Free Web NovelFate is a mysterious and ethereal thing; being able to capture its trajectory through certain means is already an extraordinary feat.
And wanting to disturb fate, even just causing a tiny change in its trajectory, is an extremely difficult matter.
According to the few methods Black Peony knew, without exception, they all required paying a huge price, and some of them, strictly speaking, didn't change the outcome but merely accelerated or delayed its occurrence.
That's why when she discovered Lu Yibei entangled with hundreds of threads of destiny, she couldn't help but exclaim that the person who came up with this method was a genius.
Each thread of destiny was equivalent to grabbing Lu Yibei's fate trajectory and giving it a pull.
Although the disturbance caused by just one or two pulls could be ignored, hundreds of continuous forceful tugs would change even the most solid fate trajectory.
However, it was impossible to say what different results this kind of change without a clear target would produce, or what unimaginable events the target might be drawn into.
Unless the original fate of the target was already terrible and couldn't get any worse, this lottery-style change wasn't worthwhile.
It seems that the genius who came up with this method thought the original outcome was a terrible one for the Disaster, right?
If there had been someone back then who could have helped me change my fate trajectory, where would I be now, and how would I be living?
Black Peony suddenly felt a bit envious of Lu Yibei.
But in that case...
She very likely wouldn't become the factor that destroys the world, and then she wouldn't be able to bring about change here.
Nor would she be able to help break the world's malice, regain freedom, and leave this godforsaken place. Black Peony thought, frowning.
While contemplating, she mobilized her Spiritual Energy, urged countless fake threads of destiny, and wrapped them around Lu Yibei's body, wanting to pry again and obtain more information.
Then...
The moment the destiny connection was established and she glimpsed Lu Yibei's information, Black Peony suddenly didn't envy Lu Yibei so much anymore.
All of her destinies, more or less, had some problems.
Although the existence of threads of destiny didn't necessarily mean they would meet and get to know each other, once they did meet, Lu Yibei would definitely encounter some troublesome things.
After a brief period of silent thought, Black Peony had a change of heart and felt that doing so seemed more reasonable.
Originally, in her view, changing the fate trajectory in this way was, from a certain perspective, equivalent to dividing the potential misfortune that could befall Lu Yibei among hundreds of targets, which was somewhat selfish and excessive.
But if those targets themselves were also plagued by many troubles, then it would be equivalent to dividing Lu Yibei's misfortune into hundreds of parts and then exchanging it with the misfortunes of those targets.
This way, everyone's fate would experience different degrees of disturbance, reducing the possibility of misfortune occurring, which could grudgingly be considered fair.
Moreover, if every destined connection was a bad one, the disturbance to fate would be even greater than with happy connections.
However, doing this wasn't without its drawbacks.
After roughly understanding the method of that genius, Black Peony looked at Lu Yibei, who was still in a lethargy state on the bed, and a hint of sympathy appeared in her eyes.
The only drawback of this method is that the people who establish a destiny connection with Lu Yibei still have room for choice; without meeting Lu Yibei, they might still meet their true destined partner.
But Lu Yibei is already wrapped up like a ball of yarn by the threads of destiny; apart from choosing from these hundreds of bad connections, it's probably difficult for her to have any more destined connections with other people or urban legend.
"Tsk! Arranged marriages are the death of people!" Black Peony spat, watching the pink threads turn to ash once again, and once more urged new threads to wrap around Lu Yibei.
Lu Yibei seemed to be hiding many secrets, which aroused her strong desire for knowledge and made her unable to stop.
However...
Just then, Lu Yibei's eyelids fluttered slightly, and she slowly woke up.
The moment she opened her eyes, she saw a cluster of black hair flying towards her, transforming into strands of pink thread that wrapped around her.
She froze for a moment, then looked with frightened eyes at the woman beside her, who had a captivating figure and seductive eyes.
"Sister, who are you? What is this place? What do you want to do?"
"Uh..." Black Peony smiled, hiding her embarrassment, and replied truthfully, "My name is Black Peony, and I'm the boss of Lanruo Inn Brothel..."
Before Black Peony finished speaking, Lu Yibei's pupils constricted slightly, and she let out a cry of "Ow!", wriggling her body like a worm and jumping off the bed.
"You, don't come over, I, I'm not that kind of person!"
Black Peony's mouth twitched, "Things aren't like you think, I don't have any ill intentions towards you..." fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
She was halfway through her sentence when she was once again interrupted by Lu Yibei's exclamation.
Seeing the pink threads wrapped around her suddenly burst into flames, Lu Yibei exclaimed in astonishment, "Holy crap! What kind of play is this!?"
"Older sister, I beg you, please let me go? This is my first time, I can't handle such stimulating play. If it really doesn't work, being gentle is fine too!"
"......"
Black Peony was silent for a long while before calming her emotions and calmly looking at Lu Yibei, who seemed as lively as a Monkey.
"Don't worry, our brothel never forces guests to do anything. I originally just wanted to help you heal, but now it seems there's no need for that anymore."
Black Peony was telling the truth.
Lanruo Inn Brothel has never forced any guest; every guest who gets off the bus here on the Dream Come True Journey is voluntary.
After getting off the bus, none of their choices were influenced by anyone or any urban legend within the brothel.
However, the expansion of desire is limitless; even the most stimulating play becomes boring over time, so guests will pursue even more stimulating things.
And no matter how stimulating it is, as long as the stakes are high enough, Lanruo Inn Brothel can satisfy it.
As for whether the guests' bodies and minds can withstand it, and where the stakes come from, that's not within their consideration.
"Healing? Why didn't you say so earlier! Waking up to find yourself tied up and burning, anyone would think the situation is bad, right?" Lu Yibei complained.
In this godforsaken place, if you're not careful, you might end up whoring at Lanruo until you lose contact!
Black Peony, "......"
I wanted to say it, but who was the one over there getting startled and constantly interrupting others?
How is a guy like this supposed to become the factor that destroys the world?
Or is this the result after the fate trajectory has been changed?
Black Peony rested her chin on one hand, squinted her eyes slightly, and sized Lu Yibei up and down, observing her as carefully as if she were an artwork, which made Lu Yibei feel a bit uneasy.
Breaking free from her initial state of panic, and remembering Chatterbox Girl's reminder, Lu Yibei felt a wave of lingering fear.
Although she didn't have a concrete idea of how strong the Extinction-Bringer of Old Days was, she knew by just thinking about it that a urban legend capable of causing the apocalypse, even if it failed, would probably not be easy to deal with.
In fact, as early as when she learned that such a terrifying category of urban legend existed, Lu Yibei had already made up her mind to avoid contact with them if possible.
If contact was unavoidable, it would be best to get along well with them as long as they didn't show obvious malice.
The current situation clearly belonged to the latter.
Thus, under Black Peony's gaze, the calmed-down Lu Yibei stood up and bowed deeply to her.
"I'm really sorry, I misunderstood you just now. Please don't take it to heart!"
Although she didn't know if it would work, she decided to apologize first before saying anything else.
If she really had to fight, she could lower her stance first, then suddenly erupt to catch the opponent off guard. Lu Yibei thought.
"Uh, this..."
Lu Yibei's style changed too quickly, and Black Peony didn't react immediately. Just as she was about to say something, she heard Lu Yibei say, "Um, you don't need to expose your chest when apologizing, right? I don't know the rules here..."
"Huh? Why would you think that?" Black Peony was puzzled.
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"That's good, that's good," Lu Yibei said repeatedly, taking out half a pack of spicy strips and handing them to Black Peony, "Older sister, have a spicy strip, calm down, let's be friends?"
"Uh, okay, thank you..."
Such a cute girl, approaching and trying to please with enthusiasm; it would be difficult for anyone to refuse.
Besides, Black Peony originally didn't intend to harm Lu Yibei.
She took the spicy stick and had just put two pieces between her red lips when, seeing Lu Yibei wanting to take something else out of her Coat, she quickly stopped her, saying, "Alright, alright, you don't need to do this."
Bie Suzhen had mostly seen the things Lu Yibei had on her, and Black Peony naturally also knew what they were. Besides spicy sticks, there was only calamity water, Alchemy Dirty Bomb, and worthless talismans left.
And she didn't really want either the calamity water or the Alchemy Dirty Bomb...
"Actually, I'm not angry with you. After all, in a situation like just now, it's not strange to be scared," Black Peony said. "It's just that my curiosity was a bit strong."
In Black Peony's view, even if Lu Yibei, due to the change in her destiny trajectory, might not become a factor in destroying the world and could help her break free from the world's malice, she will definitely be a powerful urban legend in the future, and making friends with her is not a loss.
What's more, she was also a bit wary of that genius who helped Lu Yibei change her destiny trajectory. Someone who can come up with such a method should have considerable strength.
When her relationship with Disaster becomes a bit deeper, if she can meet that genius, perhaps she can ask him to act and figure out another way to resolve the world's malice. Black Peony thought.
Seeing that Black Peony's words and actions didn't seem fake, Lu Yibei's eyes rolled around.
It seems not every Extinction-Bringer of Old Days is a bad person?
While muttering inwardly, she pushed her luck and asked further, "Then, you see, we are friends now. If it's convenient, is it possible for you to tell me what you were doing just now?"
While speaking, she gestured with both hands on herself, indicating a winding motion.
Black Peony pondered for a moment and said, "When I was checking your injuries, I also helped you... calculated your marriage fate."
When you say this, I get excited... Lu Yibei's eyes lit up, and she quickly said, "Really? Then how is my marriage fate? Will my future wife be beautiful and well-figured?"
"I can't tell you this, otherwise it ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) will affect your marriage fate," Black Peony said, a smile with a deep meaning appearing on her face. "I can only tell you, take care of your health."
"Oh, right, I heard you're going to the Entertainment City side? I'll have someone buy your train ticket later. The next train will arrive in about five hours."
"I still have many things to do, so I'll excuse myself first. You should rest well here first?"
After speaking, Black Peony turned and walked out of the room.
Lu Yibei, "???"
What the heck does 'take care of your health' mean!
Does she mean my future wife is a pale-skinned, beautiful, slender-waisted little vixen?
Or does my wife have some special fetish that I can't bear?
Lu Yibei was secretly guessing about her future marital status when Black Peony suddenly stopped and added, "Oh, right, there was one more thing I forgot to say just now."
"Besides taking care of your health, I also want to remind you to look out for yourself. Hmm, that's it."
As she spoke, a hint of sympathy and pity appeared in Black Peony's eyes.
Lu Yibei, "..."
Why is it 'take care of your health' and 'look out for yourself' again?
Why do I feel like she's not talking about a good marriage fate, but rather a bad one?
Damn, if I get gamophobia in the future, it's probably because you scared me. Lu Yibei thought.
Black Peony left the side chamber and closed the door, then headed straight for the office area.
Arriving before that large rosewood desk, she lightly snapped her fingers, and the antique and finely crafted inkstone, brush holder, paperweight, and other tools on the desk moved by themselves, and in a blink of an eye, the ink was ground and the brush was cleaned.
As Black Peony sat down at the desk, a clean, neat Xuan paper emitting a faint fragrance silently spread out on the desk.
She picked up a rabbit hair brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote on the paper: 【To Mr. XXX...】
Black Peony had just written the name of a certain existence on the paper, and soon the ink of those words spread and blurred, turning into a patch of distorted ink dots.
However, she didn't mind this situation, as if she hadn't seen it for the first time, and continued to lift the brush and write down:
【...Long time no see. It's been a while since I sent greetings. Please forgive my neglect.
I saw Disaster today. Peeking with the help of a false marriage red thread, it is indeed extraordinary.
However, Disaster's destiny trajectory has been altered by an unknown extraordinary person and cannot help me escape my predicament.
I know Mr. is very talented. If you see Disaster soon, if you have any new findings, I hope Mr. will inform me.
...
Sincerely.】
After finishing the letter, waiting for the ink to dry, Black Peony folded it, put it into a black envelope with gold embossing, then got up and walked onto the balcony, and softly called out "Embroidery Ball!" and saw a pure white cockatoo fly from afar and land on the railing.
Black Peony gently stroked Embroidery Ball's crest and softly said, "After listening to Miss Miaoyin's song, are you in a better mood to write?"
Embroidery Ball rubbed against Black Peony's palm and then nodded.
"Much better, Master. The Miss who came with Disaster has also recovered. I have arranged accommodation for her, and she has temporarily settled in."
"That's good," Black Peony smiled and nodded.
"However, she seems quite afraid of us. After entering the house, she hasn't come out again. It seems our reputation outside isn't very good lately," Embroidery Ball added.
"This is understandable. After all, the guests who leave here..." Black Peony said halfway, then fell silent with a smile. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
"I understand. Although they messed themselves up, others won't think that way after they go out. I'm right, aren't I, Master?"
"You're the smart one!" Black Peony nudged her nose at Embroidery Ball. "Alright, since you're better, I'll trouble you to make another trip and deliver this letter to the one at the Entertainment City."
...
Embroidery Ball tilted its head, didn't ask further, moved its body forward, picked up the envelope with its beak, then spread its wings and took off, flying towards the world outside the Lanruo Inn Brothel, the world shrouded in darkness.
Watching Embroidery Ball fly away, Black Peony silently let out a long breath and slowly relaxed her clenched pink fist.
The three Extinction-Bringers of Old Days along the Dream Come True Journey are actually not factors that destroyed the world from the same era. They just happened to gather together and formed a loose alliance, and even their ideas about staying here are different.
Just like Jade Palace Immortal, It never even thought about breaking free from the world's malice. Instead, It felt that relying on Its strange poisoning methods and being able to become a local "Emperor" controlling an area was a very satisfying thing.
That's why Jade Palace Immortal held serious hostility towards Lu Yibei, who might bring about change, even going so far as to use the gray areas of the rules to put her to death.
Black Peony herself has always regretted what she did back then. While maintaining her existence through the Lanruo Inn Brothel, she has always been trying to find a way to break free from the world's malice and regain freedom.
And as the oldest among the three Extinction-Bringers of Old Days, the Big Boss of Dream Come True Entertainment City, Black Peony also couldn't quite figure out His thoughts.
She only knew that He had always been seeking a way to break free from the world's malice, but she had never seen Him take any actual action, as if He was waiting for an opportunity to help Him break free to come knocking on His door.
"I wonder if Disaster is the opportunity It is waiting for?" Black Peony murmured. "If so, Disaster's current destiny trajectory has already changed, what should It do now?"
She wrote this letter with no intention of harming Lu Yibei. Even if she didn't write a letter to inform the Big Boss of the Entertainment City, the moment Lu Yibei stepped into the Entertainment City's area, He would immediately sense it.
She wrote this letter just wanting to keep a glimmer of hope, hoping that if that Big Boss still had any way to break free from the world's malice through Lu Yibei, He could share it with her after it was done.
She had stayed here for too long.
So long that she gradually became truly like the proprietress of a brothel, she almost forgot how she became that terrifying urban legend back then.
She only remembered the guests from before, still wearing scholar's scarves and long robes, riding horses to come...
