Chapter 26: The Serious Illness Orders His Release

  Only then did he learn that General Liu had also heard from his subordinates about an hour ago that there was a group of demonic beasts gathering and acting in the east of the city, ten miles away. He took his subordinates to investigate and was ambushed by a group of demonic beasts. General Liu led his subordinates to fight back against the demonic beasts, but found that they were retreating while fighting, leading them far away from the Four Symbol City for nearly a hundred miles. He felt something was wrong, so he hastily ordered his subordinates to shake off the entanglement with the demonic beasts and rushed back on horseback. As soon as he entered the city, he saw Master Leng's sword energy shocking the sky in one sword.

  Meng Xuanming was indeed wise, but it turned out that the group of wolf demons were cautious in their actions. At the time of the surprise attack, they had already made arrangements beforehand. Not only did they have an elder who was well-versed in demonic magic lay down a Black Wind Array to conceal the wolves' auras, but also as a precautionary measure, they had made prior arrangements to lure away the two top masters within the Four Symbol City. The Great Zen Temple was far outside the city; otherwise, Master Chengdeng might have also been lured away.

  "Master, just looking at this one sword, your cultivation seems to have advanced another step!"

  Half an hour later, in the main hall of the Meng family, Old Master Meng ordered a banquet to be set up, specially inviting General Liu and Master Leng.

  At this time, the wolf corpse in the courtyard had been cleaned up, and Meng Xuan had also bandaged his wound. He was only scratched by a claw on his back, although the wound was not shallow, it did not hurt his vital parts, and for someone of his cultivation level, it was not a big deal.

  "Haha, the stubborn illness that has plagued me for ten years is gone! I'm in a great mood and my cultivation has indeed made progress!"

  Leng's heart was filled with joy and he cast a grateful glance at Meng Xuan.

  Regarding the wolf demon's attack on the Meng family, Master Leng knew the reason. Although General Liu was unaware of it, when he saw Qingmu, he also guessed about 70-80%. At this time, Master Leng had already used the transmission jade symbol to inform Water Moon and Master Chengdeng to come quickly. Therefore, before these two arrived, they did not discuss this matter, planning to wait until they arrived to deliberate.

  However, at this time, the two of them looked at Meng Xuan with a somewhat strange gaze. They both felt that they understood Meng Xuan's true nature, but after seeing those seven wolf demons, they felt that they had still underestimated him. To say nothing of other things, if Meng Xuan really only had a cultivation base of True Qi Seventh Level, it would be fundamentally impossible for him to kill those seven wolf demons. If the wolf demons were truly so weak, Black Wood Mountain wouldn't have such a resounding reputation.

  Of course, Meng Xuan was unwilling to give a detailed explanation, and the two of them didn't dare ask, so they could only make guesses in their hearts.

  It wasn't long before Water Moon Goddess and Master Clear Lamp arrived, about half a watch later.

  "Meng Gongzi, you are like a brother to me... You were injured protecting my sister, please accept this humble bow from me..."

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng Niáng saw that Qingmu was unharmed, but Meng Xuan had been injured. Her heart racing with anxiety, she hastened to kneel down before Meng Xuan.

  Her actions, however, were sincere. After all, Meng Xuan had cured Qingmu's illness and was now injured while protecting him. In her heart, Meng Xuan, despite his young age, was already considered a great benefactor of the Qingqiu Ridge. Overcome with emotion, she almost forgot about the three rules and one order, nearly revealing to everyone that Meng Xuan had cured Qingmu's illness, but fortunately came to her senses just in time.

  Meng Xuan hastily stopped her, he didn't want to receive Water Moon Goddess's bow, or else it would scare many people if the news got out.

  "Hmph, Kuroki Mountain's Wolf You is really too much! They actually think of harming my little sister? I, Seichou Ridge, will never coexist with them!"

  After Shuǐ Yuè Niáng sat down, she was not only a little scared, but also resentful and angry.

  At first, when Qingmu came to Siling City, because the other fox women couldn't fully transform into human form, sending someone to protect her would have exposed their secret. Moreover, with Leng Dashi in Siling City, she just guarded against news and let Qingmu follow Meng Xuan alone, but unexpectedly, despite all precautions, the news still leaked out, attracting a group of wolf demons and injuring Meng Xuan.

  "Aoki's affair in Sishuang City, even I only knew about it after seeing her today. How did Kuroki Mountain get the news? Moreover, since they set up a plan to lure away Cold Master and Liu General, it is clear that they are acting after careful planning!"

  Master Chengdeng said in a low voice, but it was clear that when he asked this question, he already had an answer in his heart.

  "What Xiao's family is doing now is digging their own grave!"

  Meng Xuan said calmly, although he was young and his cultivation was not as good as the other three, he had a certain aura.

  "It's just a pity that there is no evidence. The Xiao family is also a deeply rooted and powerful family in the Four Symbol City, so it's not easy to make rash moves..."

  Commander Liu furrowed his brow, he was indeed worried that Meng Xuan would directly go to the Xiao family to stir up trouble.

  As the Great General of the Four Symbolic Cities, his duties were to suppress evil spirits from all directions and protect the people from their disturbances. Secondly, he was to prevent warriors from violating the laws of the Chu King's court with force. If Meng Xuan were to kill the Xiao family without evidence and take revenge, then even if he had no connection with the Xiao family, he would still stop Meng Xuan, as it was his duty to do so.

  "Evidence? After taking down Hei Mù Shān, are you still worried about having no evidence?"

  Meng Xuan said in a low voice, with a hint of determination and killing intent in his tone.

  "Kuroki Mountain?"

  Everyone was shocked, they knew the strength of Hei Mu Shan. With the few people present, they didn't have the confidence to bring down Hei Mu Shan, otherwise they wouldn't have let him run amok for so long, yet still maintained an unstable balance.

  Meng Xuan, as a true Qi Seventh Layer cultivator and a discarded disciple of the Immortal Sect, where did he get such great confidence to take down Hei Mu Shan?

  "Meng Wang, Meng Cai, Meng Fu... They were all our family's servants, can be said to have grown up with me since childhood, and they were all killed by that group of wolf demons. And judging from the intentions of those wolf demons, it was clear that they wanted to exterminate my entire Meng family. If I let them roam free in Hei Mu Shan, then I wouldn't deserve to be a man..." Meng Xuan's tone was calm and collected, but left no room for doubt.

  "This matter is still being discussed, after all, considering the strength of Siling City..." General Liu said with some difficulty.

  Meng Xuan smiled and stopped talking about those things, instead he bowed his hands to General Liu and the four great masters present, saying: "Everyone, I have a request!"

  Everyone was taken aback, and they all said in unison: "Speak without defense!"

  Meng Xuan smiled and said, "I'm about to leave for a trip immediately. I'll be back in three to five days at most, or maybe just one or two days. But during this time, please help me take care of my elderly father at home, don't let him be taken advantage of by evil spirits..."

  "Going out?"

  Everyone's face was strange, thinking that at this critical moment, they didn't discuss how to deal with Hei Mu Shan, but instead did what?

  "Don't worry, little friend, Leng will be staying at Meng's place for the next few days, just in time to have a few drinks with Brother Meng..."

  Leng Daishi was the first to agree.

  Shuǐ Yuè Niáng also got up and bowed to Old Master Meng, saying: "This humble woman will be staying at the Meng residence for a few days, I won't be a bother, will I?"

  "You're welcome, you're welcome..."

  Master Meng hastily stood up, he didn't dare receive Water Moon Goddess's great courtesy.

  General Liu and Master Chengdeng exchanged a glance, and both nodded in agreement.

  Meng Xuan put his mind at ease and smiled: "Whatever is fine, let's talk about it when I get back!"

  He accompanied everyone in drinking a cup, and Meng Xuan went out of the door and directly knocked on Xiao's family gate.

  "What's wrong?"

  The Xiao family saw Meng Xuan come to their door, each one as if facing a great enemy.

  Meng Xuan smiled calmly and said, "Please inform Xiao Shixiong that I'd like to borrow the Xianmen Feiyun for a moment!"

  "Borrow Flying Cloud?"

  The Xiao family was perplexed and didn't dare make a decision on their own, so they directly reported it to Xiao Longyun's ears.

  "What's he doing with Fei Yun? Is he thinking of escaping? That doesn't make sense either, the assassination at Hei Mu Mountain failed, what's there for him to escape from?"

  Xiao Longyin was also puzzled and directly called Xiao Yufei over for a detailed inquiry.

  In the end, the Xiao family decided to lend Fei Yun to him. After all, this flying cloud was just a flying artifact and didn't have anything special about it. Moreover, if Meng Xuan really borrowed the flying cloud and didn't return it, Qing Cong Xian Men wouldn't let him off either, which would be a good thing.

  Meng Xuan took Flying Cloud and left with a big laugh, while the Xiao family members had strange expressions on their faces.

  "Hmph, let him be, although he escaped this calamity, but he has offended Hei Mù Shān, and it's uncertain if he can live a smooth life..."

  Xiao Jia's master Xiao Longyin's voice was icy cold, his face full of murderous intent, but beneath this murderous intent, he was hiding his shock.

  In any case, Meng Xuan was able to escape with his life under the surprise attack at Hei Mu Shan, which proved his strength.

  The original form of Fei Yun is a white silk handkerchief. After infusing it with true energy, it can transform into a auspicious cloud that travels thousands of miles in a day.

  Meng Xuan took Flying Cloud and immediately rode it away, flying straight towards a city thousands of miles away.

  In his hand was a black token, sword-shaped, with ancient carvings and the character "illness" engraved on it.

  In the distance, the sun rose, and red light splashed all over Meng Xuan's body, like fresh blood.

  Meng Xuan's mouth curled up and he muttered to himself: "The great calamity is about to appear..."