He has passed away.
"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but the Demon Prince and my master have a very good relationship. So at this moment, besides the Second Prince, my master is also in the Demon Palace." Han Jiang slowly took out Han Tian's letter. "My master sent this letter this morning, saying that the imperial army is pretending to ask for passage, but in reality, they are heading straight for the Demon Palace."
"Your Majesty, if you wish to fight against the Demon Race, you will need the power of the Four Continents Sect. However, my master, the strongest elder of the Four Continents Sect, seems to distrust you," Han Qi said. "Furthermore, we recently discovered that one of the elders was colluding with the rebels and researching human-demon transformation. Isn't that right, elders?"
"You're talking about Lei Mo, right?" Shu Yue asked. Such a huge scandal had occurred within the Four Continents Sect, but Akagi had only reported it to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion and hadn't told anyone else.
Han Jiang said, "Yes, Elder. But before that, this Lei Mo was introduced by the Vermilion Bird Pavilion. His original name was Xiao Mo. The Second Elder handed him over to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion for handling. His Highness sent people to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion to look for him. I believe we will find him soon and get to the bottom of things."
Actually, there was no such thing; Han Jiang was just bluffing Xiao Yu.
"Your Majesty can still send people to silence them," Han Qi reminded him.
Xiao Yu stared at Han Qi: "You have piqued my interest."
A chill ran down my spine, and now that there's no male lead in this chaotic scene, the plot is just indescribable.
"And there's something else that will interest you even more," Han Qi sneered. "The two elders should be happy to bring the news back to the Four Continents Sect. At that point, it'll be hard to say whether the Four Continents Sect will help His Majesty quell the rebellion or help the demons maintain the human-demon coexistence."
Xia Chan said at the right moment, "Your Majesty, humans and demons have coexisted for a hundred years. How can we break this relationship because of this? Moreover, the demons have forcibly changed the original system. Even if they have developed in recent years, it is hard to guarantee that there will be endless troubles in the future. Why should we be in such a hurry?"
"Your Majesty, we are not here to force you to abdicate, but to negotiate." Han Qi suddenly softened his tone.
There are advances and retreats, gains and losses.
“That’s right. After all, the one who contacted us privately was Lord Liu, and the token found in the rebel army belonged to Lord Li. It has nothing to do with His Majesty.” Although Han Jiang really wanted to punch this despicable emperor, there was nothing he could do. He was His Majesty, so he could only give him a way out.
After a long silence, Xiao Yu finally agreed: "Convey my decree..."
[Reward Mission: Fix the female lead's bug, 80% complete]
Hanjiang and Hanqi exchanged a smile, each feeling a sense of relief.
Shu Yue returned to the Four States Sect to inform the elders, while Chao Yu stayed behind to work with the Vermilion Bird Pavilion to eliminate the rebels.
Li Yuan, the former head of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, colluded with the rebel army and attempted to undermine the human-demon republic; he shall be executed. Liu Guai, the former assistant manager of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, falsely conveyed the emperor's will; he shall also be executed.
Li Yuan's former subordinates, while passing through, acted on their own, intending to infiltrate the Demon Palace to assassinate someone. Fortunately, they were intercepted by Elder Hantian of the Four Continents Sect and were all eliminated.
Li Fang was dismissed from his post because of his elder brother. Xia Chan will temporarily serve as the new head of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, and an election will be held after the rebels are quelled.
But the matter didn't end there. Xia Chan was in charge of arranging for the children to go home, and this time he vowed that the Vermilion Bird Pavilion would never do anything to harm the people again.
Cang Jingjue led the way to Anzhou to find Cang Jingye.
Xiao Yu did not let Cang Jingye go, but simply ordered the elimination of all the rebels.
The bug fix for Hanqi is almost here, so the rebel Hanjiang still wants to leave it to Hanqi to handle.
The spiritual energy disorder within Anzhou City has subsided, and the main camp is in complete disarray. Some have fled, some are dead, but Cang Jingye is nowhere to be found.
After the rebels scattered, the people from the Vermilion Bird Pavilion who had been mixed in with the rebels still adhered to the mission assigned by their superiors, controlled Cang Jingye, and fled all the way to the edge of the Demon Realm.
Han Jiang was very familiar with this place; in Cang Jingqi's illusion, leaving the Demon Realm would wake her up. She had dragged Cang Jingqi around the border of the Demon Realm several times back then.
Cang Jingye looked weak and powerless to resist.
"So it really was the rebellion launched by the Third Prince of the Demon Clan?" Discussions arose from the surrounding area.
This was the last batch of rebels, and they should have launched an attack to wipe them out, but Xia Chan never gave the order.
After a day and a night of maneuvering, the imperial court issued an order the next day to quickly eliminate the rebel army.
Xiao Yu was really anxious, afraid that he would leave himself a handle to silence everyone.
Xia Chan knew he wouldn't live much longer; he knew far too much. But while he held power, he wanted to protect Cang Jingye for everyone. However, Xiao Yu was pressing him too hard: "The Third Prince probably can't be saved."
Cang Jingjue said, "It can be saved. One dead person can save one living person. I need an opportunity."
"What do you mean?" Han Jiang asked. "You want to exchange your life with the Third Prince?"
“If His Majesty wants to capture a mastermind, then we can only give him a mastermind.” Cang Jingjue looked at Cang Jingqi and Amai. “The Demon Clan needs the Third Prince, but the Demon Clan will not need someone who should have been dead for almost ten years.”
Before setting off, Han Jiang grabbed Cang Jingqi and said, "You don't want your own brother to go and die, do you?"
“Even if I don’t allow it, he will still go. Seven years ago, it was A-Ye who saved A-Jue. If that Demon Lord were here, he would make the same decision. This is the only option for the Demon Realm right now. The Demon Clan needs the Third Prince.”
"Then we don't need the Fourth Prince?"
“A-Jue isn’t very strong, which will become a weakness and a handle against him. I’ll explain it to you in detail after this is over.”
The positions of Cang Jingqi, Amai, and Cang Jingjue were strange, forming a triangle that surrounded the rebels.
Hanqi and Cangjingjue stood together.
Following everyone's plan, Xia Chan sent more than a dozen people to infiltrate the rebel army.
Cang Jingqi stood at the very front, facing the rebel army. He seemed very nervous, holding a fan in his right hand and leading Han Jiang by the hand in his left.
The sheer scale of the spiritual energy manipulation caused Cang Jingqi to tremble uncontrollably.
The rebels in the front row were stunned and stood there. Shouts of "surrender" came from the crowd. At the same time, Han Qi broke through the front row and Cang Jingjue rushed straight to the location of Cang Jingye.
However, Cang Jing did not directly abduct Cang Jingye, but instead engaged in combat with the surrounding rebel forces.
Suddenly, a dark figure leaped out from the rebel ranks and shouted, "Who dares to surrender? They will die!"
This confused the rebel leader.
Cang Jingqi withdrew his spiritual power, and the rebels sprang into action once more.
Explosions rang out in succession as the two armies clashed.
In the chaos, Cang Jingjue swapped identities with the shadowy figure and charged towards Cang Jingye again.
He didn't need to save Cang Jingye, because in this overwhelming victory belonging to the good side, the rebels would be completely annihilated. Han Qi was responsible for protecting Cang Jingye, and Cang Jingjue's only goal was to clear Cang Jingye's name so that she could escape unscathed.
Standing at the highest point, he lifted his black robe, revealing his face to everyone for the first time, and proclaimed loudly, "I have waited for this day for a long time! Follow me and charge into the Demon Realm!"
Cang Jingqi once again used his spiritual power to control the movement, and a portion of it actually followed Cang Jingjue.
"Who exactly are you?!" Xia Chan asked, playing along with the act.
"Who am I? Your Highness and Third Prince should be quite familiar with me, right? After all, one of you is my elder brother and the other is my elder sister," Cang Jingjue said. "Seven years ago, the Demon Lord despised me as a useless son and wanted to abandon me. But you didn't expect that I would not only survive but also become so powerful! That person is not worthy of being the Demon Lord. I am the new Demon Lord!"
At this moment, Hanqi was already close to Cangjingye.
Not only are the Vermilion Bird Pavilion members confused, but the rebels are equally bewildered. Who exactly is behind this?
Under the rhythm controlled by Cang Jingqi's spiritual power, the rebels were successfully thrown off their rhythm and descended into chaos.
"Hidden for years, all for this moment!" Cang Jingjue said. "Cang Jingye is useless now, kill her!"
The rebels who had taken Cang Jingye hostage did not obey Cang Jingjue's orders. Just as they were about to ask who he was, Han Qi suddenly appeared from behind.
"Release the Third Prince! Your conspiracy will not succeed!" In order to clear Cang Jingye's name, Han Qi's voice was louder than usual, so that more people could hear it.
Judging by the timing, the reinforcements sent by the imperial court have already arrived, making it the perfect time to establish the image of Cang Jingye being held hostage.
Han Jiang disapproved of this one-for-one exchange, arguing that regardless of strength, it was still a life at stake. However, the others almost tacitly approved of and cooperated with Cang Jingjue's performance. Even Han Qi knew that this was related to the current system of the Demon Clan and was a choice made out of necessity.
Cang Jingjue almost never actually made a move, merely maneuvering among the rebels. Cang Jingjue had stated that his strength was not great, and even his control over spiritual energy was limited to a small range.
Amai provided support to Hanqi from another direction, and the two successfully brought back Cang Jingye.
Xia Chan: "The Third Prince has been rescued! Everyone, charge! Leave no survivors!"
Cang Jingye, carried on Amai's shoulder, struggled to look in Cang Jingjue's direction: "No, A-Jue..."
"Cang Jingjue is the real culprit who instigated the rebellion!" Xia Chan insisted on this conclusion once again.
Han Jiang felt Cang Jingqi's grip tighten, as if he were embedding Han Jiang's hand into his palm.
"Cang Jingqi!" Cang Jingjue called out from afar.
It was as if what separated them was not a vast army, but seven years.
The voice came from a very, very far place, from when he was very, very young, from the first time he called Cang Jingqi "brother".
Cang Jingqi exerted all his strength to control the folding fan. The fan unfolded, spun and leaped, slashed his throat, circled in mid-air, and finally returned to Cang Jingqi's hand with blood and tears.
He killed Cang Jingjue.
"A-Jue!" Cang Jingye bit Amai's shoulder hard.
"The Demon Prince has upheld justice by sacrificing his own family and killing the rebel leader in one fell swoop!" The news spread throughout the army in an instant.
It happened so fast that Han Jiang didn't even have time to react before Cang Jingjue was dead, and the war was over. All the shouts and charges stopped in an instant; the world fell silent.
Cang Jingqi showed no outward reaction, but his hand remained tightly gripping Han Jiang.
Cang Jingye was not in good condition and did not want to see Amai and Cang Jingqi. So Han Jiang and Han Qi had to go and check on her.
Beside her lay a long spear, her face haggard. She could barely sit up, the food brought to her untouched. Her head was bowed, tears streaming down her face, dripping onto the paper. Her hands trembled as she held the letter Cang Jingjue had written that morning, which she had kept specifically for Cang Jingye to read when he returned.
"Sister, she is gone, but the future is long."
Han Jiang wisely remained silent, giving Cang Jingye time to think.
"Are you Hanqi?" Cang Jingye asked Hanqi first.
Hanqi nodded: "Mm."
"You're really amazing. Here, take this gun. Thank you for saving me today."
"Thank you, Third Prince, but I already have a sword given to me by my master, so I won't accept this spear."
"Hmph, look, nobody wants your stuff..." Cang Jingye muttered to himself, then changed the subject to Han Jiang, "Where's Cang Jingqi?"
Han Jiang replied, "I'm packing my things. I'll be heading to Jingzhou City later."
“Tell him I’m not going,” Cang Jingye continued. “Seven years, and I still couldn’t escape. Seven years ago, it was Cang Jingqi who tried to kill Ajue, but I saved Ajue back then. This time, it was my sister who made a mistake. Ajue, I’m sorry. Axing, I’m sorry.”
"Was Ah Xing's death also related to Cang Jingqi?" Han Jiang asked.
"The guess is correct."
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