Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Lin Jiu stood in the study for a long time before slowly pulling out a chair and sitting down.

His right hand stroked the pipe on the table, wanting to take a puff to relieve the depression in his heart, but suddenly he remembered her advice just now.

So, he, who had been smoking for decades, silently let go of the pipe that was polished to a patina. As he put it down, the back of his hand suddenly touched the small teapot that had become warm.

The gaze slowly moved downward.

There was a cluster of bamboo carved on the purple-brown teapot, but only half of it was exposed, and the other half was hidden in the blue and white handkerchief.

Lin Jiu looked at it for a long time, until the tea in the pot was completely cold. Then he gently raised his hand, unrolled the rolled handkerchief bit by bit, and smoothed out the wrinkles on it.

Suddenly, the tip of my finger touched a small bump.

He let go of the handkerchief and gently poked the small "Z" shape, but the words Qiu Sheng had just said outside emerged in his mind.

Qiu Sheng told her not to cry.

Did he make her cry again?

Lin Jiu was stunned.

Why is the word that comes to mind "again"?

This is clearly her first time crying, isn't it?

If you can’t figure it out, don’t think about it.

Lin Jiu is not a person who likes to worry about things. He is in his forties and has his own way of controlling his emotions.

He pursed his lips, carefully folded the handkerchief in half, then folded it in half again, and then put it together with the previous handkerchief.

This can't go on. It's time to divert my attention, Lin Jiu thought.

So he picked up his pen and wrote something under the yellow talisman.

After a while, the symbol was completed.

He folded the talisman into the shape of a paper crane, then extended his sword finger and silently chanted a spell to activate it.

The paper crane seemed to be infused with vitality. Its body swelled slightly, its wings flapped, and it floated higher and higher. Finally, it slowly flew out towards the half-open window.

……

the other side.

Jingzhi said that we should take the initiative, and he must mean what he said.

Except when Lin Jiu went to the toilet and took a shower, she followed him silently about three meters away.

If I get too close, I'm afraid he'll get angry with me.

It was too far, but she was unwilling to give up.

But she used to be chatterbox, but now she has become even more silent. Only when Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai couldn't stand it anymore and deliberately made her angry would she curse at them.

Most of the time, she stayed beside Lin Jiu and never said a word.

She was afraid of being rejected, and at this moment, she just wanted to wait for his reply.

Lin Jiu didn't dare to answer her.

I don’t know what to say to her.

He didn't know whether he was afraid that she would cry, or that if he rejected her, she would just leave...

Sometimes, she would even sit next to him and practice while he was busy with the things at hand.

Lin Jiu even thought that this was a good thing, as it would not delay him or her.

So he let her follow him.

The two remained deadlocked for two days.

Until the third morning.

His paper crane finally came back, accompanied by a middle-aged man.

"It's Qiu Sheng, long time no see."

"Master Huang, how come you have time to come here?"

Taoist Huang pointed to the people practicing Tai Chi in the courtyard and said, "Didn't your master send me a letter asking me to come over for a gathering?"

Qiu Sheng glanced at Lin Jiu, then secretly glanced at Jingzhi who was leaning against the pillar and staring at someone. He couldn't help but sigh.

Seeing that Taoist Huang looked puzzled, he quickly led him to the courtyard and said, "Sit down first. I'll make some tea."

Qiu Sheng turned and walked over to Lin Jiu and whispered to him, "Master, someone's here, can you please greet them?"

Lin Jiu stopped and turned to walk towards Taoist Huang.

When he passed by Jingzhi, he secretly pinched his palms, but there was no change on his face.

Qiu Sheng loved to join in the fun, so he quickly brewed a pot of tea. After he brought the teapot to the table, he sat down next to Taoist Huang and listened to his master chatting with Taoist Huang.

It can also be said that Qiu Sheng is just a pure porter.

Jingzhi was used to bringing him tea after he exercised, and the tea was already prepared at this moment.

Lin Jiu didn't drink the tea, but as soon as he sniffed, he knew it was made by her. So his eyes passed through Taoist Huang's shoulder and fell on Jingzhi's face behind him.

Just by taking a quick glance, he saw her lifeless eyes suddenly light up, and she looked at him infatuatedly, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Lin Jiu's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly turned his gaze back to Taoist Huang's face, pretending to be calm and asking:

"……what did you just say?"

As soon as Taoist Huang came in, he saw the white-haired woman.

However, this time when he came, he found that the atmosphere between Uncle Jiu and his two apprentices and this woman was a little subtle.

His intuition told him not to ask.

So, after taking a sip of tea, he repeated what he had just said to Lin Jiu:

"Zombies are running rampant in Tengteng Town, Guangxi. The town is now deserted. Brother Renyi, if you're not busy lately, why don't you take Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai with you to take a look?"

Lin Jiu originally wanted to change his mood, but after thinking for a few seconds, he nodded in agreement.

The two had just chatted for a few words when Wencai suddenly rushed in from the moon gate, holding onto the wall to catch his breath, and shouted to the people in the pavilion:

"Master, Master! Aunt Zhe is dying of illness. She wants you to go see her!"

Hearing this, Lin Jiu and Jingzhi frowned at the same time.

Jingzhi thought of Zhegu's complexion three days ago, as rosy as a peach and plum, with a rosy face.

It doesn't look like he's going to die.

Was she deliberately trying to lure Jiu away?

Lin Jiu thought of how Zhe Gu had used this lame trick many times before. He thought she must be up to something again this time, so he said to Wen Cai coldly:

"Don't go."

Jingzhi's brows relaxed and she smiled at Lin Jiu.

He seemed to have seen it, otherwise why would he suddenly lower his head and pick up the teacup to drink tea?

At this moment, Wencai waved to Qiu Sheng, who was listening to gossip on the side, and the two ran out together from the Moon Gate.

Taoist Huang: "Brother, Zhe Gu is your junior sister after all. What if it's true? Why don't we go and take a look?"

Lin Jiu frowned slightly.

He had long been impatient with Zhe Gu's constant pestering, but he was indeed worried about his fellow junior sister, and for a moment, he was unable to refuse decisively.

In the end, he agreed.

Jingzhi was extremely weak.

But although Zhe Gu is a love rival, she is also a good person.

She couldn't bear to watch her die, so she carried her medicine box and pestered Lin Jiu to go with her.

Lin Jiu was so pestered by her that he had no choice but to let her go with him.

Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai have disappeared since Taoist Huang left.

After Lin Jiu and the other man locked the gate of the yard, they hurried and finally arrived at the next town.

……

"Knock knock knock."

There was a steady knock on the door.

Zhe Gu was very familiar with the rhythm of this knocking on the door.

She even dreamed that Lin Zhengying knocked on her door like this.

When she knew it was him, her heart was filled with both panic and joy, and she even paced quickly around the room a few times.

At this moment, she suddenly remembered that the reason she tricked Lin Jiu into coming here was because she was sick!

So he quickly took out a few chilies from the vegetable basket given by a fellow villager, stuffed them into his mouth and ate them, and from time to time he picked up some ginger and broke it, then rubbed it on his face a few times.

For a moment, I felt hot inside and out.

Zhe Gu only felt a surge of heat rising to her head, a thin layer of sweat instantly appeared on her forehead, and her cheeks turned red, just like she really had a fever.

At this moment, there was another rapid knock on the door.

Zhe Gu quickly dodged and jumped onto the bed, then shouted weakly:

"Come in~"

Lin Jiu and Jingzhi, one in front and one behind, pushed open the door and walked in.

"What are you doing here?!"

Zhe Gu suddenly shouted, which directly exposed her originally loud and powerful voice.

Lin Jiu's brows frowned instantly.

His junior sister is lying to him again, really...

He quickly looked away, turned around and wanted to leave.

"Lin Zhengying! Ahem, I'm really sick~"

Zhe Gu no longer cared about Jingzhi. Her voice began to become weak and feeble. She only looked out the window from time to time, her eyes becoming somewhat hesitant.

Sugarcane Girl: This is bad. With this girl here, how can her plan go smoothly?

Just as she was struggling, Jingzhi put the medicine box at the head of her bed and sat down beside her.

"Where does it hurt?"

Zhe Gu was silent.

It took a while for him to react, "Can you treat a disease?"

Jingzhi smiled and said, "I understand a little bit."

Zhe Gu choked up, she turned her head to look at Lin Jiu and said, "I don't want her to treat me. She knows a little bit, but what if she can't cure me?" She raised her hand and pointed at Lin Jiu, with an unconcealable expectation in her eyes, "I want you to come~"

Lin Jiu shuddered suddenly, coughed quickly, and stood sideways to avoid Zhe Gu's fiery gaze.

Jingzhi observed his face, which was excessively flushed and his breath was hot, and he did seem to be a little angry.

However, the cause of this anger needs further investigation.

But Zhe Gu didn't believe her, so she had to stand up and give up her seat by the bed, and said the first words she said to Lin Jiu since she confessed her love.

"Uncle Jiu, please come. Don't delay her treatment."

The call of "Uncle Jiu" made Lin Jiu's heart sink inexplicably.

He bit his back teeth lightly, thinking that he should finish the examination for his junior sister quickly, so he walked forward and sat down at the head of the bed.

Lin Jiu pried open Zhe Gu's eyes and looked at her, then carefully examined her face.

"Junior sister, you are very angry."

Jingzhi: "She's blushing, is she angry?"

Lin Jiu was confused by Zhe Gu's external symptoms at the moment. He frowned and shook his head slightly, "Dry mouth and tongue are caused by liver fire."

Jingzhi: "Isn't that just a false fire?"

Lin Jiu turned his head to look at her, but was dazzled by her focused gaze.

So he quickly lowered his head and said, "The deficiency fire causes back pain."

"What kind of fire is that?"

Lin Jiu was a little embarrassed to speak, and after thinking for a long time, he leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Desire."

For some reason, both of their ears turned red.

Zhe Gu looked at the ambiguous atmosphere between the two people, one sitting and one standing in front of her, and felt very unhappy.

She tilted her head and couldn't help wanting to shake her legs, but her lover was here, so she held it back and even said in a pinched voice:

"Then what should I do~"

Lin Jiu stood up and began to undress.

Halfway through unbuttoning his shirt, Jingyi pushed back his open collar and asked, "What are you doing?"

"She needs to vent."

Jingzhi gritted her teeth and looked back at Zhegu, only to see her shaking her legs and looking at her with a smug look on her face, even lip-syncing to her.

Jingzhi looked closely and saw that she clearly said "I win!"

She closed her eyes and quickly tied Lin Jiu's belt back on, tying two more knots.