Chapter 23 Give this cerebral palsy a hammer
Obviously, Shao Mingjie was not convinced by Xiao Yu, he just wanted to save Xiao Yu's face.
...To be honest, Xu Chuchu really wanted to give this cerebral palsy guy a beating on the spot.
With her personality, she doesn't care whether the other person is an official from the Dali Temple or not. Since his attitude is so bad, she will just scold him to death.
But thinking about how Xiao Yu had just argued for her, she didn't want to directly offend him, so she said coldly: "Master Shao's case is important. I am a physiognomist with low skills. I am afraid I can't help. Please seek help from others."
She had already given him a cold look, and by saying this again, she meant that she was not going to accept it, no matter how much money he offered.
Since Lord Shao didn't believe in fortune-telling, even if she went with him, got divination, and determined the fate, he might not agree. Why bother getting into trouble?
When Xiao Yu "asked her to come out" to solve the case, although he was also distrustful and used some tricks, he still gave her due respect. He was also willing to try the method Xu Chuchu suggested to him. It was much better than this cerebral palsy, okay?
Everyone present was a smart person, and after hearing Xu Chuchu's words, they knew that she was not being modest, but was annoyed.
Xiao Yu and Shao Mingjie remained silent. Miss Shao, however, was very adept at choosing the right moment to intervene and lighten the mood. She smiled and asked Xiao Yu, "Brother Yu, you travel a lot and investigate cases, don't you? Do you want to join me in investigating this tomb robbery? Ah Zhi feels that with you here, we'll definitely be able to solve my brother's case in no time."
Shao Mingjie glared at her and said, "You're such a traitor. You always say good things about your brother Yu. What? I'm such a bad investigator, am I?"
"No, my brother is great too." Shao Zhi said.
"But Brother Xiao, I think this is a good idea. Do you want to come?" Shao Mingjie asked Xiao Yu, "This case... is also taken very seriously by the higher-ups. If you participate, maybe..."
"No need." Xiao Yu refused before he could finish. "I have an unresolved case on hand and can't get away."
"Okay then, let's solve the case together next time we have the chance." Shao Mingjie didn't force it. After a few simple words, he took his sister away and had no intention of riding in the carriage with Xiao Yu.
"Shall we go back, sir?" Ah Fu followed and asked.
"Yeah." Xiao Yu looked calm and went back to the frame.
Before getting in the car, he paused, then suddenly turned around and asked Xu Chuchu beside him, "Are you unhappy?"
Xu Chuchu thought, of course, but she still denied it: "How dare I?"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu said calmly, "It's normal to be unhappy. I was inconsiderate today, and I won't defend Lord Shao. Please don't take it to heart and let it affect your mood in vain."
"Oh?" Xu Chuchu was surprised that Xiao Yu wasn't as sharp-tongued and twisted as usual. Instead, he seriously reflected on himself and quickly climbed up the ladder. "Since you said so, I, the physiognomist, will forgive you and not hold it to account."
Xiao Yu frowned when he heard this, but still didn't say anything. He just said "hmm" and got in the car.
Xu Chuchu secretly clicked her tongue, thinking that Xiao Yu's temper changed really quickly. Sometimes he was so arrogant as if no one in the world could afford to offend him, and sometimes he was willing to humble himself, making it difficult to figure out his thoughts.
She followed him back to the government office and her own residence.
Xu Chuchu had made up her mind early on that as long as no one drove her away and as long as Xiao Yu was still here investigating the case, she would shamelessly stay in the government office for another day.
With free food and accommodation, and the opportunity to practice physical training with Xiao Yu next door, I can be so happy, right?
After these days of practice, her cultivation level has risen from the early second level to the full second level, which is the same as Master Xiang's, which is a great progress.
However, breaking through this stage is often the most difficult. It is still difficult to reach the third level by just practicing like this and stopping from time to time.
Xu Chuchu thought about asking Ah Fu and the others how many days Xiao Yu would stay here. If the time was long enough, she would go into seclusion for seven days and make a breakthrough while the opportunity was still there.
Unexpectedly, plans always fail to keep up with changes. Just on the second day after I decided to go into seclusion, people kept coming and going in the courtyard outside, and they were moving large and small bags to other rooms, which was very noisy.
After asking around, I found out that it was the Shao siblings I met a few days ago who moved in.
Although he knew it was normal for court officials to stay in local government offices when on business trips, Xu Chuchu was still in a bad mood.
Retreat and practice requires quiet. Not only is it noisy here, but the Shao brothers and sisters are also not friendly to her. If something happens to disturb her, she will go astray and become possessed, which will be troublesome.
After considering it, she still did not choose to go into seclusion.
Listening to the crackling sounds outside, she mourned even more for the third level of cultivation that was so easily within her reach.
There were several knocks on the door, and someone called her at the door: "Master Xu, are you in the room?"
Xu Chuchu recognized that it was Xiao Yu's voice.
"In..." She had already gone to bed and was about to take a nap, but she had to get out of bed and open the door. "What's going on?"
Unexpectedly, in addition to Xiao Yu, the Shao brothers and sisters were also standing at the door, and when they saw her, they were obviously stunned.
Especially her younger sister Shao Zhi, her eyes opened wide at once. She had never expected that this female fortune teller was not only favored by Xiao Yu, but was also invited to the government office by him to live and eat with them, with such high treatment.
What was even more incomprehensible was that Xiao Yu didn't resist her at all. The two of them stood on each other's threshold, their arms almost touching!
In her impression, Xiao Yu would keep a considerable distance from all women without exception because of his strange illness.
Even to her, who had always been friendly, she was at least three steps away.
Why is he treating this female fortune teller like this... Is there something unusual about their relationship?
It shouldn't be that bad, he's so ugly.
Xiao Yu was probably preoccupied and didn't notice that he was different from usual. He handed a pigeon egg-sized object to Xu Chuchu and asked, "Do you recognize this object? Can you tell where it came from?"
Xu Chuchu took it and looked at it carefully. He found that it was a finely carved jade artifact with pure quality and was a top-grade product.
When she reached out her hand, she didn't touch Xiao Yu's hand, but she scared the Shao siblings again. Not only were they afraid that Xiao Yu would have a seizure on the spot, but they also became more suspicious of their relationship.
"This is called a jade cicada," Xu Chuchu quickly identified it. "It's a burial item, buried with the dead. It's usually held in the deceased's mouth. Judging by its condition, it must have been there for a while... How did it end up in your hands?"
The three people outside the door were secretly shocked when they heard this, especially Shao Mingjie, who couldn't help but blurt out: "How can you tell it's a burial object?"
"I saw it with my eyes." Xu Chuchu said.
Shao Mingjie's face suddenly turned black, but he seemed to be considering Xiao Yu's face and did not get angry.
Xiao Yu looked at Xu Chuchu with helplessness in his eyes and asked again: "How did you know that?"
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