From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 127 Monk
Although it was early morning, the sun was already extremely hot.

Meng Yuan and Dugu Kang rode in front, while Hu Qian and others and Mr. Wang followed far behind.

Mr. Wang was originally a Qingke, and he praised Hu Qian and the other two in a few words, saying that they were rare in heaven and on earth. When the three young men were embarrassed, he said, "The prince does not want to bring guards with him, so this time I will trouble the three teachers to take care of him."

He took out the silver note and handed it over. Wu Changsheng and Tie Niu both came to see Hu Qian.

The person in charge of this trip is naturally Senior Brother Meng, and the second in command is Hu Qian.

"Mr. Wang!" Hu Qian rode on the horse with a cloth tied around her forehead, and said seriously, "Since the prince insists on following us, we are naturally willing to act as guards. But we are here to eliminate evil and treacherous people, so I am afraid we will not be able to share our hearts! Please let Mr. Wang know."

Seeing that Mr. Wang was still giving money, Hu Qian added, "As for silver, we won't accept it. If you don't believe me, go ask Brother Meng, he will never accept gifts either."

Upon seeing this, Mr. Wang said a few more polite words and then urged his horse forward.

Hu Qian was watching from behind and saw Mr. Wang handing the money to Senior Brother Meng. Senior Brother Meng said a few righteous words of refusal and then put the banknote in his arms.

"Is this called the combination of poetry and sword?" Hu Qian muttered.

The group went out from the south city gate and then saw the river.

Mr. Wang had already paid the fare for crossing the river, and everyone led their horses to board the boat.

Before Meng Yuan could come up with a poem, he saw a man wearing a bamboo hat, a black robe and holding a bamboo stick also boarding the boat.

There were two other people traveling with this man, Captain Huang Yousheng and another Captain.

When Meng Yuan turned around, he saw Dugu Kang had already gone to the stern of the boat.

"You go and look after the prince. He will surely be inspired to write poetry when he crosses the river. Don't let him get excited and jump into the river." Meng Yuan sent Hu Qian and others away.

Captain Huang also saw Meng Yuan. He whispered a few words to the captain next to him and then stepped forward.

Meng Yuan had already inquired with Zhang Guinian. Captain Li brought a lot of people with him, but there were only five centurions. Among them, Huang Yousheng was the most trusted one, and the other centurion was named Chou Bulai, who was from Captain Li's mother's family.

"Meng Xiaoqi is not at home recuperating from his injuries, why did he come out?" Captain Huang asked with a smile.

"Come to Jiangnan to invite a famous doctor." Meng Yuan said with a smile.

"So that's how it is, haha." Captain Huang smiled wryly.

"What is Captain Huang doing?" Meng Yuan asked with a smile.

"Do you think you can ask about important government affairs?" Captain Qiu spoke up.

This man's name is Qiu Bulai, but he looks like he's going to make an enemy the moment he opens his mouth.

Meng Yuan was a kind person and didn't want to pay attention to such a person, but suddenly he felt that the other party had locked onto his aura.

There was nothing wrong with verbal disputes between warriors, but if the qi was aroused, it would be a sign of fighting.

Having offended Captain Li last time, Meng Yuan knew that this man named Chou was here to cause trouble.

Captain Huang smiled and said nothing, and Monk Xuanzhen also did not speak.

"I was talking to Captain Huang, which mad dog is talking?" Meng Yuan smiled, then looked at Qiu Bulai, took a quick look, and said with a smile: "So it's Captain Qiu, I'm so sorry."

Hearing this, Qiu Bulai angrily said, "Captain Li gave you the face but you didn't want it. So you want to die!"

He immediately drew his knife and said, "You are just a small flag officer, let me test your ability!"

"I don't have much ability." Meng Yuan also drew his sword, "But I have just entered the seventh level, and I have only learned the Floating Light Cave Heaven. If you want to try the sword, please."

This Floating Light Cave Heaven is a life-and-death divine power. Once it is launched, it cannot be stopped. If it succeeds, it succeeds. If it fails, it is a loss.

Qiu Bulai saw that the other party was ready to fight as soon as he opened his mouth. He was stunned for a moment, took two steps back, and said, "There are three of us, and you only have one!"

Seeing that Monk Xuanzhen didn't say a word, Meng Yuan smiled and said, "One of you three must die. Guess who will die?"

Qiu Bulai suddenly remembered that this person had used the Floating Light Cave to kill the sixth-rank Buddhist demon.

It is said that this person has jade liquid full of boundless floating light, and is three or four times stronger than an ordinary seventh-rank warrior. It can be said that he can kill people when he attacks.

The ferry was not big to begin with, and the deck was packed with people. When they saw someone drawing a sword, all the passengers moved away.

Hu Qian and the other two at the stern also noticed something unusual and immediately ran over, drawing their swords and standing behind Meng Yuan.

"All of you get off the boat. I'm just killing a chicken or a dog, so I don't need any help." Meng Yuan just stared at Qiu Bulai.

Qiu Bulai had never seen anyone so unreasonable. He took two steps back, stood at the side of the boat, and looked at Huang Baihu.

Hu Qian and the other two refused to leave and glared at Qiu Bulai angrily.

"Why bother?" Captain Huang stood between the two men. Seeing Meng Yuan's desperate attitude, he quickly said, "We are all colleagues, we should get along well."

"I heard someone say that if you encounter a wild dog on the road, you must not turn around and run away." Seeing this, Meng Yuan did not put away his knife. He just glanced at Hu Qian and the other two and taught them: "If you are tough, the wild dog will be soft."

"Amitabha." Xuan Zhen leaned on his bamboo stick and chanted the Buddha's name with one hand, saying, "Mr. Meng has gained the upper hand by risking his own life. Now that he has gained the upper hand, why bother to humiliate him with words? If the seventh-rank warriors really fought, I don't know how many people on the ship would be killed or injured."

"Just now I was weak and the enemy was strong, and they used your power to threaten me, but you didn't help. Now I am about to smash the jar, but you use the boat full of people to dissuade me?" Meng Yuan sneered, "People say that Buddhists are compassionate, and your compassion is really timely."

"Amitabha." The hat on Xuanzhen's head was too big, covering his face and bald head. His body trembled slightly, and after a while he said, "I am a martial monk and not good at debating. When I have free time in the future, I would like to ask for some pointers on my boxing and kicking." "I couldn't ask for more." Meng Yuan said.

"Put away your swords." Captain Huang went first to ask Qiu Bulai to put away his swords.

Mr. Wang also came at this time, and he also came to persuade Meng Yuan to put away the knife.

After a long commotion, everyone put away their knives and Meng Yuan went to the stern of the boat.

Huang Yousheng saw Meng Yuan and the others walking away, so he stopped Qiu Bulai and warned him, "This kid is not a pushover. Don't use your official position to pressure him in the future. He is also a seventh-rank warrior. You are no match for him."

Huang Yousheng was getting angry, but Qiu Bulai frowned and said, "I think he is also very cowardly. He is mostly pretending to be tough. I focused my energy on him, but he didn't dare to focus on me. He was also afraid that I would make a move!"

"Ah?" Huang Yousheng was stunned. "He is cheating?"

"Amitabha, he is indeed trying to trick us. But he is not pretending to be so aggressive, he really wants to fight." Xuan Zhen said, "He is targeting me."

"It turns out I don't have to die!" Qiu Bulai was still confused.

Huang Yousheng understood. People outside said that Monk Xuanzhen had reached the seventh level of perfection, but in fact, he had only fully opened the three levels of upper, middle and lower, and had not yet reached perfection.

But there is no doubt that Xuan Zhen is the strongest among the three.

And what Xuanzhen said obviously meant that people didn't take you two seriously at all.

This also shows that Xuan Zhen is not sure he can block the Floating Light Cave Heaven when Meng Yuan's Jade Liquid is at its peak.

"Master Xuanzhen, how tall do you think he is?" Huang Yousheng asked.

"You can tell from a distance that his muscles and bones are strong. But as warriors, who can say for sure? If a warrior fights hard, rivers can flow backwards." Xuan Zhen pondered for a while and said, "But you two will never be able to catch his floating light cave heaven, even if you have the method of protecting the heavenly secrets, it will be difficult."

The three of them were talking non-stop here, and Meng Yuan and others were also having a secret conversation at the stern.

"Brother is such an honest man, why do people always bully him?" Tie Niu was still angry.

Hu Qian and Wu Changsheng looked at Tie Niu and thought, only you think he is an honest man.

"Brother, what you said about wild dogs makes sense," Hu Qian reflected again, "but fighting to the death can defeat wild dogs, but what if we encounter a tiger?"

"If you can beat them, fight them. If you can't, run away." Meng Yuan said.

"Isn't this embarrassing?" Hu Qian asked in surprise.

Meng Yuan looked at Hu Qian and said, "Life is the most important."

"Brother, you were fighting three against one just now, but you didn't say that life is the most important thing?" Hu Qian blinked.

"I have a plan." Meng Yuan looked at the three people and said, "So from now on, when I ask you to leave, you just leave. If you stay, you will only get in the way."

"What senior brother means is that we have become his power and are being controlled by him, so it will be difficult for him to move. So once we leave, it will be like he has lost his power, and others will have no power to take away!" Hu Qian understood.

Who did this person learn this crooked philosophy from?

"..."Meng Yuan couldn't help scratching his head and couldn't continue the conversation.

As they were chatting, the boat soon docked at the south bank.

The three Xuanzhens got off the boat and headed southwest.

Meng Yuan guessed that he should be heading towards Wangjiang Cliff.

After getting off the boat and riding horses, Meng Yuan asked Hu Qian, Mr. Wang and others to go in front, while he and Dugu Kang followed behind.

"Who is that man?" Dugu Kang finally had time to ask.

"The bald monk from Lanruo Temple, whose monk name is Xuanzhen, is a seventh-rank martial monk." Meng Yuan said.

Just now on the boat, Meng Yuan didn't pay much attention to Huang Yousheng and Qiu Bulai, but he felt that Xuan Zhen was not simple.

Dugu Kang rubbed his head and said, "My martial monk disciple is no ordinary person. You should be more careful in the future."

"Disciple?" Meng Yuan laughed. He remembered that the teacher who introduced Dugu Kang was a great monk from Lanruo Temple, but he didn't expect that Dugu Kang was of such a high generation.

"The seniority in Lanruo Temple is arranged according to Yuanming Jingzhi, Liaojue Xuanchang, and Chengqing Wuhai. I am of the 'Liao' generation and he is of the 'Xuan' generation. It's right for him to call me Grandmaster." Dugu Kang said seriously.

"Is this monk a gradual cultivation monk or a sudden enlightenment monk?" Meng Yuan asked.

"Look at you, you're talking about the difference between the Gradual and the Sudden Schools again." Dugu Kang looked like he was teaching, "Actually, the distinction is not that clear. Moreover, in Lanruo Temple, the Gradual and the Sudden Schools have several factions each, it's really confusing!"

"There is only one Lanruo Temple. After it was divided into the Gradual and Sudden Sects, is there another sect inside?" Meng Yuan laughed. "It's just a difference in the doctrines of cultivation. Why are there so many ways?"

"What's so strange about this? Buddhists love to debate, and everyone is unwilling to accept each other. What's wrong with the two schools of gradual enlightenment and sudden enlightenment splitting into a few more schools?"

Dugu Kang took it for granted and said, "The three of us in the Laobiekeng Poetry Society can be divided into two factions, so why can't others be divided into factions?"

"Why is the poetry society divided into two factions?" Meng Yuan was a little confused.

"Don't think I don't know that the president is close to you. You two go out to play and discuss poetry without taking me with you. Aren't you excluding me and forming your own faction?" Dugu Kang felt very aggrieved.

(End of this chapter)