From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 223 Acquaintance
It was just a casual chat, but Lin Yan was too concerned about Yuan Yaoniang and said some words of entrusting her with the care of her son.

These were Lin Yan's heartfelt words. He felt that he had been deeply in love with Yuan Yaoniang, especially after seeing Yuan Yaoniang's true appearance, he became even more obsessed.

Because of this, Lin Yan even thought about getting married, having children, and having a large house full of grandchildren in the future.

The more he cared and concerned, the more uneasy he felt. Lin Yan had not known this junior brother for long, but he had heard Nie Yannian talk about his deeds a long time ago, and he had also traveled with the junior brother for a few days.

This junior fellow apprentice has no other problems. He is perceptive and has good qualifications. Apart from being close to beautiful women, he really has no shortcomings.

Moreover, the future is bright. Lin Yan believes in Nie Yannian's vision and also believes in his own vision, which is why he decided to entrust his son to the care of others.

At this moment, seeing that Meng Yuan was about to talk about entrusting his son to someone else, Lin Yan couldn't help but think of Prince Xin of Songhe Prefecture and Qing Guangzi.

"Sister Qingqing came to the capital and had no intention of returning to Songhe Prefecture. Miss Jiang is the disciple of Miss Three, but she still has to go back. However, I plan to keep Miss Jiang here as well."

Meng Yuan has been worried ever since he learned that Qing Guangzi was planning to massacre the city.

Although he later learned that Qing Guangzi might not choose Songhe Prefecture and had many backup plans, Meng Yuan was not completely relieved.

When Qing Guangzi showed his whereabouts in the south again, Xie Yishen took action, and then Prince Xin took action.

Meng Yuan didn’t know what Qing Guangzi and Prince Xin were doing, but there must be a connection between the two.

Jie Kaiping has been acting in Songhe Prefecture repeatedly, clearly carrying out his duties.

Meng Yuan felt that Songhe Prefecture was not a good place. He had offended Prince Xin and participated in the destruction of Qing Guangzi. It was impossible for him to remain unscathed.

Of course, this could be Meng Yuan overthinking. But it is better to be safe. After all, Shenjing is the best place and is safe.

Meng Yuan thought about letting Nie Qingqing and Jiang Tang stay in Shenjing first, and then he would come back to look for them.

In two or three months at most, I would be able to reach the sixth level of martial arts, and then I would be able to come to Beijing again.

Even if something unexpected happens, it will be easier for Meng Yuan to maneuver alone.

Of course, just like Lin Yan, Meng Yuan also needs to be more careful in case anything unexpected happens in the future.

"Please ask sister-in-law to help look after them when the time comes." Meng Yuan also made sense, "When we leave Shenjing, we will go to the Imperial Master's Mansion again and ask Mingyue to help look after them as well."

"It will definitely be safe in Beijing." Lin Yan naturally agreed, but he sighed again and said, "But if something really happens to you, Qingqing will kill four people."

He held up four fingers and said seriously, "She will never be able to get married."

Lin Yan's words made sense, and he continued, "You two have slept together, but Qingqing is still not pregnant?"

"Not yet." Meng Yuan did not hide it.

"Then you should go to her house more often these days." Lin Yan looked kind and paternal, and then sighed, "You might be able to leave a child by then. But what about me? Yao Niang is still locked up, and it's hard for me to even see her!"

"..." Meng Yuan didn't expect this could be more painful.

The two talked for a while, and then there was a sound from the door outside.

"Here it comes!" Lin Yan was very happy.

Sure enough, two people came in, a man and a woman, both wearing uniforms of the Demon Suppression Bureau. The man was about thirty years old, and the woman was twenty-five or twenty-six years old. The former had a knife hanging on his waist, and the latter carried a sword.

The man had a short beard and a square face, and at first glance he looked like a steady man who could be entrusted with important matters.

The woman has a gentle face, like the sister next door.

"Come, come, let me introduce you!" Lin Yan was very happy. "This is my junior brother, Meng Yuan Meng Feiyuan, also from our Demon Suppression Division, he works at the Songhe Prefecture Guard Station!"

Lin Yan introduced his two subordinates, "This is Old Fan, whose full name is Fan Ye. This is Zhou Ying! You all have the same official rank, we are all centurions, there is no need to be so rigid!" After hearing this, Fan Ye and Zhou Ying immediately realized that Meng Yuan was also at the seventh level of martial arts, and they were quite surprised.

The seventh rank in martial arts is nothing, but the person in front of him is so young, so this seventh rank is valuable.

"Captain Fan, Captain Zhou." Meng Yuan smiled and clasped his fists in greeting.

"Captain Meng is a young hero." Fan Ye is already thirty years old, but he is only at the seventh level of martial arts, the same level as the young man in front of him, so he was more deeply touched.

"Since you are Lin Qianhu's junior fellow apprentice, you are not an outsider." Zhou Ying's voice was particularly gentle, and she said, "I am a few years older than you. If you don't mind, you can call me Sister Ying."

"Sister Ying." Meng Yuan is the best at taking advantage of others.

Zhou Yingying smiled, "Good brother."

“……”Meng Yuan always felt that something was not right.

Lin Yan chuckled a few times, then took the three of them out and looked for a restaurant outside.

Fan Ye was a man of few words, and although Zhou Ying was gentle and polite, she was not a man of few words either.

These two people are Lin Yan's subordinates. They are the people Lin Yan has kept by his side since he joined the Demon Suppression Bureau and reached the seventh level.

Now that Lin Yan has entered the sixth level, these two people have also risen in status and have become Lin Yan's confidants. The three of them have always acted together.

This time when returning from the south, Lin Yan traveled alone, and Yuan Yaoniang was sent back by these two people.

Of course, Lin Yan would bring them along on this trip north.

Lin Yan talked about old stories with Fan Ye and Zhou Ying for a long time, and Meng Yuan then realized that Fan Ye was also an orphan, with a similar background to Lin Yan.

Zhou Ying was born into the Zhou family, a prominent family that made its name by being a military man. Most of the Zhou family members served in the military.

However, Zhou Ying was only a branch of the Zhou family, but his background was already extraordinary.

After three rounds of drinking, Fan Ye didn't say much, but Zhou Ying casually asked about Meng Yuan's background.

Meng Yuan did not hide anything and told him what happened in Songhe Prefecture.

"It turns out that my brother encountered a great disaster. How unfortunate." Zhou Ying was really gentle. She did not look down on the refugees at all. Instead, she praised him, "People say that misfortune and fortune go hand in hand. Although my brother encountered a great disaster, his talent in martial arts has been revealed. He will surely soar to the sky in the future."

"Thank you for your compliment, sister." Meng Yuan was extremely humble.

"Is my brother married?" Zhou Ying asked again softly.

"I'm already engaged." Meng Yuan said.

"His family has a child bride and our master's daughter!" Lin Yan helped explain, "That's Nie Qingqing, you know her, right?"

"Nie Qingqing?" Zhou Ying was in a daze for a moment, then said, "I understand."

Meng Yuan thought Zhou Ying had something else to say, but after the banquet, Zhou Ying never spoke another word to Meng Yuan.

It was obvious that he knew Meng Yuan was already taken and he didn't want to waste any more words.

After the banquet was over and Fan Ye and Zhou Ying left, Lin Yan and Meng Yuan went home.

"Her family is a branch of the family, her brother is a loser, and Zhou doesn't give her much help. The family relies on her alone, and she has been neither high nor low for these years." Lin Yan obviously understood Zhou Ying's thoughts. "She saw that you were of a low family background and had qualifications, so she had some ideas. But when she heard that you were engaged, she immediately gave up the idea!"

"I see." Meng Yuan didn't feel disappointed. Although Zhou Ying was good-looking and gentle, Sister Qingqing was not bad either.

(End of this chapter)