Chapter 30: 30

30 "Fellow Tushan Daoist, can I owe you a knife?"

The gatekeeper old man glanced at Tushan Jiu walking this way.

Seeing that he was unfamiliar, having never seen him, he must just be a passerby, so he simply closed his eyes again and continued shaking the fan in his hand, basking in the sun.

"Old sir, could you open the door?"

The old man was startled, and the recliner fell backward.

Tushan Jiu stretched out an Er Kang hand, but separated by a door, even if she wanted to pull, it was useless.

"Ouch! My tailbone!" The old man covered his sore lower back and let out a painful cry.

Tushan Jiu scratched her forehead, "Old sir, are you alright?"

The old man slowly got up from the ground, rubbing his lower back, waving his hand, "It's fine, it's fine, don't look at my age, my body is good. Little girl, who are you?"

Anyone who can see this building is definitely a person from the Mysterious Gate; it's just unknown which family this little girl belongs to, just like human government agencies, their office is also formal, requiring records of visitors.

Tushan Jiu knew this; the same was true in Yun Shi.

She announced her identity: "Knife debtor, Tushan Jiu."

The old man, about to grab the tablet, froze: "Are you the granddaughter of that old fellow from the Tushan Sect?"

Tushan Jiu choked, unsure whether to nod.

So she didn't nod, automatically blocking the old man's words 'old fellow', and replied: "I am the granddaughter of the Tushan Sect."

After the old man remained silent for two seconds, he picked up the tablet and let Tushan Jiu register via facial recognition.

"Alright, kid, go inside."

Tushan Jiu couldn't help but be curious, directly asking: "Old sir, do you know my grandfather?"

The old man nodded: "I've owed him a knife before."

Tushan Jiu understood, and did not continue asking.

She didn't sense his presence in the ledger, meaning the transaction was completely finished; having received payment, she naturally shouldn't ask further.

The old man glanced at Tushan Jiu.

Tushan Jiu saw it, but didn't speak up.

Being in a hurry isn't about business.

If he had a need, he would naturally say so directly.

Tushan Jiu entered the building, and instantly everyone looked over at her.

Just like the gatekeeper old man, they were curious only because she was an unfamiliar face.

Nan Cheng is large, so the office naturally couldn't have only Xu Jiangshan and the two others.

Only their duties differ, so their work differs—some go out, some just sit on shift.

Tushan Jiu was about to step toward the reception area when suddenly Lin Xiu'er's voice came from behind.

"Tushan Jiu, you're here, come on, come on, come to my office, the milk tea I ordered has been delivered for half a day." Lin Xiu'er enthusiastically hooked her arm around Tushan Jiu's arm.

"Can takeout reach here?" Tushan Jiu wondered.

"Of course, nowadays Daoists delivering takeout as a side job are everywhere; around here there's a Zhengyi Sect delivery guy, the delivery speed is super fast, I always give him five-star reviews."

Tushan Jiu nodded seriously: "That's really not bad; otherwise this place is too remote, doing anything isn't very convenient."

Ordinary people can't see them either; when they go out, they always use special passages, never suddenly appearing on the road, otherwise that would definitely scare passersby to death.

The office is divided into several areas, basically one department per floor.

And Lin Xiu'er's office is on the third floor.

Before they went up, Lin Xiu'er shouted: "Xiao Liu, send yesterday's evil sorcerer case closure record to my office."

As soon as she said that, the people in the first-floor office area all looked at Tushan Jiu again.

Tushan Jiu smiled politely, then turned and followed Lin Xiu'er into the elevator.

After she left, everyone immediately began a heated discussion.

"Just now Sister Xiu'er called her Tushan Jiu; is she from the Tushan family?"

"Otherwise, could she be from another family?"

"Although the surname Tushan is rare, there are some ordinary people with it, but in our metaphysical world, there's only one family with the surname Tushan."

"Right, you say since she can come in here, could she be an ordinary person?"

"Wow, the knife-on-credit person from the Tushan family, and she's just a little girl; I heard that in the Tushan clan, as soon as a girl is born, she's the strongest!"

"Your news is too outdated; do you know she won't live past twenty-two? Also, her grandfather arranged a marriage for her, and that person is none other than the heir of the richest family in Nan Cheng, the Xie family, a child of fortune!"

"I really don't know that."

Just as they were lively discussing, suddenly a leader who had been standing behind them for a while slapped the table with a 'pa'.

"You don't know, right? Not knowing is fine; hurry up and work— they took down an evil sorcerer in one move, while you've gone half a month without catching a single skinning ghost! How dare you gossip here?"

Everyone immediately shut up and slunk back to their workstations.

Qian Hu crossed his arms and loudly lectured: "Isn't it discovered that the skinning ghost possessed an ancient dress? Deadline three days, hurry up and close the case, otherwise each person loses a point!"

"All day long, I don't know what you're doing! Don't you realize that if she kills another person, she'll become a vengeful ghost, making her harder to catch?"

"Now I'm scolding you; do you want the higher-up leader to come and revoke your law enforcement certificates, then have you retake the civil service exam just to be happy?"

"All of you, give me......"

Qian Hu, as a team leader, may look big and tough, but in reality he's naggy like an old lady.

However, Tushan Jiu was completely unaware of the scolding downstairs caused by the gossip.

She held a cup of taro paste bubble milk tea, drinking it with great enjoyment.

Lin Xiu'er, seeing her like it, smiled and said: "How is it? Their full-sugar taro paste bubble tea is absolutely amazing; our tastes are similar, I also love sweets."

Tushan Jiu swallowed the milk tea in her mouth and said: "I know you also like sweets; last time I saw you chewing gum."

Ghost power turned into chewing gum, which is also a kind of sugar.

Then she must also be an athlete who likes sweets.

Lin Xiu'er's personality is more straightforward, and Tushan Jiu is even more straightforward than her, so she indeed likes her a lot.

But the only difference is that she is more easygoing and familiar with people, whereas Tushan Jiu, well, she can tell that she isn't very good at interacting with others.

However, it's fine; complementary personalities make for interesting friends.

In fact, Lin Xiu'er really can keep up with Tushan Jiu's conversation; even if Tushan Jiu chats until the topic dies, she can pick it up from the ground.

"You mean, your grandparents didn't choose to reincarnate, but instead they hold positions down there?"

"That's too cool! If you died, wouldn't you be swaggering around in the underworld?"

Tushan Jiu: "......"

Lin Xiu'er can catch her words, but she can't catch Lin Xiu'er's words!

Just as Tushan Jiu was thinking about how to answer her question, Lin Xiu'er's office door was knocked.

It was Xiao Liu coming to deliver the case closure record.

By the way, he also brought a 'mission'.

After Tushan Jiu signed her name and stamped her handprint on the document, Xiao Liu nervously spoke up:

"Tushan fellow Daoist, can I borrow a knife from you on credit?"