On this day, outside Heaven Dou City, a shadow blocked the sunlight, suddenly making the surroundings dark.
The soldiers guarding the city gates all looked up and saw an oval-shaped object twenty to thirty meters long floating in the air, looking like a ship. On the ship's surface was a somewhat adorable rabbit pattern.
What was this thing?
The guarding soldiers had never seen such an object before.
Meng Bei and Ning Rongrong came out of the city gates upon hearing the commotion. They had been waiting here for quite some time.
Seeing the airship in the sky, Meng Bei already knew who had arrived.
Among the Meng clan, there was only one person who liked such elaborate displays.
Meng Bei called out loudly:
"Uncle Meng Jian, please come down first!"
As his words fell, the airship slowly descended, but the people inside didn't come out. Instead, a somewhat deep voice came from within:
"Xiao Bei, um, take us into the city first. Find a place with no people, then we'll come down."
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei didn't know what this clan uncle was up to, but he didn't object. Following Meng Jian's wishes, he first led him into the city, then brought the airship to a specially arranged small courtyard.
After arriving at the courtyard, Meng Jian asked Meng Bei to send Ning Rongrong away first. Only when Meng Bei was alone in the courtyard did the airship slowly descend.
Then a small opening appeared on the side of the airship, and a head squeezed out, followed by a body, slowly squeezing outward bit by bit.
Meng Bei watched this scene in bewilderment.
"Xiao Bei, what are you staring at? Come help!"
Meng Jian's deep voice rang out, but because his lower body was still squeezed inside the airship, his voice became somewhat strange due to the compression.
Meng Bei hurried forward to pull Meng Jian.
At the same time, he asked in confusion:
"Uncle Meng Jian, I remember this airship soul tool has an automatic transport exit at the bottom. How did you end up crawling out through the side cannon port?"
Meng Jian replied: "Xiao Bei, you don't know—during last year's beast tide, an Ice Jade Scorpion damaged the exit of this soul tool. Now it can only go in but not out. To get out, you can only crawl through this cannon port!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Bei's mouth twitched.
"Then why are you still using this airship? Wouldn't it be fine to just come by carriage?"
But Meng Jian said:
"What do you know? Before coming, the clan elder instructed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is a major power. Our Meng family's marriage alliance with them must not let them look down on us. Only this airship can demonstrate our Meng family's prestige!"
Saying this, Meng Jian exerted more force and squeezed out one arm from the cannon port.
However, his build was quite sturdy, so even getting one arm out was still a drop in the bucket.
Meng Bei suppressed his laughter and went to pull Meng Jian.
At the same time, Meng Bei called out: "Rongrong, come in quickly and assist uncle to help him get out."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jian quickly tried to stop him, but it was too late.
Ning Rongrong outside heard this and hurried in.
Then she saw this extremely bewildering scene.
Meng Jian's old face turned red as he said:
"Get out, get out! This is my Meng family's secret. Outsiders can't just observe casually. Get out quickly!"
Meng Bei suppressed his laughter and said:
"Uncle Meng Jian, this is Rongrong. We'll be married in a while—she's not an outsider."
Then Meng Bei said to Ning Rongrong:
"Rongrong, come meet my clan uncle Meng Jian."
Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong suppressed her laughter, stepped forward, and respectfully said: "Greetings, clan uncle."
Today, Ning Rongrong had originally been somewhat nervous about meeting Meng Bei's family, but after this incident, that nervousness had completely disappeared!
Meng Jian was now so embarrassed he almost wanted to crawl back into the airship. This was truly losing face, but unfortunately he could neither advance nor retreat.
"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, first: strength, second: speed!"
The Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's auxiliary effects were indeed powerful. Finally, with Ning Rongrong's assistance, Meng Jian successfully squeezed out of the airship.
Several others followed.
Two were also of Meng Bei's uncle generation, but much older than Meng Jian.
There were also two young men. One was Meng Bei's cousin, named Meng Dong.
The other Meng Bei didn't recognize, but with the numerous Meng clan members, it was normal for him not to know everyone.
After everyone came out, Meng Jian waved his hand, and the airship immediately transformed into a three-inch pendant and flew back into Meng Jian's embrace.
It could be said that if the airship's exit hadn't been damaged, this move would have truly demonstrated the Meng clan's bearing.
This level of soul tool was rare even across the entire continent.
Unfortunately, with the earlier scene of Meng Jian being stuck, even though Ning Rongrong was somewhat shocked, she was mostly amused.
Then Meng Bei led Meng Jian and the others to arrange their respective rooms.
Perhaps due to the earlier embarrassing scene, Meng Jian felt very uncomfortable whenever he looked at Ning Rongrong.
Meng Bei comforted him with a smile:
"Clan uncle, there's no need for that. Rongrong isn't an outsider, and she even specially prepared gifts for you!"
Ning Rongrong beside him quickly took out the gifts.
Everyone had a share. Though not particularly expensive, they showed thoughtfulness.
The awkward atmosphere among Meng Jian and the others eased considerably.
Ning Rongrong also said to Meng Jian:
"Clan uncle, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has a gentleman who usually enjoys researching soul tools. Perhaps he can help repair the problem with your soul tool."
Upon hearing this, Meng Jian was immediately delighted:
"Your sect actually has such talent? It wouldn't be too much trouble, would it?"
Ning Rongrong smiled: "Of course not. You're not an outsider."
Thus, the relationships among everyone quickly became familiar.
Then Meng Jian asked Meng Bei about something he was quite concerned about.
"Um, Xiao Bei, when do we go to see Sect Master Ning?"
Meng Jian asked somewhat cautiously.
Regarding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's sect master Ning Fengzhi, Meng Jian and the others, even the entire Meng clan, took him very seriously.
Logically, the in-laws should receive each other mutually.
But the current situation was that, on one hand, the Meng clan's power indeed had a certain gap compared to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
On the other hand, Meng Bei's birth parents were dead, and Meng Jian was only a representative temporarily arranged by the Meng family. The real Meng family patriarch would only come two months later when the wedding was actually about to begin.
Therefore, Meng Jian still felt somewhat constrained about meeting Ning Fengzhi.
Meng Bei answered:
"Uncle Meng Jian, don't worry about this. Please settle in first. Father-in-law has some matters right now, but this afternoon he will personally come to visit you."
"Sect Master Ning will personally come to visit me?"
Meng Jian appeared somewhat flattered.
Previously, after receiving the invitation, the Meng clan generally analyzed that Meng Bei marrying the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Ning Rongrong was marrying above his station.
Therefore, before coming, Meng Jian had prepared to be treated coldly. That's why he came with the airship to save face, but he didn't expect the actual situation to be somewhat different from his imagination.
But soon Meng Jian remembered that Ning Rongrong was still here, so he quickly suppressed his surprise and said with feigned composure:
"Mm, good!"
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