Chapter 11 Feminization Mask
“What… what’s wrong with you?” Li Fen was startled, her future daughter-in-law’s reaction was completely beyond her expectations.
“Why has my voice changed like this? Is it because my Adam’s apple disappeared?”
Huang Qi was already in a state of panic and didn’t notice what his mother was saying.
“Daughter-in-law… daughter-in-law…”
Li Fen’s face showed anxiety, so she couldn’t help but call out softly.
Huang Qi finally reacted. His concern for his grandfather made him temporarily ignore his own changes. He wanted to ask about the specific situation but was afraid of revealing his identity.
“No, my voice is already like this, what else is there to be afraid of exposing?”
Huang Qi quickly figured this out. Although he didn’t want to admit it, he was very clear in his subconscious that his voice was not that of a woman, but the voice of a beautiful young girl.
“That…”
Huang Qi spoke first to test it. After confirming he hadn’t misheard, he confidently put away the paper and pen and asked directly, “That… what exactly happened to Grandpa?”
As soon as his voice fell, Huang Qi heard the girl’s clear and pleasant voice still echoing around. Compared to his original rough voice, it was like heaven and earth. This experience was simply too strange.
“So the daughter-in-law is worried about Huang Qi’s grandfather, that’s why she lost her composure. What a kind girl!”
Li Fen showed an incredibly bright smile, then explained, “Girl, don’t worry. I mean, Huang Qi’s grandfather is old, and there aren’t many days left. His health has been getting worse recently, and I wanted him to come back to see us.”
Huang Qi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. He thought his grandfather had an incurable disease.
“You also know that birth, old age, sickness, and death are the laws of nature. The old man is seventy years old this year, and it’s already very difficult to live to this age in this world, so please don’t take it to heart.”
Li Fen comforted him kindly.
“En, I understand.”
Huang Qi felt much better and replied in a very pleasant girl’s voice because he also knew his mother wasn’t lying.
“It’s getting late, let’s rest!”
Li Fen ordered and turned to leave, but then turned back again. After hesitating, she still spoke, “Well… daughter-in-law, may I ask you another question? Are you sixteen yet?”
Huang Qi’s mind was already a mess, and he was suddenly confused by his mother. After a moment of thought, he quickly realized that his mother was afraid his son would deceive a minor. This was a serious crime in the Xi Hui Dynasty.
“Yeah!”
Huang Qi didn’t know how to answer, so he just nodded his head perfunctorily.
“That’s good! That’s good!”
Li Fen finally breathed a long sigh of relief and then turned to leave.
The room became quiet, but Huang Qi had no intention of sleeping. His mind was filled with his mother’s words about his grandfather’s limited time. Although birth, old age, sickness, and death were things everyone had to go through, that was his grandfather after all.
“Just as my mother said, Grandpa doesn’t have many days left. Do I have to cruelly tell him now that your granddaughter-in-law is fake?”
Huang Qi recalled the scene of his grandfather trembling with excitement when he saw him before. He really couldn’t imagine how sad the old man would be when he knew the truth.
“As a grandson, should I let Grandpa die with regret?”
Huang Qi questioned himself.
“No, absolutely not. Even if I have to confess, it will be after Grandpa is gone!”
Huang Qi quickly made his decision. Although deceiving his family made him feel uneasy, if he let his grandfather die with regret, he would live with guilt for the rest of his life.
Having made his decision, Huang Qi’s heart calmed down a bit, so he prepared to undress and sleep.
Huang Qi took off all his upper clothes and then untied the two thread bundles. Recalling that his throat disappeared in the evening after he went out in the morning, he quickly picked up the bronze mirror on the table to observe, fearing that the mask would spread further down.
In fact, for Huang Qi, it wasn’t really unacceptable for his face to become a little prettier and his skin to become smoother. However, this mask came with a strange effect that not only made his Adam’s apple disappear but also changed his voice to a female voice.
“This is clearly feminization.”
Huang Qi was not stupid and quickly deduced the effect of the mask. So, he now had to face another very serious problem.
“If this mask devours my whole body, won’t I turn into a woman alive?”
Upon thinking of this, Huang Qi couldn’t help but shiver. Although women had a very high status in the mundane world, it didn’t mean he wanted to become a woman.
“But what can I do now except give up?”
Huang Qi then mocked himself. However, even though he said he would give up, he still cared a lot. So after lying down, he kept holding the mirror and occasionally looked at his chest by the dim oil lamp, for fear that the mask would spread further down, as that was where his chest was.
“What if I wake up tomorrow morning and my chest suddenly grows several times larger? Won’t I necessarily become a hermaphroditic monster then?”
The more Huang Qi thought about it, the more scared he became, and his mind naturally became clearer. He stared intently at his chest in the bronze mirror. However, after a while, he started to feel reluctant. After all, his family was not wealthy. This lamp oil was temporarily gathered for his grandfather’s birthday, and there wasn’t much left.
Huang Qi hesitated for a moment, then blew out the oil lamp and placed his hand on his chest, stroking it from time to time to confirm if there were any changes.
Time ticked by, and Huang Qi’s head gradually became heavy. Although he was forcing himself to stay awake, he was really tired from trekking today, so he unknowingly fell asleep.
And this time, he had another dream!
Huang Qi once again became that little girl. His small body was held by the mother in the dream, in a carriage. The father of this body was sitting beside him.
The carriage was bumping along the mountain road. It sounded like there were many people traveling together, and the little girl’s parents were chatting intermittently.
“Husband, how much longer until we reach HongHua Sect?”
The cheap mother asked anxiously. She was wearing a veil, clearly to cover that red mark. Now, she seemed to be trembling slightly out of fear.
“So they are going to HongHua Sect. They should be sending their daughter for testing.”
Huang Qi guessed. At this time, the face of the little girl’s body also wore a small veil, but its purpose was to cover beauty.
“Wife, relax. This is the official road from the Prefecture Capital to HongHua Sect. Immortal Elders often pass by, so there are no lonely ghosts. Moreover, we are traveling together, so there is plenty of yang energy, and no ghosts dare to approach.”
The cheap father comforted his wife.
Hearing this, the cheap mother quieted down, and her body no longer trembled.
After about another quarter of an hour of bumping, someone outside suggested taking a break. Huang Qi’s body was also carried out of the carriage by his mother.
Huang Qi quickly saw the situation outside. He realized that this was indeed the main road to HongHua Sect. More than a dozen carriages were parked in front and back, making it very lively.
Just then, the sound of horse hooves came from not far away. Everyone looked in that direction and saw several fast horses quickly approaching. There were four or five men and women riding them, wearing uniform clothing, with conspicuous silver waist tokens and long swords hanging from their waists.
Huang Qi had stayed at HongHua Sect before, so he knew from their clothing that these were all official disciples of HongHua Sect.
The surrounding pedestrians were also worldly and naturally dared not offend the Immortal Elders. They all hastily avoided them, standing by the roadside with their heads bowed, not daring to breathe loudly.
As the fast horses were about to gallop away, one horse turned back and stopped abruptly in front of Huang Qi.
“Yo, isn’t this Senior Brother Cheng Yuan? I almost didn’t recognize you after more than ten years.”
The Immortal Elder on the horse said to Huang Qi’s cheap father, with a half-smile on his face.
“Wait… Isn’t this Junior Brother Wei? It’s indeed been a long time.”
The cheap father, Cheng Yuan, replied perfunctorily, his expression very unnatural.
“Where are you going?”
The Immortal Elder surnamed Wei asked curiously.
“I’m taking my wife and child to visit HongHua Sect.”
Cheng Yuan lied.
“Is that so?”
Immortal Elder Wei glanced at the mother and daughter wearing veils beside him and said sarcastically, “Today is the day HongHua Sect recruits new disciples. I thought you were sending your children for testing. If that’s the case, there’s no need. Cultivation relies on bloodline inheritance. You should have understood this principle back then.”
“The father of this body also stayed at HongHua Sect?”
Huang Qi was greatly surprised.
