My enemies became my companions

Chapter 554: One Wall, Two People (Two in One)

For a moment, no one dared to breathe. Endless deathly silence fell, and that half-pale face looked especially pale.

The drizzle was still falling, and a deep chill spread from the base of the wall into the ancestral hall.

Almost in the next instant, Huang Duren raised his hand and blood gushed out, falling to the ground like a thin snake, forming blood-colored lines, which was the spell to drive away gods and ghosts.

The blood flowed onto the ground, plop after plop, but silently remained there.

The spell is gone?
It doesn't work against this kind of...evil existence? !
A chill spread up everyone's spine. Everyone stood still, not daring to breathe, their hands and feet trembling slightly, not daring to anger the evil spirit before them.

The pale face was still looking at them, with a smile on the corners of its twisted mouth.

I don’t know how long it took, the ancestral hall remained quiet.

call.

An untimely wind blew in through the crack in the door, making the hair on your head stand on end, and your neck feel cold, as if there was someone standing behind you, gently pinching your neck, and... blowing half of your face down.

Wow.

Half of the portrait of the Kitchen God slowly fell to the ground. He had kind eyes and a gentle look on his face.

Everyone froze for a long while. No one had visited this desolate village for a long time, and no one had cleaned the ancestral hall. Due to wind and rain, the portrait of the Kitchen God behind the shrine had already rotted halfway, and from a distance, it looked like a prying ghost face.

Huangduren's face turned red like a monkey's. It turned out to be just a portrait of the Kitchen God. It seemed that he was overreacting.

After a while, Zi Cihang coughed twice and came out to smooth things over, "Nothing, nothing, it's just a rotten portrait. Only I, Bai Lian, should thrive in the world."

After he finished speaking, everyone in the White Lotus Sect breathed a sigh of relief and sat down. However, even if it was a false alarm, they were still uneasy. It was raining outside and everyone's tempers were rising and falling. After silently reciting scriptures, they finally calmed down.

The quietness makes people feel comfortable.

At this time, someone murmured in confusion: "That's not right...but why did the throne move..."

Suddenly, there seemed to be a cold wind blowing by, and everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

After a long time, Huang Duren said, "…Why don't we go somewhere else?"

"There aren't many safe places in this village where people can squeeze in..." said Reverend Chi after hesitating.

"Safe... It's not necessarily safe here. This is... an ancestral hall. How safe can a place like this be?" Huang Duren looked around and clenched his hands slowly. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but when he stayed here, he always felt that there were countless pairs of eyes watching him secretly.

When the argument was about to break out, Zi Cihang said, "Look at the map again. There must be more. It doesn't matter if it's a little dangerous. The more dangerous the place, the safer it may be."

Venerable Chi could only do as he was told. He held up the oil lamp and looked carefully. After a while, he said, "There is a place... at the end of the village, a little far away."

"It doesn't matter how far you are. Let's get going as soon as possible."

After a quick tidying up, knowing that they were about to leave the ancestral hall, the White Lotus sect members breathed a sigh of relief with a barely perceptible degree of relief. However, as they turned out of the door, they breathed a sigh of relief again. The narrow streets of the village were dark and gloomy, and the drizzle hitting their faces gave them a chilling feeling.

The withered trees on both sides were crooked and had weeds growing under their roots. The houses along the road were not tall, but coffins were piled up in front of the doors, extending infinitely into the depths, making people feel creepy in the night.

"How did these people... die?" Qing Lianzi's voice trembled, "They don't even have a soul..."

"Don't think too much, just keep going..." Venerable Chi swallowed and said.

The White Lotus Sect members moved deeper into the city. The coffins along the way made people feel heavy-hearted. No one dared to speak. All they could hear was each other's breathing in the drizzle.

The streets were pitch black, and the doors on both sides were tightly closed. The doors and windows were nailed shut with wooden boards, as if to prevent the things inside from escaping.

"Theater?"

When the outline of the building appeared before them, the White Lotus Sect members paused for a moment. A hip-and-gable style theater building rose up in the cold rain, with cracked wooden pillars supporting three layers of grey tiled eaves, and it looked shaky.

The door opened inwards and was bottomless, as if someone had been waiting inside for a long time.

"That's all?"

"This is the only one..." Venerable Chi tried to remain calm and spread the map to the people, "There is no other place to go."

There are more than a dozen red crosses on the map. If you want to go somewhere else, you either have to go around in a big circle or enter the marked restricted area. In addition, there are some unmarked places on the map. That doesn’t mean there is no danger, it just means that no one has explored it.

With no other choice, the White Lotus Sect members had to slowly squeeze into the theater. The pitch-black space seemed particularly deep, and the faint firelight could not bring peace of mind. Instead, it made people feel that there was something hidden in the vagueness.

I barely made it to the center, and saw a platform that was half a calf taller than my calf. Looking up, I could see a 10-foot-wide caisson ceiling, with mottled colors on it, as if there was a human face hanging down...

"Damn it, why put the Guanyin carving there!" Qing Lianzi kept cursing, and the atmosphere eased a little.

Then, they walked around the theater for a long time, but didn't find anything unusual. Everyone felt relieved and gathered in the three rooms on the left side of the third floor to prevent anyone from getting missing.

It was still drizzling outside, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Some of them had already started to droop and fell into a deep sleep.

But some people belatedly thought, how could there be a theater in such a dilapidated village?

…………

Chen Yi glanced at the fairies and immortals who were eager to try.

These fairies and immortals were particularly disgusted when they mentioned the White Lotus Sect, saying that they were all a bunch of lunatics, but at this moment they were all very excited.

You come to blow the cold wind, I come to hide in the corner, she puts a chair in the corridor, he is responsible for hanging his face on the beam...

Seeing that the White Lotus Sect members had entered the theater and the noise inside had slowly stopped, they could no longer hold back.

Chen Yi was not interested in this kind of trick. What he was thinking about was how to use these White Lotus members. However, the frightened looks of these White Lotus members were quite worrying.

Especially the map in the hands of Venerable Chi, Chen Yi actually wanted to know, when these people walked into those restricted areas, would they really be left with no body left? If they were, what would the situation be like?
But take it slow.

After a while, they exchanged glances. As the fairies were preparing to take action, Fairy Caixia looked into the distance and suddenly said, "Wait."

Chen Yi also glanced into the distance and his gaze stopped.

"Another group of people is coming."

A group of Taoists were walking in the distance amid the drizzle, braving the rain.

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.

There's an acquaintance inside.

Zhou Yitang.

………………

The Taoists came in groups, most of them were from Mount Longhu. Their yellow or blue Taoist robes were particularly eye-catching in the darkness. In addition to the people from Mount Longhu, there were also some Taoists from other sects accompanying them.

For example, You Yun from Shangqing Dao, Hemingshanren among the casual cultivators, and Qing Yuan from Yinjian Mountain... the overall cultivation level of the whole team is not high, all below the Nascent Soul stage. As for the reason, the leader Zhao Hun knows that if a Nascent Soul visits, it will inevitably alarm the owner of this place and be suppressed by this world.

By then, let alone entering the tower to retrieve the Sword of Evil-Slaying, even escaping unscathed would be wishful thinking.

Therefore, the Taoists who visited here were not highly skilled, and they had to be carefully selected, otherwise they would not only fail to provide help, but also hinder the way. They slowly walked into this remote village, and saw the coffins displayed all over the street. Their hearts were shocked. Compared with the White Lotus Sect, these Taoists reacted more nervously, and it took a while for them to calm down.

Zhao Hun knew that everyone needed some time to find the white tower, and there was no need to explore in this village.

"Let's take a break tonight, just in that place."

Zhao Hun identified the buildings in the village and pointed to a road.

The Taoists looked at each other, nodded without objection, and followed Zhao Hun towards that place.

They pushed the door open and walked into the building nervously and carefully, only walking their own way. As for other places, no one understood the principle of not touching or looking at what is not appropriate better than the Taoists.

Who knows if you look at it for one more moment and offend the ghosts and gods?

Zhao Hun seemed to have been here once before and was obviously familiar with this place. He led everyone upstairs, and after everyone had calmed down, he spoke:

"Everyone, please rest here tonight and don't move around. We will take action early tomorrow."

Everyone looked a little hesitant, and it was obvious that they were not very confident about this place. After all, since entering the Demon Abyss, divination had been blocked and no matter how they calculated, they could not get a result.

You Yun of Shangqing Dao took out yellow paper from his bosom and was about to light it, but Zhao Hun quickly snatched it away and said, "Don't use talisman paper carelessly, it will offend ghosts and gods. Don't panic, I guarantee as the first disciple of Tianshi that as long as you listen to me, your life will not be in danger."

After hearing these words, the Taoists felt at ease, and they sat down on the ground one after another, taking a rest.

Zhao Hun looked around and somehow, even though it was not his first time here, he had been feeling uneasy since entering the village and could not calm down.

After thinking for a moment, he continued, "Having said that, you must not relax, but be extremely careful. The demonic energy in the Demon Refining Abyss is heavy, and divination is blocked. Do not blindly believe in divination, as those ancient evil spirits will deliberately interfere with divination.

Even if we eliminate the evil spirits, it is not all good. We must be careful and vigilant. There are many people in the White Lotus Sect who have escaped the net... who knows, they may be hiding nearby."

After he finished explaining everything and saw that everyone had listened, Zhao Hun nodded slightly, his uneasiness slightly relieved, and he sat down against the wall.

In order to calm his mind, Zhao Hun wiped the magic sword with a silk cloth. Behind him, Chi Zunzun leaned against the wall, holding his breath, motionless, with only a wall between him and the Longhushan people...

...............

"Why are those people here?" a fairy complained.

"Those people are not easy to mess with. They are too clingy."

"Head to head, what should we do? Should we scare them away as well?"

…The fairies were chattering and arguing in a mess, and they could not come to any conclusion after discussing it over and over again.

Chen Yi listened quietly at the side, frowning and thinking.

Why is she here?

He ran to the White Lotus Sect and then entered the Demon Refining Abyss. His original intention was to avoid Zhou Yitang, who had acted out of character on Mount Longhu. Who knew what she had hidden in her gourd? He didn't expect that enemies would always meet again and they met here.

Fortunately, Zhou Yitang did not come in his real form, but wore a vest.

Qing Yuan, Chen Yi had seen him before in Yinjian Mountain. Zhou Yitong did not hide this identity at that time, and Lu Ying should not know about it.

Since she is wearing Qing Yuan's vest, she must have some limitations. The cultivation base of these Taoists is not too high. A few of them are in the Jindan stage, and most of them are in the Jiedan stage. She should also be below the Yuanying stage.

Chen Yi exhaled, secretly thinking about what to do next. The first and biggest problem was not to arouse the suspicion of these fairies...

Yin Weiying's eyes flickered slightly. She was a keen observer and could tell at a glance which woman he was looking at just now.

She didn’t pinch the dragon’s head hard enough this morning… the nun thought bitterly.

Now that she has entered Donggong Ruoshu's body, although Yin Weiying is unwilling to pretend to be a couple, she still finds many advantages. Now that Chen Yi is afraid, she can do many things that she wanted to do but didn't dare to do before.

Who knows, maybe I can take this opportunity to discipline him and teach him to be a good husband.

Just as Yin Weiying was thinking, Chen Yi saw something, his eyes lit up slightly, and he was a little surprised. But before he could react, Fairy Caixia and others on the side had already come forward to meet him.

Someone is coming from a distance.

This time, only one person came back. She was born with a soft and charming face. Her long face, which should have been charming, had a sense of tranquility. It was really fate, or maybe this place was different from the Kingdom of God. Chen Yi was very surprised to meet her here.

And... since she can enter this kingdom of God, I think she must have something similar to the Zhenwu Rosary in her hand.

"Sister Fox Fairy, Sister Fox Fairy is here?"

"Where's Xiao Baixian? I didn't bring Xiao Baixian with me."

"Why is Sister Fox Fairy alone?"

The fairies and immortals seemed to have known the Fox Fairy for a long time. Chen Yi saw it and after thinking about it, he also went to greet them.

The Fox Fairy Queen was just casually greeting these fairies and immortals. She looked up and noticed a familiar face, and her gaze paused.

"Long time no see." Chen Yi took the initiative to say.

The Fox Fairy Queen nodded calmly.

All the fairies and immortals were a little surprised. They didn't expect that this distinguished guest actually knew the Fox Fairy.

Before they could figure out what was going on, the Fox Fairy said, "Please move aside. This is not the time to reminisce about the past. I have something to say to this friend."

Then, the fairies all made way for each other. They looked at each other, and could tell what each other was thinking in just a few glances. They whispered to each other after the people had gone far away.

Chen Yi and the Fox Fairy walked to a tree. No one approached them. He whispered, "Why... did you come here?"

He actually wanted to ask her how she knew the people from the Kingdom of God and what she knew about this place, but these were not the top priorities at the moment.

"I learned that people from Longhu Mountain were coming, so I found a way in." The Fox Fairy Lady paused and said, "They came here to find the Sanwu Zhanxie Sword. I don't want them to succeed."

The Three or Five Evil-Slaying Swords... Chen Yi had heard of this, but he didn't know that the male and female Evil-Slaying Swords of Mount Longhu were actually hidden in this place.

The Fox Fairy glanced at Chen Yi and asked, "...Are you willing to help me?"

“…Why don’t you ask me how I got in first?” Chen Yi asked back, trying to get some information.

"No need. I believe you don't need to ask similar questions."

The Fox Fairy Lady was very alert, so Chen Yi didn't hesitate too much and said, "...Okay, I want you to do me a small favor."

"Oh?"

"There are people from Longhu Mountain and the White Lotus Sect in that theater. I don't want them to fight so early, but I'm afraid these people will raise unnecessary suspicions and disrupt my plans." Chen Yi spoke slowly, appearing to be at ease.

After a brief thought, the Fox Fairy said, "Okay, I'll help you lead them away."

Chen Yi nodded slightly. They had finally established some initial trust. They could make long-term plans and slowly figure out the secrets of this and the Kingdom of God.

(End of this chapter)