Mid-Autumn Festival

"It's nothing," Han Jiang said with a smile. "Master, what brings you here?"

Han Tian said, "Aqi sent me a message about the medicine shop, so I came to check on you on behalf of the Four Continents Sect. How was your rest?"

"Much better." Han Jiang jumped out of bed and stretched her arms and legs.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Han Jiang casually mentioned Cang Jingqi: "I was terrified when he was competing with that dark figure in controlling spiritual power. I was afraid he wouldn't be able to beat the dark figure."

"Manipulation of spiritual power?" Han Tian turned to look at Cang Jingqi.

Cang Jingqi sighed and nodded.

What kind of riddle are they playing?

Seeing Han Jiang's confusion, Han Tian explained, "Only the Demon Lord and his offspring can manipulate spiritual power."

"It's the former Demon Lord," Cang Jingqi reminded him.

Han Tian: "Anyway, the new Demon Lord hasn't been chosen yet, so everyone knows who we're talking about."

That day in the wooden house, the dark figure also used spiritual power to manipulate things!

I just remembered the Cold Season!

No wonder she felt Cang Jingqi's moves were familiar last night; she had seen the exact same moves before.

Han Jiang immediately told the two of them about this.

"Could they be the same person?"

“No,” Cang Jingqi said confidently. “I fought them separately.”

If it's not just one person, the trouble is even greater.

The previous Demon Lord had three children who were still alive, which means that besides the Demon Lord, there were only three other people who could control spiritual power.

The Demon Lord had long since gone into seclusion and hadn't shown his face for several years.

There are three people who know this magic, two of whom betrayed us, and the third is standing right in front of us.

For a moment, all three of them fell silent.

Last night, Cang Jingmo lay in bed the whole time, so the only person Cang Jingqi could face was the Third Prince.

Han Jiang secretly observed Cang Jingqi's expression: there was no major change; he was still smiling and composed, as if this was not his business.

Fortunately, the awkward moment didn't last long, and disciples from the Four Continents Sect knocked on the door to report the situation to Han Tian.

Seeing that he had nothing to do with it, Cang Jingqi left without saying goodbye.

Han Jiang realized what was happening, but everyone had vanished.

The matter of the medicine shop will be handled by Elder Chicheng. Hantian is determined to bring Hanjiang back to Hanshan today.

Wen Wan checked again and again to make sure there were no problems with Han Jiang before Han Tian let Wen Wan leave.

It's estimated that we won't be able to go out during the next month of this cold weather.

He had just recovered from the lightning strike he suffered when he returned from Anju, and then he got a new wound.

Han Qi herself didn't mention the seal within her body, so Han Jiang naturally wouldn't say anything more.

But the happiest thing is that the morning exercises for the Cold Rain season have been canceled.

It is said that Chicheng was so angry that his beard flew up, and he shouted that Hantian was spoiling Hanjiang again. Hantian, on the other hand, canceled Hanqi's morning exercises as well, saying that his junior sister should take care of his senior sister.

Now, Hanshan has no one left to do morning exercises.

Akagi even improvised a segment during her speech at the end of the morning exercise:

"I hope all disciples will be even more diligent and not give up training because of a minor injury! Give up on fifteen strokes, persevere on sixteen, and just a little more persistence will lead to a new victory!"

Full of profound meaning.

Han Jiang scoffed at it, turning a blind eye and a deaf ear.

Instead of dwelling on it, it's better to lie comfortably in bed.

Han Qi is different now. After all, she is the female lead and can't stay idle. After spending two days with Han Jiang, she went to do morning exercises.

Her spiritual power broke through extremely quickly. After winning a great victory in a duel with one of Chifeng's senior brothers, Chicheng completely gave up on Hanjiang and placed her hopes on Hanqi.

Han Jiang is now completely free; except for going down the mountain to buy newly published collections of storybooks, she won't go out.

As for Wen Xu's mission, it's said there's been new progress, and she met the male lead again.

Hanjiang told Wenxu about Cangjingqi.

Wen Xu was also surprised, but could only take it one step at a time and told Han Jiang not to contact Cang Jingqi again.

With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, the Four Continents Sect arranged for its disciples to have a holiday to go home and reunite with their families.

Hanjiang's only relative is Hantian.

Hanqi is an orphan; her parents were killed by demons when she was young.

Coincidentally, Hantian's family members also passed away at a young age.

Two little orphans and one big orphan gathered in Hanshan to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Han Tian returned from the meeting at Cangyun Hall, expecting to be greeted by his two disciples as soon as he reached the mountaintop. However, upon arriving home, he found that annoying fellow lying on his couch eating oranges.

"Cang Jingqi! What are you doing here for no reason?" Han Tian said.

He called out her full name right away, so he must be in a bad mood. Cang Jingqi sensibly sat up: "I came here specifically to bring you something. Look, there are some fine porcelain pieces on that table. I picked them out myself as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift."

"Do you think I believe you? I've known you for decades and never seen you give me a gift. Has the sun risen in the west today?" Han Tian said.

Han Tian had known the two brothers since childhood and they had a very good relationship. Cang Jingwan was not talkative and didn't interact much with others. Later, he took over the affairs of the Demon Palace and rarely left the Demon Palace. Han Tian and Cang Jingwan were slightly closer. Cang Jingwan was a demon who liked freedom and indulgence. He usually traveled around and occasionally returned to the Demon Palace, but he didn't stay for long.

As for Cang Jingye, the two's younger sister, Han Tian remembered her as a lively girl, but he had only met her a few times.

"What, you've been saved by my good disciple, so you've come to give me a thank-you gift?" Han Tian rummaged through a few pieces of porcelain. "Unfortunately, Xiao Man isn't very interested in these things. I'll ask her next time before giving her a gift."

"Who was saved by her?" Cang Jingqi sat up and stretched.

"You're not going to admit it, are you?" Han Tian said.

Cang Jingqi didn't reply; he had heard Han Jiang's voice.

Han Jiang led Han Qi and Wen Xu into Han Tian's courtyard.

Wenxu didn't go home for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so Hanjiang dragged her to Hanshan to celebrate the festival together.

"Seventh Elder, I apologize for disturbing you." Wen Xu bowed.

Han Tian said, "I won't disturb you. Xiao Man has already told me."

The meal was prepared by the five of them together in Hanshan's small kitchen. Although Hantian didn't cook, he had all the necessary cooking utensils.

"I didn't expect you to be such a good cook." Han Jiang watched Cang Jingqi skillfully stir-fry the dishes.

Cang Jing retorted, "There's nothing I can do, I'm just that powerful."

Wen Xu was somewhat unaccustomed to Cang Jingqi's high level of involvement.

Perhaps a hidden plot point was triggered? Many plot points in the original story don't add up, and this character might have been added by the system to improve the story. The system only answers her questions; she asked this one, but the system refused to reply.

Wen Xu felt that something was wrong, but because of her status, she couldn't ask too many questions.

"Sister Wen, can you eat spicy food?" Han Jiang asked Wen Xu.

"You can eat a little."

"Alright—the last dish is ready! Let's go, let's take it to the top of Cold Mountain together." Han Jiang put the dishes into the food box one by one and closed the lid.

"It's not like you made one of the dishes!" Cang Jing retorted to Han Jiang, using his magic to keep the food warm.

"I can't cook, but I can eat!"

Han Tian brought out two jugs of wine. He and Cang Jingqi drank together, while he prepared tea separately for his three disciples.

The bright moon hangs high in the sky, but sadly, my real family members are not by my side.

Fireworks shot into the sky from the foot of the mountain, and the sounds of various firecrackers mingled together, making it much more lively than a real night.

"Sister Wen, we will definitely be able to go home!" Han Jiang saw that Wen Xu was staring at the moon, so she moved closer to her and followed Wen Xu's gaze.

Wen Xu turned to look at Han Jiang and smiled gently: "Yes, we'll be able to go home soon."

After dinner, Hanqi wanted to go down the mountain to the night market.

Considering that the female lead might trigger the plot, Wen Xu said he would go with her, and even Han Tian came down the mountain after a long time.

The cold mountain was brightly lit, as Han Tian used magic to illuminate the stone steps.

Hanjiang stood halfway up the mountain and watched the three of them descend before turning back to his own Hanjiang Villa.

"Aren't you going?" Cang Jingqi leaned against the stone archway.

"I'm not going."

The full moon hid behind the clouds, and the surroundings grew dark.

I want to go home as the cold weather approaches.

This is just a world within the book; to put it bluntly, it's no different from a grand dream—it's all fake.

Anyway, it has nothing to do with her.

The more connections you make with this world, the harder it will be to extricate yourself in the end.

Many female protagonists in transmigration novels choose to stay in the book, but Han Jiang cannot.

In her original world, she had loving family and friends.

As for those here, family members belong to the original owner, while friends are merely temporary.

The liveliness is only mentioned briefly in the book.

"Han Xiaoman, aren't you happy?" Cang Jing asked sarcastically.

Hanjiang sat down in the courtyard: "I'm not unhappy. I want to go home, I want to go back to the world I used to live in."

Since he already knew, Han Jiang decided not to hide it.

"Then how can you go back to your original world?" Cang Jing asked, puzzled. Could this person really be from another world?

He didn't intend to believe the nonsense about the cold rain that day.

Han Jiang shook his head. He couldn't mention the strategy quest.

"Will you become the Demon Lord?" Han Jiang asked out of the blue.

Wen Xu once said that in the novel, the male protagonist went to Shenlu Valley to find herbs and met the female protagonist.

The male protagonist is the future Demon Lord.

Wen Xu didn't tell Han Jiang who the male lead was, and she was too lazy to ask, since it wasn't her mission.

Each time, it was Wen Xu who told Han Jiang how the plot would develop and how Han Jiang could help.

To be honest, Han Jiang doesn't think Cang Jingqi is the male lead. The male lead's attitude towards Wen Xu should be Cang Jingmo.

The one who rebelled was definitely not Cang Jingmo, since he would become the legitimate Demon Lord later. So, Cang Jingqi and the Third Prince Cang Jingye were the rebels.

That's not right either. On Han Jiang's first day here, Cang Jingqi fought with the shadowy figure and saved her.

Cang Jingqi didn't respond directly, but instead asked a new question: "Do you wish I were the Demon Lord?"

Han Jiang shook his head.

"Then I am not."

What does that mean? If I don't want him to be, then he isn't; but if I want him to be, then he still is? Han Jiang hissed and continued, "And what if I want him to be?"

"It's no use if you hope for it. Even if you hope for it, I will never become the Demon Lord."

It seems that no matter what the topic is, he always ends up making it sound like a joke.

"Then why are you asking the hell out of the way!" Han Jiang rolled her eyes at him, pursing her lips in a gesture of speechlessness.

Cang Jingqi kept smiling, leaning close to Han Jiang's ear: "Han Xiaoman, you seem to be quite dissatisfied with me?"

"Don't get so close to me!" Han Jiang dodged away.

Cang Jingqi took out a wooden box and handed it to Han Jiang.

"What's this?"

"Thank you. Didn't you save me at the medicine shop?"

A weasel pays New Year's greetings to a chicken.

Han Jiang denied it, saying, "That's nonsense. You were the one who saved me from the demon's clutches."

"If it weren't for you, I would have died in the fire. Please accept this, my savior."

The cry of "my savior" sent chills down Han Jiang's spine.

The black jade bracelet I gave you last time, I can't take off my wrist after wearing it.

What is it this time?

Han Jiang didn't take it, but instead stretched out her hand, pointed to the black jade bracelet, and said, "If you really want to thank me, take this thing off."

Cang Jingqi snapped his fingers, and the jade bracelet on Han Jiang's wrist turned into a wisp of black smoke, flew into Cang Jingqi's palm, and spun back into a jade bracelet.

It's really been solved.

Han Jiang rubbed her empty wrist, only to find that Cang Jingqi had opened the wooden box, inside which was another jade bracelet.

“You have to wear this yourself,” Cang Jingqi said.

So it turned out that the black jade bracelet was not a normal thing.

"Was that black bracelet used to spy on me because you suspected I was a spy?" Han Jiang immediately questioned Cang Jingqi after realizing this.

Cang Jingqi placed the jade bracelet and the wooden box next to Han Jiang without answering.

This is the default setting.

The cold air descends from all directions.

But upon further reflection, it made sense; if she discovered that the people around her had been replaced by different souls, she would do the same.

The clouds dispersed, and the moonlight shone down again.

"Aqi, what are you doing here at Xiaoman!" Hantian walked down the mountain, but suddenly became worried about Hanjiang being alone on the mountain, so he turned back.

Wow, I had no idea what I was getting into!

It's improper for a lone man and woman to be alone in a room (or courtyard)!

"Nothing much, just chatting," Cang Jingqi said innocently.

Han Tian looked at Han Jiang as if seeking confirmation, and Han Jiang glanced at Cang Jingqi and nodded to Han Tian.

Han Tian still didn't believe it and pulled Cang Jingqi away from Han Jiang's villa.

The two walked down the mountain, and Hantian finally let go of Hantian's hand.

"Are you being paranoid? You're actually suspecting me? How could that be!" Cang Jingqi smoothed out the sleeve that Han Tian had tugged at.

Han Tian's eyes darted around, and after a long pause, he said, "Of course I know, we've been brothers for so many years! I have something else to ask you, I need you to keep an eye on Xiao Man, she's not the same as before."