Chapter 79: You Are Actually This Kind of Clone
“Really? What kind of plant is that?”
Qi Huang was overjoyed.
“According to an Immortal Elder, it’s a plant called ‘Ghost Tomato’… Never mind, you should just read how this book introduces it, on page twenty-three.”
As Jiang Liniang spoke, she turned and picked up a book, handing it to her younger daughter.
Qi Huang quickly took it and looked. The cover of the book read “Compendium of Bizarre Flora and Fauna in the Cultivation World.” Without bothering to ask about its origin, she impatiently flipped to page twenty-three and was immediately captivated by the accompanying illustration.
It was an herbaceous plant that looked like a tomato from the outside, but its skin was purple, adorned with strange, winding patterns. Upon closer inspection, these patterns had a certain regularity, resembling some kind of mysterious script.
‘It really is that strange fruit.’
Qi Huang’s body trembled with excitement because she was so deeply impressed by the skin of the fruit.
Having confirmed her target, Qi Huang quickly read the detailed introduction below.
“Ghost Tomato, an annual herbaceous plant, erect and branched, can grow up to one meter tall. Its fruits are yin-natured and poisonous. If touched by humans, the skin will cause severe allergies. Accidental ingestion is life-threatening…”
Qi Huang read through it carefully, and when she saw the part about it containing toxins, she shivered.
“Toxins? That can’t be right! If it has toxins, why am I fine?”
Qi Huang fell into thought, finally attributing her immunity to the miraculous Tongming Comb. She wouldn’t arrogantly assume she was immune to all poisons.
“Ghost Tomatoes only grow in extremely yin places and are rare. To cultivate them in ordinary lands, one needs to use their seeds for sowing and water them with a mixture of fruit juice and water…”
Qi Huang continued reading. When she saw the part about “watering with a mixture of fruit juice and water,” her vision went black, and she almost choked with anger.
‘If only I had saved some of the fruit juice! I used it all up at once before. How am I supposed to plant it now?’
Qi Huang was extremely annoyed.
“It seems I’ll have to find a way to get another Ghost Tomato to start cultivating it.”
Qi Huang planned this, but according to the book, this kind of plant only existed in extremely yin places. Being imprisoned like this, let alone finding an extremely yin place, she couldn’t even get out of this room. How could she find it?
“What are you looking at?”
Cheng Hong Ling came over curiously to spy.
Qi Huang was startled and quickly closed the book. Her identity could be exposed at any moment, so it was better to keep her trump cards hidden for now.
“Sneaking around, have you done something unethical?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s expression changed, and she narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly.
Qi Huang shivered with fear and quickly hid behind her mother.
“Your sister got a seed and wants to plant it. I inquired, and it seems to be some kind of eggplant.”
Xu Liniang, standing nearby, feared her younger daughter would be bullied again and quickly tried to smooth things over.
“Eggplant?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s pretty face turned even colder: “I told you to cultivate, but you want to grow vegetables? Do you want to be a housewife?”
‘Growing vegetables?’
Qi Huang did not expect this “demoness” to interpret it this way. She felt insulted but couldn’t explain, so she could only resign herself to it, thinking that when she harvested her “vegetables,” they would realize she wasn’t even worthy of being a “housewife.”
“Oh! There’s nothing wrong with being a housewife. Aren’t you your mother, and I’m a housewife!”
Xu Liniang, caught in the crossfire, spoke up for her younger daughter.
Cheng Hong Ling then realized she had said the wrong thing and sulkily shut her mouth.
…
On that very day, news of a peerless genius appearing in the HongHua Sect swept through the Xihui Dynasty like a tsunami. However, most people were skeptical. What kind of strength did the Huashen Realm possess? The sect leaders and elders of major sects like HuXiao sect were only at the peak of the Huashen Realm. How could a fifteen-year-old girl reach it? Moreover, this girl came from a backwater place like Huang Tian Prefecture.
Therefore, many sects began to stir, wanting to visit the HongHua Sect to investigate. Of course, their purposes varied: some wanted to build relationships, while others wanted to nip the threat in the bud.
Qi Huang was completely unaware that the outside world was already in turmoil. Because the Ghost Tomato could not be cultivated for the time being, she could only spend her time cultivating at night. The True Qi in her Qi Sea gradually increased, and it wouldn’t be long before she could enter the third level of the Juling Realm.
The next day, several senior sisters who went to Huatian Village to investigate returned and reported to Xu Mei. The situation was just as Qi Huang had described: the Huang family had not seen her face.
“If that’s the case, then I won’t pursue this matter. But you must not have any further dealings with the Huang family in the future. If I find out, you should understand the consequences.”
Cheng Hong Ling found Qi Huang and warned her.
“Okay.”
Qi Huang nodded repeatedly, but she didn’t take it to heart, thinking to herself, ‘They are my family, how can I not care? When I harvest my crops that day, you won’t be able to control me.’
At night, Qi Huang was cultivating as usual. In the middle of the night, there was a rustling sound outside the window. She looked towards the sound and was startled because a slender figure was dangling outside, swaying like a hanged ghost.
“Junior Sister, open the window! I can’t hold on any longer.”
Ruan Lingyu’s trembling voice came through.
Qi Huang finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked over to inquire: “Eldest Senior Sister, you’ve come at the right time. I wanted to ask you about something. How is that old man from the Huang family?”
“Let me in first, then talk.”
Ruan Lingyu pleaded. She was currently holding onto a rope, precariously standing on the windowsill, and using the exaggerated curve of her chest to pry the window open slightly. A captivating faint fragrance drifted into the room.
“You speak first.”
Qi Huang bargained.
“Alright, that old man is much better. When we went there, we found him still sweeping the floor.”
Ruan Lingyu had no choice but to compromise first.
“That’s good! That’s good!”
The heavy stone in Qi Huang’s heart was finally lifted.
“Can you let me in now? I really can’t hold on any longer.”
Ruan Lingyu pleaded again.
“No! She doesn’t allow me to get too close to you.”
Qi Huang said with difficulty. Although she knew the other party was here to reward her, for her own life, she had to remain a gentleman.
“Didn’t you just agree? Why the change of heart?”
Ruan Lingyu was shocked.
“I only asked you to speak, I didn’t agree to let you in.”
Qi Huang argued sophistically.
“Fine! You little girl are so cunning! Don’t fall into my hands, or I’ll make sure you can’t walk.”
Ruan Lingyu threatened in exasperation.
“Senior Sister, do you want to go down yourself, or shall I help you?”
At this moment, Cheng Hong Ling’s voice sounded coldly.
“I… I’ll go down myself!”
Ruan Lingyu’s delicate body trembled, and she stammered.
“Let me help you.”
Cheng Hong Ling was very enthusiastic. As soon as she spoke, an ice blade flashed by.
“Wow!”
Ruan Lingyu felt her hands go empty. The rope had been cut, and she fell down in embarrassment.
Qi Huang couldn’t help but chuckle, thinking how fortunate she wasn’t a “lecherous person,” otherwise she might have also met with misfortune.
…
The next morning, Qi Huang went downstairs and found her mother wasn’t home. She had a bad feeling, and just as she was about to run, she was caught by the demoness again. She was then dragged into the room and pressed onto the table.
‘Is she going to reward me again?’
Although Qi Huang struggled fiercely on the surface, she felt a hint of anticipation inside. Even though it was just a little bit, the intensity of her struggle gradually became smaller.
“No, I absolutely cannot lose my mind. Otherwise, if she peeks into my secret, it’ll be disastrous.”
Qi Huang suddenly realized this and quickly closed her eyes, because the last time it was seeing the Jade Feet of her main body that triggered the telepathy.
As Qi Huang waited for the “reward,” a strong stench of rotten fish drilled into her nostrils, almost making her vomit on the spot.
“This smell is not right! Has she not washed her feet for days?”
Qi Huang opened her eyes in confusion and found a box placed in front of her nose, containing several dead fish, with maggots faintly crawling on them.
“Mom! Let me go quickly!”
The double stimulation of sight and smell made Qi Huang’s stomach churn, and she struggled desperately.
“Strange? Why is there no reaction?”
Cheng Hong Ling pressed down on the “clone” tightly, with confusion on her face. After a moment, she murmured in disbelief: “Could my feet be smellier than dead fish?”
“Let me go! If you don’t let me go, I’m going to throw up!”
Although Qi Huang couldn’t hold it in any longer, she decided to “attack first, then reason.” After all, this was Hong Ling Fairy’s boudoir.
Cheng Hong Ling was greatly disheartened and released Qi Huang.
Qi Huang quickly ran out of the room and then gagged in the corner by the door, tears streaming down her face.
“Tell me honestly, are my feet smellier than those dead fish?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s voice suddenly came from behind, filled with resentment, sounding like a female ghost crawling out of hell.
“No… Yes! Yes!”
Qi Huang reflexively wanted to tell the truth, but she was afraid that this demoness would continue to fumigate her with dead fish, so she lied against her conscience.
“How is that possible? I’ve already reached the Guiyi Realm, it shouldn’t be like this!”
Cheng Hong Ling muttered to herself, then sighed after a moment and said, “Give me hot water, I want to take a bath!”
Qi Huang, as if granted amnesty, hurried to the kitchen to get hot water.
A short while later, she filled the bathtub in Cheng Hong Ling’s room with hot water and then wisely started to leave.
“Don’t go, rub my back!”
Cheng Hong Ling commanded forcefully.
“This… This isn’t good, is it?”
Qi Huang’s voice trembled. Who knew how much willpower she had to exert to refuse.
“What? Are you shy facing your former body?”
Cheng Hong Ling teased.
“No… No, how could that be?”
Qi Huang said one thing and meant another.
“Then stop chattering and close the door.”
Cheng Hong Ling instructed.
Qi Huang had no choice but to “reluctantly” close the door. When she turned around, she saw that her main body had already taken off her long skirt, revealing her fair shoulders.
“Pfft!”
Qi Huang almost spat out blood, her heart beating wildly uncontrollably.
“Huh? Why is there suddenly telepathy?”
Cheng Hong Ling’s voice sounded with surprise and uncertainty. Then, she tentatively reached out and tugged at the thin strap of her embroidered bodice, as if about to pull it down.
Qi Huang’s mind went blank, her eyes glazed over, completely forgetting who she was.
“Heh heh, I think I understand what’s going on.”
Cheng Hong Ling’s rosy lips curved slightly.
“What? Understand what?”
Qi Huang’s heart turned cold, her mind cleared slightly, so she pretended to ask.
“Humph humph! What do I understand? I understand that you are simply a timid and lustful clone.”
Cheng Hong Ling sneered and suddenly pulled the strap down.
“Boom!”
Qi Huang’s mind exploded. When her vision cleared again, she found herself in a magnificent palace. The sound of waves could be heard from outside the window.
“Where is this?”
Qi Huang looked around. After taking in the situation, she felt a chill run through her body. Several identical Cheng Hong Lings were looking at her from all around the hall.
