Chapter 299: If It Were Just Me and Big Sister, I Hope This Skirt Is Shorter
“What’s the plan now?”
After Yun Yue Yao took a good rest and left, Bai Feng kept pondering. Sure, he did gather some clues during his deduction—like that arm, which was very likely taken from an immortal—and the Divine Monarch’s likely target was definitely that arm.
But he couldn’t think of a good way to deal with it, and even this piece of information wasn’t something he could easily share with the Holy Land.
Nevertheless, at least now he had a new idea: sh**t first, aim later—way easier than flailing around like a headless chicken trying to track down the Divine Monarch.
Next, he needed to do was keep Shui Miao Miao and Shui Xi Yu alert and gather more intel.
Having formulated a plan, Bai Feng took out his Image Retainer and started browsing the forum backend.
Though matters in Dongzhou were important, he couldn’t devote all his attention there, especially since as a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect in the Northern Region, he had limited influence.
“Recently, there are way fewer disciples in the sect…” he muttered softly, glancing at the online count on the forum.
Honestly, even just by looking at the water-cooling zone, it was obvious—posts had plummeted recently.
But this decline wasn’t because something went wrong with the Heavenly Sword Sect; it was because with all these Secret Realms popping up, many disciples had gone out to adventure.
For example, Lin Yan and Luo Chen—they saw Bai Feng break through into the Transformation God stage and, apparently, were stimulated. They had been out exploring almost non-stop, frequenting trouble-filled Secret Realms. In fact, they even invited him earlier, but he refused, citing “researching array formations” as the reason.
He didn’t want to be running around in collapsing Secret Realms every day.
Bai Feng paused his thoughts and turned to the diagram of the ‘Communication Array Enhancement’ he’d just sketched on paper. He thought this was a great opportunity to push the communication array forward. After all, he’d heard other disciples complain that the forum could only be used within the Heavenly Sword Sect—so obviously, the forum was pretty successful. Maybe it was worth trying to expand its reach.
Usually, communication arrays could only be installed in relatively safe cities; outside, they lost signal entirely. But that was enough—he believed disciples out on adventures would happily return to their inn, open the forum, and share intel or just ramble about their day’s experiences.
“Let’s start with Xuan Guang City,” Bai Feng decided quickly.
Yao Yao’s shop was located in Xuan Guang City, and the city lord was even Yao Yao’s aunt. Installing the array there shouldn’t face any resistance.
As for the installation, that was simple. He definitely wouldn’t do it himself—considering how chaotic things were outside, going out alone was risky. He planned to ask a senior brother or sister for help.
“Better go talk to Yao Yao first.”
He grabbed the blueprint from the table and headed towards a small shop—the one Yao Yao had recently installed. It was the same type of small door as Bai Yu Mo’s. This tiny portal connected his and Yao Yao’s houses.
He pushed the door open and walked right in.
……
“Ugh, is this hem a little too short?” Yao Yao stood before a mirror, muttering softly as she looked at her outfit.
It was a pretty normal outfit: a white shirt underneath, a light green cloth coat over that, a patterned black sash around her waist, hanging down to her white skirt hem.
But what was a bit special was below the skirt—white stockings—an attempt to mix white silk with casual clothes, making it less mismatched so she could wear it on ordinary days.
This idea wasn’t because she found it comfortable, or to boost sales of white silk—simply because Bai Feng liked it.
“Hmm, better take it off and modify it. Once done, I’ll ask the little junior brother for some suggestions,” she whispered, reaching to remove her coat. Just then, the door suddenly swung open.
Bai Feng poked his head in: “Big Sister, so you’re here!”
He then saw Yao Yao seemingly in the act of changing clothes. After staring for a few seconds, he asked, “Do you want me to look away?”
……
Yao Yao’s face gradually flushed with redness. She remained silent, grabbing her clothes and angrily tossing them at him.
“Then I’ll wait outside until you’re finished,” Bai Feng smiled, catching her clothes and preparing to close the door and wait in the living room.
“Wait, wait!” At that moment, Yao Yao suddenly called out, lowering her head and glancing elsewhere, speaking so quietly that Bai Feng almost couldn’t hear: “You… you came just in time. Help me check if my new outfit has any problems, give me some feedback.”
Bai Feng stroked his chin, hesitated a few seconds, then tentatively pushed the door open slightly: “Can I come in?”
Yao Yao still looked at the other side, not answering.
“Maybe I should wait outside,” Bai Feng said, taking a small step back and reaching for the handle.
“Wait a minute!” Yao Yao suddenly lifted her head and stared at him fiercely. “Do you really want to embarrass me, big sister? I already said, come in… come in.”
She lowered her head again, voice even quieter.
“Fine, fine, I’ll listen to my big sister.” Bai Feng pushed the door open and walked in quickly, not teasing her anymore.
Although their relationship had become quite close, Yao Yao still blushed easily about these things. Well, that’s what makes a sister adorable.
He sat on the bed, while Yao Yao had already put her clothes back on.
She blushed, standing in front of him: “What do you think?”
“Hmm…” Bai Feng examined her carefully, “Not bad, very cute, very suitable for big sister.”
It looked just like how he imagined his little sister should be.
Hmm, better not say that aloud—might get beaten.
“Hmph, after all, I designed it myself,” Yao Yao couldn’t help but smile proudly. “By the way, little junior brother, do you think this skirt is a bit too short?”
Bai Feng looked at the skirt that was now above the knees and thought seriously for a few seconds, then said, “If it’s just me and big sister, I’d prefer the hem even shorter. But if others are around, I’d hope it’s a bit longer.”
“How can you say such serious stuff so earnestly?” Yao Yao couldn’t help but complain. But then she looked at her outfit again, pondering. If she shortened the skirt, it might not look enough—she’d have to modify the top as well.
Anyway, note that down first.
After deciding on the direction for the clothing modifications, she turned to Bai Feng sitting on the bed: “By the way, little junior brother, is there something you wanted to tell me?”
Bai Feng nodded. “Yeah, I recently upgraded the communication array and came up with a new idea.”
