Chapter 29 Young sprouts
In the end, Jiang Jiu did not get an answer. When the Qiqiao gathering ended, she turned around and looked deeply at the marriage tree.
That unusual feeling of intimacy still exists even now, it is not her illusion.
Ji Chen had already calmed down and returned to his ethereal and otherworldly appearance as an immortal. Seeing Jiang Jiu suddenly turn around, he also looked at Jiang Jiu.
"how?"
He asked.
Fo Jiang also stopped and gave Jiang Jiu a questioning look.
As a Buddhist, it was somewhat out of place for him to appear at the Qiqiao gathering. Moreover, his goal had not been achieved, so it was normal for him to want to leave at this moment.
"nothing."
Jiang Jiu shook his head, calmed down the strangeness in his heart, and prepared to turn around, but unexpectedly the marriage tree suddenly flashed, emitting a reddish light in the dark night, almost lighting up the starry sky.
Tiny glimmers of light floated in the air and rose slowly, like fireflies, but they were pink fireflies, so beautiful that one couldn't take their eyes off them.
Jiang Jiu was also shocked and stared blankly at the marriage tree.
All those who were about to leave were attracted by this scene. They all stopped in their tracks, their eyes filled with amazement at the beautiful scenery.
Some people also think that this is the marriage tree blessing lovers. For a moment, the fairies who tied the red thread today held hands with surprise on their faces, looked at each other, and could see shyness and admiration in each other's eyes.
“So beautiful.”
Jiang Jiu looked at the dreamlike scene and couldn't help but stretch out his hand to touch the flying firefly. Unexpectedly, the firefly turned into a young sprout at this moment, wrapped in bubbles, looking green and tender, but full of vitality.
She was stunned for a moment, but after a slight hesitation she took the young sprout.
"Is this your gift for me?"
As soon as she took the ginger wine, she felt an indescribable warmth, like a blessing and praise. She looked at the marriage tree, her tone filled with a little joy.
Of course, the marriage tree would not answer her question. As the young buds fell into Jiang Jiu's hands, the beautiful marriage tree lost its luster and returned to its original appearance.
The peach blossoms on the entire tree began to fall without any warning. Those who had not yet left had their heads covered with peach petals, and Jiang Jiu was no exception.
“!”
Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment, and after he reacted, he immediately looked at Ji Chen and Fo Jiang.
The master, dressed in snow-white clothes, had fallen flowers all over his head. The coldness in his eyes disappeared, and the petals made him look more gentle. There was helplessness in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Jiu.
Fo Jiang is more like a Buddhist who was pulled into the mortal world. Originally, he was kind and gentle, but for some reason he made people feel noble and unapproachable. But now he looks like someone who can be touched with a stretch of the hand.
"Pfft, that looks great."
Jiang Jiu looked at the two of them with a smile. Sometimes this was a good thing. It felt like they became very close all of a sudden.
"Stop messing around, it's time to go back."
Although Ji Chen said this, he sounded helpless yet doting, and did not brush away the petals.
"Does Donor Jiang like it?"
Fo Jiang, who was originally the least romantic, actually asked her in a gentle tone whether she liked it.
Jiang Jiu was made indescribably embarrassed by the attitude of these two people. She turned her head, pretended nothing had happened, and strode towards Xianyu Pavilion.
She didn't want to answer such a strange question that would make her blush for no reason.
...
Back at Xianyu Pavilion, Jiang Jiu quickly returned to her room and closed the door. She didn't want to see Ji Chen and Fo Jiang now.
Sitting on the bed, all she could think about was the young sprout given to her by the marriage tree. Jiang Jiu took it out, placed it in the palm of her hand, and observed it carefully.
As time passed, Jiangjiu kept staring at the young sprout to see what was special about it.
However.....
She couldn't see anything. Apart from the fact that it was a bit too green and full of vitality, there didn't seem to be anything special about it.
"?"
Jiang Jiu always felt that this young sprout was not as simple as it seemed, but she did not find anything special about it. Jiang Jiu could only hold her head in confusion and lie on the table.
"That's strange. What does this mean?"
She had no choice but to touch the leaves of the young bud while she was in a daze, and then...
Nothing happened.
No, to be precise, it is a little different. The leaves of this young sprout are actually hot. Unlike ordinary plants, its temperature is almost the same as the body temperature of ginger wine, just like... it has life.
But I'm not talking about the plant kind, but more like an intelligent animal.
"But it's still useless?"
When Jiang Jiu was speechless, a plot that always appeared in TV dramas suddenly flashed through his mind. For strange seedlings like this, the protagonist usually raised them with blood.
Is that possible?
Once people think of a possibility, they will be eager to try it. This is the case with Jiang Jiu at this moment. He is eager to try it.
If she wasn't afraid of pain, Jiang Jiu wouldn't have been bothered for so long.
Jiang Jiu stared at the young sprout with deep resentment. The clouds in the sky had flown past several times before she gritted her teeth and made a small hole with her fingertips.
In an instant, Jiang Jiu's tears burst out.
She is really...afraid of pain.
Jiang Jiu wanted to cry.
"Never mind!"
But the blood cannot be wasted, so Jiang Jiu stretched out his fingertips tremblingly, squeezed out a drop of blood and dripped it onto the young sprout.
This time, the young sprout finally did not show any reaction at all. Instead, it shook its leaves at the ginger wine, looking like it was saying hello, or thanking her, and then returned to calm, seemingly without any change.
It hasn't grown any bigger and hasn't gained a single leaf.
"?"
Jiang Jiu was stunned. She looked at her healed finger, then at the young sprout, and silently withdrew her hand.
"You really have to feed it with blood..."
To be honest, Jiang Jiu doesn't mind this little blood, but she is afraid of the pain.
This is an unsolvable problem.
In order to avoid feeling autistic and troubled, Jiang Jiu chose to put the young sprouts away and feed them whenever he remembered to do so.
Anyway...
The seedlings given by fate shouldn't die so easily, right?
Jiang Jiu thought uncertainly.
However, the last time Chi Li came to see her, Jiang Jiu saw the branch in Chi Li's hand, and she felt an indescribable similarity between it and this young sprout.
It's like...they were born from the same origin.
As for why he had this feeling, Jiang Jiu couldn't explain it, it was just intuition.
"Next time Chi Li comes, you can ask him."
Jiang Jiu touched her chin. Her bloodline was that of the Goddess of Pure Branches. Maybe it was related to trees?
Is this why she feels such a strange affinity towards the marriage tree?
Jiang Jiu felt that she was telling the truth.
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