Chapter 45: Dare to Impersonate Me, I Must Catch Her (1)
The heavenly female voice, to Huang Qi, was like a bolt from the blue, making his scalp numb and rendering him completely unable to control his limbs.
Not far away, a tall, graceful figure approached with elegant steps. She wore a blue, waist-high ruqun. The thin fabric could not conceal her hourglass figure, her full chest trembling, and her slender jade legs occasionally flashed from beneath the hem of her skirt. With such a figure alone, any man would be driven mad!
Even more astonishing was that she possessed the same peerless beauty as Huang Qi’s face!
It was crystal clear that she was the peerless immortal of the HongHua Sect, Cheng Hong Ling.
Fairy Hong Ling moved her steps with grace. With each step of her small feet clad in floral canvas shoes, her figure would vanish like a phantom, reappearing leagues away.
Before Huang Qi could even recover, the blue graceful figure had appeared before him. A chill ran down his spine, and he dared notMove carelessly, not even having the courage to look at her.
Fairy Hong Ling looked at Huang Qi, her willow-like brows furrowing slightly. She felt as if she were looking in a mirror; except for the face, the figure was so similar to hers. Moreover, she was wearing a familiar dress, and she seemed to have the same one.
“What a tall woman, almost as tall as me. She must be from out of town.”
Cheng Hong Ling surmised this because she had never seen a woman as tall as herself in Huang Tian Prefecture.
Although Huang Qi dared not look directly at her, his peripheral vision could still catch some of what was happening. He had to admit that Fairy Hong Ling lived up to her reputation. In addition to her powerful cultivation, her appearance was also impeccable. At least from the waist down, she was not someone he could compare to at this moment. The thin skirt could not hide the curves of her hips and legs, fully displaying the rounded and voluptuous beauty of a woman. To have grown to this extent at the age of fifteen, it must have been the effect of the Golden Life Flower seed.
Of course, appearance was secondary. The noble and pure aura emanating from Fairy Hong Ling was not something a bumpkin like Huang Qi could possess.
“This junior sister, there’s a flesh-eating zombie nearby. Don’t run around; go back as soon as possible.”
Cheng Hong Ling did not attack. Instead, she cautioned him because she noticed Huang Qi holding a standard-issue long sword from the HongHua Sect.
The reason for calling him “junior sister” was simple: there were only twenty to thirty female disciples in the entire HongHua Sect, all of whom she knew. However, she had never seen the person before her, which meant that they had just joined the sect.
“Strange! Didn’t Master say he would never take in any more disciples? Could it be that some other female steward took them in?”
Cheng Hong Ling speculated in her heart.
“She didn’t recognize me?”
Huang Qi was anxiously awaiting judgment, but instead of condemnation, he received concern. As if granted a pardon, he nodded like a pecking chicken.
Cheng Hong Ling did not linger. She took a step forward with her small feet clad in floral canvas shoes, and her figure vanished. Only a refreshing faint fragrance remained.
“Oh my god, you scared me to death! Luckily, I was wearing a veil!”
Huang Qi clutched his chest, gasping for breath. Even through the extra large “flesh,” he could still feel his fragile heart pounding violently.
“No, I have to escape quickly, or once she goes back, I’ll be exposed immediately.”
After his emotions calmed down a bit, Huang Qi fled downhill desperately, no longer caring about his image.
…
Cheng Hong Ling’s movement technique was profound. The blue graceful figure appeared and disappeared in the dense forest, like a gracefully dancing butterfly, beautiful and deadly. With her strong cultivation, her spiritual sense could already be extended outwards, so everything within a radius of dozens of feet, from the rustling of wind to the movement of grass, could not escape her “eyes.” Of course, this included ghosts invisible to the naked eye!
The principle was simple: spiritual sense was an extension of the soul!
Suddenly, Cheng Hong Ling stopped. A hint of killing intent flashed in her beautiful eyes. Simultaneously, a thin layer of ice spread from beneath her feet, rapidly freezing the surrounding flowers, plants, and trees.
On a large tree not far away, the bronze zombie was clinging tightly to the trunk with its four limbs, not daring to move. Its crimson eyes vigilantly stared at the blue graceful figure below.
Suddenly, the bronze zombie felt a chill under its feet. It looked down and saw that, without knowing when, a thin layer of frost had crept up the tree trunk.
The bronze zombie was greatly alarmed. It pushed off with its limbs and leaped high into the air like a monkey, heading towards another large tree.
“Hmph!”
Cheng Hong Ling snorted coldly. Her long sword was swiftly unsheathed, and a sword qi, dozens of feet long, slashed forward.
“Creak! Creak!”
After the sword qi passed, towering trees fell like harvested rice stalks, all cut down in a straight line.
The bronze zombie, having just leaped towards a tree, suddenly lost its footing and fell from the air in a clumsy manner.
“Bang!”
The bronze zombie landed squarely on the hard ground. Fortunately, its body was strong, so it staggered to its feet and tried to run. However, as soon as its limbs moved, it slipped and fell to the ground, its feet now covered in frost.
“Not good!”
The bronze zombie instinctively sensed danger and struggled to maintain its balance, wanting to escape quickly. But just then, it felt a flash of cold light in front of it, its head flew off, and its vision turned upside down.
“I said, since you’ve come, you don’t need to leave.”
Cheng Hong Ling sheathed her treasured sword and took a step forward, her graceful figure vanishing from the spot.
“She… is even more terrifying than the rumors!”
This was the bronze zombie’s last thought before losing consciousness.
In less than half an hour, Cheng Hong Ling had cleared all the demons and monsters lingering around the HongHua Sect before heading towards the main gate.
Upon entering the main gate, Cheng Hong Ling’s eyebrows slightly furrowed. She had initially thought that those demons and monsters were merely lurking around the HongHua Sect, but she hadn’t expected them to dare to come in and cause destruction.
Cheng Hong Ling looked at the mess everywhere and the pained people amidst the ruins who had lost their loved ones. A strong sense of self-blame arose within her.
“If I hadn’t left the HongHua Sect, how could they have suffered such a disaster?”
Cheng Hong Ling lowered her head as she thought this, mentally preparing herself to be cursed. After all, she had arrived too late. But the scene she imagined did not happen!
“Hello, Junior Sister Hong Ling!”
“Senior Sister Hong Ling, have those demons and monsters been cleared?”
“Junior Sister Hong Ling, thank goodness you came out of seclusion in time; otherwise, our HongHua Sect would have been finished this time.”
…
People from all around came forward to greet her, their faces showing more obvious reverence than before.
“What… what is going on?”
Although Cheng Hong Ling was intelligent, she was caught off guard.
Cheng Hong Ling truly couldn’t understand and didn’t want to rack her brain over it. She hurriedly headed towards the back mountain, as her mother’s safety was her primary concern.
Before even entering the Orchid Courtyard, Cheng Hong Ling encountered her Master, Xu Mei, and a group of senior sisters.
“Master, I’m sorry, I’m too late!”
Cheng Hong Ling stepped forward and sincerely apologized.
“Not late, you’ve come at just the right time. If you were any later, our HongHua Sect would be no more.”
Xu Mei revealed a relieved smile on her face.
“I haven’t come late?”
Cheng Hong Ling was completely bewildered. With the HongHua Sect in ruins like this, and she only appearing now, this was considered coming at just the right time?
“Right, have those demons and monsters been cleared?”
Xu Mei quickly asked.
“Cleared.”
Cheng Hong Ling, regaining her senses, replied.
“Then you should go back and accompany your mother. She must have been frightened today.”
Xu Mei gave instructions caringly.
“Yes!”
Cheng Hong Ling cupped her hands, stepped into the Orchid Courtyard, and soon arrived home.
“Mother, are you alright?”
Entering the house, Cheng Hong Ling anxiously asked her mother.
“I’m fine! What could happen to me?”
Jiang Liniang, sitting on a chair and picking vegetables, asked in confusion.
Cheng Hong Ling had not expected her mother to speak so “sharply,” and her guilt intensified. She apologized again: “Mother, I’m too late; I put you in danger.”
“Haven’t you come at just the right time? If you hadn’t rushed over in time, I would have been captured by those people long ago.”
Jiang Liniang gently comforted her daughter.
“Ah?”
Cheng Hong Ling slightly parted her cherry-like lips. She recognized every word her mother spoke, but why were they so difficult to understand when put together? Her Master’s words were also like this.
“Oh, right, where did you change your clothes? Weren’t you wearing this skirt when you went out earlier?”
Jiang Liniang suddenly asked in confusion.
“I was wearing this skirt when I left!”
Cheng Hong Ling answered with certainty.
“No, I remember it very clearly. You were wearing that green flowing immortal skirt when you left, not this blue, waist-high ruqun!”
Jiang Liniang, however, retorted with a firm tone.
“How is that possible? I was wearing this skirt when I left a month ago, and I didn’t bring any other clothes to change into. You must have misremembered, after all, it’s been so long.”
Cheng Hong Ling explained helplessly. With her profound cultivation and flawless body, she didn’t need to change clothes frequently.
“What do you mean, a month? Didn’t you just go out an hour ago?”
Jiang Liniang questioned foolishly.
“I just went out an hour ago?”
Cheng Hong Ling retorted incredulously.
