Free Web NovelWhile Lu Yibei was wandering around the shop, Fat Er Ye handed Bai Kai a cigarette, and the two of them chatted while puffing away, both trying to glean something useful from the other's words.
Fat Er Ye wanted to know information about Lu Yibei, while Bai Kai wanted to learn about the movements of the urban legend from him.
However, everyone was a thousand-year-old Fox, talking about urban legend?
Bai Kai could always shamelessly steer the conversation towards a certain incredibly well-built Miss in the Underground Human Realm, while Fat Er Ye could talk about his black-hearted business practices without changing his expression.
After several rounds of verbal sparring, the ground was littered with the shattered remnants of their integrity.
...
After carefully examining the large-bellied crystal bottle for a while, Lu Yibei slightly furrowed her brow. She could now basically confirm that the contents of the bottle were the same substance as the byproduct she obtained recently when she stopped her Strange Tale transformation.
The fact that it could be placed on the shelves of a Ghost Market shop indicates it's a good thing, and I can even get it for free every day, which makes it even better, simply top-notch.
I just don't know...
Lu Yibei muttered to herself, then turned to look at the shelves, her gaze sweeping over the small tags beneath each item.
Fat Er Ye's weight was almost measured in tons, so usually, when a customer came into the shop, he wouldn't get up. Instead, he would let the customer choose for themselves by following the small tags under each item that listed the price and a simple description, giving it the feel of a self-service unmanned store.
"Hair Puppet, depending on strength, can resist one to three Spells... 300g gold."
"Spiritual Urn, depending on strength, can absorb one to five Spell energies... 500g gold." freewebnøvel.coɱ
"Divine Speed Armor (Replica), speed-boosting Spell solidified Spiritual Energy item... 950g gold or equivalent item exchange."
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Lu Yibei, you're really something. Among so many choices, you can always accurately find items for saving your life.
Simply amazing!
After looking at the tags of seven or eight items, Lu Yibei withdrew her gaze and looked back at the large-bellied crystal bottle on the shelf, slightly furrowing her brow in thought.
After roughly examining the various items on the shelves, she found that most of the things in this shop were settled with gold or Spiritual Energy materials. Only a very small portion used cash, and every item had a description below it, except for that bottle of black liquid.
"..."
Was it placed in the wrong spot?
Or did the boss not intend to sell it at all?
No, I must ask if this thing is valuable. This is very important to me.
With this thought, she picked up the large-bellied crystal bottle with both hands and walked towards the shop entrance.
"Boss, what is this? I saw that other items have tags, why doesn't this one?"
Fat Er Ye and Bai Kai looked over at the sound of Lu Yibei's voice, and when they saw what was in her hands, their expressions changed in unison, and their mouths twitched uncontrollably.
"You dead fatty, how dare you put something like this out randomly? That's such a big bottle, if it spilled, half the people in the Ghost Market would probably come looking for you to fight!"
"No, I, I..." Fat Er Ye said aggrievedly, "Isn't it because I've gained another fifty pounds recently, making it even more inconvenient to move?"
"I hired an assistant to help look after the shop before. This, this might be something he took out to sell to a customer, and after selling it, he just put it down casually, and then..."
"I'm impressed with you, you careless dead fatty. It's a skill in itself that you've managed to keep your business going until now." Bai Kai sneered at Fat Er Ye, then walked towards Lu Yibei.
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Lu Yibei had always thought that this black substance produced when she stopped her Strange Tale transformation, even if it had some value, wouldn't be very high.
But now, seeing the nervous expressions and mumbling of Bai Kai and Fat Er Ye, she felt a strange sense of panic.
This stuff isn't simple! It seems to not only have value but also be quite dangerous?
While she was momentarily stunned, Bai Kai had already walked up to her, snatched the large-bellied crystal bottle from her hands, placed it steadily on a nearby shelf, then turned to give Fat Er Ye a look, signaling him to keep it safe.
Seeing Bai Kai's look from a distance, Fat Er Ye also nodded slightly, giving an affirmative response with his eyes, then wiped the sweat from his forehead, secretly sighing in relief.
Seeing the two of them look relieved, Lu Yibei became even more confused and pressed, "Why are you so nervous? You're acting like that thing is a bomb."
"In a way, it is a bomb, and a poison gas bomb at °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° that," Bai Kai explained.
Lu Yibei, "..." So I've become a poison gas producing machine?
"Yes, yes, that thing is called calamity water," Fat Er Ye said, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief.
"Who told you to talk so much!" Bai Kai glared at Fat Er Ye and scolded.
According to his thoughts, he didn't intend to let Lu Yibei know the origin and use of this evil stuff, as she wouldn't come into contact with it anytime soon anyway.
However, since Lu Yibei already knew now, Bai Kai simply patiently introduced it further.
"calamity water is a type of impure Spiritual Energy polymer. It's very difficult to purify and can basically only be used for poisoning. Depending on its purity, it can cause hallucinations in mild cases and irreversible cognitive confusion in severe cases."
"Only those Psychic and urban legend with particularly evil methods would have this kind of thing."
"Master Bai is right," Fat Er Ye chuckled and agreed, "As the saying goes, a beautiful woman is a calamity water. Anyone who touches this stuff is unlucky. What decent person would mess with this kind of thing!"
Lu Yibei, "..." Who is a beautiful woman calamity water? Who is not decent? Watch what you say!
"Then, is this thing valuable?"
"It's not very valuable, just a bit dangerous," Bai Kai said with a pout.
Not very valuable... Lu Yibei looked at the shelf expressionlessly, suddenly finding the originally cute crystal bottle unpleasant to look at.
"Yes, yes," Fat Er Ye also said with a look of disgust, "The main reason is that this stuff has too few uses, and very few people buy it. The price basically fluctuates between 0.9 and 1.2 times the price of gold."
Lu Yibei, "???"
What kind of families do you two come from?
You actually call something with a price similar to gold not valuable?
Lu Yibei thought, subconsciously touching her pocket. In her pocket was today's portion of calamity water. When she came home earlier, she hadn't found a chance to hide it in the ceiling interlayer of the bathroom.
Thinking that she had seven or eight pounds of this stuff at home, she felt like she was about to get rich.
...
Ever since she learned the value of calamity water, Lu Yibei's gaze had not left the large-bellied crystal bottle until Bai Kai dragged her away.
Bai Kai pulled her aside, patted her shoulder, and said, "Xiao Bei, don't dwell on it. The purpose of our visit today is much more important than that."
Lu Yibei looked at Bai Kai expressionlessly, her interest waning.
What else could be more important than a little money?
"Xiao Bei, you'll be drawing your Spirit Mark soon," Bai Kai said solemnly.
"After drawing your Spirit Mark, you'll quickly receive your first mission. Do you know how high the death rate is for new Psychic when they perform their first mission?"
Seeing Bai Kai finally getting serious, Lu Yibei also put away her trash talk, looked into his eyes, and shook her head.
Bai Kai held up three fingers, then slowly withdrew one, "Last year's data was 31.4%, which means roughly one out of three people will die."
"So, for your safety, I plan to give you a few Spiritual Energy items for self-defense before you perform your mission, like this one..."
"Wait a minute!" Lu Yibei interrupted when she heard Bai Kai wanted to give her something, as she suddenly remembered something, "I've already looked. I've already decided what I want."
"..." Bai Kai silently sized up Lu Yibei, then said seriously, "Xiao Bei, let's be clear first, you can't have everything. My budget is only 1000g of gold. The landlord doesn't have any surplus grain either."
"Facial care, body maintenance, customer relations... As the most handsome guy in Hua City, my daily expenses are quite exaggerated."
Damn! This is the first time I've seen someone describe spending money to look good and dating girls so fresh and refined! Lu Yibei complained in her heart, then said insincerely, "Tsk, only children want everything. Adults know they can't handle it."
Since she couldn't have everything, she could only... she muttered to herself, then turned to look at the Spiritual Energy item whose name she had secretly memorized earlier.
"I want this one!" Lu Yibei picked up the Divine Speed Armor replica and a stack of talismans from the shelf.
An item to increase speed? Bai Kai smiled, "A wise choice, it's exactly what I had in mind."
Perhaps it was because he also chose his Spirit Mark with the goal of escaping in mind, so Bai Kai didn't think escaping was shameful at all, and even somewhat approved.
However, after seeing the combined price of the two items, he instantly became unhappy.
One is 950g of gold, and the other is 51g, exactly 1001...
Bai Kai twitched his mouth and said, "Xiao Bei, this, this Smoke Mist Talisman is just like a smoke bomb, it's useless, let's not take it..."
"No, Godfather, I want it~!"
"..."
"Buy it, buy all of it! And add this Lightning Talisman, okay? A smoke bomb goes better with a flash bomb!"
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What are women compared to my godson! Bai Kai thought.
When buying things, this trick really works every time... Lu Yibei shrugged expressionlessly, and unceremoniously picked up that stack of Lightning Talismans.
Though acting spoiled is shameful, it's useful. Why bother with saving face? You can't eat it!
...
Outskirts of Hua City, Amber House.
Jiang Li was hunched over her desk, carefully sifting through the dossiers she had brought back. She finally selected four or five tasks suitable for Lu Yibei to execute, stretched, tidied up the scattered folders on the desk, took a sip of the now cold tea, and picked up her notebook to confirm everything once more.
【Visit to the Happiness Community urban legend Incident】、【Collection of Case Files for the "Missing Person Notice"】...【Reinforcement and Data Survey of the South Suburb Slaughterhouse Seal】...
"These four or five tasks should be enough to help him get through the beginner stage," Jiang Li murmured to herself. "They are all simple tasks. If he still has problems, then I can only..."
As she spoke, she picked up a file on the desk that she hadn't touched yet, and opened it. Inside were introduction advertisements for various cemeteries around Hua City.
"This one is too old-fashioned, not suitable for young people... This one is good, but a bit small..."
Jiang Li was such a meticulous person; she liked to have a backup plan for everything.
While carefully selecting tasks for Lu Yibei, she also prepared herself mentally for the possibility of Lu Yibei failing his tasks. She had already started choosing a suitable geomantic treasure land for him to rest in peace.
Unlucky? The people of Night Watch never knew what it meant to be unlucky. Haven't they done even unluckier things than this?
...
Lu Yibei refused Shui Ge's invitation to go to the bathhouse to scrub each other's backs and get a spa treatment to relax. By the time she got home, the sky was already showing the first light of dawn.
"Go, go, go, don't be a coward! Oh, I'm dead, let's start over!"
As soon as Lu Yibei opened the door, she heard a soft and excited voice. She walked in and immediately saw Ju Meng holding a laptop.
She was wearing an oversized T-shirt she had found in Lu Yibei's wardrobe, her long, shiny white legs were crossed on the sofa, and she was wearing a pink cat-ear headset she had bought at some point. In her left hand was 'fat house happy water', and in her right was golden crispy chicken. Five minutes of gaming, half an hour of trash talk.
Lu Yibei, "..."
If the residents of Taoyuan knew that their God was like this in private, would their faith collapse on the spot?
Sometimes Lu Yibei felt really difficult. When others felt that something had too many points to complain about and couldn't articulate them, they could at least smile politely. She could only look on expressionlessly.
"I say... maybe you should take a break? Be careful you don't die suddenly?"
It wasn't until Lu Yibei spoke that Ju Meng noticed her presence. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh! You're back! Did you hunt down the urban legend entity's core last night?"
"No."
"Alright, you must be tired then. Want some chicken?" Ju Meng said, grabbing a half-eaten chicken leg and shaking it at Lu Yibei.
Lu Yibei sat down next to Ju Meng and took the chicken leg from her hand. "Does this count as an indirect kiss?"
Ju Meng stared intently at the computer screen, her hands constantly controlling her game character. She nodded and said softly, "Yes, but I don't mind."
"Oh, since you don't mind, I don't mind either," Lu Yibei said expressionlessly, raising her hand and putting the chicken leg into her mouth, tearing off a large piece of meat.
Smelly Girl, always playing these games with me, do you think I'll be embarrassed? Naive! Lu Yibei sneered in her heart.
Routines, anti-routines, and anti-anti-routines were the silent skirmishes between Lu Yibei and Ju Meng for the majority of the apartment's activity space during this time.
Catching a glimpse of Lu Yibei actually eating the chicken leg, Ju Meng was slightly stunned.
What's going on? To prevent this guy from stealing my fried chicken, I had already taken a bite out of all of them. I didn't expect her to...
Has her skin become this thick?
Thinking this, Ju Meng simply leaned back and lay down on Lu Yibei's lap, then said faintly, "You don't mind if I lie down for a bit, right?"
"Please feel free," Lu Yibei shrugged expressionlessly. As she spoke, she grabbed another chicken wing that Ju Meng had gnawed on with one hand and put it in her mouth, while with the other hand she lifted Ju Meng's long hair and gently twirled it around her fingertips.
"Lu Yibei..."
Is it finally my turn to win this time? Lu Yibei secretly gloated in her heart. "Hmm?"
"There's something hard in your pants poking my head," Ju Meng said faintly.
Lu Yibei, "???"
I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense, so many people are watching!
Whether I feel something, don't I know myself?
Wait a minute...
Lu Yibei narrowed her eyes slightly, reached into her pants pocket and fumbled around for a while, then pulled out a palm-sized crystal bottle.
Ju Meng glanced out of the corner of her eye at what Lu Yibei had taken out, and with a "whoosh," she jumped up, retreated several steps, pointed at Lu Yibei and said, "You, why are you so disgusting!?"
Lu Yibei, "???"
"You, where did you get this stuff? Do you know what it is? It's calamity water! Do you know what calamity water is?"
"To put it unpleasantly, it's the waste produced by the vast Spiritual Energy system cycle of this world. You're too disgusting, to actually collect this kind of thing!"
Lu Yibei, "..."
Such a beautiful girl, why does she always like to make strange metaphors related to poop, pee, and farts? Is she really a plant-related deity?
Damn it! While 'calamity water' isn't a good nickname either, how did it turn into 'boy who plays with poop' when it comes to you? The prestige instantly dropped!
However, others laugh at my madness, I laugh at others who cannot see through. My money and I cannot be separated for a moment.
Lu Yibei thought firmly, silently put away the crystal bottle, and then pointed at the laptop that had fallen onto the sofa, "Miss Mengmeng, your raid seems to be over."
"What?" Ju Meng was stunned for a moment, turned around and picked up the laptop, and started typing furiously.
"Oh dear, why did you all... That's right, I was leading the charge! You all did great!"
Lu Yibei, "..."
I clearly saw that the keyboard was accidentally touched, and the character charged at the boss by herself and died first, and then the teammates won on their own!
It's pretty obvious who the mole is this time, right?
Ju Meng, forever the pit!
Lu Yibei grumbled in her heart, turned around and went upstairs, changed her clothes, washed up quickly, and then put on her backpack, ready to go to school.
Studying is something you can't relax on. Once you relax, you become addicted, and then you turn into Ju Meng.
You might even be worse than her. At least she's a has-been deity and has a way to keep her appearance young and her figure slender.
As she passed the living room, she exchanged glances with Ju Meng, and she saw a look of utter disdain in her eyes.
...
Throughout the entire morning class, Lu Yibei would occasionally space out, her thoughts unconsciously drifting to her calamity water. The Teacher lectured up front, and she thought down below.
"The I Ching, Xici says, in ancient times, governance was done by knotting ropes, later the sages replaced it with written contracts..."
Lu Yibei, "..."
I didn't expect calamity water to make even Ju Meng uncomfortable, which means compared to urban legend of lower grades than her, its destructiveness is greater.
"...In ancient times there were no written characters, but there were matters of oaths and agreements..."
Lu Yibei, "..."
Looking at it this way, perhaps I shouldn't sell all the calamity water. I should keep some for self-defense.
"...In addition to knotting ropes for recording events, later the method of knotting beads for recording events was also developed..."
Lu Yibei, "..."
Damn it, I can't think about it anymore, I have to listen carefully to the class, otherwise I won't do anything well!
Lu Yibei patted her cheeks, forcing herself to concentrate on the content the Teacher was lecturing on.
When a person is fully focused on doing something, time always passes particularly quickly.
By the time Lu Yibei came back to her senses, the class bell had already rung in the corridor. She packed her things, and was just about to leave when she suddenly felt her phone vibrate a few times in her pocket. She took out her phone to look at it, and couldn't help but frown.
The screen displayed a message from Jiang Li. The content of the message was only one sentence.
"Today is suitable for drawing Spirit Marks. Unless there are special circumstances, please come to the Hua City Folklore Management Bureau around noon."
Is it finally time? After reading the message, Lu Yibei's gaze slightly narrowed.
