My enemies became my companions

Chapter 137 Who is that woman?
When Chen Yi stopped, Zhou Yitang stepped into the courtyard. She glanced at Chen Yi and said:

"Why are you practicing sword?"

Her tone was neither salty nor bland.

"Nothing to do."

Chen Yi did not rush to sheath his sword, but slowed down and swung his sword, saying:
"Please give me some pointers, Master."

The one-armed woman looked at his sweat-stained clothes.

He also said he had nothing to do.

He was covered in sweat and had no idea how many hours he had been practicing.

Zhou Yitang shook his head and laughed, then asked:

"Oh, you really have nothing to do?"

Chen Yi blinked, stopped, lowered his head and sighed:
"Not really, I just thought of a girl who is very pretty and likes swordsmanship like you. I'm going to practice Yinzai sword again so that I can go and ask her for favor."

Is it Min Ning, the future Master of the Spring and Autumn Sword, or... another one?
“…Who is that woman?”

The one-armed woman's voice became a little colder.

Chen Yi suddenly smiled and said:

"Her name is Zhou Yitang, and her courtesy name is Zhuoyu. I wonder if Master recognizes her."

Zhou Yitang's face was calm, and he said calmly:
"boring."

Chen Yi sighed and pretended to be disappointed.

Zhou Yitang glanced at him sideways, a flash of light appeared in his hand, and he took out a long-worn book from the ground and threw it over.

Chen Yi hurriedly took it in his hand.

It seemed to be the complete sword manual of Yin Jianshan, but when Chen Yi opened it, he saw many modifications.

Some parts were revised with red ink, and there were inserts in other places. The sword postures, sword stances, and qigong methods were all annotated and revised. Flipping through the pages, Chen Yi saw a sentence left in the blank at the end of the page:
[This sword manual has been slightly modified to be suitable for men, women should not practice it. ]

Seeing these words, Chen Yi suddenly understood something.

It turned out that his master, long time ago, had ordered the revision of Yinjianshan's sword manual just so that he could practice the Living Sword well.

Chen Yi took a deep breath, put the sword manual away tightly, and felt even more guilty towards Zhou Yitang.

Zhou Yitang didn't look at him, but pushed open the door of the hall. His nose moved slightly and he smelled something.

Jianjia's face was slightly cold and he glanced at Chen Yi suspiciously, but the latter stood there calmly as if nothing had happened and even shrugged his shoulders.

She thought for a while and walked towards the bedroom without hesitation.

Yin Tingxue was lying on the bed, her nose rising and falling with her breathing, she was sleeping soundly, but Zhou Yitang woke her up without any hesitation.

"Did he practice swordplay?"

The one-armed woman asked directly.

“Yes…yes…”

Yin Tingxue was half asleep and half awake, and said in a daze:
"I practiced for three or four hours."

After saying that, she closed her eyes again and fell asleep.

Zhou Yitang felt relieved. It seemed that this traitor was not just pretending to practice sword skills for her, but was really practicing sword skills.

That smell... was just an enjoyment after practicing sword-fighting... He was in his prime, and it was normal to enjoy it occasionally after practicing sword-fighting for a long time in a boring way.

Thinking of this, she felt a little guilty about her suspicion just now.

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After dinner, and after simply bullying Yin Tingxue in the evening, Chen Yi put on a black gown, put on arm guards, carried a sword on his back, and carried a knife.

The sword technique book Zhou Yitang gave her was one she had specially improved and was particularly suitable for Chen Yi, so he injected fifty years of true energy into it without hesitation.

And there are only thirty years of true energy left.

However, there are three true essences.

Two were obtained from the Taihua Goddess in the underground palace, and one was obtained from bullying Yin Tingxue day and night. Thinking of this, Chen Yi turned around and pinched the little fox's face with a smile.

The latter was sleeping soundly, apparently he was very tired today.

"I will take you to Yintai Temple in two days, understand? Behave yourself."

Chen Yi whispered and touched her head.

It was more like I was saying it to myself than to her.

Pushing the door open, Chen Yi stepped out of the courtyard and glanced at the inky night sky.

In four days, my name will be written on the Spring and Autumn Register. Now I have to take advantage of this time to finish the affairs of the Hehuan Sect and find out the origin of the flesh relic soup.

If I remember correctly, at this point in time, the Hehuan Sect should have been secretly wiped out by multiple parties.

"If you want to leave the capital, you must be more careful when you reach the capital."

Chen Yi muttered to himself and took a deep breath.

The Annan King's army is now stationed sixty miles outside the capital. Although he has the intention to retreat, he has not retreated completely. He has only left with some elite troops. Chen Yi does not believe that a king of a different surname who is stationed in southern Xinjiang and colludes with various forces such as the Demon Cult would not have any masters above the fifth rank under his command.

Wearing a simple bamboo hat, Chen Yi used his lightness skills to step out of the capital.

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Gusts of winter rain fell on the city walls of the capital. About a dozen Jinyiwei were riding horses, led by a tough-looking warrior in the front. He carried a large ring saber on his back, and exuded a cold and bloody aura, as if he had walked out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

The case of the Hehuan Sect has been reported to the Zhige Division, so the palace dispatched the Jinyiwei to follow the people of the Zhige Division to the capital area to investigate.

Riding on a horse, following behind a group of Jinyiwei, Min Ning had mixed feelings.

The horse moved forward step by step, the sound of its hooves rattling. Min Ning was thinking about Chen Yi in his mind, and in the darkness of the night, he became more and more absent-minded.

Now my sister must have offended him. When time is free, tomorrow, or maybe the day after tomorrow, he will probably go to settle the score with my sister. Min Ning doesn't want to see this happen. She and Chen Yi had an agreement, but... she doesn't know what to do.

She had been planning to look for him this afternoon, just to ask for his forgiveness. She was even ready to sacrifice herself for him. But she never expected that the man would be so... shameless!
In a fit of anger, she turned and left.

"Ugh…"

Min Ning sighed, somewhat regretting leaving at that time. Given his personality, perhaps the more humiliation she suffered, the easier it would be for him to let her sister go. But she still couldn't...get over that hurdle in her heart.

The hurdle was invisible, separating the two of them. Min Ning was not sure what it was. With that hurdle there, not to mention being humiliated, it would be difficult for the young hero to sacrifice himself.

But if I don’t sacrifice myself, what should I do?
Min Ning couldn't help but grit his teeth.

"Min Qianhu."

Suddenly a voice came from the front. Min Ning looked up and saw that the person speaking was none other than the warrior in the front who was carrying a saber.

The first time Min Ning heard of this man's reputation was from his grandfather. There were many swordsmen in the world, but very few of them could use a saber. The reason was that the saber was a weapon for the battlefield, and was far less useful than a general broadsword in single combat or street fighting. However, this man became famous in the capital of the Western Jin Dynasty twenty-six years ago with a saber.

This man was named Qiu Gang. He once entered the Western Jin Dynasty with a saber and defeated three sixth-rank masters who were in the top ten of the Western Jin Dynasty's Hidden Dragon List. In the end, he even fought with the Broken Swordsman who had not yet been on the World Martial Arts List. He was defeated after three moves and was proud of it for the rest of his life.

Even though the Broken Swordsman was not yet famous at that time, Qiu Gang was able to exchange three moves with him, which showed that he had a strong foundation. No matter where he was, he would be a hero.

Now he works for Dayu Zhige Division, holding the position of Secretary of Zhige Division. As for his martial arts level, it is rumored that he has made little progress since his name was entered into the Spring and Autumn Register. Min Ning estimates that he is between the fourth and fifth levels.

Many masters were making great progress in martial arts before being included in the list, but once included, they were like being stuck in a quagmire and could not make any progress. The reason was that the list was too restrictive. Once included in the list, they were restricted by the royal family and were not allowed to kill people without the royal family's decree.

Therefore, people in the martial arts world have always been both afraid and respectful of the Spring and Autumn List.

"Master Qiu, what can I do for you?"

Min Ning asked.

Qiu Gang glanced at her and asked in a deep voice:
"I heard that you are familiar with Captain Chen who made a great contribution in saving the emperor?"

"Everyone knows this, I wonder why Lord Qiu asked this question?"

Min Ning asked doubtfully.

"Because,"

Qiu Gang paused, a fierce look flashed across his face.
"I am familiar with Bai Liu Dao You Xu who was killed by him."

(End of this chapter)