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The news of Cangjing Chongxue struck Hanjiang like a thunderbolt, making him think he had misheard.
How did these two end up entering the secret realm together?
"What?! My master and the Third Prince?" Han Jiang, supported by Cang Jingqi, sat down next to Cang Jingjian. "What's going on?"
Cang Jingqi was equally surprised: "Why is Han Tian here?"
Cang Jing Chong Xue's breathing was not smooth, probably because he had just gone through a big battle: "Han Tian suddenly rushed into the Demon Palace to take Han Jiang away. A Ye couldn't stop him and was injured. Then he rushed all the way to Cang Jing Palace. I told him that you were in the secret realm and that you couldn't get out unless you drew the Cang Jing Sword. So he took A Ye hostage and broke into the secret realm."
Han Tian's sudden appearance disrupted all plans, and unexpected situations arose.
Not to mention that this plot point would never appear in the original book, why would Han Tian suddenly want to take Han Jiang away?
Han Jiang had been in the Demon Realm all along, and Han Tian had never asked too much about it. Instead, he entrusted his disciple to Cang Jingqi with peace of mind. Why would he want to take Han Jiang away at this time?
"Has the news of my impending marriage to the Second Prince reached the Four Continents Sect?" Han Jiang asked.
“Impossible. Only people inside the Demon Palace know this right now,” Cang Jing Chong Xue denied. “When he came, he didn’t mention A Mo and A Qi. He just kept asking where you were and wanted to see you. Did you do something bad and get caught?”
Han Jiang was puzzled; she hadn't done anything.
Could it be related to Han Qi? No, Han Qi went to find Luo Luo again. What could be causing Han Tian such a commotion?
Han Tian broke through the illusion much faster than Han Jiang had expected. After successfully breaking through the three layers of illusion, he met Cang Jingye in the maze, where they moved almost unimpeded.
Explosions and sounds of fighting echoed through the maze.
Another explosion rang out, smoke billowed, and Cang Jingmo's figure rushed out from an exit, shouting, "Brother! Draw your swords quickly!"
The high wall of the maze behind Cang Jingmo was blown open, and Han Tian released spiritual energy like a madman, slowly walking out of the maze, with Cang Jingye and the unconscious Wen Xu bound beside him.
Cang Jingye was bound by spiritual power a few steps behind Han Tian, her face full of exhaustion. She had only recovered her spiritual power a few days ago and had been beaten by Han Tian again. She was now weaker than when the war between immortals and demons ended. She supported the unconscious Wen Xu and shook her head at Han Jiang.
Han Tian stood facing Cang Jingqi and Han Jiang, but his eyes were fixed on Han Jiang, as if piercing through her. His expression was not as peaceful as usual, but cold as he looked at Han Jiang.
His entire body emanated a chilling aura, as if he were possessed by an evil spirit; it was terrifying.
Han Jiang noticed Wen Xu first: "Sister Wen!"
“Miss Wen met with me before she fainted! She said you should draw your sword first!” Cang Jingmo said.
Cang Jingqi, disregarding Han Tian, drew his sword first against Han Jiang.
It's possible that Han Tian's strength wasn't that formidable; perhaps he caught everyone off guard, leaving none of them a match.
Han Tian's target didn't seem to be the Cangjing Sword. He didn't stop Cangjing Qi and Han Jiang from drawing their swords; he just waited there until the secret realm ended.
The moment the Azure Mirror Sword was pulled out, the maze began to collapse, and the ground began to sink.
The rest of the people were swallowed by the ground, but Cang Jingqi and Han Jiang, who were holding swords, remained motionless. After the ground collapsed, they floated in mid-air and even flew higher and higher, getting closer to the sky.
The secret realm was crumbling, and Han Jiang left it, teleporting to the Cangjing Sword in the Cangjing Palace. As she landed, she deliberately looked up and saw that above the sword in the center of the Cangjing Palace was indeed an inverted throne.
Cang Jingzhongxue clapped her hands, waiting for the two to return. It was probably something every Demon Lord would hear upon ascending to the throne. She said to Cang Jing, "My child, congratulations on becoming the new Demon Lord. Please remember your lover who accompanied you through the trials. You will share the right to use the Cang Jing Sword."
After the two of them emerged from the secret realm and landed smoothly, the others were ejected from the suspended greatsword as if they had been thrown out.
Han Tian rushed straight towards Han Jiang almost as soon as he landed, but was shoved aside by Cang Jingqi with a fan: "Han Tian, what happened?"
"Cang Jingqi! I trusted you so much!" Han Tian roared at Cang Jingqi, "You actually lied to me! Get out of my way!"
Cang Jing Chong Xue, burdened by the barrier of the Demon Realm, could not confront Han Tian head-on and silently retreated to the rear.
Both Cang Jingye and Cang Jingmo were injured by Han Tian's explosion in the secret realm.
Cang Jingqi leaped to deal with Han Tian, while Han Jiang, leaning on the Cang Jing sword, knelt on the spot, feeling extremely hungry and completely exhausted.
"Han Tian, explain yourself clearly. Where did I lie to you?" Cang Jingqi, the monk, was completely bewildered and even more annoyed by Han Tian's attitude.
Han Tian had no intention of explaining to Cang Jingqi, and kept avoiding direct confrontation with him, his goal never straying from Han Jiang.
"Master... what exactly happened?" Han Jiang spoke with difficulty and weakness.
Han Tian ignored Han Jiang's words and launched a fierce attack on Cang Jingqi, taking the opportunity to get closer to Han Jiang.
Han Jiang had no time to react. He instinctively felt his feet lift off the ground as Han Tian grabbed him around the waist and carried him out of Cangjing Palace.
She could hear Cang Jingqi chasing after her. Han Tian called someone's name above her head. A red figure flashed past Han Jiang's eyes and blocked Han Tian's path, delaying Cang Jingqi.
Cang Jingqi's voice grew fainter and fainter, and was no longer heard before Han Jiang lost consciousness.
...
Gui Xu tapped the stone surface intermittently, without any rhythm, simply because he was bored and wanted to make some noise.
Hanjiang regained her strength, but I don't know how Guixu fed her, since we can't have an IV drip of glucose here.
"You're awake? You're not surprised to see me at all?" Gui Xu said with a smile.
Han Jiang remained lying down: "What's so surprising? You could have guessed it."
Few could stand in the way of the red figure that could block Cang Jingqi.
Furthermore, even if Han Tian is furious, he might increase his spiritual power greatly because of his anger, which is as absurd as a person being able to take down a bear when he gets angry.
So, even without thinking, Han Jiang can guess who's behind this—it must be Gui Xu.
“It seems I have no choice but to kill you. After all, you know too much,” Gui Xu said.
As the cold descended, I looked around but saw no sign of winter.
Gui Xu saw through Han Jiang's thoughts: "Looking for your master? Oh no, he's not your master, he's Han Jiang's master, and you are not Han Jiang."
I felt a tingling sensation in my head after the cold snap. Did they find out? When?
She maintained her composure: "What nonsense are you talking about? I am Han Jiang. Where do you get the evidence to prove I'm not?"
“You don’t match the original appearance of Han Jiang’s soul.” Gui Xu said calmly.
With a "click," the door to the secret room opened, and Han Tian came in carrying a bag: "These are Xiao Man's things."
Han Jiangshun called out "Master", but Han Tian said fiercely, "I am not your master. You are not Xiaoman."
Gui Xu said that her soul appearance did not match that of Han Jiang in the original book, so it was definitely not what Cang Jingqi said. No wonder Han Tian said that Cang Jingqi lied to him.
It's impossible to hide it anymore now.
Gui Xu casually pointed, indicating that Han Tian should put the things aside, and continued to speak to Han Jiang: "Don't blame me for killing you. It was Han Tian who first noticed that something was wrong with you, so I made a deal with him. He went to the imperial court with me to negotiate, and I helped him verify your true identity."
It was before the great war between immortals and demons that Han Jiang was calculating the time.
She remembered Gui Xu saying that there was a lamp that could illuminate the origin, and under that lamp, she had once appeared in modern attire.
“Although I have never seen Han Jiang’s soul, it is definitely not yours. Who exactly are you? Why are you different from the origin of our souls? I can see some images of the past through the lamp. You are not one of us, are you?” Gui Xu became extremely curious about Han Jiang.
Han Jiang didn't answer a word; the more he said, the more mistakes he would make.
"Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then I'll just have to send you on your way." Gui Xu took things out of the bag Han Tian had brought and placed them one by one next to Han Jiang.
Han Jiang lay on the stone platform, not bound by ropes, and couldn't help but think that the two of them weren't worried about her escaping at all.
Or perhaps they used spiritual energy to bind her, but forgot that she was using spiritual energy to dissolve, and that no amount of spiritual energy could affect her.
She tried moving her fingers, scanning the area, and locked onto the direction Han Tian had come from. There was a door there, but Han Tian was guarding it.
"Will doing this really bring back Xiaoman's soul?" Hantian asked.
Gui Xu said, "I can summon back Cang Jingmo, so why can't I summon back your disciple?"
Han Tian nodded in agreement.
Han Jiang had no room for explanation and could only take a gamble! She flipped down from the other end of the stone platform, startling Gui Xu. Han Tian reacted first and grabbed Han Jiang back onto the stone platform.
“I already told you, she has spiritual power to neutralize it.” Gui Xu said to Han Tian with displeasure, “You’re still only using spiritual power to bind her? You should just use ropes to tie her up.”
"She's not Xiaoman, so how could she be a spiritual energy dissipation body?" Han Tian refused to believe it.
“She probably possessed Han Jiang’s body, but such a thing is unheard of, and it shouldn’t be possible…” Gui Xu said.
"Of course not! Time travel isn't a concept in this world!" Han Jiang thought to himself.
There was no escape now; he was tightly bound to the stone platform.
Just like when he revived Wenxu, Guixu took out the stone and muttered something under his breath.
To be honest, Han Jiang was scared. She didn't know what would happen to her if the original owner's soul was really recalled. Would she return to the original world, or wander around the world until she finally dissipated and died?
She suddenly began to fear death, probably because there were still many things she hadn't done, or perhaps because she really wanted to continue living, so she began to fear death.
The items belonging to the original owner on the stone platform began to glow, and the halos tried to enter Han Jiang's body, but all failed, like wisps of souls surrounding Han Jiang.
"Wait," Han Tian suddenly called out, "Will this person die after Xiao Man comes back?"
"I don't know, I've never encountered this situation before," Gui Xu replied.
"Let's continue." Han Tian seemed to have something to say, but ultimately didn't say it.
He definitely loathed this "fake Han Jiang," believing that this person was responsible for the death of the original Han Jiang. But upon closer reflection, she didn't seem like the kind of person who would kill Xiao Man.
Han Jiang closed his eyes resignedly.
She had considered that Cang Jingqi might come to her rescue, but no, it was too difficult to find someone like him here.
The only thing to do during the Cold Dew Festival is to pray that after the original owner's soul returns to its original place, her soul can also return to its original place, so that she can go home.
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