Free Web NovelUnder the night sky, Hua City gradually fell silent, with specks of light twinkling on the towering buildings.
A small figure weaved between the skyscrapers, occasionally landing on the rooftop of a building, and after a brief stop, leaped up again, gliding a long distance like a bird before landing on another tall building.
Gradually, the tall buildings ahead began to thin out, and before long, only some low-lying village houses surrounded by dark mountains remained.
Lu Yibei continued moving in the direction of Baiyanzi Village. Thinking that it might have been an external urban legend that attacked Du Sixian, she couldn't help but sigh, "There's always so much trouble." frёewebnoѵēl.com
Sometimes she even wondered if she was getting involved in various troublesome matters a bit too frequently?
The short span of two or three months felt as long as if she had seen a ghost; any third-rate online novelist could write over a million words about it.
Bad luck and troublesome things were like stalkers, constantly pursuing her, she didn't know if they coveted her body or wanted to do something else.
In a word, despicable!
Conversely, peaceful life was always too short, time flew by terrifyingly fast.
She woke up promptly at 8:30 AM, washed up and ate. After breakfast, she would either research the Great Serpent God's Alchemy formulas or complete the thesis left by Professor Ma as a personal vendetta.
After lunch, she would stroll to the Night Watch to slack off until dark. After dealing with the miscellaneous trivia of the Hua City urban legend in the evening, she would lie in bed happily playing with White Little Flower until she fell asleep, and then in her dreams, happily "play" with the Ancestor until the Ancestor cried out, "I can't take it anymore!"
Ever since the final exams ended, Lu Yibei had maintained this pace of life.
Looking back now, that peaceful and fulfilling time felt as if it had just happened this morning.
...
"No, it was this morning..." Lu Yibei muttered to herself.
"Disaster, what happened this morning?"
On the hill surrounded by withered trees, a urban legend made entirely of mud, shaped like a child, approached Lu Yibei and asked.
This urban legend had a strange name, called Mangpu, a word originally used to describe a mud pit similar to a swamp.
However, there had always been a legend around here that "Mangpu is a sleeping monster, and if a person encounters it in the wilderness, they will be buried alive." As the night grew longer, at some point, this legend became true and turned into a urban legend.
"..." Lu Yibei paused briefly in silence, then said expressionlessly to Mangpu, "Nothing. Take me there?"
"Yes."
Led by Mangpu, Lu Yibei soon saw the "staged accident" desolate graves.
The desolate graves stood abruptly in the middle of the road. One of the empty graves was partially collapsed from being hit, and Du Sixian's Mercedes car door looked as if it had been torn off by brute force and was thrown far away.
Several scorched spots were scattered around, emitting residual Spiritual Energy fluctuations from a high-level Spell.
In addition, a faint residual unknown Spiritual Energy fluctuation, not belonging to the urban legend within Hua City's range, subtly emanated, as if silently stating that an external urban legend had appeared here.
This is no longer just about trespassing on my territory; this is trying to stir up trouble for all the urban legend in Hua City!
Lu Yibei's brows furrowed slightly, her mood heavy. Her thoughts couldn't help but drift to her previous meeting with Xing Yuan.
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A week ago.
Just the day after Lu Yibei's final exams, a black envelope with a golden hot-stamped barn owl pattern silently appeared on her desk.
The envelope was left by Jin Jiao and Silver Horn, and the content of the letter was an invitation from Xing Yuan to have dinner together.
After reading the letter, Lu Yibei muttered to herself, "Could she be using the pretense of dinner to secretly plot evil and force an innocent girl to sign a contract of servitude?"
"Isn't this a trap?"
However.
Although she knew the invitation from the Night Watch Superintendent was likely a trap, she still decided to go and find out.
At the end of the letter, Xing Yuan gave two reasons she couldn't refuse—how to remove her name from the Night Watch's wanted list without signing a contract.
Yes, after completing the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, Lu Yibei was already on the Night Watch's wanted list.
She also accidentally discovered, while organizing files, that her name prominently appeared at the end of the list.
Originally, this situation should have taken a long time to happen, but some bastard secretly caused trouble and, on the day after she completed the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, sent a Report letter through a special channel to the Si Ye Hui Headquarters.
In the letter, her harmfulness was seriously elaborated upon, listing over thirty possibilities that could endanger national and even world peace and stability.
What was even more infuriating was that after careful study and calculation by the Si Ye Hui Headquarters, they found that those possibilities were not groundless and indeed posed a certain risk.
Consequently, the document was approved overnight, and the name Disaster was added to the wanted list overnight.
Lu Yibei swore that if she found the person who secretly tripped her up, she would definitely flip their skull open.
Someone like her, born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze, a red scarf member who would contribute to socialist construction when she grew up, how could she possibly harm society?
Utter nonsense!
At 8 PM on the day she received the invitation, Lu Yibei arrived punctually at the private room in the top-floor hotel of the Financial Building as agreed.
As she opened the door, a faint scent of perfume wafted out. Looking around, she saw only Xing Yuan sitting alone near the door, wearing a deep V-neck burgundy long dress, lightly powdered and possibly having had her hair styled. In short, it was clear she had dressed up carefully.
Lu Yibei, "..."
What the heck? What's going on? The situation seems different from what I expected!
So, my more than thirty Alchemy Dirty Bombs and over fifty talismans weren't brought for nothing, right?
Lu Yibei thought, silently tightening her loose Coat to prevent any major killing weapons from accidentally falling out.
It's not reasonable for the King of Weird Tales to have dinner with the Night Watch Superintendent while carrying a body full of bombs.
Seeing Lu Yibei's flustered appearance, Xing Yuan smiled charmingly and said, "Why are you standing there? Hurry up and sit down and eat? Let's eat and talk. The food won't taste good if it gets cold later."
As she spoke, she pulled out the chair next to her empty seat, patted it lightly, signaling Lu Yibei to sit beside her.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei was silent for two seconds, then quietly walked over and sat down one seat away. Just as she opened her mouth to say something, Xing Yuan moved her seat, sat beside her, leaned forward slightly, and one hand naturally climbed onto her thigh.
...
Lu Yibei looked at the hand exploring her thigh, then at Xing Yuan's eyes full of tenderness and charm, and the suffocatingly deep cleavage on her chest, and was speechless for a moment.
Does she want to eat food or eat me?
Could this Superintendent be a heroine like Xu Xian or Ning Caichen, with a special preference for urban legend? Lu Yibei mused inwardly.
Just then, Xing Yuan broke the awkward silence.
"How old are you this year? Are you in a relationship? Do you have any skincare sets you like? I'll get you two sets later."
This is bad! Why does the more I listen, the more it feels wrong? Lu Yibei silently mused. She always felt that the way Xing Yuan spoke with a smile didn't seem like she was here to discuss cooperation at all, but rather like she was on a blind date.
Finally, when she heard Xing Yuan ask, "What do you think of me?", Lu Yibei couldn't help but burst out.
She pushed away Xing Yuan's hand, stood up, stepped back two steps, straightened her back, turned her head and said, "Sister, don't be like this! I think I can still work hard on my own for two more years!"
I must stop her. If I let her continue acting recklessly, she might even pull out the 'Rich Woman's Happiness' series products. Lu Yibei thought.
Looking at Lu Yibei's resolute appearance, Xing Yuan was startled for a moment, then burst out laughing, "You misunderstood, I'm not interested in you, but... but..."
As she spoke, her face turned red.
Seeing the Older sister who was full of charm and as tempting as a ripe peach just a moment ago, suddenly turn into a shy girl, Lu Yibei frowned and cautiously probed, "But?"
"Ahem, I just wanted to simply understand Bai Kai's recent situation."
If I can't handle Bai Kai, can't I start with the people around him?
"..." Lu Yibei was silent for two seconds, then drew a clear line with Bai Kai without hesitation, saying, "Bai Kai? Never met him, never heard that name. You must be mistaken."
Xing Yuan frowned, "Huh? Aren't you his mistress?"
"Goddamn mistress! Who's spreading rumors?" Lu Yibei said excitedly.
The moment she finished speaking, she saw Xing Yuan staring at her with a smile, her gaze so direct it seemed to see right through her, making her feel uneasy.
Lu Yibei, "..."
"Don't worry, this is still a private chat. I won't reveal your relationship. If you don't believe me, I can sign a contract with you."
Lu Yibei narrowed her eyes slightly, "Really won't tell anyone?"
"Really."
"Then you sign the contract first."
The Night Watch members are all secretly wicked; I have to be cautious. Lu Yibei thought.
Xing Yuan, "..."
So, after signing the confidentiality contract using the "Unbreakable Vow" Spell, Lu Yibei finally felt relieved and said, "I do know Bai Kai, and we have a pretty good relationship. But why are you asking about him? You wouldn't happen to be interested in him, would you?"
"..." Xing Yuan was silent for a while, her eyes scanning Lu Yibei hesitantly a few times, before shyly nodding and giving a soft reply.
"Mhm."
"Then why not just spend money? It's said that Hua City's Edison Chen costs twenty-seven thousand for an overnight stay," Lu Yibei said seriously.
"No, no, no!" Xing Yuan quickly waved her hands, "I don't want that kind, I want..."
"Not for physical pleasure, so you want to connect emotionally?"
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Xing Yuan hesitated, then nodded, "Actually, I want him to take the initiative... Uh, we're all girls, you should understand."
Goddamn we're all girls! I don't understand! Lu Yibei cursed inwardly, then said seriously, "If that's the case, then it's difficult. Shui Ge hasn't been emotional for many years, not even physical. He usually goes for quantity."
"My guess is, if he's not gay, he can't forget his first love."
Lu Yibei had heard from her Old Dad that Shui Ge always kept a yellowed Polaroid photo in the inner pocket of his wallet and never let anyone touch it.
According to Old Dad, it was a photo of him and his first love, and it's said that when Shui Ge gets drunk, he'll hold his wallet and cry heartbreakingly.
It seems that Shui Ge has never forgotten the woman who deceived him.
Hearing this, Xing Yuan was stunned, her heart seemed to be squeezed hard by an invisible large hand, skipping a beat, and she said with trembling eyes, "I am his first love."
"What the hell! You're that dog who swindled both money and sex, eating people without spitting out bones?" Lu Yibei exclaimed, her emotions so agitated that her Coat misunderstood, and several Alchemy Dirty Bombs fell out from the interlayer of her clothes with a "Clang!" sound.
"..."
Looking at the liquid contained in the glass bottle, shimmering with light and seemingly holding terrifying power, Xing Yuan's mouth twitched.
Lu Yibei, "..."
Just as she didn't know how to explain, Xing Yuan chuckled softly, "Haha, bringing a few bottles of Alchemy potions to liven things up during dinner is also reasonable! It's no big deal."
Lu Yibei, "???"
This works too? It seems her determination to sleep with Shui Ge is very firm!
So, after a brief exchange, and understanding that the Superintendent wanted Shui Ge to confess, Lu Yibei quickly reached an unspeakable dirty deal with Xing Yuan, happily selling out Bai Kai...
They discussed the topic of Bai Kai for a long time, but the real subject of the invitation was agreed upon in less than ten minutes.
"...That's the situation. If you can guarantee that under your management, you can control the number of homicide-related urban legend attack incidents within Hua City as much as possible, then I can also guarantee you that as long as you don't do anything too outrageous, no one from the Night Watch will investigate you," Xing Yuan said.
"What about the urban legend?" Lu Yibei asked back, "I mean, will people still hunt those urban legend?"
Xing Yuan shrugged, "If they don't kill people!"
"..." Lu Yibei hesitated for a long time, took a deep breath, and said, "I'll give it a try? But I can't guarantee it yet."
"Understood." Xing Yuan nodded and said, "I can give you one year. After one year, as long as the number of homicide-related urban legend attack incidents in Hua City drops within a certain range, it will be fine."
"Mm." Lu Yibei nodded solemnly, "Since that's the case, I'll leave now. As for Shui Ge, follow my instructions, and there should be a good chance of success."
After speaking, she hurried away from the hotel, returned home, and immediately drafted the 《First Edition of the Huacheng Monster urban legend Management Regulations》.
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Near Baiyanzi Village.
Lu Yibei withdrew her thoughts from the memory and looked at the desolate graves ahead.
This area of desolate graves was indeed very strange, just as Du Sixian had said.
However, there was something even stranger...
Why did she end up here?
According to Du Sixian, after she left Baiyanzi Village, she drove for over an hour, which under normal circumstances would have brought her close to the town.
However, this place is less than a kilometer from Baiyanzi Village, and next to it is the threshing ground of Baiyanzi Village. In a sense, she hadn't left the village area at all.
And this road under her feet, although it still extends forward within her line of sight, completely cuts off further ahead when it reaches a backwater bay.
"What's going on with this road? Why are there so many desolate graves on the road?"
As Lu Yibei spoke, she turned her head to look at Mang Pu beside her, but was surprised to find that a large group of Little Freaks had gathered behind her at some point, causing her body to tremble slightly in shock.
On this late night, a patch of eerie green, scarlet, and ghostly blue eyes, and shadowy, bizarre figures suddenly appearing behind her – who could stand that?
Their Spiritual Energy fluctuations were too weak, so much so that even when they entered Lu Yibei's spiritual detection range, she didn't notice.
She didn't know if it was a bad habit they picked up from the surrounding villagers.
They were sporadically wearing the support T-shirts that Maotuan (Hairball) and the others bought from Gu Qianqian, holding small stools, and carrying wild fruits and bird eggs, gathered together like they were watching a show, whispering and murmuring to each other.
Lu Yibei rubbed her forehead, "..." Why are they everywhere?
Up until now, she was still a bit unaccustomed to the special identity of the Huacheng Monster King.
As long as she appeared on the street after transforming into a urban legend at night, the scene was like a popular young star being picked up at the airport, with hundreds of urban legend gathered around, strongly watching.
Lu Yibei later found out that this situation occurred because some grandson spread a rumor saying that "the Huacheng Monster King is a peerlessly beautiful, kind and approachable, gentle and easy-going Older sister."
A crowd of urban legend came upon hearing the news, and after seeing her, it became even harder to explain, aside from the character changing from an Older sister to a beautiful girl, everything else was even harder to clarify.
As a result, when she decided to open the "First Phase of the urban legend Scare Training Class," over five hundred applicants emerged, so she set a high registration fee to reduce the number of participating urban legend to eighty-six.
It was quite annoying, so annoying that she even wanted to hold a second phase.
Take from the people, use for the people!
...
"Reporting to Disaster, I also don't know why these desolate graves are here. I only awakened my intelligence last year, so I'm not clear about what happened around here, but Old Man Beard might know," Mang Pu said.
"Old Man Beard?" Lu Yibei recalled the information about the surrounding urban legend and frowned, "Are you talking about that catfish spirit? Where is he?"
"Disaster, I'm here, I'm here!" A hoarse voice came from the group of urban legend. Following the sound, a withered old man dressed in a human-like manner, dragging long fleshy whiskers and wiggling his short body, came closer.
On his face, catfish-like slimy tissue was scattered like age spots.
"Adult, I'm not a catfish spirit, I'm an Yin Jiao..."
"Isn't that just a big catfish that grew up eating animal carcasses? Why say it so grandly?" Lu Yibei waved her hand, interrupting him.
As she spoke, she moved closer to Old Man Beard, and when passing a three-tailed squirrel, she casually snatched the wild fruit in its hand and put it into her mouth.
The three-tailed squirrel looked at its empty paws, then at Lu Yibei's figure, its small face wrinkled up.
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"Yes, yes, Disaster is right," Old Man Beard repeatedly agreed.
"Just now Mang Pu said you know the reason why these desolate graves appeared here?" Lu Yibei asked, "Tell me about it?"
Old Man Beard bowed respectfully and said, "Reporting to Disaster, these desolate graves were left behind when Baiyanzi Village was building a road some years ago."
"At that time, the people of their village were building a road, saying they wanted to dam the river and build a bridge, but they angered the River God, and over a dozen people died..."
"Wait a minute!" Lu Yibei frowned and interrupted, "River God? Is it a urban legend? Why don't I remember such a urban legend existing within Hua City? What does he look like?"
"This..." Old Man Beard bowed again and explained, "Reporting to Adult, I've only heard of this River God, I haven't seen him, and He is not a urban legend of Hua City." freewёbnoνel.com
Good heavens, wasn't the criminal caught just like that? Lu Yibei's eyes lit up, and she pressed on, "Then if He's not a urban legend from Hua City, where is He from? Do you know where He usually appears?"
Old Man Beard frowned and looked at the quiet little river flowing in the darkness not far away, his expression complex, "It is said that this entire river is the River God's territory. He has always been mysterious, and no one, neither humans nor urban legend, knows where He will appear."
Lu Yibei frowned upon hearing this and couldn't help but fall into thought.
Since the River God's whereabouts have always been ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) elusive, and no one knows where He will appear, why did He specifically appear near Baiyanzi Village?
There must be another reason for this.
While thinking, she glanced around at the group of Little Freaks, and asked expressionlessly, "Do any of you know anything else? Tell me!"
As her voice fell, the group of Little Freaks looked at that cold, frosty face and froze in place like wooden chickens, a sudden silence falling over them.
"Disaster, don't be angry, they are timid and haven't seen much of the world."
"Do I look angry?" Lu Yibei looked at Mang Pu and asked.
Mang Pu looked at her face, hesitated for a few seconds, and nodded.
Damn it, I can't possibly expect myself to smile at them, can I? Lu Yibei rubbed her forehead, "I'm really not angry, you can speak freely. If anyone provides useful information, I will reward them with half a urban legend core!"
Although using half a urban legend core to get information made Lu Yibei's heart ache a little, Du Sixian's safety was more important.
"..."
After another period of silence, finally a urban legend that looked like a straw hat came over and said weakly, "I, I know, I saw when that Miss met the River God."
"Oh?" Lu Yibei tilted her head and said, "Tell me about it?"
The straw hat urban legend wriggled twice and whispered, "I saw a boat, a blood-red boat..."
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When Du Sixian encountered the River God, the riverbank area was unusually quiet, like the eye of a storm, where all sounds disappeared.
In this heart-stopping silence, a few points of light suddenly appeared in her vision.
The lights drifted along the riverbank, swaying, and in the blink of an eye, they reached the vicinity of the desolate graves. It was then that Du Sixian realized it was a group of strange people, walking along the riverbank carrying two rows of lanterns.
Those strange people were all wearing black robes, the robes were very long, covering their faces and bodies, only revealing their pale hands.
Immediately after, accompanied by the sound of a gong, a blood-red large boat suddenly entered her vision. High towers stood tall on the boat, making Du Sixian and her car seem as tiny as an egg in front of the large boat.
Many people wearing luxurious clothes and with pale faces stood on the boat, stiffly waving their arms towards the banks.
Such a large boat should theoretically not be able to navigate such a narrow small river, and it is extremely rare even on rivers, lakes, and seas, yet it appeared anyway, like a ghost ship, floating on the river, passing through the thick fog, approaching silently, and the eerie red light it emitted dyed the entire river the color of blood...
