Chapter 354 Joy (First Update)
A strange emotion filled Gu Jiao's chest. She felt her heart swell slightly, as if someone had put a sun inside, making her heart feel hot and painful.
She had never dealt with such intense and complex emotions before, and for a moment she didn't know what they were.
"What a beautiful dress! Who did you make it for?"
"Made for Sister Jinyu."
"Why make such beautiful clothes for her? Jiaojiao doesn't even have any."
The conversation between the little guy and Yao Shi that day flashed through Gu Jiao's mind.
She did hear it, but she didn't take it to heart.
Does the little guy care?
Does he feel sorry for others who have wedding dresses but she doesn't?
she……
I hadn't actually thought about the wedding dress...
She's already married and no longer needs a wedding dress, though she's never worn one anyway.
No one in this world would think she needed a wedding dress.
Besides this little guy who knows nothing, this little guy who wants to present her with the most beautiful things in the world, he sold his most beloved Xiao Jin in order to buy her a beautiful wedding dress.
She always asked very little of others, perhaps because she had experienced deep despair in her childhood, so as to avoid disappointment as an adult, she avoided all expectations from the very beginning.
This is her consistent principle in handling matters.
She found that living like this brought her peace of mind.
But Jingkong, if you keep doing this, you'll spoil me.
Gu Jiao stared at him, almost speechless.
Xiao Jingkong thought she was angry, so he lowered his head, clenched his little fingers, and said nervously, "Jiaojiao, don't be angry. I... I will buy Xiaojin back when I earn money in the future."
He just wanted to give Jiaojiao a surprise, so he didn't ask her for the money.
But unexpectedly, Jiao Jiao caught him selling Xiao Jin.
I'm so sad.
It's even more painful than losing Xiao Jin.
He doesn't want Jiaojiao to like him.
The gray-clad guard hadn't expected that his surveillance of the little monk would lead to such a scene. He and the young master had both wondered what the little guy needed so much money for at such a young age. Who would have thought he was going to buy a wedding dress for this little girl!
Having kept an eye on the young monk for so long, the gray-clad guard had managed to find out some information. The young monk's name was Jingkong, and he came from a remote temple in Youzhou. He was adopted by someone about a year ago and left the monastery.
This little girl must be the little monk's current family.
You wouldn't have guessed that the little monk is quite caring.
It's strange. Why would someone leave such a good apprentice to someone else to raise?
Isn't he afraid that others will mistreat the little guy?
However, judging from the little guy's fair complexion and neat clothes, he is clearly being treated very well.
The gray-clad guard's pain had finally subsided somewhat, but the blast had blown off a patch of his hair.
He stood up, supporting himself against the wall with one hand and touching the bald patch on his forehead with the other. Gritting his teeth, he asked Gu Jiao, "Hey, what kind of hidden weapon did you use just now?"
Gu Jiao turned to look at him and asked indifferently, "What's it to you?"
Gray-clad guard: "..."
Is this girl returning his words to her?
The gray-clad guard said, "I didn't steal or rob, yet you beat me up for no reason. Don't you feel any remorse?"
Gu Jiao said, "You two were buying things from a little kid and then sneaking around him like that. Don't you think you deserve to be beaten up?"
That seems to make a lot of sense... The man in gray was quite speechless.
Gu Jiao has never been polite to these kinds of people. Forget about fair trade; their motives were impure from the moment they approached Xiao Jingkong.
She just didn't want to fight in front of Xiao Jingkong.
Gu Jiao took the abacus back: "Aren't you leaving? Are you waiting to get beaten up?"
The gray-clad guard weighed his options and, realizing he truly couldn't defeat her, left dejectedly.
Little Jingkong lowered his head, clutching the hem of his clothes: "Jiaojiao, if you don't like it, I can..."
He was met with a warm hug.
He was taken aback, blinking his big eyes, his eyelashes fluttering: "Jiaojiao?"
"I like it." Gu Jiao hugged the little guy tightly, breathing in his warm breath and milky scent. "I like it very much, thank you Jingkong."
The little heart that Xiao Jingkong was carrying finally settled down, and he buried his head in Gu Jiao's neck.
Jiaojiao liked his gift.
very nice.
Gu Jiao patted his little head and placed the abacus in his hand: "Don't sell it again in the future. It's so beautiful, I'll miss it too."
"Yes!" he nodded.
Xiao Jin is back too.
very nice.
The two, one big and one small, happily went home.
The gray-clad guards also returned to their temporary residence. They had originally stayed at an inn, but their young master felt that the inn was too crowded and noisy, so he found a guarantor to rent a house near Biyue Hutong.
It's in another small alley at the end of Chang'an Avenue.
Firstly, it's a quiet place, and secondly, it's close by, making it convenient to monitor the young monk.
But it seems I've had a bad start today.
"What happened?"
The man who had called himself Young Master Mingyue in front of Xiao Jingkong frowned as he looked at the disheveled and disheveled gray-clad guard and said, "What happened to you? And why are you bald?"
The gray-clad guard hurriedly covered a small bald patch on his forehead and said dejectedly, "Young master, you're right. If you hadn't ordered me to keep an eye on that little monk, I wouldn't have gotten into trouble."
The man put down the half-mixed spices and snorted coldly, "Still being pretentious? I've spoiled you too much in the past. As a guard, you're not skilled enough and your abilities are inferior to others, yet you're blaming me!"
The gray-clad guard looked embarrassed.
The man continued mixing perfumes: "What? Were you discovered?"
"Hmm. That little maidservant beside the monk is quite something. I wonder what kind of hidden weapon she used, but..." The gray-clad guard gestured, "...it actually exploded! Like a firecracker!"
The man's handsome brows furrowed: "It exploded? A firecracker?"
The gray-clad guard shook his head: "It's not a firecracker."
Firecrackers are made of bamboo. When they are burned in a fire, they make a crackling sound, like an explosion, hence the name "firecrackers".
"Oh dear, I don't know what it was either, I didn't see it clearly! I thought it was a dart, so I pulled out my knife to block it, and then..." He touched his bald head, "and this is what happened to me."
The man paused again while mixing the perfume. He pondered for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Could it be the Black Fire Pearl?"
The gray-clad guard asked, puzzled, "What black fire pearl, young master?"
The man slowly said, “It’s a type of hidden weapon from the Yan Kingdom, somewhat similar to what you just described. It’s said that this weapon is made of sulfur and is more powerful than ordinary darts. If you encounter it, you can’t take it head-on; you can only dodge it, otherwise you’ll be blown to pieces.”
"Sulfur?" The gray-clad guard suddenly realized, "That's right, that's right! That definitely smells like sulfur!"
The man then shook his head: "It should be more than just sulfur. I've tried using sulfur before, but I couldn't get it to work."
The gray-clad guard exclaimed, "So, that girl is from the Yan Kingdom?"
The man smiled faintly: "Did you know that only the royal family of Yan possessed that kind of hidden weapon?"
"What?!" the gray-clad guard exclaimed in shock!
The man added, "However, it's also possible that it was given by that person. After all, they even took the letter from the Yan Kingdom, so what's a few more black fire beads?"
The gray-clad guard nodded: "That makes sense."
The man laughed and said, "Otherwise what? Do you think she did it herself? Or does she have some connection with the Yan royal family?"
The gray-clad guard thought it was impossible.
Even the young master couldn't do it, how could a little girl possibly do it? As for being related to the Yan royal family, come on, a lowly country like Zhao can't even get on the official roads of Yan, let alone claim to be related to the royal family!
The gray-clad guard asked, "Then, should I continue to keep an eye on Biyue Alley, young master?"
The man glanced at him sideways and said irritably, "You've already been exposed, so don't go there for the next few days."
Gray-clad guard: "Oh."
But he really wanted to go.
I still want to see the Black Fire Pearl, even if it gets blown up.
...
After returning home, Xiao Jingkong couldn't wait for Gu Jiao to try on the new clothes he had given her.
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and then asked him if he knew what she had bought.
"Beautiful clothes!" Xiao Jingkong exclaimed.
It seems they didn't know it was a wedding dress.
Gu Jiao still explained to him, "This is a wedding dress, and it can only be worn on the wedding day."
"Huh?" Xiao Jingkong was taken aback. He raised his two little hands and scratched his short hair. "Jiaojiao has already married her brother-in-law, so Jiaojiao can't wear it anymore?"
It seems... that's a fair way to put it.
"It's alright!" Little Jingkong suddenly straightened his back and patted his proud little chest. "Jiaojiao, you can marry me again!"
Gu Jiao was amused: "Children can't get married."
He thought for a moment and said, "Then...then wait for me to grow up! When I grow up, I will marry Jiaojiao! Then Jiaojiao will get married again and can wear a wedding dress!"
That's right, that's exactly the point!
Oh, he's such a clever little devil!
He smugly shook his little head!
At this moment, Xiao Jingkong was unaware that his words had become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Later, Gu Jiao did indeed get married again, wearing the wedding dress he had given her, but unfortunately, the groom was not him.
That hurts, Xiao Jingkong 2333
(End of this chapter)
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