Jinyun Sect is one of the five major sects. The place is shrouded in clouds and mist, and cranes are singing, making it look like a fairyland.
However, in front of a certain cave, there was a haggard old man kneeling - Ancestor Meng.
He was in tattered clothes, covered in wounds, his cloudy eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like a candle in the wind, which could go out at any time.
"Senior, please help and save the Meng family!"
The hoarse voice of Patriarch Meng drifted in the mountain wind, carrying with it endless despair.
He had been kneeling here for several days, praying for several days.
However, there was no movement in the cave, as if no one lived there at all.
"Senior, please, for the sake of our past friendship, save the Meng family!"
Patriarch Meng pleaded again, his voice choked with sobs and tears streaming down his face.
In the past few days, bad news kept coming, like adding insult to injury, making it difficult for Patriarch Meng to breathe.
The news that he abandoned his people and fled for his life had already spread throughout Qingsha County. Now he was infamous and despised by everyone.
Nearly 10,000 members of the Meng family suffered countless casualties, and only 500 to 600 people managed to escape. However, they became destitute and were hated by everyone in Qingsha County.
Other forces also took advantage of the situation and killed the remaining forces of the Meng family.
If this continues, the demise of the Meng family is imminent.
He cannot escape blame for the Meng family's fall into such a state.
Patriarch Meng couldn't help but think back, if he hadn't been so afraid of death that day and abandoned his people to escape alone, would the outcome have been different?
However, he didn't dare to think too much.
Because he knew that he was no match for Meng Wan, and if he went against her to protect his people, he would only die.
Time passed by bit by bit, and the surroundings were silent, with only the whistling mountain wind and the rapid breathing of Ancestor Meng.
Until the sound of footsteps broke the suffocating silence.
Patriarch Meng quickly raised his head and saw a Jindan stage cultivator wearing a golden Taoist robe walking towards him.
The man had a stern face and a hint of disdain and disgust in his eyes.
"Master doesn't want to see you, so why are you still hanging around here?"
As if grasping a life-saving straw, Patriarch Meng quickly stood up and asked, "Senior Brother Xu, has Master agreed to help save the Meng family?"
"Don't call me senior brother! I don't have a junior brother like you!"
The cultivator surnamed Xu first uttered a "Pooh" sound, and then sneered, "Save the Meng family? Are you worthy of it?
As the ancestor of the Meng family, you actually abandoned your clansmen and fled alone when the enemy was approaching. You are really amazing!
The master was furious about this matter and was originally going to kill you with his own hands, but considering your hard work over the years, he spared your life. And you actually have the nerve to kneel here and beg him!
Take care of yourself and don't come to Jinyun Sect again!"
After saying this, the cultivator surnamed Xu turned around and left without stopping for a moment.
When Patriarch Meng heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning. His body swayed and he almost fell to the ground.
A terrifying light flashed in his turbid eyes, he clenched his fists tightly, and his heart was filled with unwillingness.
He abandoned his clansmen and rushed to Jinyun Sect to seek help immediately, but ended up being met with such humiliation!
The other party was clearly unwilling to contribute, yet he still spoke in a high-sounding manner and kicked him away!
Is it because he thinks that his Meng family has fallen into decline and will no longer be of any use to him?
After all, the Jinyun Sect has had similar scandals in the past, it all depends on whether those powerful people are willing to protect it.
Patriarch Meng's lips trembled and his eyes were bloodshot.
In the past few years, he has given many benefits to Senior Brother Xu and his master Qing Yuanzi.
But when something happened to the Meng family, they could no longer rely on them.
In the final analysis, it was because he felt that he and the Meng family had no value now and it was not worth it to take any more action.
Patriarch Meng gritted his teeth and endured the humiliation in his heart, kneeling on the ground again and kowtowed heavily in the direction of Qing Yuanzi's cave.
"Senior, please give me another chance. I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong! The Meng family cannot be destroyed!"
He shouted at the top of his lungs, his head hitting the cold stone slab with a dull sound, and soon traces of blood oozed out of his forehead, which was a shocking sight.
"I am willing to pay any price, and only ask you to kill the unworthy descendant Meng Wan and save the Meng family from this dire situation!"
Patriarch Meng was in tears and his voice was hoarse, looking particularly desolate in the cold wind.
He knew this was his last chance.
If he fails to impress Qing Yunzi this time, he will be really finished.
Upon hearing this, cultivator Xu Xing, who had already walked away, turned around unhappily and swept his cold gaze over Patriarch Meng.
"Old thing, I have already clearly rejected you on behalf of the master, why don't you get out?
Don't make yourself miserable, or I'll have to personally "invite" you down the mountain!
Elder Meng had no choice but to get up from the ground tremblingly.
He staggered back a few steps, took a deep look at the tightly closed cave door, and walked down the mountain with a miserable smile.
Patriarch Meng walked out of the Jinyun Sect's mountain gate in a trance. The biting cold wind blew on him, like countless cold knives, scraping his face and body, and he felt waves of piercing pain.
He looked up at the sky, which was gloomy and depressing, as if it was about to collapse, making it hard for him to breathe.
Without help, he could not return to Qingsha County.
He abandoned his people, became a stray dog, became notorious, and was hated by everyone.
He could no longer protect the remaining members of the Meng family.
The Meng family is dead.
Patriarch Meng laughed miserably. The world was so big, where should he go?
He walked aimlessly in the desolate mountains, his steps unsteady, like a walking corpse, his mind blank.
Just then, he saw a figure, a figure that made him feel fear and despair.
He subconsciously clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, causing waves of pain, but he was completely unaware.
“It’s you…”
Patriarch Meng moved his throat and found that his voice was extremely hoarse, with a hint of unbelievable fear.
The figure slowly turned around, revealing a young face, it was Meng Wan.
"Ancestor, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to see you here."
Ancestor Meng's heart was filled with alarm and he looked at Meng Wan warily.
Although he looks embarrassed, he is a Jindan cultivator after all, and his mind is very clear.
He quickly thought of something and his face darkened.
"You used tracking techniques on me?"
"clever."
Meng Wan nodded with a smile and admitted it without hesitation.
Patriarch Meng's heart continued to sink.
The methods used by the other party must be very clever and covert. She was so unscrupulous because she was sure that he could not find out.
Patriarch Meng temporarily gave up the idea of escaping. Fortunately, he also had some questions to ask her.
"Meng Wan, as a descendant of the Meng family, you have committed such a heinous crime. Aren't you afraid of becoming the world's public enemy?"
Meng Wan couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and smile when she heard this.
"I'm a demon cultivator. Isn't it normal for me to betray my master and ancestors? But the old ancestor's behavior surprised me a little."
She slowly walked up to Patriarch Meng and spoke of him with great interest, with a hint of amusement in her tone.
"I didn't expect that destroying the Meng family would be so smooth."
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