Chapter 725: The Immortal Alliance’s Retaliation (1)
Qi Huang entered the main door and looked around. The place was grand. Huang Tian had bought and connected the courtyards on both sides and rebuilt them. The large mansion was more spacious than the county office, complete with pavilions, towers, rockeries, and flowing water. Flowers and trees adorned the place, adding to its charm. It could be said to be the most luxurious courtyard in Ping’an County Town at present. Qi Huang did not feel it was too ostentatious. Given her current strength, it seemed rather understated. After all, this courtyard was worlds apart from the Imperial Palace and even inferior to the prefectural and county offices.
“Young Master! Young Master! The young mistress is back!”
As soon as Li Shun entered, he shouted loudly.
“What? The daughter-in-law is back?”
Familiar voices responded one after another.
Qi Huang looked around and saw her grandfather, parents, and clone rushing over from all directions, their faces filled with pleasant surprise.
Qi Huang felt a deep sense of warmth. After all, this was her true home.
The family chatted for a while, and Qi Huang presented the carefully prepared gifts. The most important among them were some elixirs that prolonged life. With these, her family members would live to be a hundred years old.
Her parents felt they were undeserving of such gifts, so they busied themselves with preparing a welcome feast for their “daughter-in-law.” They personally led the servants in slaughtering chickens and ducks, working with great enthusiasm.
Qi Huang wanted to help but was firmly refused by her family.
Having no choice, Qi Huang could only use mind transmission to discuss important matters with her clone.
“How has the family’s health been recently?”
Qi Huang asked earnestly.
“They are all very healthy. With the elixirs you brought, they hardly catch a cold even once a year. Haven’t you seen? Not to mention my parents, even grandfather’s hair has turned much darker. It’s like he’s reverting to youth.”
“So-so.”
“That’s good. As long as I’m alive, they won’t have any accidents!”
Qi Huang secretly vowed.
“Has your assimilation problem been resolved yet? You should know that I absolutely cannot become a woman. Otherwise, everything in the family will change,” Huang Tian inquired.
“I’ve been working hard. Once I find a solution, I’ll tell you immediately.”
Qi Huang casually brushed it off, as she really didn’t want to discuss this troublesome issue right now.
“By the way, I came back this time for a serious matter.”
Qi Huang changed the subject and then took out the Heaven Mending Crystal.
“What is this thing?”
Huang Tian took it with confusion.
“This is called the Heaven Mending Crystal. I obtained it unintentionally during my trip to the Tencel Valley Treasure Land. It can repair damaged human bodies. Whether it’s a minor injury or a missing limb, as long as you take it, you can recover quickly.”
Qi Huang explained.
“What? Repair damaged bodies?”
Huang Tian’s eyes widened suddenly, and his body trembled with excitement.
“Do you understand what I mean? On the fifteenth of this month, take some time to go to the HongHua Sect and use this to treat Master. He has sacrificed too much for us, and now it’s time to repay him.”
Qi Huang stated directly.
“Yes, we truly owe him too much.”
Huang Tian also lamented, but then he asked doubtfully, “But why don’t you give it to him personally? And why specifically choose the fifteenth?”
“Because I not only want to help him repair his damaged body but also to wash away the previous disgrace. Therefore, your presenting it is completely different from me presenting it. After all, I represent Cheng Hong Ling’s clone now, not his disciple Huang Qi.”
Qi Huang explained seriously, then added, “As for why the fifteenth, it’s because that day is Master’s sixtieth birthday. This is not only the best birthday gift for him but also an opportunity for us to prove ourselves to everyone.”
“I understand!”
Huang Tian’s face revealed excitement, but he still had a slight doubt: “I remember Huang Ren is at the HongHua Sect, right? Why don’t you let him deliver it?”
“No, his mission is to protect the HongHua Sect. It’s best not to expose his identity. Only then can he secretly investigate everything.”
Qi Huang explained her reasoning.
“Alright, then I’ll take on this mission.”
Huang Tian said a little sheepishly. After all, he was the weakest among the several clones, and receiving such a crucial mission was truly flattering.
“Very good. Then I’ll see how you perform. As for your family, you don’t need to worry at all. My spiritual sense is now sufficient to cover the entire Xihui Dynasty, and I can also strike the entire Xihui Dynasty. No one can harm them under my watchful eyes.”
Qi Huang said confidently.
“Don’t worry, the humiliation we suffered back then, I will definitely wash it all away this time.”
Huang Tian said eagerly.
After settling everything and having dinner with her family, Qi Huang left Ping’an County Town. Although she wished to stay and live a peaceful life, she understood that it was not yet time for her to enjoy prosperity.
Qi Huang returned to the HongHua Sect and began using the Blood Bodhi to manufacture “blood fertilizer” because those who had tried it had all provided feedback, hoping to purchase it in large quantities.
Qi Huang produced thousands of bottles of fertilizer using the Blood Bodhi and then began selling them all over the Cult.
Her wallet also quickly fattened.
Compared to Qi Huang, the Wenren family was in dire straits!
On this day, the Immortal Alliance’s punitive expedition finally arrived. Cao Hong personally led thousands of top cultivators at or above the Huashen realm to arrest all members of the Wenren clan and bring them to a large courtyard for interrogation.
“Alliance Leader Cao, those are not people from my Wenren family. Someone must have impersonated us.”
Wenren Jun initially tried to quibble.
“Do you think our Immortal Alliance is a bathhouse on the street? Anyone can enter? Many people saw your son at the main altar. How dare you still argue? I’ll give you one more chance. Hand over all the murderers, otherwise, I guarantee that after today, the Wenren family will completely disappear from the Cult.”
Cao Hong was not a fool and could not be easily dealt with.
Seeing that the Immortal Alliance was about to act, Wenren Qing could only step forward and take the blame according to the plan: “Yes, it was me who went to the Immortal Alliance that day, but those five girls are not daughters of the Wenren family.”
“What do you mean?”
Cao Hong frowned and questioned.
“I didn’t want to go to the Immortal Alliance, but I was coerced by those five women, so I had no choice but to help them sneak into the bait team.”
Wenren Qing lied according to the plan they had devised.
“Hmph, you want to sacrifice yourself for the happiness of millions, right? Why should I believe you, Alliance Leader?”
Cao Hong sneered.
“Wenren Song, Wenren Xin, Wenren Yu… all five of you, come out!”
Wenren Qing then called out, and the five girls could only timidly walk out.
“Alliance Leader, if you don’t believe me, you can ask the witnesses who saw us to verify if these five are the same five girls from that day.”
Wenren Qing guided him.
Since Cao Hong was unaware of the Wenren family’s “scapegoat” plan, he was indeed misled. Therefore, he asked the Immortal Alliance disciples who had seen Wenren Qing that day to verify, and they found that the five girls were indeed not the same five who went to the Tencel Valley Treasure Land.
“Speak, who are they?”
Cao Hong sternly questioned.
“Alliance Leader Cao, I truly don’t know! I was coerced by them halfway, and I had no prior interaction with them.”
Wenren Qing repeatedly explained, his purpose being only to sacrifice himself to protect more of his clansmen.
“Hmph! This is just your one-sided statement. Do you think I, the Alliance Leader, would believe it?”
Cao Hong remained unmoved.
“Even if it’s true, so what? Because of your deliberate deception, the culprits mixed into the bait team, resulting in the deaths of our Immortal Alliance’s three Grand Elders. This huge loss is enough reason for all of you Wenren family to be buried with them.”
Another elder said sternly.
“Indeed. After we destroy your Wenren clan, we will naturally seek out those culprits. Anyone who dares to oppose the Immortal Alliance will not be allowed to live.”
Cao Hong’s tone also turned cold.
“Spare our lives! This has nothing to do with us!”
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The women and children of the Wenren clan were terrified and began to beg for mercy.
“If you want to live, you can. Anyone who knows the truth, seize this opportunity and tell Alliance Leader Cao, and I can spare their life!”
Cao Hong enticed.
“Alliance Leader Cao, may I speak with you in private? I know the true identities of those culprits.”
Seeing that the situation was not good, Wenren Jun quickly stepped forward.
