You said you would tell fortunes, so you can catch ghosts and exterminate zombies easily?

"Well, is there a problem?"

"He himself said he was a coward, and he really is a coward, but he's also quite... flexible."

Knowing Su Chen was curious, Xi Meng told him everything that happened that night, then looked around and asked, "Who's the chef in this house?"

Su Chen asked his assistant to help tidy up the pile of barnacles before asking, "You said the person lying on the bamboo bed was very tall? And had a very big head?"

"Yeah, but his eyes must have been gouged out, he's blind anyway, and the blood... it was so thick it was almost impossible to drip out."

As Xi Meng spoke, she reminded her busy assistant, "Could you call Cai Guobang for me?"

Then he looked at Su Chen and said, "Master Su, I suspect that it wasn't human."

"How can someone's blood dripping onto a torch control me? That's ridiculous. I'm no longer the little snake I once was; I'm a dragon!"

"No, I think there's something wrong with that disc too. It's dark and looks like an evil object..."

Seeing that Su Chen was still frowning and ignoring her, Xi Meng raised her hand and waved in front of him: "Hey, Master Su, snap out of it."

Then she stared at him with a strange expression: "What were you thinking about? You look a little serious."

Su Chen composed himself: "Oh, nothing. What did you just say?"

"I mean, that disc was strange too, and that torch too. Now that I think about it, there must have been something wrong with that fire. I didn't see what was in it, so how could it burn?"

Su Chen: "..."

"You don't have any doubts about Senior Song?"

"he?"

Xi Meng frowned and thought for a moment, then shook her head: "He definitely didn't mean me any harm. You see, he even took me back later. That shows my intuition is pretty accurate."

"As for his feelings towards you, Daoist Su..."

Xi Meng asked, "Were you hurt?"

"No, right?"

"Then why are you targeting him like this?"

Su Chen pondered for a moment, then laughed.

"I might be overthinking it."

Xi Meng waved her hand casually: "Alright, I've finally recovered a bit, I need to eat something good."

Then he looked upstairs: "Cai..."

Lin Jingyu's assistant hurried over.

"Madam, Mr. Cai is not upstairs."

Xi Meng raised an eyebrow: "Didn't I tell him to stay here? Where did he go?"

"You secretly sneak out to buy me nice clothes and jewelry?"

"But surely they don't come back this late?"

The assistant chuckled awkwardly, "Mr. Cai also went to the auction."

"They said they were afraid of missing out on good things."

Xi Meng raised an eyebrow, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Is the barnacle steamed yet?"

Su Chen joked, "What? Want to bring it along to eat with us?"

"Otherwise, this stuff is supposed to be fresh and sweet when it's fresh out of the oven."

Xi Meng asked him, "Master Su, you don't not want to go, do you?"

The study door opened, and Lin Jingyu and another assistant came out. Lin Jingyu smiled at them and asked, "Going to the auction?"

On the desk behind him, Su Chen saw Xiao Bai curled up in a ball, resting with her eyes closed.

"Yeah, I'm going for a walk. Have you finished taking care of things here?"

"That's about it." Lin Jingyu yawned. "But I probably really need to get some sleep and can't stay with you guys."

"Then go to sleep quickly. Master Su's treatment will help you recover," Xi Meng pointed to her forehead. "You need to sleep more here to get better."

Lin Jingyu nodded: "That's what I think too."

I definitely overused my brain today.

However, he couldn't help but sniff and raise an eyebrow.

"in……"

"Oh, these are barnacles I just picked up from a small rocky islet." Xi Meng pointed towards the kitchen. "I've had some before, and it was pretty good. Why don't you eat some before you rest?"

"Then you're welcome."

Once the barnacles were cooked, the assistant had the chef thoughtfully prepare a dipping sauce. Originally, they were going to serve it on a plate, but Xi Meng pointed directly at the steamer: "No need for that. Just take this with you. It'll save you the trouble of carrying it around, right, Master Su?"

Su Chen smiled and shook his head: "Brother Jingyu, then you'll just have to wait for the next batch."

When he appeared at a remote mountain villa carrying a steamer half the height of a person and Xi Meng holding the dipping sauce, everyone present was startled.

The more alert security guards quickly came over with wooden sticks and watermelon knives, looking at them warily.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous, my friend!"

Shang Xiangyun quickly raised his hand and pressed it down, explaining with a smile, "They know the rules, they were just delayed by something and arrived a little late."

The atmosphere remained tense. Shang Xiangyun nudged Lin Jingmo with his elbow, and the latter raised a small eyebrow: "Don't worry, with their abilities, if they really wanted to cause trouble, everything here would probably be gone by now."

Upon hearing this, the onlookers exchanged glances, and considering the sudden appearance of the two people and the steamer still silently suspended in the air, a murmur arose. Their gazes toward Su Chenxi Meng softened, replaced by curiosity and awe.

A moment later, a bald, fat man wearing a thick gold chain came out cheerfully and said a few comforting words. Then he cautiously stepped forward, but before he could speak, Xi Meng urged, "Master Su, there's nowhere to put this. Do you have a table over there? Bring it out."

Su Chen flipped his hand and took out a folding table and chairs.

Shang Xiangyun immediately and attentively helped to unfold it.

The fat man hesitated for a moment, then lent a hand.

Xi Meng glanced at him, and after he pulled out a chair for her to sit down, she took out a pearl and tossed it to him.

"Well done, here's your reward!"

The fat man hurriedly caught it, stared blankly at the pearl the size of a longan, and then looked at Xi Meng and the others with a complicated expression.

Xi Meng doesn't care about these things.

As soon as she emerged from the ghostly path, she handed the dipping sauce in her hand to Cai Guobang. Now, sitting down, she lifted the lid of the steamer and coughed lightly, saying, "Well, I saw you liked this before, so I scooped some out for you to try."

Shang Xiangyun glanced into the steamer: "Buddha's hand snails?"

“What snail? Barnacle!” Xi Meng frowned.

"Yes, yes, this thing is indeed a barnacle, it's called, what's it called again..."

Su Chen sat down: "Goose barnacles."

He grabbed a handful and placed them on the table, peeling them while turning his head to look at the stage.

On the small platform were two long tables covered with red cloth, and various items were placed on the tables.

His nose twitched, and a musty, earthy smell wafted out.

He turned to Lin Jingmo and asked, "Brother Jingmo, did these all just come out of the ground?"

"Yes, but some of them didn't come from the tomb. They're said to be treasures buried by certain families for refuge. I don't think some of them look like burial goods."

Su Chen nodded, put the peeled meat in his mouth, and raised his eyebrows.

Xi Meng noticed and said smugly, "Isn't it delicious?"

"It's really quite good." Su Chen ate a few more. "Shall we go for another stroll on the sea later?"

"Would you like to bring some home for your family? No problem."

Seeing that Cai Guobang hadn't peeled a single one after a long time, Xi Meng rolled her eyes, quickly peeled one for him, glanced at the things on the table, and frowned in disgust: "Not a single one is presentable!"

“Grandma,” Cai Guobang explained in a low voice, “the main event hasn’t started yet. I just inquired and they said there’s a very beautiful phoenix crown tonight.”

Xi Meng pouted: "It's just a phoenix crown, what's the big deal..."

A chubby hand reached out from the side, holding a photo trembling in its grip. Xi Meng frowned, glanced at it, and her eyes began to glaze over.