From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 41 Fighting
The bow shook like a thunderbolt.

As the arrow was shot, the bowstring vibrated continuously, and flocks of birds flew in panic in the woods. Xiangling instinctively collapsed to the ground in fear.

A five-stone heavy bow can reach a hundred steps, and wild spirits and monsters are naturally sharp and agile. Although the fox is old, it is quick to see the opportunity and immediately moved two steps to the left, hiding half of its body behind a blue stone.

The arrow fell where she had originally stood, and the soil and rocks on the ground cracked, showing the power of the heavy arrow.

"You ignorant warrior, how can a mere arrow hurt my immortal body?" The old fox was clearly hiding, but he still mocked.

Meng Yuan felt more serious. This old fox spoke with moderation, and it was obvious that he had read books and classics.

Moreover, he had seen the world, knew how to fight with warriors, and was well aware of the world. That was why he made sarcastic remarks, hoping that this young man would be provoked and shoot repeatedly to consume his energy.

Earlier at Taohua Ridge, after hearing about Xiangling being deceived by the fox matchmaker, Meng Yuan thought that the old fox was just a deceitful mountain spirit.

But when we talked about it again today, we realized that the old fox had been dismissive of the Buddhist teachings taught by Venerable Dawei, and instead talked about Taoist words like eating clouds and drinking dew, and being truly free and unrestrained.

Looking at the old fox's behavior at this time, it can be seen that this old fox is not an ordinary monster, and he is not practicing the way of a warrior, it is very likely that he is practicing Taoism.

Meng Yuan was a rookie who had only fought against martial artists of the same level, but he had heard Master Nie talk about other methods.

Taoism talks about the cultivation of both body and soul. It is possible to eat clouds and drink dew, and it is also possible to travel through heaven and earth, but one has to wait until one reaches a high level.

At the lower level, they don't have much ability. Their strength is not as good as that of warriors who have been training all the time, and their bodies are not as strong as those of warriors, but they know some magical skills.

But in terms of power, it is actually not that great.

To put it bluntly, at a low level, Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are inferior to warriors. If a warrior gets close to them, they are likely to be taken down on the spot, or even killed by a higher level warrior.

The doctrines of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all make sense, but the warrior's sword makes more sense.

"I'm coming out, I'm going in!" The old fox was leaning on a wooden stick, but he was extremely agile. He used the bluestone to show his head back and forth, which was really despicable.

Meng Yuan didn't give in and just drew his arrow and shot.

But the two were a hundred steps apart, and the old fox seemed to have taken an aphrodisiac, so it was really hard to shoot. Moreover, he kept taunting, but did not shoot.

After shooting three arrows in succession, Meng Yuan thought to himself that a hundred steps was too far away and the old fox was cunning, so he was not sure of hitting it.

Of course, if hit by a heavy bow, he would be crippled if not killed.

When this old fox showed up just now, he mentioned dividing the medicine equally instead of directly robbing it. This shows that the old fox has no chance of winning.

Meng Yuan drew the bow and stopped shooting. He turned around to look at Xiangling, but saw that she was looking at him with her head buried and her butt sticking out, looking stupid.

Even if she is a waste, that waste Xiangling is always on my side!

No matter how you look at it, with two against one, the advantage is on my side!
Meng Yuan pulled the bow, concentrating on it, but he didn't make a move. He asked, "Sir, why don't you make a move?"

The old fox hid behind a scarred bluestone and said with a strange smile, "Are you a foolish mortal worthy enough to see the wonders of my magic?"

This old fox is really stubborn! Meng Yuan was not in a hurry, and just said: "Xiangling! Go pick the fruits first, and go find the person who sent me the message. Tell him that there is a fox demon causing trouble, and ask him to bring the brothers from the Demon Suppression Division!"

"Ah?" Xiangling was lying in the thorn bushes, her front paws covering her head, looking over here secretly. She heard the gelder's words and quickly responded, "Is he also from the Demon Suppression Bureau?"

Although it was strange, Xiangling still climbed up swiftly, pulled the small bag around her neck first, and then jumped into the crack of the thorn bush.

Meng Yuan naturally did not expect Xiao Xiangling to be able to accomplish anything, this time he just wanted to force the old fox to show up.

The old fox was reluctant to use her skills, which showed that she was not very confident in her magic and was afraid of the heavy bow in her hand. This was an advantage! Taking advantage of this, forcing the old fox to come out for a decisive battle would be even more advantageous! As long as she had a slight flaw, the old fox would die!

Soon, Xiangling came out of the crack holding a bulging bag. She did not leave but stood up and looked at Meng Yuan eagerly, then at the old fox in the distance.

"Little gelder," Xiangling trotted over to Meng Yuan, tugged at the hem of his shirt, and raised her head, saying, "Why don't you give mine to the old matchmaker? What if you get hurt in a fight and can't go back to work? It's better to live a miserable life than to die!"

Meng Yuan glared at Xiang Ling.

"Little gelder, she is willing to give her to me, why are you still pretending to be a good person? Do you want to swallow her up?" The old fox laughed and also used the gelder's name.

"This is robbery, not gifting. You cheated Xiangling and her daughter of the betrothal gift for worldly pleasure, and I will not care. If you took her medicine away while I was away, I would not say anything." Meng Yuan shot the arrow in his hand, "But today I am here, and I cannot allow a simple person who knows how to repay kindness to be deceived and humiliated by you."

Meng Yuan drew his arrow and drew his bow again, "Xiangling, hurry up!"

Xiangling was stunned for a moment, then finally nodded, "Then I'll run faster and call for reinforcements for you!"

After she finished speaking, she left in a flash.

As expected, the old fox became impatient and said, "In that case, then all of you should stay!"

She hid behind the bluestone, raised the wooden staff in her hand, and babbled: "The wind breaks the earth, the water surges up to the sky, the earth, fire, water, and wind, rise!"

I saw a gust of breeze blowing by, and then the trees swayed, startling the dead leaves and gravel on the ground.

It was already near noon, and although there were many trees in the mountains, the sun was blazing brightly. But when the cold wind blew, it suddenly felt dark.

"Flying cooking fires!" The old fox cast a spell behind the bluestone.

As soon as he finished speaking, fire rain was seen floating, stirring up the dead leaves. Suddenly, the wind was filled with fire and formed a barrier in all directions, completely surrounding Meng Yuan, and the barrier was shrinking rapidly.

Meng Yuan became calmer. This wind and fire combination method seemed to be very powerful, but in fact it was only moderately powerful and could not cause much damage. At most, it could block the view and allow for a sneak attack.

The wind fueled the fire, and the fire fueled the wind. Both brought dead leaves and gravel towards Meng Yuan.

At this moment, the old fox laughed and rushed out from the bluestone, with the power of wind and fire under his feet and a wooden stick in his hand, rushing towards Meng Yuan.

"Isn't this seeking death?" Meng Yuan raised his bow and was about to shoot, but then immediately put it down and ran backwards.

After taking three or five steps to break through the wind and fire barrier, he saw a figure in green in front of him, who was clearly the old fox.

Sure enough! Just now, the old fox came out from behind the bluestone and showed off, looking desperate, but there was another fox here. It must be that the old fox used some kind of deception.

The old fox who was ready to fight to the death above Fenghuo was fake, and the real one came to chase Xiangling!
Meng Yuan activated his thirty-three skills to their full potential, and his true energy immediately poured into his limbs. He was the last to arrive but the first to arrive, and was faster than the old fox.

The old fox noticed that Meng Yuan was chasing him, and his face was filled with horror. He wanted to make a gesture with his two furry hands, but saw the knife had already fallen.

"Ah!" A scream echoed in the mountains.

With a flash of blood, the old fox's tail was cut off.

After a successful attack, Meng Yuan's confidence doubled. This old fox only had some magic to deceive him, and a little bit of the art of wind and fire, but in fact his body was vulnerable!
Meng Yuan didn't dare to pause and immediately stepped forward to finish off the opponent.

The old fox collapsed on the ground, his eyes filled with hatred. He grabbed a piece of blood with his two furry hands, then put them together and said through gritted teeth, "Lead!"

For a moment, Meng Yuan felt dizzy when his eyes met with the old fox's.

(End of this chapter)