Late at night in late winter.

The snow fell and disappeared.

In the white snow, Jiang Xiaofan vaguely remembered that resolute face.

"Xiaofan, take good care of your sister." The rough and warm palm gently stroked his head, and the kind and gentle smile was deeply engraved in Jiang Xiaofan's memory at that moment.

Just six years old, in the eyes of others, he is just a young child, but Jiang Xiaofan has shouldered the heavy responsibility of taking care of his sister.

The world of cultivation has always been in dire straits, and the law of the weak and the strong has always shrouded the world, and no one can get rid of it.

My younger sister is very ambitious and has entered the threshold of cultivation at a young age, but children of the same age have elixirs bought by their parents to assist their cultivation, yellow-level weapons to increase their combat power, and famous teachers to point out shortcuts...

But the brother and sister have nothing but each other.

Jiang Xiaofan had been a thief, a beggar, and even a target of human flesh. Every time, he was bruised and swollen in exchange for a few copper coins, which he saved to exchange for the needs of Jiang Nianrui's practice.

The two brothers and sisters have suffered hardships that others have never endured, and suffered sins that others cannot.

Whenever Jiang Xiaofan couldn't hold on any longer, he would always think of his father's words.

His father adopted him and treated him as his own. Now that his father is gone, Jiang Xiaofan can only repay his kindness by completing his father's will.

Now that there are clues about their father's disappearance, the memories that have been buried deep in the hearts of the two brothers and sisters have awakened again!

…

"What exactly do you want?" Jiang Xiaofan asked in a deep voice with a cold look in his eyes.

Song Linfeng took out a jade tablet from his arms and said: "Put a drop of blood essence on it, join me in Wanhai Pavilion, and I will let you get what you want."

"Soul Locking Card!"

Jiang Nianrui and Jiang Hong were shocked at the same time. Once the soul-locking card is revealed and its owner is revealed, it will interact with the soul of the person who shed the blood. If the person dies, the card will be broken, and if the card is broken, the person will die!

Once the blood is shed and the master is recognized, Jiang Xiaofan's life is almost equivalent to being handed over to Song Linfeng. This is no joke!

"Brother, don't promise him!" Jiang Nianrui stepped forward and grabbed Jiang Xiaofan's wrist.

Jiang Xiaofan took a deep breath and turned to look at Jiang Nianrui: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

After saying "Keng"'s life, the glaze sword flashed, and Jiang Xiaofan pressed his finger on the soul-locking tablet!

"System prompt: You have bound the [Soul Locking Card]."

…

When Song Linfeng saw that his plan had come true, he laughed. His expression that had been calm just now immediately relaxed a lot. He said to Jiang Xiaofan: "In ten days, you will follow me to Baiyin Mountain Wanhai Pavilion. We will talk about the rest later."

After saying this, Song Linfeng waved his arm, and Jiang Hong followed him and left Fulai Inn.

"Brother, why are you..." Jiang Nianrui couldn't believe that her brother actually agreed to this deal that was not known to be true or false!

For the clues from ten years ago, I would even risk my life.

but……

This seems to be his usual style.

As long as it was related to Jiang Nianrui, Jiang Xiaofan would ignore everything.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaofan smiled easily, turned to Jiang Nianrui and said, "I am an alchemist, what can a mere soul-locking card do to me?"

"Really?" Jiang Nianrui was stunned. She didn't believe that the alchemist had such a magical ability.

"How can it be false? When have I ever lied to you~"

After saying that, Jiang Xiaofan changed the subject: "Go upstairs, I have something to tell you."

…

In the Tianzi Room of Fulai Inn, Jiang Xiaofan and Jiang Nianrui sat opposite each other. Jiang Xiaofan took out a copper token and handed it to Jiang Nianrui.

After Jiang Nianrui took it, he looked at it and asked, "Brother, this is..."

"This is the token of the Shenlan Sect. With this token, you can enter the Shenlan Sect."

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaofan's smile turned gentle: "There you can find Ling Yi, the elder of the Shenlan Sect's alchemy hall, and tell him that you are Jiang Xiaofan's sister and tell him everything that happened here."

"Brother, do you want me to go to the Shenlan Sect to bring in reinforcements?" Jiang Nianrui blinked and asked.

"No!"

Jiang Xiaofan looked into Jiang Nianrui's eyes and said in a serious tone that he had never heard before: "I want you to join the Shenlan Sect!"

"No! I want to join the Wanhai Pavilion with you, my brother." Jiang Nianrui shook her head quickly. She had already lost Jiang Xiaofan once, and she never wanted to lose him again!

Jiang Xiaofan's heart ached. He knew what Jiang Nianrui was thinking. He didn't want to be with Jiang Nianrui, but he couldn't do it now, so he wanted to send Jiang Nianrui to a better place to give her enough room to grow.

He believed that with Jiang Nianrui's diligence and the assistance of the All Souls Absolute Lotus Pill, Jiang Nianrui would be able to break through the shackles and reach the realm of King Wu in a few years!

And what Jiang Xiaofan has to do is to welcome her from the realm of the King of Martial Arts and give her the best gift!

Although Jiang Nianrui was reluctant to give up, Jiang Xiaofan's attitude towards this matter was firm and she could not help but object.

Finally she agreed, because she knew that only when she became strong enough could she always be by Jiang Xiaofan's side, otherwise she would become a burden.

According to the plan, Jiang Nianrui also decided to set off tomorrow, so Jiang Xiaofan took Jiang Nianrui to the market to buy some things he needed on the road.

Jiang Nianrui is as well-behaved as she was when she was little, and obeys Jiang Xiaofan's arrangements.

"Brother, look! Wow~ so beautiful!" Jiang Nianrui stood in front of a jewelry stall, looking at a jade bracelet and couldn't help but sigh.

"Boss, I want this jade bracelet!" Jiang Xiaofan said and handed over a hundred-yuan copper note. The boss respectfully gave the jade bracelet to Jiang Xiaofan.

Jiang Xiaofan grabbed Jiang Nianrui's weak and boneless hand and put the jade bracelet on her wrist. Looking at the snowy arm like lotus joints, the emerald green bracelet flashed with subtle luster, which was so beautiful.

People are imaginative.

"Nian Rui is so beautiful."

"Hey, thank you brother~"

As she said that, Jiang Nianrui's eyes were attracted by the candied haws of apples not far away, and she pulled Jiang Xiaofan and ran over.

"Brother, I want to eat~"

"Boss, give me ten skewers!"

"I can't eat that much~"

"You eat, if you can't finish it, leave it to me!"

"Hehe, yes!"

Throughout the afternoon, Jiang Nianrui held Jiang Xiaofan's hand and never let go.

…

After a sleepless night, Jiang Xiaofan and Jiang Nianrui sat back to back on the roof of the inn, looking at the bright moon and chatting about the past.

Jiang Nianrui had a smile on her face, without any sign of sadness, but Jiang Xiaofan was stroking that little head. She knew that this farewell would have a uncertain future, and she didn't know when the two of them would see each other again.

…

The rooster crows, the baby crows in the west of the city, the mother sings softly, and the street is silent.

At the gate of the city, guards were guarding with spears. Jiang Nianrui smiled lightly at Jiang Xiaofan, wrapped up his coat, and said with a smile: "Brother, you don't have to send it away, I will be careful on the road."

Jiang Xiaofan stretched out his hand and caressed Jiang Nianrui's smooth little face, his eyes full of reluctance: "Okay, then be careful on the road."

"OK……"

Jiang Nianrui showed a bright smile towards Jiang Xiaofan, then slowly turned around and walked towards Bigu Forest.

The moment he turned around, tears fell down Jiang Nianrui's cheeks.

She didn't dare to stop, bit her lips tightly and didn't dare to make a sound, nor did she dare to wipe the warm tears.

She is afraid...

I was afraid that Jiang Xiaofan would find out that I was not strong enough in tears.

She was afraid that as soon as Jiang Xiaofan opened his mouth, she would be unable to move.

She was even more afraid of failing everything Jiang Xiaofan had created for her.

…

Jiang Xiaofan felt uncomfortable at this time, but in the final analysis, he was not strong enough.

That's why Jiang Nianrui needed to defect to Shenlan Pavilion, and looking at Jiang Nianrui's slightly trembling back, Jiang Xiaofan knew.

This silly girl must have cried.

But he couldn't do anything.

Jiang Nianrui's departure made both of them very determined.

For them now, any slightest disturbance may cause their hard-earned determination to collapse in an instant.

He endured it.

So does Jiang Nianrui.

…

Jiang Nianrui left, and his heart was empty.

Seeing that petite back gradually disappearing into the depths of the Bigu Forest, Jiang Xiaofan stared at it for a long time before sighing softly and turning around to leave.

Beside a tree, Jiang Nianrui hugged her luggage and burst into tears.

In her hand, she held tightly the storage ring that Jiang Xiaofan had given her before leaving, which was filled with countless pills and hundreds of thousands of copper inscriptions.

In the deepest part of these things, lie quietly a spear and a martial arts book!

The iron-locked pear blossom gun and the scattered marksmanship.

[PS: The writing has been seriously stuck recently. The overall quality of the code has declined during this period. I will get back to the status as soon as possible. Please forgive me. Also, I have been too busy coding recently and have no time to check it carefully. It is inevitable that there will be some mistakes in the text.
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