My enemies became my companions

Chapter 507 Never Come Back (Two in One)

Who?
dong dong dong.

It’s so late, who on earth would come?
Qi Wuer hurriedly raised his head and looked outside, but it was too dark and he couldn't see any outline.

His late wife, Qi Zhao, also shrank to the side of the coffin. There was a small opening in the coffin, and she was ready to jump back into the coffin at any time.

dong dong dong...

The knocking on the door continues.

There was also the faint sound of night watchmen outside the house, mixed with the wind. It was the middle of the night and the entire county should be asleep...

dong dong dong dong!
The sound of knuckles knocking on the wooden door suddenly became rapid, like a wooden fish vibrating wildly in the middle of the night.

Qi Wuer broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead and dared not move, for fear that something would jump out from behind the door.

Something pushed me from behind.

Turning around, he saw through the dim candlelight the pale face of his deceased wife, her cloudy eyes staring straight at him.

The blood in Qi Wuer's body stopped for a moment.

"Go ahead. No matter what, can it still be a ghost?"

The voice of his late wife's voice rang in his ears, and Qi Wuer calmed down.

No matter what, could it be a ghost?
Qi Wuer swallowed his saliva to build up his courage, then stood up and went to open the door, only to see two Taoists, one big and one small, standing there with smiles on their faces.

The moment the door opened, his late wife Qi Zhao suddenly jumped up from the coffin like a wild cat with its fur standing on end, turned around and turned into a ball of black mist to rush out of the room.

“…arrest…arrest!”

As soon as a trembling voice came out of the little girl's mouth, Qi Zhaoshi felt as if she was put on a thousand-pound shackle and instantly fell back onto the coffin.

Qi Wuer's eyes widened. It turned out that his deceased wife was met by these two Taoists. He subconsciously pushed back and was about to turn around to grab the hatchet and protect the coffin.

"Wait a minute."

The Taoist priest spoke. He stepped over the threshold leisurely and said:

"We don't mean any harm."

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Yin Tingxue looked timidly into the room, only to see a pale-faced woman in red sitting on a coffin with cloudy eyes.

She has been afraid of ghosts since she was a child.

Right now, there is a ghost sitting there in the real... no, land of death. How can one not be scared?
Inadvertently, Yin Tingxue moved closer to Chen Yi and clenched his large palm a little tighter.

Chen Yi noticed this scene and wanted to tease her by deliberately shaking off her hand.

Yin Tingxue hurriedly held his hand again, but he let go again.

After repeating this twice, Yin Tingxue grabbed his arms with both hands and whispered:

"Don't shake it off..."

Chen Yi ignored him and turned to look at the couple.

Qi Wu'er's heart skipped a beat. This Taoist's skills were so profound that even the powerful ghost of his deceased wife couldn't do anything to him. Feeling extremely guilty, Qi Wu'er didn't dare to speak.

Instead, Qi Zhao bowed gracefully and said, "I would like to thank the Taoist priest for not killing me."

Chen Yi nodded slightly.

Qi Zhao bowed again and said, "Thank you again, Taoist priest, for your help."

Seeing what he said, he had no choice but to help.

Chen Yi thought it was funny, but since he had such a good cultivation level, why bother with ghosts?
"I thought it was some evil ghost? But it turned out to be a sick ghost that couldn't be buried. It took me a lot of effort to perform the ritual." Chen Yi said as he pulled out a chair and sat down.

Yin Tingxue glanced at Chen Yi. It was good to have a sick and dead ghost here, but her husband was also a mischievous ghost.

Qi Wuer leaned forward and said in a trembling voice: "What should we do? Taoist priest, please name a price and we will compensate you..."

"I will help you to connect with Mr. Gao when the time comes," Chen Yi paused and waved his hand, "As for the supplement, it is not necessary. When you are in the underworld, please remember my merits and spread some reputation for me."

Qi Wuer and Qi Zhao looked at each other in bewilderment. It was really strange that someone wanted the reputation of the underworld.

Chen Yi opened his hand and saw an illusory official card in his hand.

"I forgot to tell you, I am the City God of Wa City, the living underworld official."

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It was rare that there were no incense sticks burning in Gao's mansion today.

The table covered with gods and Buddhas became colder, and the air in the room became much fresher. It was not until then that Yin Tingxue realized how large the courtyard was. It was as large as one-third of the Prince Xiang's mansion.

After Chen Yi returned to Gao's Mansion, he sighed a few times about the difficulty of getting rid of the ghost. The ghost had deep resentment and was extremely difficult to deal with. If he confronted it head-on, the entire Gao's Mansion would be razed to the ground. Fortunately, he used his eloquence to negotiate terms with the female ghost.

Mr. Gao had been ill for a long time, and now he finally saw a turn for the better, so naturally he was willing to agree to any conditions.

He did not chant "Amitabha", but chanted several times: "May the blessings of the Infinite Heavenly Venerable be born, may the blessings of the Infinite Heavenly Venerable be born, the Taoist priest has infinite merits..."

"Even if I have done great deeds, what does it have to do with you?" Chen Yi asked with a smile.

Mr. Gao hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

"Seeing that Master Gao is so generous, I have to say one more thing. Don't judge how much merit other gods and Buddhas have. Stand up, take a few steps, look at how long your shadow is, and weigh your merits. It has nothing to do with you if someone has immeasurable merits but they don't fall into your hands."

After listening to this, Master Gao sighed and nodded heavily: "The Taoist priest is right."

Chen Yi took a step back, made way and said, "Then, talk to her yourself."

Suddenly a ball of black fog rushed forward, and Master Gao's heart jumped into his throat. Then the black fog slowly calmed down, revealing a woman's face from it.

"So it was you... I thought..."

"Master Gao, I have appeared in your dreams many times, and you only recognize me now?"

"I... I thought it was a ghost in disguise..." Mr. Gao was sweating.

"I don't care, I just want that piece of land." Qi Zhao said word by word.

"So that's what it is. You told me you wanted that piece of land a long time ago. Death is the greatest thing. How can I be stingy?"

"That's what I said, but if I really told you, sir, you would definitely not give it to me!"

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The next morning, Mr. Gao delivered the deed to the land that Qi Zhao wanted.

For the wealthy Gao family, although the feng shui of this small piece of land was good, it was just a drop in the bucket. They raised the price at that time just out of habit.

After getting the land deed, Qi Wuer and Qi Zhao brought their children and kowtowed to the two Taoists even though Chen Yi and the others repeatedly refused.

"Let's go to the funeral. I can still help you perform a ritual." Chen Yi said.

The Qi couple had exactly this in mind. They were afraid that the Gao family would go back on their word, so they immediately began preparing for the funeral.

Qi Wuerlian called on the neighbors to help carry the coffin and asked people to prepare food. The children in the family changed into white linen clothes for mourning and pulled at the wrinkles that didn't fit. Qi Zhaoshi watched gently from the side and wanted to help them straighten their collars, but she couldn't touch them...

When everything was almost ready, Qi Zhao asked Qi Wuer to open the coffin. She didn't want to wear paper clothes, but wanted to wear the red coat she wore when she got married.

"I was reluctant to wear them when I was alive. Now I have to wear nice clothes and be buried with honor."

"Okay, it's up to you. It's all up to you."

Qi Wuer changed clothes for his deceased wife. This was the last time.

And just like that, amidst the noise and clamor, the funeral procession walked out of the city gate.

The New Year had just passed, and people kept giving funeral money along the way. Qi Wuer was walking in front, scattering paper money, and the sky was full of white floating, as if there was a heavy snowfall.

Qi Wuer and his helpers dug a pit and slowly lowered the cypress coffin into it.

The cypress coffin landed smoothly on the ground. Just as they were about to fill it with soil, a tearful farewell suddenly rang out in the ears of Qi Wuer and the children.
"I'm leaving. Don't miss me. Even if you miss me, I won't come back!" When they looked again, it seemed like someone was shouting loudly and waving at them with tears in his eyes.

"Why are you standing there motionless?" the person next to you asked since he couldn't see.

"nothing."

Qi Wuer used the shovel to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes, shook his head, laughed, and cried again...

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When the last handful of soil was filled in, Yin Tingxue also finished reciting the last sentence of the scripture for salvation.

This time she was the one who saved the souls of the dead, and Chen Yi assisted her, all in order to train her and let her understand the rituals that a Taoist priest should perform.

Yin Tingxue followed the rules in every aspect of the funeral procession, ensuring that there were no mistakes.

When they returned to the Gao Mansion's guest house to rest, Chen Yi saw that she was very happy, as if she was happier than usual, and she was walking as fast as if her little feet were running.

It's easy to figure out that the usually kind-hearted little fox would be happy after doing such a good deed, and it was successful the first time he performed the ritual...

Chen Yi immediately thought with a sigh,
However, I think the most important thing is that this was done together with me, her husband.

Yin Tingxue paused slightly and turned to look at Chen Yi.

Chen Yi scratched his nose, frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Yin Tingxue shook her head.

She has clairaudience and can hear what people are thinking... When Chen Yi thought of this, he recalled his previous thoughts and tried to keep his expression unchanged.

Yin Tingxue blinked at him and was about to turn her head away, but she still burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Chen Yi said coldly.

"No, I'm not laughing... No, it's nothing."

"dare you laugh."

"No, no... I won't laugh anymore." Yin Tingxue covered her mouth and looked at Chen Yi with curved eyes.

Chen Yi walked to the front and ignored it.

The two returned to the guest room. As soon as Chen Yi sat down, Yin Tingxue's mischievous smile emerged in his mind. It would be fine if he didn't think about it, but the more he thought about it, the angrier he got.

Chen Yi frowned and called Yin Tingxue over.

"Why are you laughing at me? It's incomprehensible."

Yin Tingxue listened to his serious tone, suppressed the smile on her lips, and said softly: "It was an accident. I laughed accidentally."

"…did you hear that?"

"Just a little bit... just a little bit." Yin Tingxue was afraid that he would be angry, so she changed the subject and asked, "Why do you have such an idea?"

"…Oh, why not?" Chen Yi paused, then asked, "Is that so?"

The girl understood what he wanted to ask and nodded vigorously.

Chen Yi felt relieved, smiled, hugged Yin Tingxue and said, "Little fox, I'm glad you feel the same way. You're happy to be with me, aren't you?"

"Yeah, why not."

Yin Tingxue nodded twice, looking very pleasing.

What's more, she was wearing a Taoist robe that was too loose and didn't fit her.

Chen Yi looked at it with satisfaction for a while. Its face was rosy and tender, and wrapped in thick clothes, it looked like a red fox in the snow, blinking at him.

"So cute..." Chen Yi said in a soft voice.

Yin Tingxue raised her head, looked at him with a bit of surprise, and a vague "hmm" sound came out of her lips.

Embarrassed.

Chen Yi was quite satisfied. He put his hands around her soft waist and said again, "You are so cute."

"It's just cute." Yin Tingxue came back to her senses and said.

Rather than being righteous, the tone is more like an argument.

Chen Yi smiled helplessly, then raised his eyebrows slightly. Quan Yin caught the subtle change in his tone, and then thought, why did the little fox seem to not be so pleasing to his eyes during this period of time.

Turning his head, he saw Yin Tingxue hesitated to speak, so Chen Yi said in a cold voice: "What do you want to explain? Just say it."

“Sometimes, what you say isn’t exactly what you think.”

"no the same?"

"Well, if I do everything according to your wishes, I'm afraid you will still be unhappy. But if I do 90% of what you want and only 10% of it doesn't, you will like me more. What is that like..."

Although she didn't finish her words, Chen Yi felt weak in the chest after hearing them. He couldn't help but touch her head and was about to smile helplessly, "Little fox..."

"Just... a little bit arrogant." Yin Tingxue finished speaking.

Chen Yi: “…….”

He was speechless for a moment. Looking at her lovely appearance, he couldn't bear to destroy her. He suppressed his anger several times. It seemed like venting his lust was a sin.

Restraining the urge to abuse her, Chen Yi patiently said, "Yin Tingxue, don't just use a word randomly."

"Oh...then I won't use it anymore." She was sensible.

But Chen Yi didn't know why he was dissatisfied, and said: "Tell me, how am I arrogant? If I say I like you, I like you. If I want to bully you, I bully you. I never beat around the bush. Tell me, tell me if you have the guts."

Yin Tingxue didn't answer for a moment.

Chen Yi sneered, "You can't tell me. If I don't tell you not to use it, then you don't have to use it. You have to be willing to not use it."

She nodded silently.

This left me speechless... Chen Yi saw this and sneered, "I said you're cute because you're cute, I'm not saying this casually. I'm not arrogant, but you insist on saying I'm arrogant. How am I like you?"

"Do you think so?" Yin Tingxue asked him back, "Chen Yi, you are so cute too."

He got goosebumps for no reason, but Yin Tingxue was serious.

Her delicate little face was slightly raised, with the corners of her mouth slightly curled.

Chen Yi took a breath and said impatiently, "Stop making noise."

"Why are you...blushing?"

"I told you to stop arguing!"

Chen Yi immediately became furious. Even though she wanted to kiss him to make amends, he ignored her and directly carried her back to the room. He pulled the bed curtains and molested her without any reason.

Who told this little fox to become more and more daring?

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late at night.

Yin Tingxue could not bear the bullying and begged for mercy again and again. Chen Yi softened his heart and stopped tormenting her. At the moment, she closed her eyes and was sleeping soundly due to exhaustion.

Chen Yi was not sleepy yet, so he stood up, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and raised his palms upwards.

An illusory golden aura spread around him, gathering from all directions and condensing into a jade book in front of him.

"Book of Merits".

The two most well-known officials in the underworld are the City God and the King of Hell. The former is like a county magistrate, in charge of a book of merits and virtues, while the latter is like a governor, in charge of a book of life and death. The reason why the King of Hell can reward or punish people for their good deeds before and after death is because the City Gods of various places have books of merits and virtues to report to them.

As his mind moved slightly, there seemed to be an invisible breeze, and the golden book of merits opened, with a line of words silently written on it.
The commoner Qi Zhaoshi, her husband and wife were in harmony and had a deep love. Although she had a temper, she was still a virtuous person. I did not know her when she was alive, but I only saw a few words from her after her death, which were enough to move me. Please let the King of Hell hang up the Qin mirror, reward the good and punish the evil, not be harsh on the poor and not be lenient on the rich, be honest and fair, and benefit future generations.

(End of this chapter)