From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 221 Destiny
Come to the osmanthus tree again.

The autumn weather is clear and the sky is blue.

There is a small stone table and stone bench under the osmanthus tree, with hot tea being brewed next to it.

As expected, Yingmei in the red cloak was not here today. Only Mingyue was sitting under the osmanthus tree, looking up at the distant sky with her head slightly tilted up, and no one knew what she was thinking about.

Meng Yuan and Jiang Tang stepped forward to pay their respects. Mingyue nodded slightly and asked them to sit down.

Since they were all familiar with each other and the annoying Yingmei was not around, Meng Yuan and Jiang Tang were not shy and stepped forward immediately.

Meng Yuan also poured tea, looking very attentive.

"Is the old lady okay?" Mingyue looked at Jiang Tang.

"I'm still in good health." Jiang Tang has been staying at the old lady's side for the past two days in Ying Mansion. "It's just that I'm old after all, and the autumn weather is sometimes cold and sometimes hot, so my appetite is not very good."

"In a few days, it will be the anniversary of the death of Old and Young Master Ying, which is not much different from the old lady's birthday. She has no other relatives except Third Miss Ying." Mingyue knew a lot about the affairs of the Ying Mansion. She looked at Jiang Tang seriously and said, "Third Miss is away and can't serve her. As her apprentice, you should work harder."

"Of course." Jiang Tang agreed immediately.

Mingyue looked at Meng Yuan again and asked, "Have you made any progress in your practice since we last met?"

"I have made some progress." Meng Yuan did not hide it. "After seeing the methods of Xie Yisheng and others, I feel even more insignificant. But after this matter is over, I will go back to retreat and break through the middle stage as soon as possible."

"It's not difficult to enter the sixth rank from the seventh rank." Mingyue looked at the osmanthus tree. "With your aptitude, it will probably be faster. The difficult part is that after you enter the sixth rank, you will understand the changes in the secrets of heaven."

"Where is the difficulty in understanding the changes in the will of heaven?" Meng Yuan asked.

Mingyue thought for a moment and said, "I haven't figured it out yet. But Ying told me that in the past, one could use a little power from the secret vault to gain the secret of heaven. But after reaching the sixth level, one must fully utilize the power of the secret vault, which means that one's body and mind are in harmony with the secret vault."

Meng Yuan didn't quite understand.

Mingyue was obviously not in a very good mood. Seeing Meng Yuan's doubts, she did not explain further. "When you enter the sixth rank, you will understand naturally. Then someone will help you, and you may not need help from others."

Seeing that Mingyue didn't want to talk any more, Jiang Tang and Meng Yuan accompanied her for a cup of tea before leaving.

"Come again next time!" Huanxi, who was guarding the gate, no longer considered Meng Yuan and Jiang Tang as outsiders. "Remember to bring some local specialties."

She had already finished eating the candied haws, with some sugar stains still on her cheeks. She held a whisk under her arm and ate the pine nut candy while taking out a small purse. "Let's just exchange gifts."

Seeing Meng Yuan nod, Jiang Tang took it and realized it was osmanthus.

Sweet osmanthus flowers were in full bloom in autumn, and just now Meng Yuan and Jiang Tang drank tea under the osmanthus tree.

"This is the sweet osmanthus from our Chan Palace. It is mild in nature and can be soaked in water and drunk with rice." Huanxi explained.

"So this place is called Chan Palace?" Jiang Tang turned around and looked at the osmanthus tree in the yard.

"It was named by our great master!" Huanxi said with a knowledgeable look, "The osmanthus tree was planted by our great master himself, and it's growing very well!"

She had an idea. "Bring some candy here in a few days and I'll teach you how to make Toad Palace Osmanthus Candy!"

You just want to eat candy! Meng Yuan smiled and said, "You can't go out?"

After hearing this, Huanxi said as a matter of course: "I can go out if I want to, but I'm just too lazy to go out. We who practice Taoism need to be pure."

"Since you are at peace, we won't disturb you." Meng Yuan said.

"Eh?" Huanxi was stunned for a moment, then said, "Then we have to discuss the Dao!"

"I'll be here in a few days." Jiang Tang was kind-hearted after all, and he didn't bother Huan Xi anymore.

After leaving the Imperial Master's Mansion, he brought Hu Qian and Tie Niu to Nie's residence.

"elder sister!"

"younger sister!"

When Jiang Tang and Nie Qingqing met, they really looked like real sisters. "Where is Master Nie?" Meng Yuan asked.

"He went out." Nie Qingqing first ordered tea and asked a few more questions, then took Jiang Tang with her and went to the kitchen to work.

Meng Yuan had nothing to do anyway, so he started chatting with Tie Niu and Hu Qian.

Since arriving in Shenjing, everyone has seen the prosperous place and their horizons have been broadened. After all, Hu Qian has seen some of the world and is relatively calm, but Tie Niu, Wu Changsheng and others are a little reserved and even speak less.

"During these days, you will stay in Ying Mansion. If you are bullied, remember to tell me. Don't slack off and practice diligently every day."

Meng Yuan seemed to be possessed by Xiangling and spoke in the tone of an elder.

After lunch, Jiang Tang couldn't stay for long and had to return home.

Meng Yuan sent Jiang Tang all the way back. He had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he simply calmed down and opened his acupoints.

But after sitting there for not long, Lin Yan came back again.

"Let's go!" Lin Yan was already very familiar with the place. "I met Master's old friend yesterday, let's go meet my friend today!"

"How many people?" Meng Yuan didn't want to drink anymore. He drank too much last night, which made Sister Qingqing busy for a while. She had to wash her feet and face, and take a bath. It was too much of a waste of time.

"Just two people." Lin Yan stretched out two fingers.

As a captain of the Demon Suppression Bureau and a martial arts master of the sixth level, there must be many people who want to make friends with him, but he only brings two people with him for drinks, which shows that they are indeed true friends.

"There is a girl who has not yet married." Lin Yan is very experienced. "You go and take a look. If it works out, we can go and talk to her."

"I already have Qingqing and the little girl." Meng Yuan held back his headache.

"They are the ones at home, can't you have another one outside?" Lin Yan made a point.

"Then do you have it?" Meng Yuan asked back.

"I'm different!" Lin Yan immediately waved his hand, "I have your sister-in-law, that's enough. You look like a playboy, Master always told me to be careful of you hooking up with other people!"

"You didn't defend yourself either." Meng Yuan laughed.

"It is better to unblock than to block." Lin Yan is very experienced.

The two of them talked as they walked towards Lin Yan's home.

Meng Yuan thought of Mingyue's appearance today, as if she was worried about something. He also remembered that although Mingyue's Tianji supernatural power was powerful and domineering, her mind was flawed. She had suffered twice at the level of her state of mind, so he wanted to find out more.

There was nothing to hide from his senior brother, so Meng Yuan immediately told him about his doubts and also talked about Mingyue's upset due to the suffering of the Seven Thoughts.

"There must be a reason for this. After all, the divine power of heaven is just a method, not a way. It is effective, but still insufficient." Lin Yan obviously had an insight.

"How can one achieve enlightenment?" Meng Yuan asked.

"The heavens will be reborn." Lin Yan laughed, "When the time comes, the secrets of heaven will become our own path. That is what we warriors pursue."

Meng Yuan couldn't help but think of the heavenly fire that the third lady gave him.

At that time, the third young lady had said that the sky fire that spread across the prairie was not necessarily compatible with Meng Yuan, but the word "fire" in it was taken as a preparation for the future.

Meng Yuan also felt that if he wanted to climb to the top in the future, he would still need to ask for fire.

"Is this difficult?" Meng Yuan was very eager.

"It's harder than ascending to heaven!" Lin Yan sighed, which was rare. "How can the last step of the three stages of ascension not be difficult? The end of an ordinary person's life is the fifth stage, and the fourth stage is already extremely difficult."

Lin Yan grabbed Meng Yuan's shoulders and said, "What do you mean by diligent practice? That's just deceiving ordinary kids! If you really want to reach the top, you only need 30% diligence, 30% understanding, 30% chance, and 10% destiny!"

Meng Yuan nodded blankly, his thoughts in a trance.

(End of this chapter)