Chapter 81: Mountain Twilight Snow

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A man had come to the embroidery workshop, and what's more, this man had come to learn embroidery, which made the young girls' eyes light up, full of curiosity.

"Hee hee, look at how clumsy he is. It's been the time it takes to burn a stick of incense, and he still hasn't threaded the needle."

"It's true, it's true. Look at how he's sweating buckets, his gaze is so fierce."

"It doesn't look like embroidery; it looks more like he's fighting a demon cultivator for his life."

"But, the way he looks so serious is so charming..."

They did not yet know that there is a saying in later generations: a man working seriously is the most attractive.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the man himself is handsome.

The girls felt that today was truly interesting, and Lu Li was currently like a rare animal in a zoo, being watched by them.

But fortunately, all of Lu Li's attention was focused on the Spirit Needle and Spirit Thread, and he turned a deaf ear to the sounds of the outside world.

At this moment, Lu Li was battle-ready, the killing intent in his eyes sharp, as cold and biting as late autumn or deep winter.

"I once grasped Sword Intent at the Initial Realm to slay demon cultivators... I once broke a crowd of heroes with one sword at Hengshan... I once... Damn it!"

"How could I, Lu Li, not even be able to thread a needle!"

Fine beads of sweat slowly seeped from his forehead, but Lu Li was completely unaware.

In front of his right hand, an embroidery needle floated unsteadily, emitting a faint silver glow, while in front of his left hand was a silk thread that refused to take orders.

The eye of the embroidery needle grew large and small, very unstable.

And the silk thread was even worse; it wouldn't stiffen when it should, and it was even softer when it should be firm.

Lu Li had been trying for a long while, and to this moment, he still hadn't completed the first step of embroidery: threading the needle.

Each workstation in the embroidery workshop was separated by thin, light gauze curtains.

In the courtyard opposite Lu Li's curtain, Jiang Yebai was conversing with Yu Ying, while Jiang Yinuo was sensibly brewing tea for the two of them.

The tea leaves were top-quality Spirit Qi Tea, emitting a fragrant mist.

Yu Ying's gaze occasionally looked toward Lu Li's direction, and she chided, "Jiang Yebai, you really know how to find work for me."

"First you sent your daughter to me, and now you've sent your disciple over."

"Do you take me for a housekeeper, asking me to raise children for you?"

Jiang Yebai's face turned red all at once after being told this, and his gaze involuntarily looked elsewhere.

But subconsciously, his gaze landed on Yu Ying's ample bosom.

Actually, he wasn't a lecher, but large things are always bound to be eye-catching.

His looking over was purely instinctual.

Jiang Yebai's gaze lingered for less than one (0.99999) breath before he hurriedly moved it away in a panic.

Yu Ying noticed his panic, and instead of having any intention to reprimand him, she sat even straighter.

Jiang Yinuo lowered her head as she placed the tea aside, suddenly feeling that the atmosphere had become somewhat subtle.

Her eyes darted, and she suddenly realized, was she... redundant standing here? "Ahem."

Jiang Yebai turned his head to look at Lu Li and said, "I don't expect him to become an embroidery master or make money; the main thing is to train his control over Spirit Qi."

"Haven't you noticed that his concentration is extraordinary?"

"That is true."

Yu Ying's tone also carried a hint of praise: "He is at such a restless age, yet he hasn't felt discouraged after failing to thread the needle for half a day. It's not easy, and no wonder you are thinking of him."

Jiang Yebai lowered his head and said, "His surname is Lu."

Yu Ying let out a low cry and said, "He is the child of those two? No wonder you are so concerned."

Jiang Yebai nodded: "The child of an old friend; I just want to watch him grow up."

"Besides, I didn't just bring him here to cause you trouble."

"He has grasped Sword Intent, and he grasped it while at the Initial Realm."

Yu Ying was startled. She hadn't believed it when she heard Jiang Yinuo mention this earlier; after all, Jiang Yinuo didn't understand Sword Intent at the time and might have seen it wrong.

But now that Jiang Yebai had said it himself, it shouldn't be false.

Yu Ying thought to herself: 'If I remember correctly, the current Sect Master of the Qinglian Sword Sect only grasped Sword Intent at the Third Realm, right?' Grasping Sword Intent at the Initial Realm... does such a person truly exist in this world? Jiang Yebai continued: "This matter is very important."

"Please, you must keep it a secret."

"After the Slaying Demon Assembly, I will take him to the Sword Sect; with his aptitude, he should not have to proceed step by step."

"I understand."

Yu Ying's attitude also became serious; she knew the importance of this news and that it must be kept secret.

But what was Jiang Yebai's purpose in telling her? Jiang Yebai paused and said: "The Slaying Demon Assembly is in one month. If he can learn embroidery and then incorporate his Sword Intent into it, it is not impossible."

"Junior sister, your Sword Dao is already inseparable from your embroidery. If you can observe Lu Li's Sword Intent embroidery, it should be of great benefit."

Speaking of this, Jiang Yebai's throat suddenly became a bit dry and hoarse.

It seemed that whenever he wanted to express his affection for Yu Ying, he would fall into such an inexplicable state.

"Ahem!"

"So, taking him as a disciple... is not a loss."

"I cannot, I cannot say that I am treating you as a... housekeeper."

Lu Li was also of some benefit to Yu Ying, a Fifth Realm great cultivator, so how could Jiang Yebai bear to let her labor in vain? Yu Ying lowered her head slightly to look at her toes, seemingly in thought.

Jiang Yinuo had seen this action several times, but she always felt that after her master lowered her head, other than seeing a vast expanse of white, she couldn't see anything else at all, and it probably didn't help with the thinking itself.

A moment later, Yu Ying raised her head.

The corners of her mouth curled slightly: "Taking him as a disciple is not impossible, but you, as his master, cannot just wash your hands of it."

"From now on, you must come to my courtyard once every day to supervise Lu Li."

Jiang Yebai's eyes lit up, and the word "Good" escaped his lips.

"In that case... when there are no urgent missions, I will try my best to find time to come over and keep an eye on Lu Li."

Lu Li did not yet know that he had already become a bridge between Jiang Yebai and Yu Ying.

But after this period of effort, he finally threaded the needle.

Only then did Lu Li realize that his entire body was drenched in sweat.

It was merely threading a needle, yet it was actually far more exhausting than fighting a battle against a crowd of heroes.

Only when he actually performed the operation did he realize the difficulty involved.

His left and right hands had to stabilize the Spirit Needle and the Spirit Thread at the same time.

Whenever he stabilized one side, he would always lose control of the other.

To perfectly control the thread and needle with both hands, one must learn to multitask.

After an entire morning, he finally managed to grope his way to the pattern and thread the needle.

But in this, there was actually also an element of luck.

Only then did he truly understand that his control over his own Spirit Qi was truly not refined enough.

Thinking about it, in the world of Proud Smile, he always fought alone against crowds of heroes, where the greater the power of the sword art the better, and he even developed AOE skills, yet he had never so strictly refined his internal breath.

His level of precision regarding Spirit Qi could definitely reach an extraordinary degree.

And thinking of what Jiang Yebai said, that the embroidery master Yu Ying could simultaneously control six hundred and forty-eight needles, how terrifying that must be.

"How does it feel?"

Jiang Yebai's voice came over.

The light gauze curtain was lifted by a gust of breeze, rolling upwards; it must have been the breeze Jiang Yebai conjured using Spirit Qi.

Only then did Lu Li notice that standing beside Jiang Yebai and Jiang Yinuo was a plump woman.

She must be the owner of this embroidery workshop and Jiang Yinuo's master, Yu Ying.

'Is this that aunt-master who is very good at doting on people?' Lu Li still remembered that the Golden Silk Armor he was wearing was a gift from this Yu Ying, whom he had never met before.

It must be said that having such a broad-minded aunt to care for one, life would certainly be very comfortable.

Thinking that Jiang Yebai brought him to the embroidery workshop not only to improve his cultivation but also because he had a secret crush on Yu Ying, Lu Li couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

'My own master is also a coward!

If he could have formed a Daoist partnership with this aunt-master sooner, Yinuo wouldn't have developed so poorly...' Since Uncle Jiang has the intention, then I shall give him a helping hand.

Lu Li stood up, slightly moved his somewhat stiff joints, bowed, and saluted: "Greetings, Aunt-master Yu. I have often heard Master mention you.

Seeing you today, you are indeed as Master described: not only has your cultivation reached the Perfection of the Fourth Realm, but you are also graceful, gentle, and dignified..."

"Li'er, do not talk nonsense."

Jiang Yebai was shocked upon hearing this. What was this Lu Li spouting? When had he ever told him these things!

He looked at Yu Ying in a panic, but discovered that the other party did not seem angry, but rather looked very happy, and only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

In fact, not only was Yu Ying not angry, but her mood was even more pleasant.

Even though she knew there was an element of exaggeration in Lu Li's words, but... she loved to hear it!

This lady just loves to hear the things Jiang Yebai dares not say!

Seeing the smiles in Yu Ying's eyes, Lu Li breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, secretly thinking: Master, you will thank me in the future.

"Only today did this disciple realize the difficulty of embroidery, yet all the senior and junior sisters can handle it with ease. I also heard that you, Aunt-master, can simultaneously control six hundred and forty-eight Flying Swords to embroider. My admiration for you is truly like the water of the Yellow River..."

This praise also included all the other disciples in the embroidery workshop.

Everyone felt that this new male apprentice was not only handsome and had lasting focus, but his tongue was also so pleasing, and they all laughed.

"You are not bad."

Yu Ying laughed until her figure trembled slightly: "But there is one thing you got wrong."

Lu Li immediately stopped. Could it be that he had tried to flatter her but ended up offending her? He only heard Yu Ying continue: "Six hundred and forty-eight, that is all old news.

The Flying Needles I can control now are far more than six hundred and forty-eight."

"Very well, today I will personally take action and demonstrate for you the needle technique I newly created, Thousand Mountains Evening Snow."

As soon as the words fell, a Flying Sword flew out from Yu Ying's sleeve.

The next moment, it transformed into one thousand eight hundred Flying Needles.

A thousand needles formed the mountains, and a hundred needles formed the snow.

That day, Lu Li saw for the first time the marvelous scene of one thousand Flying Needles dancing simultaneously on the embroidery cloth, embroidering the Thousand Mountains Evening Snow.

And in his eyes, those embroidery needles were all swords.

A thousand swords transformed into mountains, and eight hundred swords became snow; this was the Thousand Mountains Evening Snow Sword.

... There was still nearly a month until the Slaying Demon Assembly, so for the time that followed, Lu Li lived in a small courtyard of the embroidery workshop.

Every morning and evening, he practiced sword arts and cultivation techniques, and for the rest of the time, Lu Li devoted all his energy to the arduous task of embroidery.

Of course, it was impossible for Lu Li to start learning embroidery from the Thousand Mountains Evening Snow weaving method; that was still too advanced for him.

On that day, after Yu Ying finished her demonstration, she sent a prized disciple to demonstrate the most basic Winged Togetherness Needle Technique to Lu Li.

As the name suggests, this needle technique only involved two needles; it was a relatively simple embroidery method created by Yu Ying in her early years.

Of course, simple is also relative.

These two needles were interconnected, flying together like wings, and the subtle connection between them surprised Lu Li.

The two embroidery needles danced and moved, and the Spirit Qi was like a trickling stream; this was a sword art radiating delicacy and beauty.

The Winged Togetherness Needle Technique was his current cultivation goal.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed, and Lu Li's cultivation also naturally (with the gourd's help) improved to the First Realm Ninth Grade.

During this time, Jiang Yebai would often come to the embroidery workshop to "check on Lu Li's homework."

As for the emotional issues between the two, Lu Li indicated that he had done his best.

"Uncle Jiang, the rest of the matters must ultimately rely on yourself.

" Meanwhile, Lu Li's attention was placed upon his own cultivation.

And that night, Lu Li had just finished his cultivation.

A notification suddenly flashed in his mind, and only then did he know that the Heavens Sword Dao System had finished its cooldown.

"Unknowingly, ten days have actually passed.

Calculating the time, it is indeed about right."

A smile of success curled the corners of Lu Li's mouth; he washed up as usual and lay down on the bed.

Cheat, come!

Heaven and earth inverted, the sun and moon revolved.

"So, the world this time is it."