Cultivating Immortality Begins with Acting as a Girl Chapter 100

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Gong Zhiyu ()

Song Ling ()

Yu Ling ()

Xia Yifan ()

Jiang ()

Dong Zi ()

Jin ()

A Lin ()

Xu Lin ()

The next morning, Song Ling knocked on Gong Zhiyu’s door, preparing to inform him to leave the inn and set off for Suiyi City.

As soon as Gong Zhiyu opened the door, his expression instantly froze when he saw Song Ling standing outside.

“Yu Ling, you…”

“What’s wrong, Young Master Yu? Do I have flowers on my face?” Song Ling touched his cheek, puzzled.

Gong Zhiyu stared at Song Ling for a long while, then said with some surprise, “How do I feel like Yu Ling, you seem to have become even more beautiful… I mean, you were already exquisitely beautiful, but now there’s an indescribable beauty that transcends the mundane world.”

“Is there? Perhaps it’s due to the elixir bestowed by the Immortal Master,” Song Ling blinked, looking innocent and naive.

The Immortal Master’s elixir was like a basket; anything could be put into it.

The truth, of course, was that he had used his myriad transformation ability to subtly optimize his appearance. The tiny flaws that were previously on his face had completely vanished, and the distribution of his facial features had become even more refined.

Overall, the face was still the original face, but the overall impression it gave had been elevated to another level.

In addition, his body, which had become muscular due to his previous cultivation of external martial arts, had also returned to a slender state after adjustment, and was even indistinguishable from a normal young girl. He no longer had to worry about exposing his true gender.

Unless this world also had methods for DNA testing, it would be impossible to discover that his sex chromosomes were XY.

While “Myriad Transformations” could simulate all forms, it could not change the fundamental essence of matter. For example, Song Ling could make his flesh and internal organs appear old and decrepit, but fundamentally, they would still be young, and his lifespan would not change as a result, and vice versa.

Hearing Song Ling’s explanation, Gong Zhiyu did not doubt him and sighed, “Is that so? As expected of an immortal elixir…”

“Alright, Young Master Yu, quickly pack up and let’s go, while the sun is shining brightly!” Song Ling urged.

“Okay, Yu Ling, please wait a moment, I’ll be right there.”

Gong Zhiyu went back into his room to pack his belongings. Before long, he came out with his luggage.

The two settled their bill and left the inn, driving their carriage through the city gate and speeding directly towards Suiyi City.

Along the way, Gong Zhiyu noticed that Song Ling had been wearing loose and thin clothes these past few days. He thought it was because the weather was gradually warming up and didn’t think much of it. In reality, it was because Song Ling no longer needed thick clothes to conceal his figure, and thus dressed more casually.

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Three nights later, Suiyi City, East City.

The once bustling and lively night market street now appeared incredibly desolate. Every household had its doors tightly shut, and even the windows were sealed.

Song Ling and Gong Zhiyu returned to the Jiang family, and it was only then that they learned the reason for the situation from Dong Zi.

“…That’s how it is. Now the family head and Young Master Jin are still discussing matters with the city lord’s mansion and other forces in the city.”

Song Ling’s eyes flickered. The root cause of all this was still Xia Yifan, the eldest son of the Hegemon Palace Master, whom he had killed. Although the Cui family chose to keep the death a secret, there was no impenetrable wall in the world, and Xia Yifan’s death was still leaked.

The entire high-level leadership of Suiyi City was shaken by this.

It should be known that the martial arts allied army led by the Hegemon Palace had just recently conquered the last remaining resistance forces in Nangao Prefecture. The rest either pledged allegiance or joined as a relatively equal alliance, like Suiyi City. The entire Nangao Prefecture had effectively fallen under the control of the Hegemon Palace.

And Nangao Prefecture, as a crucial prefecture in the western part of Great Yong, held a significant strategic position and economic resources.

After the Hegemon Palace gained control of this area, amidst the rise of various powers within Great Yong, it had already become a separatist warlord, forming a delicate tripartite balance with Prince Rui to the north, the Grand General Zhenyuan to the east, and the Prefect of Sizhou to the south.

As the eldest son of the Hegemon Palace Master, Xia Yifan’s importance was self-evident.

However, such a person of noble status had inexplicably died in their Suiyi City…

This news was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the high-ranking officials of Suiyi City.

After some deliberation, they finally decided to report the news truthfully to the martial arts allied army. After all, it was a well-known fact that Xia Yifan came to Suiyi City to discuss an alliance. They could not deny this point, so instead of stubbornly delaying time, it was better to proactively explain the situation.

In everyone’s imagination, although Suiyi City was not as powerful as the Hegemon Palace, its strength should not be underestimated. If a conflict were to truly break out, the martial arts allied army would certainly win in the end, but they would also have to pay a considerable price. If they failed to completely annihilate them, the future troubles would be endless.

Therefore, as long as they sincerely admitted their mistake and appealed to reason and emotion, the Hegemon Palace Master should “not bother with trifles” for the sake of his grand cause and let the matter pass.

But…

They underestimated Xia Yifan’s position in the Hegemon Palace Master’s heart, and also underestimated his methods.

The Hegemon Palace Master did not fall for the Suiyi City high-level officials’ ploy and directly sent a message:

If he wanted him to let the matter go, he could, but Suiyi City must destroy one of its original eight major forces within a month as a price. As for which one, it would be decided internally by Suiyi City itself.

This move was clearly an open conspiracy.

If Suiyi City refused, it would be seen as ungrateful, having killed the Hegemon Palace Master’s son and then refusing his not-so-excessive demand. This would be a blatant provocation to the entire martial arts allied army. Subsequently, no matter how the Hegemon Palace Master mobilized resources for revenge, the martial arts allied army would have no choice but to turn a blind eye.

And if they agreed, the unbreakable alliance between the major forces within Suiyi City would completely collapse. The martial arts allied army wouldn’t even need to incorporate them through an alliance, but rather directly bring them under their command, becoming subordinate forces. At that time, the Hegemon Palace Master’s prestige would undoubtedly rise another level, and his control over the martial arts allied army would also increase.

Given the already imbalanced strength between the two sides, Suiyi City would lose no matter what they chose.

Today was the last day of the deadline given by the Hegemon Palace Master. A Grandmaster-level expert from the Hegemon Palace had already led many masters to Suiyi City. The common people were afraid that if a war broke out between the two sides, they would be caught in the crossfire, which was why the streets were so desolate. If it weren’t for the curfew imposed by the eight major forces prohibiting families from leaving Suiyi City, perhaps more than half of the city would already be empty.

Song Ling pondered for a moment and said to Dong Zi:

“Dong Zi, I’m going to the City Lord’s Mansion to find my brother first. Oh, and this is A Lin. He’s a poor young man I rescued in the wilderness this time. Please settle him down for me.”

The A Lin Song Ling mentioned was Gong Zhiyu. To avoid revealing his identity, after discussion, Gong Zhiyu gave himself a new name, Xu Lin, and they would call him that if others were present in the future.

“Yes, Miss.” Dong Zi respectfully replied.

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