Genius Beast Tamer

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Hua Lianhuo was stunned for a moment, then quickly waved her hand and said, "Pah, pah, pah, Wuxie, don't jinx it! My parents are still alive!"

"You're alive, but your expression was so sad, I thought..."

Hua Lianhuo said with a bitter smile, "Although I'm alive, it's almost the same as being dead."

"What happened to your parents?" Han Wuxie asked with some sympathy, seeing his distressed appearance. "Are they sick?"

"Hehe, I guess so." Hua Lianhu changed the subject, asking, "I know now that this is an assassin organization, not a bandit camp, but even if it's not a bandit camp, isn't it very unsafe for a young girl like you to be here with two younger brothers?"

"Safe?" Han Wuxie smiled faintly, "I don't know if it's safe here or not, but I know it's safer here than down the mountain. My brother treated Qinglang's wife, and Qinglang is grateful to us and treats us like honored guests."

Hua Lianhuo narrowed her eyes slightly. This was similar to the information she had gathered: the little divine doctor had treated the mistress of the Green Wolf assassin organization, and the Green Wolf had repaid her with his own body, willingly becoming her slave.

Hua Lianhuo then asked, "You three children are so young. How could your parents feel comfortable letting you come out like this? What kind of people are your parents?"

"I haven't even gotten any information about your parents, nor have I found out your background, and you're already asking about my parents!" Han Wuxie feigned innocence, but his words were ambiguous, leaving people guessing: "We snuck out to play! Strictly speaking, we ran away from home!"

"Run away from home?" Hua Lianhuo was slightly taken aback.

"Yeah, my family is too strict, so we came out for a stroll." Han Wuxie yawned, leaned on the stone table, and looked up at the sky, saying, "Sunrise is still a long way off. I'm so sleepy, but I won't give up. Even if it's cloudy and the sunrise isn't beautiful, as long as I do it and wait for it, then I've succeeded."

Hua Lianhuo remained silent for a moment, but still didn't give up, continuing to ask, "What kind of family would make you run away from home?"

Han Wuxie suddenly smiled slyly, like a little fox, and leaned closer, saying, "Brother Lianhuo, when I said I wouldn't give up, I meant I wouldn't give up waiting for the sunrise, but I didn't expect Brother Lianhuo's ability to question me to such a masterful degree!"

Hua Lianhuo looked slightly embarrassed.

Han Wuxie stated bluntly, "Today, the child was injured, and there were many people present, including several members of the assassin organization who came to watch the commotion. To avoid escalating the situation, I spared you all. However, that doesn't mean I'm truly an ignorant and unsuspecting child. You and your friends certainly didn't come here simply to seek refuge. Whatever your purpose, feel free to speak frankly. Perhaps it's better to be open about things than to act secretly!"

Hua Lianhuo stiffened slightly. He knew the girl was not simple and it wouldn't be easy to get information out of her. He also knew they were all on guard against him, but these were all things kept secret. He never expected that the girl would reveal everything without even flinching.

Upon arriving here, Hua Lianhuo discovered that her mind was becoming increasingly sluggish, and her heart was repeatedly struck by setbacks, with many things happening that contradicted her plans.

They originally came to this mountain as infiltrators, hoping to find the mysterious expert Fang Yan mentioned and test whether he was related to the Immortal Realm. If he was, perhaps there was a way to lift the curse of the vampire clan.

However, upon reaching the mountain, they discovered that the mysterious expert was nowhere to be found. Instead, they encountered even more surprising figures: a little girl with a strong scent of immortal blood, a little boy with a faint scent of immortal blood, and an even more unexpected child with a mixed scent of immortal and demonic blood. This child was none other than the legendary Little Divine Doctor, rumored to be an extraterrestrial being, who was now considered a miracle worker in the Great Jin Dynasty.

If I'm not mistaken, these three children are very likely from outer space. But given their age, the path between the immortal realm and the mortal realm has been closed for a long time, so it's impossible for them to descend to the mortal world.

Then there's only one possibility left: perhaps these three children were born to immortals and demons who remained in the mortal realm after the path between the immortal and demon realms was sealed off.

If that's the case, then we can surely find the immortals and demons who remain in the realm of immortals and demons through this line.

The first reason I noticed Sun Hao, the emperor of Wu, was because he obtained a level seven magical beast. I suspected it was a gift from a demon who had been left in the mortal realm. I wanted to use this to contact these people, find out who had cursed my parents and murdered my elders, and thus find a way to lift the curse on the blood clan.

Han Wuxie saw the struggle in Hua Lianhuo's eyes, as if she wanted to confess but also had reservations.

Han Wuxie said frankly, "Now that I know your intentions are not pure, why are you still trying to hide it?"

Hua Lianhuo remained silent.

Han Wuxie dropped a bombshell: "Before, I had my brother search your bags to see if there was anything suspicious. My brother told me that he found something strange in the bag of the one among you who knows medicine."

Hua Lianhuo finally spoke, her voice low and menacing: "So your brother deliberately searched his bag. When he told me that your brother robbed him, I guessed that it wasn't just about what was in his bag."

Han Wuxie smiled faintly and said, "He found a bottle of medicine that could mask and eliminate odors."

Hua Lianhuo closed her eyes resignedly and said calmly, "Continue, what are you thinking about, what are you guessing?"

"My pet beast Xiaobai and my brother's subordinate demon beast Zitong both have very good noses, but they can't smell anything else on you except the smell of medicine. They can't even detect a trace of human scent. Actually, you've overdone it. Even if you want to hide your scent, you shouldn't apply too much powder to cover it up, because that will only arouse more suspicion."

Hua Lianhuo frowned. This was indeed superfluous, but without applying those powders, the fact that vampires could not be exposed to sunlight would remain unchanged, and she and the eight generals would not be able to walk in the daytime at all.

Seeing that he remained silent and only frowned, Han Wuxie continued, "When your friends encounter problems, they don't look at each other for answers at the same time, but all look at you at the same time. You are their sovereign."

A hint of admiration flashed in Hua Lianhuo's eyes; she was quick-witted and observant.

Han Wuxie continued, "You said you can't sleep at night and sleep during the day, and the sun hates you, which reminds me of a race."

Hua Lianhuo's heart tightened, and she asked, "What race?"

"Vampires!" Han Wuxie narrowed his eyes, certain of his statement. "My brother actually hid a pill. After some research after dinner, he discovered it was a pill to conceal blood essence. Only vampires need this kind of pill! To avoid suspicion, you chose to go up the mountain during the day, which certainly created confusion. It's unexpected that you're vampires. However, you've applied a lot of sunscreen to your bodies—a superfluous attempt to mask your scent! Also, most of you have red hair, a symbol of vampire nobility. Even blonde or brown hair is second only to red-haired nobility. You all hold very high positions within the vampire clan! Actually, there's another reason I'm certain you're vampires. Although the child concealed it well, I still noticed his wounds were healing automatically, not because of the applied medicine. His wounds had already healed before the medicine was applied!"

Hua Lianhuo clapped her hands and said, "Little sister Wuxie, you're so clever!"

Han Wuxie hadn't expected that after his identity was exposed, the man would remain so calm and composed.

"I'm curious, how do you know about the vampire race? After all, mortals don't believe in our existence," Hua Lianhuo asked, squinting.

"Since you're a vampire, you should have recognized my brothers and me long ago. I can easily see through you, and you must have known our origins just as easily. So why pretend to be ignorant? Since everything's been exposed, let's just lay everything bare!"

Hua Lianhuo smiled in agreement and said, "In that case, I won't beat around the bush."

Han Wuxie waited quietly, his gaze fixed on the horizon. The sky was already beginning to brighten, and sunrise was drawing near.

Hua Lianhuo said calmly, "It all probably has to start with my parents. Didn't you ask me what happened to my parents? I can answer you now. Since you know about vampires, you should also know that vampires are an immortal race. If they want to destroy us, there are only two ways."

Han Wuxie nodded and said, "I'll starve you for a few days and let the sun beat down on you. There's another way: I'll dig out your hearts and curse you."

Hua Lianhuo smiled faintly, "My parents are the second type."

"Who cast the curse?" Han Wuxie's expression turned slightly grave. "The one who cast the curse must be extraordinary. A mortal could never possibly cast a curse on a vampire!"

"I don't know who cast the curse, but my parents are now in a deep sleep and their bodies are slowly withering away. I keep transfusing them with fresh blood, but I can only keep them from waking up and dying."

"You should go find the person who lifted the curse. But why did you come here?"

"Because you killed the Emperor of Wu."

"We didn't kill them," Han Wuxie said, shaking his head.

"Isn't that right?" Hua Lianhuo thought the other party was deliberately hiding something, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "Fang Yan saw with his own eyes that your level four spirit beast rabbit took down a level seven magical beast Siberian tiger. Later, he and someone with extremely strong invisibility skills entered the palace and killed the Emperor of Wu."

Han Wuxie paused, his gaze darkening slightly, and asked in a low voice, "A level four newbie taking down a level seven magical beast? I think that's a bit hard to believe, isn't it?"

"It is indeed unbelievable, but many things are more suspicious precisely because they are unbelievable. That's why we concealed our identities and thought of going undercover in the mountains to find out some things."

Han Wuxie nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "I think there are many things I'm being kept in the dark about. Let's watch the sunrise first, and then we can talk after I've figured everything out, okay?"

Seeing Han Wuxie's dark expression, as if unaware that her spirit beast had killed the Emperor of Wu, Hua Lianhuo said nothing more.

A shimmering, ethereal light slowly unfolded, piercing the sky and gradually parting the dazzling clouds. The eastern sunrise turned a deep crimson, the crimson clouds shattered, and golden rays shot out one after another—horizontal rays of light and vertical rays of light.

The sunrise was incredibly beautiful, but Han Wuxie had lost all interest in watching it.

Hua Lianhuo frowned uncomfortably. He loved sunrises, but the effects of the medicine on his body had almost worn off, and he was also a little hungry. The sunlight made him very uncomfortable, as if he was about to be dried out.

Han Wuxie looked up at the sunrise; her profile was dazzlingly beautiful in the sunlight.

Driven by hunger, Hua Lianhuo gradually lost consciousness. A series of intoxicating fragrances wafted to her nose, and the girl before her was extremely alluring.

Hua Lianhuo's Adam's apple bobbed slightly, his tongue licked his dry lips, a dark red thirst flashed in his eyes, and his heart pounded fiercely because of the alluring scent.

Han Wuxie noticed Hua Lianhuo's unusual behavior, abruptly stood up, and said from a distance, "Are you hungry? Is the sun making you uncomfortable? I think you should go back inside! I should go back to sleep too!"

Before Hua Lianhuo could speak, Han Wuxie tried to escape.

Hua Lianhuo moved with lightning speed, blocking her path and pulling her into his arms, inhaling deeply around her neck with intense fascination.

The itchy sensation on his neck sent chills down Han Wuxie's spine.

In her great-uncle's study, she had read books about vampires. Because she understood vampires, she was even more afraid. If Hua Lianhuo took a bite, she would not only be drained dry and become a dried corpse, but if he also bled her and forced her to take the medicine, she would also become a race that hides in the darkness all day long.

As Hua Lianhuo opened his mouth, it seemed as if blood was flowing in his pupils. Han Wuxie suddenly struck him in the chest with a palm, but the icy cold air had no effect on Hua Lianhuo.

Han Wuxie forcefully turned her head to avoid his open mouth, his white teeth gradually revealing sharp triangles as they drew closer and closer to her neck.

Han Wuxie's hand was still pressed hard against his chest, but it was no use. She closed her eyes, feeling weak, and a blue light emanated from the black, antique ring.

Hua Lianhuo felt as if his heart was being burned. He suddenly came to his senses, released Han Wuxie, and without any hesitation, rushed back to his room. He took out the water bag he had brought and gulped it down. The water bag contained reindeer blood. He didn't like the taste of blood, but he could never resist its temptation.

Han Wuxie breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then became somewhat puzzled.

My internal energy had no effect on him, so why did he suddenly wake up?

She looked at the ring on her finger, then shook her head, muttering to herself, "Hua Qianye went to find his body; he's not in the ring, so it shouldn't be him."

Hearing a commotion outside, Han Tianci and Han Xingyu rushed out. They knew their sister was trying to get information out of Hua Lianhuo, so they hadn't dared to come out, but they also hadn't dared to go to sleep.

"Sister, why is your face so pale?" Han Tianci asked with concern.

"It's nothing," Han Wuxie forced a smile.

Han Xingyu looked around and asked, "Where's Hua Lianhuo?"

"Go back and drink your blood, huh?" Han Wuxie said calmly.

"Is he really a vampire?" Han Xingyu asked doubtfully.

"Yes," Han Wuxie said in a low voice, "We still don't know his purpose, but before we figure out his purpose, there's something else we must figure out first!"

……

Zi Tong slept soundly, happily clinging to his beautiful mistress in his dream.

Little Whitey was hugging her pillow and sleeping soundly.

Han Xingyu and Han Tianci acted as porters, taking the sleeping Zi Tong away.

Only Han Wuxie and Xiaobai remained in the room.

Little White was completely oblivious to anything amiss, still clutching her pillow and occasionally moving her mouth as if dreaming of some delicious food.

"Xiao Bai." Han Wuxie patted his shoulder gently with a tender smile.

Little White rolled over, opened its eyes groggily, and saw its owner with a gentle smile. For a moment, it didn't realize what was happening and thought it was dreaming.

"Wake up." Han Wuxie said gently.

"Master, did you need something from me?" Xiao Bai got up, wearing a thin white nightgown, his white hair falling over his shoulders, his face flushed from waking up, and his big, watery eyes blinking with curiosity.

Han Wuxie smiled, but the smile gradually turned eerie, and her laughter grew colder. Her expression suddenly hardened, and she said in a cold voice, "You're quite something, aren't you?"

Xiao Bai was confused and looked bewildered.

"You can even take down a level seven magical beast? That's really beyond my expectations!" Han Wuxie said casually, but his gaze was as sharp as a steel blade as he glared fiercely at Xiaobai.

Xiao Bai shivered and stammered, "M-M-M..."

"You're the pig!" Han Wuxie said angrily.

"No!" Little White hurriedly waved its hands, taking a deep breath and saying, "Master!"

"Speak!" Han Wuxie stared coldly at him. "Tell me everything you've been hiding from me!"

"But..." Xiaobai looked troubled and said in a distressed voice, "The boss told me not to say it!"

"It really is related to Hua Qianye!" Han Wuxie roared, "He clearly sensed the disappearance of his magic power, so why did he still recklessly use it! Explain yourself clearly!"

"But……"

"Who is your master?"

"you!"

"As your master, I command you to explain everything clearly, down to the last detail!"

"But he's my boss!"

"He is my spirit! You are my pet beast, and you both have to listen to me! If you're not afraid I'll drive you away, then you don't have to say anything!"

"I..." Xiaobai steeled herself and nodded, "I'll tell the truth!"

"It was the boss who took me to the Wu Kingdom's palace and made me fight a level seven magical beast! I never expected to win! The boss sensed that the Wu Kingdom's emperor was connected to demon cultivators, which is why he interrogated the emperor. He learned that the Wu Kingdom's emperor was indeed connected to demon cultivators, who were plotting to annex the Nine Provinces Continent and turn it into their backup continent! Killing the Wu Kingdom's emperor was the boss's own idea. He couldn't stand others dealing with his master, so for his master's sake, he killed the Wu Kingdom's emperor!"

Hearing this, Han Wuxie calmed down slightly and murmured somewhat awkwardly, "He's almost gone himself, why isn't he hurrying to find a body instead of doing these meaningless things! I'll deal with the people who want to deal with me myself, what a busybody!"

"Master, the boss cares about you a lot!" Little White said, revealing his thoughts. "Although the boss said on the surface that he wanted me to practice with a level seven magical beast and try out the moves I learned from Master's music, I could feel during the battle that he was deliberately testing me, testing whether I was qualified to become Master's pet! He was testing my abilities!"

Xiao Bai seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said, "Although it's unrealistic, I really did beat a level seven magical beast! Master's music is truly amazing; it actually helped me comprehend such powerful moves. At first, I didn't even dare to imagine that I could beat a level seven magical beast. I thought that as long as I could successfully unleash my moves under the pressure of a level seven magical beast, that would already be quite good. But I didn't expect that once I unleashed my move, the subsequent moves flowed smoothly one after another. It even felt like dealing with a level seven magical beast was a piece of cake!"

"A test?" Han Wuxie's heart tightened: Hua Qianye has found a body, so he may not stay by my side anymore. That's why he tested Xiaobai. Xiaobai passed his test, so he left to find a body and entrusted me to Xiaobai with peace of mind!

Hua Qianye, are you really at ease?

Once your body is found, will you leave?

That's true. You're so strong, there's no need for me to stay by your side. I should learn to let go, little by little, and gradually shift my dependence on you.

"Xiao Bai, will you stay by my side forever?" Han Wuxie asked weakly.

Little White, though confused, answered truthfully and firmly, "Of course! I am Master's contracted guardian beast. Where else could I go if I didn't stay by Master's side? I will always stay by Master's side and protect Master!"

"Thank you." Han Wuxie nodded slightly, but his eyes were dim and gray.

She looked at the ring, which was also her contracted natal magic weapon. However, she could keep the ring, but she couldn't keep him!

He is already so powerful; once he finds his body, he will become even more powerful!

How could someone as powerful as him stay by the side of a good-for-nothing like me?

She looked out the window, recalling the way he left.

In the past, I so hoped that he would find a body. Now that I know he is about to find a body, I am saddened because once he has a body, he will be separated from the ring and will no longer be a spirit.

Han Wuxie smiled bitterly as he recalled asking him to return the money.

I was so stupid back then. Maybe he was just fooling me. Once he found my body, why would he come back?

In the future, I will rely on myself and cannot foolishly wait for someone who may or may not come back!

"What did Zi Tong say in that mirror?" Han Wuxie suddenly asked.

Xiao Bai said, "Zi Tong said that the seal isn't wood-based, so he can't break it. However, he's certain that the mirror is a demonic artifact, probably belonging to a demon cultivator, and it might be sealing the soul of a demon cultivator. It's best not to release it!"

Han Wuxie shook his head and said, "Hua Lianhuo and the others are vampires. Since they gave this to us as a gift, it must have special meaning!"

"Purple Eyes said the runes on this are water-based runes, but I'm not water-based either."

"I'll go and study it. Hua Qianye left behind many books about runes. In the past, I only focused on practicing martial arts. It's time to study other things. After all, the mortal realm is no longer as simple as I thought before I came down to it. There are immortals and demons who can't return to the Immortal and Demon Realms, demon cultivators hiding in the shadows, and powerful demonic beasts. There are too many things I couldn't have imagined before."

……

Half a month passed, and while the mountains remained calm, war raged outside.

After the death of the King of Wu, Emperor Sima Yan of the Jin Dynasty launched an attack on Wu and conquered it, continuously expanding his territory.

Han Wuxie has been in seclusion for half a month. Except when her younger brother brings her food and she opens the door, she spends all her time locked in her room studying the books left behind by Hua Qianye.

The sky suddenly turned bluish-black, a sign that a heavy rain was about to fall.

A thunderous bolt of lightning struck Han Wuxie's room.

The people in the mountains were all startled and came here. Hua Lianhuo and the eight generals seemed to sense something, and their gazes became burning.

A loud shout came from inside the room.

Han Xingyu and Han Tianci rushed in anxiously, only to see Han Wuxie holding the mirror in his hand. The lightning bolt struck the mirror, and a cloud of smoke appeared in the mirror. After a long time, the image of a middle-aged man appeared in the mirror.

The sharp-eyed wolf recognized the person in the mirror at a glance and exclaimed in disbelief, "It's the Emperor of Great Jin!"

The bull, the cricket, the bamboo shoot, and even the black wind all looked shocked.

The person in the mirror slowly opened their eyes, as if they had been asleep for a very long time.

"Who are you?" A deep voice echoed from the mirror.

"You don't need to know who I am. Who are you? Why are you sealed in the mirror?" Han Wuxie asked calmly.

The person in the mirror frowned slightly, then suddenly flew into a rage. "I remember now! It was Sima You! That bastard Sima You framed me!"

Seeing the somewhat ferocious appearance of the person in the mirror, Han Wuxie and the others frowned.

Qinglang said in a low voice, "Miss Wuxie, I can confirm that this person's appearance is exactly the same as Emperor Sima Yan of the Great Jin Dynasty. I have seen the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty before."

Black Wind nodded and said, "I also think he looks exactly like the Emperor of Jin. Back then, the Emperor of Jin asked us to assassinate someone, and it was the name he just called out. However, Sima You had a mid-stage Martial Master by his side, and Qinglang had not yet reached the mid-stage Martial Master level at that time, so we did not accept the mission."

The person in the mirror regained some composure, then looked at the people surrounding the mirror and recognized Qinglang, Heifeng, and Gaosun.

"You? You're from the Blue Wolf Assassin Organization?"

"You know us?" Qinglang frowned. "Are you the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty?"

The person in the mirror's gaze deepened slightly, and he lowered his eyes, saying, "I never imagined I would fall to such a state."

The blue wolf asked疑惑地, "You are the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty, then who is this person who has been carrying out massacres and conquering everywhere recently?"

Sima Yan smiled bitterly, "I don't know. I only remember that Sima You asked to meet me. You all know Sima You. I've always wanted to kill him, but back then you couldn't kill his guards, and I couldn't find a reason to kill him. However, during that meeting, I met someone whose martial arts were comparable to his guard Qi Hu, and I wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate him. But I never expected that in the end, he would eliminate me instead!"

Although these palace affairs had little to do with Qinglang, the leader of the assassins, his organization had always dealt with high-ranking officials and nobles, and their jobs were mostly with powerful and influential people. He had even met the Emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty once, so out of curiosity, he asked, "What exactly happened? How did you end up in this mirror?"

Sima Yan recalled: "At that time, there was a strangely dressed person. He was masked and had one green and one blue eye. He should be a demon cultivator. I only looked at him once and then felt dizzy. Then, the person took out a mirror and recited strange words that made my head ache. Then I lost consciousness."

Han Tianci asked in confusion, "You are the Emperor of Great Jin, but you are currently in the mirror. So who is that Emperor of Great Jin now?"

Sima Yan frowned and said, "Sima You, it must be Sima You!"

Han Wuxie said in a deep voice, "Since the other party has a way to trap your soul in this mirror, they should also have a way to put Sima You's soul into your body."

"Sister, how did you break the seal?" Han Tianci asked Zi Tong, "Even Zi Tong couldn't break it, so how could you, sister?"

Han Wuxie shook his head and said, "I don't know either. Logically, it should only be broken by a water-attribute beast or someone with a water spiritual root. I read through all the books left by Hua Qianye, but there was no other way. So I just tried it out. Even if I didn't have a water spiritual root, I wanted to try the language and techniques like someone with one. But I never expected that when I read the words from the book and made the gestures in the pictures, the seal was inexplicably broken!"

Han Xingyu toyed with the mirror, and Sima Yan in the mirror seemed to be trapped in a mirror world. Han Xingyu turned the mirror upside down, and he would be turned upside down as well. Sima Yan was so dizzy from Han Xingyu's antics that he cried out, "Little brother, stop! Stop! You're shaking me so much I'm about to faint!"

Han Xingyu stopped what she was doing, looked at Sima Yan in the mirror, and said with some sympathy, "Originally, before you were unsealed, it was like you were in a deep sleep, knowing nothing, which wasn't a big deal. But now that you're awake, you can only be in the mirror, which is quite pitiful! Why did that Sima You want to harm you, and why did you want to harm him in the past? What deep-seated hatred do you have?"

Sima Yan looked at the adorable child and sighed bitterly, "If Sima You had any conscience, my child wouldn't have been harmed, and he would be the same age as you! Actually, Sima You and I are from the same family, but later my father passed the throne of Jin to me. Originally, my father intended to give this position to Sima You, but he was too young at the time, and my father was already seriously ill. So, in the end, my father gave the position to me, who was older. Sima You always thought that I had taken what should have been his, so he has always been against me."

Gao Sun shook his head and said, "I heard that Sima You is your father's second son, who was adopted by Sima Shi and enfeoffed as the Prince of Qi."

Sima Yan nodded and said, "It's because he wasn't by his father's side when he was a child that his father felt indebted to him and wholeheartedly hoped to pass the throne to him. It's just a pity that he was too young at the time, and the court did not agree to let him become the heir to the throne."

The Bull said, "The King of Qi, as the people say, is gentle and intelligent by nature, possesses governing talent, has made considerable political achievements, and is deeply loved by the people. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would conspire with demon cultivators to frame his own brother!"

Sima Yan smiled bitterly, "What the people see is merely his disguise! He wants the people to believe he is gentle by nature, he wants the people to trust him, and he has succeeded in doing so! He often sends people to ruin my reputation, and in the end, the people believe that those wrongdoings were all at my behest, and then he steps forward to play the good guy!"

"How despicable!" the bull spat.

"Wait a minute!" Cricket frowned. "Are you sure it was really Prince Qi who framed you? Prince Qi's reputation soared both inside and outside the court, and Xun Xu and Feng Dan took the opportunity to slander Sima You, ousting him from the court! Sima You later fell ill from anger and resentment and retired from the court!"

"Is such a thing true?" Sima Yan shook his head and said, "I have no knowledge of such a thing!"

Qinglang said, "It seems you were framed before this happened. The Prince Qi of that time was no longer the Prince Qi, and the Emperor of that time was no longer you!"

"When did this happen?" Sima Yan asked, frowning.

The cricket recalled, "It's been a year or two since then!"

"It's been a year or two..." Sima Yan's face gradually fell silent, and he said in a low voice, "I've been locked in this mirror for so long! My wife and children... do you have any news about them?"

The cricket shook its head and said, "How would we know about such things as harem affairs!"

"I know! They seem to be doing quite well! Before the war, the Emperor of Great Jin even took the Empress and the young Crown Prince to a temple to offer incense!" said the bull.

"It's all my fault! I only tried to kill Sima You because I knew he was connected to demon cultivators. I wanted to hire an assassin to kill him, but I never expected he would be so cunning!" Sima Yan laughed bitterly. "He always blamed me for taking everything from him. Now, he's had his revenge. My body, my wife and children, my country—everything is his now! He is now Sima Yan!"

Seeing that he showed no anger, only a desolate and self-deprecating smile, Han Tianci asked in confusion, "Don't you want revenge? Don't you want to take back your body?"

Sima Yan shook his head and said, "As long as my wife and children are safe and well, I don't want to fight for anything anymore. What's the point of fighting? When my father passed the throne to me, I was young and had many ambitions to compete. Now I regret it. I shouldn't have accepted the throne from my father!"

"As long as your wife and children are safe and sound, don't you want your body back? Do you really think that's okay?" Han Wuxie asked in a low voice.

"There's nothing good or bad about it! My wife and children know nothing anyway. They just think that the current Sima Yan is me. Why should I expose him? I have no ability to expose anything anyway. If I had the ability, why would I be imprisoned in this mirror? In the past, when I was on the throne, I didn't have the ability to deal with him. Now, I have nothing, so what ability do I have to compete with him? I'd rather let everything stay as it is. As long as my wife and children are safe and sound, I don't mind continuing to sleep in this mirror!" He no longer referred to himself as "I, the Lonely One," clearly having resigned himself to his fate.

Seeing the bitterness and helplessness in the man's eyes, Han Wuxie's heart suddenly clenched, as if he were recalling his own father.

I see many similarities between him and my father. My father was willing to let my mother and myself know nothing! Letting my mother and myself leave the heavenly family in sorrow, and then he silently endured everything alone!

Sima Yan's wife and children know nothing about this, and he chooses to remain silent for their safety.

The father's attempt to divert the imperial family's attention and find a place to hide is no different from Sima Yan's current silence.

You could say this silence is escapism, or you could say it's the most rational thing to do!

The only difference between her father and Sima Yan was perhaps that she believed her father would hide somewhere, diligently cultivate, become stronger, and then reappear to change everything.

But Sima Yan's silence was a true disappearance and slumber.

While rational, it is still somewhat regrettable.

However, we cannot expect everyone to be able to stand up again after facing reality.

When faced with defeat and an insurmountable reality, Sima Yan chose silence and slumber, but it was all for the sake of protecting his wife and children. Although he was not as good as his father, who still thought about reuniting with his family and about victory, his inherent strength made him unwilling to admit defeat even in the face of reality.

Another possible reason is that Sima Yan was in a worse situation than his father. His father could leave him, his mother, and his younger brother in the Han family with peace of mind and wait to grow stronger, because the Han family would definitely protect him, his mother, and his younger brother during that time.

However, Sima Yan had no powerful backers and even lost his physical body.

In the mirror, his desire to rebel was nothing but a pipe dream.

Because this man had similar experiences to her father, was just as rational, and put his wife and children first, Han Wuxie wanted to help him. Although she knew that she had come to the mortal realm only to cultivate, cultivate, and cultivate again, to become stronger, stronger, and stronger, with the ultimate goal of returning to the immortal realm, things were different now. Too many things in the mortal realm had left her powerless. Because the man was similar to her father, she didn't want to stand idly by. To stand idly by would be like standing idly by her father, and that sense of guilt made her feel powerless.

"I will help you!" After saying these four words, Han Wuxie had already made a judgment in her mind for a long time. She tried to persuade herself not to be impulsive and not to meddle in other people's business, but she could not resist the impulse brought about by the fact that the other person's fate was similar to her father's.

"Sister Wuxie?"

"elder sister?"

Han Tianci and Han Xingyu both frowned and looked at their sister. In their hearts, their sister was such a smart and calm person. How could she want to get involved in this mess!

Xiao Bai also said with some worry, "Master, we can't handle this, can we? After all, it involves demon cultivators."

Han Wuxie said unhappily, "What's there to be unable to manage! We've offended demon cultivators before! Even if we don't intervene, do you think they won't come knocking on our door? What you and Hua Qianye did has already involved demon cultivators!"

Xiao Bai was speechless and could only lower her head and say nothing. After all, she felt very guilty for keeping it from her master.

Han Tianci tugged at Han Wuxie's sleeve and said softly, "Sister, we don't have time to deal with these trivial matters. Have you forgotten what we really need to do?"

Han Wuxie frowned, understanding the gravity of the situation, but sometimes, calmness doesn't equate to cold-bloodedness.

"Tianci, he's very similar to our father. They're both people who would sacrifice themselves for their wives and children. I don't want such people to suffer. Although I can't help my father much right now, I still have some ability to help him. It feels like helping him is like helping my father." Han Wuxie said with some guilt, "Tianci, I'm sorry. Can you let your sister be willful just this once? Although I know he's not our father, I really can't stand idly by in the face of something so similar."

Han Tianci's eyes darkened slightly. Father—what an ethereal word!

According to my mother and sister, I left the Heavenly Family after my full moon. Before that, I loved it when my father held me and I liked to pull his hair and be naughty. But I was too young then, so I had almost no memory of my father and didn't even remember what he looked like.

At first, I thought my father was a heartless man who divorced my mother, but later I learned about his good intentions. I longed to see my father, to see what he looked like, and to see if his embrace was warm.

Han Tianci loosened his grip on his sister's sleeve, nodded, and said, "Sister, I won't stop you from doing anything. I'll listen to everything you say!"

---Aside---

Still updating 10,000 words a day! Please look forward to the next chapter. Tomorrow's update time is 6:00 AM sharp. (Dear readers, if you would like to hear about changes to the update time, please leave a comment and let me know what time you would like to see updates each day.)