My enemies became my companions

Chapter 298: After All, Reality Without Name
Early in the morning, after Chen Yi said goodbye to Zhu E, he woke up Min Ning and Li Wenhu.

After burying his apprentice, the old man went to the tent and fell asleep all day. When he woke up early in the morning, there was not much sadness or grief in his eyes, as if nothing had happened.

Min Ning was a little tired. He looked at Chen Yi deeply several times, feeling mixed emotions, including doubt, contempt, and disappointment.

The group showed their badges and headed straight out of the military camp. Along the way, Chen Yi saw many people packing up their things and preparing to dismantle their tents.

He realized that Qin Qingluo was really going to leave.

The two of them had a deep hatred for the woman who was pregnant with their child, but for no reason, Chen Yi felt reluctant to let her go.

In the second half of last night, he talked to her about many things and many people. Most of the time, he was the one talking and she was listening. She seldom responded, but she still responded a little. In some places, he could actually hear that she was a little curious, but due to their grudges, she did not ask any further.

Chen Yi neither forced her to respond nor was he overly gentle.

After all, she is the child's mother, and he couldn't help but feel tenderness for her, but he controlled himself in his heart.

Chen Yi didn't know how to describe the relationship between the two. Although he had saved her life, taught her how to refine her spirit and return to emptiness, and stopped her from going astray, thinking generally speaking, he had more resentment than gratitude.

A group of people were walking down the mountain, leading their horses. Chen Yi lowered his eyes and thought about something.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came to my ear.
"Boy, do you want to think about yesterday's competition again?" Li Wenhu asked with interest.

Before Chen Yi could answer, he heard him say:
"What a pity. Whether you learn it or not, it won't be passed on."

Chen Yi was speechless.

Finally they reached the foot of the mountain. Min Ning said he wanted to go to the village to inquire about the latest news. The group was in no hurry to go back, so they went into the village.

Min Ning is Min Ning, she still remembers the woman who handed her the water.

After asking around for a while, she saw the child who had lost his mother.

The village had a good harvest this year, and every household had extra food. With everyone helping a little, the child and his father lived relatively well, but the family was still in poverty.

When the child saw Captain Min, his eyes lit up slightly. Then he thought of his mother and burst into tears.

Min Ning didn’t know how to comfort the child, so he could only stand aside and stare at the child crying with wide eyes.

At this time, the child's father came over, held the child's hand, and gave him a lecture in his ear. Only then did the child finally stop crying.

"Captain Min, can I also practice martial arts in the future?" the child asked with a choked voice.

"If you want, go to the capital. There are many martial arts schools and masters there." Min Ning answered softly, paused and said, "Then... you will become a great hero, even more powerful than me."

After saying these words, Min Ning didn't know how to comfort her, so he took out some change from his pocket and put it on the table.

The child held the silver in his palm, as if he would rely on it to go to the capital to practice martial arts in the future. When he looked up, he saw Captain Min's back gradually disappearing in the sunlight.

A young man left a footprint in a child's heart.

After taking care of the situation, Min Ning climbed onto Chen Yi's horse and sat on his back.

The group headed towards the capital.

They walked for two or three hours, the sound of horse hooves echoing in the woods. When they reached a wide and flat road, the post horses were tired, so the three men had to dismount and lead the horses by the nose to let them rest.

There were weeds growing in the middle of the road and lush trees on both sides. If it weren't for the cold wind, you really couldn't tell that it was winter.

Chen Yi suddenly felt something behind him.

He stopped and looked back, then saw a one-armed figure standing in the distance.

Chen Yi smiled, then turned back to Min Ning and said:

"I suddenly remembered something. You take Mr. Li back with you."

As he said this, he handed the reins to Min Ning.

Min Ning thought for a while, and finally took the reins and trusted him again.

Chen Yi turned around and walked towards the road behind.

I don't know how long I walked before I saw Zhou Yitong standing alone on the side of the road. On this cold morning, the mountains were filled with mist, and Chen Yi's back was a little wet.

Chen Yi walked over and said softly:

"Thanks."

The one-armed woman glanced at him and didn't say anything polite.

She turned around and stepped into the dense forest.

Chen Yi quickly followed and walked side by side with her among the trees.

After a long while, he said:

"Actually, I thought you wouldn't help me this time."

"It's just a prophecy."

"I know more than one sentence."

Chen Yi said meaningfully.

Zhou Yitang neither denied nor confirmed.

They walked in the woods for a long time, crossing streams and passing tree stumps. Chen Yi didn't know where Zhou Yitang was going, and he didn't ask much. He just followed silently.

After walking for a while, she came to a cave and stopped.

Zhou Yitang asked, "Are you disappointed?"

"Yes, there are some. What's wrong?" Chen Yi was puzzled.

The one-armed woman raised her hand slightly. Chen Yi took two steps into the cave. Looking up, he saw the body of a Taoist priest with his head hanging down as if he was in meditation. He had been dead for a long time.

Chen Yi was surprised and asked, "Who is that?"

"He's from Penglai Island." Zhou Yitang said calmly, "Logically speaking, he should appear on the road and tell you your fortune."

Chen Yi realized something, narrowed his eyes, and then said:
"He wants to save me for the immortals and Buddhas?"

With the melancholy in his heart, he went with the flow to carry out a salvation. This has always been what those who transcend the world of mortals like and are best at doing. "Not bad." She gave an affirmative answer.

Chen Yi thought of something and continued, "He didn't succeed, which means... you have hidden a lot of secrets for me."

Zhou Yitang didn't say anything.

But if Chen Yi didn't take the initiative and show some expression at this time, he would be a fool.

Chen Yi took two steps forward, hugged her gently, and said softly:
"Thanks...Zhuoyu. To be honest, I want to do something for you, but I don't know what..."

Zhou Yitang said calmly:

"Then you owe it."

Chen Yi was silent.

He knew that he would definitely return this master to himself, and perhaps no matter what happened in the future, the relationship between the two would no longer be the same as in the previous life.

After a while, Chen Yi vaguely noticed Zhou Yitang's frown and relaxed it. His master never talked much, and he had long learned to understand Zhou Yitang's mood from these small movements.

After leaving the cave, Chen Yi and her walked on the road again, chatting casually as they walked.

Before I knew it, I was close to the edge of the forest. When I pushed aside the leaves, I saw vast expanses of wilderness and plains. At this time, snow began to fall from the sky.

It was winter, and it was the time when snow often fell. In the distant misty sky, the sound of soldiers and horses preparing could be heard.

Chen Yi looked into the distance and saw the mighty army advancing forward, like a thin black line passing across the wilderness.

King Annan is really leaving.

I don’t know when we will meet again after this separation, or even if we will ever meet again.

Chen Yi never thought that his mood would be so complicated.

The fine snow fell slowly like flying catkins. The one-armed woman beside him said:
"The Sun in the House of Marriage is in a bad state, so the marriage is real but not formal."

Chen Yi turned around, not knowing why she brought this up.
"What happened to that prophecy?"

The Taoist nun that Zhu'e met was disguised as Zhou Yitong. Chen Yi set up a small trap for Qin Qingluo, and this prophecy was the key.

Zhou Yitang then said:

"This 'reality' is not what you think."

Not what I thought...

Chen Yi was puzzled at first, and then stunned.

The "reality" that I am thinking of naturally refers to the children.

But if the reality is not what you think it is, then what is it?
Seeing his disciple's confusion, the master finally revealed some secrets:
"Do you remember the trace of karma that Zhao Bai left behind in the Glazed Light?"

Chen Yi came back to his senses and said, "Of course I remember."

There are many kinds of karma, including love, anger, and resentment...

But Zhou Yitang had not told him before.
“That’s a ray of emotional barrier.”

After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes.

Chen Yi seemed to be frozen in place for a long time, his thoughts in a mess. Before he could sort them out, he had already rushed out and entered the vast white world.

Love barrier, people in the world are trapped by love and cannot transcend to become Buddha, as the name suggests it is called "love barrier". If that wisp of karma is love barrier, then Qin Qingluo is to herself... He suddenly remembered that when she was possessed, she saw a white flower.

That means she is...
For some unknown reason, he suddenly wanted to stop her.

Perhaps ordinary people never like separation.

A figure appeared between heaven and earth, and appeared in the sight of King Annan's army.

The King of Annan was wearing heavy armor and riding a tall horse at the front of the army. With her in charge, the morale of the soldiers was not damaged by this retreat.

A scout was riding a horse not far away.

"Your Highness, there is someone standing in front. Do you want to drive him away?" asked the scout.

Staring at the figure, King Annan said nothing, but rode forward, far beyond the ranks, and like hundreds of times, he grasped the bow, pulled the bowstring, and bent the bow like a full moon.

She aimed at the figure from a distance.

The figure stood motionless, looking sometimes to the north, sometimes to the south, until he noticed...

There seems to be murderous intent behind him.

Chen Yi turned around and took another look at the tall woman on horseback with a bow and arrow. She was dressed in military uniform, with swords and spears behind her, and she looked as if she was about to break into the battle line. She still looked very majestic from a distance.

Chen Yi was stunned. Such a woman was actually the one who was pregnant with his child in this life.

It’s really... fate.

Wow!
The arrows whizzed past.

It brushed past Chen Yi's ears and ripped through his hair.

Chen Yi came back to his senses and caught the arrow in his palm. There was a silver hairpin attached to the flying arrow.

The tall woman carried a bow and wielded a whip, and the horse's hooves shook like thunder. Her heroic figure passed directly past Chen Yi, without even a glance at him, and went away into the distance.

The iron horses, stepping on the flying snow, waded across the turbulent river, accompanied by the sound of armor, and disappeared among the wild grass at the end of the world.

In the man's palm was the warning arrow.

The two were still enemies, so they couldn't say goodbye.

………………

Between heaven and earth, Chen Yi watched the golden swords and iron horses disappear, standing like a lonely shadow for a long time, with the prophecy echoing in his mind. It was not until many years later, when he carried a sword into southern Xinjiang and saw her again, that he truly understood the meaning of those words.
The Sun in the House of Spouse is in a bad state, so the marriage is real but not formal...

What will the scene be like when the two meet again in southern Xinjiang in the future?
ps: I originally wanted to write half a chapter about the Master killing the Taoist priest, but if I wrote it this way, I felt the emotions would be broken, so I just passed it over.

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(End of this chapter)