Chapter 488: Encountering Soldiers Capturing Foxes
Breakfast was bird’s nest stewed with rock sugar[1], once again a sweet dish favored by Lady Calico.
The Xu family seemed to have figured out the little girl’s fondness for sweets. This bowl of bird’s nest soup was particularly heavy on sugar, with a single red date, two goji berries, and three silver ear fungus petals floating atop as decoration. The faint fragrance resembled that of snow pear tea—clearly, much thought had gone into its preparation.
The little girl drank with a serious expression, unable to stop.
Meanwhile, Song You remained unhurried as he asked the elderly patriarch, “Was last night's ghost-slaying successful?”
“It’s all thanks to your guidance. At first, we were frightened and clumsy. But once we started fighting, we realized it wasn’t all that different from dealing with humans.” The old man held his bowl as he spoke. “Of course, without your powerful talismans, I doubt we would have succeeded.”
“In fact, the common folk have many traditional methods for warding off, seeing, and combating ghosts. These techniques may not rely on talismans, but they are effective. Many are passed down among folk experts—you can always seek them out.”
“I tried a few of them last night,” the elderly master admitted humbly. “I had gathered different methods from various sources, but I wasn’t sure which would work and which wouldn’t. So, I used them all.”
“And now you know which ones worked.”
“Indeed...”
“And what of the old woman?”
“...”