The good days are over
Han Jiang passed by Hanqi Villa and glanced inside: Hanqi was packing and putting away his luggage.
When asked whether to greet someone, Hanjiang chose the convenient option of "no".
Why invite trouble upon yourself?
She descended the mountain, and at the foot of Hanshan was a huge square. Several mountain peaks were connected, and the low point in the middle, with a flat top, had been converted into a place similar to a training ground.
One side of the square leads to the path that continues downhill; following this path will lead you away from the plaza.
One side corresponds to the seven mountain gates.
Hanjiang hasn't been to Wenxu's place yet, so she plans to go to Wenshan to ask.
We happened to be there when Wenxu came down the mountain.
“I was just about to come find you,” Wen Xu said. “Wenshan is crowded and noisy, so it’s more convenient to go to your place.”
"I told my master I didn't want a junior sister, and he promised to talk to Elder Chicheng about it," Han Jiang said.
Wen Xu released Han Jiang's hand: "Then you go first. I'll go to Chi Cheng's house and set up a communication talisman so we can know what they're talking about."
A set of voice transmission symbols is divided into two sheets, which can be used in one-way or two-way communication.
In a two-way communication, both parties holding the communication symbol can hear each other's voices, while in a one-way communication, only one party can hear the other's voice.
Wenxu moved quite quickly.
Akagi was busy with election matters all afternoon, and the messenger hadn't made any moves.
It wasn't until dark that the sound of a door opening and closing could be heard from the other end.
Hanjiang closed the bedroom door and sat with Wenxu around the communication talisman, listening intently.
This is a one-way communication talisman. They can hear Akagi's voice, but Akagi cannot hear them.
"Won't we be discovered?"
"No, I've hidden it very well," Wen Xu assured him.
"Second Elder." It was Han Tian!
They're definitely action-oriented; they're fast!
Hanjiang and Wenxu exchanged a glance and both fell silent.
"Is there something you need, Elder Hantian?"
"I think I need to reconsider the matter of taking on a disciple. It would be somewhat irresponsible of me to so hastily accept this new disciple."
Chicheng: "How could we be so rash? Didn't we discuss this at the Hidden Cloud Hall? This young girl has the same appearance as you did back then, and she's exceptionally talented. It wouldn't be appropriate to hand her over to another elder."
"How about this, I'll teach her for a while, and in a few months it will be the Three Gates Treasure Hunt, then I'll recommend her to the Vermilion Bird Gate."
In addition to recruiting students during his own general election, the Vermilion Bird Sect also has three other sects competing for treasure.
The Three Doors Treasure Hunt took place a few months after the election.
To put it bluntly, the Vermilion Bird Pavilion would look at the new disciples recruited by the Four Continents Sect or Maple Fire Reflecting Frost Pavilion and see if they had any of good quality, then directly request them from the Vermilion Bird Pavilion through the Three Gates Treasure Hunt.
To put it more grandly, it's about concentrating powerful forces in the central government.
Akagi: "Why don't you want to take this disciple?"
Han Tian: "I have Xiaoman, that's enough."
"That's enough?!" Akagi raised his voice.
Hanjiang can easily imagine Akagi's angry and glaring expression.
“I admit Han Jiang is a good kid, just a bit lazy,” Chi Cheng said. “But look at her, she’s way too lazy. She doesn’t cultivate at all, she’s either sleeping or listening to audiobooks and reading idle books. How does she act like a disciple of the Four Continents Sect?”
"Everyone lives life differently," Han Tian offered as an excuse.
"What time did she get up again today? She didn't participate in the presentation or the exam proctoring. I don't know why you spoil her so much. Maybe you have your reasons, but she's almost nineteen, isn't she? In ordinary families, girls that age are already married—"
Han Tian interrupted, "There are plenty of disciples in the immortal sects who find their Daoist partners in their twenties or thirties, what's the rush?"
"That's because the disciples are diligent in their cultivation and have no time to worry about their lifelong affairs! Hantian, the Vermilion Bird Pavilion has been urging us for a long time, when do you plan to go?"
Han Tian is going to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion? That makes sense; almost all the elites of the immortal sects are there.
Chicheng continued, "The imperial court is keeping an eye on the Four Provinces Sect. Hantian, just think of it as your duty to the Four Provinces Sect: train Hanqi, settle Hanjiang, and then go to the Vermilion Bird Pavilion to serve the imperial court. Hantian, you can't take care of Hanjiang forever!"
Han Tian seemed to waver and fell silent.
Wen Xu nudged Han Jiang with his elbow: "You don't cultivate at all?"
"Hmm..." Han Jiang felt inexplicably guilty.
Warmth: The gaze of the King of Scrolls.
Every day since he came to this world, Wen Xu has never slacked off, planning his tasks and cultivating daily.
Chicheng pressed her advantage: "If Hanjiang were diligent in her cultivation, that would be one thing, but she just doesn't strive for improvement."
These words seemed to strike a nerve with Han Tian: "Second Elder, you don't need to say anything more. I understand, I will keep Han Qi."
"Why did you stay?" Han Jiang asked, her face full of questions.
Wen Xu shook his head: "Han Jiang died too early in the original work, and there is basically no description of her, so I don't know what exactly happened between Han Tian and Han Jiang."
"So it's really because I'm such a terrible slacker that Han Tian still wants to take Han Qi in?" Han Jiang muttered to himself.
Wen Xu said, "It's alright! Since Chi Cheng thinks you're too lazy, you'll start training with me from tomorrow!"
"No, no, no! There's absolutely no need for that! It's too much trouble!"
"It's no trouble at all."
Han Jiang jumped up: "Really, it's not necessary!" This was a major decision concerning her lifelong happiness!
No matter how Han Jiang tried to stop him, Wen Xu insisted on taking Han Jiang to cultivate together and promised to wake her up the next day.
Happy life, bam! Gone.
Life will never be happy again.
Han Jiang felt she was about to turn evil, transforming into a wicked senior sister and beginning to target her junior sister Han Qi, who had disrupted her peaceful life—
Forget it, I'll just think about it. Targeting others is hard work too.
Warmth arrives as promised, waking people up as cold weather descends.
"Sister Wen, what time is it?" Han Jiang asked, yawning.
"Around 7:30 in the morning? Hurry up, we have to do morning exercises at 8. Hanqi had already gone down the mountain when I arrived."
morning exercises?
Wen Xu looked at Han Jiang's bewildered eyes and said, "Disciples of the Four Continents Sect have to do morning exercises every day. Disciples from all sects gather at the training ground and practice physical skills under the guidance of different elders. The sect leader believes that although we are disciples of the immortal sect, we cannot rely too much on immortal power. We also need to have some self-defense skills."
Heavens above, earth below, it's not just 8 AM, it's 8 AM for doing exercises!
The cold weather forced me to revisit the training ground at the foot of Hanshan Mountain.
All disciples gathered here.
"I bet he won't name names!" Han Jiang said confidently.
Wen Xu chose to ignore her words.
Before, everyone was all mixed up together, but now everyone is standing in the mountain gate formation, and Hanjiang can finally see clearly.
The seven mountain gates, and the seven peaks of Chi, Chao, Wen, Shu, Qing, Han, and Lei, are dressed in red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple respectively, looking like the Calabash Brothers at first glance.
The seven teams entered the field in turn, and the "Athletes' March" should be played as the entrance music.
Each elder's disciple stood in a row, resembling a rainbow. Han Tian had only two disciples, so Han Jiang couldn't avoid them.
“You’re the junior sister, you stand in front.” Han Jiang pushed Han Qi forward.
"Hanjiang! What are you doing! Stand in front of me!" Chicheng stood on the high platform and immediately saw Hanjiang pushing and shoving.
Han Jiang had no choice but to stand in the front row with a reluctant expression.
First, warm up your body and do some stretching exercises, then—
Running exercises!
Yes, it was morning exercises. The Chifeng disciples led the way, and Han Jiang couldn't keep up at all, falling from the middle of the line to the back, following behind the purple-robed disciples.
Hanqi watched as Hanjiang ran slower and slower, and then fell to the back of the group as well.
I'm so tired, let me squat down and tie my shoelaces.
"Hey, senior sister, where are you going?"
"Shh..." Han Jiang gestured for Han Qi to be quiet, then slipped to the side, squatted down, and pretended to tie his shoelaces, giving off a strange sense of stealth.
"What are you doing? Squatting here?"
Akagi has such sharp eyes; the training ground is full of people, yet she's the only one staring at her.
"Tie...shoelaces?"
"What?"
I forgot that these shoes are the standard ones for the sect, and they don't have shoelaces at all.
"I...I have a stomachache..." Han Jiang looked pained, and it was unclear whether Chi Cheng had believed him or not, but he was gone anyway.
After the run, everyone lined up again.
"Before we begin today, let the Second Elder say a few words." The speaker was a young woman in green, the Fifth Elder, Shu Qing.
"Ahem, it's another new day..."
She rattled off a whole bunch of things, and judging from the expressions of the people around her, it probably wasn't the first time.
"It's the same routine every day. I've practically memorized it by heart," someone muttered.
"In recent years, the relationship between humans and demons has been tense, and demons have been causing trouble everywhere. We disciples must strengthen our cultivation and strive to protect the peace of the people of the eight states," Elder Chicheng said after a passionate speech. "Come, repeat after me: I solemnly swear in the name of the Four States Sect: to be down-to-earth, self-disciplined and self-reliant!"
"In the name of the Four Continents Sect, I solemnly swear: to be down-to-earth, self-disciplined and self-reliant!" Chi Cheng shouted, and the disciples in the training ground echoed him.
"Rise to the challenge and surpass yourself!"
Cold Weather: My silence was deafening. What a grand oath-taking ceremony! It felt like a dream come true, like taking the college entrance exam again.
"Hanjiang, why aren't you shouting along?"
“I did call out, Second Elder.”
"Then your voice was too soft, I didn't hear it. You swear it to me alone."
"..." If Han Jiang were a stone, she would definitely crack on the spot.
"If you can't memorize it, go back and copy the oath a hundred times. Everyone else, practice on your own."
Heartless, utterly devoid of conscience, a homeless dog... I can't even finish saying "despair," my vocabulary is running low.
In short, Akagi is absolutely despicable!
Han Jiang sat in the study of the villa, copying and cursing at the same time.
So boring, I don't want to copy books. Hanjiang flipped through the pages; the original owner had already read quite a few fantasy novels and picture book collections.
This is—a portrait! Who is it? He's quite handsome—this can't be discovered, I'd better hide it well.
Oh, there's a big box here. It's crammed into a corner of the study, covered in a thick layer of dust.
The door is locked; I need to find the key.
Ah, finding something in the base of a candlestick is no problem for Han Jiang. She opened the box, and dust flew everywhere. Han Jiang coughed twice and fanned herself with her right hand. Inside the box were many cultivation manuals, all looking very old and likely having been read many times. Could it be that the original owner of this body was a scroll master who secretly cultivated?
Tsk, I don't remember very well. It's all because of that lightning.
Oh no, someone's coming! Han Jiang heard footsteps—an experience she had as a child, secretly playing on her phone to listen for her parents' approaching footsteps. She quickly closed the suitcase, pushed it aside, jumped behind the table, and just picked up a pen:
"You were punished?" Han Tian stood at the door.
"Master!"
Han Tian said, "You haven't practiced morning exercises for three years, so it's normal that you can't keep up at first. After a while, Elder Chicheng's attention will be on Han Qi, and he won't bother with you anymore."
Then I can finally relax and rest easy.
Han Jiang forced a smile: I'm fine—
Bullshit, life is tough, even beautiful women sigh.
"Greetings, Master. Greetings, Senior Sister." Han Qi walked in. "I'll help Senior Sister copy it."
May good people live a peaceful life.
Han Jiang immediately decided that he would never cause trouble for the female lead and would be content to be cannon fodder.
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