My enemies became my companions

Chapter 122 The girl has a lover outside

Pingyuan Post Station.

Although this inn was not luxurious, it had a wine shop with countless fine wines, which were quite popular among dignitaries. The most famous one was the Baiyuyu wine, which, paired with the fat lamb stew from Chunhe Pavilion, was known as "one day of wine is enough to keep you from seven days of winter."

A man sat at the wine table, with a long sword on his waist, a handsome face and skin as white as jade, with servants standing on both sides. He was pouring wine while enjoying the fat lamb stew that he asked the servant to buy from Chunhe Pavilion. His manners were elegant and leisurely.

In the tavern, the shopkeeper's daughter peeked in cautiously, almost staring with her eyes wide open. There were many dignitaries coming and going, but it was indeed the first time she saw a young man with such eyes.

Just now, she secretly selected a jar of the best Baiyuyu wine for him, and she didn't know whether he knew it or not.

After the man finished his meal, he seemed to turn around. The shopkeeper's daughter quickly turned sideways and hid, not daring to look at the man.

The man stood up, turned towards her, and said with a salutation:
"Thank you, girl."

The shopkeeper's daughter blushed, opened her lips, and finally mustered up the courage to ask:

"I don't know your name..."

"Cao Jin."

The man replied in a gentle voice, his face as white as jade.

The shopkeeper's daughter didn't dare to look at him any longer. She thought for a while and was about to reply in a babbling voice.

Outside the tavern, a figure in black suddenly appeared, with a sword on his back, a knife on his waist, and a badge on his waist swaying with his steps.

The shopkeeper's daughter turned her head and saw that his face was as stern as iron and he raised his eyebrows.

As a girl, she subconsciously compared the appearance of the Jinyiwei and Cao Jin, and found that the latter was more to her liking.

Suddenly a visitor came and interrupted the conversation. She greeted him indifferently:
"Are you here to buy some wine, sir?"

"Buy your life."

The shopkeeper's daughter didn't understand what was going on and thought he was here to cause trouble, so she frowned and asked:
"We are doing this business, and we have received countless distinguished guests at Pingyuan Post. Tell me, whose life did you buy?"

"Cao Jin."

Upon hearing this, Jade-faced Man Cao Jin suddenly turned his head away.

Almost at the next breath after Cao Jin turned his head, Chen Yi suddenly stepped forward, and the long sword was unsheathed with a clang, with a sharp sound of breaking through the air, creating a gust of wind.

The shopkeeper's daughter was pushed hard against the wall by the wind and raised her hands in panic to cover her face.

The knife flashed on Cao Jin's face. The latter, who was quite skilled in martial arts, reacted immediately, stepped back hastily, and used his sword and scabbard to block the attack.

However, Chen Yi's attack was sudden and preemptive after all. In his panic, Cao Jin didn't have time to circulate his Qi, and under the destructive force, the entire sword and its scabbard were chopped off!

The explosive force knocked Cao Jin back several steps. He looked at the broken sword in horror.
"Comer..."

Chen Yi punched away the attendant who rushed forward to protect Cao Jin in panic, and then chopped him down with a knife without hesitation.

With a cracking sound, Cao Jin's head broke into two halves.

Several servants were shocked by this scene and quickly took a few steps back, not daring to move forward for a while.

The shopkeeper's daughter then trembled and let go of her hand, and then she saw that the young man she had fallen in love with not long ago was no longer in human form, his face was pale, his legs were weak, and he fell on the counter.

Chen Yi sheathed his sword and strode out of Pingyuan Posthouse.

I originally thought that Cao Jin was a martial arts expert, but I never expected that he was only at the sixth rank. He was just vicious, cruel, and good at plotting and making sounds. This kind of person is the most defenseless when facing a sudden attack without any reason.

What's more, there was a huge gap between him and me in realm, and I had the advantage of being the first to move, so naturally, the whole process was clean and neat.

After dealing with Cao Jin, Chen Yi mounted his horse and rode towards the Western Factory.

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The horse's hooves stepped over the puddles and stopped in front of the West Factory gate. Chen Yi dismounted and led the horse to the stable, where he saw Min Ning.

She folded her arms across her chest, leaning against the pillar, as if she had been waiting for him.

"how's it going?"

"Cao Jin is dead. I guess most of the masters sent by King Annan have been killed."

Chen Yi said this and handed the reins to the guard beside him.

"Governor Wu said that he couldn't get any news, so the King of Annan will most likely withdraw his troops soon and continue to garrison in the southern border, pretending that nothing happened."

Min Ning paused and said softly:
"But... you will probably be impeached for killing the envoy's official."

"Whatever. I'm about to be included in the Spring and Autumn roster. There will be many more constraints on my future actions. I might as well take this opportunity to cut the Gordian knot."

Chen Yi walked over.

"Where...are you going to be transferred to?"

Min Ning hesitated for a while and asked.

"Are you concerned about me?"

"What? I was just asking about my boss's whereabouts!"

Min Ning turned his head and said,

"If you don't want to say it, then forget it."

Chen Yi smiled and said:
"He will be transferred to the Zhigesi Yamen."

Min Ning was shocked when he heard this. The Zhigesi Yamen was under the Dali Temple. Its name was taken from the meaning of stopping war with force. Therefore, the power and duty of the Zhigesi was often to adjust the disputes between the martial arts sects in Dayu. If they could not adjust, they would use force. I still remember that when Taizu founded the country, the martial arts sects in Dayu were in chaos and disorder, so Taizu united the major sects to set up the Zhigesi Yamen. Martial arts masters gathered together to sweep across Dayu martial arts, investigate grievances and hatreds, and more importantly, to curb the masters above the fifth rank in martial arts. Most sects either let the head of the sect enter the Spring and Autumn Register, or kill until they are willing to enter their names in the register. This event is known as the "Xinmao Hunting".

"How is she?"

Chen Yi asked as he walked towards the lobby.

"She has been interrogated. She was taken there by her eldest wife. She knows nothing about it, but the eldest wife can't say anything. She is in the lobby now."

As Min Ning was speaking, Chen Yi had already stepped over the threshold and saw Lin Wanheng sitting upright, while the maid Xiuhe was leaning listlessly on a chair beside her.

"It's you…"

Seeing him again, Lin Wanheng still turned pale. She asked calmly and firmly:
"Why are you keeping me here?"

"You don't want to call me uncle anymore?"

Chen Yi asked back with a smile.

When asked this question, the thin-skinned Lin Wanheng's cheeks flushed and he gritted his teeth and said:

"I have nothing to say to someone like you."

Chen Yi didn't take offense at her words.

When he killed Mo Hu, he gained nearly fifty years of alien qi. Lin Wanheng happened to be there, so all the qi was converted. Combined with the qi brought by her negative emotions, he had nearly thirty years in his hands. In the end, he had to thank her.

Thinking of this, Chen Yi said slowly:

"Lin Wanheng, you don't have much to say to me, but considering that we have known each other for a while, I still want to remind you to be careful about your family. Of course, if you want, I can also find someone to arrange a new place for you."

To his surprise, when he said the first three words, Lin Wanheng was stunned.

Just as he was wondering, Lin Wanheng's pretty face flushed red, her hands and feet turned cold, and she asked angrily in a trembling voice:
"You, you scoundrel, how, how do you know my maiden name?!"

Only family members know a girl's maiden name! The Book of Rites says that men and women cannot know each other without a matchmaker!
Chen Yi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this.

"You don't have to worry about how I know."

Actually, he not only knew her maiden name, but also knew a lot about her.

After a while, Lin Wanhuang came back to his senses, stared at him with shame and hatred, and said coldly:
"It's getting late. I want to go back. Can Captain Chen release me?"

"it is good."

Unexpectedly, Chen Yi agreed readily.

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The carriage stopped in front of Lin Wanlang's house. Chen Yi saw that the plaque with the word "Lin" on it had been taken down, and the place where the plaque should have been hung was now empty.

The plaque was removed but not replaced immediately. It seems that this family is going to change their surname from Lin back to Cui.

Lin Wanhang and Xiuhe slowly got off the carriage. Xiuhe received some medical treatment in the West Factory, and the doctor prescribed her some medicine. Although she still looked a little sick, she had regained some spirit.

Chen Yi also dismounted immediately. Lin Wanheng glanced at him. Seeing him following her, she felt disgusted and afraid. She was organizing words in her mind to drive him away, but she didn't notice that the maid Xiuhe beside her was full of gratitude towards Chen Yi.

"My lady thanks you, sir."

Xiuhe Fuli thanked him and looked at Chen Yi twice.

What a nice young man he is. He is also very handsome, like the scholar in the Peony Pavilion. Not only that, he is more masculine than others.

"No need."

Seeing Lin Wanheng pulling Xiuhe's hand, Chen Yi replied.

After a while, the side door of the Cui Mansion opened, and the person who came forward was none other than the wife of the eldest house, Mrs. Luo. Although the servants had informed her beforehand, she still looked at Lin Wanlang in surprise, but quickly restrained her expression.

"Thank you for sending my third sister back. May I know your name?"

Luo Fuli said.

"Captain of the Western Factory, Chen Yi, no need to be so polite."

Chen Yi clasped his fists calmly, said no more, then turned and left.

Seeing him leave, Lin Wanheng breathed a sigh of relief and subconsciously pulled his clothes closer.

But she didn't see that Luo's face became solemn, and she couldn't help but glance at Lin Wanheng a few more times, catching her little movements.

After exchanging a brief greeting with Lin Wanheng, Luo hurriedly walked towards the courtyard of the second house, and soon she came in front of the second house's wife, He.

"What's wrong, sis? Why are you in such a hurry?"

He asked, frowning.

"Third sister is back! She is not dead."

Luo said quickly.

He's eyes widened in disbelief.

Luo looked around and confirmed that there were no ears on the wall, then lowered his voice and said:

"I just discovered today that my third sister Wanheng has a lover outside!"

(End of this chapter)