Chapter 97: 97

97 "Someone Came to Borrow a Knife Today?"

When Tushan Jiu received Xiang Yichu's phone call, she was having breakfast.

The other party said they had already come from the Nan Cheng office to the Xie Family.

After finishing breakfast, Tushan Jiu waited for them in the living room.

Xie Shiyu also didn't leave.

Last night he went to a social event.

When he came back, Tushan Jiu was already asleep.

Right now she doesn't seem busy, so he wants to stay with her for a while.

A stalk of yarrow lay on the coffee table; Xie Shiyu instantly understood—she wasn't idle, she was waiting for someone.

"Someone came to borrow a knife today?" He walked over, sat beside her, lowered his head, and kissed her cheek.

The living room also held Xu Airu and Old Master Xie; seeing this, both smiled.

Tushan Jiu blushed a little, nudged Xie Shiyu with her elbow, and said, "Yeah, the Young Sect Master of the Xiang Family corpse-chasers will be coming over shortly."

Upon hearing "corpse-chaser," Xie Shiyu had been studying metaphysics ever since Tushan Jiu almost suffered heavenly punishment.

It's fine if he can't do it, but he can't stay ignorant.

Even if he only knows a little, he wants to try to enter her world.

So when he just saw that pile of yarrow stalks, he knew she was about to cast a divination.

Now hearing that the other party is a corpse-chaser, he had seen it in the materials and knew what kind of profession/sect it was.

He was a bit curious; besides the last time Mr. Xu and them borrowed a knife, this is the second time he's seen someone from the Mysterious Gate come to borrow a knife from Jiujiu.

Meanwhile, Old Master Xie and Xu Airu sitting opposite were just idling, so they came to listen to the gossip.

Not long after, Butler Wu led the person in.

When Xiang Yichu saw Tushan Jiu, a flash of astonishment flickered in his eyes, then he openly appraised her.

His gaze didn't offend Tushan Jiu; besides, she was openly appraising him as well.

Their eyes met.

Both thought at the same time: Is this the genius of this generation of corpse-chasers/knife-borrowers?

But in an instant, they returned to normal.

Tushan Jiu made a gesturing invitation to the three, saying, "Please, have a seat, everyone."

"Thank you." Xiang Yichu bowed his hands in thanks to Tushan Jiu, then did the same bow to Old Master Xie and the others, saying, "Everyone, sorry for the disturbance."

Finally, his gaze fell on Xie Shiyu, and he gave him two more looks.

As a corpse-chaser sect, the Xiang Family has its own pride.

The family does not engage in trade; they only undertake corpse-chasing work.

But this doesn't mean they are ignorant; they have still heard of the Xie Family.

It's not because the Xie Family is the richest in Nan Cheng, but because Xie Shiyu, as a rare great luck-bearer, is renowned in their metaphysical circles.

A great luck-bearer inherently carries luck in their fate.

This luck can be in various aspects—business, politics, academia, medicine, and so on.

The top person in every industry is someone who carries a certain amount of luck.

But Xie Shiyu's luck is in commerce; the difference is that his luck is too strong—within the next five generations, they will surely bask in its glow and become leaders in all fields.

By then, the Xie Family will be more than just the top in commerce.

So, the Xie Family looks to be rising steadily with no obstacles ahead, but in the eyes of the metaphysical world, he's only just begun to "learn to walk".

Now, the combination of a knife-borrower and a great luck-bearer will further accelerate the flow of luck.

Ordinary people experience a major luck cycle every ten years, but the Xie Family fears they'll have a major luck cycle every year from now on.

Xiang Yichu's gaze toward Xie Shiyu was caught by Tushan Jiu.

She shifted her butt toward Xie Shiyu, poured tea for the three, then got to the point: "Young Sect Master Xiang, today you definitely want to borrow a knife and divine, right?"

Beside her, Xie Shiyu felt her small movement, his lips curled, he let out a light laugh, and placed his hand on her waist.

Xiang Yichu nodded in confirmation: "Yes, thank you for the trouble."

"The deal is preliminarily settled." Tushan Jiu pushed the nail clipper on the coffee table forward, then picked up the yarrow stalks on the table to begin the divination.

The positions keep changing, it's a variable, so on-site divination is more accurate.

From the start of the divination to its end, Tushan Jiu's facial expression kept changing, finally settling on "hard to put into words."

What a dramatic plot, this is too bizarre.

The most bizarre thing she had ever seen was two zombies mating; this situation is no different.

Just the wife of Guo Lieheng has suffered.

She again calculated with her fingers, and hey, once this variable occurs, everything will happen ahead of schedule.

In the living room, from the moment Tushan Jiu began the divination, no one spoke again.

Whether they will or won't, understand or not, everyone stared at her.

Xiang Yichu was also amazed that she used the exceedingly complex Great Divination Method so skillfully, the speed making his eyes dizzy.

But upon second thought, this is perfectly normal; otherwise, how could she be called the strongest among knife-borrowers?

But after waiting half a day, Tushan Jiu still hadn't reported the position, he couldn't help but frown, wondering if something had gone wrong.

He was about to ask, but just then Tushan Jiu's phone rang.

Tushan Jiu picked up her phone, curled the corner of her mouth, then apologetically told Xiang Yichu, "Sorry, I need to take this call."

Xiang Yichu nodded slightly, "Feel free."

Tushan Jiu didn't leave either, directly answering the phone in front of everyone.

Hey, Manager Guo.

She didn't cheat; that woman isn't your wife.

It's a ghost, but don't panic; I'm free now—just call her back, and I'll take care of the rest.

Okay, remember not to panic, don't alert the enemy—your wife is in the storage room of your basement.

Don't move; your wife can't be saved yet—she carries the yin energy she left behind, and any movement will be noticed.

It's not a matter of this moment—rest assured, you're not fated to be a widower.

The call ended, and Tushan Jiu found it rather interesting.

Originally, if this variable hadn't occurred, Guo Liheng would have discovered that his wife wasn't his wife only after some time.

Now that this variable has shifted, the whole event has been moved up.

Just in time, it also saves trouble.

Otherwise, she'd have to find time to go when she gets busy.

Now she has proof, she can reasonably, rationally, and legally draw ghostly power—let's use that female ghost as practice.

Although Tushan Jiu has drawn before.

But what fun is there in sneaking around compared to doing it openly?

Leaving aside whether that ghost's cultivation is high or low, just based on the 'feel' of it, she's a little excited and can't wait.

She couldn't help but curl the corner of her mouth a bit, but out of the corner of her eye she saw Xiang Yichu's cold, aloof face, so she held back.

She gave a light cough, then reported a location.