Meng Tianyuan was born in a chaotic world. His father died in battle, and his mother, who was trying to escape with him and his elder sister, also died on the way. In the end, he was the only one left. He was only nine years old at the time.
He didn't know how he survived. After many twists and turns, he was bought as a slave by a wealthy family and became the companion of that young master.
The Xu family treated him very well. The young master was gentle and polite and never mistreated him. In those war-torn times, he was content as long as he had enough to eat. Moreover, the Xu family had a very lively and lovely young lady who often came to play in the young master's courtyard. So he also became familiar with this young lady, who was a very lively, lovely, and likable girl.
He thought life would continue peacefully, but the Xu family suffered a great calamity, their property was confiscated, all the men were executed, and the women were sent to the brothel. His peaceful life was gone forever.
Entrusted by the young master, Meng Tianyuan took the young lady away from this place of trouble. The young lady's name was Xu Baicao. He never expected that he would later become her Daoist partner.
He traveled around with Baicao, but how could two teenagers possibly survive in such a chaotic world, especially two children with outstanding looks? Even though he tried to hide his and Baicao's appearances, they were still targeted by the authorities.
He had planned to kill Baicao first and then commit suicide, rather than suffer a fate worse than death at the hands of those people. However, he felt sorry for the young master and for Baicao; he was useless.
But they didn't die; they were rescued by their master, the previous leader of the Tianling Sect.
Fortunately, both he and Baicao possessed spiritual roots, thus saving their lives.
However, things won't go so smoothly. Having spiritual roots isn't enough to become an apprentice; they also have to go through a selection process at the apprenticeship ceremony.
In the end, he joined the Heavenly Spirit Sect, while Baicao went to Medicine King Valley. The two were separated from then on, only occasionally in contact, but that was all they could do. With his weak strength, he had no say in the cultivation world, whether he was in it or not. If it weren't for his master, he wouldn't even be able to visit Baicao in Medicine King Valley.
Does he have feelings for Baicao? Of course he does. But he knows his own personality. Can he really love someone properly? He doesn't know. No one has taught him. The world has brought him too much malice. He doesn't know how to love someone.
So he kept putting it off, not daring to face Baicao's feelings, nor daring to reveal his true feelings.
However, during that time in the Ancient Immortal Cave on the Cangyuan Continent, he was poisoned by the most potent Seven-Day Hehuan Powder from the Hehuan Sect. Apart from the Hehuan Sect, the only way to detoxify him was through dual cultivation with his Daoist partner.
He hadn't expected Baicao to save him without hesitation in that situation. After all that, if he didn't take responsibility as a man, would he still be human? Besides, he had already fallen for her, but he felt guilty.
He didn't know when he fell in love with Baicao, but no matter how many years had passed, he would never forget the image of that sweet little girl dressed in pink, blinking her big, watery eyes and giving him a sweet smile, and handing him the pastries she was holding.
Because her eyes were so pure, even though he was thin and filthy at the time, and others would stay far away from him with disgust, that little girl didn't.
Later, whenever the little girl came to play with her brother, Meng Tianyuan would be very happy. Of course, at that time he did not know what liking someone meant; he only knew that he was happy to see the little girl.
When the Xu family was raided, he remembered the words of his wife and son. Even if they hadn't said anything, he would have tried his best to protect Baicao. However, he was still too young and too weak. He almost killed the girl he cherished so dearly with his own hands.
Fortunately, his master arrived, preventing a tragedy, and they had a happy ending.
Having experienced life-and-death struggles at a young age, he cultivated in a crazy and reckless manner, especially when it came to fighting. At that time, the Tianling Sect was in dire straits, and how could he survive without going crazy? This is why everyone called him Crazy Meng.
Fortunately, his madness made people wary, and he was also diligent in his cultivation and had some talent, so he quickly established himself. Even though rebuilding the sect was difficult, he never thought of leaving the Heavenly Spirit Sect. He himself couldn't count how many sects had extended olive branches to him.
Then, during one of his training journeys, he found a little dumpling. The little dumpling was so small, with bright black eyes. It didn't cry or make a fuss. When it saw him looking at it, it wasn't afraid at all, but instead smiled at him. For some reason, he softened and thought that since he was all alone, he would take the little guy as his disciple regardless of whether he had spiritual roots or not.
But how could a roughneck like him, who only knew how to fight and kill, take care of a child? In the end, he had Baicao help raise the child for a long time until Su Jiuli could walk before he took her with him.
Su Jiuli was very obedient and extremely intelligent from a young age. While other children would only cry and fuss, he could take good care of himself. He could read and write almost after being taught only once, and when he reached the age to cultivate, he didn't need any help at all.
Later, he became self-taught and started doing business with others, which made his master feel ashamed, blaming him for being useless.
The days passed peacefully, and he later took on several more apprentices.
Although he felt pity for his second disciple, the cultivation world was a place that devoured people without spitting out their bones. He would not have agreed to take a girl with a half-demon body as his disciple unless the old patriarch of the Ouyang family had saved his life and his master's life.
But Yan Yu is a good person. She is not only hardworking and resilient, but also full of justice. What does it matter if she has half demon blood? She can't choose her birth, but she can choose her future. And she did not disappoint him.
After that are Shuangluo, Shubai, and Luochen. He is quite at ease with his disciples, cough cough, mainly because he has a steady and reliable leader, so it is not difficult for him to take care of several children.
It wasn't until Xiao Wu brought back his little apprentice that the sect, which wasn't exactly quiet before, became even more lively. This little girl seemed well-behaved at first, but she was incredibly bold. He had never seen a little girl with so many ideas and who knew how to cause trouble.
What surprised her even more was the girl's background and everything she said.
He and his disciples were just stepping stones for that female lead, or as his youngest disciple put it, cannon fodder. So what about the hardships he endured as a child, or the decades of relentless cultivation he put into it?
To be honest, he initially scoffed at it, but Shuangluo's story proved it all true; the world they lived in seemed to really be just a book.
Even so, he never considered taking a position. Cultivation, defying the heavens, and accepting fate were never his style.
That's why he was in such a hurry to go to the upper plane after breaking through to the peak of the Nascent Soul stage. Even though he felt sorry for Baicao, as a master, he had to do something for his disciples. It would be good for him to go up and explore that dangerous place first. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. The waters of the upper plane were too deep. Not only did he fail to pave a way for his disciples, but he also caused them to search for him everywhere.
But all of that is in the past. He and the original group from their Heavenly Spirit Sect are all doing well, which is really, really good.
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