From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 142 Sending a Letter
It is the hottest time of summer.

Dugu Kang pulled Meng Yuan aside and insisted on making some witty remarks to him.

Meng Yuan was not interested. He just made up a few words and went to find Nie Qingqing.

Nie Qingqing arranged all the matters at Zuiyue Tower, and the two of them went out together.

Meng Yuan held an umbrella in one hand to shade Nie Qingqing from the sun, while steering the horse with the other hand.

After taking Nie Qingqing out of the city, the two of them rode on one horse and quickly came to the river.

The river breeze brought a sense of coolness, and with the beauty in his arms, Meng Yuan was inspired to write two poems and then chatted with Nie Qingqing in private.

After whispering to each other for a while, it was almost noon, so the two of them went to Chongxu Temple to have a meal.

After getting off the horse, Meng Yuan took Nie Qingqing's hand and entered the temple together.

"We are a sect of asceticism and never receive outside guests. If you two want to burn incense or make a request, please go somewhere else. If you want to have a vegetarian meal, please wait a moment." The gatekeeper was a young Taoist priest who said as he ate a melon.

"I am familiar with Taoist Zhao Jingsheng." Meng Yuan said with a smile.

"It turns out to be a friend." The Taoist priest quickly fished out a melon from the well and shared it with Meng Yuan. "He is probably cooking. Let's go and take a look."

"What's your name, senior brother?" Meng Yuan took the melon, broke it open and gave it to Nie Qingqing.

"Little Taoist Yuan Jingfeng." The Taoist smiled, "What about you two?"

"My name is Meng Yuan, and this is my wife." Meng Yuan smiled.

Nie Qingqing's face turned slightly red. She glanced at Meng Yuan but said nothing.

"Thank you for your courtesy, my dear husband." Yuan Jingfeng cupped his hands again, then looked at them and said, "I thought you two had eloped and had no food to eat!"

Meng Yuan had been here with the third lady before. At that time, Zhao Jingsheng said that he had several fellow disciples, but because none of them were presentable, only the eldest brother Jingxu could receive guests. Jingxu went out to exorcise demons under the alias Li Weizhen, so he asked Zhao Jingsheng to fill in the gap.

Now it seems that Zhao Jingsheng's evaluation of his fellow apprentices as "not presentable" is fair.

"..." Meng Yuan smiled and shook his head, and asked: "How is the old Taoist priest?"

"Master is fine!" Yuan Jingfeng was very informal.

"Has your senior brother returned?" Meng Yuan asked again.

"Alas, the eldest senior brother was seduced away by a roe deer! He will never come back!" Yuan Jingfeng sighed continuously.

The three of them went to the kitchen together, and Zhao Jingsheng was there as expected.

"Oh, what a rare guest!" Zhao Jingsheng quickly wiped his hands and hurriedly served the cooled mung bean soup.

"I'm going to watch the door!" Yuan Jingfeng took two sips and was about to leave again.

"You better watch out. If there are pilgrims, you should say something nice to them!" Zhao Jingsheng reminded.

"I know, I know! You're so nagging!" Yuan Jingfeng waved his hand and left with a swagger.

Meng Yuan and Nie Qingqing looked at each other. Yuan Jingfeng had just said something about not letting pilgrims in. It seemed that Yuan Jingfeng was acting on his own and was just too lazy to receive guests!

"Alas, apart from the eldest brother, there is no one else who can achieve anything." Zhao Jingsheng also felt embarrassed.

After chatting for a while, Nie Qingqing asked for a talisman.

"Who are you asking for help?" Zhao asked quietly.

"My father has always worked hard, and my husband often goes out, so I want to ask for a talisman to carry with me." Nie Qingqing said.

"That's easy." Zhao Jingsheng immediately stood up, found a pen and ink, dipped it in cinnabar, and wrote five sheets of paper.

"..." Nie Qingqing was stunned.

"Sister-in-law, keep it." Zhao Jingsheng said with a smile.

Seeing that Nie Qingqing was still in a daze, Meng Yuan put it away for her.

The three of them talked for a while, and Meng Yuan did not dare to go to pay a visit to the old Taoist priest Xuan Ji, so he said goodbye to Nie Qingqing.

After strolling by the river for a while and seeing that it was getting dark, they returned to the city together.

After arriving home, we had dinner and took a bath together.

It rained at night, and the thunders drowned out Nie Qingqing's voice. After being away for so long, a short separation is naturally better than a new marriage. Nie Qingqing seemed to want to know if Meng Yuan was injured, and her tone was soft and searching.

There were thunder and lightning outside and heavy rain, and the room was not very peaceful either, so there was no need to say more.

The night passed quickly and the sky cleared up in the morning.

Meng Yuan ate his fill twice before heading to the garrison.

After chatting with Zhang Guinian and others for a while, Meng Yuan saw that Li Qianhu was still the head of the family and he would continue to be unemployed, so he did not go to pay a visit and went straight home.

"Give this to Xiangling. Tell her I have something to talk to her about in the evening." Meng Yuan came to the outside of Jingyuan and asked someone to call Jiang Tang.

Jiang Tang saw the words "Respectfully presented to President Xiang Ling" written on the envelope. She rubbed her brows and said, "She was going to sleep with you tonight."

"She asked me to write her a letter." Meng Yuan said.

"I want one too." Jiang Tang muttered, sniffed Meng Yuan, and said, "Take me out to play some other day."

"That's natural." Meng Yuan smiled.

The two chatted for a while, and when it was evening, Xiangling finished her shift and came back happily with Jiang Tang.

"Little gelder, your letter is so beautiful!" Xiangling was extremely happy.

After dinner, Xiangling and Meng Yuan went back to their room to rest.

Xiangling also stayed awake. She sat under the candlelight, weaving bracelets methodically.

"Who are you writing for?" Meng Yuan asked.

"Too many." Xiangling said seriously, "Third Grandma, Grandma Ying, Aunt Mingyue, Sister Jianzhu, Sister Xunmei..."

She actually said more than a dozen names in a row.

"Is Mingyue still living in Jingyuan?" Meng Yuan asked with a smile.

"Stop!" Xiangling lowered her head and weaved bracelets.

"Is it cooked?" Meng Yuan peeled an egg for her.

"Yes!" Xiangling said seriously, "My godmother said that more friends mean more opportunities. I know all of them!"

Xiangling didn't put down the rope, she just opened her mouth and said, "Feed me."

"..." Meng Yuan broke the egg yolk for her to eat, and ate the egg white himself.

"I know her very well!" Xiangling said as she ate, "You were not at home a while ago, and she was out too. I asked her to take care of you! I paid for it! She agreed right away!"

So there is this reason!
"You're quite nice!" Meng Yuan imitated Xiangling's speech.

"Hehe." Xiangling nodded happily, "Do you want her to be your wife? She's also very wealthy!"

"I don't need your help in this case, or I'll be put in solitary confinement again." Meng Yuan smiled and said, "Please make an appointment for me tomorrow. I have something to ask Aunt Mingyue."

"Then write the letter." Xiangling became more and more formal.

Meng Yuan immediately wrote a letter and put it in Xiangling's small schoolbag.

"Leave it to me!" Xiangling said seriously, "I'm very proud!"

The next day, Xiangling got up early again and went on duty with Jiang Tang.

Meng Yuan sat quietly in the room, concentrating on opening the acupoints.

I don’t know how long it took, but Meng Yuan suddenly had an idea and finally opened another acupoint.

When I opened my eyes, it was already afternoon, but there was no sound of cicadas outside and it was very quiet.

Then the door opened, Mingyue stood at the door holding a sword, raised her eyebrows and looked in.

Only then did Meng Yuan realize that when he broke through the barrier and gained enlightenment, it was Mingyue who went to Chanming, clearly protecting him in secret.

She has me in her heart! Meng Yuan immediately stood up and saluted.

"I have no intention of discussing philosophy with you. What's the matter?" Mingyue asked.

(End of this chapter)