Jiang Lian

**Jiang Lian** is one of the minor characters in *Immortal Swordsman In The Reverse World*.

Lian, formerly known as **Ji Lian** is Ji Mu's younger half-sister and a student in the National University. She was a member of the Ji Family and the daughter to Ji Min.

Later on, Lian had changed her name and leaves the Ji family for good. She would start her own business. It is revealed she is the boss of Nightingale which is an organization that sells news.

It is presumed in the epilogue that Lian is now in a relationship with Gu Master Ling Ruo Chan.

## Background

Lian is born as the second daughter to Min and her mother's lover in the Ji family. While growing up, Lian never received any special treatment from her mother and grandmother due to being weak and not having any talent where her big sister, Mu on the other hand received so much. In fact, when Lian and her father first met her big sister, she was beaten up badly and her father got scratched in the face. Lian keeps her true talent and nature hidden from her family and wants to succeed on being the next Head of her family or at least that's what is was. Lian would soon become leader of the organization of Nightingale being the head boss.

## Appearance

* Lian in her University school uniform.
* Lian in her military trainee uniform.
* Lian in her Nightingale uniform.
* Lian three years later.
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Lian has dark gray hair and eyes. She wears the University's female school uniform having a white polo shirt, black and gray bow tie matching with her skirt, long white socks, and brown shoes.

In her second appearance, Lian wears the military trainee uniform having a pink shirt, pink pants with light and dark color spots, and pink shoes.

In her normal attire, Lian wears navy blue like dress with long sleeves of a polo on the top.

In her Nightingale uniform, Lian wears a dark gray robe with a hood, a light gray long like dress, and black medium legged high heel shoes. To hide her identity, she wears a dark gray mask with yellow designs on it.

In the epilogue, Lian wears a black short sleeveless dress with her hair being tied in the back.

## Personality

Lian has commented on how her grades are in school hinting she's not all smart. She shows great interest in Chu Qing having the hots for him and doesn't seem to bother her if she provokes him. She is good on putting an act of a little girl and being creative whenever she wants to. Qing seems to note that Lian is very good at lying the same way he does and being a slut when it comes to handsome boys. She can be a coward at some point when being forced to eat Ling Ruo Chan's dead bugs in order to survive poison attacks and being eaten alive by a giant python for protection and would pass out so easily.

## Synopsis

### Imperial Capital Arc

During the first day of school at the University, Lian along with all new students went under training with three military instructors with one of them being Di Cai. During lunch break, Lian and her sister Mu approached Cai. Lain is shown to have a love interest in Chu Qing who just ran off with Tang Zi Yan. She is warned by her sister not to provoke him and Cai lets her know that Qing is her prey and asks Lian if she can grab him for her to which Lian agrees to.

At night, Lian sneaks to the Male Dormitory sitting on Qing's window sill and approaches him right after Zi Yan leaves the room. Qing tries to attack her, but Lian easily blocks his attack while her energy gets stronger. As the fight stops, she's asked if Chu An Lan sent her and Lian says it wasn't. When asked who she is, she tells Qing he'll find out soon and jumps out the window leaving the room.

The next day, Lian and the other female students are training in military though Lian looked weak and exhausted while running on the track. During lunch, when witnessing a boy trying to dump food on Qing, Lian approaches the boy throwing her food on him. Outsode the cafeteria, Lian is approached by Cai for messing with one of her students. Lian teases Cai when saying she's looking forward to a man who can make Cai doubt his charm and runs off in a hurry.

At night, Lian sneaks into Qing's room again and approaches him. Lian asks Qing if he would like to form an alliance with her since she's interested and admires him being a hundred times stronger than a woman. Qing is not interested in her and prefers to be alone, but decides to go for it. Lian makes a red rope wrapping around her an Qing's wrists. Lian will help him deal with the Chu family and Qing will help her ascent the position of the Head of her family and once the vow is fulfilled, the rope will disappear by itself. She also notes that they can sense each other where they are and if one of them dies, then so does the other.

Next morning, the military training ends with Lian being one of the students and elite.

A couple nights later, Lian is confronted by Tang Zi Yan asking her why she sneaks into Qing's room in the middle of the night and if Lian is responsible for his disappearance. Lian tells her that even if Zi Yan is Qing's girlfriend, she doesn't know much about his background. As the two girls fight, Lian's red rope on her wrist appears with a message from Qing saying the Chu Family has him trapped in their house and needs her to find a way to save him. Lian tells Zi Yan that Qing is in trouble and leaves telling Zi Yan not to interfere.

Four days later, Lian is in front of the school as Qing makes his way in thanking her for saving his life.

Two months later, Lian attends Chu Lan and Bai Jing Yu's wedding along with Mu and Cai. After the wedding she returns to the National University and goes to Qing's to see him with his cousin's, Chu Xing Yuan and Chu Lan who are planing to to pull An Lan down from the position of family head. Lian shows them on her phone the incident of what happen at the Bai house. Qing asks Lian if she can the dark history of An Lan and the Elders of the Chu family as he plans to make An Lan ruined and helpless. He gets a call from An Lan to come see her immediately. Qing decides to take his cousins while Lian is their driver to Ye Chen Xi's place to keep them safe. On the way to the Chu house, Lian says she's got all the information he needs and drops Qing off in a far away distance from the house. Both she and Qing share a passionate kiss.

The next night standing behind a tree, Lian watches as the Chu family went up against An Lan and with Qing killing the older woman. She was surprised that Qing actually managed to kill An Lan and believes he deserves to be the one she chooses. Lian realizes that fate is on her side.

A few days later, Lian holds a celebration party for Qing. However, Lian ended up drunk and Qing gets a taxi to take her home.

The next day at school, Lian comes to Qing's classroom as Qing thought about the 'Deprivation of Talent' which has the power to steal another Material Artist's talents. Lian lets Qing know that the Deprivation of Talent has spread in the black market.

The day after, at school in computer class, Lian notices Qing looking at her for a reason. Lian informs Qing that four girls are fighting over him in the front gate of the school revealing to be Zi Yan, Gong Yue, Chen Xi, and Cai. She also lets him know that there is going to be a big show at Shi Zhen Auction House next night.

Some days later at school, Lian is seen next to Qing informing him that the material arts conference has added a men's ring and the top three can enter the final competition along with the top ten women. Qing asks Lian if she knows Nightingale to which she does. He lets her know they tried to kill him.

At night after school, Lian while being in her Nightingale uniform meets up with a fellow member in an ally and orders the member to leave Qing alone for now. Lian is shown a picture of Chen Hua Hua discovering that Hua Hua hacked into their network. They send Hua Hua an email if she wants to join them revealing they are not Qing's enemies and receives a message back that Hua Hua will join them.

The night before the material arts tournament, Lian is outside watching her sister train. She's ordered by her sister to go away so she can focus. Lian believes Mu will be guarantee to lose.

Lian appears at the Material Arts Competition and her opponent is Bai Mei. During the fight, Lian uses paralysis bullets on Mei so she can't use her energy and also uses anti girl spray to blind her. Lian then uses an anesthetic to knock Mei out thus winning her match. She gets hated by the crowds for using trickery. As the rounds end, she meets up with Qing. When she noticed Chen Xi coming to approach them, Lian tries to get flirty with Qing making Chen Xi jealous. To Lian's surprise, Qing already knew Chen Xi was coming thus being pushed back.

The next day, Lian appears as one of the top ten women in the semi-finals. When Chen Xi and Yue are fighting over Qing, she goes up an annoys him. During Qing's fight against Li Le, she sees as Le bring out her strong power QI. Lian notes that Le usually hides her true strength, but believes Le is using the opportunity in order to kill Qing. Lian requests the three judges Gong Nian, Muto Musu, and her mother, Ji Min to do a time out seeing on how Le hid her true strength. The judges however continue the match seeing how Qing survived with minor injures against Le's powerful attack. As Qing and Le use their powers at full for a final strike, the Material Artists protect everyone in the arena and as the dust settles, Qing and Le are shown lying on the backs. However, Qing manages to stand up thus winning the match. He's taken by the medical team for treatment and transmitted to the Imperial Hospital.

The next day during the continuation of the semi-finals, Lian faces of against Mu. She comments on how her sister gets all the good stuff from the family when Mu summons the "Soul Eater Sword". Mu goes forth to attack Lian and Lian uses smoke bombs to stop Mu, but her big sister advances to strike her commenting she's not a loser as Nie Rong Rong. Lian shocks Mu when she blocks her sister's attack by summoning her spear known as the "Blood Halberd". Lian reveals her true self to Mu showing her true talent as a Material Artist being in the Transformation Realm. Lian overpowers Mu by pushing her hard out of the ring and pinning her down. However, since both sisters are outside, they're eliminated. Lian announces to the crowds starting as of now, her name is changed to Jiang Lian who will formally set up her own business and disassociate from the Ji Family.

Lian goes back to the Ji house to get all her stuff. However, her mother and stepfather, Wei Zi Yuan forbid her to leave the family and to start her own business. Zi Yuan was mad at her for hurting Mu and wants Lian to pay if Mu doesn't wake up, but Lian points out that he should pay first for what he did to her father. Qing along with Ye Chen Xi, Chen Hua Hua, and Tang Zi Yan break in to help Lian move. Min admits Qing is strong, but advises him to leave if he doesn't want to get hurt. However, Qing advises Min to let Lian go and do whatever she wants. Lian stands between the two and challenges Min to a fight to win her freedom. Min accepts and for the first time, Lian and her mother have a mother and daughter battle. During the battle Qing senses danger heading towards Lian and blocks the attack, but gets wounded by Min. Qing informs Lian that someone tried to kill her explaining it was a hidden weapon. Min allows Qing to look around if there is a hidden weapon. He finds water droplets on the dry grass. Zi Yuan steps on the droplets getting in Qing's way, but is pushed aside by Lian and she hands Qing the droplets in a tube. He hands Min the tube saying they'll go to the Xiao house to have the droplets identified if knowing that someone in the Ji family is trying to kill Lian. Min agrees if Qing is right, she'll allow Lian to move out, but if not, Qing will stay in the Ji house to do chores for six months.

Lian, Min, and Qing goes to the Xiao house to meet with Xiao Qing and after identifying the droplet, it turned out to be a very rare poisonous herb, colorless, odorless, and hard to detect since it can be frozen. Qing turned out to be right and Min is furious that someone in her family did something like this under her nose. Lian jumps with joy of being freed and drags Qing back to the Ji house to help her move her stuff.

Lian gets settled in her new house and shows Qing a photo of her younger self with her father. Qing and the girls leave Lian's place after having dinner. A member of Nightingale comes to her house presenting her flowers. Qing confronts the girls confirming Lian to be the boss of Nightingale. He returns the locket which had the same photo of Lian and her father back to the member and the woman reveals herself to be his homeroom teacher, Liu Tong. Lian and Qing agree to cooperate. Lian can give Qing all the news he wants except for Xuan Nu Palace for only he can deal with them on his own.

The day after the Material Arts Competition has ended, at school, Jian approaches Qing teasing him on how she wants to see him abuse straight women. She heads to her class.

Three days later at the Suburdan Royal Hunting Grounds, Lian along with other Material Artists participate in a hunting conference which is hosted by the Empress to catch the Spirit Beast Fei Lian. While finding the beast, she notices Qing alone and tries to get his attention, but gets gagged and knocked out. Soon, while the Empress is in danger, Lian is found by her mother and is taken to safety.

Two days later, Lian was hiding from her mother and the military. She tried to contact Qing, but to know use. Qing contacts her who heard she'd gone missing. Lian says she's in a mansion and unable to come out and is bored to death. She asks Qing to come rescue her before she goes completely insane. She believes her mother locked her up and wants Qing to pass a message to the Nightingales and when the find out, Qing can rescue her.

More than ten days later at Xiushui Mountain, Lian is outside the mansion hiding in a tree. She sees Qing who broke the strong barrier and defeated the warrior guards. Lian comes out from the tree and embraces Qing being happy that he came to her rescue. Qing brings out his sword making it gigantic so he and Lian can fly to make their escape. The both suspect that the General was responsible for keeping Lian under house arrest. As they fly to make their escape om the sword, Lian annoys Qing as she harasses him by touching him. Below them is the Xiushui Village and Qing senses a power in there and quickly lands, but the power disappears at the moment.

At night in Lian's home, Qing wants to make a deal with her lending him Nightingale and divide ten percent of Hunter into her income. Tong who is with them disagrees with Qing, but Lian is interested in it thus accepts Qing's offer and makes the deal of lending him Nightingale.

The next day right after Qing reports to the Empress who is also with General Min who gives information to the Empress, Lian walks in tearfully crying saying how Min locked her up in a mansion in Xiushui Village and recorded evidence in a speaker. However, after listening to the recorder, the Empress believe it's not enough. Lian tells her it's true, but the Empress has heard enough and orders Min to take care of her daughter and both mother and daughter leave.

Lian waits for Qing in his car. As he comes, Lian still believes that her mother is indeed responsible for holding her under house arrest. Lian is very confident what will happen next. Qing asks her why she hates the General so much since treason is a proper death penalty. Not only will Min die, but the Ji family will also be in decline if Lian finds evidence of the General's treason. Lian states she'll make her mother restless for the rest of her life.

Three days later, Lian attends the Empress's birthday in the royal palace alongside with Qing, Chen Xi, and Zi Yan. An An is approaching the Empress with cover tray. The Empress tries to make An An go back to recover, but An An refuses stating she's healthy and the time has come for the lies to stop calling the Empress her aunt which surprises everyone. An An reveals the truth that her real name is Di Xi and being the daughter of the three kings and the three kings rebelled and lived to this day only because of the Empress's mercy. Xi pulls out a dagger and Shang goes to the Empress's side believing Xi came to kill the Empress. Xi knew she was powerless when she couldn't save her uncle and cousin from her mother, but today she asks for relief and wants her aunt to let go and start a new life. Xi grips the dagger tight causing her hands to bleed, but soon blood comes out from her eyes and mouth and collapse. Qing runs to Xi to discover the knife has poison on it and Shang confirms it's the green snake lotus. The Empress states to Xi in anger that she thinks she can be freed by dying and will arrest everyone who's related to her now and kill them. Qing says right now Xi needs to be saved. Xiao Qing can't save her, but Qing says he can save her and goes to the recovery room.

A couple days later, Lian follows Qing, Di Si, Chen Xi, Zi Yan, and Hua Hua back to Qing's place to discuss and get the information on the Girls Palace and report it to the Empress. They get the info on the seven elders as well of the army of women they have in order to attack during the canonization ceremony of the concubine. Qing's harem will attend anyways even if the Girls Palace attacks. Qing gives his harem his newly refined jade talisman and when attacked, the protection formation will be activated.

The next day, Lian is at the canonization ceremony in the Alter, but was not seen and soon, elders and warriors begin their attack. The warriors retreated after they successfully poisoned Si.

In the Empress's office, she inform she met the Head of Li Ye Village Head and agrees that this time Gu Heng will bring something imperial, but was worried about losing the treasure and asked her to send someone to protect her. Lian, Chen Xi, Zi Yan, and Xiao Chu Xue decide they will go with Qing who agrees to go, and Qing decides for Chu Xue to stay in the Capital and wait for them to return.

At night Lian, Chen Xi, Qing, and Zi Yan arrive in the Miasma Forrest with the air being covered in poison. One of the villagers cries for help as she is covered in blood approaching the group. Qing tells the girl to take them to the village which is under attack by the Xuan Nu Palace. They arrive in time to save the village leader, Zhai Zhu from almost getting killed by the seventh elder, Xi Ning. Qing prepares to finish of Ning, but the elder manages to escape. The group are introduced to Ling Ruo Chan who is a young Gu Master having the egg cups who will go with them. The group and Ruo Chan take their leave.

In the middle of the night, The group and Ruo Chan stop at a hotel to spend the night. Ruo Chan takes a shower right before Lian, Chen Xi, and Zi Yan join her. She runs out in embarrassment after being called out by Lian. By morning, the group returns to the Capital.

Fourteen days later outside the palace dormitory after Si has taken her third pill, Lian, Chen Xi, and Zi Yan, go see Qing and Ruo Chan, but like before, Ruo Chan runs of in embarrassment.

Over a month later, Lian is with Qing and Ruo Chan as they enter on the east island where Xuan Nu Palace is located. Qing uses his power to see if there is any living creature on the island, but can't feel it due to the entir island being covered with hidden formation. The trio is confronted by Ning in her ghost form trapping them in an open field filled with poison. Ruo Chan provides the group with antidote pills, but get taken away as one of the warriors attempts to kidnap Ruo Chan and manages to save him. With no other options, Ruo Chan gives the group dead insects which have the same antidote from before having no choice but to eat it though Lian passes out due to the horrible taste being carried by Qing. The trio stumble in a cold snowy realm and with little patients, Qing uses his sword to break the realm and the three find themselves in front of the Xuan Nu Palace's castle and Lian wakes up. A voice calls out to Qing saying he's qualify to compete with the Palace Master, Di Xan and takes the invite. Lian notes Xan is a Martial Arts genius who has only been one in a thousand years, and there is no one in the top combat power of the empire and her current cultivation base is estimated to be almost complete. Qing enters the castle and orders Lian and Ruo Chan to wait for him. Soon, Lian uses her jade stone to protect her and Ruo Chan as Qing and Xan bust from the roof and watch as both Holy Realm Warriors battle in the sky using their full power to cause an explosion making Lian's boundary to shatter. Ruo Chan summons his python making it to eat him and Lian to protect and get off the island.

By morning, Lian is knocked out from being eating by Ruo Chan's snake and both Qing and Ruo Chan can see she's just a burden.

### Empire Versus Xuan Nu Palace Arc

After the events of Xuan Nu Palace destroying Jing Men, Lian approaches Qing at Hunter Bar with news that An Nan is a member of Xuan Nu Palace and now has occupied half of the Hunters and it is equivalent to setting up countless eyes in the capital asking Qing what should he do to which Qing says to catch the Inner Ghost and the Hunters should be united. Lian also mentions that Xuan Nu Palace suddenly became quiet as if they're planning to make a big move. Qing states there's always a solution to a problem.

The next morning, Lian, Qing, and Hua Hua are at Hunter Information Center. Hua Hua states that the night before, the internet is full of comments that Xuan Nu Palace worked for the previous Empresses, doing all the dirty work, but didn't end well and also exposing a lot of confidential and inflammatory. Qing knows that a certain palace has set up a game long ago as he and Lian watch below as a large crowd of women protest welcoming back the Xuan Nu Palace to give back human rights. Gong Shu and the Supervision Department capture the trouble makers. Lian says the Empire is facing a crisis of public opinion. Qing says the Empress can't handle such trivial matter and decides to go to the Royal Palace along with Hua Hua.

### Epilogue

Three years later, now with peace in the Empire after Xuan Nu Palace is defeated, Lian is in the Royal Palace alongside with Chen Xi, Hua Hua, Zi Yan, Ruo Chan, Gong Yue, and Gong Shu. The group picks up Qing, Zui, and their son Chu Ning to celebrate the young prince's birthday party as they all head to the Banquet Hall.

## Strength

Lian states that her powers are poor. However, during her brief fight with Qing, she was easily able to stop his attack. It is later revealed that her talent as a Material Artist is in the Transformation Realm.

## Weapons

### Spear

Lian can summon a spear known as the "Blood Halberd" which happens to be one of the three great weapons in the Capital. She got this weapon in secret when even her sister or mother did not notice.

### Pistol

Lian will sometimes carry a pistol but with powerful bullets known as 'Wang Chuan' which can easily kill any Martial Artist.