Volume 7, Chapter 414 – She’s Mentally Ill, But I’m Not

Qi Huang’s unorthodox provocation of the major sects below left all the cultivators dumbfounded.

“Does this woman even want that lot or not?”

“Obviously she does, why else would she go up there?”

“If that’s the case, why is she provoking the major sects? Isn’t she just making things harder for herself?”

“Who knows? Maybe she’s insane!”

“You know what? She really is crazy. There’s a doctor’s certificate to prove it, Steward Cai saw it with his own eyes.”

Whispers spread among the cultivators of various sects.

Only the members of the Honghua Sect remained calm and composed. After all, everyone was well aware of Qi Huang’s strength and understood her intentions.

“What’s wrong? Can’t handle it?” Qi Huang continued her reckless taunting. “Huxiao Sect, the number one sect of Yongning Province, are you really going to back down from a mere immortal seedling of the lowest-ranked sect in the Prefecture? And Donglai Sect, aren’t you the greatest immortal sect of the Western Radiance Dynasty? Are you seriously afraid of the Jinliu Sect, the third-ranked immortal sect? Could it be that all your past achievements were just the result of cheating?”

She was determined to eliminate the Jinliu Sect twice, and since she was going that far, she might as well do the same to all the other sects she had grudges with. To achieve that, she had to provoke them into coming up.

Beside her, Jin Hu was sweating bullets. Unable to hold back any longer, he leaned in and growled under his breath, “What the hell are you trying to do, woman? Do you even want that lot or not?”

“Of course I do!” Qi Huang replied casually before declaring righteously, “But Steward Cai just said that every sect has the right to compete for ownership of this lot. You have to give them a chance!”

“You—”

Jin Hu gritted his teeth, glaring at her, completely at a loss for how to deal with someone with such twisted logic.

“Master, I’m going up. If we stay silent after being provoked like this, we’ll be mocked by all the other sects!”

Cheng Kang, from the Donglai Sect’s ranks, couldn’t hold back any longer.

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“Wait! Can’t you see? This is a ‘Wolf-Rearing Tactic’!” Ye Donglai quickly stopped him.

“What ‘Wolf-Rearing Tactic’?” Cheng Kang suppressed his anger and asked.

“She’s using reverse psychology to lure you all onto the stage to fight each other. No matter who wins or loses, it’ll affect the upcoming official competition. The only beneficiary will be the Honghua Sect. Isn’t that exactly what the ‘Wolf-Rearing Tactic’ is?” Ye Donglai retorted.

“But she’s also a competitor. Doesn’t she fear suffering worse losses than us?” Cheng Kang asked in confusion.

“That Qi Huang is different from you. She’s just an immortal seedling from the lowest-ranked sect in Yongning Province. Even if she puts on a show and surrenders, it won’t be a big deal. But for you, one is the top immortal sect of the Western Radiance Dynasty, the other is the top immortal sect of Yongning Province. No matter what kind of fight it is, you must win. Otherwise, it’ll damage the sect’s reputation. So you’d have to fight to the death.”

Ye Donglai smugly analyzed the situation.

“So that’s how it is. That woman is too cunning. I almost fell for it.”

Cheng Kang gnashed his teeth before asking, “Then, Master, what should we do now?”

“Don’t rush. Let’s see how the Huxiao Sect reacts first. Maybe they’ll help us find a way to back down gracefully.”

Ye Donglai calmly reassured him.

Meanwhile, the members of the Huxiao Sect were also carefully considering the situation.

“Elder Zhou, there’s no need to overthink this. Since that little bitch is courting death, why not oblige her? Our goal is to make sure she doesn’t advance past this round anyway. Let’s go up and beat her half to death, then we’ll see how she competes in the official matches!”

Lu Zhen ground his teeth in fury. After all, being mocked so openly by a mere girl was something no man could swallow.

“It’s probably not that simple.”

Zhou Ming, however, shook his head and countered, “What if all of you go up, and she just surrenders immediately?”

“Surrenders? Then why would she even go up? Doesn’t she want that lot?” Lu Zhen was baffled.

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“That’s likely just a pretense. Her real goal is to lure all the threatening immortal seedlings into exhausting themselves. Once everyone is injured, the Honghua Sect can take advantage during the official competition.”

Elder Zhou came to the same conclusion.

“But how can she be sure we’ll fight seriously over this lot?” Lü Zhen asked doubtfully.

“That’s exactly the cunning part. Once you’re on that stage, the lot won’t even matter anymore, what matters is the sect’s reputation. As the number one sect of Yongning Province, can the Huxiao Sect afford to lose? Of course not! Otherwise, we’ll be ridiculed. The same goes for the Donglai Sect! But for her? She’s just an immortal seedling from a bottom-tier sect. Even if she surrenders, it won’t affect her sect much. So she can just sit back, watch the tigers fight, and then sweep in during the official competition.”

Elder Zhou explained carefully.

“What a scheming little bitch!”

Lü Zhen finally understood, then quickly added, “Then we’ll just ignore her!”

“No. If we do that, people will say we’re afraid of her.”

Zhou Ming shook his head.

“Then what do we do? We can’t go up, but we can’t stay down either!”

Lü Zhen was nearly going mad with frustration.

At that moment, Qi Huang’s taunting voice rang out again from the stage:

“Well? Time’s running out. Are you all just going to stand there? Especially those so-called ‘great sects’. If you back down now, how will you ever live down the shame?”

“What is Junior Sister trying to do?”

Below the stage, Miao Xiang asked worriedly.

“She wants to wipe them all out in one go!”

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Cheng Hongling answered, word by word.

“Exactly. The drawing and exchanging of lots aren’t things we can control. Why not take this chance to provoke all our enemies onto the stage and beat them senseless? Even if we don’t meet them later, at least we’ll have vented our anger.”

Ruan Lingyu nodded in agreement.

“I hope we do meet these sects in the official competition, especially the Huxiao Sect. Then we can eliminate them twice, just like we did with the Jinliu Sect. That’s true satisfaction.”

Yun Fei added coldly.

“Ah, I see! Junior Sister is so smart!”

Meanwhile, Zhou Ming pondered for a moment before his eyes lit up with a solution.

“Everyone!” he declared loudly. “This Qi Huang speaks and acts erratically. Clearly, she doesn’t behave like a normal person. And that’s because she isn’t normal. She’s a mentally ill patient, and Steward Cai can confirm this! So don’t take her nonsense seriously!”

“Oh right! Qi Huang is mentally ill, how did we forget that?”

“Exactly! That explains her irrational behavior. Her condition must have worsened!”

“She’s a lunatic, why bother with her? Let her rave by herself.”

“Fairy Hongling, why don’t you recall your doppelgänger? Stop letting her cause trouble!”

The cultivators below suddenly understood and began hurling accusations.

“Tch—”

Qi Huang, still on stage, froze. She hadn’t expected Zhou Ming to be so cunning, with just a few words, he had shifted everyone’s focus and completely ruined her plan.

“Cowards,” she sneered. “If you’re scared, just admit it. No need for excuses.”

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But the cultivators below no longer paid her any attention.

Seeing this, the members of the Donglai Sect wore smug, gloating expressions.

“Disciple, see? Just as I predicted, Elder Zhou of the Huxiao Sect found us a way out.”

Ye Donglai bragged triumphantly.

“Master truly sees through all things!”

For once, Cheng Kang offered praise before cursing, “That little bitch got what she deserved. Trying to trick others but ending up humiliating herself!”

“Indeed. She wanted to trap us, but instead, she made sure everyone knows she’s a lunatic.”

Ye Donglai gloated.

“What do we do now?”

The Honghua Sect members grew anxious as they saw Qi Huang losing ground.

But Cheng Hongling remained unshaken.

With a faint fragrance trailing behind her, she gracefully leaped onto the stage and declared in a clear voice:

“She may be mentally ill, but I, her main body, am not. My stance is the same as hers. If any sect below has any interest in this lot, feel free to send your immortal seedlings up to compete.”

Her eyes swept across the crowd before she added coldly:

“If you don’t dare, just say so. Don’t hide behind pathetic excuses.”