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Chapter 400, Just a Joke
Since the appearance of Lingguang Palace, the identity of the Palace Master has been the focus of investigation and discussion from all sides.

However, because the Lord of Lingguang Palace rarely makes public appearances, little is known about him by any party.

But now, after the fire burned the ghost cultivator, the identity of the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace has finally been clearly identified: the Fire Lotus Fairy of Wuzhi Mountain.

As a result, all parties sent people to Wuzhi Mountain to investigate.

While most people's attention was still focused on Wuzhi Mountain, a rumor suddenly spread quietly in the capital that Hua Changxi of Danyuan Peak of the Medical Department was the Fire Lotus Fairy and the Lord of Lingguang Palace.

The evidence is that there is a lifelike fire lotus between Hua Changxi's eyebrows.

Once the rumor was spread, it was like stirring up a hornet's nest, escalating rapidly and attracting inquiries from all sides.

Not long after Hua Changxi learned of the rumors from Yun You, his Yi Nian Tong began to vibrate continuously.

Yan Zhenzhen: "Changxi, there are rumors everywhere that you are the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace. Are you?"

Hua Minghe (father): "Ninth Sister, there are rumors outside that you are the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace. Is that true?"

Yu Fu (Dan Yuanfeng): "Master, now there are rumors everywhere that you are the Lord of Lingguang Hall. Many people have come to Dan Yuanfeng to ask why you haven't appeared all these years. Jia Lu and I have told everyone that you are in seclusion to break through to a higher realm."

Pu Cao (Shennong Hall): "Ninth Sister, recently many people have come to the pharmacy to inquire about you. They also mentioned the Three-Forked Medicine Valley. A Niu went back to the valley once and found that it has now been taken over by the Demon Suppression Army. The whereabouts of You Lao Si are also unknown."

An Ran (Wuzhishan): "Fairy, in the past month or so, many people have come to Wuzhishan, all trying to find out about you. Some forces wanted to take advantage of the situation to create chaos, but the Dong'an Prince's Mansion intervened and stopped them."

After seeing these messages, Hua Changxi realized that rumors about her had spread like wildfire.

"They don't even have enough time to cultivate, yet they're gossiping everywhere. These people are too idle!"

Hua Changxi rubbed her throbbing head. She had been trying very hard to hide her identity, but too many unexpected things had happened, which inevitably led to the exposure of some information about her identity.

Hua Changxi didn't bother to dwell on the rumors. The main reason was that there was very little she could do about it. She couldn't stand up and deny it, nor did she want to admit it. She could only leave it to fate and let people guess.

After replying to a few messages, Hua Changxi stopped paying attention to the rumors and continued setting up the teleportation array.

Four Seas Ninth Floor Private Room.

Do you think Changxi will reply?

Yan Zhenzhen looked at Tong Yao and Jing with uncertainty.

Tong Yao and Jing Liao exchanged a glance, both feeling uncertain.

Nine out of ten messages they sent to Hua Changxi went unanswered.

"Om~"

Upon hearing the message, Yan Zhenzhen quickly picked it up and read it: "It's Changxi, she replied."

After reading the reply, Yan Zhenzhen fell silent.

Upon seeing this, Tong Yao and Jing Liao were both anxious: "What was Chang Xi's reply?"

Yan Zhenzhen glanced at the two of them and read Hua Changxi's reply aloud expressionlessly: "When rumors are rampant, it is the time to prove whether a person possesses wisdom."

Tong Yao and Jing Liao listened and fell silent.

Yan Zhenzhen was speechless: "What kind of reply is that?"

Jingle: "That was her reply."

Yan Zhenzhen and Tong Yao both understood Jingle's meaning. In fact, the three of them already had the answer in their hearts regarding Hua Changxi's identity; they just wanted to confirm it.

After a moment of silence, Yan Zhenzhen asked again, "Do you think Changxi will come forward to deny it?"

Tong Yao: "Changxi's reply is actually very reasonable. Dealing with rumors really tests one's wisdom."

Yan Zhenzhen: "Are we just going to let the rumors spread?"

Jingle said, "Even if Changxi stands up now and says she's not, the people might not believe her."

Yan Zhenzhen frowned: "Where did this rumor come from? Is someone stirring things up behind the scenes?" Hearing this, Tong Yao said with a wry smile: "There's really no conspiracy behind this, and the person who spread the rumor isn't anyone with ulterior motives. The source of the rumor is just some people's joke."

Yan Zhenzhen: "Who would make such a joke?"

Tong Yao sighed, "The miscellaneous servants in the Department of Medicine, those who have seen Changxi and heard about Changxi's lectures."

"Changxi has never hidden the lifelike red lotus totem on her forehead, which looks like a blooming flame."

"They didn't know who the Lord of Lingguang Palace was, nor had they ever met the Fire Lotus Fairy. However, they had seen the lifelike red lotus totem. The servants spread the word, and before long, Changxi became associated with the Fire Lotus Fairy and the Lord of Lingguang Palace."

When Yan Zhenzhen and Jing Liao learned that the rumors had spread in this way, they were both at a loss for how to react.

Xuanyuan Mansion.

"Impossible. My Ninth Sister is definitely not the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace. She doesn't have that kind of ability."

"She's just a young woman. Being able to guard Danyuan Peak and manage it well is already her limit."

"Who is the Lord of Lingguang Palace? He is a great figure who commands tens of thousands of Vermilion Bird soldiers. How could my Ninth Sister know anything about leading troops into battle?"

In the courtyard assigned to the Hua family, facing Qin Feng and Dingyuan Bo, who had come to inquire in person, as well as the elders of the Hua clan, Old Master Hua vehemently denied that Hua Changxi was the master of Lingguang Palace.

The other members of the Hua family echoed this sentiment, all agreeing that it was a huge joke.

Qin Feng carefully observed the Hua family's reaction and smiled, "Don't be nervous. There are rumors flying around outside these days. I just came here to ask casually."

There was a pause.

“Hua Changxi is a terrible junior. You’ve been in the Xuanyuan Manor for over ten years, and she hasn’t come to visit you even once.”

Upon hearing this, Hua Minghe quickly said, "It's not that my Ninth Sister doesn't want to come see us, it's that she's encountered problems in her cultivation."

Madam Yao continued, "Ninth Sister told us that ever since she reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul Realm, she has been unable to open her spiritual platform. In recent years, she has been in seclusion to break through her realm."

Qin Feng smiled noncommittally, then looked at the Earl of Dingyuan: "I heard that the ancestral totem of the Hua clan is the lotus?"

The Earl of Dingyuan nodded: "Yes."

Qin Feng: "Are there many people in the Hua clan whose bloodline has reverted to their ancestral form?"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Dingyuan looked at the Hua family, his eyes flashing with obvious envy: "Brother Bin's family has all reverted to their ancestral ways. Less than 10% of the people in the clan have reverted to their ancestral ways."

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng raised an eyebrow. The Hua family really does have great luck.

After that, Qin Feng didn't ask any more questions. He exchanged a few pleasantries with the Hua family and prepared to leave. Before leaving, he looked at Madam Yao and said something meaningful.

"Even if Hua Changxi is not the Fire Lotus Fairy, her twin sister Hua Changxin is the genuine Green Lotus Fairy. Madam, you are very fortunate."

The Hua family knew very little about Hua Changxin, and this was the first time that an important figure had taken the initiative to reveal information about Hua Changxin to them.

Madam Yao asked excitedly, "General, how is my Shi Niang?"

Qin Feng smiled and said, "I think it won't be long before you see your daughter."

The conflict between humans and demons in the Kunlun Secret Realm has come to an end, and soon, the people in the secret realm will be able to emerge.

After Qin Feng left, only the Hua family members, the Earl of Dingyuan, and a few elders of the Hua clan remained.

Everyone fell silent.

Finally, it was Uncle Hua who couldn't hold back any longer and looked at Old Master Hua and his wife Hua Minghe for confirmation: "Father, elder brother and sister-in-law, Ninth Sister is definitely not the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace, right?"

Grandpa Hua and his wife exchanged a glance, but none of them responded.

While the three remained silent, Old Madam Hua made the decision directly: "Unless Ninth Sister comes back in person and tells us that she is the Palace Master of Lingguang Palace, then even if the Heavenly King himself came, she wouldn't be."

(End of this chapter)