After Sheng Jun Chapter 74 (Part 2)
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 74 Preparing the Surprise (part 2)
Xuantian Sword Sect.
Knowing that Jiang Xingzhi and Lord Huan Qi were coming, Lin He had already set out peanuts and melon seeds, called Shuang Ling, and was waiting at the table by the small pond for the two to arrive.
"Lin He! Shuang Ling!" As soon as Lord Huan Qi arrived, he couldn't wait to share explosive news, "We're going to be uncles, Jiang Xingzhi already has a child!"
He spread his arms wide, gesturing, "This——big!"
The two opposite showed shocked faces.
Shuang Ling began to fall into self-doubt about his medical knowledge.
Jiang Xingzhi waved his hand and gave each of them a slap on the back of the head, awakening their muddled minds, "I already said it's not." He skipped this topic, pulling out an invitation from his sleeve and handing it to Lin He, "Take this."
"An invitation? You already gave me one." Lin He was puzzled, "Double happiness?"
"Stop fooling around, it's for your sect's founding ancestor."
"???"
Jiang Xingzhi saw his head full of question marks and probed, "Your founding ancestor is still around, right? If he is, please help me pass this along."
"I, I don't know. My father said that back then the founding ancestor passed the sect master position to him and then went into seclusion, no one knows where he went. I can give the invitation to my father and have him try to pass it along... hey, wait." Lin He looked at him suspiciously, "You're getting married, why are you inviting our founding ancestor?"
Jiang Xingzhi calmly sipped his tea, "To let your ancestors share in the joy too."
Three looks of 'are you sick' fell on him.
Having somehow convinced Lin He to help pass along the invitation, Jiang Xingzhi collapsed in his chair to bask in the sun.
Several people chatted while cracking melon seeds.
Shuang Ling sighed, "Ever since you started dating Xu Jian Sheng Jun and quickly got bonded, you rarely have such leisurely time to lie around with us. How do you have time today, not with your Xu Jian Sheng Jun?"
"He's busy." Jiang Xingzhi spat out a melon seed shell, "Making an engagement token for me."
"Engagement token!!!" The three shot up.
Lord Huan Qi's eyes were sharp as torches, "No wonder when he left just now, you were smiling so sweetly!"
"Xu Jian Sheng Jun looks so aloof, but he's actually so romantic." Shuang Ling asked, "What about you? What did you prepare for him?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Xingzhi got worried, "Nothing yet, I'm thinking about what I can give to Xu Jian. Since you're all here, hurry and give me some ideas."
Lin He crunched melon seeds, "What else do you need to give, just wrap yourself up and send yourself over."
"What a terrible idea, no sincerity at all."
"What do you know? This is called catering to preferences."
Jiang Xingzhi was about to retort that Xu Jian wasn't so improper. The words reached his lips but he swallowed them back: ...Xu Jian really was quite improper.
He became serious, "Isn't there something that would give him an explosive surprise?"
"Explosive." Lin He glanced sideways, "How explosive do you want?"
Jiang Xingzhi described, "Something that would make him tremble with excitement just looking at it."
The three: ......
That's not a surprise, that's a shock.
Under collective brainstorming, a bunch of flashy ideas emerged.
After eliminating several rounds of terrible ideas, Lin He suddenly coughed, "Xingzhi ah, I do have an idea that guarantees your Xu Jian Sheng Jun will tremble with excitement just looking at it... I just don't know if you're willing."
Jiang Xingzhi leaned over, "What idea?"
"While there's still a few days, you go find Que Weaving Workshop to rush-make a sheer inner garment, the kind that's misty and ethereal, half-concealing and half-revealing, worn on the body like a water lotus emerging from water..."
Holy shit! This Lin Xiaohe knows quite a lot.
Jiang Xingzhi's face flushed as he looked up at the sky and imagined that scene, "But I think Xu Jian isn't suitable for wearing that style."
The three: ......
Lin He was exasperated, "Are you stupid? It's for you to wear!"
Jiang Xingzhi suddenly understood, his face turning even redder.
…..
Que Weaving Workshop was the largest clothing workshop in Jiuzhou, and also the only workshop that accepted rush orders.
This workshop's craftsmanship was excellent; even items rushed out in a short time were comparable to garments other places took months to make. As long as the money was right, even every detail could be custom-made according to the customer's requirements.
Jiang Xingzhi came to Que Weaving Workshop accompanied by his three dog friends.
Que Weaving Workshop's predecessor was Yun Weaving Workshop. After a thousand years of changes, the workshop had grown larger, had more clothing styles, and the techniques imbued in them had become more sophisticated.
"When you go in later, I'll take you straight to find the shopkeeper and tell them all your fancy requirements clearly!" Lin He chattered as they walked.
Lord Huan Qi also encouraged, "Right, don't be embarrassed. Their confidentiality is excellent, they absolutely won't let anyone know that Ting Xue Sheng Jun wants to custom-order a sheer..."
Slap! Jiang Xingzhi covered both their mouths with his hands, "Just shut up."
As they spoke, they had arrived at Que Weaving Workshop's entrance.
A shop assistant stood at the door, seeing them hurriedly came forward, "Young Sect Master Lin, there are people inside right now..."
"Kid, when is there not someone inside the shop?" Lin He patted the assistant's shoulder, laughing as he led Jiang Xingzhi and the other two inside. As soon as he entered, he waved his hand and called out loudly, "Shopkeeper! We——"
He had barely gotten the shout out when he realized the first floor hall had been cleared, with several people standing in the hall.
Zhu Yan and Zhong Ming turned around at the sound, the shopkeeper rubbed his hands and laughed "haha" twice, with a circle of accompanying assistants beside them.
In front of several people hung two sets of gorgeous red wedding garments, every stitch and thread flowing with light, the color fresh and new, obviously just completed and being shown to people.
Both sides' gazes met, and Lin He's voice instantly died in his throat.
"Xingzhi?" Zhong Ming looked toward the seemingly stunned Jiang Xingzhi, eyebrows slightly raised, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Xingzhi's opened lips moved.
The moment he saw Zhong Ming, thousands of curse words surged in his heart: Damn it! Why is Xu Jian here!
In his peripheral vision, Lin He and Lord Huan Qi stepped back simultaneously, conveniently pulling the still-standing Shuang Ling with them. Jiang Xingzhi took a deep breath: ...what a pair of masterminds.
He steadied his mind and turned the tables by asking Zhong Ming, "Why are you here?"
Zhong Ming turned to show him the two sets of wedding garments on the rack behind him. Zhu Yan timely explained, "The wedding garments we commissioned Que Weaving Workshop to rush-make some days ago are finished, so this subordinate said to come take a look. When leaving, I happened to meet Bai... Sheng Jun returning from outside."
Zhong Ming continued, "So I said let's come look at the wedding garments together."
Jiang Xingzhi's mouth slowly closed, "Oh."
After Zhong Ming finished answering, he looked down at him, "What about you?"
"......"
Jiang Xingzhi walked forward seemingly naturally under his gaze, raising his hand to brush over the gorgeous silk, admiring carefully, "What a coincidence, I also came to look at wedding garments."