My enemies became my companions

Chapter 129 It seems I can escape
As winter approaches, even though the sky is overcast, the streets and alleys are bustling. The sounds of hawkers can be heard all over the street. Pancakes, fried candies, and piles of steamers are emitting white steam, which slows down the cold wind. Yin Tingxue follows Chen Yi, letting him hold her hand and look around.

When she was in the palace, she seldom had the chance to go out. She usually had the chance only on days like the Lantern Festival. She would follow her mother, accompanied by a large number of maids and servants, and ride in a sedan chair to the street. It was very lively at that time, with lights on in every house, like a dance of dragons and fishes all night long. With a bang, fireworks suddenly bloomed in the sky, roaring and gorgeous. Yin Tingxue walked in a daze, and finally found that there was only Chen Yi by her side. The sedan chair, maids, servants, and mother were all gone. Mu Ran looked back and realized that everything had changed and it was no longer the same as before.

An indescribable complex color flashed across her almond eyes. Yin Tingxue took a breath and patted her face to stop herself from immersing herself in memories - she had to accept her fate.

Refugees can be seen on the streets, huddled in the corners, without even a begging bowl in front of them, only a roll of rags.

When Yin Tingxue saw this scene, she lowered her brows and thought for a long time, then gently tugged at Chen Yi's sleeve.

Chen Yi turned around to look at her, and heard her whisper:

"Chen Yi, give me some money."

"Whatever you want to buy, I'll buy it for you."

Chen Yi said that he didn't want this little fox to hold the purse. If she had her own little treasury, she would inevitably have some inappropriate thoughts.

What's more, she had such a dream...

"I want to...give them some."

Yin Tingxue pointed at the refugees on the ground, rolled her eyes, and said in a tender voice: "Do some good deeds, accumulate some virtue, and it's best to do it yourself. This is what my mother taught me."

“Oh, you know this?”

Chen Yi dragged out his voice and said sarcastically: "But I don't really want to give it to you."

"A family that accumulates good deeds will have good fortunes, my mother taught me that." Yin Tingxue hesitated for a while, but finally said in a soft voice: "Also, also... accumulate some good deeds for us, so that our family will also have good fortunes."

Our family...

Hearing these three words, Chen Yi's heart ached a little. He realized that she was trying to please him, but wouldn't it be too sinful to not agree to her?

Chen Yi stroked her head and said with a smile: "I'll give you a penny or a few dozen coins. Buy whatever you want. Remember to return the remaining money to me when you go back."

Yin Tingxue nodded like a chick pecking at rice, and Chen Yi took out a silver coin and a string of copper coins from his pocket and put them in her hand. The daughter of King Xiang then walked quickly towards the refugees, untied the knot with the money, and pushed more than thirty coins in front of them. Naturally, the refugees knelt on the ground and thanked her profusely. She felt embarrassed, so she quickly stepped back and returned to Chen Yi.

She clutched the remaining money tightly.

"Actually, I don't have anything good to buy. Do you want me to return it to you now?"

Yin Tingxue asked casually.

"I'll return it when I get back. Just take a look and buy it if you like."

As soon as she finished speaking, she carefully put the money back into her pocket.

That was the money she used to buy medicinal herbs.

Yin Tingxue didn't plan to go directly to the pharmacy to buy contraceptive soup, as that could only deal with it temporarily, and the contraceptive soup had a strong smell and he would find out. If she wanted to deal with it for the rest of her life, she had to make pills and provide herself with enough food and clothing.

After walking for a while and strolling on the street for a while, Yin Tingxue casually bought some food, some small accessories for dressing up, and spent some copper coins, but she never used the silver coin. She just waited for an opportunity to go to the pharmacy to buy medicinal materials when Chen Yi was not paying attention.

But Chen Yi held her hand from beginning to end, making it difficult for her to escape.

"Let's go, it's time to go to Min Ning's house."

They had been shopping for a while, and Chen Yi glanced at the bulging package in Yin Tingxue's hand and felt that it was enough.

Yin Tingxue wanted to speak, but was afraid that he would discover her true intentions, so she could only nod reluctantly.

Then, she thought of something. She could wait for Chen Yi to go to Min Ning's house and then find a chance to sneak out. Besides, she still had the sword power left by Master Zhou on her, so she was not afraid of encountering any danger.

Walking through the market town, the further they went, the fewer pedestrians there were along the road. There were many muddy puddles and puddles on the ground. Chen Yi pulled Yin Tingxue and walked towards Min Ning's house.

Meeting someone's grandfather was still a bit nervous after all, so Chen Yi unconsciously loosened his grip on Yin Tingxue's hand. The latter certainly wouldn't say anything.

After turning a corner, Chen Yi unexpectedly discovered that Min Ning's house seemed a bit far away.

Then, his steps suddenly stopped, he lowered his head, and was surprised to find that his palms were empty. Chen Yi frowned and looked at the street in confusion. Then, two figures suddenly appeared at the corner. One of them was holding a three-pronged fork, with a green face and fangs, wearing silver armor, stomping heavily, raising dust on the ground, like the Bull Head General, and the other one was walking with him, also dressed in the same way, but holding a soul-catching lock, like General Gan Liu, with a sinister aura rushing towards him.

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes and asked:
"who are you?"

Just as he finished speaking, a little giant with long curly beard, gauze hat and wide robe walked out slowly from behind the two figures, holding a golden mace to subdue demons. He looked majestic, like a door god.

The flag on its back had the following sharp words embroidered on it:

[When treacherous villains see me, they feel like they see a ghost; when loyal ministers and good generals see me, they feel like they see a god.]

The flags fluttered in the wind, and the momentum was awe-inspiring.

However, the black-clothed man's voice was very faint.

"Whether it's a ghost or a god, get out of here."

....................................

While he wasn't paying attention, Yin Tingxue slipped away.

Her heart was beating so hard that it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat. Logically speaking, this was considered an escape. Even though she repeatedly told herself that this was not an escape, she still felt uneasy.

But I can't care about that anymore, since it was his fault that he didn't notice me sneaking away.

At that time, Yin Tingxue heard someone approaching, so she secretly pulled her hand out of Chen Yi's palm, and then slipped away.

After rushing out of the alley in a panic, Yin Tingxue finally stopped to catch her breath. She looked around and then looked back. After confirming that Chen Yi had not caught up with her, she breathed a sigh of relief.

She was going to the drugstore, and while she was walking around the market, she deliberately walked a little further just to confirm the location and route of the drugstore.

Yin Tingxue took a deep breath, put on her hat, calmed herself down, walked quickly to the outside of the medicine shop, stepped over the threshold and went in.

The shopkeeper was leaning against the medicine cabinet. When he saw someone coming in, he stood up and asked:
"Are you here to get medicine?"

"Ah."

Yin Tingxue responded and took out a piece of paper from her pocket. The handwriting was beautiful and all of them were the medicinal materials recorded in the Danjian.

"I have a prescription."

The shopkeeper took the prescription and muttered:

"Huanhua grass, purple bamboo root..."

After reading out two medicine names, the shopkeeper realized what the prescription was and stopped reading. He just glanced at Yin Tingxue with a little sympathy, thinking that this rich girl was of marriageable age, and although she was wearing a veil, she must be a beauty judging by her features, but she had a stomachache at this time. The more the shopkeeper thought about it, the more sad he felt. He sighed, turned around and went to get the medicine.

"Ten copies, thank you, boss, and I'll give you one penny of silver."

Seeing the shopkeeper go to get the medicine, Yin Tingxue hurriedly said.

The shopkeeper's eyelids twitched, he was stunned for a moment, and secretly complained a few words, then he still prescribed medicine as usual, wrapped it in cloth and handed it to Yin Tingxue.

After putting down the silver and getting the medicine, Yin Tingxue breathed a sigh of relief. Without even watching the shopkeeper take out a small scale to weigh the silver, she turned around and walked out the door.

At this moment, a woman dressed simply in black suddenly rushed out.

The moment she saw Yin Tingxue, the woman in black fell to her knees.

Yin Tingxue was stunned. Before she could react, she heard a very low but very excited voice.

"Pure Saint Lady... I am late."

She was struck by lightning and was about to step back, but the next second, something popped up in her mind unconsciously - it seemed... she could escape this time, and she could escape!

(End of this chapter)