hesitate
Wen Xu had already guessed that Han Jiang would hesitate about this issue.
She chose to stay in the Demon Realm and be with Cang Jingqi because she had considered staying, but at the same time, she resisted marriage in order to leave room for leaving.
Cang Jingqi probably guessed this as well.
When Wenxu asked so bluntly, Hanjiang was momentarily at a loss for words.
She lowered her head slightly, trying to avoid Wen Xu's question. This was a choice she didn't want to face, and as always, she chose to escape it. If she didn't think about it, she wouldn't have to face it.
"Xiaoman, tell me the truth, do you want to stay here?" Wen Xu asked, seeing that Han Jiang remained silent.
Han Jiang shook her head, her tone anxious, as if she wanted to refute Wen Xu's words but didn't know how: "I don't know, but of course I can't stay here. This isn't the real world. My family, my friends, they're not here. How can I stay because of a man, because of someone who doesn't actually exist!"
Towards the end, her voice broke down, but thankfully she managed to finish speaking smoothly before sobbing.
He spoke fluently, almost without interruption or stuttering. This shows that for many days, Hanjiang had been repeatedly questioning himself with the same question.
She had explained it to herself countless times, but not once had she been able to truly convince herself.
When she first arrived, she didn't know the storyline and didn't know a single person. Now, she has connected with so many people.
Those connections were like threads, gently wrapping around her, more and more, the threads twisting thicker and thicker, tightly holding her, begging her to stay.
It wasn't just because of Cang Jingqi; Han Qi would occasionally send letters, and Cang Jingye would drag her to buy new clothes every few days.
Gui Xu gave up his research on Han Jiang, waived the cost of the crystal coffin, and occasionally collected interesting things to send to Han Jiang.
The more you connect with others, the more you want to stay by their side.
"How do you know they don't actually exist? How can the emotions we feel and everything we experience not exist?" Wen Xu comforted Han Jiang.
Han Jiang burst into tears: "Am I love-struck? Sister Wen, I actually want to stay here with Cang Jingqi..."
With a gentle smile, Wenxu tenderly wiped away Hanjiang's tears: "Xiaoman isn't love-struck at all. This shows that Xiaoman has the ability and courage to love."
"Sister Wen, what are you going to do? Are you going to stay here too?"
“No,” Wen Xu said firmly, “I still have unfinished business waiting for me to return to, I will not stay here. I have been trapped in my own illusions twice, and even though I have experienced death twice, I still can’t let go.”
More than a decade of diligent study cannot change one's obsession overnight.
This is why Wenxu must go back.
She doesn't necessarily want to go back to achieve a certain result, but rather to give an explanation for everything in the past, whether good or bad.
"So, you're here to seduce Cang Jingmo?"
"Do you remember when you fixed the Hanqi vulnerability? The system gave you a reward back then." Wen Xu brought up the system page. "I tried to change the task, but it kept getting rejected. It seems that the system's help can't be used to change the task, but a new problem soon appeared."
Han Jiang knew part of the new problem; Han Qi had mentioned it in a letter to her a few days ago.
Hanjiang: "Is it a desert?"
“That’s right.” Wen Xu nodded. “I don’t know the specifics either. That day, I heard that the elders were having a meeting to discuss who would go to the desert, and at the same time, the system offered me a collaboration. This world has encountered a huge crisis because it has deviated significantly from the original storyline. The system changed the original strategy mission to a rescue mission, and I took this opportunity to use the system’s assistance.”
Wen Xu opened his palm, revealing a crystal: "The crisis is more serious than the system originally predicted, so the system gave this to me. It can greatly increase personal spiritual power for a certain period of time, but it can only be used once."
While Han Jiang was still pondering, Wen Xu continued, "Ever since the main storyline ended, I've been searching for a way to resist the strategy missions. Now, I finally have another way to go home, and I won't give up. Xiao Man, if you want to stay here, that's fine too. I've come to say goodbye."
"Sister Wen, are you leaving?"
"Whether this crisis succeeds or fails, I think we'll never see each other again." Wen Xu stepped forward and slowly hugged Han Jiang. "Xiao Man, thank you." Only Wen Xu knew that Han Jiang was the "savior" the system had brought into this world, whether to save her or to save the world.
As the cold descends, I helplessly accept the warm embrace, unsure of what to do, my mind a jumbled mess.
"Sister Wen, I'll go with you," Han Jiang said at the end.
Wen Xu gently shook his head: "Xiaoman, stay here."
Wen Xu faced the mission alone, which Han Jiang hadn't expected. In the past, Wen Xu would always ask Han Jiang for help when tackling missions, but now that he was saying goodbye to Han Jiang on the last mission, Han Jiang couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
Ultimately, Han Jiang couldn't stop Wen Xu from leaving. Wen Xu's stubbornness was evident in many ways, and naturally, she couldn't be stopped here.
She still wanted to help, so shortly after Wen Xu left, she went to talk to Cang Jingqi about it.
Unfortunately, she didn't see Cang Jingqi all day.
They did run into Cang Jingmo, who was about to leave.
The situation in the desert is very complicated. At first, it was said that black fog was billowing out of the desert. Later, the climate became increasingly unstable, and even animals began to go mad and then die rapidly.
The residents of Manzhou City are migrating to Yinzhou, and the intelligence provided by the Zhuque Pavilion, which is guarding the city, is not ideal.
However, this matter is recorded in historical documents. Gui Xu was invited to investigate the situation, and the Four States Sect also sent people there.
All three factions were mobilized, including the demons. Cang Jingqi, now the Demon Lord, was unable to travel, so he sent Cang Jingmo as his representative to the desert.
Han Jiang chatted briefly with Cang Jingmo and expressed her willingness to help.
Cang Jingmo said, "If you want to go, you can only go with me. As the Demon Lord, I cannot leave the Demon Realm at will."
Can't I be with Cang Jingqi...? Han Jiang was a little conflicted; she didn't really want to leave Cang Jingqi.
"I'm really going to become love-struck now," Han Jiang thought to himself.
“Miss Han, if you haven’t made up your mind, I can wait for you for a little while.” Cang Jingmo noticed Han Jiang’s hesitation.
"No need, Your Highness, you don't need to wait for me," Han Jiang said politely. She felt a little embarrassed to keep Cang Jingmo waiting for her, and she didn't know how long she would have to hesitate and agonize over it, so she decided to let Cang Jingmo go first.
Han Jiang clearly wanted to find an excuse. Please let her find an excuse first; she wanted to escape for a while longer.
Cang Jingqi didn't return until very late. Han Jiang was huddled in bed. Hearing the door open and close, Cang Jingqi carefully got into bed and lay down next to Han Jiang.
She quickly turned over, facing Han Jiang, reached out and hugged Han Jiang's waist, slowly pressing her body against him.
When the cold descends, you can feel a warm breeze pressing against your back.
"Why did you avoid me during the day?" No matter how busy Cang Jingqi was, Han Jiang could always find him, but today Han Jiang hadn't seen him all day.
Cang Jingqi didn't reply, but simply hugged Han Jiang even tighter.
Han Jiang noticed that Cang Jingqi's mood was off, so she struggled to turn over and face Cang Jingqi: "Aqi, what's wrong?"
Sadness is often more pronounced at night.
"Xiaoman, I gave you a chance to think it over. You didn't leave, does that mean you'll stay by my side?"
As they spent more time together, they became more familiar with each other, and Han Jiang quickly realized what Cang Jingqi was talking about.
During the day, Cang Jingmo was arranged by Cang Jingqi to test Han Jiang's attitude.
Cang Jingqi probably overheard Wen Xu and Han Jiang's conversation.
Han Jiang didn't answer Cang Jingqi's question. Cang Jingqi said to himself, "Then it's settled. Xiao Man, stay by my side."
Something seems off, but Han Jiang can't pinpoint what it is. He can sense that Cang Jing's words have a hidden meaning.
Han Jiang was still free to roam within the Demon Palace. She frequently inquired about information about the desert, but rarely received a reply.
Wen Xu did not write to her, and Cang Jingqi forbade Han Jiang to see the contents of the letter Cang Jingmo sent back.
She had a vague sense of foreboding.
The crisis identified by the system is certainly not that simple.
Could the black fog in the desert be related to the Black Sea mentioned in the legends? The underground palace has collapsed, making it impossible to obtain information. Only Han Jiang and Cang Jingqi, who were involved in the story of the Black Sea, know about it.
The only two people in the know are here.
Han Jiang asked Cang Jingqi where the forbidden books were stored. Cang Jingqi did not stop Han Jiang, but only instructed him not to take the books out and to read them in the library.
The information about the Tranquil Pearl and the Barbarian Desert was even less than I had imagined; it was barely mentioned at all. At most, it was said that there was a Tranquil Pearl in the desert that could calm the mind.
The forbidden books of the Four Provinces Sect probably wouldn't be mentioned, otherwise they would have been found in the Four Provinces Sect before heading to the desert.
The only hope is the maple leaves reflecting the frost on the pavilion.
Perhaps there are records in Guixu's attic.
She wrote several letters to Gui Xu, but received no reply for a long time.
It is said that Gui Xu has returned from the desert, so why hasn't he replied? Han Jiang wanted to go to Anzhou in person, but found that he couldn't leave the Demon Palace.
The gates of the Demon Palace seemed to form a transparent barrier for Han Jiang, and no matter how hard she tried to break through, she couldn't escape.
"Xiaoman, stay by my side."
Cang Jingqi's words exploded in Han Jiang's mind, and without thinking, she rushed into Cang Jingqi's study.
Cang Jingqi seemed to have anticipated this, and got up to greet him.
"Cang Jingqi, what do you mean by this?" After the two reconciled, Han Jiang rarely called him by his full name anymore, and usually addressed him as "Aqi".
Cang Jing said, "Xiao Man, I don't want you to leave."
"I didn't say I was leaving!"
"You said that if you and Wenxu went to the desert, you would have to go home..."
Before the two could even start arguing, Cang Jingye rushed in with Han Qi, shouting, "There's new information!"
The four people stood facing each other, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.
Cang Jingye was unaware of what had happened and thought she should take Han Qi away first and come back in later. But the situation was urgent, and Han Qi spoke first: "The situation in the desert is very bad, Senior Sister, we need your help!"
Han Jiang was also surprised to see Han Qi: "What's wrong? Is Sister Wen alright?" She didn't expect that even Han Qi had gone to the desert.
Cang Jingqi winked at Cang Jingye, signaling her to take Han Qi out first.
Cang Jingye tried to grab Han Qi's arm, but missed. Han Qi dodged Cang Jingye and stepped forward to tightly grasp Han Jiang's hand: "The black mist is more complicated than I expected. Senior sister, only you can help!"
"She can't even use her spiritual power, what help can she be!" Cang Jing shouted. "A-Ye, take Miss Han out of here first!"
"Cang Jingqi, if I'm so useless, then you should find a different family member!" Han Jiang shouted angrily.
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