Chapter 75: Why have all my brothers turned into sisters?
As Ling Hupo expected, the moment she stepped out of the Heart Door, she should have possessed the body and woken up. However, everything before her eyes was completely beyond her expectations. What was this if not a ghost?
Ling Hupo blankly surveyed the surroundings, then looked at the nine sisters. She smiled in relief, “I understand. The main body has already recalled the impostor to the Sea of Consciousness. Since there is no physical body, I arrived here as soon as I came out. No wonder the power I was drawing from suddenly broke off earlier.”
“Fifth sister! Why did you split for no reason?”
Tian Hun cautiously asked after calming down.
“Yes! I’ve never heard of a single Ling Po being able to split!”
Di Hun revealed vigilance on her pretty face.
“It’s not splitting! She is her, and I am me!”
Ling Hupo sneered, then turned to look at the unconscious Qi Huang. Her cheeks trembled slightly, and her teeth clenched.
“I don’t quite understand? Aren’t you all Ling Hupo?”
Ren Hun asked blankly. The other sisters calmed down and also gathered around.
“I’m afraid that’s not the case. I am Ling Hupo, and she…”
Ling Hupo smiled disdainfully and said, “She’s just an impostor!”
“She’s an impostor?”
The sisters looked at each other, their identical pretty faces filled with doubt.
“Forget it, I can’t explain it to you clearly. I need to talk to the main body!”
Ling Hupo said impatiently, then immediately used Mind Transmission to notify Cheng Hong Ling.
At that moment, Cheng Hong Ling was preparing to clear the battlefield. Upon hearing “Qi Huang’s” call, she became extremely excited, and her consciousness immediately entered the Sea of Consciousness. However, after seeing everything before her, even she, who was usually as calm as still water, was stunned. There were actually two “Qi Huangs” in the palace: one was awake, and the other was unconscious!
“What are you up to now? Why have you started splitting after such a short time? Don’t you think this palace is already crowded enough?”
Cheng Hong Ling was furious, thinking that this fellow was playing pranks as soon as she woke up. She was truly incorrigible.
“A short time? Heh, we haven’t seen each other for more than half a year. The last time we met was at the entrance of HongHua Sect. You, without martial ethics, suddenly attacked and knocked me unconscious.”
Ling Hupo smiled noncommittally.
“What do you mean?”
Cheng Hong Ling frowned.
“My meaning is very simple: I am the true Ling Hupo, one of your three souls and seven vital souls, and this guy… is an impostor!”
Ling Hupo turned and said to Qi Huang.
“What? An impostor?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression changed drastically at that moment, because she had always felt that the clone was not like herself, so she had already had such a guess in her heart.
However, after only a moment, Cheng Hong Ling calmed down. After all, this kind of thing was simply preposterous. She said, “Are you trying to fool me? Putting aside the fact that you look exactly the same, we also have a Soul Bond between us. How can this be an impostor?”
Speaking of this, Cheng Hong Ling also released the Soul Bond, and indeed, she could establish contact with Qi Huang.
“That’s because she has already been assimilated by me, and her true identity is… Huang Qi!”
Ling Hupo explained.
“What? You’re saying she’s Huang Qi? That Huang Qi from Huatian Village? Deacon Hu’s disciple?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked in disbelief.
“Yes, do you remember what happened when you cultivated me into a clone? You were so exhausted that you passed out. I was afraid of being imprisoned by you again, so I attached myself to that face and secretly escaped from HongHua Sect. Unexpectedly, I was picked up by this guy midway! To deal with his family, he wore me on his face to disguise himself as a woman. Later, with my assimilation, his soul and body became exactly like mine.”
Ling Hupo spoke briefly.
“Assimilation? What assimilation?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter, her breathing becoming heavier. After all, things were developing in a direction she did not want.
“After I became a clone, I mastered a power that could make others’ souls and bodies become exactly like mine, and I could even turn men into women. I call this power ‘Assimilation True Qi’.”
A hint of doubt gradually appeared on Ling Hupo’s face, because the main body’s reaction was completely beyond her expectation.
“What you’re saying is too incredible. Do you have any concrete evidence?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked after pondering for a moment.
“Evidence? Does this require evidence? Think about it yourself, where does this guy resemble yourself? Not only is her behavior without any bottom line, but just the fact that she likes women is enough to prove that she is a man at heart. Moreover, her obsession with Deacon Hu and the people of Huatian Village, can’t this prove she’s Huang Qi?”
Ling Hupo became emotional, because she knew that like Qi Huang, she had no room for error.
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression gradually softened. She had to admit that Qi Huang’s actions were indeed very suspicious.
“Don’t hesitate anymore. Hurry up and help me. Let’s destroy her while she’s unconscious. Otherwise, it will be trouble when she wakes up. Earlier, in order to deal with Altar Master Xu’s killing intent, I had already eliminated her fear. Your killing intent will no longer have any effect on her. Now, she has no weaknesses at all.”
Ling Hupo urged.
“I told you, these are all your speculations! Unless you can force her to reveal her true form, I can’t sentence her to death based on your word alone.”
Cheng Hong Ling shook her head after a moment of thought.
“How has the dignified Hong Ling Fairy become so indecisive? Are you not trusting me, or is there some other reason?”
Ling Hupo asked with regret.
“Don’t try to provoke me with the goading method, it’s useless!”
Cheng Hong Ling shook her head firmly. Although she was decisive in battle, she never acted recklessly.
“Revealing her true form is impossible. I told you that her appearance has been completely assimilated by me. Now she is my Replica. Otherwise, how could you establish a Soul Bond with her? However, there are still three male souls in her Sea of Consciousness that have not been assimilated by me. You can see for yourself!”
Ling Hupo tried every means to explain.
“I think too highly of myself. I cannot probe her Sea of Consciousness. How about you move those three male souls out for me to see?”
“How is that possible? I am not the true Life Soul, and I have no Soul Bond with them!”
“Then there’s nothing we can do!”
…
Cheng Hong Ling was unmoved.
“You disappoint me too much!”
Ling Hupo sighed and shook her head.
“I’m so sorry, but I don’t live for you.”
Cheng Hong Ling said indifferently.
“Oh, right, there is one thing that can reveal her identity. This guy cultivated a male clone to replace herself, and it is currently at home in Ping’an County. If you can go and capture him, everything will be revealed!”
Ling Hupo suddenly remembered this.
Cheng Hong Ling’s face showed hesitation again. After all, her home and HongHua Sect had just been attacked, and there were many aftermath tasks to deal with. How could she leave easily?
“What are you hesitating about? With your speed, it only takes an hour or two to get from here to Huatian Village. At most, you can put Mother into the Storage Ring and take her with you.”
Ling Hupo urged anxiously, because she knew that Qi Huang could wake up at any time.
Cheng Hong Ling bit her teeth, then left the Sea of Consciousness. After regaining control of her body, she said to her mother, “Mother, I have to go out for a while. It’s not safe for you to stay here, so I’ll have to trouble you.”
“It’s okay! It’s my fault for being useless and always being a burden to you!”
Jiang Liniang smiled tiredly.
Cheng Hong Ling shook her head, then put her mother into the Storage Ring, and then flew towards Huatian Village.
…
After an unknown amount of time, Qi Huang woke up groggily. When she opened her eyes, she found herself in a familiar palace.
“It seems I’ve returned to my Sea of Consciousness. Since I can still wake up, it means that Ling Hupo did not succeed!”
Qi Huang felt much more relaxed. She looked around and saw the nine “sisters” staring at her intently with complicated expressions.
“Hello sisters! I thought I would never see you again. I missed you all so much.”
Qi Huang said playfully, teasing. Being able to wake up again, she felt that this world was truly wonderful. But why did she feel like something was wrong?
“Are you only greeting the sisters? Not saying hello to your brothers?”
Ling Hupo reminded her with a cold smile.
Upon hearing this, Qi Huang’s expression froze, because she had already noticed that something was wrong.
‘Why are they all sisters? Where are my three brothers?’
Qi Huang’s breathing stopped abruptly, and her eyes frantically scanned the hall.
