Free Web NovelLu Yibei stared blankly at Jiang Li, her hands suspended in mid-air, unsure where to put them for a moment.
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She clearly didn't recognize me at all at first, so how did she suddenly become so certain of my identity?
It couldn't possibly be that I triggered some strange switch while giving her a massage, could it?
There must be something fishy going on...
As Lu Yibei was secretly pondering, Jiang Li sat up, covering the towel on her chest with one hand, revealing her long, swan-like neck and fair, delicate collarbone.
She glanced sideways at Lu Yibei and said calmly, "Have you seen enough? If you have, turn around. I'll change clothes and then we can talk properly."
"Uh... okay..." Lu Yibei stammered a response, following Jiang Li's instructions. She turned around, and immediately after, the sound of clothes gently rubbing against each other came from behind her.
The rustling sound was very faint, but it was like a devil's whisper, each one tugging at Lu Yibei's nerves.
"Don't peek..." Jiang Li reminded her at the right moment, her words carrying a hint of warning.
"What kind of person do you take me for? How could I peek? Even if I were to look, I'd look openly." Lu Yibei said proudly.
In her urban legend state, saying something like this felt powerful!
...
However...
In psychology, there's a term called the forbidden fruit effect; the more something is forbidden, the more people want to try it.
Driven by this psychological effect, Lu Yibei secretly turned her head and looked behind her with her peripheral vision. Then, on Jiang Li's smooth, fair back, she saw a pitch-black sun totem tattoo.
The moment her gaze swept over that tattoo, a strong jolt of pain suddenly shot through her brain.
Her eyes felt as if they were being burned by something, the pain unbearable, but Lu Yibei couldn't help but want to stare at that tattoo.
That tattoo seemed to be calling to her, urging her to see its appearance clearly, to imprint its shape in her mind.
That tattoo contained a strange power!
It made people immerse themselves in a kind of hidden temptation, unable to extricate themselves.
Immediately after, she saw a dilapidated passenger bus, lying quietly in the pouring rain.
The curtain of rain connected heaven and earth. The flames on the bus were constantly extinguished by the rain, only to flare up again and again.
Under the night sky, the mountain peaks were like silent, black giants. Through the pale, thick fog in the mountains, a distorted, strange, and gigantic figure, like a mountain, could be seen approaching.
That figure, which seemed to have stepped out of a nightmare, was clearly not humanoid, distorted and strange, yet it made people feel that it looked so perfect.
Perfect to the point of being terrifying!
Screams.
High-pitched screams rose all around, as if many people were suffering intensely.
All the survivors of that tragic car accident, both humans and urban legend, were awed by the majesty of that colossal figure, screaming in terror and scattering to escape.
However, amidst this, a figure was moving in the opposite direction from everyone else, gradually approaching that colossal figure.
Intense and brilliant light gathered between his hands. It looked like a Spell, but it was even more chilling than any Spell Lu Yibei had ever seen.
The light of that Spell was too bright, too brutal.
And the figure illuminated by that light was like a god descending.
The scene Lu Yibei saw stopped abruptly here, as if a powerful and strange force was desperately pulling at her consciousness, extracting that memory.
For a moment, her brain stopped functioning as if it had short-circuited, and her ears were buzzing.
Just as her consciousness was becoming increasingly hazy, Chatterbox Girl's voice suddenly rang out in her ear.
"If you ever get a chance to see Jiang Li naked, be sure to pay attention to her chest, lower abdomen, and back, and see if there are any special marks or symbols."
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"If Jiang Li really did something unfavorable to you, you must, no... I beg you, don't kill Jiang Li."
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"If possible, take Jiang Li with you as well..."
These were words Chatterbox Girl had said when Lu Yibei met her in a dream in the past.
At the time, Lu Yibei had no idea what Chatterbox Girl meant by saying those things. She just took it as a kind of dark humor joke and didn't pay too much attention to it.
After all, she thought at the time that she might never get a chance to see Jiang Li naked in this lifetime.
Was Chatterbox Girl referring to this?
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As Lu Yibei thought, her vision went black, she stumbled a few steps, hit the wall with a "clang!", leaned weakly against it, and slid to the ground.
Hearing the commotion behind her, Jiang Li turned around sharply. After seeing Lu Yibei's appearance, the corner of her mouth twitched uncontrollably.
She saw Lu Yibei leaning against the wall, her large eyes wide and round, with trickles of dark red seeping from the corners of her eyes and nostrils, slowly flowing down.
Lu Yibei indeed didn't peek, but it seemed just as she herself said, she looked openly, and then looked herself into bleeding from all seven orifices?
Was she too excited, or...
Do I have a husband-killing face or something?
Jiang Li tilted her head with a blank expression, quickly put on her clothes, walked over, reached out to check Lu Yibei's breath and carotid artery. After confirming that Lu Yibei's vital signs were relatively normal, she breathed a sigh of relief, bent down, picked her up, and gently placed her on the massage bed.
Just then, the doorbell of the lounge suddenly rang, and immediately after, the voice of a certain Rabbit Girl came from inside the small devil statue in front of the sauna room door.
"Hello, A Li, I am Xiang He. The service you booked is ready. May I come in now?"
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Jiang Li turned her head to look at the unconscious Lu Yibei on the massage bed, who was clearly in poor condition. She rubbed her slightly throbbing temples and said calmly, "Come in, I'm here by the sauna room."
As her voice fell, the door of the lounge opened with a "click". A tall Rabbit Girl, pushing a meticulously crafted silver-inlaid cart, walked in and stopped in front of the sauna room door.
"A Li, shall we begin now?"
This Rabbit Girl, who had received the formal gown gifted by Jiang Li, was exceptionally enthusiastic.
"No need, you can provide the service for her." Jiang Li said indifferently.
As she spoke, she raised her finger and pointed inside the sauna room. Only then did the Rabbit Girl notice that a "colleague" was lying on the massage bed inside the sauna room.
"Okay, A Li."
The Rabbit Girl responded, pushed the cart into the sauna room, came to the massage bed, and upon seeing Lu Yibei bleeding from all seven orifices on the bed, her expression instantly lost control.
What the heck? What's going on? Is she still alive? How did she end up like this? What should I do about this?
The Rabbit Girl, her head full of questions, turned around tremblingly. Her gaze went through the main hall of the lounge towards Jiang Li, who was sitting on the sofa resting, and her face showed panic.
Noticing the Rabbit Girl's gaze, Jiang Li raised her head and tilted it. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
"No, no problem!" the Rabbit Girl stammered.
"If there's no problem, then why don't you provide the service for her first?" Jiang Li said, casually picking up a magazine from the coffee table and lowering her head to flip through it.
The Rabbit Girl withdrew her gaze, turned back to look at Lu Yibei on the massage bed, swallowed hard, and slowly extended her hands.
I've long heard that some guests have perverted fetishes and like to abuse Rabbit Girls. Could it be A Li...
Never mind, never mind. I don't dare to say more or ask more about this kind of thing. It's better to finish the job quickly and get out of here. The Rabbit Girl thought uneasily.
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She didn't know how much time had passed, but when Lu Yibei woke up, she found herself lying on a soft couch.
Opening her eyes and looking at the antique-style ceiling, her head felt heavy and groggy. The bead curtains in front of her swayed, and there was still a slight double vision, just like when she had just regained her sight not long ago.
"Miao Miao Jiang? Leader? Jiang Li?"
Lu Yibei called out softly a few times, but no one responded.
"That's strange, where did everyone go?"
She mumbled a sentence, and the illusion she had seen earlier while staring at the tattoo on Jiang Li's back suddenly flashed in her mind. Her brain spasmed with pain again, and her expression immediately became serious.
She recognized the burning bus that appeared in the illusion; it was the very one she was on when she had the car accident.
She also recognized the Psychic and urban legend fleeing in panic. She had already memorized the faces of those individuals when she previously checked the list provided by the Monster Story Chat Group.
As for that figure's back, like a god, although she recognized it and felt it was her Old Dad, she also felt it was very unfamiliar.
After all, in her perception, Old Dad was still a struggling writer and an excellent chef. Although she later learned that he might be a Psychic with decent strength, he was nowhere near that powerful.
That kind of Spell... without an A+ or even stronger Spiritual Energy fluctuation level, it probably couldn't be unleashed, right?
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What was that giant-like colossal figure?
According to the information investigated by the Monster Story Chat Group, Old Dad was killed by a group of Psychic and urban legend. However, if the illusion just seen, like the previous ones, was a projection of something that actually happened, it's clear that Old Dad's opponent was an even more terrifying existence.
Those Psychic and urban legend, who were originally thought to be the culprits, scattered like a frightened flock of sheep before that existence.
Lu Yibei slightly recalled and pondered the illusion that appeared before her eyes after seeing Jiang Li's tattoo just now, and a feeling of extreme unreality and powerlessness suddenly arose in her heart.
If the targets of revenge were just a few super-standard top Psychic and urban legend, she felt she could find a way to kill them in a short time.
But if the target became a terrifying existence like a Calamity, she wouldn't know how long she'd have to wait to get revenge, making it long enough to be frustrating.
Targets that can be touched by standing on tiptoes or jumping are targets; high and unreachable targets will only make people lose their fighting spirit.
This wasn't her starting that cowardly old habit again; she really, really, really wanted to avenge her Old Dad, she really missed him.
But if she died, this matter would probably truly return to dust.
"Damn it... This messed-up situation is making my character design into someone with deep-seated bitterness and hatred!"
Lu Yibei complained, forcefully pulling herself out of that low state. Immediately after, she remembered what Chatterbox Girl had said before she fainted, and a hint of playfulness appeared between her brows.
Chatterbox Girl was probably worried that I would treat her as a member of the Eclipse Society and deal with her as an enemy who killed my Old Dad just because the Leader had a broken tattoo, which is why she said that, right?
But I'm not her, like a fool!
Won't I ask proactively? Lu Yibei thought.
Just as she was muttering to herself, Jiang Li's voice sounded from behind her.
"Awake? Then let's chat?"
Lu Yibei's body stiffened slightly. She turned to Jiang Li, sitting up straight, "Uh, okay, let's chat..."
Jiang Li nodded slightly and walked to the opposite side of Lu Yibei to sit down.
"Should I go first?" The two said in unison.
"..."
After a brief silence, the two said in unison again, "Then you go first..."
"..."
【Who goes first, you or me?】 Lu Yibei gave Jiang Li a look.
【Either is fine, but I have many questions I want to ask you now, and I'm sure you have many questions you want to ask me. How about we have a frank discussion? One question, one answer, any objections?】 Jiang Li responded with her eyes.
【No objections, is that a happy decision? Then I'll go first!】
【Mm-hmm 【heart emoji】】
The two looked at each other in silence, communicating with their eyes for a while. After confirming the order of speaking, Lu Yibei shrugged and asked her question.
"That tattoo on your back is..." Lu Yibei said, her gaze drifting towards Jiang Li's back.
Jiang Li glanced at her own back out of the corner of her eye, then looked at Lu Yibei calmly, "Did you see it? I was kidnapped by the Eclipse Society as a test subject when I was a child, and later I was lucky enough to be rescued."
Lu Yibei nodded, indicating that she understood the origin of the black sun totem on Jiang Li's body.
See, didn't I just ask?
If one doesn't ask, and the other doesn't say, and there's no trust at all, it becomes a vicious cycle, leading to drifting further apart... This is a plot that would only appear in stupid melodramatic youth literature?!
Of course, Lu Yibei analyzed Chatterbox Girl's performance time and time again and felt that things might not be that simple. In the future, she might still conflict with Jiang Li for other reasons.
But well, at least there's a good start now. Lu Yibei thought, saying a piece of trash talk nonchalantly to tease, "You must be very grateful to the person who saved you, right? Didn't you offer yourself in return or something?"
"I did." Jiang Li said indifferently.
"..." Lu Yibei's heart inexplicably tightened.
"But I couldn't find the person later, I was stood up." Jiang Li said lightly, as if talking about a small matter like ordering takeout but the delivery guy didn't deliver on time.
However, for some reason, Lu Yibei felt that when she spoke, she kept staring into her eyes, as if waiting for something.
After a long time, seeing that Lu Yibei had no reaction, Jiang Li sighed silently, "You've finished your first question, now it's my turn, right?"
Lu Yibei spread her hands, "Speak freely."
"Very good." Jiang Li nodded slightly, looking directly into Lu Yibei's eyes and said, "Then I want to ask, when you were a child, did your father ever mention things like a childhood engagement to you?"
"Of course, and more than once!" Lu Yibei said somewhat proudly, "He always told me that I had a fiancée, who was especially cute and had a very gentle personality..."
Halfway through her sentence, she looked towards Jiang Li and suddenly found that ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ her gaze had somehow shifted away.
Jiang Li frowned, putting on a distracted look and glancing around.
It seems she knew a long time ago, did she already sense something not long after joining the Night Watch?
But if that's the case, what has she been waiting for by not acknowledging me all this time?
Just as Jiang Li was contemplating, Lu Yibei, who had paused for a moment, continued speaking.
"But, I always felt that childhood engagements were unreliable. Who still does that now!"
"So when I was very young, I made up my mind that when I met my fiancée, I would have to spend some time with her first. If it felt right, then we could talk about the next step."
"If the other person isn't willing, I can't force it, right?"
So that's why? Jiang Li nodded thoughtfully.
Seeing Jiang Li nod, Lu Yibei felt that she agreed with her idea, "Then it's my turn? I want to ask... are you about to die?"
"..." Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Yeah, soon, but maybe not, if I can win."
"I know, I heard A Hua say so." Lu Yibei pouted, "You've been playing against the Big Boss of the Entertainment City, right? You want to win against him and close down this Entertainment City, right?"
"Have you already met A Hua? Then no wonder, I was still wondering how she got to the upper three floors." Jiang Li nodded.
"You are such a fool!"
How could an A-Level Psychic possibly win against the Extinction-Bringer of Old Days?
If he plays a few tricks, you won't even know how you died. Lu Yibei thought.
Suddenly hearing Lu Yibei Spell, Jiang Li looked up and saw the anger in those eyes. She was stunned for a moment, then like a child who had done something wrong, she turned her head away.
"It's quite foolish, but this is something I must accomplish alone..."
After all, this is the hatred buried by my father. How can I involve A Hua and Lu Yibei?
However, it's really a happy thing to be able to find my betrothed before the last gamble! Jiang Li thought happily.
"Not anymore!" Lu Yibei said seriously, "Now this is something between the two of us!"
Jiang Li didn't speak, looking at Lu Yibei's profile, her heart racing.
"Actually... we haven't... you don't need to..."
"Haven't reached that level yet?" Lu Yibei frowned, displeased, "Saying something like that is truly disheartening."
I clearly already treat you as a good brother, but you still treat me as an outsider... Lu Yibei added in her heart.
"Let me tell you, Liu Banxian is especially accurate at predicting these things. He said you're going to die, and you probably won't return from this trip. I can't just watch you go to your death." Lu Yibei said, slapping the table.
Hearing this, Jiang Li's heart felt like it had been heavily struck by something, beating even more violently. She felt her body, no, her entire world was trembling slightly, disturbing her mind.
In times of crisis, which girl hasn't hoped for a Prince Charming to descend from the sky and quickly resolve everything?
Even a Miss like Jiang Li, who could kill urban legend and calmly play mahjong in a pool of their blood, had such fantasies.
"Besides, this isn't just for you, it's also for myself, for the urban legend and Psychic big and small in Hua City. This is a great undertaking that benefits the entire Hua City!" Lu Yibei said passionately.
"You don't know, those foreign urban legend are constantly sneaking into Hua City through the giant train to cause trouble. I'm getting so annoyed!"
Jiang Li, "..."
She thought the Prince Charming she was hoping for had arrived today, but instead, a high monk from Great Tang in the East had jumped down...
"You have to agree, whether you like it or not. If you don't agree, I'll gamble with you, win all your chips, and make sure you can't go to Wu Hui Land!" Lu Yibei said.
"Okay!" Jiang Li said.
"Huh? Okay what?" Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment. She composed herself and looked at her, slightly taken aback.
At this moment, Jiang Li's chin was slightly raised, her arms crossed over her chest. She looked at Lu Yibei with a sideways glance as if she was about to pass a death sentence, and said coldly, "I said, I'll gamble with you!"
Lu Yibei, "..."
What the heck is this? Weren't things fine just now?
How could this woman's mood change faster than flipping a book?
Which step went wrong?
