Chapter 25 Old Versailles Man
Xu Chuchu didn't care about that and studied the compass on the way back.
This compass is made of ironwood and has many scratches on it. There is also a small piece missing from the lower left corner. It is unknown how many generations of owners it has passed through, but the scale on it is very clear and the pointer is still very sensitive. She is very satisfied with it.
After returning, she also went to find Xiao Yu and told him that with the compass, they could set off at any time.
After Xiao Yu knew about it, he did not delay and asked her to get ready and set off tomorrow, and to behave well and not to lose face for him.
Xu Chuchu returned to her residence, intending to practice for a while before it got dark, but she ran into Shao Zhi, who was holding a wooden box and guarding her door alone.
"Miss Shao?" She frowned and walked over.
"Sister Xu, you're back." Shao Zhi called out sweetly, "I didn't expect to see you again. I feel like it's fate, so I brought you some snacks."
As he spoke, he carried the box and walked over, staggering, as if the wooden box weighed a thousand pounds.
"Oh? Snacks? Thank you so much." Xu Chuchu took the box with one hand and shook it. "Yeah, it's really heavy. It's hard for my sister to stand here waiting for me."
Shao Zhi's smile froze, and after a pause she said, "My sister is out of energy."
Is the box heavy? Of course not.
Although Xu Chuchu is a fortune teller, she is not a strong woman who can lift a tripod. How heavy can the wooden box that she can lift with one hand be?
She didn't like Shao Zhi's pretentiousness, and was too lazy to pretend to be friendly, so she just pointed it out directly and didn't give her a good look.
"It's getting late, sister, you should go to bed early." Xu Chuchu turned and walked in.
"Wait!" Shao Zhi hurriedly called her, "I still have something to say to my sister."
Oh, it turns out that the snacks are just appetizers, there’s more to come.
Xu Chuchu smiled calmly: "Then come in."
She opened the door and invited Shao Zhi into her room.
Shao Zhi followed in and took two steps when she was instantly shocked by the scene inside.
The yamen's side rooms were all of the same size, divided into an outer hall and a bedroom. The bedroom was blocked from view by a screen, while the outer hall was covered with yellow talismans painted on all four sides, east, west, south and north, like some strange formation.
Bamboo sticks and wooden blocks with inscriptions were scattered on the table, and a sword of uneven color was hung on the wall. There was no light in the hall, and the dim sunset outside shone in, looking faintly like it was stained with blood, eerie and terrifying.
The two times Shao Zhi met Xu Chuchu, she was dressed like a maid. When she heard that she was a fortune teller, Shao Zhi didn't take it seriously. But when she suddenly entered someone else's territory, she was really a little scared.
She is so good at putting on airs in her own home, let alone outside. No wonder Xiao Yu looks at her differently.
Xu Chuchu had no idea Shao Zhi was plotting against her, but this time she had truly wronged her. The yellow talisman was purely a formation she had set up for her cultivation, the sword hanging was to ward off evil spirits, and the six-line talismans were also placed casually, without any intention of creating momentum.
If she really wanted to act mysterious, she would have been frightened to death when Shao Zhi came in.
"Please sit down, Sister Shaozhi." Xu Chuchu put the wooden box on the shelf, threw the newly bought compass on the edge of the table, and placed it together with the six-yao. She shook the teapot on the table and found that there was still a sound of water in it. She didn't know whether it was tea from today or a few days ago, so she poured a cup for Shaozhi.
"Thank you, Sister Xu." Shao Zhi sat down, touched the teacup, but did not drink it.
Her eyes fell on the compass Xu Chuchu placed on the table.
Even though no one was shaking the compass, the needle was still swinging wildly... and finally pointed in her direction.
Shao Zhi's hands trembled: "Sister Xu is so impressive here, she must be a very powerful fortune teller."
"Not bad." After all, she was already at the seventh level, so Xu Chuchu didn't want to waste time talking to her. "Sister Shao, just say whatever you want to say."
"It's like this. I came here mainly for two reasons," Shao Zhi said. "One is to apologize to Sister Xu. My brother has never seen the power of a fortune teller, so his words were not kind. I hope Sister Xu will forgive me."
"It's okay. What about the second one?" Xu Chuchu asked.
"As for the second thing..." Shao Zhi looked hesitant, "It's actually related to Young Master Xiao."
"Xiao Yu, what happened to him?" Finally, they got to the point. Xu Chuchu became impatient if no one else said anything.
Shao Zhi stroked her teacup again and said, "Actually, Young Master Xiao... for some reason, he doesn't like to have any contact with other women. Well... although sometimes he won't show it due to etiquette and official business, if it goes on for a long time, it's hard to say... I think I get along well with Sister Xu, so I came to remind her, don't anger Young Master Xiao, it won't be good for you either."
"Ah." She added hurriedly, "I'm not saying that Master Xiao dislikes Sister Xu. It's that Master Xiao doesn't like interacting with 'any' other women. It's indiscriminate, really. Sister Xu, please don't think too much that Master Xiao has a problem with you."
Xu Chuchu: “…”
Was this telling her that Xiao Yu hated all women and reminding her to stay away? And a "friendly" reminder, not directed at her?
Xu Chuchu smiled glumly. "Don't like interacting with women? But I see Xiao Yu is very friendly to you, my sister. Could it be that you are an exception?"
"I can't say I'm an exception..." Shao Zhi smiled shyly, "It's just because I'm close to my brother and we grew up together, so I'm a little better than others."
"Is that so?" Xu Chuchu pretended to be sad and transformed herself into one of the "others".
Shao Zhi's words were actually very skillful.
She didn't say that Xiao Yu couldn't touch a woman's body, but that he didn't like contact with women. She then went on to say that Xiao Yu didn't dislike dealing with her, which could easily lead people to misunderstand that Xiao Yu only liked her.
Moreover, she was certain that Xu Chuchu knew that Xiao Yu deliberately kept a distance from the woman, but did not know the reason, and she was sure that Xiao Yu would not tell Xu Chuchu the truth... so she dared to say this.
Otherwise, Xu Chuchu would find out, and Shao Zhi would never be an exception for Xiao Yu.
Oh, what a coincidence, Xu Chuchu actually knew the reason.
——And you are not an exception, I am!
"Why is that?" Xu Chuchu asked deliberately, "Why does Xiao Yu dislike interacting with women?"
Shao Zhi looked embarrassed: "Well, it's not convenient to tell the reason. If I say too much, Master Xiao will blame me."
——That’s amazing, only you know the reason, I don’t.
Xu Chuchu was disgusted. This woman really treated her as a love rival. How could she be so worthy? With all this effort, couldn't she just capture Xiao Yu directly?
"But I don't feel that way," she complained. "Oh, if only Xiao Yu were really like you said, sister. He comes to me every day for no reason, five, six, seven, eight times a day. It's so annoying."
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