My enemies became my companions

Chapter 356 You Have to Find Me

Death is like life. Yin Weiying didn't know when he heard this sentence, but now, the scene of the underworld in front of him reflected the meaning of this sentence.

Standing on the wide terrace, looking out, you can see row upon row of black-tiled buildings, pale-faced demons and monsters, the dark blue river running through the north and south of the ghost town, and the sounds of shouting and noise coming one after another. If there is a disturbance, large groups of people in fine clothes and on horses will rush over and throw the ghosts into the lake of fire or lock them up in an ice prison. In the ghost town, everything is in perfect order, it is truly a scene of the underground human world.

In the very center of the ghost town, in front of the square in front of the Hall of Yama, stands a huge altar in a square shape. At the four corners stand statues of the Four Symbols and the Twenty-Eight Constellations, all of which are lifelike and seem to come alive at any time. People who look like shamans are holding fans and flags, as if performing some kind of ritual. There is a large hole in the very center of the altar, it is pitch black and gloomy, and no one knows where it leads to.

A cold wind blew past, and the dense air currents made the terrace shake. Yin Weiying placed his hands flat in front of his stomach, standing still, as if he was standing above the sea of ​​clouds overlooking the world. The fairies in heaven probably find the worldly scenes strange, and isn't it the same for mortals on earth to find the ghost town bizarre?

Behind him, a maid who looked like a palace maid came slowly and advised:
"Your Highness, you have been watching for almost an hour."

Yin Weiying came back to his senses and said:

"I'll go back in a quarter of an hour and prepare a bowl of Tremella soup in the tea room first."

Her voice was elegant and calm, and she adapted to the words "Princess" very quickly.

Originally, after she got married, she would be conferred the title of a princess. Now, from a princess to a princess, what is the difference? Apart from the dowry, there is actually not much difference.

What's more, the nuns claim to be determined to practice Taoism, and have always regarded worldly fame and fortune as dirt, which cannot be taken away or washed off, so they can only be left to be blown away by the breeze.

The only thing that surprised her was not that she was promoted from a princess to a princess, but that she was actually a princess.

If it weren't for the late emperor's words, Yin Weiying would have found it hard to imagine that the late emperor was actually a paper figure of his father.

As for the reason, she asked, but the father was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but kept it to himself for the time being.

"Your Majesty, the King of Hell."

"Meet His Majesty the King of Hell."

...At some point, a series of voices of paying homage came from behind him. Yin Weiying turned around and saw the late emperor approaching with his hands behind his back.

After hesitating, the nun bowed and said, "Father."

"Why should we, father and daughter, be so formal and polite?" The late emperor waved his hand and smiled, looking in her direction towards the ghost city of Yingdu. "Ghosts, monsters, demons and monsters all live together in Yingdu, and the 'Wei Ying' in your name comes from Yingdu."

How could Yin Weiying not understand? As a Taoist priest, she knew the origin of the name very well.

She looked toward the altar.

The late emperor said at the right time: "This is the Qiankun Altar, which is used to reverse the human world and the underworld. When it is completed, the capital city on earth will be replaced by the underworld, and this ghost city Ying will be raised to the earth. At that time, your father, I, will also ascend to heaven in one fell swoop, and you can also ascend together."

This method is an ancient secret art. When the former Emperor of Dayu was in power, he went to seek immortals many times and accidentally got this secret art from an immortal, which he kept as a backup.

"When I was still alive, I thought this method would never be used, but I never imagined... that I am actually a paper figurine of my younger brother." The late emperor spoke with a smile, and Yin Weiying could hear a bitter taste in it.

She kept asking, "Didn't Father know that he was a paper man?"

This question was offensive, and the late emperor smiled and said, "I didn't know it before, but I found out after I failed to ascend to heaven by killing the three corpses."

"…Why?"

"My father had daughters but no sons for many years. When he was old, he had a younger brother. Naturally, he was extremely worried that he would encounter an accident, or be killed, or unfortunately died. Therefore, he made several paper figures for him. On the surface, they were all princes, but in fact, they were just scapegoats for him. They were scattered all over the place to confuse everyone. However, he never thought..."

The late emperor stood with his hands behind his back, facing the wind and recalling the past, and sighed:
"I never thought that I was so far away from him that I gave birth to a soul on my own. Moreover, under the instruction of the Crown Prince's tutor, I became proficient in the art of governing a country. My brother is not a good ruler and is stupid by nature. He is just a prince of peace. Therefore, my father has chosen me as the crown prince to inherit the country."

So many turbulent past events were contained in this conversation. Yin Weiying could tell that the situation at that time must have been more complicated and not suitable for future generations to know.

To be honest, when the nun heard that the late emperor was actually a paper mannequin of her father, a myriad of thoughts flashed through her mind.

There is even a sense that his father has far-reaching plans, and he is amazed at his father's ability to hide his incompetence for decades, and that he has been laying out clues for thousands of miles.

Now that I heard it, it turns out that my father is still the same father. He is not hiding his clumsiness, but is truly clumsy.

The late emperor raised his head slightly, as if looking at the capital city on the ground, and sighed: "I should have realized it earlier. When I got married, I suddenly fell asleep in a dream. I thought that this was considered consummating the marriage. However, I never thought that I was a paper man. How can a paper man consummate the marriage? It is often said that there are 3,000 beauties in the harem, but for decades, I have never touched any of the concubines in the palace. All I have done is to govern the country."

Yin Weiying listened to these sighing words. She was familiar with paper figures and understood that if a paper figure had a wound, it would leak air. When it came to bed, both men and women would occasionally get injured.

For example, if a woman scratches a man in a hurry and leaves a bloody mark, the paper figure will immediately lose its air.

The late emperor pointed at the altar and said calmly:
"Wei Ying, your father needs you to preside over the formation. You are the goddess Taihua. Once this formation is completed, you will ascend to heaven."

Yin Weiying looked at the altar, pondered for a long time and said:
"Won't anyone die?"

The late emperor smiled calmly and said:
"Even if I die, can't I live in this ghost town? I have already arranged many things for the future."

After hearing these words, Yin Weiying felt mixed emotions.
The long-awaited path to immortality is once again within reach.

She neither agreed nor refused, but just looked on silently.

After standing on the terrace and watching for a while, Yin Weiying went back, and the maids who were accompanying her hurriedly followed behind her. One held up the hem of her Taoist robe, one led the way in front, and one accompanied her on the left.

Walking all the way to the tea room, Yin Weiying sat down and ordered a cup of tea herself. Staring at the swaying of the tea soup, she suddenly asked:
"Has anyone found out about him?"

It was as if it had just rained; the eaves outside the tea room were dripping with water, with beads of water hanging in the air without falling.

A bowl of Tremella soup was prepared in the tea room, which was what Yin Weiying had requested earlier.

The maid Cui Shanggong responded, "The King of Hell will not ignore it. He has already sent people to look for it. Now the princess has to fast and prepare for what's next."

The various official positions in the royal palace of the underworld are no different from those in the human world. There are maids in the palace, so naturally there are female officials. Among the female officials, there are also positions such as Shang Gong and Shang Yi. The female official in front of her is the Shang Gong. It is said that she died unjustly by the river when she was young. After being tried in the underworld, she was recruited into the royal palace to be a female official.

For many souls, it is a great blessing to avoid the cycle of reincarnation.

After all, who can tell, after entering reincarnation, whether you will be reborn as a pig or a human?

Plus, you have to forget the memories of your past life, which means that your past life has been lived in vain.

"Reincarnation is about separation..."

Yin Weiying murmured this sentence, still remembering that he heard it from the ghost woman who sold Meng Po soup. He didn't understand it at first, but now that he entered the ghost city Yingdu and saw the scenery of the city, he finally understood it. Cui Shanggong smiled and said:

"Of course reincarnation means separation. People always meet different people in each life, always encounter different things in each life, and even each life is not like the previous self. Looking back, is the previous self still yourself?"

Yin Weiying listened and sipped her tea. The tea was bitter. The Tremella soup in front of her was crystal clear, but she didn't eat a single bite.

Drops of water still hung on the eaves outside the tea room.

"When people think about this, they become filled with sorrow, but are powerless to change it. That is why Buddhism teaches us to transcend reincarnation, which means realizing that you are not yourself in every life, even in this life."

Cui Shanggong was very knowledgeable, and what she said made sense. Yin Weiying listened silently and felt something in his heart. Most of the immortals in heaven spoke Sanskrit, and the principles were interconnected. This was true for Buddhism and Taoism.

The only thing that goes against this principle is the unchanging true self, an absolutely existing true self. Yin Weiying thought that such a true self does not exist. It should be noted that even the Tao is something that can be spoken of, but it is not the eternal Tao.

Now, have Chen Yi and I separated from each other as if in reincarnation?

"Have I separated from him?" Yin Weiying suddenly asked.

When thinking of this, the tea swayed gently, and ripples appeared in the lake of my heart, and the water was rippling.

After Cui Shanggong pondered for a long time, he sighed and said:

"The King of Hell thinks it will take you a long time to understand.

Being swallowed by chaos is no different from reincarnation."

Yin Weiying suddenly became quiet. The tea was boiling hot, but the back of her hand felt cold. She looked around in disbelief, and at this moment all the maids fell silent.

There was a crackling sound from the stove, a gentle breeze blew by, and dust floated in the air. Her ignorance was not in the sound of the fire, nor in the wind, but was swallowed up in a place farther than the distance.

Cui Shanggong silently ordered a cup of tea for her. The teapot was shaken, bubbles rose, and the dark green color faded in the tea bowl...

After a long while, Yin Weiying came back to his senses and said:

"We have to look for him until we find him."

There was an indescribable complexity in her voice, and she realized it herself, so she let out a long sigh.

Cui Shanggong did not refuse or refute, but sighed and said:

"Reincarnation always means separation. Every time I meet someone, I have to say goodbye to that person. I have met many, many people in this underworld. Women always like to ask about human relationships, so I have asked many of them. Their childhood sweethearts have gradually become blurred in their memories. How many of them can remember them completely?"

Yin Weiying did not respond.

Cui Shanggong stopped persuading her and got up and left.

When the maids saw the scene in the tea room, they did not stay any longer and got up and left, leaving the eldest princess alone.

The tea was steaming like clouds, making the tea room feel more ethereal and unreal.

The aroma of tea fills the air.

"What's so good about him?"

Yin Weiying recalled the first time he met him. He put on airs in front of him and made enemies with him. Then he scolded him and was undressed and humiliated by him. This was not the beginning of a fairy love, but a doomed fate.

Later in the underground palace, she betrayed him and put him to death. After he broke the Bridge of Eternal Life, she was rescued by him again. Even if the price was her chastity, she was rescued after all. The revenge of the broken bridge and the grace of saving her life, the two were inseparable.

Yes... no one can live without each other.

Yin Weiying suddenly saw the water drop that had stagnated on the eaves for a long time fall down, and a glimmer of water appeared in the calm lake water.

What happened later? She made love with him. She was not used to it at first, but in fact, they enjoyed each other's company. He first took away her fifteen years of spiritual practice, and then later he gave it all back to her. This back and forth, even if it was calculated to the end, there was no change, but the coming and going was endless.

When he asked to marry her at the palace, she felt relieved. On the way to the underworld, he also took good care of her. Even though he hurt her with his words, he still protected her and stood by her...

She taught him poetry, and he listened; she taught him Taoism, and he followed it.
Yin Weiying lowered his brows, his fingertips resting on the edge of the white jade bowl.

The grievances between them are entangled together, and it is really difficult to cut them off and sort them out.

The spoon was shaking. The Tremella soup from the King of Hell's Palace was so crystal clear, but Yin Weiying had no appetite. She just shook the spoon again and again. Just then, a cool breeze blew and brushed her face, and she suddenly remembered the other bowl of Tremella soup.

He was very gentle at that time and was willing to like her.

Yin Weiying couldn't help but ask himself: "When did it start?"

When did he start to like it?

Her memory was swaying like waves, and as it swayed she recalled the time at the Medicine Buddha Pagoda.

In the Medicine Buddha Pagoda, he saved her life. No matter what he thought, everything he showed was that he was willing to save her and avenge her.

At that time, she was in a complicated mood, with all kinds of feelings flowing through her heart, but she did not struggle. When a woman is hugged by a man without struggling, it actually means that they have secretly decided to spend their lives together!

Chen Yi,

Since that time, have you had a similar feeling flowing through your heart?

You just didn’t understand then…

She sat alone in the tea room for an unknown period of time. She only knew that the boiling hot tea had cooled down, the tea foam had disappeared, a deep green color slowly emerged, and the water droplets from the eaves had all dripped down. At this time, she stood up, waved her sleeves and left.

If she can't find him
She seemed to be talking to herself:

"Then you have to find me."

I came a little late. The preparations for the Underworld Chapter have been completed. It will take about two or three days.

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(End of this chapter)