Chapter 256: If You Can’t Catch Her, Then Catch Her Parents
“A misunderstanding! This is purely a misunderstanding!”
Qi Huang smiled awkwardly, then took out her sword and handed it to her main body. They were all family, so why talk about betraying each other? Was she that kind of person? She had just forgotten to act cool.
Cheng Hong Ling put away her precious sword and asked, “Have the cultists of the Juexian Cult at the foot of the mountain been dealt with?”
“Don’t even mention it. The Juexian Cult didn’t just send one expert to cause trouble this time. I encountered someone with similar strength to him and almost failed. After a lot of effort to settle things, I found out you needed support, so I rushed over. The other minions haven’t been dealt with yet,” Qi Huang said somewhat dejectedly. Originally, she had no pressure against martial artists of this level, but the opponent’s attacks were bizarre, causing her to suffer greatly. If it weren’t for her innate talent and her clone being able to cultivate, she would probably have become a breeding tool by now.
“What? Are you injured?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression changed, and she quickly asked, completely unaware that she wasn’t acting as cool as she usually did.
Qi Huang naturally knew why her main body was asking. The foot of the mountain was four to five li away, just beyond the spiritual sense range of cultivators in the Huashen realm. That’s why she was unaware of her situation.
It was precisely because of this that Qi Huang dared to use all her tricks during the battle, including “ghost hair” attacks and separating her clone.
“Didn’t I say I almost failed? In the face of absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are futile!”
Qi Huang took the opportunity to brag about herself, then said, “Have them come out and clean up the battlefield. I need to go deal with those minions first. If we let them escape, we probably won’t be able to sleep well in the future.”
“I’ll go with you!” Cheng Hong Ling suggested.
“That won’t do. If you leave, what will happen to the HongHua Sect?” Qi Huang quickly refused. She would rather exert more effort than have her own backyard catch fire.
Cheng Hong Ling thought for a moment and didn’t insist. She was never one to act on emotion.
Qi Huang knew that prolonged delays could lead to trouble, so she immediately flew towards the mountain.
At this moment, the cultists of the Juexian Cult had already discovered Lei Zhen’s death, so their morale was scattered, and many had already begun to flee.
Qi Huang wouldn’t show any mercy. Her powerful spiritual sense scanned the area for dozens of miles clearly. Her hair grew rapidly, spreading in all directions like a canopy, and she began her harvesting. Due to the huge disparity in strength, no target could evade a single strike.
It might be hard to believe, but in less than half an hour, all one thousand cultists of the Juexian Cult were slain by Qi Huang. After all, no matter how many there were, they couldn’t be more numerous than the hairs on her head.
“Are there many people? I fear numbers the most!” Qi Huang smiled proudly. She wasn’t some old scholar. Her hair was black and lush, with nearly a hundred thousand strands. One strand could deal with a small minion, which was more than enough.
After eradicating them, Qi Huang’s next task was naturally to “loot the spoils.” She wouldn’t generously hand over her war trophies to others, especially the dazzling silver.
Next, Qi Huang began to open blind boxes. Although the cultists of the Juexian Cult didn’t carry much silver on them because they were on a mission, for her who was used to being poor, it was already a constant surprise.
As the saying goes, when you’re used to being poor, you’re easily satisfied!
“Oh my, have you black-hearted? Why are there dead people everywhere?”
At this moment, Yaoyao’s voice came from her mind.
“Damn it! Why is she back?”
Qi Huang was startled and looked around, but couldn’t find any trace of the cat girl. She unwillingly released her spiritual sense, but of course, there was no gain. The Nine Nether Demonic Cat could already block spiritual sense.
“Why do you look like you’ve seen a ghost? Did I guess correctly?”
The next moment, Yaoyao suddenly appeared in front of Qi Huang, holding a Nine Nether Demonic Cat as usual.
“Mine! It’s all mine! Don’t fight me for it!” Qi Huang was startled and sped up her looting, her flustered appearance extremely comical.
“Tch! Who would want these trash? You’re simply insulting me!” Yaoyao cute flipped her red vertical pupils.
“I want it! I want it!” Qi Huang quickly declared her stance.
“What a greedy woman. Sooner or later, someone will trick you into having children with money,” Yaoyao said contemptuously.
Qi Huang didn’t answer. Although she was greedy, she still had her principles. Having children, no matter how much money there was, was absolutely out of the question. Dignity was something that money couldn’t buy.
“Which sect did you steal this cat from?” Qi Huang asked in between cleaning up the aftermath.
“Does it matter? I’ve offended countless sects anyway,” Yaoyao said indifferently.
“You’re quite proud of yourself,” Qi Huang mocked in between actions.
“Naturally. I’ve saved so many of my kin and fulfilled my father’s wish,” Yaoyao said proudly.
Qi Huang was speechless. From Yaoyao’s perspective, she was indeed a great benefactor to the Nine Nether Demonic Cat clan.
“Stop picking up trash. If someone sees, they’ll think I’m abusing you, my cat owner. I gave you all those Cat’s Eye Tears every month.” Yaoyao was becoming impatient.
“Money? Who would ever have too much?” Qi Huang replied casually, her small hands still nimble, not letting any of her companions go, stuffing them all into her storage ring.
“You’re messed up. Your storage ring space is already small, and if you put more in, even my kin won’t have a place to stand,” Yaoyao said somewhat frantically. Then, she suddenly thought of something and asked, “Did you do what I asked you to do, to open up a new home for us at Pingshan Mass Grave?”
“It’s only been two or three days, how can it be so fast?” Qi Huang complained.
“You dare to talk back to your master? You’ve really forgotten your pain after your wounds have healed!” Yaoyao said in a displeased tone.
“No, no, no! I’ll do it tomorrow, okay?” Qi Huang quickly begged for mercy.
“You said it yourself. If you dare to drag your feet again, I’ll make sure your future children starve to death,” Yaoyao threatened.
“What do you mean!” Qi Huang asked blankly.
“I’ll squeeze your chest until it bursts! Then your children will starve to death,” Yaoyao said fiercely.
Qi Huang shivered and quickly explained, “Don’t do anything impulsive. I don’t plan to have children, so even if you burst my chest, no one will starve to death.”
“It’s fine, I can do it for fun,” Yaoyao remained unmoved.
Qi Huang was speechless and began to sweat profusely.
After Qi Huang cleaned up the aftermath, she had tens of thousands of taels of silver on her. She was so excited she could barely contain herself. This way of making money was much faster than the normal channels. It seemed she would have to do more of this in the future.
After dealing with everything, Qi Huang let Yaoyao enter the storage ring before returning to the HongHua Sect.
In this battle, the HongHua Sect only suffered the destruction of one main gate, while the Juexian Cult lost over a thousand people, including two Altar Masters, resulting in heavy losses.
Of course, this was only what could be seen. In reality, the losses of the HongHua Sect were far more than just one main gate. Cheng Hong Ling, the number one genius, inhaled Xieqisan, and ninety percent of the True Qi in her body was dispersed. Although she could cultivate it back with her strength, due to the residual toxins, this process would be extremely long, taking at least several months or even a year. If anything happened during this period, she could only rely on Qi Huang.
As for Qi Huang, she wasn’t doing much better either, at least in the eyes of others. Her cultivation was low, and she had ingested a large amount of Xieqisan. If she didn’t find a way to expel the toxins, she might never be able to cultivate True Qi again in her life.
Qi Huang herself didn’t care, as True Qi was indeed a chicken rib to her. Therefore, she never thought about spending effort to detoxify or anything like that. She was only focused on how to sneak out tomorrow to find a new home for those cat lords, otherwise, her chest would be in danger.
After a fierce battle, the HongHua Sect fell into a brief period of peace. However, no one knew that the Juexian Cult had sent not just two, but three Altar Masters to destroy the HongHua Sect this time.
Meanwhile, in an inn in the Prefecture Capital, a tall and thin, dark-skinned middle-aged man was tasting tea. On the table next to him was a “Phoenix Selection Token,” an item used in the Imperial Palace to select spouses for royal family members. As long as a woman held it, her physical and other aspects would be converted into specific numerical values.
“Tap, tap, tap…”
A knock on the door suddenly came from outside.
“Come in,” the middle-aged man said without looking up.
The door opened, and a young man, bowing and scraping, walked in and cautiously reported, “Altar Master Xu, Altar Master Xiao and Altar Master Lei have failed. Over a thousand people were completely annihilated.”
“Two useless pieces of trash! Just like wild dogs fighting over feces, they rushed to the HongHua Sect to take advantage. Good riddance!!” The Altar Master surnamed Xu sneered, then ordered, “Have someone investigate the current situation of the HongHua Sect. Especially that Cheng Hong Ling. I want to know if these two failed for any value.”
“Yes!” The young man acknowledged the order.
“Oh, right. Tell the disciples monitoring the Cheng Residence to be prepared. As soon as I give the order, immediately control Cheng Hong Ling’s parents. I’d like to see if two ordinary people can really give birth to such an outstanding daughter.” Altar Master Xu added emotionlessly, his eyes glancing intentionally or unintentionally at the Phoenix Selection Token on the table.
