Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

"……Is it hot?"

Lin Jiu was panting, his neat mustache slightly damp with sweat, but he still insisted, "I'm not hot."

"You're not hot, I am." Her face flushed, she patted his shoulder lightly, and said in a whisper as soft as a mosquito: "Let me go, it's time for breakfast."

Lin Jiu looked at her and suddenly swallowed lightly.

He seemed to want to nibble on her red cheeks more than breakfast.

Jingzhi stretched out her hand to cover his burning gaze, "Don't look at it again."

If you look any further, something will definitely happen.

"Okay, let's eat."

His voice was low and inexplicably hoarse.

……

Are all people who are in love for the first time so clingy?

At this time, Lin Jiu was sitting and drinking porridge, holding a spoon in his right hand and holding Jingzhi's right hand tightly with his left hand.

As a result, she could only eat with her left hand.

"Brother Jiu, my hands are sweating..."

Lin Jiu glanced at the two tightly clasped hands, his eyes full of satisfaction.

"It's not hot. I'll take you to wash your hands after you're full."

"...Control yourself a little. Aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

Lin Jiu paused with the spoon next to his mouth and turned to look at her.

If he hadn't controlled himself, could she still be sitting here?

Jingzhi understood the look in her eyes instantly. The porridge in the spoon fell back into the bowl with a plop. She came back to her senses instantly and drank the porridge in one gulp, saying:

"Then eat quickly, I'll tell you something later."

Seeing that she looked like she was about to bury her face in the bowl, Lin Jiu laughed inwardly.

This kid, why did he suddenly become so shy?

I blush at the sight of her and sweat at the kiss.

if……

Can't think about it!

Lin Jiu, you are a gentleman, get rid of those dirty thoughts in your mind!

……

"Brother Jiu, I have a question for you."

"You ask."

Jingzhi put down a white piece gently with a click, frowned slightly, and there was some confusion in her eyes.

"I want to start studying medicine systematically."

Lin Jiu looked at the chessboard in front of her, and several solutions flashed through her mind instantly. In the end, the black piece deliberately landed in a flaw that was not obvious but could be discovered by her, allowing her to lose a few pieces.

He raised the corners of his mouth slightly in satisfaction before answering:

"It's great to study medicine. It can help people. If you have an idea, just do it."

Jingzhi picked up the surrounded black spots, but she was not very happy. Instead, she supported her head and rubbed her temples.

"But I don't want to quit my job at the government office. If I work at the government office at night and study medicine during the day, I won't have time to spend with you."

Hearing this, Lin Jiu hesitated to drop the black piece in his hand. He looked up at Jingzhi opposite him with a look of disapproval:

"Don't even mention getting along with me. Your body won't be able to handle the constant work all day long."

After tapping the cold black spot twice with his fingertips, Lin Jiu asked:

"Why do you have to keep working in the government office? You don't earn much money, and you often have to work day and night. Why don't you just quit?"

Jingzhi sighed slowly before explaining the whole story to Lin Jiudao.

"It's not mainly about the patrol. Believe it or not, I always feel that a storm is coming."

She pricked up her ears and listened alertly to the movements nearby.

Although there was no one around, she still leaned forward and lowered her voice and said:

"The Qing Dynasty is nearing its end. Society has been ravaged by opium, and the people are homeless. Do you think the wolves and tigers from outside the Great Wall won't take advantage of this moment to come and take a bite out of us?"

When talking about this topic, Lin Jiu's expression gradually became serious. After thinking for a while, he still shook his head.

"As the old saying goes, 'What comes together must eventually separate, and what separates must eventually come together.' The change of dynasties is in keeping with the development of the times. We must stay true to our original aspirations and find a foothold in these troubled times."

"If you have the energy to spare, then you can think about helping others. Brother Lin, you... must not interfere too much."

Jingzhi opened her mouth and after a long while, she threw the white piece back into the chess basket. "You think very clearly, and you think too highly of me."

She curled her lips and said:

"How can I interfere? I just want to be the first to get an early warning when the storm comes, so that the people I want to protect can leave early."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to receive any news if I leave the government office."

Jingzhi's face became even uglier when she thought of the modern history she learned in school.

When the cannons are set up at the doorstep, where will she and Erdi's descendants hide?

Even if you have mastered martial arts, you can't be more powerful than someone's bullet.

"Ugh."

Lin Jiu suddenly came over, picked up the sad-looking Jingzhi, and then walked back to sit in his seat.

With his chin resting lightly on her hairline, Lin Jiu patted her shoulder blades to comfort her.

"You, how can you be so kind?"

"But how much information can you get from staying in the government office? We're just a small town. If there's a major decision from above, I'm afraid the enemy will attack before it's even passed down."

"The most important point is, how do you know that the person you want to protect doesn't also want to protect you?"

Will the Liang family... also want to protect her?

Yes, with Liang En, the chatterbox, around, they probably all knew her identity.

So what do they think?

Jingzhi focused her gaze far away, until her chin was lifted and a righteous face fell into her eyes, then she looked away.

"what are you doing?"

Lin Jiu gently stroked her hair and solemnly promised, "If that day ever comes, I don't want to be protected by you. I want to join hands with you and fight the enemy together."

"I don't know who else you want to protect, but if they are willing, they will definitely think the same as me."

"Besides, how do you know they didn't leave a way out for themselves?"

The way out?

What escape route can a medical family leave for themselves?

Should I prepare more medicine to treat my gunshot wound?

She choked slightly and asked hesitantly:

"If... you know it's a losing outcome, would you still fight?"

"beat!"

Lin Jiu spoke without hesitation.

"Buddhism teaches people to see through the mundane world and transcend the mundane world."

"Taoism teaches people to adapt to the changing times and respond to changes in things, that is, to follow nature and listen to the guidance of the heart."

"Besides, although Jiu is a cultivator, he is also an ordinary person. It is not my nature to not resist the enemy at all when they are at my doorstep."

"My Dao heart will not agree."

Seeing that she was still confused, Lin Jiu smoothed the wrinkles between her brows.

He asked her a question in return.

"I read a book yesterday. There was a conversation in the book that really made me think deeply."

"I have a question that I would like to ask you as well."

Jingzhi: "You say."

Lin Jiu: "If someone in this world slanders you, bullies you, insults you, laughs at you, belittles you, despises you, hates you, or deceives you, how should you deal with it?"

Jingzhi's fists grew harder as he listened.

She jumped up from his arms, sat up straight, and waved her fists, gritting her teeth and saying:

"If I can't beat him to death, I'm not called Lin Jingzhi!!"

Lin Jiu steadied her shaking body, looked at her with a smile, and continued:

“But that’s not the answer in the book.”

She suddenly stopped moving, "What does that say?"

"Just tolerate him, let him be, let him be, avoid him, endure him, respect him, ignore him, and wait a few years and see what happens to him."

Listening to him muttering, Jingzhi's brows furrowed more and more, "You think so too?"

Lin Jiu shook his head, but then nodded, with a mysterious look on his face, which made Jingzhi so anxious that she kept pinching his face.

He smiled and gently brushed her hand away and said:

"When a sage says this, he must have a reason. Fighting over everything will only lead to bloodshed. Ignore him, and he will be dealt with by the law of nature."

"However, I am not a saint. I am...still a petty person. My answer is, of course..."

"Call back."

Jingzhi stared at the man in front of her in a daze, and suddenly felt that she seemed to have followed his words and touched a little bit of his heart.

"Brother Ninth..."

"Ok?"

"I suddenly think you're so handsome."

He smiled faintly and lowered his head to peck at her starry eyes. "Brother Lin, who always protects others and thinks for others, is also very handsome."

Jingzhi raised her chin slightly and said proudly:

"That's right, I'm handsome to begin with."

"Then... the job at the government office?"

"We have to keep going," Jingzhi said.

"what?"

I just talked about feelings, but she still doesn’t understand?

"you……"

Jingzhi covered his mouth, frowned and expressed his opinion.

"I know you find that errand too tiring and don't want me to go."

"But there is one other thing which I must keep."

"Da He told me that Lord Wei was involved in the opium trafficking. That official is a coward. He hid the evidence very well. I think..."

Lin Jiu opened her hands and said seriously:

"No matter what you want to do, the first condition is to take care of yourself first, otherwise I will catch you back."

"Good good."

When someone cares about you, you always feel warm in your heart. She breathed a sigh of relief and slowly leaned on his shoulder, recalling the row of opium smokers hanging in front of the city gate, all the way back to her mother.

Childhood trauma can really affect a person's whole life.

"Brother Jiu, I know my abilities are limited and I can't save many people. There are simply too many opium smokers out there. But within my capabilities, I want to do my best to save as many people as possible."

She looked up with red eyes, "Will you help me?"

Lin Jiu's sharp eyes clearly saw the plea for help deep in her eyes.

What did his younger brother Lin experience in his childhood?

Only when you lose everything will you be reborn from the bottom, straighten your spine, and always think about protecting others under your wings.

She... must have suffered a lot.

"Okay, let me help you."

Jingzhi: "Well, things are back to square one, Brother Jiu."

"Studying medicine during the day and patrolling the streets at night, we don't have time to spend together."

Lin Jiu: “…………”

One person's worry turns into two people's worry.