Free Web NovelIn the unfinished top-floor room of the Tang City Museum, Lu Yibei truly experienced a taste of the local customs.
In summary, it was two words: authentic!
When they started fighting, it was truly like a father beating his son, fists landing with full force, absolutely no holding back.
As Shang Nanxing's fists rained down like a storm, Mao Sanyou on the ground writhed and let out waves of utterly miserable howls.
"Ow! Senior Brother, quickly tell her I really wasn't slacking off, I was... Ow, ow! I went to pick you and Professor Ma up, otherwise I'll be beaten to death by her here today!"
"Still talking tough! Not slacking off, huh? Senior Brother, huh? Professor Ma, huh?" Shang Nanxing said fiercely.
'Seems a bit pitiful?' Lu Yibei muttered to himself, then said, "Miss Shang, he did go to pick up me and the Professor earlier."
Mao Sanyou's eyes lit up, as if he had seen a glimmer of hope.
Lu Yibei glanced at Mao Sanyou and frowned.
'He left me and the Professor waiting at the parking lot, freezing for over half an hour. Perhaps he doesn't deserve sympathy?'
"However, when he went to pick us up, he left us aside and ran off to get celebrity autographs, which delayed things for a long time."
'But if Miss Shang keeps hitting him, he might get beaten to death, right?' Lu Yibei thought to himself, then said, "However, after picking us up, he left immediately, saying he had an urgent matter."
The next moment, Lu Yibei remembered his beloved phone, and his expression darkened.
'Forget it, just let him be beaten to death.'
"Maybe he was in a hurry to sell those celebrity autographs? I saw him setting up a stall outside the museum when I arrived."
Mao Sanyou, "..." Can't you just say it all at once, so I can die in peace?
The flame of hope in his heart was repeatedly ignited and extinguished by Lu Yibei, and he was already numb. His eyes gradually became vacant, and he simply lay on the ground, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei reminded him very appropriately, "Oh right, Miss Shang, when you hit him later, try not to hit his body. My phone might still be on him."
"Don't worry, I usually only hit the face." Shang Nanxing responded, flexing her wrists and walking towards Mao Sanyou again.
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Ten-odd minutes later.
Shang Nanxing finally stopped, shook the blood off her brass knuckles, left the unconscious Mao Sanyou lying on the ground, walked over to the long table and sat down, silently lighting a cigarette afterwards.
Lu Yibei took this opportunity to step forward, squatting down and searching the helpless Mao Sanyou for a while, but he didn't find his phone. He only found six thousand yuan in cash and a pile of miscellaneous items.
"Senior Brother, where's my phone?"
'I'm in a hurry to contact the dog Leader and apply to withdraw from this mission!' Lu Yibei added in his heart.
Mao Sanyou laboriously opened his swollen eyes, looked at Lu Yibei, and shook his head.
"It's gone?" Lu Yibei frowned, "Damn it, I just bought it! Never mind, we're Senior Brothers, I won't rip you off. I'll just take 5999 as compensation."
Saying this, he took the six thousand yuan in cash, took out a steel coin from his pocket, and placed it on Mao Sanyou's chest.
Seeing this, Mao Sanyou's eyes widened. He struggled, trying to say something, but then couldn't catch his breath and fainted with a "Gak!" sound.
The next moment, his body shriveled at a visible speed. In less than a minute, it turned into a dried corpse with only Peeling Skin remaining.
Lu Yibei was stunned.
What the heck? What's going on? He's dead already?
He turned to look at Shang Nanxing, about to ask, but heard her say lightly, "It's nothing, come over, let's talk."
Lu Yibei, "???"
This...
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Seeing the doubt still in Lu Yibei's eyes, Shang Nanxing took a deep drag of her cigarette and patiently explained, "His Spirit Mark is the Wind-Generating Beast, also called the Wind Ferret. Its Spirit Mark talent skill is resurrection."
"When he receives a fatal injury, he will turn into a dried corpse. Just find a place to hang him up and let him air out for a while, and he'll be bouncing around and being annoying again."
"On a side note, after each resurrection, his Spiritual Energy fluctuation will slightly increase."
'I didn't mean to beat him to death.'
'I'm just helping him increase his strength!'
'Don't be afraid, come over, let's talk...' Lu Yibei seemed to hear Shang Nanxing saying this in his ear.
What a terrifying woman.
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The Tang City Night Watch was actually not as terrifying as the rumors suggested. In fact, it was a great place to slack off.
At least it was a week ago.
According to Shang Nanxing, the reason why agents who had served in Tang City before tried every possible way to transfer out was mostly because this damned place was too poor.
After all, under Ju Meng's leadership, within an eight-hundred-mile radius, a urban legend attack incident might not happen even once a year.
Even if there was an attack incident caused by external urban legend, the speed at which Ju Meng's dependents hunted them down was at least fifty percent likely to be faster than the Night Watch.
Therefore, the existence of the Tang City Night Watch had far more symbolic meaning than practical significance.
Apart from monitoring Ju Meng, their daily work was almost entirely limited to statistically recording the changes in the length of day and night around Tang City.
It sounded very leisurely and comfortable, but...
Firstly, the lack of urban legend incidents to handle meant that the Night Watch agents had almost no extra bonus income apart from their basic salary.
Secondly, Ju Meng was, after all, a top-ranked entity on the Night Watch's wanted list. Theoretically, her danger level was indeed terrifyingly high.
Only a few people were willing to constantly bear the risks that a Calamity like Ju Meng might bring after falling and becoming distorted, while receiving a mediocre salary.
When given the choice, most agents with true faith and strength would go to places where they were more needed, while those who were afraid of death or lacked sufficient strength would not come here to take risks.
Thus, over time, the Tang City Night Watch was left with only three agents and ten Special Operations Team members.
Fortunately, at least there were still thirteen people here.
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Shang Nanxing spoke unhurriedly. Lu Yibei intermittently caught the predicament facing the Tang City Night Watch from her words and asked doubtfully, "Then why are you three still staying here?"
Shang Nanxing thought for a moment and said seriously, "I'm here for personal reasons. Lao Xu is here for his ideals. Uh, Lao Xu is the one who is currently handling a urban legend incident outside and hasn't returned yet. As for that guy..."
As she spoke, she glanced at Mao Sanyou, who was hanging in the ventilation area, swaying in the wind like cured meat.
"He's purely here because he wants to slack off. He's worried that if he goes to another Night Watch branch, he won't be able to slack off like he does now."
Lu Yibei glanced at Mao Sanyou and secretly admired him, 'Good heavens! As expected of you, Senior Brother, you are truly a kindred spirit!'
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The first agent who was ambushed was discovered two days ago.
The discovery location was a cattle farm in the suburbs of Tang City.
Early that morning, the cattle farm workers came to the feed processing workshop as usual. As soon as they turned on the mixer, they smelled a strong bloody odor. Immediately after, accompanied by a few dull thuds of the mixer blades being stuck by something, a large amount of blood gushed out of the mixer.
The startled cattle farm worker came to his senses and immediately reported it to the police. After the police investigated the scene and found the bao sang cang xiao badge, they immediately contacted the Tang City Night Watch.
Lao Xu, whom Shang Nanxing mentioned, rushed to the scene after being notified. After helping the unfortunate agent with the burial according to the Night Watch's standard procedures, he quickly began his investigation.
However, before he could investigate the results, another lost bao sang cang xiao badge entered the sight of the three Tang City Night Watch members.
Initially, they thought the two agents being attacked was just an accident, but they never expected it was an organized and premeditated ambush.
By the time they realized it, the third and fourth bao sang cang xiao badges had already been delivered to them...
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Listening to Shang Nanxing speak up to this point, Lu Yibei's expression gradually darkened.
Although he deeply sympathized with and respected the Night Watch members who stayed here, he couldn't help but complain, "So, when you discovered that someone was ambushing the agents coming to support, why didn't you quickly relay this information?"
'Even if it's difficult, you can't screw others over!' Lu Yibei thought.
If the situation here could have been relayed earlier, perhaps not so many people would have died.
With correct information, the Si Ye Hui Headquarters would make the correct assessment and wouldn't approve the applications of those who wanted to freeload on achievements. Instead, they would send more reliable and capable people.
Shang Nanxing squinted at Lu Yibei, took a deep drag of her cigarette, and said calmly, "Do you think we didn't report to the higher-ups?"
"We sent the information out the night before yesterday, but we haven't received a reply yet. It seems that those guys behind the scenes have intercepted it using some method."
Isolated and helpless, these four words appeared in Lu Yibei's mind.
"Don't disbelieve it. As far as I know, there have already been many cases of urban legend born from the internet. Some of them are indeed capable of doing that," Shang Nanxing explained.
Lu Yibei, "..." Of course I believe it, and I believe it very much. Not counting Miao Xiaoqi, I've already seen two with my own eyes.
"Then is there no other way?"
"I mean, like activating the city barrier or something?" Lu Yibei asked.
Shang Nanxing shook her head, re-lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag, "Whew! The city barrier of Tang City might be different from what you understand."
"Ah? How is it different?" Lu Yibei pressed.
"..." Shang Nanxing pondered for a few seconds, then pouted and said, "I can't tell you the specific differences. You are just a reserve agent, and your authorization is not enough to know the secrets of the city barrier."
"But I can tell you that in your understanding, the city barrier might be used to defend against urban legend invasion, but the city barrier of Tang City, in addition to its basic defensive capabilities, is actually more inclined towards offense."
Offense? Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment, then thought of Ju Meng, and immediately had a flash of understanding. He tentatively whispered, "Is it used to target Ju Meng?"
"..."
Shang Nanxing didn't expect Lu Yibei to react so quickly and connect it to Ju Meng. She looked at him in surprise, then was silent for a few seconds, and nodded slightly, "Mm..."
After a pause, she added, "Otherwise, why do you think the Headquarters would be at ease with only three agents in the Tang City Night Watch?"
"Although it might sound like a slap in the face to the Night Watch, the truth is, as long as Ju Meng doesn't fall, it's fine for Tang City not to have a Night Watch. If Ju Meng falls, they can just activate the city barrier, blast away the urban legend related to her, and then send people over later. It's not too late."
"The most fundamental reason why the three of us stay here is also because we are willing. To be honest, I've received three transfer orders, but I've all refused them."
Lu Yibei, "..."
'I didn't expect that Smelly Girl, as the King of Weird Tales, managed such a large area around Taoyuan so well... I feel a bit ashamed, somehow?'
She always calls herself a deity, and it seems she's not wrong at all. She truly lives like a guardian deity of a region.
'But if that's the case, do these recent events mean that something has really gone wrong on her side?' Lu Yibei worriedly thought.
While he was thinking, Shang Nanxing continued speaking to herself, "That's the situation. We can't relay the situation, all we can do is help collect the bodies of our colleagues for now."
"Even investigating those sudden urban legend incidents feels a bit beyond our capabilities."
"What about Ju Meng?" Lu Yibei blurted out, and then realizing he had lost his composure, added, "I mean, are these things related to her?"
Shang Nanxing shook her head, "As of now, we cannot be sure whether the ambush of agents coming from various places for support, and the recent urban legend incidents occurring throughout Tang City, are related to Ju Meng."
"Lao Xu has gone to investigate. If he still hasn't found results after five days, or cannot prove that Ju Meng is unrelated to the recent changes in Tang City, we will evacuate and then activate the city barrier."
"..." Lu Yibei was silent for two seconds, then said expressionlessly, "Can you really kill Ju Meng?"
Shang Nanxing was stunned for a moment, then patted Lu Yibei's shoulder and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, didn't I say? You're safe now that you're here."
"The city barrier of Tang City was built specifically to target Ju Meng from the beginning. It contains the lifelong knowledge of several Calamity level Psychics. Theoretically, it can definitely cause her serious injury, and there's at least an eighty percent chance of killing her."
Lu Yibei frowned and fell silent.
Shang Nanxing didn't know about his relationship with Ju Meng. She just considered him a reserve agent who had luckily avoided the ambush and arrived in Tang City, completely misunderstanding the intention of his question.
She thought he was just scared.
But...
He wasn't worried about whether the Tang City city barrier could kill Ju Meng and save his life.
He was more worried about whether Ju Meng would definitely die if the crisis hadn't been resolved after five days...
From Shang Nanxing's answer, the answer was yes.
'It's over, Smelly Girl is definitely going to die this time!'
'An eighty percent chance of killing her, how is that any different from certain death?' Lu Yibei thought.
