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It was clear that the original owner's soul was not so easily summoned.
Although Gui Xu couldn't understand the incantation "Han Jiang" that he was chanting, he could still make out "Han Jiang" after it was repeated three times, and the speed of his speech was getting faster and faster, which made Gui Xu anxious.
There were rustling sounds coming from the ceiling. At first, it was a few people walking around, but soon more and more people were walking around, and then they started running and shouting.
Gui Xu was so focused that he paid no attention to the changes in the outside world.
Han Tian gave Han Jiang a deep look before leaving the secret room to check the situation.
Maple Leaf Reflecting Frost Pavilion withstood the pressure from the imperial court; what could possibly happen now? Ordinary people wouldn't come to Maple Leaf Reflecting Frost Pavilion to cause trouble.
The Four Provinces Sect and the Vermilion Bird Pavilion are even less likely to survive, as both have suffered heavy losses.
Therefore, it can only be the demon race.
Han Jiang has no spiritual senses, so she can't tell if the person outside is Cang Jingqi, but at this moment, she desperately hopes it is.
She wanted to see Cang Jingqi even more than she wanted to see Wen Xu.
Gui Xu clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the stone platform. It seemed that the fourth attempt to summon the soul had failed again.
"Has Hanjiang's soul already dissipated?" she murmured.
Han Jiang said, "It's also possible that the soul has found a new place to go."
Gui Xu looked up at Han Jiang, stunned by Han Jiang's words.
Hanqi is still desperately searching for Luoluo. If Luoluo's soul cannot be summoned, it either has dissipated, or her soul has been captured by someone else, or she has a new body.
Since Guixu was able to snatch Wenxu's soul from the system, there is no other explanation: someone held onto the original owner's soul, leading to Guixu's failure.
There are only two remaining reasons. No one wants to believe the former, but the latter is even less likely.
The original owner died, and like Han Jiang, he was reborn in someone else's body. This would be impossible without the intervention of a system.
"Who exactly are you?" Gui Xu stared into Han Jiang's eyes, trying to find the answer she wanted.
"I am Han Xiaoman," Han Jiang told him truthfully.
The air remained silent; they looked at each other without saying a word.
Gui Xu, seemingly defiant, erased part of the original formation and drew a new one: "Tell me where you came from, or I will forcibly extract your soul from your body. How come I didn't think of that earlier? This body has a soul inside. Even if Han Jiang's soul is summoned, it may not be able to squeeze you out."
Perhaps because she had gone through some things with Gui Xu, Han Jiang almost forgot that Gui Xu was essentially a crazy woman who had lived for many years.
The more this is the case, the less you should tell Gui Xu where you come from, otherwise Gui Xu will definitely investigate to the end, and then it will involve Wen Xu and the system behind him, and then it will be out of control.
"My name is Han Xiaoman." Han Jiang kept a clear head and a calm tone as she introduced herself.
A strange smile flashed across Gui Xu's face, a smile that was chilling.
A new array lit up on the stone platform, and Han Jiang finally saw what Gui Xu had changed.
She added a cycle of demonic energy to the original formation, which was purely based on power.
The current formation combines both spiritual and demonic energy.
Gui Xu showed no signs of spiritual energy disorder and calmly observed the changes in Han Jiang.
The plan is to use a soul-summoning array combined with the impact of two forces to force the soul of Han Jiang out of his body and introduce a new soul.
Gui Xu is truly proficient in these unorthodox methods. If it weren't for Gui Xu, Han Jiang would never have imagined that these messy formations could be combined.
The grand formation of the Xuanzhou Mausoleum must have been created by Gui Xu, perfectly combining the Spirit Gathering Altar and the conversion of spiritual energy and demonic energy, while also utilizing the suppressive power that can "cure anything," making him nothing short of a "genius."
The array seemed to be working; Han Jiang could feel a tearing sensation coming from inside her body, as if an external force was trying to rip her apart.
My head is splitting with pain, and there's no part of my body that isn't aching.
This formation also took a toll on Guixu; Hanjiang could see large beads of sweat dripping from her forehead.
The door to the secret room was blown open at that moment. Gui Xu had no time to react and was bounced back by the formation, crashing into the wall and coughing up blood.
Cang Jingqi didn't even glance at Gui Xu before rushing forward to untie Han Jie's ropes.
"Cang Jingqi!" Gui Xu roared, "She's not the real Han Jiang!"
“She is now a member of the Demon Lord’s family. Your attempt to harm her and threaten the Demon Lord is tantamount to making an enemy of the entire Demon Realm.” Cang Jingqi helped Han Jiang down from the stone platform.
Still shaken by the cold snap, she hasn't quite adjusted to her new identity.
Judging from what Cang Jingqi said, it seems that this new identity is quite prestigious and weighty, even more impressive than the previous "disciple of Hantian" or "disciple of the Four Continents Sect," and it allows him to slack off even more.
Han Jiang looked around but didn't see Han Tian, so she asked, "Where is my master... oh no, Han Tian?" Since she had already been discovered, she was too embarrassed to continue calling him master.
“I told him about your origins and everything you suffered during the Cold Descent. He is probably on his way to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion now.”
"Vermilion Bird Pavilion?"
Cang Jingqi nodded: "Yes, I'm off to kill Chi Jin."
Han Jiang stopped Cang Jing from retaliating against Chi Jin because he felt that offending the Vermilion Bird Pavilion was not a good thing.
It seems that when evil people do evil deeds, someone will naturally come to take revenge.
"Crimson Gold?" Gui Xu leaned against the wall to get up. More than her own condition, she wanted to know what she didn't know. "That guy from the Vermilion Bird Pavilion who likes Han Jiang? What does he have to do with you?"
"Xiaoman didn't kill Hanjiang; Chijin did." Cang Jingqi didn't have much patience to explain, leaving Guixu to investigate on his own. He then picked Hanjiang up and carried him out of the dark secret room.
Han Jiang had never been held like this before, and she felt very uncomfortable. She kept asking Cang Jingqi to put her down.
The Maple Leaf Pavilion was surprisingly empty; when I came out, there wasn't a single person stopping me.
Where did everyone go?
Cang Jing retorted, "They've crippled them. Those who weren't beaten won't dare to come."
"When did you become so powerful?" This wasn't Cang Jingqi's normal power. "Did you also receive spiritual power from others?"
“We have just drawn the Cangjing Sword and received a blessing,” Cangjing said. “The new Demon Lord will receive the power of the Cangjing Sword. Now Mother can no longer use spiritual power to control you, because my control is now stronger than hers.”
"Such a good thing? Then why haven't I changed at all? Is this blessing only for the Cangjing family?" Han Jiang struggled a few times, then accepted the fact that he was being held in Cangjing's arms. He even adjusted his position and snuggled in Cangjing's arms in a more comfortable position.
"You're a spiritual energy dissipation body, even the blessing bestowed upon you has been dissipated." Cang Jingqi summoned a folding fan, slowly sat down and adjusted his posture, still holding Han Jiang in his arms.
Han Jiang raised his hand and put it around Cang Jingqi's neck, making it easier for Cang Jingqi to adjust his sitting posture. He buried his head in the crook of Han Jiang's neck, and there was a faint scent.
She sat between Cang Jingqi's legs: "Then wouldn't I get no benefit at all?"
“Han Xiaoman,” Cangjing Qikong reached out and took Han Jiang’s right hand, “You are a follower of the Demon Lord, blessed by the Cangjing Sword, and will be bound to the Demon Lord forever until death.”
After Cang Jingqi touched Han Jiang, golden threads emerged from Han Jiang's wrist. The three golden threads resonated with the blessing within Cang Jingqi's body, emitting golden light.
She stared blankly at the gold thread on her wrist, her mind blank, unable to utter a single word.
"Xiaoman, I'm so sorry, I'm making you and me like this..." Cang Jingqi's tone was pleading, begging Han Jiang not to be angry.
Han Jiang felt only a sense of calm, unsure of how to react.
She had heard that people's emotions go blank when faced with major events. She was very puzzled. If it was a major event, how could one's emotions go blank? People are happy when good things happen and cry when bad things happen.
But right now, her mind is completely blank.
It feels like finishing a very, very long novel, only to have it abruptly end. It's not a bad ending; everything that needed to be explained was explained, but the reader wasn't quite ready to accept that it was over.
Hanjiang held the book, unsure of what to do next.
"Xiaoman, do you want to marry me?" Cang Jingqi's words brought Han Jiang back to his senses.
She was pulled back to reality; she no longer needed to think about what to do, Cang Jingqi would handle it.
All she had to say was, "No, I don't want to get married yet."
The Demon Lord was busy with his affairs and rarely saw Cang Jingqi during the Cold Dew.
The coronation was uneventful, and Cang Jing Chong Xue remained frugal. She insisted on getting married, and Cang Jing Qi argued with her for several days. Cang Jing Chong Xue was very angry and went into seclusion earlier than last year.
Wen Xu has returned to the Four Continents Sect. She said she needs to pack her things before returning to the Demon Realm.
The mission has stalled, and the plot seems unpredictable. Han Jiang enters this world, feeling lost for the first time.
It is said that Han Tian has also gone into seclusion, and the new sect leader of the Four Provinces Sect has been appointed to Chi Cheng.
In April, the weather was calm and peaceful, and the cold weather allowed for a rare month-long rest.
Cang Jingye would occasionally tease Han Jiang, asking her when she would marry Cang Jingqi. Han Jiang would just brush it off, saying it was too early.
"What do you mean 'too early'? Cang Jingqi is already twenty-six! If you wait a few more years, you'll be too old!" Cang Jingye didn't understand why Han Jiang was unwilling to get married.
Cang Jingmo didn't understand either, but he wouldn't show it like Cang Jingye did.
The only one among these people who understood was Cang Jingqi.
He wasn't in a hurry for Han Jiang to give him an answer. He continued to get up early as usual to lead the troops in drills and handle official business. After finishing his morning duties, he would wake Han Jiang up. Sometimes the two would go for a walk and then have lunch together.
Sometimes in the afternoon, when Hanjiang was bored, Cang Jingqi would assign tasks to Cang Jingmo and then take Hanjiang out to play.
He was almost the laziest demon lord in history.
Originally, Han Jiang and Cang Jingqi slept in separate rooms. However, one day, the two stayed up all night building a mortise and tenon structure model. Han Jiang fell asleep from exhaustion, and Cang Jingqi carried her to bed for the night. That's when their secret was revealed.
Furthermore, Han Jiang felt that Cang Jingqi's bed was bigger than hers.
She would occasionally drift off like that day, her mind blank, only realizing later that perhaps the story had ended and she hadn't quite recovered yet.
I thought Wen Xu would seize the time to win over Cang Jingmo, but Wen Xu didn't at all. The two parted ways that day, and Han Jiang never heard Wen Xu mention the mission again.
She suspected that the mission had failed, but Wen Xu said no.
Whenever she started to relax during the cold season, Cang Jingqi would pull her back to reality, and she would once again begin to relax and enjoy life.
I feel even more relaxed than when I first came into this world, back in Hanshan.
There's basically nothing for her to do anymore. No one will cause her any trouble, and there won't be any unexpected plot points that require her to run around all night.
Her days consist of dating, eating delicious food, going out, and sleeping.
The life of a lazy bum is what I'm living right now.
At the end of May, Wen Xu traveled from the Four Continents Sect to the Demon Realm to find Han Jiang.
"Xiaoman, do you want to stay here?" Wen Xu led Han Jiang away from the crowd for a private meeting.
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