Free Web NovelIn the early hours of the morning, Tang City Gu Wan Street was already asleep, with only Chunfeng Residence brightly lit.
Liu Banxian sat upright in the main hall, holding an ancient bronze compass in one hand and forming a hand seal with the other, staring intently at the pointer on the compass and muttering incantations.
"Supreme Grand Star, respond without cease. Drive out evil, bind demons, protect life and body. Wisdom clear and bright, heart and spirit peaceful..."
He had previously witnessed the twisted urban legend, half-human and half-bird, kill two Psychic at Tangcheng University. After returning to Chunfeng Residence, seeing that Ju Meng was not there, he guarded the empty house with fear and trepidation, afraid that the monster would come to Chunfeng Residence.
So scared!
"Flap, flap, flap—!"
The sound of flapping wings suddenly rang out, stirring Liu Banxian's tense nerves. He looked over uneasily following the sound, only to see a black shadow flash across the small courtyard with a "swoosh."
Seeing this, Liu Banxian's heart tightened, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He couldn't even recite the incantation for warding off evil, so he could only hold up the compass and said nervously, "Demons and monsters go away quickly, demons and monsters go away quickly..."
The next moment, the window of the main hall opened with a "creak!" A Magpie flew in through the gap in the window, landed steadily, and then, with a flash of light, revealed her small figure.
"Who are you calling demons and monsters?"
"It, it's Lord Ju Meng..." Liu Banxian forced a smile and said, "Have you finished your business?"
"Yes." Ju Meng replied, walking straight to the grand chair and sitting down. She looked at Liu Banxian and said in a cold voice, "How are things on your side? What's the situation with that guy?"
When asked by Ju Meng, the figure of the twisted monster flashed through Liu Banxian's mind again. His body trembled slightly, and he quickly recounted what he had seen to Ju Meng, speaking and gesturing.
"Lord Ju Meng, this little one believes that guy doesn't look like anything good at first glance. You absolutely cannot trust him!"
Ju Meng, "..."
Tsk, judging urban legend as friend or foe by appearance is not advisable!
However...
Ju Meng repeatedly chewed over Liu Banxian's description of the urban legend he saw and frowned.
Three legs, black feathers, bone tail...
Although these characteristics are not unique to Cuan Yang, in such a sensitive period, the appearance of a urban legend with all three of these characteristics makes it difficult for her not to associate it with Cuan Yang.
If I'm not mistaken, that guy Mao Sanyou probably has a deep connection with Cuan Yang! ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
What is he planning by suddenly appearing at this time?
Ju Meng muttered to herself for a while, then stood up and said to Liu Banxian lightly, "If there's nothing else, why don't you go rest first?"
After speaking, she turned and walked towards the attic bedroom.
Looking at her departing back, Liu Banxian seemed to remember something and asked with concern, "Lord Ju Meng, did you gain anything from following Old Brother Ma and Little Friend Lu to search for those cultural relics that sealed the urban legend?"
Hearing this, Ju Meng paused her steps, turned back, and said, "Just so-so! This kind of thing will take time, no need to rush."
"..."
Will take time?
Didn't you say that the Tang City barrier would be activated in three days?
What's the difference between saying "will take time" at this point and chronic suicide?
Liu Banxian scratched the back of his head with a puzzled look.
As soon as Ju Meng reached the attic, she paused at the stairwell, glanced at Liu Banxian through the gap in the stairs, and sighed silently.
—-
In the deep winter midnight, everything was silent. Beneath the lead-gray sky, the vast valley before Taoyuan was desolate.
"Swoosh—!"
The wind howled.
A figure flew in from a distance, like a bird, spreading its wings and gliding along the dense canopy of pine and cypress trees in the mountains.
As she passed, the treetops swayed gently, scattering a blanket of white snow.
Soon, the figure crossed the valley, silently infiltrated the heart of Taoyuan, and went deep into the huge cave where the Fusang Divine Tree was located.
Deep in the cave, in front of the deep pool, the withered branches of the giant tree were tightly intertwined. At some point, dense Spell marks had been carved onto them.
The Spell marks, emitting a faint golden light, flowed with the wind around the giant tree, like living things, pulsating rhythmically.
Vines filled with a rotten aura hung down from the giant tree, with egg-shaped cavities attached below, constantly draining the Spiritual Energy of the trapped individuals.
Hungry and greedy.
From a distance, a slight sound of wind broke the silence.
Shang Nanxing landed in front of the giant tree, held her breath, and carefully scanned the surroundings with her Spiritual Energy. After confirming there were no ambushes, she looked up at the egg-shaped cavities hanging from the giant tree and called out softly, "Turtle Elder? Turtle Elder, where are you?"
Along with her call, there was a rustling commotion from the rotten vines. Immediately after, one of the egg-shaped cavities glowed faintly, and a crack opened with a viscous sound. An old face covered with wrinkles struggled to emerge from it.
"Hoo—hoo—!"
Turtle Elder took a few deep breaths, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Shang Nanxing, and smiled meaningfully, "You're here? How's the situation?"
"Everything is going smoothly. Lao Xu has finished the preparatory work, and the city barrier only needs to accumulate Spiritual Energy for two or three more days to be activated. If I help, it might be even faster," Shang Nanxing said.
Hearing this, Turtle Elder nodded thoughtfully.
"What about you?" Shang Nanxing looked up and scanned the giant tree, pressing, "How are your preparations going?"
"Hmph, hmph!" Turtle Elder snorted twice and said, "Everything is also going smoothly. That idiot Crow Slave hasn't noticed anything unusual at all."
Every time he thought that Crow Slave truly believed he had found a rare secret method to resurrect his master, coming every day, praying in a routine manner, and meticulously drawing Spirit Marks, Turtle Elder couldn't help but want to laugh.
He wondered what kind of mood Crow Slave would be in when he found out that all this effort was just paving the way for others.
"It's come to this point, it doesn't matter even if he notices..." Shang Nanxing pouted, then changed the subject and said, "Speaking of which, how much certainty is there for success this time?"
"At least eighty percent," Turtle Elder said honestly, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes as he spoke.
"Eighty percent?" Shang Nanxing nodded, muttering, "That's good, that's good..."
As she spoke, she looked up at the rotten and twisted twin giant tree, narrowed her eyes, and gazed for a long time. Finally, she said softly, "It's been too long. This tree... should have been cut down long ago."
—-
Tangcheng Four Seasons Hotel, Room 7017.
"Smelly Girl, you really struck hard..." Lu Yibei muttered to herself with a slightly dazed look.
After Ju Meng left, she could no longer hold on. Her body went soft, and she collapsed onto the bed, carefully drawing out a part of the Spiritual Energy suppressing the Hundred-Armed Giant Power to digest the Moon Yin Fire from Miss Rabbit within her body.
Although the wound on her back had almost healed thanks to the characteristics carried by the core Power of the Witch Seed urban legend body and Fu Xinyi's careful treatment, the Moon Yin Fire had not been completely eliminated. It was still stirring beneath the wound, ready to tear open her flesh and blood at any time.
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In fact, the destructive power of this Moon Yin Fire on the body is far less than that of the Hundred-Armed Giant Power, but the pain it brings is no less at all.
The difference between the two is like acute myocardial infarction and chronic gingivitis; one instantly crushes a person to death, while the other does not kill but causes small, continuous pain for a long time.
As the Witch Seed's Spiritual Energy slowly eroded the Moon Yin Fire in her body, drawing out the Spiritual Energy within it and converting the impurities into calamity water to be expelled from the body, a strange sensation of itching that made her hair tips tremble constantly tickled Lu Yibei's nerves. After more than half an hour, she finally recovered.
After slightly suppressing the Moon Yin Fire in her body, Lu Yibei quickly got up and found a teacup, trying her best to collect the scattered calamity water.
How many mines would her family need to have to waste something as precious as this, where every gram is almost the same price as gold?
Since Lu Yibei began to complete the core of her urban legend body, every material needed was either ridiculously expensive or unavailable at any price. The funds for purchasing these materials almost entirely relied on selling calamity water, and the surplus had to be used to make Alchemy Dirty Bombs, making her life tight.
The feeling of waiting for calamity water to be produced each time was like the few days before a social worker gets paid or a child gets pocket money, longing for it.
More than [N O V E L I G H T] ten minutes later, after collecting the scattered calamity water, Lu Yibei looked at the shallow pool in the teacup and frowned, "Why is there so little? It's completely not enough!"
If she weren't afraid of being killed by Miss Rabbit, and afraid of pain, she would even want to go find Miss Rabbit now and ask her to chop her body a dozen more times with unrestrained abandon.
Putting the teacup containing the calamity water on the table, Lu Yibei returned to the bedside, lay down idly, gazing at the ceiling with slightly narrowed eyes, lost in thought.
Judging from the strength Smelly Girl showed just now and her reaction after I questioned her, she must be hiding something from me regarding the assassination.
Why would she hide it? If she was strong enough, she should have controlled the situation in Tang City in time to avoid the Tang City Si Ye Hui activating the city barrier, right?
Adding to that her dragging her feet when searching for cultural relics sealing urban legend, as if her mind wasn't on the main task at all, I always feel like she can't wait to be bombarded by the city barrier immediately.
"There's something fishy about this. I need to figure out what Smelly Girl is planning," Lu Yibei murmured.
Otherwise, how can I help her? Lu Yibei added in her heart.
Although the ally mark between Lu Yibei and Ju Meng had been destroyed by the Hundred-Armed Giant's destructive punch.
But a mark is a mark, and a contract is a contract. Without the mark, she still recognized the contract with Ju Meng from the bottom of her heart.
If Ju Meng truly needed help, even if she didn't say anything, Lu Yibei would silently help her.
Of course, provided that it doesn't threaten her personal safety...
What's more, this is no longer just her business. Suolang Baima was among the people who assassinated her, and even more of the culprits who attacked Old Dad. She absolutely cannot let them go! Lu Yibei thought fiercely, a hint of gloom appearing in her eyes.
"But in this cursed place, Tang City, I'm unfamiliar with the people and the place, and I don't know where to start investigating... I'll go explore Mao Sanyou tomorrow. For now, I can only ask in the Monster Story Chat Group first."
The Void and its dependents, as urban legend born from online legends, can receive a huge amount of information from various channels every day. If she wants to investigate something, they are the best tools!
Thinking this, Lu Yibei got up, ready to leave Room 7017 and go back to her own room. Just then, her gaze swept over the full-length mirror in the corner. She paused slightly and frowned.
Her figure was reflected in the mirror, naked, with only her torso and private parts wrapped in bandages. Her alluring curves were fully exposed, and it even added a different kind of charm.
Damn, so hot! What's wrong with that guy Fu Xinyi?
How did she make me like this? Was it intentional?
This is like streaking, how am I supposed to go out?
Thinking this, Lu Yibei sent a summons to her Coat through the dependent mark.
There was no response.
"..."
Damn it, what did the Coat go do?
Precisely at this time...
I should have known not to let it take the valuable items back to the room first.
Complaining, her gaze slowly shifted to the cheongsam Ju Meng had taken off at the corner of the bed, and she fell into contemplation.
—-
Ultimately, Lu Yibei couldn't convince herself to endure the shame and wear Ju Meng's cheongsam.
If Smelly Girl found out, she would never be able to clear herself of the charge of being a pervert in this lifetime.
When Lu Yibei wrapped in a quilt and climbed from the balcony into her room, she immediately saw the girl on the chair, wrapped by the Coat like an alien mummy.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment, and then she sensed the Coat's guilt for not being able to respond to the summons in time through the dependent mark, as well as its excitement for catching the "thief."
Sorry, Demoness Adult, but I guarded the house well! Isn't it amazing?
.(๑･∀･๑)*.
"Thief? Where did the thief come from?" Lu Yibei looked at the girl tied to the chair and frowned, "Uncover her face so I can see?"
Hearing this, the Coat rustled and wiggled, loosening the fabric wrapped around Fu Xinyi's face, revealing her face.
"Hiss—!"
Looking at the obvious bump on her head and the trickle of crimson blood flowing down her forehead, Lu Yibei was startled and couldn't help but gasp. She carefully leaned forward, checked Fu Xinyi's breathing, and only after confirming she was still breathing did she slightly relax.
"Look how you hit her! It's a miracle she's not dead, she must have high physical resistance!"
Hearing this, the Coat rubbed against Lu Yibei's body like a spoiled child.
I didn't know, she was sneaking around!
~(´•︵•`)~
"Sigh—!" Lu Yibei sighed, half annoyed and half dotingly rubbing the Coat, "Later, when she wakes up, don't move around. I'll handle it."
Looking at Fu Xinyi, she felt the helplessness and apology of a cat she raised accidentally biting someone.
But you can't ask a Coat to communicate with the other party and confirm their identity before striking, can you?
Leaving aside whether it can learn Mandarin, even if it did, thinking about a Coat speaking is still quite strange.
Forget it, no one died, and Fu Xinyi didn't rummage through things and expose my identity. It's reluctantly acceptable.
Thinking this, Lu Yibei walked forward, urging a trace of weak Spiritual Energy with her fingertips, and pointed it at Fu Xinyi's brow.
"Mm-hmm~!"
With a muffled moan, Fu Xinyi woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Lu Yibei leaning in front of her and saying, "You're awake? You've been transformed into an artificial magical girl now. Go quickly and complete your mission to save the world!"
"?!"
Fu Xinyi's pupils constricted slightly, her eyes widened, and then a strong sense of dizziness struck her, and she couldn't help but retch.
Lu Yibei, "..."
This...
It seems she's quite injured? I don't know healing Spells either! It's better to send her to the hospital first.
