Volume 11, Chapter 741 – In the End, Who Is Marrying Whom?

The two women began searching for Ai Xing’s whereabouts. To their surprise, that woman had already been buried a hundred feet beneath the soil, her body cold and lifeless. With her meager skills, how could she possibly withstand the residual force of such a powerful battle?

Though Ai Xing was dead, a lone soul of hers still wandered about like a headless fly. Because this place was a desolate wilderness steeped in heavy Yin energy, her Life Soul had temporarily survived.

“Dead is best. Alive, she would still be a nuisance.”

Cheng Hongling spat coldly.

“But we still need to ask her how many people know our secret.”

Qi Huang reminded carefully.

“Indeed!”

Cheng Hongling agreed. At once, she pulled Ai Xing’s soul over and began an interrogation.

Desperate to survive, Ai Xing naturally spilled everything she knew.

Qi Huang and Cheng Hongling quickly pieced together the entire story. Their hearts finally settled, for within the entire Severed Immortal Sect, only two people had known their secret: one was the sect leader, and the other was this very woman before them. The former had already perished so thoroughly that not even ashes remained, while the latter clung on with only a fragile Life Soul.

“That sect leader did keep his mouth shut tightly, not letting a third person know.”

Qi Huang exclaimed with delight.

“He was always so calculating, yet in the end, he’s done me a favor by keeping everything a secret. Truly ironic.”

Cheng Hongling curled her lips in disdain.

“Fairy, I’ve already told you everything I know. Could you save me?”

Ai Xing pleaded in anguish. She was not a cultivator, and her soul was frail to the extreme. Under the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, even surviving for a brief moment was already her limit.

“You aided the wicked and nearly brought us to ruin. The fact that we let you speak at all is already us being lenient. You’ll have to fend for yourself.”

Cheng Hongling gave a cold snort, then stood with Qi Huang to watch indifferently.

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Under the pressure of the Heavenly Dao, Ai Xing’s Life Soul was soon faded away. Thus, the crisis was entirely and thoroughly ended.

Qi Huang reflected on the gains and losses of this incident. First, she had overcome the Heaven-Deceiving Water, leaving herself with no more weaknesses. Second, her mental afflictions had been resolved, no more headaches ever again. Third, and most importantly, she had finally won Cheng Hongling’s heart.

Yet she had also paid a heavy price, losing her male consciousness entirely and becoming a complete and thorough girl. Whether this was profit or loss, no one could say.

Afterward, Qi Huang journeyed back together with her beloved. But just then, the female souls within her Sea of Consciousness came forward to complain, saying the three male souls were plotting something.

Upon hearing this, Qi Huang controlled her Life Soul to enter her Sea of Consciousness, wanting to see what exactly those three male souls were scheming.

“Big  Sister, they’re planning to change your consciousness back into a man!”

Huang Tian sweetly tattled without hesitation.

“My dear sister, we’ve lived together for over thirty years. You could even call it sibling affection. How could you so ruthlessly betray us? Don’t you feel the slightest guilt?”

Huang Tian lamented bitterly.

“There’s a saying: the elder brother is like a father, the big sister like a mother. If I were to conceal the truth from Big Sister for your sake, that would be what truly weighs on my conscience!”

Huang Tian declared righteously.

“Very good, such awareness!”

Qi Huang revealed an approving smile. She hadn’t expected the Assimilation Qi to be so effective. The once-rebellious Huang Tian had so quickly turned into a docile, filial girl. She could almost be honored with an archway for her virtue.

The three male souls grew uglier in expression at seeing Qi Huang praise Huang Tian so.

Qi Huang then walked toward the three male souls. Her steps were no longer the firm, thunderous strides of before, but instead delicate, light little steps.

The three male souls huddled together like they faced a great enemy, trembling in fear.

“Do you three want to be men or women?”

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Qi Huang’s voice was calm.

“Of course, men! Brother, you haven’t forgotten our parents, right? If you become a woman, how will you explain that to them?”

Huang Tian pleaded earnestly.

“Yes, yes! Even if you dislike men, at least keep us to deal with our parents and family!”

Huang Di added.

“Who said I despise men? I’m not as extreme as Cheng Ling!”

Qi Huang frowned, making her stance clear. She had once been a man herself, so how could she harbor hatred for her former gender?

“Really? Then letting us remain men shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Huang Tian probed cautiously.

“Big Sister, you mustn’t let them off! If they’re not assimilated, they’ll keep scheming to turn you back into a man.”

Huang Tian urged anxiously.

“It doesn’t matter. I said already, I hold no prejudice against men. Whether I’m a man or a woman is all the same. If they truly have the ability, then let them try.”

Qi Huang said with airy calm.

“Brother, you are truly wise!”

The three male souls were nearly moved to tears.

The female souls wanted to object but dared not defy Qi Huang. They could only glare furiously at the three males.

Qi Huang followed her main body back to Honghua Sect, filled with apprehension. After all, this time she had to face her adoptive parents under a new identity.

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Cheng Hongling, however, was brimming with excitement. For a girl, nothing was more prestigious than finding a “live-in son-in-law”, especially one who was far stronger than she was.

“Perhaps we should just forget it?”

Qi Huang pleaded once again.

“What? You don’t want me anymore?”

Cheng Hongling flared in irritation.

“That’s not it. I’m only afraid they won’t approve, since I’m a girl now too.”

Qi Huang stammered.

“If you don’t say, and I don’t say, who would know? To them, you’re still half Huang Qi. Us being together is the most natural thing in the world.”

Cheng Hongling spoke easily and carefreely.

“But… is it right to deceive them? And I fear I won’t be able to fool them anyway.”

Qi Huang still hesitated. Once, she had feared others discovering she was a man. Now, she feared others discovering she was a woman.

“Don’t you love me? Otherwise, where do all these excuses come from?”

Cheng Hongling’s expression grew stern.

“No, no, no…”

Qi Huang shook her head hastily.

“Then stop talking nonsense. You used to be a man, at least show some manly decisiveness!”

Cheng Hongling patted Qi Huang’s not-so-strong shoulder.

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Qi Huang’s legs nearly buckled. She almost squatted to the ground, inwardly crying. When she had male consciousness, everyone forced her to act like a woman. Now that she had become a woman, why must she pretend to be a man again? Would this never end?

Soon, the two returned home. Without giving her a chance, Cheng Hongling summoned her parents as witnesses, declaring outright that she would marry Qi Huang.

Cheng Yuan and Jiang Linian were startled out of their wits. Their daughter wanted to marry her own doppelgänger? Could this kind of madness be contagious?

Qi Huang sat frozen in fear, not daring to make a sound, terrified they would object. Once, she would have boldly stepped forward, but now, since becoming a woman, her nature had grown reserved, the courage gone.

“Have you forgotten her true identity? She’s not my doppelgänger, she’s Huang Qi, a man.”

Cheng Hongling quickly reminded them.

Qi Huang hung her head in shame. Did she still look anything like a man now?

The couple pondered carefully, then nodded in secret. Looked at this way, the union wasn’t impossible.

“Qi Huang is remarkable, and after all, she was once male. We have no reason to object. But if you truly want to be together, you must think carefully. First, you’ll have no descendants…”

Cheng Yuan steadied himself and spoke solemnly.

“That’s fine. We are cultivators, our lifespans are long, perhaps even immortal. Whether we have descendants or not makes no difference.”

Cheng Hongling answered promptly.

“Second, who marries whom? This may seem trivial, but it determines who bears more responsibility in daily life. My suggestion is that Qi Huang should marry you. First, her temperament is more masculine; second, her strength far surpasses yours, so naturally she is more suited to be the husband.”

Cheng Yuan continued.

“Yes, I agree with that.”

Jiang Linian echoed repeatedly.