The two of them completed all the procedures at the official office and returned to the general's mansion by nightfall.
Qin Jiujiu simply asked someone to help her fetch water, closed the door, and took a bath in her room.
With mist swirling around, Qin Jiujiu enjoyed her bath while sorting out the plot.
From the system, Qin Jiujiu learned that the main characters were following the plot as in the original text. This time, because of her involvement, the main characters were led here by the Nine-Tailed Fox. However, they had also come to this place in the original text, but she could not recall what the original text was.
No matter how she asked the system, it either gave vague answers or ignored her completely. Thus, Qin Jiujiu had no choice but to sort out the plot according to the current developments.
The main storyline of the original text revolved around the Xie family's heirloom, but she could not clearly remember what it was. The subsequent plot was also hazy, and she could not recall it at all.
This feeling was as if her memory had been forcibly erased!
But why? She couldn't find a reason and felt that the idea of her memory being erased was too absurd.
The heat rising from the wooden tub further dispersed her thoughts. Her brows, which had been furrowed in suspicion, suddenly relaxed, and the confusion in her eyes dissipated, leaving only clarity.
She looked down into the wooden tub. The flower petals floating on the water made one want to scoop them up. So, she stretched out her slender, white, and long arm to scoop in the water.
The silver bracelet on her wrist made her hand appear even whiter and more slender. Qin Jiujiu silently gazed at the bell for a long time. Xie Jing's words suddenly appeared in her mind, and as if possessed, she shook her bracelet.
"Ding ling ling..."
As she gently swayed her wrist, the bell also swayed slightly, emitting a crisp sound in the stillness.
Xie Jing extinguished the lights but lay on the bed fully clothed. His bright eyes looked somewhat eerie in the darkness. He rested one hand behind his head, maintaining this posture for a long time without feeling any numbness.
Suddenly, his heart felt an abnormality.
At first, it was just a dull ache, but gradually, the pain intensified. He abruptly got up and jumped out the window. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Qin Jiujiu shook it a few times and found no abnormality, assuming Xie Jing was deliberately trying to scare her. She then began to shake it boldly.
The sound from the window made her stop shaking the bell. Her heart suddenly tightened. Could it be a thief?
She looked at herself, naked. She looked uneasily towards the window. She was behind a screen at this moment, and through the screen, she could only vaguely see that the window had been opened, but no other sounds came.
She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was the wind. However, after being so startled, she could no longer relax and enjoy her bath. She straightened her upper body and reached out to grab the clothes draped on the screen.
Just as she reached for her clothes, she clearly saw a dark figure leap through the open window.
She instinctively sat back down and called out, "Who's there?"
It was a silhouette, currently standing in the room. Through the screen, the person seemed to have turned around and was looking at her.
Xie Jing narrowed his eyes and looked towards the source of the sound.
He could only vaguely see Qin Jiujiu's figure, but it was enough to understand what she was doing. Xie Jing didn't know what was happening to him, but his steps felt heavy, as if they were made of lead.
As he had a thought, the scene from that night suddenly flooded his mind. He felt that the figure behind the screen was somewhat dazzling.
Qin Jiujiu dared not move at this moment. Her heart followed the movements of the figure behind the screen. What if that person broke in?
If she shouted for help now, would she be silenced by the person outside?
Through the screen, she could tell from the shadow that it was a man.
And, this figure seemed somewhat familiar.
"System, have you detected any danger? Who is that person outside?"
She wanted to shout for help right now, but her reason told her that if she made a sound, she might very well lose her life. So, she forced herself to remain calm.
Fortunately, that person didn't seem to intend to come in!
"No danger detected yet!"
What was with the system's tone? Qin Jiujiu inexplicably felt that the system was somewhat excited right now? It even sounded like it was watching a show.
Ensuring that the person could not see inside clearly, she stood up from the bathtub and immediately put on the clothes she held. There was no time to dry her body, so she hastily put on whatever could cover her.
This process was quick. Xie Jing's gaze fell on the figure behind the screen. His originally cold face suddenly softened, with a hint of a smile.
After Qin Jiujiu put on her clothes, she dared not appear from behind the screen rashly. Naturally, she couldn't see her full appearance at the moment and didn't know how alluring she looked.
Her hair, not yet dry, dangled behind her. Her white ruqun was already sheer, and now that it was slightly damp with water, it perfectly outlined her figure, making it vaguely visible. Her fair face, flushed from the heat, now had a rosy hue, like that of someone who had just experienced an intimate encounter, making one's heart race. Her proud collarbones were already prominent, and with every breath she took out of nervousness, they became even more so, adding a hint of allure. Her willow-like waist, a mere handful, sparked endless imagination...
Xie Jing did not move. He finally spoke, "I told you, if there's nothing important, it's best not to shake the bell!"
Qin Jiujiu suddenly relaxed completely. She walked out and looked at Xie Jing.
Xie Jing's eyes then fell upon her current appearance. She was like a lotus emerging from water, naturally unadorned, and simply standing there was enough to captivate the soul.
At this moment, she was like a siren, making him lose his senses and want to embrace her.
He was startled by the fervent thoughts in his mind. He had encountered women who had tried to seduce him before, some even stripping naked and standing before him, doing their best to entice him, yet he only felt disgust.
He thought he didn't like women, and therefore had no interest in such matters. He also couldn't understand why men were so eager for such sordid affairs. In his view, it was merely a means of procreation, and he had no interest in having offspring, thus no need to waste time on such things.
Xie Jing shook his head, attempting to dispel the strange thoughts in his mind. However, looking at Qin Jiujiu, she hadn't done anything, yet she could evoke such desires in him.
This desire burned him, leaving him bewildered and lost.
He swept his gaze and his eyes fell upon her bed. He quickly walked to the bedside, rolled up the quilt on the bed, and came before Qin Jiujiu.
Qin Jiujiu was somewhat perplexed and looked at him, saying, "Why are you here..." Before she could finish, she was enveloped by a shadow. The quilt floated over her head and landed behind her.
At this moment, his arms embraced her, and she was as if held within his embrace.
Xie Jing wrapped her tightly with the quilt, as if covering her would also conceal his wicked thoughts.
After completing all this, Xie Jing's gaze fell to her hands. Although her hands were now also enclosed within the quilt, he seemed to be explaining to her, "You shook the bell..."
Upon hearing this, Qin Jiujiu, in a moment of excitement, revealed her hands. Xie Jing had already let go, and the quilt that had been covering her fell to the ground with her movement.
Her figure suddenly appeared in Xie Jing's eyes, and the lust in his heart instantly consumed him.
He could not resist!