Jinghu Meng Mansion, study room.
After practicing the knife all day, although the spirit is high, but the true energy is exhausted and the body is tired, so it is necessary to rest. Meng Chuan also came to the study and started what he must do every day—painting.
The paperweight is pressing the paper, and there is also an exquisite palette beside it, and all the pigments in it are also top-grade.
Meng Chuan was drawing with his heart.
Meng Chuan has loved drawing since he was a child.
It may be that the mother is good at painting and taught her son to paint. This was one of his favorite things when he was young. A three or four-year-old child painted for three or four hours in a row, even forgot to eat, and was not tired at all. His body was covered with paint, and he was still smiling and happy. very. My mother said, "My son is extremely talented, and he will definitely become the best painter in the world. A painting is worth a thousand gold."
Born in Meng's family, his parents doted on him, so he was carefree.
However, at the age of six...
In that catastrophe, more than 100,000 people died, including their mother.
Under the desperate protection of his parents, he fled back to Dongning Mansion. From then on, he practiced hard, but he still drew for an hour every day. When he was painting, he would forget the fatigue of his practice, and even felt that he was back when he was a child. While guiding myself to draw, my mind is extremely peaceful.
Fifteen years old.
I have been painting for more than ten years, and I have also paid homage to several painters, and I have long been better than blue. What my mother said was right, his talent is indeed outstanding, at least higher than his talent for practicing swordsmanship.
What's the use
No matter how powerful a painter is, can he kill monsters
"Dong dong dong." There was a slightly eager knock on the door outside the study.
"Um?"
Meng Chuan looked out in doubt, "When I'm painting, usually no one will bother me, what's the matter?"
Putting down the paintbrush and opening the door, his father Meng Dajiang was standing outside the door. He usually smiled, but today his expression was a little serious.
"Chuan'er, quickly follow me to the ancestral house." Meng Dajiang said.
"good."
Meng Chuan didn't hesitate, and immediately followed his father out, "Father, why do you often go to the ancestral house in recent days?"
"Nothing." Meng Dajiang didn't say much.
"Then I'm going to the ancestral house now, what's the matter?" Meng Chuan asked again. As a junior, he only went to the ancestral house three or five times a year.
Meng Dajiang glanced at his son, but still said, "It's your engagement with Yun Qingping. The Yun family and the Meng family discussed it and decided to dissolve the engagement."
"Break the engagement?" Meng Chuan was surprised, "Father, why did you suddenly break the engagement?"
"You are reluctant?" Meng Dajiang looked at his son.
"No." Meng Chuan shook his head, "Yun Qingping and I only met once in a few months, and our tempers don't get along. It's a good thing for me to dissolve the engagement."
Meng Chuan, who is only fifteen years old this year, doesn't know anything about love yet.
To Yun Qingping, it feels like a more familiar little willful little sister, that's all.
"It's good if you think about it this way. For this matter, both the Yun family and my Meng family have agreed to terminate the engagement." Meng Dajiang said, "When you get to the ancestral house, you just listen and don't talk."
"Yes." Meng Chuan nodded.
…
The Meng family's ancestral house occupies a huge area in the west city of Dongning City. There are more than two thousand people living in it, and there is an area of one mile along the central axis from south to north.
Of course, the foundation of the Meng family is in the countryside. Because of the threat of the monster race, the people in the countryside all formed Wubao to protect themselves. There are thousands of people in each Wubao, and it is very common for the same clan to gather in one Wubao. After thousands of years of reproduction, the Meng family has three large fortresses, and the total number of people is more than ten thousand. In Dongning Mansion, there are many such big families.
The special thing about the Meng family is that there are gods and demons.
Naturally, it immediately became one of the five highest-ranking families of gods and demons in Dongning Prefecture.
"Elder."
"Elder."
The ancestral house was in good order, and when some patrolling clansmen saw Meng Dajiang and his son, they also respectfully saluted Meng Dajiang and called them 'elders'.
Meng Dajiang, ranked among the top three in the Meng family's strength, is still young, and there is still a glimmer of hope to become a god and demon. He is the next patriarch of the family.
"Um?"
Meng Chuan followed his father into the welcoming hall.
There were quite a few people sitting on both sides of the hall, the Meng family on one side and the Yun family on the other, but the atmosphere was obviously not quite right. Meng Chuan could tell at a glance that most of his elders looked unhappy.
"Brother Dajiang is here." Yun Fuan got up and said with a smile, "Bring the marriage certificate, too."
"Bring it." Meng Dajiang nodded slightly.
Yun Fu'an smiled and said: "The other elders have no objection to the termination of the engagement, Brother Dajiang, shouldn't he have any objection?"
Standing there, Meng Dajiang said with a smile: "If the two families are interested, getting married is a good thing. Since they have no intention, it is better to dissolve the engagement early. This is the marriage certificate."
As he spoke, he took out a roll of marriage certificate from his bosom, and handed it to Yun Fu'an with both hands.
After Yun Fuan took it, he unfolded it and took a closer look. He saw the handwriting of the name on it, and nodded slightly. It was indeed the original marriage letter. The handwriting of the two ancestors cannot be imitated.
"Yun Fu'an, please tear up the marriage certificate here." A bald and thin old man from the Meng family said.
"Haha, you're worried that I'll take it back and take it out at a critical moment in the future to force Meng Chuan to marry my daughter?" Yun Fuan said with a smile, "Don't worry, I can't do such shameless things!"
Saying "tear it—" Yun Fuan directly tore off the marriage certificate in his hand.
"I have already torn up the marriage certificate, and everyone can see it clearly, so don't worry about it now." Yun Fuan smiled and glanced at all the elders of the Meng family present, "Then I won't keep any more."
As he spoke, he walked out, followed by the rest of the Yun family behind him.
When he walked to Meng Chuan's side, Yun Fu'an stopped and looked at Meng Chuan with a smile: "Nephew Meng Xian, you can remember clearly, from now on, you and my daughter Qingping will have nothing to do with each other. "
"Yes, it has nothing to do with it." Meng Chuan replied.
Yun Fuan nodded and led the crowd away.
Watching Yun Fuan leave, Meng Dajiang frowned slightly, and calmly ordered: "Chuan'er, the engagement is broken, you should go back first. Dad still has something to do here."
"Yes." Meng Chuan glanced at the elders and left obediently.
boom~~~
The hall door was closed, and the hall was still bright under the light of arm-thick candles.
"Too much bullying, too much bullying!" The crutches of the bald, skinny old man hit the ground with a harsh sound.
"On the face of it, we talk about it with us, but in fact we have no choice at all. Do you have the cheek to marry?" A dark old man said with a sneer, "If you dare to go to the Yun family to make trouble, I am afraid that you will be slapped to death by the ancestor of the Yun family! "
"It's also a good thing to dissolve the marriage contract. If we really use the marriage contract to force the Yun family to marry the two juniors, is it useful? It will only make the Yun family hate. The marriage is to help each other. If there is an enemy, there is no need. In fact, for me As far as the Meng family is concerned, this marriage contract is just a trivial matter, and the injury of the third sister is the major event that shakes the foundation of my Meng family!" A refined old man looked at the fat old man at the top, "Patriarch, the injury of the third sister really cannot be healed. ?”
The fat old man frowned and said, "In just two days, Third Sister will return to Dongning. Let's talk about it then."
Meng Dajiang listened aside, frowning.
The pillar of the Meng family is crumbling, and all the elders of the Meng family are also worried.
The Meng family also kept the news secret, only the elders knew. After all, if it spreads, tens of thousands of people in the family will panic, and it will only increase a lot of incidents.
now…
Most of the senior officials of the other four major gods and demon families also knew the news, but there was no rumor, and they were afraid that some blind juniors would really anger the Meng family. After all, 'Meng Xiangu' is not dead yet! Even if Xiangu Meng is really dead, she still has some god and demon friends. But as long as it doesn't go too far, those friends of gods and demons will not interfere.
After all, without the gods and demons, the Meng family would not be able to take on many important responsibilities. If you can't shoulder the heavy responsibility, you will naturally not be able to enjoy many powers.
Responsibility and power are equal.
In today's world, no one can escape responsibility, from common people to gods and demons.
Ordinary people who have reached the Marrow Cleansing Realm, regardless of gender, must serve in the military for five years at the age of twenty! Only half of them can come back alive. But people still want to reach the level of marrow washing, because if they are too weak, they will not even have the value of military service. According to the court rules, many occupations are not allowed to be engaged in without military service. They can only hang around at the bottom and live the most pitiful life.
And gods and demons are the backbone of human beings. Every god and demon has been fighting and guarding all their lives. Even if they return to their hometown to rest, they must guard their hometown city.
In this way, the gods and demons are dazzling and noble, and his family can also be prosperous. And the gods and demons are dead and unable to take on important responsibilities, and the family naturally has to step down from important positions.
*****
When Meng Chuan returned home, it was almost dark.
"A Chuan, sit down and eat together. I heard that you and Uncle Meng went to the ancestral house, so I thought you wouldn't come back for dinner today." Liu Qiyue was sitting there drinking porridge and eating pancakes, and Meng Chuan was sitting opposite Next, a maid brought up a bowl of porridge. Meng Chuan was drinking the porridge, but his mind was a little distracted.
"Why didn't you say a word when you came back? What happened?" Liu Qiyue asked.
"oh."
Meng Chuan came to his senses and said casually, "The Yun family discussed with my Meng family and decided to dissolve my engagement with Yun Qingping."
"Break the engagement?" Liu Qiyue's eyes lit up.
"Well, just now, the marriage certificate was torn up on the spot." Meng Chuan nodded.
Liu Qiyue watched Meng Chuan carefully, and asked, "Why, are you sad about breaking off the engagement? Are you in a daze even drinking porridge?"
"No." Meng Chuan even shook his head, "Yun Qingping and I don't get along, and it's not like you don't know. She's happy about the termination of the engagement. I'm also relaxed. It's a good thing for her and me. It's a good thing. How could I be sad."
"Then why are you in a daze?" Liu Qiyue asked.
"I don't think it's right." Meng Chuan frowned, "The marriage contract was made by the two ancestors personally. Even if they came to the door to cancel the marriage contract, the Yun family should at least send their family'Sanxiong of the Yun family' together. This is against my Meng family. The most basic respect. But this time only Yun Fuan, who is the fifth and most useless, came alone. It seems that I look down on my Meng family, this is the first doubt."
"Secondly, in the main hall, the patriarch and the elders looked very ugly. But they held back from the beginning to the end. When did the patriarch and the others have such a good temper?"
"Three years ago, Yun Fu'an is usually very flattering in front of my father and the others, and his posture is also very low. Today, he is a lot more presumptuous. Where does he have the confidence?"
"The most important thing is that there is always a reason behind the dissolution of the engagement. What is the reason that the marriage contract made by the two ancestors was dissolved?"
Meng Chuan looked at Liu Qiyue, "I guess it's either because the Yun family has a big backer! Or it's because of my Meng family."
Liu Qiyue was a little surprised when she heard it: "A Chuan, I didn't see it, you can think of so much?"
"It's just a wild guess. Since Dad didn't tell me, there must be his reasons." Meng Chuan smiled.
"Those who have been annulled can still laugh, hurry up and eat your cake." Liu Qiyue urged with a smile.
"Eat cake, eat cake." Meng Chuan immediately took the bread and ate it.