On the ninth day of February, in a wilderness outside Dongning City, the sky was gloomy.
"Yo." A melodious bird song sounded, and a huge bird bathed in thunder swooped down from the clouds. On the back of the bird were two figures sitting cross-legged.
"Boom!"
When the bird approached the ground, thunder struck from its huge wings in all directions, shaking the entire wilderness ground, and the electric snakes scattered in all directions, and then Just dissipated.
At this time, two figures fell from the back of the bird.
One is a middle-aged woman, and the other is an old woman on crutches.
"Junior Sister Huang, I'm already here. I'm in my hometown. You can go back." The old woman on crutches said with a smile.
"Sister Meng." There were some tears in the middle-aged woman's eyes. Her 'Sister Meng' had not been so old before. This time she was seriously injured and her old age was fully visible, but her appearance could still be vaguely seen. Come on, the old woman was also beautiful when she was young.
"I'm afraid we'll never see each other again after this farewell." The old woman sighed and said with a smile, "But I'm lucky. At least I can return to my hometown before I die and spend the rest of my life there." In the last few years, those who died in the war have really become a pile of dirt."
"Sister Meng, if you need my help, just write to me, Huang Xiangning. Do your best," the middle-aged woman said solemnly.
"I will speak if I ask you." The old woman smiled, "Okay, go back quickly."
The middle-aged woman looked at the old woman carefully. The man finally jumped onto the back of the bird. Soon the bird flapped its wings, and thunder filled the air in all directions.
Huh.
Carrying thunder and lightning, the bird quickly soared into the sky and disappeared from the horizon.
The old woman watched her companion leave, then turned to look at Dongning City with a smile on her face: "It's time to go home. I can return my fallen leaves to my roots. God has been kind to me!"
p>"Boom."
The crutch in the old woman's hand gently hit the ground. Ripples of void rippled out from the place where the hit was made, spreading in all directions and covering the surrounding area of 100 feet.
She was holding a cane, shrouded in ripples, and walked towards Dongning City, each step measuring dozens of feet. Even when passing by some pedestrian caravans on the official road, those people seemed not to see the 'old woman' and were still smiling and chatting.
After a while, she arrived at the city gate entrance.
"Dongning City."
The old woman leaned on a cane and looked at the majestic city in front of her.
This is her hometown! The place where I lived when I was young.
The old woman smiled and continued to move forward. A large number of people at the city gate, including the guards at the gate, did not see the old woman. As if the old woman did not exist in this world, she just entered the city, walked on the streets, and came to the ancestral home of the Meng family.
Enter the ancestral home.
There were many clan members patrolling the ancestral home, but they could not see the old woman either.
"Cuckoo." Others in the ancestral homeIn a small courtyard, a fat old man was drinking wine.
"Pingping, are you secretly drinking?" A voice sounded in the small courtyard.
The fat old man was so frightened that he looked around and couldn't help but said: "Third sister, is that you? Third sister?"
A figure appeared out of thin air in the yard. An old woman on crutches was looking at him with a smile.
"Third Sister."
The fat old man's eyes were red. He is the only biological brother of 'Meng Xiangu'. Although other elders in the family also call them "Third Sister", that's because the family is too big. After all, in a family with a history of thousands of years, many of the family's children are separated by several levels. The fat old man's name is 'Meng Yanping', the current patriarch of the Meng family. He is nearly twenty years younger than Meng Xiangu, so Meng Xiangu took care of him when he was a child, acting as both his elder sister and mother.
In his heart, his third sister has always been so young, so beautiful, so omnipotent, but now she is so much older.
"Why are you crying? Am I not living well?" the old woman said with a smile.
"Third Sister, is your injury really incurable?" the fat old man asked.
"As long as you don't fight desperately, you can still live for seven or eight years." The old woman said calmly, "Human beings are born, old, sick and die, and gods and demons also have their lifespan limits, so there is nothing to be sad about. In the next few years It’s enough time for me to properly arrange for my Meng family. The news of my serious injury has come back. Is there any news in Dongning Mansion?”
“The Yun family and my Meng family have terminated their engagement, which is the engagement of little Meng Chuan. "The fat old man said, "As for the other four major gods and demon families, they only made small moves and didn't dare to really anger my Meng family."
"Well, Yun Wanhai made the engagement. He also wants to take advantage of my Meng family's influence. Now that I am seriously injured, it is normal for him to terminate the engagement of the younger generation."
The old woman ordered, "By the way, Ping Ping..."
"Third sister, I'm already ninety years old and I'm still the head of the Meng family. Can you call me by my first name?" the fat old man couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, okay, okay, I'll give you face." The old woman smiled and said, "Meng Pingping, go and summon all the elders of the clan to the Fire Hall. I want to see them."
p>"What Meng Pingping, my name is Meng Yanping." The fat old man muttered, but he hurriedly summoned the family elders.
My sister acted as both mother and sister, bringing him up.
Protected him and brought him to where he is today.
Hearing his sister call him "Pingping", the patriarch Meng Yanping also felt that he was walking with more energy.
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The ancestral home of the Meng family, the Hall of Fire.
Only the most important things in the family will come here. Today, the surroundings of the Fire Hall are heavily guarded.
In the main hall.
Xiangu Meng stood there leaning on a cane, looking up at the plaque in the hall - the word 'Fire'.
The clan leader and the elders all stood respectfully, and no one dared to say a word.
In terms of age...
Meng Xiangu is one hundred and twelve years old this year.The eldest in the clan. In terms of strength, Meng Xiangu became a god and demon at the age of thirty-five. She protected the Meng family for nearly eighty years. The Meng family has also been prosperous for eighty years, and her prestige in the Meng family is unquestionable. When she gave the order, many clan members would die without hesitation.
After looking at the word "Fire" on the plaque for a long time, Meng Xiangu turned around and glanced at the elders present. All the elders bowed a little nervously.
"Among the younger generations of our Meng family, are there any talented people who are expected to become gods and demons?" Meng Xiangu asked. Although the Meng family has been rooted in Dongning Mansion for thousands of years, they have only produced two There are two gods and demons, one is the ancestor of Yushan five hundred years ago, and the other is Meng Xiangu. During their periods, the Meng family reached its peak. What Xiangu Meng looks forward to most is...
To be able to cultivate the third god and demon in the family's history.
Originally, she could patiently and slowly look for a younger generation suitable for cultivation, but now time is too tight, so she can only choose a short one.
"Ojiang is very talented. He realized the secret skills of swordsmanship at the age of nineteen, and the power of the sword at the age of thirty. Now he is forty-seven...there is a glimmer of hope to become a god and demon." The bald and thin old man said. said.
"Dajiang?"
Meng Xiangu looked at Meng Dajiang who was standing aside.
“Auntie.” Fat Meng Dajiang saluted continuously.
“Have you ever condensed elixir?” Meng Xiangu asked.
Meng Dajiang shook his head.
Meng Xiangu frowned. She was forty-seven years old and had not even been able to condense the elixir yet. Her hope of becoming a god or demon was really slim.
"Where are the young people?" Meng Xiangu asked.
"Juniors, there are three who are still qualified." Meng Yanping, the patriarch, said, "Meng Zhu is twenty-three this year, has no leakage, and is serving in the military at Qinyang Pass. He realized the secret skill at the age of nineteen. . There is also the girl 'Meng Wenying', who is sixteen years old and has achieved top swordsmanship at the age of twelve. There is also Dajiang's son 'Meng Chuan', who is fifteen years old and has achieved top swordsmanship at the age of thirteen. . Meng Wenying and Meng Chuan are both young, but neither of them have figured out the secret skill."
Meng Xiangu was silent.
Meng Zhu only realized the secret skill at the age of nineteen. It was really too late to become a god and demon! Because I don’t know what year it was when I realized the ‘potential’, and if I want to become a god or demon, it will be even further away.
Meng Wenying and Meng Chuan, one is sixteen years old and the other is fifteen years old. They are also very tight on time and have not even mastered the key secret skills.
She wanted to choose among the short ones, but she really couldn't choose.
“You all go back.” Meng Xiangu said coldly, “In the next few years, the entire family’s juniors will increase their efforts in training. This is the family’s top priority, and other things are not important. Before I die, I want to see a seedling who has the potential to become a god or demon."
Obviously, I didn't see anyone who was too outstanding, so I could only cast a wide net and place my hope on those who are ** years old and eleven or twelve years old. Geniuses emerge from the younger generation.
"Yes." The clan leader and the elders all responded in unison.
"This matter is related to the rise and fall of the family, and there is no room for neglect. If anyone enriches his own pocket, he will be dealt with directly under the family law.Set. "After Meng Xiangu finished speaking, she walked out directly on crutches.