Free Web NovelThe sudden appearance of an unknown entity with Spiritual Energy fluctuations caused Lu Yibei's eyes to sting intensely.
The surroundings instantly darkened, a deep gloom enveloped the entire attic, and the air became filled with a cold, clammy sensation. The light within the ice coffin flickered, as if the light was confined to an area less than a meter around it, unable to illuminate anything further.
There was really a urban legend hidden in the attic?!
But before coming up, why didn't his eyes and the First Light Spring Wind Curse react?
Lu Yibei thought, swallowing hard, concentrating, gripping the heirloom cleaver in one hand, and raising the Poker Pistol in the other, looking towards the direction that caused the strongest discomfort in his eyes. ƒreewebɳovel.com
Faint sobs intermittently reached his ears, and in the corner furthest from the ice coffin, an extremely deep darkness gathered.
Although his sight couldn't discern what was hidden behind that darkness, he could vaguely sense an unknown creature wriggling and stretching its body there.
Lu Yibei stared at that spot, his throat bobbing slightly. The fear brought by the darkness and the unknown made him afraid to even breathe, preparing himself for a fierce battle at any moment.
The next moment, the wriggling of the thing hidden behind the darkness stopped abruptly, and a pair of faintly glowing eyes slowly opened in the darkness.
Seeing that the eyes were less than knee-high, Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment.
What is it? Is it very small, or is it lying on the ground?
As Lu Yibei was thinking and preparing to pull the trigger of the Poker Pistol, the stinging in his eyes suddenly began to subside, and returned to normal after a few breaths.
“Meow——!”
Accompanied by a strange cat's meow, like a child crying, coming from the dark corner of the attic, the shadow that enveloped the entire attic receded like a tide.
The cold light emanating from the ice coffin illuminated the surroundings again, and a cat slowly walked out of the corner, stopping about two meters away from Lu Yibei and sitting down properly.
It was a common calico cat with mottled fur. Its body was very dirty, and its fur was matted on its skinny frame.
On that bony body, there were many signs of injury, and its head looked as if it had been severely struck by something, somewhat twisted and deformed.
It looked like a survivor of a violent abuse incident, although it was miserable and pitiful, its appearance was really a bit scary... Looking at that strange cat, Lu Yibei had this thought.
Soon, he noticed something even more unusual.
The calico cat sat squarely at the boundary between light and dark. The cold light from the ice coffin shone on its body, casting at least three, or even more, shadows behind it.
Those shadows were stacked together, as if many cats were squeezed together, with blurry and messy outlines.
It tilted its head, staring at Lu Yibei for a long time. In its clear eyes, a strange light flickered, and the expression that sometimes frowned and sometimes had slightly trembling eyes made Lu Yibei inexplicably frightened, his heart feeling a chill.
That kind of look full of high intelligence was definitely not something a stray cat could display.
It was as if the one squatting opposite wasn't a calico cat, but a sinister and cunning serial killer with wicked intentions.
That's right, he had seen a similar look on Mr. Rabbit's face before.
Could this be a feline alien? In urban legend, there should be a category of "aliens", right? Jiang Li seemed to have mentioned a urban legend similar to a facehugger. Lu Yibei thought.
“......”
The man and the cat confronted each other in the dark and eerie attic.
After a moment, Lu Yibei finally couldn't help but open his mouth, asking expressionlessly, "Are you a urban legend? The... uh, these things here, did you do them?"
As Lu Yibei's words fell, the human-like expression in the calico cat's eyes quickly faded, soon becoming innocent. Then, it tilted its head, making an expression of "I don't understand what you're saying!" and let out a soft meow.
“Meow——!”
Lu Yibei, "...Is it stupid, or does it think I'm stupid? How could there be a cat in a place like this?"
He couldn't care less. Although this cat didn't make his eyes feel uncomfortable, it looked like this, appeared in this strange place, and made strange movements. He didn't believe there was nothing fishy about it.
Thinking of this, a ruthless look flashed in Lu Yibei's eyes. He aimed the Poker Pistol in his hand at the calico cat and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
“Whoosh——!”
With a soft sound, the talisman shot from the Poker Pistol drew a straight trajectory in mid-air and hit the calico cat's body squarely.
“Meow——!”
There was no explosion, no sudden flash of emerald green light. The calico cat cried out in pain, fell to the ground, and cast a bewildered and innocent look at Lu Yibei.
It was as if it was really just an ordinary stray cat that didn't understand why humans would hurt it.
Lu Yibei, "..."
Is this acting realistic, or is it really not a urban legend? I almost believed it.
Lu Yibei was a little confused for a moment, but he quickly put away his confusion, staring ahead vigilantly, silently taking off the backpack on his chest, emptying the contents, and walking towards the calico cat that ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) was injured and didn't even try to escape.
Whether you're a urban legend or not, I'll catch you and take you to the Night Watch first!
It's not that it looks miserable and easy to bully, but it's being cautious, yes, it's better to be cautious. Lu Yibei thought.
As if sensing the malice emanating from Lu Yibei, seeing him walk over with an empty backpack, the calico cat, which had been lying on the ground, instantly scrambled to its feet, arched its back, its fur bristled, and it let out a series of threatening low growls.
Lu Yibei seemed not to see the calico cat's reaction. He stepped forward in a couple of strides, raised the empty backpack, and threw it over it.
“Meow——!”
A cat's reaction speed is extremely fast. Even though Lu Yibei's physical fitness is far beyond ordinary people now, his reaction speed is still slightly slower than a cat's.
The moment he brought the backpack down, the calico cat lowered its body and darted out a long distance with agile movements, as fast as a gust of wind, completely abandoning its previous sickly appearance.
After stopping, the calico cat's figure was hidden in the darkness, and its eyes once again showed complex emotions that animals shouldn't have.
It was a look full of resentment, mixed with a hint of mockery.
"Mocking me... just you wait!" Lu Yibei muttered to himself, readjusted his posture, locked his gaze on the calico cat, and prepared to attack again.
Just then, the sound of a rolling shutter being rolled up came from the shop below the attic.
Someone came in? Could it be this cat's accomplice? Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment, then heard a loud shout from downstairs.
...
In the shop downstairs.
The stall owner from whom Lu Yibei had bought meat earlier, led a uniformed police officer, opened the rolling shutter, and stood in front of the door of the house.
Smelling the strange odor filling the air and seeing the setup like a funeral hall, both of their faces changed color and they frowned, instinctively covering their mouths and noses with one hand.
"Didn't you say a thief broke into this shop? Where is he?"
What's more, look at this place, this ghostly appearance, what would a thief steal? Steal the paper money for the dead? The police officer added irritably in his heart.
That strange kid... The stall owner scratched the back of his head with a confused look, "Really, Officer, I'm not lying! I saw that person sneak into Old Wu's shop with my own eyes, it's just..."
The stall owner had watched Lu Yibei sneak into the frozen food store.
This wasn't intentional retaliation, it was just that Lu Yibei had picked out the freshest pork ribs, making him earn a fifth less money. He was somewhat unhappy and naturally took a few extra glances at Lu Yibei.
Then, seeing his suspicious behavior, this enthusiastic citizen turned around and called the police.
"Wait, who is that Old Wu you mentioned?" The police officer noticed the important information in the stall owner's words and pressed for details.
"Old Wu's name is Wu Mingfa, he's the owner of this shop."
"Then where is he?" The police officer frowned.
The stall owner glanced at the black and white photo on the altar, which was only half remaining, and said weakly, "He... died a few months ago, I heard it was from a strange illness..."
Halfway through his sentence, he realized something was wrong. A cold wind, he didn't know where it came from, swept across his back, and he shivered.
When he saw Lu Yibei sneaking into the frozen food store, he hadn't considered at all that the owner of this store had passed away not long ago and why the rolling shutter was open. He only wanted to vent his anger and rushed to the nearby police booth to find a police officer.
But who knew that upon entering the shop, not only did he not "catch Lu Yibei on the spot", but he also encountered such a strange scene?
Noticing the stall owner's gaze, the police officer's face turned pale and then green, and he fell silent. The atmosphere in the room suddenly became strange, as if in a corner of the room, an invisible person was watching them, and it was terrifyingly quiet for a moment.
The police officer looked at the terrified stall owner and grumbled to himself, Is this owner crazy? Reporting false alarms is one thing, since he receives several calls every day anyway, but can't he stop with these eerie jokes?
"Officer, how about we leave first?"
"Alright, hurry up and come back with me to write a self-criticism for making a false report."
"Ah?" The stall owner was stunned.
The police officer patted his shoulder, "Ah what? Do you think you won't be educated for making a false report?"
"Ah this..." The stall owner was stunned, seemingly a bit unwilling, and looked into the shop again for a while, whispering, "Uh, I know you're in there, don't hide anymore!"
What the hell is he doing now? The police officer glanced at the half black and white photo on the altar, his mouth twitched, and he quickly gently pushed the stall owner.
"Hurry up, stop doing those unnecessary things!"
It's scary...
"Okay, I'm going, I'm..." The stall owner hadn't finished speaking when a muffled sound suddenly came from the ceiling, a "bang!" as if something heavy had been pushed over.
Attracted by the sound, the two immediately noticed the dark hole in the ceiling leading to the attic.
In an instant, the faces of the stall owner and the police officer changed dramatically. The police officer stepped forward two steps, shielding the stall owner, drew out his police riot control baton, and growled, "Who's there, get out, get out!"
“......”
"Did you hear me? Come out immediately and surrender, otherwise I will..."
Before the police officer could finish speaking, a human head suddenly hung down from the hole in the ceiling, as if floating there.
Looking at that cold, dead-like face with bloodshot eyes, like a vengeful ghost crawling out of the darkness, the police officer's words came to an abrupt halt, while the stall owner's legs went soft and he fell to the ground, pointing at the head and screaming non-stop.
"Ghost, there's a ghost!"
Seeing the stall owner who was scared out of his wits, Lu Yibei, "..."
"What are you screaming for? Where are there ghosts in broad daylight?" The police officer shouted in a low voice.
"Exactly." Lu Yibei echoed expressionlessly.
The police officer glanced at Lu Yibei and said irritably, "And you, what are you doing in someone else's shop? Hurry up and come down, and come with me."
Lu Yibei, "..."
