Chapter 202: 202

202 「Thank you, the IOU swordsman。」

Tushan Jiu had no dreams all night and slept straight through to noon the next day.

There's no way around it; whenever she expends a lot of Qi, her body will 'self-repair', and she will enter a state similar to meditation.

Just as Tushan Jiu was about to get up, she received a notice from the office: she had earned points, this time the two border-crossing ghosts and one evil spirit lord together added six points, and the Black and White Impermanence's sword, catching the poor fellow, also added six points.

With twelve points in hand, Tushan Jiu calculated and instantly beamed with joy.

A little full score, easily handled.

She thought for a moment, then picked up her phone and opened the small group chat of her close friend.

Naturally, with good news she wanted to share it with friends.

Tushan Jiu: 【I have some good news to share with you all—my score has reached full marks!】

Wang Dongqing was the first to reply: 【Oh, congratulations.】

Immediately after, Maomao and Xiang Yichu each posted a reply: 【Congratulations.】

Tushan Jiu tilted her head, feeling that their tone was somehow off.

Hesitating between asking and not asking, she eventually asked: 【How many points are you still short of full marks?】

Xiang Yichu: 【Yesterday three points were deducted, leaving 161 points.】

Maomao: 【Yesterday one point was deducted, leaving 123 points.】

Tushan Jiu: 【...... Fellow Daoists, farewell.】

Indeed she shouldn't have asked; she put down her phone and slapped her own hand, "Dead hand, you're lazy when it's time to calculate!"

She threw off the covers, ready to get up and wash up.

But just as she stood up, her phone rang again.

She picked it up and glanced at it.

Wang Dongqing: 【Yesterday half a point was deducted, leaving 100.5 points.】

Great, she shouldn't have looked.

After replying with a smiley face, she decisively tossed her phone onto the bed and went to wash up without looking back.

Soon after, sounds came from the bathroom.

"Others struggle desperately to rise, I want to while away my years leisurely. Wasting health isn't worth it; only carefree ease brings sweetness!"

Having missed a meal, Tushan Jiu ate quite a lot at lunch.

With nothing much to do in the afternoon, she went shopping with Xu Airu.

In a few days Xu Airu will travel on business with Xie Wenmo, and when she returns it will be around New Year's Day.

But the two of them didn't just go shopping; they also happened to catch a movie.

It's a recently released comedy.

But who could have imagined that it was originally just a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law pair, yet it ended up becoming a trio of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law?

Because the two of them unexpectedly ran into Xie Jingting and Fang Qingyi, who had also come to see the movie.

Fang Qingyi and Xie Jingting were also caught off guard.

What's more, coincidentally, the seats they bought were very close, front and back.

The two daughters-in-law aren't very good at socializing, but Xu Airu as the mother-in-law is a real social butterfly; there happened to be a guy sitting alone watching the movie, and she asked Fang Qingyi if she wanted to come over and sit with them.

Although Fang Qingyi was a bit shy, she did not refuse.

So Xu Airu discussed with the guy next to them and swapped seats.

In the end Xu Airu was 'left embrace, right hold', leaving Xie Jingting behind clutching a popcorn bucket, eating one by one.

After thinking about it, he took out his phone and filmed a video of the three laughing, then immediately sent it to the family group, tagging Xie Wenmo and Xie Shiyu as well.

【Dad, big brother, rein in your wives—they're stealing my girlfriend!】

Xie Wenmo: 【I can't control them; it's all your mom managing me.】

Xie Shiyu: 【You can't even protect your own girlfriend, yet you blame your sister-in-law for stealing her?】

Xie Jingting: 【......】

Xie Jingzhou: 【@Xie Jingting, you're just asking unnecessarily, hahahaha, looks like you got schooled instead.】

Xie Jingting: 【@Xie Jingzhou, second brother, you don't even have a chance to be educated~】

Far away in the lab, Xie Jingzhou expressionlessly slipped his phone into his pocket.

"Li Ya, Li Ya."

"Master, I'm here."

"The love simulation program automatically generates and modifies."

"Okay, Master, Li Ya is executing the mode switch, the switch program is the love mode."

"Program loading......"

"Loading complete; from today on, I am your girlfriend, Li Ya."

Xie Jingzhou curled the corner of his mouth, "It's just a girlfriend—who doesn't have one?"

On the other side, after the movie the four of them drank afternoon tea together; Xie Jingting and Fang Qingyi had no classes that afternoon, but Xu Airu also knew she couldn't always be a third wheel, so she let the two go on a date.

She and Tushan Jiu discussed in the evening having hot pot at home that night.

Tushan Jiu nodded in agreement; she also wanted to eat.

After another hour of shopping, with winter approaching, Xu Airu bought Tushan Jiu several more sets of winter clothing.

Nan Cheng's winter isn't as cold as the north's, but it's not as hot as the south's either; the clothing still needs to be a bit thicker.

Custom-made is custom-made, and the current brand's limited-edition new styles also need to be had.

Following Xu Airu out, Tushan Jiu really couldn't get a word in edgewise.

She meant she couldn't afford to pay.

Tushan Jiu also helped Xu Airu plan two outfits, letting her go to the fitting room to try them on.

She just sat there waiting.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated; she took it out and glanced at it.

It was an account change notification; someone had transferred eighty million to her.

No need for her to calculate, because the next second Jiang Shu's call came through.

Tushan Jiu answered.

Jiang Shu told her that Huo Lin had been arrested, and the 'evidence' was conclusive, resulting in a death sentence.

The Huo family was quickly divided up in just a few days; they feared she would also get a share, so they used connections to directly approve her divorce application, obtaining the divorce certificate.

Huo Chusen's personal assets weren't much; altogether, after liquidation, they amounted to 160 million.

Tushan Jiu wanted half, so Jiang Shu transferred eighty million to her.

Jiang Shu also told Tushan Jiu that her father and mother were also in the process of divorcing; once the cooling-off period ended, her mother would be free.

Also, Shen Zui proposed to her on the day she received her divorce certificate.

When their wedding comes, Shen Zui will repay his portion of the Sword Debt.

Jiang Shu chatted with her like a friend, saying she planned to bring her mother, Shen Zui, and Shen Zui's mother together to Qiong Island, where the environment is suitable for nurturing people and beneficial to Shen Zui's mother's condition.

Tushan Jiu quietly listened to her future plans.

What she liked to hear most was the 'customers' giving her 'feedback'.

Before hanging up, Tushan Jiu said: 'Congratulations.'

Congratulations on escaping the sea of suffering, congratulations on gaining love, congratulations on embarking on a new life.

Jiang Shu choked up and said: 'Thank you, Sword Debt person.'

She didn't say Tushan Jiu's name, but called her Sword Debt person.

Her thanks weren't just for her, but also for the Tushan disciple who had lent her the sword back then.

After hanging up, Tushan Jiu sensed that on the account book, Jiang Shu's page was slowly turning blank.

Another page of the account was cleared.

During this time, a series of events delayed her dowry preparations.

Tushan Jiu thought: now she's also perfect, should she take a break before preparing her dowry?