Free Web NovelTwo hours later, on the dilapidated and collapsed rooftop.
Qingji supported his body with both hands, lying on the ground, panting heavily, his forehead covered in sweat.
The legendary Hundred-Armed Giant was an existence capable of slaughtering the Titan gods; death caused by their Hundred-Armed Giant Power was exceptionally painful and truly unbearable.
Not far away, Lu Yibei adjusted her state, stood up, and walked towards him.
"Ancestor, let's contin..."
Qingji's pupils slightly constricted, and he suddenly looked at Lu Yibei, "Wait a moment, let's stop here for today!"
As he spoke, he stood up, his hands clasped behind his back.
"Confucius said: Too much is as bad as too little. Everything should have a limit, and combining work and rest is the right way."
Lu Yibei tilted her head and said seriously, "But, I think I can still go on."
Qingji's mouth twitched. He flicked his wide sleeve, slowly drew out a long sword from within, and squinted at Lu Yibei, "No, I think, you can't."
In fact, at first, Qingji had doubted whether his great-grandson's premature death was related to this Miss who claimed to be his great-grandson's wife.
But now, he had completely lost that suspicion.
If he really fell into her hands, could he die so easily?
Lu Yibei looked at Qingji with a complicated expression, stopping herself from speaking several times. "Alright, Ancestor, then I shall take my leave first."
Anyway, this kind of day is still long ahead!
Calculating the time, it was almost dawn. If she missed today's sunrise, she would have to maintain the urban legend state for the entire day.
That would be troublesome, as there were some things she couldn't do in her current state.
For example, reporting to the Night Watch, getting a replacement SIM card at the telecom business hall, or going to school to prepare the necessary procedures with Professor Ma for their research...
Ten minutes later.
On the rooftop of the Jingyi Apartment Complex, a "mummy" faced the sky, which was turning a fish-belly white, and spread its arms.
As the sun leaped over the horizon, brilliant golden-red light shone upon the mummy's slender curves.
As if responding to the sunlight, her skin glowed slightly through the gaps in the bandages.
Pale, thick smoke rose, gradually obscuring her body. Beneath the smoke, the outline of the figure gradually became taller and more upright.
Thus, in a scene that looked like a mummy encountering sunlight and instantly "dying violently," Lu Yibei gradually returned to her original state.
"..."
She raised her hand and lightly stroked her chest. The cold aura from the witchs egg within her body had subsided, and the violent and restless Hundred-Armed Giant Power had also temporarily fallen silent.
Perhaps because the Hundred-Armed Giant has the legend of slaughtering the Titan gods, its Power is most destructive to bodies with mythological urban legend Spiritual Energy fluctuations, followed by Witch Seeds, which have legends related to mythology.
Relatively speaking, Psychic, whose Spiritual Energy fluctuations originate from Spirit Marks, are in the safest state.
So, the saying that divinity is a debuff is absolutely correct!
After slightly stretching her limbs and confirming that no critical parts were missing from her body, Lu Yibei rolled her eyes and snorted coldly, "Hmph! Just a mere Hundred-Armed Giant, and it thinks it can scheme to kill me?"
"Didn't expect it, did you? Your grandpa is a man equipped with three operating systems!"
As soon as her voice fell, a sharp pain suddenly came from her chest. Her heart felt like it was being squeezed hard by a large hand, stopping for an instant, and then she fell to the ground.
Her body twitched and convulsed, as if someone had poked her from behind with a stun gun.
The Hundred-Armed Giant's Power seemed to be warning her in this way, "I'm still here, kid, don't get too arrogant!"
Lu Yibei, "..."
Alright, you win!
Worst case scenario, I'll just adopt the persona of a melancholic beautiful youth with congenital heart disease since childhood. That should be fine, right?
Maybe I'll even meet an energetic beautiful girl and start a Korean drama-like romance!
Thinking of this, a scene of Gu Qianqian inexplicably flashing in Lu Yibei's mind: shouting "Oppa!" and jogging towards her, then tripping and falling flat on her face.
Damn it! I said an energetic girl, not a goofy girl! Lu Yibei thought, shaking her head hard.
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Ten thirty-two AM.
Hua City University City, outside the telecom business hall.
Lu Yibei held her new phone, impatiently inserted the replacement SIM card, then skillfully turned it on, connected to the internet, opened the app store, and downloaded the love and magical girls APP.
【The Flower of Parallel Space-Time's Disorder】 exploded, the surrounding four-piece set at home was stolen. Now, only by looking at White Little Flower's "voice and smile" in the game could she slightly comfort her injured young heart.
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After the phone finished syncing contacts and redownloading various social apps to log in to accounts, Lu Yibei's new phone immediately entered information bombing mode.
Messages from Shui Ge, Gu Qianqian, Professor Ma, Jiang Li, Du Sixian, and others, Qian Duwang Pan deduction center, Youqiyi member renewal, love and magical girls New Year event notification, and various other spam messages, totaling over a thousand.
The phone vibrated continuously, like some indescribable adult toy.
With the phone in her pocket, Lu Yibei found a milk tea shop near the telecom business hall, bought a cup of milk tea, found a corner to sit down, and patiently clicked on the received messages one by one.
Just like you eat rice one bite at a time, you read messages one by one, and these miscellaneous matters must also be handled one by one. You can't rush it.
Opening the inbox, the first message Lu Yibei saw was from an unknown number, sent over an hour ago.
【Lu Yibei, I am your ally, name withheld.
I'm in big trouble right now. I need 200 urban legend and 30 million RMB to solve my difficulties. It's inconvenient for me to meet you right now. You can transfer the money to me via WeChat or Zhifubao. The account is my phone number.
After the transfer, I will send someone to collect the urban legend' core bodies. Once I successfully resolve the crisis and reclaim my old territory, I will give you half of the benefits!】
"..."
What era is this? How do scammers also know how to keep up with the times?
How can someone still pull off this kind of 【I, Qin Shi Huang, send money!】 type of scam?
Complaining mercilessly, Lu Yibei clicked the back touch button in the upper left corner without a care and blocked the number that the phone's security software had identified as fraudulent.
Continuing to scroll down the inbox, Lu Yibei saw the message from Gu Qianqian.
That guy, not having seen her for a while, all the messages sent were asking about her life or death. At first, they were relatively subtle and restrained, but later they directly became 【Are you there? Are you dead?】, sent punctually at midnight every day, like clocking in.
These messages looked like they were concerned about her life or death, but Lu Yibei recalled how Gu Qianqian always secretly tried to kill her, even resorting to the despicable method of poisoning the Alchemy potion.
Therefore, upon closer inspection, she could read between the lines, and each message was filled with one sentence: "Can't wait for Lu Yibei to die sooner!"
"..."
Given my current state of continuous health drain from being a urban legend, potentially exploding at any time, and generally being weak and frail, it's better not to be discovered that I'm still alive.
Otherwise, it won't be something that can be solved with just a meal of pig trotters.
Lu Yibei muttered to herself, skipping over Shui Ge's completely unnutritious, gay-sounding whining messages, and clicked on Du Sixian's messages.
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【Du Sixian: Benefactor, are you free to meet up?】
【Du Sixian: Benefactor, I found your secret base! Everyone is very friendly! I didn't expect urban legend to be like this.】
【Du Sixian: Benefactor, your management is so poor. When I get back, I'll have the HR department at my dad's company help you create some management plans.】
Lu Yibei, "???"
What the heck? Did she find her way to Happiness Community? How did she find it? And what did she do after she got there?
After reading Du Sixian's messages, Lu Yibei, who hadn't known which matter to handle first, instantly found her direction.
She had to go to Happiness Community later to see what Du Sixian had done to the urban legend of Hua City. Hopefully, it wasn't "great chaos."
Continuing to scroll down the messages, after reading three less-than-serious messages, Lu Yibei finally saw a relatively normal person.
The messages were from Professor Ma. The main content was informing her about the progress of the paper she had submitted earlier and the progress of the joint research project on East Yi culture.
Among them, two messages particularly caught Lu Yibei's attention: one sent ten days ago, and one sent yesterday.
【Professor Ma: The project team has approved you joining the group as my assistant.】
【Professor Ma: The project team has a new discovery in Tang City and has decided to start the project research early. I plan to leave on the 6th, so I probably won't be able to spend the New Year in Hua City this year. Is that okay with you? Reply when received.】
After reading Professor Ma's message, Lu Yibei frowned and muttered to herself, "The 6th? Isn't that the day after tomorrow?"
As she spoke, she clicked on the input box, typed 【Received.】, and then clicked send.
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Less than a minute after sending the message, Lu Yibei received a reply from Professor Ma.
【Professor Ma: You stinky girl, where have you been lately? Your phone is unreachable, making everyone worry!】
Lu Yibei, "..." Although the message seemed quite warm, the term "stinky girl" was perhaps debatable.
【Lu Yibei: Uh, I went back to my hometown to visit relatives. There's no signal in the countryside.】
【Professor Ma: You're back now? Perfect, hurry up and pack your things. I've already bought your plane ticket. Research emphasizes efficiency, don't dawdle all day. See you at the school gate at 8 AM the day after tomorrow.】
Lu Yibei, "..."
When did I become a researcher? Why do I feel like this Old man has tricked me into it?
【Lu Yibei: Got it, see you the day after tomorrow.】
After replying to Professor Ma, Lu Yibei finally opened the messages from Jiang Li. Putting aside Shui Ge's resentful remarks, she was the one who sent the most messages. Lu Yibei also wanted to see what she had said.
It was probably all messages urging me to report to the Night Watch, and maybe even complaining about me leaving her with a mess. Lu Yibei thought.
However, after reading Jiang Li's messages, she fell into silence with a complicated expression.
It was as if a heavy bomb had exploded in her mind, leaving her head buzzing.
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January 22nd, Jiang Li: Are you there? 【Heart gesture emoji】
January 23rd, Jiang Li: Thirty-two incident report reminders? How have you been acting as the interim agent during this time? I'll tell you about this slowly when you get back.
January 24th, Jiang Li: I watched the movie you recommended today, the ending was terrible.
January 25th, Jiang Li: I didn't expect your bed sheets to be quite cute. Is it a character from some anime?
January 28th, Jiang Li: I went to the hospital to see A Hua today, she's recovering very well. I'm also doing well.
January 30th, Jiang Li: I've watched that movie for the seventh time. I don't know if it's an illusion, but I feel like the ending doesn't seem so bad anymore.
February 1st, Jiang Li: You probably won't reply to me, right?
February 2nd, Jiang Li: Are you there? 【Heart gesture emoji】
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"Bang—!"
A muffled thud of a table being pounded echoed in the milk tea shop, causing other customers to look over.
Ignoring the stares, Lu Yibei looked at her phone with red eyes and gritted her teeth, saying, "You little brat! I finally caught you. Was it ♦ you who messed with my treasure?!"
"You just wait for me!"
As she spoke, she quickly opened her contacts, found Jiang Li's phone number, and dialed her.
"Hello, the number you dialed is powered off. Please try again later..."
"Beep—!"
Hanging up the phone, Lu Yibei left the milk tea shop without a moment's delay.
She originally wanted to go to Happiness Community to check the situation, but she changed her mind now. She was going to the Night Watch to confront Jiang Li!
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More than twenty minutes later.
Peony Street, Huacheng Folk Culture Research Administration.
A Gu Niang wearing a bright red floral cotton coat squatted in the small garden, tilting her head back, staring blankly at the last withered leaf on the big tree above.
At this moment, rapid footsteps sounded.
A figure walked with a gust of wind, rushing through the main gate and into the office building, only to rush out just as quickly moments later.
Unable to find Jiang Li and A Hua in the office, Lu Yibei stood in the center of the small garden with her hands on her hips, like a shrew about to start yelling, chewing fiercely on a spicy strip.
As if trying to bite it to "death".
Strange, where did they go?
I don't believe it!
I'll just wait here today. Anyway, it's Friday, she's definitely coming.
Just as Lu Yibei was grumbling internally, Li Xuan walked in from outside, holding a folder.
Seeing Lu Yibei, Li Xuan's eyebrows slightly raised, his mouth turned down, and he said sarcastically, "Oh, isn't this our dear Agent Lu? Where have you been enjoying yourself lately? The Night Watch can't accommodate you anymore, huh?"
Lu Yibei gave Li Xuan a cold glance, "I went to research the disassembly process of high-end sports car bumpers."
Hearing this, Li Xuan's mouth twitched. He suddenly remembered his new car parked at the street corner and hesitated to speak.
"By the way, have you seen Jiang Li?" Lu Yibei asked.
"Are you waiting for her?" Li Xuan looked Lu Yibei up and down for a moment, then pouted and said, "Then I think you're out of luck! She took the day off today."
"Tsk! It's true, like Leader, like subordinate!"
Ignoring Li Xuan's sarcasm, Lu Yibei pressed on, "Where did she go?"
Li Xuan rolled his eyes, "How would I know that? As her subordinate, shouldn't you be the clearest about her whereabouts?"
Lu Yibei narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Li Xuan, and said faintly, "Then as the Master of your beloved car, you must also be very clear about the whereabouts of its bumpers, right?"
Li Xuan, "???"
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Hua City, outer suburbs, Lion Mountain Cemetery.
The sky was gloomy, and the breeze seemed to be whispering something.
Amidst a patch of greenery, in front of a tombstone, stood a sculpture carved in the shape of White Little Flower, looking out of place among the somber tombstones.
In front of the sculpture, Jiang Li, wearing a plain black formal suit skirt, quietly watched the stonemason engrave Lu Yibei's name on the tombstone in front of the sculpture, through the black veil hanging from her hat brim.
After carving the name, the stonemason turned his head to look at Jiang Li and asked, "Miss, should I engrave the words 'My love' in front of it?"
"..." Jiang Li was silent for a few seconds, then shook her head, "Forget it."
The stonemason looked her up and down again and pressed on, "Are you sure about this?"
"I've been doing this work for so many years, and I've never seen anything like this. If any problems arise in the future, don't come looking for trouble with me!"
I've seen people put lions, tigers, and dragons in front of tombstones, but I've never seen someone put a magic girl.
"Mm, just like this..." Jiang Li nodded slightly, then softly called out, "A Hua."
As Jiang Li softly called out, A Hua walked forward holding a crystal urn and placed it inside the grave.
Sealed inside the crystal urn was the White Little Flower four-piece set taken from Lu Yibei's home, as well as an item that Jiang Li had spent a fortune buying online recently: the 【Flower of Parallel Space-Time Disorder】.
Seeing that the urn was placed, Jiang Li looked at the stonemason beside her and said faintly, "Master, please seal it..."
The stonemason's mouth twitched. He looked at Jiang Li, then at the crystal urn in the grave, and quickly took out the glue and tools for sealing the grave and got busy.
Damn! This Miss is really strange!
Later, after finishing up here, I should quickly inform Miss An about the situation here.
Having worked at the cemetery for a long time, the stonemason had figured out some tricks. Any grave with abnormalities during burial had a probability of triggering urban legend incidents more than ten times higher than other graves.
And as An Qing's informant, whenever he encountered strange things, he would usually report them immediately.
...
Twenty minutes later.
After the stonemason sealed the 【Tomb of Lu Yibei】, he left without a moment's delay.
Without looking at the stonemason's jogging back as he left, Jiang Li took the bouquet handed to her by A Hua, placed it in front of the tombstone, gently wiped the name on it, and sighed silently.
"A Hua, why don't you go back first?"
A Hua seemed to sense what she was thinking and asked worriedly, "Miss, are you going to his house again tonight? How about I go with you? Anyway, I've already been discharged from the hospital."
"No need." Jiang Li shook her head, "I'll be fine staying by myself."
"..."
Looking at Jiang Li's back, A Hua opened her mouth, wanting to say something but hesitating.
