Ning Mingmei finds himself transmigrated into a dark-themed cultivation novel, taking on the role of the unfortunate ‘cold and aloof master’ destined to be killed by his disciple, the male prot...
Chapter 285 Death
Although the Changle Gate secret library has a spell to block out sound, Ning Mingmei, as a cultivator in the Void Refining Stage, naturally has a way to see Zhen Dong's every move through the wall with his "mind's eye".
If there was no wall in front of him, Ning Mingmei could have escaped from the secret vault by using a spell to conceal his body. Now, if he wants to get out, he will have to turn the wall - by then, even if Zhen Dong is a blind man, he will know that there is someone in the secret library. This is not a problem for Ning Mingmei himself, but Chang Feichang, Mu Hanshan, Lao Wu and others will inevitably be affected.
Therefore, Ning Mingmei concealed his breath, observed Zhen Dong's actions, and waited for Zhen Dong to leave. The leader of Changlemen had an oval face and thin willow-shaped eyebrows. Judging from her facial features, she does look as gentle as rumored. But at this moment, she lowered her head, eagerly searching for what she wanted in the pile of information.
This took a long time... Ning Mingmei suddenly remembered the number of guards who had just decreased. Considering what Zhen Dong was doing at this moment, Ning Mingmei suddenly guessed that this was her arrangement.
What is she looking for here? Is there anything that a leader like her has to do secretly?
But the key problem is that it will take more than a day to find the files she needs here... When Ning Mingmei was calculating the time cost of waiting here and the alarm cost of knocking Zhendong unconscious, the situation took a new turn.
Another person entered the secret vault!
The visitors this time were two young men. One person followed the other, pushing his wheelchair, like the latter's servant. The man in front was sitting in a wheelchair. He was obviously Lin Sangwu, the military strategist of one of the three giants. As for the other person, Ning Mingmei had never heard of any rumors about him.
But this person alone made Ning Mingmei feel terrified.
"This... is almost murder..."
What was shocking was his body - beneath the tight robes, Ning Mingmei could sense that this man's body had undergone high-intensity transformation, his skin and flesh had been processed, and even his bones were covered with densely packed curse marks. This made him no longer look like a human being, but more like a monster - a monster that was forcibly transformed and had its body replaced bit by bit in order to make the cauldron also possess powerful power.
"When did those noble and upright people develop such a habit?"
But soon, when Ning Mingmei calmed down and looked, he discovered that the transformation of the "monster" was not something that happened a long time ago, but was formed within the past one or two years - especially recently, he should have just undergone a transformation. This gave him power that he shouldn't have, so he could exchange a few moves with the strong men in the Spirit Transformation Stage.
There are more and more people in the secret library. While Ning Mingmei was still analyzing, Lin Sang had already spoken: "When I saw the guards in the inner courtyard loosen up, I knew it was you..."
"Lin Sang, tell me where you put the information." Zhen Dong glanced at the person behind him again, "Let Xifeng go out."
It turns out that the monster behind Lin Sang is called Xifeng. Lin Sang gestured to him and he withdrew.
Only Lin Sang and Zhen Dong were left in the secret vault. Lin Sang said: "You know Wan Xia won't agree with you doing this..."
"You know, if you didn't agree with me in your heart, I wouldn't be able to do it so smoothly today." Zhen Dong frowned, "Wan Xia is wrong. She only wants revenge and her own power, and has turned the entire Changle Sect into a bomb that can explode at any time. She asked the disciples of Changle Sect to attack those immortal sects, and I didn't agree with it. Our disciples, they just broke free from the devil's cave, but died in vain in those immortal sects. Now the immortal world and the demon world..."
When mentioning those dead disciples, a look of pity and sorrow flashed across Zhen Dong's brows. She suppressed her sadness and said, "Things can't go on like this, Lin Sang. Do you know how many Changle Sect disciples will die if a war breaks out?"
Jian Lin Sang remained silent. Zhen Dong said: "Lin Sang!"
"The information is all on the shelf next to it." Lin Sang closed his eyes and said tiredly.
That information? What information is that? Based on the level of chaos in the secret library that Ning Mingmei had just seen, Ning Mingmei knew that Lin Sang should have been tempted by Zhen Dong's proposal and had already prepared all the information.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get the information out right now. But Ning Mingmei had another problem. At this point, he still didn't know what proposal Changlemen accepted, nor what the conflict between the three people was.
But Ning Mingmei was very sure of one thing - if Wan Xia knew what happened in the secret vault, she would definitely...
The door creaked and someone else came in.
"Wanxia..." Lin Sang said.
Speak of the devil and he will appear. The secret vault is in great chaos now. Ning Mingmei heard Lin Sang trying to stop him, but Wan Xia's voice was clear and angry: "Okay, Zhen Dong, I thought you were the only one here, but I didn't expect Lin Sang to be here too... You guys really did a great job. Are you so impatient to betray me?"
"Wanxia, I..." This was Zhendong's voice, "Calm down, we are not betraying each other."
"Zhen Dong, I should have known it earlier. You wanted to sell Changlemen to the fairy world from the beginning. You said you would find the records of the handles of those people in the fairy world, give them to the person who can make the decision in the united fairy world, and keep a copy for the demon world. I asked your disciples to take revenge, but you kept shirking your responsibility. You were so reluctant to hurt the dogs of the fairy world..."
"Don't try to make excuses. It's obviously because..."
"It's because you've been coveting the position of the leader of Changle Sect for a long time, right?! You just want to drive away the old leader and make yourself the new leader. By then, nothing in Changle Sect will change, and only you will be the new king of Changle Sect! I thought you were afraid of Daxian Sect, but no, you're not afraid of them, you're afraid that they will hate you and prevent you from becoming the new leader!" Wan Xia scolded her, "Do you want to be a dog all your life? You're a waste!"
"I……"
"Wanxia, Zhendong doesn't mean that. We have lost too many people..."
Ning Mingmei heard the sound of a slap.
"You have been a waste since childhood, Zhendong. I let you be the deputy leader not because you have any ability, but because I am kind-hearted. You will not be able to survive without this position. In fact, anyone can do it."
“…”
"As for those dead disciples? Without me, they would have died sooner or later. It was their honor to die for me. If it weren't for me, they would still be puppets of Changle Sect! These materials... Tsk, I really need you, a cripple, to pack them up."
“…”
"Wanxia, do you really think so? Do you really think that Shuinong's promises are true? She is not a furnace tripod, and she has never had any relationship with the Demon Realm and the Hehuan Sect. She just relied on the title of Jiangduo's apprentice..." Lin Sang said with difficulty, "From the beginning to the end, she just made us go to those immortal gates to die. You might as well believe in Shangguan Yao, who is also a demon. At least he and the Hehuan Sect..."
"You are short-sighted. She is a direct descendant of Jiang Duo. If I follow her, I will be able to ascend to heaven in one step. As for the Hehuan Sect... the Demon Realm only has the Changle Sect."
"So you really want to build that teleportation array and let the Shuinong demons turn Changle Gate into a passage point for the demons in the fairyland? Do you think this is to drive away the wolves and swallow the tigers? We will die! We will all die! They will not treat us well even if they bring us to the demon world. The way they look at us is no different from the way they look at tools... and Changle Gate has completely fallen into the demon world, do you know what the result will be?"
"Waste should be aware of being a waste, Zhendong. You are worthless. You have been a joke of waste all your life."
After a fierce quarrel, there were loud sounds of fighting and collision. Finally, Ning Mingmei heard Lin Sang fall off the wheelchair and his frightened voice: "Wan Xia she..."
"Dead." said Zhen Dong.
She was strangled to death by Zhen Dong.
Wanxia's body lay twisted in the midst of a mess of documents. She stared up at the sky with her eyes wide open, as if she had never thought in her life that she would be killed by her useless sister.
“What should we do? What should we do now…” Lin Sang whispered, “We can’t let the people of Changle Gate know that it was you who did it. Things are chaotic enough now. If someone else tries to escape…”
"It was done by someone from the Immortal Sect."
"What--"
"They hated the fact that the envoys died here, so they sent people to kill our leader. Changle Sect did nothing to Xianmen, and did not wrong Xianmen, but they were persecuted like this. It is really intolerable."
"The death of that immortal sect member..."
"The deaths of the people of Xianmen were caused by the people of Wuhezhong." Zhen Dong said, "Whether it was the deaths of the members of the delegation or the deaths of the disciples who attacked Xianmen...didn't they use the skills given by Wuhezhong during the attacks?"
Ning Mingmei's face changed color slightly. Could it be that the traitor that Chang Feichang mentioned, who killed Wuhezhong, was Zhen Dong himself?
"When Changle Sect became independent, they tried to contact us and corrupt us, asking us to join them in fighting against Xianmen. They also brought in people from the Demon Realm and tried to make them kill each other so that they could reap the benefits. The disciples among us who attacked Xianmen were also sent by the former sect master who was bewitched by them." Zhen Dong said, "Now they... they still want to interfere with us... well, that's enough."
Lin Sang was silent. He looked at Wan Xia's body and whispered, "But what are you going to do next?"
"Join the Demon Realm with a legitimate reason. No, don't join Shuinong's side. Go find Shangguan Yao." Zhendong said, "Besides, now that the Sect Master is dead, only the Deputy Sect Master can inherit the position of Sect Master."
"Yeah. Kewan Xia's death..."
There was a noise outside the door. After hearing Xifeng's voice, Lin Sang said in shock: "Someone from the Immortal Sect has sneaked in! Xifeng, go catch them!"
"It just so happens that everything in the secret vault today was caused by this immortal sect disciple. It was also because of him that Changle Sect had no way out. Even the last way to regret was blocked. They could only find the demon clan and join in the corruption..." Zhen Dong said, "He came at the right time."
She took one last look at Wanxia's body and covered her eyes with her hands. The moment she squatted down, the panic on her face changed and a smile of fulfillment appeared at the corner of her lips.
Suddenly, Zhen Dong turned around and asked, "Who's there?!"
She looked straight at where Ning Mingmei was hiding and walked quickly towards the secret door.
At this moment, a hand stretched out from the wall behind Ning Mingmei and grabbed him into the wall.