Chapter 87: The Eunuch's Fox Pet
Demonic power overflowed from Lin Zhi's fingertips, turning the cotton doll in her hand back to its clean appearance.
But even the power of the devil couldn't restore this rag doll that had been buried for many years to its original state. The old marks were still visible on the embroidery thread of the kitten.
Just like a heart that has been healed after being injured, it will not be completely free of traces, but as long as it is treated well, it will not rot.
Lin Zhi knew that in this world, the kitten pendant was unlikely to appear in its previous form as it was too out of place in the times, so she was not surprised to see it transform into other forms.
Lin Zhi also knew that this object, which represented Pei Duo's inner image, did not appear under this tree today, because it did not enter Pei Duo's heart at this moment.
It's just that Pei Duo was busy dealing with the affairs of Wucheng before, and was waiting for his fox heart to be complete, so he didn't bring him here. Lin Zhi didn't have to go look for him by himself.
They always appear in the old residences of the personality fragments, places that condense the beauty of the past but have been abandoned or destroyed. They are forgotten by their owners in the cracks of time until they are seen by him.
Lin Zhi took the doll in his hand and looked at Pei Duo beside him.
“This is my doll from childhood. It still exists.”
Pei Duo was also a little surprised. This was a doll that his mother had sewed by hand to amuse him when he was a child. He kept the doll even when he grew up.
Many things were destroyed after the fire, and he had long forgotten about this doll. He never expected to see it again today.
Pei Duo was a suspicious person, so he checked it carefully and only let Lin Zhi hold it after finding nothing unusual.
He looked at the little fox being kneaded in his hands, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you like this?"
If he liked it, he would ask the top embroiderers at Sizhibu to embroider a few such dolls for Lin Zhi to play with.
"I like it. It's very interesting to think about the little adults playing with it."
Lin Zhi was pinching the doll, and seemed to have thought of Pei Duo's family playing with the doll when he was a baby.
Pei Duo has such a personality, he must have been a very well-behaved baby when he was young. Lin Zhi said this just to tease Pei Duo, but as she thought about it, she actually wanted to go back to twenty years ago to see what little Pei Duo was thinking. It must be very interesting.
But he could only think about it, as his magical power was not yet capable of doing that.
Pei Duo looked at Lin Zhi and saw him smiling as if he thought of something, and put his arm around his waist.
"I'm afraid it's impossible to go back to the past and see me, but I can give birth to one myself for fun."
This is naturally funny. It is difficult to say, but it is also simple to say.
It is impossible to make the little fox have cubs in its belly, but the core inside may not be okay, but the shape outside can be.
Lin Zhi heard the tightness in his words and naturally thought of what happened before.
"It's different from what you said. It's getting late. Sir, let's go home."
It was almost dusk. Although it gets dark late in the summer, it would be dark soon if you calculated the time.
Behind Pei Duo was the house that had been burned down and rebuilt but was no longer occupied by anyone, and in front of him was Lin Zhi, who was waiting for him to go home together.
He responded softly, looked back, held Lin Zhi's hand and led him forward.
"I'm going home."
The warm light in front was gentle, and the emotional fog around Pei Duo was as bright as the red sun.
He looked ahead, leaving the shadows far behind him.
Even if the future is uncertain and the weather is dark and stormy, you and I will go together and return together.
[Congratulations to the host, mission accomplished!] 】
The voice that suddenly appeared in his mind made Lin Zhi's eyes dazed for a moment, and his steps paused slightly. He told 01 that he planned to stay for a week.
"Sir, can you spare a few days and accompany me to travel around the human world?"
He looked at Pei Duo, his eyes slightly bright, without revealing any loneliness.
There was no need to say goodbye, he knew this was not the end.
He always remembers the original promise made in that dream.
Pei Duo felt the little fox's eagerness, raised his hand to touch his soft hair, and replied with a smile: "Okay."
He didn't want the little fox to listen to Mingwu's travelogue again, lest his heart would fly away with it.
Mingwu was still meditating in Fanjing Temple. Pei Duo would never run into him even if he went out. Thinking of this, he felt happy.
Besides, his control over the capital was getting deeper and deeper. The empress was due to give birth in a few months, and the emperor would not do anything big while he was away. Now was a good time to travel.
Of course, before leaving, Pei Duo did not forget to fulfill what he had said before.
He said he would let Lin Zhi give birth to a baby to play with, and he fulfilled his promise tonight.
The doll is placed on the cabinet. It is still there, but Lord Pei is no longer a child.
Lin Zhi couldn't see the little Pei Duo, but she could hold him in her hands and coax him into playing with her.
A week is not a long time, especially in ancient times when travel was inconvenient.
Although Dai Viet has developed shipping, it still takes a long time for ships to reach distant places as they float on the rivers.
Even so, Lin Zhi was not anxious.
He has no destination, and the purpose of his travels is not to reach a certain end.
The trees are green and shady, and the branches are full of pomegranate flowers.
The lotus flowers have already blossomed, and the lotus pickers are riding on small boats to pick lotus pods, their graceful figures shuttling back and forth leisurely.
Ah Xiang got off the boat carrying a bamboo basket and walked towards the steps. She didn't care about her wet skirt. She was calculating how much money the lotus pods she picked today could sell for. She was so engrossed in thinking that she almost bumped into the person in front of her. Fortunately, she saw the other person's boots and stopped.
Ah Xiang apologized repeatedly, looked up and saw the young man in front of her, and for a moment she forgot what she was going to say.
This was the most handsome man she had ever seen! The narrow and upturned eyes are like a fox's, but they don't make people feel cunning. Instead, they have a kind of innocent beauty.
Ah Xiang felt a little embarrassed and continued to apologize hesitantly.
"It doesn't matter. How much are your lotus pods?"
The young man's voice was clear and pleasant, and he looked towards the lotus-picking girl's bamboo basket.
Ah Xiang said quickly: "As an apology, I'll give you a few."
"No, I'll just buy it, but I don't have any money with me. Can you wait a moment? Someone will come and pay for me."
Lin Zhi wanted to eat lotus seeds, but humans have a smaller appetite than monsters, so a few seeds would not be enough. Lin Zhi planned to buy them all.
Ah Xiang nodded. She knew from the other person's appearance and demeanor that this young man came from an unusual family. Moreover, the beauty was outstanding, so she would be happy to wait a little longer and take a closer look.
But she didn't have to wait long, and soon a tall young man came over here with something.
"You just said you wanted to eat some sweet cakes, and now you're here."
Pei Duo scolded Lin Zhi for running around and put the string of fried cakes in Lin Zhi's hand.
"Because I know you can find me no matter where I go. I want to eat lotus seeds."
Lin Zhi said this naturally and confidently, pointing to a bamboo basket of lotus pods at Ah Xiang's feet.
Ah Xiang felt that the young man seemed to be in a much better mood because of the words of the boy in front of him, and asked her the price of the lotus pods.
Ah Xiang asked for a price that was one cent cheaper than the market price, and the young man gave her one or two taels of silver and took all of it.
Ah Xiang weighed the amount and said in a panic, "Sir, this is too much."
"I'll take this bamboo basket with me."
"Even with the bamboo basket, it's not worth that much silver. If you don't have any change, why don't you come back tomorrow and I'll pick another basket for you?"
"No need for that. My wife loves it, and it's worth a thousand taels of gold."
Pei Duo didn't mind and picked up the wet bamboo basket.
Lin Zhi smiled and said, "We won't come tomorrow, so you can keep it."
Lin Zhi has become accustomed to calling Pei Duo, probably because he is not easy to persuade in the capital, and Pei Duo has nowhere to talk to. During these few days of traveling, Pei Duo must have shown off to others intentionally or unintentionally.
Ah Xiang looked at their backs as they walked away together, and she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
When she returned home, she would always think back on it and laugh out loud. Her family members thought she was lucky that day and had met a noble person and received a lot of valuable money, but they didn't know that she had other reasons to be happy.
There were many lotus pods in a basket. Lin Zhi sat in front of the window of the Linjiang Inn, looking at the river view while slowly peeling the lotus pods and eating them.
Pei Duo saw that he was almost finishing the whole basket of lotus pods. Even though he knew that Lin Zhi was a monster, he couldn't help but worry that he was too full.
At night, Lin Zhi ate half a chicken, half a fish and two plates of pastries, which made Pei Duo think seriously about whether to tell him about eating in moderation.
But when he saw Lin Zhi looking at him and saying to him, "Your Excellency is so beautiful that I always want to eat more when I look at you," Pei Duo no longer thought about this matter. He called the waiter and ordered two more plates of delicious food for Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi didn't really want to eat, but she just didn't want to talk much, for fear that she would reveal some emotions and be noticed by the sensitive Pei Duo.
Pei Duo seems to have a personality very similar to his, but that's not entirely true inside.
Lin Zhi has feelings for him, but that feeling is not the strongest and deepest love, nor the purest and truest affection, but a sense of security that she can be with him for a long time, and even a willingness to develop a little dependence, which is more rare than simple desire and liking.
Lin Zhi knew that this emotion was not caused by Pei Duo alone, but by the experiences in these three worlds.
He was saving this man, and at the same time, he was also experiencing emotions he had never experienced before.
What a wonderful experience, Lin Zhi curved her lips.
Also, his body cleanliness obsession was not cured by close contact with him, but became more serious.
Just like after eating the best delicacies, everything else seems to pale in comparison.
Lin Zhi was not too obsessed with this matter. Otherwise, if he wanted to find someone, he would naturally be able to find a bunch of people who meet the requirements. He wouldn't even have to look for them himself. Many people would have trained him in advance, but this was not what Lin Zhi wanted.
He was not in a hurry for anything to happen, so he just let everything go with the flow. Besides, just because he liked someone didn't mean he would be happy with any person. He had never met anyone who could interest him and meet his requirements before his death.
He doesn't hang out with people who are almost feeling it, it's a waste of time for him.
Lin Zhi finished her snack, propped up her cheek and looked at Pei Duo, sighing slightly: "You are going to spoil me."
Pei Duo didn't know what he really meant. He just thought he was talking about food, so he said casually, "You are mine. It doesn't matter if I spoil you. Anyway, you won't eat me out of money."
If Lin Zhi likes it, lotus seeds are worth a thousand gold coins. If Lin Zhi doesn’t like it, dragon liver and phoenix marrow are worthless.
Pei Duo laughed softly and said, "Just eat enough now, don't be too full later."
The accumulated sticky spiritual power was brought out a little bit during the pumping, and it dripped and splashed.
The bright moon is reflected in the river, and the night wind creates ripples.
"Pei Duo."
This was the first time in such a long time that Lin Zhi called Pei Duo's name.
He pressed his forehead against Pei Duo's, and his breathing became slightly unstable.
Pei Duo sensed something unusual and responded lazily while hugging Lin Zhi's waist.
"Death is not the end of man."
Lin Zhi's lips rubbed lightly against Pei Duo's lips as she opened and closed. His voice remained soft, even when he was saying goodbye.
"See you later."
Even if we are strangers to each other again, see you later.
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