After rebirth, the eldest sister voluntarily abdicated and gave way to the wise.

Chapter 467 Senior Sister, I'm Leaving

Inside the building, there are images of various mythical beasts and a guide explaining them. Originally, Ye An'an was supposed to be the guide, but her second aunt had something come up, so as the young master of the Ye family, she had to step in and deal with the guests.

Fortunately, Jiang Liqian and the others weren't really there to buy spirit beasts; they were just there for the fun of it.

"Liqian, why are you so distracted today?" Shui Lian'er felt that Jiang Liqian was acting strangely. She couldn't find her all day yesterday and even locked Junior Brother Xu in her room. If she hadn't asked Qin Beiyao to break the barrier outside the room and seen that Xu You'an was safe and sound, she would have really thought that she was... cough cough, and couldn't help but force herself on him.

Today was even stranger. On the way to the viewing pavilion, she would drift off into her own thoughts eight times in three steps. If she hadn't reached out and pulled her back in time, she would have walked straight into someone's pond.

That's strange, really strange. They've been together the whole time. Does she have something on her mind?

"Huh? What?" Suddenly pulled from her reverie, Jiang Liqian looked blankly at Shui Lian'er, who had walked over and sat down next to her.

Shui Lian'er put her hands on her hips, glared angrily at Jiang Liqian, but finally gave in to her innocent gaze.

She really felt that something was wrong with her.

"Li Qian, has something happened?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Liqian subconsciously denied it: "No...it's nothing..."

Shui Lian'er didn't believe it.

Moreover, she felt that Xu Youan was acting strangely today, something was off about him.

Normally, this guy couldn't take his eyes off Li Qian for a moment, but today he had his head down, lost in thought for a long time. Even at such a lively event, he seemed listless, as if he had something heavy on his mind.

What's going on between these two?

Jiang Liqian did not tell Shui Lian'er and the others about being kidnapped by the evil cultivators. Moreover, her mind was filled with what Xuan Ling had told her, as well as the ominous thunderclouds with their menacing red light.

Shen Qingqing told her that her fate was to be a supporting female character, a stepping stone for her to become the female lead.

Immortal Qingzhi told her that her destiny was to become Daoist partners with Gu Chengxue; their marriage was ordained by heaven and could not be changed.

Now, Xuan Ling tells her that her fate is... certain death.

Ten deaths and no life.

"Hey, Li Qian! I'm asking you a question, why are you daydreaming again?" Shui Lian'er was exasperated.

Just then, Shi Tou and Su Yanqing squeezed up from the bustling crowd downstairs. As soon as Su Yanqing saw Shui Lian'er and the others, she couldn't help but gossip excitedly: "Hey, do you know that the incredibly noble young lady from the Jiang family in Dongjun has been injured? I heard it's really serious, her spiritual root has been destroyed, and she's currently looking everywhere for someone to reattach her arm."

"An arm reattachment?" Shui Lian'er's attention was immediately drawn to this explosive news. "What arm reattachment? Is it really that Jiang Jiao'er who likes to play the victim and act all high and mighty? Isn't she..."

She paused here, and Shui Lian'er awkwardly glanced at Jiang Liqian to her right.

The Jiang family is now a first-rate family and the de facto ruler of Dongjun. Any slight movement from them will immediately spread. Even though the Jiang family has not officially acknowledged Jiang Liqian's public identity, and Jiang Liqian has not said that she has any relationship with the Jiang family, everyone is more or less aware of their relationship after the Tianqian Sect's internal competition and the Jiang family's visit.

Shui Lian'er was no exception.

Jiang Liqian was no longer here. In front of her, Qin Beiyao, Shi Tou, Su Yanqing, and Xu Youan, she openly admitted: "That's right, the current head of the Jiang family is my biological father, Senior Brother Jiang is my biological brother, and Jiang Jiao'er is the daughter they found to comfort themselves after abandoning me. I have been struggling to survive outside with my wet nurse, who is also my biological mother's dowry maid."

“In my heart, my family is long dead. My wet nurse is my real mother. My senior brothers and sisters in Zhenfeng, my master, and all of you are my true family.”

After Jiang Liqian calmly recounted how the Jiang family was retaliated against by their enemies, how she was decisively abandoned, how she and her wet nurse were forced to hide in the mortal realm, how they endured a life of hardship and displacement, how her wet nurse died tragically, and how she finally managed to return to the cultivation world by begging, the pavilion fell silent.

Everyone fell silent.

Shui Lian'er burst into tears. She stood up abruptly, angrily smashed the teacup beside her on the ground, and cursed, "How dare they come to you? That Jiang Jiao'er calls herself the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, expecting everyone to give her some leeway, and she even flaunts her power over you. How dare she?!"

"Serves her right...serves her right to have her spiritual root destroyed, serves her right to have her arm broken, this is her retribution!"

"How dare they treat you like this, taking over your place and abandoning their own daughter..."

Shui Lian'er couldn't continue speaking. She hugged Jiang Liqian tightly and burst into tears, heartbroken.

She always thought that her sister was the best of her best, that no one understood her better than her, but in reality, she didn't even know what was causing her so much pain.

She doesn't even deserve to call herself her older sister...

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and Jiang Li lowered her eyes, her hands hesitating, unsure of what to do. She had never seen such an intimate relationship, such someone who was so saddened and cried for her.

But in the end, she still hugged the weeping Shui Lian'er tightly.

Actually, it's quite good. She would rather lose those blood relatives and gain these family members who are not related to her at all.

Qin Bei, watching from the sidelines, also had tears in his eyes.

Shi Tou turned his head away, unable to bear watching this scene. Su Yanqing took a deep breath, his eyes welling up with tears. He wanted to comfort Jiang Liqian, but the words stuck in his throat.

The one who remained calm throughout was actually Xu Youan, who cared about Jiang Liqian the most.

He gazed at her from afar, separated by Qin Beiyao and Shui Lian'er, his eyes, adorned with stars, rising and falling, reflecting the most steadfast light.

Jiang Liqian suddenly felt a pang of panic.

"Junior brother..."

"Senior sister," Xu You'an suddenly stood up and said, "I'm leaving."

Jiang Liqian was stunned.

Shui Lian'er's crying paused for a moment.

All eyes turned to him.

“There are some things I need to take care of, so… I will return to the sect as soon as possible,” he explained.

Jiang Li moved her lips slightly, and for some reason, she felt an overwhelming sense of reluctance.

Could it be that because she's been with everyone all this way, she's developed complicated feelings for them?

"What are you going to do? We can go together." Shui Lian'er's voice was hoarse from crying. As she spoke, tears were still hanging on her eyelashes, trembling, before finally falling.

Xu Youan lowered his head and did not respond.

After a while, he still hadn't heard his senior sister's voice, so he didn't linger. A teleportation array instantly lit up beneath his feet.