Chapter 75: How Could Immortal Qi Be This Kind of Person?
Qi Huang walked towards the place where Jin Hu fell, her hands behind her back, leisurely. The cultivators along the way made way for her, as they knew there would be a good show. The group from HongHua Sect naturally followed.
When Qi Huang got closer, she found that Jin Hu was indeed tough. Although he had made a large pit in the ground, he had already stood up with the support of his fellow disciples. Only a little blood was visible at the corner of his mouth.
“No way, brother! You’re so big, how could you be kicked so far away with one foot? My legs are sore from walking, it seems you’re all bark and no bite!” Qi Huang taunted without mercy.
“You… you… you will regret this!” Jin Hu was furious, but thinking that he was a defeated general, he had no face to fight back for the moment.
“You keep saying that Huang Tian Prefecture is a mouse nest, then what are you, who was kicked off the stage by a mouse, called? And what is Jinliu Sect?” Qi Huang pressed aggressively.
“Junior Nephew Qi, we are all cultivators. We will meet again in the future. It’s better to be lenient when you can be lenient,” Elder Jin, Jin Hu’s father, said, trying to appeal to their emotions.
“What? You can’t take it anymore?” Qi Huang’s face turned cold, and she questioned, “Huang Tian Prefecture has been ridiculed by all parts of the Xihui Dynasty for a long time. For example, your son has been mocking me since six years ago. Has he ever been merciful? Don’t you understand ‘do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself’?”
“Yes! Six years ago, Junior Junior Sister was only twelve years old. Not only did your son eliminate her, but he also publicly humiliated her. Is this something a person can do? Calling yourselves cultivators, you are worse than beasts!” Ruan Lingyu cursed excitedly upon hearing this.
“I want to remind you that this is just a sign plate competition. We have not been officially eliminated by you. If you are so aggressive now, be careful of retaliation in a few days,” Elder Jin threatened impatiently.
“Alright! Since it’s a sign plate competition, let’s cash in the bet for the sign plate competition first,” Qi Huang was not annoyed, but reasonably put forward her request: “Do you remember the bet between your son and me? From today onwards, I want him to change his name to Jin Shu!”
“That’s impossible!” Elder Jin refused without hesitation.
“Daydreaming,” a trace of resentment appeared in Jin Hu’s eyes, as he felt it was a great humiliation to lose to the mice of Huang Tian Prefecture.
“What? You want to go back on your word?” Qi Huang was astonished.
“You are too shameless. With so many people watching, you dare to go back on your word!” Ruan Lingyu said in shock.
“Fellow Daoist Jin, all the major sects present witnessed the agreement between these two juniors. If you are untrustworthy like this, I’m afraid it will damage Jinliu Sect’s reputation, won’t it? Who would dare to believe your words in the future?” Qin Quan, a good-natured person who endured it, was also angered.
“That’s different. If it were other sects, we would definitely honor our commitments because we are all equal. But you are just mice from Huang Tian Prefecture, third-class citizens of the Xihui Dynasty, and you are not qualified to demand that we be trustworthy,” Jin Hu said fearlessly, but due to the prolonged separation of his spirit soul from his body, his face showed signs of pain. Bao Gang next to him was the same. His soul was exposed naked without the protection of his body. The Heavenly Dao’s Will was not to be trifled with, and it must have used some means to last so long.
“What third-class citizens? What right do you have to call us third-class citizens with your untrustworthy words?” Shen Yuan was furious.
“Third-class citizens of Huang Tian Prefecture? How come I never knew?” Qi Huang sneered repeatedly, then circulated her True Qi towards the distance and said, “Sixth Princess, you are of the royal family, and you should be most familiar with the laws of the Xihui Dynasty. I want to ask, which law of the imperial court stipulates that people from Huang Tian Prefecture are third-class citizens?”
“Commoners without official titles in the Xihui Dynasty are all civilians, without distinction of rank!” The calm and collected voice of Sixth Princess Lin Ran immediately came, not out of sympathy for HongHua Sect, but because as royalty, she had to answer such questions that undermine unity between officials and commoners from her own self-interest.
“Her Highness the Princess has spoken, what else do you have to say?” Qi Huang smiled with satisfaction and then questioned Jinliu Sect.
“So what? The Princess did not ask us to fulfill our promises. In the cultivation world, strength is paramount. If you have the ability, subdue me with your strength?” Jin Hu was like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water.
“Don’t rush. Let me boldly ask, your head must be hurting a lot now, right? Aren’t you going to recall your spirit soul?” Qi Huang said with a half-smile.
“What’s it to you?” Jin Hu angrily rebuked.
“Very well! It’s my excessive meddling!” Qi Huang responded calmly, and then circulated her True Qi towards Steward Cai in the distance and said, “Steward Cai, didn’t you say before that you could guarantee the agreement we made on stage? This guy is clearly trying to go back on his word, aren’t you going to do something about it?”
Steward Cai was already filled with anger, and seeing Qi Huang in a difficult situation, he naturally would not kindly offer help. Therefore, he feigned deafness and dumbness with Elder Zuo, and they turned and walked into the main hall.
“You still have hope for the Immortal Alliance?” Cheng Hong Ling’s Mind Transmission sounded.
“Heh heh, I just want all the sects to see the true face of the Immortal Alliance,” Qi Huang replied casually.
“So what? Do you think these guys dare to say anything bad about the Immortal Alliance? They will only play dead,” Cheng Hong Ling reminded.
“No, I just want to have a valid reason,” Qi Huang explained, as she didn’t want to be treated as a madman all the time.
“Haha, what about now? I won’t change it. If you have the ability, just do it,” Jin Hu provocatively said, enduring the headache.
Qi Huang remained very calm. She moved her delicate steps forward two steps with ill intentions.
“Wow!” The cultivators present thought Qi Huang was going to make a move, and they were immediately scared and took a few steps back.
“What do you want to do? Private fights are forbidden below the arena. Does your HongHua Sect want to be expelled from the Evergreen Convention?” Elder Jin said as if facing a formidable enemy, drawing his sword with a “clang.” The disciples of Jinliu Sect did the same.
The people of HongHua Sect were much calmer because they knew that such a clown could not cause any harm to Qi Huang.
“Private fight? Who dares to fight privately under the stage?” At this moment, Elder Zuo’s voice suddenly sounded. Before he finished speaking, he and Steward Cai had already appeared in the field.
‘You’re quick to look for trouble,’ Qi Huang muttered to herself, but on her face, she showed: “Private fight? Who is fighting privately? Elder Zuo, please watch carefully. Right now, only Jinliu Sect has drawn their weapons.”
Elder Zuo looked around and found that it was indeed the case, so he asked blankly, “What exactly are you doing?”
Elder Jin trembled all over and quickly sheathed his sword. The disciples did the same.
“Haha, with Elder Zuo here, what can you do to me?” Jin Hu suddenly laughed arrogantly.
“So what? We people from Huang Tian Prefecture are also citizens of the Xihui Dynasty. However, you outsiders do not care about fellow countrymen, and you have always insulted and stepped on us as you pleased. Therefore, I must kill the chicken to warn the monkeys today,” Cheng Hong Ling could not stand it any longer and slowly stepped forward a few steps. The people of HongHua Sect also gritted their teeth in hatred and rushed forward one after another.
“I must remind you that if you dare to fight privately under this stage, you will be immediately expelled from the Evergreen Convention. Given HongHua Sect’s situation, can you afford such a price?” Steward Cai reminded them “kindly,” but with a gloating expression on his face.
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“Not only is Steward Cai not upholding justice, but he’s threatening HongHua Sect?”
“It seems the rumors are true, that the Immortal Alliance has a personal grudge with HongHua Sect!”
“Isn’t that obvious? During the selection of Imperial Concubines, Qi Huang forced Steward Cai to kneel. This matter has already spread throughout the cultivation world. How could he let her off easily?”
“Not only that, but when Cheng Hong Ling went on stage before, she openly shouted that she lost not to her opponent, but to the rules. Isn’t this a naked slap in the face of the Immortal Alliance?”
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The surrounding cultivators whispered.
“Don’t be impatient! Just as Elder Jin said earlier, we are all sects under the Immortal Alliance, and we will meet again in the future. We can discuss anything. Let’s first let this Senior Brother Jin recall his spirit soul,” Qi Huang suddenly smiled and smoothed things over, appearing to back down.
“Scared? I thought Fairy Hong Ling was so aloof, I didn’t expect her clone to be such a slippery person,” Jin Hu taunted, enduring the headache.
“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! My favorite Immortal Qi could never be such a timid and cowardly woman!”
“Stop talking. I drank so much of her sunflower seed shells steeped in tea, now I want to vomit! Ugh!”
“Everyone! I still have dozens of sunflower seed shells here. Now they are only one copper coin each. Selling them cheap, selling them cheap!”
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The surrounding cultivators also showed strange expressions on their faces, some even let out mournful cries, as if the most beautiful things were shattered before their eyes.
“What are you doing? Don’t shame me, okay?” Cheng Hong Ling loudly rebuked through Mind Transmission.
“Don’t worry, even without making a move, I will make him pay a heavy price,” Qi Huang reassured with confidence. Because of her absolute trust in her clone, Cheng Hong Ling managed to suppress her impulse to act.
“Senior Brother Jin, your face is so contorted with pain, aren’t you going to recall your spirit soul?” Qi Huang kindly reminded him again.
“Thank you for the reminder, Junior Sister Qi!” Jin Hu sneered contemptuously, then released his Soul Bond, preparing to recall his banished spirit soul, but the next moment he was stunned because there was no reaction at all.
“Where is my spirit soul?” Jin Hu asked blankly.
“You’re asking me? How would I know?” Qi Huang spread her hands, and the sly smile on her pretty face became even more obvious.
