February 9, outside Dongning City a wilderness, the weather is gloomy. 二月初九,东宁城外一处荒野,天色阴沉。 „Yo.” The melodious warbling resounds together, sees only one to bathe the giant birds in thunder to dive from the clouds , the birds conduct the back are actually sit cross-legged to sit two forms. “呦。”一道悠扬的鸟鸣声响起,只见一头沐浴在雷霆中的巨大飞禽从云端俯冲而下,飞禽背上却是盘膝坐着两道身影。 „Bang!” “轰！” When this birds near the ground, on the huge pair of wings has the thunder toward to attack in all directions, making the entire wilderness ground shake, the electricity snake scattered in all directions to walk randomly, immediately dissipated. 这飞禽接近地面时,庞大双翼上有雷霆朝四面八方冲击开去,令整个荒野地面都一震,电蛇四散游走,随即才消散。 At this time, two forms conducted the back to fall from the birds. 这时,两道身影才从飞禽背上落下。 One is the middle-aged woman, another is leaning on the old woman of walking stick. 一位是中年妇人,另一位则是拄着拐杖的老妇人。 „junior sister Huang, I had arrived, to my hometown, you went back.” Leans on the old woman of walking stick to say with a smile. “黄师妹,我已经到了,到我家乡了,你回去吧。”拄着拐杖的老妇人笑道。 „Sister Meng.” In the middle-aged woman eyes has some tears faintly, before her ‚Sister Meng’ , is not so old, this severe wound, the senile completely reveals, may look that the appearance can see as before vaguely, when the old woman is young is also the beautiful woman. “孟姐姐。”中年妇人眼中隐隐有着些许泪花,她的‘孟姐姐’之前还没这么苍老,这次重伤,老态尽显,可看容貌依旧能依稀看出,老妇人年轻时也是美人。 „This time leaves, we feared that is difficult to meet.” The old women sigh with regret to say with a smile, „I calculate that resulted, at least before dying, can return to the hometown, passed this whole life final several years in the hometown. These died in battle, but really became loess one pile.” “此次一别,我们怕是再难相见。”老妇人慨叹笑道,“不过我算好得了,至少死前能回到家乡,在家乡度过这辈子最后的几年。那些战死的,可真的成了黄土一堆了。” „Sister Meng, you, if has what need I to help, correspondence then, my Huang Xiangning puts one's heart and soul settledly.” The middle-aged woman said seriously. “孟姐姐,你若是有什么需要我帮忙的,书信一封即可,我黄香凝定当尽心竭力。”中年妇人郑重说道。 „Requests you, I will open the mouth.” The old women are smiling, „ok, hurried.” “要求到你的,我会开口的。”老妇人笑着,“好了,赶紧回去吧。” The middle-aged woman careful looks at old woman, jumped onto the birds to conduct the back finally, the quick birds shook the pair of wings, the thunder fill the four directions in void. 中年妇人仔细看着老妇人,最后还是一跃上了飞禽背上,很快飞禽一震双翼,雷霆在虚空中弥漫四方。 Hū. 呼。 Carries the thunder lightning, the birds is soaring rapidly, vanishes in the horizon. 携带着雷霆闪电,飞禽迅速一飞冲天,消失在天边。 The old woman looks at companion departs, this turns the head to look to Dongning City, wear a look of happy expression: „Should go home, can return home, the Heaven is kind to me!” 老妇人看着同伴离去,这才转头看向东宁城,面带笑意:“该回家了,能落叶归根,老天待我不薄！” „Thump.” “咚。” The walking stick in old woman person hand, a rap ground, the rap place has the void ripple to swing gently, one fills the four directions intermittently, covers the surrounding hundred zhang (333 m) range. 老妇人手中的拐杖,轻轻一敲击地面,敲击处有虚空波纹荡起,一阵阵弥漫四方,笼罩周围百丈范围。 She holds the walking stick, was being covered by the ripple, walks toward Dongning City, every step is dozens zhang (3.33 m). Even if passes through from some pedestrian caravans on major road, these people do not seem to actually seen ‚old woman’, is chatting as before with a laugh. 她持着拐杖,被波纹笼罩着,也朝东宁城走去,每一步都是数十丈。即便从官道上的一些行人商队旁走过,那些人们却仿佛没看见‘老妇人’,依旧笑呵呵聊着。 In a minute, she arrived at the city gate entrance. 片刻,她来到了城门入口。 „Dongning City.” “东宁城。” The old women are leaning on the walking stick, in front of looks at this grand city. 老妇人拄着拐杖,看着面前这座雄伟的城池。 This is her hometown! When young place that lives. 这是她的家乡！年少时生活的地方。 The old women smile are continue stride forward, city gate lots of people including the entrance guard, have not seen the old woman. The old women as if do not have in this world, enters a city, walks on the street, arrived at Meng family ancestral residence. 老妇人微笑着继续迈步前进,城门口大量人们包括门口的守卫,都没看到老妇人。老妇人就仿佛不存在这个世界上,就这么进了城,行走在街道上,又来到了孟家的祖宅。 Enters ancestral residence. 进入祖宅。 The clansman of ancestral residence patrol are many, but also cannot see the old woman. 祖宅巡逻的族人很多,可同样都看不见老妇人。 „Cluck.” In a ancestral residence in which yard, the fat old man is drinking the alcohol to drown one's sorrows. “咕咕咕。”在祖宅的其中一座小院内,胖老者正在喝着闷酒。 „Pingping, are you drinking secretly?” The sound resounds in the yard together. “平平,你在偷喝酒？”一道声音在小院内响起。 The fat old man frightens quickly grasps the meaning of something, looks continually to the surroundings, cannot bear say: „Is third sister, you? third sister?” 胖老者吓得一个激灵,连看向周围,忍不住道:“三姐,是你吗？三姐？” Appeared an old woman who in the courtyard baseless is leaning on the walking stick, is smiling looks at he. 在院子中凭空显现出了一名拄着拐杖的老妇人,正笑看着他。 „third sister.” “三姐。” The fat old man eyes were red, he is ‚Fairy Meng’ the only blood younger brother. Although in the family other elders also shouted that ‚third sister’, that is because the family is extremely huge, after all the family with a history of several thousand years, many family juniors separated several. The fat old man named ‚Meng Yanping’, Meng family present age Patriarch, he was smaller than nearly 20 years old Fairy Meng, therefore was also Fairy Meng leads him in childhood, she's an older sister and a mother. 胖老者眼睛都红了,他是‘孟仙姑’唯一的亲弟弟。虽说家族内其他长老们也有喊‘三姐’的,那是因为家族太过庞大,毕竟有上千年历史的家族,许多家族子弟都隔了好几层了。胖老者名叫‘孟炎平’,孟家当代族长,他比孟仙姑小了近二十岁,所以小时候也是孟仙姑带着他,又是当姐姐又是当娘。 In his heart, his third sister so has been young, is beautiful, is omnipotent, now actually old so many. 在他心中,他三姐一直那么年轻,那么美丽,那么无所不能,如今却老了这么多。 „What to cry to cry, I am not live well?” The old women said with a smile. “哭什么哭,我不是活的好好的？”老妇人笑道。 „third sister, does your wound really have no way to treat?” The fat old man pursues asks. “三姐,你的伤真的没法医治？”胖老者追问道。 „So long as does not go all out to slaughter, can live for 7 or 8 years.” The old woman indifferent say/way, „person has the birth and death, Daemon also has the life span limit, having anything is quite sad. Will be enough I appropriately to place my Meng family over the following several years, the news of my severe wound feeds, what sound can Dongning Prefecture have?” “只要不拼命厮杀,还是能活七八年的。”老妇人淡然道,“人有生老病死,神魔同样有寿命极限,有什么好伤心的。接下来几年时间足以我妥善安置我孟家,我重伤的消息传回,东宁府可有什么动静？” „Yun family and my Meng family renounced the engagement, is the engagement of Meng Chuan little fellow.” The fat old man said, „as for other, four big Daemon family also makes some petty actions, does not dare really to anger my Meng family.” “云家和我孟家解除了婚约,就是孟川小家伙的婚约。”胖老者说道,“至于其他,四大神魔家族也只是做些小动作,根本不敢真的惹怒我孟家。” „Un, initially set the engagement, Yun Wanhai is also wants to borrow me the potential of Meng family. Now my severe wound, he renounces the engagement of junior is also normal.” “嗯,当初定下婚约,云万海也是想要借我孟家的势。如今我重伤,他解除小辈的婚约也正常。” The old women told, „right, Pingping......” 老妇人吩咐道,“对了,平平……” „third sister, I'm 90, is Meng family Patriarch, can you call me the given name?” The fat old man cannot bear say. “三姐,我都九十了,还是孟家族长,你能叫我大名么？”胖老者忍不住道。 „, Okay good, gives you face.” The old women said with a smile, „Meng Pingping, went, the elders in the clan convened Flaming Hall, I must see.” “哦,好好好,给你面子。”老妇人笑道,“孟平平,去,将族内长老们都召集到烈火大殿,我要见一见。” „What Meng Pingping, I called Meng Yanping.” The fat old man is whispering, hurried to convene family/home Patriarch to be old. “什么孟平平,我叫孟炎平。”胖老者嘀咕着,还是赶紧去召集家族长老了。 When the elder sister mother becomes the elder sister, raises him. 姐姐又当娘又当姐姐,将他带大。 Is protecting him, making him arrive at today. 护着他,令他走到今天。 Listens to the elder sister to shout that he ‚Pingping’, Patriarch Meng Yanping also thought walked is strong. 听姐姐喊他‘平平’,族长孟炎平也觉得走路都更有劲了。 ****** ****** Meng family ancestral residence, Flaming Hall. 孟家祖宅,烈火大殿。 In the family only then the most important matter will come this, today, Flaming Hall surrounding is tightly guarded. 家族内只有最重要的事才会来此,今日,烈火大殿周围戒备森严。 In main hall. 大殿中。 Fairy Meng leans on the walking stick to stand in that raised the head the inscribed horizontal tablet in looks at palace- ‚raging fire’ two characters. 孟仙姑拄着拐杖站在那,抬头看着殿内的匾额-‘烈火’二字。 Patriarch and elders stand respectfully, no dares to speak. 族长以及众长老们都恭敬站好,没有一个敢吭声。 On age...... 论年龄…… Fairy Meng this year 112 years old, is in the family oldest. On the strength, Fairy Meng that is becomes Daemon in 35 years old, sheltered the Meng family nearly 80 years, Meng family also prosperous 80 years, is also without a doubt in the Meng family prestige. She orders, feared that has many clansmen to go to without hesitation. 孟仙姑今年一百一十二岁,是家族中最年长的。论实力,孟仙姑那是在三十五岁就成为神魔的,庇护了孟家近八十年,孟家也兴盛了八十年,在孟家的威信也毋庸置疑。她一声令下,怕是有许多族人都毫不犹豫去赴死。 Looked at inscribed horizontal tablet ‚raging fire’ two characters for a long time, Fairy Meng turns around, the vision has swept the elders on the scene, the elders all bow somewhat are tense. 看了匾额‘烈火’二字许久,孟仙姑才转身,目光扫过在场的众长老,众长老个个躬身都有些紧张。 „My Meng family younger generation, talented what may have, is likely to become Daemon?” Fairy Meng inquired, although Meng family took root in Dongning Prefecture over a thousand years, but has also had two Daemon, one was 500 years ago Yu Shan ancestor, another was Fairy Meng. In their periods, makes Meng family achieve prosperously. What Fairy Meng most hopes is...... “我孟家年轻一代,可有什么有天赋的,有望成神魔的？”孟仙姑询问道,孟家虽然扎根在东宁府上千年,但也只是出过两位神魔,一位是五百年前的余山老祖,另一位就是孟仙姑。在他们的时期,都让孟家达到鼎盛。孟仙姑最期盼的是…… Can train in the family history third Daemon. 能培养出家族历史上第三位神魔。 Originally she can patient later generation that seeks for the suitable cultivation slowly, but now the time is too tight, can only the short person elect. 本来她可以耐心的慢慢寻找适合栽培的后辈,可现在时间太紧了,只能矮个子选了。 „Dajiang his talent is quite high, 19 years old understand sabre arts secret skill, 30 years old understand sabre momentum. Now 47 years old...... become the Daemon also ray of hope.” The bald emaciated old man says. “大江他天赋颇高,十九岁悟出刀法秘技,三十岁悟出刀势。如今四十七岁……成神魔也有一线希望。”光头瘦弱老者开口说道。 „Dajiang?” “大江？” Fairy Meng looks to standing in nearby Meng Dajiang. 孟仙姑看向站在一旁的孟大江。 „aunt.” Obese Meng Dajiang salutes continually. “姑姑。”肥胖的孟大江连行礼。 „Have you formed the Core?” Fairy Meng inquired. “可曾凝丹？”孟仙姑询问。 Meng Dajiang shakes the head. 孟大江摇头。 Fairy Meng knits the brows, 47 years old, have not achieved including condense the core, become the hope of Daemon is very really uncertain. 孟仙姑皱眉,四十七岁,连凝丹还没做到,成神魔的希望真的很渺茫。 „younger generation?” Fairy Meng closely examines. “年轻小辈呢？”孟仙姑追问。 „Junior, three also become.” Patriarch Meng Yanping even/including say/way, „Meng Zhu this boy 23, Leakless Realm, is performing military service in Qinyang Pass this year, he is 19 years old understands secret skill. ‚Meng Wenying’ this girl, she this year is 16 years old, at age 12 on peak sword arts major accomplishment. The Dajiang son ‚Meng Chuan’, this year 15 -year-old, he is 13 years old of peak sabre arts major accomplishment. Meng Wenying and Meng Chuan is young, but has not understood secret skill.” “小辈,有三个还成。”族长孟炎平连道,“孟铸这小子今年二十三,无漏境,正在沁阳关服兵役,他是十九岁悟出秘技。还有‘孟文英’这个丫头,她今年十六岁,12岁时就顶尖剑法大成。还有大江的儿子‘孟川’,今年十五岁,他是十三岁顶尖刀法大成。孟文英和孟川年龄都小,但都没有悟出秘技。” Fairy Meng is silent. 孟仙姑沉默。 Meng Zhu, 19 years old understands secret skill, regarding becoming Daemon were too late! Because understands Momentum not to know that was which year, wanted Daemon more remote again. 孟铸,十九岁才悟出秘技,对于成神魔而言真的太晚了！因为悟出‘势’都不知道是哪一年了,再想要成神魔就更遥远。 Meng Wenying and Meng Chuan, one 16 years old, one 15 years old, the time are also very tight, the key has not grasped secret skill. 孟文英、孟川,一个十六岁,一个十五岁,时间也很紧,关键连秘技都没掌握。 She wants to elect in the short person, but really has no way to elect. 她想要在矮个子里选,但真没法选。 „You go back.” The Fairy Meng cold sound said, „over the following several years, the entire family's juniors will increase training, this is a family first-grade important matter, other things are unimportant. Before I die, I must see seedling that could become Daemon.” “你们都回去。”孟仙姑冷声道,“接下来几年,整个家族的小辈们都加大培养,这是家族头一等的大事,其他事情都不重要。在我死之前,我要看到一个有望成为神魔的苗子。” Obviously has not seen too outstandingly, can only cast a net broadly, places hopes in these 8 or 9-year-old, ten one or two juniors to emit the talent. 显然没看到太优秀的,只能广撒网,寄希望于那些八九岁、十一二小辈冒出天才了。 „Yes.” Patriarch and elders should say with one voice. “是。”族长以及众长老们都齐声应道。 „This matter relates to the family rise and fall, cannot allow to neglect slightly. If there is lining one's purse, direct family discipline handling.” Fairy Meng said, leaned on the walking stick to walk directly. “此事关系到家族兴衰,容不得丝毫怠慢。若有中饱私囊者,直接家法处置。”孟仙姑说完,直接拄着拐杖走了出去。