Girl, There's Something Wrong With You - Chapter 29

The issue of the clones was quickly reported to the battlefield commander, Su Zigao, by the four great demons who had come to demand accountability.

“You are unaware of the situation,” Su Zigao replied, somewhat exasperated, “This clone technology…”

“It is the Blood Shadow Splitting Divine Art,” Liang Ruoruo corrected him.

“Fine, the Blood Shadow Splitting Divine Art is provided by your side,” Su Zigao spread his hands, “The production base is in Liyang, and all the core technology is handled by your side. Our people haven’t learned a thing. If there’s a problem, what good does it do for you to come to me?”

“We’re not saying there’s a problem with the technique,” Liu Xiang explained patiently, “The flesh and blood are initially pure and naive, so there should be no problem at the outset; whether they are affected by external influences or possessed by inner demons later is unknown.”

“You suspect it’s a mental ability?” Su Zigao frowned in thought, “Few families possess mental abilities, and the ones capable of ‘large-scale,’ ‘stealth,’ and ‘remote’ manipulation are limited to the Taiyuan Wang family’s Thought Steel Imprint.”

“However,” Liu Xiang continued, “As you mentioned, these clones have simple and naive minds, making them inherently difficult to distort mentally. Even if the Taiyuan Wang family has found a solution to counter these clones, they would certainly use it to turn the clone troops against us. We wouldn’t be here chatting calmly.”

“Su Zigao, we are merely reminding you that there are issues with your troops!” Qi Shu sneered, “Anyway, our mission here is complete. What you do next is irrelevant to us. Let’s go!”

The four great demons turned and left, and only after their figures disappeared at the camp gate did Su Zigao’s defiant expression fade. He summoned his deputy: “Have all those involved been controlled?”

“All 136 who were present at the scene have been captured.”

“Good,” Su Zigao said sternly, “Interrogate them thoroughly first, then eliminate all of them and provide me with a report.”

“What about the clones who were not present at the scene…” the deputy hesitated to ask.

The clones involved on-site were all killed to prevent any risks, as they were merely tools. However, there was no need to implicate all clone troops without clear evidence of their involvement or signs of sabotage by the Taiyuan Wang family.

After careful consideration, Su Zigao instructed the deputy to quickly advance these clone troops and finalize the arrangements with the court. He also ordered Liyang to produce a new batch of safer troops and send them over as soon as possible.

……

“Liyang’s army has launched a strong attack.”

Luling returned from outside and reported to everyone, “The frontline has advanced to the Qinhuai Riverbank. It won’t be safe here for long, so we should evacuate quickly.”

“Alright.” Thus, Xing Yuanzhi picked up Cheng Jinyang, applied a weight-reduction state, and left the base with the two princesses.

As they traveled through the network tunnels, Princess Nankang appeared troubled.

No matter how strong her combat power was, she could not precisely locate and eliminate all the puppets hidden within the city. Abandoning the southern part of Jiankang seemed to be an unavoidable outcome.

Suddenly, she recalled the last time she saw Xie Guyan and her parting words: “Go find Jinyang.”

“Jinyang,” she hesitated to ask, “Do you know how to mass convert demons into humans?”

“Huh?” Cheng Jinyang was startled, “What?”

“That is to say…” Nankang struggled to explain, “Is there a way to replicate your mother’s method on a large scale, converting demons, including puppets, back into humans?”

Cheng Jinyang immediately understood what the princess was asking—whether there was a method to mass convert demons back into humans like his mother did. His body trembled suddenly.

“What’s wrong?” Xing Yuanzhi asked.

“Nothing,” Cheng Jinyang forced a smile, “Sister Xinnan, I don’t know. My mother never discussed this aspect with me.”

“I see,” Nankang said, somewhat disappointed.

However, the teacher clearly told me to find Jinyang. Didn’t she already hand over all her research materials from that time to him? Why does it seem like he knows nothing about it now?

As they withdrew north through the network tunnels, they encountered several groups of puppets, clearly having entered through breaches or surface facilities.

Because the noise from the weapons was too loud, Xing Yuanzhi used her mass-effect abilities to launch a large-scale attack, ruthlessly slaughtering the puppets. The ground was covered in blood and chaos.

“If Qingqing were here, she’d definitely consider you a kindred spirit,” Cheng Jinyang said with a smile.

Considering what happened yesterday, he had already guessed that Ah Zhi’s extreme cleanliness obsession was thoroughly cured.

“Jinyang,” Xing Yuanzhi said with a gentle smile, “Are you criticizing me for being violent and rough, or for being bloody and savage?”

Cheng Jinyang’s sweat immediately started flowing down.

“Hehe, comparing one woman to another right in front of her—pretty bold of you,” Luling commented from the side.

“He’s just joking, don’t take it seriously,” Nankang mediated from the side.

“Sister, you only know how to protect him!” Luling was sad and angry.

Once it involves Jinyang, you will argue with me when I complain!

“That’s not the case; I’m just trying to scare him a little,” Seeing that the princess sister spoke up to defend him, Xing Yuanzhi certainly wouldn’t let the other party step on her so easily to improve her fiancé’s favorability. She smiled and said, “After all, Jinyang’s remarks have become increasingly contemptuous. If I don’t correct him now, how will I deal with it if he starts stepping all over me after marriage?”

She deliberately emphasized the words “after marriage.”

Princess Nankang could easily understand, and she laughed, “Oh? I think pushing the husband too hard can lead to unbearable situations, and he might end up being swayed away.”

“He dares!” Xing Yuanzhi gritted her teeth and pinched Cheng Jinyang’s leg hard, releasing her pent-up anger.

Cheng Jinyang: (_)

I don’t know what to say, can I get down and walk on my own now?

Although the tunnel was dimly lit, Luling’s artificial eye had no problem with night vision. Noticing Xing Yuanzhi’s subtle gesture earlier, she cunningly devised a plan:

“Jinyang, if you’re going to marry Yuanzhi when you get back, what about the other young ladies around you?”

“What about them?” Cheng Jinyang pretended not to understand her question.

“You know, the noble young ladies who admire you,” Luling said with a grin.

Seeing Xing Yuanzhi’s sudden stiffening, Cheng Jinyang’s heart sank. He laughed and said, “What are you talking about, Your Highness? Who admires me? I don’t know about it. On the contrary, everyone knows about my engagement with Yuanzhi, so interactions with me are very respectful. I don’t know where you heard these rumors, but since you are of high status, please be cautious about spreading or believing such rumors, so as not to damage the reputations of those young ladies.”

Luling nearly spat blood upon hearing this:

How can a scoundrel who’s kept a bunch of noble ladies and stole my sister’s heart preach about propriety? Do you even know how to write “reputation”? Do you even have the right to?