My enemies became my companions

Chapter 597: The Inner Demon (Three-in-One Update)

"Little fox is so considerate? Then I'll give you some rewards. Let me give you three options and you choose one." Chen Yi said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the little fox, who was still half asleep, shuddered and woke up immediately.

I turned around and saw him smiling, it must be something bad...

Chen Yi pretended to be gentle and said, "They are a hug, a kiss, and a sleep. You choose."

What kind of reward is this? It's clearly a bargain for him... Thinking this way, Yin Tingxue still said softly:
"Then... choose a hug."

"You are not allowed to choose to hug."

Yin Tingxue was stunned for a moment, her face trembling a little. She had a bad feeling, so she could only settle for the next best thing: "Give me a kiss, just give me a kiss."

"You are not allowed to choose a kiss either."

Chen Yi looked at the girl with a smile, and his meaning was obvious.

He doesn't even want to act anymore.

Yin Tingxue shuddered, rolled off him and said, "I won't choose!"

"As for the reward, you can't not choose it. Choose quickly, choose one from the three." Chen Yi blocked her way with his hands.

"...Then...let's get some sleep." She had no choice but to say.

"I knew you wanted to sleep. You've tasted the sweetness, my little fox."

After saying this hypocritically, Chen Yi stopped pretending and took the girl into his arms and carried her to the chaise longue.

"Look what a coincidence, we both thought of the same thing."

There was no way he would let the little fox go just like that, so he took her out early in the morning to wrap up last night and start today.

"Everyone else is asleep..." Yin Tingxue's face turned red, and she was extremely embarrassed.

"Then let them sleep, we should keep the noise down," Chen Yi said without caring, "Hehehe, I'll satisfy you..."

Yin Tingxue was subconsciously afraid when she heard the wicked smile, but then she suddenly thought of how childish he was, and she wasn't so scared anymore...

He is just a childish guy.

"Then be satisfied..."

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

Lin Wanhang woke up suddenly, his eyes were hazy and his head felt groggy as if he had a hangover.

Unspeakable memories crowded into my mind, along with intermittent voices.

"Sit Up"

"…It's so uncomfortable…"

"Be careful, you won't feel uncomfortable after a rest..."

What happened last night... Lin Wanheng's face instantly turned red from her neck to her ears. Her heart was beating wildly, and she felt ashamed but also excited.

It was like a frog taking off and splashing into the water. After the ripples subsided for a while, she remembered that she was a widow but was so shameless. She shuddered.

There were still some traces left, and the clothes were thrown on the ground in a messy manner.

Inexplicably, there was a fear that gripped her throat. She stood there in a daze, suddenly not knowing how to face herself, how to face her deceased parents, or how to face Chen Yi...

"Ah."

The nun, who was lying motionless with a pillow in her arms, glanced at her and sneered.

This woman is having wild thoughts and being entangled again. Even at this point, she still can't figure things out.

Lin Wanheng's instincts were jarring and he was filled with anger, so he glared at Yin Weiying fiercely.

Fortunately, Yin Weiying's smile aroused her anger and temporarily freed her from the whirlpool.

"How does it taste?" Yin Weiying asked indifferently.

Lin Wanheng's lips moved, her cheeks flushed, and she pulled the quilt to cover her body without answering.

"Why cover it up? It's not like I haven't seen it before," the nun sneered, "It's not even that much flesh."

Lin Wanhang frowned and said coldly: "You have quite a bit of meat!"

"More than you."

"dissolute!"

While cursing, perhaps out of a woman's natural shyness, the girl covered the plum blossom mark on the quilt with her hands clenched tightly, as if she was going to snatch the quilt and run away.

Yin Weiying could not help guessing what the woman was thinking, and said with disdain, "You want to burn it? Forget it. This quilt is his own, and he can use it as he goes."

“…I, I’ll cut it off.”

After saying that, Lin Wanheng stood up, put on his clothes and looked for the scissors.

Yin Weiying was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He used Qi to control objects and instantly took the scissors on the dressing table into his hands. Lin Wanheng was horrified.

"You, you... give it to me!"

"No."

"Why not?"

Why...

Speaking of this, Yin Weiying got angry. How cruelly Chen Yi treated her last night. He even said that he would treat her as a concubine in the future. She had already swallowed the bitter fruit, but when it came to Lin Wanheng, he was so gentle.

Why can't I be so gentle to her...

"Why do you, a widow, please him so much?"

"I...how would I know? Just give it to me quickly!" Lin Wanheng was so anxious that she was about to cry. This dirty and shameful thing left there was so glaring, as if reminding her again and again that she was a woman who had lost her virginity.

Although Yin Weiying felt sore all over and had to lie down, he felt very comfortable when he saw the woman getting angry.

Lin Wanheng fought for it for a while but failed. He slowly calmed down and said through gritted teeth, "I'll tell him to complain to him."

"you!"

Yin Weiying was like a cat with its fur standing on end. He propped up the quilt with his hands and lifted it up.

"Then you give it to me and let me cut this thing off."

Yin Weiying snorted coldly and threw the scissors over.

Lin Wanheng caught it in a hurry, then slowly cut off the dried dark red on the bedding, lit it with the oil lamp beside him, and threw it into the brazier full of ashes. Soon it also turned into ashes.

After doing all this, she sat on the couch in a daze, muttering: "Still...still lost my virginity to him..."

Yin Weiying gathered the quilt and said, "You should thank me."

"I lost my virginity... and I still have to thank you?"

"If I hadn't brought you to Longhu, how could you have achieved what you have today?" Yin Weiying saw that she was touched and thought that he would benefit from it. After thinking about it, he said, "You should remember this kindness and give birth to a big fat baby for me in the future."

Chen Yi kept saying that he was punishing herself, but he must have just wanted a child. When Lin Wanheng got pregnant, she would give the child to herself, and then she would whisper in his ear, so that she would have an explanation, and she would be the eldest lady again.

Lin Wanheng was immediately displeased and said, "Haha... If I have one, it will be mine. I would rather die than pass it on to you."

"You broke the contract!"

"If I break the contract, then I break it. How can I give the meat that fell out of my belly to others?"

The two women quarreled, but neither could win the argument. Instead, the noise became louder and louder. Even Chen Yi, who was thinking about business in the yard, could hear it clearly.

Chen Yi was reluctant to step out and stop them, for fear of being accused of taking sides. He let out a breath and stood up to find Little Fox to mediate the fight, but accidentally discovered that Miss Donggong was listening with great interest over there.

Seeing Chen Yi approaching, Miss Donggong did not avoid him, but waved her hand and said, "Is Lin Wanlang also yours?"

This stupid girl... Chen Yi didn't know what to say, so he just nodded and said helplessly: "Yes, so what?"

"I had already guessed that she would be yours. She quarreled so fiercely with me in the capital."

“…What are you listening to here?”

"They are all jealous of you. The quarrels are so intense and interesting." The silly girl said frankly that it was very interesting to be a third party watching these things.

"What's so good about this? There are so many women who are jealous of me..."

Chen Yi was halfway through his words when he suddenly saw someone slowly looking in from the door. It was Zhou Yitang. She was here, she was here after all.

He paused for a moment, then said, "But there is only one person I care about most."

The one-armed woman glanced at him, said nothing, and went straight into the main hall.

Donggong Ruoshu suddenly asked excitedly: "Really? Who is it? Is it Yin Tingxue or Yin Weiying? Oh! Could it be Lin Wanheng?!"

Chen Yi: "..."

Zhou Yitang stopped and glanced at him coldly. Chen Yi could only remain silent.

This stupid girl is too ignorant of the situation, but she doesn't know. Chen Yi must know that he can't answer her at the moment, and any answer will be wrong.

Zhou Yitang stepped into the main hall and heard the noise coming from the bedroom. He went to Yin Tingxue and said, "Tell them to shut up."

How could the little fox dare to disobey? Without even ordering tea, he ran into the bedroom. Soon the noise stopped.

Chen Yi pretended to look at the scenery outside for a while, and then returned with his hands behind his back.

She glanced at him several times but didn't speak. Chen Yi couldn't help but look weird, and said stiffly, "You're here so early?"

"The time is coming."

They were talking about the killing of immortals at Mount Longhu. Chen Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why so early? Shouldn't we choose an auspicious day?"

The situation was very serious, and Zhou Yitang said more, "Because of Blind Arrow's challenge, Longhu Mountain was afraid that the situation might change, so they wanted to start the ceremony earlier. I came here to ask you to prepare early, and by the way..."

She gave him a meaningful look.

Chen Yi took a deep breath after hearing this. She paused for a while on purpose. The next words must be of great importance, and might even be related to life and death.
"…By the way what?"

"I'll be your matchmaker, by the way."

Chen Yi staggered and nearly fell to the ground. He raised his head and faced the one-armed woman with a wry smile.

After a while, he said, "I really didn't mean it."

Zhou Yitang glanced at him coldly, and said nothing more, "That's it."

When she said that this was the end of it, she meant it. Seeing that there was no need to dwell on this matter, Chen Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned the subject back to the main business.

"Since the time is almost here, how many days later will it be?"

"Two days later." She said briefly. Three days earlier than the scheduled time in the challenge letter, Chen Yi narrowed his eyes and counted with his fingers, realizing that this was Longhu Mountain's best effort, and it couldn't be faster, and it couldn't be rushed.

He said slowly: "I'm afraid that Blind Arrow won't be so stupid as to follow the letter of challenge and come to my door."

Zhou Yitang said: "So you and I should be prepared."

Chen Yi could hear the hidden meaning, so he said, "You mean... during this period of time, I should seize the opportunity to get into your heart more often and try my best to eliminate your obsession?"

The one-armed woman did not shy away from the question and nodded slightly.

Chen Yi's eyes lit up for a moment, then quickly closed, with a nonchalant, forced-to-do attitude, but he was actually smiling in his heart.

We were almost close to breaking the window paper last night. In fact, we were only one step away, but Yin Weiying's sudden mischief messed it up. Now, although my master's words are formal and the name is formal, how could I not know what she is thinking?

The traitor's eyes jumped with joy. Zhou Yitang frowned and said unkindly, "Wishful thinking."

Chen Yi wanted to rub his hands to deny it, but when the words came to his lips, he took a detour and said with a nonchalant smile: "If I don't have a crazy heart, where does the delusion come from?"

Zhou Yitang glanced at him coldly, but he didn't take it seriously. Now this traitor was even more arrogant than before. His words were so disgusting and offensive that they were really annoying to hear.

However, this matter now concerns life and death, so let’s not bother with it for now.

"When will the obsession be eliminated?" Chen Yi asked.

Zhou Yitang said calmly: "Now."

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

Heart lake.

Everywhere I look is dry, as if it had been evaporated without a drop of water.

Every inch of it was covered with dead grass, and the bark was half-cracked. I don’t know if it was Chen Yi’s illusion, but today’s Heart Lake was more dilapidated and lifeless than before.

"This is a death place, it should be so." Zhou Yitang said this after hearing Chen Yi's question.

"A place where death is supposed to happen?"

Seeing that Chen Yi had some doubts, Zhou Yitang waved his hand, and the scene of decay turned into a scene of abundance. The scene of this heart lake was more vibrant than what Chen Yi had seen before.

Chen Yi suddenly realized the truth. Zhou Yitong remembered the memories of both lives completely, so she had two states of mind alternating back and forth. He cleared away the obsessions of her previous life for her, and the decadent scene became more decadent. As one weakened, the other grew, and the prosperous scene became more prosperous. If all the obsessions were swept away, this decadent state of mind would no longer exist, and she would truly be enlightened.

However, it is not realistic to clear her obsession in such a short time, and one could never be sure that his master might have new obsessions all the time.

After thinking this through, Chen Yi no longer hesitated, drew his sword out of its sheath and asked, "What are you waiting for?"

Before he had even finished his words, this scene of decay began to surge, and shadowy figures like before began to rise from all directions.

Similar figures, one after another, one-armed people with similar features to Zhou Yitang, never knew what "death" was, so they didn't have the slightest fear.

They only knew that the man holding the sword in front of them was called Chen Yi.

A person who deserves to die.

At this moment, a dark mass of obsessions, with their hands as swords, swept in like a huge wave.

Chen Yi ran wildly with a knife and a sword, fighting with him.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves. Looking down from a high place, he is just like an inconspicuous stone. With a plop, he attracts sword energy to fly all over the sky and wreak havoc, as if to cut the entire Cangwu Peak into scattered pieces.

The sword energy was so strong that even Zhou Yitang frowned, and Chen Yi, who was deeply trapped in it, was like a small boat in the strong wind and waves, rising and falling.

The wind and waves were howling, and the raging sword energy was coming towards him with the wind. Chen Yi stepped back and swung out his sword one after another. The sword space within a radius of several feet was filled with sword intent. He used his sword to draw the sword energy, letting the raging sword energy collide with each other, and then looked for an opportunity to attack.

However, those who hated him to the core would never give him a chance. Chen Yi turned around abruptly, and a sword aura covered his field of vision, like a thunderclap out of nowhere, vertically trying to split him in half. He looked troubled, paused slightly, turned around and drew his sword, using sword techniques to wield the sword, intending to dissolve the sword aura.

However, during this gap, there was a persistence that ignored the sword energy and broke into his sight, using his hand as a sword to pierce his throat!
"Damn it Zhou Yitang!"

Chen Yi kept cursing, drew back his sword, and dodged the sword energy. Then the sword in his hand flew, and he exchanged more than ten moves with the obsession in an instant. The sword energy that had originally collided with each other in the world of sword intent gradually returned to normal and attacked Chen Yi in unison.

It is easier said than done. When Chen Yi was once again surrounded by enemies, he remembered how miserable he was last night because of these obsessions.
"You deserve it, you deserve it, how can you deserve it..."

During the fight, Chen Yi cursed in his heart. This woman who didn't want him to let her go kept accumulating obsession in her heart. It had reached such a point. Just as he was cursing in his heart, suddenly a very calm voice sounded in his ears. The voice was ethereal, and it was mixed in with the sword energy in the sky...

"You scold me?"

As soon as Chen Yi heard this, his hair stood on end. He felt an inexplicable sense of distant fear, as if he was still in his previous life, when he had just climbed the mountain and she was sitting alone on the top of the mountain with a sword across her knees, looking down at him like a disciple, like an ant.

At that time, the master was just a master, and the disciple was just a disciple.

The chaos of the sword energy and the world brought Chen Yi back to his senses suddenly. He realized that he could not fight any longer, and his figure was like a fish wagging its tail in the water, and he broke through the waves with a whoosh. In between catching his breath, he glanced suspiciously at Zhou Yitang in the air, who stood still. Before Chen Yi could figure out the situation, he turned around and saw the sword energy coming again.

The majestic sword intent gathered together, and the scattered sword energy filled the sky and the earth. It seemed as if a sword blade cliff suddenly rose up on the flat ground and smashed straight towards Chen Yi.

Chen Yi looked like a small boat that was about to be completely submerged by the waves, just a lonely shadow between heaven and earth.

"Look for an opportunity and strike."

The sudden voice sounded again, like a secret message, was it Zhou Yitang reminding him? Chen Yi had no time to distinguish, and his thoughts turned rapidly. Under the Shangqing Heart Method, he concentrated on observing the sword blade that was pressing down.

The so-called finding an opening to strike is the most simple and plain essence of swordsmanship. Swordsmanship has both attack and defense. Of course, attack and defense can be smoothly transformed back and forth, and it is not an empty talk to have both. However, if it comes to a certain moment, a very small moment, the stabbing sword cannot be withdrawn instantly, and the sword for protection cannot be used instantly. The attacker has no defense, and the defender has no attack. This is a truth that will not change even if you try your best.

The swordsman would take advantage of this opportunity to strike.
Kendo is a kind of belief. If you don’t believe in it firmly, you will be the only one who dies.

A vast expanse of white sword blade cliff pressed forward in front of him, and Chen Yi suddenly opened his eyes. The closer the sword blade cliff was to his world, the more he could see that this majestic world was full of cracks and flaws.

There are many obsessions, but almost all of them fight on their own, unconsciously combining the sword intent together, with a posture that seems to engulf the world with great force, but it is just a posture.

Chen Yi passed through like a flash of lightning. The entire cliff paused for a moment, and then was cut in half. The sword energy that had accumulated for thousands of feet collapsed like a building...

…………

When Chen Yi was exhausted from fighting, thousands of obsessions were once again repelled by Zhou Yitang. They came from all directions and returned to all directions.

The decaying Cangwu Peak returned to its loneliness, like a rocky mountain flattened by the immortal in a Zen story.

The one-armed woman saw Chen Yi standing up with his sword, and after a moment's silence, she said, "Not bad."

After knowing each other for such a long time, Chen Yi knew very well that she was very frugal with words. There were only a handful of people in the past two lives who could get even these two short words from her.

Chen Yi, who was exhausted, smiled bitterly and said, "Master taught me well."

When he wasn't angry enough to curse, Chen Yi was still very polite and knew how to give compliments.

"But you didn't learn it well." Zhou Yitang didn't appreciate it very much, especially his sweet words.

To her surprise, the rebel did not refute this time, but nodded.

He smiled and said, "Indeed, once you have mastered martial arts, it is easy to forget the simple things. You are used to using force to defeat cleverness, and you can't remember to use cleverness to defeat cleverness... find an opportunity to attack... oh, if you hadn't reminded me then, Master..."

"remind?"

Zhou Yitang said strangely:

"When did I speak to you?"

Chen Yiding, who was sheathing his sword, stood still, his arm suddenly stopped and veins popped out. He looked up at Zhou Yitang in shock.

"That's not... you are sending me a secret message?"

Zhou Yitang shook his head and said:

"Never. If I open my mouth, I will be easily assimilated by obsession."

Chen Yi, with a look of astonishment on his face, held his head and tried to recall the situation at that time. Then a chill ran down his spine, and astonishment slowly turned into horror. He said word by word:

“…Is it your obsession that is talking to me?”

Zhou Yitang's pupils shrank slightly, and he fell silent.

Chen Yi was about to say something when he suddenly turned his head to look at the empty back. Just then, he suddenly heard,

"Chen Yi, where are you going?"

…………

After returning from the lake of her heart, Zhou Yitang remained silent, and no one knew what she was thinking. She was only seen pacing in the yard.

Chen Yi did not just stand there and watch, but followed her steps without saying a word.

After a long time, she stopped and finally said, "Maybe her obsession is too deep and she has almost become a demon in her heart." She paused and said, "You don't have to pay attention to her."

Chen Yi looked up at her. Her tone was still calm, but he clearly heard a slight panic. Even though it was fleeting, he still caught it.

"Are you close to an inner demon? You can't be an inner demon already, right? This is the key reason why you can't return to the first rank." The matter was of urgency, and Chen Yi said mercilessly.

Zhou Yitang's eyes were complicated, and after a long while he said, "It shouldn't be like this. I have killed the three corpses, so where does the inner demon come from?"

Chen Yi also found it strange, so when he heard the voice at first he did not think about it in this direction, but thought it was Zhou Yitang's secret message.

The three corpses are what people desire. The upper corpse likes gorgeous ornaments, the middle corpse likes delicious food, and the lower corpse likes lust, which are very harmful to people. After beheading the three corpses, one will be calm and desireless, with a calm mind and a clear nature. Logically speaking, there should no longer be soil for the birth of inner demons.

If a person is not blinded by desire, how can there be a demon in his heart...

However, Zhou Yitang just had an inner demon that was born from his obsession, and his every word and action... reminded Chen Yi of the unattainable Master Jianjia when he first went up the mountain.

Even though he once betrayed his teacher and ancestors and now behaves in front of Zhou Yitang, in fact, Zhou Yitang was out of his reach in the beginning.

The one-armed woman closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said slowly after a while: "It's definitely not a demon in your heart. You don't have to worry about her."

Chen Yi frowned and said, "Really? Even the inner demon won't say that he is the inner demon."

Zhou Yitang seemed to be provoked, and said coldly: "So what? This is definitely not the most urgent matter."

Chen Yi narrowed his eyes and did not respond, as if he had accepted the situation.
"it is good."

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Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The banners fluttered wildly in the wind, the scorching sun hung high in the sky, and a touch of hot golden light slid down from the Jade Emperor's Hall. On the top of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, there were nine altars that were only set up for the Luotian Dajiao, with a total of 7,200 deities, reaching up to the Heavenly Palace to summon "the Three Realms Supremes, the Ten Directions Supreme Saints, the Jade Capital Golden Palace Heavenly Emperor, the Ten Directions Masters and Saints, the Three Realms Officials, and all the Mighty Spirits."

All the famous Taoist priests in Longhu Mountain were dressed in solemn robes. Under the guidance of the old Taoist priest, they offered wine to the altar. He was the first to offer the wine, and Zhao Hun was the second.

The light from the Jade Emperor Hall became hotter and hotter, like golden flames burning fiercely.

Outside the altar, there was a hustle and bustle. All the heroes who were good at weighing good and evil gathered outside the altar. Their emotions were beyond words.

Punish the Immortals for the Heaven...

These four short words represent stories that could only be found in books in the past. Even though they want to kill the "evil immortals" or "wicked immortals" as mentioned by the old Taoist priest, these four words still carry a thousand pounds of weight.

Soaring up to ninety thousand miles, breaking through the clouds, carrying the blue sky,
How heavy it is,

How can it make people so heroic?
As this solemn and heroic feeling spread,

At the foot of Mount Longhu, a ragged man carrying a bow came slowly, climbing up the stairs step by step...

(End of this chapter)