Chapter 75: Fairies, why are you so cruel?
Qi Huang ran to the Yamen almost impatiently. Success was just one step away, and there must be no more unexpected delays.
Qi Huang explained her purpose to the yamen runner at the Yamen gate and was quickly brought in. After all, she wasn’t there to file a lawsuit, so there weren’t so many tedious rules.
Qi Huang soon met Chief Clerk Yuan, and she gnashed her teeth with hatred thinking that this old guy had betrayed her.
“If you old guy had half a shred of integrity as an official, I could go back to the village and develop in seclusion.”
Qi Huang cursed in her heart, but of course, she didn’t show it on her face, as she had a favor to ask.
Chief Clerk Yuan also looked at Qi Huang with ill intentions, but he still processed the necessary procedures, as this matter had nothing to do with the Yamen.
After registering her Tooth Token, Qi Huang felt a lot lighter, and her efforts during this period had paid off.
Qi Huang then went to see the County Magistrate, hoping that the county office would immediately release her father.
Magistrate Luo was an honest official, so he didn’t make things difficult. He immediately ordered someone to go to the prison to release Huang Kairong, but formalities still had to be completed before leaving.
“Your Excellency, I have something urgent to attend to. Please tell my father… father-in-law to wait for me at the South Gate later.”
Qi Huang lied immediately. She had not forgotten that there were three fairies watching outside. If she left with her father, it would immediately arouse suspicion.
Magistrate Luo had no reason to refuse such a small favor.
Qi Huang then left the county office in a hurry. If she went with her father now, she wouldn’t be able to leave.
When Qi Huang reached the gate, she immediately saw Miao Xiang waiting outside, and the other fairies were waiting too, scaring her into a shiver.
“You scared me! That little girl must have gone to ‘tip them off.’ I don’t know if Ren Ran suspects my identity or wants to get closer.”
Qi Huang guessed in her heart. After all, she already knew from the dreamscape that these fairies were holding a grudge for what happened years ago, so they were trying their best to get close to her to act as bait for Hong Ling Xian Zi.
While Qi Huang was guessing, she didn’t expect the five fairies to surround her like a flock of birds, with no defense at all, scaring her stiff.
“How is it? What did Chief Clerk Yuan say?”
Ruan Lingyu ran the fastest, asking seriously, but her jade hand reached out illicitly.
The other fairies followed suit, their fair jade hands vying to wrap around her, their pink fingernails drawing seductive trails.
“Fairies! Say it, but don’t touch!”
Qi Huang, feeling guilty, instinctively avoided some of them. Her “reflexive” behavior seemed unfeeling, but it perfectly matched Hong Ling Xian Zi’s cold and lofty persona, so the other fairies found it completely normal.
Ruan Lingyu was not at all ashamed or angry. She simply retracted her jade hand tacitly, with a hint of regret on her face. The other fairies had similar expressions.
“I was just pretending! Are you really not going to do it? You don’t have to be so reserved, do you?”
Qi Huang’s heart was bleeding. She wished she wasn’t a fake, but she also knew that now was not the time to take advantage. It was important to disengage as soon as possible, so she said calmly, “There were no substantial gains. Anyway, that imposter hasn’t arrived yet.”
“That’s for sure. We talked to Chief Clerk Yuan yesterday. As soon as that imposter shows up, he will immediately come out and tell us.”
Ruan Lingyu’s words were shocking and unforgettable.
“Wh… what?”
Qi Huang’s spine went cold when she heard this, and she almost collapsed from fright. At this moment, she finally understood why that surname Yuan looked at her with a hint of ill intention.
“No, I can’t panic! The more I panic, the more flaws I’ll reveal.”
Qi Huang was used to being scared after all, so she managed to maintain a trace of calmness and rack her brain for a solution.
“That’s strange. Today is the last day. Does that imposter not intend to get married? How can she stand by and watch her fiancé go to battle?”
Yun Fei mused, touching her smooth chin with distress.
“If she decides to break off the engagement, she will definitely sever ties with the Huang family. Plus, her identity is fake, so it will be difficult for us to find her then.”
Ruan Lingyu also realized the difficulty of the matter.
“With her conditions, let alone in this mortal world, even in the cultivation world, she could find a good partner with her eyes closed. Breaking the engagement is actually quite normal.”
Miao Xiang analyzed, after all, she had seen that imposter with her own eyes.
“Of course, there is another possibility, which is that our ambush has been discovered, so she dared not come.”
Yun Fei speculated again.
“That’s impossible, right? We hid so secretly.”
Ruan Lingyu expressed doubt.
Qi Huang was flustered. When she heard this, she almost spat out her food. The others were indeed hidden, but that little girl Miao Xiang always lingered in that place, looking like a hen hatching eggs and unable to move. Could that be called hidden?
“Sigh, this woman is too cunning. Once I catch her, I will definitely strip her clothes and parade her through the streets!”
The hot-tempered Shen Yuan vowed.
Qi Huang was startled. Being stripped naked and paraded through the streets was a great humiliation for an ordinary woman, let alone someone with a male heart and female body. That was more terrifying than death.
“This method of yours won’t work. Why reward those unrelated men?”
Miao Xiang immediately shook her head, her reason being a bit bizarre.
“It’s because who knows if that woman is an exhibitionist? Maybe she would get very excited if she were seen! This way, not only the men are rewarded, but she is rewarded too.”
Yun Fei also objected, her reason even more bizarre.
“Besides, she looks exactly like Junior Sister. It’s possible that those people would think she is Junior Sister, which would affect the reputation of our HongHua Sect.”
Su Qingying’s analysis was well-founded.
Seeing the fairies like this, Qi Huang was so moved that she almost cried and thought, “They are so kind, worthy of being fairies. If it were only like this, it wouldn’t be a big deal to be caught by them.”
Thinking about it this way, Qi Huang actually had the urge to “surrender.” Such kind fairies, if she pretended to be pitiful, maybe they wouldn’t pursue the matter?
“This doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work either. Then what do you say we should do?”
Shen Yuan said angrily.
“Pull out her skin as well, so it won’t affect Junior Sister’s reputation.”
Su Qingying suggested coldly.
Qi Huang’s legs went weak, and she almost peed herself on the spot.
“You are fairies! How can you be so cruel?”
Qi Huang wanted to cry but had no tears. At this moment, she no longer had the courage to stay and began to rack her brains to think of a way to escape.
“Just find an excuse to slip away?”
Qi Huang’s first thought was to escape, but she immediately rejected it: “No, Chief Clerk Yuan should come out soon. In such a short time, where can I escape to?”
“But what other way is there? I can’t stop Chief Clerk Yuan from coming out! Once he comes out, I’ll be skinned and paraded through the streets by these vixen-like beauties!”
Qi Huang was so anxious that cold sweat broke out. Her eyes kept glancing at the Yamen gate, as if looking at the entrance to hell.
