From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 159 Red Cape

The cave was dark and gloomy, with occasional chirping sounds coming from the distance. It must be the little demons spying.

At this moment, Meng Yuan was leaning against the stone wall, his waist was sore and his head was aching. He felt weak all over and looked drained. This was due to the forced use of the Floating Light Cave Heaven twice.

Moreover, there were tiny cracks on his skin, and blood was still oozing out. There was no major damage to his muscles, except that he was still trembling a little, which was due to the forced use of the Nirvana method.

Fortunately, the Nirvana Return to Heaven can be activated by the heart. If the bright moon had come two breaths later, Meng Yuan would have to pay a huge price to activate the Nirvana Return to Heaven.

After swallowing the pill, Meng Yuan's physique changed, and the minor wounds on his body slowly healed. The pain in his dantian slowly receded, and he felt moisturized.

The torch brought by Yang Huaiyi fell to the ground, and the fire became more and more flickering, reflecting the figures of Mingyue and Meng Yuan.

"Who were you chasing just now? Was it a real person?" Meng Yuan asked.

"It was a woman. She should be Yang Yuping, one of the four great generals mentioned by General Yang." Mingyue stood up, holding the sword, looking deep into the cave, and said, "She was seriously injured by me, so I didn't chase her."

"Actually, you don't have to worry about my safety, just chase the enemy. But I'm very grateful that you still think of me!" Meng Yuan is a straightforward man and doesn't beat around the bush.

Mingyue frowned when she heard this, as if she was disgusted.

Sure enough, you have me in your heart!

Meng Yuan did not ask further, and continued: "What method did you use to kill Li Jinyun just now? I didn't hear any movement from you, nor did I see any unusual signs of you taking action."

"The hidden dragon is in the abyss, the flying dragon is in the sky." Mingyue said.

"That..." Meng Yuan was a little moved.

"A secret that is not passed on." Mingyue immediately shattered Meng Yuan's excited thoughts.

"Is there no other way?" Meng Yuan refused to give up.

"You talk too much!" Mingyue glanced at Meng Yuan, holding the sword and walked to the side, "You take a rest for a while, I'll guard here."

Meng Yuan saw Mingyue standing straight. Although her back looked a little thin, he felt at ease.

Apart from being restrained by psychological methods such as the Seven Sufferings of Life, this elder sister's martial arts skills are very good, and she is also smart and careful.

Although he appears to be aloof and unapproachable on the outside, he is actually a warm-hearted person.

Meng Yuan didn't bother to argue and forced himself to crawl forward a few steps until he came to Li Jinyun's body.

Li Jinyun came from the Qianhu Division and came to Songhe Prefecture to investigate the matter of Qing Guangzi, and he brought a lot of people with him.

But Meng Yuan killed Yue Qingtian and Yao Jiamu first, and then killed Huang Yousheng and Qiu Bulai, and today even Li Jinyun was involved.

Almost all the people coming down from above were taken care of by Meng Yuan.

Meng Yuan never had the intention to harm anyone, but he was forced into this situation step by step, and in the end even Miss Mingyue couldn't stand it anymore.

He extended the line of fire and burned Li Jinyun to ashes.

Li Jinyun was a sixth-rank warrior. With this nourishment, his spirit and fire instantly grew stronger, becoming more effective than all the people he had burned before.

Meng Yuan thought that with four or five more sixth-rank warriors, his spirit fire would be perfected again and he could temper his body five times.

Without giving it any more thought, Meng Yuan sat cross-legged and recovered quietly.

After just an hour, Meng Yuan opened his eyes.

With the help of the fourth body-tempering technique and the assistance of elixirs, his body, which had no injuries to begin with, has recovered and his dantian is filled with jade liquid.

At this moment, Meng Yuan was at his peak again. His waist was no longer sore, and his strength was back. He could do it again!

Looking up at Mingyue, I saw that she was still standing there with her back straight and sword in her hand.

The other party seemed to have noticed something and turned around.

"Are you okay?" Mingyue walked forward and asked.

"I can barely fight again!" Meng Yuan has always been a humble person, and said seriously: "Miss, you came here for an important matter, but now you are protecting me and not being able to be free at all. I feel bad about it, but now I have recovered a little and have the strength back, we can move forward again!"

"Haven't you been guarding me before?" Mingyue said this, but before Meng Yuan could reply, she grabbed Meng Yuan's wrist.

The jade liquid was inserted, Mingyue frowned, and said in a domineering voice, "Don't resist!"

This eldest sister is even more shameless than the third sister, and she still doesn't know how to be compassionate to others. The jade liquid rushes forward like a thread, reaches the dantian, and then retreats.

"You don't say a word of truth. It's obvious that you are all healed now." Mingyue withdrew her hand.

As a sixth-rank warrior, Mingyue knew very well what the Floating Light Cave Heaven method was. This companion had activated the Floating Light Cave Heaven twice in a short period of time, squeezing his dantian clean. His tendons, bones, blood and flesh must have been under tremendous pressure. However, in just one hour, he had recovered and his dantian was full of jade liquid.

Mingyue had once helped this person to develop his Dantian, and knew that he had an extraordinary physique, but she did not expect him to recover so quickly.

Although the elixir has its effect, if an ordinary person uses it, it will probably take half a day to recover, and may not be as lively as him.

Mingyue held the sword to her chest and looked at Meng Yuan. She thought that this man had a good foundation, good understanding, and a grateful heart. However, he lacked some sense of hierarchy and often said provocative words. If it was really as Ying Ru said, if he was given some color, he would be able to open a dyeing workshop.

But other than that, he really has no flaws. He can draw his sword when it is time to do so, and he never hesitates when it is time to fight to the death. He also has some literary talent, and can write a few poems, and can chat and recite poems with others. If you don't want to talk, he will be very tactful and will never say a word.

He can bend down to talk to others, but he can also pick up a knife to chop people. Is this person good at both civil and military affairs? Mingyue couldn't help but glance at Meng Yuan.

"Should we go forward?" Meng Yuan held the knife and did not blush when his thoughts were exposed.

Mingyue nodded slightly and walked forward immediately.

Meng Yuan relit the torch left by Yang Huaiyi and followed behind silently. The landslide had stopped, and there was a creaking sound deep in the cave. It was a mess, and the deeper you went, the more foul the smell became.

This cave is probably half naturally formed and half artificially dug, and it can indeed be used as a rat's nest.

The two walked for a while and captured two little demons.

Meng Yuan asked briefly, but the two little demons didn't know any more. They just said that they heard some noise in the mountain, so they came to the cave to look for treasures, hoping to get something for nothing.

After asking about the origin of the cave, I learned that it was originally the territory of a pangolin, but was later taken over by a snake demon and expanded a lot.

About ten years ago, the white-haired mouse Jinghe came here and saved a snake demon, and became the king. Although he did not spread Buddhism, this place became a rat's nest.

There are many entrances to the cave, and the terrain is complex, with many caves connected. As for what is in the deepest part, no one knows.

Seeing that the little demon didn't know any more, Meng Yuan and Ming Yue continued to move forward.

After walking for less than half a quarter of an hour, they saw a fire deep in the cave ahead.

Then the firelight slowly came over, and leading the way was a woman wearing a red round cloak that covered her entire body, leaving only the hem of her skirt exposed.

She had a hood on her head and judging by her age and height, she was about fifteen or sixteen years old. Her face was originally very well-behaved, but her eyes were cold, not like that of a girl.

The woman hid her hands in her cloak, and was followed by four people, three men and one woman. The one holding the torch was Zhang Guinian.

"Sister Ying!" Mingyue stepped forward.

Sister Ying? This must be Ying's sister, right? Meng Yuan hurriedly followed, bowed first, then looked at Zhang Guinian behind Ying's sister. The two nodded slightly without saying anything more.

"What's the situation outside? Have the black rats been caught?" Mingyue asked.

The man in the red cloak glanced at Mingyue and saw that she was unharmed, so he nodded slightly and said, "Xiao Taotao hasn't come out yet. All our people have entered the cave, and Elder Huanri can't escape."

"Then let's go quickly!" Mingyue clenched her sword, looked back at Meng Yuan, and said, "It's dangerous ahead, you and Captain Zhang should follow slowly from behind, there's no need to rush."

"I'll go with the girl!" How could Meng Yuan fall behind?

"In fact, we don't have to rush. We can go together..." Sister Ying in the red cloak was about to agree, but Mingyue frowned and said, "Be obedient."

"Yes." Meng Yuan could only obey.

Zhang Guinian touched his chin and looked at Meng Yuan intently.

The man in the red cloak opened his mouth slightly and looked at Meng Yuan.

Meng Yuan noticed that the look this Ying girl gave him was not very friendly, as if it was the look he got when he was whispering to Nie Qingqing and was caught by Master Nie.

"Captain Zhang, there are too many forks in the road here and the people are too scattered. You all should go together to find the scattered people, gather a few more and then go deeper." The man in the red cloak looked at Meng Yuan deeply.

"Yes!" Zhang Guinian agreed immediately.

"Let's go!" The man in the red cloak grabbed Mingyue and immediately went deep into the cave.

Seeing that the two women had left, Zhang Guinian laughed out loud.

"You're good, kid!" Zhang Guinian laughed.

"Just trying to stay alive." Meng Yuan thought Zhang Guinian was saying that he was intact.

"You fell from the top of the mountain, right? What did you encounter in Qi Ku's dream?" a woman behind Zhang Guinian asked.

The woman was wearing a Taoist robe and was in her early twenties. She was very curious.

"How rude! How can you ask about such things?" The young man next to the nun frowned.

"Yes," the Taoist nun was very obedient and immediately bowed her head to apologize, "It's my fault for being rude, please don't blame me."

“I wouldn’t dare!” Meng Yuan didn’t blame him, but clasped his fists and smiled, “I’m Meng Yuan, a small flag officer of the Demon Suppression Division. May I ask your names?”

"I am Ning Qufei from Lingxiao Faction, and this is my junior sister Mo Tingyu." The young man and the Taoist nun saluted together.

"So you are a disciple of the Taoist sect. My apologies." Meng Yuan returned the greeting.

Lingxiao Sect is one of the three Taoist sects. It has great influence and profound heritage. It is rumored that the national master once learned martial arts in Lingxiao Sect.

"Meng Feiyuan is your pseudonym, right?" Zhang Guinian asked with a smile.

"I can't hide it from Captain Zhang." Meng Yuan smiled.

"So you are Meng Feiyuan who defeated the old thief Ku Rong!" Mo Tingyu smiled, grabbed her brother's sleeve, and said happily: "I thought he was from our Taoist sect!"

"There are countless heroes in the world, and it is not necessary for our Taoist sect to have talented people." Ning Qufei is tall and has an average appearance, but he is very upright.

"Senior Brother, you are right!" Mo Tingyu nodded repeatedly. She didn't look at anyone else but only stared at her senior brother. It was obvious that she was extremely in love with him.

Are you here to exorcise demons or to find a partner?
Meng Yuan ignored him and looked at a middle-aged man next to Zhang Guinian.

"This is Lan Raosheng, the Lan Baihu who came with Xiao as his commander. He's our colleague." Zhang Guinian introduced.

"My apologies, Captain Lan." Meng Yuan clasped his fists and bowed.

Lan Raosheng nodded slightly, did not return the greeting, and did not speak.

(End of this chapter)