Free Web Novel"The fish is hooked!"
"Quick, quick, such a big splash, it must be a big one!"
Feeling a pull on the fishing rod, Lu Yibei was just about to lift the rod and play the fish, but Gu Qianqian, who had come closer, snatched the fishing rod from her hand.
She gripped the fishing rod tightly with both hands, lowered her center of gravity slightly, and pulled upwards. With a splash, a rather large river carp flew towards the shore in the direction she pulled.
Before the river carp landed, Gu Qianqian quickly scooped it up in mid-air with her eye, grabbed the area near its gills with one hand, and pressed it onto the ground.
"Hehe, it's so big! Your luck is really good, this one might weigh ten pounds." Gu Qianqian squatted on the ground, threading a rope made of wild grass through the fish's gills while grinning at Lu Yibei.
For her, it was already very good not to go hungry every day; days with meat were good days. Happiness was that simple.
Seeing Gu Qianqian so happy, Lu Yibei's lips parted as if to speak but she stopped herself. After a moment of hesitation, she finally decided not to continue asking about the Monster Story Chat Group.
She already knew enough. Combined with the memories of Yun Meng, Pharaoh, and others, she suspected that the chat group where they encountered the Eclipse Society members was likely the chat group Gu Qianqian mentioned.
...
The inquiries about the Monster Story Chat Group thus came to an abrupt halt.
Asking her questions she didn't want to answer while she was happy was clearly a mood killer and something that would ruin good feelings.
She had learned enough today.
Watching Gu Qianqian, who was handling the river carp on the open ground outside the shack from a distance, Lu Yibei narrowed her eyes slightly.
She seemed very simple. Asking her things she wanted to know without causing her to dislike her wouldn't be more difficult than with Jiang Li, right? Lu Yibei thought.
Thinking of Jiang Li, Lu Yibei couldn't help but frown. Tomorrow was the time to go to Jiang Li's place for class again. With the groundwork laid last time, she should be able to tell her the entire fabricated story this time.
Although Lu Yibei had temporarily confirmed that the entity that had been secretly spying on her was Ju Meng.
However, those members of the Eclipse Society were still at large. Who knew when the tentacles of their plot would reach out to her.
Therefore, unless those Eclipse Society members hidden among the silly group members were killed, she always felt uneasy.
...
Just as Lu Yibei had guessed from the various details in the shack, Gu Qianqian indeed possessed decent cooking skills.
As someone from a family with a culinary heritage, Lu Yibei had always been quite picky about the taste of food. Although the dishes Gu Qianqian made were simple, their taste reached a level above the passing mark.
After lunch, Lu Yibei helped clear the dishes and sat on the sofa secretly observing Gu Qianqian, who was washing dishes in a large plastic basin. Soon, she started thinking about trying to get information out of her again.
However, as she chatted casually, before she could find a suitable opening to steer the conversation towards the Monster Story Chat Group, Gu Qianqian had already finished washing the dishes, put away the large basin, and was preparing to leave.
Before leaving, she stood at the entrance of the shack, looking as if something was bothering her physically. She stammered to Lu Yibei, "Um, um... I have to go to work. I won't be back until very late."
"Okay, go ahead!" Lu Yibei nodded indifferently.
"No, I mean I'll be back very late, at least after nine o'clock," Gu Qianqian added.
"Okay, got it. Be careful after dark."
Seeing that Lu Yibei was unmoved, Gu Qianqian finally couldn't help but voice her true thoughts, "What I mean is, aren't you going home yet?"
Lu Yibei, "..."
So, she wanted to ask her to leave?
But if I leave now, I have nowhere to go. I'll just have to be thick-skinned this once.
"No need, I'm very happy staying here. I'll just wait for you to come back," Lu Yibei said expressionlessly.
"I... I..." Hearing this, Gu Qianqian looked as if she had been bullied, her expression becoming a little wronged. She stammered for a long time, glanced at the paint can hidden in the corner of the shack, said, "Alright, don't mess with my things!" before reluctantly leaving.
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A few minutes later.
After confirming that Gu Qianqian had gone far away, Lu Yibei got up from the sofa and crept towards the paint can in the corner.
Earlier, she had noticed Gu Qianqian's small action before leaving and had been very concerned. In order to eliminate potential threats, she still broke the agreement after Gu Qianqian left.
After opening the paint can and seeing what was inside, Lu Yibei almost cried on the spot.
The paint can was full of money, but there were hardly any 100-yuan bills. It was basically made up of 1-yuan and 0.5-yuan bills in two forms.
This Miss Gu Qianqian was truly not just ordinarily miserable.
Thinking this, Lu Yibei silently turned around, fetched her backpack, searched through it for a while, found the only twenty-odd yuan cash she had left, tucked it at the very bottom of the paint can, and then closed the lid.
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On the other side, Gu Qianqian walked worriedly on her way to a certain construction site to move bricks.
Just at this moment, the system, which had been disconnected for a long time "due to network fluctuations," finally came online. A familiar voice echoed in her mind.
"Gu Qianqian, you're finished."
The system started with this sentence, words that made Gu Qianqian even more uneasy, causing her expression to change slightly.
"Huh?! Are you saying she'll really steal my piggy bank? What should I do? That's all my savings! How about we go back now?"
"..." The system was silent for a few seconds before saying, "The situation is more serious than you think."
Although Disaster is quite low-class, it hasn't reached the point of stealing your small change. The system thought.
"Is there anything more serious than having all my savings stolen?" Gu Qianqian asked, puzzled. In her eyes, the piggy bank made from the paint can was her most precious possession.
"This..." The system was °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° speechless for a moment before continuing, "She might be latching onto you. She probably won't let go easily until she's squeezed out all your value."
As the system spoke, it seemed to see the ice-cold faced girl again. She looked behind it, at the urban legend that were threatening its life, and said indifferently, "If you want to kill, kill. Only those with value are my friends. If you have no value, whether you're dead or alive makes no difference."
In her heart, there was no place for anyone other than herself.
Any act of kindness or closeness was for the sake of better utilization.
The system was very worried, worried that Gu Qianqian would truly see her as a friend and then, at some point, suffer unbearable harm.
...
More than an hour after Gu Qianqian left.
Only after Lu Yibei confirmed she wouldn't return did she take out the old counterfeit phone and paper and pen from her backpack.
She was somewhat relieved that she had put these things in her backpack earlier, otherwise they might have turned into a pile of ashes along with her clothes.
Sitting cross-legged on the chair, she spread out the paper and pen on the round table in front of her. Lu Yibei unlocked her phone, opened the certain goose-themed chat software of unknown version, and found the Monster Story Chat Group she had joined earlier.
After entering the chat group, she first checked the group's announcements, albums, and files.
After a quick look, apart from a few mysterious codes she was interested in, she found nothing useful. It was all lewd pictures, game installation packages, and vague urban legend settings.
If she hadn't known beforehand that Yun Meng, Pharaoh, and others had encountered members of the Eclipse Society in this chat group, she would have definitely treated this chat group as a regular hobby group.
After searching for a while, she turned her attention to the chat content of the group members, trying to find any useful information from between the lines.
Twilight. Females Family Member: "Recent new games are so boring, all assembly-line money grabs. Can anyone recommend a fun one?"
One Hundred and Two-Thirds Cats: Girl Kaleidoscope 5.rar
Fenrir: "Recently, some netizens have replaced the CGs of Girl Kaleidoscope 5 with horror pictures, some even cursed pictures. Please be vigilant, group members! Pictures prove it! 【Pic】【Pic】【Pic】"
Twilight. Females Family Member: "Holy crap?! I just downloaded half of it, and my pants were already moving. You show me this? I'm not playing anymore!"
...
Lu Yibei, "..."
How is this different from the few game groups I usually hang out in?
The members of the Eclipse Society are way too good at hiding themselves.
Mixed among a group of silly netizens, it's really hard to find out who is the urban legend. Lu Yibei thought.
Perhaps, as Gu Qianqian said, if you don't know the right way, even if you join the correct chat group, you won't be able to access things truly related to urban legend.
However...
Lu Yibei felt that she might know the so-called way, and she was prepared to give it a try. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
In the memories of Pharaoh, Yun Meng, and others, this Monster Story Chat Group had a mysterious rule: if you privately messaged the group owner or an administrator at 44 minutes past the hour, you could obtain a mysterious "urban legend Gift Package."
Initially, Lu Yibei joined this Monster Story Chat Group simply to make the lie she fabricated for Jiang Li sound more real and credible, and she didn't pay too much attention to this information.
After all, this was a hobby group related to urban legend, and it was understandable to have some deliberately mysterious chuunibyou rules.
However, after obtaining relevant information from Gu Qianqian, Lu Yibei began to value this memory segment.
That mysterious gift package might be the so-called "way."
Lu Yibei thought, and glanced at the time on her phone.
The time was 4:23 PM, still some time until 44 minutes past the hour.
She thought for a moment, quickly applied for a new account, and then, following the memories of Yun Meng and others, submitted a group join request with the new account.
Previously, she had used her frequently used account. The content in it was likely meant to be shown to Jiang Li, so she couldn't leave any clues that would make Jiang Li suspicious.
However...
A few seconds after Lu Yibei submitted the join request, a bright red, eye-catching rejection symbol appeared before her eyes.
【University Town Ghost Story Chat Group has rejected your join request.
Handler: One Hundred and Two-Thirds Cats
Reason for rejection: You have already joined this group. Please do not add again.】
Lu Yibei stared at the reason for rejection on the phone screen, stunned for a while, feeling a faint sense that a pair of eyes were secretly watching her from behind, sending a shiver down her spine.
How did he know I already had an account that joined this chat group?
This chat group definitely has a big problem! Lu Yibei thought.
