From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 59 Hu Qian Enters the Class

It was already past noon when Nie Yannian slowly arrived at Zuiyue Tower.

"Dad, why did you come just now? Master Meng waited for you for a long time, and thought you would not come, so he went back." Nie Qingqing was no longer smiling, but complained instead.

"Just go back. Are you still unhappy? If I hadn't earned money for your dowry, would I have been starving?" Nie Yannian said angrily.

"You talk as if I'm forcing you." Nie Qingqing was also in a bad mood.

"The gelder is here to borrow money again, right? He has finally learned the lesson about living off his wife!" Nie Yannian pointed a finger at Nie Qingqing, "Don't give him any money. He is very good at taking advantage of others to climb up the ladder. If you lend him money, he will definitely take advantage of you in the future!"

"No, not really." Nie Qingqing smiled after hearing this. "He said that he and Uncle Zhang performed meritorious deeds outside the city yesterday and earned you honor, so he wanted to treat you to a drink."

"To save face for me? It's just a trivial matter. He just wants to borrow money from me!" Nie Yannian looked as if he understood everything.

"Dad, you are judging people too much." Nie Qingqing helped Nie Yannian go up to the second floor and said, "I heard him say that he and the Gong brothers killed an eighth-rank demon monk together, and he was the second most important person in the group. Master Meng is a humble person and didn't elaborate. I guess he saved the Gong brothers and killed someone."

Nie Yannian was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and stopped calling him a gelder. He said, "Master Meng, you are great! You didn't embarrass me!"

He was in high spirits and did not go up to the second floor. He turned around and prepared to return to the palace. However, before he left Zuiyue Tower, he saw Zhang Guinian coming with Gong Zihua and Zhang Lingfeng.

"Old Zhang!" Nie Yannian grabbed Zhang Guinian and refused to let him go. He said, "Tell me in detail what happened yesterday. The gelder didn't give any details."

"I'm going to catch Luojiao." Zhang Guinian responded casually, then looked at Nie Qingqing and instructed: "Prepare a vegetarian banquet later, and I'll treat Niu Bizi to dinner tonight."

"Don't worry." Nie Qingqing responded with a smile.

They walked all the way to the private room on the second floor, where they were served hot tea and snacks. Then Zhang Guinian started talking about what happened last night.

After Zhang Guinian told him about Luo's mother, Nie Yannian became serious, saying, "We must find a master. Who knows, the person behind us might want to move up to the third rank."

Zhang Guinian nodded slightly, looking as if he was a fellow hero.

Nie Yannian did not ask any more questions and went on to ask Gong Zihua about the battle with the eighth-rank monk.

Gong Zihua was truly a modest gentleman, so he naturally told him everything.

“Not to mention Brother Meng’s aptitude in martial arts, he did not escape when I entered the reincarnation dream, but instead helped me with all his might. He also remained firm in his will when he entered the reincarnation dream, which shows that Senior Nie’s teaching is good.” Gong Zihua bowed to Nie Yannian very solemnly.

"It's over, it's over. I can barely say that he didn't lose me." Nie Yannian waved his hand calmly, sighed, and nodded, "I taught him every day to be loyal to the princess and to be righteous to friends. He finally remembered some of it."

After hearing this, Gong Zihua became more serious, and Zhang Lingfeng also felt awe-inspiring.

Over there, Nie Qingqing and Zhang Guinian were laughing.

"I have to go back and talk to him!" Nie Yannian did not sit down, but stood up and left immediately. However, after walking two steps, he turned back and asked curiously, "How did you meet him when you were working outside the North City?"

Zhang Guinian drank his tea and said with a smile, "He went to Jixiang Lane to find a prostitute, but he didn't pay after the job. I happened to meet him and helped him out, so he went to work for me."

Nie Yannian also laughed when he heard this. He sat back down and said, "You mean he took my money and didn't go to the flower boat or eat delicacies in the yard, but went to the mud pit outside the north city to dig for chaff?"

Zhang Guinian smiled and said, "He has lived a hard life and knows the principle of thrift. He is a good child."

Nie Qingqing was slightly startled when she heard this. When she saw Gong Zihua and Zhang Lingfeng laughing, she realized that Zhang Guinian was joking.

"He is not frugal at all!" Nie Yannian couldn't help laughing. "The little gelder is stingy and short-sighted, but if you say that he doesn't recognize women after getting off the kang, I don't believe it." "Don't disbelieve it, he said with his own mouth that apart from practicing martial arts, he thinks about women all the time." Zhang Guinian laughed.

Nie Qingqing also covered her mouth and smiled, but saw Nie Yannian looking at her with a frown.

"How can I not know what he is thinking?" Nie Yannian said confidently, "The gelder may think what he wants, but he won't go to the mud pit to play with women. He is a bit like our princess's family, and he is particularly caring towards people in the mud pit."

He pointed outside and said, "I bet if he can resist hitting the fork pole or the boss in the mud pit outside the north city, he will be in a good mood. Those prostitutes in the mud pit are all pitiful people. I guess he can't take off his clothes if he sees them."

"That's because you didn't take him to a good place!" Zhang Guinian also laughed. He could see that Nie Yannian knew the gelder very well and trusted him very much.

"He's so stingy that he's afraid to spend money even if you take him to a brothel! He only dares to hook up with those who have never seen the world and will call him young master after hearing a few sweet words from them!" Nie Yannian was annoyed.

"Dad, you might as well explain it more clearly." Nie Qingqing said unconvinced.

Nie Yannian laughed and ignored him. Instead, he looked at Gong Zihua and said, "Little Gong is a true gentleman. What do you think the gelder was doing outside the north city?"

"When I went with him to the charity cemetery to find a place to ambush, I asked her a few questions. It turned out that he had received a favor from a secret prostitute in the past, so he went to redeem her and give money to pay off his debt," said Gong Zihua.

Seeing that Gong Zihua didn't know much, Nie Yannian didn't ask any more.

These were all trivial matters. Nie Yannian then asked Zhang Guinian about the Taoist's origins.

After talking for a while and having some tea and snacks, Nie Yannian did not drink any wine and went to the palace.

It was already past noon. A group of people were sitting cross-legged in the training ground, listening to Hu Qian's lecture, but Meng Yuan was nowhere to be seen.

Hu Qian had a smile on her face, and she looked relaxed and excited, as if she had picked up a lot of money.

When everyone saw Nie Yannian coming, they quickly stood up and saluted.

"Has it passed the test?" Nie Yannian asked Hu Qian with a smile.

"I had a feeling this morning, and Senior Brother Meng helped me open the acupoints." Hu Qian said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, you're not slow anymore." Nie Yannian crossed his arms and said, "If you can't be a Taoist nun, being a female knight is also good! You'll be awesome when you help the princess hold the sword in the future!"

Hu Qian clearly thought so too, and nodded happily.

"Where did the gelder go? What did he do after you were admitted?" Nie Yannian asked.

"He gave me a day off and told me to take a rest tomorrow." Hu Qian said honestly.

"Why not just take a break today? Why tomorrow?" Nie Yannian frowned in confusion.

"He said he would ask his girl to bring some gifts and go talk to my mother with me." Hu Qian said.

"He has never bought me a gift!" Nie Yannian cursed, then realized what was going on and cursed even harder, "How old is that girl? The little gelder is such a beast!"

"Not really." Hu Qian also laughed, "He said he would wait a few more years."

"He can still be considered a human being." Nie Yannian felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)