Art of Arkean Eon
Chapter 4's

Inside the Mirror Lake Meng Manor.

After training all day, although Meng Chuan remained energetic and excited, he still had to rest due to the exhaustion of his Profound Energy. He came to the study room to start what he did every day - painting.

There was a piece of paper lying on the table, and beside it was a beautiful color palette. All high quality paint.

Meng Chuan put his heart on the painting. She has been in love with painting since she was young.

Maybe because his mother was good at painting and taught him how to draw.

This is what he liked most when he was young. Imagine a three-year-old painting for almost eight hours in a row, to the point that he skips his meal without complaining of fatigue. He would still laugh happily even though his body was covered in paint. His mother said, "My son is very talented. He will definitely be the number one artist in the world. Every painting will be worth gold."

He was born into the Meng family; his parents loved him, so he was carefree.

However, when he was six years old, more than a hundred thousand people were killed in the great disaster. His mother was no exception.

After his parents protected him with all their might and retreated to Eastcalm Prefecture, he focused on cultivation. However, he still drew for two hours every day. Every time he drew, he would forget about his fatigue from cultivating. He felt as if he had returned to a time when he was young. His mother will give him a hint, and his mind will be very peaceful.

Now, he's fifteen.

After painting for over a decade, and being taught by some accomplished artists, he had long surpassed his teacher. Mother's right. His talent was indeed outstanding at least higher than his talent towards sword arts.

Knocks. Knocks. Knocks.

There was an urgent knock on the door outside the study room.

Meng Chuan looked outside curiously. No one bothers me when I'm usually, huh?painting. What the hell is going on?.

He put down the brush, then opened the door.

His father, Meng Dajiang, was standing outside. His usual carefree smile was gone; his current expression was rather solemn.

"Chuan'er, quickly come with me to the ancestral home," said Meng Dajiang.

"okay." He immediately followed his father without hesitation. "Dad, why do you often visit the ancestral home lately?"

"It's okay." Meng Dajiang did not elaborate.

"Then why are we heading to the ancestral home now?" Meng Chuan asked again. As a junior, he made little visits to the ancestral home every year.

Meng Dajiang glanced at his son and said, "This is about your engagement to Yun Qingping. We decided to cancel the engagement after a discussion between our families."

"Cancel engagement?" Meng Chuan was surprised. "Dad, why was it suddenly canceled"

"You don't want to cancel it?" Meng Dajiang looked at his son.

"Absolutely not." Meng Chuan immediately shook his head. "I only meet Yun Qingping once every few months. Our personalities don't match up, so canceling the engagement is a good thing for me.

She was only fifteen this year; she knew nothing about love. She saw Yun Qingping as a familiar and stubborn little sister. There's nothing more.

"It's good that you think that way. Our family has agreed to call off the engagement" said Meng Dajiang. "When we get to the ancestral home, you just need to listen. Don't talk too much."

Meng Chuan nodded. "Yes." Yeah."

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The ancestral home of the Meng family was located in the western district of Eastcalm. It occupied a very large area more than two thousand clans lived there. From the center of the land they occupied, more than half a kilometer could be passed from south to north.

The Meng family foundation is in the countryside. Due to the threat of the demons, the people in the countryside combine the fortresses to protect themselves. Each fortress had thousands of people in it; it was very common for the same clan to gather in one fortress. After a millennium of reproduction, the Meng family had three large forts and numbered over ten thousand people. There are several clans of this size in Eastcalm Prefecture.

The special thing about the Meng family was that they had a Godfiend. They soon became one of the five main clans of the Godfiend family with the highest status in Eastcalm Prefecture.

"Chairman."

"Chairman.

The ancestral home is very organized. Several patrolling clan members bowed and greeted Meng Dajiang respectfully upon seeing the two.

Meng Dajiang was one of the three strongest members of the Meng family. He was still considered young and had a glimmer of hope to become a Godfiend. He will be the next clan leader of the family.

"Mmm?"

Meng Chuan followed his father into the living room.

Some people were already sitting on both sides of the hall. On one side were people from the Meng family and the other was the Yun family. However, the atmosphere was clearly not right. At first glance, Meng Chuan knew that the elders from his family did not look too good.

"Sister Dajiang is here." Yun Fu'an stood up and smiled. "Did you bring a marriage agreement?"

"Yes." Yeah." Meng Dajiang nodded slightly.

Yun Fu'an smiled and said, "The other elders have no objection to the cancellation of the engagement. I believe it's the same for you, am I right, Brother Dajiang?"

Meng Dajiang stood there and laughed. “If both families have the intention to establish a close bond through marriage, it would be good. However, since there is no intention, it is better to cancel the engagement early. This is a marriage covenant."

He took out a scroll and handed it to Yun Fu'an with both hands.

After Yun Fu'an received the scroll, he opened it and took a closer look. He nodded slightly after seeing the signed names on it. It was indeed a marriage agreement from before. The handwriting of the two ancestors could not be faked.

"Yun Fu'an, please cancel the marriage agreement here," said a bald and skinny elder from the Meng family.

"Haha! Are you worried that I'll give it back, force Meng Chuan to marry my daughter?" and waited for the critical moment before using it to make Yun Fu'an laugh. "Don't worry, I won't do anything shameless!"

As he said that, Yun Fu'an tore up the marriage agreement.

He walked out as he spoke. The other Yun family members followed behind him.

When he passed by where Meng Chuan was, Yun Fu'an stopped and smiled. "My dear niece, pay attention. You're no longer in touch with my daughter, Qingping, anymore."

"Yes, zero ties," Meng Chuan replied.

Only then did Yun Fu'an nod his head and take everyone away.

Meng Dajiang watched as Yun Fu'an left and frowned slightly. He calmly said, "Chuan'er, the engagement has been cancelled. You can come back. I still have things to pay attention to."

"Yes." Yeah." Meng Chuan glanced at the Elders and left obediently.

buk it!

The hall door is closed. Hall remains bright through candle lighting.

"What distraction! They're too many!" The bald and skinny elder's wand slammed onto the ground producing a somewhat deafening sound.

"It seems that we are negotiating, but in reality, we have no choice at all. Can we thicken our skin and continue the marriage alliance?" A dark-skinned elder sneered. "If we dare to cook up a storm in the Yun family, we might be slapped to death by the head of the Yun family!"

"Canceling an engagement is good too. Is there any point in using the engagement to force the Yun family's hand when it's just a marriage between two juniors? The Yun Family will only hold a grudge against us. Marriage alliances are to help each other. It is better not to ally ourselves if we are enemies. This marriage is really trivial for our Meng family. Third Brother's injury is what has shaken the foundations of our Meng family!" A graceful elder looked at the fat elder above them. "Clan Leader, can't we take care of Third Brother's injuries?"

The fat elder frowned. "Third Brother will return to Eastcalm in two days. We'll talk about it when it happens."

Meng Dajiang listened and frowned.

The Meng family pillar nearly collapsed; the Meng family elder was also worried.

The Meng Family kept the news a secret, and only the Elders knew about it. If such news were to spread, over ten thousand clan members would be engulfed in panic. It will only add to their problems.

Now it's...

The upper echelons of the other four Godfiend family clans also knew, but they did not spread them either. They were afraid that a foolish junior would anger the Meng family. After all, Fairy Meng was not dead yet! Even if he was dead, he had many Godfiend friends. However, his Godfiend friends would not interfere as long as it was not excessive.

Without the Godfiend, the Meng family would not be able to shoulder much of the heavy responsibility. They would naturally not be able to enjoy so much power if they were unable to shoulder their responsibilities.

Responsibility and power are the same.

From lowly humans to esteemed Godfiends, right now, no one could escape responsibility.

As long as humans reached the Cleansing Martow realm, they would have to serve in the military for five years at the age of twenty regardless of gender! Only half will come back alive. However, people still wanted to reach the realm of Marrow Cleansing because the rules of the Imperial Court forbade them from many jobs if they were so weak that they were not so valuable to the military. They can only be bottom feeders, living the saddest of lives.

As for Godfiends, they are the backbone of the human race. Every Godfiend had spent their entire lives fighting and protecting. Even if they returned to their hometown to rest, they had to guard their hometown.

As a result, Godfiends became famous and exalted. Their family clan was bathed in their glory. When Godfiends die or are unable to shoulder such heavy responsibilities, their family clans will retire from the important positions they occupy.

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It was almost dark when Meng Chuan arrived home.

"Ah Chuan, hurry up for dinner. I heard you and Uncle Meng went to the ancestral home. I thought you weren't coming back for dinner today." Liu Qiyue was sitting while eating porridge and pastries. Meng Chuan sat across from him, and a servant brought him a bowl of porridge. He drank porridge as his mind wandered.

"Why don't you talk? What's going on?" Liu Qiyue asked.

"Oh."

Upon regaining consciousness, Meng Chuan casually said, "We decided to cancel my engagement to Yun Qingping after a discussion."

"Cancel engagement?" Liu Qiyue's eyes twinkled.

"Yes, that happened. The newly agreed marriage was torn to shreds on the spot." Meng Chuan nodded.

Liu Qiyue carefully observed him and asked, "Why? Are you so sad to have cancelled the engagement? Why are you drinking porridge in a daze?"

"NO."Answering directly. “It's not that you didn't realize that Yun Qingping and I were no match. She happily cancelled the engagement and I was also relieved.

It's a good thing for both of us. It was impossible for Meng Chuan to shake his head, and be sad"

"Then why are you in a daze?" Liu Qiyue asked.

"I just feel like something is wrong," Meng Chuan said with a frown. "The engagement was made personally by both ancestors back then. Even if they came to cancel the engagement, the Yun family would at least send their Three Heroes. This was the most basic form of respect for the Mengku family.

However, they only sent Yun Fu'an, the fifth and most useless child. Didn't he underestimate my Meng family? This is my first doubt."

"Second, Clan Leader and Elder had a bad face inside the hall. But from start to finish, they held back. Since when did the Clan Leader have such a good temperament?"

Third, Yun Fu'an usually had a fawning and humble attitude when in front of my father and the others. But today, he was much more insolent. What triggers such behavior?"

“Most importantly, there must be a reason behind the cancellation. What caused the cancellation of the agreed engagement between the two ancestors?”

"I suspect that the Yun Family has gained a big backer or that it was because of Qiyue. Meng Chuan looked at the Liu family"

Liu Qiyue was surprised. "Ah Chuan, I really don't know how you think about all this at once."

"It was just wild speculation. Because Dad didn't call me, of course he had his reasons." Meng Chuan smiled.

"I can't believe the person whose engagement was just canceled can still smile. Hurry up and eat your cake," urged Liu Qiyue with a smile.

"Yes yes." Meng Chuan immediately picked up the cake and started eating.