Hua Xiangwan and Hu Mian fell from the painting together. Hu Mian soon turned into a point of light and disappeared. However, many fragments of memories appeared in front of Hua Xiangwan's eyes. These were the identities she could choose.

She hesitated for a moment. She couldn't make a choice. Two hundred years ago, when Hu Mian met Qin Xinsheng, she was still in Yunlai. She had to choose an identity that would make it easiest to observe and get close to Hu Mian without affecting the past.

After thinking for a moment, she remembered her senior sister Wanqiu.

When Hu Mian met Qin Xiansheng, it seemed that they met on the road to save Wan Qiu. Qin Xiansheng saved her, and then Hu Mian made bold statements and vowed to capture this iceberg. Wan Qiu acted as the first assistant to help Hu Mian chase people. It can be said that Hu Mian and Qin Xiansheng were witnessed by the matchmaker. The whole love story of the two was also described in detail by Wan Qiu when she returned to the palace.

Her cultivation was not high, and she did not have much influence on the overall situation. Hua Xiangwan thought it through, found the fragments of late autumn's memories in her mind, raised her hand and clicked on them.

Everything went dark before her eyes. After a moment, she slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying on a bed.

The sound transmission jade token on her waist was always on. Hua Xiangwan picked up the token and swiped it, and then she heard the sound of a fox sleeping: "Where are you sleeping, Wanqiu? A demon appeared over at Wulong Sect. Wulong Sect didn't catch it themselves, so I decided to take advantage of the situation. Aren't you over at Wulong Sect? Do you want to come with me?"

Listening to Hu Mian's words, Hua Xiangwan thought about it and realized that this should be the eve of Wan Qiu's accident and Hu Mian met Qin Xiansheng when he came to rescue people.

She hesitated for a moment and replied, "I'm drunk and don't know where I am. I'll get back to you later."

As he spoke, Hua Xiangwan stood up from the bed and felt the spiritual energy circulating around him, confirming that he was in the Spirit Transformation Stage.

This was her cultivation level two hundred years ago. It seemed that she entered the painting and chose the identity of Wanqiu, but the cultivation level in the painting was still her real cultivation level two hundred years ago.

She pondered and walked back to the mirror.

In the mirror, she looks like she is twenty years old. If Hu Mian saw her like this, he would definitely recognize who she is. But before entering the painting, Hu Mian said that she could choose any identity. It seems that only she can see this real face. In the eyes of others, she may only have the face of late autumn.

She took the eyebrow pencil, touched up her eyebrows in front of the mirror, and walked out.

It was already noon. She asked around outside and found out the current time and location.

This place is not far from Duanchang Village. She didn't know how Wanqiu got into danger, so she simply started to find out if anything strange had happened here.

She asked around but didn't hear of anything strange happening, so she could only go out for a stroll late at night to see if she could encounter anything strange.

The town was not very big, and she wandered around it at night, buying a lot of things on the way. She wore all kinds of bracelets, necklaces, and hairpins sold on the street, and held a candied haws in her hand, looking like a rich lady who was ignorant of the immensity of the world.

Moreover, he is very courageous and will go wherever it is dark.

In the middle of the night, she finally heard the sound of someone chasing her not far away.

She was excited when she heard this. Was this a chance to meet a bad guy? !

She quickly grabbed her skirt and ran towards the sound. A group of people rushed past at the end of the alley, shouting hurriedly: "Search! Search everywhere! That Yunlai guy can't run far."

From Yunlai?

Hua Xiangwan was stunned when she heard this. Was there anyone from Yunlai who had sneaked into the Western Territory at this time?

But she didn't think much about it. She quickly seized the rare opportunity to be kidnapped and ran into the dark alley. Just as she rushed through an alley, a cold hand suddenly pulled her, a sword was pressed against her throat, and a familiar yet somewhat strange voice of a young man sounded: "Don't talk, or I'll kill you."

Hearing this voice, Hua Xiangwan's eyes widened in shock. She turned around and saw the young man in front of her with injuries and blood on his face, looking at her with a warning look.

He looked like he was about seventeen or eighteen years old, but she recognized him at the first sight even though his handsome face was a little rounder and childish: "Xie Changji?!"

The other party was stunned. Hua Xiangwan wanted to say something, but suddenly there was a noise. Someone shouted, "Search over there!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangwan knew that it was not advisable to stay here for long. People from Yunlai were not allowed to come to the Western Territory casually. Once discovered, they would be killed without mercy. She had to find a place to accommodate Xie Changji.

She grabbed Xie Changji, who frowned slightly. Hua Xiangwan noticed that he wanted to stop, so she immediately used her spiritual power to drag him to the side and whispered, "Follow me."

Xie Changji was injured at the moment, and his cultivation level was no match for his Yuanying level. When she pulled him, he had no ability to resist at all. He could only stumble and hide with her all the way, and was dragged back to the inn by her.

After shaking off the pursuers and arriving at the inn, Hua Xiangwan closed the door and set up a barrier. He turned around and saw Xie Changji covering his wound, leaning alertly as close to the window as possible, like a crouching and growling little beast, ready to pounce at any time.

It was obvious from her expression that he didn't know her. In order to give him a sense of security, Hua Xiangwan walked to the cupboard farthest from him, lowered her head to pour tea, and thought: "Why are you here?"

According to the time calculation, Xie Changji should be twenty years old now, and he has known her for two years. He should have been in Yunlai with the twenty-year-old Hua Xiangwan to kill the Western monks who tried to open the boundary of life and death. How come he appears here, and looks only seventeen years old, as if he doesn't know her at all?

Xie Changji pursed his lips and did not answer her question. He only asked, "Who are you?"

When Hua Xiangwan heard this, she changed into her true appearance and looked up at him: "Don't you recognize me yet?"

Xie Changji carefully looked at the face of the person in front of him.

She seemed to be trying to change, but in fact, from the beginning when he looked at her, she was just a face. He only felt the fluctuation of spiritual power and did not find any change in her.

She looked like a twenty-year-old girl, extremely beautiful and pretty enough to make people unable to take their eyes off her.

This face seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't remember anything. He just vaguely felt that she should be someone very close to him.

Looking at Xie Changji's expression, Hua Xiangwan felt a little strange.

Even if he didn't know her, he shouldn't have such an expression. She thought about it and couldn't help asking, "Don't you remember anything?"

"I remember."

Xie Changji answered quickly, but Hua Xiangwan could tell at a glance that he was lying.

There is no difference between what a young man is thinking and what is written on his face.

He remembered nothing, but he dared not let anyone know because if others found out, they could easily deceive him.

Hua Xiangwan pretended not to notice that he was lying. She nodded, took a sip of tea, and thought about this strange situation.

She had confirmed the time today. If it was Xie Changji in the painting, he would definitely not look like he does now. She still remembered what Xie Changji looked like when he was 20 years old.

The only possibility is that... the person in front of me is not the Xie Changji in the painting, but the real Xie Changji.

It made sense. How could he let her enter the painting alone? He was a man who regarded the assignment of rooms as a threat to his life. If she fell into the painting, he would rush over immediately. He didn't know how to get in, and was afraid that something might go wrong when he got in...

Thinking of this, Hua Xiangwan couldn't help but find it somewhat interesting.

Xie Changji became seventeen years old. Moreover, he was considered as one who entered the painting, so he would not remember anything when he got out.

Seventeen-year-old Xie Changji is quite interesting.

She thought of the past, coughed lightly, suppressed the urge to tease him, and looked up with a strange look on her face: "Then why don't you know me?"

"I..." Xie Changji found it difficult to lie, "I just forgot part of it."

"Is that so..." Hua Xiangwan sighed, with a hint of pity in her eyes, "I see you have a head injury. I'm afraid you got hurt on the way here from the Heavenly Sword Sect. I'll take you to see a doctor tomorrow to see if you can remember."

"Who are you, then?"

Seeing that Hua Xiangwan believed him, Xie Changji breathed a sigh of relief. Hua Xiangwan smiled and said with a friendly expression: "I am your sister."

"elder sister?"

Xie Changji was stunned, and he felt something was wrong, but Hua Xiangwan was very sure: "Yes, I am your sister who is living away from home..." Hua Xiangwan paused, remembering that she had just called his name, and could only continue to lie, "Xie Wanwan."

Xie Changji stared at her blankly. Hua Xiangwan showed sorrow: "You were born in the Western Territory. Something bad happened to your family. You were taken away from the Western Territory by the bad guys, crossed the Dingli Sea, went to Yunlai, and became a disciple of the Tianjian Sect. And I was sold to the Hehuan Palace and became a female cultivator in the Hehuan Palace. I just contacted you a few days ago, but I didn't expect you to come directly. Changji," Hua Xiangwan raised her head and looked serious, "Don't worry, when you come to the Western Territory, your sister will definitely protect you. In the future, we two siblings will never be separated again!"

"Then..." Xie Changji frowned slightly, "Where are our parents?"

"Dead." Hua Xiangwan tried to cut out as many characters as possible to make it easier to make up the story. "I have already killed the enemy, don't worry."

"So you were born in Hehuan Palace..." Xie Changji thought, "It doesn't sound like a good place."

This made Hua Xiangwan's mouth twitch. She suddenly felt like she was revisiting the past. Back then, she and Xie Changji talked about the Western Territory. She did not reveal her identity and talked about Hehuan Palace lightly. Xie Changji was like this. He commented calmly: "It's a weird way, not worth mentioning."

She was so angry that she punched him directly, which made Xie Changji look confused: "Why did you hit me?"

But she was no longer in the age of impulse. She smiled and said, "There is no distinction between noble and humble cultivation methods. Chang Ji, you should be more open-minded. After all, this is my sect."

Hearing this, Xie Changji did not comment much, but just lowered his head and said softly: "I'm sorry."

"Okay," Hua Xiangwan stepped forward and said gently, "I'll heal your wounds first."

As she spoke, Hua Xiangwan stretched out her hand to pull Xie Changji's clothes. Xie Changji immediately raised his hand and blocked Hua Xiangwan's hand with his sword, saying calmly: "Even if we are biological siblings, men and women should not touch each other, I..."

Before he finished speaking, Hua Xiangwan sealed his acupuncture points and looked up at him: "Did I ask for your opinion?"

As she spoke, she pulled down Xie Changji's clothes, revealing the wounds on his body.

Xie Changji's face changed slightly, but he could not move. He could only watch Hua Xiangwan quickly remove the spell from his wound, then bandage the wound before untying the acupuncture points on his body.

"You can sleep in this room." Hua Xiangwan raised her eyebrows, "Otherwise I will tie you up and put you on the bed to sleep."

"girl……"

"Call me sister."

Hua Xiangwan emphasized, Xie Changji pursed his lips and said nothing. Hua Xiangwan knew that he still had doubts, so he said: "You have a wound near the Baihui point on your head. There is a wound under the third rib on your left side, and your thigh..."

"Girl!" Xie Changji couldn't bear to hear it anymore and interrupted her, "Give me some time."

Hua Xiangwan saw Xie Changji's red face and raised an eyebrow. She knew that if she pressed him any further, he would probably run away. So she decided to stop while she was ahead. She coughed lightly and said, "Then I'll go to sleep. You should have a good rest and don't delay my work tomorrow."

"yes."

Xie Changji seemed very well behaved.

Hua Xiangwan arrived without thinking much, turned over, got on the bed, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Xie Changji sat there, glanced at Hua Xiangwan's bed, then lowered his head to look at his own wounds.

He woke up in this strange place, his body covered with wounds. He had a token with the words "Tianjian Sect" written on it and a Qiankun bag with miscellaneous items on his waist. Apart from that, he had nothing and could not remember anything.

Perhaps the woman saw that he had lost his memory, so she lied to him.

Said to be his sister...

But...he felt that it was not the case.

But no matter what, he had already gotten the information out of him. He should be from the Tianjian Sect, but the Tianjian Sect was not here, and he needed to cross the Dingli Sea before he could go back.

This woman came from an evil sect, so she must not be a good person. She might have known him in the past, or even had something to do with him being here. The longer he stayed with this woman, the more dangerous it might be. It would be better for him to leave this place as soon as possible and return to the Heavenly Sword Sect.

To figure it out, he waited for the sound of the woman's breathing, silently dissolved her barrier, then jumped down from the window and disappeared into the night.

His movements were so light that no one could notice them. Hua Xiangwan had a good sleep that night. When she woke up the next day, she looked at the empty house, feeling a little dazed.

Where is Xie Changji?

Making breakfast again? So good?

She yawned in a daze, went downstairs and walked around. By noon, she still hadn’t seen Xie Changji. She finally realized belatedly that—

Xie Changji, ran away? ! !

This thought shocked her. Ever since they met, Xie Changji had always been chasing her, and she had never seen Xie Changji run on his own initiative.

She almost laughed out of anger.

But when I think about the fact that he doesn't remember anything now, he's only a teenager, wandering around with amnesia, so it seems normal for him to be a little wary.

But he is now in a painting. As a person in the painting, what will be the consequences if he dies in the painting?

Hua Xiangwan didn't know that the worst outcome might be death in there.

Thinking of this, Hua Xiangwan put her hand on her forehead, feeling that she probably owed him a debt in this life. Why should a wounded infant run away?

She took a deep breath, used her spiritual sense to explore along the way, and ran over following the traces of Xie Changji's breath.

Xie Changji's breath was intermittent, and he was obviously avoiding her. She followed his breath for a long time but couldn't see him. She could only look for him and ask people.

"Have you ever seen a 17-year-old young man, about this tall, very good-looking..."

She asked around along the way and spent a lot of time asking for help, but there was no news.

As the sky gradually darkened, Hua Xiangwan suddenly heard a man's concerned voice coming from behind her: "Girl, is the person you are looking for a handsome young man in white clothes?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangwan immediately turned around and saw a middle-aged man standing behind her.

He looked very amiable, wearing a blue Taoist robe, with a righteous expression on his face, which made people feel at ease.

But with just one glance, she could tell that this man was full of evil and was not an ordinary person at all.

She looked at the Taoist priest, then looked down at herself. She deliberately restrained her spiritual power and looked like an ordinary person. Now she was looking for someone in such a panic, she looked like she could be easily deceived.

And this liar, could it be that this is the person who was caught before Wanqiu and asked Hu Mian to rescue him?

Hua Xiangwan's mind was slightly moved, but when she thought of Xie Changji, she felt a little worried.

The Taoist saw her hesitation and laughed: "Miss, don't be afraid. I asked this question because I saw you looking for someone. I saw a young man who looked very similar to the one you were talking about..."

"Where is he then?"

Hua Xiangwan was almost certain that the person in front of her had bad intentions. After thinking about it, she felt that with Xie Changji's ability, nothing would happen for a while. She couldn't affect Hu Mian's progress, so she had to quickly let Hu Mian and Qin Xiansheng meet first.

So she looked anxious and said hurriedly: "That's my brother. If you see him, please show him the way. It's a great favor and I can't repay you enough."

"It's nothing," the Taoist waved his hand hastily, "I saw him outside the city. I'll take you there now. He seems to have been taken away by someone."

"Hurry up then!"

Hua Xiangwan hurriedly urged: "There is no time to lose, I will follow you now!"

Having said that, Hua Xiangwan quickly caught up with the Taoist priest, and the two of them hurried out of the city.

In the dark, Xie Changji, wearing a martial arts hat, looked at the woman's back as she hurriedly chased after him, and was hesitant for a moment.

Judging from the woman's skills last night, nothing will happen to her. But...

He didn't know why, but he vaguely didn't want her to have even the slightest chance of being in danger.

This thought made him feel a little uneasy. Could it be that she was really his sister?

After much thought, he finally followed her. If nothing happened to her, it would be fine. But if something happened...

He gave her a hand and then ran away.

Having made up his mind, Xie Changji followed the two quietly.

Hua Xiangwan followed the Taoist priest out of the city. The Taoist priest led her into the dense forest. She looked hesitant and asked doubtfully, "Master Taoist, is my brother really here?"

"Yes," the Taoist nodded, "I just saw them taking the person over. Come with me. Girl," the Taoist handed her a bamboo tube, "would you like some water?"

Hua Xiangwan bit her lip when she heard that and said, "No need, I miss my brother..."

"Have a drink. I see your lips are cracked."

After hearing this, Hua Xiangwan hesitated for a moment, took the bamboo tube and said, "Thank you, Taoist Priest."

As soon as the water entered her mouth, she knew what it was. It was a common soft muscle powder that could block the spiritual power of monks and make people weak and unconscious. She was in the Spiritual Transformation Stage, so this thing had little effect on her.

She drank it calmly, pretending to know nothing, and handed the bamboo tube to the Taoist priest: "Thank you."

The Taoist priest put away the bamboo tube with satisfaction, turned around and said, "Let's go quickly."

As they talked, the two of them walked inside together. Hua Xiangwan calculated the time it would take for the medicine to take effect. As they walked, they began to stagger: "Master...Master..."

"girl?"

The Taoist priest turned around and saw Hua Xiangwan holding onto a tree. Hua Xiangwan looked up in confusion: "Why... why can't I see clearly..."

Before she finished speaking, she fell down gracefully.

As she fell, a group of people came out from the surroundings. Many of them looked at the Taoist priest and said with a smile: "The goods are good this time. The master should like it very much."

"He looks good, and his cultivation is pretty good, but there's something wrong with his brain. He believes whatever you say."

The Taoist priest looked disdainful and raised his hand to stick a talisman on Hua Xiangwan: "Take it away, and send it to the master with the other women."

As they spoke, everyone lifted Hua Xiangwan up. In the dark, Xie Changji frowned and held down the sword that was about to be unsheathed.

There are others...

He thought, since he was already here, he might as well save them all.

He followed the group and watched Hua Xiangwan being carried all the way to a horse-drawn carriage.

Hua Xiangwan pretended to be dizzy. After she was stuffed into the carriage and heard the creaking sound of the carriage, she slowly opened her eyes.

The carriage was filled with knocked-out girls, all of whom were asleep and no one outside paid any attention to them. She took this opportunity to quickly send a message to Hu Mian.

"Senior sister, I've been caught, come and save me!!"

After the message was passed on, Hu Mian sent a message back within a moment. The message was written on the jade token: "Wait for me, you rubbish."

Hua Xiangwan: “…”

Hu Mian is so cruel to everyone.

But since she had completed her part, she no longer needed to struggle. She leaned back in the carriage, looked at the sleeping girl next to her, and began to think about how to find Xie Changji after she got out.

She held up Wanqiu's shell. Wanqiu was only at the Jindan stage now, and the only strength she could display was at the Jindan level. Otherwise, it would easily disrupt the original trajectory.

Xie Changji is running around everywhere now. If he is discovered by the senior officials of the Western Territory, he will be dead for sure. She has to make him feel at ease and stay by her side to avoid any trouble.

But he didn't seem to believe her at all. How could she keep this man by her side?

She kept thinking all the way and waited for a long time. When she felt the carriage stop, she quickly closed her eyes and pretended to be dizzy.

The servants lifted her down and carried her into a cave. They could hear women crying all around them, and it seemed that she was the only one who was not awake.

After waiting for a while, she felt herself being put into the water and handcuffed.

“Stop crying!”

A loud shout came from the side: "Stay still in the dungeon and wait for the master's favor. If anyone disobeys, I will kill her!"

After saying that, the other party slammed the door and walked out.

Hua Xiangwan slowly opened her eyes and saw that there were women all around her, but these women were not tied up with iron chains. They were all standing in the water, enduring the chill of the water, and sobbing softly.

She was the only one tied up with an iron chain with a special spell on it, which was clearly an unfair treatment.

The women ignored each other and just lowered their heads and cried. Hua Xiangwan closed her eyes and began to rest.

They were resting until late at night when there was a sudden loud noise outside, which woke Hua Xiangwan up suddenly.

Before she could react, she felt the ground shake and heard Hu Mian's voice cursing from outside: "Which bastard dares to kidnap my junior sister? Get out of here!"

Hua Xiangwan sighed when he heard the voice. Fortunately, Wanqiu was lucky that year, otherwise, with Hu Mian's attempt to save people, he might not have been able to save the person, but would have been crushed to death in the water dungeon first.

After Hu Mian finished cursing, a fight really broke out outside. The water dungeon shook and soon began to fall with gravel.

The women in the cell were all agitated and rushed to the door like crazy, crying and shouting, "Let us out! Let us out!"

Seeing this, Hua Xiangwan thought for a while and realized that he was a Jindan cultivator after all. It should not be considered a violation of the rules if he saved the people here, right?

She thought about it, turned her wrist, and was about to move when she heard two screams from outside the dungeon. Then a young man jumped in, raised his hand and chopped open the cell door with a sword.

The young man was dressed in white clothes, his sword gleaming with a sharp light. He slashed the cell door open and shouted to the woman in the cell, "Go!"

As he spoke, he moved his gaze to Hua Xiangwan, who was at the innermost part. Seeing that Hua Xiangwan was chained with iron chains, he jumped into the pool without hesitation, walked towards Hua Xiangwan, and raised his sword to chop her.

The sword "clanged" and cut off the iron chain that bound Hua Xiangwan. Hua Xiangwan's feet went limp. Xie Changji raised his hand to support her and whispered, "I'm sorry."

As he said this, he pulled her onto his back, carried her quickly across the water dungeon, and ran all the way outside.

Hua Xiangwan lay on Xie Changji's back. When they rushed out of the water dungeon, they found that the cave was in chaos. Xie Changji pointed at the people who had escaped and shouted, "Follow me!"

As he spoke, he carried Hua Xiangwan on his back and ran in a direction he knew well.

Hua Xiangwan then realized that Xie Changji had come to rescue her.

She suddenly realized that he saved everyone he saw in the past, and he might still be fooled by the same trick now.

She quickly collected her spiritual power, turned it into a vase, and let Xie Changji carry her out, saying hurriedly: "Changji, where have you been? I've been looking for you..."

"Let's talk about it outside."

Seeing that she was lying again, Xie Changji cut off the neck of a guard with his sword, stopped the others, and said to the woman behind him, "Go forward and run out."

Upon hearing this, the women hurried out. After a moment, a roar came from behind: "Where are you running to!"

As he spoke, dozens of spells rushed out from inside, as if they were intended to kill these women.

Xie Changji put Hua Xiangwan down and put her behind him: "You hide."

Then he raised his sword, and the sword power and the talisman collided with each other, blocking the talismans' path.

"You're looking for death!"

A loud shout came from inside, and then the lights of Dharma rushed towards Xie Changji one by one. Xie Changji took a look and saw that the woman behind him had not completely walked out. He quickly spun the long sword in his hand into a shield and knocked away the lights of Dharma one by one. After the women had completely walked out, he pulled Hua Xiangwan and turned around without hesitation: "Run!"

Hua Xiangwan was dragged by him and staggered in the corridor.

Just as he was about to rush out, Hua Xiangwan heard a powerful magical light chasing after him from behind!

The two had no way to avoid it, Xie Changji turned around and swung his sword, and at that moment, Hua Xiangwan suddenly pounced on him!

Xie Changji's eyes were wide open, and he only saw the Dharma light hitting Hua Xiangwan hard. He hurriedly hugged Hua Xiangwan, and was blasted away together with her by the Dharma light.

Flying out of the corridor, the two men hit the ground hard. A Taoist priest in purple clothes raised his sword and jumped high towards them, ready to chop them down!

At this time, a Taoist priest came from a height and grabbed the Taoist's sword. Hu Mian's eyes turned cold: "Still want to run?!"

As she spoke, she hurriedly chased after him, dragging Chang Ling with her. Behind her, more than a dozen Taoists chased after her, and hurriedly shouted, "Don't hurt my master!"

Everyone's attention was on Hu Mian. Xie Changji took the opportunity to pick up the injured Hua Xiangwan and rushed into the dense forest.

Hua Xiangwan had a hard time closing her eyes, and saw Hu Mian surrounded by a dozen Taoists.

“Don’t…don’t run away…”

Hua Xiangwan stopped Xie Changji and pulled his sleeve: "My senior sister is still there."

Xie Changji paused, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll take you to a safe place and come back to save her."

"No," Hua Xiangwan refused decisively, trying to push and jump out of his arms, "I have to see that she is safe before I can feel at ease."

At least we have to confirm that Qin Xiansheng appears.

After Hua Xiangwan pushed him, Xie Changji felt a subtle discomfort in his heart.

He didn't know why, but he seemed to care about Hua Xiangwan's rejection.

He couldn't help but hug her tighter and whispered, "Don't move. I'll take you to hide."

As he spoke, he pulled her to a safe place. After setting up a barrier, he saw Hu Mian and the Taoists in a stalemate.

Although they were not as good as Hu Mian in a single fight, but when more than ten of them lined up, they still fought Hu Mian to a standstill. When Xie Changji saw this situation, he stood up and wanted to help Hu Mian.

Hua Xiangwan grabbed him and shook her head, saying, "Don't go. You're still injured."

And if you go, what use will Qin Xiansheng be?

After hearing Hua Xiangwan's words, Xie Changji felt warm in his heart and comforted her: "I'm fine, just a minor injury."

"No," Hua Xiangwan shook his head stubbornly, "You are my brother, I can't let you take risks for my sister. I..."

Before he could finish his words, a sword force came straight at him from the front. Xie Changji subconsciously blocked in front of Hua Xiangwan, and saw the sword force suddenly blast away the Taoist priest who was in a stalemate with Hu Mian, leaving Hu Mian looking back in surprise.

The forest had long been shattered by their attacks, and the moonlight poured down unhindered. Not far away, a tall and burly young man in plain clothes stood there with a sword in his hand.

He was dressed very simply and had a scar on his face, which made him look quite heroic.

The wind blew, Hu Mian held the long silk in her hand, her red shirt fluttering under the moonlight, she stared at the other person blankly, while the young man had a calm look and only said, "Excuse me."

Seeing this scene, Hua Xiangwan stared at it intently and leaned forward a little more, wanting to see it more clearly.

She hadn't seen Qin Xiansheng for two hundred years and had even forgotten what he looked like. He was a key figure and she couldn't get him wrong.

Xie Changji watched her crawling forward and couldn't help but frown: "What are you doing?"

"Shh," Hua Xiangwan turned around and raised her finger at him, "Don't talk, don't disturb me from looking at men."

Xie Changji didn't quite understand. He glanced silently at the swordsman in the distance, not understanding what Hua Xiangwan was looking at.

But thinking that it was none of his business, he could only wait quietly. After a while, he heard Hu Mian laughing.

"Your Excellency's swordsmanship is extraordinary. May I ask your name?"

"Lingxiao Sword," the young man raised his eyes, "Qin Xiansheng."

"So it is..."

Hu Mian raised her hand to compliment him, but he had no intention of talking to her at all. He just walked straight past her.

Hu Mian froze in place. Seeing Hu Mian's expression, Hua Xiangwan knew something was wrong. She turned around and quickly pulled Xie Changji: "Hurry, take me and run."

Xie Changji didn't understand what was said, so Hua Xiangwan raised her arm and put her arm around his neck, urging him, "Hurry up! If Senior Sister knows that I saw her in such an awkward state, she will definitely kill me."

Xie Changji was held by her neck, his whole body stiff. After a moment, he looked down at her face which was pale from the injuries, and finally picked her up. However, there was a hint of restrained displeasure in his tone, and he whispered, "Don't touch me."

As he said this, he hugged her and ran away. Hua Xiangwan glanced at him and saw that he was pursing his lips, as if he was unhappy.

She knew why immediately. He always hated being touched by others. Now that she was around him like this, he must be extremely angry. He only tried to endure it because he thought that she was hurt for him.

Thinking that he was running around and annoying her, she decided to try to make him even more unhappy.

So she hugged his neck and leaned against his chest: "Changji, how can you talk to me like this? I'm hurt because of you, and you're still so cold. I'm so sad!"

Xie Changji glanced at her and realized that she was provoking him. He didn't say anything, but carried her to the nearby Duanchang Village and found an inn for her to rest. Then he said, "Go find your sister. I'm leaving."

"Wait a minute!" Hua Xiangwan pulled him back and looked at him eagerly, "Are you just going to leave me like this?"

"You..." Xie Changji hesitated. He looked into her eyes. His mind told him that he should leave, but for some reason, he couldn't move.

The two looked at each other quietly. After a moment, Xie Changji pursed his lips and said, "Are you really my sister?"

"What else? Do you think I would just protect others?"

Xie Changji paused as he recalled how she hesitated to stand in front of him. Seeing his hesitation, Hua Xiangwan smiled and said, "Good brother, can you at least stay with me and let me recover from your injury? You don't remember anything now anyway, and it's dangerous to go anywhere. You might as well stay by my side so that I don't have to look for you everywhere."

"You must look for me?"

Xie Changji was puzzled, Hua Xiangwan nodded: "Of course."

"Why?"

"I can't let anything happen to you."

Hua Xiangwan said this seriously, and Xie Changji was stunned.

Looking at the person in front of him, he vaguely believed that no matter whether she was his sister or not, at least... she would not harm him.

He lowered his eyes, thought for a long time, and finally said: "Okay..."

Hua Xiangwan smiled and pulled him to sit down. Looking at the seventeen-year-old Xie Changji sitting in front of her with his eyes downcast, calm and gentle, she suppressed her excitement and revealed a bit of resentment: "Come to think of it, you have never called me sister since we met. Have we become estranged after not seeing each other for so many years?"

“I don’t remember.”

Xie Changji spoke the truth, and Hua Xiangwan sighed: "You should have called me sister, right?"

Xie Changji paused and hesitated for a long time before he finally spoke awkwardly: "Sister..."

He seemed to have never called this word before, and when he spoke, Hua Xiangwan didn't know if it was her illusion or not, but it felt like there was a softness to the tone.

She suddenly understood why Xie Changji would blush every time she called him brother. When she heard him calling her sister, she also felt numb in her heart.

It didn't feel like I was getting an advantage, but rather a bit weird.

She coughed lightly and turned her head away: "Okay, now that you've called me sister, don't run around. Stay close to me, and maybe," Hua Xiangwan smiled, "when will you remember it?"

Hearing this, Xie Changji nodded, and paused for a moment.

The amnesia may only be temporary, and you may remember it after some time.

After the first call, he no longer thought it was strange and just responded, "Got it, sister."