Chapter 118: 118 I Can Still 'Summon People'!

As soon as the steamed crab left the pot, an extraordinarily fresh and delicious aroma quickly spread throughout the entire first floor.

The aroma slipped into each person's nose; just smelling it left them feeling refreshed and delighted, mouths watering.

The Xie family had seen all kinds of delicacies, yet this was the first time they felt such an urgent desire to taste a particular food.

Xie Jingting turned into a little dish‑carrying helper, bringing the final dish to the table: "Come, this last dish is the hairy crab our sister‑in‑law lovingly prepared—let's dig in, guji guji!"

Everyone cooperated, clapping along.

Tushan Jiu smiled, curling her lips: "Eat it while it's hot, just like ordinary hairy crab—every edible part is nourishing; hurry, Third Brother, eat more, it's great for the brain!"

Xie Jingting's clapping hand froze mid‑applause: "......"

Everyone in the restaurant held back laughter, their shoulders trembling.

Xie Jingting glanced at them, shrugged, and said, "Go ahead, laugh; I'm used to it."

Xie Jingzhou patted his shoulder, saying, "Then I won't stand on ceremony—I'll laugh first as a toast, hahaha!"

"Hey, Second Brother, you really are laughing!" Xie Jingting, annoyed, grabbed a large shrimp and shoved it straight into his mouth.

The Xie family had few formalities, so the atmosphere was naturally harmonious.

Thus the reunion meal kicked off.

The family ate happily, and Xie Shiyu peeled crab for Tushan Jiu.

Tushan Jiu basically didn't have to lift a finger.

Needless to say, food transformed by that ghostly power is truly far more delicious than ordinary fare.

Moreover, its texture surpasses even the finest hairy crab, feeling several times better.

Besides this, other river or seafood produce the same effect.

Each of them ate a lot.

Watching them, Tushan Jiu also felt happy, and without realizing it she ate until she was full.

After lunch, the mooncakes made by Xu Airu and Tushan Jiu came out of the oven.

They turned out fairly successful.

Apart from their appearance not being great, the taste was quite excellent.

Moreover, they received unanimous praise from the men of the Xie family.

Tushan Jiu tried just one, and then she really couldn't eat any more.

Although she could eat a lot and digested quickly, she could still feel stuffed.

To aid digestion, Tushan Jiu and Xie Shiyu took a stroll around the rear courtyard.

Tushan Jiu said that after finishing the reunion dinner that evening, she would go out for a while.

She didn't say what she was going to do, but she guessed it had something to do with that phone call last night from Lin Xiu'er at the office.

It was that thing called the Black Calamity.

Xie Shiyu also heard last night that dealing with that thing seemed quite troublesome.

He fell silent for a moment, then asked, "Will this incident pose great danger? I overheard your conversation last night; it seems that thing is hard to catch, has strong offensive power, and can devour."

He certainly had selfish motives—he didn't want to see her get hurt.

Tushan Jiu nodded, not hiding anything, and told him the result of her divination after she returned home last night.

Last night, after she and Xie Shiyu finished their Korean meal, she went straight home.

The first thing she did upon arriving home was to divine the Black Calamity.

But strangely, she got nothing from the divination.

Because of the uncertainty, she kept divining over and over.

She used every applicable divination method she could.

But the result was always the same.

She could see nothing but a vast, misty blank.

However, this in fact let her confirm one thing.

This Black Calamity will ultimately have a strong connection to her, which is why she couldn't divine it.

She was also quite speechless.

Her intuition told her that the 'unlucky egg' she had been thinking about last night was very likely herself!

So she hurriedly told Lin Xiu'er and the others about this.

They agreed to wait until late at night.

Gather, prepare to fish!

And she, is the bait.

Because this matter is closely tied to her, she cannot divine any time, position, or outcome.

But knowing oneself and the enemy ensures victory in every battle.

She recalled what her grandfather had told her about the weakness of that evil entity, the Black Calamity.

After thinking for a while, she remembered that its weakness is salt.

Exactly.

To restrain the Black Calamity, one need not use any mystical ward‑off artifact; ordinary table salt will do.

So Tushan Jiu had Lin Xiu'er's side prepare a lot of salt.

The only difficulty is that night is the Black Calamity's home turf.

Without a specific time or location, it's hard to predict when it will appear.

Without precautions, it's easy to be ambushed by it.

However, this poses no problem for Tushan Jiu.

Don't forget that she and the others still have a slight difference.

She has a Heavenly Eye.

The Heavenly Eye differs from the Technique.

What can be seen is a bit more than what the Technique can see.

Since ancient times, every living being has a specific Qi flowing within them.

This 'Qi' and the 'Qi' they use in cultivation are not the same thing.

Just like in the early years, when the spiritual Qi had not yet been depleted.

At that time, cultivators all trained by absorbing spiritual Qi.

Even the grasses and flowers by the roadside are wrapped in various colors of Qi.

Oh right, just like the color of Xie Shiyu's aura, it also belongs to one of those.

In her case, as long as she wants to 'see', every kind of creature in her vision is wrapped in a different color.

So, how about the night?

Water belongs to the Five Elements, and black corresponds to water—so what about that?

In any case, we can still find a place where they differ.

However, she isn't in a hurry yet.

She'll sleep first and talk later, after all she has to stay up late again tonight.

After listening to her popular science and explanation, Xie Shiyu's brow remained furrowed.

Because she said she couldn't calculate the result.

That means this matter involves danger and uncertainty.

Tushan Jiu saw Xie Shiyu's furrowed brow, then stepped ahead of him by two paces and stopped.

She reached out and gently smoothed his brow, manually relaxing it.

"Don't worry, I will certainly ensure my own safety first; I'm quite precious now—I'm not only the sole heir of the Credit Swordsman, I also have a boyfriend, and I'm unfortunately fated."

Moreover, even if I were truly in danger, I could still 'call for help'—my father, Tushan Sheng, one of the foremost officials and generals, has many Yin soldiers under his command; I could summon two to help, and no one would say anything."

Of course, this kind of thing can't be done all the time.

Even though the Red-Faced Increasing General from the Two Generals of Increase and Decrease is also on the ledger, and still his father's direct superior, but it shouldn't be done too excessively, after all the Underworld has its own order and rules; it can't be too obvious.

But she didn't tell Xie Shiyu about these things.

After hearing her say that, Xie Shiyu pinched her nose tip, then held her hand, fingers interlaced, and asked: "What night snack do you want to eat tonight?"

Tushan Jiu looked at him, after a moment curled her lips into a smile, and said: "Barbecue!"

"Alright, then I'll have the kitchen prepare it, waiting for you to come back and eat."