Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

After buying groceries, both the father and daughter were full.

After placing the soy milk and fried dough sticks bought for the apprentices on the dining table, Jingzhi pushed Lin Ying's legs and walked towards the room. "Don't you have a headache? Go to sleep for a while. It's only a little after seven o'clock now. You don't have to go to work. You don't need to get up so early."

It was true that his head felt heavy, but he had no habit of lying back down once he woke up.

Lin Ying smiled and stood still. Ren Jingzhi pushed her without moving. "I won't sleep yet. I'll do some morning exercises and see how things go. Maybe moving around will help."

Before Jingzhi could say anything, he turned and walked upstairs.

The small living room on the third floor was tidyed up by several apprentices. He rested his right hand on the handrail and stared blankly at the locked door on the far right.

Jingzhi, who was following him from behind, saw him like this and immediately slowed down.

He wouldn't... remember something, would he?

As soon as the thought came to his mind, Lin Ying raised his foot and continued walking upstairs.

Jingzhi followed him closely, climbing the stairs while asking, "Do we really have to go to the roof? It's very windy up there."

"The first rays of sunlight are beneficial to us practitioners. Rooftop exercise is best, as we can get sunlight from all directions."

After climbing four flights of stairs, she was a little out of breath.

Lin Ying turned around and extended her hand. "Are you tired? Do you want to exercise with me? In your current condition, getting some sun will be good for you."

Jingzhi didn't comment and wanted to come up with him just to stay with him for a while longer.

She raised her head and said crisply, "Okay, then you teach me."

Lin Ying smiled at her kindly, "Okay."

Jingzhi's expression froze, and she forced a smile at him.

His smile was not the kind she wanted...

……

It was really too early. The sunlight was still a little blocked by the dark clouds, and the light was slightly yellow, dyeing Lin Ying's white undershirt light yellow.

On the rooftop, a waterproof oil paper cloth was placed at some point. On the cloth was painted the Tai Chi Bagua, with seven small dots in the center, forming the shape of the Big Dipper.

Lin Ying was used to teaching apprentices, and now he was obviously teaching her like his own apprentice.

He performed a set of Bagua steps smoothly in front of him, then turned around and asked, "Did you see it clearly? Do you want to try it?"

His teachers taught orthodox teachings, such as Lin Jiu, Cao Lu, and Zhu Jiu.

These two skills were taught to her in those past lives, and she can practice them with her eyes closed.

Jingzhi nodded honestly.

Lin Ying didn't believe it, raised an eyebrow and said: "Children shouldn't talk big, why not try it if you can?"

“…Let’s try.”

After hearing his kind smile just now, Jingzhi felt as if a stone was pressing on her heart, making her feel very blocked.

After completing a set of Bagua steps numbly, she raised her head and looked at him quietly.

Seeing that she was really good at it, Lin Ying felt a pity for her talent and smiled at her even more kindly, "Xiaozhi, you're great. You learn so quickly. Can I teach you something else?"

"..."

She pursed her lips and clenched her fists tightly, gradually feeling regretful for her joking recognition of her father last night.

But if I deny it now, will he be angry?

Jingzhi's two thin eyebrows were twisted together in a tangled knot.

"what happened?"

Lin Ying subconsciously reached out to touch the back of her head.

Jingzhi turned his head to avoid it and took a step back.

Seeing his look of surprise, Jingzhi was reluctant to see him look disappointed, so she made up an excuse and touched the small ball on her head, "I... you tied it a little too tight, and it hurts my head."

Lin Ying breathed a sigh of relief, smiled apologetically at her, half-knelt down, lowered his voice, and promised patiently:

"I will learn well and tie it for you every day from now on, okay?"

Jing Yi was stunned and inexplicably took half a step back.

What she wanted was never this kind of fatherly patience.

Lin Ying's expression froze, thinking she was really angry. A look of helplessness appeared on her face. "I'm sorry, I didn't do well enough."

Jingzhi: "...It's not your problem. I, I want to go down and practice, you can train slowly."

She lowered her head, turned and went downstairs.

Lin Ying supported her knees and slowly stood up.

He frowned and watched her disappearing figure.

The autumn morning breeze lifted the corners of his clothes, and Lin Ying's tight abdomen was faintly visible in the wind.

He raised his hand to suppress the front swing, "It is indeed windy."

So he followed Jing downstairs.

It was still early and the villa was quiet.

After Lin Ying processed the fish, he looked around.

He couldn't find the child anywhere and he began to panic.

He randomly picked up a piece of paper to wipe the water droplets on his hands and searched room by room.

When he opened the rooms of several male apprentices, he was filled with the smell of cigarette smoke mixed with the smell of stinky feet, which made his head hurt even more.

Lin Ying held her stuffy temples and closed the door. The child had a keen sense of smell and would definitely not stay in this room.

He came to the door of the fifth room and knocked three times gently.

After a long while, a bang was heard.

Lin Ying's eyelids twitched. Just as she opened her mouth to ask, she saw Xiao Wu, holding the back of his head, opening the door dazedly. His eyelids were so swollen that he could barely open them. "Master, what's wrong?"

"Is Xiaozhi here with you?"

Xiao Wu chuckled twice and closed the door a little. "She can't be here with me. To be honest, after last night, I'm a little scared of her."

Lin Ying's eyes blurred, and he briefly recalled what happened last night.

He thinks it's cute, what's there to be afraid of?

Lin Ying narrowed her eyes and said, "Hmph, sleep for another half an hour, then get up, wash up, and get ready to catch ghosts."

"Oh." Xiao Wu was confused. What was her master humming? Why was he angry with her so early in the morning?

……

It turns out that the light is dark.

After walking around, Lin Ying returned to her room and found Jingzhi sitting back on her small bed.

His short legs were crossed, his chubby hands were clasped in front of his chest, his eyes were closed, and his expression was solemn.

Lin Ying half-knelt down, looked at her through the wooden railings, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up.

She looked exactly like the Third Prince in front of his altar, except for the fact that she lacked two heads and four arms.

Children who practice diligently are also cute.

Lin Ying helped her straighten her slippers that were slipping on the edge of the bed. Just as he was about to touch her hair, the words she said on the roof seemed to still ring in his ears. Lin Ying restrained his hands and lay back on the bed.

After the gust of wind that just hit the roof, his head not only felt swollen, but also ached.

Thinking to herself that this was not good and that she might catch a cold, Lin Ying quickly pulled over the quilt, lay down and closed her eyes.

He had thought that his physical discomfort would make it difficult for him to sleep.

Unexpectedly, after closing his eyes for only a few minutes, he fell into a deep sleep and even had a dream.

When your body and mind are inexplicably relaxed, the little thoughts suppressed deep in your heart, that are unknown to others, will be infinitely magnified in your dreams.

The light gauze skirt spread all over the ground, her arms were wrapped around one of his legs, and her beautiful eyes were looking at him from bottom to top, tearful and plaintive.

The red lips moved slightly, and a gentle call made his heart flutter.

"Aying, I'm going to become smaller. I'm going to become smaller right away. Please don't ignore me."

Tears kept falling, Lin Ying was stunned and took a step back.

Seeing his action, the woman cried even harder.

Not knowing how to persuade her, he squatted down and looked at her with confusion.

The woman took his hand and gently pulled it under her face, making him face his palm upwards to catch a drop.

Hot and bitter.

Then, two drops, three drops, a pool of her tears gradually gathered in her palm.

That strange aching feeling in my heart came back.

He clutched his left chest tightly with his other hand, his eyes full of confusion as he stared at the crying woman in front of him and asked:

"why?"

The woman's tears gathered in the corners of her eyes and she tilted her head slightly, as if she was trying to understand what he said.

She didn't say anything, but just pulled the corner of her mouth at him bitterly and pointed at her heart.

The soft light flickered, the woman's figure gradually became smaller, and that strong feeling of resistance came again.

Lin Ying wanted to stop her, but he couldn't move. Sweat broke out on his forehead. He wanted to raise his hand, but he couldn't.

He struggled hard to break free from the shackles and violently shook off her increasingly smaller hand, the tears in his palms spilling all over the floor because of this action.

A word of "no" came out of his mouth.

"Why not?"

A crisp child's voice rang in my ears.

Lin Ying was breathing heavily and looked sideways. Jingzhi was a small figure, kneeling beside his pillow. She stretched out a finger, lifted the moisture from the corner of his eye and gently twisted it.

"Xiaoying, you drool while sleeping, and the saliva is flowing out of your eyes."