“What kind of person do you think I am?”
Qi Huang’s heart raced, but she maintained her composure.
“You can’t? Then I’ll refuse. I can’t accept being intimate with her anyway. As for father’s matter, I’ll think of another way.”
Cheng Hong Ling reiterated her stance.
“Wait! Agree to them! For father! I’m willing to sacrifice!”
Startled, Qi Huang immediately declared righteously.
“Indeed, your sacrifice is too great.”
Cheng Hong Ling scoffed sarcastically before saying to the mother and daughter in front of her, “Fine! I agree to your terms!”
“Hehe, that’s wonderful! I knew Sister Hong Ling couldn’t resist Sister’s charm.”
Mu Ruoyi’s pretty face lit up, and she leaned in intimately again.
‘Arrogant woman, go to hell!’
Cheng Hong Ling rolled her charming eyes and subtly dodged her.
“Good! Very good! With such an excellent daughter-in-law, how can my Shuiyu Valley not prosper?”
Valley Master Wen’s face beamed with confidence, and she added, “Don’t worry, since you are Ruoyi’s wife, I will never mistreat you in the future.”
“Auntie Wen, we’ll discuss future matters later. Can Sister Ruoyi accompany me to find my father now?”
Cheng Hong Ling suppressed her aversion.
“Wait! Don’t rush!”
Valley Master Wen slowly shook her head. “Since the marriage is settled, you should at least receive the betrothal gifts, right? Don’t you want Shui Linglong’s cultivation technique?”
“Uh…”
Cheng Hong Ling paused and urged, “Then please hurry, Auntie Wen.”
“You don’t even call me Mother-in-law, why should I listen to you?”
Valley Master Wen asked with a smile.
“I really can’t bring myself to say it! You handle them.”
After struggling for a long time, Cheng Hong Ling suddenly released Qi Huang.
Qi Huang appeared before the mother and daughter, completely unprepared, and could only force a smile.
“Wh-what’s going on? Why are there two Sister Hong Lings?”
Mu Ruoyi was startled and took two steps back.
“No, this is her clone!”
Valley Master Wen recognized it immediately, as she was also a master at the Huashen Realm.
“A… a clone? Sister Hong Ling’s cultivation has reached the Huashen Realm? How is that possible? How old is she?”
Mu Ruoyi asked in disbelief.
“I still underestimated you. A Huashen Realm expert at fifteen or sixteen years old is unheard of in the history of this Xilan country. She can rival the top immortal seeds of the super immortal sects in Zhongzhou. It seems giving my daughter to you was the right decision. Compared to eternal life, worldly pleasures are insignificant!”
Valley Master Wen’s mature face showed a deep sense of relief, indicating she had hesitated before.
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression turned slightly unnatural upon hearing this, as she had only cultivated a clone and hadn’t reached the Huashen Realm.
“However, no matter how high your talent, you must first confirm that you are my daughter-in-law. You must call me Mother-in-law.”
Valley Master Wen’s expression suddenly turned serious.
“Hurry up and call me!”
Cheng Hong Ling sent a Mind Transmission to her clone.
“She’s asking you to call her, not me!”
Qi Huang said with difficulty. She liked beautiful women, but that didn’t mean she liked calling others mother-in-law, especially since she was still a man mentally.
“Stop the nonsense! Didn’t you say you were willing to sacrifice for your father?”
Cheng Hong Ling urged impatiently.
‘This isn’t a small sacrifice, it’s a huge one!’
Qi Huang grumbled and began to weigh the pros and cons. If she called her, her already fragile male dignity would be further wounded. If she didn’t, the beautiful women were a minor issue; the key was what about her cheap father?
‘Fine! For dad! I’ll do it!’
Qi Huang gritted her teeth and said with difficulty, “Mother-in-law!”
“Oh! My good daughter-in-law!”
Valley Master Wen responded sweetly, and her expression finally softened.
“What about me? What about me? Since you’ve called her Mother-in-law, shouldn’t I be called Husband too?”
Mu Ruoyi beside them asked eagerly.
‘Hey, hey, hey, don’t push it!’
Qi Huang was Dumbfounded. Calling someone Mother-in-law was already her limit.
“What’s wrong? You’ve already called her Mother-in-law, is calling someone Husband too much to ask?”
Valley Master Wen knit her brows.
“What should I do?”
Qi Huang quickly sent a Mind Transmission to her Main Body.
“You decide!”
Cheng Hong Ling casually replied.
“What do you mean I decide? It’s not just my father.”
Qi Huang complained.
“Afraid of being taken advantage of? No problem! Once we find dad, I’ll tell him all of this is your credit! That way, you’ll seem more filial.”
Cheng Hong Ling said generously.
‘Tch! In his eyes, I’m just you, aren’t I?’
Qi Huang couldn’t help but grumble. Seeing the impatient expressions of the mother and daughter in front of her, she could only brace herself and argue, “It’s not that I won’t call you, I just don’t understand. Since we are both girls, why can’t I call you wife?”
“Oh my! So Sister wants to be the ‘yi’ (wife)!”
Mu Ruoyi immediately laughed and teased, “I understand your feelings, but who told me I’m older? Besides, you are the one asking for a favor right now. Can we negotiate?”
“Didn’t you say girls aren’t competitive? What’s wrong with her?”
Qi Huang asked the Main Body foolishly.
“Who told you girls aren’t competitive? Girls are just not competitive when it comes to boys. Just like how boys are considerate when interacting with girls, it’s a virtue! But it’s different between same genders! Do you understand?”
Cheng Hong Ling explained. Being a girl herself, she naturally understood the other party’s thoughts.
“Alright!”
Qi Huang shook her head helplessly, thinking that she was just a country bumpkin, not like the Main Body who was high and mighty. How much was her dignity worth? So, she resigned herself and said, “Hus… Husband!”
“Alas! My good wife!”
Mu Ruoyi’s pretty face bloomed like a flower. She immediately ran over and took Qi Huang’s arm, her exaggerated breasts pressing against Qi Huang’s slender arm, almost submerging it.
Qi Huang was immediately overwhelmed, struggling to breathe. She tentatively pulled her arm, and a soft friction sensation instantly transmitted, making her legs weak and almost unable to stand. She no longer dared to move, and her fair face instantly turned as red as an apple.
“Hehe, so cute!”
Mu Ruoyi was delighted and reached out her jade hand to pinch her “little wife’s” cheek.
“Are we done now?”
Cheng Hong Ling on the side couldn’t watch anymore and interrupted.
“Not yet!”
Valley Master Wen shook her head firmly.
“Still not done? What else do you require?”
Cheng Hong Ling was also getting impatient.
“The union of husband and wife isn’t just talk. The couple needs to register at the County Office. It’s the same in our Cultivation World. Otherwise, there’s no formal recognition.”
Valley Master Wen reminded them.
“I’m sorry, I’m only fifteen this year, so I can’t register.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied coldly.
“That’s easy! If we can’t register at the County Office, we’ll register at my mother’s tombstone.”
Valley Master Wen proposed without warning.
“What? Tombstone?”
Cheng Hong Ling slightly parted her cherry lips to confirm.
Qi Huang was also startled, and her mind gradually regained clarity.
“Yes, my mother was the previous Grand Elder of Shuiyu Valley. Her cultivation reached the fifth layer of the Shentong Realm. Decades ago, she perished in a battle with a Golden Corpse. We buried her in a prime Feng Shui spot of Emperor-grade in Shuiyu Valley.”
Valley Master Wen explained.
“Shentong Realm fifth layer? Emperor-grade Feng Shui spot?”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Hong Ling’s expression turned grim.
“What’s the problem? Isn’t it just carving a name?”
Qi Huang asked through Mind Transmission, confused.
“What do you know? Feng Shui spots are divided into five grades: Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Parent, and Teacher. Any tomb buried in an Emperor-grade or higher spot will be nourished by the essence of the sun and moon. Over time, it will become spiritual. If I agree to have my name engraved, I won’t be able to betray Mu Ruoyi in the future. Otherwise, my name on the tombstone will turn pink, and her name will turn green, signifying that I cheated on her.”
Cheng Hong Ling revealed the hidden meaning.
