Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

The two noisy people left, and the small courtyard returned to deathly silence.

It was so quiet that the only sound I could hear was my own breathing and the creaking sound of the old swing in the yard.

Inexplicably, a sudden sense of loneliness and panic pressed towards her from every corner of her familiar environment.

Jingzhi ran to the utility room, took out the still sturdy wooden ladder, and placed it on the left side of the courtyard wall.

Holding the telescope's lanyard in her mouth, she had just climbed halfway when she quickly retreated and rushed into the utility room.

After a while, the telescope was gone, so she took a saw and put it on her waist and climbed to the top of the wall.

He happened to be face to face with Lin Jiu who was standing in the yard.

Jingzhi smiled with relief.

"Ah...Brother Lin, do you want to do some after-dinner exercise? Help me trim this tree."

Lin Jiu looked at his brother who was lying on the wall, smiling softly at him as if he was acting coquettishly, and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

But what's with her half-tied hairstyle like a girl and her face that is streaked with gray and black?

Lin Jiu was speechless for a moment and stared at her for a few seconds.

"Brother Lin?" Jingzhi withdrew his gaze and said somewhat dejectedly, "If you are too tired, forget it. I can do it myself."

Lin Jiu bent down and picked up the heel of his slippers, saying to her, "No, I just wanted to take a shower. It's the same if I take a shower after I get my haircut."

"Let's take a shower together?" Jingzhi's face suddenly turned red.

Lin Jiu had taken off the plaid robe he wore in the morning in the room. He was now only wearing a pair of gray trousers, and the buttons on his white coat had been unbuttoned to his chest.

The bronze chest covered with a thin layer of muscle was faintly visible when the breeze blew open the collar.

Lin Jiu's expression remained frank, his square face looking sinister:

"Yeah, you've been busy all day, and you probably haven't had time to boil water yet. It's not a big deal for two grown men. Do you want to come over and take a shower together later? I have extra hot water."

After hearing this, Jingzhi no longer felt lonely or panicked.

At this moment, she just felt that her head was full of yellow.

She shook her head, trying to clear the nonsense from her mind, but Lin Jiu mistakenly thought that she disagreed.

He didn't take it seriously, thinking that Lindi might be shy, so he smiled warmly and said:

"It's okay if you don't come. I'll bring you some hot water later."

Jingzhi struggled to move her eyes away from his chest, turned her face away, stammered a few times, and then said vaguely:

"Come here first."

After saying that, he slipped down from both sides of the wooden ladder with a loud bang, as if escaping.

Lin Jiu found a saw and walked towards the door, chuckling and shaking his head.

His dear brother is very thin-skinned.

……

As soon as Lin Jiu stepped into the yard and saw the furnishings in front of him, he felt dizzy. His hand uncontrollably let go of the saw, and with a clang, he leaned on the door panel next to him.

The small yard was swept very cleanly.

The big tree blocked out the sun, covering the entire courtyard. Only specks of golden sunlight fell on the swing under the tree, the stone table, and the rotten little wooden horse next to it.

I seemed to hear the laughter of several children.

The word "Ajiu" that often lingered in his ears day and night suddenly faded away.

Suddenly, a cute and angry voice came from somewhere deep in the cochlea - "Stinky brother".

younger brother?

Is he possessed by a demon?

Lin Jiu shook his head, and when his eyes fell on the girl who was slowly swinging on the swing, wearing a skirt and looking at him expectantly, he suddenly felt a splitting headache.

"Ugh..." Lin Jiu held his head with both hands, and his back hit the side door panel with a bang.

Jingzhi wanted to jolt him back to memory in one go, but when she saw how miserable he was, she jumped off the swing and ran over quickly.

"how are you feeling?"

She held Lin Jiu's arm, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself, her eyes fixed on his pale and sweaty face.

Lin Jiu took a few deep breaths and looked around vigilantly.

Seeing that there was indeed no evil spirit or rebellious ghosts, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief and comforted Jingzhi, who looked puzzled:

"I'm fine. I probably got a bit too much sun this morning and it's causing me some heat. I'll just take a couple of cooling pills when I get home."

Seeing how miserable he was, Jingzhi no longer dared to force him, and the light in her eyes dimmed little by little.

She helped Lin Jiu to the living room and sat down.

"I'm sorry, I haven't had time to boil water yet, so I can't make you some tea."

Lin Jiu sat quietly for a while, and his pale face finally regained some color. He smiled slightly and shook his head, raised his hand and pointed at the saw that fell at the door and said:

"I'll take a break and help you trim the branches later."

"No rush." ​​Jingzhi's eyes suddenly caught sight of the small teapot lying upside down on the table.

While Lin Jiu hadn't noticed these personal belongings from his previous life, she stood up in fear and carried the tea tray and the small teapot he usually used to the inner hall.

With his hurried steps, his white clothes fluttered in the air and his silver hair fluttered in the air. Lin Jiu's brows gradually furrowed.

When Jingzhi came out from the inner hall, Lin Jiu tapped the table lightly with his fingers, considered his words, and looked up at Jingzhi and said:

"Brother Lin, it's okay for you to dress like a woman in front of me, but don't dress like that outside."

"And your face, do you want to wipe it first?"

The more Jingzhi listened, the colder her heart became.

Heaven!!

Why is he so wooden???

It seems that his sensitive sense of smell between men and women is all assigned to the charming Erdibei.

The two lives she came into contact with later were completely wooden lumps who had no interest in women.

She pursed her lips and sat down, letting her hair fly to her cheeks. Like a ghost, she glanced at him sideways and asked quietly:

"Master Lin, do you dislike me for being effeminate and dirty?"

Well, since Brother Lin didn’t even call me, he must have said something wrong again.

Lin Jiu rubbed his index finger with his right thumb awkwardly, and said hesitantly:

"I, I don't mean that. A man should act like a man..."

"And it's always good to clean it up."

He is somewhat obsessed with cleanliness, so his tone is inevitably a bit tough.

Jingzhi's forehead was throbbing with veins: "!?"

The more he explained, the angrier she became.

His ability to irritate people is still as strong as it was back then.

Jingzhi's face turned dark. He ran to the gate of the yard angrily, picked up the saw, and handed it to him.

He turned his face away and said awkwardly, "I like to wear it this way. I won't wash my face. Go and saw branches."

Lin Jiu stood up, thought for a long time, and suddenly twisted his fingers and gently placed them on the middle of Jingzhi's forehead.

Then he snapped his fingers and gave her a blow to the head.

With the intention of teaching her a lesson, he flicked the trigger on the red bump where she had bumped into something earlier.

He said seriously, "Wash it!"

Seeing Jingzhi covering his forehead with a look of disbelief and hurt, Lin Jiu stiffened his neck and continued:

"You can wear whatever you like, but you have to keep it clean, otherwise you'll get sick easily."

Jingzhi gradually pouted, covering her forehead with her hands, and with red eyes, she picked up the saw on the stone table outside, jumped onto the tree, and started sawing everywhere like a little madman.

Clusters of green leaves and brown branches fell to the ground.

Lin Jiu slowly followed with the saw on the table.

"Brother Lin, be careful not to cut your hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jingzhi hissed, dropped the saw, pinched the bleeding cut on his index finger, and stopped talking.

The wounds caused by saws always look hideous and bleed a lot.

Seeing a drop of red blood falling in front of his eyes, Lin Jiu stood on tiptoe, looked up and asked anxiously:

"Where are you hurt? Come down quickly and I'll take a look at you."

Seeing that she didn't move, Lin Jiu stepped on the side branch and was about to climb up.

Jingzhi angrily plucked an unknown fruit the size of her little finger from the tree and threw it at Lin Jiu below.

With a slight thud, it hit him right on the forehead.

Lin Jiu held onto the tree trunk, looking helpless.

He smiled and said, "You're not angry now, are you? Let me see."

With his skills, he could have easily dodged it.

Jingzhi looked at the red mark between his eyebrows and suddenly felt guilty.

"No, it's just a small cut. As a man, this little injury is nothing—"

Jingzhi half opened her mouth and looked at Lin Jiu in shock as he stuffed her fingers into his mouth.

It was not until she deeply felt the warmth of his mouth that Jingzhi asked:

"...Aren't you afraid of getting dirty?"

Lin Jiuchao spat out a mouthful of blood under the tree, smiled faintly and said:

"I'm not afraid of dirt, I'm afraid you'll get sick. I'm just not good at talking and I've made you angry again."

It was difficult for Jingzhi to control whether the corners of her mouth were raised or not.

"Humph, I forgive you."

Lin Jiu paused slightly, then slowly let out a low laugh.

"I haven't apologized yet."

Jingzhi's ears were red, and she tried to save face:

"Then you help me bandage it, as an apology."

Lin Jiu's eyebrows curved slightly for a moment, and he couldn't help but pat Jingzhi's head again.

"Didn't Ah Hai say you were 28? Why are you still acting like a child?"

"You call me naive?"

“…No, I don’t think so.”

"Hey, you hesitated! And you said it out loud, calling me like a child!"

Lin Jiu stared at her with wide eyes to prove his innocence:

"Brother Lin is the most steady and righteous person, that's why Lin Jiu wants to make friends with him. You have to believe me."

Jingzhi was so flattered by him that the corners of her mouth almost curved into the shape of Nike.

She coughed lightly, raised her chin and said proudly: "Then I forgive you."

Lin Jiu leaned against the tree and said honestly, "Brother Lin, I haven't apologized yet."

Jingzhi: "...You are such a disgusting person!"

Lin Jiu: "...be more firm in your tone, don't act like a girl."

Jingzhi: "...Damn horse."

Lin Jiu: "...it doesn't have to be this rough."

Jingzhi closed her eyes. She really had nothing to say to him, so she jumped straight under the tree.

Lin Jiu's heart, which had been lifted high, finally settled back into his stomach as she landed safely.

He shouted at Jingzhi as she was walking towards the courtyard gate: "Where are you going?"

Jingzhi didn't even turn around, raised the finger that was whitened by his saliva, and said unhappily:

"Go to your house. I don't have any medicine at home."

It's hilarious, she probably has more medicine than he does, it's just an excuse.

Lin Jiu naively believed it.

He jumped lightly, picked up the saw, and followed her back.

……

"Don't do it later. I'll help you saw it."

"I can."

"Sure... You're weak, so I'll do it."

When did she become weak?

Jingzhi looked at Lin Jiu who was carefully bandaging her fingers, and couldn't help but blush again.

Fine beads of sweat the size of a needle tip began to form on the fingertips, and as the sweat evaporated, it took away the warmth of the fingers.

Lin Jiu's rosy fingers gently brushed past the beads of sweat, held them out in front of her eyes and said, "Your palms are sweating, but your fingers are ice-cold. If it's not kidney yang deficiency, then it's kidney yin deficiency. Lay your hand flat, and I'll help you feel your pulse."

Jingzhi, who was originally driven crazy by his light touch of her fingers, was suddenly awakened by his blow to the head.

She tightly covered her pulse point and said through gritted teeth, "You have kidney deficiency."

What a joke! Just feel her pulse and you'll know she's a woman!

Lin Jiu was still honest. He opened his rosy and dry palm and held it in front of her.

"I think I'm OK."

Seeing Lin Jiu looking at her with an expression that said, "You have kidney deficiency, don't hide your illness and avoid medical treatment," Jingzhi became furious.

Like a mad cat, she suddenly grabbed the hand that was stretched out in front of her and bit it.

Lin Jiu had no choice but to let her bite him, muttering softly: "You still say you don't act like a child, but kidney deficiency is not incurable, what are you afraid of?"

On a peaceful afternoon, a roar suddenly erupted from Lin Jiu's Taoist temple.

"Lin Jiu, you are so annoying!"

Then came Lin Jiu's serious rebuttal:

"I told you, don't talk like a girl."

"Also, if you hated me, you wouldn't have sworn brotherhood with me."

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth even curled up slightly.

"Break up! Lin Jiu, I want to break up with you!" Jingzhi was furious and his liver hurt.

Lin Jiu helplessly patted the angry little cat's head: "...Brother Lin, stop making trouble."