My enemies became my companions

Chapter 41 Would you like to be my Taoist partner?

The ancestral hall of Huaishui Village came into view. There were strange black marks on the dark brown wooden door, like dried blood. Weeds grew on both sides of the door, as if no one had cleaned it. There were footprints on the steps and a thick layer of dust on other places, proving that people seldom came here to burn incense and worship gods. This was an ancestral hall, a place for enshrining ancestral tablets, and no matter what, it should not be so neglected.

There was a faint pungent smell of blood coming from the ancestral hall, and there were also faint sounds of crying.

Chen Yi frowned, it sounded like a child crying.

Just as the two were about to push the door open, an elderly man with a cane stopped them.

The old man seemed to be the village chief. He hurriedly walked out of a large wooden building. Chen Yi saw that many heads were sticking to the windows, looking at the two Jinyiwei in official uniforms curiously.

"Chen Yi, the commander of the Western Depot, has been ordered to investigate the case."

Chen Yi got into trouble with a badge on his waist.

The old man looked sad, but he still managed a smile.

"What case are you two officials here to investigate?"

"Check for ghosts and monsters."

The old man's face fell instantly, and he waved his hands in fear:

"No such thing, no such thing. We are simple villagers. We are honest and upright, and we are not afraid of any evildoers. There are no ghosts."

"Then open the door and let us go in and take a look."

Chen Yi said straightly.

"Sir, people from other villages are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall."

"We are under the command of the Emperor."

The old man's face froze when he heard this, and he said sternly:
"It's not that I didn't remind you, once you open the door, you won't be able to handle the things inside! No one can handle it! Only when Immortal Lin comes, this matter will be easy to handle, otherwise no one can do it!"

In a hurry, the old man no longer called the official "Sir", but raised his voice. He was pale and thin, and looked quite ferocious when he was angry.

Chen Yi lowered his eyes and said calmly:

"You dare to stop the imperial edict?"

thump!
Instantly, the old man slammed his knees into the ground and knelt down. His aged features twisted together as he begged miserably:
"Sir, please go back! I beg you not to harm us, not to harm the people of this village!

After you go in, even if you survive, we in this village will still have to live here. Who wants to lose several lives at home for no reason! Sir, please go back and don't harm us. Our village will raise some rice and silver as a tribute to you!"

As he knelt on the ground, the farmer kept knocking his gray-black forehead against the ground until it was broken and bleeding, leaving a trace of blood on the ground.

Min Ning frowned. What kind of demon could make the people in this village so frightened that they even dared to disobey the imperial edict?

At this time, a group of Taoists, led by a villager, were walking slowly forward, talking and laughing.

The relaxed and cheerful atmosphere was completely different from the cold and solemn surroundings.

The Taoists were dressed neatly, each with a peach wood sword or gold coins on their waist. Compared with the thatched wooden houses along the way, they looked like a group of immortals playing in the human world.

As soon as the leading villager saw the village chief, he shouted:

"Village chief, I've brought a group of gods with me!"

The old village chief, who was kneeling and kowtowing, froze in place, his expression motionless.

A group of Taoists came out from the crowd. The young Taoist in the lead wore a Laojun crown on his head, which made him look like a banished immortal. Among this group of Taoists, Chen Yi keenly spotted a familiar face.

Yin Wei Ying.

She was wearing a blue and white Taoist robe today. The nun next to her talked about Taoism with her enthusiastically. She nodded and chuckled from time to time. Her look, which was neither distant nor close, was very touching.

The villager hurriedly helped the old village chief up, and the latter knelt down again and shouted:

"You bastard, you're going to kill us!"

The hoarse shouting startled the Taoists on the scene, and in the large building not far away, the villagers who were hiding together were also crowded and talking.

"Old village chief, these are gods, gods from Shangqing Dao!"

The villager roared anxiously.

When the old village chief heard the three words "Shangqing Dao", his expression changed slightly. Everyone in and outside the capital had heard of the great name of Shangqing Dao. Perhaps this time, the disaster in the ancestral hall could really be eradicated.

The old village chief showed a glimmer of hope on his face, and the villagers in the big building came out of the inner room. Dozens of people crowded together noisily, curiously looking at the group of eye-catching Taoists, shouting "immortals" and "really immortals". The old village chief immediately trotted to the leading Taoist of Shangqing Dao and carefully apologized:
"My eyes are blurry and I'm sorry for offending you. Please forgive me..."

"No, no, my name is Xuan Zhen. I have only been practicing Taoism for thirty years, so I cannot be called a real person. I saw that this temple is full of evil spirits, so I came here on the order of my master to slay the demons and eliminate the evil spirits."

The young Taoist Xuan Zhen said modestly.

The old village chief and others surrounded the Taoists who came later and asked them all kinds of questions. After a while, they offered them wine and food. They were very attentive. Chen Yi and Min Ning, who arrived first, were left aside.

Seeing the looks of those people, Min Ning frowned, but saw that Chen Yi didn't react at all.

"Aren't you angry?"

"Why should I be angry? It's human nature."

Chen Yi said casually.

Among the Taoists, Yin Weiying was the first to notice the presence of Chen Yi and the other two. The nun frowned, thinking that her luck was not good, and was about to turn around.

Unexpectedly, the annoying Chen Yi actually winked at her and smiled.

Yin Weiying calmed down his heart, looked at the Taoist friends around him, then looked at Chen Yi, and a plan came to his mind. He deliberately asked:
"Old village chief, these two are..."

The old village chief was startled, then turned around and quickly apologized with a smile:
"An official sent by the imperial court to investigate the demons in the ancestral hall."

When the Taoists of Shangqing Dao heard this, they were puzzled at first, and then the Taoist leader Xuanzhen seemed to have thought of something and smiled.

Xuan Zhen said to Chen Yi and the others sincerely:

"Please go back, gentlemen. The evil spirit here is quite strong. Although you two are martial arts masters, you are not good at dealing with demons and monsters. To put it bluntly, if you stay here, I'm afraid you will be a burden."

Xuan Zhen's words were sincere, but some Shangqing Taoist priests standing by were secretly amused. Sending two martial arts masters over to slay demons and eliminate evil was simply a dog trying to catch a rat.

Chen Yi was about to answer, but Yin Weiying spoke first:

"Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen, you are joking. I think these two gentlemen are confident and must have something to rely on. Especially the taller one, he is not only a martial artist, but I am afraid he is also an expert in slaying demons and monsters."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became tense.

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes.

Others may not know, but I know that Yin Weiying is clearly trying to praise me.

How could others not believe what Taihua Jade Girl said? This woman who cultivated the highest level of spirituality was going to lift her up high, and then throw her down hard, smashing her to pieces.

Hiss, what a bother. If it were someone else, they would probably say... there is already a way to die?
But... I have never been willing to do this to a woman...

After listening to Yin Weiying's words, the first person who was dissatisfied was not Chen Yi, but Min Ning beside him.

She said coldly:

"Immortal Yin, there is no point in saying more."

The atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

The old village chief, who was always good at smoothing things over, quickly tried to smooth things over:
"Let's go in and take a look first. All the Taoist priests and officials should go in."

After saying that, the old village chief turned around and pushed open the heavy door of the ancestral hall.

The Taoists then stepped forward.

As Yin Weiying walked past Chen Yi, he turned his head and laughed softly:
"Captain Chen, I have read your fortune and you are not a clairvoyant."

After he finished speaking, Yin Weiying wanted to look at the man's surprised and disappointed reaction without restraint.

But the man turned around, stared at her straight, and said something that made her blush and get goose bumps.

He just said with a smile:
"Yin Weiying, are you willing to be my Taoist partner? I don't care about those offensive words..."

Yin Weiying's cheeks were burning, goose bumps appeared on her snow-like neck, and she felt goosebumps in her heart.

Those were the words she said that night! He had the audacity to return them almost verbatim...

As luck would have it, several Shangqing Taoists turned around with curiosity and surprise when they heard this.

There will be more tonight
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(End of this chapter)