Red Gold Senior Brother
"Senior brother..." Since the other party called her junior sister, she should address the other party as senior brother.
With one hand behind his back, Chi Jin took a half-step back the instant Han Jiang opened the door, creating some distance between them.
"Junior sister, I have something I'd like to ask you privately. May I come in?" Chi Jin's tone carried a strange sense of distance.
Han Jiang nodded reluctantly. Since the people had come knocking on her door, there was no way to avoid them.
Chi Jin was about to lift his foot, but seeing that Han Jiang was still standing in the same spot, he remained in his original position.
Han Jiang immediately realized this and stepped aside to let Chi Jin into the house.
Chi Jin kept his head down, looking at the ground. Only after Han Jiang closed the door did he look up at Han Jiang, without looking at anything else in the room.
Excessive restraint.
“Junior Sister, I’ll be frank,” Chi Jin said. “As far as I know, you are not one of the twelve disciples representing the Four Continents Sect. Why would you be in the secret realm with an invisibility talisman?”
Get straight to the point.
Han Jiang first chewed over the words he was originally going to say to Han Tian, then spat them out to Chi Jin as he was, "I, I, am sorry."
Apologize first in everything.
"But I really want to help my junior sister win the top spot on the hunting list!" After feigning pitifulness, he revealed his urgent wish, saying that he was just impatient and had done something wrong with good intentions.
The cold drama was so convincing that even the actor himself was starting to believe it.
The fact that the senior brother in front of me didn't expose Han Jiang immediately shows that the two have a pretty good relationship.
The person the original owner had a crush on might also have feelings for her.
Although it's a bit unfair, Hanjiang feels that it's perfectly acceptable to take advantage of it temporarily.
Chi Jin's expression shifted from skepticism to gradual belief, as if he were convincing himself.
"Junior sister, what do you mean by this?"
Luring the enemy in deep, Han Jiang continued, "Senior brother, as you know, I've always been weak. I didn't even participate in the demonstration this year. Everyone said I disgraced Han Shan. Master finally accepted a new disciple, and I want to help my junior sister get the top spot and bring glory to Han Shan."
Han Jiang knew that this reason was a bit far-fetched, but logically sound.
Chi Jin pondered for a moment and then asked, "Really?"
"certainly!"
"Does Junior Sister know about the Mixed Spirit Pill?"
Han Jiang feigned innocence: "I don't know. I got separated from my junior sister as soon as I entered the secret realm. I didn't do anything before I encountered a magical beast, and then I met you, senior brother."
Now that things have come to this, she can only believe that Cang Jingqi will not betray her, so she insists that she knows nothing about the Hunling Pill to Chi Jin.
Chi Jin then asked, "Where did you get the invisibility talisman? And how did you evade the detection of spiritual power?"
"This..." Han Jiang pouted, her nose gradually turning red. "I stole it from the elder. I don't know why I wasn't discovered. I was just following my junior sister... Did I commit a terrible mistake? I'm sorry..."
His voice was slightly choked.
Chi Jin said urgently, "I didn't mean to blame you, Junior Sister. Thank you for telling me—"
Han Jiang interrupted Chi Jin at the right moment: "If Master and the elders find out, will I be expelled from the Four Continents Sect? I, I'm so sorry..."
"Of course not! Since the matter of the Mixed Spirit Pill has nothing to do with Junior Sister, I will not report it. However, Junior Sister, please don't do such dangerous things again in the future," Chi Jin reassured Han Jiang.
During the cold winter, I couldn't cry at all; I could only bury my head, sniffle, and try my best to squeeze out tears.
Think about sad things, think about sad things. Han Jiang keeps telling herself this.
Chi Jin seemed to want to reach out and pat Han Jiang, but he pulled his hand back halfway and said, "Little Han Jiang, although I have left the Four Continents Sect, I am still your senior brother. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me, and I will do my best."
Leaving the Four Provinces Sect? No wonder he's wearing the Vermilion Bird Pavilion's attire now.
He must have been a disciple of the Four Continents Sect before joining the Vermilion Bird Pavilion through some means.
Moreover, his current status is not low.
Han Jiang nodded listlessly.
“Junior sister, you can trust me,” Chijin added.
So this person might be a backup plan. Han Jiang pondered to himself.
"What about the Mixed Spirit Pill that Senior Brother just mentioned? Does it have anything to do with me?" Han Jiang asked casually.
"No. Rebels infiltrated the treasure hunt and sprinkled the monsters with Chaos Elixir."
"Have you found out who it is?" Han Jiang asked anxiously.
Chi Jingang and Cang Jingqi avoided each other, so it's unknown whether Chi Jingang received the message.
Chijin shook his head: "No."
Han Jiang breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "Is it the same group of rebels from Anzhou?"
“It seems you’ve heard about them too,” Chi Jin said. “That’s right, it’s those people, but we still haven’t found out who’s behind them. The latest news is that it’s related to the Demon Palace, so we’ve asked two princes of the Demon Clan to come and assist us.”
As far as Han Jiang knows, if Cang Jingqi is truly a good person, then the other two princes invited by the Vermilion Bird Pavilion must be the leaders of the rebel army.
That was a really precise strike.
Speaking of which, Cang Jingmo is the male lead, so could he be a rebel? That's not a good premise.
"What are you thinking about?" Akagin asked.
Han Jiang waved his hand: "It's nothing. Senior brother, can you take me to find my junior sister? I don't know where she is."
The main purpose was to find Wen Xu.
Chi Jin nodded in agreement and gestured for Han Jiang to go out first.
Once outside, Chi Jin walked around Han Jiang and stood in front of her, maintaining a distance of more than half a meter from her the entire time.
Disciples injured during the hunt were all accommodated at the stronghold set up by the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
The Vermilion Bird Pavilion had outposts in various states and was closely connected with the imperial court.
A building resembling a walled enclosure, painted with bright red paint, with an imposing gate and an imperial plaque inscribed with "Zhuque Pavilion" in vermilion.
Han Tian was busy investigating the truth behind the Mixed Spirit Pill and was not at the stronghold.
The province is facing a cold snap and doesn't know how to face it.
But she didn't want to face Akagi either!
She had barely stepped into the building when she was met by Akagi.
"How could you..." Chi Cheng hesitated as he saw Han Jiang following Chi Jin.
Chi Jin bowed and said, "Master."
Akagi waved his sleeve: "What are you doing now... tsk! Sigh!"
He clicked his tongue and sighed heavily, looking utterly disappointed. Han Jiang felt a surge of frustration: Just say what you have to say!
"Since Master is here, please take Junior Sister Hanjiang with you. I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first." After saying this, Chijin handed Hanjiang over to Chicheng.
Chicheng asked, "Hanjiang, what brings you here?"
"I've come to find my junior sister and senior sister Wenxu," Han Jiang said.
"That would be for the best!" Chi Cheng said. "You already embarrassed yourself enough by sneaking off to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion to find Chi Jin last time. Although my disciple is indeed quite good, there are so many good men in the world, it doesn't matter who you choose."
Well, the original owner was a simp.
No wonder Akakane was acting like "Don't touch me" and "Stay away from me."
"The Second Elder is right," Han Jiang replied haphazardly.
Chicheng led Hanjiang up to the third floor, saying that the disciples of the Four Continents Sect were all resting on this floor, and told Hanjiang to find them himself.
Hanjiang watched Chicheng's retreating figure, noticing that she had lost even more hair.
Chi Cheng may be fierce, but he's actually a good person. He cares about the future of the Four Provinces Sect and its disciples.
Many disciples of the Four Continents Sect were injured during this hunt, which distressed him greatly, and he was busy running around taking care of them.
Hanjiang followed the corridor, asking from room to room, and finally found Wenxu's room.
Han Jiang sat down beside Wen Xu's bed: "Sister Wen, are you alright?"
Wen Xu said, "It's nothing, I just took a knife for the female lead."
Where is the male lead?
“I let him go. His favorability isn’t very high yet, and it’s not good for me to keep hanging around him.” Wen Xu said, “Now there’s an even more serious problem: the male and female leads have a bug. Whenever they meet each other, the original plot will play out, and their personalities will change.”
"So, whenever the male and female leads meet, it's out of character (OOC)? No wonder Han Qi is usually strong and quiet, but completely different when she's with the Demon Lord. Will the system fix this bug?" Han Jiang asked.
Wen Xu shook his head: "The system acknowledges that this is a bug, but it won't provide any help to fix it. We have to figure it out ourselves."
When the female lead meets the male lead, she automatically becomes a naive and innocent girl; when the male lead meets the female lead, he instantly transforms into a domineering CEO.
"Then try to avoid encountering Hanqi when you do missions in the future," Han Jiang said.
Wen Xu: "I'd like to too, but many key plot points are triggered by the female lead."
Hanjiang stroked his chin, remaining silent.
Wen Xu took Han Jiang's hand and held it, then looked up slightly to meet Han Jiang's gaze and said softly, "Han Jiang, I need your help. You will go through the main plot with me, and take Han Qi with you when necessary."
"But I'm just cannon fodder..."
I don't want to go through all that trouble during the Cold Season.
“I can only take you home after all the tasks are completed. And I will protect you.” Wen Xu’s eyes were filled with sincerity.
Han Jiang still wanted to refuse, so she gave an ambiguous answer: "We'll see when the time comes."
Wen Xu was clearly dissatisfied with the answer and wanted to say something more, but Han Jiang interrupted her: "Sister Wen, have they discovered the Hunling Pill you used?"
Wen Xu said, "Don't worry, I've taken care of it. It won't be discovered."
Wen Xu is actually a "petty person who gets ahead". She did evil but was never punished. In the original story, there were many deaths and injuries, but she was the only one who got a good ending.
Wenxu wouldn't tell Hanjiang any of this. This person, who came from the same world as her, was mostly contradictory, and she was always wavering.
She pressed her hand against the pain in her conscience and said, "Hanjiang, just because we weren't discovered this time doesn't mean we won't be next time—"
"Han Xiaoman." Cang Jingqi arrived just in time to find Han Jiang.
The owner of Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion asked him to sense the users of the Mixed Spirit Pill, but unfortunately, apart from Wen Xu and Han Jiang, he couldn't sense anyone else.
It's obvious that the Hunling Pill was tampered with.
Those people clearly knew that Cang Jingqi had the ability to sense spiritual power, which is why they were able to prepare in advance.
Both of the previous shadowy figures had used spiritual energy to protect themselves, so Cang Jingqi could only sense that they were not the same person, but did not know who they were.
Cang Jingqi and Gui Xu didn't have much to talk about, except that the Hunling Pill couldn't be sensed.
He had promised Han Jiang, so of course he had to keep his word.
After leaving Maple Leaf Frost Pavilion, he returned to the inn, and by sheer coincidence, he ran into Han Jiang following Chi Jin out of the inn.
He had heard of Chijin.
I've heard Han Tian mention it.
Han Jiang used to like him.
No, that's not quite right. It was Han Jiang who liked him in the past, but the current Han Jiang might not.
Cang Jingqi thought that Han Jiang was too busy to talk about it next time, but he still followed along as if possessed, all the way to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
Cang Jingqi didn't hear what Han Jiang and Wen Xu were saying inside; he waited for Han Jiang at the door.
Then he thought, it's already afternoon and I haven't had lunch yet, so I prepared to knock on the door and go in.
He disdained to eavesdrop, but happened to overhear the last few sentences.
The words were blatant deception.
Cang Jingqi didn't believe that Han Jiang was so easily fooled, but he still couldn't help but interrupt.
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" Han Jiang turned around.
"Something's up."
"What's up?"
"Never mind." Cang Jing beckoned to Han Jiang, signaling him to come with him.
When Cang Jingqi turned around, he glanced at Wen Xu with a half-smile: "Miss Wen is injured, so it's best if you don't go out too much. Don't worry about what's going on outside, we'll handle it."
"Thank you, Your Highness."
Han Jiang hurriedly followed Cang Jingqi out, asking, "What exactly happened?"
There's nothing wrong. Cang Jingqi was just looking for an excuse to call Han Jiang out.
"There's a teahouse in Yinzhou that has really delicious dim sum. Would you like to try some?"
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