A cold joke

I guess this joke may be only be well understood by the Chinese.


One day, an old monk came across an old female Taoist, and the monk seemed extremely hesitant to talk to that Taoist priest.
Finally the female Taoist became impatient and said: “Since both of us are recluse people, if you’ve got something to say, just say it out! “.The monk still looked very hesitant, and a little later he confessed bashfully: “I love you.”


lol lol lol lol....
The picture below is way much funnier than my words.
Hope you enjoy this cold joke and have a nice mood.

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I don't fully understand the joke, but my guess is that the monk's words are ironic and mildly sarcastic.