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The border of the Demon Realm.
It's a desolate place.
Cang Jingye's mental state was much better than when he was in Anzhou; in fact, he was almost overly excited.
"Did you take performance-enhancing drugs?" Han Jiang couldn't keep up with Cang Jingye's pace. "Why are you walking so fast!"
"What are performance-enhancing drugs? Never mind, it's not important. I'm going to see Ah Xing!" Cang Jingye laughed.
Han Jiang: "Cang Jingxing? Wasn't she dead?"
"Yes, I'll take you to see her."
Han Jiang was too exhausted to walk any further and immediately stopped and turned around: "I don't want to die with you!"
"What are you thinking about? Not dying." Cang Jingye said, "That annoying guy Cang Jingqi finally told me where A Xing is buried. It's all thanks to you that he realized he's done so many bad things and has to atone for his sins."
"Doesn't Cang Jingqi not know where Cang Jingxing is buried?"
"You believe that? Tsk tsk, he never tells the truth. He always wears a smiling face, but his heart is full of evil thoughts." Cang Jingye walked briskly. "Don't even mention A Xing, Cang Jingqi was present for every relative that Demon Lord killed. How could he not know where they were buried? But he never stopped it. Only I saved A Jue seven years ago."
"Do you really dislike Cang Jingqi?"
"Is it hard to tell? It's obvious. Anyone who knows him would dislike him. He's cold-blooded and two-faced. For so many years, Han Tian has been the only one by his side, and later you came too, but now you've broken up with him."
Han Jiang could tell that Cang Jingye's description of Cang Jingqi was heavily influenced by his own personality. In the illusion, Cang Jingye would call Cang Jingqi "brother," a more intimate term than simply "elder brother."
Cang Jingmo always called Cang Jingqi "elder brother," and their relationship probably remained unchanged, maintaining a superficial brotherly affection.
The saying goes that love can turn into hate, and Cang Jingye's change in attitude should have started with the death of Cang Jingxing.
Han Jiang knew nothing about the Demon Lord or the Cangjing family. This was supposed to be the male protagonist's backstory, but perhaps because Han Jiang altered the plot, the timing of the revelation of both the male and female protagonists' backgrounds changed.
Hanqi's past has undoubtedly been brought forward, so perhaps Cangjingmo's past will be revealed at this time.
"Third Prince, what exactly happened between you two in the past?"
"Want to know?" Cang Jing chuckled mischievously. "I'm not telling you! Hmph!"
Han Jiang had expected this outcome, but since Cang Jingye had gone to such lengths to call her to help dig up the grave, he must have something to tell her. Cang Jingye wasn't that bored.
Cang Jingye took out a small device that resembled a compass and changed the route according to the pointer on it: "It's really hard to find. He is the Demon Lord's child, after all. Why did they have to bury him so far away? It's easier to find ordinary people."
An inconspicuous earthen slope has been transformed into an illusion.
Cang Jingye withdrew his illusion technique, revealing a small tree of unknown origin growing diagonally on the earthen slope, with a simple wooden coffin leaning against it.
Cang Jingye was delighted: "I went through a lot of trouble yesterday to move Ajue over, but thankfully no one noticed."
The wooden coffin contained Cang Jingjue's body.
Cang Jingye has been missing for so many days, wandering between Anzhou and the border of the Demon Clan, searching for Cang Jingjue's corpse among piles of dead bodies.
She tossed Han Jiang a shovel and pointed to a spot slightly beside the embankment: "Go ahead and dig!"
Hanjiang held the shovel close to his chest, his hands tightly tying his sleeves: "You're going to bury them both together?"
"Correct! You're so smart! You always get it right."
The two of them dug symbolically for a whole morning, and by noon, Cang Jingye quickly finished digging the pit using his spiritual power.
"Why didn't you use it sooner?" Han Jiang was exhausted.
"Digging it yourself shows sincerity."
"Then why are you using your magic at this time?"
"I'm so tired! As their younger siblings, they'll understand and be considerate of their older sister."
Not to mention that Cang Jingqi's temperament is unpredictable, Cang Jingye is no better; the two siblings are equally bad.
After that, Cang Jingye stopped letting Han Jiang do any work and continued to use spiritual power.
Finally, the second mound was built. She leaned against the first mound, patted the spot next to her, put a cloak over Han Jiang, and invited Han Jiang to sit down.
The surroundings quieted down. At this moment, Cang Jingye was closest to Cang Jingxing, so close that they were separated only by a handful of yellow earth.
The last time they were this close was when they were in their mother's womb.
“Ah Xing and I are twins.” Cang Jingye suddenly blurted out this sentence.
Han Jiang once saw three people as children in Cang Jingqi's illusion: two little girls who looked alike and a thin boy.
"Alright, let me tell you about our past." Cang Jingye stretched, and even that simple stretch seemed to require all her strength. After stretching, she let out a long breath.
In the beginning, a princess was born in the Demon Realm. The youngest and last in rank, she defeated all her brothers and sisters with her strength and ascended to the throne of Demon Lord.
That demon lord was a ruthless ruler; she killed almost everyone who opposed her. At the same time, she was the most powerful demon lord in history, using her own power to create a barrier around the demon realm to ensure the safety of the demon race. From then on, it was difficult for outsiders to invade the demon realm.
But life is finite, and in order for the demon race to endure, the Demon Lord must ensure that each successor possesses the same powerful strength.
Possessing a top-secret power to control spiritual energy, she seeks a powerful partner who meets her requirements.
Cang Jingqi's father was the Demon Lord's first husband.
The birth of Cang Jingqi brought an unexpected surprise to the Demon Lord. Because his father was equally powerful, the child awakened a second ability. In addition to inheriting his mother's control over spiritual power, Cang Jingqi also possessed extraordinary spiritual perception.
Just as the Demon Lord recovered and was preparing to reunite, she discovered that Cang Jingqi's father was using Cang Jingqi to study the manipulation of spiritual power, and even concluded that humans could also learn this ability.
This is undoubtedly a huge threat to the demon race.
The Demon Lord killed that man right in front of Cang Jingqi.
"Your father was a traitor to the demon race. As a prince of the demon race, you must dedicate everything to the demon race, just like me. Eliminate anything that might threaten the race and ensure the safety of every citizen."
The man's research was thrown into the forbidden section and never brought out again.
The Demon Lord publicly declared her husband's betrayal and stated that she would forever remain loyal to the Demon Clan.
She married a second husband and gave birth to Cang Jingmo.
Cang Jingmo's spiritual perception was even stronger than Cang Jingqi's; his spiritual power suppression was an ability tailor-made for a monarch.
Manipulation can only control the body; the mind remains separate. Suppression is different. Individuals with spiritual power will have their entire being suppressed, including their bloodline, and will be subservient to the ruler for generations.
With two powerful princes and the Demon Realm's protective barrier, the Demon Race will not face any external enemies.
The Demon Lord still felt it wasn't enough. Fearing that Cang Jingmo's father would betray her if he knew too much, she killed her second husband. She instructed her two brothers never to reveal their special abilities, telling them to only say that their demonic energy was strong, making their spiritual power extraordinary.
She had twin daughters with her third husband.
However, no special second ability was born this time, and one of the two girls did not even inherit the ability to control spiritual power.
Fortunately, the elder sister's control over spiritual power was extremely strong, even stronger than that of the Demon Lord, as if the power of the two sisters had been concentrated in one person.
The Demon Lord doted on the two sisters, sometimes paying them more attention than to Cang Jingmo.
Unexpectedly, the sisters' father became greedy and wanted the Demon Lord to grant him the status and wealth of a Demon Lord's consort.
The Demon Lord was diligent in his political affairs, frugal in his actions, indifferent to matters of the harem, and rarely spent time with his family, thus neglecting the feelings of his partner.
The younger sister was weak, and the Demon Lord was pregnant. The mother and daughter were easily controlled. At this time, the Demon Lord realized that she could not leave any weaknesses. Once the outside world took advantage of her, she would have no way to fight back.
Young Cang Jingqi helped his mother distract the man, saving his younger sister, while the man died.
That was the first person Cang Jingqi killed. That year, Cang Jingqi was seven years old.
Cang Jingjue's father died before he was born.
After the Demon Lord gave birth to Cang Jingjue, his health deteriorated significantly. Cang Jingjue became thin and sickly, and could only control spiritual power.
For the sake of stability in the Demon Realm, the Demon Lord concealed the existence of Cang Jingxing and Cang Jingjue, claiming to the outside world that he only had three children, and that he brought his three princes with him to the Three Gates Treasure Hunt in a certain year.
The three of them made a stunning entrance, making everyone present aware of the power of the demon race.
The three princes are all terrifyingly powerful. Within the three sects, only Han Tian can contend with them.
The Demon Lord was determined to groom a successor. Since she herself was not born of the principal wife, she treated her three children equally, believing that each of them had the potential to become the Demon Lord.
But Cang Jingye spent all his time with Cang Jingxing and had no interest in training. Cang Jingqi, on the other hand, had no interest in politics and preferred to wander aimlessly around town.
Cang Jingmo became the best choice for the next Demon Lord.
When the Demon Lord was training Cang Jingmo, he couldn't supervise the others, so Cang Jingqi, as the eldest brother, took on the responsibility of caring for his younger siblings. This is why, apart from Cang Jingmo, the rest of them had a closer relationship.
Children can hide for a few years, but when they get older, their hearts start to wander, and they want to go out and play.
The planet Cangjing has been discovered.
Fearing a repeat of the threats she had faced years ago, the Demon Lord sent Cang Jingqi and Cang Jingxing out, and the three of them spent the night walking in the desolate mountains.
Cang Jingqi comforted Cang Jingxing, telling him not to be afraid and to close his eyes, as the sky was full of stars, just like Cang Jingxing's name.
The Demon Lord killed his own daughter.
From then on, Cang Jingye and Cang Jingqi became estranged. She questioned Cang Jingqi about why he didn't stop his mother, but Cang Jingqi never answered, and even shook his head, saying he didn't know where Cang Jingxing was buried.
Less than two years later, Cang Jingjue made the same mistake.
At this time, the Demon Lord was preparing to abdicate and go into seclusion, leaving Cang Jingqi to deal with Cang Jingjue on his behalf.
Cang Jingye secretly followed behind and saved Cang Jingjue when Cang Jingqi made his move.
“I hate Cang Jingqi.” Cang Jingye spoke calmly, pronouncing Cang Jingqi’s name as if it were that of an insignificant person. “And I hate that person too. Why are we all so cold-blooded?”
It got dark, and the air grew cold.
Cang Jingye thoughtfully protected Han Jiang.
"If Cang Jingqi is truly so cold-blooded, why would he let you follow behind? With his spiritual senses, he would surely know you were there. And the place where Cang Jingjue lives behind him, that was probably arranged by Cang Jingqi as well," Han Jiang said.
Cang Jingye could no longer hold back, and tears welled up in her eyes: "Then why didn't he save A-Xing? Why..."
“I’ve been to his illusion, and in that illusion, you are all alive and well. Because of this, he doesn’t even want to wake up from the illusion.”
He claims to be an observer, but he has never been an observer when his family members are in trouble.
Cang Jingye was weeping, and Han Jiang was equally heartbroken.
"Third Prince, look, there are so many stars in the sky," Han Jiang said.
Cang Jingye patted the earthen mound beneath her: "A-Xing, look! So many stars, just like your name. I'm sorry, I made a mistake, I caused A-Jue's death..."
Han Jiang murmured, "Yes, there are so many stars, just like Cang Jingqi's name."
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