Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

Chapter 373: Little puppy? Big wolf dog.

Zhu Jiu got off the car.

She and Caolu had not been walking for a while when they had to get off the carriage and collect the horse.

There is no way. There are voices ahead. It would be inappropriate to be recognized as a fake horse.

Jingzhi picked up the horse made of talisman paper on the ground and looked at it over and over curiously, "A Zheng, you are really amazing."

"Do you want to learn? I can teach you too. They're just some basic illusions, so they have weaknesses."

Jingzhi smiled and said, "I know, I'm afraid of water."

"Go ahead and learn it! How can you not learn such an interesting spell? Then Jiu and I will be your students together!"

"Ah."

Before she even reached the crowd, she suddenly turned her head and said:

"I could hear the tone of your voice when you were applying the medicine just now."

"It turns out that Ah Zheng is not a little puppy, but a big wolfdog."

Cao Lu blushed and pinched his sleeves tightly, "It was Ah Jiu who provoked me first."

"I know." "I don't mean to blame you. To be honest, seeing how quiet you've been, I was worried that he would bully you."

Jingzhi smiled at him, let out a long sigh, and tapped his heart. "It turns out that no matter how many times you reincarnate, your temperament will never change. You will always be as sharp-tongued as before."

Cao Lu gently grabbed her fingers, brought them to his lips and kissed them, then raised his eyes to look at the bustling street in the distance, "I'm sorry, I will hold back next time."

Jingzhi patted his shoulder and said, "Well, thankfully, you knew to be gentle. Otherwise, if both of you were so hot-tempered, I would be worried to death."

Caolu's eyes flickered.

In fact, he didn't hold back quite hard, and there were still many bruises on Zhu Jiu's body that she hadn't seen.

He hummed softly, let go of her hand, kept a distance from her, and started to walk forward with her.

Jingzhi turned around and pushed him against the tree.

"Ah Zheng, thank you for comforting me last night and for transforming into so many animals to make me happy today. They didn't follow me today, and Ah Jiu wasn't here either. I... I want to kiss you to repay you."

He should have pushed her away, but she was too enthusiastic.

Just as he put his hand on her shoulder and tried to push it away, she lowered her head down, and suddenly felt a heavy sensation on his lips. Cao Lu's mind went blank, and he followed his heart, pushing her hand away and slowly moving it down, gradually tightening her waist.

In the distance, the cries of vendors could be heard continuously. It was broad daylight and the world was clear. He should have let her go.

However, he couldn't seem to let go.

At first, she took the initiative, but later, after they rolled over, he took over...

Her limbs pressed closer and closer to the tree trunk. Jingzhi hugged Caolu's head, stretched her neck and leaned back, not daring to make a sound.

It was not until his fiery palm lifted the hem of her clothes and touched her skin that Jingzhi pressed down his increasingly restless hand, "Hu... stop... Ah Zheng... you're out of control."

Cao Lu held her waist tightly like this, tilted his head, and lay on her shoulder for a long time before slowly stepping back a few steps.

She bit her lip lightly, pulled back the sides of her coat, and re-tied the laces.

Cao Lu suddenly took a step forward. She was a little alert, but she had nowhere to retreat.

I could only hold his chest with one arm, "Don't do that again..."

Caolu blushed and said, "No."

He gently rubbed the blushes under her collarbone with his fingertips, thinking that rubbing would remove the marks.

The result is that the more you knead it, the worse it gets.

He was a little panicked, afraid that she would be criticized by others. He pursed his lips and lowered his head to search for something in his bag.

Jingzhi took out a concealer and handed it to him while suppressing a smile, "Use this, put a little on the air cushion, and apply it gently on it, small amounts and multiple times."

Caolu was stunned for a moment, then took the thing. However, perhaps because the thing was so delicate or he was too nervous, the lid could not be opened.

Jingzhi raised her hand and pressed the buckle with a click. The lid popped open, and a small round mirror was embedded in the inner lid, reflecting Caolu's embarrassed and red face.

He quickly looked away, steadied his hand, picked up the powder puff, and according to Jingzhi's instructions, gently helped her apply the cream.

A breeze blew, and her hair kept blowing to the right, somewhat obscuring his movements. Jingzhi took the initiative to tie up a strand of hair, slightly raised her chin, and revealed the crime scene to him.

The neck is long and the lines are graceful. The red marks add a bit of ambiguity. As he covered it, his head moved closer and closer.

Just as I covered one mark, another one appeared.

Repeatedly...

Her eyes were blurry and the corners of her eyes were getting redder.

It was not until Cao Lu awkwardly stepped back and said that there was something that could no longer be covered that she came to her senses.

Take a small mirror and look at yourself.

Tsk, a big wolfdog is a big wolfdog.

The teeth are quite sharp.

"You... didn't you say you could hold it in?"

Cao Lu clamped her legs together, at a loss, "I...I...next time, push me away."

"Next time." She pointed to the obvious teeth marks on her collarbone. "What should I do about this?"

She shrugged. "I have no choice this time. I'm not afraid of what others say, but I have to meet up with Jiu later. If he sees me, he'll definitely say I'm biased again."

Caolu had no choice but to use the same trick he used on her skirt on her neck.

Jingzhi took a mirror and looked at him carefully, then gave him a thumbs up and said, "Very good, very good. How long can it last?"

"Three hours, provided you don't touch water."

She asked, "Is it the caster who says you can't touch the water, or is it me who says I can't touch it?"

Cao Lu was stunned for a moment, then replied helplessly: "Neither of them can be done."

The cloud was walking a little fast. Jingzhi glanced at the slightly darkening cloud and said, "Then we have to be careful."

……

On the way to the county government office, you will pass through an alley that is wide enough for three people to pass through.

However, there are often some stalls set up on one side, occupying the aisle.

Jingzhi and Caolu could only walk one after the other.

They are not afraid of ordinary stalls.

At the innermost side, there is a fish stall.

Before you even pass by, you can see the water droplets splashing as the lively fish swing their tails.

In front of the fish stall, there was only a one-meter-wide stone slab left, and most of it had been splashed with water.

The two of them slowed down their pace silently.

Jingzhi: "Can I go first?"

Caolu: "Well, be careful."

Before she passed, an old lady stood up from the vegetable stall on the side, walked to the fish stall, picked up a fish with great skill, and threw it on the chopping board.

The fish were splashing and the water was splashing everywhere.

Jingzhi couldn't help but take a few small steps back until she could retreat no further and leaned into the arms of the thatched cottage.

Caolu supported her shoulders with one hand and pinched her sleeve with the other, using his wide sleeves to block the splashing water droplets.

The light suddenly dimmed. Jingzhi blushed and looked up at the thatched cottage. "A Zheng, I... put your fingers in your sleeves too."

Her blushing face was really lovely. Caolu looked at her intently for a few seconds, then retracted his hand and hid his fingertips in his sleeve.

"Don't be afraid, we didn't touch the water." His voice was low, and carried a hint of calmness and comfort. Jingzhi calmed down immediately.

"Is there no other way? Can we enter from the other side of the alley?" she asked.

Looking at Jingzhi who was staying obediently in his arms, Caolu lied against his conscience for the first time.

"No, that way we have to cross a river, which is even more dangerous."

"……Oh."

She didn't know why, but she didn't feel lost, but her heart was beating wildly.

The way he stared intently at someone was truly, so embarrassing...?(? ???w??? ?)?

"Boss, please chop it into a few pieces for me. I want to take it home and make soup."

"Got it!"

The boss wielded a sharp kitchen knife, removing the scales, cutting open the belly, and pulling out the internal organs with great skill.

As the knife rose and fell, it picked up a lot of minced meat and flying fish scales.

The boss neatly packed the pieces of meat with lotus leaves, wrapped them up and handed them to the old lady. Then he picked up a ladle, scooped a large spoonful of water from the bucket, and poured it hard onto the blood-stained chopping board.

Jingzhi let out a short cry and rushed into Caolu's arms again, "Foot, foot, foot, the water is flowing over here!"

The fish stall owner looked at the two people hugging each other and smiled ambiguously.

He raised his kitchen knife and pointed at a subtle crack in front of his stall. "There's a water outlet under the stone slab. It won't dirty your young lady's shoes. Would you like to buy a fish? I caught it fresh this morning."

Cao Lu turned around and protected Jingzhi behind him. Looking at the lively fish, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly and said, "Come back later to buy more. Please save a fresh one for me."

As he spoke, he strode forward. Jingzhi followed him tremblingly, his eyes fixed on the ground. He didn't notice that the fish stopped moving for a while after a light appeared from Caolu's fingertips.

When they were almost at the mansion, Cao Lu finally let go of her tender hand. "Don't be afraid, we'll come out after we finish chatting. I'll make you some fish soup later."

"You can cook fish soup?" She was shocked, but at the same time, her nervousness inexplicably dissipated a lot.

Cao Lu smiled at her and said, "You forgot, I'm an orphan. When I was little, I couldn't afford meat, so I could only go into the water to catch fish, cook fish soup, and grill fish. This is probably the most common thing I've ever eaten in my life."

"Yeah, I'm sorry...I shouldn't have asked."

"It's okay. I'm very glad that I have this skill."

She loves fish, so this is just perfect.

Everything is destined in the dark.

Jingzhi knocked on the tall vermilion door of the mansion.

In a few seconds, a yamen runner with a knife came to open the door. Before he could say anything, Jingzhi showed him the token that was almost patinaed.

The yamen runner was startled and bowed to them. "Master Hu has been waiting for a long time. Please come in directly."

"And this jade pendant..."

Jingzhi handed him the jade pendant, which was like a hot potato, and said, "Give it back to your boss."

Boss?

She must be talking about the captain of the guards.

After answering yes, the bailiff respectfully took them into the reception room.

An old man was sitting at the top, holding a teacup and gently closing it. He had long eyebrows and a beard, and he tilted his head, looking out the window with a distant gaze, looking like a hermit.