My enemies became my companions

Chapter 707 No Way to Repay
The night was as dark as ink and utterly silent. Even the sounds of swords and spears had ceased. When Yin Tingxue came to her senses, those hellish scenes had long since disappeared.

After an unknown amount of time, even the smell of blood gradually faded away.

She came to her senses and realized with a start that a man was holding her hand as they flew past above the bushes. She let out a small gasp, then quickly stopped.

The man seemed to notice her panic and gripped her hand even tighter.

Yin Tingxue felt a little timid, yet inexplicably felt a warmth rising within her, a feeling that even she found strange.

It was too dark at the time, and she didn't recognize the man immediately, but she felt inexplicably familiar with him.

Soon after, a flock of birds were startled from the bushes and slowly landed. It was a cave, and the man seemed to be very familiar with the area.

The feeling of solid ground returned, and Yin Tingxue couldn't help but shrink back timidly. She cautiously nudged the person in front of her and whispered:
"You are……"

A hint of expectation crept into her voice.

But when he turned his face, Yin Tingxue's face turned pale instantly.

How could it be that person who... interrupted her bridge to immortality?
Chen Yi reached out his hand, and Yin Tingxue instinctively took two steps back in a panic, her eyes filled with fear and apprehension.

His hand paused, and he called out softly with a hint of helplessness, "Little fox..."

Yin Tingxue looked at him with surprise and doubt, then forced a show of strength and murmured, "It's you... how could it be you?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi raised his eyebrows slightly in confusion.

Why is the little fox acting so differently all of a sudden?

He pondered for a moment and realized the problem: could it be that... after being overwhelmed by the tide of ignorance, she was momentarily trapped in it?

Chen Yi was unsure what to do.

Yin Tingxue's almond-shaped eyes blinked. Seeing that the person in front of her did not move, she was also unsettled. It was true that this person had saved her, but... he was also the one who interrupted her bridge to immortality. The complicated reasons were something that no matter how smart she was, she could not understand. However, she vaguely heard Chen Yi's hesitation.

At this time, the little fox did not know what clairaudience was, nor did it know how to use it; it could only hear faint emotions.

Perhaps he felt guilty and came to save her. Thinking of this, Yin Tingxue felt relieved at first, but then panicked. What if he felt guilty and sent her back to the imperial prison?
Thinking of this, a childish decisiveness flashed in the girl's almond-shaped eyes, and she took a step forward.

“You… Commander Bai…”

Hearing Yin Tingxue's tentative voice, Chen Yi raised his head.

Yin Tingxue looked at him cautiously, bowed slightly, and gave a curtsy with some unease.

"What is this...?" Chen Yi raised an eyebrow.

The little fox had her own plans. She maintained a formal curtsy, saying, "Thank you, Commander, for saving my life..."

The hero saves the damsel in distress, and with no way to repay the favor, they wave goodbye – that's how it's always portrayed in books.

Taking advantage of his guilty conscience, she left without any apparent trouble. Yin Tingxue couldn't help but smile slightly at her own cleverness. Before he could even ask a question, Yin Tingxue quickly said, "Commander, your great kindness and virtue are beyond words. I am deeply grateful and have no way to repay you in this lifetime..."

"We can repay you, we can repay you."

A large hand suddenly grabbed her as she tried to back away. Before Yin Tingxue could react, his face was suddenly close to hers. The girl's eyes widened. He was kissing her!
The man was extremely skilled, and with a greedy and lustful urge, he kissed her lips. When the girl was jolted awake from her shock, his tongue had already forced its way into her lips. In her panic, she tried to push him away, but he was strong. He not only held her hand down, but his other hand was also roaming around.

Yin Tingxue was stunned.

Chen Yi chuckled as he kissed her haphazardly, "I can repay you, of course I can repay you, my little fox is the best, come here..."

Yin Tingxue couldn't bear to hear such words. A chill ran down her spine. She struggled desperately, kicking and punching, but to no avail. She couldn't fight city hall.

A single, powerless tear welled up in the corner of her eye.

Chen Yi paused slightly, then stood up a little. The girl looked at him with tears in her almond-shaped eyes, feeling wronged and unwilling, with fear deep in her gaze.

He couldn't stand the way she looked at him.

Sigh, it was fine before, but after spending more time together, I inevitably started to take this little fox too seriously.

I'd like to see if this little fox is real or fake...

Chen Yi was about to let go when he caught a glimpse of relief in Yin Tingxue's eyes. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly kissed her again, making the girl freeze in place in shock and fear, looking like she was about to cry. Only then did he realize he should stop.

"I'm letting you go, but you're not allowed to run away." After she nodded, Chen Yi released her.

Seeing him slowly loosen his grip, Yin Tingxue instinctively wanted to run away, and her body leaned forward. But remembering his high level of martial arts, she slowly pulled herself back.

After catching her breath, she looked outside again. It was a dark and windy night, and she was in an unfamiliar place. Even if she wanted to run, where could she run to?

A cold wind whistled through her, sending a chill down her spine. When she turned around and met the man's gaze, goosebumps rose all over her body.

The man looked at her with great interest.
"Little fox, you're no longer going to be the Holy Maiden of the Demonic Sect?"

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It was so agonizing, I couldn't sleep, so I got up and wrote a little something for everyone. It was so painful, and now I'm just waiting to report it to the police this morning.

Last month's royalties and copyright fees were all swindled away. I don't know how I'm going to get by next month. It's going to be so tough.

The situation is simple: an online friend kept asking me for money. He paid back some of it, but then kept asking me for more, saying he was really in trouble. I thought it wouldn't hurt to help him, but he kept borrowing more and more money and promised me huge returns. By the time I realized it was a scam, he had already deleted his account and run away.

I don't dare tell my family about it; if I do, we'll start arguing, and it's too painful.
The money I was scammed out of isn't money I can't earn back, but I'm penniless now. I don't even have money for food, and I don't know how I'll get through next month. The main problem is that I'm preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, and I borrowed money to pay for it. Plus, I have a mortgage to pay off, which is really tough on me.

I didn't want to tell everyone this, but I have nowhere to talk to, and I'm so upset that I can't sleep.

I don't know what to do next month.
Ugh.
(End of this chapter)