C246 (2/2)
The second elder narrowed his eyes and slapped the guard's face as he scolded loudly.
He had been waiting for this day for so long that he absolutely could not allow any destruction.
”Second Elder, the Patriarch has an order …”
”Men, drag this dog slave down and kill him!”
The guard was about to pass on the clan head's order when he was dragged down by the Second Elder's subordinate.
The sound of a pig being butchered suddenly came from outside the door, but after a few shouts, it quieted down.
In the dimly lit room, a few clusters of candlelight swayed in the night wind, causing the room to be illuminated with a dark light that condensed into a deathly stillness.
An old man with a head full of white hair was lying on the stone bed. He was as thin as a hole. His light breathing made him seem as if he had a sliver of life left in him.
The second elder kicked the door open and an irresistible cold wind blew in. The elder on the bed frowned and slowly opened his eyes.
This person was Miao Jiang's famous Patriarch — — Elder Chen. However, at this moment, he was only a person lying on a bed waiting to die.
”Second brother, you finally did it. How can I have the face to meet with the ancestors of the Chen family?”
Seeing who it was, Elder Chen coughed excitedly as he looked at the Second Elder in a penitent manner.
”Hmph, that's your problem. The Chen Family's ancestors looked after you. Since I am the adopted son of the Chen family, how can I have any face? ”
When the Second Elder heard this, a fierce light flashed through his small eyes. He sat on the edge of the bed and knocked on the side.
Behind him stood five or six highly respected elders from various clans. Upon hearing the Second Elder's words, they suddenly closed their eyes in an attempt to reduce their own presence.
They, the proper Chen family members, had their noses dragged by the hand of an adopted son of the Chen family. They were truly ashamed to face the ancestors of the Chen family.
”You …”
Hearing that, the Great Elder did not even have time to breathe. A burst of sweetness came from his throat as he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
”Big brother, why are you so stubborn? As long as you hand over the zither strings, when you return to the west, I, your brother, will bury you in the ancestral grave of the Chen family. ”Otherwise, I will make the entire Chen family's ancestors die in the wilderness.”
The Second Elder suddenly revealed a vicious look and forcibly broke the edge of the bed.
”Puff …”
However, just as he finished speaking, there was a shining sword stuck in his chest. Drops of fresh blood dripped onto the ground, and there was a loud sound as the second elder's heartbeat quickened.
Behind him, Hong Dan used her sharp sword to cut through his chest, and before anyone could react, she had already unsheathed her sword.
The sharp pain from his chest was cut again. The Second Elder looked back in disbelief before falling to the ground.
”Mei Er …”
Elder Chen, who was lying on the bed, looked up and shouted as tears welled up in his eyes.
”Mei Er, you're finally back. Your father has finally waited for you. ”
Elder Chen struggled to get off the bed but was supported step by step by the maidservant into Hong Dan's room.
”Patriarch Chen, she is not Mei Er, but Hong Dan.”
Bai Zhixi's cold voice cut into the ears of everyone present, like a clap of thunder, instantly pulling everyone's thoughts back.
”If it wasn't Mei Er, how could it have turned out like this?”
Elder Chen muttered to himself as he looked at it again and again, unwilling to give up.
”Patriarch, she is probably the daughter of the Goddess.”
The old man standing at the side suddenly stood up, bowed to Elder Chen, and looked at Hong Dan with a pale face.
”Yes, she is definitely Mei Er's daughter.”
Elder Chen excitedly pulled Hong Dan's hand as he recalled his painful memory.
Fifteen years ago, Miao Jiang's Goddess had secretly crossed over to roam the Jianghu. No matter how many people Elder Chen had sent, they couldn't find any trace of her.
Two years later, the Goddess who was out on a tour came back with the child of an outsider. Under the Miao Jiang rule of hundreds of years, Goddess could not marry anyone, let alone an outsider.
Elder Chen angrily chased her out of Miao Jiang and also drove her out of the Chen Family's family tree.
A few years later, the Miao Family's Patriarch, who was sick with longing for his daughter, secretly went out to search for his abandoned daughter.
However, what awaited him was the news that his daughter had fallen into a demonic path, and his granddaughter had thus disappeared from this world.
”So, Hong Mei is your daughter and Hong Dan is Hong Mei's daughter.”
Bai Zhixi looked at Hong Dan in disbelief, but upon closer inspection, he realized that she was extremely similar to Hong Mei. No wonder she showed mercy to Hong Dan the last time Hong Mei killed.
She probably already knew that Hong Dan was her daughter.
”Miss, I'm sorry.”
At the moment, Hong Dan's face was deathly pale, without any hint of happiness, and instead had a look of worry.
She knew that Hong Mei had also participated in the killing of Ye Shixue, and now, she didn't know how to face her young mistress.
”Hong Dan, you are you, and your mother is your mother. You are the people I dragged back from the gates of death. To me, you are all my family. ”No matter what grudges the older generation has against you, I will treat you as you should ever be.”
Bai Zhixi understood Hong Dan's thoughts, and said while holding her hand.
”Grandfather, we have come to ask for the zither strings to suppress the Great Demon King Hua Wuxie. This person is Phoenixis Maiden, the savior of our granddaughter. ”
Hong Dan was moved to ask Elder Chen for the zither string, but seeing Elder Chen's expression instantly become cold, her heart became uneasy.
She forgot that this was an ancestral treasure. She wondered if this seemingly amiable old man in front of her was willing to hand it over.
After all, this was something that the Chen family protected with their life.