Chapter 213

213 This banquet must be held!

Tushan Jiu directly finished washing her bath in the bathroom before coming out.

When she came out, Xie Shiyu was no longer in the room.

She made a hand seal, took out a set of clothes from her bracelet, and changed into them.

Then she prepared to go out and look for Xie Shiyu.

Just as she reached the door and opened it, she saw Xie Shiyu raising his hand, standing at the doorway; it was obvious he was about to knock.

Seeing her come out, Xie Shiyu smiled, lowered his hand, and took hers: 'I thought you would hide until lunchtime, and I was wondering how to coax you out.'

Tushan Jiu returned his grip: 'Cherish your face, stay away from alcohol.'

Xie Shiyu was amused by her, led her toward the restaurant: 'I actually find it quite cute, and I get to see a different Jiu Jiu.'

Suddenly thinking of something, he stopped, tilted his head, and asked her: 'Have you ever drunk too much before?'

Tushan Jiu shook her head: 'I usually don't drink; I stop once I've had enough. Yesterday I was too happy, and because you were there, I drank a bit more.'

Accustomed to her straightforwardness, Xie Shiyu said: 'Mm, that's fine. As long as I'm around, you can drink if you want, and if you drink too much I'll take care of you—but—'

Xie Shiyu stopped.

Tushan Jiu looked at him: 'But, what?'

Xie Shiyu pinched her cheek: 'But just don't let me help you bathe again; my self-control truly fails around you.'

Tushan Jiu's face heated, she swatted his hand away, then pushed him forward: 'Oh, annoying, hurry up, I'm hungry!'

"Hehehe..." Xie Shiyu's laughter kept extending.

After walking just a couple steps, he turned around and pulled her into an embrace, holding her.

Breakfast, Xie Shiyu had ordered to the room; he didn't go down to the restaurant to eat.

Because it's obvious without thinking, the other three probably haven't gotten up yet.

And the fact precisely proved how terrifyingly accurate Xie Shiyu's intuition is.

Xiang Yichu, who was drinking too much for the first time, slept straight through until the evening sun set.

Wang Dongqing and Maomao weren't much earlier than him either; they also missed lunch and went straight to dinner.

That evening, several people ate together and made plans to go skiing the next day.

Several people played in Chunshi for several days, during which a heavy snow fell. Tushan Jiu was born in Yun Shi, a native southerner, and this was also her first time seeing such heavy snow.

Before leaving, she built a big snowman at the hotel entrance, fulfilling a southern child's wish to build a snowman.

Leisure time is always short; on the return trip, they all went their separate ways.

Xiang Yichu was called back by his father, so he directly bought a ticket back to Xiangxi.

Wang Dongqing, meanwhile, took Maomao to really visit his second aunt, saying it was New Year's, and since they were already there they might as well see relatives.

He and Maomao have known each other since childhood; they're from the same village, and their families know each other.

When they were little, both were skinny and small; Maomao was a bit slower than other kids. Among the boys, Wang Dongqing was the one who got bullied; among the girls, Maomao was the one who was isolated.

Later, the two of them got together to play.

Afterward, two Daoists passed through their village one after another; one took a liking to Wang Dongqing's extraordinary bone structure, the other met Maomao and felt her talent was outstanding. They then communicated with their families, saying cultivation could change their physiques.

Their parents didn't understand this, simply thinking it was about going up the mountain to learn martial arts; believing their thin children were always bullied, they agreed to let them become disciples.

Thus, one became a senior disciple under the Zhengyi Sect's Heavenly Master Gate, while the other became a closed-door disciple of the Maoshan Sect's sect leader, and also the one with the best talent.

Friendship is like that: normally everyone has their own lives, but when something happens, being able to steadfastly appear behind you is what makes a true friend.

After returning to Nan Cheng, Tushan Jiu wrapped up her affairs, celebrated the Lantern Festival with the Xie family, and then began formal closed-door cultivation.

Tushan Jiu spent an entire week breaking the curse on herself.

During that time she indeed hadn't expected that mishap to occur.

One could say the medium's methods are quite vicious; the curse also mixed in some secret arts. Fortunately, her will was firm, her thoughts simple, her speech frank, and she had no major secrets. Besides, she lacked heavy obsessions and malevolence; otherwise she would truly be vulnerable to that thing's attack, giving rise to inner demons.

Know that once a cultivator develops an inner demon, their cultivation may not regress, but it will stagnate.

So this medium is truly vicious.

On the day Tushan Jiu emerged from seclusion, the Xie family held a house-wide celebration, giving her a proper festivity.

Meanwhile, the Tushan family laid out a seven-day flowing banquet in the Underworld, solely to feel proud of their younger generation.

Know that the medium's curse will continue.

Even though Tushan Jiu narrowly escaped this time, any female born into the Tushan family will still bear this curse.

But this person of great fortune isn't everywhere, so back then the Tushan Family was so anxious about this curse.

Now, Tushan Jiu, through her own effort and wisdom, didn't bow to fate but faced the difficulty head-on and solved this curse; as their ancestors and elders, how could they not be excited and proud?

So, this feast must be held!

They not only want to hold it, they want to hold it grandly!

This news, Tushan Jiu, the person involved, only heard it the next day from her second paternal cousin.

Indeed, it was her second paternal cousin who came to find her.

One was to deliver a message, two was to ask her for a favor.

Ask her to help him buy a knife on credit, to dispel someone's obsession.

Tushan Jiu asked him, who is this person?

He said this person is his university classmate, named Li Ru'nian.

Three days later, it is Yi University's 50th anniversary celebration; she will attend.

Tushan Jiu agreed.

There's no way, who let her second paternal cousin owe someone a favor?

Coincidentally, over in Yi City, she can also make a trip, see if any family's accounts are suitable to collect as dowry!

Speaking of Yi City, Tushan Jiu was browsing her social media today and saw that Bai Yu was on vacation at his hometown.

She had never been to Yi City before; this time would be her first visit.

She asked Bai Yu if he had time, and if she was free, she would have him pick her up to show her the way.

Not long after she sent the message, Bai Yu replied with one sentence: "No problem, arranged!"

After dinner, while she was taking a walk with Xie Shiyu, she told him about this.

Xie Shiyu really couldn't accompany her this time, because for the past few days two central leaders have come down to hear the project progress; there were closed-door meetings the whole time, and he had to attend.

Xie Shiyu had Secretary Li file the private plane's flight route for her according to the time Tushan Jiu mentioned.