Jiang Yan lost his mother at a young age, and his father was once the Clan Chief of the Jiang Family.
But not long after Jiang Yan was found to possess an Earth-Grade Fire Spiritual Root at the age of eighteen, his father met with an accident during an outing and died.
From then on, Jiang Yan became an orphan, and due to his outstanding Cultivation Aptitude, he was established as the Young Lord of the Jiang Family.
The position of Clan Chief of the Jiang Family was temporarily held by Grand Elder Jiang Fengnian.
Originally, Jiang Yan diligently Cultivated to Breakthrough to the Core Formation Stage as soon as possible, inherit his father's will, assume the position of Clan Chief, and lead the Jiang Family to new glory.
But now he was a cripple, and Jiang Mei, who had secretly pledged herself to him under the lantern festival, had also abandoned him.
After six years of wasted time, even with the warm presence of Xun'er by his side, Jiang Yan inevitably fell into depravity.
Since no matter how much he Cultivated, it was useless, and his Cultivation remained at the Qi Training Stage Third Level, why should he Cultivate?
After giving up on himself, Jiang Yan took the Spirit Stones that Jiang Xun'er had freely given him and went to the Jiang Family Market to buy various fine wines.
He was drunk every day, muddle-headed, and after continuous heavy drinking, he quickly transformed from a determined young man into a dejected, lazy, middle-aged drunkard.
But even with Jiang Yan's degradation, Jiang Xun'er would still visit him every few days as usual, encouraging him to pull himself together, giving him Spirit Stones, hoping he wouldn't give up Cultivating.
Jiang Yan had failed Jiang Xun'er's expectations; he had already persisted for six years in this matter of Cultivation with no positive feedback, and he truly couldn't persist any longer.
Moreover, after giving up Cultivation and starting to indulge in pleasure, Jiang Yan suddenly discovered that there were so many interesting things in life.
Relying on the Spirit Stones Jiang Xun'er gave him, he spent lavishly in taverns and quickly befriended a group of drinking buddies.
These "good brothers" led Jiang Yan to experience the true pleasures of a man, and from then on, Jiang Yan frequented the Rouge Pavilion, a legitimate business in the Jiang Family Market, indulging in daily revelry, staying out all night, and often generously treating everyone present.
Under such indulgence, the Spirit Stones given by Jiang Xun'er were quickly spent.
Without money, Jiang Yan could only return to his small wooden house.
Upon pushing open the door, the unsteady Jiang Yan surprisingly found that Jiang Xun'er had been waiting for him in his small wooden house.
Jiang Yan felt a bit ashamed, but then he thought of Xiao Tao Hong, with her array of tricks, still waiting for him at the Rouge Pavilion.
Jiang Yan and Jiang Xun'er looked at each other for a moment, and after a long-awaited reunion, the first thing he said was, "Xun'er, can you give me some more Spirit Stones?"
Jiang Xun'er looked at Jiang Yan, who reeked of alcohol and women, and for the first time, a look of disappointment appeared in her clear eyes; she no longer directly gave Jiang Yan the Spirit Stones she had painstakingly saved from completing missions.
Instead, she asked in a low voice, "Brother Jiang Yan, if I give you all my Spirit Stones, can you promise not to go to that kind of place anymore?"
Seeing Xun'er speak so humbly and sincerely, the conscience that had been hidden in Jiang Yan's heart for a long time resurfaced.
He solemnly promised Jiang Xun'er, who had always stayed by his side, "Xun'er, don't worry, as long as you give me the Spirit Stones, I, Jiang Yan, will never touch those things again in my life!"
"Okay, Brother Jiang Yan, I believe you."
Seeing Jiang Yan turn over a new leaf, a smile bloomed on Jiang Xun'er's beautiful and refined face; she opened her Storage Pouch and gave all the Spirit Stones she usually couldn't bear to use for her own Cultivation to Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan took the Spirit Stones and immediately sat cross-legged on the hard wooden bed, beginning to Cultivate diligently.
Seeing Jiang Yan truly pull himself together because of her words, Jiang Xun'er, in a joyful mood, quickly went to the simple kitchen and prepared several delicious and visually appealing home-cooked dishes for Jiang Yan.
After also preparing a basin of washing water for Jiang Yan, Jiang Xun'er saw that Jiang Yan was still diligently Cultivating, so she quietly sat to the side, warming the food while silently waiting for Jiang Yan to finish Cultivating.
Jiang Yan Cultivated until he could no longer endure his hunger before opening his eyes; after eating with Jiang Xun'er, who was sitting beside him, Jiang Yan saw Jiang Xun'er off, then sat on the bed and continued to Cultivate.
He persisted like this for a full three days; Jiang Yan saw off Jiang Xun'er, who came every three days, and then secretly snuck back to the Rouge Pavilion under the cover of night.
After two and a half days of enjoyment at the Rouge Pavilion, Jiang Yan quickly returned to his small wooden house at dawn, cleaned off the strange smell on him, and then sat cross-legged on the bed, feigning diligent Cultivation.
Two months passed like this, and Jiang Yan ran out of Spirit Stones again.
This time, Jiang Xun'er also had no savings, and Jiang Yan couldn't get Spirit Stones, so he could only shrink in his wooden house, drink some cheap alcohol, and then sleep all day.
He would only get up and put on a show on the day Jiang Xun'er came.
Although Jiang Xun'er trusted Jiang Yan, she was not a fool.
One day, she didn't come at the scheduled time but pushed open the door of the small wooden house a day early.
Then she saw Jiang Yan there, eating broad beans and holding a jar of wine, his face flushed from drinking.
Jiang Xun'er got angry; she ran to Jiang Yan and demanded to know why he was doing this.
Jiang Yan, having drunk fake alcohol at this moment, was disoriented; having been cooped up for so long without going to the Rouge Pavilion, he happened to see a beautiful young woman with bright eyes and white teeth run up to him.
He immediately reached out his hands to grab Jiang Xun'er, teasing, "Hehe, beauty, come play."
As a Cultivator at the Qi Training Late Stage, Jiang Xun'er naturally couldn't be touched by the drunken Qi Training Stage Third Level Jiang Yan.
She retreated a few steps, looked at Jiang Yan's utterly hopeless state, and immediately slapped him with her magic power.
Jiang Yan was slapped awake; he looked at Jiang Xun'er's frosty face, and whether it was the Dutch courage from the alcohol or simply being pent up for too long recently, he shamelessly smiled at Jiang Xun'er.
"Sister Xun'er, we've known each other for so long, and I know you like me; I've actually always liked you very much too."
"Since we're mutually attracted, how about you and I consummate our relationship today, Big Brother?"
Jiang Xun'er looked at Jiang Yan, who was like a lust-crazed ghost, constantly scanning her body, and for the first time, she felt disgust towards this person.
She remembered her childhood hero, who always stood up for her when other children bullied her because her parents were missing.
She also thought of Brother Jiang Yan, who was high-spirited and often prepared various romantic small gifts for her after his Spiritual Root Awakening.
The person she once admired so much, and this completely degenerate, repulsive thing now, formed a strong contrast, causing Jiang Xun'er to feel a great sense of disconnect.
She fled the small wooden house, fled the place where Jiang Yan was.
She didn't know if she should continue to accompany Jiang Yan; reason told her that Jiang Yan was no longer the Brother Jiang Yan of the past, and she should part ways with such a person.
But emotion told her that since she had chosen a person, she should steadfastly accompany him throughout her life; Jiang Yan was only like this because he suffered too great a blow, and perhaps he would get better in the future?
Jiang Xun'er was lost.
