From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 104 Xiangling Summons
We went all the way back to the city and arrived at the guard post.

After handing over the task, Zhang Guinian talked a lot of nonsense and then let the group go.

He didn't know Meng Yuan had recovered, but seeing that Meng Yuan looked fine, he patted his shoulder and said, "I'll give you two days off, go back and have a good rest. I guess you'll have to wait for a while for the reward, but Daoist Master Ke is here, so it won't be too late."

"Yes." Meng Yuan agreed immediately.

"What's the hurry?" Nie Yannian frowned, stepped forward and pulled Zhang Guinian, saying, "Master Meng broke through the stone gate, this is a good thing."

He waved to Zhang Lingfeng, Gong Zihua and others, "You are all colleagues. Although Master Meng has made progress, he is a latecomer after all. Let Master Meng tell us about his experience in breaking through the barriers, so that you can give him some advice!"

"..." Meng Yuan rubbed his eyebrows, and Nie Yannian urged again.

Seeing that Zhang Lingfeng and others were indeed expectant, Meng Yuan did not refuse.

“During this meditation session, I entered a very deep state of silence.”

Meng Yuan tried his best to recall, "There was only light around me, and space and time no longer existed."

"Have you attained enlightenment?" a young man asked. He was also a small flag officer.

"Maybe. I feel that the chains are trembling, and I seem to be able to fly and hide, and do everything. This is probably the feeling of peeping into the secret treasure and the law of the sky. It's like this for me, and it will be the same for everyone in the future." Meng Yuan was very serious, "I was able to break the stone door with the detailed teachings of Captain Zhang. So I want to thank..."

While Meng Yuan was talking nonstop, Nie Yannian pulled Zhang Guinian outside.

"I asked him to say something, but he still didn't finish!" Nie Yannian grabbed Zhang Guinian and said, "Old Zhang, how high an official do you think he can be?"

"That depends on how old the wife he marries is." Zhang Guinian said.

"..." Nie Yannian looked at Zhang Guinian and said unhappily, "You should take good care of your injuries!"

He entered the room and pulled out Meng Yuan, who was drinking tea to moisten his throat.

The two of them rode on their horses and headed towards Zuiyue Tower together.

"Old Zhang is a piece of shit. He used to be a pimp. Don't believe anything he says!" Nie Yannian taught.

Meng Yuan saw the opportunity very quickly and said immediately: "I don't believe it at all."

"That's right." Nie Yannian was extremely satisfied. "Take a few days off and talk more with Qingqing. She is a good girl. No matter what you do in the future, she will always be your good wife!"

"Okay." Meng Yuan agreed, and then said, "Uncle Zhang said he has a niece and he insisted that I go meet her. I can't refuse."

Meng Yuan eats from both sides without offending either side.

"I'll stop him for you! He's always causing trouble! Doesn't he even look at how many good-looking people there are in his Zhang family?" Seeing that Meng Yuan was well-behaved and obedient, Nie Yannian found this gelder particularly pleasing to the eye.

"Why haven't you found us these past few days?" Meng Yuan was curious. Miss Mingyue said that she had sent a message out, but no one came.

"Jie Kaiping is too thoughtful. He had already made arrangements. Taoist Ke was misled by him and thought he was in the north." Nie Yannian laughed softly.

"I see. Then how did you find Jiang Shang again?" Meng Yuan asked.

"Master Ke was getting really anxious and didn't know what to do." Nie Yannian laughed endlessly, "In the end, it was the girl in the red cloak who was calm and went to ask for help from Taoist Xuanjizi from Chongxu Temple. Xuanjizi ignored them, and it was not until Miss Three stepped in that Xuanjizi helped and said the person was underwater."

Meng Yuan suddenly remembered Xuanjizi's fortune-telling and asked in a low voice, "Master Xuanjizi is so kind, why don't you want to help?"

"Who knows?" Nie Yannian smiled and didn't care much. "Many masters in famous mountains and ancient temples don't like to interact too much with the court. Ke Qiuxian holds the title of a thousand households in the Demon Suppression Bureau, which is a high position. But he can't compare with our princess."

"What is the origin of that Miss Mingyue?" Meng Yuan asked curiously again.

"Did you coax her?" Nie Yannian asked immediately.

"..." Meng Yuan was stunned for a moment, then said honestly: "I can only say that I have established a connection with her, but whether I can get her to teach me the Heavenly Secret Map is still unclear."

"Mr. Meng, it's a waste of your talent to join the garrison!" Nie Yannian praised him, and then said, "I don't know Mingyue's origins either. But she looks extraordinary. She might be from a big family or a sect and come out to gain experience."

He pointed at Meng Yuan and said, "You know how to deal with this kind of noble lady, right?"

"I know." Meng Yuan smiled knowingly. "When he first came out, he was confident that his sword was sharp and acted boldly. He also had a good family background and good upbringing. He usually didn't say much, but he was actually very arrogant. It's good to treat such a person with sincerity and righteousness, but it's hard to get close to him."

Meng Yuan stretched out his hand and scooped it up. "It's just like castrating a piglet. If you go forward with a knife, the piglet will definitely run away. But as long as you hide the knife behind your back and hold fresh grass in your hand, you can coax the piglet."

After he finished speaking, Meng Yuan saw that Master Nie remained silent.

"The castrator has really learned a skill from castration!" Nie Yannian was so angry that he laughed, and said, "I was afraid that the knife you prepared to castrate the piglets would attract a tiger. In the end, you would be castrated yourself."

"Master Nie is reminding me to know when to advance and retreat, and to quit when I am ahead? I learned it." Meng Yuan bowed.

"This kind of person is a rare talent. Just serve him once." Nie Yannian did not forget to remind her, "It would be great if you can gain something, but you don't have to be sad if you can't get in touch with him."

The two chatted nonsense and arrived at Zuiyue Tower together. Nie Yannian was about to leave, "You don't want to see me anyway."

"Dad, let's eat first." Nie Qingqing had a hairpin on her head and a feather fan in her hand, and she looked very happy.

At this moment, Nie Yannian saw his daughter pulling his sleeve with one hand and the gelder's sleeve with the other hand. Although it was fair, her eyes were looking at the gelder.

"Then I won't leave." Nie Yannian really intended to leave, and decided not to leave at this moment. Going up to the second floor, Meng Yuan and Nie Yannian sat opposite each other, and Nie Qingqing brought food.

After eating and drinking, Meng Yuan still had no time to chat with Nie Qingqing alone.

"Come on, let's go meet the Third Miss. I wanted you to go alone." Nie Yannian wiped his mouth and pulled Meng Yuan along.

Meng Yuan nodded to Nie Qingqing, indicating that they could talk about it another day.

"Don't worry, you two." Nie Yannian saw Meng Yuan and Nie Qingqing flirting with each other, so he didn't try to stop them. "You've made progress too fast, unusually fast, there must be someone willing to help you. Miss Mingyue certainly has a treasure, but she won't stay here for long. Just remember, the one you should serve the most... the one you must not forget the most is the Third Miss."

"Of course!" Meng Yuan really missed the Third Miss. Although the Third Miss had a bad mouth, she was pretty.

"Let's go, she is also waiting for news." Nie Yannian said.

It was already past noon, and the two of them hurried back to the palace and came to the outside of Jingyuan.

After the little girl passed the message, Jiang Tang came out soon.

After not seeing her for a few days, the girl had changed her attire. She wore a Taoist bun, held a whisk, and had a red dot between her eyebrows.

"This..." Meng Yuan was furious. His young wife hadn't even grown up yet, but Ying Rushi had dressed her up as a little nun? Would she even dress her up as a little nun later?

In the past, Meng Yuan only thought that Ying Ru was a mean person, but she was always mean in a roundabout way, and now she is being blatant!

"Teacher Nie, Mr. Meng, the princess is meeting a guest, she asked you two to wait..." Jiang Tang didn't finish her words, and was tapped on the forehead by Meng Yuan. She couldn't help laughing and covered her forehead with one hand, "Brother, the princess said she is not in a hurry to meet today, let's talk about it another day."

"You haven't learned any knowledge about tranquility or emptiness, have you?" It didn't matter whether Meng Yuan met Ying Rushi or not, but he was very wary of Ying Rushi's behavior.

"I haven't learned these." Jiang Tang was very well-behaved, with light in his eyes, unable to hide his joy, "Brother, you have to be at home tonight, I have something to say."

Meng Yuan felt relieved to see that the little girl became suspicious so quickly.

After Jiang Tang returned to Jingyuan, Meng Yuan quickly pulled Nie Yannian aside and asked, "Master Nie, I heard that young people should not learn Chongxu's knowledge too early."

"What's the point of telling me? I don't understand!" Nie Yannian spread his hands, "When the Third Miss sees you, explain it to her clearly. You can say that you are afraid that your wife will go astray and will not want to get married, but go to the mountains to practice Taoism. You can ask the Third Miss to give you a promise, saying that if your wife becomes a Taoist, then the Third Miss will have to compensate you!"

Meng Yuan felt a little helpless and thought of Hu Qian. She had also been a Taoist nun and must have learned it from Ying Rushi.

And Hu Qian's temperament is indeed a bit dull, she is only lively sometimes.

"Where can we go to compensate?" Meng Yuan didn't want his child to become a Taoist priest.

Nie Yannian said nothing, just left with a smile.

Meng Yuan had no choice but to go back home, take a bath, and lie down to sleep.

When I opened my eyes again, it was dark outside the window and there was a dim light in the room.

Looking at the bed again, Jiang Tang was lying on the headboard, his chin supported by his hands, blinking his eyes and looking at himself.

"Are you cold? Let me warm you up." Jiang Tang leaned forward with a slightly flushed face.

It’s May, where is it cold?
"It's not cold." Meng Yuan sat up and held her hand. "What do you usually do in Jingyuan?"

"The princess doesn't allow me to say it." Jiang Tang said.

"I can't say it either?" Meng Yuan pinched her face.

"Just reading, and sometimes making tea." Jiang Tang was obedient after all. "The princess doesn't like to assign us tasks. Sometimes she can read in the pavilion for a whole day, so I read for a whole day too."

"You are still young, so you don't need to read Taoist classics for now. Even if you do, you can't delve too deeply into them." Meng Yuan said.

Jiang Tang nodded obediently and whispered, "I have only read medical books recently."

"It's better to read medical books." Meng Yuan smiled and stretched out his hand, "Take my pulse."

"I haven't learned it yet. I just memorized the five elements." She said this while happily checking her pulse with her fingers. After a long while, she said happily, "It's fine! Live a hundred years!"

"May we all live long." Meng Yuan squeezed her hand and asked, "Has anything happened at home recently?"

"Everything is fine." Jiang Tang nodded. "The weather is getting warmer, and Grandpa is in better spirits! Sister Qian seems to have made some progress, and Tie Niu is not bad either."

"I'll teach Tie Niu how to read and write later." Meng Yuan just felt that there were too many things to do.

"By the way, Uncle Big Head came here a few days ago." Jiang Tang moved closer to Meng Yuan and said, "He kept asking about you."

"Ask about me?" Meng Yuan suddenly remembered that he hadn't seen the poet Xiangling for almost a month. He guessed that Xiangling had asked him to be the vice-president of the Laobiekeng Poetry Society again.

"You were away the past two days. Uncle Nie said you were out on official business." Jiang Tang smiled happily. "Uncle Big Head couldn't see you, so he left a message for you to come back to the farm when you have time to see the things you raise."

"I understand." Meng Yuan realized that it was indeed Xiangling who urged Zhao Datou to come.

　Three more has been completed

　　
　
(End of this chapter)