Volume 8, Chapter 490 – You Really Are a Blockhead

“What prerequisite?”

Qi Huang pressed urgently. Fear of death was secondary, after all, she was still young. What mattered most was helping her main body and her substitute improve their strength. Every time she saw the girl feeling dejected because of her own weakness, her heart ached unbearably.

“First, you should know that to control a body, you must become its Life Soul,” Cheng Hongling explained patiently.

“You mean you want me to usurp its position? That won’t do! If I become the Life Soul, wouldn’t that mean you’d disappear?”

Qi Huang shook her head in agitation.

A faint, relieved smile appeared on Cheng Hongling’s delicate face. “In that case, there’s only one alternative, we must find a way to merge our bodies into one. That way, my body will become yours, and you’ll naturally be able to control it freely.”

“Merge into one? When you summoned my soul into your Sea of Consciousness, didn’t our bodies already merge?”

Qi Huang wore a thoughtful expression before continuing, “After all, my flesh and blood originally came from you. The parts that once belonged to Huang Qi have long been completely assimilated.”

“That may be true, but there’s a specific restriction between the main body and its doppelgänger. Every time I summon you into my Sea of Consciousness, your body turns into independent flesh and blood, stored within my heart chamber. So, it doesn’t count as a true merger.”

Cheng Hongling pointed at the left side of her chest.

“So that’s how it is!”

Qi Huang suddenly understood. Though she also had a doppelgänger, she had rarely recalled it, so she wasn’t fully aware of this mechanism.

“Why is it like this?” she asked curiously.

“They say it’s because the heart is the source of blood production, so the flesh and blood of a recalled doppelgänger are processed there,” Cheng Hongling explained before adding, “Only when every inch of the doppelgänger’s flesh returns to its original position in the main body, rather than being dumped wholesale into the heart chamber, can it be considered a true merger.”

“Then what’s the method?” Qi Huang pressed urgently.

“With this!”

Cheng Hongling flipped her jade-like hand, and as if performing a magic trick, produced a small jade vial.

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“What is this?”

Qi Huang, no longer caring about propriety between men and women, leaned in curiously.

“This is called Anemia Paste. Once applied to the body, it quickly envelops every inch of flesh, creating the illusion of anemia. This tricks the heart into breaking down the doppelgänger’s flesh to replenish the main body’s nutrients. Once that happens, the two bodies will merge into one.”

“And after the breakdown? Will my physical body still exist?”

Qi Huang shivered slightly. Why did this make her sound like food?

“I already said it’s just an illusion. Once the effect wears off, the heart will naturally reassemble your body.”

Cheng Hongling rolled her eyes in exasperation.

“There’s actually something so miraculous? Which genius invented this?”

Unable to resist, Qi Huang took the vial to examine it closely.

“It really was invented by a genius, an extremely rare one at that. It took me a lot of effort to obtain just this one vial.”

This time, Cheng Hongling didn’t refute her.

“Hah! With this, my strength will grow as fast as yours does. No one will ever dare mock me again!”

Qi Huang declared confidently.

“Nonsense! When have I ever been afraid of mockery?”

Cheng Hongling’s delicate face flushed with embarrassment as she retorted.

“Uh…”

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Qi Huang’s smile froze before she hurriedly changed the subject. “Since you knew about this so-called ‘Doppelgänger Method’, why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

“……”

Now it was Cheng Hongling’s turn to look uncomfortable. Flustered, she snapped, “I felt like telling you now, is there a problem with that?”

“You’re the boss. Whatever you say goes.”

Qi Huang immediately surrendered.

“In that case, let’s begin!”

Cheng Hongling bit her lip, then stood and walked toward her large bed.

“Begin? Begin what?”

Qi Huang asked stupidly.

“Obviously, you’re going to help me apply the Anemia Paste! How am I supposed to reach my own back?”

Cheng Hongling was both anxious and annoyed.

“You—you’re sure you want to do this?”

Qi Huang trembled all over before stammering her question.

“What’s wrong? If I’m not afraid, why should you be? Are you my doppelgänger or not? If you are, then come here and apply it. If you’re not, I’ll put my clothes back on right now and behave like a proper, modest woman in front of you from now on.”

Cheng Hongling took a deep breath and spoke solemnly.

Qi Huang’s heart waged a fierce internal struggle, but in the end, she gritted her teeth and walked over. She couldn’t bear to lose this bond between them.

Cheng Hongling’s jade-like hand rested on her gauzy garment, ready to remove it.

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Qi Huang’s eyes widened so much they nearly popped out of her head, completely failing to notice that her main body’s hand was also trembling slightly.

After shaking for a moment, Cheng Hongling finally lowered her hand. She turned and sat on the bed with feigned composure, slipping one delicate foot out of her embroidered shoe.

“F-forget it… Seeing how terrified you are, tonight you can just… apply it to my feet first.”

“Huh? Can’t you apply it to your own feet?”

Qi Huang reflexively blurted out and immediately wanted to slap herself.

“What? A mere doppelgänger dares disobey her elder sister’s orders? Aren’t you afraid I’ll summon Cheng Ling to deal with you?”

Cheng Hongling placed her hands on her slender waist and threatened.

“No, no, no! I was wrong! I’ll listen to whatever you say from now on!”

Qi Huang was so frightened she immediately scrambled over.

“That’s more like it! Come on!”

Cheng Hongling smiled in satisfaction, then lifted one delicate foot, her pink toenails tracing a seductive arc.

Qi Huang crouched down, her legs shaking. Summoning her courage, she looked up, only to find that fair, jade-like foot nearly pressed against her face, the delicate fragrance at its tip growing even stronger.

‘What a beautiful foot!’

Qi Huang couldn’t help but marvel inwardly. The skin was smooth and flawless, like milk, without a single blemish. The five toes were like five adorable infants, nestled together obediently, so tender they seemed to drip with moisture. The nails reflected a soft pink hue, adding a hint of alluring charm. The arch was exquisitely delicate, so enticing that one couldn’t help but want to grab it and—

Cheng Hongling could clearly hear her doppelgänger’s breathing grow heavier. The ticklish sensation on her foot made her unbearably restless, so she suppressed her discomfort and urged, “What are you staring at? Hurry up and start!”

“Oh—right, right…”

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Snapping back to reality, Qi Huang fumbled to open the Anemia Paste and scoop some out before daring to reach for her main body’s foot.

The moment their skin touched, Cheng Hongling shuddered as if electrocuted, her body nearly collapsing backward. But she managed to brace herself with one hand.

Qi Huang’s heart also pounded violently. Though, because she was now a woman herself, the sensation wasn’t quite the “skin like congealed jade” or “soft as if boneless” she might have imagined. Yet, it was precisely that realness that sent an intense psychological thrill through her, making her hands tremble even more.

“Stop shaking! Just apply it!”

Cheng Hongling gritted her teeth and ordered.

“Okay!”

Qi Huang took a deep breath, suppressing her wandering thoughts as she began spreading the paste.

This time, however, it was Cheng Hongling who trembled violently. After all, the skin on one’s feet was highly sensitive, especially for women.

“Uh… Elder Sister… could you stop shaking? If you keep this up, I’ll have to tie you down with rope.”

Finding it difficult to apply the medicine properly, Qi Huang cautiously voiced her concern.

“Nonsense! You’re the one shaking!”

Cheng Hongling retorted, her cheeks flushed like ripe apples.

“Me? Am I the one shaking?”

Qi Huang wasn’t so sure. To test it, she let go, only to see her main body’s foot still trembling like a leaf in the wind. She couldn’t resist teasing, “Hehe, see? It’s you shaking, yet you blame me!”

“You—you really are a blockhead!”

Cheng Hongling was so furious her entire body trembled.