Chapter 13

"What work do you have for me, sect master?" elder Nia calmly asks.

"I want you to make some clothes for her" Ling Jian replies while pointing a finger at Yuki.

Ling Jian doesn't call Yuki ancestor or it would be more accurate to say that she doesn't want to call Yuki ancestor and certainly not 'elder sister' like elder chi and elder Ya. So she's been calling Yuki as her or you, but when she has to introduce Yuki to someone she clearly addresses her as an ancestor.

"Okay," elder Nia nods her head then she turns her head and asks Yuki "What kind of dresses do you like an..cestor?" she gets a bit awkward on the ancestor part but manages to say it.

"Can I get something similar to the one I am wearing?" Yuki answers while pointing a finger at herself. Elder Nia nods her head.

"Ancestor, could you stand for a moment and let me have a look at your dress?"

"Sure," Yuki does as she's asked.

Elder Nia stands up from her chair, walks closer to Yuki, and starts observing her dress from all directions by walking in circles around Yuki. She is surprised by how beautifully the dress is made, but the thing which surprised her, even more, was the material of the dress.

'oh! This is made from mulberry silk' this revelation had given her a slight shock but she didn't let it show on her face. Elder Nia stops observing after a few moments.

"So what do you think?" Ling Jian asks elder Nia

"I can make it" elder Nia pauses for a bit "but I'll have to use a different material"

"Different material? Don't we have it" Ling Jian raised her brows and asks.

She asked because this was the sword god sect, a first-rate sect with deep foundations, how could they be lacking in any materials? From wool to silk, satin to kosa, they had it all.

"Sect master, this dress is made from Mulberry silk" elder Nia calmly said. This gave a surprise to Ling Jian as she didn't expect it, while Yuki had a confused expression as she couldn't understand what was so surprising about it.

'Why is little Ling acting so surprised? Is there any reason to be surprised over the material of a dress' Yuki decides to ask the reason

"What's is surprising about it, little Ling?"

"You don't know about it?" Ling Jian rolled her eyes at her question.

'Does she really not know about it? or is she trying to mess with me?' But Yuki truly has no idea about it.

"Ancestor, mulberry silk is one of the finest material to make clothes, it has a very high resistance to heat and cold" elder Nia paused for a bit, then elaborated further "But that's not the reason, there are plenty of materials which could be used as a substitute. The real reason is Its rarity"

"Rarity?" Yuki couldn't understand what elder Nia meant by it.

"It is only found in the spirit continent," Ling Jian is the one who answers this time.

What was Spirit continent? It was a mysterious place that was said to be inhabited by mythical beasts. A long time ago, people from the spirit continent stopped showing themselves. No one knows the reason behind it. Since then many people have tried to find their way into it but to no avail. At this point, people were more or less convinced that the only way anyone will ever be able to go there is if they come and take someone there themselves.

"Ohh!" Yuki exclaims. She didn't expect that mulberry silk could only be found in the spirit continent. Back then, she had heard about the spirit continent but never gave it much thought.

"Ancestor, if you don't mind me asking, could you tell how you got this dress?" elder Nia asked as she was interested in how Yuki got it. Yuki tried to recall it.

'Paapa brought me this dress when I turned 15, but now that I think, he never told me where he got it from' Yuki's father never told her about it and to be honest, she didn't really care about it either. What that dress was made from, or where did it come from? that was irrelevant because back then she was really happy to receive a gift from her father and that's all she cared about at that moment.

"I got this from my father, but I don't know where he got this from?" Yuki answered earnestly

Both Ling Jian and elder Nia nodded and decided to not pry further into the matter.

"Ancestor, you won't mind if I use some other material, right?" elder Nia asked

"It doesn't matter, use any material you want, all I want is some clothes" Yuki smilingly answered as she didn't really care about such things.

"Okay ancestor, let me just take your measurement" Elder Nia brought a rope with some marking on it and started measuring Yuki's bust, waist, hip, and other areas. Anyone else seeing her body up close will hardly be able to focus on their work, but elder Nia wasn't much affected by it. She took her measurements while simultaneously noting them down in a book. The whole process took a few minutes, as elder Nia was very fast with it.

"Is there anything else you want, ancestor?" elder Nia asked

"I'd also like something to wear while sleeping"

"Okay," elder Nia nodded "ancestor, I'll make and send the clothes to you by dinner".

Yuki nodded her head. It might seem like a fast pace, but considering the resources, the clothing department had at their disposal, it was no surprise either to Yuki or Ling Jian.

"We'll take our leave then, elder Nia" Ling Jian said. Ling Jian and Yuki then moved out of the room while elder Nia went back to whatever she was doing.

"Little chi, where are we going next?" Yuki asked just moments after walking out. She was like a curious child who couldn't contain her excitement. Anyone would be swooned over by her adorable face which she was making but unfortunately, the person at the other end wasn't much affected by it.

"We are going to the Weapon's hall." Ling Jian answered

"Let's go then."

"What do you think we are doing then?" Ling Jian said annoyingly while glaring at Yuki.

"There's no need to be grumpy, Little Ling"

"Hmph"

Yuki just smiled at her actions. They both walked for a while and came to a different building.