From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 26 Burning My Remains (Seeking Follow-up Reading)

Meng Yuan's hands were covered in blood, mostly from the wolf but also from his own. There was a wound on the back of his hand with some bone fragments stuck to it.

After calming down at this moment, Meng Yuan felt dry mouth and tongue, no longer afraid, but only felt nervous and excited.

Sitting on the ground, he cleaned the wound on his hand while breathing steadily.

This chase was really dangerous, even more so than the battle with Heimei and Baimei. And there was no one to watch over him this time, so if he wasn't careful, he could really die here.

After resting for a while, Meng Yuan stood up. He didn't have much strength to carry the wolf's body on his back, so he just held the long knife and the ring knife in one hand and grabbed the wolf's long tail with the other hand and dragged it back.

At this time, it was still unknown what happened to Master Nie, but Meng Yuan estimated that Master Nie was stronger than Venerable Dawei, and had a personality that was relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside, so it should not be difficult for him to defeat Venerable Dawei.

The spring rain rustled, prompting all things to revive. Meng Yuan walked back step by step on the slippery ground.

After a while, the little weasel was seen hanging on the peach tree branch, all wet. It had a long body and short limbs, and at this moment it looked like it was hanging on a taut bow.

The little weasel was seen staggering and muttering words for help. When it heard Meng Yuan's footsteps, it quickly looked over.

It would have been fine if he hadn't looked, but when he looked, he saw a bloody man walking towards him, pulling a wolf-like tail. The little weasel didn't dare to say a word and wanted to cover his mouth with his paws, but he was tied up and couldn't move. He was so anxious that he almost cried.

The little weasel simply closed his eyes, hoping that the person coming would not see him. But when he heard footsteps getting closer, he opened one eye and saw the person standing straight in front of him, with a hint of a smile on his bloodstained face.

"Auntie, don't you recognize me?" Meng Yuan stepped forward and tapped the little weasel's head.

"You are..." The little weasel was extremely confused. It moved its nose vigorously and said in surprise: "Oh! You are the little gelder!"

Meng Yuan smiled and said, "Aunt, what magic are you practicing here?"

"I was hung up by the bad guys!" The little weasel didn't hear Meng Yuan's teasing, but said in a clear and serious voice: "Little gelder, you don't have enough experience. You will suffer when you go out to travel around in the world in the future!"

It’s already this time, stop being a know-it-all!

"Then I'll leave." Meng Yuan said.

"No, no, no!" The little weasel hurried to stop him, "Little gelder, please save me!"

"I ask you, what's your name and where are you from?" Meng Yuan did not rescue him, but instead questioned him.

"My name is Xiangling." The little weasel answered honestly, "I am the chief inspector of the Laobiekeng in Datou Mountain!"

"Grand Inspector?" Meng Yuan became interested and asked, "Are there any junior inspectors? Who else?"

"There's no one left, I'm the only one!" Xiangling stared at him with her big round eyes, very seriously.

You are the only one in Lao Biekeng, and you are the chief inspector, this makes sense!

Meng Yuan smiled and asked, "I remember before the New Year, you said you were going to celebrate your godmother's birthday and go on a blind date. Did that work out?"

"Alas, the child has no mother. It's a long story." Xiangling still looked very mature even though she was being held hostage. Her tone was very proud. "It's almost done! My uncle's family is very wealthy and they want to find a smart and clever housekeeper! When the matchmaker saw me, she said I could definitely do it! Sure enough, the matchmaker went to my uncle's house to talk about it and came back with five eggs for me. She said my uncle really liked me!"

Why is it that the more I listen to him, the less reliable he is? I like him before I even meet him?
Meng Yuan asked again: "Then how did you get here?"

Xiangling sighed again and said, "The matchmaker said that she wanted to see my sincerity first, so my godmother and I took out all our savings and gave it to the matchmaker, asking her to go around and arrange a marriage as soon as possible. Then..."

"Wait a minute." Seeing that Xiangling was about to speak, Meng Yuan pinched her mouth with one hand, rubbed her brow with the other, and asked, "What kind of spirit is a matchmaker? What kind of spirit is your godmother?"

"The matchmaker is a naive old fox, very kind! She knows a lot about the city and even taught me how to dress up!" Xiangling had a very good impression of the matchmaker and praised her whenever she spoke of her. She then added, "My godmother is a roe deer, she's also very nice!"

Well, an old fox used five eggs to trick a stupid roe deer and a stupid weasel! And they haven't found out it's a scam yet!

"Then how did you get here?" Meng Yuan asked again. "My godmother and I had no savings, and we heard that we could win eggs by listening to opera performances here, so we came here." Xiangling began to cry as she spoke, "My godmother said that we had to earn some money so that we could have face when we went to our husband's house. At first, Dawei brother gave us eggs in the morning and then performed an opera, so we took them and left. Later, he gave us eggs after the opera performance, so we waited until the opera performance was over before coming here. Woo woo woo woo..."

Well! You two mother and daughter didn't listen to the class at all, but you didn't miss any of the benefits! You caught the wolf hair of the great master and plucked it! No wonder he has a bald head!

Also, they are clearly here to spread Buddhism, but when it comes to you and your daughter, it becomes a big show!

"What happened next?" Meng Yuan listened with great interest.

"Wow, wow, then..." Xiangling's big round eyes were filled with tears, and then tears began to flow, "My godmother thought it was too troublesome to come and get eggs every day, so she told Baimiao, who was distributing eggs, to just distribute a month's worth of eggs at a time to save trouble. Baimiao and my godmother have known each other since childhood, and she thought what my godmother said made sense, so she distributed the eggs to us."

Meng Yuan felt that this was truly a great opportunity for a general to meet a talented person!

"Wow, when Wolf found out about this, he sent Black and White down the mountain to steal the medicine, and even captured and ate my godmother!" Xiangling cried loudly, "Big Tail said I had Buddha nature, so he hung me up and said I would be exposed to the wind and rain for 500 years. Wow, I wanted to go home and take some clothes, but he wouldn't let me!"

It turns out that the matter of Heimei and Baimee going down the mountain is related to you two!
This is a sad story, but Meng Yuan still finds it very funny.

"Okay, stop crying. I'll save you." Meng Yuan was a kind man. Seeing that Xiang Ling had been deceived into marriage, her godmother had died, and she had been hanged for many days, and Xiang Ling had not done anything bad, he decided to save her.

He took out a knife to cut the rope and untied Xiangling. The little weasel sniffed, "Little gelder, you are quite good."

"Let's go quickly and don't come here again." Meng Yuan said softly.

"Did you kill Wolf? Where's Big Tail?" Xiangling shook off the rain on her body and glanced timidly at Wolf's corpse.

"Don't ask too many questions, just leave quickly." Meng Yuan said.

"Then I'm leaving." Xiangling opened her big round eyes, ran forward a few steps, turned around, stood up on her legs, put her front paws together, bowed, and then ran away to the northwest.

Meng Yuan rested for a while before continuing to drag his wolf-like tail to look for Nie Yannian.

After walking three or four hundred steps, they saw Nie Yannian standing on the ground, unharmed.

The Great Tail Venerable was slumped against a withered peach tree. He had lost his majestic appearance. His black robes were torn and covered in blood. His limbs seemed to be broken. There were two huge knife wounds on his chest, and his bones and internal organs were still visible.

As for Ren Debiao, there was no sign of him yet. He must still be chasing Wolf Two.

Nie Yannian ignored Meng Yuan, but sneered, stared at the Great Tail Master, and asked, "Great Tail Wolf, tell me who that master is, and I will let you live!"

"Amitabha, what is the difference between life and death? It's just reincarnation. Even if you break all my flesh and bones, it will be of no use." Venerable Dawei no longer had any hostility at this time. His tone was compassionate, and he actually had the feeling of a great monk.

"In that case, I will send you to the Demon Suppression Bureau. There will be experts there who can dig out what you have seen and heard!" Nie Yannian said.

"It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter."

The Great Tail Venerable spoke in a weak voice, trying to raise his two arms, which had no intact bones, and clasped his hands together with his brows lowered, "This is how it should be, as it carries the fire of karma in my body."

As he spoke, tiny flames appeared in the wounds on the chest and abdomen of Great Tail Venerable, and then quickly grew larger, covering his entire body.

Nie Yannian frowned, did not offer any help, said nothing, and looked very unhappy.

When the Great Obi Venerable passed away, he left behind a stanza that said, "Reciting the Buddha's name will lead you to the shore of enlightenment, and your body and life will enter the furnace. Rebirth with your karma will lead you to the Pure Land, where you will find the true fruit of your life and enjoy endless bliss."

His voice was slow, and he did not seem to be in pain from being burned by fire. Instead, his face showed a sense of kindness and compassion, yet also resentment and anger, which was extremely strange.

Within a few breaths, only ashes remained of the Great Tail Venerable.

(End of this chapter)