Free Web NovelSince she was twelve, Jiang Li had been constantly losing.
First, she lost her respected and reliable father, then her gentle mother, and finally her benefactor whose kindness she hadn't yet had time to repay...
It was as if everyone important would never return after leaving her.
As time passed, waving goodbye followed by eternal separation became almost a fixed pattern in her life.
Now, seeing Lu Yibei appear before her, safe and sound, Jiang Li was momentarily unsure how to react, only tightening her embrace.
It was as if she was afraid that when she woke from a dream, he would suddenly disappear again.
“Hiss—! That hurts a bit. May I ask, Miss, is this the legendary Embrace of the Sister Killer that has been lost in the martial world?”
It wasn't until Lu Yibei let out a cry of pain that Jiang Li was startled awake from her dazed state, escaping that sorrowful and bewildered condition, and her gaze gradually turned cold.
That fragile girl afraid of losing loved ones was her.
But the decisive and efficient Night Watch agent, who was as precise as a machine and could “kill” people and urban legend with just a look, was also her.
“Lu Yibei...”
“Hmm?” Lu Yibei softly responded, looking down at Jiang Li with tenderness in his eyes, “Are you ready to watch a movie? Do you want to watch ‘Monsters, Inc.’?”
Having just been to Du Sixian's modified “lair,” he inexplicably wanted to watch this movie... Lu Yibei secretly mused.
“No.” Jiang Li shook her head and calmly said, “What I mean is, you'd best forget what you just saw. If you can't forget, I don't mind helping you.”
After all, it was too embarrassing.
“...”
Lu Yibei was silent for a few seconds, then slowly stood up and looked around, “Strange, what just happened? Oh my! Leader, why are you at my house?”
I get it, I totally get it, girls need to save face!
If you want to act, I'll act with you.
Besides, this is how it should be. A tearful Jiang Li really looks awkward, making one want to give her a punch to the face to cheer her up. Lu Yibei mused.
Jiang Li suppressed the urge to laugh, stood up, adjusted her clothes, extended a hand, and said seriously, “I heard you've been on leave for a long time, so I came to visit a subordinate.”
Is this a tradition of the Night Watch? I've never seen a visit to a subordinate extend to the subordinate's bed... Lu Yibei muttered to himself, grasping Jiang Li's extended hand with both hands and giving it a symbolic shake.
“Thank you for your concern, Leader. You've worked hard.”
“Then...” Jiang Li said, “Long time no see, how have you been?”
Lu Yibei shrugged casually, “Although I had a bit of an accident and got a little injured, overall, I'm doing alright.”
For now, it seems to be a relatively stable human flesh bomb.
“Okay.” Jiang Li nodded with satisfaction, “Then from now on, please take good care of me 【heart-shaped hands emoji】.”
“Take good care of you 【dog head emoji】.” Lu Yibei said, adding a look to match Jiang Li's expression as he spoke.
Then he suddenly noticed the smile on Jiang Li's face. It was the first time he had seen her smile so naturally, without the gloomy ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ and terrifying forced smile, it was so gentle.
It was like fine wine brewed from Guihua, sweet and intoxicating, making one unable to put down the cup, and before they knew it, they were drunk.
“Jiang Li, I have a question I want to ask you.” Lu Yibei suddenly said.
Jiang Li looked at Lu Yibei, at his hesitant expression, at his face flushed red like he was drunk, and seemed to understand something. She interrupted him before he could speak, “Some words, some promises, you'd best think clearly before saying them.”
In the silence, Lu Yibei looked at Jiang Li's cold eyes and froze. The words that were about to come out of his mouth suddenly got stuck in his throat.
“Since you won't say it, shall I?” Jiang Li said seriously, “Do you remember the benefactor I told you about before?”
Lu Yibei nodded.
“I am very grateful to him, so although I didn't make any promise to give myself to him, I did make an agreement with him. We agreed that if I couldn't get married in the future, I would marry his son instead.”
Hearing this, Lu Yibei lowered his head, a hint of sadness flashing in his eyes.
“Really, how could anyone make such an absurd agreement? Both the person who made the agreement and the person who agreed to it are quite ♦ absurd.”
“Yes.” Jiang Li nodded and said, “I think so too. And he told me that once I decided, I should find a guy named Mudan Street Yanzu. I searched for a long, long time, and finally found him not long ago.”
“!!!”
Could she be the fiancée Old Dad often told me about?
Lu Yibei's eyes widened, and he looked up at Jiang Li, about to speak, but she interrupted him first.
“Wait a moment, let me finish first.” Jiang Li said, “After spending time with that guy, I decided to keep the agreement, but not to repay his kindness, just because I am willing.”
“However, I later found out that he was still entangled with other Misses, like Wang Bu Liu Xing, and the King of Weird Tales Disaster... Actually, in terms of relationships, I am a very selfish person. This makes me feel very insecure, so I want to wait a little longer.”
“Wait until he deals with the matters of the Disaster Miss and the Wang Bu Liu Xing Miss, then come find me. Do you think he will come find me?”
She had really thought about it calmly. She liked Lu Yibei, not Disaster, not Wang Bu Liu Xing.
However, she knew very well that Lu Yibei still had many things he needed to do that she couldn't accompany him on. If she made a promise now, she would become Lu Yibei's cage, just like in the wasteland outside the Dream Come True Entertainment City.
No matter how good the cage, the canary inside will eventually get tired.
“...”
After listening to Jiang Li, Lu Yibei sobered up considerably. Now was indeed not the most suitable time for a confession. Putting everything else aside, the energy in his body that could take his life at any moment wouldn't allow him to make a promise.
If he made a promise now and something unexpected happened, would he want the girl to become a young widow?
He was silent for a moment, then raised his head, looked into Jiang Li's eyes, and said in the most serious tone of his life, “I think he will come find you after he deals with his troubles, he definitely will!”
Jiang Li looked at Lu Yibei, and after a long time, smiled silently, “Those words sound quite pleasant to the ear. So, do you still want to ask the question you wanted to ask just now?”
Lu Yibei shrugged, “I'm not asking anymore.”
“Then...” Jiang Li tilted her head towards Lu Yibei and smiled, “Lu Yibei, take me home?”
“Do you mind if I take you on my little electric scooter? Don't worry, Shui Ge modified it for me, it's super fast, even the ghost fire youths on the street can't beat me!” Lu Yibei said.
Jiang Li nodded, “I don't mind, I don't mind at all.”
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Twenty minutes later.
On the road not far from the Amber House, a little electric scooter with a mirror-polished purple finish sped by.
The girl sat quietly on the back seat, her hands wrapped around the waist of the boy in front, her head tilted back, watching the stars and humming a song, letting her long hair flutter in the wind.
She could feel the boy's body temperature, right beside her, separated by less than a hand's width, and could even hear his heartbeat and breathing.
She murmured something to the boy, and then a piercing brake sound echoed through the entire street.
“What? You buried it? That was the 【Flower of Parallel Time-Space Disorder】! There are less than a hundred of them worldwide, how could you bury it?” Lu Yibei said heartbroken.
“Leader, look, the Amber House is right ahead, how about I just drop you off here?”
Jiang Li looked at Lu Yibei, then at the Amber House which was already close by, and was speechless for a moment.
“Please, please! I need to go to Lion Mountain Cemetery right now and raid a tomb!” Lu Yibei pleaded.
“...”
Jiang Li hesitated to speak, then held her forehead and waved her hand helplessly.
She suddenly believed very much that Mudan Street Yanzu would definitely come back to find her after he finished dealing with his troubles.
Could any other Miss tolerate him?
They would definitely be angered to death by him, right?
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2:14 AM, Hua City outskirts, Lion Mountain Cemetery.
The stonemason and two gravekeepers were hidden in the woods on the small hillside, silently drinking strong liquor with peanuts to ward off the deep winter chill.
Just then, a rustling sound came, seemingly approaching. The three exchanged glances, their expressions immediately turning serious, and then silently pulled out their personal “weapons.”
Three short knives, D-class Spiritual Energy items An Qing had given them for self-defense.
Following the direction of the sound, a figure, carrying a large iron hammer on his back, a flashlight in his mouth, quickly climbed over the wall, sneaking and furtively passing through the eerie cemetery, stopping in the area An Qing had instructed them to keep a close eye on.
Then.
The person suddenly swung the iron hammer in his hand, aimed at one of the graves, and smashed down with all his might.
“Bang—!” Lu Yibei struck a blow, a dull thud echoing, and cracks spread across the tombstone.
Just as he raised the large hammer again, preparing to smash open the tombstone and take out the “treasure,” the sound of rapid running footsteps came from behind him. Three strong flashlight beams from different directions locked onto his figure, followed closely by three knives held against his neck.
“Don't move!” The three said in unison.
Seeing that the short knives didn't show any abnormal reaction, the stonemason and his two companions immediately became bolder.
An Qing had told them that these short knives would glow when encountering urban legend, but not with humans. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
What the heck? Did I run into a colleague? Why are they carrying knives? Lu Yibei's heart jumped, and he quickly shouted, “Brothers, don't be rash, I'm a good person, a good person!”
“Less nonsense, turn around.” The stonemason growled.
When Lu Yibei turned around and saw the pangolin mask on his face, similar to the one in the Calabash Brothers, the corner of the stonemason's mouth twitched, “Take off your mask!”
Lu Yibei slowly removed the mask, and just as his clean-cut face was revealed, he heard a “click” sound, and the flash of a camera flickered.
“Alright, kid, I've taken a picture of your face, please come with us!”
“Where?” Lu Yibei weakly asked.
“The police station!” The stonemason said loudly.
“No, I just wanted to get something, there's no need...”
“Shut up!” The stonemason interrupted, “You call this getting? Taking without permission is stealing, you're stealing! Tomb raiding stealing!”
“Hurry up, less nonsense, come with me to the police station!”
Lu Yibei, “...”
(Stuck on writing, will update less today...)
