Chapter 75: Chapter 276 I Don’t Want to Be a Royal Consort (1)
‘Has it reached the point where even expressions can’t be controlled? Isn’t this a fool?’
Hearing this, the family of three’s expressions became even more solemn, and they looked at Qi Huang with increasing pity.
This was exactly the effect Qi Huang wanted. If she didn’t elicit sympathy, how could she court death?
“Ling’er, then there’s no cure for Huang’er’s illness?”
Jiang Liniang gently stroked Qi Huang’s head and asked with worry.
“You can’t say that, after all, I’m not a real doctor, it’s just… her illness cannot be known to outsiders.”
Cheng Hong Ling replied after a moment of thought.
“What do you mean?”
Jiang Liniang asked in confusion.
“Mother, have you ever considered something? To cure it, we must explain the situation to others. And the gender ratio of men and women in the mortal world is already extremely imbalanced. If people know that my skin can change gender, or that her body was originally a man, what would happen?”
Cheng Hong Ling reminded them.
“Uh…”
Jiang Liniang’s face instantly turned pale with fright.
Cheng Yuan next to her also stopped breathing. The husband and wife were not stupid, and they knew the seriousness of the matter. Once it was publicized, not only the Xihui Dynasty, but probably everyone in the cultivation world would target their daughter.
“Then what should we do? We can’t cure it, and we can’t just watch her suffer?”
Jiang Liniang looked down at Qi Huang dotingly.
“There is only one way now: to find a way to pry open the mouth of my Spiritual Wisdom. Since this matter originated from her, she must have a solution.”
Cheng Hong Ling reiterated, but her expression did not relax, because she knew it was not an easy task. Facing her own soul, she couldn’t hit or kill her, and had no idea where to start.
“Actually! It doesn’t matter if it’s cured or not. Anyway, I only get a headache when I think about that problem. If I don’t think about it, won’t that work?”
Qi Huang said with feigned ease. If Cheng Ling was truly a weakling, then she wouldn’t be playing the role of a mental patient.
“Nonsense! How can an illness not be treated? Are you going to let us watch you suffer? If it weren’t for the inability to publicize it, I would definitely inquire everywhere. There are so many famous doctors in the Xihui Dynasty, I don’t believe there is no solution.”
Cheng Yuan immediately reprimanded.
“Dad! I know you are concerned about her, but I must remind you again, this matter absolutely cannot be told to outsiders.”
Cheng Hong Ling added again.
“Don’t worry, I’m just saying. Your father is already in his forties, doesn’t he know the gravity of the situation?”
Cheng Yuan quickly stated.
“Also, after this lesson, I still suggest that you two elders move to the HongHua Sect to live. Although I have some strength, I am too far away to help you in time if something happens.”
Cheng Hong Ling then suggested.
“It’s not impossible to move to the HongHua Sect, but what about my businesses?”
Cheng Yuan was hesitant. He was not a greedy person, but without money, his daughter would have no resources.
“You can also move to the HongHua Sect! Although it’s not as lively as the Prefecture Capital, there are still 100,000 to 200,000 people there. It should be enough to support your business, right?”
Qi Huang mediated from the side.
Cheng Yuan hesitated. Although the logic was sound, it would be equivalent to completely abandoning his current old customers and starting from scratch. This was why he had never gone to the HongHua Sect.
“Husband, as parents, even if we earn less money, it’s best not to cause trouble for our children. She is already under a lot of pressure.”
Jiang Liniang reminded him from the side.
“Okay!”
Cheng Yuan suddenly realized and nodded without hesitation.
“That’s good. From now on, if you need to get goods, arrange for servants to go to the prefectural capital. If you absolutely must go yourself, I’ll be your bodyguard.”
Qi Huang volunteered, as she also needed to run to the Juyin Auction House in the prefectural capital frequently, so it was on the way.
“Forget it, you are a patient.”
Cheng Yuan smiled and shook his head.
“I only have some mental problems, it doesn’t affect my combat power. Haven’t you heard of adjectives like ‘acting mad’ and ‘completely mad’? That means the crazier a person is, the stronger their combat power is.”
Qi Huang quickly argued.
“…”
Cheng Yuan exchanged a look with his wife, then shook his head helplessly. No one would believe that this way of thinking wasn’t due to mental illness.
The family’s conversation ended there, as it was too late, they decided to rest first.
Qi Huang, having been recognized as a second daughter by her adoptive parents for so long, found it strange to be living at home for the first time.
Since there were no servants, Jiang Liniang had to personally tidy up the room for her second daughter.
Qi Huang wanted to help but was refused, so she could only find her adoptive father alone.
“Dad! Tell me carefully about your experiences at the HongHua Sect?”
Qi Huang asked curiously.
“Actually, there’s not much to talk about. Because my talent was too poor, I was used as a scapegoat by that person named Wu. When I left, I was also mocked by my fellow disciples. Ling’er knows all these things. Don’t you have any relevant memories?”
Cheng Yuan was not clear about this and obviously didn’t want to mention those things again.
“Actually, when I was Huang Qi, my experience was similar to yours.”
Qi Huang gave a self-deprecating smile.
“Oh? Is that so? I’d like to hear about it.”
Cheng Yuan said with great interest.
Seeing that her plan had succeeded, Qi Huang was also happy, so she carefully explained what had happened back then.
“I didn’t expect our experiences to be so similar, and now we are father and daughter. It’s truly a form of destiny.”
Cheng Yuan said with emotion.
“Yes! As long as you don’t dislike me!”
Qi Huang said, feeling flattered.
“How could I dislike you? Firstly, you are my savior; secondly, let alone the fact that you have a large part of Ling’er’s essence in you, even if you only have a toe with the Cheng family’s bloodline, you are still my daughter.”
Cheng Yuan firmly expressed his attitude.
“Thank you! Dad!”
Qi Huang’s eyes felt a little sore. Anyone, who wouldn’t want to be recognized?
“Don’t worry, Dad! I know what you’re thinking. Who says bloodline determines everything in the cultivation world? I will protect your ideals!”
Qi Huang then also expressed her attitude, which could be considered a reciprocal gift.
“Forget it! You can’t protect your father’s ideals.”
Cheng Yuan slowly shook his head.
“Why not? Don’t you know that I am very strong now, and my fighting style has nothing to do with bloodline?”
Qi Huang tried her best to explain.
“Really?”
Cheng Yuan’s eyes lit up, but then dimmed again: “It’s useless. In the eyes of outsiders, you are the clone of my daughter, possessing my wife’s excellent bloodline. Of course, it’s natural for you to be strong, isn’t it? They only care about who you are, not how you fight.”
Qi Huang was speechless upon hearing this. Although she didn’t want to admit it, she had to say that reality was like this. Who knew if those people would say that her powerful spiritual sense was also due to the favor of her bloodline?
“It seems I’ve thought about things too simply.”
Qi Huang fell into helplessness. To solve this problem, unless she was still of trash bloodline, but thinking about it was impossible. She had been assimilated by Cheng Hong Ling’s Feminization Mask, so she couldn’t be that trashy!
Thus, Qi Huang’s plan was on the verge of bankruptcy, and she had to find another way.
In the following period, Cheng Yuan and his wife moved to the HongHua Sect to live, and he also moved his business there.
As for Qi Huang, she took advantage of her leisure time to start matchmaking. First, she wore a veil and told the two brothers that she was good friends with the Hong Ling Fairy from the HongHua Sect, and the women she was introducing were the maids of the Hong Ling Fairy.
Immediately after, Qi Huang returned to the HongHua Sect to resume her identity and brought two maids to the prefectural capital to meet them. This way, she could fulfill her promise and achieve secrecy.
Of course, to avoid being seen through by the two brothers, her attire and makeup were greatly changed, and she didn’t interact too much.
Yuan Jie and Tang Ping were puzzled why the Hong Ling Fairy wanted to introduce them to men outside the sect, but they were not stupid. Since they were introduced by the Hong Ling Fairy, they must be good. It was the same whether they were inside or outside the sect, so they did not show any dissatisfaction.
As for He Chao and Liu Keqian, their eyes lit up when they saw the two women. Although they couldn’t compare to those fairies, they were still much stronger compared to Xie Mei and Qu Zhen.
Thus, the men desperately tried to please, and the women were not picky at all. Good things quickly came to fruition. Yuan Jie took a liking to the more steady Liu Keqian, while Tang Ping took a liking to the cheerful He Chao.
Qi Huang was very happy when she heard the news and immediately went to Elder Ruan to re-engrave the names on the two identity waist tokens. One was engraved with Liu Keqian and Yuan Jie, and the other was engraved with He Chao and Tang Ping. Thus, these two identity waist tokens became the common property of the two little couples.
The reason Qi Huang did this was to prevent the two brothers from succumbing to temptation after entering the HongHua Sect and doing something shameful to the two girls. After all, this place was the opposite of the mortal world. It could be called a women’s country. As long as you were a man, even if you had nothing, there would be no shortage of women who would throw themselves at you.
Qi Huang knew that the reason the two maids were willing to go on blind dates was because He Chao and Liu Keqian were introduced by her, so she couldn’t let down their good intentions.
With this matter resolved, Qi Huang’s biggest worry was gone. She also cautioned herself that she would never introduce people again from now on. Being a matchmaker was indeed more difficult than becoming an immortal!
…
In the Imperial Palace of the Imperial Capital, Lin Tu, the Emperor, was scrutinizing the memorials recently submitted by officials. Several close eunuchs and palace maids were serving him. Although he was nearly sixty years old, his posture was dignified, his face was ruddy, and his slender figure exuded an invisible pressure.
“Eh?”
Suddenly, Lin Tu’s eyes fixed on a memorial. The content was about the recent attack on the HongHua Sect by the Juexian Cult, and the incident where Cheng Hong Ling’s main body and clone were hit by Xieqisan.
“Cheng Hong Ling’s clone was hit by Xieqisan. Her own cultivation level is low, so her True Qi completely dispersed…”
Lin Tu read this and then laughed unscrupulously: “Haha, heaven is helping me!”
