, and his voice was also very friendly when he greeted her.

"Hey, uncle."

"Oh, hello, esteemed lady. Coming to buy clothes so early in the morning?"

Only then did the owner notice that a customer had arrived. He quickly put down the samples he hadn't finished displaying and came over to greet the customer, his legs seemingly unsteady.

His accent and grammar sounded strange, much like the broken English Valensa used to speak when she traveled abroad in her past life, which made Valensa feel even more at ease.

"Yes, I'm buying some clothes for a friend who just moved to the city, clothes that he can wear for social occasions."

Valensa smiled and pointed to Lily of the Valley, who was still outside the door looking at Hanfu with Chiba and Melody, then deliberately hesitated for a moment before asking:

"If I'm not mistaken, those should be clothes from the Eastern Continent, right? And your black hair and black eyes are quite rare, uncle... Could it be that you're from the Eastern Continent?"

"Haha... So you're also interested in the Eastern Continent, Miss."

The shop owner was clearly used to serving this type of customer before; he explained with a practiced smile:

"I did drift here from the Eastern Continent, but I was very young at the time and didn't know much about it. I may have to disappoint you."

"That's it..."

Valensa was indeed somewhat disappointed, but this was common among drifters from the Eastern Continent, so she didn't say much. She could only tentatively ask another question:

"Uncle, how much do you remember? Anything is fine... I've been very interested in the Eastern Continent since I was a child."

"Well..."

The shop owner frowned, stroked his beard, and thought for a long while before saying:

"If I had to say, there's a term I remember that's called the Thirteen Provinces of Tianxuan. It's left a deep impression on me, and it might be the official name of that eastern continent."

Also, there's always been war going on there... It seems like my family has been hiding from the war all along, but no matter where we hide, it's no use, and in the end we can only flee overseas.

But the sea was too dangerous. In the end, the only person who survived to come here, besides me, was my grandmother who was a seamstress... She raised me and taught me the skill of tailoring so that I could make a living.

My mother-in-law probably still remembers quite a lot, but unfortunately, she was just an ordinary person and couldn't live a long life... She's been gone for almost twenty years.