Swing the sword at the future female devil

Chapter 296, the arrogant version, has already been updated!

"What are you talking about?" Qin Shuangjiang frowned and whispered, "What ancestor?"

Duan Huaige was slowly backing away, forcing a smile as he said, "It's nothing. Actually, what I said just now was a bit extreme. I don't think the Grand Ancestor Taiqing is actually that evil and terrifying... Believe me, I've always been a member of the Demonic Sect..."

Qin Shuangjiang also noticed the "Qin Shuangjiang" riding a horse at this moment, and understood. She said in an annoyed tone, "Are you so sure I'm fake? What if she's the one who's actually Taiqing in disguise?"

Duan Huaige was incredulous at the moment. He silently distanced himself from Qin Shuangjiang, but the nightmare energy surged with his movements, quickly attracting the attention of the female warrior Shuangjiang on horseback.

With a whoosh, the longsword was drawn, and a sword light struck swiftly and cleanly. Duan Huaige quickly dodged the attack by sidestepping, and the three sides on the field formed a three-way standoff.

"Duan Huaige?" Upon seeing Duan Huaige's figure, the Frost Maiden on horseback immediately sheathed her sword. Before she could even ask him what was going on, she found herself facing off against another version of herself.

"Who are you?" The swordswoman on horseback suddenly turned cold, gripping her longsword, ready to draw it and kill her opponent at any moment.

"That's what I should be asking you," Qin Shuangjiang said coldly. "By transforming into my likeness, what wicked scheme are you planning?"

"Huaige, come here, she's a fake!"

"Don't go over there, she's Taiqing!"

Duan Huaige was also bewildered by the situation. He raised his hand to stop the argument and said in a deep voice, "Wait a minute... let me sort this out first..."

Previously, I only saw that Taiqing could possess Xiao Jiang, but I never expected that after only three days, she could now transform into other people's appearances and appear at will?

Is this a unique effect of the causal array, or is Taiqing's recovery state beyond Duan Huaige's expectations?
One was Qin Shuangjiang, whom he saw the moment he opened his eyes after waking from his coma; the other was Qin Shuangjiang, whom he encountered in the nightmare-inducing area on his way to the City God Temple. Both of their identities seemed highly suspicious…

Wait, something seems off... With Taiqing's strength, she could wipe out me and the King of Qin in a heartbeat if she wanted to. Why is she playing role-playing here? Is she also a loyal viewer of Journey to the West?
Perhaps... she is currently also limited by the influence of the causal array and cannot freely display her strongest combat power?
Duan Huaige suddenly realized that Taiqing's plan was not so simple. If he made a wrong choice, he would be trapped in a den of demons and never be able to get out.

"I now find both of you very suspicious." Duan Huaige quietly summoned the Landscape Map, ready to secretly take Zhen Shuangjiang and run away at any moment.

"The only one who's truly suspicious is her, isn't she?" Frostfall in the city said calmly. "If I were Taiqing, I would have killed you the moment I saw you. Why would I have spared your life until now?"

Then she pointed to the King of Qin on horseback: "She came from the depths of this nightmare. Ask her where she went in the past three days, why she went there, and what she did during that time."

Duan Huaige shifted his gaze to Shuangjiang, who had come from outside the city. Shuangjiang's expression turned cold as she said, "Witch, stop trying to confuse me and gather information. Why should I tell you why I came from outside the city?"

"You don't even dare to say your purpose, isn't that because you're afraid?"

The young lady outside the city ignored him, only gazing at Duan Huaige and saying softly, "Shouldn't you know why I left town? We were together three days ago."

At this point, Miss Shuangjiang stopped talking. After all, she wasn't as naive and innocent as Xiao Jiang, and she couldn't possibly tell everyone the whole story at once.

Duan Huaige was confirming her identity, but wasn't she also confirming Duan Huaige's true identity? To her, Duan Huaige had also inexplicably appeared amidst the nightmare energy, which was extremely strange. A slight thought crossed Duan Huaige's mind: Three days ago... she was with me? That means Shuangjiang outside the city met Zhang Tianshi with me and did something together. For example, they went to seal the source of the strangeness in Qingyang Town together?
Later, Qin Shuangjiang took the initiative to leave the city to look for or do something, while he and the Old Celestial Master stayed in the city. One of them died outside the City God Temple, and the other lost his memory of the past few days.

So he decisively replied, "I can't be sure what you're saying, because I don't have any memory of those three days."

Lost his memory? Upon hearing this, Shuangjiang outside the city's eyes sharpened, as if he had remembered something, and a thoughtful expression appeared on his face.

Seeing that it was impossible to distinguish the two people's identities from within the situation, Duan Huaige pondered how to do so from the outside.

Hmm? Why not try trusting in Little Jiang the Great Demon King's wisdom?

Duan Huaige suddenly remembered that when Taiqing possessed Xiao Jiang before, Jiang Xiyu had proposed the famous heartbeat test to verify whether the other person was the real person. So he said in a deep voice:

"Stop arguing! I have a plan. We can use the bond between me and Shuangjiang to test who is real and who is fake!"

"any solution?"

"I had a little slapping with the real Frost a few days ago, so why don't you two take turns slapping me? Hey, Frost Sister, Ancestor, I was just joking to lighten the mood. You guys have no sense of humor. Don't hit me, I'm one of you!"

King Qin: ???
What the hell? You're taking turns eating with me? You're even drooling over that cruel, tyrannical woman from Taiqing who's three thousand years older than you?

It's one thing for you to be greedy, but you actually dare to be greedy in front of me!

Seeing that both Qin Shuangjiangs had drawn their Longing for Autumn Water Swords at the same time, Duan Huaige quickly slid along and coughed lightly, saying, "Well, let's try a different approach. You can each tell me your opinion of me. For example, whether you like me or not."

Upon hearing this, the young lady Shuangjiang, who had been traveling with Duan Huaige, snorted coldly and said, "Who likes you? Don't flatter yourself!"

However, the young lady riding on horseback, Shuangjiang, suddenly changed her expression and said, "I already told you I wanted to pursue you, so tell me if I like you or not?"

The case is solved! You are Taiqing!
Duan Huaige quickly ran to Qin Shuangjiang, who was riding a horse, mounted the horse, and hugged Shuangjiang's waist, shouting, "Witch, you are too despicable! You actually impersonated Shuangjiang to deceive my feelings!"

"Fortunately, my bond with Shuangjiang is deep enough, otherwise you would have succeeded!"

The King of Qin rolled his eyes at him—"Even with all the ties, your little hands don't seem to be behaving quite well."

The Taiqing version still depicts the era when Miss Shuangjiang was a proud and arrogant girl, which is how they first met in the landscape painting. At that time, the King of Qin was very confident, and it was also the time when his proud and arrogant nature was most frequently exposed.

However, as time went by, after several version updates, the King of Qin decided to give up his original profession, started to be straightforward and said he wanted to pursue him, which was something Taiqing would never have expected!

This is the confidence that version updates give me!

(End of this chapter)