Free Web NovelAfter Lu Yibei found the materials needed to make the First Light Spring Wind Curse and handed them to Ju Meng, she became a hands-off manager and returned upstairs alone.
Why not use free labor?
Although, as a native of Z Country, Lu Yibei had a strong aversion to exploiting people's labor.
However, after thinking that Ju Meng was a Strange Tale and shouldn't be considered a person, she had no psychological burden at all.
Returning upstairs, Lu Yibei went straight to her windproof Coat. She still held a little hope for the core of the Strange Tale's main body that had vanished without a trace.
Not finding it just now didn't mean it was really gone. Maybe it fell into some inconspicuous corner?
Although this possibility was small, what if?!
However, after Lu Yibei searched around, she was surprised to find that in the few minutes she had gone downstairs to arrange work for Ju Meng, not only was the core of the Strange Tale's main body gone, but even the windproof Coat had vanished from the world.
"Ah, this is..."
Lu Yibei scratched the back of her head, her eyes blank as she surveyed the bedroom, muttering to herself in a voice only she could hear.
"What's going on? Did a thief break in? No, no, stealing the core of the Strange Tale's main body and stealing the Coat, this is so targeted, only urban legend could probably do this."
But...
If a Strange Tale of unknown origin had snuck into the apartment, how could Ju Meng not discover it?
Lu Yibei narrowed her eyes, thinking it over. She felt that the probability of a powerful Strange Tale that even Ju Meng couldn't detect sneaking into her home was so small it could be ignored.
The current situation was most likely due to something happening that she hadn't expected in the few minutes she was downstairs.
Thinking of this, she lowered her voice and called softly, "Coat, Coat, where are you..."
Before Lu Yibei could finish speaking, there was a soft "whoosh" of wind beside her. Following the sound, she saw a set of rose-red shadows pouncing towards her.
The sudden anomaly made Lu Yibei's heart jump, and she couldn't help but exclaim, "Ah?! What is it? Don't, don't come over!"
As she spoke, she stumbled back a few steps in a panic, hitting her knee on the bedpost with a muffled thud. Her body swayed a few times and she tilted towards the ground.
...
On the first floor of the apartment, the living room was filled with a dense, almost palpable aura of resentment.
Ju Meng sat cross-legged on the rug beside the coffee table, her tender white hands clasped in front of her chest, pressing the snow-white valley hidden beneath her loose robe into a slight bulge.
Her resentful expression was like an auntie whose cheap pork had been snatched at the market, yet it was mixed with a hint of childish fierceness. freewebnovel.cσ๓
On the coffee table in front of her, the various materials used to make the First Light Spring Wind Curse were lined up, but she showed no intention of making it herself.
As the saying goes, money makes the ghost grind the mill.
But when someone's fist is big enough, they can make the ghost grind the mill even without money. Not only can they make them grind the mill, but they can even make them create talismans.
"You! Maotuan (Hairball), right? What did I just tell you? The thickness can't exceed two millimeters! Look how thick this is? Are you making mahjong tiles?"
Maotuan (Hairball), "..."
"And you! What are you drawing? It looks like a ghost drawing! No, you are a ghost! But I demand that from now on, you don't consider yourself a Strange Tale!"
False Tooth, "..."
"Eyeball, right? Lying still, right? I'm giving you two choices now: either work diligently, or vanish from the world."
Hearing this, the Eyeball instantly became covered in bloodshot veins. It was about to shout suicidal words but was frantically stopped by the other urban legend.
"Forget it, forget it, just bear with it and it will pass."
As a genuine deity, Ju Meng was always good at bossing others around.
Lu Yibei oppressed her, and she turned around and oppressed the urban legend in the apartment.
As a deity, how could she do dirty and rough work like grinding wood, mixing cinnabar, and drawing runes herself?
As the only person in the entire house who could complete the spiritual energy injection step, wouldn't it be enough to just move her fingers?
While Ju Meng was thinking, she suddenly heard a startled exclamation from upstairs.
She turned her head towards the stairs, frowned, and muttered to herself, what was she secretly running upstairs to do alone? Making such a big commotion?
...
Just as Lu Yibei's body was about to make intimate contact with the ground, there was a sudden rustling sound in her ears, and something vaguely wrapped around her body.
At this moment, the Coat, which had already transformed into a magical girl outfit, rapidly disassembled at a speed difficult for the naked eye to catch, turning into several scattered pieces of exquisite and outstandingly colored fabric.
The disassembled fabric glowed faintly, like rose-red flying birds, fluttering up and down around Lu Yibei, rapidly and subtly wriggling, adjusting their size according to her body.
In an instant, like birds returning to their nest, all the fabric landed on Lu Yibei's body, slowly climbing and wrapping around her, precisely closing and stitching together.
The entire process lasted only a few seconds. By the time Lu Yibei regained her senses, she was already suspended less than two centimeters from the ground.
"..."
The still-shaken Lu /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ Yibei took a few seconds to compose herself, then carefully got up. The moment she stood up, her peripheral vision inadvertently swept over the full-length mirror in the corner, and then quickly returned.
When she saw the scene in the mirror clearly, her face turned pale, and she felt completely unwell.
"Holy—crap—!"
In the mirror, on her relatively tall body with some muscle definition, her knitted shirt and jeans had been shed in just those few seconds, replaced by the magical girl outfit she had treasured for many years. Her long-held wish had been fulfilled.
In the mirror.
The exquisitely made dress fit tightly against her body, yet it was exceptionally well-fitting, without the slightest feeling of constriction, only outlining the youthful lines of a young woman.
Beneath the off-shoulder design, the contours of her shoulder muscles were clear. In the absolute territory between the gorgeous lace skirt hem and the over-the-knee socks, a few messy leg hairs were faintly visible on her strong and powerful thighs.
Lu Yibei, "..."
Although I've always wanted to try White Little Flower's outfit, suddenly putting it on without any preparation was, well, quite embarrassing...
No, it was extremely embarrassing!
...
After Lu Yibei's two very dramatic exclamations, Ju Meng finally couldn't suppress her curiosity and asked loudly.
"Lu Yibei, what are you doing up there? Making such a fuss?"
Hearing Ju Meng's voice from downstairs, Lu Yibei glanced nervously at the direction of the stairs, swallowed, and responded loudly, "N-nothing! Just..."
"Just a cockroach suddenly crawled out of the closet and scared me."
"Tsk! How old are you? Why are you being so effeminate? Afraid of even cockroaches?"
After Ju Meng finished speaking, she paused for a few seconds, as if realizing something, and quickly explained, "Ah, no, I didn't mean to discriminate against you, I meant to say..."
"Uh, meant to say... Oh, right, the cockroaches in the south are indeed quite big. I heard online that the largest ones can grow to be similar in size to small mice. If you're really scared, I can come up and help you?"
Hearing that Ju Meng was coming upstairs, Lu Yibei's heart tightened, and she quickly said, "No need, no need! I was just scared because something suddenly darted out. I've already stepped on the cockroach!"
If she really came up and saw this scene now, how could that be?
"Are you really sure?"
"Really no need. You... don't try to find an excuse to be lazy! Make the talismans properly for me!" Lu Yibei growled.
"Tsk! You don't appreciate good intentions. I'll make them for you, day and night, until you're satisfied, alright?!"
Ju Meng said angrily, then turned to call out to the urban legend beside her, "Do you know how to sing 'The Internationale'? Come sing with me."
"...Arise, you prisoners of starvation! Arise, you wretched of the earth! Get ready, go!"
Listening to the intermittent, passionate singing drifting up from downstairs, Lu Yibei, "..."
Why did it feel like they were singing with so much emotion?
...
Lu Yibei quietly listened to Ju Meng and the urban legend' off-key but very emotional singing for a while. After confirming they wouldn't suddenly come upstairs, she paced to the mirror, examining her reflection while secretly contemplating.
The abnormal situation just now happened only after I called out to the Coat, and ordinary clothes couldn't reasonably adjust according to the wearer's body shape.
Therefore, what I'm wearing now is the original Coat. As for how it gained this ability...
I guess it probably swallowed the core of the Strange Tale's main body in the Coat pocket, and its ability was enhanced.
Thinking this, Lu Yibei patted her sleeve, feeling both annoyed and amused, and quietly chided, "Who told you to swallow the core of the Strange Tale's main body completely? And turn into this ghostly appearance! Hurry up and take it off!"
Coat, "..."
The Devil Woman seems unhappy? But why?
Didn't she like this skirt very much? Isn't it normal for girls to like pretty skirts?
Sigh, so annoying, I can't figure it out! After all, I'm not very smart...
As the Coat thought, it wriggled gently a few times, and then the zipper on the back was heard "zipping" open. It then slowly slid down, revealing Lu Yibei's bare back.
Just then, Ju Meng, who had finally finished making the first talisman, excitedly ran up with the talisman in hand, "Lu Yibei, Lu Yibei, it's done! Can you see if..."
Ju Meng came upstairs and saw Lu Yibei in front of the mirror, half-undressed with the dress half-off and her back exposed. Her voice stopped abruptly, the corner of her mouth twitched, and after holding it in for a long time, she finally squeezed out, "Uh, I-I'm sorry to interrupt! I'll put the thing here for you, you continue, continue..."
After speaking, she put the talisman on the ground, covered her flushed face with her hands, a strange smile on her lips, and ran away. As she ran, she muttered softly, "Hehehe, I knew it, she clearly likes it but won't admit it! Hehehe!"
Lu Yibei, "..."
Does anyone know where the rent is cheaper nearby? I'm moving out tonight!
