Chapter 75: Your Qi Sea, why is it destroyed?
With her Qi Sea destroyed, if it were in the past, Qi Huang would have cried out in pain, but things were different now. Ever since she became a girl, she had to endure the pain in her lower abdomen once a month, so she had developed strong resistance.
Qi Huang didn’t want to lose face in front of this despicable person, so she gritted her teeth and remained silent. However, the fine sweat beads on her forehead and her slightly trembling body could not be hidden.
Steward Cai calmly retracted the Ten Thousand Year Peach Tree Branch, appearing indifferent, but the mockery in his eyes could not be concealed.
“What’s going on?”
Cheng Hong Ling sensed something unusual, so she transmitted her thoughts.
“He… is fine.”
Qi Huang replied with a pale face. Fearing that her main body would act impulsively, she tried to hide the truth for two reasons: First, she couldn’t completely fall out with the Immortal Alliance until she obtained the Golden Life Flower Sea; second, she did not have the strength to fall out with the Immortal Alliance at the moment.
“Do you take me for a fool? Have you forgotten that we have telepathy? What’s with the pain in your lower abdomen?”
Cheng Hong Ling naturally did not believe her.
“Isn’t it normal for a girl’s lower abdomen to ache? What do you think is going on?”
Qi Huang forced a smile and bluffed.
“Our menstrual cycles are on the same day, how could I not know? It’s only been a few days, how could it hurt again? Did that old man make a move on you?”
Cheng Hong Ling was persistent because she knew that the pain transmitted through telepathy was much weaker. If she was already restless, how much pain was the clone enduring?
“Who says you can’t have two periods a month? I was a man before, can’t I have one period as a man and one as a woman?”
Qi Huang became impatient. She was already in pain and didn’t have the energy to deal with her main body.
Cheng Hong Ling saw Qi Huang’s predicament and sensibly stopped talking.
“As expected!”
Steward Cai sneered contemptuously and loudly accused, “How can there be any True Qi in your body? You actually tried to deceive us, you have great courage!”
“Junior Sister doesn’t have True Qi?”
Several senior sisters exchanged glances, and the onlookers wore confused expressions.
Eunuch Zhong on the other side also frowned. He didn’t know what this old man was up to. Although it was in the interest of both parties for Qi Huang to enter the palace, openly spreading lies was clearly not a wise choice. If the truth was revealed in the future, everyone would lose face. In that case, it would be better to let him forcibly take her away.
“No, Master…”
The female disciple who had previously examined Qi Huang wanted to argue, but Elder Cai glared her back with a look.
“Are you allowed to enter the palace now?”
Elder Cai turned back and questioned Qi Huang.
“Do you want me to enter the palace that much? Aren’t you afraid of nurturing a tiger that will bring future trouble? If I really become the Empress in the future, can you handle it?”
Qi Huang took a deep breath and said.
“Let’s see if you can even walk into the palace alive! 意⒉球E 珊（二）溜琦咝4 覇”
Steward Cai shook his head contemptuously.
“Then I’ll give it a try!”
Qi Huang replied with a calm and lighthearted expression. Her Qi Sea had been burst, and without True Qi, she had no reason to refuse, so she decided to stall for time.
“You’re quite smart.”
Steward Cai sneered and then walked towards the imperial procession.
“But you’re not smart enough.”
Qi Huang smiled pityingly.
“Are you going to the palace?”
Cheng Hong Ling, who was beside her, immediately asked.
“Steward Cai even knelt and begged me, it’s hard to refuse such hospitality!”
Qi Huang perfunctorily replied.
“But you just refused him, why did you suddenly change your mind?”
Cheng Hong Ling became agitated.
Cheng Yuan and his wife exchanged glances, their faces showing confusion. They knew their second daughter’s true identity, and logically, a person with a male mindset would never marry a man.
“Could it be that under the influence of the Spiritual Wisdom, she has completely become a girl?”
The couple guessed.
“Yes! Junior Sister, are you really going to serve an old geezer? Isn’t that like a delicate flower planted in cow dung?”
“Don’t misjudge! With your conditions, you can find someone better than that old geezer in the Cultivation World with your eyes closed.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? When getting married, isn’t freedom more important than cultivation? You don’t have to worry about trivial family matters.”
…
Several senior sisters also chimed in to persuade her.
Qi Huang took a deep breath and took out a spatial transmission talisman, which she had obtained through “licking the bag.”
“It’s not hot, why is this child sweating so much?”
Jiang Liniang, who was beside her, took out a handkerchief to wipe her daughter’s sweat.
“Don’t worry everyone, I’m just going to the palace for a visit, I’m not planning to become the Emperor’s concubine.”
Qi Huang explained.
“What do you want to do?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression slightly eased.
“Look, everyone in the Xihui Dynasty now thinks I can’t enter the palace alive. As a clone of the dignified Hong Ling Fairy, I can’t let them look down on me, can I? Moreover, those concubines sent so many people to kill me, I can’t just do nothing, right? At least I have to go into the palace to scare them. As the saying goes, a person lives for their reputation, and a tree lives for its bark. So, I really have to make this trip.”
Qi Huang stated her reasons. In fact, there was a third point, which was that she had to go and accuse them, and obtain evidence against Governor Niu. She couldn’t just hand it over to these nobodies, could she?
Everyone nodded in agreement. If they could take advantage of this opportunity to dampen the arrogance of those people, it would not be a bad choice.
“But what if you can’t get out after you go in?”
Cheng Yuan, who was beside her, said worriedly.
“Don’t worry, Dad! If I want to leave now, no one in the Xihui Dynasty can stop me. If all else fails, her thought can summon me back.”
Qi Huang looked at her main body with trust.
“Then why did you refuse just now?”
Cheng Hong Ling asked expressionlessly.
“Just now? I didn’t expect Steward Cai to be so enthusiastic just now!”
Qi Huang sneered. If the other party hadn’t made a move, she naturally wouldn’t have needed to enter the palace immediately. But now it was different. If she refused again, it would be pure foolhardiness.
Cheng Hong Ling was confused, but due to her trust in the clone, she inexplicably fell silent.
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On the other side, Steward Cai had already found Eunuch Zhong.
“Eunuch Zhong, as expected, I have persuaded Qi Huang, and she is willing to enter the palace with you.”
Steward Cai tried to claim credit.
“How did Steward Cai persuade her? By slandering her by saying she has no True Qi in her body? This is not a solution. If the truth is revealed in the future, neither of us will be able to save face.”
Eunuch Zhong said with some displeasure.
“Slander? I didn’t slander her! Eunuch Zhong, rest assured, she no longer has any True Qi in her body, and she will never have any in the future.”
Steward Cai assured him.
“Is that so? How did Steward Cai manage to do it?”
Eunuch Zhong asked curiously.
“Her Qi Sea is gone, how can she store True Qi?”
Steward Cai whispered.
“Heh heh, as expected of the Immortal Alliance. They are decisive in their actions, no wonder they can dominate the entire Cultivation World.”
Eunuch Zhong flattered him, but a hint of mockery appeared on his obese face. It was truly eye-opening that someone from the Immortal Alliance would attack their own cultivators to please the king.
Eunuch Zhong didn’t want to dwell on it and led his team over, then invited, “Imperial Concubine Qi Huang, can we set off now?”
“What’s the hurry? The Imperial Concubine needs to pack her luggage before entering the palace.”
Qi Huang replied unceremoniously.
“Then please hurry, Imperial Concubine. Otherwise, if we delay the schedule, we won’t be able to explain it to His Majesty.”
Eunuch Zhong said expressionlessly.
Qi Huang didn’t intend to argue further. With a thought, she soared into the sky.
Cheng Hong Ling was worried and used her movement technique to follow her.
As soon as Qi Huang entered her home, she immediately collapsed to the ground, then vomited several large mouthfuls of blood while clutching her lower abdomen. Her beautiful face turned as pale as paper, and this time she had truly suffered a great loss.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Cheng Hong Ling, who arrived later, was startled and hurried to help her up.
“It’s nothing, too much came out, and it overflowed from my mouth.”
Qi Huang’s eyes were starry, and she spoke incoherently.
“You still want to lie to me?”
Cheng Hong Ling grabbed the clone’s wrist and injected True Qi to investigate. After a moment, her expression changed drastically: “Your Qi Sea… why is it destroyed?”
