I sell demon meat in the city

Chapter 141 You should really try it!
The branches attacking Meng Wenze suddenly stopped, replaced by countless, dense leaves, each one sharp as a knife, swarming towards Meng Wenze in a dark mass.

"Fifth Uncle."

Meng Kaijie was shocked to see this scene. He ignored the branches attacking him and raised his knife to help Meng Wenze.

But with a loud clang of metal colliding, his body was thrown backward, crashing into a tree trunk not far behind him, before falling to the ground with a thud, wincing and hissing in pain.

"idiot!"

Meng Wenze's face turned pale with anger. When Meng Kaijie used his knife to chop at the leaves, it collided with his dagger. The force of the high-speed rotation sent Meng Kaijie flying. At the same time, a gap appeared on the side of his body, and several leaves took advantage of the gap to cut his neck and chest.

Meng Wenze's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

The other two members of the Meng family looked at him with great concern, but because of Meng Kaijie's example, they dared not rush forward.

"Isn't it Jin Kemu? Then you should say 'Kemu' (meaning 'kick' or 'crack')."

Meng Qi's expression remained unchanged, but her eyes were different from usual; two green leaves could be clearly seen in her pupils.

Previously, Meng Wenze hadn't noticed Meng Qi's change because he was hidden by the leaves. Now, hearing her speak, he couldn't help but peek at her through the gap. His eyes suddenly froze, his face turned deathly pale, and even the dagger he was spinning in front of him slowed down.

An ancestor of the Meng family once possessed a skill that, when wielding the wood element, would cause two leaves to appear in his eyes. In that state, all the leaves around him could be used to his advantage. It was with this unique ability that he single-handedly repelled the enemy's attack on Sangzhou and saved the city from peril.

This is why, although the Meng family claims to be living in seclusion in Bichuan, they are actually the undisputed rulers of Sangzhou, and no one dares to question them.

Of course, this is just history. Society has developed to the point where things are very different now. However, within the cultivation circle of Northwest Province, the Meng family still deserves some respect.

"Meng Wenze, what are you doing?"

Meng Qi noticed that Meng Wenze was in a daze, seemingly oblivious to the several cuts on his body caused by leaves.

She pouted, somewhat annoyed. "What's going on? You arrogantly claimed you could overcome my wood element before, and now that I have the chance, you're not doing it. What? You look down on me?"

Meng Wenze snapped out of his daze.

He knew he had lost this battle; he was no match for Meng Qi, that little girl.

"I surrender."

Meng Wenze uttered these three words with a pale face. The dagger in front of him only protected his head, while the rest of his body was covered in bloodstains from scratches by leaves, making him look extremely disheveled.

"Even my fifth uncle has admitted defeat, Mengqi, stop, stop now."

Meng Kaijie was so anxious he was jumping up and down, fearing that if Meng Qi was even a step too late, his fifth uncle would be dead.

"Really boring."

Meng Qi muttered something, and in the blink of an eye, all the leaves fell to the ground, covering Meng Wenze with a thick layer.

The dagger stopped, and Meng Wenze, his face pale, forced himself not to fall to the ground.

"Fifth Uncle, how are you?"

Meng Kaijie rushed forward to support Meng Wenze, and then noticed that his fifth uncle was trembling all over, which was due to the exhaustion of his true energy. Looking at him, apart from his face, there was hardly a good spot on his body, especially his exposed neck and arms, which were covered with fine, dense scratches.

Enraged, he turned and yelled at Meng Qi, "How could you be so ruthless? You tried to kill me right away?" Meng Qi's eyes had returned to normal by now. She crossed her arms and arrogantly raised her chin, "Is this my fault? Didn't your fifth uncle himself say that his metal element counters my wood element? How could he have injured himself like this? So it's my fault that he was useless but still provoked me?"

Meng Kaijie choked up and couldn't say a word.

He was secretly thinking to himself, "Fifth Uncle is really something. Why does he provoke others if he doesn't know their strength?"
No, I clearly told him that this girl was very capable, but he didn't take her seriously.

"It's alright, Kaijie. We're all family. I won't blame Xiaoqi."

Upon hearing this, the scene fell silent, and everyone looked at Meng Wenze in surprise.

"Who's family with you?" Meng Qi was the first to react, jumping up and down as she cursed, "Who gave you permission to call me Xiao Qi? Meng Wenze, don't try to flatter yourself. Our Meng family is not related to yours. Shameless! You actually dared to have such an idea! Get lost! Who's family with your shameless Meng family?"

Meng Qi was furious and almost cursed his ancestors for eighteen generations without thinking. She stopped herself before she could finish her sentence, thinking that his ancestors for eighteen generations were also hers. So she decided not to curse them.

Meng Wenze had never been scolded like this before. His face darkened instantly. He gritted his teeth and glared at the girl opposite him, thinking that, sure enough, she knew the truth. Or rather, all the Meng family members in Yunmeng Village knew that he was a branch of the Meng family in the Northwest, a descendant of Meng Chi.

Meng Kaijie snapped out of his shock and his lips twitched when he heard Meng Qi's curses.

What's wrong? Did the Meng family embarrass you?
However, this conclusion also confirmed his initial doubts: her wood attribute was indeed not achieved through medication.

Between taking medicine and inheriting bloodlines, it's easy to see which path leads to a higher and farther level of attainment.

But why?

How did the Meng family members end up leaving? And why did they change their surname?

At this moment, of course no one answered Meng Kaijie, because of his fifth uncle's words, the little girl who had already stopped fighting now wanted to kill them all.

"No, no, no, Mengqi, calm down, calm down! If you don't want to be family, then don't be, but isn't it worth causing a death? Your Meng family isn't family with us, not family at all."

Meng Kaijie hurriedly tried to persuade her, while also winking at Meng Wenze: This girl is crazy, you better say you're not from the same family!

But Meng Wenze ignored him. He just looked at Meng Qi with a meaningful gaze, wondering if Meng Qi's attitude represented the Meng family.
They would rather be farmers in a dilapidated village than ever think of returning to the Meng family or having anything to do with them.

Is it necessary to keep remembering grudges from generations ago?
Meng Wenze felt somewhat puzzled.

"Fine, I admit I misspoke earlier. You're not part of our family."

Although he really wanted Meng Qi to return to the Meng family, he hadn't told his grandfather, who was the clan head, about it yet, so his casual remark didn't count.

However, Meng Wenze was confident in the clan leader's decision. After all, this girl was too strong. Even compared to the Meng family's ancestor, she was probably even stronger.

Wouldn't it be a pity not to bring such people under our control and use them for our own purposes?

Meng Qi ignored his attempts to make amends, only staring coldly at him. The fallen leaves rose from the ground, all with sharp points pointing at him, radiating a chilling killing intent.

A cold sweat broke out on all four of them at once, and they trembled, too afraid to move.

"Meng Wenze, remember what you said today. If you don't keep your word, I will definitely cripple you!"

(End of this chapter)