Chapter 21: The Criminal's Confession

Chapter 21: The Criminal's Confession

How painful must it be for Captain Wei to be betrayed by someone he considers his closest relative?

Lou Yuqing could not imagine the despair in the other person's heart.

As she finished speaking, everyone felt a surge of anger.

Si Nidie wanted nothing more than to tear Meng Siyu apart with her bare hands.

Even the usually composed Gu Bugai couldn't help but frown.

What kind of twisted psychology does Meng Siyu have?

After a period of dizziness, Wei Houming finally regained his senses.

My mindset has softened again, and the cracks are widening.

He may never have a close relationship with his parents or siblings, but he still has one of the most important family members supporting him!

Kui Houming looked at Elder Kui Tu, who didn't know what had happened, but still nodded affirmatively at him.

Kui Houming's heart immediately settled, and he felt boundless courage.

At this point, the atmosphere fell silent for a long while.

The burly man with thick eyebrows cautiously asked, "Since you've come to reunite with your relatives, why did the person who reported you say you came seeking revenge? Isn't there some misunderstanding?"

Kui Houming glanced at the resident who had filed the report.

Although the person was hiding in the crowd, he still couldn't escape his eyes.

The resident who reported the incident felt a chill run down his spine, and was on the verge of tears: "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down! I should have let someone else go; now this has blown up."

Thinking it over, he hid even further into the crowd, trying to make Wei Houming ignore him.

Ignoring his subtle gestures, Wei Houming declared firmly, "I've come here to verify certain things. Since you're all here, please bear witness: from this day forward, I, Wei Houming, have absolutely no connection with the Meng family!"

His deep gaze swept across the entire room: "If any member of the Meng family dares to flaunt my name outside, fellow Daoists are welcome to come to Wendao Sect to find me. One hundred spirit stones per visit, with no limit on the number of visits!"

The crowd erupted in uproar, a cacophony of noise filling the air.

No one expected that Wei Houming had come to sever ties with the Meng family, and he seemed determined to do so.

“Child, what nonsense are you talking about? We will always be your family. You…you can’t abandon us just because you have a bright future,” Meng’s father said anxiously.

Mencius' mother sobbed, "Yes, your father is right. Our family has finally reunited, how can we be separated again? It would be like tearing my own flesh out!"

The crowd stirred.

"So he dislikes the Meng family and doesn't want to acknowledge them back?"

"Tch, if it were me, I wouldn't want to acknowledge it back either. What use would it be except to be a burden to me?"

"Are you in cahoots with him? How can you say such heartless things? If you want a beating, just say so, and I'll give you what you want!"

When Wei Houming saw this, he couldn't help but scoff. They were really good at playing the victim.

Si Nidie glared at them angrily: "What do you know, all you chattering about? Captain Wei doesn't recognize them because they did something inhuman!"

Someone asked, "Then tell us, and we'll be the judge."

Everyone has the heart of a judge.

Si Nidie bluntly said, "In order to cure their eldest son's weakness, the Meng couple had a second child, Captain Wei, who was used as a blood transfusion for medicine. However, they discovered that Captain Wei also had a weakness, so they abandoned him in the wild. Do you think that's heartless?"

Everyone's pupils dilated in shock: "Really?"

This would be a bombshell anywhere.

Si Nidie pouted and said, "Of course it's true."

"That's utter slander! We've never done anything like that. You're a young lady, you should watch your mouth!" Meng's mother reacted fiercely.

Meng's father chimed in, "Xiaoyu is our child, and he is our child too. What parent would harm their own child? Don't listen to her!"

Relying on the fact that Wei Houming and others could not produce any evidence, the Meng couple insisted that they were wronged.

Everyone looked left and right, confused.

Both sides seem to be very confident?

At this moment, Wei Houming said calmly, "I don't want to get entangled with you anymore. You and I both know right from wrong, so there's no need to play dumb in front of me."

He turned and left, his back view showing his resolute determination.

The onlookers were stunned, not expecting the other party to be so decisive.

A look of astonishment appeared in Meng Siyu's eyes. He thought that Wei Houming would at least clarify right and wrong with them, and then he would have a chance to pester the other party.

But the other party didn't play by the rules.

He just left like that?!

"stop!"

Seeing that his parents hadn't reacted yet, Meng Siyu had no choice but to speak up despite the strange looks from everyone: "You threw mud at our family and then just walked away, completely disregarding the consequences for us. I know you have grievances, but that's not a reason for you to deal with us!"

Meng Siyu hated the way they looked at her. What did it matter if they were male or female?

Kui Houming paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

Meng Siyu's face turned pale, and he suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, his parents caught him in time, otherwise he would have definitely taken a hard fall.

Meng's father's expression changed drastically: "Xiao Yu's weakness has flared up again."

"Xiaoyu, how are you?" Meng's mother asked, tears streaming down her face.

Meng Siyu lay in their arms, her eyes fixed on Wei Houming's departing figure, panting as she said, "Stop him! Don't let him go..."

Meng Siyu had had enough of his sickly body. He wanted to gain Wei Houming's trust and have him cure his ailment; this was his only chance to change his fate.

You absolutely, absolutely cannot miss it!

"Okay, okay."

Meng's mother quickly agreed, wiped away her tears, and cried out to Wei Houming, "Child, come back! Your brother is unwell and we don't know how much longer he has. Can we sit down and talk as a family?"

These words brought tears to the eyes of many.

Life and death are their destiny, especially in this cruel world of cultivation. They cherish every moment they can spend with their loved ones, for it will be too late to regret it once they lose them.

“Fellow Daoist, abandoning one’s family is no different from being an animal. What do you think? It’s not too late to turn back now,” someone advised, thinking themselves just.

What this person didn't see was that the Meng family member's expression suspiciously stiffened.

At the same time, a group of people intentionally or unintentionally blocked Wei Houming's path.

Kui Houming stopped in his tracks.

It wasn't because of their obstruction, but because of Lou Yuqing's true feelings.

Finally found it!

The Meng family wants evidence, right? The evidence is in Meng Siyu's storage bag. He has a peculiar habit of recording his crimes.

[How he initially lured Meng's parents into having wicked thoughts, and how he gradually tricked the male cultivators out of their spirit stones, are all recorded in the recording stone.]

The question is, how do I remove the recording stone?

Lou Yuqing was so anxious that she was pacing around like an ant on a hot pan. She didn't want the Meng family to clear their name like this, and she was determined to ruin their reputation.

Just then, Gu Bugai transmitted his voice to Elder Kui Tu, saying, "The evidence is in Meng Siyu's storage bag."

Elder Kui Tu was feeling frustrated. In his opinion, he wouldn't feel relieved unless he beat up the Meng family, and it would even be reasonable for him to kill them.

Unfortunately, he still had to consider Ming'er's thoughts.

If we really do that, Ming'er's inner conflict probably won't be completely resolved.

Upon hearing Master Zixiao's words, Elder Kui Tu's eyes immediately lit up, and he unceremoniously raised his hand to beckon to Meng Siyu's storage bag.

He trusted his uncle's words completely.

He probed into it with his divine sense and immediately locked onto the recording stones. To his surprise, there were more than ten recording stones, so he simply took them all out.

Meng Siyu suddenly felt a void at his waist. He looked up and saw Elder Kui Tu playing with his storage bag. He cried out, "No!"

Meng's father was first taken aback, then angrily said, "Elder Kui Tu, what do you mean by this? Do you even want to covet the things of a junior?"

The crowd hissed and whispered among themselves towards Kui Tu. If it weren't for the fact that he was quite strong, they probably would have attacked him directly.

Unlike their reactions, Si Nidie thought to herself: Well done!

"Elder Kui Tu, there's nothing valuable inside. Please return it to me." Meng Siyu's face turned as white as a corpse when he saw the other party take out the recording stone.

Elder Kui Tu, acting as he pleased, channeled spiritual energy into one of the memory stones, and in an instant, a phantom image slowly unfolded in mid-air.

Mencius' mother was still wailing, "Is there no justice left? In broad daylight, the elders of the Wendao Sect are robbing us of our property..."

Suddenly, the words caught in my throat.

In the aerial view, Meng Siyu's gloomy voice could be heard.

“I secretly looked through my mother’s book of Gu, and there is a Gu worm called the Blood-Sucking Gu that can cure my weakness.”

"Its refining requires the blood essence of brothers and sisters, and the blood-sucking gu is extremely domineering. Once it is refined, the owner of the blood essence will also die."

I don't want to die!

"With my guidance, the parents came up with a solution, and a few months later, the mother successfully became pregnant and gave birth to a baby."

"My little brother is very cute, and he looks a lot like me when I was little, but your illness is even more serious than mine. How can you perform the blood ritual? How can you die in my place!"

"So, brother, will you see me off?"

“You don’t know, Father initially wanted to foster you in a mortal family, but I lured the invading demonic cultivators here, forcing them to abandon you.”

"But little brother, you won't be lonely. After our parents have their third child, I'll send him down to keep you company!"

Meng Siyu's eyes in the picture are filled with resentment.

Everyone was filled with dread.

Is this still the gentle Xiaoyu we know?