Chapter 106: 106

106 "Holy shit, you can't handle this—you actually climbed the wall!"

While eating, Fang Qingyi suddenly remembered she had forgotten to ask for leave from the boss of the funeral shop.

Over these days, her efficiency at work had greatly improved the boss's opinion of her; plus, today wasn't very busy, so he didn't say much, only deducting today's wages for the hours she missed.

Fang Qingyi also breathed a sigh of relief.

Tushan Jiu ate while listening.

Her boss, whom she had seen before, is likely facing a calamity recently.

But who made him greedy for that short-term gain?

Being lectured by the 'victims' will help him remember this in the future.

After eating, Fang Qingyi still had to go to her part-time job.

Tushan Jiu also didn't mention the matter of lending her money.

She knew she would definitely refuse, and that would also hurt her self-esteem.

Fang Qingyi is quite excellent and fully capable of handling her own affairs.

All she wants is just a bit of dignity.

Before they parted, Tushan Jiu sent a message to Wu Shu Yue.

She told him to go home to see his mother, and after having lunch, come back.

After getting in the car, Wu Shu Yue asked Tushan Jiu where they were headed next.

Tushan Jiu said to go back to the old family home.

It's already past one, the sun is so big—whose ghost would come out now?

She'll go back to take a nap, and we'll talk again tonight.

Little did she know, at this moment the others were not as relaxed as she was.

Inside a residential complex in Nan Cheng city center.

Wang Dongqing, wearing a red takeout uniform and holding a peach‑wood sword, was running wildly down the road, shouting, "Hey bro, you were a track athlete in your past life—can I outrun you?"

"Stop right there, don't run—if you run again I'll summon heavenly thunder!"

"Holy shit, you can't handle this—you actually climbed the wall!"

Passersby stopped to stare, each wearing the expression of someone looking at a madman.

Several people silently took out their phones and snapped a bunch of photos, captioning them, "Which mental hospital's patient escaped and stole someone's takeout uniform? Come claim him back."

But the next second, something happened that left everyone stunned.

All they saw was him planting one foot on the high courtyard wall, his body leaping up, hands gripping the top of the wall, and then he vaulted over in a single flip.

The onlookers stared up, dumbfounded.

That wall is over three meters tall—almost four meters!

He just kicked up onto it like that?

Sure enough, not long after, the video appeared on the hot‑search list.

Besides this video, several other videos also went viral at the same time.

The videos' contents respectively showed people from all walks of life each displaying their supernatural abilities.

There was a doctor in a white coat, waving a soul‑summoning banner and cursing wildly at the air.

There was a teen in a white shirt wearing a badge from some tech company, pinching a talisman and running circles around a tree.

There was an elite businesswoman in a suit‑skirt, gripping a ghost‑capturing staff and waving it wildly in empty space.

Anyway, for a while Nan Cheng fell into chaos.

Tushan Jiu's nap lasted straight through to dinner.

After getting up, she washed up quickly, changed into clothes easy to run and jump in, and went downstairs.

Just as she reached the ground floor, she saw Xie Shiyu, who had just entered the house.

Xie Shiyu curled the corner of his mouth and opened his arms.

Tushan Jiu didn't hesitate; she leapt straight down from the last two steps, lunged into Xie Shiyu's embrace, and wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Are you going out tonight?"

"How come you came back so late today?"

They exchanged a smile, and Xie Shiyu kissed her forehead.

He explained, "These days, with Mid‑Autumn approaching, there will be more private banquets."

Tushan Jiu didn't understand those matters, she nodded, and also said she indeed had to go out tonight.

Because she had to work overtime catching ghosts tonight.

After all, that Young Sect Master is about to surpass her.

Everyone's working so hard; if she kept slacking, she'd feel a bit embarrassed.

So Tushan Jiu's big knife is already ready; she just needs to pick it up.

But she hasn't yet decided which ghost to go after; she plans to finish her meal and then toss some beans to decide.

Hearing that he wouldn't see her again later, Xie Shiyu, taking advantage of the fact that his grandfather and the others hadn't come down yet, quickly snatched two more incense sticks.

As a result, when Tushan Jiu ate, her face was flushed and her lips felt numb.

As for Fang Qingyi's situation, Tushan Jiu didn't say anything, nor did Xie Shiyu—it's a little secret between the girls.

Xie Shiyu had already eaten, but to spend a bit more time with Tushan Jiu, he still drank a small bowl of soup.

The family chatted while eating, briefly discussing everyone's Mid‑Autumn plans.

In Tushan Jiu's plan, she also kept those two days free.

No matter how busy work gets, family must not be neglected.

Besides, the seafood she prepared was meant for the Mid-Autumn Festival, for the whole family to eat together.

By the way, speaking of seafood, she suddenly remembered Lin Xiuer telling her that the reward from the underworld for the Bear Kingdom matter had arrived, and she should go pick it up when she has time.

I'll reply to her later; anyway, she's not in a hurry now, so we'll talk about it after Mid-Autumn.

If Grandpa Xie and the others can accept food transformed by ghost power, then we'll turn those rewards into food for the family to eat.

If not, she'll just leave them as they are.

Just as she was thinking, Tushan Jiu's phone rang.

She put down her chopsticks, took out her phone and glanced at it—it was a voice call from Zhang Xuefeng.

Tushan Jiu got up and went to the living room to answer.

"Hello."

"Miss Tushan, I just got a case that's not quite normal; do you want to come take a look?"

Zhang Xuefeng had already signed the confidentiality agreement, so when he dealt with Zhu Guanghao's matter at Nanda yesterday, Tushan Jiu didn't hide it from him.

But she only said that Nan Cheng has been unsettled lately, and told him to give her a call first if he comes across any case that seems abnormal.

She didn't mention the hell rift; such matters shouldn't be disclosed too much to ordinary people, and even with a confidentiality agreement, some things shouldn't be known by them.

Tushan Jiu asked Zhang Xuefeng for his location, and without finishing her meal, she rushed over.

Xie Shiyu originally wanted to drive her there, but then he thought, as an outsider, he couldn't really help, and at a critical moment he might even distract her, so he voluntarily saw her to the door, but didn't follow her, merely reminding her to be careful a couple of times.

The car drove out of the old residence, and even after its taillights disappeared from view, he still hadn't moved.

This scene happened to be seen by Xie Jingting, who had just come home.

He stood beside Xie Shiyu, then shook his head in feigned helplessness, "Tsk tsk tsk, big brother, you're on track to become a gazing-wife stone."

Xie Shiyu had already seen him; he withdrew his gaze and settled it on Xie Jingting's face, smiling slightly: "It's still better than you having no wife to gaze at, you single dog."

The smile on Xie Jingting's lips froze for a moment: "... Who said that? These past few days Qingyi has been replying to my messages, and today she even told me she envies me and thanked me!"

Although he didn't know why she would say that.

But he didn't care; she replied to him and even initiated conversation—that meant she was responding to him!

Xie Shiyu gave a bland 'oh' and said, "When you finally confirm a relationship with that girl, come tell me then. Go inside."

Xie Jingting: "......"