Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Jingzhi lay in the void, her eyes filled with sadness, and she couldn't recover for a long time.

【Jin Tong:...why don't you travel through time again slowly?】

Jingzhi was silent for a long time before he asked in a hoarse voice:

"Jintong, in this life, I was unable to let him die of old age and happiness. Am I a failure?"

[Jin Tong: How do you know that he wouldn't be happy to die with you?]

She rolled over and curled up on her side. "But I don't want him to die like this. He's only 45."

"I...I feel sorry for him."

[Jin Tong: Sister Jingzhi, in this era, life expectancy is short. Furthermore, if you fail, your soul should dissipate directly, not return here.]

"……This is where?"

In the past, whenever Lin Jiu died, she would die immediately without even having time to catch her breath.

[Jin Tong: You and Lin Jiu did accumulate a lot of merit in your past lives. This place can be considered a transit station bestowed upon you by Heaven. You can rest here until you wish to travel to the next world.]

He conjured up a stick and poked Jingzhi's back, "Don't you want to see what Heaven has in return for you?"

"What do you give me back?"

She turned around and saw Jin Tong, and couldn't help asking:

"Tell me the truth, did you steal my merits?"

The little Jin in front of him turned into a little golden man, his whole body shining brightly, even his little round face looked like it was plated with gold, which looked a bit dazzling.

[Hey, I got all this for free, why don’t you look at yourself.]

Her body softened and she collapsed again.

"No, I'm tired."

The kind that makes you exhausted both physically and mentally.

Hot tears rolled down my cheeks.

She knew that it was the protective array on the little jade cat around her neck that saved her life.

But he didn't even leave behind a handful of ashes.

How painful it must be for him.

Her sobs suddenly sounded in the transfer station. Jin Tong sighed and controlled the things left for her by the heaven to float in front of her.

Her bell, the hairpin made for her by Lin Feng, the jade hairpin and hair dye bought for her by Erdi, the various ornaments and the purse that Lin Jiu hand-rolled for her in her first life, and the paperweight made for her by Lin Jiu in her second life.

As for anything that has special significance, Heaven will allow one or two to remain.

Jingzhi blinked away the tears in her eyes and slowly sat up.

She raised her slender hand, and her fingertips gently stroked the little jade cat on her neck, her eyes sweeping over the gifts he had given her one by one.

Finally, it stopped at that quiet paperweight.

She used silver wire to solder a little Yujiu carrying a peach wood sword on it.

She let go of the jade cat and gently placed her fingertips on Xiao Yujiu's face.

"Ninth Brother...I miss you so much..."

Jintong wanted to say something but stopped himself. He brought the gift to show her, not wanting to make her cry again.

【Jin Tong: ...If you miss him, why not travel there now?】

Jingzhi ignored him.

She stood up, clasped her hands together, and raised her head to the void above her, praying:

"Great Heavenly Dao, can you use my merits to allow Lin Jiu to go to a peaceful world in his next life, so that he can live comfortably and not suffer anymore?"

Xiao Jin even wanted to go over and cover her mouth.

Is it easy to accumulate merit?

Suddenly, in the void, a solemn Buddhist sound rang out:

"can."

Jintong watched as the light on Jingzhi's body dimmed a little.

The next second, the things on the ground, along with the woman standing in front of him, disappeared without a trace.

Well, she still missed him. After crying for a while, she couldn't wait to find him.

……

Hmm, why is it shaking?

When Jingzhi opened her eyes, she found herself in a big truck.

The trunk was filled with boxes and snakeskin bags.

It turns out this is a moving car?

So how does she get down now?

The surrounding area was tightly enclosed with dark green tarpaulin. The sound of horns and passing traffic, which she had not heard in two lifetimes, made her inexplicably nostalgic.

Jingzhi transformed his claws and poked a small hole in the oilcloth.

After pulling back the fingers, the exhaust fumes from the car and the cool breeze rushed in.

Alas, the bad air is really unbearable.

She frowned, but still put her eyes on the hole.

Wow, tall buildings, denim skirts worn by passersby, and karaoke signs flashing neon lights!

She even thought she had traveled back to Lin Feng's era.

Just as she was watching intently, the car slowly stopped.

The car door opened.

Someone got off the car from the front.

The truck was quite long, and Jingzhi's eyes were almost crooked, but he couldn't even catch a glimpse of what the man looked like.

All we know is that the truck stopped in front of a three-story white villa.

"Uncle, thanks to you for helping me last time, here's a small thank you gift. It's not a token of respect, but please accept it."

"Oh, you're too polite."

Ninth Brother’s voice?

Jingzhi's eyes suddenly lit up.

She came to the rear of the car, showed her claws, and with a "rip", she cut a small square hole in the cloth.

Then he sneaked out.

The second uncle in the front moved his ears, and his sharp eyes looked at the feet next to the rear wheel of the car inconspicuously.

Gray embroidered shoes?

It's so dirty, could he be a stowaway?

Also, in this day and age, apart from old-fashioned people like him, is there anyone else who would wear this kind of old Chinese clothes?

The driver suddenly stuck his head out of the car window and pointed at the villa with a smile, "Second Uncle, you are so rich, why did you build such a big villa?"

Second uncle withdrew his gaze and smiled at him.

"It was left to me by my late father. Now I live here with my brother and nephew."

"Oh, then I won't disturb your rest. I'll leave first!"

With the accelerator pressed, the vehicle gradually drove away.

Second Uncle watched helplessly as a grayish-white figure dodged left and right in a hurry as if it was afraid of the light.

Finally, I hid behind a potted plant next to the wall of his house.

That face was covered in dust and blood, and the pair of bright eyes didn't dare to look him in the eye, avoiding him.

This made the second uncle even more certain of her origins - a stowaway.

He is not a policeman and he won't arrest her, so why is she hiding?

The illegal immigrants come to the port area just to make a living, so they are really pitiful.

……

Just now Jingzhi took a look at this guy called Second Uncle.

With just one glance, she confirmed that this was her ninth brother.

But she was still wearing the same clothes she had worn before the explosion in her previous life, and her body was very dirty. How could she meet him like this?

Unfortunately, this location was at the end of an alley, and she had no place to hide.

"Do you... want to come in, take a shower and have a meal first?" Second Uncle rarely forced a smile at others.

Jingzhi's eyes turned red all of a sudden.

He's still so soft-hearted.

"I...I want to take a shower."

Jingzhi stood up from behind the potted plant reluctantly and walked over.

She stopped three steps away from her second uncle.

She smelled bad, a mixture of earth and blood.

Second Uncle had perfect etiquette. He didn't show any disgust at all. Instead, he took her wrist without saying anything and started taking her pulse.

"Please forgive me for overstepping my bounds. There's blood at the corner of your mouth. Let me help you figure out what's going on."

The moment his fingertips touched her, both of them shuddered.

Second Uncle: It’s okay if she’s shaking, girls are bound to be afraid of men, but why is he shaking himself…

Jingzhi: He touched me, he touched me, he touched me, he touched me... No matter what, he wants to marry me!

Jingzhi's affectionate eyes made the second uncle a little overwhelmed.

After taking her pulse, he immediately let go of her hand and took a step back. He was the one who avoided her eyes.

"Well, you have some internal injuries. You need to take good care of yourself, otherwise it will easily cause a chronic illness."

Jingzhi looked at him aggrievedly, took off her little jade cat from her neck and handed it to him.

"this……"

"My name is Zhu Jiu, and I'm the second oldest child in the family. Depending on your age, you can call me Uncle Nine or Second Uncle."

Tsk, based on her age, he could call her grandma.

"Uncle!" she called out crisply, "I have nowhere to go and I don't have any money on me. Could you please take me in for a while? This jade cat will be my rent."

Second Uncle held the jade cat in his hand and could faintly feel the spiritual fluctuations of the formation on the jade cat.

He looked at the woman in front of him with a hint of surprise, "Are you also from the Taoist sect?"

and also?

Is he still practicing Taoism in this life?

He is really persistent.

"No, this is a gift from my...ex-boyfriend."

He said, why would you give it away so casually? It turned out to be your ex-boyfriend's thing.

Well, the protective formation above feels very mysterious, he can study it.

Second Uncle shamelessly accepted the jade cat, raised his black umbrella, and pointed to the corner of the path. "This is the back door. Let's go in through the main entrance."

"Okay! I'll help you carry it!"

Jingzhi took the fruit basket from his hand in a servile manner and smiled at him.

Seeing him turn his eyes away immediately and his ears gradually turn red, she couldn't help but sigh.

He seems quite serious in this life, but I didn’t expect him to be so innocent.

But, I’m about to enter Ninth Brother… Ugh, Second Uncle’s house! Excited ing~

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