Chapter 75: I really want to be friends with those ghosts and monsters.
Qi Huang’s face was filled with misplaced confidence, and then she contacted her main body through a clone imprint. The next moment, she disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“Why did she suddenly disappear? Could it be that she was really summoned back by her main body?”
“Could it be some kind of illusion technique?”
“I don’t know. Elder Zhou is the only one here who is a cultivator in the Huashen realm. Only he can tell the truth from falsehood.”
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The cultivators from other sects were startled and immediately started buzzing like bees.
Elder Zhou stood frozen on the spot, his expression changing rapidly, a picture of extreme excitement. This was because his spiritual sense had clearly seen the obvious soul bond.
A moment later, Qi Huang came running back and said to Elder Zhou, “Elder Zhou? Do you need to see it again? I don’t recommend another performance.”
“No need.”
Elder Zhou suddenly waved his hand and said, “It’s just an illusion technique, what kind of nonsense genius! Laughable!”
Qi Huang’s smile froze on her face, and Qin Quan, Xu Mei, and others were stunned, completely unable to understand what the old man was up to.
“Tch! As expected, it was an illusion technique! I knew it! How could there be a fifteen-year-old genius.”
“Let’s go, let’s go! The farce should end!”
“This HongHua Sect is full of lies from top to bottom, who will believe them in the future? I’m ashamed to associate with them.”
“Doesn’t the Immortal Alliance care? Leaving such a sect to damage the reputation of all cultivators.”
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The people from the major sects cursed and dispersed one after another.
“No, look closer, what illusion technique? Do you want me to perform a few more times? It’s free!”
Qi Huang was anxious. She now suspected that the old man was suffering from presbyopia.
Elder Zhou ignored her and turned to leave.
Seeing Elder Zhou leave, the remaining outside personnel also sped up their departure.
The high-level figures of the HongHua Sect looked at each other, their expressions extremely complicated.
“Master, what should we do?”
Qi Huang had no choice but to ask the cheap master beside her meekly.
“Forget it, you’ve done your best.”
Xu Mei sighed, her expression gentle as she comforted her.
“We’ve done all we can and are leaving the rest to fate. If heaven wants our HongHua Sect to perish, we can do nothing about it.”
Qin Quan sighed.
“It’s not heaven that wants us to perish, it’s Elder Zhou of the HuXiao Sect who is speaking blatant lies.”
Qi Huang corrected him boldly.
“What can we do? Who else among those present is a cultivator in the Huashen realm, and he’s an elder of the HuXiao Sect. Who else would people believe if not him?”
Qin Quan showed a helpless smile on his face.
“Actually, this might not be entirely bad. Your cultivation is too low now. If you are recognized as Hong Ling’s clone, you might be targeted by some malicious individuals.”
Xu Mei comforted her.
Qi Huang pondered and felt it was indeed the case, and her resentment lessened.
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The HeYi Sect also left the HongHua Sect at this time, and the Sect Leader Lin Feng kept laughing and didn’t stop.
“This is great. Now that the HongHua Sect’s unspeakable little trick has been exposed, we won’t have any worries about taking action.”
Lin Feng lamented. His disciple’s first visit to the HongHua Sect this time was not simply because of the proximity, but because he was guilty.
“Yes, the HongHua Sect’s reputation is now ruined. We are the closest, and all the resources in Huang Tian Prefecture will be ours in the future.”
Lin Chao could not help but be overjoyed.
“Since that’s a fake Huashen realm expert, our plan should be ready to be put into action.”
Lin Chao looked into the distance with a look of strategic planning on his face.
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On the other side, the HuXiao Sect also left the HongHua Sect, but they stopped halfway.
“Wang Yong, listen carefully. Take two fellow disciples back to monitor every move of the HongHua Sect. Notify me as soon as the disciples from other sects leave. Remember, do not let anyone discover this.”
Elder Zhou arranged.
The disciple took the order and returned with two fellow disciples along the way.
“Master, why is this happening? Since that disciple from the HongHua Sect is a fake Huashen realm genius, why are we still wasting energy monitoring them?”
A tall male disciple beside him asked.
“Who told you she’s fake?”
Elder Zhou asked inexplicably.
“Ah? Didn’t you say so yourself?”
The male disciple asked awkwardly.
“Did I say it to you myself? I said it for those outsiders.”
Elder Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly.
“Then what is your purpose in doing this?”
The male disciple’s face was filled with confusion.
“Do you have to ask everything? Can’t you use your own brain? What was our purpose in coming here? It was to poach that genius. If this matter is made public, competitors will flock here, and then the HuXiao Sect will have to pay double the price. Don’t you understand this?”
Elder Zhou scolded him with disappointment.
“No way? Who else in Yongning Prefecture can be our competitor?”
The male disciple still couldn’t figure it out.
“Not in Yongning Prefecture! But it’s hard to say about places outside.”
Elder Zhou showed a worried expression and continued, “I don’t even know how a phoenix flew out of a rat’s nest. However, even if she can fly out of Huang Tian Prefecture, she won’t be able to escape my grasp.”
“Alright, let’s stay in the nearby town. As soon as the time is right, we will immediately rush to the HongHua Sect to poach her. No matter how great the price, we must get this genius. With her, our HuXiao Sect will soon dominate the entire Xihui Kingdom.”
Elder Zhou then made arrangements.
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Qi Huang found her main body and spoke timidly, not daring to say anything, as the mission had failed.
Cheng Hong Ling murmured to herself, “Why did that elder from the HuXiao Sect lie? As a cultivator in the Huashen realm, he should have been able to see my soul bond.”
“Who knows what he’s plotting. Now the only thing we can hope for is that the haunted area in Meng County explodes later. When you truly step into the Huashen realm, you won’t be constrained by others.”
Xu Mei encouraged her.
“Forget it. Actually, this is a blessing in disguise. Her strength has been exposed. If that Elder Zhou had told the truth, let alone me, even she wouldn’t be able to take half a step out of this HongHua Sect in the future, because if those people can’t poach me, they will try their best to eliminate me as a threat.”
Cheng Hong Ling comforted herself, and then said to Qi Huang, “Alright, let’s rest for a while and set off again! My senior sisters should be waiting for you, right?”
Qi Huang wanted to say something but stopped. Those cheap senior sisters were probably looking for her all over the world, but she couldn’t find them.
“You suddenly summoned me back, and I didn’t even have time to tell them. They probably thought I was missing and don’t know where they are looking for me.”
Qi Huang made up an excuse to indicate her difficulty.
“It’s okay. Before we set off this time, Master gave the Eldest Senior Sister a ‘Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device’ so that we could communicate no matter how far apart we were, to keep track of your situation in real-time.”
Cheng Hong Ling explained, and then took the “clone” to find Master Xu Mei, and quickly confirmed the location of those senior sisters.
Qi Huang made adequate preparations, said goodbye to her mother for the second time, and then set off under the escort of several disciples.
The next afternoon, Qi Huang met those cheap senior sisters in a small town. Of course, she was inevitably complained about by the girls for leaving without saying goodbye.
‘My body has its own plans, what can I do?’
Qi Huang muttered stubbornly.
“Alright, it’s good that you’re okay. We’ve wasted too much time, and it’s time to continue completing the mission.”
The Eldest Senior Sister Ruan Lingyu quickly stopped her.
Then, the few of them began to investigate the next haunted incident according to the previous plan. However, what had happened before occurred again. Although this incident was a false alarm, it had already been resolved by the HeYi Sect in advance, and they had also come uninvited.
Qi Huang and her senior sisters went to the next location, but the situation was exactly the same.
Qi Huang had no choice but to resort to the same trick again and again to salvage some of the HongHua Sect’s reputation.
“When did the HeYi Sect become so enthusiastic? To proactively enter our territory to help civilians defeat demons and monsters. One time is understandable, but it’s like this every time.”
Ruan Lingyu said with a wry smile.
“They are doing this for money, and secondly, to increase their influence in Huang Tian Prefecture. It’s not enthusiasm, but dark intentions.”
Su Qingying pointed it out without hesitation.
Qi Huang and her senior sisters continued their investigation and soon arrived at the seventh haunted incident. This time, there were indeed ghosts, but they were resolved by the HeYi Sect early, as usual.
Qi Huang inquired about the situation from the local villagers and found out that it was a water ghost causing trouble. A few years ago, a drunkard drowned in the nearby river, and since then, fishermen had been losing their lives there from time to time.
Qi Huang inquired about the location clearly, then rushed to the place where the drunkard drowned, and released her spiritual sense to inspect inch by inch. Soon after, she found another “Ghost Tomato” in the grass by the riverbank.
‘Is this what the book said was rare?’
Qi Huang almost tore the book to shreds on the spot. It made her so worried before when she used one.
‘Haha, now my plan to grow vegetables can be implemented.’
Qi Huang was excited, but she did not show it on her face.
Next, Qi Huang eagerly went with her senior sisters to investigate the next haunted incident. With such opportunities to pick up, this was not an investigation of haunted incidents, but a harvest of vegetables.
“Heaven bless, I hope the ‘haunted incident’ ahead really has ghosts!”
Qi Huang prayed secretly. She now felt that she had really fallen in love with those lonely souls and wild ghosts, because they meant Ghost Tomatoes. If possible, she really wanted to be friends with them.
