Chapter 2: She was just a pitiful little girl (Part 1)

“Oh… What?!”

Ning Wuxie’s eyes widened, almost sitting on the ground!

Jiang Ningxuan?!

How could this little girl have the same name as that Demonic Empress?

Looking at Jiang Ningxuan’s dirty face, Ning Wuxie forced himself to remain calm.

He recalled the comprehensive investigation he conducted on the Demon Empress Jiang Ningxuan in his previous life.

The information showed that the Empress did indeed come from the slums of Kunwu Country’s imperial capital…

He asked again, “Little sister, how old are you now?”

“Nine,” Jiang Ningxuan timidly replied.

Yes… Yes!

That Demon Empress is indeed nine years younger than him!

The name, background, and age all match up!

Who would have thought that the Demon Empress who killed him in his previous life would come knocking on his door like this?

But in this current life, Ning Wuxie couldn’t summon any hatred towards this pitiful and adorable little girl.

Because everything was just beginning. He had not yet stepped onto the path of immortality, and this pitiful little girl before him was far from being a bloodthirsty demon.

In reality, it all came down to perspective. They were not enemies at this moment. Ultimately, it was Emperor Li Luobing who truly caused his demise.

With these thoughts in mind, an idea began to form in Ning Wuxie’s mind…

“Little sister, where is your grandfather? I will help you bury him.”

Jiang Ningxuan looked at him with tear-filled eyes, expressing gratitude as she looked up at Ning Wuxie and smiled.

Although her face was dirty, she was still incredibly cute!

She turned around and walked down the street, taking a few steps before turning her head to see if Ning Wuxie was following.

Watching the little Jiang Ningxuan in front of him, Ning Wuxie couldn’t help but wonder how this pitiful and adorable little girl could become the unrivaled Demon Empress.

The Demon Empress Jiang Ningxuan could be said to be the strongest legend of that era.

Her fame even surpassed Emperor Li Luobing, who possessed an extraordinary physique, and Ning Wuxie with his monstrous constitution!

With her divine spiritual body, cultivated for immortality and resonating with the laws of heaven and earth, she was even stronger than Ning Wuxie’s dual physique!

With absolute strength and ruthless methods, she unified the demonic path and built a massive palace in the extreme north at Mount Hanxuan, known as Tianming Sect.

There seemed to be a trend of competing against Emperor Li Luobing!

After a long investigation, ambushes, and cunning schemes, Emperor Li Luobing finally launched an attack on Tianming Sect!

Even so, during the siege against Jiang Ningxuan, he still couldn’t easily defeat her!

He didn’t dare to face Jiang Ningxuan’s desperate attacks alone.

At that time, Ning Wuxie speculated that Jiang Ningxuan’s cultivation had likely reached the point where she was about to break through to the Celestial Immortal realm and step into the realm of Saints. She had become one of the tens of thousands of rare cultivators in Lingwu Continent who had reached the Holy Immortal Realm!

But everything changed when Emperor Li Luobing led his forces in a siege. It changed everything and caused their deaths—Ning Wuxie’s and Jiang Ningxuan’s—cutting short their limitless potential as prodigies.

Jiang Ningxuan brought Ning Wuxie with her through the lawless and dilapidated streets of the slums, arriving at a corner that barely provided shelter from the wind.

In the corner, there was a pile of rags.

“Grandfather is here,” Jiang Ningxuan said softly, her voice trembling.

Ning Wuxie’s heart skipped a beat. Letting the Demon Empress bury her grandfather? What kind of influential family could have such power?

“In that case, where do you want to bury your grandfather?”

“I don’t know…” Jiang Ningxuan shook her head. They didn’t have any land, and she didn’t want to bury her grandfather in an unmarked grave.

“My grandfather and I have always endured the cold together. This time, I want him to be a little warmer…”

Ning Wuxie nodded understandingly.

Soon after, a bonfire was lit by the roadside outside the city at night.

Two figures—one large and one small—stood by the fire silently keeping watch.

Ning Wuxie wanted to ask how Jiang Ningxuan’s grandfather died, but she just shook her head tearfully without saying a word.

It seemed that for now, this little girl couldn’t accept it and didn’t want to recall those memories.

As the flames gradually died down, Jiang Ningxuan’s crying also subsided.

“Ningxuan, what are your plans for the future?”

Ning Wuxie squatted down and wiped away Jiang Ningxuan’s tears.

Jiang Ningxuan had cried too many times today. Underneath her tears, all the dirt on her face had been washed away, revealing her fair and round face with delicate and adorable features.

There was indeed some resemblance between her and that peerlessly beautiful female demon lord from five hundred years later.

But now, Jiang Ningxuan’s eyes were lifeless as if she had lost her soul while crying.

Upon hearing Ning Wuxie’s words, she mechanically shook her head.

“Grandfather told me to find a wealthy family to become a maid…”

Ning Wuxie’s heart trembled. Let the future Demon Empress become a maid? What kind of family could have such influence?

“In that case, do you want to become a maid?”

Jiang Ningxuan silently shook her head again.

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