Chapter 75: Chapter 280 I Don’t Want to Be an Imperial Concubine (Part 5)
“Understood? That’s good, hurry up and handle this matter!” Steward Zhong patted Prefect Dong on the shoulder and then called to his subordinates: “Set off, return to the capital!”
“Sir, you’ve had a long journey. Please go in and rest. This subordinate has not yet fulfilled the duties of a host!” Prefect Dong politely invited.
“No, this eunuch has to go back and report to the Emperor! By the way, tell that Qi Huang that on the first day of next month, I will personally escort her to the capital. If I can’t find her, then the entire HongHua Sect will disappear with her.” Steward Zhong said lazily from inside the sedan chair.
“Yes! We respectfully see off Lord Zhong.” Prefect Dong bowed respectfully.
Seeing Steward Zhong’s procession leave, Dong Yu suddenly cried out: “My sister Qi Huang! My sister Qi Huang!”
“Don’t make a scene here!” Prefect Dong scolded with disgust, then ordered the servants beside him: “Quickly take him inside.” A few house servants obeyed and dragged Dong Yu in.
“Madam, let’s go back!” Prefect Dong let out a deep sigh and then said to his wife, who had a very displeased expression.
“Master, what should we do?” After entering the house and looking at their son throwing a tantrum in the courtyard, Madam Dong asked with a sliver of hope.
“What to do? We naturally have to follow the imperial decree. Do you still want to snatch someone from His Majesty?” Prefect Dong said helplessly.
“But that’s the girl our son likes!” Madam Dong glanced at her son, who was throwing a tantrum and rolling on the ground.
“Yes! Father! I like sister Qi Huang, and sister Qi Huang also likes me. How can I hand her over to someone else? I’m not a bull-headed person!” Dong Yu also seized the opportunity to express his stance.
“Heh heh, if you don’t hand her over to His Majesty, you’ll be handing over your father’s head to His Majesty.” Prefect Dong said with a self-deprecating smile.
“This old, undead dog emperor, who is already half dead, still has the nerve to harm fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls.” Dong Yu was helpless and could only curse loudly to vent his anger.
“Shut up, you unfilial son! How dare you disrespect His Majesty? If outsiders hear this, you will bring disaster upon this entire family.” Prefect Dong reprimanded sternly. Dong Yu was startled; his father had always doted on him and had never spoken so harshly.
“Can you show some manly spirit? Don’t cry over a woman, what kind of behavior is that? It’s fine if Qi Huang is gone. Isn’t Cheng Hong Ling still there? If you have the ability, go after her. If you really can’t get her, so what? When she cultivates another clone, as long as you have the capability, why worry about not having opportunities? ” Prefect Dong then enlightened him.
Dong Yu was stunned for a moment, and the cloud of worry on his face instantly dissipated by more than half: “Yes, a cultivator can cultivate multiple clones. Why should I be fixated on one person?”
“Sister Qi Huang! I’m sorry, it’s not that I, Yu, am heartless, but I really can’t beat that dog emperor, so I can only send you to him. I hope you don’t blame me.” Dong Yu thought it through and began to murmur to himself.
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On the other side, Qi Huang had been in seclusion for three days. Although her spiritual sense was powerful, the Xieqisan she had taken was too much. It had now spread to every corner of her body, and a small portion had even merged with her flesh and blood, making the elimination process quite tedious and laborious.
It took Qi Huang a full five days to isolate the Xieqisan and the contaminated flesh and blood. Then, she created a physical body for her Earth Soul… that is, Huang Di.
Thus, Qi Huang’s third clone was successfully cultivated, and the Xieqisan in her body was completely cleared, which also meant she could cultivate again. Of course, after Qi Huang’s spiritual sense broke through to the Shentong Realm, she could cultivate three more clones. The current Huang Di and the previously brainless Tian Chongpo, “Huang Tian,” were only two, so she could cultivate one more, but there was no need for it. As for Huang Tian, she cultivated him when she was in the Huashen Realm, so he didn’t need to be counted.
Huang Di, having obtained a body, looked around curiously and breathed the air of freedom.
“By the way, old second! I have a question for you. Do those female spirit souls in the Sea of Consciousness now have the ability to feminize?” Qi Huang asked with concern. Although she had never seen it, she truly had no room for error at the moment.
“No, only Cheng Ling can control the feminizing True Qi. I am very sure of this,” Huang Di replied without hesitation.
“That’s great! This way, I can sleep when I want and eat when I want, and I don’t have to be afraid of being turned into a pure woman.” Qi Huang said excitedly. Ever since she was possessed by that Feminization Mask, she didn’t know how long it had been since she had slept normally. While sleeping wasn’t necessary for cultivators, she missed it terribly.
“By the way, speaking of this, I suddenly recall that when Cheng Ling used her feminizing power, she said she drew it from this body. So I think that power might still be in your body.” Huang Di speculated.
“Really? No wonder that woman said earlier that she had something of hers in my body. Could she have been referring to this feminizing True Qi?” Qi Huang was somewhat surprised. She immediately looked inward at her body but found no abnormal power.
“That’s strange. Where is that power hidden?” Qi Huang was puzzled.
“It seems I need to find an opportunity to get a good night’s sleep and see what secrets that woman holds.” Qi Huang decided, but it wasn’t yet time. She had many things to do immediately. First, she had to find those medicinal herbs for her main body. Second, she had to help that dead cat girl get a larger Storage Ring to accommodate her clansmen. She would have to ask the proprietress of the Juyin Auction House for help with these.
With her mind made up, Qi Huang re-absorbed Huang Di into her Sea of Consciousness. After all, cultivating this third clone was only for detoxification, so it was better not to appear too often. The reasons were: first, to keep it a secret; second, she did not want the balance between male and female souls in the Sea of Consciousness to be broken again.
After Qi Huang finished everything, she came out of seclusion. Since her “cheap father” had also moved to the HongHua Sect, the family had moved out of the Orchid Courtyard and found a new quadrangle house to live in.
As soon as Qi Huang entered the main hall, she heard a shocking piece of news: Prefect Dong had come with a group of civil officials to request a meeting, claiming to process some kind of household registration for her.
“Is this guy brain-damaged? Why would a clone of mine need household registration?” Qi Huang asked her family.
“Who knows what he’s crazy about.” Cheng Hong Ling snorted.
“Could he be having ideas about our Huang’er? After all, with an identity, he can marry her properly!” Jiang Liniang, with her delicate mind, guessed something, but unfortunately, her target was mistaken.
“It’s possible! But I won’t agree. How dare a prefect have ideas about our Huang’er? Even if the Emperor came, I would have to consider it carefully.” Cheng Yuan shook his head firmly, unaware that his words would soon come true.
“Then why do you always say you have no opinion?” Jiang Liniang couldn’t help but tease.
“That’s just politeness, don’t take it seriously!” Cheng Yuan explained, then looked at Qi Huang with some worry: “Huang’er, remember, what Dad said is just politeness. You absolutely cannot agree to him. With your conditions, it’s not a problem to marry into any imperial family in the future.”
“Father, where are you going with this? You know my identity, don’t you know?” Qi Huang shook her head helplessly, then asked uncertainly: “It’s just that if I don’t agree, will he still let me register my household?”
“Are you trying to sell yourself for a household registration?” Cheng Hong Ling’s beautiful eyebrows knitted.
“What are you thinking? I just don’t want to see you in a difficult situation.” Qi Huang was suddenly speechless.
“There’s no difficulty. Although it’s good for you to have an official identity, there’s no such good thing as exchanging it for your lifelong happiness.” Cheng Yuan said resolutely.
The family reached a consensus and then welcomed Prefect Dong and his party. Qi Huang casually glanced and saw that Young Master Dong had indeed followed. She was not surprised. As a lickspittle, how could he let such a great opportunity pass him by?
“Brother Cheng, to be honest, I’ve come this time to handle the household registration for your second daughter.” After a brief pleasantry, Prefect Dong, who had been distracted, spoke with difficulty.
“Brother Dong, you know my second daughter’s identity. Can she really be registered in my Cheng family’s household registration? Won’t this cause you any trouble?” Cheng Yuan confirmed.
“Of course! Of course! After all, this is a personal command from His Majesty.” Prefect Dong said awkwardly.
“His Majesty? Impossible! Such a trivial matter has alarmed His Majesty?” Cheng Yuan was astonished. Qi Huang was also caught off guard. She felt she was indeed outstanding, but not to the point where an emperor would come to offer himself?
“How is this a trivial matter? This is His Majesty’s family business,” Prefect Dong said vaguely.
“What family business?” Cheng Yuan asked blankly, then exchanged glances with his family members who had the same confused expressions.
“Congratulations, Brother Cheng, congratulations! Your second daughter has been noticed by His Majesty the current Emperor and has been personally chosen as an Imperial Concubine. She will enter the palace to serve His Majesty soon!” Prefect Dong gritted his teeth and forced a smile to congratulate them. For him, it was truly turning a funeral into a wedding.
