"No." He simply answered my two words, but instead locked me even tighter, brushed my cheek dishonestly with his fingers, and pinched his chin as if teasing.
"Wen Jiubai!" I couldn't resist Wen Jiubai's attack, and was kissed by him again. However, when I was struggling, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, which startled me.
I hurriedly jumped a few steps away, took the opportunity to break away from Wen Jiubai, and coughed dryly, "Someone is knocking on the door!"
Wen Jiubai sighed deeply, as if regretting what opportunities he had lost, he muttered, "Really, who knocks on the door so late? I'm not afraid of disturbing people's dreams."
I looked at Wen Jiubai's expression and felt a little amused, "What time is it that disturbs people's sleep. Go and have a look, maybe it's the client?"
Wen Jiubai glanced at me, and at the same time there was another knock on the door. Wen Jiubai sighed, got up and walked towards the courtyard.
"If it's not the client, I want him to look good."
After Wen Jiubai casually said that there was no deterrent threat, he walked through the courtyard to the wooden door, raised his hand and waved it lightly, and the wooden door opened in response.
Standing outside the door was a man in a black cloak, the hood covering his face so that he couldn't see it clearly. In addition, the man in the black robe also brought a golden retriever, which was lying at the owner's feet very obediently at this time, looking at us from time to time. The wet cloak of the man in black reflected the moonlight, so it could be judged that this man had been on his way before the rain stopped, and he might have traveled for a long time to find Wen Jiubai.
I guess Wen Jiubai has also deduced such a simple reasoning, but he frowned and was not very angry with this guest.
"It's so late, what's the visitor doing?"
The visitor in the black robe who couldn't see his face said slowly, "Even if you have nothing to do, can't you just come and catch up with your old friends?"
When Wen Jiubai heard this, his face darkened immediately, and without even thinking about it, he closed the door without hesitation.
"It's okay to reminisce about the old days. I'm very busy here. Please come back, Your Excellency."
Your Mightiness? Wait, Wen Jiubai just called the person outside the door, Your Excellency? Could it be that he has recognized the identity of the outsider
"Hey!" The black-robed man pushed against the wooden door in time, and the golden-haired man beside him seemed to sense the hostility, and straightened his body, making a threatening sound from his throat.
"You treat an old friend like this, isn't it too mean?" The black-robed man laughed, "It's fine if you don't invite me in for a cup of tea, but you still drive me out. Gu Yu is still here, are you embarrassed?"
I? I don't know why, what does it have to do with me
The person who came seemed to see my doubts, let out a burst of laughter, and then reached out and took off the hood covering his face, "What's the matter, Gu Yu, don't you recognize me?"
I was taken aback when the man took off the hood. The person under the hood is none other than someone I am very familiar with—Zhuxuan I met in Diecui Mountain!
"Gu Yu, don't come here without any problems." Zhu Xuan smiled at me.
"Zhuxuan!" I exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"Didn't you just say that?" Zhu Xuan pointed in Wen Jiubai's direction with his chin, "I'm here to catch up with old friends, but unfortunately they don't seem to be very popular."
old friend? So... Could it be that Wen Jiubai knew Zhuxuan before? I was even more confused, looked at Zhuxuan, then at Wen Jiubai.
"Before I met you, I wasn't sure that Kyuubi was still alive in this world. But Gu Yu, after your description, I'm sure. The Mr. Wen you mentioned is the one I know. That nine-tailed fox." Zhu Xuan said to me with a smile.
I turned around suspiciously, and looked at Wen Jiubai, "He... did you know each other before?"
Wen Jiubai folded his arms and looked at Zhuxuan coldly, "Why don't you know each other? Like he said, we are old friends. He almost killed me hundreds of times."
"What?" I was surprised and startled, looking at Zhuxuan.
Ke Zhuxuan was still smiling, and patted my shoulder.
"It's nothing, it's all old stuff. Don't ask children about adult matters."
I once again felt the illusion of being mentally retarded. However, at this time, Zhu Xuan had already squeezed in through the crack of the door with his golden retriever dog. Just bumping into Wen Jiubai's displeased expression. To be honest, Wen Jiubai is a person who doesn't display emotions, I rarely see him put such an expression of displeasure directly on his face, but Zhu Xuan is not angry, and is still smiling.
"It's my fault that I came to bother you without saying a word. But this time I tried my best to find your lair, not just to reminisce about the old days." Zhu Xuan said.
"No." Wen Jiubai said succinctly, "You are not welcome here, go back."
Zhu Xuan raised his eyebrows, and said in a nonchalant manner: "But as far as I know, you have changed your career to be a demon extermination now. The plaque above this room has the words 'Evil Elimination Pavilion' written on it." .”
"So what, it has nothing to do with you." Wen Jiubai still said coldly.
"I'm here today because I have an entrustment to make." Zhu Xuan said slowly, "You won't refuse, will you?"
Wen Jiubai frowned, and looked at Zhuxuan suspiciously, "You? Entrustment? Let's forget it. If you can bring me any entrustment, I'm afraid it will be trouble."
Hearing this, I really couldn't take it anymore, so I interrupted Wen Jiubai.
"So what if you just listen to what Zhuxuan said? It might be very important."
Wen Jiubai glanced at me, then at Zhuxuan, and finally nodded, "Forget it, come in. I was about to ask how you two met."
"Then you have a good story to listen to." Zhu Xuan smiled, bent down and patted the golden retriever's head, and walked into the yard.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, it has only been less than a week since you came back from Diecui Mountain, which means that Zhuxuan and I haven't seen each other for just a few days. But in my feeling, it seems that a long time has passed.
It's no wonder that too many things have happened after returning from Diecui Mountain, and these things have not been cleared up yet, let alone thinking of Zhuxuan.
Zhuxuan sat down in the lobby and told Wen Jiubai everything that happened to our group in Diecui Mountain. Wen Jiubai frowned all the time, without saying a word, just nodded his head to show that he was listening.
Zhuxuan kept talking until the few of us worked together to seal the beast, "...In the end, Gu Yu and the others also helped me find Ye's soul, and I left Diecui Mountain."
Wen Jiubai nodded, still frowning, "Well, I know. No wonder Gu Yu mentioned the beast to me before. I didn't expect you to have such an experience. It's really safe and sound."