Chapter 94: I’m Going to Go on a Rampage (3)
“Sect Leader, Elder Zhou from the HuXiao Sect and others are requesting an audience outside.”
Early in the morning, Qin Quan received a report from a disciple.
“Elder Zhou? He hasn’t left yet?”
Qin Quan was surprised and uncertain. He pondered about what the other party was up to but couldn’t refuse them outright. He could only instruct the disciple to invite them in.
Shortly after, Elder Zhou arrived at the main hall with a few disciples.
“Sect Leader Qin, it’s been a few days. I hope you’ve been well.”
Elder Zhou’s smile was incredibly bright.
“I’ve been well! I’ve been well! Elder Zhou, please have a seat!”
Qin Quan’s scalp tingled from the other party’s smile, making it difficult for him to speak coherently.
“I was wondering, has the genius disciple from your esteemed sect, Ling Yiqi, passed her closed-door cultivation?”
Elder Zhou got straight to the point after sitting down.
“Elder Zhou is joking. What genius disciple? Didn’t you say she was a fake?”
Qin Quan said sarcastically, with a hint of resentment in his words.
“Sect Leader Qin, I said that for the sake of your sect’s consideration. That genius disciple just had a breakthrough and truly needs to stabilize her realm. If I had told the truth, those from other sects might have attacked her, potentially causing her to deviate from the correct path.”
Elder Zhou spoke with a tone of sincere concern.
“Then our HongHua Sect should thank Elder Zhou! But are you not afraid that my disciple will be exposed when she comes out after you lied like this? It would damage your reputation, wouldn’t it?”
Qin Quan asked with a forced smile.
“Those who achieve great things are not bound by minor details.”
Elder Zhou replied indifferently.
“That’s true! But only if your great things can be achieved. Otherwise, it might be a loss that outweighs the gain.”
A mocking expression appeared on Qin Quan’s face. He knew what the other party’s “great things” were just by thinking about it.
“Don’t worry! It will definitely be achieved.”
Elder Zhou replied confidently. Then he laid his cards on the table: “Sect Leader Qin, since we’ve come this far, I’ll be direct. We, the HuXiao Sect, want your disciple Cheng Hong Ling.”
“Hehe…”
Qin Quan was so amused he started laughing. He said, “Heh, listening to Elder Zhou’s tone, it sounds like he’s here to snatch her. Aren’t you going to discuss it with me?”
“I want Cheng Hong Ling, not you. Why would I need to discuss it with you?”
Elder Zhou sneered.
“You…”
Qin Quan was about to get angry, but then he realized the logic. The other party wanted his disciple, not him. Whether she stayed or left was not his decision to make.
“Sect Leader Qin seems to have figured it out? Then please inform the genius disciple. If she is willing to go to the HuXiao Sect, we will do our utmost to cultivate her, and it will be considered a great contribution to you.”
Elder Zhou seized the opportunity to press further.
Qin Quan wanted to speak but stopped short. However, in the end, he didn’t dare to utter a single word of refusal.
“Also, I want to hear the result directly from her, not from you. Do you understand?”
Elder Zhou pressed on.
Qin Quan’s face was filled with unwillingness, but he could only comply with humiliation.
“This old fellow is intentionally lying. He clearly doesn’t want this matter to escalate. Otherwise, once there are more competitors, it will be much harder for their HuXiao Sect to poach Hong Ling.”
Xu Mei immediately guessed the other party’s intentions.
“Who said otherwise? For Hong Ling, this guy is even willing to lie. It seems he is determined this time.”
Qin Quan’s expression was extremely solemn.
“Sect Leader, please inform him for me. Tell him that I, Cheng Hong Ling, will be a disciple of the HongHua Sect for my entire life and will not go anywhere else.”
Cheng Hong Ling did not like to beat around the bush. She directly stated her attitude. She had previously considered going to other sects to try her luck for a while, but that incident almost led to the destruction of the HongHua Sect. Therefore, she no longer had any such thoughts.
“Alright!”
A look of relief appeared on Qin Quan’s face, and then he said somewhat awkwardly, “It might not be feasible for me to go. He said he wants you to express your stance to him personally, which clearly shows he doesn’t trust me.”
“I am a cultivator at the sixth level of the Guiyi Realm. What if I’m exposed when I meet him?”
Cheng Hong Ling frowned.
“Perhaps we should wait until your clone returns?”
Xu Mei suggested.
Cheng Hong Ling wanted to say more but eventually acquiesced. At this moment, she suddenly had a very strange feeling. Although on the surface the clone was acting on her behalf, upon closer reflection, she felt like she was becoming an insignificant existence, needing the other party to do everything.
Qin Quan was greatly reassured and employed a delaying tactic, leaving Elder Zhou waiting.
…
Bajiao Village.
When Qi Huang woke up in the morning, she felt a slight discomfort in her stomach, with a dull ache in her lower abdomen. At first, she thought it was a gastrointestinal issue, but then she remembered she was a cultivator, and a trace of doubt arose in her mind.
Due to the inexplicable pain, Qi Huang was very irritable throughout the day, and her expression was not good, which quickly caught the attention of her fellow disciples.
“What’s wrong with Junior Sister today? She seems to be in a bad mood.”
“I find it strange too. This clone of Junior Sister is much better-tempered than her original self. She used to be like a gentle girl. Why has she suddenly changed like this?”
“Shall we ask her?”
…
The fellow disciples, filled with curiosity, directly approached Qi Huang to inquire.
Qi Huang was also annoyed by the pain and hoped that these convenient senior sisters would have a solution. She explained her troubles.
“Although your cultivation level is not high, you are still a cultivator. How can your stomach hurt?”
Shen Yuan immediately sensed something was wrong.
“Yes! Let alone formal cultivators, even outer disciples of various sects rarely experience physical discomfort.”
Ruan Lingyu agreed.
“Then what is going on? Could I have some terminal illness?”
Qi Huang became flustered by her senior sisters’ words.
“Junior Sister! Where does it hurt? Let me take a look!”
Miao Xiang, who had some knowledge of medicine, asked with concern.
“Here.”
Qi Huang no longer cared about shame and pointed directly to her lower abdomen.
“It’s not your stomach here either.”
Miao Xiang blinked her big eyes in confusion. Suddenly, a strange expression appeared on her face, and she said, “Junior Sister, are you kidding us?”
“What kidding?”
Qi Huang asked strangely. She was not playing dumb now; she was genuinely clueless.
“Isn’t it that your menstrual period has arrived? Don’t you know it yourself?”
Miao Xiang asked with a half-smile.
“Menstrual period?”
Upon hearing this, Qi Huang’s eyes darkened, and she reflexively jumped up and firmly declared, “Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!”
“It’s possible, it’s completely possible! If female cultivators experience unexplained discomfort in their abdomen, this is the only possibility.”
“I remember today is Junior Sister’s menstrual period, right?”
“You even remember this? Impressive!”
“But she’s a clone! Are the clone’s and the main body’s menstrual periods on the same day?”
“It seems so now!”
…
The other senior sisters remained indifferent and continued to discuss among themselves.
Qi Huang was devastated and slumped down dejectedly. She felt she had oversimplified things. She had previously thought that becoming a girl was just about some changes in physical characteristics, and she would get used to it within ten days to half a month. She had completely overlooked the significant differences in physiological characteristics between men and women. The monthly menstrual period was the most troubling matter for women.
The senior sisters didn’t know what had happened and could only look at each other blankly.
‘I am a clone. I’m not even a complete person, and it might not be my menstrual period.’
Qi Huang then tried to comfort herself. As long as there was no evidence, she would not “admit defeat.”
Around evening, Qi Huang finally saw the “irrefutable proof.” Faced with the “bloody” reality, she was completely disheartened.
Since she did not have menstrual products prepared, Qi Huang had to ask her Eldest Senior Sister for help.
Ruan Lingyu had no idea why the Junior Sister’s clone was so ignorant about this, but she enthusiastically provided step-by-step instructions. The other senior sisters were also pointing and gesturing from the side, as if watching a show.
Qi Huang wished she could find a hole to crawl into. In such a situation, even if she were still a complete man, she wouldn’t be able to handle it, let alone now when she was only a “psychological” man.
“Bleeding every month. Even if I think I’m a bull, I’d be a bull with weak legs, falling over with a push. Can I still stand up straight?”
Qi Huang doubted it.
…
The next midday, Qi Huang was having lunch with her fellow disciples and Li Shi when she heard a series of messy horse hooves outside.
Ruan Lingyu walked to the door curiously to observe, then murmured in surprise, “It’s disciples from the HeYi Sect! Why are they suddenly here?”
