The electromagnetic field expanded rapidly. He could probe everything 2.5 kilometers around him. He could even probe a quarter-kilometer deep underground. The entirety of Xiangshan Garden became visible to him, so it was only natural that he found the dungeons.
Dad. Meng Chuan discovered Meng Dajiang.
Meng Dajiang sat cross-legged by the wall of the dungeon, handcuffed. His hair was disheveled, and he looked dispirited.
Swoosh.
Meng Chuan moved and arrived outside the dungeon. Guards guarded the entrance.
“Who is it?” the guards roared angrily, but they no longer dared to make a sound. This was because when they saw the distant youth, they only felt an inexplicable sense of fear.
“Who dares trespass the dungeon?” The two Godfiends guarding the dungeon appeared. They immediately saw a youth not far away. The youth was standing there with a saber by his waist.
“Senior Brother Meng is here?” The two Godfiends felt their hearts tighten.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
One figure after another appeared. Xiangshan Garden wasn’t huge, and it was heavily guarded. At that moment, more Godfiends arrived. However, when they saw Meng Chuan, they exchanged looks.
Meng Chuan looked at the eight Godfiends and said, “I’m Meng Chuan. I wish to meet my father.”
The eight Godfiends fell silent. Following that, an elder Godfiend took the initiative to make way for the dungeon entrance behind him.
Upon seeing this, Godfiends immediately made way.
“The dungeon is a very important place. You are not allowed to trespass.” A female Godfiend could not help but say, “Senior Brother Meng, you are not allowed to trespass.”
“Junior Sister Wang.” Her companions grabbed her and pulled her to the side. They smiled and said, “Senior Brother Meng is a Patroller. He’s entering the dungeon to interrogate a prisoner for his investigations on demon monarchs. We have to cooperate.”
“Yes, yes, yes. Earth Net will cooperate with Patrollers,” said the Godfiends.
The only stubborn female Godfiend was also held back by her companion.
“Thank you, everyone,” said Meng Chuan when he saw them make way for him.
“It’s only right.”
“We have to cooperate with Senior Brother Meng,” said one Godfiend after another.
Under the attention of the Godfiends, Meng Chuan walked into the dungeon.
Chapter 223 - : Night Chat in the Dungeon
The only source of light—a lit torch—brightened the dark dungeon somewhat.
As Meng Chuan walked, he walked to the cell where his father was. Meng Dajiang—still fat—laid against the cell wall dispiritedly.
Click.
Meng Chuan grabbed the prison door and used his Quintessential Essence to cut open the lock. He pulled open the door, and calmly entered.
Meng Dajiang looked up and saw a familiar young figure walk in. He was stunned and couldn’t help but say, “Chuan’er.”
“Dad.” Meng Chuan sat cross-legged and looked at his father. “I’m here.”
Meng Dajiang had a complicated expression as he sighed. “Dad has embarrassed you.”
“It says in the letter that you colluded with the Skydemon Sect. There’s concrete evidence. They even said that you admitted it,” said Meng Chuan calmly. “But I don’t believe it.”
“Ha…” Meng Dajiang smiled and shook his head bitterly. “Who doesn’t have some silly moments in their life? Back then, I was filled with anger, so I took the wrong path. I thought that it wouldn’t affect humanity much if I leaked only some information.”
Meng Chuan looked at his father, neither angry nor vexed. He calmly asked, “Why were you angry back then?”
“Chuan’er,” Meng Dajiang stared at Meng Chuan, “in the past, I didn’t even dare tell you. Even though you’ve become a Great Solar Godfiend, it might still be too early to tell you. However, my crimes probably result in an execution. Thus, I’ll tell you everything.”
Meng Chuan frowned. He knew that his father had secrets! However, he refused to believe that his father’s secrets would make him collude with the Skydemon Sect.
“Your mom has always been alive,” said Meng Dajiang with a smile.
Mom… is still alive? Meng Chuan was stunned. He had come here today because of his father’s so-called ‘collusion’ with the Skydemon Sect. However, he received an unbelievable piece of news.
The gentle figure in his memory was still alive?
“Then… the tomb I pay my respects at?” Meng Chuan was stunned.
“It was all a cover-up. We told everyone that we failed to find her bones after she blocked the demons. That’s why we made a cenotaph,” said Meng Dajiang. “However, we lied to the world! Your mother is alive and well. Not only that, but your mother is also a powerful Godfiend! Her name is… Bai Nianyun!”
“Bai Nianyun?” Meng Chuan was alarmed. “Black Sand Grotto-Heaven’s Grand Yin Holy Maiden, Bai Nianyun?”
Black Sand Grotto-Heaven had five Grand Yin Holy Maidens. All five were Marquis Godfiends. They hoped to become Regis Godfiends. After all, whoever became a Regis Godfiend would control the mysterious Grand Yin Holy Hall.
“Yes, Grand Yin Holy Maiden,” said Meng Dajiang. “Your mother has been a Grand Yin Holy Maiden since she was young. Grand Yin Holy Maidens have to follow many rules. She was ambitious and hardworking. She became a Godfiend and even reached the Great Solar realm. Only when she became a Great Solar Godfiend did she have the right to descend the mountain and travel. After being restrained for 30 years, your mother wanted to break free from the restraints her family clan had placed on her and roam the world freely.
“Therefore, she secretly came to our Great Zhou Dynasty. Here, she ended up meeting me.” Meng Dajiang had a sweet and forlorn smile on his face. “When we first met, I had just finished my military service.”
Meng Chuan listened carefully.
…
At Xiangshan Garden, a group of Godfiends gathered outside the dungeon. Suddenly, they saw a figure appear in the distance. It was a stocky man in purple robes. As he walked over, he exuded a terrifying might.
“Marquis.” All the Godfiends bowed respectfully. These Indestructible Godfiends instinctively felt fear and reverence when facing Marquis Gong Xu.
The man walked over calmly.
The news of Meng Chuan meeting his father in the dungeon reached him immediately! Ignoring the fact that it was late at night, Marquis Gong Xu immediately rushed over.
“Marquis, Senior Brother Meng is still in the dungeon, chatting with his father.”
“Marquis, do you wish to enter?” asked a Godfiend.
Marquis Gong Xu looked at the dungeon entrance and indifferently said, “Let Meng Chuan have a chat with his father.” He stood outside the dungeon and didn’t disturb the duo.
…
Inside the cell.
“That was the first time I discovered that your mother was a Godfiend.” Meng Dajiang smiled. “I was very shocked. Why would a Godfiend be willing to marry a mortal like me? Yet, your mother asked me with a giggle, ‘Dajiang, you are willing to marry me when I’m a mortal. Are you not willing to marry me when I’m a Godfiend?’
“Back then, I immediately answered, ‘Of course I’m willing.’ Your mother said, ‘Dajiang, it’s the same for me! I don’t care if you are a Godfiend or mortal. I’m willing to marry you, Meng Dajiang.’”
Meng Chuan listened carefully and saw the blissful look on his father’s face.
“What did I do to deserve marrying your mother?” said Meng Dajiang. “Back then, I swore that I’d make your mother happier with my life. Your mother also revealed her identity to me. She’s a descendant of Black Sand Grotto-Heaven’s Bai family! The Bai family is a family clan stronger than a Regis Godfiend family clan; it’s one of the top family clans in the world,” said Meng Dajiang. “Bai Nianyun is also a Grand Yin Holy Maiden, and they are forbidden to marry anyone and have to maintain their
virginity.
“However, your mother violated all these rules. Once she is exposed, the Bai family will lose face and punish her severely. Since she has violated Grand Yin Holy Hall’s rules, they will also punish her severely.” Meng Dajiang continued, “People from the Bai family may also vent their anger on mortals like our Meng family and I. That’s why I kept it a secret.
“Your mother had always planned to keep it a secret and hide in the Great Zhou Dynasty. She wanted our family of three to be together always.” Meng Dajiang looked at Meng Chuan. “However, when you were six years old, I was working for the family clan. Both you and Nianyun were with me when we encountered a demon invasion! There were demons everywhere as they frantically hunted down humans.
“At that time, your mother had two choices. One choice was to let the demons massacre the humans as she pretended to be a mortal to escape with us. The other choice was to use her Godfiend strength to kill those second Firmament demon monarchs and demon army, forcing them into a retreat. However, the cultivation system for Grand Yin Holy Maidens is unique. Once a Grand Yin Holy Maiden uses their strength, our Great Zhou Dynasty’s Earth Net will definitely realize that it was a Grand Yin Holy Maiden that had taken action. Black Sand Grotto-Heaven would then soon learn of it too.”
Meng Dajiang looked at Meng Chuan. “Your mother chose to save those people. In front of you, she pretended to resist the demons while we ran for our lives. But in reality, your mother swept through the demon army and killed the demon monarchs in the blink of an eye, causing them to flee in terror. That time, your mother saved over 100,000 people. Meng Dajiang said,” The word on the street was that a Godfiend had saved those people, but nobody knew the Godfiend’s name! That Godfiend was your mother.”
Meng Chuan listened silently.
“After exposing her strength, your mother had to return.” Meng Dajiang looked at Meng Chuan. “Your mother left me an Astral Spirit Herb to help you build your Godfiend foundation in the future. Your mother told me that she did not regret the eight years that we spent together. From then on, I’ve never met your mother again.”
Meng Dajiang looked at Meng Chuan. “Those eight years were the happiest time of my life. I understood that I was mortal and that I was too weak. If I were strong enough, even the Bai family wouldn’t dare to underestimate me. Your mother and I could be together openly. Therefore, I tried my best to become stronger! I did my best to become stronger, just for a chance to be with your mother again.”
Chapter 224 - Forgive Me for My Impudence!
“I was old and couldn’t accumulate any credit for a chance to enter the Godfiend Blood Pool. Therefore, I chose the Body Tempering Godfiend lineage,” said Meng Dajiang. “Archean Mountain’s inner sect disciples are forbidden from becoming Body Tempering Godfiends. However, outer sect disciples can choose to do so. I felt that, though this cultivation system has only been established for a few centuries, it was bound to be perfected in the future.
“I believed that I could shock the world and make the Bai family think highly of me if I could soar past the limits of this cultivation system and become a Marquis Godfiend. Perhaps your mother and I would be allowed to be together openly…”
Meng Dajiang laughed self-deprecatingly and said, “After decades of hard work, I’m only an Indestructible Godfiend. I haven’t even reached the Great Solar realm—the Body Tempering lineage’s limit—much less soar past the limits.”
“You colluded with the Skydemon Sect just to cultivate?” asked Meng Chuan.
Meng Dajiang nodded gently. “Yes, I did everything to become stronger. I chose to become a Demon Annihilate Guild assassin and collude with the Skydemon to obtain all sorts of resources to make myself stronger.”
“I don’t believe you,” said Meng Chuan.
“Chuan’er, regardless of whether you believe it or not, the evidence is there. What’s the point of denying it?” asked Meng Dajiang. “Back then, I only wanted to become stronger. I wanted to be with your mother and did something wrong. Although I snapped to my senses later and stopped colluding with the Skydemon Sect, it was too late.”
“I don’t believe it.” Meng Chuan stared at his father. “I don’t believe that my father—who served in the military for so many years at a city pass—would collude with the Skydemon Sect. I refuse to believe that you colluded with the Skydemon Sect since you were the one that made me who I am today.
“I don’t believe you. Mother chose to expose her identity and leave us just to kill demon monarchs and save 100,000 people! You loved her so deeply, so why would you do something she is completely opposed to by colluding with the Skydemon Sect?”
Eyes red, Meng Chuan looked at his father. “I believe my eyes. I believe my heart! My eyes and my heart tell me that my father will never collude with the Skydemon Sect. Never!”
“I…” Meng Dajiang looked at Meng Chuan.
“I will prove everything.” Meng Chuan grabbed Meng Dajiang’s arm. His Quintessential Essence wrapped around his father, preventing him from resisting.
“Chuan’er, what are you doing?” asked Meng Dajiang immediately.
Meng Chuan grabbed his father’s arm and left the cell. He continued walking out.
In the dark dungeon, they could see light coming from the distant entrance.
“Chuan’er, don’t be silly,” said Meng Dajiang immediately. “I have no complaints about how they punish me. By doing this…”
Without a word, Meng Chuan circulated his Great Solar Quintessential Essence and sealed his father’s mouth. His father, Meng Dajiang, was immediately rendered speechless.
As the father-son duo walked out, a tall, purple-robed figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of the dungeon. He glared coldly at the father-son duo.
“Uncle-Master.” Meng Chuan grabbed his father’s arm and stopped.
“Meng Chuan, where are you taking your father?” asked Marquis Gong Xu indifferently.
“Since Uncle-Master has already sentenced my father to death and has reported to Archean Mountain, you are just waiting for Archean Mountain to verify his crimes, right?” asked Meng Chuan.
Marquis Gong Xu said, “The evidence is irrefutable. Your father has admitted to it as well. Naturally, he will be dealt with according to Archean Mountain’s rules.”
“The evidence is irrefutable?” Meng Chuan sneered. “Uncle-Master, you are also a Marquis Godfiend. There are many mystic techniques in this world. Controlling the hearts of people? Changing memories? Don’t you know of such methods?”
“There are such means,” said Marquis Gong Xu. “However, your father is an Indestructible Godfiend. Even if someone had altered his memories, they would have to be an existence that has reached the Realm of Dao in illusions. How rare is it for one to reach the Realm of Dao in illusions? Would they deliberately frame your father?”
“The possibility is relatively low,” said Meng Chuan. “But… there’s such a possibility. In that case, can it be considered as irrefutable evidence?”
Marquis Gong Xu said, “This is how Earth Net does things for cases regarding ordinary Godfiends! If every case had to take into account the possibility of tampered memories, it’d be too difficult to find out the truth. Every case requires a powerful Godfiend to investigate carefully. How much effort does it take?”
“Ordinary Godfiend cases? However, my father isn’t an ordinary Godfiend!” refuted Meng Chuan. “He’s my father! Meng Chuan’s father! I suspect that the Skydemon Sect deliberately framed him.”
“A Skydemon Sect plot?” Marquis Gong Xu frowned.
Meng Chuan was certain his father had been framed. His father’s identity was naturally extraordinary since his wife was a Grand Yin Holy Maiden, and his son was a famous Archean Mountain Godfiend.
“Regardless of whether it’s a plot or not, you should report it to Archean Mountain. I believe Archean Mountain will investigate it,” said Marquis Gong Xu.
“Since Godfiends are busy fighting all the time, who would have the
mood to investigate cases slowly? Let’s take you as an example. You let Archean Mountain make the final decision. Do you think Archean Mountain will investigate my father’s case carefully?” Meng Chuan shook his head. “I don’t trust other Godfiends. I’ll bring my father to Archean Mountain personally. I’ll keep an eye on this case.”
Marquis Gong Xu frowned. “How can you do that?”
“He’s my father,” said Meng Chuan angrily. “Uncle-Master, don’t stop me today.”
“You’re too impudent.” Marquis Gong Xu was a little angry.
“Then, please forgive me for my impudence!” The moment Meng Chuan finished his sentence—
Boom!
With his father in tow, he transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot into the sky. He left a huge hole in the dungeon’s ceiling as Meng Chuan soared up with his father.
“How dare you!” Marquis Gong Xu transformed into a stream of light and chased after them.
The Godfiends outside the dungeon were somewhat frightened when they saw Meng Chuan and Marquis Gong Xu at odds with each other.
On one side was their Senior Brother Meng Chuan—one of the three most dazzling geniuses of Archean Mountain’s younger generation. In recent years, he had killed countless demon monarchs and demons. Many Godfiends in the Wu State and the Qian State were indebted to him.
On the other side was Marquis Gong Xu. He presided over Wu State! His fame spread far and wide.
The two were now butting heads. How could they, Indestructible Godfiends, dare to make a sound?
“They rushed out?”
“Heavens, he smashed his way out the dungeon?”
Dumbfounded, the Godfiends looked at the huge hole in the dungeon ceiling. Through the huge hole, they could see a bolt of lightning—a distance away—flashing as a stream of light streaked across the sky, clearly much slower than the bolt of lightning.
…
On a tree crown outside Wu State Capital, Meng Chuan grabbed his father’s arm and looked at Marquis Gong Xu—who stood on the city wall without pursuing him. Marquis Gong Xu clearly realized the difference in their speed. Disciple-Nephew Meng is faster than me despite carrying another person?
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