Madam, please ascend.

Chapter 259 Red Bell
The fire in Dong'an City gradually stabilized. As a place not contaminated by the fire of ignorance, Prince Xian's Mansion protected many innocent people. There were cries mixed with screams of pain, and the whole place was filled with sorrow.

Suzaku fulfilled her duty to protect the place, controlling Buxianxian in mid-air to fend off the fire. However, as the fire piled up outside, forming a wall of fire, even she felt a little tired.

She gritted her teeth and persevered, unable to help but mock herself in her heart. A dignified demonic woman from the Demon Sect was now actually saving people. It would really damage her reputation if she told anyone about it.

When Yun Yi comes back, I must give him a good beating and never tell anyone else about this, otherwise how will I be able to gain a foothold in the Demon Sect in the future.

Jiang Miaojin saw that no more people were coming to the path cleared by the sword energy, and she felt both relieved and melancholy.

After such a long time, everyone who could come should have arrived.

Seeing that the surrounding walls of fire were blocked by the dragon and phoenix rings, she asked with concern, "How are you doing over there, Suzaku?"

Suzaku responded, "Don't worry, I can hold on."

Little Douzi, holding the Qingyun, was placed among the crowd. His mother held the child tightly, but the child's mind had already gone to higher places. He wondered when he could put out the fires with a sword and save the world.

However, the good times did not last long. As a mysterious man in a black cloak arrived at Prince Xian's Mansion, the fire was extinguished, and then an even more terrifying aura was revealed.

The fire of ignorance finally met its master.

The mysterious person had long hair draped over her shoulders and a red rope tied around her wrist with a small bell on it. The rope swayed as she walked, making bursts of ringing sounds.

Zhuque finally waited for this person and immediately stared at him, but there were a lot of emotions in his eyes, including vigilance and hope.

As for why she acted like this, it all started when Yun Yi visited Zuixian Tower at night.

That night, he and Ye Lan had a test of each other, and each had gained something. At that time, Ye Lan had said that there were four prisoners in total. In addition to the candidate Yun Yi had speculated, there was also Hong Ling, who had risen to prominence in Da Yan in recent years.

Yun Yi felt that the name was quite familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

It was not until he returned to Prince Xian's Mansion that he told Zhuque the details of the matter. Unexpectedly, Zhuque's expression changed suddenly after hearing the name.

Yun Yi then remembered that Zhuque had a biological sister named Hongling, but she died in the sand bandit rebellion in Kangcheng.

After Zhuque entered the Buried Sword Valley, he returned to Cannes many times to look for his sister's body, even digging deep into the ground, but unfortunately he couldn't find even a single relic.

So she had given up the idea long ago.

Unexpectedly, among the prisoners in Dayan, there was a person with the same name and surname as her sister, which rekindled her hope.

For this reason, Zhuque began to secretly investigate the news about Hongling, but unfortunately Hongling acted cautiously and did not leave any clues.

Therefore, Zhuque could only look for abnormalities in the city and "take the bait" to try to lure out Hongling.

For example, the True Heart Spring in Yue Lao Temple outside the city.

"Did you set this fire of ignorance?" Zhuque suppressed his inner excitement and pretended to be calm.

Hong Ling faced her from a distance, her voice hoarse and unpleasant, "That's right."

"Did you also set up the True Heart Fountain in Yue Lao Temple? Your intention was to use it to peer into people's hearts and use it for your own benefit."

"Yes."

"That's a really good trick."

"Excellent."

Seeing that she spoke no more than two words, Zhuque couldn't help but feel anxious, so he said, "Since you are a cultivator, why are you so secretive and dare not show your true face to others?"

Hong Ling rarely spoke a few more words: "You talk too much." "Sister, do you think I'm noisy?"

"Ah."

Although Hong Ling responded like this, she felt inexplicably shocked in her heart. She didn't know why, when the woman in front of her called her "sister", she felt upset, as if the memory that had been sealed in her mind for many years was eager to come out.

She frowned and looked carefully at the red figure in the distance.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, the other party took the initiative to break the confrontation between the two and rushed over alone, transforming into a fiery red phoenix.

Hong Ling was shocked and angry, thinking to herself, "The prince ordered me to take Prince Xian's mansion hostage. I haven't made a move yet, so why are you the first to attack me?"

Little did he know that Suzaku could no longer suppress the doubts in his heart, so he tried to test the other party, wanting to see who she really was.

When these two sisters were separated by life and death, one was a young girl and the other was still a child. However, Suzaku was very confident that no matter what form her elder sister took, she would be able to recognize her.

Because she never forgot her sister, she met her only relative in her dreams on countless lonely and unbearable nights.

When the two figures touched each other, Zhuque shook out the golden bell and red silk, instantly wrapping the two of them in a giant red cocoon.

Hong Ling originally wanted to attract the fire of ignorance, but for some reason she felt that the other party had no intention of killing her, so she slowed down her movements.

She looked at Suzaku's face which was getting closer and closer to her, and the voice in her mind suddenly became louder and could no longer be suppressed.

Why?! She looks so familiar. If my little bird were still alive, would it look like this?
Zhuque's voice trembled slightly: "Sister?"

This call made Hong Ling completely confirm that the woman on the other side who was within reach was her own sister!

She stretched out her arms, opened her arms, and asked excitedly, "Little Bird?"

At this moment, Hong Ling thought that even if she fell into an illusion, it would not be unfair for her to die here.

The two sisters who had been separated for many years finally hugged each other tightly. The smell and warmth they once had were the familiarity that had remained unchanged for many years as a family.

Zhuque gently pulled down her hood and looked at her face, which had been largely destroyed by the fire. She couldn't help but burst into tears and said, "I've looked for you many times, but I couldn't find any trace of you. Have you suffered a lot?"

Hong Ling gently stroked her sister's hair and comforted her, "I knew you weren't dead. My little bird must have turned a disaster into a blessing. She finally left that shabby place in Kangcheng."

"On the night the Sand Bandits massacred the city, it was the Embroidery Girl from Buried Sword Valley who killed them. Feeling sorry for me, she took me to the mountains to practice." Zhuque asked, "How about you, Sister?"

"That night, I ran into the Sand Bandits when I went out. They doused me with oil and set me on fire. I don't know how I survived. When I woke up, I saw corpses everywhere in Cannes."

Hong Ling smiled and said, "But I'm very happy because I didn't find you there. It turns out that one of us went to Da Xia and the other stayed in Da Yan. No wonder we couldn't find each other for so many years."

Zhuque gently stroked his sister's face and said distressedly, "Sister is already a cultivator in the Return to Void Realm. Logically, the old wounds should have healed and the skin should have grown new. So what are these scars?"

Hong Ling shook her head and said, "I left these ugly scars on purpose to remind myself that I must live, because if I live, I will be able to find you one day."

"Sister, wow!"

"Be good, don't cry, don't cry. You're so old, why are you still a crybaby?"

Amidst the red silk, there is a true and deep love.

The people outside Hong Ling didn't know what was happening inside. Jiang Miaojin was so nervous that she wanted to tear her handkerchief into pieces, thinking, Zhuque, you must not get into any trouble.

(End of this chapter)