Chapter 153: 153

153 "Look, we IOU people are actually quite legit."

However, Wang Dongqing's expression changed in an instant.

The embarrassed expression vanished completely, leaving only a solemn stare at Yao Liang, then he sized him up from head to toe, and finally his gaze settled on his belly.

Xie Jingting felt for a moment that this man looked somewhat familiar, but he didn't pay it any mind.

Seeing Wang Dongqing change his expression, he immediately became displeased.

But he then lowered his head and glanced at Yao Liang's hand clutching his own, not letting go, and sighed silently.

Such 'intimacy' between myself and Yao Liang also easily leads to misunderstanding.

What he didn't understand was, why the delivery person was staring at Yao Liang's belly.

"No, buddy, what are you looking at? Give me my takeout; we still have things to do." He didn't bother explaining anyway, since they'd never see each other again.

Wang Dongqing only then took action, but what he was rummaging for wasn't the takeout—it was the peach wood sword placed at the very bottom of the delivery box.

He took out the peach wood sword and placed it on the seat.

He reached out to take off the red delivery uniform, removed the small cap on his head, and picked up the peach wood sword, pointing it at Yao Liang's belly.

Zhengyi Sect, Wang Dongqing, reporting for duty.

"Hello, I'm a Daoist. There's a ghost fetus in your boyfriend's belly; I'm going to exorcise it now. Please cooperate, otherwise your boyfriend will soon be tormented to death by that thing!"

Xie Jingting abruptly looked at Yao Liang's belly.

Yao Liang instinctively placed his hand on his own belly, "What are you saying? I'm pregnant... mmph!"

Xie Jingting reached out to cover his mouth and gave him a look.

Yao Liang understood and nodded.

Wang Dongqing's words made Xie Jingting suddenly realize why Yao Liang felt no discomfort when he touched him.

Because he has the peace jade buckle his sister-in-law gave him!

No evil entities may approach.

He gently pushed Wang Dongqing's peach wood sword aside a little and said with a smile, "Um, not needed for now—we have someone in the family who does this line of work; I'll just ask my sister-in-law. Thanks."

Wang Dongqing looked at Xie Jingting.

He furrowed his brows, feeling that this young man looked somewhat familiar.

Just as he was about to grasp the memory in his mind, Xie Jingting's phone rang.

"Hello, sister-in-law!"

"Mm, yes."

"You're nearby? Great, then we'll wait for you."

After hanging up, Xie Jingting politely declined Wang Dongqing: "Sorry, my sister-in-law happens to be nearby as well; she's already sensed it and will be here shortly, so no need to trouble you."

His sister-in-law is the most formidable in his eyes.

Having said that, Xie Jingting took Yao Liang's hand and headed toward the gate to meet Tushan Jiu.

Minutes, those are all just minutes!

He wanted to see which path this kid's sister-in-law follows, to make him so arrogant!

When the victim actively chooses a mystic practitioner, he cannot intervene either.

Still the same saying—unless the other party is incapable, he cannot act.

Having put away the peach wood sword, he put on his work uniform again, donned his helmet, stepped onto his small electric scooter, and twisted the throttle.

"Riding my beloved little scooter~ to see who's stealing my gig~"

The men's dormitory is closest to the South Gate.

Xie Jingting and Yao Liang also went to the South Gate to wait for Tushan Jiu.

It's currently class time, so there aren't many students coming and going.

Xie Jingting stands out wherever he goes, so even the few passersby who happened to see them with their arms linked also showed surprised expressions.

Xie Jingting and Yao Liang both quickened their pace.

At the South Gate entrance, Tushan Jiu had already arrived.

Xie Jingting saw her, raised his hand, and shouted: "Sister-in-law!"

Those people's mouths opened even wider.

Have they met the parents?

Is the Xie family really that open-minded?

It turns out the rumor a few days ago that Xie Jingting was dating a very pretty girlfriend was just a cover for his 'true feelings'?

Moreover, they seem to be in the same dormitory, right?

Those who thought they had learned some shocking news couldn't help but start spreading it with the "I'll tell you a secret, don't tell anyone else" pattern.

Within just a few minutes, those who had answered "I promise not to say" had already begun the next round of the same pattern of spreading.

At the main gate.

Tushan Jiu got out of the car and immediately saw that Yao Liang, accompanying Xie Jingting, had been subjected to a dark spell.

A 'yin ghost fetus' is made from the infant spirit of a fetus that never saw birth or died shortly after, refined with dark arts into a talisman.

As long as that talisman is turned into talisman water and consumed, the person, regardless of gender, will conceive a yin ghost fetus.

This yin ghost fetus is extremely tormenting—hundreds of times more painful than a real pregnancy—and the infant spirit inside will gradually drain his vital essence, using it as nourishment to grow.

That's why it's fortunate it was discovered early; if left a while longer, his belly would swell and cause quite a scandal.

It's obvious the other party is targeting this roommate, the third brother, to embarrass him and endanger his life.

Suddenly, a piercing screech of brakes interrupted Tushan Jiu's thoughts.

Xie Jingting and Yao Liang, who were approaching, also heard it and turned to look.

He saw Wang Dongqing glance at Tushan Jiu, then at Xie Jingting, and then slap his thigh.

"I was wondering why he looks familiar; I saw him before in the girls' dormitory. Uh, where did I put your porridge? I still have a ticket, I'm leaving now."

What's with all this arguing over work, and waiting to see if it'll work out?

Don't be too capable, okay!

"Wait a moment, Fellow Daoist Wang, do you have a ticket on you now?" Tushan Jiu asked.

Wang Dongqing shook his head, not knowing why Tushan Jiu asked that: "No, what's up?"

"Then you wait a bit before leaving; after I'm done, I still want to ask you a question."

Wang Dongqing felt a bit bewildered, but still nodded.

He thought, With Tushan Jiu being so capable, what else could she want to ask me?

So, he parked his motorcycle to the side and followed them to a deserted forest path.

Tushan Jiu looked around, seeing no one, and began pulling things out of her small bag.

The bag that Xie Wenmo gave her wasn't very big.

She pulled out items one by one from the 'bag': a kitchen knife, nine sticks of pure incense, a cun of red cloth, four bronze measuring rulers, and a piece of plain silk covered in oracle bone script, finally a box of cinnabar.

Xie Jingting tilted his head, thinking, Could it be that the thing the boss provoked is formidable?

How could his sister-in-law produce so many things? Before, she only needed a nail clipper.

But he didn't understand, so he could only wait and see.

Meanwhile, Yao Liang beside him was shocked by Tushan Jiu's small bag, which didn't look big, yet she could pull out so much stuff from it!

Clearly, those nine incense sticks, each as thick as a pinky finger, are longer than her bag.

This makes no sense at all!

But then he thought, As a grown man harboring ulterior motives, what's there to complain about reasonableness?

As long as it exists, it's reasonable!

Among those present, only Wang Dongqing's eyelid twitched.

He had a bad premonition.

He felt that if he didn't leave soon, he'd be cued.

Sure enough, the next second.

Tushan Jiu arranged the items, holding the incense in one hand and making a fire seal with the other to light it.

Then she switched from holding the incense with one hand to holding it with both hands.

"Burn nine sticks of incense, pay respects to heaven and earth. Defy heaven, alter fate, cut off life and death; the iron blade pawns out awaiting return. Today I pawn it to those with affinity: the blade as token, the words as evidence, the prophecy fulfilled—this is the day to collect payment."

Tushan Jiu used cinnabar to write the character "pawn" on the kitchen knife, then hung it on the plain silk, letting Yao Liang take it down himself.

After Yao Liang took it down, Tushan Jiu then smiled and seriously turned her head to Wang Dongqing and said:

"Look, we pawn-knife people are actually quite legitimate."