Free Web NovelAfter Qin Dalin “knocked out” Lu Yibei with a club, he stood behind the tree, hiding his body in the darkness, quietly watching her, his gaze shifting several times.
“Huh? The woman from the Website?” After a moment of hesitation, he muttered to himself in a low voice, “Forget it, I can’t bother with that now. If I don’t hand someone over to those guys soon, I’ll be in trouble.”
The woman from the Website... time is almost up... can't hand someone over to those guys...
Repeating the keywords from Qin Dalin's words in her mind, Lu Yibei frowned almost imperceptibly.
It sounded like he had previously searched for targets online and then lured them here to make his move?
Can't hand someone over...
Could it be that those missing Misses were all handed over by him to a certain person or urban legend?
As Lu Yibei was thinking, the sound of light footsteps reached her ears, interrupting her thoughts.
Qin Dalin walked over to Lu Yibei's side, glanced around, and squatted down.
He touched the back of Lu Yibei's head, confirmed there was no bleeding and no bloodstains left behind, and then gently let out a sigh of relief. He picked her up, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and quickly walked towards the old staff building of the power plant.
After being carried on Qin Dalin's shoulder, Lu Yibei immediately opened her eyes a crack and began secretly observing the surrounding environment.
Walking forward, passing through the archway and entering the old building, the light before her immediately dimmed. Walking a bit further, the last remaining trace of light was completely swallowed by the darkness.
In the pitch-black corridor, a strange, indescribable odor permeated the air.
That smell was primarily the stench emanating from the decaying garbage piled in the corridor and the musty smell of mold on the walls, but upon careful distinction, one could faintly detect a hint of blood.
Strange, I didn't smell blood during the day? There were also slight Spiritual Energy fluctuations, similar to the Little Freaks at home... Lu Yibei mused inwardly.
The smell of blood seemed to slowly seep out from the surrounding walls only after dark, silently recounting the terrifying scenes that had once occurred here.
The Spiritual Energy within her body seemed to sense something, stirring restlessly.
Qin Dalin's movements when going upstairs were very light; he didn't activate the sound-activated lights at the stairwell. In the darkness, there was only his deliberately controlled slow breathing and the faint sound of his shoe soles rubbing against the ground.
Carried on his shoulder, Lu Yibei swayed as she moved forward, her eyes, slightly opened a crack, surveying the dark, eerie, and filthy stairwell around her. Her mind couldn't help but start to wander.
She began to think about what would happen if the person who fell into Qin Dalin's hands this time wasn't herself, but that Miss he might have been chatting with happily online?
Those inexperienced Misses, perhaps having never seen the cruelty of this world, were deceived by Qin Dalin.
This world is never short of fools; there will always be people who are easily tricked by a few 648s or game skins, but the fault isn't entirely theirs. Lu Yibei thought.
They naively came to this remote and dilapidated place, never expecting that in the darkness lurked a 'beast' comparable to urban legend, preparing to teach them the last and most brutal lesson of their lives.
Qin Dalin, hiding in the dark and long prepared, would put them down, carefully clean up any traces of the crime, and then bring them into this old building, which was dirty, smelly, and where rats and cockroaches scurried in the shadows.
They might remain motionless like she was now, or they might cry and struggle.
At this point, Qin Dalin no longer needed to pretend. With the advantage of vastly superior strength, he could easily subdue the unruly prey with violence.
They had no choice, no ability to resist. They could only be ruthlessly held in the palm of this guy, who wasn't urban legend but was worse than urban legend. freёwebnoѵel.com
In a world where urban legend were rampant, this ancient building, like a gaping maw hidden in a corner of the city, would briefly open and close, swallowing a young, vibrant life.
Then.
The old building would regain its tranquility. The nearest people were two or three kilometers away and wouldn't discover that a girl was trapped inside this old building.
As she pondered, she was unknowingly brought by Qin Dalin to the door of Room 401. The sound of keys being fumbled with came from within.
In the darkness, her gaze swept over the talismans covering the door. She frowned slightly, carefully moved her arm, and let it hang limply from Qin Dalin's shoulder, brushing against the door.
“Rip——!”
A burning pain came from her palm, like touching the bottom of a hot pot. More than half of the talismans on the security door were instantly torn off by Lu Yibei.
You put up these talismans, aren't you just afraid of urban legend coming to your door? I'll tear them all off for you!
This old lady, no, this old man is going to be the most terrifying urban legend in the old staff building of the power plant today!
However, stabbing you to death with one knife is too easy on you. Watch me put on a show for you... Lu Yibei thought, and a bundle of dark plans gradually emerged in her mind.
Seeing the talismans on the door torn off, Qin Dalin's heart tightened, his face turned pale, and he tossed Lu Yibei aside, picking up the talismans on the ground to piece them together.
After fumbling to piece them together for a while, he found that there was no hope of restoring the talismans. His face darkened, and he roared at Lu Yibei, “Damn it, what have you done?”
“......”
Lu Yibei's eyes were tightly closed, motionless, as if silently responding to Qin Dalin, “I didn't do anything! I'm just a beautiful girl who was knocked unconscious by your club.”
“Hmph—!”
As if knowing it was useless to get angry at this girl who seemed like a puddle of mud, Qin Dalin snorted coldly and said, “Fine, you don't have much time left anyway!”
“Otherwise, I'd have to vent all this pent-up anger on you properly, and then break one of your arms!”
Muttering curses, he took out the key and opened the door, dragged Lu Yibei into the room, and locked the door with a “click!” as he closed it.
Entering the room, Qin Dalin fumbled in the dark and turned on the light, which brightly illuminated the room.
The room was about sixty to seventy square meters, with two bedrooms and one living room. The decoration was simple, but there were many cute handmade crafts placed around, and the balcony was planted with many succulents and flowers.
The entire room was decorated in a unique and cozy way. If she hadn't already seen Qin Dalin himself and known about the terrible things he had done through the 【fuxing copper coin】.
Lu Yibei felt that if she had come here for the first time, she might have thought that the person living here loved life and lived a refined, happy life.
But these were all illusions. Behind the beautiful and happy life was another face of despair and cruelty.
Among the missing Misses, probably some were deceived by such illusions.
Upon entering Qin Dalin's home, the smell of blood, which seemed to seep from the surrounding walls, became even stronger.
The pale walls under the light seemed to have the low whispers of young girls emanating from them, telling Lu Yibei that they were hidden in the walls, under the floorboards, in the flower pots, behind the bathtub, in the corners of the drainage pipes...
Some were like the whispers that occasionally came from the witchs egg, but much weaker.
There were many sources of the whispering sounds from within the walls. Roughly listening, there were at least a dozen people.
“......”
Lu Yibei stole a glance at Qin Dalin's profile, frowning almost imperceptibly.
It seemed that the Misses who had fallen into his hands were far more numerous than those she had seen before; those were merely the tip of the iceberg that had surfaced.
Many more Misses had disappeared, with no one pursuing or searching for them, vanishing silently from this world without leaving a single trace of their existence.
Lu Yibei suddenly felt that the existence of the Monster Story Chat Group might have some benefits. At least they could give those foolish Misses who made mistakes a chance to say, “This old lady won't let you off even as a ghost,” to correct mistakes and punish the wicked.
Thinking of the Monster Story Chat Group, Lu Yibei suddenly felt a bit regretful.
If only she had checked the urban legend reward Website before coming to see if there were any related rewards, maybe she could have made some money.
Doing good deeds without leaving a name or asking for money, that's a hero.
She wasn't a hero. If she could, she would definitely want it all.
————
Qin Dalin placed Lu Yibei on the sofa, found some nylon rope to tie her hands, and then went into the bedroom. He was rummaging around inside, judging by the muffled sounds of heavy objects being dragged.
After Qin Dalin's figure disappeared from the living room, the Coat immediately wriggled, delivering the carved knife hidden in its cuff into Lu Yibei's hand. She cut the nylon rope in two or three strokes and then clenched the broken ends in her palm.
Although she had already used the copper coin to divine that she wouldn't encounter any danger when dealing with Qin Dalin, it was always more reassuring to take control of the situation sooner.
A moment later, the noise in the bedroom quieted down, and the sound of Qin Dalin returning reached Lu Yibei's ears.
The time was about right... Her eyes rolled around. Before Qin Dalin came out, she rubbed her head and looked around blankly.
“This... this is...”
Seeing Qin Dalin walk out of the bedroom, she suddenly let out a scream, “Ah! You, who are you? What do you want to do bringing me here? Do, do you want money? I can give it to you, just, just please let me go, don't hurt me, don't hurt me.”
Qin Dalin saw the girl he had just brought back trembling like chaff, her expression blank, unsure if she was beaten silly or scared silly. He actually found it a bit funny.
So timid, yet she dared to run to a place like this late at night?
What was she thinking?
As he mused, a smile appeared on his face. He sat down opposite Lu Yibei and said softly, “Miss, don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person.”
Trying to get close to make the victim lower her guard, to facilitate the next step of persecution? Unfortunately, I know your background. Lu Yibei thought.
She shrank back her legs, her large eyes vigilantly staring at Qin Dalin, and said weakly, “You, you're not a bad person, so why did you hit me just now?”
Qin Dalin scratched the back of his head and said, “I just saw you sneaking around near my house and thought you were a bad person. In a moment of urgency... I just wanted to scare you, I'm sorry!”
Well said! I'm really not a good person either, I'll scare you too later... Lu Yibei mused inwardly, and as if relaxing her guard, she let out a long sigh.
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“Whew—! Well, since it's a misunderstanding, Uncle, can you let me go?”
“Not yet.”
“Why? Didn't you say you hit me because you mistook me for a bad person?” Lu Yibei asked, her voice slightly tearful.
“Please let me go? I beg you! I won't call the police, really!”
Qin Dalin looked at her pitiful appearance, like a Little White Rabbit that could be manipulated by anyone, feeling secretly pleased, yet his expression turned sorrowful.
He took out a cigarette pack from his Coat pocket, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep puff, and slowly said, “Actually, I haven't been able to find anyone who would listen to me speak for a while now.”
“How about you chat with me? I'll let you go after we finish talking.”
“You haven't talked to anyone for a long time?” Lu Yibei was startled for a moment, looking towards the balcony with a questioning gaze and saying, “Sister, don't you ever talk to Uncle?”
“Sister, weren't you living with Uncle before?”
Qin Dalin followed Lu Yibei's gaze. The balcony was empty, the curtains were tightly drawn, and the various plants in the flower pots silently cast large shadows on the floor, appearing lifeless.
He stared blankly at the balcony, lost in thought, as if remembering something terrifying. His eyes trembled slightly until the hot cigarette ash fell on his pants, causing a sharp pain in his thigh. Only then did his body jolt, and he snapped back to reality.
Qin Dalin jumped up from the chair, his fierce appearance fully revealed.
“Damn it, I gave you a kind look, but you didn't want it, and you're trying to be smart with me? Is there anyone on that balcony?!”
Lu Yibei put on a scared look, shrinking back and saying aggrievedly, “But, but I clearly saw a Miss there...”
Lu Yibei said, recalling slightly the clothes Chen Siqi was wearing on the day she went missing according to the missing person notice, and softly repeated, “She was wearing a white dress, black peep-toe shoes, and carrying a small red bag. Look, she's right there!”
Listening to Lu Yibei's words, Qin Dalin felt chills down his spine, and goosebumps covered his body.
He remembered every young girl he had harmed. They often appeared in his dreams, demanding his life, yet he was still living well.
She knew that the girls' clothing and appearance were nothing unusual; it was all written in the news and missing person notices!
Didn't those police officers use this method to test him before?
After a brief moment of panic, Qin Dalin quickly calmed down, looked at Lu Yibei, and his fierce appearance was fully revealed.
“You ♦ shut up! Do you really think you can walk out of this room unharmed after entering it?”
He roared, grabbed the ashtray from the table, and lunged at Lu Yibei. Just as he was about to deliver a beating, Lu Yibei shifted her body and dodged away without a trace.
The ashtray missed hitting her head by just a hair's breadth.
Qin Dalin lunged at Lu Yibei again, and again she dodged it, still by just a hair's breadth.
“You dare to dodge again? I'll ♦ kill you!”
“U-uncle, I don't want to dodge either! But, I'm also really scared, I can't control it!”
Who told you your movements were so easy to predict? I even have enough energy to create the illusion for you that 'it was just a little bit off, you'll definitely hit next time.' Lu Yibei added in her heart.
Qin Dalin's face darkened. He lunged again, was dodged again, continued to lunge, continued to be dodged. After several attempts, Lu Yibei easily dodged every single one.
She was like a slippery little loach, or like an elusive ghost.
Qin Dalin realized something was wrong. Holding the ashtray in one hand, he stepped back a few paces and looked Lu Yibei up and down. Only then did he realize that this Little Girl, facing such a dangerous situation, was completely unafraid, with no expression on her face at all, just like...
Just like a dead person?
This thought flashed through his mind, and he also remembered the torn talismans at the door. Qin Dalin's face instantly turned pale, and he growled with a trembling voice, “Who, who are you exactly?”
“Me?” Lu Yibei said calmly, “I can be Chen Siqi, I can be Zhang Huihui, Fang Liqin, and I can also be the countless corpses buried beneath Happiness Community...”
As Lu Yibei spoke, she subtly, in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, said to the Coat, “Coat, can you turn into a tattered white dress?”
Receiving her command, the Coat wriggled a few times and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a tattered and dirty dress, hanging down, mimicking the appearance of the Sleeping Dress in the apartment. freёweɓnovel.com
Lu Yibei also appropriately released the nylon rope in her hand, revealing the carving knife, and walked forward.
Spiritual Energy surged, and gusts of strong wind blew through the air. Her snow-white long hair was disheveled, and her crimson eyes gleamed with an eerie light.
As if influenced by Lu Yibei's Spiritual Energy fluctuations, the lights overhead flickered on and off incessantly.
The faint Spiritual Energy fluctuations hidden within the surrounding walls were suddenly activated, and the room instantly echoed with the wailing sobs of young girls, like ghosts crying and wolves howling.
In an instant, Qin Dalin's body trembled violently as if struck by lightning, and he stumbled back several steps, leaning against the wall.
Looking at Lu Yibei holding the blade, his expression was completely out of control, his features seemingly twisted and deformed by an invisible large hand.
With the visual effects at maximum, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations of the urban legend had a real impact on human minds; he was completely unwell.
“You, don't come over, I, I didn't want to kill you either...”
Halfway through his words, he suddenly slapped himself, “It's all me, it's my fault, I shouldn't have gambled. If I hadn't gambled, I wouldn't have gone down this path.”
“No, that's not right, it's all their fault! They tricked me into that gamble, I lost everything, I can only continue to live by working for them, otherwise, otherwise they will...”
Lu Yibei, “...” What kind of gamble is that exciting? You can even lose your personal freedom? Forget it, let's focus on the main task first!
“Shut up! Did I ask you about this? Tell me, where is my ancient sword? Tell me, and I'll spare your life!”
“Ancient sword?” Qin Dalin was startled for a moment, and quickly shook his head, “No, no, I can't tell you!”
“Then go to hell!”
Lu Yibei let out a soft shout, tapped the ground with her toes, and using her not-so-effective flying ability, hovered in the air for a few seconds, floating towards Qin Dalin.
Seeing this, Qin Dalin's pupils contracted violently, his chest heaved intensely, and he screamed in terror, “It's, it's at Li, Li...”
Before he could finish speaking, he let out a strange cry of “Gah!” from his mouth, white foam gushed out, his neck twisted, and he fell to the ground with a “Bang!”, passing out.
Lu Yibei, “...”
This... he was actually scared into shock?
His mental fortitude is too poor. How did he manage to kill so many people?
Damn it, what now? I haven't even had a chance to ask clearly where the ancient sword is!
Lu Yibei muttered to herself, rubbing her slightly swollen belly.
She had no idea before that directly scaring someone unconscious face-to-face could provide so much Spiritual Energy replenishment, almost equivalent to one-third of a urban legend' core.
She walked forward, turned over Qin Dalin who was lying on the ground, checked his breathing, confirmed he ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ was still alive, and then used materials at hand to tie his hands and feet with nylon rope. Then, she lifted him up with one hand and threw him onto the sofa.
“Ding—!”
Just then, something suddenly slipped out of Qin Dalin's pocket and fell to the ground with a soft sound.
“Hmm?”
Lu Yibei walked forward, picked up the item that had fallen from Qin Dalin's pocket, examined it, and frowned.
It was an exquisitely made round chip, red and white in color. The material was likely some kind of metal, cold to the touch. One side was engraved with the number “10”, and the other side was engraved with a very complex inverted heptagram pattern. There were also faint traces of weak Spiritual Energy fluctuations.
“A chip? Is this the chip from the casino where Qin Dalin lost everything?”
“And Spiritual Energy fluctuations...”
“Tsk! You're just a normal person, gambling with urban legend, it would be strange if you didn't lose!”
Lu Yibei muttered to herself, silently putting her spoils into her pocket.
Gambling is impossible, she will never gamble in her life. She just plans to put the chip away first and, after finding out where that casino is, exchange it for cash.
After putting away the chip, Lu Yibei sat down on the chair, boredly playing with her phone, waiting for Qin Dalin to wake up so she could continue her friendly consultation.
Time passed little by little. It was half past eleven at night. Seeing that her phone battery was only ten percent, Lu Yibei felt a little panicked and was about to put away her phone to save the last bit of power. Just then, the lights in the room suddenly went out, and a chilling, eerie wind blew outside the window.
Two Spiritual Energy fluctuations suddenly entered Lu Yibei's spiritual perception range, passing through the corridor and silently approaching Room 401.
urban legend are coming! Are they the urban legend predicted by the copper coin?
The Spiritual Energy fluctuation strength is roughly around 1 Rabbit. There are two... so that's around 2 Rabbits!
Lu Yibei weighed it in her mind for a few seconds, judging that facing the combat power of a little over 2 Mr. Rabbits might be dangerous, and decided to hide first and assess the situation before making plans.
The next moment, the thought of prediction flashed through her mind.
【They are about to pass through the door】
Her expression changed slightly, she immediately got up, looked around, and with a flash of her figure, she darted into Qin Dalin's bedroom. She had only taken a few steps when her foot stepped into empty space, and she fell down.
The next moment, the temperature in Room 401 plummeted, white frost inexplicably appeared on the glass windows, and the locked anti-theft door was not opened, yet there was a soft creaking sound of the door hinge turning. Accompanied by the soft sound, two light, floating black figures passed through the anti-theft door and entered the room...
