My Enemy Became My Cultivation Companion

Chapter 1297: Chapter 714: Ending Ignorance (Double Chapter)

Walking once again in the boundless darkness, all that was heard and seen around remained pitch black.

"Do you believe it, Little Fox? We are already married now. I know you might find it difficult to face, but let’s make this clear first."

Yin Tingxue slightly pursed her lips, her gaze resting on his face.

Her expression was somewhat complex, as if hesitating, or perhaps weighing her options. She was silent for a while before finally giving a light "hmm".

Chen Yi understood how deep hatred could be when it pierced the bones. When you hate someone enough, you actually avoid mentioning her, pretend nothing happened, no change, but in reality, the hate has seeped into your bones.

Just like the many women he knew who had a grudge, there was always someone he didn’t want to mention too much and would sometimes deliberately avoid.

And for the Demon Sect Saintess, marrying her enemy and mutually loving each other was undoubtedly more painful than being killed. Chen Yi found it difficult to restrain his pity for the women he cared about, and Yin Tingxue was especially so.

Gloom swept in from afar like the wind, lifting his sleeves and hair, bringing a slight chill. Chen Yi walked ahead, his pace not fast, as if waiting for her or perhaps leading her.

Yin Tingxue walked beside him, suddenly realizing that since their reunion, this was the first time they walked side by side.

Chen Yi turned his head to look at her, a hint of a smile seemed to appear in his eyes.

"... What’s so funny?" she asked coldly.

"... This really sounds like something Min Ning would ask," Chen Yi replied casually.

"... Min Ning... who is that?"

Yin Tingxue felt the name sounded familiar but couldn’t recall it. After thinking about it, her face grew colder.

Chen Yi pretended not to see, observing Yin Tingxue’s eyes out of the corner of his own. Female knights who roamed the Jianghu tended to be like this. Unlike men who often discussed heroes over wine, female knights were either naturally friendly or kept others at a distance.

The reason was nothing else. The Jianghu was indeed dangerous for women, and if they didn’t keep their distance, who knew who might be hiding a knife in their smile?

Thinking of this, Chen Yi’s heart was filled with even more pity.

At this moment, he pondered silently, and Yin Tingxue suspected this shameless man of having another scheme.

She urged him, "If you have something to say, just continue."

Chen Yi snapped back to reality, smiled, and said, "Alright, where should I start... the day when we raided the Xiangwang Mansion, the decree issued by the Jingren Palace was for us Jinyi Guards to break the Longevity Bridge of the family’s young ones. It was just a routine business, but seeing you so pitiable at that time, I changed my mind and rescued you from the Xiangwang Mansion, keeping you as a concubine."

Yin Tingxue listened, slightly frowning,

He didn’t break her Longevity Bridge, could it be... true?

But she clearly remembered...

...so she listened further.

Past memories broke off at the point of executing Chen Yi. Yin Tingxue originally thought she was ultimately outplayed by Chen Yi, suffering... a defeat punishment...

But hearing it now, it seemed like... a new beginning.

A new Chapter of life.

"That Min Ning I just mentioned, well, she’s a great hero. She used to be my superior when I was a Jinyi Guard. She thought I was secretly colluding with the Demon Sect, so she quietly took you away, but instead, she put you in danger. In the end, of course, I saved you."

He recounted the past, and who knows what magic he employed, but Yin Tingxue found it difficult to discern his heart’s intentions and could only judge from his expression that it didn’t seem like he was lying.

Except... this wasn’t the Chen Yi she knew before.

As the saying goes, mountains and rivers change, but one’s nature doesn’t. Other than his lust, he seemed to have changed a lot.

He continued to chatter away, recounting beautiful past events,

"After this hero-saving-beauty episode, slowly, gradually, I began to find you attractive and akin to my heart. You, well, you weren’t so averse to me anymore, so I thought, since you’re already my concubine, why not go with the flow.

But you were too shy, and you refused me at that time."

As a woman, anyone would refuse, not to mention he was just a Jinyi Guard Centurion.

A few scenes flashed through her mind, and Yin Tingxue’s heart was suddenly pierced... Indeed, even though he was merely a Centurion, and she a Princess, the Instant Flower still scattered from his hands.

Her eyes were gloomy and unclear, her eyebrows lowered. Chen Yi watched her slow down, couldn’t help but look back frequently.

"What are you thinking about..."

Yin Tingxue slowly raised her eyebrows, glanced at him, then suppressed her emotions, pretending to ask calmly, "Oh... then how did we consummate the marriage?"

"You agreed to it of your own accord."

"...What?"

Chen Yi slowly replied, "At that time, I gave you a hairpin, and you couldn’t have been happier."

Yin Tingxue was utterly stunned, then slowly furrowed her brows, half in disbelief.

"Consummate? What other way is there to consummate? A good woman fears a persistent man. Besides, you were my concubine. I wore you down with persistence, and you half-heartedly agreed, just a little afraid." Chen Yi continued walking, naturally explaining, "Moreover, at that time, deep down, you had a favorable impression of me. We slept together at night, and being the gentleman I am, since you didn’t agree, I didn’t lay a hand on you."

He spoke so firmly that the Demon Sect Saintess couldn’t help feeling confused. On one side, she wanted to instinctively deny, but on the other, she couldn’t find many loopholes. Earlier, when Chen Yi saved her from darkness, that kind of gaze couldn’t have been faked.

He really hadn’t sullied her; between them, was it really so? At that time... he didn’t break her Longevity Bridge but saved her, taking her as a concubine first, then marrying her as a wife...

Yin Tingxue’s expression turned slightly sombre, born out of natural doubt towards an enemy, she coldly said:

"This is just your one-sided story."