From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 115 Idle People
Meng Yuan knew without asking that Shangguan had come.

Sure enough, a captain came running over immediately and said with a smug smile, "Captain Meng, Captain Yao asked you to go to the lobby as soon as you arrived, saying that there is something to discuss."

This captain was a descendant of Yao Jiamu, and his name seemed to be Yao Ziqing.

"I was promoted to general flag?" Meng Yuan asked indifferently.

"Not yet. But Captain Li is here, and I'm sure he'll be promoted to the general flag very soon!" Yao Ziqing's smile was weird, and it was clear that he was trying to squeeze him.

Meng Yuan glanced in the direction of the lobby and found it boring. The people sent by the higher-ups did not work together, but instead started fighting among themselves.

"Come here." Meng Yuan waved at Yao Ziqing.

Yao Ziqing thought Meng Yuan wanted to ask for details, so he stepped forward.

Meng Yuan slapped him.

Since he was being targeted, Meng Yuan stopped pretending.

Yao Ziqing had no way to dodge and was hit on the face. He staggered to the side a few steps, his mouth was covered in blood, and half of his face turned red.

"As long as I am not the general flag, I cannot be called the general flag. Captain Yao, you should remember this." Meng Yuan handed the reins to Zhang Jiao and said, "Wait for me here."

"Yes." Zhang Jiao took the reins blankly, and saw his benefactor walking forward.

The captain who was beaten covered half of his face and stood there, not daring to say a word.

Zhang Jiao had seen Meng Yuan use a knife, but he still felt that his benefactor was a kind person. After all, he had been repeatedly offended by his sister, but he had never said a harsh word. But now he suddenly started to beat someone, and his attack was quite powerful, and the man's teeth were knocked out.

"My benefactor seems to be very capable, but it seems that someone wants to make things difficult for him." Zhang Jiao is young, but he has seen a lot of ups and downs. "My benefactor wants to arrange a job for me, but I don't know if it will work. If not, I will go back to selling tofu. Don't make things difficult for others and ruin our friendship."

While Zhang Jiao was still thinking, Meng Yuan had already arrived at the lobby of the Hundred Households Office.

Zhang Guinian and Yao Jiamu were sitting on either side. The former looked unhappy, while the latter was somewhat proud. Behind each of them stood a general flag and several small flag officers, some of whom looked happy and some looked worried. There were also seven unfamiliar faces. Judging from their attire, they were also centurions, and should have come from above.

There was a middle-aged man sitting in the middle of the lobby, with a knife hanging from his waist, a beard, and stern eyes.

This person should be Li Jinyun, the captain of the Qianhu Division, who is a sixth-rank martial artist.

Sitting below Li Jinyun was a scholar in Confucian robes, who looked to be less than fifty years old.

This person should be Yue Qingtian, but looking at his features, he does not have the humility of a scholar. Instead, there is a sense of superiority in his eyes.

Meng Yuan didn't find these two people strange. What was strange was that there was a bald monk here.

The monk was about fifty years old, wearing a coarse black robe, with his eyes closed and a monk's scar on his head. He held a rosary in his hands and his lips moved slightly, but it was unknown what sutra he was chanting.

"Greetings to Captain Li and Mr. Yue." Meng Yuan bowed, then bowed to the monk and asked, "May I know your Dharma name, Master?"

Captain Li didn't say anything, while Yue Qingtian was flipping through the case files without looking up.

Yao Ziqing followed behind Meng Yuan, covering half of his face and winking at Yao Jiamu.

"Amitabha, I am Xuanzhen." The monk opened his eyes, clasped his hands together, still sitting upright, nodded slightly at Meng Yuan, and closed his eyes again.

"Master Xuanzhen is a martial monk, at the seventh level of perfection." Zhang Guinian helped to speak, "Master Xuanzhen is highly versed in Buddhism, and was sent by Lanruo Temple to assist in the investigation of Qing Guangzi's case."

Meng Yuan understood as soon as he heard it. It turned out that Master Xuanzhen also followed the path of martial arts, but he studied Buddhism and entered the Buddhist sect.

This is also very common. There are many people who practice martial arts in Buddhism, and over the past thousands of years, they have developed many magical powers that are in line with the Buddhist philosophy.

Meng Yuan bowed again and said no more. He was about to stand behind Zhang Guinian when Yao Jiamu spoke first.

"Where did Meng Xiaoqi go? Why did he come here only now?" Yao Jiamu sneered and asked, "How did Captain Yao get injured?"

"Go to the west of the city to patrol. As for why Captain Yao was injured, you might as well let him tell you." Meng Yuan just thought it was boring, so it would be better to have a good fight.

When Yao Ziqing saw Yao Jiamu's eye signal, he quickly told him what had just happened.

In fact, Meng Yuan was quite right in this matter. It was normal to discipline subordinates who overstepped the boundaries.

Besides, there is the difference in martial arts realm, and others can’t say anything.

As expected, Yao Jiamu's face turned ugly, and he could only utter one sentence in the end, "You can't hit people."

Just as the atmosphere was getting cold, a young man came in from outside and saluted, saying, "Captain, Taoist Ke said we don't need to wait for him anymore, so let's discuss it. Call him if there's anything else."

"What a bullshit!" Li Jinyun slammed the table in anger.

"Since Taoist Ke is not coming, then I don't have to wait any longer. I do know Madam Jie's background." Xuan Zhen opened his eyes and immediately talked about Madam Jie's background.

It turned out that Mrs. Jie had lived in Ping'an Prefecture ten years ago.

There were the most Buddhist temples in Ping'an Prefecture, so Mrs. Jie went there specifically to burn incense. As a result, she lured many monks into her trap.

Moreover, Mrs. Xie is picky about food, and she only wants young and handsome monks. She also says that monks save people, but she saves monks.

For a time, many Buddhist temples in Ping'an Prefecture became places of entertainment.

This matter could not be concealed after all. Later, the monks of Lanruo Temple found out, and Madam Xie left.

"Madam Jie calls herself the Joyful Bodhisattva. In fact, she has her own nickname, which is the Thin Waist Slave." Monk Xuanzhen was very serious.

When Meng Yuan looked at Yang Huaiyi, he couldn't help but think of Prince Xin, who had also stayed in Ping'an Prefecture.

"You dare to do such a thing in a bald donkey's den. I guess it's another one of those grand ambitions." Yao Jiamu sneered, then realized something was wrong. He quickly bowed to Xuan Zhen and said, "I made a slip of the tongue, not on purpose."

Xuan Zhen glanced at Yao Jiamu, but did not pursue the matter. He just said: "We Buddhist disciples do make many great aspirations, and our intentions are good. It's just that some people have gone astray, and their aspirations have naturally become distorted." "That's true!" Yao Jiamu immediately agreed.

Xuan Zhen ignored him and continued, "In my Buddhism, there is the state of joy, which is the state of breaking through ignorance and troubles. In my Mahayana Buddhism, there is the Tantric Buddhism, and the Joyful Buddha is the state of compassion and wisdom, using desire to control desire. In the proper Buddhist tradition, there is no evil way of sexual misconduct."

After the explanation, Xuan Zhen continued, "The thin-waisted slave went astray, so the joyful appearance she cultivated naturally went astray as well. She can't be without someone by her side, and she especially likes handsome young men. If they have strong muscles and bones and a different physique, that would be even better."

After saying this, Xuan Zhen looked around at everyone and paused for a few moments at Meng Yuan's face.

Everyone noticed Xuan Zhen's actions and couldn't help but look at Meng Yuan.

Meng Yuan was not afraid of life or death, but at the moment he looked unhappy.

He really didn't want to discuss father and son with Jie Kaiping.

"The thin-waisted slave asked for medicine, but what he vomited out was the dregs of the medicine." Zhang Guinian immediately defended him, "Let's investigate slowly and find it slowly. The thin-waisted slave is at least a sixth-grade slave, there's no need to send him to take risks."

"In my opinion, you might as well go to the romantic places to look for her more often." Xuan Zhen seemed to know Xi Yao Nu very well, "She has been operating in Songhe Prefecture for many years. Since Qing Guangzi's business has not been accomplished, I believe she will not go far."

"Then let's do it!" Captain Li slammed the table and said, "Send everyone out. Set off fireworks if there's any movement. Taoist Ke and I will coordinate and ensure that the thin-waisted slave won't get away!"

"Captain Li is a sixth-rank warrior, and Taoist Master Ke is a sixth-rank Taoist priest. With the two of them here, if the thin-waisted slave reveals his whereabouts, he will have trouble escaping." Zhang Guinian naturally had nothing to say, and only said, "But we still have to be careful that the thin-waisted slave may open his screen and find a treasure in his hand."

"That's Master Ke's business! If he fails again, he should be punished and it has nothing to do with us!" said Captain Li.

After hearing this, Meng Yuan knew that Captain Li and Taoist Ke were not on good terms!
But Qing Guangzi's matter is so serious, why did these people start fighting among themselves as soon as they arrived? Shouldn't the higher-ups send people who are compatible with the team and can get the job done?

"How can we eradicate the Buddha demon with this group of insects?" Meng Yuan sighed in his heart.

As expected, Captain Li gave the order directly, saying, "Captain Zhang was not effective in arresting Jie Kaiping, so Captain Yao will be in charge of your garrison this time. I will make my own arrangements for the people I brought with me."

He nodded to Yao Jiamu, and without even caring about Zhang Guinian, he just left.

"Yes!" Yao Jiamu immediately stood up and bowed, full of joy.

When Meng Yuan saw this scene, he knew that Captain Li must have thought that this trip would be a success, so he would keep all the credit for his own people.

As he was a seventh-rank martial artist and had made great contributions, the position of general flag bearer was imminent, which had already threatened Yao Jiamu's position.

Meng Yuan felt that he would probably be assigned to an unimportant position and would not be able to gain any credit at all.

However, Meng Yuan did not feel disappointed. He had been obsessed with women for the past three days and had become slack in his efforts to gain enlightenment. It was time for him to concentrate on his practice and start practicing the Spring Thunder as soon as possible.

Martial arts are the foundation, Meng Yuan doesn't care about temporary ups and downs at all.

Sure enough, Yao Jiamu made the assignment immediately and all the small flags got their tasks, but Meng Yuan was left behind.

"Meng Xiaoqi was injured last time. He should stay at home and recuperate for the next few days." Yao Jiamu said.

Are you going to stay at home unemployed now? Meng Yuan smiled and agreed immediately.

After a while, Meng Yuan grabbed Gong Zihua.

"This is Sister Hua's younger brother. I promised to find a job for him. Brother Gong will help take care of him for a few days." Meng Yuan pulled Zhang Jiao over.

"It's a small matter!" Gong Zihua agreed with a smile, looked at Zhang Jiao, and said, "Come with me!"

Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Meng Yuan and Zhang Guinian, two idle people, sat in the room drinking tea.

"Officialdom is like this, with ups and downs. If you want to be evergreen, you have to achieve the fifth level in martial arts. As long as you don't make big mistakes, you can almost benefit your descendants for generations." Zhang Guinian shared his experience.

Meng Yuan didn't care, but asked curiously: "What is the relationship between Yao Jiamu and Li Qianhu?"

"I heard that Yao Jiamu gave his daughter to Li Qianhu as a concubine." Zhang Guinian lowered his voice and laughed non-stop, "They are father-in-law and son-in-law."

"..."Meng Yuan was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that it was getting late, Meng Yuan chatted for a few minutes and then said goodbye.

When they arrived at Zuiyue Tower, Nie Qingqing immediately came to greet them.

Perhaps it was because of the spring breeze, as soon as Nie Qingqing saw Meng Yuan, there was spring in her eyes, and she looked even more charming.

"Where is Master Nie?" Meng Yuan hadn't seen Master Nie for a few days, and wanted to ask him what he fed the little red horse, as he seemed to be in good spirits.

"My father has been living outside these days." Nie Qingqing was obviously older than Meng Yuan, but at this moment she acted like a little girl. She asked in a low voice, "Are you hungry? Do you want to come to my house tonight?"

After hearing this, Meng Yuan couldn't help but lower his eyes.

Seeing that Meng Yuan had misunderstood, Nie Qingqing did not correct him, and could not help but think of the nonsense that had happened in the past three nights.

The person in front of me is indeed capable, and he knows how to react, not the kind of person who rushes into things. Anyway, in a daze, he has already achieved something wonderful, which makes people linger.

Meng Yuan had just made up his mind on the way to go back to the palace to sleep tonight. But now that he saw Nie Qingqing, he thought he should practice harder tomorrow.

"Of course I have to go in the evening." Meng Yuan said.

"But," Nie Qingqing lowered her head again and whispered, "I'm having my period."

Meng Yuan glanced in front of her, then at the smile on her lips, and thought it would be better to wait a little longer, so he said, "I forgot to tell you, I have to retreat and meditate for a few days recently."

"..." Nie Qingqing was stunned for a moment, then stretched out her hand to pinch Meng Yuan's arm, "I also have a little maid..."

"...Then forget it." Meng Yuan really wanted to go back and see how Xiangling was doing.

(End of this chapter)