My enemies became my companions

Chapter 396: Farewell Kiss

After not seeing each other for half a year, Chen Yi didn't know whether to cry or laugh when he heard the words "I'd rather".

She cried because Zhou Yitang was still the same Zhou Yitang, and her temperament was still the same. She laughed because no matter what, at least she agreed.

Chen Yi took a breath and said fiercely:

"Then wait, I will definitely kiss Tingxue first before I kiss you."

The one-armed woman turned a deaf ear.

What happened next was very simple. After Chen Yi asked Zhou Yitong about the movements of the group of female Taoists from Yinjian Mountain, and learned that they had all been pacified, he extracted Qin Peng's soul and began to search it.

After the soul search, Chen Yi's expression changed slightly.

I got a lot of information, and after sorting it out one by one, I found that they were all related to the current political struggle in the Western Jin Dynasty.

The Western Jin Dynasty and the Dayu Dynasty divided the world into two. The former started from the Shaanxi area, reached the Hanzhong Basin in the south, and reached the Yinshan Pass in the north, including the former Western Xia Kingdom. It was so majestic. There were the Eastward Expedition Faction and the Partition Peace Faction in the court. The former was mainly composed of Han people represented by the Chen family of the Western Jin Dynasty, while the latter was mainly composed of Hu people represented by the Wanyan family.

The reason why Lifeng Pavilion was set up in Liufeng County was that it was planning to make a fortune from the war once the war broke out and the Western Jin Dynasty invaded Dayu. It can be said that it was an advance layout.

After searching the soul, in addition to this information, Chen Yi also learned some information about the composition of Lifeng Pavilion, but nothing else. After all, Qin Peng was just a middle-level manager who was promoted not long ago.

For him, it was a setback.

But Chen Yi felt that he had a great time killing.

It must be a great pleasure to avenge someone you have never met and to be chivalrous. Chen Yi didn't know what Min Ning thought about it, but when he thought about it, he was secretly happy.

After searching the soul, Chen Yi leaned against the stone wall and waited slowly for dawn.

Zhou Yitong was at a distance, watching over Lu Ying closely.

Chen Yi looked a little unhappy, but didn't say anything.

After all, for this master, the most important person besides himself is Senior Sister Lu Ying.

Gazing into the distance, Chen Yi thought about going to Shantong City and climbing Mount Taihua to meet Yin Weiying, and his heart was filled with excitement.

Especially the taste of this female crown.

It made him imagine more.

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When the sky turned pale, Lu Ying slowly woke up.

"Master, Master?" Seeing Zhou Yitang, Lu Ying opened his eyes wide, then hugged his master's waist, tears welling up in his eyes, "Someone is bullying me!"

Chen Yi popped up and asked, "Is it me?"

Lu Ying's pupils trembled violently, and he subconsciously shrank towards the one-armed woman.

Zhou Yitang shook his head helplessly and glanced at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi sat down tactfully, spread his hands and said, "Let me explain. My surname is Zhou, but my family fell into poverty, so I had to change it to Chen to make a living. Listen... Zhou Yi, doesn't it sound easy?"

Soon, Chen Yi repeated everything he had agreed with Zhou Yitang last night.

Lu Ying half-believed and half-doubted: "You are... the master's nephew?"

"Yes, she taught me swordsmanship because of our aunt-nephew relationship." After Chen Yi finished speaking, he smiled bitterly and said, "So I also call her Master, but she doesn't recognize me."

Lu Ying had a lot of doubts about this, but after checking it with his memory, he found that everything matched.

Yinjian Mountain has a clear order that registered Taoists are not allowed to seek Taoist companions, and Zhou Yitong, who is a sword armor, will naturally not break the rules.

It is normal for an aunt and niece to teach each other sword skills privately, but... hugging each other is barely acceptable.

Chen Yi is obviously following the path of practicing both Taoism and martial arts. Judging from his talent, he is worthy of being the master's nephew.

After Lu Ying thought about it, he sought final confirmation from Zhou Yitang: "Master, is this true?"

Zhou Yitang did not answer, but Lu Ying, who knew her well, knew that this meant she agreed.

Lu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and was about to get up, but suddenly he froze and felt pain in his body.

It was this nephew who spanked her while the master was away!

Lu Ying wanted to accuse him severely, but then he thought that it would be useless even if he said it out loud, Chen Yi would not be punished. It would also make him lose face, so he might as well conceal it and hide it from his master.

Chen Yi blinked and saw Lu Ying glaring at him with grief and anger.

He laughed silently and didn't say much.

Zhou Yitang didn't want Chen Yi to stay with the first disciple for too long. She knew Chen Yi was lustful, so she said:
"Lu Ying, you go back first."

Lu Ying nodded, and glared at Chen Yi fiercely before leaving.

Not long after she left, Chen Yi and Zhou Yitang stayed in silence for a while and then stood up.

The two walked out of the cave side by side and walked among the mountains and forests.

"Alas... I just met you once, and we're about to say goodbye before we've even spent a day together." Chen Yi said with a smile: "Will you miss me a lot?"

Zhou Yitang did not answer.

Chen Yi had long been accustomed to her silence, and said slowly: "When we get to Shantong City, I think I can see Yin Luanhuang. I think she misses me very much. When I arrive before Lu Ying, I will go to Taihua Mountain first and register my name in the register."

Zhou Yitang just listened silently.

"Don't worry, Lu Ying will be fine. I won't delay because of meeting Emperor Yin Luan, and I will take a look at Shan Tongcheng inside and out." Chen Yi paused, then said softly: "Is the little fox doing well?"

Zhou Yitang nodded slightly, still saying nothing.

Chen Yi smiled and said, "I'm living a good life. I will definitely go up the mountain to see her after I come back from meeting the Luan Emperor."

His wife and confidantes are separated from each other, unlike in the capital where one can have both fish and bear's paw. It may be difficult to hold a party in the future. Thinking of this, Chen Yi couldn't help but sigh.

Zhou Yitang, who was standing by, listened to every word he said.

The naturally distant brows frowned.

Why does he always mention others and never mention her?

While thinking, Zhou Yitang suddenly remembered that Min Ning was going to send him flowers, and his brows frowned even deeper.

After a moment's silence, she suddenly said, "The flowers are blooming."

They were just talking about Mount Taihua. Chen Yi was stunned and didn't understand what was going on. But when he saw that there were still flowers blooming in autumn, he felt curious.

He took it off and said with a smile: "You are right. When the time comes, I will send a flower to the Queen from a thousand miles away. She will definitely be very touched."

Zhou Yitang: “…”

The one-armed woman stopped talking. Having said this, he didn’t have to worry about not understanding.

She never asked for much.

The two walked slowly along the mountain road for about three or four miles.

Zhou Yitang stopped and it was time to say goodbye.

Chen Yi turned his head, feeling a lot of emotion in his heart. He sighed and said, "Then...goodbye."

The one-armed woman said, "Goodbye."

Chen Yi could tell from her that she was unwilling to lower her stance, and even more unwilling to confide her true feelings.

He could only sigh softly, not forcing it, turned around, waved his hand, and strode away into the distance.

The sky is vast, the sun is shining, and the long road stretches into the distant mountains.

It was quite cool.

But his footsteps suddenly stopped, and a figure passed by his side. He turned around and saw Zhou Yitang approaching.

She placed a light kiss on his cheek.

Chen Yi's eyes widened, and the flower in his hand fell to the ground, jumping back and forth several times.

"Let's go."

Zhou Yitang turned her back and Chen Yi could only see her back.

As the wind blew, she disappeared in an instant, leaving only a lonely shadow on the misty mountain road.

Chen Yi finally came back to his senses and smiled:
"Hey, are you jealous?"

The voice lingers in the mountains,
No one responded except his own.

Chen Yi bent down and picked up the flowers on the ground.
Suddenly I remembered that she said the flowers were blooming.

It turns out that with her around, I can’t even notice the flowers blooming. …………………

After Chen Yi left, Zhou Yitong changed back to Qing Yuan.

To her, Qing Yuan is just like Zhu Yu, both are identities for the convenience of doing things, but not as important as Zhu Yu, so it is relatively dispensable.

Qing Yuan stayed by Lu Ying's side, and although it was not without the intention of protecting him, it was more like when Lu Ying was stuck at a bottleneck and confused, she would appear at the right time to enlighten him.

The reason why she didn't appear as Zhou Yitang was actually very simple. It was because Lu Ying regarded her as a teacher and regarded her words as the golden rule.

People tend to only follow the golden rules but not think about them, and without thinking, there will be no understanding.

As for Lu Ying, Zhou Yitang's whereabouts were elusive and it was normal for her. With so many fellow disciples looking for her, she could never have imagined that Qing Yuan would be Zhou Yitang.

Lu Ying returned safely, and his fellow disciples all breathed a sigh of relief. After Lu Ying narrated the entire process in detail, everyone present believed it. Lu Ying concealed Chen Yi's name because he was now a wanted criminal who had committed a serious crime of disrespect.

Monks do not tell lies, which means they do not speak carelessly, but saying less and deliberately concealing things certainly do not fall under the category of not telling lies.

Qin Peng's body was naturally handed over to the county government. The disciples of Yinjian Mountain did not stay for long. After explaining the matter to the government, they returned to Yinjian Mountain the next day.

With the help of someone from Yinjian Mountain as a guarantor, and the county magistrate finding that Qin Peng's background was somewhat suspicious, the case was easily closed and the body was placed in the morgue.

When night fell, a ragged figure climbed over the wall and entered the morgue.

The man had matted hair, a scruffy face, and was skinny, but he used his extremely skillful body movements to deceive everyone's sight. After knocking out the guard, he quickly found Qin Peng's body.

If Chen Yi were here, he would definitely recognize this person as the beggar begging outside the inn.

At that time, the copper coins thrown by Chen Yi drew a delicate arc and almost split into three directions, but the beggar caught them one by one, and the copper coins fell into the bowl with a clinking sound.

Chen Yi took a closer look at the beggar but did not take it seriously. Traveling far and wide, one would encounter all kinds of strange things. Moreover, the beggar's slovenly appearance made people think that he was probably a member of the Beggars' Sect. No matter what, it was difficult to associate him with the Lifeng Pavilion.

In order to keep it secret among the killers, Qin Peng was unaware of the existence of this beggar.

The beggar tore open his clothes and touched the gaping wound:
"The blade is formed by stabbing, and the direction is consistent. There is no shaking due to stabbing into the human body. What a profound knife technique."

Then he pinched his fingers and compared the size of the knife edge.

"The blade is as thick as a finger. It's neither a broadsword nor a short sword... an embroidered spring sword or a goose-feather sword?"

It was difficult to see clearly in the darkness, so the beggar carefully dragged the body and placed it under the moonlight through the window.

He used his fingers to dig open the wound and continued reading:

"The wound is narrow in front and wide in the back. The Yanling knife is smooth. It can't be a Yanling knife. It looks like an Xiuchun knife."

After looking at the wound, the beggar's mind raced as he searched for the people and things he had seen in Liufeng County in the past few days.

Then, his eyes slowly narrowed.

The beggar took out three copper coins from his pocket.
"It seems... it's him?"

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Cao family.

Cao Wenduo, who is unemployed at home, came to the study today and was about to copy Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Pavilion Preface". When literati copy calligraphy and paintings, what they care most about is not the brushwork but the state of mind. Only when the state is simple, elegant and quiet can one appreciate the true meaning of calligraphy and painting. Therefore, Cao Wenduo asked people not to disturb him early.

Except for one person.

Zhang Xia walked hurriedly and stepped over the threshold. The servants wanted to stop him, but when they saw that it was Mr. Zhang, Cao Wenduo's aide, they withdrew their hands.

"You mean, you found Min Ning?"

Although his mood was interrupted, Cao Wenduo did not get angry and maintained the composure of a superior.

Zhang Xia raised the scroll in his hand and said, "Yes, Lifeng Pavilion sent a tip-off saying that Min Ning is suspected to be in the direction of Liufeng County, Dongyu."

"Is it really Min Ning? Isn't he at the border of my Great Jin?" Cao Wenduo hesitated.

"It's not impossible that he sent someone to Dajin and then returned to Dongyu." Zhang Xia paused and said, "Although it's just a suspicion, too many things match up."

"explain."

"This man also uses the Xiuchun Knife, and he carries a sword on his back. His knife skills are profound, and he is a young and strong man."

"It looks like they all match up."

"It should be him. In addition to the Lifeng Pavilion, I also got some rough intelligence from the children of the Supervisory Court whom I befriended."

The Supervisory Office of Jin State was equivalent to the two factories and one guard of Yu State. However, compared with the complex situation in the capital of Yu State where the two factories and one guard checked and constrained each other, and the Magpie Pavilion unconditionally obeyed the queen mother, there was only one Supervisory Office in the entire Jin State.

The State of Yu had spies stationed in the capital of the State of Jin, and the Jin State's Inspection Office also had spies stationed in the State of Yu.

"This Min Ning is a captain of the Western Factory. His father was a captain, and his grandfather was a pacification envoy of the Imperial Guard. It is said that he was friends with Chen Yi, who made great contributions in saving the emperor." Zhang Xia paused and said, "That's all the information we have. As for more, we can't find out."

Cao Wenduo frowned. He remembered that this Chen Yi was suspected to be a descendant of the Chen family, so he had many guesses in his mind, but he knew too little to make a conclusion.

"We don't need to worry about Chen Yi. Just let Lifeng Pavilion focus on Min Ning's affairs."

"Okay, but it seems that Lifeng Pavilion wants to add more money."

"Those who make money by blood!" Cao Wenduo cursed, "These desperate bastards will ask for more money whenever they get the chance. Go ahead, give them more money."

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Chen Yi walked all the way to Shantong City without stopping.

He went straight into Shantong City and booked an inn there, then used it to inquire about the situation inside and outside the city.

The reason why Shantong City is called Shantong City is because the terrain is dangerous and the travel is difficult. Most of it is mountainous with deep river valleys. Mountain bandits often harass merchants and escorts on the official road.

The closer you get to Shantong City, the more dangerous roads you see. I heard that if you go west out of Shantong City, you will see even more towering mountains. There are very few ways to get out of Shantong from the west. One is to go downstream, first east and then west, and the other is to take the dangerous Jinmen Road. This dangerous road relies on cliffs, and the narrowest part can only allow one person to pass.

However, Chen Yi had no intention of going to Xishu through Shantong City, so he just listened to these things.

I had heard before that there were bandits along the way to Shantong City. Since he was exploring the way for his senior sister Lu Ying, Chen Yi also had a rough idea of ​​the movements of the bandits in the surrounding areas.

It was not him who took the initiative to cause trouble for the bandits, but the bandits who came to cause trouble for him.

He was walking on the road outside the city when he was blocked by someone.

Among them is the notorious one who roars like a tiger among the mountains. He is famous and powerful, and is known to everyone.

They are the "Muddy Water Knife" sisters.

These sisters are not two, nor are they three, and they are not even women.

This person's name is Sisters.

Her surname is Jie and she is from Western Qiang.

What happened next was very simple. Chen Yi cut off the bandit leader's head with one sword. Naturally, the remaining bandits were leaderless and some fled or died.

However, Chen Yi couldn't understand why these bandits chose to find him.

"Someone spread the word that there is a wanted man carrying a sword and a knife... and told us to arrest him if we meet him on the road." He caught a bandit, who confessed in a panic.

Chen Yi thus realized that he was being targeted.

But who was targeting him? Chen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, and many guesses flashed through his mind.

The most likely one is An Hou.

But...how did she know that I was on this road from Liufeng County to Shantong City?

There were many strange things, but this made Chen Yi cautious. The situation in Shantong City might not be that simple.

"Did the person who gave you instructions leave contact information?" Chen Yi asked.

"Yes, yes, but only the village master knows."

One can imagine what happened next. Chen Yi immediately sucked the souls out of the sisters.

"Wangyue Tower, it looks like a brothel." Chen Yi said to himself.

Hunshuidao knew very little about the man who was wanted by Chuanfeng. He had no idea of ​​his origins or his name. He only knew that if he was caught, he would report it to Wangyue Tower.

Once you have a clue, of course you have to follow it.

Chen Yi changed his outfit to one that carried a sword and a knife, put away Wu Za Nian, put on a Taoist robe, and looked like a Taoist priest.

A few days later, Chen Yi, who had explored the surrounding environment and the situation in Shantong City, left Shantong City and went on the road to meet Lu Ying.

I was a bit out of ideas yesterday, so I will update it today

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