Chapter 24: with translation of chapter title

24 Tushan Jiu, relying on her status as Xie Shiyu's fiancée, acted high-handedly.

After the meal, Tushan Jiu returned to her own bedroom.

From those jade stones she picked out the piece with the strongest spiritual energy, intending to carve a peace talisman for each member of the Xie Family.

This also counts as her return gift to them, after all she took a large share of the red envelopes yesterday.

She opened the drawer, casually took a knife, sat on the balcony, and began carving.

Having played with knives since childhood, she naturally didn't need to specially buy an engraving knife; even a small pair of scissors she could use to create patterns.

After spending a morning, she finished.

Holding those talismans, she delivered them one by one.

Old Master Xie, upon receiving it, was overjoyed and immediately put it on.

For Xu Airu, she didn't make it into a talisman shape but crafted a jade bracelet to match her outfit.

Although Xie Wenmo wasn't present, she couldn't possibly forget her future father-in-law; she gave the talisman to Xu Airu to hand to him when he returns.

Xie Shiyu, Xie Jingzhou, and Xie Jingting—the three brothers—all received peace-button style talismans.

However, Xie Shiyu went to the company after breakfast, so she waited to give him his talisman when he returned in the evening.

Unbeknownst to her, while she was busy delivering gifts, her name had already spread throughout the upper circles of Nan Cheng.

After yesterday's phone call from Chen You nan, everyone knew that the Xie Family's head, Xie Shiyu's fiancée, had come to Nan Cheng.

Moreover, she had an argument with a server.

Through word of mouth, it became that Tushan Jiu, relying on her status as Xie Shiyu's fiancée, acted high-handedly—not only making things difficult for the server but also swindling the shop manager out of over two thousand yuan using feudal superstition.

For a time, Tushan Jiu became famous.

No matter which bureau today, she is the center of attention.

In the old residence, Tushan Jiu had paper stuffed in both nostrils.

"Ah-choo~ ah, ah-choo~"

"Who on earth is thinking of me? Ah-choo~ not yet, ah-choo~ finished?"

Unwilling, she tossed the three copper coins again.

Still she couldn't figure it out.

No choice; one cannot divine for oneself.

Finally she simply sealed her five senses with a talisman, and then she stopped sneezing.

Soon she forgot about the matter; she wasn't in a hurry about the evaluation scores, because, barring any accident, Bai Yu would soon find her.

That thing is something even the underworld despises; it will surely make up for the points deducted from her.

But who would have thought that after several years without descending the mountain, those people have become this bold?

They actually dared to set their sights openly on that juicy piece of the entertainment industry.

Tushan Jiu lay down on the bed, preparing to sleep, but she still had work to do at night.

Nan Cheng Film and Television City.

A male director with a walkie-talkie in his left hand and a megaphone in his right shouted loudly.

"Cut! This session is over; please all teachers board the bus first and wait; we'll head to the next game site shortly for this season's ultimate showdown."

As soon as he finished speaking, the assistants waiting outside the camera swarmed forward, hurriedly handing water, holding umbrellas, and wiping sweat for their own artists.

Three assistants surrounded Bai Yu.

Agent Bai Xue handed him a cup of iced full-sugar milk tea, while still holding two more cups.

She complained: "I really can't believe it—you drink so many cups of calorie bombs every day, yet you don't gain an ounce of flesh! I ate a small piece of cake yesterday and gained one jin two liang; you truly were born for the entertainment industry."

Bai Yu gave a low chuckle, saying nothing.

What could he say?

Should he say he's a fox spirit, that demons have faster digestive systems than humans, and that this amount of calories isn't even enough to fill his teeth gaps?

He needs to ingest a large amount of calories daily to maintain his human form, and naturally the source of those calories is high-calorie food.

To humans, such high-calorie foods are not advisable in excess, but to demons they are good stuff that can be converted into energy, so they must eat more.

Gulp gulp, he finished a cup of milk tea, then reached out to Bai Xue for a second.

Walking toward the bus while drinking, his other hand still held his phone scrolling through Weibo.

As soon as one foot stepped onto the bus, a sweet, cloying voice came from behind: "Teacher Bai!"

Hearing that voice, Bai Yu instinctively frowned.

Yin Qing really has no sense at all; these past few days of filming, whenever she gets a chance she clings on, and each time I try to dodge her, keeping at least three meters away—doesn't she realize that herself?

Above all, I don't know what brand of perfume she's wearing, but it smells awful!

As Yin Qing approached, that pungent perfume scent desperately drilled into Bai Yu's nose.

The milk tea in his hand instantly lost its fragrance!

The sense of smell of the fox tribe is naturally far more sensitive than that of other demons.

He was about to vomit!

Bai Yu stepped back two steps, yielding the doorway: "You go on ahead, I need to get some air."

He didn't engage her, asking what she wanted him to do.

Yin Qing bit her lower lip, blinked at him with an innocent, aggrieved tone: "Teacher Bai, do you dislike me? Actually I'm also your fan~"

Bai Yu really wanted to conjure claws and slap her away.

He turned to his assistant and asked: "Do you have a mask to give me?"

The assistant said yes, then pulled one out of her bag and handed it to him.

Wearing the mask, although it's not really useful, it does count as a kind of psychological comfort.

Miss Yin, don't misunderstand—I've caught a cold, stay away from me, I'm afraid of passing it to you.

Yin Qing glanced at his exposed arm—having a cold and still wearing short sleeves? Obviously he just doesn't want to get close to me.

The hand she had at her side slowly clenched into a fist.

Okay, then I won't get close to you, Teacher Bai. For tonight's game we'll be a team of two—I still hope you'll cheer on, Teacher Bai, and we'll strive to win first place!

Bai Yu blinked, "Huh? I thought I was teamed with Jiang Kuan."

Because I drew the hidden card, I have the right to swap teammates once, Teacher Bai—this is the final episode of our show, I've never been on a team with you, I'm your fan, will you grant me this small wish? And—

Yin Qing's mouth corner slowly twitched up; her smile looked as if she'd been stabbed with a needle an extra time.

Moreover, after the previous solo game ended, I've already erased Teacher Jiang's name and written mine in its place.

Bai Yu's mouth corner twitched.

This show is live; since Yin Qing drew the hidden card and swapped teammates, it's already been aired, so it can't be changed again.

Otherwise fans would definitely accuse us of cheating and foul play.

Bai Yu wanted to take a deep breath, but then thought better of it—filling his stomach with a nasty smell wouldn't be worth it.

Anyway, that final game lasts at most an hour; just endure it and it'll pass—worst case, I'll block my sense of smell, so I won't smell anything.

"Hmm, I got it."

Having said that, Bai Yu turned his head and ducked into the bus, not wanting to say another word.