Volume 8, Chapter 537 – Just How Many Fake Identities Do You Have? (Part 2)

“Are you really only eighteen, you little brat? I thought you’d be in deep trouble once your fake identity was exposed, but not only did you escape unscathed, you even managed to scheme against that Zhou woman.”

At this point, Shi Yuqi was practically in awe of her disciple.

‘Definitely not just eighteen. If you add the twenty-eight years I spent as a man, I’m already thirty, fully established in life.’

Qi Huang smirked inwardly before replying smugly, “Master, think about it. Why would I dare to confess to forging my identity if I didn’t have a backup plan?”

“People say that well-endowed women have all their nutrients go to their chests, but yours are even more exaggerated than mine! Are you stuffing them? Let me check properly!”

Shi Yuqi, unwilling to admit defeat, reached out with her devilish claws.

“Stop! Are you really going to harass your own disciple?!” Cheng Hongling quickly intervened, afraid her doppelgänger would suffer.

Qi Huang nimbly dodged, her ample bosom bouncing wildly from the sudden movement.

“So elastic, must be real!” Shi Yuqi mused thoughtfully.

Qi Huang hurriedly covered her rebellious chest, her cheeks burning. ‘You’re my master! Must you speak so boldly? Even I, a woman with a man’s heart, can’t handle this!’

“Enough fooling around. Now’s not the time to relax,” Cheng Hongling cut in sternly. “Our Shadow-Retaining Mirror has been exposed. That Zhou woman will be on high alert now, it won’t be easy to catch her secretly contacting Huayu.”

“Right. She’s at the early Divine Realm, with a Divine Sense covering dozens of miles. If she senses you nearby, she won’t take the risk,” Shi Yuqi agreed.

“What if she can’t sense me?” Qi Huang grinned confidently.

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“Oh? You have a way to block Divine Sense? A robe made from Nine Nether Demon Cat fur? That’s the only thing that can shield against it,” Shi Yuqi guessed instinctively.

“Pfft, as if I could afford something that luxurious!” Qi Huang hastily denied, not wanting anyone to suspect she had any connection to Nine Nether Demon Cats. After all, Yaoyao was a troublemaker who had made plenty of enemies.

Besides, she really didn’t have anything like that on her right now, she hadn’t brought Yaoyao or Mimi along.

“Then how can you block Divine Sense?” Shi Yuqi frowned.

“I’ve got this, it should do the trick.” Qi Huang stretched out her right hand, and a small jade vial appeared in her fair palm.

“What’s that?” Cheng Hongling asked curiously.

“Yeah, tell us!” Shi Yuqi leaned in eagerly, but then she suddenly paused and turned to Cheng Hongling. “Wait, hold on! Isn’t she your doppelgänger? You don’t know either?”

“Uh… not everything a doppelgänger does is known to the main body, right?” Cheng Hongling replied awkwardly.

“I suppose that’s true.” Shi Yuqi nodded thoughtfully.

“Alright, I’ll tell you, this is Heaven-Deceiving Water,” Qi Huang announced grandly.

“What?!”

Both Cheng Hongling and Shi Yuqi shot up from their seats.

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“Heaven-Deceiving Water?! Where did you even get this?! This is one of the rarest treasures in the cultivation world! A single vial like this could make Heavenly Tribulation Realm experts fight to the death for it! Ten Nine Nether Demon Cats combined wouldn’t be worth as much!” Shi Yuqi gasped in disbelief.

“That’s not important,” Qi Huang brushed it off.

“How is that not important?!” Shi Yuqi was speechless. She then turned to Cheng Hongling. “Don’t tell me you didn’t know about something this huge. There’s no way a little Spirit Gathering Realm nobody could get Heaven-Deceiving Water on her own!”

“If I said I didn’t know, would you believe me?” Cheng Hongling countered.

Shi Yuqi thought for a moment before answering, “If it were anyone else, no. But for you? I’d believe it. The two of you don’t even seem like the same person. She’s mischievous and cunning, while you’re reserved and tight-lipped. Sometimes I even doubt she’s really your doppelgänger. So, her having a few secrets isn’t too strange.”

“You really dare to guess, huh?” Qi Huang forced a smile, thinking, ‘If you get any bolder, I’m packing up and running away.’

“Oh right, what’s your name? As your master, I still don’t know. A doppelgänger should have her own name, right?” Shi Yuqi suddenly remembered.

“Ah, I’m Chen… no, wait, Jiang Yuzhu!” Qi Huang blurted out. Chen Yuzhu was the name she had borrowed from an imperial consort back in the palace, which she later reused whenever she needed a fake identity.

Meanwhile, Cheng Hongling’s voice suddenly echoed in her mind through telepathy: “Where did you really get that Heaven-Deceiving Water?” Clearly, she wasn’t letting this go.

“Ah, I bought it at the Golden Fortune Auction House. Originally, I was saving it for when you reach the Heavenly Tribulation Realm, but now I have no choice but to use a little.” Qi Huang lied without batting an eye. In truth, she had looted it from Ye Donglai.

“Oh… Well, if that’s the case, then… I guess it’s fine to use a little.” Cheng Hongling’s cheeks flushed slightly, her earlier annoyance vanishing instantly. What woman wouldn’t appreciate a thoughtful gesture?

Qi Huang exhaled inwardly in relief. She feared nothing in this world, except her main body’s anger. That was one problem brute force couldn’t solve.

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“You’re really going to use Heaven-Deceiving Water? Isn’t that too extravagant?” Shi Yuqi pressed, still unwilling to accept it.

“Then does Master have a better idea?” Qi Huang shot back.

“Uh…” Shi Yuqi immediately fell silent. As a mere Incarnation Realm cultivator, what could she possibly do?

“Then it’s settled! Wait for my good news!” Qi Huang declared eagerly. As long as she had strength, she could always obtain more treasures. If she used it up now, she’d just find a way to get more later.

“Huh? You’re going now?” Shi Yuqi blinked.

“Elder Zhou is definitely rushing to contact Hua Yu right now. The sooner I act, the better. If I miss this chance, what am I supposed to record, ghosts?” Qi Huang explained before quickly asking her master for Elder Zhou’s exact address.

Once she had all the details, Qi Huang and Cheng Hongling hurried off.

“Once we get back, I’ll envelop our residence with my Divine Sense. That way, even if that Zhou woman tries to probe, she won’t realize you’ve left, unless she forcibly breaks through,” Cheng Hongling suggested meticulously.

“You’re so thorough!” Qi Huang suddenly realized. Dealing with an old fox like Zhou required absolute caution.

But just then, Shi Yuqi suddenly burst out of the house and shouted, “Wait a minute, disciple! Your doppelgänger is only at the Spirit Gathering Realm, right? Then how could she have pulled something out of a spatial ring earlier?”

Qi Huang froze.

Every cultivator knew that retrieving items from a spatial ring required Divine Sense, a fundamental truth she had completely forgotten.

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“What now? She’s onto you,” Cheng Hongling asked helplessly.

“What can we do? It’s not like we can silence her.” Qi Huang sighed before turning back. “Master, you must’ve seen wrong. I took it out from my sleeve!”

“No way! I saw it clearly, it appeared out of thin air!” Shi Yuqi insisted, already marching over to investigate.

“That’s just because I’m that fast!” Qi Huang continued to bluff before bolting.

Shi Yuqi, unable to catch up, could only stand there, frowning in deep thought.

Back at their residence, Cheng Hongling immediately shrouded the entire courtyard with her Divine Sense, ensuring no one could spy on them.

Meanwhile, Qi Huang diluted a small amount of Heaven-Deceiving Water in a bowl. She sprinkled it over herself and the Shadow-Retaining Mirror until both became completely undetectable to Divine Sense.

“As expected. If this can deceive even the Heavenly Dao, what’s mere Divine Sense?” Qi Huang grinned, suddenly struck by a bold idea. “Hey, what if we coated weapons with this? We could kill without a trace, no Divine Sense would detect it.”

“Using Heaven-Deceiving Water on weapons? That’s beyond wasteful. Only you would think of that.” Cheng Hongling shook her head in exasperation.

Qi Huang merely chuckled before heading out. “Wait for my good news!”

Before long, she arrived at Elder Zhou’s residence on Huixin Peak. Hiding in a secluded spot, she took out the Shadow-Retaining Mirror and began her surveillance.

As long as this old hag still has treacherous intentions, her downfall is imminent.