Chapter679:MoonlightandPuppet

YunXihadaproblem.

Almostallthemainmaterialsformakingthepuppetgirlhadbeenselected.

Eyes,nails,clothes...evenwithasmallmoonlightbranch,heroughlytriedtocarveabaldhead.

Thebaldheadwasround,withonlytwoeyesandonemouth,butitnaturallyexudesastrongbreath,evenifthoseeyeswerefunny.

Theonlyremainingproblemwasthepuppet’shair.

YunXisearchedalloverthepuppetroom,anddidn’tfindtherighthairmaterial.

Yourmajesty,canyoupaymoreattentiontocollectinghairmaterials!

Theseareallthewrongmaterials!

Flax,canthehairofthequeenofAssyriabeflax!?

Transparentsilkthread,doyouwanttousethistofish?

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袛)

Longblondehair.Whichnobleladydidyougetitfrom!?

No!Noneofthemaresuitable!

Aftersearchingthepuppetroom,hewasshockedtofindthattherewasnothingsuitableformakingthehairofthequeen’spuppet.

HowcanIdothis?IfIcan闁炽儲鐛﹔eproducethebeautifullonghair,mybridewillbebald!

Howcanaperfectpuppetbebald?It’saninsulttomycraftsmanship!

"Hair,hair,longblackhair!"YunXiwasrackinghisbrainstothinkaboutthesolution.

"Pafu?"Pafu,whostillmaintainedthepostureoftheyoungQueenofAssyria,jumpedontoYunXi’sshoulderandtilteditsheadwithhim.

ImitatingYunXiwasoneofPafu’sfavoritestunts.

"Pafu..."HeypinchedPafu’schestandsawthematerialthatmethisrequirements.

Black.

Smooth.

Goodtexture.

Ah!YunXiknockedonhishead.

Whereisthelonghairofthecursedblackhairedgirl?

It’srighthere,rightwithinthereachofhishands!

Becausethisishisownhair.

"Well,letmethink.It’sthisfeeling."

WhenYunXiopenedhiseyesafterswitchingaswitchinhismind,hishairhadbecomeblack,long,andstraight.Nomatterthelengthorthehairquality,itwasabsolutelyperfect.

ThiswastheonlycertificaterecognizedbytheStarwingknights,thelegendaryMei’sblackhair!

"Well,Iwon’tgetbaldifIgoonlikethis?"YunXivaguelyrememberedthattherewasacertainlimittothenumberofhumanhair,thatwasthereasonwhythevastmajorityofhumanmencouldn’tescapethefateofbaldness.

Thosewhowouldn’tbebaldalltheirlivesjustdiefasterthantheirhair!Itissaidthataslongastheylivelongenough,theywilleventuallybecomebald.

Don’tyouthinkthat’swhattheBuddhistssay:"YouarealldestinedtojoinBuddhism!"

Well,stop!Don’tthinksomuch!

YunXipickedupthescissorsonthetableandcutoffaboutathirdofhisblackhair.

Comparedwiththequeen’spetitesize,one-thirdofthelonghairjustmettherequirementsofthequeen’spuppet.

"Pafu,comehere."Afterallthematerialswereselected,YunXitookadeepbreath.

Finally,it’stimetostart.

Itwashisfirsttimetomakeapuppetbyhand.Evenarealpuppeteerhadtofigureoutwhetherhecouldcompletethecomplicatedwork,butYunXihadanincrediblesenseoffamiliarity.

Itseemedthathehaddonesimilarworkalongtimeago.

"Pafu!"Pafubouncedandhadlongforgottenwhatcrimehehadcommittedtoit.Itsmemoryseemedtolastonlysevenseconds.Onceagain,itfellintohisclutches.

Again,inthepuppetroom,thecryofshameechoed.

Thesamescenehappenedinthequietundergroundlakeatthesametime.

"Whoa...Ah...Don’t..."

"There...Itcan’tbethere!"

"Don’tbullyme...Ooo,ooo..."

Asifhissoulwasguidedbysomething,YunXi’shandswereverystableandwithoutanytremor.

Likethecarvingofbloomingflowers,likethedepictionofavibrantspring,ontheselectedmoonlightbranches,YunXitookPafuastheprototypetoreproducethebodyoutlineofthequeenlittlebylittle.

Fromtheangleoffingerstothecuteshapeoftoes,everythingwas100%reproduction.

Morethanthat,eventheskin’ssmoothnessandchestelasticitywereexactlythesameasthatofPafu,whichwasaperfectcoincidencewiththerealqueen.

Evenso,YunXiwasnotsatisfied.

Itwasjustaphysicalsimilarity.Evenifthesimilarityreached100%,itwasnotenough.

Theessenceofmakingpuppetsis"soul",whichisthestepofgivingcoldpuppets"humannature".

Onlywiththe"soul",couldapuppetreallyfakepeople’seyes,crossingtheboundarybetweentherealandtheunreal.

That’stheprideofbeingapuppeteerandtheultimatefantasyofpuppeteers.

Hedidn’tknowwhatitmeantforthepuppeteerstomakesuchapuppet.Hejustknewthathewoulddothebestforthequeen,andthepuppethewasmakingwoulddefinitelysurpassthekings’.

NoonehadevertoldYunXiwhataperfectpuppetwouldbeandwhatitmeanttohaveasoul.

JustlikesteppingintotheStarrySkyChessboard,helackedthemostbasicknowledgeabouttheworldofpuppeteers.

Hewasjustimmersedinthehappinessofcreatinghisidealpuppetwithhisownhands.

Itwasnaturalinhismindtogivesoultothepuppethemade.Hedidn’tevenwonderaboutit.

Intheprocessofmakingthepuppet,heevenforgotthatthiswasjusttheweddingpuppetforthequeen.

Onedayandonenightlater,whenthefinalfinishedproductappearedinfrontofYunXi,hesmiled.

Ah,whatabeautifulchild.