Chapter 21: Feminization is Always One Step Ahead of Me (2)
After an unknown amount of time, Huang Qi’s vision returned. He found himself back in the familiar HongHua Sect, and once again, he had become the small Cheng Hong Ling.
“Why? Why couldn’t I have held on a little longer? Even for a quarter of an hour, that would have been fine. Now, all my efforts are in vain!”
Huang Qi wanted to cry but had no tears. He cursed himself for being useless, deserving to be turned into an unnatural monster.
“Brother Mask! Oh no, Sister Mask, can you hear me? This time, please be merciful. If you really can’t help it, start feminizing from below, as long as it doesn’t go past the thighs! I don’t care if they become dog legs, let alone women’s legs.”
Huang Qi was out of options, so he treated a dead horse as if it were alive, constantly pleading in his heart. Unfortunately, there was no response.
At this moment, Huang Qi’s body was being held by his cheap father, following his mother and Xu Mei. Their direction was towards the back mountain.
Because Huang Qi was preoccupied with his real body, he didn’t pay attention to what the three adults were talking about.
Not long after, they arrived at the Orchid Courtyard in the back mountain.
Huang Qi finally came to his senses. This was the living quarters of the female disciples of the HongHua Sect. Before he was expelled, he had stood on high places with his fellow disciples countless times, gazing at this place and wondering what it was like inside.
It wasn’t that he was perverted. After all, humans could not escape the law of attraction between the opposite sexes.
“Junior Brother Cheng, this Orchid Courtyard is where the female disciples of the sect reside. It is inconvenient for you to enter, so please wait here patiently!”
Xu Mei explained politely.
“Husband, please wait here for a moment. I’ll come out after I’ve chosen my housing,” Jiang Liniang said softly.
“It’s fine. I’m idle anyway. I’ll go back and bring your mother and daughter’s things. Tell me what you need!” Cheng Yuan suggested.
“There’s no need to go through so much trouble. You’re tired today. Why don’t we go back together later, and then come back tomorrow!” Jiang Liniang felt reluctant to let her husband run back and forth.
“It’s fine. Since you’re already here, you don’t need to go back. That way, I’ll be more at ease,” Cheng Yuan, as always, was decisive.
“Junior Brother Cheng is truly a responsible husband and father!” Xu Mei praised sincerely.
Next, Cheng Yuan handed his daughter to his wife and prepared to go back alone to get their daily necessities.
“Wait! Junior Sister Cheng, although this is a public road, you shouldn’t be careless even if you’re alone. Here’s a protective talisman for you.” Xu Mei took out a talisman from her embrace and handed it to Cheng Yuan. The packaging bag was clearly different from ordinary talismans.
“This… is an Emperor-grade protective talisman?” Cheng Yuan was shocked upon seeing it.
Huang Qi was also very shocked. Protective talismans were divided into five grades: Heaven, Earth, Emperor, Philanthropy, and Master, according to their effectiveness. Ordinary people could only buy Master-grade talismans, the lowest grade. In the entire HongHua Sect, there were probably no more than ten such Emperor-grade talismans. This showed how much importance Xu Mei placed on this little girl’s body.
“Senior Sister Xu, you can’t do this. This Emperor-grade protective talisman is extremely precious. The longer you use it, the less of it there is. How can you casually give it to me to use?” Cheng Yuan said, filled with fear and trepidation.
“It’s fine, Junior Sister Cheng. Feel free to use it. I believe in my disciple,” Xu Mei forced the talisman into Cheng Yuan’s hand, then turned around and gently patted Huang Qi’s small head. “With her here, within ten years, our HongHua Sect will have an inexhaustible supply of Emperor-grade protective talismans.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Qi’s heart was filled with mixed emotions. There was a hint of jealousy because his own master had never valued him so much. But more than that, there was sympathy. Placing the fate of a sect on a little girl’s shoulders, how heavy was her burden?
“Don’t worry, Senior Sister. My daughter will not disappoint you!” Cheng Yuan also came over and patted his daughter’s head. Regardless of whether his little daughter could understand, he warned, “Do you hear me, Ling’er? You must not disappoint your master in the future!”
“Hmm!” Huang Qi’s body responded blankly.
After this, Cheng Yuan, carrying the talisman, went back to get things for his wife and daughter.
Xu Mei led the mother and daughter into the Orchid Courtyard, the paradise that the man yearned for.
Huang Qi looked around curiously through the body’s eyes. Compared to the male living quarters he was used to, it was indeed different. Not only was the environment much cleaner, but the air was also fragrant and filled with the aroma of orchids, mixed with the scent of makeup, without any obvious unpleasant odors.
Xu Mei very responsibly introduced the situation of the Orchid Courtyard to the mother and daughter, indicating which wooden houses were occupied, which were not, which houses had easy access to water, and which were brighter. A stranger would have thought she was entertaining a big shot from the Immortal Alliance.
Jiang Liniang carefully selected a small wooden house next to a bamboo forest, as it was quieter and had convenient access to water.
After choosing the residence, Jiang Liniang put down her daughter and began to clean the house.
“I’ll go and call those disciples to help you!” Xu Mei suggested.
“No, no, no, how can we trouble them?” Jiang Liniang quickly declined.
“It doesn’t matter. You’re family now. Besides, children need to be trained more. How else will they cultivate immortality?” Xu Mei, without further ado, went to find her disciples.
Not long after, Huang Qi saw Xu Mei return with over twenty young girls. They were all young, the oldest being eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest being only six or seven.
Huang Qi naturally understood what was happening. If it was according to the timeline in his dream, Xu Mei should only be in her thirties at this time, having just become an Elder. This should be her first batch of disciples, so there wouldn’t be any very old ones.
“Everyone be quiet, let me introduce you. This little girl is my new disciple, Cheng Hong Ling. From now on, she will be your Junior Sister.” Xu Mei first introduced her to the disciples, then added as if murmuring to herself, “She might also be my last disciple.”
Indeed, disciples were about quality, not quantity. Being able to cultivate such a genius was enough for her, and there was no need to distract her energy.
The young girls below didn’t understand the weight of that sentence at all. They all curiously sized up the little Cheng Hong Ling, who was still a bit unsteady on her feet.
Huang Qi’s little girl body was startled and staggered into his mother’s embrace.
“All right, sister-in-law, since you’ll be settling down here, I’ll introduce you to my disciples.” Xu Mei couldn’t help but chuckle and introduced to Jiang Liniang, “This one with the ponytail and a small mole on the bridge of her nose is my eldest disciple, Ruan Lingyu…”
“Ruan Lingyu?” Upon hearing this name, Huang Qi immediately shifted his gaze. He saw that it was indeed Ruan Lingyu at the age of eleven or twelve, much more childish than she was now, but her iconic high ponytail and beauty mark were still easily recognizable.
“This is my second disciple, Yun Fei… This is my fifth disciple, Shen Yuan… This is my seventh disciple, Miao Xiang… This is my ninth disciple, Su Qingying…” Xu Mei began to introduce them one by one, carefully describing the characteristics of these young girls as she introduced them.
Huang Qi subconsciously watched. After Xu Mei’s introduction, he had also remembered the identities of many young girls.
“Your Cheng Hong Ling happens to be ranked twenty-second, so she will be my twenty-second disciple from now on.” After the introductions, Xu Mei added with a smile.
“Twenty-second? That number doesn’t sound very auspicious?” Huang Qi was stunned, but then he thought, this is in a dream, why bother with so many things?
Next, a group of young girls began to help Jiang Liniang clean the house. They were children of the immortal sect, not only sensible but also very disciplined. Not a single one cried or made a fuss.
After cleaning, the group of young girls dispersed and returned to their respective homes.
“As your master, I have nothing much to give you, so I’ll give you a comb!” Xu Mei suddenly took out a wooden comb from her pocket and handed it to Huang Qi’s body.
“Senior Sister Xu, how can this be? We should be the ones giving you gifts!” Jiang Liniang said, overwhelmed by the favor.
“It’s fine. As a master, there should be a meeting gift. This comb is called the Tongming Comb. It can enhance a person’s spiritual sense, allowing your daughter to develop her intelligence early and remain in a state of full mental energy. She won’t need to sleep at night, so she’ll have enough time to cultivate. It also has an external effect: it can make the user’s hair black and shiny, which is probably a feature every girl likes,” Xu Mei said casually.
“No need to sleep?” Upon hearing this, Huang Qi’s eyes immediately fixated greedily on the comb. Not needing to sleep meant not having to dream. If she had this, wouldn’t she be able to completely control that damned feminization mask?
Huang Qi became more and more excited the more he thought about it, but he quickly deflated. “What am I thinking? This is a dream, not reality. Are there such magical treasures in the world?”
“This comb is so magical, the more reason we can’t accept it.” Jiang Liniang was startled. Just hearing about it made her realize that this item was definitely not simple.
“Sister-in-law, you should understand that I’m not just helping her, but also helping our HongHua Sect.” Xu Mei’s expression became serious.
Hearing this, Jiang Liniang could no longer refuse and could only solemnly accept it.
“This comb was passed down to me by my master. From now on, you are my personal disciple,” Xu Mei said word by word to Huang Qi’s body, her eyes filled with determination, a resolute determination of risking everything.
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Huang Qi woke up from his dream. It was pitch black in the room. He couldn’t even wait to light the oil lamp. He immediately reached out and touched his chest.
