Chapter 76 - Meng Tai, Feng Ling, Li Wei, Yue Yao

Chapter 76.1 - Meng Tai, Feng Ling, Li Wei, Yue Yao, Part One

Meng Tai?

Gu Hai's brows twitched wildly. If this man is Meng Tai, who was opposing me in the Xiantian Endgame World?

"Two decades? Enduring? Ha!" Meng Tai turned his head, looking at Li Wei for confirmation. His face flashed with a deep-seated hatred.

"Don't look at me, only if you tell us what you know can I release you!" Li Wei stated with a cold smile on his face.

"Li Wei, oh, Li Wei! You still know me the best, hahaha, since you know me, do you think I will tell you?" Meng Tai said coldly as he spat a mouthful of saliva, again and again.

"You are truly stubborn and reluctant. Throne Master Ding, it seems your trip is in vain, again!" said the Song Jia Sect Chief, frowning.

Ding Rui gave a deadly glare to Meng Tai for a good long while before speaking, "Divine Battalion's Li Haoran is also here. We need to find it before Li Haoran does, therefore, Meng Tai has to open his mouth today!"

"En?" Everyone turned their gaze to Ding Rui.

"If he doesn't open his mouth, once Li Haoran finds it, then it will all be for naught. If Meng Tai doesn't speak today, we won't have the opportunity even if he does so in the future. Therefore, I have no choice but to force him. Although Meng Tai will be left crippled, it's what Meng Tai brought upon himself!" stated Ding Rui coldly.

Everyone looked at Ding Rui together, only to see Ding Rui slowly take out a token.

"Fire Throne Master token?" Gu Hai was taken by surprise.

The token bore a striking resemblance to his own Water Throne Master token, it was just that there was a flame pattern on it instead of a drop of water.

"Using the divine token to force me into dreaming?" Meng Tai's face distorted immediately.

"So you still remember!? Meng Tai, our Throne Master token is not just any ordinary treasure. You know its ultimate effect. If you don't speak now, then we will have to enter your dream!" said Ding Rui coldly.

"Pooh!" Meng Tai spate a mouthful of saliva. There was a sliver of panic in his eyes, nonetheless, he still didn't open his mouth.

"This is what you brought upon yourself!" stated Ding Rui coldly.

Stretching her hand, she triggered the Fire Throne Master token.

Suddenly, a flash of fiery light flooded the cave in the blink of an eye, as if a mass of flames was rushing straight at Meng Tai.

BOOM!

As the fiery light shone upon everyone, everyone seemingly entered a trance-like state at once.

As a matter of fact, everything inside the cave was the same as before; everyone stood where they were, just like before. However, everyone's consciousness was inside a world of dream.

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Inside the dreamland...

There was a huge sea of fire. A group of people stood at the edge of this sea of fire. Imprisoned in the sea of fire was Meng Tai, getting burned by blazing flames.

"Ahhh!" Meng Tai struggled in pain inside the sea of fire, but he could never get rid of the chain, no matter how much he struggled. His entire body was ablaze.

"Ding Rui, you betrayed the Ascendant Hall, you will not have a good death!" Meng Tai's hateful cries rang from within the sea of fire.

Ding Rui said, looking coldly at Meng Tai, "Meng Tai, your consciousness will be burned by my divine fire in this 'first level dreamland'. And whatever consciousness of your is burnt, it will be turned into memory scenes for me to see, until all of your consciousness is burned, whereupon you will turn into an idiot!"

Suddenly, a ripple appeared in the space next to Ding Rui.

"Let's go, we will enter Meng Tai's 'second level dreamland' and watch Meng Tai’s memories!" Ding Rui said in a calm voice.

"Yes, Your Grace!" answered everyone.

Whereupon, everyone stepped into those ripples after Ding Rui.

Gu Hai was the last one to leave. He was taken aback, watching the proceedings before his eyes.

Level one dreamland would burn Meng Tai's consciousness and level two dreamland would show Meng Tai's memories?

Throne Master Token?

I still underestimated the Throne Master token!

Watching Meng Tai painfully suffering in the sea of fire, Gu Hai remained silent for a bit; he didn't say anything at all and stepped into Meng Tai's second level dreamland with the others.

After entering, Gu Hai suddenly appeared in a large hall.

The hall was filled with people at this moment.

"Throne Master Ding, can the people in the second level dreamland see us?" asked the Song Jia Sect Chief curiously.

"These are just Meng Tai's memories, we are only watching, and naturally, we are unable to interfere with them. Let me watch it carefully, I don't want to miss a single detail. After this time, Meng Tai may turn into a vegetable, I will not be able to see them a second time!" replied Ding Rui coldly.

"Yes, Your Grace!" answered everyone.

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Inside the level two dreamland was a marriage hall, decorated with red; everywhere there was nothing but red.

[TLN: In traditional Chinese weddings, the hall and everything are mostly decorated with red. The red signifies good fortune.]

"Faster, faster, faster, the bridegroom and bride are coming!" a gleeful voice suddenly rang out.

Inside this dreamland, the one who was shouting most cheerfully was none other than Li Wei. This version of Li Wei wasn't blind in one eye. His both eyes were very intact. At this moment, his face was beaming with joy.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sister, quickly, the auspicious time has arrived!" shouted Li Wei in glee.

A bride and bridegroom were gradually walking over from not too far away. Slowly, they arrived at the center of the hall. The bridegroom's face was covered with a red veil.

Meng Tai was leading the bridegroom over. He was over the moon with joy.

Suddenly, Li Wei jumped out and said to the guests, "Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet, I would like to say something, quiet down please!"

In response, every guest quieted down at once and turned their gazes to Li Wei together. Meng Tai also looked at Li Wei with extra interest.

Only to see, Li Wei dragging a girl from the crowd. The girl was none other that Yue Yao who Gu Hai had seen just a while ago.

"Li Wei, what are you doing!" Yue Yao blushed shyly.

"Yue Yao, come, today is my Great Senior Brother and Second Senior Sister's big day, it's Senior Brother and Senior Sister's joyous occasion, and naturally, it is also our joyous occasion!" cried Li Wei immediately.

Yue Yao nodded with a smile.

"Great Senior Brother, our master has already passed away. It was you, Great Senior Brother, who brought the three of us together. God only knows how grateful I, Li Wei am. All these years, we have relied upon each other, I am really grateful to Great Senior Brother for bringing us up all alone, and I sincerely wish happiness to Great Senior Brother and Second Senior Sister for this godsent marriage. Today, let me and Yue Yao perform Senior Brother and Senior Sister's marriage, okay? We don't need others to perform it, let me and Yue Yao perform it, okay?" Li Wei said excitedly.

"Yes! Elder Sister Ling, I and Li Wei will perform your marriage!" Yue Yao also got excited immediately.

"Alright!" agreed Meng Tai with a big smile on his face.

"Bow to the heavens and the earth! Thank the heavens for bringing you together!" shouted Li Wei, excited.

Assisting the bride with one arm, Meng Tai and the bride bowed to the heavens and the earth.

"Bow to the friends and families! Thank the friends and families for acting as your witness!" shouted Yue Yao, excited.

Assisting the bride with one arm, Meng Tai and the bride bowed to the friends and families.

"Bride and Bridegroom, bow to each other! May you remain together your whole life, never to be separated!" shouted Li Wei and Yue Yao together.

Meng Tai and the bride bowed to each other.

"Send them to the bridal chamber!" shouted Li Wei and Yue Yao, excited.

A group of people sent Meng Tai with the bride to the bridal chamber.

In the blink of an eye, only Meng Tai and the bride were left in the bridal chamber.

Meng Tao slowly lifted the red veil, revealing an exceptionally beautiful girl.

"Feng Ling, you are really beautiful today!" Meng Tai said, blushing.

"Great Senior Brother!" The bride Feng Ling's eyes were full of tenderness.

"Still calling me Great Senior Brother!?" asked Meng Tai, laughing.

"Husband!" called Feng Ling, shyly.

"My wife!" Meng Tai's eyes were also filled with love. Slowly, Meng Tai and Feng Ling were in each other's arms…

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The memory scenes continued to change, intermittently, some just directly skipped over. All that could be remembered were the deepest parts of the memory. Some of the trivial matters of life had long since disappeared in his memory.

Gu Hai quietly watched everything from one side. He had never thought that Meng Tai, Li Wei, and Yue Yao would be martial brothers and sisters, ever. And there was also that Feng Ling, for that matter.

After some time, scenes of deeper memories were once again being played.

It was inside a great hall.

Li Wei rushed in, beaming with great happiness.

"Great Senior Brother, you are back!?" said Li Wei excited.

Meng Tai smiled and nodded, "Li Wei, how is your Golden Tong today?"

"It's really flourishing, we are making tons of money every day, especially after the addition of the Colosseum and those masks, the spirit stones are flowing into our pockets continuously!" said Li Wei, excited.

"That's good, very good. As impressive as the Ascendant Hall might be, the risks are too great. You are managing Golden Tong very well. This is our foundation. Master died too soon, and unfortunately, he didn't get to see the flourishing Golden Tong!" Meng Tai heaved a slight sigh.

"Right, what about sister-in-law?" asked Li Wei, curious.

"Your Senior Sister Feng Ling!? She is chatting with Yue Yao in the back. I have not seen her for a long while. Women, they never stop talking!" said Meng Tai as he broke into laughter.

"That's right, that's right!" agreed Li Wei with a laugh, simple and honest.

"Right, I heard you and Yue Yao also going to marry?" Meng Tai looked at Li Wei.

Li Wei suddenly got bashful. "Did… did Yue Yao tell you?"

"I am warning you, Yue Yao is your junior sister! If you bully her, I and Feng Ling will not let you off!" said Meng Tai. There was a serious look on his face.

"How can I bully Yue Yao? It would be a lot better if she didn't bully me!" cried Li Wei immediately, feeling wronged.

"Well, you better remember!" said Meng Tai, breaking into a laugh.

"Senior Brother, you are back at Nine-Five Island, is something the matter?" asked Li Wei, curious.

A serious look immediately covered Meng Tai's face as he nodded and said, "That's right, there is indeed something that I have to attend to. The Hall Lord is leading a team of Ascendant Hall disciples here. It's very important. Hall Lord has even given a gag order, no one is allowed to speak anything!"

"Senior Brother, don't you worry, I won't say anything!" said Li Wei, shaking his head immediately.

At this moment, some tender giggles came from the back door. It was none other than Feng Ling and Yue Yao, who walked in from there.

"Great Senior Brother, you are back, did you bring us anything?" asked Yue Yao immediately.

Li Wei looked at Yue Yao, his face filled with love.

"I am waiting for you and Li Wei's big day. I will send you a big gift!" said Meng Tai, bursting into laughter.

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Chapter 76.2 - Meng Tai, Feng Ling, Li Wei, Yue Yao, Part Two

The memory scene switched once again. This time it was inside a small garden…

Where Meng Tai and Feng Ling were hiding behind a rock, looking for a new stimulation…

"No, husband!"

"Give me a kiss!"

"Lower your voice, someone is coming!"

Meng Tai and Feng Ling held their breath.

"It's Li Wei and Yue Yao!?" whispered Meng Tai.

"This is so embarrassing! Don't speak another word!" Feng Ling immediately covered Meng Tai's mouth.

"Yue Yao darling, why are you always grimacing! We are soon about to be married! What's making you so unhappy!" said Li Wei gently, cuddling Yue Yao and sitting in a little arbor.

Yue Yao, on the other hand, deeply knit her brow.

"Brother Li Wei, just look at your Great Senior Brother, and then look at yourself. Great Senior Brother is now Ascendant Hall Earth Throne Master, there are tens of thousands of people under him alone. Wherever he goes in the Thousand Islands Seas, every sect and clan worships him. Whereas you are just a little Boss of Nine-Five Island!" Yue Yao said unhappily.

"What's Great Senior Brother's is mine!?" said Li Wei, smiling.

"I don't care, today, wherever Sister Feng Ling's husband arrives, he is treated as a big shot. My husband cannot be worse than hers. Brother Li Wei, how about we also go out and see the world, okay?" urged Yue Yao in a gentle voice.

"Yue Yao, according to Great Senior Brother, although he is well-off, it is also very dangerous. Moreover, I still want to help Senior Brother look after the Golden Tong, help senior brother earn money. You shouldn't think too much about it!" advised Li Wei gently.

"I don't care, I don't care, I want to be the bride of a bigshot. I want my life to be grand and magnificent, I don't want to stay in this god-forsaken place, I don't want this!" shouted Yue Yao capriciously.

"Alright, alright, alright, you are my life. After our wedding, we will talk with Senior Brother and leave this place!" said Li Wei gently.

"That's better!" Yue Yao gave a peck on Li Wei's cheek.

Li Wei's face was immediately brimming with happiness.

"Brother Li Wei, recently, many people seem to be arriving at the Nine-Five Island. Besides the Ascendant Hall, there are some other forces as well. What do you think, what on earth do they want to do?" asked Yue Yao, curious.

"I don't know!"

"You don't know? What on earth have you been doing?" Yue Yao's eyes went wide as she glared.

"Ah?"

"I know a bit!" Yue Yao bent her eyes, smiling.

[Something like this- https://pic1.zhimg.com/80/v2-4d467210d9ca0e09e82e824a89fc34ad_hd.jpg]

"You know? What do you know?"

"Just you wait! I have already reached out to a bigshot on your behalf. As long as the matter is finished, I guarantee, you can also be as magnificent as Great Senior Brother. No, you will be better than Great Senior Brother!" stated Yue Yao confidently.

"What's the matter? My dear Yue Yao, tell me, please!"

"No, you just have to wait and watch. You are my husband, my husband must be upstanding and dauntless, must have tens of thousands of people under him! I want my husband's name to be known by all the sects of the Thousand Islands Sea, all of them should worship you whenever they see you!"

"My dear Yue Yao, please, tell me, I am dying to know!"

"Not telling, you just wait and watch! Hehehehe, don't tickle! Heheheh!"

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The scene once again changed. Seemingly after a very long time…

Inside a grand hall stood a lady with her hands crossed behind her back, facing away from Meng Tai.

"Meng Tai, has the intel been confirmed?" asked the woman in a calm voice.

"Yes, Hall Lord, don't worry, the intel is absolutely reliable. This time, my Ascendant Hall has found it first!" Meng Tai's eyes flickered excitedly as he spoke.

"That's good. After searching for so long, we have finally found it. Are you sure no one else knows about this?" The woman clenched her fist in excitement.

"Only my wife knows about it!" reported Meng Tai solemnly.

"It's a matter of great importance, you mustn't reveal anything! Or, you are dead!" ordered the woman.

"Yes, Hall Lord!" obliged Meng Tai.

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The scene changed once again. Slowly, Meng Tai arrived at a courtyard.

"Feng Ling, Feng Ling, where are you?"

Meng Tai looked everywhere for Feng Ling. Very quickly, he arrived inside a small courtyard.

However, this small courtyard was currently in a mess, as if a fight had taken place here. Walking in, Meng Tai's face immediately changed as he saw a paralyzed Feng Ling, whose entire body had turned purple, with a dagger placed on her neck. The person holding the dagger was none other than Yue Yao, who was currently keeping a very close eye on Meng Tai.

"Yue Yao, what are you doing? Let go of Feng Ling!" roared Meng Tai immediately as his face changed.

"Great Senior Brother, don't come any closer!" Yue Yao shouted nervously.

"Yue Yao, let go of Feng Ling!" Meng Tai looked at this scene, horrified.

"Husband, quickly, quickly, the messaging-crane is flying away, it's passing the dragon vein information, quickly, chase after the messaging-crane, quickly!" A feeble Feng Ling pointed towards the horizon.

Looking up at the horizon, Meng Tai saw a celestial crane holding a disc in its mouth flying away quickly.

"Passing information?" Meng Tai's countenance changed. He was just about to chase after the messaging-crane.

"Don't move, Great Senior Brother, if you chase after it, I...I...I will kill Sister Feng Ling!' cried out Yue Yao, trembling.

"Yue Yao, what are you doing? Are you crazy?" shouted Meng Tai.

"I am not crazy, Great Senior Brother. You have now become the Ascendant Hall Earth Throne Master and have endless future prospects, you have such great authority in hand. But why...why don't you ever think of Brother Li Wei, he is your Junior Brother, we have been relying on each other for so many years, but why don't you care for Brother Li Wei, why?" cried out Yue Yao, staring at Meng Tai.

"Yue Yao, don't cause any more trouble! Where did the messaging-crane go?" asked Meng Tai anxiously.

"Great Senior Brother, don't take another step, let the messaging-crane go. If you are not going to help Brother Li Wei, then I will help him. Originally, you came to Nine-Five Island for some dragon vein? I have already sent the information to Sir Li, Brother Li Wei will definitely be put in an important position. Great Senior Brother, considering the senior and junior brother feelings for so many years, please don't chase after it, don't chase it!" demanded Yue Yao, her words sounding more then a little unhinged.

"Husband, quickly chase after the messaging-crane, Feng Ling apologizes to you for falling into Yue Yao's trap. Quickly recover the messaging-crane, if you don't catch it, we are all going to die, quickly, quickly!" cried Feng Ling in a weak voice.

"Yue Yao, you are crazy, you simply don't know the seriousness of this matter!" Meng Tai was endlessly anxious.

Taking a step, Meng Tai was just about to soar into the sky.

"If you chase… if you chase after it, I will kill Feng Ling!" Using the dagger, Yue Yao cut Feng Ling's neck.

"Chase after it, husband, quickly chase after it, or you will die, quickly chase after it!" shouted Feng Ling.

Meng Tai looked anxious. He didn't know what to do.

"Husband, if you are not going to chase, I will kill myself in front of you, you will watch me die!" Feng Ling was about to crash her neck into the dagger.

"Going, I am going after it!" An agonized Meng Tai flew away.

"Great Senior Brother, you know my character! If you go after it, I will kill Sister Feng Ling!" A savage expression crossed Yue Yao's face.

As Meng Tai flew away, a fierce snarl appeared on Yue Yao's face. She was just about to slit Feng Ling's neck.

SCREE-CHING

Instantly, Meng Tai drew his long sword, firing a dazzling sword arc in the blink of an eye. The instant Yue Yao was about to cut Feng Ling's neck, Yue Yao was beheaded.

THUMP!

Yue Yao's head flew away, a look of disbelief flashing past her eyes. Meanwhile, the dagger in her hand also fell on the ground.

"Yue Yao, Yue Yao!" Feng Ling immediately rushed to the beheaded Yue Yao, panic-stricken.

However, at this moment, only a look of disbelief remained in Yue Yao's eyes. Great Senior Brother, the very Great Senior Brother who used to love me, actually beheaded me instantly!?

Feng Ling, who was incomparably weak due to being poisoned, had a panic-stricken look in her eyes.

Meng Tai, on the other hand, flew into the sky, quickly catching up with the messaging-bird and killing it with a sword strike, before retrieving the disk and burning it completely.

Having done that, Meng Tai returned flying in the blink of an eye.

"Hus...Husband, Yue Yao is dead!" Feng Ling was seized with terror.

Meng Tai's eyes flickered with agony.

"Yue Yao brought it upon herself, sigh! She was crazy!"

"Can you still save her? Can you still save her?"

Meng Tai's eyes flickered sadly; he didn't say anything.

Shortly after, Meng Tai found a coffin, and he and Feng Ling quietly buried Yue Yao. No one said anything. Even Li Wei didn't know about it.

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The scene once again changed. Scenes of Meng Tai's memories kept on playing...

Having watched this scene in surprise, Gu Hai turned his head and took a glance at Li Wei. At this moment, Li Wei's entire body was trembling. His fist were clenched as he stared at the scene like a dead man.

Then, Gu Hai looked at Ding Rui and the Song Jia Sect Chief. Almost everyone had their eyes focused at this scene. And when they heard “dragon vein”, they especially gave it their utmost attention.

After a moment of silence, Gu Hai slowly withdrew.

Gu Hai withdrew from Meng Tai's second level dreamland, and once again returned to the first level dreamland.

"Ahhh~!"

In the blazing fire, Meng Tai was being burned down as his soul was squeezed into revealing those scenes.

Watching Meng Tai amid the raging flames, Gu Hai remained silent for a good long while.

Suddenly, a blue water ball appeared in his palm.

This was what Gu Hai had just created by fusing his mind and Throne Master token, and than mobilizing the dreamworld energy.

SWISH!

The water ball was thrown into the sea of fire, drenching Meng Tai's entire body in the blink of an eye.

Ci! Ci! Ci! Ci! Ci!

A series of crackles rang out as the water was being evaporated by the flames.

"So, dreamworld energy can also be used this way!? Gu Hai looked at his hands in astonishment.

In the outside world, this could only be imagined. But in here, it could be used for real, which made Gu Hai endlessly happy.

"Who are you? Dreamworld water?" Having been drenched in the water, Meng Tai's suffering seemed to have been eased a lot.

"Ascendant Hall new Water Throne Master greets Earth Throne Master!" Gu Hai introduced himself calmly.