Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Tingting hadn't slept all night, and as a weak woman, she couldn't run fast. Qiu Sheng also ran slowly with Wencai on his back. The five of them hurried and finally arrived back at the charity cemetery before dinner.

"Qiu Sheng, when I was cooking last night, I realized there wasn't much glutinous rice left. You have a bicycle, so go buy some. This amount won't be enough for Wencai to take a bath."

Jingzhi knocked on the rice jar containing the glutinous rice and found that only a small scoop was left. She couldn't help but frown.

Qiu Sheng did not agree immediately, but frowned and said:

"But Master asked me to catch snakes."

Jingzhi shook the glutinous rice in the jar, scooped it all up, put a small portion into the pot to cook porridge, and put the other small portion into the winnowing basket. Then, holding the winnowing basket, she turned around and asked him:

"What are you catching snakes for?"

"Snake gallbladder is used as medicine. Why do you care so much? Anyway, Master told me to catch it quickly, otherwise Wencai will be in trouble."

Jingzhi frowned and thought for a while before saying to him:

"I'll go catch it. You're familiar with the location of the rice shop, so go quickly and come back soon."

Qiu Sheng looked doubtful: "Are you sure?"

"Oh, hurry up! Otherwise, Wencai will be overwhelmed by the corpse poison!"

After saying that, Jingzhi walked towards the front hall carrying the glutinous rice.

As soon as I arrived at the front hall, I saw Tingting sitting next to Wencai, looking distraught.

Jingzhi sighed and handed the glutinous rice to Lin Jiu who was pounding medicine next to him.

Lin Jiu took it and looked at it, "Is that all?"

"I asked Qiu Sheng to buy it."

"Isn't he going to catch snakes?"

Jingzhi raised her hand: "I'll go."

"you……"

Jingzhi's round cat eyes turned, and she put her hands on the table and quickly leaned over to his ear and said:

"What, you're... worried about me?"

Lin Jiu turned his head away from her warm breath, and used the end of the pestle to push her away from his shoulder. Then he stood up and said expressionlessly:

"…If you want to go, go quickly."

Jingzhi glanced at him, suddenly laughed playfully, and while he was pounding the medicine with his head down, she quickly pinched his red earlobe, then grabbed the basket from the corner and rushed out, laughing as she ran:

"be right back!"

Lin Jiu didn't have time to be shy, but quickly turned his head to look at Wencai and Tingting who were sitting behind him. Seeing that they both lowered their heads, he breathed a sigh of relief, hummed again, and hummed softly while pounding the medicine:

“…no respect for elders or younger children.”

……

Only a quarter of an hour.

Jingzhi came back carrying the basket.

Listening to the occasional sound of scales rubbing against each other and the hissing sound coming from behind her, Lin Jiu couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Did she really catch it?

He suppressed the indescribable discomfort in his heart and asked calmly:

"...Are you okay?"

Jingyi replied with a relaxed look:

"What could have happened? As soon as I approached it, it froze there, not daring to move. I just picked it up."

After saying that, she casually put down the basket in her hand and reached out to open the lid without hesitation.

She put her hand in as if it contained something normal instead of a venomous snake.

Lin Jiu was startled again, put down the pestle in his hand, stood up and was about to go over to stop him -

Jingzhi looked at him inexplicably, then stretched out three fingers and reached in, pinching the snake's head tightly like lightning, and then lifted it up with force, and the poisonous snake was lifted up easily by her.

He was silent.

He knew that she had a cheerful personality and a temper somewhat similar to Qiu Sheng's, and was naughty and active, but he didn't know that she could be so fierce.

The snake seemed to know its tragic fate in the future. It finally stopped being stiff and could not help twisting its body, shaking and twisting. It moved around for a long time. Seeing that it could not break free, it coiled its thin tail upwards and wrapped around her wrist in circles.

Lin Jiu hesitated to speak: "You..."

If you're not afraid of this, are you still a girl?!

Jingzhi blinked her sparkling eyes at him, smiled softly and said, "Why, are you worried about me again?"

Lin Jiuyi was stunned, so he looked away and closed his mouth.

He thought she was used to pushing her limits.

At this moment, Jingzhi shuddered from the coldness of the snake's body. She immediately stretched out her other hand to pry the snake's body away from her wrist and straightened it. She raised her chin towards the stunned Lin Jiu and said:

"Hurry up, get the knife to take out the snake gall and straighten it for you. I'm busy now and I have to cook!"

"..."

Lin Jiu looked at her silently, sighed secretly, and quickly took the knife. He cut the snake skin with one knife, tore the snake gall from its peritoneum, and put it into the medicine bowl to mix it evenly.

Tingting was a little afraid to look. Seeing Jingzhi carrying the dying snake and about to leave, she quickly stood up and followed him:

"Sister Jingzhi, let me help you."

Jing took two steps back, lifted the limp snake a little further away, and then said to her softly:

“No, you just… go to my room and rest for a while. It’s the second room from the right to the left.

When the meal is ready, I will prepare another guest room for you."

As soon as she finished speaking, as if she was afraid that Tingting would follow her, she quickly shook the snake and walked quickly towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, Tingting envied her courage. Looking at Jingzhi's departing back, she made a silent decision and slowly walked towards the guest room.

……

In just an hour, Jingzhi finished cooking and brought the meal to the pavilion. When she returned to the front hall, she saw Wencai dancing slowly on the couch at the side, with a thin layer of raw glutinous rice sprinkled on the couch.

She couldn't help but ask Lin Jiu, who was lying in a rocking chair reading a book:

"Uncle Jiu, what is he doing? Dancing with the gods?"

Lin Jiu glanced at Wencai sideways, and seeing that his movements were getting smaller and smaller, he couldn't help but throw a feather duster at him and angrily scolded:

"If you want to die, stop!"

Wencai was hit on the butt by a duster. It didn't hurt much, but he was frightened by his master's inky black face.

He immediately let out two "ohs", carefully picked up the feather duster on the couch and moved it away, then he started dancing and moving around exaggeratedly.

Lin Jiu gave him a glare, then turned to Jingzhi and explained softly:

"I said last night that glutinous rice can block corpse qi. Now this is all we have left in the charity cemetery. We can only let him step on the glutinous rice to exercise more.

Otherwise, once the corpse qi reaches his feet, even a Daluo Immortal would be unable to save him."

"Oh, I've cooked the glutinous rice porridge. Can I serve it to him now?"

He asked, "Did the smoke get in?"

Jingzhi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I'll do the work. I'll be watching."

At this moment, Tingting seemed to hear the noise coming from this side, so she slowly walked out of the guest room and came to the door with heavy steps.

She held the door frame with one hand and said softly, "I'll bring it over."

When Jingzhi heard the voice, he subconsciously turned around to look.

This sight made her slightly stunned.

It turned out that Tingting had changed out of the white mourning clothes she wore last night.

At this moment, she was wearing a blue casual dress. What was different from before was that this time she actually abandoned those fashionable Western dresses and instead chose a Chinese-style top and trousers combination.

This outfit makes her look particularly neat and capable.

As his eyes gradually moved upwards, Jingzhi discovered that the original innocence and liveliness on her face had disappeared.

Instead, her lips were tightly pursed, revealing a hint of stubbornness.

Tingting had undergone such a huge change in just one night. Although Jingzhi knew that this change might be a good thing for Tingting who was currently in trouble, she still couldn't help feeling a pity deep in her heart when she saw this scene.

Jingzhi even began to reflect on whether she had said too harshly last night...

Just as she opened her mouth to say something, Lin Jiu, who was standing beside her, was quick-witted and quickly reached out to grab Jingzhi's sleeve and walked quickly towards the pavilion not far away.

As he walked, Lin Jiu lowered his voice and said:

"Let her find something to do. This will divert her attention and maybe make her feel better."

"...Hey, okay, let's eat first. You won't be able to hold on after not eating for a day."

After sitting down, Jingzhi held his bowl and ate while looking out the open courtyard door from time to time. He asked Lin Jiu opposite him with some concern:

"Qiu Sheng has been out for a long time. Is the rice shop far away?"

Lin Jiu paused while picking up the food, and after a moment's thought, he said:

"It's a little strange. I'm afraid that Old Master Ren will make a comeback in the next two days. Tonight... I'll draw some more talismans. I'm also worried about leaving Wencai like this. You're a fast walker, so I'll take the trouble to go to the town later."

"Oh, no problem."

Lin Jiu thought for a moment, put down his bowl and chopsticks, took out a piece of silver from his pocket, stretched out his hand in front of her and said:

"If you can't find Qiu Sheng, buy some first. Wencai looks a little off, and I'm afraid he won't last long."

Hearing him say that, Jingzhi no longer had the mood to eat. She put down her chopsticks, took the money and was about to leave:

"Okay, go now!"

Lin Jiu looked up at her and said calmly, "...go after dinner."

The corners of her mouth gradually lifted up, and her eyebrows curved with a smile:

"You care about me again?"

"...Ahem, eat it if you want."

Jingzhi murmured softly: "...Tsk, such a tsundere."

Lin Jiu glared at him: "What did you say?"

"Eat, eat, eat, I'm starving!"

Jingzhi was overjoyed. She wasn't hungry at all...

It's so fun to tease him.

……