Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Chapter 367 Zhu 9 finally shows generosity

"Ajiu, let me go first. We need to talk it out with him."

Zhu Jiu paused and looked at the thatched cottage where she stood in front of them, stubbornly refusing to approach. She suddenly remembered herself in excruciating pain just now.

This old man is somewhat similar to him in that he cannot tolerate any flaws in his relationships.

To prevent the old man from getting angry to death, he slowly let her go and walked out of the house on his own accord. "You guys sit and talk. I'll get the broom. There are broken porcelain pieces all over the floor. Be careful."

Just go out and close the door tightly.

This was the first time Zhu Jiu was so generous.

Jingzhi glanced at the closed door, sighed, and sat down in the seat where Lin Feng had just sat. She gestured towards the armchair next to her and said, "Sit down. Don't you want to listen? I'll open my heart and show you."

"I...I'm not..."

She said without hesitation: "Come and sit down."

Caolu: "...Oh."

Why is she so mean to him? Does she really like him?

I dare not think deeply in the thatched cottage.

She supported her face, turned her head and stared at him for a long time without saying a word. She was sweating all over after being stared at.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally called her name softly.

Jingzhi blinked slowly to relieve the soreness in her eyes from crying, and suddenly gave him a gentle smile.

"A Zheng, first of all, I should say sorry to you..."

This beginning didn't seem good, and Caolu's heart sank.

His hand, which was blocked by the table, suddenly clutched the gauze dress tightly, and the jade ring was even soaked with his sweat.

"……Um."

Seeing him slowly lower his head with a look of extreme loss, Jingzhi no longer hesitated and told him everything she had thought about for a long time.

"I like you only because you are Cao Lu. You are not someone else's substitute. I like you, Lin Zheng."

Cao Lu was so shocked by these words that he raised his head and stared at her.

His emotions fluctuated so quickly that he opened his mouth, not knowing how to react.

"When I first met you, Ah Jiu was in poor health and kicked me out of that little world. I was so angry and furious that I even wanted to crawl back to Tianmen to find him, but I met you on the way."

"You were so serious and confused at the time. I had no sense of boundaries and just hugged you and cried. I'm sorry."

"No need..." He just said two words when Jingzhi raised his hand to stop him, "I haven't finished yet."

"Later, we were both taken to a mental hospital. You kept yelling about finding the Ghost King. Regardless of whether others would think you were mentally ill, you still insisted on your original intention. I actually think your straightforwardness is quite cute."

Cao Lu's ears blushed silently. He... how could he be cute? "Slaying demons and eliminating evil is what I, a cultivator, must do."

Jingzhi chuckled, turned sideways, held her face in her hands, and looked at him with curved eyebrows, "See, I just like your evil righteousness."

Caolu was speechless, feeling a little uncomfortable with the compliment. He coughed lightly and looked away.

"Later, you kept talking about Miss Shishi. You even thought she had given you the bread I threw in, and you even mocked me.

I was furious, but I also realized something.

After just a day or two of being together, it was inevitable that I really fell in love with you, which is why I was jealous of Gigi."

"Then you turned into a puppy. I was so angry that I turned into a kitten and stepped on your head, but you didn't get angry at all."

"He just gently pulled me off. At that time, I was thinking, you have a really good temper, or... were you already attracted to me at that time, but didn't realize it?"

Cao Lu was at a loss, he had always been slow in emotions.

He only knew that he liked her very much now.

"Humph, looking at your expression, I know you can't remember how you felt back then."

"Later, I said I wasn't hungry and gave you the milk, and you actually drank it without leaving a drop.

That’s when I realized you have a very straightforward personality and don’t understand any excuses people make.”

"But you actually like drinking milk. I actually think this hobby is quite cute."

"When you went out to look for your apprentice, you actually remembered to bring me a bottle. I was actually very happy that morning."

When she recalled the little things they had experienced together, her eyes sparkled, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that she really fell in love with him.

Cao Lu's heart suddenly settled down.

He walked over and half-knelt in front of her. He placed the jade ring carefully on the table. Then he flipped his hand and took out something she didn't expect.

Her nightgown.

There were subtle fluctuations of spiritual energy on her nightgown, and she was a little confused.

Caolu waved his hand to remove the illusion on the nightgown, and Jingzhi could then see clearly the black burnt part on the nightgown.

"This is……"

He lowered his head somewhat embarrassedly, gently stroking the rough, burnt area with his fingers, and whispered:

"That night, I thought about my abnormality for a long time. When I figured it out and realized that I seemed to have fallen in love with you, your clothes were also scorched by me."

"You liked me then?" She looked happy.

"...Well, I just had a feeling in my heart that I would be back soon. If it weren't for Ah Jiu completely stirring up my fighting spirit, and your unremitting persistence, perhaps I would have buried this affection deep in my heart."

"After coming back here, no matter how much I tried to spruce up my skirt, deep down in my heart, I always knew that it could never be restored to its original state..."

The door was suddenly pushed open. Zhu Jiu looked at the corner of the smoky gray silk nightgown that was exposed and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"You ruined her clothes and hid them secretly?"

"Brother Caolu, that's her favorite nightgown."

Jingzhi raised her head and asked, "Are you eavesdropping?"

Zhu Jiu raised the broom and dustpan in his hand and said, "I just arrived."

Tsk, who would believe that?

Cao Lu held the skirt in her hand and stood up in a panic, "I'm sorry, I, I will buy you a new one."

Jingzhi pretended to be distressed and nodded her forehead, "But it's not sold here, and there is no such fabric in this dynasty."

I kept saying "I, I, I" for a long time, but suddenly she grabbed my wrist and pulled me towards her.

"Besides, I only want this one." She said meaningfully.

The wooden-headed Caolu didn't understand at all, "But, but it's broken."

Jingzhi said nothing, then suddenly laughed.

She just likes his cute straight look, doesn't she?

She took the skirt and went behind the screen to change her clothes.

Cao Lu stood there stupidly, staring at the jade ring on the table, not knowing what he was thinking.

Suddenly, a broom swept to his feet and swept him behind the screen.

Cao Lu turned around in shock and happened to see the jade ring handed to him by Zhu Jiu.

"Give it to her. You're always so slow. Aren't you afraid she'll run away?"

Caolu didn't say anything back. Who said he wasn't afraid? In fact, he was terrified.

He has never been the type to take the initiative, but if he doesn't risk his pride and take action, it would be in vain for Jiu to suppress her jealousy and push him towards her.

Cao Lu took the jade ring, blushed, closed her eyes and walked closer to the screen, "Jing, Jingzhi, I'm coming over, are you dressed?"

The sound of tearing cloth was heard, his hands trembled, and his heart rose to his throat again.

The footsteps stopped suddenly.

The thatched cottage stopped in front of the screen, but I didn't dare to go in.

Is she... so angry that she tore her skirt?

"A Zheng, come in."

"Do not……"

"I said come in."

"Ok."

Seeing him approaching with his eyes still closed, Jingzhi laughed secretly.

She took the last two steps, came to him, grabbed his sleeve and shook it gently.

"A Zheng, open your eyes and look at me."

"Don't look at anything indecent, I..."

Zhu Jiu suddenly said outside, "If you don't want to see it, come out. I want to see it."

Cao Lu clenched his fists tightly and said, "I, I'll see."