Chapter 75: Look, my daughter-in-law is still so outstanding (3)
Facing the blank faces, Qi Huang calmly released her spiritual sense, her feet left the ground, and her body floated up lightly. As the breeze blew, her long hair flew smoothly, and her skirt billowed like clouds. She looked like the Nine Heavens Virtuous Lady.
The nearby villagers were startled and fled in disarray.
The other villagers looked up at Qi Huang, their mouths wide enough to swallow duck eggs, and the courtyard became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
“She… she… she can fly! Is she an immortal?”
After an unknown amount of time, someone finally stammered.
As soon as these words were spoken, the elders and villagers in the courtyard showed awe. Some even knelt on the ground devoutly. They had never seen a powerful cultivator before, and anyone who could fly was immediately associated with immortals.
“Everyone, please get up! I am not an immortal! I am just a cultivator.”
Qi Huang quickly lowered herself.
“Daughter… daughter-in-law… no… are you… are you really a cultivator?”
Li Fen’s eyes widened. She thought her daughter-in-law was already outstanding, but she never expected this girl to be hundreds of times more outstanding than she imagined. It felt as unreal as a dream, so she didn’t even dare to call her daughter-in-law.
“Auntie, I’ve heard that only cultivators can fly. Big sister-in-law’s father-in-law and mother-in-law are definitely cultivators! And they are very powerful ones!”
Liu Keqian, who was beside her, became respectful.
“Is what he said true? Could my daughter-in-law really be a cultivator?”
Li Fen’s pupils trembled, and she still couldn’t believe it was real.
“Of course, your sons are cultivators, why can’t your daughter-in-law be?”
Qi Huang comforted her.
“Yes, yes, yes, my sons are all cultivators, why can’t my daughter-in-law be?”
Li Fen suddenly realized, but she was so excited that she still stammered.
“My goodness! The Huang family actually found an immortal fairy as their daughter-in-law! How is this possible?”
“What’s impossible about it? Huang Qi has already proven that he is a cultivator. Can he still find an ordinary woman as his wife?”
“That’s right, that makes sense! I knew it, how could a daughter from an ordinary family have such outstanding temperament like her?”
“Actually, I felt she was not simple from the first glance, and the facts have proven me right. Only fairies from immortal sects have such grace. From her figure to her demeanor, she is simply flawless.”
“This is great, our village has produced two cultivators, and from now on, we don’t have to be afraid of those lonely ghosts.”
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It took the villagers a long time to recover. They gradually realized what this meant, and everyone was happier than during the New Year.
However, some were happy and some were sad. Outside the courtyard, Huang Kaiyou’s family was as if they had lost their parents, their faces pale.
“How can she be a cultivator? Even if my useless big brother is a cultivator, he couldn’t have married an immortal fairy. Just look at him!”
Huang Bo said angrily. He considered himself much more outstanding than his elder brother, but why was his wife so much worse?
“She must have used some kind of illusion! I absolutely don’t believe she’s an immortal fairy!”
Qu Zhen also said hysterically.
“Stop the nonsense. Since auntie just said she was willing to provide tens of taels of silver, then take it out! The requirements are not high, I’ll pay twenty taels, and you pay ten taels.”
Qi Huang impatiently urged.
“Impossible! Absolutely not! That money is what our family has painstakingly saved. How can we use it to prepare a funeral for outsiders like the Wang family? Isn’t this like carrying someone else’s coffin into our own home to cry?”
Xie Mei said sharply and meanly, completely lacking understanding of unity.
“Yes, mother! Don’t forget what we planned to use that money for!”
Huang Long also quickly reminded.
Zhou Fen glanced at her husband, a look of regret on her face.
Huang Kaiyou’s eyes were nearly spitting fire. If it weren’t for this darn woman insisting on arguing, how could she have been caught by the handle?
“Second Uncle, you must think carefully. People without trust cannot stand. If you go back on your word, how will you be able to stay in this village in the future?”
Qi Huang reminded them with hidden meaning. She intended to give this family one last chance. If they still had any credit and were willing to hand over the silver, she would not abandon them in the future. Otherwise, the kinship would end here.
“I’m sorry, I can’t give you this money. The Wang family has no relation to me at all. Why should I pay to help them with their funeral?”
Huang Kaiyou struggled for a long time, but ultimately chose an extremely selfish course of action. In fact, this was in line with his character. If it weren’t for this, he wouldn’t have kicked his own father out of the house in the first place.
“Alas! Why are you so short-sighted?”
Qi Huang lamented his lack of ambition. If it were her, seeing that her nephew and niece-in-law were both cultivators, how could she fall out over ten taels of silver? Her vision was truly too narrow.
“Alright! Everyone is watching. You break your promise. I wonder who else will dare to deal with you in Huatian Village in the future!”
Qi Huang sneered.
“You don’t need to worry about that. We never intended to stay in Huatian Village. In a few more days, we will move to the county town to live.”
“Yes, who wants this broken place? Only incompetent people will wait here to die!”
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Xie Mei and Qu Zhen said proudly, seeming determined to leave, so they were not afraid of offending anyone.
“Who are you calling incompetent? Look at your family, both brothers are married but still squeezed into one courtyard. Who is incompetent?”
“Yes! You also said you want to move to the county town? Do you want to rent a place in the county town? Can Huang Kaiyou afford to buy you a house?”
“Go, go! Don’t ever come back. We Huatian Village does not welcome people like you who break their promises.”
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The villagers immediately criticized them in a barrage of words.
“A bunch of old bachelors! As expected, they are short-sighted. Don’t you know in this world which woman lacks money?”
“To tell you the truth, the Huang family really can’t afford the money, but we can! Grandma can just go to the county town and beg on the streets, and the alms she receives in a day are more than what you earn in a lifetime. This is the difference between men and women! In your next life, wash your eyes clean and don’t choose the wrong gender for reincarnation.”
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Xie Mei and Qu Zhen showed contempt.
“So that’s how it is. You’ve been planning to run away for a long time, no wonder you’ve lost all your shame.”
Li Fen rebuked.
“Since that’s the case, then we won’t see you off. Huatian Village handles its own affairs, and we don’t need outsiders to interfere.”
Qi Huang issued the order to leave.
“Are you envious and jealous? Aren’t you quite wealthy? Aren’t you an immortal fairy? Why are you still letting your in-laws’ family live in this godforsaken Huatian Village? If you have the ability, why don’t you buy them a house in the county town?”
“Are you perhaps an imposter immortal fairy?”
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Xie Mei and Qu Zhen were aggressive. As women who had been spoiled in the secular world and had never left this small place, they were like frogs at the bottom of a well, lacking basic reverence for cultivators, which is why they dared to clamor like this.
“Do you need to tell me what to do with our family’s affairs? You impudent thing.”
Li Fen, not wanting her daughter-in-law to be embarrassed, quickly chimed in.
“Tsk tsk, you’re resorting to seniority when you can’t argue, right? Even if you’re trying to appear tough, can your daughter-in-law buy you a house? Can she take your whole family to the county town? Be careful not to end up like the Wang family.”
Qu Zhen said with a sigh.
“Oh my! Isn’t it just buying a house in the county town? Look how capable you are.”
Qi Huang sarcastically said lightly, then turned to the people around her and asked, “Everyone, how much does a house in the county town cost?”
“Sister-in-law, I’m quite familiar with this. Because people from every township are vying to move to the county town, an ordinary courtyard house there now costs four to five hundred taels of silver.”
Liu Keqian introduced with a solemn tone.
“Did you hear that, four to five hundred taels of silver! Do you think you can pretend to be a rich young lady by casually taking out tens of taels of silver? Now, buy a house in the county town and show us your strength?”
Qu Zhen said provocatively, thinking she had won.
“Isn’t it just four to five hundred taels of silver? I thought it was that expensive!”
Qi Huang said carelessly, then called out loudly, “Everyone, please help. After we send the three members of the Wang family up the mountain in grand style, we will all go to the county town on the day they go.”
“What are we going to the county town for? To send them off? I don’t want to be a good person!”
“Yes, it’s best if these people are eaten by ghosts! So they don’t embarrass Huatian Village when they go out.”
“Immortal fairy! You are young and don’t understand the wickedness of people’s hearts. If you repay evil with kindness, how will you repay kindness?”
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The villagers complained.
“You’re wrong, it’s not that I’m asking you to send them off, but to go to the county town with them to live. Buying a house for your own family, what kind of ability is that? Is it worth showing off? Listen carefully, I will buy a house for every family in the county town for all of you!”
Qi Huang announced loudly.
