[Jian San] Innocent, pitiful, but scum

Chu Qiu pretended to be gloomy and did not answer, but Daoist Shanshi spoke on her behalf in an inscrutable manner.

Chu Qiu didn't understand much else, but the date was clear.

August [-]th is the birthday that Taoist Shanshi said, and it is also Chu Qiuxian's birthday.

Just hearing about this day, Chu Qiu subconsciously thought about it in surprise, but on the surface he still had a calm and indifferent expression.The system was not there at that time, and Chu Qiu was not sure about her situation, and there were bigger problems bothering her, so she put this problem aside for the time being.It wasn't until Xu Linshu mentioned it that Chu Qiu thought of this question that had been stuck deep in her heart.

"The date is the same, is this also your task setting?" Chu Qiu asked the system deliberately.

"At least it can't be a coincidence." The system rarely joked with her, "Host, you can rest assured."

The system's voice is as pleasant as ever, even saying this with a hint of comfort.The mechanical sense became more concealed after the upgrade, except that it was a little rigid the day it woke up, and now even the tone of reading the task is like reading aloud, and the sluggishness has faded away.If Chu Qiu hadn't clearly understood that it was a product of technology, not human consciousness, she might have mistakenly believed that the person talking to her brain was a human being.

But now, it simulates human emotions with such a voice, telling her to rest assured.

"I mean no harm to you," the system said.But in the end it only has a voice, and Chu Qiu can't get more accurate information from its voice—after all, its voice is also simulated. "At least for now, we are symbiotic."

Chu Qiu was noncommittal.

"Your birthday, of course, will never be forgotten." Xu Linshu put down his hand holding the book.

Chu Qiu's birthday was celebrated in Chunyang last year, but she had just arrived in Chunyang not long ago, and only Li Wangsheng remembered to give her a bowl of soup cakes (longevity noodles).

Thinking about it, Chu Qiu's birthday was only known by Taoist Shanshi and Li Wangsheng, so naturally no one celebrated her.And the leader still remembered to give her a bowl of longevity noodles in his busy schedule, which was already very caring.Chu Qiu was very content, anyway, when he was in the orphanage, a group of children celebrated once a month, but when it was their birthday, they might not even be able to eat longevity noodles.

So she ate the Longevity Noodles and went to rest early, not realizing that her master noticed the Longevity Noodles that Li Wangsheng gave her, and suddenly realized that it was her birthday.

I have been remembering it until now.

Seeing that Chu Qiu was not as happy as he thought, Xu Linshu couldn't help but fall into his own thoughts, but finally asked softly, "Qiu'er seems...unhappy?"

"No." Chu Qiu subconsciously denied what he said, but she quickly realized that she, who was out of the gloomy persona, smiled lightly, and the dull breath just now disappeared, "Master, don't think too much, it's just...for a long time no one I was a little surprised when I asked about my birthday.”

"You never told me." Xu Linshu frowned imperceptibly, but quickly calmed down, not wanting Chu Qiu to notice his gaffe, "If I hadn't met at that time... I wouldn't have known that day It's your birthday."

Although Xu Linshu adjusted his emotions quickly, Chu Qiu, who was very sensitive to the target's emotions, still found out that he was abnormal.Without even thinking deeply, she knew what he had just thought.With a flash in her eyes, she took the initiative to put down the book she was reading vigorously, and moved to Xu Linshu's side.

"I'm not hiding anything." Chu Qiu explained to him without any pressure, "I just... didn't think about it for a while."

At that time, she noticed that the system was gone, and was anxious about how to settle in Chunyang and what to do in the future. Chu Qiu didn't have time to think so much. Things like birthdays are dispensable to her, and she doesn't care anymore.But it suddenly occurred to her that for people of this era, this is not something that can be easily forgotten.

Chu Qiu paused, not knowing what to say. She moved her lips, but in the end her expression darkened, her low voice was filled with an imperceptible nasal sound, and she organized her words to him, "I apologize, Master, I……"

"I should apologize, you are not wrong." Xu Linshu took the lead.

He paused, and then slapped the book in his hand on Chu Qiu's head. It seemed to be punishment, but the force was not heavy. At least Chu Qiu who was beaten felt that although his sight was covered by the shadow of the book , but actually his head didn't hurt at all, and there was that heavy-sounding voice.

"I shouldn't have made you think about that. As you said, everything in the past is not important." He moved his hand away, and Chu Qiu's vision broadened again.Subconsciously, she raised her head following the removed hand, and saw the distress in Xu Linshu's eyes, "I shouldn't make you uneasy because of...."

Chu Qiu:? ? ?

So what did he think up?Or is she missing something?

She thought he was angry because she felt that she didn't trust him, so she didn't tell him her birthday.

What is the result now?

"Host," the system seemed to know something, with a strange tone, "Are all human beings so rich in imagination?"

"What?" Chu Qiu expressed his confusion.

"He thinks it's his fault that you apologized uncomfortably just now. He thinks that he caused you to vaguely recall the bad past, so he feels a little guilty now." When the system said this, he also praised without distraction, "Of course , your hesitant expression just now is very good, and the host's acting skills are as beautiful as ever."

Before Chu Qiu could taunt, the system immediately changed the topic and successfully protected itself.

"—By the way, the bad thing he thinks is probably..." The system's tone was a bit more teasing, and the tone was deliberately protracted, which whetted Chu Qiu's appetite. The targets were abandoned and seriously injured one after another. Of course, I also made up for you the life experience of being an outcast.”

"In a sense, he was right." Chu Qiu still showed surprise and cautiousness on his face, but his voice was very calm when talking to the system, "The only thing that is wrong is the abandonment and serious injury. under my calculations."

"Shouldn't the host be calculating?"

"Ha ha."

Chu Qiu said with a sneer that you can experience it yourself.

Perhaps feeling that Chu Qiu's emotions had calmed down, Xu Linshu quickly smiled and asked her, "Does Qiu'er have any gifts you want?"

"I don't want anything." Chu Qiu entered the state in seconds, she peeked at him with some hesitation, then quickly lowered her head, put her left hand on the saber Xu Linshu gave her, and rubbed the hilt with her index finger subconsciously .And just a few seconds after this action, Chu Qiu calmed down, showing a slight smile again, "The sword that the master gave this disciple is precious enough."

(The warm maintenance you give me is precious enough.)

"Qiu Ying belongs to you, so it's not counted." Qiu Ying is a good sword, and I don't know where Xu Linshu found it. Chu Qiu asked the system, so I know that if this Qiu Ying is worn for five or six years, it is enough to form a sword. The sword spirit is comparable to Cheng Wu, "Qiu'er, you can... be greedy."

It was also the first time for Xu Linshu to let others be greedy.

"Then..." Chu Qiu hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I want Master to be safe, and Master...to be able to protect this disciple all the time."

With a clear and cold voice that was still imperceptibly childish, Xu Linshu suddenly thought that his apprentice, the restrained little girl in front of him, was just a child who was almost 13 years old.But it was also this child who brought a ray of sunlight that was not dazzling to his always empty heart.

When Chu Qiu said this, even Xu Linshu didn't know that there was a real warm smile in his eyes, which was more real than a simple smile on his face.

"Even if Qiu'er doesn't say that, as a teacher..." Xu Linshu shook his head amusedly, put the scroll on the table, and then hugged the little girl up, letting her sit in his arms very naturally , "Or, Ruo Qiu'er thought, I can take you down the mountain to play again."

Chu Qiu shook his head slightly.Xu Linshu, who thought she still cared about Dao and Lu, naturally wouldn't disobey her.

In fact, Chu Qiu just felt that one thing more is worse than one thing less, and it would be over if he stayed in Chunyang honestly.

"Maybe I can ask Uncle Shangguan for some pills." Seeing that Chu Qiu was silent, Xu Linshu didn't care. This was the first time he maintained such an intimate posture with Chu Qiu. He could feel the little girl's lightness. It's not that I suffered too much, otherwise why I haven't grown fat in vain after more than a year.

Then thinking of Dao and Lu, Xu Linshu's impression of them was even worse.However, his distaste for these two people did not affect Chu Qiu at all. Xu Linshu took up his words very naturally, and pinched the little girl's fleshy face seriously, "Mr. Shangguan's alchemy skills are not low. Maybe Master Uncle can also cure your hidden illness."

The hidden illness Xu Linshu mentioned was that Chu Qiu was afraid of being quiet.

But Chu Qiu was no longer afraid, because when she fell into memories again, she could always think of Xu Linshu bringing her out of the darkness with the light.

"It's good to just take some tranquilizing medicine." As it was related to Chu Qiu, Xu Linshu felt that it was necessary to visit Shangguan Boyu while talking, so he kept this matter in his heart.

"Master."

Just when Xu Linshu was thinking about how to "conceal Chu Qiu's problems in front of his classmates to avoid accidents, and at the same time go to see Shangguan Boyu in a fair manner", Chu Qiu spoke suddenly.

Perhaps it was because she had never sat so intimately with Xu Linshu before, the surprise in Chu Qiu's eyes had not faded, and even her cheeks were blushing indistinctly.

"Huh?" Xu Linshu just looked down at her with clear eyes.

"Master, I like you."

Without warning, Chu Qiu said this to him.

Xu Linshu could see Qiu's expression clearly, the surprise on her face had disappeared, replaced by one point of temptation, two points of nervousness and seven points of concentration.