Chapter 114: Chen Lin Grounded, Ji Qing Forces His Way In!
Ji Qing successfully crossed the great river.
On the opposite bank of the river, there were indeed rebel army forces, and the Imperial Court army was besieging the rebel army.
Corpses were everywhere along the road.
Even as Ji Qing crossed the great river and came treading on water, there was still a cavalry unit of the Imperial Court on the shore.
There were roughly dozens of riders.
At this moment, they were all staring at Ji Qing, utterly shocked in their hearts.
Ji Qing merely glanced at them before drifting away gracefully.
He was not interested in Imperial Court matters.
Whatever Imperial Court or rebel army, as long as they did not provoke him, it was fine.
Jianghu is Jianghu, the Imperial Court is the Imperial Court; the two have always minded their own business.
About ten days later, Ji Qing finally arrived at his destination.
Great Moon City!
The Demon Slayer Chen Family was right in Great Moon City.
After smoothly entering Great Moon City, Ji Qing headed straight for the Chen Family.
Soon, Ji Qing arrived at the gate of the Chen Family.
Ji Qing announced his name and then quietly waited outside the gate.
Not long after, Chen Luo came out to greet him.
“Third Brother, why have you come?”
Chen Luo was very surprised.
“Big Sister didn’t come?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Big Sister? Is she coming too?”
Chen Luo immediately sensed that there seemed to be something he did not know about.
Seeing Chen Luo’s reaction, Ji Qing also guessed that Chen Luo was unaware.
That letter was probably written by Chen Lin alone.
And secretly sent out.
However, thinking of Chen Lin’s personality, this was indeed something she would do.
“What, not welcome?”
“Hahaha, how could that be? I’m naturally happy that Third Brother has come.”
Chen Luo did not ask further and instead invited Ji Qing into the Chen Family.
“Third Brother, you’ve been making quite a stir in Jianghu lately—not just slaying demons single-handedly, but also treading water across the great river. Tsk tsk, even though I don’t follow Jianghu matters, I can still hear the rumors about you!”
Ji Qing smiled faintly and said, “Just some minor matters. When it comes to slaying demons, who can compare to Demon Slayers? As for treading water across the great river, I’m afraid your Demon Slayers’ magic includes many similar spells, far superior to my humble skills.”
Chen Luo nodded.
That was indeed the case.
When it came to magic, Demon Slayers definitely had more.
However, for Ji Qing to achieve this as a Jianghu martial artist was indeed rare.
“By the way, where is Fourth Sister?”
Ji Qing asked.
“Chen Lin… she has been confined!”
Chen Luo’s expression was somewhat unnatural.
“Confined?”
“Yes, Chen Lin angered Father, and the Patriarch confined her.”
Ji Qing thought for a moment, then took out the letter and handed it to Chen Luo.
Chen Luo looked at Ji Qing suspiciously.
After reading the contents of the letter, he slammed his palm on the table.
“Bang”.
“What nonsense! How could Little Sister be so reckless? Not only did she write to you, but also to Big Sister, as if she wanted chaos in the world…”
Chen Luo was genuinely angry.
“Second Brother, marriage is no small matter. Since Fourth Sister is unwilling, something must have happened. Can you tell me what exactly happened to Fourth Sister to make her react so strongly?”
“This…”
Chen Luo hesitated somewhat.
As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired publicly.
This also involved matters between Demon Slayer Families.
However, Chen Lin’s situation was indeed troublesome. Chen Luo had tried to persuade the Patriarch, but to no avail.
He looked at Ji Qing.
Perhaps Ji Qing could make the Patriarch change his mind.
“Third Brother, I’ll take you to see Little Sister. You can ask her whatever you want to know then.”
So, Chen Luo stood up and led Ji Qing away.
Along the way, Ji Qing saw quite a few people from the Chen Family.
He discovered that the Chen Family actually had quite a few martial artists.
In contrast, there were very few Demon Slayers like Chen Luo.
Seeming to notice Ji Qing’s surprise, Chen Luo explained, “Third Brother, Demon Slayer Families take Demon Slayers as their core, but Demon Slayers need to inherit the Demon Slayer bloodline, which is hard to inherit.”
“Therefore, the number of Demon Slayers in the entire Chen Family is very small. Those descendants who do not inherit the Demon Slayer bloodline automatically become collateral branches and begin practicing martial arts from a young age to assist Demon Slayers in the future.”
“After all, martial artists can still play a significant role against some demons.”
Ji Qing understood.
He had previously thought that Demon Slayer Families were all filled with Demon Slayers.
It seemed he was wrong.
Even in Demon Slayer Families, those who could inherit the Demon Slayer bloodline were very rare.
Chen Luo belonged to the direct line and core of the Chen Family—both as the son of the Patriarch and having awakened the Demon Slayer bloodline, his status was very high.
Some people bowed upon seeing Chen Luo.
Ji Qing was also observing the situation in the Chen Family.
He discovered that these martial arts practitioners in the Chen Family were actually not weak.
Third-Rank Martial Artists were everywhere, needless to say.
There were actually quite a few Second-Rank Martial Artists.
Even Ji Qing suspected that the Chen Family had First-Rank Martial Artists.
Who would have thought that a Demon Slayer Family, which never intervened in Jianghu disputes, would have a number and strength of martial artists comparable to the top sects in Jianghu?
Finally, Chen Luo brought Ji Qing to a small courtyard.
“We’re here!”
Chen Luo brought Ji Qing to a courtyard.
“Hm?”
Chen Luo frowned upon seeing two Chen Family members guarding outside the courtyard.
He strode forward.
“Swish”.
The two blocked his path.
“What, you won’t even let me see Little Sister?”
“Ninth Young Master, the Patriarch has ordered that without his command, no one may visit Thirteenth Miss.”
Chen Luo’s face darkened.
“Not even me??”
“Yes.”
Chen Luo knew these two; they answered directly to the Patriarch.
“What’s going on?”
Ji Qing asked.
Chen Luo smiled bitterly and said, “Father didn’t order guards for Little Sister before. Things may have changed; now even I can’t visit her. This is troublesome now…”
“Troublesome? Isn’t the Chen Family Patriarch the father of you and Little Sister?”
“This… the situation in Demon Slayer Families is a bit different.”
Chen Luo thought for a moment and still explained, “Demon Slayer Families revere bloodline. Only those who awaken the Demon Slayer bloodline can become direct lineage. The reason is twofold: first, awakening the bloodline allows cultivation of Demon Slayer magic; second, even if the bloodline is not strong, as long as it is awakened, the next generation’s descendants are more likely to awaken it.”
“Therefore, in Demon Slayer Families, anyone who awakens the bloodline will take many concubines and have many children. For example, Father, as the head of the Chen Family, has taken over three hundred aunts in total. My brothers and sisters number in the hundreds…”
“Of course, most brothers and sisters did not awaken the bloodline and were directly abandoned to become collateral branches.”
“I’m different from Little Sister; we are full siblings, so our bond is deeper. As for Father toward us… it’s just so-so. In our eyes, Father is first the Patriarch, then a father.”
Ji Qing understood.
The internal situation of Demon Slayer Families was indeed different from ordinary people.
In other words, the father of Chen Luo and his sister actually had little affection for them.
He valued them more based on their “value” within the family and acted according to family rules.
No wonder Chen Lin wrote the letter asking Ji Qing to “save” her.
“Third Brother, we can’t see Little Sister now; this matter is very troublesome…”
Chen Luo frowned tightly.
“No matter. Since Fourth Sister wrote asking me to ‘save’ her, I can just take Fourth Sister away from the Chen Family now.”
After speaking, Ji Qing walked straight toward the courtyard.
As for those two guards, Ji Qing did not even glance at them.
