My enemies became my companions

Chapter 149: No More Than a Cauldron
"Find a Taoist priest to capture his soul and lock his spirit."

Looking at the corpse on the ground, Chen Yi's eyes were heavy.

"Yes."

The guard at the side hurriedly stepped out of the cell. The prisoner who was about to be interrogated by his superior committed suicide in prison. Whoever was responsible for this would suffer if he did not react in time.

The head of the corpse was drooping lifelessly, and it was still in a meditative posture before death. Chen Yi glanced at the case file in his hand, and his expression became more solemn.

It was as if Elder Luo confessed something he shouldn't have, and was strangled to death by some evil cult method.

The Demonic Cult, the Flesh Relic Soup, and the Princess of Xiang... seemed to be strung together by a thread, and the one sandwiched between these three was none other than... Yin Tingxue, who was supposed to be the Saint of the Demonic Cult.

There was a hint of fierceness in Chen Yi's eyes.

He felt more eager to solve the mystery, because no matter who it was, he would not allow them to harm the people he cared about.

After a long time, Chen Yi slowly said:

"The Hehuan Sect's affairs are far more complicated than I imagined."

Although Min Ning didn't know the origin of this, she knew that what Chen Yi said was true. After thinking about it, she asked:

"So... next, we'll just wait here?"

"No, waiting is useless. Moreover, this demon cult elder may have used some secret method to destroy his soul. I want to go to Wuyong Tower. Will you come?"

"You're going to look for... your sister?"

Min Ning was startled.

Chen Yi shook his head and said:

"Although your sister is an oiran, she is at best a spy chief in Wuyonglou. The person I want to meet is Li Jisheng, the owner of Wuyonglou in the capital."

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Jinya Pavilion is located in the capital area. Although it is not in Beijing, it is as beautiful as Beijing. The buildings are arranged in an orderly manner. There are gardens, rockery and rocks, and clusters of flowers under the pavilion. Even though it is almost winter, there is still spring scenery.

In one room, Lu Ying raised his hand to order tea. Beside him was a gorgeous woman dressed in men's clothes, looking forward to the bubbling tea. There was a futon in the room, and the person sitting on it was none other than the Taihua Goddess Yin Weiying.

It was now morning, but outside the pavilion there were a lot of carriages and horses, and people in various costumes were entering the Jin Ya Pavilion one after another. Most of them were carrying various weapons, and it was obvious at first glance that they were people from the martial arts world.

The day before, news spread in Jinya Pavilion that a descendant of the Hehuan Sect had fallen into the hands of Li Jisheng. Naturally, the wealthy businessman who made his fortune in silk would not miss this opportunity. He held a small auction in Wuyonglou and set a price, starting from three thousand taels of silver, to be won by the highest bidder.

Most people have no chance to participate in this small auction, and only a very small number of wealthy or noble people can participate.

Yin Weiying, who was both the goddess of Taihua and the daughter of King Jing, was naturally one of them.

However, Yin Weiying would not show up at the auction site in person, but would send someone there. He would sit in this room and discuss Taoism with the fellow Taoists from Yinjian Mountain.

After Lu Ying ordered the tea, he served a cup to Donggong Ruoshu and Yin Weiying. The nun took the tea, first took a look at the color of the tea, then took a sip, and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Good tea, both color and taste are excellent."

Lu Ying smiled slightly and said:
"It's a pity that there is no elegant scenery to accompany me. If the goddess came to Cangwu Peak of Yinjian Mountain, she could enjoy the view of the mountains and drink tea in the pavilion on the top of the mountain. That would be a real enjoyment."

Yin Weiying nodded. The two had discussed Taoism before, and there had been some sharp arguments, but neither of them took offense. Instead, a kind of appreciation developed between them, just like Zhuang Hui in ancient times.

Donggong Ruoshu took the tea bowl and drank it all in one gulp like a cow.

"Look at you,"

Lu Ying was used to her informality. He took the tea bowl and was about to scold her, "How will you be the Crown Princess in the future?" But he noticed Yin Weiying was present, so he had to change his words and scolded her:

“Who did you learn this from?”

"Master, what else?"

Donggong Ruoshu asked back, she held her ankles with both hands, swayed a bit, and sat up straight.

"If you don't drink the tea in one gulp, how can you cut your throat with one sword?"

Just now when Lu Ying and Yin Weiying were discussing Taoism, Donggong Ruoshu was so bored that his eyelids were drooping, but now he is much more energetic.

She glanced at Yin Weiying, thought of something, and asked Lu Ying:

"You were able to argue with him for so long. Is it because the methods of cultivation in Yinjian Mountain and Taihua Mountain are different?"

"Of course it's different." Lu Ying paused and said half complimenting and half explaining:
"The way practiced in Taihua Mountain is the method of forgetting emotions. It requires the golden boy and the jade girl to be affectionate and forget emotions, protect each other, and achieve enlightenment together, so that they can ascend to become immortals. And the way of Yinjian Mountain is to enter the Tao with the sword. The heart of the sword is the heart of the Tao. One can ascend to heaven with a sword, and there is no need and should not seek a Taoist partner."

"What happens if someone is looking for a Taoist companion?"

Donggong Ruoshu asked out of curiosity.

"It stands to reason that he should be expelled from the sect."

Lu Ying has always been familiar with the rules of his sect.

Donggong Ruoshu looked at Yin Weiying and said with a familiar smile:

"Their Yinjian Mountain is too boring. If I want to practice Taoism, I will definitely worship Yin Xiangu's mountain sect."

"Blessed be the Heavenly Lord, everyone has his own destiny."

Yin Weiying just smiled.

Donggong Ruoshu leaned over and asked, "Then I'd like to ask... Does Yin Xiangu have a Taoist partner?"

The lady in white froze.

Donggong Ruoshu looked at the nun with wide eyes innocently. She had been preparing for so long just to ask this question.

After all, she had heard that the Goddess Taihua seemed to have an affair with Chen Yi, a captain of the Western Factory.

Yin Weiying's clear and pure face darkened. She naturally knew how the matter spread. In the incident of encountering the ghost general Deng Ai in Huaishui Village, the relationship between her and Chen Yi was already ambiguous enough in the eyes of outsiders.

Even though everyone present at the time was a fellow Taoist from the Shangqing Dao, practicing Taoism does not necessarily mean that one will have a noble character, nor does it mean that one will not gossip behind others' backs.

After sorting out her thoughts, the nun lowered her eyes for a moment, then smiled slightly and said:

"Not a Taoist couple."

Donggong Ruoshu widened his eyes and asked:

"But why did I hear that the fairy lady and that captain Chen...are like the story of a phoenix seeking a phoenix?"

"Excuse me!"

Lu Ying hurriedly pulled her aside, scolded her, then turned around and apologized to Yin Weiying.

"Immortal Yin, please forgive me."

"It doesn't matter. The matter is there. What's the harm in letting others talk about it?"

Yin Weiying said calmly. Not only was he not angry, but he even had a sense of freedom as if he was walking boldly on a night street.

Seeing the nun so calm and composed, Lu Ying sighed that she was worthy of the title of Goddess of Taihua.

"Then what is his relationship with the fairy?"

Donggong Ruoshu asked a little nervously.

"It's just..."

Yin Weiying uttered two words slowly,
"Dinglu."

Donggong Ruoshu was shocked when he heard this, and Lu Ying was also a little confused.

Seeing their performance, Yin Weiying secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Since her relationship with Chen Yi had already been spread, there had to be an explanation. Otherwise, what would she do if someone made up a story?

But she couldn't tell the truth to anyone. Once it got out, not only would her face be lost, but also the reputation of Prince Jing's Mansion and Mount Taihua would be ruined.
Taoist monks do not tell lies, so she deliberately played a word game.

Yin Weiying chuckled, his voice calm, as if giving some advice on Taoism:
"I am practicing the method of forgetting emotions. Fortunately, I received guidance from an immortal in a dream and gained some enlightenment. So I chose a cauldron instead of a golden boy, and found a new way to achieve the Tao. The twists and turns in the process are not worth mentioning."

Donggong Ruoshu looked at Yin Weiying and felt shocked and stunned. The famous captain of the Western Factory was actually just a mere servant of the Goddess Taihua?
How... unbelievable, yet unexpected and reasonable.

Speaking of which, Captain Chen was just a warrior, but he was able to kill the dragon and save the emperor, and he made many great achievements. However, he was unknown before. There was something strange about it, which was surprising... Now Donggong Ruoshu understood that all the reasons were not only due to his ability, but because he had the Goddess Taihua behind him.

Yin Weiying heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Donggong Ruoshu and the other two girls had believed most of it.

As long as Chen Yi, the person involved in this matter, is not present, she can keep it a secret forever, and she will still be the Taihua Goddess respected by everyone on the mountain...

Because I need to sort out the outline, today's update is late (tears)

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(End of this chapter)