Volume 4, Chapter 240 – Oh No, the Main Body Has Discovered Me

The two women could hardly believe their eyes. Duan Feng and his son lay sprawled across the table like slaughtered New Year pigs, their heads hanging limply over the edge. Their facial muscles were twisted, veins bulging, and their bloodshot eyes looked as if they might burst at any moment, frozen in expressions of sheer terror. Their throats had been slit, and blood gushed out like fountains, splattering across the floor in steaming, crimson pools.

“Ah—!”

Liu Yingyue, being merely a merchant, had never witnessed such a horrifying scene before. Her soul nearly fled her body in fright, and she let out a shrill, hysterical scream, staggering backward until she nearly collapsed.

Xia Wei instinctively reached out to steady her mistress. Her pretty face was filled with disbelief, her cherry-like lips parted wide enough to fit a duck egg.

“Didn’t I tell you to close your eyes?” Qi Huang complained shamelessly, completely ignoring the fact that she had only said “all done” after the two women had already turned back around.

Of course, Qi Huang had her reasons for doing this. She still needed to maintain a long-term partnership with the Golden Fortune Auction House, and if she didn’t “kill the chicken to scare the monkey”, she wouldn’t feel at ease. She wasn’t naive enough to believe that the beautiful auction house manager would actually marry someone she had only met twice, someone who didn’t even dare show their face.

“H-how did you do that?” Xia Wei stammered, her voice trembling like that of an idiot.

“What do you mean? It’s as simple as slaughtering a chicken or a duck, just slit their throats.” Qi Huang played dumb as she wiped the blood off her sword with Duan Feng’s clothes.

“No… that can’t be right. Why would they just let you kill them like that?” Xia Wei pressed, her pale face growing increasingly wary.

“Isn’t it obvious? He asked me to kill him just now. Probably didn’t want to live anymore. You all saw it.” Qi Huang continued spinning nonsense, trying to confuse her.

“That’s not what he meant, and you know it! Do you think I’m a three-year-old? Jin Biao didn’t want to live because he was cuckolded! Why would Duan Feng suddenly not want to live for no reason? And what about his son? Did he also decide life wasn’t worth living?” Xia Wei’s suspicion only deepened as she carefully pulled her terrified mistress into a protective embrace.

“Let me guess… maybe they were both cuckolded?” Qi Huang lied without batting an eye.

“Oh, of course! Everyone’s been cuckolded! Jin Biao, you, Duan Feng and his son, what a happy day for cuckolds!” Xia Wei sneered sarcastically.

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“Too many cuckolds, huh? Maybe Duan Feng cuckolded Jin Biao and felt so guilty he begged for death. And his son, seeing his father betray his mother, couldn’t bear the shame and also asked to die. Result? No survivors. Now the cuckolds can’t rejoice, can they?” Qi Huang replied with zero sincerity.

“Pfft. So Duan Feng, a man known for his cunning and bloodthirst, suddenly grew a conscience and killed himself out of guilt for cuckolding someone? What a noble soul,” Xia Wei scoffed.

“Maybe he had an epiphany and decided to atone with his death?” Qi Huang stubbornly stuck to her story.

“What’s wrong?! Is Manager Liu alright?! We heard screaming!”

Just then, a commotion erupted outside, followed by urgent knocking. Clearly, the guards had been alarmed.

Liu Yingyue jolted in fright, then quickly composed herself and called out shakily, “I-I’m fine! There was just… a cockroach.”

Hearing that their manager was unharmed, the guards soon dispersed.

“Young Master, regardless of how they died, the fact remains that you’ve eliminated a great threat to me. I am deeply grateful. If there’s ever anything you need in the future, I will spare no effort to assist you.”

Liu Yingyue steadied herself, then bowed deeply in sincere thanks.

“Wife, you’re too kind. Why speak so formally between husband and wife?” Qi Huang teased.

“…”

A faint blush crept across Liu Yingyue’s cheeks, and the atmosphere grew awkwardly ambiguous.

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“Alright, I’ve helped you purge the rot from the Golden Fortune Auction House. Your clients’ safety shouldn’t be an issue anymore. Do you have any other problems?” Qi Huang asked.

“None. As long as you can continue supplying cat’s tears, it won’t be long before the Yongning Branch of the Golden Fortune Auction House becomes renowned. With more competition, the price of your cat’s tears will naturally rise.”

Liu Yingyue smoothed her robes and regained her businesslike tone. She knew that to turn things around, eliminating internal threats wasn’t enough, she needed something extraordinary to attract attention. And the mysterious cat’s tears in this young man’s possession were the perfect choice.

“Naturally.” Qi Huang waved a hand magnanimously, then added, “It’s getting late. I’ll leave the cleanup to you. I’ll find an inn to rest for the night.”

“Why look for an inn? Our auction house has plenty of guest rooms. If you don’t mind, you can stay here tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll have Xia Wei escort you back with a few attendants.”

Liu Yingyue made the offer warmly.

“Sounds perfect!”

Qi Huang agreed without hesitation. She knew that refusing now would only invite further suspicion. Better to play along and slip away quietly later.

Sure enough, Liu Yingyue didn’t suspect a thing. She politely had a servant prepare a guest room while she stayed behind to deal with the mess, after all, the death of the auction house’s deputy manager was no small matter.

Qi Huang obediently followed the servant to her room. The moment the servant left, she made her escape. She had no intention of sticking around for more trouble.

With her divine sense at the Divine Ability Realm, Qi Huang’s speed was astonishing. In less than half a shichen ¹ 1 shichen = 2 hours , she was back at the Honghua Sect. But to enter unnoticed, she had to prepare carefully, if her main body discovered her, the consequences would be dire. After all, she had left a brainless clone behind in her room as a decoy.

“Hey, Big Sis Yaoyao, can you come out and help me sneak in?” Qi Huang pleaded with the cat spirit inside her spatial ring.

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“Sure, but you have to promise me something, find a way to claim a piece of land at Pingshan Mass Burial Ground for me,” Yaoyao bargained.

“What do you want to do there?” Qi Huang asked cautiously.

“Isn’t it obvious? My kin are about to take human form. You don’t expect me to keep them trapped in this ring forever, do you? Remember what you promised me? To be a responsible poop-scooper. Pingshan Mass Burial Ground is secluded, teeming with wandering spirits, it’s the perfect place for our Nine Nether Demon Cat clan.”

Yaoyao stated her reasons plainly.

“Of course I remember. But that place is now under the control of that damned Zombie Prince. Who knows if he’ll let me do anything there?”

Qi Huang hesitated. That guy was terrifyingly strong and kept trying to kidnap her to be his “princess consort”. A total menace.

“What are you scared of? With me backing you, he won’t dare touch you. And didn’t he say he wants to marry you? He wouldn’t harm a single hair on your head.”

Yaoyao mocked.

“Marry him? I’d rather he did harm me!” Qi Huang grumbled. Being his princess consort was worse than death.

“Enough whining. Agree, and I’ll cover for you. Otherwise, figure it out yourself.”

Yaoyao was impatient. After spending so much time together, she knew her poop-scooper was under strict surveillance by her main body. Any unauthorized outings would result in punishment. So she had the upper hand.

“Fine, I promise. But you have to protect me, okay? If that guy kidnaps me to be his bride, you’ll lose your beautiful, kind, and incredibly strong poop-scooper!”

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Qi Huang pleaded weakly.

“Tch. I have my own things to do. I’m not your babysitter.”

Yaoyao rolled her eyes, then transformed into a black waist-length ruqun dress that wrapped around Qi Huang’s body.

“Whew!”

Qi Huang exhaled in relief, then flew into the Honghua Sect, sneaking all the way back to her quarters.

Afraid of making noise, she didn’t dare walk. Instead, she quietly opened the window and slipped inside. Seeing that her brainless Clone No. 2 was still sitting obediently on the bed, pretending to be her, she finally relaxed.

But just then—

Qi Huang suddenly sensed Cheng Hongling’s divine sense sweeping through the room.

“Oh no… she’s found me!”

Her breath hitched.

She had taken a few steps just now.

The main body must have heard her.