Chapter 2175 - 2176: Meng Shan
Chapter 2175 - 2176: Meng Shan
Walking amidst, he still glanced at Lin Chen from the corner of his eye, this appearance evoked a sense of compassion."Eat, it's all right."
Lin Chen took a bite of the beast meat, the roasted meat oozed with oil, which stained Lin Chen's lips, glistening with grease.
Seeing Lin Chen's appearance, the little girl couldn't help but swallow lightly, she was really too hungry, the hunger inside her constantly reminded her.
She picked up the piece of beast meat that was now showing signs of cooling, subtly sniffing it with her nose. Then, after confirming there was no odd smell,
she could no longer control herself, opening her delicate mouth, she began to eat voraciously. In no time, after a few bites, only the bones remained.
Afterwards, she turned to look at Lin Chen again, lightly licking her lips, eyes filled with anticipation.
"There's more over here, come on over."
Lin Chen waved her over with his hand, speaking softly.
Although she had eaten until she was almost full, the little girl clearly did not easily let her guard down, her eyes once again flickered with alertness.
"Come over, if I really wanted to harm you, you wouldn't be able to escape."
After Lin Chen spoke, he waved his hand, a powerful surge of spiritual energy erupted, drifting towards an ancient tree on the side, leaving a deep palm imprint on the tree, as if engraved into the wood.
The little girl was stunned, her eyes suddenly showing fear, then she lowered her head slightly, making it impossible to see her expression.
A few breaths later, the little girl slowly lifted her head, her eyes showing less timidity and instead filled with a hint of determination.
She took a few steps forward, separated by the firelight, then with a "thud", knelt on the ground, banging her head fiercely against the ground, emitting a series of tragic sounds.
In just a moment, the little girl's forehead had already been broken by the gravel on the ground, fresh blood hot and red flowing from it.
"I beg you, master, teach me the Immortal Law, let me avenge my blood feud!"
This reaction left Lin Chen slightly stunned. He then stepped out, quickly squatting down, attempting to lift the little girl up.
But her attitude was extremely resolute, half-kneeling on the ground, her figure appeared even more small and fragile, but the determination in her eyes moved Lin Chen slightly.
"If you don't promise, I won't get up!"
Her hoarse voice made Lin Chen feel heartache, it was hard to imagine what had happened to this girl who was no more than ten years old.
"First get up, I'm not some kind of master, let's talk after you stand."
This time Lin Chen used a little force, easily helping the little girl to her feet.
After settling her down on the ground, the little girl did not kneel again, but clamped her greasy lips tightly, her eyes already gathering a mist of tears.
Lin Chen seeing this remained silent, simply gently patting her back.
From the constant trembling coming from her, Lin Chen could clearly sense the sadness she was feeling.
"My parents, uncles and aunts in the village, dozens of people... all dead... killed by the sect..." The little girl suddenly cried out, her sobbing voice making it difficult for her to speak clearly.
Lin Chen was silent, not knowing how to comfort her. Without experiencing it himself, it was hard to truly understand the heart-wrenching pain, so he chose to remain silent, just quietly listening. His hands continued to gently pat her back to comfort her.
It took more than half an hour for Lin Chen to fully understand the story.
Her name was Meng Shan, she lived in a village nestled deep in the mountains, surviving by hunting and farming. Although life was tough, it was simple and peaceful.
But all this was shattered on a night half a month ago.
It was a deep night, most villagers having worked hard for the day had already drifted into slumber. But in this deep sleep, a nightmare suddenly struck.
A blaze erupted from the outskirts of the village, rapidly consuming it towards the center.
The dwellings made of brush and wood became the fuel for the flames, causing the fire to continuously expand as it burned.
The fire glowed against the night sky.
Screams of anguish echoed from house to house, waking the still-sleeping villagers.
They stumbled out of their houses, and upon seeing the sky full of flames, their expressions turned to fear, each rushing back inside to fetch water, trying to extinguish the flames.
Yet the flames were impervious to water, and over time, the area they could move in shrunk, many villagers were incinerated by the wild flames, turned to ash in an instant, only leaving behind their unwilling roars.
In the flames, there were figures wielding strange objects. Whenever someone died, it was as if they were refined into a wisp of black air, absorbed by the unusual objects!
One by one, silhouettes perished beneath the fire, and Meng Shan was hidden by her parents in an underground wine cellar, three feet beneath the surface, keeping cool and sparing her from death.
However, her parents, who went to fight the fire, never returned.
When she finally emerged from the cellar, the soil outside was scorched black, all figures and homes turned to ashes, only the ashes stirred up by the gentle breeze remained, constantly reminding of the tragic scene that transpired here.
After crying for a long time, Meng Shan did not dare linger any longer, finding a butcher knife for self-defense from the cellar, she aimlessly ran until she encountered Lin Chen...
"Do you remember what those people looked like?" Lin Chen sighed deeply, perhaps empathizing with her sorrow.
"Those people were all dressed in black, their faces covered, it was impossible to see clearly."
Meng Shan's words were full of intense hatred, she had observed the figures hovering in mid-air through the weakened flames while in the cellar, she would never forget them!
"Black clothes, masked... and it happened to be half a month ago..."
Lin Chen murmured.
Half a month ago was roughly when he went to the Kaoshan Sect, and similarly, those people were enveloped in black energy, the leader wore a mask, his face unseen.
"Could it be that this incident was also done by the Demon Sect?" Lin Chen pondered.
If so, then the rumors about the Demon Sect being excessively brutal were apparently true.
Meng Shan was unaware of Lin Chen's thoughts, she pressed her lips together tightly, eyes full of hope, and spoke to Lin Chen: "I beseech you, teach me the Immortal Law!"
Her tone was firm and persistent.
Lin Chen sighed with a bitter smile, he himself was a novice, how could he teach others.
After some thought, he said to Meng Shan: "I can't teach you, but I can take you back to the sect..."
That was the best solution he could come up with.
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