Zhou Mingli had just finished burning the mugwort when he heard this. He paused for a moment, then said quietly, "That's possible."
Jiang Ci: "?"
Zhou Mingli said, "In the countryside, encountering snakes, centipedes, scorpions, and the like is very common, not to mention cockroaches and mantises..."
Jiang Ci, slightly annoyed, raised her hand and forcibly silenced Zhou Mingli.
Zhou Mingli, whose mouth was covered, trembled and made a muffled sound, "Aren't you afraid of snakes?"
Jiang Ci said softly, "Of course I'm not afraid. I'm worried that you might be, so I stopped you from continuing to fantasize. Otherwise, you might not be able to sleep tonight."
She gently patted Zhou Mingli's face, saying, "Don't let bugs crawl on you while you're sleeping, or you'll wake up and call me to protect you."
Zhou Mingli suppressed a laugh and turned to lean closer to Jiang Ci. "I still need Miss Jiang's protection. How can you not take care of me?"
Jiang Ci snorted, "It's good that you know."
Zhou Mingli looked at her profile and softened his tone, "Don't worry, I've burned mugwort all around here, so no insects will fly here."
Jiang Ci: "?!"
She reiterated, "I! Am! Not! Scared!"
"I didn't say you were scared."
The pointless rambling wouldn't get them any answers even by dawn, so the two quickly ended the conversation. Looking at the cloudless, star-filled sky, Jiang Ci felt an unprecedented sense of peace.
Despite being a small courtyard in dire need of reconstruction, Jiang Cisheng exuded a tranquility reminiscent of someone drunk and oblivious to the sky reflected in the water, a boat full of sweet dreams pressing down on the Milky Way.
That's really strange.
She patted Zhou Mingli beside her and asked, "Zhou Mingli, what do you think of my performance these past few days?"
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