My enemies became my companions

Chapter 450 I Go, You Stay (Two in One)

As soon as these eight words were spoken, the cave became quiet.

It was so quiet that one could almost hear the sound of dust falling from the ancient bell. After Chen Yi finished speaking, his eyes did not look towards Min Ning, but instead drooped to the ground.

He walked all the way to Shantong City. The more he walked, the muddier the road became. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He recalled his night conversation with Yin Weiying, in which the latter talked about Guo Jie in the Han Dynasty, who started out as a thief and murderer, but became a chivalrous hero who commanded a region. Yin Weiying had long told him about the hypocrisy of chivalry, but at that time she wanted to persuade Chen Yi to practice Taoism, and Chen Yi was resistant to this.

But now that I think about it, what she said actually makes sense.

Looking through the past and present, the so-called chivalry is nothing more than the two words "honor and disgrace".

In the martial arts world, some people are not guilty of death, but they have to die for insulting others, while some people are guilty of death, but they live for honoring others. The former is like Gu Yanjian, and the wolf boy who can't talk is pure to the extreme, but it is such people who are hunted down endlessly. The latter is like Huang Jing, who seems to be very loyal, but acts hypocritically...

Chen Yi said, "There are many stories in the martial arts world, some of which are good, such as the retribution for killing women and children, and traveling thousands of miles to help and ask for swords, which sound good.

But some things are frustrating, but they can be spread by others, such as when two people who have never met before feel like old friends at first sight, so they ask their wives to become sworn brothers, or when a servant offends a visitor without knowing it, and is killed by a heroic master with a single blow. "

Min Ning had also heard many of the stories he told.

She did not rush to refute, nor did she become indignant at Chen Yi's words. She just looked at him quietly, listened to his words slowly, and waited for him to finish first.

She was always willing to wait.

Chen Yi fiddled with the rope that bound the knife handle, smiled and shook his head.
“I couldn’t figure it out before, and I thought I could just be a little confused and get over it.

But now I understand. In the final analysis, all rules, morals, good and evil... can be condensed into the two words "honor and disgrace". Killing women and children will be punished because killing women and children is a shame. Coming from afar to help is because revenge is glorious. Letting one's wife become a sworn brother is because a wife is an object, not a person, so giving up a wife is like giving up money. Not caring about the life and death of the subordinates is because the subordinates are poor and not scholars, so giving up their lives for the name of righteousness adds even more honor to those people.

Chivalry...is actually human dignity. It is chivalry to give people dignity and face. As for fairness, justice, life or death, these have nothing to do with chivalry. "

After Chen Yi finished speaking, he exhaled twice and finally looked up at Min Ning.

Min Ning stared back. She knew that what she saw was correct, and she spoke out:
"You really have changed."

"Changed?" Chen Yi paused and said, "Maybe. I am naturally easily influenced. Without a sound or a trace, many distracting thoughts have appeared in my mind."

"Like a whirlpool." Min Ning continued: "When I saw you just now, it was like seeing a thick, dark whirlpool."

Chen Yi remained silent. He stood opposite Min Ning. Although he held a branch in his hand, he had already drawn his sword in his heart.

If they are not in love, they will give up the branch and unsheathe their swords, and fight horizontally and vertically to determine who is better, life or death.

His fingertips accidentally scraped the scabbard.
If it were a real fight, who would live and who would die?
"So Min Yuechi, what do you think?" Chen Yi asked.

Min Ning pondered for a moment, as if he was racking his brains to think.

What answer would she give? Chen Yi didn't know. He only knew that no matter how she explained, he could always find a reason to refute it.

After a while, she looked up and smiled:

"I haven't thought of anything. It's my fault for not reading enough."

Chen Yi was stunned. He obviously didn't expect Min Ning to answer like this, so directly.

Min Ning almost never hesitated, her heart was still there and would not go far away. Because of this, she would never leave him despite going through so many vicissitudes of life.

"You are talking too profoundly."

Min Ning said slowly:
"Let's use the sword... to find out the truth."

As he spoke, Min Ning had thrown away the branch and put his hand on the hilt of the sword.

She stood facing south, and a murderous aura immediately filled the air. The cave was already covered with old sword scars, and it seemed that new scars would be added today. Chen Yi's eyes were as deep as water, and seeing the determination in her eyes, his hand also fell on the hilt of the sword.

This is a competition to see who is better.

Are we really going to draw our swords? Chen Yi's eyes darkened. Even though he knew that the two of them had different opinions and that this was just a duel of life and death, it was inevitable that there would be some grudges. However, since she had made up her mind, why couldn't he make up his mind too? !

The fight between the two of them using tree branches just now made Chen Yi realize that Min Ning is no longer the same as before. If they were in the same realm, he would probably only have a slight advantage in sword skills alone. However, Chen Yi has reached the fourth level, while Min Ning is barely in the fifth or sixth level. The difference between the two had been clearly determined beforehand.

Chen Yi's sword was already three-quarters unsheathed.

Min Ning suddenly let go of his hand and patted Chen Yi on the shoulder, "I was teasing you, did you take it seriously?"

"........."

Chen Yi was silent for a moment, he said with a smile:
"Don't joke around."

Min Ning said dissatisfiedly: "Chen Zunming, are you the only one allowed to tease me?"

"That's not the case, but I'm already thinking about what to do after the sword fight."

"Oh? Tell me."

"I've been thinking that since there's no one around here, maybe we can spend a night of romance together." Chen Yi reached out and pinched her upturned nose.

Min Ning slapped his hand away and sneered, "Slut!"

Chen Yi blinked.

Look at what she said, how can this be called "pee nature"? She is not a yellow-haired girl, how can this be the same...

Min Ning caught what he was thinking with just one glance, and her face suddenly turned red, but she didn't act shy, she just sneered:
"It's a pity that you didn't come with me to Shu. I'm in need of a bed warmer along the way."

Chen Yi smiled and said, "I'll warm your bed?"

"Your martial arts skills are better than mine now, but it will be different in the future." Min Ning paused and said seriously, "In ten days, I will warm you up for two days and you will warm me up for one day. We will take turns and rest on the last day."

"Tsk, that's quite an arrangement."

Chen Yi couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. The two of them were now rarely together. They had known each other for such a long time, but the only time they had physical contact was on their first night before leaving Beijing. Compared to Yin Weiying, Nuguan had no idea how many times she had clung to him.

It’s a pity that if I follow her to Shu, the journey is long, and I have to venture into the world of Western Shu. I don’t know when I can return to Yinjian Mountain.

"I cannot disobey my master's orders. I have to go back to Yinjian Mountain later." Chen Yi sighed.

"That's boring." Min Ning didn't embarrass him, "Then I'll cover myself with a few more layers of quilts."

The two didn't talk much about this topic.

Chen Yi looked around and saw that there was nothing worth noting in this cave except the ancient bell that could enlighten one's mind and see one's true nature.

"…Get ready to go, see what's here, and then leave."

After he finished speaking, just as he was about to start walking, Min Ning suddenly called him.

Chen Yi turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

Min Ning stared at him and said bluntly: "If you really fight Wu Buyu first, you will lose." Chen Yi's face was gloomy and he asked after a moment: "Why?"

"Wu Buyu would suppress his own realm to the next level. He is definitely not superior in martial arts, but countless people still died at his hands. So, this is a battle of state of mind." Min Ning said word by word: "Your state of mind now is definitely not as good as mine."

Chen Yi neither shook his head nor nodded.

Min Ning smiled and continued:
"How about we decide with swords later?"

Although she was smiling, her eyes were like sharp swords. Chen Yi stared at her deeply. The sword was straight and strong, and was not moved by external things. If the heart was there, the so-called honor and disgrace had nothing to do with the sword.

It is decided by the sword.
Or... conveying the mind through the sword.

.........

"Wind and Cloud Sword, this is a new move I've learned."

"Same name as your sword?"

"Yes, it has the same name as my sword." On the way back, Min Ning walked in front, stroking the sword inscription through the scabbard, "I have already thought of the commentary, 'The sword comes out, the wind and clouds pass'."

"Sounds good?" Chen Yi said.

Min Ning glanced over and asked in a probing manner, "So what do you think...will he become a new martial arts legend?"

Although Chen Yi had never heard of such a sword in his previous life, he thought that if he talked about it in the future, he would definitely know it. After all, she was the Master of the Spring and Autumn Sword. Even if she gave this sword a random name, it would be famous in the world. It was just a matter of whether the name was nice or not.

Come to think of it, whether it was Crushing Wind and Rain or Wind and Cloud Sword, she had given them nice names early on, and imagined that they would become famous in the world in the future... Wasn't she also pursuing glory and rejecting humiliation?

At this moment, Min Ning was looking at the sky. Thick black clouds pressed down the mountains. Strong winds howled through the forests. Fallen leaves flew everywhere. Horrifying lightning flashed from time to time, illuminating the sky and the earth with a white glow, and then suddenly sank into darkness. Chen Yi, dressed in black, had lost his outline.

"There are so many ups and downs..." Min Ning seemed to sigh.

Chen Yi came back to his senses and said, "Kill Wu Buyue and they will all disperse."

"It's you I'm afraid of." Min Ning said bluntly. After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Did you ever…"

The next words seemed a little difficult to say, and she hesitated for a long time.

Chen Yi asked in confusion: "What?"

Min Ning made up his mind and asked directly: "Did you buy any pornographic books?"

?

Chen Yi thought she was going to ask something and was about to laugh, but he inadvertently thought of something and his face froze.

He coughed twice as if nothing had happened and said, "No."

"Really? Don't men like that kind of thing?" Min Ning raised his eyebrows.

“…Why are you asking that?”

Min Ning said directly: "If you die, I will burn it for you and leave you some innocence."

"…You are so kind."

"Is it there or not?" she suddenly asked angrily.

Chen Yi no longer denied it and said, "Yes, that's enough."

Min Ning was a chivalrous woman, so it didn't matter if he told her about it. Chen Yi couldn't help but wonder, among the three wives, if Zhou Yitang knew, she would probably just sneer at him. If Yin Weiying knew, he would be able to suppress it shamelessly. Only the little fox knew, which was the most unbelievable. Just thinking about her surprised look and whispering comforting words was very embarrassing, and it added a lot of guilt...

"The only difference is that he's still lustful."

Min Ning sighed, feeling quite disappointed with this half-master.

Inexplicably, seeing Chen Yi covered in so much mud, she suddenly felt that his lust hadn't changed, which was actually a good thing.

Or maybe, she could do something with it, do something for him.
Returning to the Juejian Cave, Lu Ying sat in the depths with her eyes closed as if in meditation against the backdrop of the walls covered with sword marks. Chen Yi vaguely sensed something but it was difficult to confirm and he didn't want to disturb her. He just felt that she looked as if she was completely immersed in the world.

Min Ning, who was walking in front, turned around and went to the edge of the cliff to practice sword. He no longer paid attention to anyone and didn't say a word to Chen Yi.

Yin Weiying saw that they walked in one after another and were quite far apart from each other, and he couldn't help feeling confused.

She walked up to him and asked in a low voice, "What happened between you and her?"

"With her? Nothing." Chen Yi replied.

Having said that, the nun saw Chen Yi's eyes drooping slightly, and her heart skipped a beat.
He wouldn't be quarreling with Min Ning because of me, right?
Although this sounds good, if they really quarrel and have a grudge against each other and go their separate ways, then it will all be her fault.

Yin Weiying pondered for a moment and whispered, "I feel like something happened between you two."

Chen Yi did not hide it from her and said, "We will have a sword fight later."

Yin Weiying's guess was more certain. The atmosphere between him and Min Ning was not harmonious at the moment. Catching the expression of the female crown, Chen Yi guessed something more or less and said with a smile: "Don't think too much."

Not only they, but even this confused woman noticed the gap between them, with a hint of old age. He sat down against the wall and let out a long breath. Are they almost strangers? They have to rely on those jokes and playfulness to deliberately hide the tension between them.

Yin Weiying was even more uneasy, and then asked: "Can you tell me about it?"

Chen Yi pondered for a moment and nodded. He really wanted to talk, so he recounted what happened in the Xuanming Cave Mansion, from the changes in his state of mind before entering, to the pleasure of killing the knight, and finally to the two of them drawing their swords and agreeing to duel.

"She said she wouldn't leave me."

"Why don't you leave?"

Chen Yi said sadly: "When we were in the underworld, didn't I say I would not leave you? She also told me she would not leave me. It seems that she and I are very similar to us. We can't live without each other. Do you understand this relationship?"

"I understand," Yin Weiying remembered that they were not married yet in the underworld, "She treated you as a cauldron."

"What do you understand..."

Chen Yi let out a breath, turned his head and said meaningfully:
"My wife still wants to be a cauldron again, right?"

Yin Weiying shrank back and muttered:

"I don't see that you are unhappy."

Chen Yi ignored her and pulled her into his arms. The nun whimpered and leaned sideways into his arms. In the dim sky, the two of them snuggled together, their hearts almost touching. At this time, Yin Weiying also rarely approached his inner world.

She heard Chen Yi's heartbeat, very heavy, very deep... full of entanglement and mud, with a thumping sound.

Neither of them said anything. The sound of puffing continued, like melting snow blending into the sky and earth. Chen Yi thought of the time when he and Min Ning parted. She was full of vigor and energy, while he was gloomy. He thought that when they met again in the martial arts world, it would be a reunion of two heroes. But when they met again, Min Ning was more generous and heroic, while he felt homesick. Puffing... his heart was beating timidly.
(End of this chapter)