My enemies became my companions

Chapter 32: The Day of Suppressing Bandits and Demons

When the words fell, everyone was shocked.

The common people around the stall were stunned, with shock and confusion on their faces, but the Taoist was the first to react, his face darkened, and he said:

"Master, I see that you are also a cultivator, how can you slander me?"

Yin Weiying sneered. She didn't say much. She made a seal with one hand and took the Gangbu step. Three Steps and Nine Traces, which was said to be passed down by Xia Yu, the god of mountains and rivers, was the basic step in the Gangbu step.

She was muttering something, and she moved with the sword. The peach wood sword in her hand seemed to have life, and it stabbed straight at the Taoist like a snake. Chen Yi could vaguely see some light, but it was not clear.

When the Taoist saw this authentic Gangbu, his face changed drastically and he retreated in panic, but the peach wood sword followed Yin Weiying like a shadow and stabbed straight forward.

As soon as the peach wood sword touched the Taoist, he felt as if he was branded by hot copper. The coarse Taoist robe on his body was torn instantly, and the skin inside turned hot and red, and then turned gray and black, falling off inch by inch.

Yin Weiying took a step back, sheathed the peach wood sword, and turned to leave.

The Taoist's body seemed to be burned by wildfire, and his skin quickly fell off. His face was hideous and he let out a roar, but he was in so much pain that he could not move. Finally, his soul flew away. The ordinary people around him were all horrified, and then they all smelled a strong stench.

They all lowered their heads and looked towards the source of the stench. The talismans that they treasured in their hands slowly melted and turned into sticky horse manure. Chaos arose instantly. No one could have imagined that the so-called powerful talisman was nothing but dirt.

Chen Yi, who had long since avoided this scene, was slightly shocked when he saw this scene.

Yin Weiying explained to him briskly:

"The dung-selling ghost is the 1,326th ghost in the Book of Hundreds of Ghosts and Thousands of Monsters. It is transformed from a person who died while carrying dung. They will pretend to be Taoist priests, magicians, and Confucian scholars, and use sweet words to sell their spells, prayer beads, and books to defraud people of their money."

When Min Ning heard about this ghost story, his brows furrowed slightly and he felt sick.

When Yin Weiying thought about this kind of ghost, she did not have any obvious likes or dislikes, she just introduced it in a plain manner.

"Let's go. I'll take the fairy back home."

Chen Yi picked up the lantern and started talking.

The early arrival of the day of eliminating bandits and demons was really unexpected. Chen Yi now wanted to send Yin Weiying back and go home quickly.

Despite this, Chen Yi is not worried about Yin Tingxue's safety, because there are door gods Yu Lei and Shen Tu posted on the door of his house, as well as thresholds to prevent zombies and couplets to protect peace.

He just didn't want to stay on the street for too long. After all, who could guarantee that he would run into something strange?

Darkness enveloped the entire capital city, like a haunted ghost town.

They walked forward and when they were about to turn the corner, they suddenly heard a sound.

"Damn it, don't you want to have sex with the Water God?!"

"Come, look at me. I am the water god now."

Chen Yi looked back and saw faint sounds of scolding and cursing coming from the river. There seemed to be the figure of a drowned person under the water, which made him subconsciously take a few steps closer.

Some men who had just walked out of a brothel seemed to have heard the same voice. They were frightened and turned pale in an instant. Then, as if they were under a spell, they slowly walked towards the river and looked inside.

Suddenly, water splashed and pairs of pale hands broke out of the water, dragging the men who had been drinking prostitutes into the water. The men struggled in the water and shouted for help, but more and more hands came over and pressed people into the water alive. Slowly, bubbles stopped rising from the water and the people inside were drowned.

"Jealous woman!"

Yin Weiying took a breath of cold air.

"Go, this one won't go down!"

After completing the game, Chen Yi knew that this monster, the Jealous Wife God of Water, was originally transformed from Duan who died by drowning. Because her husband, Liu Boyu from the Jin Dynasty, fantasized about making love with the water god in his poems, her wife resolutely jumped into the water and turned into a demon. She angrily scolded her husband in the water, saying that since she was the water god, why didn't she jump into the water to make love?

Nowadays, monsters like the jealous woman god are basically transformed from jealous women who died by drowning.

The three of them hurriedly left the water's edge. Min Ning's face looked a little pale. It was not the first time she encountered the Day of Slaying Bandits and Exterminating Demons, but she usually hid well in the house. No matter how much trouble the monsters outside caused, they could not break into the house with the peach charms.

Crossing this street, one could hear screams from all over the capital from afar. The sudden arrival of the Day of Slaying Bandits and Eliminating Demons disrupted the original order, and chaos followed. Turning the corner, Chen Yi and the other two suddenly stopped, only to see a scholar standing abruptly on the street. The surroundings were silent, not to mention people, not even a ghost.

It was eerily quiet.

The scholar cast his eyes towards the three of them, bowed, and asked:

"Do you believe that there are ghosts in this world?"

As the words fell, a chilly wind began to howl fiercely, with no sign of stopping.

Yin Weiying couldn't figure out the Confucian scholar's intentions for a moment, so he didn't act rashly. He frowned and thought hard.

Before Yin Weiying could figure out this person's origin, Chen Yi said directly:

"You are a ghost!"

The scholar's face turned pale, his eyes showed horror, and then his gaze gradually lost its luster. Finally, his body and clothes slowly melted and turned into foul-smelling black water, which fell into the street and disappeared into thin air.

When Yin Weiying saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Chen Yi with admiration for her husband.

"You were able to find out his whereabouts right away and knew that he was transformed from the ghost that frightened Ruan Zhan of Jin to death. But you have never practiced Taoism. Could it be that you have clairvoyance?"

Yin Weiying asked with a smile,

"If you have clairvoyance, you are either a fairy or a Buddha."

Chen Yi shook his head and said:
"I just happened to remember it. I've read history books and know that Ruan Zhan from the Jin Dynasty didn't believe in the existence of ghosts and gods. He was debating with a guest, but the guest couldn't win the argument and revealed his true form as a ghost, which frightened Ruan Zhan to death."

Yin Weiying praised:
"Yuechi has a good memory, so he should come with me to Mount Taihua to practice Taoism."

Min Ning listened to the conversation between the two with a frown on her face. She didn't quite understand what they were saying. Although she could read, she was not a scholar. Not to mention history books, she had rarely read the Four Books and Five Classics.

In order to avoid embarrassment, she had to nod slightly when the two were talking.

As soon as the scholar ghost dispersed, the sound of hopping footsteps was heard on the street. There was a shadow in the distance. Chen Yi looked up and saw groups of zombies, with their hands raised, jumping on the road. Evil winds swept by. In the center of the zombies, there was a man wearing armor and holding a big sword. He looked majestic and looked like a ghost general!
"Don't stay here for long!"

Yin Weiying said anxiously, turned around and rushed into an alley.

Chen Yi hurriedly followed with a lantern, and Min Ning followed closely behind.

The alley twisted here and there, and the tiles on the walls were covered with moss. They walked for half an incense stick of time, but still hadn't gotten out of the alley.

More and more cold winds were blowing, making people feel uneasy.

Yin Weiying, who was walking in the front, became alert, holding a peach wood sword in one hand and performing the golden light body protection technique with the other. The darkness around him was like fog, and the lamp in Chen Yi's hand flickered.

Chen Yi followed Yin Weiying's steps closely. When he inadvertently looked towards the alley ahead, his eyes suddenly froze and his hands and feet stiffened slightly.

A dark blue face appeared stiffly, with three heads on its shoulders, the silk and satin on its body was covered in dirt, waves of disgusting corpse stench spread, and the dead eyes were lifeless.

Asura has one face and three eyes, or three heads and six arms. Moreover, this Asura is on the verge of death, showing the five signs of decay of a celestial being!
Yin Weiying's breathing stagnated and he stood still for a moment.

Asura is like heaven but not heaven, like god and like ghost. When he is strong, he is very much like god, and when he is weak, he is very much like ghost. After his death, he is often demoted and degraded, and completely falls into the ghost path!
And the Asura who fell into the ghost world... will become the ghost king! Facing the ghost king, even if it is Mount Taihua, you have to invite the real person to win.

The woman in white broke out in a cold sweat and was extremely frightened. She didn't dare to act rashly, let alone lift the peach wood sword and practice the Gang Step. Min Ning, who was standing behind Chen Yi, saw this scene, put his hand on the hilt of the sword, and sweat broke out on his wrist.

The moss on the walls around Ashura gradually withered, and the area behind him was as dark as ink, without a trace of life. He just stood there straight, and the smell of corruption and gloom became stronger and stronger.

Compared to the two panicked women...

A smile appeared on Chen Yi's face.

There's no way... He has read the guide.

(End of this chapter)