Chapter 75: I feel like you’re not like a girl.
“Mom! She’s bullying me again!”
Qi Huang, cornered, saw her mother next to her and said coquettishly, suppressing her nausea.
“Ling’er, stop messing around. She has such a big wound on her leg, and the bleeding hasn’t stopped yet.”
Jiang Liniang couldn’t stand it anymore and forcibly inserted herself between her two daughters.
“Oh! You’re calling for backup now? I’d like to see how long Mom can protect you.”
Cheng Hong Ling sneered and returned to her room with medicine bottles and gauze.
Qi Huang took a deep breath and realized her clothes were completely soaked, a wave of coolness washing over her.
“If she bullies you again, tell Mom.”
Jiang Liniang walked forward and gently stroked Qi Huang’s head.
“Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm!”
Qi Huang nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, deeply moved.
Not long after, Jiang Liniang brought out the food, and the family of three sat around the table to eat.
“Since you’re back, I need to tell you what’s been happening in the HongHua Sect during this time.”
Cheng Hong Ling ate a couple of bites symbolically and put down her chopsticks. After all, her cultivation level was deep, and she rarely needed to replenish energy through food.
“First, regarding the Ghost Tomato, the sect has done its best to collect them, but so far, we’ve only found one. If my prediction is correct, it will be very difficult to find any more in the future. The HeYi Sect has already been taking action, and we are purely picking up scraps now.”
Cheng Hong Ling first explained the situation with the Ghost Tomato.
Qi Huang remained silent. With only five of them, she didn’t know how far apart they would need to be to lure the Blue Scale King Snake.
“What Ghost Tomato?”
Jiang Liniang asked doubtfully. Because the people around her had deliberately kept it a secret, she still didn’t know that her two daughters planned to lure the Blue Scale King Snake.
“It’s nothing.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied perfunctorily. Before her mother could ask further, she continued, “And about the incident in Bajiao Village, Sect Leader Qin’s negotiation with the HeYi Sect was not smooth. The other party, relying on their superior strength, was determined to deny responsibility and refused to take any blame.”
“What? Those scumbags!”
Thinking of her distant relative who died unjustly, Qi Huang immediately cursed.
“Then let’s go to the Immortal Alliance to seek justice. We have proof of everything.”
After a moment of thought, Qi Huang suggested indignantly.
“Sect Leader Qin also made arrangements for this, so Elder Ruan was sent to the Prefecture Capital not long ago. I didn’t expect that he couldn’t even meet the high-level figures of the Immortal Alliance. Those people don’t seem to want to get involved.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied expressionlessly.
“Why? Aren’t they the Immortal Alliance? Don’t they always say they want to maintain justice and order in the Cultivation World?”
Qi Huang asked excitedly.
“Who knows!”
Cheng Hong Ling snorted coldly.
Qi Huang, unable to calm her anger, gritted her teeth and said, “No, the villagers of Bajiao Village have suffered so much. We must help them get justice. If the Immortal Alliance won’t do it, I will!”
“Not bad, you have ambition! I thought the same, which is why I’m discussing this with you. Your Spiritual Sense has already entered the Huashen Realm, making you a significant force in the HongHua Sect. If you want to get justice for them, you can no longer be reckless. You must obey my command.”
Cheng Hong Ling showed a hint of admiration on her face.
“Don’t worry, as long as we can get justice for the villagers of Bajiao Village, I will obey your arrangements.”
Qi Huang quickly stated her commitment.
“Is that so? That’s great! Come to my room after dinner; I have something more to tell you.”
After saying this, Cheng Hong Ling got up and returned to her room.
Jiang Liniang looked confused, but she was understanding and didn’t ask further.
Not long after, Ruan Lingyu and a few other senior sisters who were close to them came to visit with large bags and small packages.
“Qi Huang, how is the wound on your leg?”
Ruan Lingyu came over and asked with concern.
“You… how did you know I was a clone?”
Qi Huang was shocked. She had already changed her clothes, and she was sitting down, so her leg wound wasn’t visible.
“Oh! It’s very simple! After spending so much time together, we’ve gotten to know the differences between you and the main body like the back of our hands. We can tell at a glance.”
Ruan Lingyu said proudly.
“Yes, you can’t fool us anymore,”
Yun Fei added from the side.
“Is there really such a big difference between me and her?”
Qi Huang asked in disbelief. She had always felt that she was exactly the same as the main body.
“Of course!”
Ruan Lingyu couldn’t help but laugh and explained, “Let me give you an example. Junior Sister Hong Ling is naturally beautiful, but she also knows how to dress herself up. But you? You don’t have a single piece of jewelry on you.”
“Also, your eyelashes aren’t curled, are they?”
“No ear piercings either!”
“And your face is bare! Tsk tsk… what kind of girl is like this!”
…
The other senior sisters pointed and teased her with playful expressions.
Qi Huang suddenly understood. Indeed, after living as a man for more than twenty years, how could she have such habits? Others might not notice these subtle differences at first glance, but after spending time together, they would become apparent.
Qi Huang broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that she had been impersonating the main body all along.
“Where is Junior Sister Hong Ling?”
Ruan Lingyu suddenly leaned closer and asked in a low voice, her red lips parting slightly, exuding a faint fragrance.
“She’s… she’s in her room.”
Qi Huang felt dizzy as she smelled the fragrance on her senior sister.
“Eldest Senior Sister, do you remember what I said? You’re not allowed to come within three feet of her. Don’t force me to kick you out.”
Just then, Cheng Hong Ling’s cold voice came from the room.
Ruan Lingyu was struck by lightning and quickly retreated a few steps, a embarrassed smile on her face.
With Cheng Hong Ling watching, the senior sisters couldn’t succeed and finally left with dissatisfaction.
“Come in! I have something serious to discuss with you.”
Cheng Hong Ling called out.
Qi Huang looked at the main body’s room with great trepidation: “She’s not trying to trick me into killing me, is she?”
Qi Huang began to hesitate. Thinking of her deceased relatives in Bajiao Village and the surviving villagers, she suddenly found courage and walked into the room with a limp.
When Qi Huang entered the room, the familiar faint fragrance wafted towards her. She saw the main body sitting by the table drinking tea, looking serene, not like someone with malicious intent.
“Sit down!”
Cheng Hong Ling motioned to the chair next to her.
Qi Huang breathed a sigh of relief, then stumbled over and sat down. She placed her hands on her thighs, leaned forward slightly, like a good child.
Cheng Hong Ling glanced at the clone from head to toe, a helpless look on her face, and said, “Although you look exactly the same as me, people can tell the difference at a glance after spending some time with you. For example, those senior sisters just now know why, right?”
“Are the external features different?”
Qi Huang asked curiously.
“Not only that, but also behavior and habits. If it were before, it would be different, but don’t forget, we have swapped identities now, and we cannot be recognized by others. Otherwise, my situation in the Guiyi Realm will be definitively confirmed. Although the person named Zhou lied before, outsiders no longer believed me. But now that your Spiritual Sense has entered the Huashen Realm, proving your cultivation is as easy as pie. At that time, it won’t be something that his lies can cover up.”
Cheng Hong Ling revealed the seriousness of the situation.
“I understand!”
Qi Huang nodded and straightened her chest, trying hard to put on a cold and aloof demeanor.
“Your acting is too clumsy. Do you know what your problem is?”
Cheng Hong Ling mocked, “I sometimes find it very strange. As my clone, why do you give people a feeling of insecurity? Is being my clone something shameful? If you don’t even have basic confidence, then no matter how you act, you can’t be like me.”
Qi Huang was speechless. She was originally an outer disciple expelled from the HongHua Sect, and her background was ordinary. Where would she get confidence?
“Lack of confidence, that’s the first point! Second, I don’t know why, but I always feel like you’re not like a girl.”
Cheng Hong Ling continued, her beautiful eyes sparkling.
“What?”
Qi Huang’s whole body trembled, and she almost fell to the ground.
