An Nuo and Shao Feng refused before Si Qing could even reply.
Shao Feng quickly pulled the troublesome Qi Yu back, "Good darling, you can't just go to places like the pleasure house, that place is no good, it's all messed up."
An Nuo nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, only those unruly bad kids go to places like pleasure houses. Qi Yu, let's go wander somewhere else, okay? Do you want to buy more new zithers?"
"Emmm, we'll see about that later. Let's get down to business first," Qi Yu's attitude suddenly shifted from before, becoming generous and sensible.
Si Qing looked suspiciously, "Sister, didn't you just desperately want to go to the pleasure house? Why did you change your mind so quickly?"
Their mother had only said one thing.
"You don't think I really wanted to go, do you? I was just joking. Getting down to business is more important," Qi Yu said, raising her head proudly and turning to leave.
Si Qing was left with a suspicious look as he watched Qi Yu's retreating back.
Something was wrong.
His sister definitely had another motive.
Si Qing thought this in his heart but said nothing.
The group quickly passed through the alley and arrived at an open space.
A crowd of spider spirits had already gathered in front of the demon race's open space. Some, with insufficient cultivation, had only transformed half their bodies, while others, with high cultivation, were very beautiful in human form.
But regardless of their form, each one held an embroidered work in their hands or claws.
These embroidered works featured all sorts of patterns, and some of the more advanced ones used Su embroidery.
Qi Yu felt as if she had walked into a flower garden, her eyes dazzled. After looking around, she felt that everything was good and couldn't distinguish between them.
"Qi Yu, the spider spirits are all masters in this regard, and their skills are all good. I think instead of picking by skill, we should look at the styles and the details on the clothing," Qi Nian suggested, "Especially the cultivation level, that's also very important."
"Every piece of clothing has the mark of the Chang Qing Sect. The higher the cultivation of the spider spirit, the more meticulous the mark on the plaque will be embroidered. Otherwise, if the cultivation is low, the spider silk they use won't be beautiful enough."
Qi Nian spoke about these matters with great clarity.
Clearly, she was an expert.
"As for high cultivation, looking around, it seems like the one on the left with the wavy, long hair has the highest cultivation. Her work is also Su embroidery and is very good. The details are very satisfactory, and the clothes even have embroidered totems of landscape paintings that look very realistic," Qi Yu made the final decision, "This one it is. Si Qing, you'll hand over all the fabric to him later. And this list has all the required quantities. These are all immortal brocades, which can accommodate any body type, and can be long or short, so as long as they are made to one size."
Qi Nian nodded as she listened. After hearing about the immortal brocades from the 13th heaven and their magical effects, she couldn't help but reach out and pull. She discovered that this pure white fabric, which looked very delicate and stiff, was actually incredibly soft. No matter how she pinched or stretched it, it would hold its shape according to the stretched dimensions, but when she pushed it back, it could be molded back.
Rather than calling it fabric, it was as soft as the clouds in the sky.
Qi Nian pinched it for a long time, somewhat reluctant to let go.
The feel of this thing was truly wonderful.
Seeing that Qi Nian seemed to like it very much, Qi Yu casually said, "There are many immortal brocades in the 13th heaven. If you like it, come back with me later, and I'll help you pick out a few bolts, and the others too."
Qi Yu said this, but in reality, she herself did not like this kind of fabric.
Because it was too soft, it felt a little unreal.
Qi Yu preferred the materials from the South Sea.
Upon hearing this, Qi Nian immediately stopped joking and agreed. She happily instructed someone to take the chosen spider spirit away and give them detailed instructions.
After the matter of the clothing was settled and the time for delivery to the Chang Qing Sect was fixed, the sky had completely darkened.
It was now the middle of the night.
This was the liveliest time for the demon race.
Qi Yu, Si Qing, and the others walked back together with Qi Nian and found their lodging.
They decided to stay for one night, settle down temporarily, and continue their journey back to the Chang Qing Sect the next morning.
To ensure they ate well and played well, Qi Nian chose a place to stay that was naturally not shabby. She directly took them to the most popular and comfortable inn in the demon race, the Bird's Nest Inn.
This Bird's Nest Inn was very large, and its exterior resembled a magnificent pear-shaped bird's nest.
Upon entering, the rooms and furnishings were similar to inns in the human world, with no significant differences. At most, the material of the bedding for resting had some variation.
Perhaps because these fabrics were personally woven by the spider spirits, they felt smoother than human fabrics.
Qi Yu saw that everyone was very tired and didn't express any particular feelings. When asked if she was hungry, she said she wasn't.
When the night was deep and everyone had gone to rest, Qi Yu stealthily sat up, put on her outer garment, tidied her attire, and flickered outside the pleasure house.
At this moment, the entire pleasure house street was still a lively scene.
There were food stalls, perfumeries, and even clothing shops. In addition, there were jewelry, gold, and silver. They had everything they could possibly want. The entire street was much livelier than during the day.
Qi Yu stood in front of the most popular pleasure house, transformed into the appearance of a handsome young man. Holding a jade pendant, she idly played with it in her hand and slowly walked in.
The madam at the entrance of the pleasure house, who was soliciting customers, immediately put on a smiling face and stepped forward, "Oh, young master, are you here to have some fun? Hurry, hurry, the top courtesan in our establishment has a song and dance performance today. If you come any later, you won't be able to see it. Young master, you look unfamiliar, are you from out of town? Which clan of girls do you like? The most popular girls in our pleasure house now are from the cat demon clan. They are incredibly beautiful and play the zither very well. Young master, your cultivation must be not low, what kind of dishes do you like? We have everything in our establishment."
As the madam of the pleasure house spoke, she had already led Qi Yu to a seat.
Qi Yu casually ordered a few dishes from the menu and then called for all the beautiful young ladies whose original forms were animals like cats, dogs, and rabbits.
She gave them three ingots of gold.
She didn't ask for anything else, just for them to sing songs, play the zither, and chat with her.
The madam had lived for so many years and had never seen anyone so generous. Her mouth almost split with joy as she quickly went to call the beautiful young ladies over.
Qi Yu sat at the table, looking at the delicacies, and took a sip of wine.
She felt blissful.