My enemies became my companions

Chapter 438: Min Ning wants to snatch the wedding?
After some minor unpleasantness, the three of them realized that they had no ill intentions towards each other and now walked together.

The sky was dark. When Lu Ying came out of the cave, a dark brown color appeared. A thin layer of mist filled the dense forest. When Lu Ying touched the trees lightly, he felt a faint tingling sensation, as if lightning would strike from the sky at any time.

Lu Ying looked up at the other two women. Min Ning was walking in front and Yin Weiying was following behind. It was obvious how much they didn't get along with each other. Lu Ying was not aware of the grudges between the two. At that time, she heard that Min Ning was very close to Chen Yi, and later she heard that Chen Yi and Yin Weiying were married. Presumably, their knot in their hearts was tied to this.

What's good about him?
Lu Ying shook his head, thinking that there was nothing good about him. As for his martial arts, was he better than his master? As for his handsomeness, there must be people more handsome than him. As for his storytelling, he was just average, not as good as those experienced storytellers...

As she thought this, she looked up and saw that although there was no rain, the sky was still dark.

Although the fog was thin, it was still lingering in the forest. The three of them walked for a long time but were unable to get out of the dense forest. Lu Ying felt that they were going around in circles in the same place.

Min Ning noticed this earlier and frowned. The connection between the sword guard and the sheath at his waist was wrapped with cloth.

Suddenly, I saw a shrine at the intersection of the mountain road.

The shrine was dilapidated, with the words "The First General of the Innate World, the Loyal Protector of the Way, the Three-Five Fire Train King, the Lord of Heaven, the Mighty Spirit, the Manifesting Heavenly Venerable" enshrined inside. The tablet was covered in dirt and it seemed that no one had cleaned it for a long time.

Min Ning moved the tablet aside to see if there was anything hidden in the shrine.

Seeing this, Lu Ying was frightened and asked, "Why do you move the throne so casually?"

Before Min Ning could reply, Yin Weiying said with a smile, "As a warrior, you are used to being rude and forget that there is a god above you. Fellow Daoist Lu, please don't blame me."

Min Ning was too lazy to fight back, so he turned to Lu Ying and asked, "What do you think about this?"

Lu Ying put the altar in the right position, said a few auspicious words, and then replied: "This is Wang Lingguan, the guardian deity of the mountain... His shrine will be placed on the way up the mountain. As the saying goes: before going up the mountain, you must worship Wang Lingguan first."

“No wonder you’re here.”

After listening to it, Min Ning roughly determined the location.

In other words, they are currently at the foot of the mountain, quite far away from the mountain top where the sword intent is the strongest.

Lu Ying looked at the series of words on the tablet, which had the full name of Wang Lingguan written on it. It was no wonder that Min Ning could not recognize that this was the shrine of Wang Lingguan. Usually, there would only be the words "Dutian Da Lingguan".

"It's worthy of being the Quanzhen Sect." Lu Ying muttered.

Min Ning asked sideways, "What's the difference between Quanzhen Sect and you guys?"

"The Quanzhen Sect has three mosts: the most rules, the strictest disciplines, and the most particularity." Lu Ying replied briskly, "Our Yinjian Mountain originated from the Beidi Sect."

The Quanzhen Sect places particular emphasis on keeping oneself healthy. It is rare to see Quanzhen Sect members performing rituals, praying for blessings and the abolition of disasters in folk ceremonies. Instead, most of those searching for secret places, practicing as hermits, etc. are Quanzhen Taoists.

Lu Ying still remembered that Zhou Yitong had a method of beheading the three corpses, which came from a branch of the Quanzhen Sect.

Practicing with techniques is closer to Quanzhen Sect.

She paused, and then continued: "In short, compared to other Taoist sects, Quanzhen Sect places more emphasis on independent longevity."

Min Ning glanced at Yin Weiying imperceptibly.

Yin Weiying was disdainful. The method of the Golden Boy and Jade Girl of Mount Taihua was clearly different from that of the Quanzhen Sect. Only ordinary people like Min Ning would confuse the two.

Min Ning looked back at the shrine and said:
"In short, the Quanzhen Sect is more selfish?"

They are all Taoists, so Lu Ying didn't dare to say that, so he said: "That's not the case..."

Min Ning flicked the dead leaves off the scabbard and said, "I have heard about the events during the Song and Yuan dynasties from storytellers. I heard that the Quanzhen Sect's Qiu Chuji led the way in a meeting with the Mongolian Khan. I am not well-educated and have my prejudices. Please do not be offended, Immortal Lu."

Lu Ying wanted to say something, but Min Ning suddenly turned back.

In less than half a breath, the blade was unsheathed and pointed directly at the mountain road.

"Donor, you are wrong. We Quanzhen Taoists are definitely not the kind of people who only care about ourselves."

Only at this time did the Taoist's voice come, which shows how quickly Min Ning drew his sword.

Lu Ying looked over and saw a Taoist in gray clothes walking out of the misty mountain path.

He took two steps forward towards the cold sword light, bowed his head, and sang:
"Blessings and infinite blessings, I have no ill intentions, please take the knife back."

Min Ning replied: "As a martial artist, I have seen too many wild ghosts and monsters. I dare not take back this knife."

The Taoist in gray was not annoyed and nodded to show his understanding. Lu Ying and Yin Weiying looked at the Taoist who suddenly appeared with interest, only to see that he was walking on the road without any shadow under his feet.

A lonely ghost.

It is unexpected that I could encounter such a Taoist ghost in this secret realm of Jianchi. Although he was dressed in cloth and my background could not be seen, I guess he had a high status in Chongyang Temple when he was alive.

Min Ning asked, "Who are you?"

"It has been a long time. I have forgotten my secular name and Taoist name. I only remember that I was the eighth generation elder in charge of law at Chongyang Temple."

"How long?"

"I estimate it to be more than 300 years." The Taoist thought for a moment and said, "At that time, Emperor Zhu appeared in Fengyang."

It turned out that he was a person from the Ming Dynasty. Min Ning couldn't help but marvel at it.

The atmosphere eased slightly, and the Taoist priest in gray came out from the fog, bowed to the shrine from more than ten feet away, then turned around and asked:

"This donor, and the two fellow Taoists, are you going up the mountain?"

The three of them nodded slightly.

The Taoist priest in gray continued, "There is heavy fog in this mountain. If no one shows you the way, even if you walk a hundred miles, you will just be going in circles..."

The words were very clear. As the three of them walked along, they more or less noticed something strange in the forest, but...

"Why should we trust you?" Min Ning said.

The Taoist priest in gray said, "You guys can try walking again."

After a brief thought, Min Ning asked tentatively, "Can you lead the way?"

"Of course." The Taoist in gray pointed at the thick fog and said, "To be honest, this fog originally came from me."

Min Ning raised his eyebrows slightly, Lu Ying looked puzzled, and Yin Weiying was slightly thoughtful.

"To be exact, this fog is caused by my demonic obstacles. Most of us Quanzhen Taoists have given up our emotions and desires, so this demonic obstacle came about because of that." The Taoist in gray clothes continued, "I originally thought that the demonic obstacle would disappear with time, but I never thought that after I passed away, the demonic obstacle took away my body, and the demonic energy spread everywhere, forming the ghost fog in this area."

Min Ning was slightly hesitant.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the two Taoist friends."

Hearing this, Min Ning looked at Lu Ying.

Lu Ying thought for a moment and said, "After a person dies, the soul separates from the body. It is not impossible for demonic barriers to invade the body. Even if there are no demonic barriers, if the body is not buried in time, it may transform into a corpse. This is how zombies come about."

Min Ning nodded. It seemed that the Taoist priest in gray's words were credible.

She replied: "You are so kind that I would not come to you for no reason?"

The Taoist priest in gray smiled and said, "I do have some selfish motives. My body has turned into a demon, so my soul has not been at peace for a long time. That's why I want to ask you to exorcise demons and protect the Dao."

Min Ning thought for a moment, then smiled and said:

"Easy to say."

After saying that, she sheathed the knife. The blade was halfway inserted into the wound, just touching the loose cloth strip and then did not go any deeper.

It was then that Lu Ying noticed that Min Ning's knife was always half-out of its sheath.

This is because they are afraid that they will suddenly encounter an enemy and won't have time to pull it out.

Yin Weiying watched the Taoist in gray turn around and lead the way, and walked to Min Ning's side:

"Aren't you afraid that he's an accomplice?"

Min Ning said indifferently:
"Just get rid of them all."

…………

The group followed the Taoist priest in gray and climbed over the hillside. They were much closer to the top of the mountain than before, but the night was getting darker and it was almost pitch dark. It was no longer the time to rush on, so they could only stop and rest for a while.

There is a difference between men and women, so the Taoist in gray said goodbye for the time being and agreed to visit again tomorrow morning. Then he turned around and disappeared in the mist, and no one knew where he went to rest. However, people have their houses, dogs have their kennels, and ghosts should also have their kennels.

Min Ning took out the tent from the field and picked up some dead branches and leaves to make a bonfire. When he was about to strike the flint, Yin Weiying raised his hand and pointed, and the dead wood caught fire.

Min Ning put the flint back silently.

The three of them sat on the ground around the campfire, not feeling sleepy. The two nuns had already made some achievements in their practice, and fasting and staying awake day and night were their normal routine. Although Min Ning was a warrior, he was also full of energy. The cool breeze blew through the forest, and they had nothing to do, so they started chatting casually.

"Did you come to Shantong City with him?" Min Ning asked curiously. After hundreds of days of separation, he occasionally thought of him.

Lu Ying nodded and said, "He was entrusted by my master to protect me, so he came to Shantong City together. By the way, my master is his aunt."

She didn't know why she added the last sentence.

Min Ning did not expose it, even though she knew it would cause trouble for Zhou Yitang, but she always disdained to do such mean things.

If you want to fight, fight openly.

"It seems like he's living a good life." Min Ning said with a vague emotion.

Lu Ying was thinking about how to respond.

The nun chuckled and said, "Life was good to begin with."

Min Ning glanced at the daughter of King Jing, and frowned slightly. In fact, he wanted to ask her more than Lu Ying, but the two of them had never been able to see eye to eye.
She still asked: "What's the best way?"

As he spoke, Min Ning took off the wine gourd, bent one knee, and began to drink the wine leisurely.

Yin Weiying looked at Min Ning's expression. It was true that Chen Yi was close to her in the past, but he was going to marry her after all.

Thinking of past grudges, she now wanted to see Min Ning kneeling down and begging her not to kill the red dragon.

The nun gathered her sleeves and said, "Some time ago, I went to Shantong City with him. We bought some jade pendants and other odd trinkets, and also tried some Northwest food. Finally, we went to see a play together. We had nothing to do in our spare time, so it was good."

Min Ning listened patiently, feeling inexplicably itchy.

Come to think of it, there is never a shortage of women around him. This man lives a good life as long as he has women.

Min Ning felt a little more depressed for some reason and asked, "What else?"

After saying that, she took another sip of wine.

Yin Weiying pondered for a moment and said, "When he has nothing to do, he rarely goes out. He always likes to stay at home. Even if I persuade him, he is unwilling to go out. This makes me suffer. I never want to stay with him all the time."

Min Ning took a big gulp.

The nun seemed to remember something at this moment and laughed:

"I almost forgot. He also made a pig face in front of me to make me laugh, and even came a long way to send me a crape myrtle."

Min Ning's hand stopped.

She remembered that if a man liked a woman, he would give her flowers.

Min Ning said calmly: "Oh, very good, quite good..."

Yin Weiying glanced sideways.

The firelight flickered on Min Ning's face, and his sword-like eyes were slightly sad.

After a while, she said as if to counterattack: "By the way, do you know... I made an agreement with him: I want to marry him."

? !
Lu Ying raised her head, half surprised and half confused. Yin Weiying was slightly better than her.

Min Ning smiled and said, "It's not really an appointment, it's just a decision in my mind."

Yin Weiying recovered and realized that this was the young man's counterattack.

She and Chen Yi have already gotten married, do you still want to steal their marriage?
"I never want to meddle in his affairs. I only take care of my own affairs. Now, the only thing left for him and I is to get married." The nun pondered for a moment and said with a smile, "I have to thank you. He is now my golden boy, Min Ning. Now that I think about it, it was a coincidence. I hated you to the core before, but now I am grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I would never be able to be a fairy couple with him. Thank you, Min."

"..."

Min Ning took a deep breath.

Her depression grew worse. The more she listened, the more she felt as if her heart was blocked. She even felt that her originally flat chest might become rounder due to the anger.

This Princess Jing did it on purpose...

Seeing that Min Ning was angry but couldn't vent it, Yin Weiying felt secretly happy.

Min Ning paused for a moment, put the wine gourd back and said:

"I'm going to relieve myself."

Her frank words made Lu Ying blush slightly, and Yin Weiying secretly despised the woman for being rude.

Min Ning didn't really want to urinate, she just wanted to find a quiet place. She always felt uncomfortable staying with the daughter of King Jing.

The cold wind was blowing, and in just a few breaths, Min Ning flew to the distant slope. The bonfire became a faint light in the mist, and she took a deep breath.

The woods were very quiet.

The shadows of the trees are intertwined, swaying in the world, like jagged teeth. The shadows are particularly heavy, and the fog makes the darkness even thicker.

The air gradually grew heavier, and a rustling sound was heard among the interlaced shadows of the trees. The night grew darker and darker, and the weeds were overgrown. The trees looked like human figures, standing there in deathly silence.

After Min Ning stayed there for a while, he always felt that someone was staring at him.

Is it Princess Jing who followed?
I guess so...

"Yin Weiying?"

In the dim night, something seemed to be approaching from behind.
Min Ning didn't hear a response, so he turned around and saw
In the shadows, a Taoist priest in robes opened his mouth full of fangs!

…………

A cold wind blew through the forest, lowering the campfire on the ground by several degrees, distorting and lengthening Yin Weiying's shadow.

The two of them stood by the fire for a long time, but Min Ning didn't come back.

"Why hasn't Captain Min come back for so long?"

Lu Ying asked after hesitating.

Yin Weiying shook her head. She didn't know why Min Ning hadn't come back yet.

She counted on her fingers, not calculating.

"It should be... nothing..."

Yin Weiying's words seemed a little reluctant, and she wasn't sure whether the dense forest shrouded in ghost fog would interfere with her divination.

If not, then Min Ning should have returned.

Lu Ying also noticed this and his breathing quickened.

The two girls looked at each other and couldn't help but shudder.

The flames of the bonfire were flickering, as if they would go out at any time. The flames were visibly smaller, and the dark forest looked even more eerie.

Yin Weiying drew out the peach wood sword, held it horizontally in front of him, and stared into the depths with vigilant eyes.

call!
A cold wind blew, dead leaves swirled and flew, the bonfire dimmed a little in an instant, and the crackling sound of the fire was particularly harsh.

A strange outline was outlined in the thick darkness, and sweat appeared on the foreheads of the two women. It seemed as if something was moving and getting closer and closer.

What is it?
The demonic obstacle that the Taoist priest in gray mentioned?

call!
The wind suddenly became urgent.

The woman's hair stood on end, and she saw a head with a mouth full of fangs emerging from the thick darkness!

Blood drops dripping...

"Monster..." Yin Weiying said the word "monster" halfway through, but couldn't continue.

In the two women's field of vision, Min Ning's face slowly emerged, with her hair hanging down in disarray. She held the Taoist's head in one hand and a long sword in the other, with blood dripping down the sword groove.

The head was facing them, swaying slightly in the wind. Yin Weiying's eyes widened, and he stood there in a daze.

The young man sneered and asked:
"Are you scared to death, Yin Weiying?"

The nun's face stiffened slightly.

Damn the Infinite God,

How come Min Ning is so strong?
She wouldn’t...really be able to steal the bride, right?

(End of this chapter)