So, Sister, Please Die—And Ji Qingxuan Will Cease to Exist in This World
So, Sister, Please Die—And Ji Qingxuan Will Cease to Exist in This World
“The Successor of War Immortal Manor?”
When Gu Changge heard this news, he was somewhat surprised.
He had met the Successor of War Immortal Manor once before, back at the Aether Abyss in the Eight Wastelands and Ten Domains.
However, because the previous War Immortal of the War Immortal Manor had been killed by him, the entire War Immortal Manor was quite hostile toward him. Though they dared not offend him, they certainly never showed him a friendly face.
In Gu Changge’s view, it was no accident that something had happened to the Successor of War Immortal Manor.
“It seems the reason Su Qingge made a move against the Successor of War Immortal Manor is probably because of this.”
Gu Changge speculated in his heart. Apart from this possibility, he couldn’t figure out why Su Qingge would attack the Successor of War Immortal Manor.
The Successor of Demonic Arts currently causing such an uproar in the outside world was, of course, Su Qingge.
After all, it had been a long time since he had made a move against the younger generation.
Even if someone grew suspicious, there was no way suspicion would fall on Gu Changge.
Judging by the current situation, Su Qingge had stirred up a hornet’s nest. Not only would the War Immortal Manor and other forces hunt her down, but even those orthodoxies and factions whose successors had been killed by Gu Changge would lump all those grudges together and pin them on Su Qingge’s head.
With so much trouble, she likely had no choice but to flee.
Unfortunately, her methods were still too green—she had failed to finish off the Successor of War Immortal Manor, and instead ended up reeking of trouble.
“It seems if I don’t step in soon, Su Qingge might actually find herself in real danger.”
Gu Changge’s gaze turned somewhat thoughtful.
It wasn’t that he was worried about Su Qingge’s life—he merely felt that if she fell into crisis, it would become troublesome for him.
The Successor of War Immortal Manor hadn’t died, which meant he might have seen Su Qingge’s true face.
If something happened to Su Qingge, he would lose a scapegoat to take the fall for him in the future.
Moreover, the identity of the Successor of Demonic Arts was not yet ready to be exposed.
Gu Changge needed to find a way to make Su Qingge lie low for a while—at the very least, he had to eliminate the Successor of War Immortal Manor, who might have seen her true face.
“Perfect timing. I’ll have Bai Lian’er send assassins to take care of the Successor of War Immortal Manor.”
“Speaking of which, it’s been a while since I visited the Chaotic Star Territory. It’s about time I made a move against the Hidden Ji Family behind Ji Qingxuan.”
Gu Changge recalled this matter.
If he wanted to find Su Qingge, he would have to rely on Ji Qingxuan. Although the two sisters had swapped identities, they were surely still in contact with each other.
With this in mind, Gu Changge ordered his carriage prepared, intending to make a trip to the Chaotic Star Territory.
As for the matter of the Hidden An Clan, he planned to wait until An Yan had obtained that drop of Hidden Celestial Blood before making his arrangements.
The matters of Jiang Chen and Niu Tian had dragged on long enough—it was time to settle them.
The Chaotic Star Territory had long been feared by the various orthodoxies and great sects because of Bandit Thirteen.
Although Bandit Thirteen had now been annihilated by Gu Changge, another new bandit force fostered by him had gradually grown powerful, its vast and complex scale no smaller than that of Bandit Thirteen.
During this period, this new force had become dominant in the vicinity of the Chaotic Star Territory, swallowing up numerous bandit and robber forces large and small.
The various merchant caravans passing through had suffered no small amount of exploitation and extortion, yet all dared not voice their anger.
For they knew that the master behind this new force was none other than Gu Changge.
On the surface, the leader of this force was a young woman, but many forces were well aware that this young woman was merely Gu Changge’s maid.
Over time, the various merchant alliances and forces passing through this region grew accustomed to the arrangement.
As long as they paid the toll, no looting would occur.
In a sense, this actually gave many forces a feeling of security.
After all, in the old days, Bandit Thirteen had frequently gone back on their word, committing robbery and plunder without restraint.
The Chaotic Star Territory was composed of numerous shattered continents large and small, as well as stars floating in the universe, spanning an extremely vast domain.
Chaos City was located at the heart of the Chaotic Star Territory, its towering walls stretching endlessly beyond sight, shrouded in a boundless Grey Fog.
It was even more prosperous than many ancient cities in the Beyond, housing billions of cultivators and living beings.
At this moment, deep within Chaos City, amid an extremely magnificent and grand palace complex—
A woman of beautiful and delicate features, with smooth dark hair, her face veiled, her eyes cold and commanding, dressed in a purple gown—
Stood with her hands clasped behind her back atop the highest rampart, gazing out over the vast Chaos City.
An awe-inspiring majesty radiated from her, one that made hearts tremble and none dare meet her gaze.
The many subordinates and maids behind her were all trembling with caution, incomparably respectful, not even daring to breathe loudly.
“This Chaos City—no, this entire Chaotic Star Territory—now rests in the palm of my hand.”
“But compared to the vastness of the Beyond, it is nothing more than a speck of land, one that could be erased with a flick of a finger.”
The woman in purple spoke indifferently, slowly sweeping her gaze over everything below, yet deep within her eyes surged tremendous ambition.
She extended her pale, jade-like hand and spread it flat, as if to encompass the entire world within her grasp.
Hearing these words, the many subordinates and maids behind the woman in purple could hardly conceal the awe and reverence on their faces.
The woman before them was none other than the one countless cultivators and beings of the Chaotic Star Territory now called the Chaos Queen—Ji Qingxuan.
She was also the current ruler of the entire Chaotic Star Territory, holding power over the life and death of countless cultivators and beings, governing a vast domain spanning tens of millions of kilometers.
“I always thought I could control more, but in the end I’ve realized that all of this may merely be making a wedding dress for someone else...”
Ji Qingxuan’s gaze was deep and cold as she stared at the distant city walls, then suddenly shook her head.
“We believe that in this vast Beyond, there will surely be a place for you, my Queen, in the near future.”
Hearing this, the group of subordinates and maids changed expression slightly and spoke respectfully one after another.
“A place for me?”
“But none of this truly belongs to me.”
Ji Qingxuan suddenly let out a cold laugh, seemingly quite disdainful. A terrifying chill spread from her body, paling the faces of those around her and making them shiver slightly.
However, this emotion of hers flashed by in an instant, and she quickly returned to normal.
“My Queen, your younger sister has arrived. She is currently waiting for you in the hall.” Just then, someone hurried over from below the rampart and reported respectfully.
Many people in Chaos City knew that Ji Qingxuan had a younger sister who looked exactly like her.
That sister was the heaven-blessed daughter of the Hidden Ji Family, quite renowned, who often came here to visit Ji Qingxuan.
Sometimes she even brought along quite a few Elders of the Ji Family.
Of course, they did not know that the person before them was the true heaven-blessed daughter of the Ji Family—as for that younger sister, she was actually her older sister, Su Qingge.
The two had swapped identities long ago.
“Oh? Why has my sister come again?”
Hearing this, Ji Qingxuan’s gaze flickered slightly with a trace of something unusual, then she asked without betraying any emotion.
“We don’t know. Your sister came alone this time, with no Ji Family Elders accompanying her,” the messenger replied.
“Alone?” Ji Qingxuan nodded, her expression returning to calm, revealing nothing of her thoughts.
Then her figure moved, leaving the rampart and heading toward the palace.
A woman in white was already waiting within.
Her expression was cool and serene, her features exquisitely beautiful, her dark hair smooth—like a flawless immortal maiden, exuding an otherworldly, transcendent aura.
“Sister, why have you suddenly come to see me today? Is something the matter?”
Within the palace, there was no one besides Su Qingge.
This was a rule Ji Qingxuan had established when the two had met before—when she met with her “sister,” no one else was permitted to disturb them.
So upon arriving, a trace of a smile appeared on her face, and she asked with seeming concern.
“Something has indeed come up, which is why I came to find you.”
Hearing the voice, Su Qingge turned around, gazing calmly at Ji Qingxuan, and spoke softly.
“Oh? What is it? Do you need your little sister’s help?”
Ji Qingxuan blinked and couldn’t help asking.
“It’s time for us to swap our identities back...”
Su Qingge looked at her, seemingly in contemplation, then spoke softly.
“Sister...”
The expression on Ji Qingxuan’s face froze slightly.
She seemed unable to believe it, and asked once more, “Sister, are you serious? Haven’t our swapped identities been working out fine? Why suddenly switch back?”
“Have you run into some kind of trouble?”
That was Ji Qingxuan’s first thought.
If she hadn’t encountered some unsolvable trouble, why would Su Qingge suddenly bring this up?
“There’s no trouble. I simply want to switch back. With my current standing in the Ji Family, after you return, you won’t have to tread on thin ice and watch your every step like before. Mother’s condition has also improved greatly.”
Su Qingge spoke, her gaze calm, matching her tranquil and natural temperament.
Ji Qingxuan suddenly fell silent, and the smile on her face vanished.
“Sister, are you certain you mean this?” she asked yet again.
Su Qingge’s brows furrowed slightly. When she came, she had felt this matter would not go so smoothly.
Ji Qingxuan might not be willing to switch back.
But she still hadn’t expected Ji Qingxuan to be so persistent—even asking twice.
“Of course I’m serious. Even if you return to the Ji Family now, there won’t be any repercussions. I’ve already arranged everything.”
Su Qingge’s furrowed brows relaxed, and she continued to speak softly.
She thought Ji Qingxuan was worried about her situation after returning to the Ji Family.
But she had long anticipated all of this and had already handled and resolved these matters.
“I understand. So everything you needed to do is done, and now you’ve come to take back the identity that belongs to you?”
At this point, the smile on Ji Qingxuan’s face had also disappeared, replaced by cold indifference.
She spoke with faint mockery, a stark contrast to her earlier demeanor.
“Qingxuan, what do you mean by that?”
Su Qingge’s brows furrowed. She felt that the Ji Qingxuan before her was vastly different from the sister she had come to know during this time.
She even felt like a stranger.
Yet this version of Ji Qingxuan matched the truest sister in her understanding from when she had first met her.
The obedient facade and all that was nothing more than a disguise she had long grown accustomed to wearing.
“What do I mean?”
Hearing this, Ji Qingxuan merely sneered. “What do I mean? Sister, don’t you know?”
“I worked so hard to win the Young Master’s favor, and I’ve kept this vast Chaotic Star Territory in perfect order, ruling over these tens of millions of kilometers, my position second to one and above hundreds of millions.”
“And you want to just casually snatch all of this away, to strip away everything I now possess?”
“Have you ever considered my feelings? Do you think that’s possible?”
At this point, her expression grew even colder, her words laced with icy intent.
Hearing this, Su Qingge also fell silent for a moment. She hadn’t expected Ji Qingxuan to say such things.
Though this was indeed something she had failed to consider.
Before this, she hadn’t realized Ji Qingxuan would care so much about this identity.
“But all of this is fake, in the end. You are not me, and I am not you. Paper can never wrap up fire—once it’s exposed, dare you imagine the consequences?”
Su Qingge said with lightly furrowed brows.
In truth, she had never been sure whether Gu Changge had discovered that she and her sister had swapped identities.
As long as the two of them switched back in time now, there was still a way to fix everything.
“Yes, all of this is fake. Sister is sister, after all, and I am still me.”
Ji Qingxuan’s face was filled with coldness as she said indifferently, “So all I need to do is kill you, Sister, and from then on, I will be you.”
“In this world, Ji Qingxuan will cease to exist. There will only be Su Qingge.”
“What’s mine will still be mine. The Young Master will dote on me alone, and everything will have nothing to do with you anymore.”
“Qingxuan, you...”
Su Qingge’s expression shifted slightly as she felt a faint chill.
She knew this meant Ji Qingxuan had developed killing intent toward her.
This shook her heart deeply—she even found it inconceivable. Ji Qingxuan actually intended to kill her and take her place from then on.
If that happened, it would be exactly as she had said.
In this world, Ji Qingxuan would cease to exist. There would only be Su Qingge.
“I didn’t want to do this originally, but Sister, you insist on forcing my hand. I don’t want to lose the Young Master’s favor, nor do I want to lose everything I’ve worked so hard to gain.”
“So, Sister, I can only ask you to die.”
Ji Qingxuan’s face was filled with coldness, her eyes icy and merciless.
As she spoke of this, it was as if she were discussing some trivial matter that had nothing to do with her.
Weng!!
And as her words fell, bursts of dazzling, resplendent light suddenly emerged within the palace.
Ancient and profound runes, one after another, materialized on the walls and in the void, containing terrifying pressure, interweaving into an incomparably vast star chart capable of suppressing and slaughtering any living being that stepped within.
“To kill me, you had already set all of this up in advance?” Su Qingge’s expression shifted slightly as her figure retreated backward.
In that instant, a terrifying chill swept through her entire body.
She truly had not expected that Ji Qingxuan would have laid a powerful formation within this palace in advance, waiting only for this day to come.
“I actually didn’t want to activate this formation, nor did I hope this day would ever come.”
Ji Qingxuan’s expression remained unchanged as she slowly walked toward Su Qingge, still speaking indifferently.
“But Sister, why did you have to barge into my life and try to take everything from me?”
“Wouldn’t it have been fine for you to just keep being your Ji Qingxuan?”
“All this time, I’ve been worrying that one day the Young Master would suddenly realize I’m not the real Su Qingge—that I’m just her useless, good-for-nothing little sister.”
“Tell me, what was I supposed to do?”
Hearing these words, Su Qingge retreated backward, a trace of thin anger flashing across her face, and her voice turned cold as well. “So you want to kill me?”