Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Zhu Jiu took out a silk scarf of the same color as her skirt, tied it gently around her neck, and asked with a faint smile:

"I'm fine. He kissed you just now, and I didn't even hit him."

I didn't do it with my hands, I used my mouth.

Jingzhi half-closed her eyes and looked at him, "Then what do you say about the kiss you gave me that made me look like I had just hanged myself?"

Zhu Jiu tilted his head slightly, "Then... next time I kiss you on the lips, and he kisses you on the neck?"

Cao Lu put his fist to his mouth and coughed twice, "I...I can do it."

"Also, give me some more of that ointment...I've eaten it all."

Tsk, these two are starting to get along with each other.

Jingzhi closed her eyes, threw the ointment over, turned around, unbolted the door, and opened it.

As soon as they saw Xigui, the two men became more serious and solemn than the other.

Cao Lu, with his hands behind his back, was the first to step out of the door and said in a deep voice, "Give him the egg."

Zhu Jiu smoothed his sleeves, adjusted his wrinkled robe, and sat steadily at the table. Except for his hairstyle, he looked almost exactly like Cao Lu.

Xigui rubbed his eyes and thought that the two looked so much alike that it was like he had a new master.

He walked over carefully, put the bowl of eggs on the table, and then retreated with his neck tucked in.

There was no way. Mr. Zhu Jiu's aura was as intimidating as his master's, and he was afraid.

"Ah Zheng, could you please bring a... uh, that headscarf over here? I'll help him roll his eyes and tie it on. It's getting late, we really should get going."

The thatched cottager who had been standing at the door with his chest crossed walked in, thought for a long time, and then answered her uncertainly:

"I need to look for it. On weekdays, I only use hairpins and Taoist hats. I think I have a futou, but I don't use it often."

"it is good."

……

When her fingertips touched the cold eggs, she sighed. Intimacy really took a long time, and the eggs were completely cold.

Jingzhi gently picked it up and circulated spiritual power in his palm. When it became a little hot, he reminded him:

"Close your eyes. It's a little hot. Just bear with it."

Zhu Jiu closed her eyes obediently and gently grabbed her collar with his fingers. When the egg touched her skin, his eyelids suddenly trembled slightly.

"Don't move, is it too hot?"

"Fortunately."

It's more than just hot, it's hot and painful.

But he would never tell it even if you kill him.

Jingzhi knew that he was feeling uncomfortable, so she held her breath and rolled lightly and quickly until the scorching temperature subsided, then she stopped.

She bent down, picked up the handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, then pecked his eyes with heartache.

A somewhat sad voice echoed in the room, "A Zheng, A Jiu, since you've decided to be together, the less fighting, the better."

"If you want to hit me, be gentle. If you feel uncomfortable, I will feel uncomfortable too."

Cao Lu, who was standing in front of the wardrobe, paused slightly and then responded with "OK".

Zhu Jiu took this position, put his arm around her waist, and patted her back gently, "I like the way you feel sorry for me."

Jingzhi's expression changed just as she was about to say something to him, but she heard him say, "But I feel even more distressed about the way you worry about me. I understand. From now on... I will be gentler."

At least he won't hit Brother Caolu in the face.

Cao Lu glanced at him sideways, and his fists couldn't help but feel itchy.

He thinks Zhu Jiu is the real big-tailed wolf.

……

"How is my craft?"

Jingzhi held the mirror in front of Zhu Jiu.

Zhu Jiu: "Very good."

The person in the mirror had a square face, wore a black soft wrap on his head, a white robe, and a translucent black gauze coat on the outside.

It is solemn yet also a bit casual.

The only thing that doesn't fit in is the smartwatch on his wrist.

"Do you want to pick it?" Cao Lu asked, looking at it eagerly.

They all wore it, except him.

It’s best to pick them all off, out of sight, out of mind.

Jingzhi and Zhu Jiu looked at each other. Zhu Jiu clicked his tongue and reluctantly took out a new one and handed it to Cao Lu.

"Yours. I bought an extra one. Put it on yourself."

Jingzhi smiled and said, "I'll help him put it on."

Zhu Jiu: "Hmm?"

Jingzhi immediately changed her tone, "Well...you wear it yourself."

She put down the mirror in her hand, held her face, looked at her wrist with a smile, and then looked at the black watches on their wrists.

For a moment, I felt that this watch was their real red rope.

After Cao Lu put on the watch and pressed the power button, she suddenly stretched her neck and kissed the side of his cheek.

With a "ding" sound, Zhu Jiu gave him an unhappy cold look and flew towards Jingzhi.

"I'll help Zheng test whether the magic formula works."

"Have you finished trying it?"

"I've finished the test."

"Don't you want to try mine?" Zhu Jiu said with a stern face. He stretched out his hand, rolled up his sleeves, and stared at the watch. "I think it's been used for too long and it's broken."

"It's not broken." She turned her head and kissed him with a smile. When his watch rang, she stood up impatiently.

"It's barking! Even the clock is barking! Go, go, go! Go out, go out!"

"There's still one person who hasn't called yet."

Two mouths attacked from the left and right sides. Jingzhi suddenly tilted her head back, and the two men almost couldn't stop and kissed each other.

Their pupils shrank and they all tilted their necks back and took a step back.

Jingzhi looked at this scene full of brotherly love and couldn't help grinning, and there was a "beep" sound.

Only then did she realize that her heartbeat would also speed up when she was shipping a couple.

Zhu Jiu rolled up his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and gave her a cold look, "Your watch is ringing at an inopportune time."

Caolu nodded in agreement, "Bad timing."

Jingzhi opened her eyes wide, "I think it's good, how about you two hug each other, I think my watch will beep twice in a row."

"If we kiss, I think it will automatically call the police, but the police phone is definitely not going through now...Ahhhh!! Ah Jiu, don't chase me!!!"

"Ah Zheng, I'm just talking, don't use the ruler. If you hit me, I'll run away!!"

Watching Jingzhi rush out of the yard and disappear from their sight, Zhu Jiu and Cao Lu both sighed.

I really don’t know what’s going on in her little cat brain all day.

As soon as they walked out of the hut, the two men saw Jingzhi holding a whip tightly in his hand, ready for battle.

In front of her was a whole row of Iron Horse cavalrymen.

No one spoke, and occasionally the sound of horses snorting could be heard.

Caolu frowned, with impatience in his eyes. The two of them walked to Jingzhi's left and right to block her.

"What brings you to my humble abode today, gentlemen?

The leader rode forward and looked at the thatched cottage and then at Zhu Jiu with some surprise.

He dismounted, clasped his fists, and bowed slightly, "Layman, this is..."

"My younger brother, Lin Jiu."

Seeing that he didn't introduce himself in detail, the leader became stiff and looked rather unhappy.

However, since his superiors took a liking to the thatched cottage, he did not dare to stir up trouble and could only convey the message honestly.

"The Lord observed the sky at night and said that the Ziwei star appeared in the west. He ordered me to find the Ziwei star and return to the city together."

Caolu: "May I ask who your master is?"

Leader: "Mr. Hu Chao."

The thatched cottage shook, and the hands behind the back gradually clenched into a ball.

"Who is Hu Chao?" Jingzhi asked in a low voice.

"I'll tell you when we get back." Cao Lu bowed to the leader, "To be honest, there's no Ziwei Star here. There's only this thatched cottage and my brothers and sisters who came to seek refuge with me. Please go back."

"Layman, please don't make it difficult for me. Lord Hu clearly predicted two days ago that the gates of heaven would open again and a meteor would fall straight to the west. We rushed all the way here, and only your place meets Lord Hu's instructions."

Cao Lu paused and asked, "What instructions?"

The leader passed over the two of them and looked directly at Jingzhi, reciting the words Hu Chao had taught him word for word:

"An alien must have a different appearance than ordinary people, be able to do things that ordinary people cannot, be intelligent and clever, and be beneficial to our dynasty."

"The most important point is that this person must be a woman."

Jingzhi knew with her toes that the guy named Hu Chao was cueing her.

She rolled up the whip, wrapped it around her hand, and performed a martial arts salute to the burly man opposite her.

"Hello, I'm not some Purple Star. I'm just an ordinary woman. I'm going to the temple fair with my husband. You'd better look for someone else somewhere else."

The leader laughed. He raised his whip and lightly tapped the whip in Jingzhi's hand. "Ordinary people can't conjure up weapons out of thin air."

Zhu Jiu: "Jingzhi, you..."

Jing Yizhi was stunned, turned her head and explained to him in a low voice:

"What can I do? When I came out, I saw more than 20 burly men pointing spears at me. I...it was my reflex."

After saying that, she turned back to the leader and made up an excuse:

"This is a magic trick. I actually just hid it in my sleeve. Believe it or not, that's what happened!"

The leader frowned.

This is hard to do.

It was obvious that Ziweixing didn't want to go with them, but Lord Hu had carefully explained that capable hermits all had strange tempers, so when facing her, they must treat her with courtesy.

He sighed secretly and reached into his sleeves to grope.

Caolu took a step forward and stood in front of her with a vigilant look on his face.

The leader was somewhat speechless. He took out an invitation and respectfully presented it to the emperor. "I have delivered your message. The lord has ordered that you visit his residence regardless of whether you are attending the court or not."

Scary.

After searching for a long time, she still thought it was a hidden weapon.

Jingzhi took the invitation, opened it and took a look. It was almost the same as what the big guy said.

"I'll think about it, you go."

The leader handed her a jade pendant and said, "If you have figured it out, take this jade pendant and come to the county government office to find me. I will lead the way for you."

……

The group left.

Caolu introduced Hu Chao's background to Jingzhi.

Hu Chao, a Taoist priest, was deeply trusted by Emperor Wu.

He is good at refining elixirs and can control ghosts and gods.

As for his character, Caolu has never met him, so he doesn't know much about it.

Jingzhi, who was originally going out for a trip happily, now looked up and down at the jade pendant in the sunlight and couldn't help but curl her lips.

"What the hell? I've only been here a few days, and you're already assigning me a task? Besides, what good is there for me and a Taoist priest to talk about?"

"The main thing is, I can't do anything except cook."

Cao Lu and Zhu Jiu both paused, chuckled and shook their heads.

She would, wasn't that enough?

Zhu Jiu caught the jade pendant she threw into the air, held it high up, and watched her jumping around with a wicked smile.

Cao Lu closed his eyes, completely unable to bear to see.

Didn’t this person drink the Meng Po soup?

If you calculate the time, he is already over a hundred years old, how can he still be so childish?

Cao Lu pointed his finger, and the jade pendant spontaneously fell off from Zhu Jiu's hand and returned to Jing Zhi's hand. "Stop making trouble, those people just now are not ordinary people."

"He's a royal guard in the palace. This is a symbol of his status. If you break his jade pendant, you two will be in big trouble."

"Ah?" Jingzhi's heart trembled, and she threw the jade pendant into her pinky ring. "I don't want to play anymore. I don't want to play anymore."

As she hurried on, she counted on her fingers, "Look, I only know a little bit of martial arts, but in this world, who doesn't know a few moves?"

"Also, I know Chinese medicine, but anyone from the Imperial Hospital is better than me."

"Well, then... then I don't know anything else."

She suddenly pointed at Zhu Jiu, then at the thatched cottage, "A Zheng's magic is very powerful. He can easily pick up objects from the air."

"Apart from being afraid of water, I have no weaknesses at all."

"Ajiu is good at exorcising ghosts and slaying demons, and he's good at feng shui and geomancy. At the very least, with his modern mechanical skills combined with the mechanical techniques of this dynasty, he can definitely contribute to the court."

"I feel like I'm useless."