Free Web NovelShe didn't know how much time had passed; time seemed to stretch and slow down infinitely.
When Lu Yibei opened her eyes again, a familiar scene appeared before her.
The sky was filled with unsettling dark clouds, seemingly pulled by some force, twisting into a vortex shape.
On the empty rooftop of the tall building, the breeze that swept through was as scorching as if it came from a desert.
Looking out, the already dilapidated city was reduced to ruins, with dry bones and decaying steel scattered everywhere, as if the entire city had undergone a disaster.
Fires spread everywhere, and the gray mist that had condensed into human form and moved through the city had disappeared to who knows where.
This was the very place where Lu Yibei had seen that mysterious girl when she swallowed the witchs egg, and it was also the place where Du Sixian often harassed her in her dreams...
But for some reason, standing here at this moment, looking at the familiar surroundings, she felt a strange sense of unfamiliarity, and the thought flashed through her mind, 'This isn't my dream.'
"Strange, I just gave up suppressing my power and recited that description. Shouldn't I have exploded with strength and counterattacked? Why did I suddenly come here?"
Lu Yibei muttered to herself in a low voice, filled with worry, audible only to herself.
"What should I do? I just finished showing off and was ready to counterattack! Suddenly I'm here, and my body is outside, won't I be hung up and beaten like a human sandbag?"
As Lu Yibei was speaking, a faint singing voice suddenly drifted into her ears. Following the sound, as she expected, she saw the mysterious girl who had appeared when she swallowed the witchs egg.
"Lend me, lend me a pair of discerning eyes~♪
Let me see this chaos clearly, plainly, truly~♪
......"
Lu Yibei looked in the direction of the singing voice, and as expected, she saw the mysterious girl with long fiery red hair and a long dress, sitting on the railing at the edge of the rooftop with her back to her, her pale legs dangling and gently swinging.
The moment Lu Yibei looked at the girl, the girl's singing stopped abruptly. She turned her head and smiled at her, "Long time no see!"
Lu Yibei looked at the girl and frowned. Unlike their last meeting, she seemed to have been seriously injured during the time she was gone. Her slender hands, left leg, and right eye were wrapped in bandages, and she had a cane beside her.
Perhaps it was just a feeling, but Lu Yibei thought that cane looked somewhat like one of the canes Jiang Li usually used, but the ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ silver metal decoration at the top of that cane was damaged, so she couldn't be sure.
Just as Lu Yibei was observing the cane, the girl suddenly spoke, "You're finally here. If you hadn't come, I would have thought you were already dead!"
"What are you talking about?! I'm perfectly fine, how could I be dead?" Lu Yibei retorted without thinking. "So, were you beaten because you talk too much? The person who did it wasn't professional! To deal with someone like you, shouldn't they hit your mouth first?"
Make her unable to speak, and her combat power would be reduced by at least half! Lu Yibei added in her mind.
In her impression, the mysterious girl talked a lot of trash. If she had been beaten for this during this time, she wouldn't find it strange.
Hearing this, the girl smiled, shaking her head noncommittally, "Speaking of which, I've been waiting for you here for so long, and you haven't shown up. What have you been doing?"
"You have such powerful strength, aren't you going to use it? However, not using it might not be a bad thing... but... never mind."
Although I can't appear here often, logically speaking, as long as she uses her power, I should be able to sense it. If I can't sense it, it means she really hasn't used it. The girl thought.
"..." Lu Yibei stared at the girl and pondered for a few seconds, saying, "There are many reasons why I don't use it. Simply put, I'm afraid of dying."
"I'm done talking, can you send me back? I have a lot of things to do outside!"
It wasn't that Lu Yibei didn't know there was a very powerful force within her, a force even stronger than the Purple Maiden, who was called a god. She had known this since she came out of Shihekou Middle School.
But she was genuinely afraid of dying. In her opinion, that power that didn't belong to her was difficult to control and very dangerous. Coupled with what Jiang Li and Ju Meng had said in recent days, she was even more afraid.
That feeling was like knowing there was a reactor in her body but having no means of control, which made her uneasy.
At least, I need to find a way to stably control that power before I even try to mobilize a little bit of it. Lu Yibei thought.
After listening to Lu Yibei, the girl nodded in praise, "You're quite clever, unlike me... cough cough, the others I've met." However, for some reason, a hint of unconcealed embarrassment flashed in her eyes when she spoke halfway.
As if trying to quickly change the subject, before Lu Yibei could respond, the girl interrupted, "Oh right! Come chat with me? Tell me about your recent experiences."
"..." Lu Yibei slightly parted her lips, wanting to speak but hesitating. If she could, she really wanted to chat with the girl. At least the information she had gotten from the girl before had been beneficial to her.
As if seeing through Lu Yibei's thoughts, the girl preempted her, "I know you're worried about the battle just now, but don't worry. Now that you're here, your body will automatically be taken care of, just like..."
Lu Yibei, "..." What's going on? How does she seem to know what I'm thinking? Damn it, this feeling of being suppressed in conversation is so uncomfortable.
"...just like the AFK mode in a crappy web game, it will automatically fight monsters! Dealing with those two scumbags shouldn't be a big problem," the girl said.
Hearing this, Lu Yibei slightly frowned and weakly said, "Then can it get critical hits of 999999 and instantly kill them?"
"No!" The girl shrugged. "Theoretically it's possible, but in reality, it's not. Didn't you think about it? You caused such a commotion, is the Night Watch just sitting around doing nothing?"
"So, to avoid conflict with the Night Watch and revealing your identity, you can only retreat for now. In this situation, it's highly unlikely you can kill them."
"However, it should scare them half to death," the girl said, a meaningful smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.
Me? Scare two urban legend half to death? Lu Yibei frowned. This statement sounded wrong somehow.
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While Lu Yibei was thinking, the girl gently clapped her hands twice, interrupting her thoughts.
"Alright, let's get back to the main topic and talk about something serious! First, tell me about your recent experiences, and then I'll give you some useful cheat codes. We have more time this time, so I'll try to talk more and be more detailed..."
Otherwise, the next time, who knows how long it will be until there's another chance.
The girl thought to herself, glancing out of the corner of her eye at the dark clouds piling up and swirling in the sky, looking like an abyss leading to a distant time and space.
"..." Lu Yibei narrowed her eyes slightly, silently observing the girl for a while, then sighed, "Ah--! Since you put it that way, I might as well tell you!"
Anyway, even if I don't tell you, you weren't planning on letting me go! Lu Yibei thought.
Moreover, after knowing there was no immediate danger, Lu Yibei also wanted to get some useful information from this mysterious girl who had helped her avoid danger several times before.
......
Over the next few minutes, Lu Yibei selectively omitted many unnecessary details and briefly recounted her recent experiences to the mysterious girl.
However, just as she mentioned Du Sixian occasionally appearing in her dreams, the girl suddenly interrupted her, agitated. Her expression looked like that of a best friend who suddenly learned her friend had gotten a Scumbag (scumbag) boyfriend, beating her chest and stamping her feet, heartbroken.
"Who is Du Sixian? Why did you take in such a person of unknown origin as a dependent?"
"You can't do this! Be careful you don't mess things up! No, no, speaking of this, I think it's necessary to tell you who are suitable candidates for dependents."
"Don't worry, these people aren't hard to find, they should have already appeared around you. With the information I give you, you'll definitely be able to quickly gain their recognition and have them become your dependents!"
People around me? Interesting... Lu Yibei's gaze slightly sharpened, becoming serious.
It seems staying and talking to her properly was the right choice after all!
Although, I don't know what use dependents are for, or if I'll inexplicably gain a few more people who harass me every night like Du Sixian.
However, the abilities of Psychic and urban legend are bizarre. If I can know in advance which people around me have which abilities, it will be beneficial to me. Lu Yibei thought.
"First of all, Su Yigan is a very reliable partner, as long as..."
"Wait! Who?" Lu Yibei interrupted the girl, tilting her head and looking at her, her eyes filled with confusion and a hint of shock.
Miss, are you reliable or not? Didn't you say people around me? How is it that I don't even know the first person you mentioned?
"It's Su Yigan. You should know this kid, right?" The girl said seriously.
"Don't look at him being silly now, he'll achieve great things in the future! However, I don't know how to approach boys or how to gain his trust. You figure that out yourself! Just don't sell your body."
Even if you remind me, I won't sell my body! Lu Yibei grumbled, interrupting the girl, "Honestly, I've never even heard of this Su Yigan you're talking about!"
Hearing this, the girl's expression changed, then became serious, "What? You said you've never heard of him? He's the guy who keeps shouting that he's the protagonist! You should have met him on the first day of university, right?"
Lu Yibei, "..."
A guy, met on the first day of school...
Could it be that senior who sold quilts and shared a dorm with his boyfriend?
Lu Yibei thought, "I really don't know him, but I can ask around at school to see if there's such a person."
"How could this be?" The girl scratched the back of her head thoughtfully, then turned to look at Lu Yibei, "Then do you know Zhang Yijing?"
"No."
"How about He Ruo?"
"I've heard of him, but he's already dead."
"Ah? Dead? How..."
The girl stopped mid-sentence, her whole being seemed to fall into a state of confusion, which made Lu Yibei feel uneasy as well.
"No, I don't know any of the people you mentioned, is the situation a bit bad?" Lu Yibei asked nervously.
If dependents are considered teammates, and the people the girl mentioned are the best candidates for teammates, then if she doesn't know any of them now, isn't she almost completely screwed? Lu Yibei thought.
"..." Hearing Lu Yibei's question, the girl was stunned for several seconds before coming back to her senses. She waved her hand and said, "No, no, no, it might be a good thing that you don't know them." frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
That might mean things have started to change...
The girl secretly added in her heart, then as if remembering something, she looked at Lu Yibei with burning eyes, "Then do you know Jiang Li?"
