Chapter 874: She is my Heavenly Soul
You make a lot of sense, but why are you helping me so much?
Ye Xiuyun was still on guard, as Qi Huang’s behavior was suspicious, likely offering help with no intention of helping.
“Emotionally, you’re the first person I’ve sought out, which means we have fate,” Qi Huang said nonsense.
“Are you hitting on me? Don’t you think it’s strange for a woman to say that to me?” Ye Xiuyun asked noncommittally.
“If you were a handsome guy, I wouldn’t dare to say this to you,” Qi Huang muttered to herself before saying seriously, “Believe it or not, logically speaking, although I’m not the root of evil spirits, I know some unwritten rules within the Ghost Tribe. If a fierce land were invaded, there wouldn’t be many survivors, right?”
“Yes, most of the ghosts in a fierce land are descendants of Yin Energy roots and are absolutely loyal to the Yin Energy roots. Such evil spirits cannot be assimilated and can only be devoured or killed,” Ye Xiuyun confirmed Qi Huang’s conjecture.
“Then that’s settled. I need manpower for growing vegetables, not masters. Your fierce land has at least hundreds of thousands of ghosts. I won’t let them be devoured by other fierce lands,” Qi Huang stated her reason.
“This reason makes sense,” Ye Xiuyun realized.
“How about it? Can I represent Princess Mausoleum now?” Qi Huang asked, then added, “Of course, if you don’t trust me, you can come along. As long as you hide in the storage ring, they won’t detect your presence.”
Ye Xiuyun fell into thought. Although this method seemed feasible, what if this woman was hostile towards her? She knew her situation, and one wrong step would lead to eternal damnation.
But if she didn’t go, she couldn’t entrust such a big matter to her. Ye Xiuyun struggled intensely within her heart.
“Forget it, I can only place my hope on her now.” Ye Xiuyun finally resigned herself and said, “Alright, put me in the storage ring, and let’s go together.”
“Okay, when is the time set by the Skeleton Master?” Qi Huang asked further.
“Three days later.”
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“Three days later? It’s too early to go now. I don’t like waiting around stupidly.” Qi Huang shook her head and said, “How about this, I’ll go take care of some things first and will be back soon.”
“Then hurry back!” Ye Xiuyun urged, worried.
“Don’t worry, the entire Kaiyuan Star is within my surveillance range. You can stop releasing Yin Energy now. If anyone dares to cause trouble, I’ll deal with them,” Qi Huang reassured her before disappearing.
“I’m so foolish to place my hope on someone I just met. This is what they call desperately seeking a cure,” Ye Xiuyun stood stunned for a long time, then gave a self-mocking laugh. She then re-entered the tomb and started releasing Yin Energy, “burning” herself.
Qi Huang saw all of this. She couldn’t force her, as trust wasn’t something that could be gained through words alone. Fortunately, this ghost princess could still last for a while and wouldn’t die immediately.
Qi Huang arrived near a town and released all the Mole Girls from her storage ring.
“Where is this?” The Mole Girls looked around blankly.
“Immortal Master, are you alright?” Only Yuan Xin cared about Qi Huang’s condition.
Qi Huang smiled in satisfaction and said, “I have eliminated that devil, and I have brought you back to Kaiyuan Star. Everyone go back and reunite with your parents.”
“Really? This is Kaiyuan Star? I’ve been to that city before.”
“Wuwuwu, I never thought I would come back alive.” The Mole Girls cried with joy.
“Don’t be so excited yet. Don’t you even thank the Immortal Master who saved you?” Yuan Xin’s willow-like brows furrowed slightly, and she cautiously asked Qi Huang, “Immortal Master, can I tell them your identity now?”
“As you wish,” Qi Huang said nonchalantly, secretly hoping Yuan Xin would do so, as everyone had vanity.
“I’ll tell you, this is Immortal Zhong Zhen of the Lingxi Sect. Come and thank her.” Yuan Xin scolded.
“So she’s the Immortal of the Lingxi Sect. No wonder she’s so powerful. With her by my side, what do I have to fear? It was just a false alarm.”
The Mole Girls knelt and thanked her one after another, “Thank you, Immortal Master… Thank you, Immortal Master… I will never forget your great kindness…”
“Alright, alright, get up. This Immortal Elder is not one to repay favors with greed,” Qi Huang said magnanimously, raising her hand, then instructed Yuan Xin, “Yuan Xin, I have a mission for you now. Safely send all of them home. Can you do it?”
“I guarantee the mission will be completed,” Yuan Xin patted her chest.
Qi Huang was finally relieved and headed towards the Lingxi Sect.
Not long after, Qi Huang met her wife and gave her a big kiss without saying a word. Cheng Hong Ling also responded enthusiastically. They were an old couple, so there was no need to be shy.
“My dear wife, there’s something I can’t figure out. Why haven’t you ever asked me if that devil was looking for me?” Qi Huang asked curiously.
“Hehe, we’ve been living together for so long, don’t I know you? If that devil wasn’t looking for you, you would have excitedly told me long ago,” Cheng Hong Ling smiled helplessly.
“Uh… Are you scared? I don’t know how many devils are looking for me in the entire universe right now,” Qi Huang asked cautiously.
“We’ve been together for about ten years. When have you ever seen me afraid?” Cheng Hong Ling retorted.
“Hehe…” Qi Huang smiled foolishly.
“I don’t care how many devils are looking for you. If they want to snatch you away, they’ll have to step over my dead body first,” Cheng Hong Ling said with determined eyes.
“Don’t talk about dead bodies and such unlucky things,” Qi Huang quickly stopped her, then took out the heart fragment from her storage ring and said, “This is the devil’s heart, a heart fragment belonging to Lu Yao.”
“These are the same as the two pieces you gave me before. They indeed all came from Lu Yao,” Cheng Hong Ling was clearly prepared.
“According to that devil, as long as Lu Yao’s heart fragments are gathered and activated with the Blood Tears from my face, it can turn into the first Lu Yao. This is why there are so many…” Qi Huang explained further.
“Let me keep it. I already have two pieces here anyway,” Cheng Hong Ling took the heart fragment without any discussion.
Qi Huang wanted to say something but thankfully kept her mouth shut.
“The size of each heart fragment is different. I don’t know how many pieces Lu Yao’s heart was shattered into back then,” Cheng Hong Ling observed for a moment.
“Yes, if the sizes were the same, we could have inferred the maximum number of devils looking for Blood Tears,” Qi Huang said regretfully.
“Did you not see Lu Yao’s final moments? Try to recall carefully, how many pieces was her heart shattered into by that celestial being?” Cheng Hong Ling asked with a glimmer of hope.
“I’ll try. Her body was heavily injured at the time, and her vision gradually disappeared. The images I saw were not clear,” Qi Huang understood and fell into memory. After a moment, her eyes lit up, “I remember now, her heart was shattered into thirty-two pieces and scattered across the myriad worlds.”
“Thirty-two pieces? We have three pieces in our hands now, which means at most twenty-nine devils are looking for you,” Cheng Hong Ling deduced.
“There shouldn’t be that many, right? They are also attacking each other. Many powerful devils should have several pieces in their hands like us,” Qi Huang doubted.
“This is a conservative estimate because no one has stipulated that only those who inherit the heart fragments can become the second Lu Yao, as long as they are her descendants,” Cheng Hong Ling reminded him seriously.
Upon hearing this, Qi Huang’s heart sank. She wondered why her thinking was so rigid. If that were the case, the devils looking for her would likely be far more than she imagined.
Qi Huang once again felt a sense of crisis. Thus, she told Cheng Hong Ling about the situation at Princess Mausoleum.
“This Princess Mausoleum is the fifth-ranked fierce land on Kaiyuan Star. I didn’t expect it to be strong on the outside but weak on the inside,” Cheng Hong Ling sighed. Then she said, “But as you said, we only need manpower for growing ghost tomatoes, not strength. So, whether it’s now or in the future, we must try to avoid them being assimilated.”
“Yes, so to protect them, I have to represent Princess Mausoleum…”
“…to negotiate with those evil spirits on how to deal with you. Isn’t that absurd?” Qi Huang chuckled.
“I’m used to it. There was even a small thief who impersonated me to steal things at the HongHua Sect. Isn’t that even more absurd?” Cheng Hong Ling teased.
“Uh…” Qi Huang’s face instantly turned red from being choked.
“Alright, I’m not joking anymore. You go ahead and do it. If they don’t know any better, I’ll put pressure on them,” Cheng Hong Ling said seriously.
“Okay, we’ll work together, and they’ll have to submit,” Qi Huang’s confidence soared.
Then, Qi Huang rushed back to Princess Mausoleum.
“If you’re going to represent me at that conference, I need to arrange a suitable identity for you first,” Princess Qinxin suggested.
“Not only that, but we also need to be close enough so they won’t dare to plot against Princess Mausoleum. The best way is actually for me to impersonate your three souls,” Qi Huang added, as she knew that evil ghosts were transformed from Life Souls, and that included Heavenly, Earthly, and human souls.
“That’s a good idea. Our Heavenly Soul as evil ghosts is equivalent to a clone, and they can be summoned at any time. Even if you’re not by my side in the future, they won’t dare to mess around. Moreover, you have a clone mark on your forehead, which is most suitable,” Ye Xiuyun excitedly agreed.
“It’s just that our voices and figures are different…” Qi Huang expressed her concerns.
“It doesn’t matter. I’ve only awakened for less than ten years, and I’ve never met those Yin Energy roots. If Zhong Zhen hadn’t suddenly appeared this time, I don’t know when I would have met them,” Ye Xiuyun lamented.
“That would be even better, but you must instruct the accompanying maids to keep their mouths shut,” Qi Huang didn’t want to fail and added.
“You don’t need to worry about that. I’ll only bring my closest maids with me,” Ye Xiuyun guaranteed.
After agreeing, Ye Xiuyun called her most trusted maids to a side hall. The former eunuch was also among them.
Several evil spirit maids looked at Qi Huang curiously with their crimson eyes, wondering how this person appeared.
“Let me introduce you, this is my Heavenly Soul,” Ye Xiuyun told a blatant lie, speaking as it came.
