Chapter 13 Unexpectedly, my daughter is truly a genius (2)
Xu Mei’s voice was not loud, but it was amplified by True Qi and had strong penetration. It instantly echoed throughout the entire venue, and the surroundings became silent. Everyone turned their attention towards her.
“Nephew, why do you say that?”
A slightly older tester asked doubtfully.
“Uncle, I think the requirements for recruiting disciples in our HongHua Sect should be raised in the future.”
Xu Mei answered vaguely, her gaze rekindled towards Huang Qi’s body. Her pupils were slightly misty with excitement, giving her a charming demeanor like a young maiden.
“Junior Sister Xu is right. It’s just a waste of resources to accept girls like this who clearly can’t become Immortal Elders. So, we must raise the requirements in the future.”
Elder Wu chimed in, thinking he was being wise.
“Yes! How many resources do we waste on these people every year? And we get no return at all. The decline of the HongHua Sect is inseparable from these people!”
Immortal Elder Wei also agreed.
“No, I mean that the HongHua Sect is already enough with her. From now on, the requirements for recruiting disciples must be raised. We can’t accept just anyone.”
Xu Mei replied with a smile, unconcerned.
“What? You want to accept her? Did you forget what I just told you? Aren’t you afraid of…”
Elder Wu was caught off guard and threatened in anger.
“What did this guy just say to Elder Xu?”
Huang Qi was very curious, but he guessed it was nothing good.
Xu Mei ignored him, her hot gaze fixated on Huang Qi’s body the whole time, like a mother seeing her lost daughter found again.
“Elder Xu, do you mean my daughter has met the test requirements?”
Cheng Yuan asked uncertainly, not really expecting much.
“Not just met, but far exceeded. If nothing unexpected happens, the rise of the HongHua Sect will be realized through her.”
Xu Mei explained solemnly to Cheng Yuan, emphasizing her importance of Huang Qi’s body.
“What?”
Cheng Yuan was stunned into disbelief, and Jiang Liniang next to him excitedly covered her mouth.
Huang Qi secretly clicked his tongue, what an exaggerated evaluation!
“Hahaha… Hahahahaha… Bloodline… What kind of bullshit bloodline! Are kings and generals born to be kings and generals?”
After a moment, Cheng Yuan suddenly laughed to the sky, spreading his arms arrogantly, as if he could swallow the heavens and earth.
Everyone stared at him blankly, no one daring to step forward to stop him.
After laughing, the gloom on Cheng Yuan’s face vanished, replaced by an arrogant smile. He walked with a swagger to Elder Wu, then mocked him while dancing awkwardly, “Master, you didn’t expect this, did you? My daughter is truly a genius! With your eyesight, how can you still be an Elder of the HongHua Sect?”
Wu Chang looked at his disciple dancing awkwardly, his old face flushed red with anger, but he couldn’t find a single word to refute. He could only leave dejectedly, and his few followers also hurriedly fled.
“Senior Brother Wei, don’t leave! My daughter also likes maids, how about letting my wife try?”
Cheng Yuan continued to shout while dancing awkwardly.
Immortal Elder Wei stumbled upon hearing this, but he didn’t even have the courage to retort, picking up his pace and fleeing like a stray dog.
Although Huang Qi felt relieved, he was more worried about Cheng Yuan’s mental state. This cheap father seemed too excited, wouldn’t he just pass out like the guy just now?
Jiang Liniang clearly realized this too, so she quickly went to grab her husband, asking with concern, “Husband, what’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me!”
“Wife, don’t worry! I, Cheng Yuan, have been through hardships. I know my limits.”
Cheng Yuan immediately calmed down, the arrogance on his face gone, completely different from moments ago.
“Phew! That’s good!”
Jiang Liniang breathed a long sigh of relief and then went to pick up her daughter.
“Everyone, please wait a moment. I have something to attend to and need to leave. I will have a disciple test you.”
Xu Mei kindly explained to the testers before eagerly leading Cheng Yuan and his family of three away.
Huang Qi, through the eyes of his body, saw envious and jealous gazes cast upon them, so similar to when he passed the test.
“My name is Xu Mei, an Elder of the HongHua Sect, specifically responsible for teaching female disciples. May I know how you address yourselves?”
Walking on the road, Xu Mei first introduced herself.
“Elder Xu, hello. My name is Cheng Yuan. I am a merchant from the Prefecture Capital. This is my wife Jiang Liniang, and this is my daughter Cheng Hongling.”
Cheng Yuan replied politely as well.
“I heard you call Elder Wu ‘Master’ just now. Have you been to the HongHua Sect before?”
Xu Mei asked back doubtfully.
“Yes, but I was only an outer disciple for a few years. Elder Xu, please forgive my clumsiness.”
Cheng Yuan explained a bit shyly.
“It’s nothing. Since you have been to the HongHua Sect and call Elder Wu ‘Master’, I will take the liberty of addressing you as Junior Brother Cheng.”
Xu Mei said politely.
“Alright, Senior Sister Xu.”
Cheng Yuan immediately called out, flattered.
“Junior Brother Cheng, there’s no need to be modest. With the birth of such a daughter for you two, you are already happier than everyone in the HongHua Sect. If I’m not mistaken, within ten years, she will definitely surpass me, no, perhaps she might even surpass the Sect Leader.”
Xu Mei comforted them kindly.
“Is that true? Ten years to surpass Sect Leader Qin?”
Cheng Yuan was dumbfounded. He felt he had underestimated his daughter.
Huang Qi also felt it was incredible. Sect Leader Qin had been cultivating for over sixty years, and this body could surpass him in just ten years? What a monster! If he had such talent, he wouldn’t have been kicked out back then.
“Does Senior Brother Cheng think I’m lying?”
Xu Mei asked instead of answering, her smile growing brighter.
“Ahhhhhhhhh? No, no, no!”
Cheng Yuan quickly shook his head.
“Alright, please wait here for a moment. I will ask a disciple to take my place, and then I will take you to see the Sect Leader.”
Xu Mei slightly raised the corners of her rosy lips, then turned and left.
“Heh heh… I never expected my daughter to be a true genius.”
Cheng Yuan turned around and touched his daughter’s little head, unable to help but smile foolishly again.
“Yes, now you don’t have to risk going to the prefecture to get goods.”
Jiang Liniang also dotingly held her daughter tighter.
Huang Qi felt extremely awkward, as this cheap mother was roughly his actual age. Fortunately, due to the dream, his body’s senses were intermittent, otherwise it would have been a huge test for him.
Cheng Yuan did not reply, unsure what he was thinking.
“By the way, husband! Why did you fall out with that Elder Wu? Didn’t you call him Master? And that Immortal Elder Wei!”
Jiang Liniang asked leisurely.
“Speaking of this, I get angry!”
Cheng Yuan’s expression changed, and he said through gritted teeth, “Wife, you don’t know, although the HongHua Sect claims to be the largest cultivation sect in Huang Tian Prefecture, its strength is indeed limited. So, the expansion of its scale has not kept up with the population growth, leading to severe housing shortages. Elder Wu was in charge of real estate here. For personal gain, he tried his best to drive away outer disciples and then sell the vacated houses to those who could afford them. I was a victim back then. Although the period stipulated by the sect had not ended, this old guy tried his best to drive me away.”
“Isn’t he your Master? How could he show no mercy?”
Jiang Liniang was very confused.
“What Master? Outer disciples are not qualified to receive guidance from Elders. He was just a nominal figure. The ones who taught us were his disciples, and they were completely irresponsible.”
Cheng Yuan showed a look of disdain on his face.
“So that’s how it is. I didn’t expect immortal sects to have such selfish people, and an Elder at that. No wonder the HongHua Sect is developing so poorly.”
Jiang Liniang sneered.
Huang Qi’s worldview was also shattered. He had stayed in the HongHua Sect for almost twenty years and truly didn’t know about these things. Elder Wu’s character was completely the opposite of his kind Master.
“Then what about Senior Brother Wei? How did you fall out with him?”
Jiang Liniang asked curiously again.
“It was his father who wanted to buy the room I was living in. Because I didn’t leave for a long time, I had an argument with their family.”
Cheng Yuan explained again.
“What a narrow-minded villain.”
Jiang Liniang scolded in disgust.
At this moment, Huang Qi was no longer listening to his cheap parents. His body’s gaze had already shifted to an inn on the side of the street, and the inn was called “Duohui Inn.”
Huang Qi was no stranger to this inn. It was a place he often frequented when he was in the HongHua Sect. The food was cheap and delicious, and most importantly, the portions were generous. For an outer disciple from a poor family like him, it was a blessing.
“Mother! I’m hungry!”
Huang Qi’s young girl body suddenly spoke.
“Hungry? Then take our precious daughter to the inn to eat first. I’ll wait for Senior Sister Xu here.”
Cheng Yuan suggested to his wife.
“Why don’t we all go together?”
Jiang Liniang proposed, clearly not wanting her husband to go hungry.
“If we all go, who will wait for Senior Sister Xu here? Don’t worry, I’m not hungry. You can bring me two mantou later.”
Cheng Yuan comforted her.
Jiang Liniang hesitated for a moment, then carried her daughter towards the inn.
Through his body’s eyes, Huang Qi greedily looked around. Although his days in the HongHua Sect were not always smooth sailing, every blade of grass and tree here carried countless childhood memories for him.
Thus, Huang Qi’s body was carried into the inn by his cheap mother. His gaze was suddenly attracted by a familiar figure. It was actually himself, in his youth, around fifteen or sixteen years old.
Huang Qi recalled that he joined the HongHua Sect at the age of nine. Although he wasn’t considered a genius, his cultivation in the first few years was relatively smooth. However, he suddenly declined later. Fifteen or sixteen should have been his most glorious period.
As expected, although young Huang Qi was only eating a bland stir-fried cabbage, he had a confident smile on his face. It was clear that he thought the difficult days were temporary and that he would surely become successful in the future.
“If only time could freeze at this moment!”
Huang Qi felt a pang of bitterness, sarcastically thinking, “Silly boy, do you know that this is your life’s peak!”
…
Huang Qi suddenly woke up from his dream. The sun was shining brightly outside the window. His eyes were blurred with tears, and for a moment, he couldn’t distinguish between the dream and reality.
After a moment, Huang Qi suddenly realized something and hurriedly reached out to touch his chest. He felt that his chest was flat and rough, with no change compared to last night.
“Thank goodness!”
Huang Qi let out a long sigh of relief and then lifted the covers to get up. Just then, his gaze was attracted by his own hand.
“Is this my hand?”
Huang Qi put his hand in front of his eyes and examined it in disbelief.
