Chapter 173: They seemed not to be in the same world

Everything happened too fast; everyone was stunned by this sudden, demonic-wind-like gust.

When they came to their senses, they felt that Lin Meng seemed to have done something, yet also seemed to have done nothing, standing there icy cold, her gaze fixed fiercely on one of them.

Just like that, the person collapsed, silently collapsing.

"Dead, someone's dead…… Lin Meng killed someone!"

After an unknown period, someone suddenly shouted in fright.

Immediately afterward, all the townspeople kept backing away in fear, their eyes looking at Lin Meng revealing a terror never seen before.

Lin Meng realized that in her anger just now she had inadvertently activated her spiritual power; she quickly restrained her aura and restored her usual composure.

She stood there composed, looking teasingly at the villager who had just accused her of killing someone, and said with a half-smile:

"You not only have foul mouths, you also love to spout blood, slander and defame others, claiming I killed someone? This accusation is too grave—are you sure you want to spout nonsense without even looking?"

"Besides, I didn't move a finger or lift a foot from start to finish— which of your eyes saw me kill someone? Even slander should have a limit."

After Lin Meng said that, the villagers also reacted, momentarily doubting themselves.

Yeah, Lin Meng didn't move at all, not even touching the old man's hem—how could she have killed anyone?

Then a young man plucked up courage, stepped over, and probed the unconscious old man's nostrils; warm breath blew onto his fingers, and he let out a relieved gasp.

"He's not dead, he's not dead—he just fainted."

For a moment, everyone turned their gaze to Lin Meng, their expressions varied.

That eerie gust just now—at that instant Lin Meng seemed to have become another person.

Those who had made eye contact with her at the time, upon recalling that scene now, felt a chill surge from the soles of their feet, shocking them so they dare not think back.

Lin Meng also dared not recklessly mobilize her inner spiritual power; just now she had still been somewhat conscious in her control, so she didn't let the pressure kill anyone.

She had only exerted a slight punitive force, and the person collapsed straight away; if she had put in a bit more strength, she might well have killed him on the spot.

The villagers now settled down, seeing Lin Meng exude a strange air, they dared not provoke her lightly.

Lin Meng waved her hand and said:

"Still want to stay and watch the fun? Hurry up and drag him away—he's an eyesore!"

The villagers, each like a startled bird, scattered in all directions in an instant.

When they came, each was full of fighting spirit, and when they threw mud at Lin Meng they seemed to have endless energy.

But now they are truly afraid.

That woman—no one knows what's wrong with her, how she became so eerie?

The villagers had all dispersed; Lin Meng greeted the truck driver and had him drive the vehicle into the village, straight to the back‑hill grave area.

Ye Chenjing, who had originally intended to stand up for Lin Meng, was still in shock at this moment.

He was the one closest to Lin Meng, and he had devoted his whole heart and mind to her, never once being distracted.

But just now he clearly felt that Lin Meng's body seemed to burst forth with an extremely terrifying power, making his heart pound and a fear arise spontaneously, leaving him unable to move.

Watching Lin Meng's indifferent back, Ye Chenjing's eyes darkened slightly, then a deep sorrow and fear weighed upon his heart.

The fear was not that strange power, but rather Ye Chenjing suddenly felt that he and Lin Meng seemed to belong to different worlds.

He had finally met a girl he wanted to pursue, yet it seemed he could not hold onto her, feeling that they would drift further and further apart.

Seeing Ye Chenjing behind her not keeping up, Lin Meng turned her head and waved at him.

"Come on, make use of your long legs, okay?"

Ye Chenjing took a deep breath, raised a faint smile, gathered his thoughts, and strode forward with his long legs.

Lin Meng naturally sensed that Ye Chenjing was somewhat off, and could roughly guess what it was.

Even the villagers could sense that something was off with her just now, let alone Ye Chenjing.

However, she could not voluntarily explain anything; the fact that she cultivates immortality cannot be told to anyone at present.

Perhaps when the time comes one day, once it is ripe, people will know and will know.

Looking at things now, trying to tell an ordinary person—especially one who has received decades of materialist education—that cultivation exists in this world would be crueler than keeping it from them.

Ye Chenjing swallowed his sorrow and did not mention a word of what had just happened; this also let Lin Meng secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

Speaking of it, Ye Chenjing is not bad; getting along with him is very comfortable.

If it were someone else, they might already have harbored designs of prying.

The incident at the village head quickly reached the Village Head's ears.

Old Village Head Zhang arranged for Zhang Yufan to help Lin Meng, while he himself went from house to house to educate those villagers who had just slandered Lin Meng.

He had managed things before, but the village is populous and unreasonable people are not few; his prestige as an old Village Head is slight.

But now, Zhang Fengnian feels he must step forward; Lin Meng is a good child, and if he does nothing again he fears chilling that girl's heart.

In just one afternoon, Zhang Fengnian, dragging his aging body, visited the home of every troublemaker.

He produced the relevant legal documents downloaded from the internet, which included a lawyer's letter, handed them out house by house, and warned them that if they again spoke without restraint, spread rumors at will, and slandered Lin Meng, he would have the police arrest them and let the law punish them.

Most villagers don't understand the law; they may seem arrogant, but in fact many are timid as mice.

Upon hearing that the Village Head would call the police to arrest them, with the lawyer's letter already prepared, they were frightened even more and dared not seek trouble with Lin Meng again.

After Lin Meng learned of this, she naturally felt grateful.

But the village's unhealthy trends really ought to be reined in.

Fortunately, most of the gossips don't know how to go online; otherwise, turning them into internet keyboard warriors would be troublesome.

In the graveyard, Lin Meng took out the incense offerings she had prepared beforehand, placed them before her grandfather's tombstone, and then began burning bundles of ingots one after another.

A truckload of silver ingots burned from daytime until night.

Fortunately the wind was not strong today, so the area outside the graveyard was unaffected.

When the final batch of ingots had burned out, it was already dark.

Lin Meng then waited a moment longer, until the ashes had no embers, and used a shovel to scoop them all onto a cart, pulling them back to the old house.

The tin foil ash is worth a good sum; the ash left after burning a truckload of ingots piles up into a small mountain, and we must not let this bunch of riffraff get it cheap.

She planned to have Zhang Yu Fan find time to sell it, treating the money as payment for his help.

Zhang Yu Fan initially refused, but only agreed after Lin Meng's repeated insistence.

On the way back, Zhang Yu Fan and Lin Meng walked side by side at the front, and he occasionally glanced back at Ye Chenjing, who was walking a step behind.

Even after burning ingots for most of the day, Ye Chenjing was covered in ash, yet his nobility still shone through.

"Lin Meng, who is he?"

Zhang Yu Fan still couldn't hold back; he had actually wanted to ask for a while.

Lin Meng glanced back at Ye Chenjing; this guy had been silent ever since the incident at the village entrance.

After thinking, Lin Meng said:

"He is the heir of the Ye Clan Group in Jing Shi, Ye Chenjing."

Upon hearing that, Zhang Yu Fan's eyes widened instantly.

Then isn't he...?

Isn't he originally Lin Meng's fiancé?!