NCCnovel Chapter 1572 How Could It Be You? Sister Meng
Chapter 1572 How Could It Be You? Sister Meng
Chen Mu's current mood was like a million alpacas stampeding through his mind.
Someone sabotaged it? Tell me, who sabotaged it, and how?
No, you didn't even tell me which was the first new world.
You say I'm very familiar with it, and I can guess a few things, but I'm not sure!
You also said I have something extremely important that I need to use immediately, otherwise it will be too late.
I'd like to use it too, but I have too many other things on hand.
Ghost money, pure ghost energy, innate ghost energy, the ten major items, enhancement crystals, fragments of hell...
There are so many things, how am I supposed to know which one to use and how to use it if you don't tell me which one to use?
With so many things to complain about, Chen Mu didn't even know where to begin.
Chen Mu shook the "thin notebook" to see if there was a page tucked inside.
If there were a "request for more updates" button, Chen Mu would probably be pressing it non-stop.
Unfortunately, no matter how much Chen Mu shook it, this was indeed the last page.
"Old Deng! If humanity is destroyed, you will be primarily responsible!" Chen Mu roared inwardly.
This feeling of being left hanging, like someone has given you a riddle, is absolutely infuriating.
The Lake of Fallen Gods told Chen Mu the whole story. But the most crucial point, how to prevent the disaster, was glossed over with the riddle-maker's method.
Who could tolerate this?
If Chen Mu had a shovel right now, he'd probably want to dig out the Lake of Fallen Gods and get to the bottom of it.
However, despite his inner rage, Chen Mu maintained a calm demeanor on the surface.
After all, it's the lair of the Lake of Fallen Gods. If I act like I'm "going to dig up your territory," wouldn't that be a provocation?
Chen Mu took a deep breath; this was already the umpteenth time he had taken a deep breath since entering the "deep well of madness".
Right now, Chen Mu has finished gathering information from the book. But another source of information is now available to him.
Chen Mu raised his head and looked at the young woman standing directly in front of him, with her back to him.
Chen Mu believed that there must be a reason why she was here.
Who exactly is she? Is she the incarnation of the Lake of Fallen Gods?
If so, then with such an avatar present, they are definitely capable of communicating.
But as Chen Mu looked at her back, he felt like he had seen her somewhere before, a kind of inexplicable familiarity.
Now, the only person I can talk to is her.
Chen Mu decided that, no matter what, he should try to talk to her first.
Chen Mu's brain started working quickly, and he thought of five or six ways to greet the other person.
Chen Mu had devised a corresponding strategy for each way of greeting.
Of course, with the True Vision Golden Eye, one can see what happens next.
However, this thing has a cooldown period, and Chen Mu didn't dare waste the opportunity to use it. What if something more important came up and he needed to use it?
Based on a comprehensive assessment, the conversation between the woman and her back view should not require the use of the True Vision Golden Eye.
After considering it for a moment, Chen Mu finally spoke to her politely:
"Hello, I am Chen Mu from Wangjiang Watch. I have finished reading the notes, but there are some parts that I am confused about, and I would like to ask you for your help."
This rigid and formal "written language" style feels very artificial. However, in the context of meeting strangers, being a little more formal and polite is at least not a bad thing to do.
Such greetings are the safest approach when dealing with someone whose identity is unknown.
After Chen Mu greeted him, he thought the other party wouldn't agree.
Unexpectedly, right after he finished asking the question, the woman slowly turned around and looked at Chen Mu.
When the other person turned halfway around, Chen Mu's eyes widened in surprise.
He had already recognized the other person's identity.
"It was you?"
Chen Mu blurted it out almost without thinking; he was so surprised that he blurted it out.
How could it be her? How could she be involved with the Lake of Fallen Gods?
If there really is a connection, why didn't they tell me about it?
Could it be... that I've been deceived by them all?
The image of Ye Changsheng immediately appeared in Chen Mu's mind.
Ye Changsheng is now considered Chen Mu's most loyal pawn among the remnants of the Storm Defense Line.
Ye Changsheng's current power in the Storm Defense Line comes from guarding the polar black hole and controlling the resurrection quota of the Storm Defense Line.
One of these two items comes from Chen Mu's investment resources, and the other is a quota allocated by Chen Mu.
That means they all came from Chen Mu.
Logically speaking, as long as Ye Changsheng is mentally sound, he would know not to deceive Chen Mu.
But so far, Chen Mu has never heard Ye Changsheng mention any connection between her and the Lake of Fallen Gods.
Did Ye Changsheng deceive and hide things from me?
Or is it that Ye Changsheng actually didn't know either?
Chen Mu prefers the latter.
He looked at the woman in front of him. This person was none other than Meng Po, whom he had met not long ago on the Bridge of Helplessness!
According to Ye Changsheng's description, there are seven chiefs in total in the Storm Defense Line. The one codenamed "Meng Po" is above the seven chiefs and is the ancestor of the Storm Defense Line.
When the Demonic Path Supreme wanted to invade the human world, Meng Po and several chief disciples intervened and stopped him.
During this process, the Supreme Demon Lord's equipment was also directly exposed, and he had to retreat to Hell to recuperate.
After that, the ancestor known as "Meng Po" guarded the connection between hell and the human world, brainwashing those monsters while preventing the supreme being of the evil path from invading again.
Chen Mu had seen her before. From a distance, she looked like an old woman, but up close she looked more like a white-haired girl.
So much so that just now, when he saw the young figure from behind, Chen Mu only felt that it was familiar, but he didn't think of Meng Po as one of them.
Because Meng Po on the "Bridge of Helplessness" is depicted as an old woman wearing an apron, brewing soup.
The white-haired girl in front of them was dressed in training clothes, exuding a capable and spirited image.
And now, she even has her hair tied up in a perky ponytail. If you told Chen Mu she was a female college student studying physical education, he would believe you.
This is a stark contrast to her appearance on the Bridge of Helplessness. You wouldn't recognize her just by looking at her from behind.
"So it's Meng Po! Chen Mu greets you, Senior!"
After a brief moment of shock, Chen Mu quickly regained his senses and bowed to Meng Po.
Meng Po's expression was calm, but when she heard Chen Mu's words, her brows furrowed slightly.
Chen Mu noticed this change and his heart skipped a beat.
Meng Po is angry!
He thought about it carefully but couldn't find anything wrong with what he said.
It's like visiting relatives during Chinese New Year. After you greet them, their expressions change, and you quickly realize you might have called them the wrong way.
Could it be a case of mistaken identity? Is it not Meng Po, but her sister or daughter?
A few seconds later, Meng Po turned around completely.
She looked at Chen Mu and finally spoke.
Her voice was very pleasant; it didn't sound like an old woman's at all, but rather like a female college student's.
"What did you call me? Am I that old?"
Meng Po's voice was aggressive, and her ponytail even twitched as she spoke.
Judging from her expression, the reason for her anger was simple—she was quite dissatisfied with how Chen Mu addressed her!
She felt that Chen Mu... made her sound old.
Chen Mu was stunned again.
He took another deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
He didn't know if he was crazy or if the world was just too chaotic.
The reason why the patriarch of the Storm Defense Line was angry was that he had called her old.
Is this reasonable?
If you don't call for Meng Po yourself, then what are you calling for?
And why would someone of your caliber focus on this? Does this align with your top-tier persona?
Chen Mu felt a lump in his throat, unsure how to spit it out.
One is the Lake of Fallen Gods, a combination of a fragmented dog and a riddle man; the other is Meng Po, a character with a contrasting personality and the one whose age I blamed for making her sound old.
There's a reason why these two appeared together in "Deep Well of Crazy Things".
Chen Mu's mind worked quickly, and he immediately figured out how to smooth things over.
Chen Mu slapped his forehead, then laughed awkwardly in regret, "Oh dear! I knew it, I had made a mistake."
"Are you Sister Meng's...daughter? You look as young as Sister Meng, like a little girl. I thought it was her."
Hearing Chen Mu's words, Meng Po's expression softened considerably.
"You have good taste, I am the Sister Meng you mentioned. Don't let me hear 'Meng Po' again. Am I an old woman? And what senior? Am I that old?"
From now on, call me Sister Meng—no, call me Sister Meng, that's what they all call me, and that suits my young and beautiful image.
After Meng Po finished speaking, Chen Muren was dumbfounded.
What the heck? Big sister, you're not called Meng Po? Why did those people from the Storm Defense Line tell me your name was Meng Po?
Wait a minute... those guys from Stormline, I don't think they ever addressed you by your name to your face.
Were they talking about you behind your back? And I took their complaints seriously?
Chen Mu was very curious to know which scoundrel had taught him the name Meng Po in the first place.
This old patriarch of the Storm Defense seems to be particularly concerned about her age. No one can say she's old in front of her, or she'll immediately become angry.
But she calls herself "Meng Jie" (cute sister)? Is that appropriate?
An old ancestor who suppressed the supreme demonic path called himself Sister Meng.
Chen Mu had no idea how long she had been using this self-identification. She wondered why Ye Changsheng had never mentioned it to her.
If I were Ye Changsheng, I probably wouldn't tell outsiders either.
The main reason is... it's really hard to explain.
You said the founder of Stormline, the Mountain Ancestor, calls himself Sister Meng? If you call her the wrong person and make her sound old, she'll be very angry.
If people say things like that, what will others think of Storm Defense?
In comparison, the title "Meng Po" sounds much more believable. It's also very suitable for external publicity.
Thinking about the chiefs of Storm Defense, they call a white-haired girl "Sister Meng" internally, but maintain her image as a powerful figure like Meng Po externally.
From this perspective, it seems that these old guards at the Stormline also understand the concept of contrast.
Having figured all this out, Chen Mu looked at the adorable girl in front of him.
Mengjie also looked at him, tossed her ponytail, and pointed at the notes in Chen Mu's hand, "Finished reading?"
Chen Mu nodded, "I've finished reading it. I've read through all the notes the Lake of Fallen Gods gave me. But I'm still a little confused..."
Before Chen Mu could finish speaking, Meng Jie interrupted him, "What do you mean by 'the Lake of Fallen Gods gave you'? That was written by me!"
That old man can't write by hand, so he asked me to write for him. How about it, my handwriting is pretty good, isn't it?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu immediately understood why the handwriting was so elegant. It turned out to be Meng Jie's handwriting.
At the same time, Chen Mu also knew that Meng Po of the Storm Defense Line and the Lake of Fallen Gods were not the same person. They were more like members of the same faction than an incarnation of the Lake of Fallen Gods.
Interestingly, the founder of Stormline has a close relationship with Lake of Fallen Gods.
This is quite normal, though, as the Lake of Fallen Gods once protected humanity and defended against black holes in ancient times.
The Stormline is an organization that has been primarily responsible for defending against black holes since modern times (the last few thousand years).
Both of these are for protecting humanity, and both are responsible for defending against black holes.
Theoretically speaking, it's plausible that there's a connection or even a lineage.
Following Meng Po's words, Chen Mu said, "So it's Meng Jie's handwriting. No wonder it's so beautiful. I was wondering how a lake could have such beautiful handwriting."
"I wonder if Sister Meng could give me this book? I'd like to take it home and frame it on my living room wall; it would be quite a work of art."
Listening to Chen Mu's praise, Meng Jie was quite pleased with herself, and couldn't help but raise her face, with the corners of her mouth turning up.
Chen Mu understood. This old ancestor liked to be treated like a young woman and liked to be praised.
Go along with her temper, and you can't go wrong!
"You have good taste!" Sister Meng said, "I've been waiting for you here for a long time. It was the Lake of Fallen Gods that called me here."
He said, "If it exists, I will tell you."
You probably still have many questions at the end of that notebook.
You should be able to vaguely guess that the first new world to experience the "Starfall" is the Hell you are most familiar with.
Before long, Hell and the main world—which is now the bizarre apocalypse—will merge into one.
After Mengjie finished speaking, Chen Mu said, "Hell has become one with us? But the Supreme Being of the Deceptive Path shattered Hell into ten fragments a year ago."
Now all ten fragments are in my hands. Hell is in my grasp; how can it possibly merge with the main world?
Seeing Chen Mu's confusion, Meng Jie said:
"You are very strong. You have collected all ten fragments in less than a year."
I also know about the Supreme Being of the Deceptive Path shattering Hell. This is what the Lake of Fallen Gods told you—that someone tampered with the First World!
The one who tampered with things refers to the Supreme Being of the Deceptive Path. His actions involved actively splitting Hell apart.
Meng Jie's answer was exactly what Chen Mu expected.
The Supreme Being of Deceitful Paths, it really is Him.
Chen Mu knew that the Supreme Demonic Path was never up to any good.
The sudden shattering of Hell gave Chen Mu the opportunity to obtain fragments of Hell.
This act of handing over hell to Chen Mu must have been part of a sinister conspiracy.
Chen Mu originally thought that the Supreme Being of the Deceptive Path wanted to invade the human world, so he had him collect the hells and then piece them together in the human world to bypass Meng Po's defenses and achieve his goal of descending to the human world.
Now it seems that, in addition to this purpose, it is also related to [Starfall].
What does the Supreme Being of the Deceptive Path want to do? Does He want to destroy these two worlds?
Meng Po beckoned to Chen Mu, signaling him to come over with her.