PNB Chapter 252: The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character in Cultivation Fiction (1)
Chapter 252: The Cannon Fodder Male Supporting Character in Cultivation Fiction (1)
"We went down the mountain to exorcise evil spirits and accidentally entered a secret realm. In the secret realm, we encountered a third-level monster. Senior Sister Jiang Wan tried to subdue the monster... but her spiritual power was exhausted and she was devoured by the monster..."
The bright and spacious hall has sandalwood beams, jade pillars, carved beams and painted buildings, showing its luxury.
In the center of the hall, several boys and girls wearing clothes of the same color knelt on the ground, all of them with pale faces and panic.
The old man in the hall, with half white hair and beard and no cloudiness in his eyes, was so shocked that he stood up from the chair that showed his status when he heard his eldest disciple say that.
Lingxu Zhenren's face was really ugly, and his voice was shaking. "What did you say? Say it again, what does it mean to be swallowed by a monster?"
The young disciple knelt on the ground, sobbing softly: "We encountered a monster beast, which ate people. Second Senior Sister died, and no body was left."
The old man still couldn't believe it, "How could this happen! How could something go wrong!"
Judging from the appearance of the young man in blue who was leading the group, he seemed a little older than the others behind him.
He was kneeling in the hall, his clothes stained with blood and torn, but even so it did not detract from his outstanding features.
Gongsun Liangyi, the eldest senior brother of Zilu Peak, spoke slowly and in a heavy tone: "Master, the secret realm is full of dangers. We stopped our junior sister from going deeper into the secret realm, but she said there is a great opportunity deeper in the realm, and maybe she can find a spirit beast contract.
You know Junior Sister Jiang Wan's temperament best. How can we persuade her when she has made up her mind? She insisted on attracting a first-level monster and brought disaster upon herself. She almost caused several new Junior Brothers and Sisters to die at the hands of the monster..."
The girl behind him had almond eyes and rosy cheeks. She was already pretty at the age of fourteen or fifteen. She was usually very lively and active, but at this moment she became quiet.
She knelt on the ground with red eyes, letting the tears fall down.
The Hall of Eternal Life enshrines the soul lamp of every inner disciple. When the soul lamp goes out, it means that the owner of the lamp is gone.
Zhenren Lingxu had no intention of going to the Hall of Eternal Life to see the soul lantern.
After all, if nothing happened to Jiang Wan, they wouldn't have said that.
The grief is real.
He traveled around in his early years and never thought of taking in disciples. It was not until he passed by the Beast Taming Sect and saw that Gongsun Liangyi was indeed a man of extraordinary talent that he decided to bring him back to the sect.
Gongsun Liangyi and Jiang Wan are both from the Beast Taming Sect.
The only difference is that one is the eldest daughter of the Beast Taming Sect, and the other is the son of an old friend of the sect’s leader.
Gongsun Liangyi's father and the leader of the Beast Taming Sect are old friends.
The ladies of both families became pregnant at the same time.
It is said that after a child is born, if it is a boy and a girl, they will be engaged.
I didn't expect that they would turn out to be a perfect match.
Gongsun Liangyi's parents were originally independent cultivators. Later, something happened to them while they were traveling. Before they died, they entrusted Gongsun Liangyi to the Beast Taming Sect.
Back then, he had no intention of accepting Jiang Wan, who was less talented.
It was because of their engagement that he accepted them both as his disciples.
Who could have imagined it would turn out like this.
That was the apprentice who had been with him for eight years.
Even though some of the child's behaviors really gave him a headache, he knew that the child just had a bad temper and did not have any bad intentions.
The bigger worry is how to explain to the Beast Taming Sect.
A hundred years ago, the Beast Taming Sect was still famous in the Cangkong Continent.
After the death of the only genius beast taming person, no other genius has appeared, and the Beast Taming Sect has kept a very low profile in recent years.
Zhenren Lingxu had dealt with Sect Master Jiang before and knew that the Beast Taming Sect only had this one eldest daughter, and the Sect Master protected her like the apple of his eye. If Jiang Tao knew that something had happened to his daughter, how could he let the matter go with just a few words?
If he remembered correctly, it was Jiang Wan's birthday these days. In previous years, the Beastmaster Sect would send people to give Jiang Wan a birthday gift at this time. On two occasions, the sect leader came in person.
Master Lingxu was exhausted both physically and mentally.
He held onto the armrest of the chair and said in a heavy tone, "Where are the communication symbols on you? Why didn't you inform the master immediately?"
"Master, the situation was urgent. I tried to contact you, but the monster was so ferocious that my sister died in a split second. By the time Master arrived, it was too late. As your senior brother, Liang Yi could only lead my sisters and brothers to escape from the secret realm, away from danger."
Just as he finished speaking, a disciple from outside the sect came to report that someone from the Beast Taming Sect had arrived.
They all knew that Jiang Wan was the eldest daughter of the Beast Taming Sect.
As soon as Jiang Wan got into trouble, people from the Beast Taming Sect arrived. They came at the wrong time and they were not prepared at all.
The little girl with a hanging bun and two pearl flowers in her hair shrank, subconsciously pressed the position of her sleeves, and buried her head even lower.
The person is gone, there is no way to hide this kind of thing.
True Man Lingxu did not send someone to invite the Beast Taming Sect's leader as he had done before.
He wanted to go and meet the sect leader in person and explain the situation to him in detail.
"Hey, Liang Yi, just follow me."
Gongsun Liangyi was present when Jiang Wan got into trouble.
Only with him around can I explain it more clearly.
Master Lingxu asked his other disciples to heal their wounds and took Gongsun Liangyi to the front hall.
The girl with almond eyes looked at their backs as they left, feeling very uneasy. She hoped that Senior Sister Jiang Wan’s death would not implicate Senior Brother Liang Yi.
……
Jiang Tao waited and waited in the front hall, but what came was not his precious daughter, but Gongsun Liangyi and his group.
Jiang Tao smiled and stood up to greet him: "How is Master Lingxu these days?"
As he spoke, he also noticed Gongsun Liangyi behind him. He hadn't seen this child for two years. He had grown a lot taller. He thought his daughter had also grown into a beautiful young lady.
Seeing Liang Yi's embarrassed look, Jiang Tao asked him what happened with concern.
Liang Yi is now an immortal, shouldn't he have learned some skills to cleanse his body? He can be clean just by making some hand gestures, so why is he in such a mess?
Gongsun Liangyi knelt down in front of Jiang Tao with a plop, and said with red eyes: "Uncle Jiang, I am sorry for you. I failed your expectations and failed to protect Sister Jiang Wan. Please hit me or scold me."
The smile on Jiang Tao's face disappeared instantly when he heard this. He grabbed Gongsun Liangyi's shoulders without controlling the strength in his hands.
"What do you mean, nephew? Wanwan was injured? Is she seriously injured? Take me to see her. I know that you usually practice fighting and killing, so there will be bumps and bruises. I specially collected a lot of precious elixirs, which must be useful. Take me to see her."
Gongsun Liangyi was already injured, and the pain from his careless grab made his face turn pale, with cold sweat covering his forehead.
He didn't dare to say anything else, let alone tell Jiang Tao that Jiang Wan was dead, and had died in front of him.
"Master Jiang, calm down first." Lingxu Zhenren held Jiang Tao's arm and sighed softly, "Jiang Wan... Hey, there was an evil spirit causing trouble at the foot of the mountain a few days ago. I ordered them to get rid of the evil spirit, but I didn't expect something bad would happen. Liangyi, tell me everything and explain to your uncle Jiang what happened."