Chapter 1442 - 781: Why Do You Keep Pinching That Place? (Double Chapter)

"Otherwise?" Chen Yi shrugged.

Yin Weiyin stared directly at him and slowly said, "Then how do you explain you and Zhou Yitang?"

Chen Yi choked for a moment.

Yin Weiyin did not look at him and calmly said, "Your master talked to me privately when she was at Dragon and Tiger Mountain. It seems she saved you back then, but you repaid her kindness by forcefully marrying her. You're the one in a million that fits the bill, aren't you?"

Zhou Yitang never mentioned her past life to the female crown, and Yin Weiyin didn't know Chen Yi lived two lives. She wasn't interested in how Chen Yi got involved with other women but inferred their experience was roughly like that from the few words she heard.

Seeing Chen Yi stopped, she didn't push him further or poke at his wounds, merely said, "If you gain immortality, even if you saved a demon today, they'll turn into dust tomorrow. Doing righteous deeds and being heroic are all at one's whim, all from the self. Understanding the subtleties, do you understand the interest in immortality?

Times change, lands transform, but I remain unchanged."

With these words spoken, she said no more, calmly and leisurely watching him as if she had enlightened a common mortal, ready to ride the wind and leave as their fate was fulfilled.

But Chen Yi's hand had already reached out.

A tingling sensation in the chest made Yin Weiyin shudder quickly, breaking her composure in a second.

"Uh! No, why, why are you pinching there?"

"I can't win an argument with you."

"Pinching because you can't argue!"

"If you become immortal, don't let me pinch you."

"You… when you become immortal, I'll let you pinch, now let go, alright?"

"Pinching."

"Don't pinch anymore!"

......

Because no one lived there for a long time or cleaned, weeds and vetch grew over the rooftop, black tiles appearing deep green under the sunlight.

Not just here, other courtyards in Willow Alley were more or less full of lush scenery, with every other house abandoned, inside vines spread out. The reason was easy to guess; Leshan County wasn't a place many settled, mainly thriving on pilgrim traffic, and these rundown courtyards got unlucky because of the haunted house.

After fooling around with Yin Weiyin in the morning, Chen Yi felt refreshed, stretched under the nice sunlight.

He squinted at the sky, the sunlight just right, not too harsh, warmly shining over the roof full of vetch, making the deep green glow bright.

The kitchen was on the south side of the East Wing, unused for a long time, its door half-open, inside faintly visible was a dust-covered stove and an empty water tank.

He was contemplating whether to fetch water first or see if there was firewood ready when a rustling sound of footsteps came from outside the courtyard wall, hesitantly walking, stopping, finally halting not far outside the door.

Chen Yi slightly raised an eyebrow; Willow Alley was eerily quiet, who else would come, except them?

He walked straight to the courtyard gate, opened the wooden door with a creak.

Outside, a cowering figure was leaning against the wall, intending to peek but hesitating, the sudden door opening startled him, stumbling back two steps, almost falling to the ground.

It was the skinny, talkative attendant from the inn yesterday.

The attendant patted his chest, still frightened, and when he saw Chen Yi standing safe and sound inside the door, his eyes went wide, his mouth opened, stammering for a long while, "S-sir… You're alright?"

Chen Yi leaned against the door frame, looking at him with interest at his expression of seeing a living ghost… no, looking more shocked to see a living person than a ghost, leisurely said, "Why wouldn't I be? Slept very well."

"S-slept very well?" The attendant repeated, his eyes involuntarily glancing into the courtyard behind Chen Yi.

This courtyard was famous for being haunted in the streets of Leshan County, previous tenants were scared out, running, regardless of the many monks and daoists invited, either ten or eight rounds of rituals done, talismans used, scriptures read, much Silver spent, yet the ghost continued haunting. Gradually, the innermost courtyard of Willow Alley became a notorious house people feared.

The attendant had whispered to the shopkeeper last night in the inn, saying the guests seemed decent but were doomed. The shopkeeper just sighed and shook his head, saying good advice is wasted on those courting death.

Who would have thought that today, sent by the shopkeeper to see if there was a murder, he saw this young master standing at the door like nothing happened!

This is… encountering an expert!

He rubbed his hands, bent his waist slightly, becoming more courteous in tone, "I-it's good, it's good! I was sent by the shopkeeper… asked to check here in case you lack anything… hehe, you really are… really blessed, a lucky star shines upon you!"

Chen Yi could see his change of mind and didn't bother pointing it out, just went along, "It's true I lack some firewood, rice, oil, and salt, the kitchen has been empty for a while, also, could you help bring two buckets of clean water?"

"Hey! Alright! Sir, you wait here, I'll take care of it! I'll bring you the cleanest well water!"

Chen Yi stretched and looked at the stove,

It truly has been a long time since he cooked.

Who knows if his Great Yin still misses his cooking?

......

After a long drought came sweet rain, today Yin Weiyin walked as if floating, as if in clouds.

Her steps light and spirited, she drew out a Peach Wood Sword, stepping on Gang and Fighting, within breaths, she tread several rounds in the courtyard, shadows leaning west, a Taoist dancing sword, wind above her head, clouds beneath her feet,