My enemies became my companions

Chapter 521 Seduce You (Two in One)

Chen Yi couldn't help but turn his head and saw the bright eyes of Miss Donggong at a glance.

Donggong Ruoshu was walking on the street with big strides. Seeing that she was carrying a knife on her waist, passers-by avoided her. She was not polite either. She looked around at the prosperity of Wuchang, holding her head high and chest puffed out, full of curiosity like a beast out of a cage.

"Miss Donggong..." Chen Yi hesitated for a moment, finally cleared his throat and was about to speak.

"Chen Yi, come quickly."

Suddenly, Donggong Ruoshu trotted to a stall and waved at him without looking back.

Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, then he quickly followed with the little fox, only to see Donggong Ruoshu holding a tiger mask in each hand, waving at him and saying, "Come here, come here, buy this for me."

This time, not only Chen Yi was stunned, but Yin Tingxue also widened her eyes.

Hanging on the stalls were various items such as sachets, prayer plaques, love locks, masks, etc., mostly prepared for young men and women who were shopping and meeting secretly. When the stall owner saw someone coming, he smiled and said to them:
"Oh, the two of you are going out together, buying a perfect match..."

After saying this, he saw a short man and quickly complimented him again.
"Hey, your daughter is so big now."

Yin Tingxue: “…”

Chen Yi's face was full of helplessness. He was not in a hurry to explain himself in public. He threw a silver coin from his pocket and took the mask handed to him by the stall owner. He turned around and saw Donggong Ruoshu waiting under the banyan tree in front with a tiger mask in one hand. He didn't know when he ran over and waved at him.

The two hurried to catch up. Donggong Ruoshu was fiddling with the straps of the mask and was about to put his head in when he heard a sentence: "Miss Donggong, what's wrong with you?"

"What's going on?" Donggong Ruoshu turned his head and asked.

"I'm asking...what did you come down south to see me for?"

"I'm seducing you." As he said this, Donggong Ruoshu put the fiery red tiger mask on his forehead. It looked so red that it still made people feel festive even though the first month of the year had passed.

Listening to her straightforward words, Chen Yi held his forehead and straightened out his words, "Seduced me... Miss Donggong, did you take the wrong medicine, or did that woman cast a spell on you? When you were in the capital, you refused to get married and consummate your marriage. Now you tell me that you came here to seduce me. Don't you think there's something wrong with that?"

"Yes." Miss Donggong said as a matter of course.

"so?"

"So... the queen told me that I don't have to actually consummate the marriage with you, I just need to seduce you hard." Donggong Ruoshu put on the mask, and the tiger face suddenly appeared. He posed in a self-consciously cute pose and said, "Awoo."

Chen Yi rolled his eyes and looked away. Yin Tingxue looked at Miss Donggong's actions, thought for a moment, and pretended to be afraid and moved closer to Chen Yi so that his eyes could fall on her.

Donggong Ruoshu jumped forward, and the melon on his body swayed. Before Chen Yi's eyes could fall on Yin Tingxue, he quickly made the mistake that all men would make.

People in the north are like cattle, horses, donkeys and sheep, while people in the south are like fish, turtles, shrimps and crabs. In the early morning, people come and go in Wuchang Prefecture, often in groups of two or three, like fish swimming across the river and the sea. Chen Yi turned his eyes away and looked around. The stupid girl was in front of him. He stroked his forehead and said, "It's not easy to talk here. Let's go to another place."

Wuchang Prefecture is a big city, a place for grain transport from nine provinces, with majestic walls and a thriving population. There is no shortage of anything here, especially teahouses. There are big teahouses and small teahouses, and everyone from high-ranking officials to ordinary people has their own place to go. As the saying goes, "It is better to go without food for three days than to go without tea for one day." The three of them walked leisurely on the stone slabs and found a teahouse with antique decoration in a few steps. Chen Yi asked for a private room. Before long, under the bamboo curtain, the copper kettle on the century-old tea stove emitted curling white smoke.

Three bowls of tea were slowly served by the tea girl.

The wooden chair creaked, and Donggong Ruoshu sat down on it with her buttocks heaving. Before Chen Yi was startled, the usually sensitive Yin Tingxue straightened her back at this posture. This usually weak girl saw such a youthful and energetic figure for the first time.

In the past, although Min Ming was more plump than Donggong Ruoshu at home, she was born an oiran after all, and her manners were dignified and polite. She was nothing like Donggong Ruoshu, a girl from the northwest. What's more, she was now thousands of miles away from home, without any constraints of etiquette. She was in the prime of her youth, and her every move was bold and extravagant, bursting with unconcealed boldness and vitality.

Yin Tingxue stared at the half drop of tea that splashed on the table, her fingers unconsciously tugging at the corner of her clothes. This was the first time she realized that people could cause such a big scene just by sitting...

It is no wonder that Sister Wei Ying feels like she is facing a great enemy every time she sees the East Palace. Being the legitimate daughter of the Chen family of the Western Jin Dynasty and a descendant of a prominent family is secondary. How could her husband withstand a body like this... Yin Tingxue knows best how lustful Chen Yi is.

The girl felt inexplicably nervous, and she didn't understand why she felt so nervous. Anyway, she had never been competitive, so she just wanted him to be her second favorite.

Chen Yi took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Miss Donggong, Master Wei entrusted you to me, you have to be more nervous."

Wei Wuque called it a great gift at that time, but in reality it was a burden he could not bear. Although he was also a fourth-rank official, Donggong Ruoshu's ability was even better than that of the master of this palace. Not to mention whether he could really protect her, if Donggong Ruoshu just wanted to run away one day, Wei Wuque would not be able to stop her.

At present, intelligence from the west shows that Lifeng Pavilion seems to have been entrusted by a family in the Western Jin Dynasty to kill Chen Ruoshu, the Crown Princess. Although the content of the intelligence is nothing but hearsay, Wei Wuque has to be cautious for the sake of safety.

Chen Yi is undoubtedly the best candidate. Firstly, his martial arts has reached the third level, which can easily suppress Donggong Ruoshu. Secondly, they have a good relationship with each other and he will not ignore this stupid girl. What's more, the Queen Mother has given an order, so Wei Wuque went with the flow and entrusted this important responsibility to Chen Yi. As for the benefits, if eating this stupid girl one day is considered a benefit, then there is almost no benefit.

The girl from the East Palace held the tea bowl and blew on it with a small sip, while she raised her other hand slightly to cover it. Although this girl was a little clumsy, she was not ignorant of etiquette, and her behavior still had the grace of a legitimate daughter of the Chen family. She just didn't want to be bound by constraints, and Chen Yi could see it no matter what.

After that, he had to sneak into the sect as Bai Lian's accomplice. This was Chen Yi's only concern. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Miss Donggong, I have to say this in advance. I don't care whether you seduce me or not, and I don't care what you think. You'd better not cause me trouble along the way, and don't ruin my business."

Donggong Ruoshu was also listening at the time, so she naturally knew that Chen Yi was talking about gaining the trust of the White Lotus Sect. She nodded and said, "I understand. I would never ruin someone's good deeds."

"That's good."

"Then again, if you want to get in touch with the White Lotus Sect, you'd better go to the Su family." Donggong Ruoshu said this, and thought of a problem and said, "But...some people in the Su family know me, and I'm afraid they will be wary of you."

"It's simple. Just change your clothes, put on your mask, and pretend to be a servant or a page boy for me."

"Oh, where should I change clothes?" Donggong Ruoshu realized this belatedly. She had been bored for a long time along the way following Xi Que Ge. Now that she was entrusted to Chen Yi, she followed him out in a hurry.

"What else can I do? Come with me to the inn and get a room."

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It was late at night, but a few lights were still on in the governor's office.

Before the footsteps came, Kou Jun stood up first, stepped out of the hall in time to greet him. When Su Hongtao appeared, his foot just crossed the threshold.

"Mr. Anshan, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person."

"No thanks, Mr. Kou, there's no need to be polite."

After the two of them bowed to each other, Kou Jun led Su Hongtao into the hall. He waved his hand, signaling the servants to step aside. The two of them walked behind the screen, and Kou Jun lowered his voice and said:

"There are no outsiders here, Lord Anshan, I won't beat around the bush. Have you found out what Lord Han has been doing recently?"

Su Hongtao's face darkened slightly, and his expression became serious. He took out a tightly folded piece of rice paper from his arms and said, "It's all in here. Han Nietai went to Mingyue Pavilion to have fun these days, but he disappeared for half an hour. I sent people to track him down, but found some clues in Yan Gui Tower."

"Did he go to see someone? First he insisted on looking through the canal account books in the name of investigating a case, and then he kept saying that he was doing his own thing, and then he went to meet some shady people in private. This Han Neitai claims to be a clean official, but he is actually a first-rate hypocrite."

Su Hongtao frowned when Kou Jun cursed him several times, but fortunately he was a man who would change his attitude according to the situation, so he immediately complimented him:

"After all, it is Anshan Gong who is very observant, otherwise we would never have been able to expose his true face."

He took the paper from Su Hongtao, opened it, glanced at it briefly, and then said, "It's a pity that I didn't find out who Han Nietai met.

Su Hongtao hesitated for a moment, and then asserted: "It can't be someone from the government. His foundation is shallow, and he only has a few confidants."

"He shouldn't be a wealthy merchant. He is a provincial judge who is in charge of investigating criminal cases. He usually doesn't have contact with these people, and his family hasn't made much money." Kou Jun paused and asked in confusion, "That's strange. Who did he meet? An ordinary citizen? What's the use of that? Who can help him?"

Kou Jun was puzzled, and Su Hongtao was also thinking. When the White Lotus Rebellion first wreaked havoc on Huguang, officials in and out of the government thought it was just a cult inciting unruly people to cause riots, which could be easily quelled. But only Su Hongtao understood that Huguang had been plagued by disasters for a long time and was on the verge of an outbreak. Even if it did not happen in their term, the next one would suffer. Once the riot broke out, it would not be easily quelled. Therefore, they made arrangements early and joined forces with Kou Jun at lightning speed to take control of the military, political and financial power of Huguang. At the same time, they also placed people in the Neisi Yamen to confuse Han Xiu's vision and hearing with numerous complicated old cases. As for the current situation, he, Su Hongtao, was still the one who knew the situation best.

He used his reputation, the power of the Xiashui Su family in Huguang, and many prescient arrangements. Now even the governor of Huguang appointed by the court has been sidelined by Su Hongtao and Kou Jun. Only Han Xiu is left, who has been slow to appreciate the favor, but has not escaped. Because everything is under control, Han Xiu's move really exceeded Su Hongtao's expectations. He still couldn't figure out who Han Xiu contacted.

"Hey, it suddenly occurred to me that it doesn't matter who he contacts, but what he does with these people." Kou Jun paused for a moment and sneered, "What matters is that these people have evil intentions and intend to assassinate the court officials. This group must be the White Lotus Sect without a doubt."

Su Hongtao understood the meaning of this sentence at once.

It's nothing but a frame-up. Kou Jun is worthy of being the remnant of Lin's party. He is so despicable from the moment he opens his mouth.

Although the words sound nice, it is hard to be sure whether Han Xiu is just bluffing and whether he is really targeting ordinary people just to force them to reveal their flaws. If one acts rashly, it will be too late to regret once one has fallen into the trap.

His thoughts were wandering, and Su Hongtao couldn't help but think a few more steps. The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. He suddenly realized that something was wrong.

At this moment, it seemed as if a gap was suddenly opened, and Su Hongtao suddenly thought of something and said slowly: "So that's it."

"what?"

"The White Lotus Sect. Their people entered Wuchang City right under our noses." Su Hongtao's face darkened. "They pretended to be members of the White Lotus Sect."

The Xiashui Su family has been a wealthy family since they took charge of the Huguang canal ferry. Although they have never intended to rebel, due to various coincidences, they have unclear entanglements with the White Lotus Sect. Because of this, Su Hongtao did not dare to wipe out the White Lotus Sect at first, for fear that the White Lotus Sect would bring disaster to the Su family. However, today, with the deepening of the policy of appeasement, Su Hongtao's relationship with the White Lotus Sect has become more relaxed. In addition, he needs to rely on their strength, so he has to turn a blind eye to the White Lotus Sect.

Han Zhengzheng was keenly aware of this and sent people to pretend to be members of the White Lotus Sect to infiltrate Wuchang City.

Kou Jun was shocked. He never thought Han Xiu was so bold as to take such a risky move. He said excitedly, "Hurry up and seal off Yan Gui Tower. If we can catch the criminal red-handed, we'll be fine."

Before he finished speaking, Su Hongtao interrupted him and said, "Kou Fantai is too impatient. Yan Gui Tower may not be the hiding place of those people. If we act rashly at this time, it would be ok if we gain something, but if we gain nothing, it will definitely alert the enemy."

".What should I do then?"

"Don't be anxious. It's better to lure the snake out of its hole than to alert it."

Kou Jun thought about it and said, "We will hold a banquet in the next few days and invite Governor Wang to come. We will hold it in Mingyue Pavilion. Han Xiu wants to overthrow us and must unite with the Governor. He will definitely not miss this opportunity to meet with the Governor. Oh, by the way, you should quickly invite Master Zhao back to make arrangements so that he doesn't have to go to Corpse Valley to look for people anymore. Things in the city are more important." At this point, Kou Jun paused and said in surprise, "Speaking of which, the Fourteen White Lotus Sect members mentioned by Anshan Gong before may be Han Xiu's people. I wonder if they have encountered Master Zhao?"

Su Hongtao smiled faintly and said, "So what if it happened?"

"Be prepared for the worst"

"Lord Kou, you are worrying too much. Master Zhao is so powerful, how could he lose his life?"

……

In the Valley of Corpses.

The ghost lord's huge and rotten flesh and blood stood under the moonlight. Although his soul had been scattered, his yin energy was so strong that his body could not be destroyed for a long time. Two heads were exposed in the flesh and blood crawling with maggots.

The head was wrapped in a tattered Taoist robe from Zhenwu Mountain. A cold wind blew and the robe fell to the ground. The corpse soldiers stepped on it and it broke into pieces.

"Let's talk it over, my dear, don't use the knife!"

In the cold and silent night, a servant of the Su family had a knife at his neck. His face was filled with extreme fear and his hands and feet were shaking.

He couldn't see clearly who was holding the knife behind him, he only saw the cold, bright knife shining on his face.

"Good man, I'm easy to talk to, I'm honest I, I, I, I, I don't have any money, good man."

"I don't want money."

"So, what do you want?"

"A vacuum hometown, a birthless mother."

Hearing these eight words behind him, the servant's hair stood on end, as if his identity had been exposed by the soldiers. But then he heard another sentence: "You came out to meet the White Lotus Sect. In that case, tell us the place."

The servant dared not to respond, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes! Turn the third corner of Pocai Lane, the bricks there are very thin, there is a secret door, right there!"

"Okay, go away."

After Chen Yi told the fortune and confirmed that the boy was not lying, he gave him a push and sent him out of the alley.

The servant disappeared from sight. Chen Yi sheathed his knife and said to someone, "Wear a mask."

A graceful figure emerged from the shadows, with Miss Donggong standing with her hands behind her back. Her silly and extremely pretty face did not intimidate her at all.

Miss Donggong was obedient. She put on the mask without saying anything. Then she waved at Chen Yi and said, "I've put it on. Do you want to wear it?"

"No need."

After he said that, he turned and walked out of the alley. Donggong Ruoshu didn't care about his cold tone. She was a heartless person anyway. Otherwise, how could she be accepted as a disciple by the Broken Sword Master? The reason why the Killing Sword is a dead end is because it is ruthless and unrighteous, and is not tolerated by the moral code. But for someone like Donggong Ruoshu, it is a smooth road.

It's quiet at night.

Wuchang Prefecture was shrouded in an atmosphere of curfew. The prosperity seemed to be a passing cloud, gone in a flash. Among the intricate alleys, which one was hiding the eerie and sinister, which one was surging with undercurrents? Only at this moment in Wuchang City did people think of the dark cloud cast by the White Lotus Sect.

dong dong.

There were knocking sounds on the thin wall of Pocai Lane.

"Who?"

After a moment of silence, a question came from the yard.

But there has been no response yet.

Just as the White Lotus Sect member in the courtyard was getting nervous and reaching for the knife, he suddenly heard a voice like a dead tree.

".The great Buddha of Ming will be born and will surely restore the world of ignorance."

The White Lotus Sect member's face suddenly changed, and he hurried back to report. After a while, he turned back again. The person who came with him was a man in a scholar's robe with deep brows and distant eyes.

The man looked to be over thirty years old, his eyes were not cold, but rather quite cultured. His brows were uncertain as he rubbed his fingers. His name was Chu Yiyuan, and he was the incense master on duty in Wuchang City. He had full authority to deal with all matters, big or small, of the White Lotus Sect in Wuchang City. Although his position was not high, it was extremely crucial.

After hesitating, he ordered someone to open the door and said, "It turns out to be a brother from the Divine Religion. Please come in."

After saying this, he was about to look up.
But in the darkness of the night, a tiger's face was seen looming, as if its evil eyes were slowly poking out from the deep mountains and old forests. Just a glance made people shudder, as if it couldn't wait to devour someone.

"May I ask your name?"

(End of this chapter)