Chapter 75: Chapter 119 My Body Wants It All
The poisoning of Qi Huang was thus concluded. Elder Wu, the instigator, was jointly slain by her and her main body in the main hall. Due to irrefutable evidence and his special status, no one dared to gossip about it afterward.
After that, the HongHua Sect focused on finding Ghost Tomatoes to prepare for the expedition to Panshan Village to seize the Blue Scale Stone there.
Qi Huang also took advantage of her free time to learn how to be a normal woman from her main body, albeit by force.
Cheng Hong Ling, worthy of being a heavenly prodigy, had much insight into how to dress herself, in addition to her cultivation level. For the sake of the people of Huang Tian Prefecture, she generously imparted all her knowledge, including clothing matching, makeup techniques, demeanor, and so on.
Qi Huang also studied patiently, but soon encountered difficulties. Clothing matching and makeup techniques were not a problem, as these were external things that only needed to be remembered. However, demeanor was different; it required physical expression, which clearly conflicted with the male habits she had developed over more than twenty years.
For example, most girls walk with elegant, small, pigeon-toed steps, while most men walk with large, open-toed strides. There’s a significant difference between the two.
After Qi Huang transformed into a girl, due to her physiological characteristics, her walk was not as uninhibited as before, but there was still a considerable gap from a true “lotus step,” so she had to learn it on the spot.
Learning to walk might sound easy, but the real difficulty lies in its application. You can’t walk like a lady when you remember and like a macho man when you don’t. To put it bluntly, you need to develop a habit, but habits cannot be changed overnight.
In addition to this, there were also sitting posture, standing posture, and even eating posture, all of which Qi Huang had to change and form habits for.
Qi Huang tried hard to change herself, but even so, she often made mistakes. Frankly, she did not consider herself a woman psychologically, which led to her lax demeanor, making it even more difficult to form habits.
“Can I not learn this?”
As she was learning, Qi Huang became impatient. She was very resistant to these things in the first place.
“Not learn? Then in no time, the fact that you are a clone will spread like wildfire. My status as the main body with only Guiyi Realm cultivation will also be known. How can we still bluff those wandering spirits in Meng County then?”
Cheng Hong Ling retorted.
Qi Huang was speechless and could only grit her teeth and persist.
Cheng Hong Ling had no patience to wait, so she decided to do something within her means first, such as dragging the clone to get her ears pierced.
Qi Huang was extremely resistant, but thinking of the people of Huang Tian Prefecture, coupled with the pressure from the main body, she could only shyly go to the jewelry store.
Not long after, Qi Huang came out with a sullen face. She was now wearing two plum blossom earrings on her earlobes, which were very beautiful, but unfortunately not handsome.
Thus, Qi Huang’s male ego suffered another blow.
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Time passed slowly. The HongHua Sect did not rush to Panshan Village because Qin Quan did not want to take too much risk and planned to find two more Ghost Tomatoes. However, sometimes things never go as planned.
At noon that day, a young man arrived at the entrance of the HongHua Sect. He was covered in wounds and insisted on breaking in.
The disciples guarding the gate tried to stop him several times in vain and could only bring him into the sect.
Shortly after, Qi Huang received a notification that Sect Leader Qin required the main body to attend a meeting in the main hall, and she, as the clone, naturally had to go as well.
Qi Huang wanted to go out but was stopped by the main body, who said she had not applied makeup.
Qi Huang had no choice but to return to her room, then specifically imitated the main body’s appearance, curling her eyelashes and applying light makeup, before being allowed to go out.
After going out, Qi Huang constantly hypnotized herself into believing she was a woman, but she still made mistakes every few days.
Cheng Hong Ling’s senses were very keen, and she would glare fiercely whenever the clone made a mistake.
Upon arriving at the assembly hall, all the high-level figures of the HongHua Sect were present. Qi Huang also saw the young man who had forced his way into the HongHua Sect.
The young man was small and thin with dark skin, appearing to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. Coupled with his injuries all over his body, he gave off a fragile and helpless aura.
The young man quickly spotted the most conspicuous Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling among the crowd. his eyes widened, which for him was a double visual shock. For a moment, his mind went blank, and he stood there like a block of wood.
‘If I were still the former Huang Qi, I would probably be like this if I encountered my current self.’
Qi Huang did not mock the other party in her heart; instead, she felt empathetic.
“Alright, young man, please introduce yourself first.”
Qin Quan gently instructed the young man.
The young man trembled and suddenly came back to his senses. A blush spread across his dark face. After steadying himself, he respectfully bowed to everyone, “Esteemed Immortal Elders, my name is He Yong, and I am from Panshan Village.”
“What? Panshan Village?”
Everyone exchanged glances, as this was the village where the Blue Scale Stone was located.
“Alright, tell everyone your purpose here again.”
Qin Quan continued to instruct.
“I have come to the HongHua Sect to beg all the Immortal Elders to save the villagers.”
As He Yong said this, he knelt down with a “plop,” his eyes quickly turning red.
“Child, what happened to your village?”
Xu Mei asked with some sympathy.
“Immortal Elder… our village has now become a prison… the villagers are dying of illness or starvation… and we can’t get out at all.”
He Yong began to cry as he said this.
“Why?”
Xu Mei pressed.
“Because… because the HeYi Sect has completely blockaded our village… They said… they said they found some treasure there… and they’re afraid we’ll leak the news.”
He Yong sobbed.
‘This so-called treasure must be the Blue Scale Stone.’
Qi Huang immediately realized this, as did the other high-level figures.
“The treasure he’s talking about must be the Blue Scale Stone.”
“Yes, now that the HeYi Sect controls the area, they naturally don’t want too many people to know this secret.”
“But they have no more Ghost Tomatoes now. What’s the use of controlling it? They wouldn’t possibly wait to find ten more before acting again, would they?”
“If that’s the case, what about the villagers of Panshan Village? Wouldn’t they be starved to death alive?”
…
The high-level figures murmured among themselves, their faces showing sympathy.
“Then how did you manage to escape?”
Qin Quan asked after taking a deep breath.
“The elders and villagers pretended to escape and, risking their lives, lured away all the disciples of the HeYi Sect. I then snuck out through another path. I don’t know how they are doing now.”
He Yong’s gaze flickered, and he didn’t dare to look at Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling directly.
“What is your village like now?”
Qin Quan thought for a moment and asked.
“Our village originally had over fifty elderly, young, women, and children. They usually relied on the young people from outside to borrow some money and food to survive. However, because they have been blockaded by that HeYi Sect for more than half a year, they are now dying of starvation and illness. Only about twenty something people are left.”
He Yong noticed Qi Huang looking at him and desperately wiped away his tears.
“This is outrageous! Even bandits and robbers aren’t like this. Do these beasts dare to call themselves Immortal Sect disciples?”
Elder Ruan cursed.
“Sect Leader Qin, Panshan Village is within our sphere of influence. We must intervene in this matter.”
Xu Mei said with a deep breath.
“We definitely have to save them, but have you all considered that if we alarm the snake prematurely, the HeYi Sect will definitely heavily guard the area afterward? Even if we gather enough Ghost Tomatoes, we won’t be able to set our sights on the Blue Scale Stone. Therefore, we must find a solution that benefits both sides.”
Qin Quan hesitated.
The surrounding high-level figures also fell silent upon hearing this. While the villagers were important, so was the Blue Scale Stone.
Qi Huang was secretly anxious. In her heart, human lives were naturally more important, but after the last lesson, she did not dare to overstep the main body and agree arbitrarily.
“Esteemed Immortal Elders, please, you must save the villagers!”
He Yong, noticing the situation was not good, knelt down and kowtowed desperately to those around him.
“No need to think further. Let’s solve it all at once. I want the villagers, and I want the Blue Scale Stone too.”
At this moment, Cheng Hong Ling suddenly spoke.
