Senior brothers and junior sisters
The sunken pool contained a human and a demon. Their faces were unrecognizable, their bodies intertwined.
The liquid in the pool is the same liquid as that in the large pot outside, only it's not as thick.
Or rather, the source of the substances in the pot is here. Some kind of substance produced after the fusion of humans and demons dissolved into the water, and after being collected and extracted, it became what's in the pot.
It looks disgusting.
Hanjiang looted some books from the secret room, carrying them on his back in a cloth bag. He didn't have time to look at them closely now, but who knows when he might need them later.
This place is not safe to stay in for long, so Han Jiang led Han Qi out through the cave entrance they had come in through.
"This place looks familiar," Hanqi said.
The exit of the secret room led to a large mansion, but there were no houses; the rooms were all empty. The guards outside were unaware of the situation inside the secret room, so they didn't notice the two people who had escaped.
Han Jiang peeked out and glanced at the left and right doorways: "Why does it look exactly like that mansion outside Yinzhou City!"
Could they be in Yinzhou now? But that mansion has been destroyed, they saw it with their own eyes.
What kind of person would build the same mansion in two different places?
Han Jiang still remembered the way to the mansion, dodged several groups of guards, and successfully found the way out.
"ah!"
The sound of a child crying.
Both of them paused, stopping in their tracks.
A little girl seemed to have done something wrong, kneeling on the ground and crying loudly, while another, slightly older girl stood in front of her, confronting the guard.
Han Jiang recognized the little girl she had spoken to in Yinzhou City almost instantly.
Wasn't she sent home by the Vermilion Bird Pavilion? How did she end up here?
Hanqi was faster than Hanjiang and had already knocked the guard down with a single palm strike.
Regardless of whether they were exposed or not, Han Jiang shouted, "Run!"
The little girl recognized Han Jiang and said, "Big sister! The Vermilion Bird Pavilion are bad people!"
Hanqi regained the female lead's strength and quickly cleared a path for everyone.
The remaining guards came upon hearing the commotion and surrounded the garden.
Han Jiang, along with the little girl, gathered all the children trapped here and rushed out behind Zai Hanqi.
In Yinzhou City, these children were clearly sent home by the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, so how did they end up here? Han Jiang held the little girl's hand tightly; in comparison, her hand was even colder.
Hanqi's seal was broken, and her spiritual power increased greatly. However, she can now control the large amount of spiritual energy within her body, and will no longer unconsciously dissipate spiritual power and cause her to lose control as before.
Although I really want to ask what happened, now is really not a good time.
Compared to Yinzhou, there are fewer children but more new faces.
There are about twenty of them.
The large fleeing group was quickly intercepted; they were surrounded and blocked at the entrance.
The guards stepped back, making room for a red figure to emerge from behind the crowd.
“Junior Sister.” Chi Jin just looked at Han Jiang.
The little girl grabbed Han Jiang's hand and hid behind her. Han Jiang asked, "Senior Brother Chi Jin, what does this mean?"
"Junior sister, you should leave. Pretend you know nothing about what happened here."
The cold wind didn't move; no one present moved, but everyone was poised and ready.
Chi Jin turned his head, let out a long sigh, and said, "Take them all!"
He didn't turn around the whole time, and the crowd rushed forward, targeting the defenseless child.
No matter how powerful Hanqi is, he can't protect so many people in the end.
After suppressing several children, the rebels forced Hanqi to stop.
Han Jiang was tied up and escorted back to the courtyard, where he was tied up with the children.
Everyone was to sit on the ground and not speak.
Just like that night in Anju.
Chi Jin, carrying Han Jiang on his back, said, "Junior Sister, why don't you just pretend you don't know?"
He said the same thing that night in Anzhou! Han Jiang remembered.
The weather in July was scorching hot, and the rebellion that broke out in Anzhou caught the three immortals off guard, especially the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
Han Jiang arrived at the Four Continents Sect at the age of ten. At that time, the sect's senior disciple was Chi Jin, the most outstanding disciple under Elder Chi Cheng.
As the youngest disciple, Han Jiang received a lot of care from Chi Jin.
They grew up together and cultivated together.
During every day of arduous training in the cold season, Chi Jin was always by my side.
Chi Jin aspires to enter the Vermilion Bird Pavilion and become a high-ranking figure by the emperor's side.
"I will definitely come out on top in the three treasure hunts!" Chi Jin said to Han Jiang.
Han Jiang nodded: "Senior Brother Chi Jin is so powerful, there will definitely be no problem."
The young girl's secret was hidden in the portrait in the study. It was a gift that Han Jiang was preparing to give to Chi Jin to celebrate his joining the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
That was the third time Han Jiang had participated in the Three Gates Treasure Hunt since joining the Four Continents Sect.
She worked hard and desperately, all so that she could participate in the competition with Akane.
But she was told she couldn't cultivate. She had a huge argument with her master, Hantian, as if everything she had was a joke.
“It’s alright, junior sister…” Chi Jin comforted her.
Han Jiang cried out, "Why am I the one whose spiritual energy dissipates?"
"Spiritual energy dissipation?" Crimson Gold muttered to himself, "What was that?"
"It means I'll always be a useless person..."
She watched from below the stage as Chi Jin won first place, but she didn't even have the right to squeeze into the crowd to congratulate him. She was about to be expelled from the Four States Sect.
Until Han Tian told Han Jiang that he would protect Han Jiang for the rest of his life.
The promise of a cold snap has been fulfilled.
A few days later, Chi Jin received an invitation from the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
However, Chi Jin did not tell Han Jiang that it was Han Jiang who saw the envelope of the invitation letter.
She knew it was an invitation, because Han Tian had one too, several years ago.
Zhuque Pavilion sends letters to Hantian almost every year.
At that time, Han Tian was trying to solve Han Jiang's cultivation problem and had no intention of going to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion. After confirming Han Jiang's physique, he felt even more guilty and unwilling to abandon Han Jiang, so he simply sent a reply letter, refusing the Vermilion Bird Pavilion and saying that he would never leave the Four Continents Sect.
Why didn't Chijin tell her? Hanjiang felt a little sad.
The sect elders had all witnessed her relationship with Chi Jin. Although Chi Cheng felt that the two were mismatched in strength, he would occasionally joke about their future marriage. He intended to bring them together, as it was better for sect disciples to marry each other than for the good fortune to go to outsiders.
It was almost universally accepted that the two would get married.
When Hanjiang turned fifteen and came of age, Hantian and Chicheng specially chose a date to set their wedding date.
However, the current situation is special, and Chi Jin has received an invitation from the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, so even though the wedding is imminent, no one has brought it up.
Han Jiang herself felt that Chi Jin was interested in her, and perhaps they could really be together in the future.
Before she could tell Akagi the good news that she would be staying in the Four Provinces Sect, she first heard Akagi and Akagi's conversation.
Han Jiang didn't overhear on purpose; she just wanted to go to Chifeng to find Chi Jin.
"Have you made up your mind? You want to go to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion?"
Chijin: "Yes! Master! I will definitely not let you down!"
"So, what are your thoughts on your marriage to Han Jiang?"
Chi Jin hesitated and said, "Master, I have just entered the Vermilion Bird Pavilion and there are many things I need to learn. I am afraid I will not have time to settle down and start a family. Perhaps I will have to wait a few more years."
“But Hanjiang is already sixteen this year, how many more years can he wait for you?” Chicheng said. “Tell your master, is it because you think Hanjiang’s cultivation is not good enough for you?”
“Disciple has no such intention! I do like Junior Sister, but it is more of a care for her than marital love. However, for me, nothing is more important than entering the Vermilion Bird Pavilion. Romantic feelings... I don’t want to consider them right now... So I ask Master to help me break off this engagement and find a better match for Junior Sister.”
"This..." Akagi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Han Jiang pushed open the door and entered: "Senior brother, go to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, don't worry about me."
The two people inside the door were both startled, not expecting Han Jiang to be right at the door.
"Junior sister, let me explain."
"As my senior brother just said, it's alright. I know he's a man of great ambition. As for our marriage... let's just forget about it."
The news reached Han Tian that very night, making him so angry he wanted to skin Chi Jin alive.
He agreed to the marriage so readily a few years ago, but now he's talking about "caring for his junior sister"? Han Tian isn't stupid; he knows exactly what Chi Jin is thinking.
A few years ago, Chi Jin had sought out Han Tian many times in order to enter the Vermilion Bird Pavilion. Later, Han Tian completely rejected the Vermilion Bird Pavilion, and Han Jiang would never be able to cultivate to a high level. The master and disciple were no longer stepping stones for Chi Jin, so he decisively discarded them.
He felt that Chi Jin's intentions were not entirely righteous, but since Han Jiang liked him, he, as her master, could only turn a blind eye.
"Master, why doesn't he like me?" Han Jiang cried loudly on the top of Han Mountain.
Han Tian gently patted her head: "He's not good enough for you."
Chi Jin also felt that his apprentice had acted unfairly, so he wanted to introduce Han Jiang to someone better, not wanting to really delay Han Jiang's marriage.
The next day, Chi Jin packed his things and went to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion without even saying goodbye to Han Jiang.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Vermilion Bird Pavilion replied to Han Tian, rejecting his initial refusal but still insisting on inviting him to join the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
Originally, newly joined disciples of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion were not allowed to go home for the festival in their first year, but Chi Jin insisted on using this as an excuse to return to the Four Continents Sect.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he came to Hanshan to find Hanjiang.
Chi Jin said he came back specifically to see Han Jiang, and he said a lot of things, saying that he couldn't let go of Han Jiang.
The news of the cold rain rekindled hope.
Before leaving, Chi Jin instructed Han Jiang to write him a letter: "Junior sister, when you write the letter, please stamp your master's seal on the envelope, otherwise the letter will not be able to be sent into the Vermilion Bird Pavilion and will be blocked outside."
Hanjiang nodded vigorously and said she understood.
She would send a letter to Chijin every month, and as Chijin instructed, she would stamp the envelope with Hantian's seal.
Chijin occasionally replied, saying that his training at Suzaku Pavilion was very tough.
I would send some money over when the cold season arrived.
She even traveled a long way alone to Jingzhou to see Chijin.
Chi Jin seemed delighted to see her: "Junior Sister! What brings you here? Didn't your master send you off?"
"No, I came here because I wanted to see you."
Chi Jin enthusiastically introduced Han Jiang to the others: "This is my junior sister, Elder Han Tian's only disciple."
I had the happiest day in years during the Cold Dew season. The people I love were by my side, and everyone around me was paying attention to me.
Jingzhou is far away, and Hanjiang cannot fly on a sword, so it takes a long time to get there.
After the Anju rebellion, Chijin wrote to Hanjiang informing him that he was in Anju.
Anzhou is so close! Hanjiang immediately packed his things and headed to Anzhou.
Han Tian stopped Han Jiang, saying that Anzhou was dangerous and not allowing Han Jiang to go.
"With Senior Brother Chijin here, he will protect me!" Han Jiang was filled with anticipation.
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