From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 254 Debate
"Uncle Zhang is dead?" For a moment, Meng Yuan felt a heaviness in his chest.

We were drinking and chatting together not long ago, but I didn't expect that we would be separated forever.

Meng Yuan still remembered that the first time he met Zhang Guinian was to deal with the aftermath of Venerable Dawei.

Zhang Guinian was humorous at that time. Later, Meng Yuan joined the Demon Suppression Division, and Zhang Guinian always treated Meng Yuan as his closest nephew.

"The garrison was ambushed and he was already injured. After breaking out, he came here to look for Zhang Caihe and met this bastard!" Nie Yannian's left arm seemed to be injured. He covered his left arm with one hand and kicked the pangolin monster in hatred.

"Is this Lord Cangshan?" Meng Yuan asked in surprise.

"If it's Lord Cangshan, we'll both end up here!" Nie Yannian spat a mouthful of blood at the pangolin demon, "He said he was Lord Cangshan's nephew, a fucking sixth-rank demon cultivator!"

As Nie Yannian spoke, his sadness faded a lot. He saw that Zuiyue Tower had become a ruin, but the fire was still burning, so he continued, "Old Zhang fought to the death to kill one, and I killed one too. It just so happens that the least capable one is left, so you can kill him!"

At this point, Nie Yannian's blood-stained face actually had a hint of a smile on it. He said, "What I'm best at is dealing with these bastards!"

Meng Yuan took out the pills and fed three pills to Nie Yannian.

"Zhang Caihe is dead too," Nie Yannian sighed as he chewed the pill, "She was also a good girl, what a pity."

Nie Yannian looked around and saw the ground was black and red with corpses everywhere. Many people were implicated and not even a complete body was left.

He then smiled again, "Who should be held responsible for this grudge? Just Qing Guangzi?"

"Master Nie." Seeing Nie Yannian sneer, Meng Yuan quickly held down his arm.

"I know that I can't be too happy or too sad, or it will arouse chaotic thoughts in my heart." Nie Yannian is very open-minded. "I have seen a lot of the world, Qing Guangzi's tricks are nothing!"

"The monster guarding the west gate has been killed. Master Nie, you are injured, so you might as well go outside to seek reinforcements." Meng Yuan said.

"Bullshit reinforcements!" Nie Yannian said disdainfully, "If there were reinforcements, they would have come long ago!"

Nie Yannian walked forward with the knife in hand, "Let's go! Let's go find the Third Miss! I should have died a long time ago. If I didn't die in front of Little Ying Gong, I should have died in front of the Third Miss!"

Meng Yuan knew Nie Yannian's character very well, so he did not try to persuade him any further. He immediately burned the bodies of the pangolin monster, wolf monster and white deer monster, and then hurriedly followed.

"A rat in a stinking ditch can only do this many tricks! Even if another sixth-grade monster comes, I can still kill it! Damn it, I have a lot of ways to kill the enemy!" Nie Yannian was very talkative. He grabbed a handful of blood on the ground and wiped the blood off his face. "But you really had foresight to let Qingqing and the little girl stay in Beijing!"

He seemed to have aged a lot, with messy beard, and his face was not pale, but had a rosy glow of excitement.

"Uncle Zhang asked Gong Zihua and Zhang Lingfeng to leave the city early. They are in Qingshui Town." Meng Yuan said.

"Old Zhang is not stupid. Even if he didn't see the clues, he felt that something was wrong." Nie Yannian chuckled and glanced at Meng Yuan, "Where is our prince?"

"The prince was kidnapped by Xie Yisheng." Meng Yuan said in a heavy voice, "I fought with Xie Yisheng for a few more moves."

Nie Yannian didn't ask who won or lost. He knew Meng Yuan must have fled in a panic, so he asked again, "What about your yellow fox?"

"I asked her to take shelter in Chongxu Temple for a while." Meng Yuan said.

“Hehe!” Nie Yannian was not nervous at all in the chaos, but laughed, “Silly child, Chongxu Temple no longer has Xuanjizi in charge, and Senior Brother Jingxu is not here either, so the rest are just rotten fish and shrimp! But after all, it has a reputation, Qingguangzi will definitely send people to check it out, they can’t protect your little lover, who knows, your little lover may have been arrested by now!”

Meng Yuan didn't say anything.

"By the way, are you not feeling well?" Nie Yannian became a chatterbox. "You've slept with Qingqing so many times, but why is there still no sign of pregnancy? When this matter is settled, I'll take you to the capital to have a look. I know a few old guys who are best at treating this disease!"

When did this happen?

Meng Yuan said: "Okay."

Nie Yannian chuckled twice and quickened his pace.

The two soon arrived in front of the palace, only to see that the palace was also on fire, and the gate was burned. In the past, there were people guarding the gate, but today there was no trace. Entering the palace, bloodstains were seen everywhere.

"Logically speaking, even if the Third Miss can't take care of the whole city, she should at least take care of the palace!" Nie Yannian gritted his teeth.

Meng Yuan knew what Nie Yannian meant, which was that the Third Miss must be unable to spare any time.

"You are behind me." Nie Yannian said and ran forward quickly.

Meng Yuan followed a hundred steps behind, knife in hand and sword behind his back.

Along the way, we saw some people taking advantage of the chaos to steal and rob, some people running for their lives, and some people fighting for things, apparently losing their minds.

When we arrived outside Jingyuan, we saw the guard fainted on the ground. Xunmei's residence was also very quiet, so there should be no one there.

Stepping into Jingyuan, it was surprisingly peaceful and quiet. The snow had not been swept yet, there was no bloody smell, only a few lines of footprints, extending all the way to the depths of the garden.

This place seemed like a paradise on earth, completely isolated from the fires and man-made disasters in the city.

Meng Yuan activated his Burning Heart ability and moved forward step by step.

Soon, the very familiar pavilion came into view from afar.

The small lake in front of the pavilion was covered with ice and snow, and there was no green on either side of the pavilion.

Nie Yannian was covered in blood and bowed to the people in the pavilion.

Yingru sat cross-legged in the pavilion, still wearing his Taoist robe, with no expression of joy or sadness on his face.

There were two people standing under the pavilion. One of them was wearing black clothes, had white eyebrows and no beard, and was an old monk.

The other person was a woman, dressed in red, with a jade hairpin on her head, with a slender waist and a coquettish look.

There are many snowmen around the pavilion, which must be real people covered by heavy snow.

"What a handsome boy!" The woman in red was about thirty years old, extremely beautiful, and the charm in her eyes could not be concealed.

For a moment, Meng Yuan couldn't help but think of the thin-waisted slave.

"Female Bodhisattva?" Meng Yuan asked.

"Female Bodhisattva is a term used by Buddhists to refer to laymen. I have already entered Buddhism, but my worries have not been resolved." The woman in red smiled sweetly, "But I am very happy that you call me female Bodhisattva."

"Amitabha." The old monk chanted the Buddha's name in a low voice. He looked at Ying Rushi under the pavilion and said, "Daoyou Ying, I really invite you sincerely. This place will become a Buddhist country, so you can't stay for long. The world is in chaos, and Daoyou Ying has the heart to help the poor, but he lacks a bit of open-mindedness."

“What is open-mindedness?” you should ask out loud.

"Amitabha." Seeing Ying Ru speaking, the old monk bowed again, "I heard that the Taoist sages talked about being heartless, and my Buddhist sect also talks about abandoning worldly ties. At this moment, I am powerless, but I can still stand up calmly. This is open-mindedness."

"My Taoist theory of ruthlessness is not about being ruthless, but about being ruthless even when one is deeply emotional. Heaven and earth are ruthless, but they have the will but not the power, which means they are just sad and ruthless." Ying Ru smiled faintly and said, "Elder Zhu, did you really learn your knowledge from Zizai Buddhism?"

"You are a man of profound knowledge." The old monk called Elder Zhu did not get angry when he heard this. He smiled and said, "I am a man of shallow knowledge. I dare to debate with you about the Way of Mercilessness."

Ying Rushi shook his head slightly.

"Fellow Taoist, you are a descendant of the Ying family and are well versed in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Why don't you dare to come and debate?" the old monk asked curiously.

"Master!" Meng Yuan strode forward and said, "Outside, the wind and snow are flying, and blood is flowing. We really can't hear the Master's voice of debate clearly."

(End of this chapter)