Who says those who retire at the speed of light are not heroes?

Unspeakable anger suddenly welled up from the bottom of her heart. She couldn't explain why she was angry. Perhaps this anger was not directed at him, but at the past self who always claimed that everything was extremely boring, and who always watched everything with cold eyes and looked down on her.

From that day on, she suddenly became curious.

She put away all her contempt and finally began to look the man in front of her straight in the eye, but only then did she suddenly realize that she had made some mistakes in her judgment in the past.

It's not that he has a closer relationship with him than Qin Wutong. On the contrary, he treats both of them the same. If it was Qin Wutong who was targeted by the thunder that day, he would also risk his life to save her. He seems to be a good friend of both of them, but there is a real cocoon in his heart. From beginning to end, he is unwilling to take off the mask... and keeps a distance from everyone.

When he realized this sense of distance, Ji Zhezhi experienced the emotion of madness for the first time.

She desperately wanted to tear open that layer of cocoon and break the thick barrier he had deliberately created, so later she often invited Siming to her house late at night to practice sword. Her skirt was thin and light, and her clothes would be torn inadvertently at certain moments. She saw with her own eyes the cautiousness and panic in his eyes, and deliberately pretended to be indifferent. Even though the collar on her chest was torn, she never stopped practicing sword. She let him see it, and he would always break that wall himself.

She wanted to break the wall like crazy, as if she was angry with herself, but later she gradually realized that she seemed to have been wrong from the beginning. He had never had any improper thoughts about her, but just treated her as a friend like Qin Wutong. No matter what she did, nothing would change. Whether it was the tea bags she made carefully, the pillowcases she embroidered for half a month, the shyness when she happened to soak in the hot spring when she came, or the whiteness that was exposed when she bent over inadvertently when she was alone, or the eyes that came close when she adjusted her collar... none of them made sense.

No matter what she did, it was useless. She only needed to be a little bit nice to him and she could ask for unlimited things from him. He didn't care how much he gave her. But if she wanted to really get into his heart, it was almost impossible.

It was as if she couldn't win against him in sword fighting no matter what.

If all this is regarded as a challenge of hellish difficulty, Ji Zhezhi has already made all the efforts she could think of, so... she must win.

She must get into this guy's heart and see what he is like. She must become an existence higher than Qin Wutong in his heart. She wants to see what he will be like at that time. She has been almost crazy for many years because of this.

She no longer cared what would happen after that, but the opportunity was right in front of her... She had to win, win completely, she had to hear him say "I love you" with her own mouth, even though when she was young she thought these words were nothing but ridiculous lies.

The moment the desire arises, a lie can become the truth.

240 Sweating is normal

moonlit night.

When the sword in Ji Zhezhi's hand swept across, a dim golden light drew a golden thread in the night sky. The threads were so gorgeous that they seemed prosperous, but the sword tip never touched Lin Cheng's body at all.

Lin Cheng was dodging the moment she drew her sword, and he dodged very easily. From the moment she appeared, Lin Cheng had already foreseen all the possible changes in the trajectory of her sword moves, so the sword could not fall on him.

There was a "pop" sound.

The branches he picked fell gently on Ji Zhezhi's body.

The branches of the trees just entering autumn were not very strong, so they were soft and looked like thin whips. Although Ji Zhezhi's expression remained unchanged, she was already filled with astonishment.

If sword fighting is about countering each move, then at this moment Lin Cheng has already broken all her moves, but she cannot see through him, as if everything about him is covered by a thick fog, and she wants to see his eyes through the fog.

Ji Zhezhi quickly suppressed the shock in his heart, his heart was as calm as still water, and the sword light followed him like a shadow.

Her expression was calm, and so was Lin Cheng's, but there was a hint of fatigue hidden in his calmness.

If Ji Zhezhi was 100% serious, then at this moment he was actually waving a branch, playing a child's game with Ji Zhezhi. Lin Cheng admitted that when he first learned swordsmanship, he felt that swordsmanship was indeed very interesting, and each move had many variations, but he had swung the sword too many times in the abyss. All the moves became like breathing, and became an instinct, and there was no need to think seriously or guess seriously.

He held the broken branch in his hand, just afraid of accidentally hurting Ji Zhezhi.

Ji Zhezhi's sword failed to land an inch on Lin Cheng, even though her energy was actually twice that of Lin Cheng. As the most outstanding genius of the Ji family, she was already SS-level with 20w energy points. Not only in the Ji family, but also in the entire world, she was already one of the top combat forces.

But her swordsmanship, which she was so proud of, really seemed like a child's play in front of Lin Cheng, whose energy points were only half of hers.

Lin Cheng was teaching her new things by the way.

"There is still a lot of room for variation in this move." As she spoke, she optimized Ji Zhezhi's previous sword move, and then the branch in her hand fell on Ji Zhezhi's body again and again.

"This trick is also true, you see."

Lin Cheng's voice was lazy. The branch in his hand fell on her waist and thigh, just avoiding the sword tip she was trying to defend. He also adjusted his body shape. "It's not just about sword moves, but also about the use of energy. Although your Ji family has learned how to master energy nodes and how to mobilize power in the energy core, it's still too slow without the most important energy core."

Lin Cheng wanted to say something else, but Ji Zhezhi just stood there motionless, looked at him, and said, "No more practice."

"Hmm?" Lin Cheng raised his eyebrows.

Ji Zhezhi reached out and grabbed the edge of her snow-white skirt, lifting it up slightly. Lin Cheng saw her thigh, which was so white and tender that it seemed to be slightly shiny. At this moment, there was a red mark on it. "You hit me and it turned red."

Her voice was cold, but Lin Cheng could hear a hint of grievance. His eyes stayed on the girl's thigh for a moment, and he smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I didn't control the strength well."

Ji Zhezhi put down her lifted skirt again.

Lin Cheng seemed to have quietly noticed that the hem of her skirt had been lifted a little too much just now, and there was only a little bit of white lace between her snow-white thighs. He came to Ji Zhezhi and said, "There is still a lot to practice. If you want to learn, I will teach you slowly."

"Didn't you say you haven't practiced swordplay in the past three years? But you're obviously better than you were three years ago..."

"Because I practiced in the abyss for a hundred years." Lin Cheng smiled helplessly and leaned lazily against the pillar of the pavilion. Ji Zhezhi looked back at him, "A hundred years?"

"Yes, time flows much slower in the abyss."

Lin Cheng raised his head to look at her face. "So you've long been tired of swords. Swords can cut through everything, but they can't cut through coldness and loneliness."

Ji Zhezhi remained silent for a long while before she said softly, "In these three years... you seem to have changed a lot."

"People change, of course, but in your eyes, how have I changed?" Lin Cheng looked at her curiously.

"The previous Siming would definitely not be a guy with two girlfriends." Ji Zhezhi replied indifferently.

Lin Cheng counted on his fingers and said, "Actually, if we really want to count, there should be four or five."

His eyes were so honest that Ji Zhezhi even doubted herself a little. Was there something wrong with her concept? After a moment, Lin Cheng smiled helplessly, "I don't know why it happened. I just did it without knowing why."

"You are really... honest."

"Because there's nothing to hide from you."

"Oh?" Ji Zhezhi looked up at the bright moon in the sky, "Aren't you worried about being disliked by your friends?"

"But this is who I am. There's nothing I can do about it." Lin Cheng replied.

But Ji Zhezhi suddenly felt as if she was stabbed.

Does this reflect his honesty, or does it mean that he doesn't care about the image he has in her mind at all?

....................................

Lin Cheng looked at Ji Zhezhi's back.

Ji Zhezhi has a slender and tall figure with fair skin. Although her chest is a little disappointing and her buttocks are not that plump, they still have a firm and curvy curve. The wind blows her skirt, and the material of her skirt sticks to her body, revealing her beautiful curves.

Lin Cheng also recalled recently when he saw Ji Zhezhi, did he overlook something in the past? At that time, he seemed to be a small mouse played by Ji Zhezhi. Obviously, Ji Zhezhi was only one or two years older than him at that time, but she was much smarter than him. Lin Cheng now recalled the graceful dance of the girl under the moon, the blurry body in the hot spring that he accidentally glimpsed when he came to her villa, and the cold eyes when he approached to adjust his collar. At that time, it seemed that there was still some other meaning hidden.

Maybe I realized it too late, or maybe it was because I had to think about facing natural disasters every time and didn’t have time to think too much.

When they met again this time, their mentality was completely different from three years ago. Lin Cheng also had time to carefully savor the light aroma of green tea.

"So you will dislike me?" he suddenly asked.

Ji Zhezhi looked back and saw Lin Cheng's smiling eyes.

"You don't seem to be worried at all that I will dislike you." Ji Zhezhi did not directly answer Lin Cheng's question.

"After all, it can't be changed."

"What do you mean it can't be changed?"

"Before, my heart was always tense, so I subconsciously ignored many things. Now that the world is peaceful, I can't take my eyes off beautiful girls."

"So your desires are insatiable?"

"Oh, yes."

"So, you'll see me, too?"

"How come? We are old friends."

Their eyes met in the night sky for a moment, and they were silent. Ji Zhezhi brushed a strand of hair away from her cheek and said softly, "Since we are old friends, I will not dislike you."

"That's great. I'll introduce them to you someday. They're all very cute girls."

Ji Zhezhi also came to the pavilion and sat down, not far from Lin Cheng. The evening breeze was blowing gently, and the world was very peaceful at the moment. Ji Zhezhi suddenly asked, "You just said that I have an energy node that I haven't opened yet?"

"Well, you have forty-nine methods, and I have a method for the fiftieth one."

"where?"

"You can't feel it, sit closer."

Ji Zhezhi moved her body and came closer to him. Lin Cheng pointed at her lower abdomen and looked at her with a smile, "Can I touch it?"

"Ah."

So Lin Cheng's fingertips lightly touched her lower abdomen. Ji Zhezhi's body tensed up all of a sudden. Lin Cheng said softly, "Relax a little."

Ji Zhezhi tried to slow down her breathing, feeling Lin Cheng's energy entering and flowing through her body. Her body gradually relaxed, and she gradually felt warm. A wonderful feeling surged through her body, and an inexplicable itch that went deep into her bones emerged.

An indescribable itch.

Ji Zhezhi suddenly reached out and grabbed Lin Cheng's wrist, looking at his profile, "Why is it so...itchy?"

"It has something to do with the human body. When you open the energy nodes, some pleasure hormones will be secreted. You should have experienced this before. I will open it for you directly... Can you bear it?"

Why do I always feel that the tone of this guy's speech is... a little more frivolous than three years ago?

This feeling of uncertainty made Ji Zhezhi feel a little uneasy, but she still nodded gently, and Lin Cheng's energy continued to penetrate her body. Gradually, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, her jade feet under the skirt were tense, the arch of her foot was slightly curled, and she subconsciously stretched and lowered it. Her waist was straight, and she always felt that her throat was about to make a strange sound, so she reached out and covered her lips.

She endured it obediently and said nothing.

"It will be fine soon." Lin Cheng whispered, but Ji Zhezhi always felt that he was too close, and his breath seemed to fall on her body, hot and scorching, making her a little breathless. A strange feeling continued to surge in her body. Lin Cheng said softly, "Just bear with it for a little while."

It was said to be a short while, but Ji Zhezhi counted silently in her heart, one minute clearly passed during this process? Maybe two minutes? She couldn't remember when she counted to forty or fifty. She had no strength left and almost collapsed in Lin Cheng's arms, but Lin Cheng's hand was only placed on her lower abdomen. When Lin Cheng said, "Okay, you don't have to be patient anymore," her eyes widened slightly.

Ji Zhezhi covered his lips tightly.

She completely lost her strength and fell beside Lin Cheng. Lin Cheng gently supported her shoulders and said, "Just rest for a while."

"What on earth did you just do?" Ji Zhezhi's voice seemed to tremble a little.

"It's just a normal way to open an energy node. It's normal to feel a little weird, but it only takes one time."

"Just weird?"

"Hmm? Are you still feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"I'm not feeling uncomfortable, but..."

Ji Zhezhi raised his head, and his dark eyes stared straight into Lin Cheng's eyes.

Lin Cheng still had an innocent expression on his face.

"But you made me...wet."

"It's normal to sweat a lot. Just change your clothes." Lin Cheng looked at the crystal beads of sweat on her collarbone.

241 Spitting

This time, Ji Zhezhi's eyes were more than just indifferent.

There was still a hint of intention to call for punishment, which was accurately captured by Lin Cheng, so at this moment he could only respond to the situation with innocence.

After all, he really didn't want to take advantage of Ji Zhezhi, he just wanted to give her this little gift.

"You're right. Just change your clothes and you'll be fine." Ji Zhezhi's voice quickly returned to calm. She reached out and gently grasped Lin Cheng's shoulders. "But I don't have the strength now."

"Then take a rest?"

"But I want to take a shower now."

Lin Cheng winked at her, "Then I'll help you wash it?"

"I mean... I asked you to take me to the bathhouse!" Ji Zhezhi twisted Lin Cheng's shoulder with his fingertips. Lin Cheng cried out in pain, "I was just joking."

"You have really changed a lot."

But just as she finished her words, Lin Cheng had already picked her up by the waist, holding her knees with one hand and supporting her back with the other. He looked down at Ji Zhezhi who was a little caught off guard in his arms, and suddenly smiled, "But you have changed too."

"I do not have."

"some."

"What has changed?"

"Isn't it amazing that you can actually blush?"

"I'm not blushing."

"Yes, you can look into my eyes." Lin Cheng lowered his head and moved closer. Ji Zhezhi's heartbeat suddenly began to accelerate. No... no... it was obvious that her heart had been extremely calm for so many years, but at this moment her frantic heartbeat was like a sudden rainstorm in summer, violent and unexpected.

Lin Cheng held her and walked towards her bathroom. Ji Zhezhi was very particular about the decoration of the bathroom because she took a bath two or three times a day and was a mild mysophobia sufferer.

Lin Cheng put her in the chair in the bathtub. Ji Zhezhi leaned softly on the chair, with her snow-white legs tightly together to prevent him from noticing any abnormalities on the inside of her thighs.