Chapter 64

"Young Master Ye, I beg you to save my granddaughter for the sake of Meng Chuan!" the old lady Meng said as she knelt before Ye Zhen.

Seeing the old lady Meng, with her half-gray hair, kneeling and begging, Ye Zhen felt a pang in his heart. Meng Chuan was such a great hero, yet his mother had to kneel before him for the sake of the Lishui Sect, which made him hate the Lishui Sect even more.

"Old Lady, what exactly is going on? Why is the Lishui Sect doing this?"

After much persuasion, Ye Zhen finally managed to get the old lady Meng to stand up. However, he still needed to understand the situation clearly; otherwise, even if he took Meng Xiaoyue away in confusion, he might suffer a great loss due to not knowing how much the Lishui Sect valued Meng Xiaoyue.

The old lady Meng was very straightforward and explained the reason in a few words.

It turned out that when Meng Chuan died in battle, his body turned to ashes, but a beam of spiritual light shot up into the sky and directly fell into the Meng family in Yanshan County.

At that time, the old lady Meng was taking Meng Xiaoyue to buy things on the street. A beam of spiritual light descended from the sky and entered Meng Xiaoyue's body, causing her to cry loudly.

Not long after, the news of Meng Chuan's death reached Yanshan County.

Who would have thought that this slightly mysterious event was somehow discovered by the Lishui Sect. Then, the Lishui Sect, like a cat drawn by the scent of fish, came to the Meng family.

This was because, although Meng Chuan had achieved the astonishing feat of slaying seventy-eight Southern Barbarian Spirit Practitioners and thirteen Southern Barbarian Spirit Masters, he also left countless mysteries for the world.

What exactly did Meng Chuan rely on to achieve such a feat?

Those who were extremely concerned about this, including the Lishui Sect, came to a conclusion: Meng Chuan must have had a great secret. Whoever could uncover this secret would instantly gain Meng Chuan's incredible combat power.

When combined with the mysterious event, the Lishui Sect's attention turned to Meng Xiaoyue, believing that the last beam of spiritual light that entered her body contained Meng Chuan's secret.

Thus, the nightmare for the Meng family began.

At first, they were spied on, then openly investigated. Even several highly skilled members of the Lishui Sect directly broke into the Meng residence, restrained Meng Xiaoyue, and thoroughly examined her body, but found nothing.

In the end, the Lishui Sect concluded that because Meng Xiaoyue was too young and her bloodline talent had not yet manifested, everything would be revealed when she turned fifteen.

Originally, the Lishui Sect intended to take the Meng family into the sect and confine them, but Meng Chuan's reputation was too great. If his family suddenly disappeared, it would cause a huge uproar, and the consequences might be more than the Lishui Sect could bear.

Therefore, the Lishui Sect sent a large number of people to monitor and guard the Meng family.

For six years, the Meng family could not step out of their residence. Even when visitors came, they could not say much. If they said too much, the visitor would disappear forever!

"How hateful, these scoundrels of the Lishui Sect, to persecute us so much for a baseless conjecture!" Ye Zhen clenched his fists tightly.

"No, their conjecture is true!"

"What?"

The old lady Meng's words made Ye Zhen's mouth open wide in shock.

"Yes, my son Meng Chuan did have a secret, and this secret was indeed passed on to Xiaoyue through the beam of spiritual light from the sky, using some secret technique."

At this point, the old lady Meng looked lovingly at Meng Xiaoyue, who, despite being less than fourteen years old, showed no fear in the face of the dead bodies in the courtyard.

"You must be curious about what this secret is, right?" the old lady Meng suddenly asked.

"Don't deny it; any normal person would be curious. However, at this point, I have no intention of hiding it from you. Neither I nor Xiaoyue know what the secret is. The secret will only be revealed when Xiaoyue turns fifteen, and we take her to the Yanshan Blood Valley, where my son Meng Chuan died." The Yanshan Blood Valley was the new name for the area after the bloody battle in the Yanshan Gorge.

At this point, the old lady Meng suddenly knelt before Ye Zhen again. "Young Master Ye, I can only beg you now. If you can take Xiaoyue away and bring her to the Yanshan Blood Valley when she turns fifteen, I will be grateful."

After a pause, the old lady Meng added, "If Xiaoyue can obtain the inheritance, Young Master Ye will also benefit."

"Old Lady, please stand up..."

"Young Master Ye, if you don't agree, I won't stand up. It's not that I don't care about my dignity; for six years, you have been my only hope. Xiaoyue, come, kneel to Young Master Ye, I beg you..."

As she spoke, the old lady Meng was already in tears.

"I agree, I agree!" Ye Zhen was in a hurry. To be honest, Meng Chuan's memorial tablet had been enshrined in his home since he was young. Now, with Meng Chuan's mother kneeling before him, his blood was boiling, and he would not hesitate to face a thousand enemies, let alone a single task.

"Since that's the case, Old Lady, please pack up, I'll take you away immediately!" Ye Zhen said urgently.

"No, take Xiaoyue and leave, I won't go. Taking Xiaoyue alone is already dangerous, and taking me as well..."

"Grandma!"

Meng Xiaoyue cried out and rushed into the old lady Meng's arms.

"Xiaoyue, listen to me, you must always listen to Young Master Ye!"

"No, Grandma, if we go, we go together. Grandma, Father is gone, Mother is gone, if you leave me alone, Xiaoyue will be an orphan."

Meng Xiaoyue burst into tears, and Ye Zhen felt a lump in his throat.

"Xiaoyue, remember what Grandma says, you must always listen to Young Master Ye!" As she spoke, the old lady Meng struck Meng Xiaoyue's neck, causing her to faint.

"Old Lady, I'll take you with me. Wang Yunbao is already severely injured, with my abilities, we should be able to escape Yanshan County."

The old lady Meng pointed to the three red beams of light in the sky. "In half an hour, the Lishui Sect's reinforcements will arrive. You have only half an hour to escape."

After a pause, the old lady Meng added, "If you can't escape, leave Xiaoyue behind and save yourself, so as not to endanger your life..."

After saying this, the old lady Meng handed the unconscious Meng Xiaoyue to Ye Zhen and shakily walked towards Meng Chuan's memorial hall.

"I can't leave, if I leave, who will accompany my son..."

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In the end, Ye Zhen did not insist on taking the old lady Meng. He knew that if there were pursuers, taking the old lady Meng might result in none of them escaping.

Moreover, the Lishui Sect's target was Meng Xiaoyue. As long as she was not captured, the old lady Meng should be safe.

"Old Lady, take care!"

Ye Zhen turned resolutely, mounted his silver-horned horse, and galloped out of Ping'an Alley towards the north gate of Yanshan County.

Woo woo woo!

The low and urgent sound of the ox horn suddenly echoed throughout Yanshan County, spreading across the entire city.

This was the special alarm signal for an enemy attack in the border city. Once the alarm sounded, the city gates would be closed.

The most critical part was that the border city had a garrison. Once the alarm sounded, the garrison could reach the city walls within fifteen minutes to defend against the enemy. Moreover, even under normal circumstances, there were over a thousand soldiers patrolling the city walls.

The border city's commandant had the authority to sound the ox horn alarm.

"Damn it!"

With a roar, Ye Zhen, holding Meng Xiaoyue, spurred his horse even faster.

In the commandant's hall of Yanshan County, Wang Yunbao, who had just sounded the alarm, roared at the nearly a hundred Lishui Sect disciples who had gathered, "All of you, get out on the streets! Even if you die, you must stop Ye Zhen and Meng Xiaoyue, or we will all be doomed, understand!"

"You, go, notify the garrison that bandits have kidnapped Meng Xiaoyue and must not be allowed to leave! Also, tell them to ensure Meng Xiaoyue's safety!"

At the same time, not long after the three beams of light Wang Yunbao had sent out exploded, the Lishui Sect's sect master Chu Taiping, who was in deep meditation a thousand miles away, suddenly frowned.

"Something has happened in Yanshan County?"

In the next moment, the voice of the Lishui Sect's sect master Chu Taiping echoed on a peak within the sect. "Chu Jun, something has happened in Yanshan County. You personally lead a team to Yanshan County and bring Meng Xiaoyue back to the sect."

In a few moments, three figures shot up from the Lishui Sect and flew towards Yanshan County.

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PS: This is the third update of the day. Of course, it's not a burst, but a repayment. With this chapter, I still owe you one chapter.