[Douluo] Dream of Thorns

Ever since Jitong was very young, Flender had noticed this little girl.According to the information in his hands, this girl appeared on the adoption list of the Rose Hotel when she was about three or four years old, mainly to help the waiters and collect some leftovers.At the age of six, this child had awakened his martial spirit somewhere, and then showed up a lot less, but he still worked at the Rose Hotel.At that time, the child was quite active, so people just treated it like a child running around mischievously, and didn't pay much attention to it.When he was a little over nine years old, the child came back to live in the Rose Hotel, and it seemed that he was a completely different person—quiet and careful.

It was then that Flender discovered the terrifying speed of the child's cultivation.It is easy for people to have a guess—something happened to this girl when she was nine years old, so her temperament changed drastically, and then she began to pursue strength.If it is done well and the child does not grow crooked, this is indeed a malleable talent.But one is because the signboard of the Rose Hotel is too big, and a golden bachelor like Flender is unwilling to go; another, Ji Tong's face is also beginning to gain a little reputation in the neighborhood.It's not good to just grab such a doorman.This is a very small obsession, but it has lingered for three years.It is precisely because of this that when Ji Tong went to the school by himself, he took extra care.Seeing that Ji Tong couldn't even eat Oscar's sausage—no, he couldn't even move his legs, Flender was really surprised.In his heart, Ji Tong should be a person who is not afraid of such small difficulties for the sake of strength.Besides, this girl lived with beggars and thieves, but she couldn't eat a sausage?

Flender didn't quite believe it. "Ji Tong, what are you hesitating for?" He said calmly, "Think about your past - if you really only have this level, then I can understand why you spent these years in that kind of place .”

He watched the little girl lift her pale face to look at him, her eyes were filled with confusion.Two seconds later, the girl turned her head away, and held out her hand tremblingly.

Flender was still not satisfied.Even Xiao Wu performed much better than her. "What the hell are you thinking? Can just sausage scare you like this? Well, if you walk on the mainland in the future, you will face more difficult things than this - forget his soul curse, Just eat it!"

When he said the word soul curse, he saw Ji Tong's pupils shrank suddenly.Then, the body that was trembling slightly began to visibly increase.After that, he heard the cry like a small animal.

Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San didn't have any reaction to this, but Xiao Wu shouted a few words to encourage her, but after hearing this, she didn't dare to say it again.Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were whispering early in the morning, and they didn't know whether they were expressing contempt for Ji Tong or judging this girl by a woman's standard.Oscar, probably the most embarrassing person in the audience right now.

After all, seeing a pretty girl with trembling limbs as if she had seen a ghost in front of her, pear blossom with rain on her face, pale and crying, it was clearly because of herself, anyone would be embarrassed.He couldn't do anything to comfort him, so he just held up two sausages and watched in place - Flender was still watching from the side.

When Ji Tong picked up the sausage, he was still a little happy. Although his hands were shaking too much, Oscar only blamed it on Ji Tong's possible timidity.Therefore, when the thing transformed by his martial soul rolled down from Ji Tong's hands, the girl knelt on the ground as if she had collapsed, covering her mouth with one hand, and she didn't know it was to stop the sharp cry that changed her tune. Oscar was really startled when he was still trying to prevent himself from vomiting. "Dean, this..."

Obviously, Flender did not have the slightest expectation of this. "...Zhuqing, you can take her back later... I have to think about her lesson."

He stunned Ji Tong with complicated emotions, then turned to the others and said, "As for the others, they have passed today's lessons, which is very good. You have to remember that when you are together in the future, forget those who didn't The meaning of the soul curse is more important to save your life and improve your strength. Now, you have one day to adjust and rest. Tomorrow morning, all of you will set off, and Mr. Zhao Wuji will lead you to the Star Dou Forest to help Oscar get his first prize. Three soul rings. This is not just about Oscar alone, but also the experience of all of you, as a team. Before encountering a thousand-year soul beast, Mr. Zhao will not take it lightly, everything depends on you. Okay Already disbanded now."

Zhu Zhuqing didn't move. "Ji Tong is going too?" She asked softly, looking at the body lying on the ground, obviously not at ease.Flender looked at her for a while, then nodded lightly and slowly. "go."

Zhu Zhuqing responded, stepped forward and hugged Ji Tong, turned and walked towards the dormitory after rejecting Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu's help.She watched Ji Tong lying limply in her arms - no, it would be better to say that she was paralyzed in her arms, and there was always an unknown emotion rolling in her heart.She was too small and too light, so light that Zhu Zhuqing hadn't expected - it was even hard for her to say whether Ji Tong was heavier or the sum of all the cooking utensils she was asked to clean that day was heavier.Now she can clearly feel every slight trembling of Ji Tong, the temperature of every breath, and her astonishingly cold body temperature.She couldn't help but began to guess what Ji Tong had experienced and what she was afraid of.

It's not easy to guess, but a woman's imagination is almost limitless.When Ji Tong was safely put back on the bed in the dormitory, Zhu Zhuqing had accumulated dozens of possible encounters in his mind.Then she shook her head herself and sneered.

What is she doing?It's unnecessary, who doesn't have a black history?Didn't she have it too, that little thing at home.

After clearing the messy thoughts in her mind, Zhu Zhuqing felt that it was time for her to practice for a day to adjust her state.Then, before she went to bed to practice, she took another look at Jitong.

The girl didn't know when she changed from lying on her back to lying on her side, curled up into a ball.For some unknown reason, Zhu Zhuqing let go of the hand that was laying the bed sheet, turned back and tried to straighten Ji Tong's body again.Of course, she failed.

Even though she was still in a coma, Ji Tong's body stubbornly adopted this posture that would make her feel more secure.

Zhu Zhuqing was a little stunned.The child had obviously endured something more cruel than she had expected, otherwise there was no way to explain this gesture.With some unknown emotion, she looked at Ji Tong for a long time.Maybe 1 minute, maybe 5 minutes, or longer.

She couldn't see anything after all.In the end, she could only cultivate with that inexplicable mind, trying to make it disappear among the impurities being cleaned.

When Ji Tong woke up, it was almost evening.Zhu Zhuqing just came back from the cafeteria, broke up with Xiaowu Ning Rongrong, and before turning the corner, he saw Jitong outside the dormitory holding a tree and vomiting non-stop.She frowned, quickened her pace and patted her on the shoulder. "how do you feel?"

Ji Tong turned his head and glanced at her, his lips moved, and before he could speak, his stomach churns again.She hadn't eaten for a whole day, and soon after waking up, she started to vomit, and now she was about to vomit bile, and her mouth was so bitter.Don't talk now, even if she moved her mouth, she could feel the sour and bitter taste, and then the feeling of nausea became stronger.

Zhu Zhuqing waited for a while, but did not wait for her answer.She took another look at Ji Tong who was still retching, and asked her, "Do you want water?"

Ji Tong almost used all her self-control to control herself and nodded.

Afterwards, after Zhu Zhuqing gave her some water to rinse her mouth, Ji Tong was forcibly moved back to the dormitory by Zhu Zhuqing. "You should rest for a while." She half-kneeled beside Ji Tong's bed, her voice seemed to forbid her to refute, "At least eat something."

Ji Tong looked at her, then at his hands, and sneered. "You don't need to worry about me." Her voice was a little lonely, and there was an indescribable disgust in her voice when she listened carefully. "For a person like me, living an extra day is already earned."

At that time, Zhu Zhuqing had a feeling of lying in his heart.Obviously she wasn't like this the last time I saw her, okay? Isn't it just such a big blow to a class, what did she miss? "Are you kidding me?" She tried to be more serious, or more dignified, but in the end she just failed to make her expression colder. "go to eat."

Probably because of the air-conditioning, Ji Tong's eyes looked more energetic. "No need." She still spoke softly, sounding like the innermost fluff on a bird's wing, as if it would be blown away at any time. "I do not want to eat."

However, Ji Tong's performance in the past few days was not as ignorant as she is today, at least when they first met, this girl knew the general situation. "Tomorrow we are going to the Star Dou Great Forest," Zhu Zhuqing finally found a suitable reason, "If you are not obedient, you will become a burden."

Ji Tong raised his head a little more this time, at least looking straight into Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.However, she quickly lowered her head again and smiled self-deprecatingly. "Troublesome? That's right, I'm just a burden..." Her voice dropped, and Zhu Zhuqing couldn't hear what she said next.Even this deserted girl felt a little helpless: what did she say again, or what did Ji Tong think of?Can the mind stop jumping like this?

She finally slapped the edge of the bed a little self-defeating and stood up, holding Ji Tong by the collar and yelling out of composure: "Ji! Tong! What are you thinking? If you are like this, why are you coming to the academy?"

Stimulated by the external force, Ji Tong regained consciousness, but still seemed a little confused.Zhu Zhuqing looked at her looking up at him in a daze, and his heart softened.Her tone slowed down a bit, and she knelt down again to look into Ji Tong's eyes. "Those are in the past, forget them, huh? What you have to do now is to become stronger. Only when you become stronger can you resist what you can't resist, right?"

She patted Ji Tong's shoulder lightly a few times. "Okay, now go get something to eat and get ready for tomorrow, huh? Come on, huh?"

She kept her eyes level until Ji Tong's eyes became clearer. "Are you awake?" She heard Zhu Zhuqing's unwavering voice, and then a heavy weight was placed on her shoulder.She looked at Zhu Zhuqing's eyes and quickly settled down, supported her shoulders and stood up, her plump breasts brushed against the hair on her forehead. "Then pack it up."

Ji Tong was stunned for a while.Zhu Zhuqing was already ready to go to bed, but there was no sound behind him.She estimated that [-]% of Ji Tong still didn't move, and didn't turn around, so she urged her while undressing: "Tomorrow, the Star Forest, Oscar's third soul ring. Are you ready?"

Only then did she hear Ji Tong's reply, followed by the sound of relief from the bed board. "Go to sleep first, I'll take it easy." She heard Ji Tong say this.