Chapter 75: Acting is Much Easier Than Fighting
Qi Huang’s actions were not impulsive, as she knew that if she didn’t take a risk, the villagers would be doomed.
Elder Huo looked up at the imposing young girl on the roof, then turned and stared blankly at Guardian Guo, “Guardian Guo, didn’t the Sect Leader say she was a fake Hua Shen realm expert? What’s going on with her making swords fly and herself fly?”
“I… how would I know?”
Guardian Guo replied through gritted teeth, his eyes darting around, afraid of being discovered by the graceful figure on the roof.
“Then what should we do now?”
Elder Huo persistently continued to ask.
Guardian Guo’s face turned ugly as he turned sideways, wishing he could find a hole to burrow into the ground.
“Hey old man, haven’t you figured out the situation yet? I’m in charge now, not him. Put down your weapons and squat with your heads in your hands. Otherwise, I won’t be taking your weapons, but your lives!”
Qi Huang felt ignored and commanded in annoyance, her clear voice echoing all around.
The entire small mountain village fell into silence, and all the disciples of the HeYi Sect turned their gaze to Guardian Guo, the highest-ranking official, awaiting his instructions.
“Sigh!”
Seeing that he couldn’t pretend to be dead, Guardian Guo could only sigh and say, “Put down your weapons and surrender! We can’t beat her.”
When Guardian Guo spoke, no one dared to object. They obediently put down their weapons and went to the flat ground at the entrance of the village to squat with their heads in their hands.
Qi Huang lightly leaped off the roof and walked towards them with light and leisurely steps, beginning to examine the captives with greedy eyes.
Guardian Guo secretly glanced at the young girl in front of him, and a strong sense of humiliation suddenly arose in his heart. He, who led seventy to eighty subordinates, had been captured by just one person. How could he show his face if this got out?
“Hand it over!”
While Guardian Guo was lost in thought, a fair, small hand appeared before his eyes, accompanied by a faint fragrance.
“Hand over what?”
Guardian Guo looked up and asked foolishly.
“Money! Hand it all over to me!”
Qi Huang said without concealment.
Guardian Guo was stunned for a moment, thinking that this genius disciple of the HongHua Sect looked peerless and independent, but she was asking for money. It was too jarring. He looked around and saw that everyone else had a confused expression.
Guardian Guo couldn’t figure it out, but he didn’t dare to ask further. He quickly took out all the banknotes and silver he had with him.
“A mere guardian like you only has over a hundred taels of silver?”
Qi Huang took them and was immediately dissatisfied upon counting them. Although the silver was quite a lot, it was really not commensurate with the identity of a guardian.
“What about being a guardian? I’m an honest and good guardian! I never take anything for free.”
Guardian Guo immediately retorted excitedly.
“Why are you getting excited? I didn’t say you were corrupt.”
Qi Huang rolled her eyes and continued to demand from the next person.
As Qi Huang watched the silver in the bags increase, her face began to stiffen with a smile. Fearing that her main body would catch her, she didn’t bother to count and quickly slung the heavy bag over her shoulder.
At this moment, Cheng Hong Ling appeared in the field with a few leaps and bounds. When she saw the scene at the village entrance, her foot slipped, and she almost fell.
“Why is there another Cheng Hong Ling?”
“Are you stupid? Look at the mark on her head, that’s the mark of a clone!”
“This damn Old Dog Zhou has caused our HeYi Sect so much trouble. If we had known that this Cheng Hong Ling had truly reached the Hua Shen realm, who would dare to provoke them?”
…
The people of the HeYi Sect whispered among themselves, their faces ashen.
“What is going on?”
Cheng Hong Ling pointed at the captives on the ground and asked in shock.
“Didn’t you say that all the remaining people of the HeYi Sect were handed over to me? So I captured them.”
Qi Huang smiled triumphantly.
“I was just saying, and you actually took it seriously?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s cherry lips parted slightly, and her cold, haughty expression could no longer be maintained.
“As a great expert of the Hua Shen realm, what am I afraid of doing?”
Qi Huang arrogantly raised her head. This remark was partly to hint at what her main body had done, and partly to tell the captives.
Cheng Hong Ling quickly reacted. It turned out that this fellow had impersonated a Hua Shen realm expert and tricked the people of the HeYi Sect. No wonder they were so obediently taken as captives.
‘One dares to impersonate! One dares to surrender! What kind of immortal cultivation is this? They should just go learn acting.’
Cheng Hong Ling felt speechless. She was starting to doubt if she had a mental problem, cultivating such a clone that completely defied common sense.
‘Fortunately, I split her off, otherwise I might have also become this crazy.’
Cheng Hong Ling gasped as she thought of this.
Not long after, the main force of the HongHua Sect arrived. Seeing the captives, they felt greatly relieved. They had expected a fierce battle, but instead, they only needed to go through the motions.
Next, the disciples of the HongHua Sect were divided into two groups. One group was responsible for guarding the HeYi Sect captives, and the other was responsible for taking care of the elderly, weak, sick, and disabled villagers.
After the people of the HongHua Sect entered the village, they discovered that the villagers were all skin and bones from hunger. Some were missing limbs, which had been cut off and fed to their families.
Seeing this tragic sight, the people of the HongHua Sect were furious, wishing they could kill all the disciples of the HeYi Sect. However, the other party had already surrendered.
“Even if we don’t kill them, keeping these people from the HeYi Sect is a hidden danger. They have only surrendered, not lost their combat effectiveness. We still have to search for the Blue Scale Stone, who knows if they will take the opportunity to counterattack.”
Cheng Hong Ling reminded Qin Quan.
“Then what should we do? We definitely can’t let them go, but keeping them will make us constantly on edge.”
Qin Quan was in a dilemma for a moment.
“Keeping them doesn’t necessarily mean being on edge. It depends on whether they want to live.”
Cheng Hong Ling’s eyes flashed with a cold gleam, and she beckoned her clone to follow her.
Although Qi Huang didn’t know what her main body was going to do, she knew that following her was the right thing to do.
“Pay attention to my commands later. If anyone dares to resist, suppress them with your spiritual sense immediately.”
Cheng Hong Ling pondered for a moment, then secretly transmitted her thoughts to her clone.
“What are you going to do?”
Qi Huang asked blankly.
Cheng Hong Ling did not answer and led her clone to the courtyard where the captives were held.
“Speak, do you want to live or die?”
Cheng Hong Ling directly questioned the captives in a cold voice.
“Of course, we want to live!”
Guardian Guo and the others answered in unison without thinking.
“It’s good that you want to live! I’ll give you a chance. Cripple your Qi Seas, and when we leave, you can go your own way.”
Cheng Hong Ling offered them a way out.
“What? Cripple our Qi Seas?”
Guardian Guo suddenly raised his head, a cold glint in his eyes, clearly contemplating a desperate struggle.
“You’re unwilling? You besieged Panshan Village for more than half a year, indirectly killing dozens of our folks. It’s already the utmost benevolence for the HongHua Sect to spare your lives. Don’t be ungrateful.”
Cheng Hong Ling narrowed her beautiful eyes and continued, “I will count to three. With each count, I will kill one disobedient person. You decide for yourselves.”
“One… two…”
Cheng Hong Ling didn’t waste any more words and began to count.
Guardian Guo and Elder Huo exchanged glances, and helplessness appeared on their faces. Then, they took the lead in condensing their True Qi and struck their Qi Seas with a palm, then fell to the ground screaming.
Seeing this, the other disciples did not dare to hesitate and rushed to cripple themselves.
“Alas! How boring. I thought someone would dare to resist.”
Cheng Hong Ling shook her head listlessly and then led the way out.
The people of the HeYi Sect lying on the ground felt bitter. Facing a Hua Shen realm mighty expert, how could they dare to resist?
After the disciples of the HeYi Sect crippled their own martial arts, the entire Panshan Village was finally free from its troubles.
Through this incident, Qi Huang gained great inspiration. Since she could perfectly impersonate a Hua Shen realm expert, why should she resort to fighting? Acting was much easier than fighting.
After spending some time together, the villagers learned that the supplies were air-dropped by Qi Huang. Instantly, they knelt and bowed, calling her a fairy.
Qi Huang felt pleased. Without even paying attention to the title, she impulsively wanted to give all the silver in her bag to the villagers. But then she thought that there was nothing to buy in this place, so she “unhappily” stayed, thinking that the losses of the villagers should be compensated by the HeYi Sect themselves.
Next, the HongHua Sect’s mission was naturally to find the Blue Scale Stone. However, they first needed to confirm the approximate location of the Blue Scale King Snake so that they could lure it with the Ghost Tomato.
To avoid any more delays, Qin Quan dispatched most of the disciples the next day to search for the giant snake. Unfortunately, the process was not smooth. After three full days, there was still no clue.
“I find it really strange. Such a giant snake as large as a mountain, when crawling on the ground, must leave very obvious traces. Why can’t we find anything?”
Cheng Hong Ling raised a doubt, and everyone was also puzzled.
At this moment, a terrifying event occurred. In the clouds above a large mountain to the west of Panshan Village, a terrifying giant snake revealed its form without any warning.
