Chapter 40 Sister (Catching Bugs)
When Jiang Tan woke up, she found herself in the inn in Silver Moon City. Fan Qingyue had been guarding her bedside.
Soon after she woke up, all kinds of people came to see her, leaving her no time to sort out her thoughts.
First, it was the innkeeper Jiang Fuyue, her mother. Someone told her that she was Jiang Tan.
Her mother held her back and talked for a long time, and she couldn't help but ask directly: "Mom, where did you meet Chu Qinghe?"
Jiang Tan saw her mother's body suddenly pause, and she sighed deeply. She said, "It was when we were out at sea hunting monsters. I was young and hot-headed at the time, and ended up being besieged by monsters and in danger. He saved me."
Jiang Tan nodded in understanding, thinking that this was a story of a hero saving a beauty, not much different from the story in the vernacular novels.
I just don’t know whether this story is a coincidence or a long-planned one.
"Oh right," Jiang Fuyue seemed to have remembered something, "your grandfather has already expelled Jiang Chengyao and Jiang Qing from the Jiang family and Silver Moon City, saying that they had committed a serious mistake and that he wants you to be the sole heir to the Jiang family."
Jiang Fuyue showed a little curiosity and asked in a low voice, "But what happened to them?"
Is Jiang Qing still alive? Jiang Tan thought about the previous explosion and thought that it was probably a grave situation.
But facing Jiang Fuyue's question, she just shook her head slightly and said, "I'm not sure either."
Her mother has never figured out the grudges of the Jiang family. She thinks that living in ignorance like this may be a good thing for her mother.
Jiang Fuyue didn't really have any doubts, but just said to herself, "But Fuzhou is also very angry. I've never seen him this angry at his Taoist partner before. This must be a serious matter, right?"
"Also," Jiang Fuyue stopped worrying and turned to talk about another thing, "Your grandfather is here to see you. Do you want to meet him?"
Jiang Tan was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly.
Not long after, Jiang Zan arrived.
He looked like he had been drained of all his energy, and he looked much older, exuding a gloomy aura.
"What's the matter?" Jiang Tan asked in a businesslike manner.
Jiang Zan seemed to be offended by her blunt attitude. If it were in the past, he would have scolded her or lectured her, but this time, he said nothing, only: "You will be the heir of the Jiang family in the future."
Jiang Tan replied expressionlessly, "Mother has already told me, but I will not stay in Yingzhou because I am a disciple of Qingyun Sect."
"That's true. But it doesn't matter. Even if the head of the family is not here, the Jiang family's system can keep Yingzhou running normally." Jiang Zan explained to her.
Then Jiang Tan saw Jiang Zan in a state of confusion. He looked like he wanted to apologize or please her, but the words could not come out of his mouth.
This reminded Jiang Tan of his childhood.
Jiang Qing dropped her silver fish to death and smashed her porcelain bowl. Although Jiang Zan scolded her without knowing right or wrong, he took her to the long street of Silver Moon City alone on the second day.
She remembered the hustle and bustle of vendors on the street, and Jiang Zan couldn't even utter the words of apology. He just took her strolling on the street like an ordinary grandfather and grandson.
Then we stopped at a candy stall.
She could no longer clearly remember what Jiang Zan had said at that time. She only remembered that she had received a piece of candy. Now thinking about it, it was just an ordinary piece of candy, and even the sweetness was sticky and of inferior quality.
But her mother was not with her at that time, and Chu Qinghe had been kicked out of the Jiang family long ago.
She knew very well at that time that the only person in the world who would buy her candy was her grandfather.
Then, Jiang Tan saw that Jiang Zan also took out a few pieces of candy from his pocket. Looking closely, they were exactly the same as the ones he remembered. He said, "I remember you loved eating this the most when you were a child."
Jiang Tan silently looked at the candies on the table. He felt a little inexplicably wanting to laugh, but also a little inexplicably sad.
The dead silverfish will not come back to life, and she is no longer a little girl who can be coaxed into submission with a piece of cheap candy.
She once thought that her grandfather was so tall and indestructible, but now it seems that his figure has become a little hunched.
So, she could raise her head, look Jiang Zan in the eye, and ask him, "So why?"
Jiang Zan was startled, then heard Jiang Tan continue, "What's the difference between Jiang Qing and me? Did I do something wrong?"
Jiang Zan lowered his head, and said with almost imperceptible regret, as if the voice was forced out of his throat: "No, I don't blame you."
"She was the one who said she would come back, and that scene has been replaying in front of my eyes over and over again like a demon in my heart."
Jiang Tan was slightly stunned, and then listened to Jiang Zan talking about his past.
"The hibiscus leaf has the power of 'recording'. The Jiang family genealogy is recorded on a hibiscus leaf. All Jiang family members whose names are recorded on it will continue to be Jiang family members after reincarnation."
Jiang Tan nodded, she knew this.
"By my generation, or even before, there wasn't enough space on the hibiscus leaves to record names. Therefore, for several generations, only the names of the two Jiang family successor candidates were recorded on the hibiscus leaves."
"In my generation, these two names belong to me and my sister Jiang Lan."
Jiang Zan seemed to be lost in some extremely painful memories, but he continued, "Maybe you should call her great-aunt, but she's really too weird."
"Perhaps weird is a more appropriate word."
"She seemed to have known about the Jiang family's two heir candidates from a long time ago, and she often challenged me to a competition when I was still an ignorant child."
"But whether she wins or loses, she doesn't feel sad or happy. It's like she can't smile at all."
"Sometimes I couldn't find her, and sometimes she seemed to be everywhere. Until the day of the duel, I won, but she grabbed the blade of my sword that was pointed at her."
It was clearly a very clear sky with not a single cloud in the sky, but when Jiang Lan grabbed his sword, he only felt that the sky was covered with dark clouds and a storm was about to come.
He saw his sister seize his sword and thrust it through her own heart.
For the first time, he saw this cold and heartless sister laugh. She even whispered in his ear, "I will come back. I will come back again."
That sentence became Jiang Zan's nightmare. Every time he practiced, Jiang Lan's bloody body would appear in front of his eyes, but he would say that sentence with a smile.
As time passed, Jiang Zan could have gradually forgotten these past events, and in fact, he had completely forgotten what Jiang Lan looked like.
However, until he heard about his daughter and gave birth to another daughter, for some reason, those words came to his ears again.
Coincidentally, Jiang Tan is also a serious person, which makes Jiang Zan think of his weird sister even more.
Jiang Tan himself had never thought that there was such a story behind his grandfather's blatant favoritism.
She was treated differently for such a ridiculous reason.
Jiang Tan couldn't explain how she felt, but she was just glad that she was no longer the child who longed for attention and love. No matter what Jiang Zan did or said, he could not shake her mind.
Jiang Zan left soon and Jian An Ning came to see her.
When Jian Anning arrived, she saw Jiang Tan lost in thought, so she asked her second disciple, "What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Tan came back to her senses and told Jian An Ning the exact story Jiang Zan had told her. She then continued, "People written on hibiscus leaves will become members of the Jiang family after reincarnation. So, am I the reincarnation of Jiang Lan?"
Jiang Tan didn't notice Jian An Ning's sudden change of expression. He only heard Jian An Ning say firmly, "No, I won't."
Jiang Tan was a little surprised at why Jian An Ning was so decisive, and then she heard Jian An Ning say in a strange tone, "How can there be a sister like that?"
elder sister?
Jiang Tan chewed over these two words in his mind, feeling as if he had forgotten something.
She heard Jian An Ning muttering something like "It's not easy to be a good sister," and then suddenly, for some reason, she changed the subject and asked, "Tell me, how did you block Chu Qinghe's attack?"
Jiang Tan recalled the warmth he felt in his chest at that time, and took out a small triangular talisman from his chest.
The talisman was originally in good condition, at least when Chu Qinghe gave it to her, it was still intact. Now it is in tatters like a piece of garbage.
"Is this it?" Jiang Tan's tone was full of hesitation and doubt, "But why?"
Why did Chu Qinghe give her something that could restrain him before the fight?
"Because humans are like this. They can be more selfless than true gods, and more greedy than the devils of hell. Good and evil are often intertwined in the same person, mixing pure black and white into a chaotic gray."
Jane Anning said softly.
"That's why they are the leaders of all spirits and the most beloved children of Heaven."
"But," Jiang Tan said, holding the talisman and looking at Jian An Ning's confused face, "how should I face him then?"
She thought, if only people could be completely black or completely white, she wouldn't have to worry about what mood she should be in when facing Chu Qinghe.
Jian Anning simply patted her shoulder and said, "Just follow your mood, okay? If you resent, then resent. If you forgive, then forgive."
“There aren’t that many things in this world that need to be engraved in your mind. Just think about how you want to look and feel at the moment, and then do it.”
Jiang Tan nodded, not quite understanding, and then said to Jian An Ning, "By the way, Master, I seem to have seen you in the inherited memory."
Jian Anning paused, then listened to Jiang Tan continue:
"But what I saw was a little different from what I saw, Senior Brother. The person I saw was very similar to you, but she wasn't on the battlefield. She was outside, trying to catch all the fish that slipped through the net."
"And the objects they held were different. The person who looked very similar to you, Senior Brother, was holding a sickle, while the person I saw was holding a spear."
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