From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 257 Open the way

The dark light was a fleeting glimpse, but it had already turned the tide of the battle.

Meng Yuan knelt on one knee on the ground, holding Ying Rushi in one hand.

The bamboo slips in Ying Rushi's hand had disappeared, and his face was very pale.

Dugu Ying was not feeling well either. Her cloak and hat were gone, and she was only wearing a green dress on her thin body.

A dozen snowmen were blown by the strong wind, revealing their true appearances. They were Xunmei, Jianzhu, Hu Qian, Wu Changsheng and others.

There were also six guards, all of whom were elderly members of the Ying family who were about the same age as Nie Yannian.

Without Zhu Zhenren's restraint, Jian Zhu stood up first. She immediately stepped forward, took out a pill bottle, poured out the pills, and fed them to Ying Rushi.

"Is it really Prince Xin?" Nie Yannian's eyes turned red and he wiped the blood off his face.

"If he doesn't even bother to kill you, who else could it be?" Dugu Ying answered and then she was too tired to stand. She quickly took out a pill and swallowed it.

Xunmei no longer had her usual calmness and composure. She quickly got up and took Ying Rushi from Meng Yuan's arms.

For a moment, everyone was speechless.

Meng Yuan and Nie Yannian looked at each other. Both of them had come all the way from the street, and they knew very well that if no one stopped Qing Guangzi, many people in Songhe Prefecture would die.

At this time, the world was desolate, and the quiet garden was no longer peaceful. Ying Ru was unconscious, and the group of people had lost their backbone.

Although everyone on the field can fight, the strongest fighter, Dugu Ying, was first planted with karma fire and then injured by the dark light. Judging from his appearance, he may hardly have the strength to fight, let alone protect.

The second is Jian Zhu. She is a sixth-rank warrior who has always been hiding in Jingyuan. However, she is not good at talking and cannot make accurate judgments at this time.

Nie Yannian and other guards were all injured, but they still had blood and energy and could still fight.

As for Hu Qian and others, there is no need to say more.

"Miss Ying, what should we do?" Xunmei has always been the director on behalf of Ying Rushi and has a calm temperament. At this moment, she was no longer panicked and looked at Dugu Ying.

"We can't stay in Songhe City anymore." Dugu Ying pressed her chest, her pretty little face turning red and white, as if she was enduring the pain.

Dugu Ying looked around at everyone and said, "Come with me and escort Ying Ru out of the city from the north gate. There will be someone waiting outside to meet us."

Her small face looked like that of a 13 or 14-year-old girl, but she was extremely determined and said word by word: "Apart from Qing Guangzi and Western Buddha, there are other forces inside and outside the city. But no matter what, we must leave the city before noon today!"

"I am willing to die for the Third Miss!" Nie Yannian and his guards understood the meaning of Dugu Ying's words, which was that there are still powerful dragons out there, and everyone should be determined to die.

Dugu Ying nodded, "Nie Yannian and Meng Yuan lead the way!"

Nie Yannian and Meng Yuan agreed immediately.

A group of people immediately walked out of Jingyuan, with Nie Yannian and Meng Yuan in front, Xunmei supporting Ying Rushi, Hu Qian supporting Dugu Ying, and Jianzhu and other guards following behind.

After leaving Jing Garden, Meng Yuan turned around and looked at Xun Mei, asking about the news of Old Man Jiang and Zhao Datou.

After Meng Yuan entered the palace, he saw all kinds of chaos and bloodstains along the way, so he went straight to Jingyuan without going to find Old Man Jiang first. In fact, he already had the answer in his mind.

Xunmei looked unhappy and shook her head.

It's not her fault. There was a night of wind and snow, and the city was in chaos. Xunmei was trapped by Elder Zhu and had no time to care about the affairs of the palace.

"I know!" Hu Qian suddenly said, "It snowed last night and some horses got sick. Old Man Jiang and Uncle Big Head are both staying in the stable!"

"I'll be back soon." Meng Yuan nodded and immediately went towards the stable.

Since Mr. Jiang moved into Jingyuan, with Meng Yuan's status rising and Jiang Tang entering Jingyuan, Mr. Jiang's life has become better and better. But after all, he came from a lower class background and did not dare to enjoy the good life without any effort, so he has been working as a veterinarian.

At this time, the entire palace was in chaos. There was no order at all. People from outside came in to rob, and there were villains inside who took advantage of the chaos to steal. There were also people who did not distinguish between friend and foe and just hacked anyone they saw.

Meng Yuan killed several people along the way. When he arrived outside the stable yard, he heard a mess inside.

When they entered, they saw a monkey demon riding on a horse. Several people were kneeling before the monkey demon, shouting "King of the Horse Yard".

These people were all grooms in the stable. They were all injured and had obviously been abused for a long time.

"When the master builds the Buddhist kingdom, you will all be given titles, and I will take care of you in the future!" The monkey demon was very proud. He didn't care when he saw Meng Yuan coming in. Meng Yuan didn't hold back, and he stabbed with Misty Rainbow, splitting the monkey demon in two.

The monkey demon was still at a loss as to how to do it. "How is this possible?"

Meng Yuan didn't let the monkey demon say anything and killed it with a knife.

"Guard Meng!" A middle-aged man among the kneeling people came to Meng Yuan on his knees and asked, "Why are you here just now? What happened in the palace?"

The man kept crying and shouting, "It was the Monkey King who beat us and forced us to be his horse herders. Old Jiang..."

"Escape quickly, escape out of the city." Meng Yuan said.

After hearing this, several people looked at each other, wiped their tears quickly, and went out all at once.

When Meng Yuan arrived at the stable, he saw five people lying in the hay, all covered in blood. Among them were Old Man Jiang and Big Head Zhao.

"What happened to the princess? Our lives were given by the princess..." Meng Yuan held old man Jiang's hand tightly, and there was a slight red glow on his face.

"The princess is fine." Meng Yuan said.

"That's good, that's good... The princess is a good person, she deserves to live a long life..." Jiang Shuanyou squeezed out his last bit of strength, "Take good care of the girl..."

After saying this, Jiang Shuanyou closed his eyes.

Meng Yuan's hands trembled slightly, and he looked at Zhao Datou again, only to find that Zhao Datou had been dead for a long time.

"Kid, in this situation, human life is as cheap as an ant." Nie Yannian walked in at some point and patted Meng Yuan's shoulder gently. "Don't blame yourself for coming too late. Take the knife and think about who did it. Then turn around and chop it back."

Nie Yannian didn't care about Meng Yuan. He ignited the dry grass and the fire immediately rose.

"Let's go." Nie Yannian pulled Meng Yuan and left the palace together.

Dugu Ying and others were already waiting, so everyone set off quickly.

But after passing a few streets, we saw more and more crazy people along the way, and Songhe City seemed to have become a city on fire.

There were also many monsters coming and going, and they did not distinguish between friend and foe. They chanted Buddhist scriptures while killing each other.

Meng Yuan and Nie Yannian led the way. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they had already killed so many people that they didn't know how many people they had killed.

"No way!" Dugu Ying came up and said, "These people are all heading north. It's obvious that Qing Guangzi is trying to stop us! Don't go through the north gate, take the south gate and go to Chongxu Temple!"

Dugu Ying looked at Meng Yuan and said, "Go to Chongxu Temple first and kill the big monster guarding the gate!"

It's no problem to deal with the big monster, but why go to Chongxu Temple at this time? Without Xuanjizi and Li Weizhen there, the rest are just trash - this is what Zhao Jingsheng and Yuan Jingfeng said.

Dugu Ying saw that Meng Yuan was puzzled, so she did not explain, but said: "You just need to tell Zhao Jingsheng that the Ying family is in trouble, and he will know."

"Don't worry, we will protect the third lady." Nie Yannian patted Meng Yuan on the shoulder.

Meng Yuan set off immediately. This time he didn't need to take care of others. Meng Yuan urged all things to flow, interacted with countless people, and went straight south.

Meng Yuan didn't pay much attention to the monsters and people he encountered along the way, and soon arrived outside the South Gate.

The city gate was broken open with a loud bang, smoke and dust rose, wind and snow immediately blew into the city, and a figure appeared.

The one guarding the gate was not a monster, but a skinny monk. He was very tall, carrying a staff on his shoulder and wearing a cassock.

"Who's trying to break through?" The thin monk's shout was like thunder. No one responded, but a rainbow light came over.

"You have no moral principles!" The thin monk's body was covered in golden light. "Look at my golden body of Arhat!"

A punch was thrown out, and the thin monk met it with a finger, which instantly contained the intention of destroying the world.

With a loud bang, the thin monk's arm turned into dust, and the so-called golden body of Arhat was immediately broken.

Before the thin monk could react, he was beheaded.

(End of this chapter)