Why do you always want to be my Taoist partner?

"What does it mean to like someone?" This became his serious question.

"I don't know." Zhu Taozhi looked at the snowflakes in front of her. She looked at Jiang Li's face through the snowflakes. She didn't know why, but she always felt her head was a little confused. At this moment, she recalled everything she had experienced with Jiang Li in the past three years, and suddenly she felt a little dazed.

When she met Jun Moxiao three years ago, it was because she was unwilling to accept the fact that she lost the duel, so she started to pester the man to duel again. Finally, Jun Moxiao got fed up and dueled with her a few more times. She was defeated over and over again, but she kept fighting again and again. Then she gradually became curious about this masked man.

But Jun Moxiao at that time was very serious. Although he was not taciturn and could talk to her for a long time, he would always deliberately choke her to death. She thought Jun Moxiao was really a silly swordsman who was devoted to sword-seeking, but after taking off the mask, the silly swordsman turned into the bastard Jiang Li.

How could he be your prey? Zhu Taozhi was still very angry when she thought about this. Perhaps all her little tricks in the past seemed like childish play in front of Jun Moxiao, but he didn't expose her. Instead, he pretended not to know and watched. What a jerk.

During the three years, she and Jun Moxiao went to many secret realms together, and they also chatted in the caves of the secret realms until late at night on many nights, and then kept watch for each other. When she was about to leave Zhongzhou, what she was most reluctant to leave was the masked Jun Moxiao, but later she met Jiang Li after he took off the mask, and she found that whether it was Jun Moxiao or Jiang Li, perhaps they were the same, she still liked that man, but that man did not seem to like her that much.

Could it be that it was just because she offered herself to him, or because she shed tears, that Jiang Li gave her love that was almost like pity?

Zhu Taozhi and Zhu Qiutang both feel insecure, but the two sisters have completely different approaches. Zhu Qiutang will push you away, while Zhu Taozhi will cling to you like a kitten and meow if you don't play with her.

"I don't know why you feel that I don't like you?" Jiang Li asked softly.

"I... feel like you don't like me that much." Zhu Taozhi turned her face away.

"Then what do you want me to answer you?" Jiang Li looked at the falling snow in front of him. After a long while, he said, "I should have told you before that I also have several confidantes in Xuantian Dao Jizong."

"Yes." Zhu Taozhi nodded.

"If you think I don't like you very much, maybe you are right." Jiang Li said softly, but Zhu Taozhi suddenly felt as if her heart was suddenly squeezed by an invisible hand. She clutched her skirt tightly and her nose felt sore.

"But I've never really loved any girl." Jiang Li's expression was innocent. "The person I love the most has always been myself. For me, as long as I can live a happy life, then it doesn't matter what I do. I have always been such a scumbag, and I have been living like this for a long, long time, so I never worry about whether I like someone or not."

"If I don't like someone, I will push her away. I know that with your pride, you probably won't really let your mother bring you to me. I don't dislike you, but if you feel that I don't like you very much, maybe you are right."

Jiang Li's smile was helpless. "I have always been such a scumbag, but I will never force you to do anything. You have the right to kick me away at any time if you don't like me."

"But it's obvious...you were the one who provoked me first." Zhu Taozhi's voice was a little choked.

"It was you who always wanted to challenge me to a duel of swords. The Jun Mo Xiao mask was always worn for you. The cold and serious Jun Mo Xiao, the Jun Mo Xiao who was devoted to swordsmanship, was because I was afraid that one day you would fall in love with me, and then I would only disappoint you. If you say now that you like me, you can't blame me for my mistakes, because it was you who took the initiative to look at the face under the mask, and it was you who took the initiative to approach me."

Jiang Li's expression was still so innocent. "To me, worrying about whether I love you enough or whether I like you enough is meaningless. I never measure a thing based on the severity of my love. If you want to be devoted to you, absolutely passionate, and only like you, I definitely don't have that."

Jiang Li stood up from the bathtub and picked up the clothes beside him, but Zhu Taozhi was walking towards him again. She walked in front of Jiang Li with tears in her eyes.

"You were the one who provoked me first, you can't dislike me..."

"I didn't say I didn't like you." Jiang Li reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then reached out and pinched her little face, "Never."

"So are you hiding something from me?" Zhu Taozhi looked at his face, her eyes still red.

Jiang Li looked alert, "Are you going to pretend to cry and then catch me?"

Seeing that Zhu Taozhi was about to cry, Jiang Li had no choice but to admit with a bitter face, "Okay, I am hiding something from you."

"You said, I'm not angry." Zhu Taozhi's eyes were still sparkling with tears.

Based on Jiang Li's decades of experience in the martial arts world, the four words "I'm not angry" usually mean that I'm going to be angry soon, so he hugged Zhu Taozhi in his arms and said, "I'll tell you in seven days."

"Why seven days later?"

"No reason."

"I would like to know."

"No, you don't want to." Jiang Li moved closer and kissed her lips. Zhu Taozhi couldn't breathe because of his kiss, but she was still very persistent in asking. Jiang Li had no choice but to kiss her lips again. Every time she wanted to ask a question, Jiang Li kissed her. Finally, she stopped asking and shrank in Jiang Li's arms. She stretched out her hands and hugged Jiang Li's neck, slightly tiptoed in the bathtub, then lowered her head and bit his shoulder.

"You're really annoying."

"That's what you wanted to do."

"Bad guy." Zhu Taozhi used a little more force, and her white teeth left a string of teeth marks on his shoulder. Her dress had been soaked by the water droplets in the bathtub, and it clung tightly to her beautiful body. After a long while, she turned around and said, "Please give me a massage again."

"Where do you want me to press this time?" Jiang Li asked, while naturally holding her in his arms. The two people in the bathtub snuggled up to each other, and Jiang Li's hands gently pinched her snow-white long legs under the water.

Zhu Taozhi curled up slightly, looking at the snow falling in front of her, her head was still a little confused. She knew clearly that she seemed to be jumping into a fire pit, but no one ever pushed her, she wanted to jump down on her own.

Jiang Li didn't do anything excessive except massaging her legs. After all, they were in the bath. After they came out of the bath, they changed their clothes and came to the courtyard. Zhu Qiutang went back to rest early. Zhu Taozhi reached out and grabbed the corner of Jiang Li's clothes, looking up at him, "Where are you going?"

"Is there a room prepared for me?" Jiang Li winked at her.

Zhu Taozhi didn't say anything, she just dragged her into her room, then pushed Jiang Li down on the bed, her chin resting on Jiang Li's chest, "You can only sleep here, don't even think about running away."

"You talk as if I can run anywhere. I have a poor sense of direction." Jiang Li answered innocently.

"I don't care."

Zhu Taozhi took out a hairband, then put it on Jiang Li's hand and wrapped it around it, and tied the other end to his hand. She tied the hairband tightly, an absolute knot. She moved her body, hummed softly, then leaned on Jiang Li's chest and closed her eyes.

Jiang Li's plan to secretly run away to find Zhu Qiutang at night was completely ruined.

Anyway, we will have some alone time tomorrow, and we can stay together secretly under the excuse of swallowing up bad luck for her. Then I can let Zhu Qiutang play the role of younger sister. Wait, why does it feel a bit perverted?

I, Jiang Xiaoli, am not such a boring person!

Chapter 217: Chapter Bamboo Jun Phoenix

The next morning.

Jiang Li and Zhu Taozhi woke up. Zhu Taozhi untied the hairbands tied around their hands. Just as she did so, Jiang Li came up to her and gave her a gentle kiss on her pink lips.

There was a light snow outside the window. Zhu Taozhi widened her eyes slightly, but before she could react, Jiang Li had already stepped back, and his eyes looked particularly innocent.

Seeing Zhu Taozhi's surprised expression, Jiang Li laughed, "Can't I kiss you?"

Zhu Taozhi's mind was a little confused, and it took her a while to turn her face away, "If you want to kiss...just kiss me, just tell me in advance if you don't want to."

"Then, kiss me again?" Jiang Li shamelessly came in front of her. Zhu Taozhi lowered her head and kissed Jiang Li lightly on the lips.

"I have prepared new clothes for you." Jiang Li pinched Zhu Taozhi's face. Her face felt smooth and tender, very comfortable. Zhu Taozhi tilted her head, and Jiang Li took out the light green sleeveless cheongsam that he had made before he came.

"I made it myself. Try it on and see if it fits you." Jiang Li said softly in her ear. Zhu Taozhi stood up and put on the cheongsam bit by bit. The hem of the cheongsam was slightly above her knees, which was not tight, but just enough to reveal a small part of her thigh skin. Such clothes are actually quite conservative in the Northern Territory. Zhu Taozhi stood in front of the mirror, looking at herself in the mirror.

"It fits me."

"And shoes and socks." Jiang Li took out a pair of milky white pantyhose and light white double-strap high heels for Zhu Taozhi. Zhu Taozhi looked at the pantyhose in her hand, then hesitated for a moment and began to put them on beside the bed. When she put them on to her knees, she had to tap her toes lightly on the ground and then lift the hem of her cheongsam. Jiang Li was watching her from the side. This time Zhu Taozhi didn't tell Jiang Li not to look, and the blush on her cheeks made her look particularly cute.

She carefully pulled the edge of the socks up to her waist, and then carefully smoothed the hem of her cheongsam. Then she sat on the bed and gently swung her toes. Jiang Li looked at her face and smiled, "You want me to put them on for you?"

"I didn't say that."

Jiang Li smiled helplessly, came to her side, squatted down, grabbed her white silk feet, and gently picked up her shoes for her. Zhu Taozhi's white and tender feet were slightly transparent under the thin pantyhose. Jiang Li carefully put on the shoes for her, then took her hand and walked to the mirror and braided her hair.

"You know so much." Zhu Taozhi's voice sounded a little sour.

"Since fate has made me meet you one day, it would be useful for me to learn more in advance."

"Hey, big liar."

Jiang Li was braiding her hair and was stunned for a moment.

He knew Zhu Taozhi's uneasiness and what she was thinking, but he could do nothing about it. He had no way to prove to Zhu Taozhi whether he really liked her. But if he had not been moved at the beginning, Jiang Li would not have wanted to come to the Northern Territory. When he came to the Northern Territory, he actually wondered whether the love between them would fade with time, but when they met again, her eyes were still so hot.

He suddenly thought of the letters Zhu Taozhi had sent. There was more than one letter from Zhu Taozhi. After Jiang Li replied to her last letter, Zhu Taozhi began to send him letters frequently. She would always talk about a lot of things about herself in the letters, saying that she woke up this morning to hear the birds chirping on the branches, that she saw a particularly white peach blossom today, that it seemed like it was going to snow in the Northern Territory, and that she had learned a new dance recently. It was a pity that he had no chance to see it.

The words in those letters carried her love for him, and when we met again, her love for him remained unchanged.

He couldn't tell why his heart was beating so fast because of this passion, but he could certainly hear the sound of his heart beating faster occasionally.

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The sword-fighting contest of the Ice and Snow Festival will be held tonight, and it will last for two days in total. Zhu Taozhi took Jiang Li to Zhu Junhuang's bedroom. After informing the maid outside the door, it was a long time before he received the news that Zhu Junhuang let him in.

Zhu Junhuang's bedroom seemed very deserted. Apart from the maid outside the door, there was not a single servant to be seen. And when Jiang Li and Zhu Taozhi arrived at her bedroom, Zhu Junhuang was still half lying on the bed, covered with a white quilt. She was wearing a rose-red nightgown. The thin nightgown revealed her round shoulders, but could not hide the fullness of her chest. Jiang Li guessed that when she was sleeping, she might have loosened the straps of the nightgown to her arms, and only pulled them up because she was going to see them.

But what surprised Jiang Li was that Zhu Junhuang seemed a little tired.

Zhu Taozhi was holding Jiang Li's hand at the moment, and she smiled sweetly, "Mother... Can I let Jiang Li participate in the sword contest on my behalf this year?"

"Not good." Zhu Junhuang's expression was cold.

Zhu Taozhi's smile froze, and she suddenly became a little surprised. Her mother was not a cold person on weekdays. Although she could be a little strict with her sometimes, she was very gentle most of the time.

But now my mother's eyes have become so cold.

Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Taozhi has just reached the Spiritual Transformation stage. I heard that some of the younger generations in those families have reached the third level of Spiritual Transformation. Although Taozhi can win, it would not be good if she gets hurt. If it is appropriate, Aunt Zhu, why don't you consider... Let me replace Taozhi to fight. I promise to win every game and never let the royal family suffer humiliation."

Zhu Junhuang looked at him, and the coldness in her eyes disappeared inexplicably. Jiang Li seemed to see her legs move slightly, so that the quilt also moved slightly. Zhu Junhuang sat up a little, "Is that what you mean?"

"Yes." Jiang Li had no choice but to nod.

Zhu Junhuang looked at him with complicated eyes for several seconds, "It's not a bad idea to give you a chance, but what if you lose?"

"I can bear any beatings or punishments Aunt Zhu wants." Jiang Li couldn't find any other excuses, so he could only say this.

These were clearly relatively normal words, but Zhu Junhuang's mind inexplicably flashed with the scene of her sitting on a chair, Jiang Li crawling in front of her, and her gently lifting his chin with her toes, looking at him with contempt, and swinging the whip in her hand. Her body could not help but tremble again.

"Then I'll give you a chance."

Looking at Jiang Li's determined eyes, she felt her body inexplicably softened. Jiang Li smiled softly, "Thank you, Aunt Zhu."

Zhu Junhuang's eyes fell on Zhu Taozhi. Looking at her hair, she inexplicably felt a little jealous. "Did Jiang Li braid your hair?"

"It's a popular hairstyle in Zhongzhou. Do you like it, Aunt Zhu?"

“It’s pretty nice.”

"If Aunt Zhu likes it, I can also weave one for her."

The opportunity to please her mother-in-law must not be missed. Zhu Junhuang was stunned for a moment, then the corners of her lips curled up, and she smiled softly, "Okay." Then she lifted the quilt, stood up, and walked to the mirror.

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment.

Because Zhu Junhuang lifted her skirt and got out of bed, he realized that Zhu Junhuang's rose-red nightgown was so short that almost half of her thighs were exposed. Compared with Zhu Taozhi's girlish legs, Zhu Junhuang's legs were a little fuller, and her waist was so thin and narrow, with the plump fruits hanging heavily on her chest, which was comparable to that of Junior Sister Bai Sheng.

Junior Sister Bai Sheng is the type who can be placed on the table!

She sat in front of the dressing mirror, her jet-black hair falling behind her shoulders. Jiang Li then realized how much her phoenix robe concealed her figure yesterday. Zhu Junhuang looked back at Jiang Li and said, "Why don't you come over?"

"coming."

"Taozhi, if you have nothing to do, call your sister to help you review the remaining memorials from yesterday. Don't just stand here doing nothing."

"..." Zhu Taozhi always felt that her mother seemed to have some ill intentions towards her, but she couldn't put it into words for the moment. She could only pout her lips and reluctantly said "I know", then turned and left the bedroom. Now, only Jiang Li and Zhu Junhuang were left in the bedroom.

Jiang Li felt a little uneasy.

He always felt that Zhu Junhuang was a little dangerous to him, but Zhu Junhuang seemed to be completely defenseless against him. At this moment, he was standing behind Zhu Junhuang. As long as he lowered his head, he could see the plump breasts under the neckline of her nightgown. Even though her dress was loose, if it swayed a little more, Jiang Li might be able to see the peach blossoms.

"Let me braid a hairstyle that's more suitable for Aunt Zhu. It will definitely suit you better than Taozhi's current hairstyle." Jiang Li said softly. Zhu Junhuang nodded lightly. Then Jiang Li began to braid her hair seriously. While braiding, Jiang Li casually asked, "Aunt Zhu, why do you look a little tired?"

Then Jiang Li saw Zhu Junhuang's ears slightly reddened.

"I didn't sleep well last night." Zhu Junhuang said lightly.

But this reason was also strange. With her cultivation level, she didn't need to sleep at all. Jiang Li didn't delve into it, but continued to braid her hair carefully. Zhu Junhuang had very good hair quality, and her hair was as black as ink. After braiding, Zhu Junhuang looked at herself in the mirror, and was dazed for a moment. She suddenly asked, "Auntie Zhu, do you look good?"

Jiang Li's heart skipped a beat.

Not right.

This question is very wrong.

But at this moment he could only answer softly, "Who in the entire Northern Territory doesn't know that Aunt Zhu is the most beautiful fairy in the entire Northern Territory?"

Zhu Junhuang stared at herself in the mirror. The woman in the mirror seemed to have a bit of resentment in her eyes. Those resentful eyes were like looking through the autumn water, but she was just looking at herself.

"What's the point of looking good?"

"Who in the entire Northern Territory doesn't want to fall at the feet of Aunt Zhu? How can being pretty be useless?"

"I am not the same as them." Zhu Junhuang's voice was full of disdain, and gradually became a little tired. She shed a tear and said, "Please massage my shoulders again."

Jiang Li was obedient and massaged her shoulders. Zhu Junhuang leaned back on the chair and closed her eyes. The light blush on her cheeks gradually became more and more noticeable. Jiang Li massaged her for a long time, and Zhu Junhuang finally stood up. "Let me change my clothes, and then we'll go see how the two girls are doing with their memorials."

Jiang Li nodded slightly, but out of the corner of his eye he suddenly caught a glimpse of some crystal clear water stains on the chair where Zhu Junhuang had been sitting before.

How could that be? Then what was she wearing under her skirt just now...

Jiang Li didn't dare to think too much and just pretended that he didn't see anything. However, Zhu Junhuang had just taken a step or two and turned back to look at him, "My personal maid has gone to take care of the Ice and Snow Festival for me. Otherwise... can you help me dress?"

Jiang Li subconsciously took a step back.

He always felt that Zhu Junhuang's eyes seemed to want to eat him up. He was now pitiful, weak and helpless. Zhu Junhuang stared at him deeply, but after a moment she smiled again, with shallow dimples appearing on her cheeks, and her ink-black eyes revealed a bit of charm and playfulness.

"Just kidding, little one."

She turned around and walked into the compartment behind the beaded curtain. She gently peeled off her shoulder straps, and her red skirt slid to the ground like falling peony petals.