Chapter 75: How Many Aliases Do You Have? (Part 8)
“Uh… this… it was indeed Zhao Ling before, but this time I don’t know why it became Qian Ling.” The informant replied with an embarrassed expression.
“So they’ve been playing me!”
Elder Zhou quickly realized and then cursed, “Good you little slut, to treat this elder like a fool. Now with so many hostile forces outside watching you, aren’t you afraid of being captured and used as a breeding tool one day?”
“Elder Zhou, do we still need to investigate?”
The informant asked cautiously.
“Of course, we must investigate! And we need to intensify our efforts! From today onwards, you will keep a close eye on the Immortal Tablet, and notify me immediately as soon as the names on it change.”
After a moment of thought, Elder Zhou made a decision. She knew that all she needed to do was to please Hua Yu, and whether the name was real or fake was irrelevant.
Next, Elder Zhou told Hua Yu the new name she had inquired about.
“It’s Qian Ling again?”
Hua Yu was also caught off guard.
“Yes, that’s what the informant said anyway.”
Elder Zhou explained carefully.
“First it was Jiang Ling, then Li Ling, followed by Zhao Ling, and now Qian Ling. Are you sure this is her real name?”
Hua Yu questioned with an unpleasant tone.
“I…”
Elder Zhou was momentarily embarrassed.
“Forget it, you continue to keep an eye on it and tell me if there are any changes.”
Hua Yu took a deep breath, because she also knew that she could only rely on Elder Zhou now.
Hua Yu then told her husband the newly inquired name. Although she couldn’t confirm if it was true or false, she could only try her best now.
“Qian Ling? What a tacky name, it doesn’t seem reliable at all!”
Cao Yang said hesitantly.
“There’s no other way, we can only try them one by one now.”
Hua Yu reminded him helplessly.
Cao Yang wanted to say something but stopped, then smiled bitterly.
At this moment, Cao Hui walked in with a gloomy expression, muttering, “This is outrageous!”
“What’s wrong? Father!”
Cao Yang asked confusedly.
“What’s wrong? It’s not about your marriage and concubines, you’ve been tricked twice. It’s one thing for outsiders to make sarcastic remarks, but I didn’t expect your uncles and brothers to take this opportunity to cause trouble.”
Cao Hui said, panting.
“What trouble are they causing?”
Cao Yang was even more puzzled.
“It’s about the names you engraved on the Immortal Tablet! You haven’t seen the person, but you’ve engraved three names, and you didn’t consult them. Before, they were fine, but now that we’ve been tricked, doubts naturally arise.”
Cao Hui explained the situation while suppressing his anger, and then added: “As you know, the Cao family has many members, and there are not many empty spots left on the Immortal Tablet. It’s truly a case of every inch of space being precious, and they absolutely won’t allow you to waste space like this.
Hmph! Am I, the number one genius among the younger generation of the Cao family, not even qualified to engrave a few names? Why are they pointing fingers?
Cao Yang’s anger immediately flared up.
Don’t forget, the Cao family is not dominated by our branch. Your second grandfather is also a master of the Heavenly Punishment Realm, and he is the Deputy Alliance Leader of the Immortal Alliance. He must secure more spots for his future descendants.
Cao Hui reminded him.
Then what do they want?
Cao Yang asked.
They said that since the Immortal Tablet didn’t activate yesterday, it proves that the three names on it are fake, and they want you to erase them immediately.
Cao Hui replied.
Hmph, that only proves that Zhao Ling is fake. Who can guarantee that Jiang Ling and Li Ling are real or fake? They are clearly using this as an excuse to pressure me.
Cao Yang sneered and then stated forcefully: If I erase them all, wouldn’t that be admitting defeat? I refuse to let them have their way. Lü Yi’s talent is far inferior to mine, and even he can have hundreds of concubines. Why can’t I, the young master of the Cao family, engrave a few names?
As expected of my grandson, he has ambition!
At this moment, Cao Meng appeared in the room again.
The few of them paid their respects, and Cao Hui quickly said, “Father, I was just about to tell you about this.”
“Can’t you even handle such a small matter?”
Cao Meng reprimanded with some displeasure, “My grandson is the number one genius of the Cao family, and I am the Clan Leader of the Cao family. Do the people from your second branch have the right to interfere with him engraving the names of a few concubines? Don’t you have any ambition?”
This…
Cao Hui was speechless.
“Grandson, don’t worry, with Grandpa here, you can engrave as many as you want. Whoever dares to interfere, I will shut them up completely.”
Cao Meng appeased him.
Thank you, Grandpa!
Cao Yang was overjoyed and quickly thanked him. Then he recounted the new intelligence he had just received.
“Qian Ling is Qian Ling. Whether she’s real or fake, just engrave it directly.”
Cao Meng gave direct instructions, then instructed Hua Yu: “Granddaughter-in-law, tell your informant to keep a close watch on Hua Rong Sect’s Immortal Tablet, and continue to spread the news about that yellow-haired girl engraving fake names. Strive to attract the attention of more of Hua Rong Sect’s hostile forces, so as to put pressure on her! As a mere cultivator of the Huashen realm, she cannot stay in the sect forever. Once she is forced to go out, she will have no choice but to engrave her real name on the Immortal Tablet to seek protection.”
Yes!
Hua Yu was overjoyed, thinking that the old man was indeed wise.
“Father is wise!”
“Father-in-law is wise!”
“Grandfather is wise!”
The other three also admired him.
“Father, after we know her real name?”
Next, everyone got busy with their respective tasks. Cao Yang, ignoring the objections of the clansmen, continued to add the name “Qian Ling” to the list of concubines. Little did he know that this was exactly what Qi Huang had planned.
Meanwhile, in Hua Rong Sect, Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling were not affected at all. They continued to cultivate and go out as usual.
Of course, because their act of engraving fake names had been exposed, they were always protected by masters of the Shentong realm whenever they went out.
However, masters of the Shentong realm also varied in strength, so they encountered dangers during this period, but all were secretly resolved by Qi Huang.
Upon returning, Qi Huang and Cheng Hong Ling would retaliate by changing the names on the Immortal Tablet, just to annoy their opponents.
Over the next month, the names on the Cao family’s Immortal Tablet kept increasing, from “Qian Ling” to “Sun Ling,” then to “Zhou Ling,” “Wu Ling,” “Zheng Ling,” “Wang Ling,” and so on. They had tried to verify their authenticity once, and the result was self-evident. After that, they no longer dared to try easily and could only reluctantly add names.
Seeing that Cao Yang couldn’t stop himself, Cao family’s second master couldn’t stand it anymore and personally came to cause trouble.
Cao Meng’s lineage naturally refused to back down, so the situation became tense. The once united family began to have internal conflicts, which even spread outside.
Only then did Cao Meng realize that he might have fallen into the trap of that yellow-haired girl, so he quickly smoothed things over with the second branch.
In the main hall of the Cao family, Cao Meng’s family had grim expressions, looking as if the end was near.
“I just received another intelligence report; that little slut has changed her name again!” Hua Yu said abruptly.
“Damn it, how many aliases does this woman have?”
Cao Yang couldn’t help but curse, then turned to ask Cao Meng, “Grandfather, what should we do next?”
“What else can we do? You can’t engrave anymore! Otherwise, before we can figure out the true identity of that yellow-haired girl, the Cao family will start killing each other.”
Cao Meng shook his head helplessly.
“Alas! To think that our glorious Cao family, possessing the strongest Immortal Tablet in the Cultivation World and having two supreme masters of the Heavenly Punishment Realm, is unable to deal with a yellow-haired girl of the Huashen realm. It’s truly ironic.”
Cao Hui sighed to the heavens.
“It’s not that we can’t deal with her, it’s just that our methods are too ethical!”
Cao Yang’s expression turned cold, and then he said, “Grandfather, although we don’t know the real name of that yellow-haired girl, we know the real names of other people in Hua Rong Sect. We can just engrave any name at random. When the time comes, if she doesn’t come to the Cao family to be my concubine, she will naturally be affected, after all, the Immortal Might has such a wide range of impact.”
“Good idea! If we can’t engrave her name, we’ll engrave others. This is called ‘striking the bull through the mountain’!”
Mother Cao said excitedly.
