Free Web Novel"Gu Qianqian, don't rush to start your stream, these two guys have a problem!"
Realizing she seemed to have seen the two urban legend that Gu Qianqian had captured somewhere before, the System hurriedly stopped her before Gu Qianqian could start her stream.
Hearing this, Gu Qianqian obediently and cooperatively stepped aside. She still trusted the System very much; since the System said there was a problem, there must be something fishy going on.
Doing business is about honesty, and things that are fishy can't be sold!
"..."
The two urban legend that Gu Qianqian had knocked down with a few hits were wearing loose black robes and bone masks on their faces, almost completely concealing their appearance and physical characteristics, except for their height, weight, and build.
The System was certain it had seen urban legend dressed like this before. It observed the two urban legend, trying hard to recall details from its experiences fighting against the Disaster time and time again.
Those experiences ranged from decades long to just seconds, and it took it twenty to thirty minutes to review them all in its mind.
Then...
"Crap, Gu Qianqian, something's gone wrong! These two guys are participants in Hua City's Night Parade of One Hundred Demons!" the System exclaimed in Gu Qianqian's mind.
"Huh? What?" Gu Qianqian was stunned. "Is it Lu Yibei?"
"It's not the Disaster this time," the System said. freewebnøvel.com
In its experiences fighting the Disaster time and time again, there were indeed a few instances where Night Parade of One Hundred Demons occurred in Hua City, but not once was it organized by the Disaster.
Given the Disaster's nature, she always preferred to act alone, and the number of her dependents rarely exceeded ten. She wouldn't do something as high-profile and attention-grabbing as a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons in a city, which easily draws attention from various forces.
The System remembered her saying, "Romantic entanglements hinder one's travels in the martial world; the fewer friends, the easier the path!"
Facts proved that, as a master skilled at severing relationships, she indeed had very few friends.
Precisely because Hua City's Night Parade of One Hundred Demons had little to do with the Disaster, the System only had a vague impression of those few instances of Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
If it weren't for the distinctive attire in the early stages of the operation, the System would have even found it difficult to determine the origin of the two urban legend before them.
"If it's not Lu Yibei, then who is it?" Gu Qianqian pressed.
"It might be other enemies, but I'm not very sure," the System said.
Although, according to the System's speculation, the organizers behind these Night Parade of One Hundred Demons that occurred in a dozen random cities, including Hua City, within a short period, were also one of the seven factors of world annihilation.
However, it had only tried once to investigate whether the organizers behind those Night Parade of One Hundred Demons were one of the seven factors of world annihilation.
The result?
It couldn't even figure out the enemy's origin before being killed by the dependents under the enemy's command who organized the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
So the organizer of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, who was suspected to be one of the seven factors of world annihilation, was clearly not the best choice for a "starting point."
The Disaster might be a bit sneaky, but her growth period is very long, and she was very weak at the beginning!
Chasing and pounding on her, wasn't that more appealing?
However...
Why was the time for the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons so much earlier this time than before? the System wondered.
How did they manage to sneak in?
Logically speaking, the barrier set up by the Night Watch in Hua City was considered first-tier among the many city barriers. Forcefully breaking through it would require significant power and cause a considerable commotion.
After thinking for a moment, the System sorted out some clues. It felt that although this unexpected situation presented great danger, it also came with opportunity! fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
If it could find a way to make the Disaster participate in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, causing the two world-destroying factors to become enemies, it might be able to benefit from their conflict.
With this thought, the System immediately issued a quest to Gu Qianqian.
"Beep—! You have a new quest, please check!"
A highly mechanical notification sound rang in Gu Qianqian's ear, followed by the quest overview.
"Under the moon, withered bones wrapped in red clothes, in the Phoenix Song Palace, a jade armillary sphere..."
The System recited the introductory poem seriously and emotionally, and Gu Qianqian felt her head ache halfway through.
"Oh dear! So annoying, skip the chuunibyou introductory poem, fast forward to the quest content!"
Do you think this is a game? Do you understand ritual? The System ignored Gu Qianqian and continued reciting, "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons leads the lost, bones are carved into flutes, and sheng music rises."
【Epic Quest: Before the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons arrives, make the Disaster participate and become a contender for Hua City's King of Weird Tales.
Reward: 20000 points, one Spirit Mark completion potion...】
After a brief moment of silence, the System, worried that Gu Qianqian had no desire for the quest rewards, quietly added two new rewards.
【...and fifty gacha chances. This period's prize pool is UP, Roasted Pig Trotters x30, McD's Happy Meal Coupons x10 (Fifty consecutive draws, UP prize drop rate is 50%).】
After all, the quest was just a process; the goal was to find a reason for Gu Qianqian to become stronger. But she had always disliked taking potions that tasted as if they came from the hands of someone from the Dark Cuisine realm, so it had to think of other ways to pique her interest.
Hmm, it's like leading a donkey with a carrot, or coaxing a child to take medicine with candy and snacks!
Moreover, for things like System gacha, there were no strange departments strictly ordering the disclosure of drop rates. Whatever Gu Qianqian drew, wouldn't the System still have the final say?
"Wow! System, did you hit the jackpot? The rewards are so generous this time!" Gu Qianqian said in surprise, then immediately frowned.
"But, System, why are we helping Lu Yibei become Hua City's King of Weird Tales? Isn't this... isn't this what you call aiding the enemy? You haven't betrayed the revolution, have you?"
Hearing this, the System said with slight anger, "Nonsense! How could I betray? I wouldn't help her even if I died! This is about attracting the Disaster to fight tooth and nail with other powerful enemies. How is this aiding the enemy?"
"Hmm, alright!" Gu Qianqian said after pondering for a few seconds, "But System, have you ever considered what would happen if they didn't fight but instead teamed up?"
"Don't worry!" the System said, "I'm confident I can disrupt things and make it impossible for them to team up."
"Then, what if Lu Yibei succeeds?"
"This..." The System was momentarily speechless; it really hadn't considered this situation.
After all, compared to that other world-destroying factor, which was clearly already quite threatening, the difference between the current Disaster and it was like the difference between a final boss and a rare elite monster at the entrance of a beginner village.
How could she possibly succeed?
"System? Why aren't you talking anymore?" Seeing that the System hadn't responded for a long time, Gu Qianqian pressed, "You haven't seriously considered this situation happening at all, have you?"
System, "..."
A few seconds later.
【Your Super Beautiful Girl Demon Slaying System is likely disconnected due to network fluctuations.】
Although Gu Qianqian had found a blind spot, it absolutely could not admit it.
What's more, as long as I'm here, combined with the danger level of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, it's impossible for the Disaster to succeed with her current ability! the System thought.
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Hua City, Jingyi Apartment.
"Hey! It worked, thankfully it didn't fail!"
Lu Yibei mixed the two treated Alchemy substances together in a constant temperature and humidity operating box. Seeing the mixed liquid turn from purple to red and then emit a faint glow, she couldn't help but let out a surprised gasp.
She had already purchased all the materials needed to complete the deficiency long ago. Considering the complexity of the refining process, she had originally planned to ask Gu Qianqian to help refine the potion.
Unfortunately, the last transaction went wrong, and Gu Qianqian "feared punishment and fled." Lu Yibei hadn't seen her for a long time.
She didn't know what exactly she was afraid of! Was I the kind of person who would retaliate against her for such a small matter?
Yes, I am! But I wouldn't actually hurt her!
At most, I'd knock her out and lock her in a dark room, playing a recording of her crimes on repeat while making her refine potions, and not letting her eat if she didn't do it well. Lu Yibei muttered inwardly.
Gu Qianqian had disappeared, and refining the potion to complete the deficiency was something that had to be done. In the end, Lu Yibei could only bite the bullet and do it herself to have enough.
A science student getting into a Chinese Language and Literature major in university, using engineering equipment to make occult potions, that's just ridiculous!
Then.
Only after she started doing it herself did she realize that Alchemy, especially in a private Alchemy black workshop like hers, was incredibly expensive if you wanted to refine high-level potions.
No wonder Fat Er Ye said, "Forging ruins a lifetime, Alchemy impoverishes three generations!" when he heard she wanted to purchase Alchemy equipment.
Technological products like laboratory centrifuges, fume hoods, and constant temperature and humidity boxes, which cost thousands or tens of thousands, were considered cheap. Spiritual Energy items like reactors and Spiritual Energy balance meters were ridiculously expensive.
When Lu Yibei moved those instruments home, the Little Freak in her house once thought she had robbed a bank and almost moved out overnight.
After all, things like urban legend robbing banks were even more serious crimes than hunting individual people with Spiritual Energy potential, and had always been one of the key targets of the Night Watch.
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Although Lu Yibei later took out the calamity water and cleared up the misunderstanding, those guys seemed to be frightened. For a recent period of time, they didn't stay at home at night.
A few days after placing the order.
As Fat Er Ye's employees appeared at Lu Yibei's doorstep time and time again, saying those lines that required payment to unlock, her wallet, which she had finally filled by selling calamity water, was quickly emptied.
However, what made Lu Yibei feel even more serious was that for some unknown reason, the production of calamity water had begun to decline significantly recently.
In the past, the daily output could fill a bowl, but now it's difficult to even fill a soda bottle cap.
If I wasn't this poor, would I be so stingy about even a small electric scooter?
When I was rich, at least three would make my heart ache! Lu Yibei thought.
Fortunately, effort pays off.
Through indirect questioning, under Qingji's guidance, Lu Yibei quickly absorbed the knowledge of the Great Serpent God, and her Alchemy technology advanced by leaps and bounds.
Now, she can barely refine the first batch of defect-completing potions at a snail's pace.
Lu Yibei looked at the semi-finished potion and nodded self-satisfiedly.
When she was buying the equipment before, Fat Er Ye had tried to dissuade her.
Fat Er Ye said that for Alchemy beginners to refine high-level potions, only with the level of Alchemy equipment provided by the Night Watch can the success rate be guaranteed.
But she, relying on the somewhat simple equipment she had now, still managed to do it.
Am I not a Little Freak!?
Can other kids do that?
Thinking this, Lu Yibei carefully put the mixed semi-finished potion and new materials into the magnetic heating stirrer, set the operating speed and time, turned around, and went upstairs.
In another two or three days, the potion will be refined. By then, the defects will be completed, and she will become a little stronger. She will be able to win against enemies with one or two rabbit strength, and run away from enemies with one or two snake strength, which will be very reassuring.
That's right, from another perspective, my little money hasn't left me, but has transformed into a form I like more and is accompanying me.
Thinking this, the mental stress caused by financial difficulties immediately eased a lot. She went back upstairs, lay down on the bed, and soon fell into a dream.
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As her body seemed to fall into a dark pool, her consciousness was stripped from her body and then returned. When Lu Yibei opened her eyes, she was already standing on the dilapidated and collapsed rooftop in the dream.
Looking around for a while, she found Qingji sitting cross-legged and meditating with her eyes closed on the edge of the distant rooftop. Lu Yibei took a few steps forward and said, "Ancestor, time is up!"
Regarding practicing swordsmanship, she initially refused, then accepted it very reluctantly, and now she is completely used to it, and even enjoys it a little.
Hearing Lu Yibei's voice behind him, the corner of Qingji's eyebrow twitched, and immediately even the operation of his Spiritual Energy during meditation was forced to stop.
In the past one or two weeks, he has fully experienced the broad meaning of the saying, "There is ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) no field that cannot be cultivated, only oxen that are exhausted." (Note: This is a play on a Chinese saying, the original implies 'no bad students, only bad teachers', but here it's used for physical exhaustion).
Since fighting a projection of the Maitian God once, his Spiritual Energy consumption has been huge, and his sustained combat ability is no longer as good as when he first woke up. Coupled with Lu Yibei's continuous progress, she has even comprehended some of her own peculiar uses from the movement techniques in the Taihe Gentleman Sword Illustration.
After a period of time, it became increasingly difficult to kill her.
Originally, Qingji could take Lu Yibei's dog life hundreds of times a night, but now he has to fight until he is exhausted to exceed eighty times.
However, that little bastard, perhaps sensing his fatigue, or having some psychological issues, has become fond of being abused. Recently, she seems to be more and more enthusiastic about practicing swordsmanship.
Therefore, now, whenever Qingji hears that Lu Yibei wants to practice swordsmanship, he feels his hands and feet go soft.
Are you not letting me enjoy my later years?
If Qingji had been exposed to modern law, he would definitely sue Lu Yibei for elder abuse.
"..."
Seeing that Qingji didn't respond for a long time, Lu Yibei took a few more steps forward, cupped her fists, and said, "Wang Bu Liu Xing, please grant me death, Ancestor!"
Qingji, "..."
Ignoring her, didn't hear her, want to rest today!
"Ancestor, take a hit of my Chi Huang Fire——!"
"!!!"
"Wretch, what are you doing? Trying to deceive your master and destroy your ancestors?"
Qingji was startled and shot up with a "swoosh!", landing far away on the water tank.
He knew this great-granddaughter-in-law of his well. The Spell amplification brought by her Spirit Mark was much greater than others, and it was very wicked.
Although in this strange place, taking a Spell from her with fifty times amplification wouldn't kill him, it would hurt!
The pain of being pierced by a sword was much easier to bear than being blown to pieces.
However, when Qingji concentrated and looked at Lu Yibei, he found that she hadn't used any Spell at all, but was just standing there with her head tilted, her eyes twinkling with sly light.
"Ancestor, there's no deceit in war, you said that." Lu Yibei said, "And, you won't really die in this place, so dying once or twice isn't a big problem, well, you said that too!"
Qingji, "..."
You scoundrel, you're not much faster than others when learning other things, but you're pretty fast at learning these crooked ways?
If you hadn't told me yourself that you were Lu Yibei's wife, I would have thought you were my own great-grandchild!
Qingji thought angrily, gripping the sword hilt, leveling the long sword, and said coldly, "Girl, you brought this upon yourself. If I don't kill you until you kneel and beg for mercy today, I won't be named Lu!"
"?" Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment, feeling that something wasn't right.
You're not named Lu anyway! Wasn't it the great-great-grandmother who was named Lu?
"Taihe Gentleman Sword · Sen Cui Bi!"
"Poof——!"
Amidst the dull thud of her body being cut in half, Lu Yibei recovered from her daze and looked at Qingji, seeing a provocative smile on his face.
His eyes seemed to say, "Girl, you're still too young to fight with me!"
Lu Yibei, "..."
A night passed.
Until the sun was about to rise, Lu Yibei was killed eighty-five times, five more times than the previous time.
So.
She was comfortable...
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The sun was about to rise, and a new day was coming. Lu Yibei called Mengmeng, who was practicing the suona seriously, and assessed her practice results.
Before leaving the dream, Lu Yibei, while rubbing her tormented ears, instructed Mengmeng, "Mengmeng, I remember I told you last time that I have another dependent named Du Sixian, right?"
"Mhm mhm!" Mengmeng nodded, "Are you going to ask us to do something?"
"Not that!" Lu Yibei waved her hand, "I mean, if she appears in the dream next time, you pretend not to know her, and then make some trouble for her!"
Du Sixian going to contact Yang Yi and investigate the process of the urban legend game was a great help, and Lu Yibei felt that she should also express her gratitude.
However, given Du Sixian's level of wealth, she would definitely not care for ordinary gifts.
And the free and practical "gift" Lu Yibei could think of was to help Du Sixian overcome her fear.
"Make trouble?" Mengmeng tilted her head, blinking her eerie eyes, looking cutely ghostly.
"That is..." Lu Yibei thought for a moment, "Weave some nightmares for her, scare her a little, you understand?"
"You mean to scare her, right?" Mengmeng said.
"Right, right!" Lu Yibei nodded, "But don't go too far, just keep the level of fright at the point where she gets goosebumps but doesn't get scared to death."
"Wait until she adapts a little, then increase the level of horror, and increase it again after she adapts again."
As Lu Yibei spoke, seeing Mengmeng's eyes getting stranger and stranger, as if looking at a pervert, she worried that Mengmeng might misunderstand, and quickly added an explanation.
"I'm not abusing my dependent! I'm helping her overcome her fear, otherwise, if she encounters urban legend in the future, her legs will go soft from fear before others even make a move, how can she run?"
Mengmeng nodded thoughtfully, "Oh oh, I understand."
But...
Why run away after overcoming fear? Mengmeng wondered curiously.
