From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 103 Performance
"Great joy! Great joy!"

The Announcer landed on Meng Yuan's shoulder and leaned close to his ear, "Meng! Where's my old Gong?"

"..."Meng Yuan's ears hurt a lot.

Soon, a large ship was seen approaching from afar.

From a long distance away, a person jumped off the big ship and landed on the small boat. It was clearly Nie Yannian.

Nie Yannian came up and grabbed Meng Yuan's neck, pulling him back. Seeing that Meng Yuan was only slightly pale, with no external injuries, he said, "Damn it, why is your coat gone? And you look like you have kidney deficiency? Did you provoke the little demon again?"

As he spoke, Nie Yannian lifted up Meng Yuan and jumped back onto the deck of the ship. He looked at a Taoist priest holding a whisk and said loudly, "Master Ke, prescribe a prescription for this kid to heal him!"

Meng Yuan looked over and saw the Taoist priest sitting cross-legged on the ground. He was about fifty years old, with black beard and black hair, and was very thin.

It was clearly the Taoist Ke Qiuxian who had previously pursued Jie Kaiping in Qingshui Town.

There were quite a few people on the deck, most of them were colleagues from the garrison. One of them was in his forties, quite dignified, and was Yao Jiamu, the deputy chief of the garrison.

"It's because his dantian is empty." Ke Qiuxian stroked his beard.

"I see." Nie Yannian had practiced martial arts for so many years, so he naturally figured it out. It was just a joke.

"Where are Lao Zhang and the others?" Nie Yannian asked Meng Yuan.

"If I remember correctly, it's underwater about a mile upstream. There is a stone gate under the water. It should not be difficult to find." Meng Yuan pointed the way.

"I said it couldn't get far. It turns out it's really underwater!" Nie Yannian understood very well and immediately wanted to change to a small boat to look for it. When he saw Zhang Lingfeng following him, he quickly stopped him and said, "It's useless for you to go. Wait here!"

After saying that, Nie Yannian left in a hurry, and Zhang Lingfeng took out a pill and gave it to Meng Yuan.

Meng Yuan took it, saw that it was the Hundred Herb Pill, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"Give me your hand." Ke Qiuxian said.

Meng Yuan clasped his fists and bowed, then walked forward, sat cross-legged, and extended his hand.

Ke Qiuxian took her pulse and asked, "Is Miss Mingyue okay?"

"She was planted with the seven sufferings and has been rescued by a woman in a red cloak." Meng Yuan answered honestly, and then said: "Miss Mingyue and I escaped in a small boat. The evil monk untied the screen and rested on the side of the boat. He had just escaped."

"Why did he take the boat?" Trial Captain Yao Jiamu came forward and asked.

"It's because of severe injuries and exhaustion." Meng Yuan said.

"In that case, why don't we take advantage of the opportunity to capture him? Instead, let the enemy board the boat and give him a chance to catch his breath?" Yao Jiamu asked with a frown.

"Meng Xiaoqi has already exhausted his strength. How can we capture him?" Zhang Lingfeng said coldly from the side.

"We are paid by the imperial court and do public work. Why do we still do this job if we are afraid of death?" Yao Jiamu said angrily.

Meng Yuan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yao Jiamu.

Ke Qiuxian remained calm and relaxed. He put his hand on Meng Yuan's wrist and said, "Although you appear weak, your pulse is full of vitality and your energy is growing stronger. You don't need to take care of your body. But I still want to advise you not to covet women in the future."

"See! Master Ke said you are very good!"

Yao Jiamu sneered when he heard this, "You entered the garrison through Old Nie's connections, and you were promoted to a minor flag officer. Do you really think you got this position based on your ability?"

He stared at Meng Yuan and continued, "I've seen a lot of people like you! You just eat empty salaries and get by! If you don't even dare to risk your life, what can you achieve?"

As he spoke, Yao Jiamu looked at Ke Qiuxian and said apologetically, "Master Ke, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself in our guard post."

"Just take good care of it for two days and you'll be fine." Ke Qiuxian didn't reply to Yao Jiamu's words, but nodded slightly to Meng Yuan, "The stone gate of the cave heaven suddenly opened. If I'm not mistaken, you must have forced the Floating Light Cave Heaven after the stone gate opened, which is why your Dantian dried up and you look exhausted."

"Master, you are wise." Meng Yuan said.

After saying this, Zhang Lingfeng, who was holding the bottle of pills and wanted to give another pill, was stunned. Then he looked at Meng Yuan in disbelief and put away the bottle of pills.

Yao Jiamu also understood. He knew then that Meng Xiaoqi had already entered the seventh rank and had obtained the divine power of Floating Light Cave Heaven.

"You..." Yao Jiamu frowned and stared at Meng Yuan. After a pause, he said, "Now that you have stepped onto the Heavenly Stage and your abilities have increased, you should force Jie Kaiping to stay! If we capture him, it will be a great achievement for us!"

"Indeed." Ke Qiuxian also nodded slightly, "Your strength of muscles and bones is much stronger than that of the same level, which shows that you are extremely talented. Even if you trigger the Floating Light Cave Heaven, you can still fight. If you dare to fight to the death and cause a stir, we really have a chance to capture Jie Kaiping."

"The Taoist priest is a wise man!" Yao Jiamu agreed.

"A wise man?" Ke Qiuxian laughed and shook his head. "I was trapped for a long time because of Jie Kaiping's plot. I can't be considered a wise man. I'm just a confused Taoist."

He looked at Yao Jiamu and said, "Captain Yao, go chase Jie Kaiping."

"I..." Yao Jiamu didn't expect Ke Qiuxian to change his words so quickly. He didn't understand what was going on, so he said, "Master Ke, I still have to take charge of the affairs here. Besides, everyone has left, so there's no way to find them."

"Try your best to find it. Go to the mountains." Ke Qiuxian said.

"This... a sixth-rank evil monk. Even Zhang Guinian couldn't deal with him. I'm afraid I won't be able to do anything if I meet him. We need to bring more people with us." Yao Jiamu whispered.

"Fight your best. You can't just ask others to fight their best while you yourself stand still." Ke Qiuxian said, "Now, get off the boat and chase after them."

His voice was so light that it seemed as if it would be blown away by the breeze on the river, but every word he said was heard.

Yao Jiamu had an incredible look on his face. He hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and pointed out a few names, "Follow me!"

"One person is enough." Ke Qiuxian spoke again, "He has just entered the rank, and after using the Floating Light Cave Heaven, he can still deal with the enemy. As a deputy of the guard, you have already entered the seventh rank and have been receiving salary for many years. Can't you do the same?"

"..." Yao Jiamu opened his mouth and said, "Master Ke, I..." Seeing that Ke Qiuxian had closed his eyes, he knew it was useless to say anything more. He could only look at Meng Yuan again, hoping that this person involved was a decent person and could say a few words to improve the situation.

"Did you bring any food?" Meng Yuan asked Zhang Lingfeng.

"Want to eat dry rice? Unfortunately, it has all been eaten by others." Zhang Lingfeng is also a wonderful person.

Meng Yuan smiled.

Seeing this, Yao Jiamu gritted his teeth and jumped into the water.

Zhang Lingfeng then took out a piece of beef jerky and said, "We haven't had a single hot bite these past few days. We've only had dry biscuits. I happened to have a piece of meat left. You can eat it."

Meng Yuan took the beef jerky and started to eat it.

"Tell me about what happened that day and what happened to you underwater." Ke Qiuxian opened his eyes. Seeing Meng Yuan was stunned and wanted to put away the beef jerky, he said, "It's okay. You are a warrior, so it's good for you to eat more meat."

Meng Yuan was an honest man, and while eating he told the whole story about Jie Kaiping's conspiracy with the white ape, even telling her about the Bodhi seeds and Bodhi leaves.

Of course, he did not forget to mention that Mingyue wanted to fight to the death, and that he himself fought to the death before Mingyue.

"Jie Kaiping and Bai Yuan were seriously injured by Miss Mingyue. I was lucky enough to kill Bai Yuan, but Jie Kaiping did not die."

Meng Yuan sighed, "It was Miss Mingyue who ignored Qi Ku's thoughts and forcibly took me out of the cave, so that I could see the light of day again."

Wiping his mouth, Meng Yuan looked into the distance, only to see the bright moon reflected on the river, and said with emotion: "Miss Mingyue fought hard to win a glimmer of hope for us. She is truly chivalrous and righteous, and has the unyielding spirit of a warrior of my generation. I admire her very much in my heart, and I only hope to see her again in the future and thank her in person for the friendship that separated the waters with a sword."

"I'm afraid she can't see anyone for a while." Ke Qiuxian nodded slightly, "Maybe I can see her after her injury heals."

Seeing that the connection had been established, Meng Yuan bowed and said, "Thank you, Taoist Priest!"

Ke Qiuxian nodded slightly and said no more.

The boat went upstream and soon saw many small boats ahead.

Meng Yuan didn't care and just sat quietly in the cabin to recover his spirit.

After three rounds of body tempering, Meng Yuan's muscles and bones were already strong, and his dantian was extremely condensed.

After swallowing a pill of Baicao Pill and eating something, Meng Yuan no longer felt weak, but instead felt more energetic.

After sitting cross-legged with meditation, not long after, jade liquid began to appear in the dry dantian.

As the Qi circulation continued, Meng Yuan recovered faster.

"My Dantian is indeed a good field. Water will appear as soon as I move it a little."

"According to Uncle Zhang, after using the Floating Light Cave Heaven, it takes an average person two or three days to recover. For the less qualified, it takes three or four days, and for the best, it takes one or two days at most."

"I have only been out of the cave for more than half an hour..."

Seeing that the jade liquid was increasing, Meng Yuan estimated that it would be full again in three hours at most, so he wondered how many times it could happen in a day.

Then Meng Yuan reviewed today's events and felt that the operation of Floating Light Cave Heaven was still a little unfamiliar.

A lot of floating lights dissipated and did not follow the person that the qi locked onto.

Moreover, the white ape was not burned in time, otherwise the spirit fire would have been almost complete.

After a long time, Meng Yuan was full of energy and his dantian was almost full of jade liquid.

When I got out of the cabin, the bright moon and stars were no longer visible, and the red sun was reflected on the river, it was the rising morning.

On the deck, Zhang Guinian was talking in a low voice with Nie Yannian, but there was no trace of Taoist Ke.

Gong Zihua and Yang Huaiyi stood aside, neither saying a word.

The group got off the boat and took a carriage.

Meng Yuan sat with Zhang Guinian and said, "Alas, using this Floating Light Cave Heaven once is more tiring than using it seven times a night."

Hearing this, Zhang Guinian asked in a low voice, "Have you slept with Qingqing?"

He was unscrupulous and did not mince words, and it was clear that he did not treat Meng Yuan and Nie Qingqing as outsiders.

"Not yet." Meng Yuan is an honest man.

"It's a good thing she didn't sleep. She has killed three people in a row." Zhang Guinian held up three fingers. "Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is ominous."

Meng Yuan disagreed, and missed those few ounces of meat even more. Maybe a few kilograms?
"I have a niece who is well-educated, well-mannered, talented in both civil and military affairs, and the most beautiful in the world." Zhang Guinian held Meng Yuan's arm, "It doesn't matter whether she is older or younger. Would you like to meet her?"

"Uncle Zhang has spoken, so I definitely have nothing to say." Meng Yuan touched his chin, "But this time, I have done something good, right?"

"Of course it counts! The sixth-rank White Ape Elder was killed!"

Zhang Guinian was very happy, "You have made a great contribution in this matter. I will immediately submit a promotion report for you!"

"Thank you Uncle Zhang for your cultivation!" Meng Yuan said immediately.

"It's the court's cultivation and personal performance." Zhang Guinian said.

(End of this chapter)