Transmigrated into a book? A vicious female supporting character? A senior sister? Tsk tsk!

Although Xiao Yimo knew that Tang Xinyan was hiding something about her spiritual roots, his heartache overshadowed everything, and he didn't want to ask.

He trusted his young apprentice and gently patted Tang Xinyan's head, comforting her:

"From now on, you will have a master and four senior brothers."

Tang Xinyan smiled brightly, trying hard to hold back the tears in her eyes, and nodded vigorously:

"Uh-huh."

He silently prayed in his heart, "Master, please forgive my little lie. I will confess to you when the time is right."

********

Back in the courtyard, Tang Xinyan sat on the swing, and couldn't help but think of the past. It seemed that... whether in her past life or this one, her kinship ties were very shallow.

In her previous life, her parents left her when she had just come of age. In this life, she has never known who her parents are or whether they are still alive since birth.

Tang Xinyan smiled bitterly. Perhaps this was for the best; without too many ties, she could die one day and be done with it all. Just then, the barrier in the courtyard was activated.

Tang Xinyan opened the barrier. Yun Xingnan was about to speak when he noticed the little girl's eyes were slightly red, as if she had been crying. He immediately frowned and looked at Ji Zeyang, saying in a deep voice:

"Who bullied Junior Sister?"

Seeing three pairs of questioning eyes staring at him, Ji Zeyang was momentarily stunned. He quickly looked at Tang Xinyan and said uncertainly:

"Junior Sister, could it be... that Master scolded you?"

Upon hearing "Master," Yun Xingnan and the other two paused, their swords gripping their hands, and turned to look at Tang Xinyan again. Tang Xinyan was amused.

He invited them inside and explained:

"No one bullied me, and my master didn't criticize me either. I just thought about some things from the past, and I felt a little sad."

Yun Xingnan and the other two sheathed their swords, but their hearts were not at ease. Lu Chuan'an spoke first:

"Is Junior Sister missing her family?"

Seeing Tang Xinyan nod slightly, Lu Chuan'an comforted her:

"Given Junior Sister's rapid advancement, I believe it won't be long before she's able to go to the mortal realm to do missions, and then she can go home and visit her family."

Gu Moxu echoed:

"Junior Sister, the Demon Realm is next to the Mortal Realm. Your Fourth Senior Brother will go with you. After you've met your family, your Senior Brother can also take you to visit the Demon Realm."

Tang Xinyan smiled, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with their words, and not wanting to make the atmosphere too sad, she feigned curiosity and asked:

"By the way, fellow disciples, does a ghost realm exist in this world?"

"Ghost world?"

All four of them were taken aback for a moment. Yun Xingnan pondered for a moment and then said seriously:

"Junior Sister, you must be talking about the Underworld, right? The Underworld does exist, but it's very mysterious. Only higher-level ghost cultivators know a little about it."

Uh... Now it was Tang Xinyan's turn to be dumbfounded. She was someone who had read the novel thoroughly; how could she not know whether the underworld existed or not?

She meant it as a joke, saying that if she wanted to see her family, going to the mortal realm wouldn't help, but perhaps she could find someone in the ghost realm.

But to my utter surprise, there really is an underworld here? Could it be that this isn't entirely the world depicted in the book? Or is it that the book didn't include it because the female protagonist didn't experience it?

Seeing Tang Xinyan looking somewhat dazed, Ji Zeyang was puzzled:

"Junior Sister, what's wrong? Why are you asking about the Underworld?"

Tang Xinyan's mind was a bit confused, and she didn't react for a moment, so she blurted out:

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that my family is in the underworld."

Tang Xinyan didn't pay any attention to what she said; she was still pondering the questions of the book and the world, unaware that because of one sentence she uttered...

The four people standing nearby were stunned. They exchanged glances, their minds racing with countless interpretations, until Tang Xinyan, unable to understand, finally snapped out of it all.

Tang Xinyan was puzzled to find the four people very quiet and asked curiously:

"What... what happened?"

Gu Moxu's expression was unusual, and his eyes held a strange look:

"Junior Sister, I heard that the Lord of the Underworld has a younger sister, and it seems that apart from the King of the Underworld himself, no one has ever seen his younger sister."

Tang Xinyan asked, puzzled, "And then?"

Gu Moxu reached out and stroked his chin, staring at Tang Xinyan curiously:

"And then? Then there's Junior Sister. What does Hades look like?"

Tang Xinyan was increasingly confused. What was all this about? Seeing Tang Xinyan's bewildered expression, Ji Zeyang simply said:

"Junior Sister, Erhei suspects that you might be Hades' sister."

Tang Xinyan: "........"

Seeing Tang Xinyan completely speechless, Gu Moxu was surprised:

"You guessed wrong? That can't be, Junior Sister is so powerful, could she be Hades's sister?"

Not to mention Gu Moxu, even Yun Xingnan and the other two couldn't help but guess in that direction. Seeing this, Tang Xinyan rolled her eyes and said speechlessly:

“I am a human being, a standard, normal human being, not a ghost. How could I possibly be Hades’s sister?”

Ji Zeyang asked in confusion, "But Hades isn't a ghost either."

Lu Chuan'an asked, puzzled, "And Junior Sister, you just said that your family is in the Underworld."

Tang Xinyan: "........"

"Forget it, let's just give up," Tang Xinyan said calmly, her tone completely flat. "What I mean is, my family is all dead."

The air fell silent again. Tang Xinyan sighed deeply, thinking to herself that she knew this would happen. She simply changed the subject:

"By the way, why did all my senior brothers come to see me? Is there something you need?"

Lu Chuan'an, his eyes filled with heartache, spoke first:

"Junior Sister is going to the secret realm in two days, so your senior brothers have come to give you some things."

Yun Xingnan, his eyes also filled with heartache, echoed:

"Well, there are cultivation restrictions in the secret realm, so we can't go with you. We're a little worried about you. We'll give you some things to protect your life."

Ji Zeyang even took out a pearl and stuffed it into Tang Xinyan's hand:

"Here, these pearls are all things you can use right now. Don't be stingy. If you encounter something you can't beat, just smash it with the talismans."

After speaking, he paused, then took out a pearl and placed it in Tang Xinyan's hand, saying casually:

“This is full of spirit stones. Take it. If force doesn’t work, we can try a softer approach. We can bribe them with spirit stones.”

Gu Moxu rarely agreed:

"Junior Sister, Silly Fish is right. When traveling, it's always good to bring extra things just in case. Although our spaces are connected..."

But you're in the secret realm, and there are limitations on your cultivation level. Even your fourth senior brother can't guarantee whether that thing will work. It's safer to prepare it for you in advance.

He then slipped a storage ring into Tang Xinyan's hand. Tang Xinyan was somewhat amused and exasperated, but before she could respond, two more rings appeared in her hand.

Looking at the things in her hands and listening to the four people's words of advice, Tang Xinyan felt a surge of emotion, and her earlier sadness vanished completely.

So what if the kinship is shallow? She has a master and four senior brothers, and she is truly content.

********

Two days later, after bidding farewell to her three senior brothers, Tang Xinyan followed Lu Chuan'an to the plaza. There were already quite a few disciples there.