Free Web NovelLu Yibei really had a talent for becoming a criminal; knocking out, searching, and tying up were all done in one go, as skilled as a mountain bandit leader who had been robbing for many years.
A white porcelain plate, a strangely shaped bone flute, a deerskin-covered notebook, two or three bottles of alchemical potions of unknown effect, plus a mobile phone and a room card – this was all of Hu Yue's personal belongings.
As for clothing...
Professor Hu was also a decent person, so it was better to leave him a pair of shorts.
Lu Yibei lined up the items found on Hu Yue on the ground, propped her chin with one hand and observed for a while, then raised the Lingtai Pure Karma in her hand and smashed the white porcelain plate to pieces, adding a few Spells until the white porcelain plate was completely unrecognizable, only then did she feel somewhat at ease.
Although the white porcelain plate found on Hu Yue was not necessarily related to Purple Maiden, that possibility could not be ruled out.
Ever since experiencing that life-threatening mess at Shihekou Middle School, she would think of Purple Maiden whenever she saw a white porcelain plate; she almost had PTSD.
After dealing with the white porcelain plate Hu Yue carried, Lu Yibei then picked up the notebook and began cautiously deciphering the sealing Spell placed on it.
Although the Spell on this notebook was not complicated, probably only at the level of a standard Spell, she did not dare to forcibly destroy it with Spiritual Energy rashly.
During her tenure as an acting agent, she had come into contact with the copper boxes used by the Night Watch to store files.
The surface of those copper boxes was subjected to similar sealing Spells, and inside there was a series of triggered mechanisms made of alchemical materials; once the mechanisms inside the copper box sensed the Spiritual Energy fluctuations generated when forcibly breaking the Spell, they would generate high temperatures and burn the files inside the copper box.
Although Hu Yue's notebook might not have similar mechanisms, to be safe, Lu Yibei felt it was better to spend more time and slowly decipher it.
After spending several times longer than it would have taken to break it by force, an hour later, the sealing Spell on the notebook finally disintegrated under Lu Yibei's persistent effort.
Accompanied by a soft “click!” sound from the clasp, a faint purple light flowed across the notebook cover, and the Spell gradually dimmed.
Lu Yibei opened the notebook and saw the content recorded on the first page.
【That woman Qinan Bamboo drove Master out of Hua City. We were ordered to lie low and wait for Master's return.
I hope that day will come, waiting for a grand Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.】
Who is Qinan Bamboo?
She could actually drive Hu Yue's Master out of Hua City?
Judging from the Spiritual Energy fluctuations displayed by this mole professor just now, he was already considered above average among Psychic; his Master should at least be one or two levels higher than him.
Lu Yibei thought, examining the first page of the notebook from side to side for a while, and frowned.
Perhaps because a long time had passed, the paper on the first page was already somewhat aged, the page was yellowed, and there were slight signs of wear on the edges. There were only two lines of small text written in blue-black ink, with no date.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei looked at the unconscious Hu Yue and glared at him fiercely. freewēbnoveℓ.com
You, if you want to be serious, be serious all the way, don't write this nonsense. If you don't want to be serious, then honestly write a diary. What kind of nonsense is an essay that only records events but doesn't write the date? Trying to have your cake and eat it too?
After complaining inwardly for a while, Lu Yibei continued flipping through.
Page three.
【Three Calamity level existences actually came.
Qinan Bamboo is dead, serves her right.】
Dead? Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment. She had thought that the seemingly powerful Psychic or urban legend would dominate Hua City for quite a while, but she was gone before she could even look cool for three pages.
After the first and third pages, there were more than ten consecutive pages of uninteresting daily essays. It wasn't until page eighteen that content that interested Lu Yibei appeared.
【Today, the noble school built on Master's former residence was finally completed. According to Master's instructions, I hid Master's token in the school.
Waiting for a destined person.】
Page twenty-two.
【That kid named Zhao Ke seems to have sensed the existence of Master's token.
Perhaps I should give him a hand?】
Zhao Ke? Then the noble school written about earlier, wasn't it Shihekou Middle School?
Seeing this, Lu Yibei turned her head to look at the white porcelain plate that had turned to powder not far away, and a thin layer of goosebumps rose on her arms.
What did I say? What did I say?
A normal person, who would carry a white porcelain plate with them!?
When I go back, I'll replace all the tableware at home with glass and stainless steel! Lu Yibei thought.
Page twenty-eight.
【Unexpectedly, Zhao Ke actually died, and that Miss who should have been sacrificed to Master, actually became Master's dependent, truly interesting.】
“Damn it, interesting my ass!” Lu Yibei couldn't help but Spell.
She had also come into contact with Lin Yiqi. Although that Miss was a bit bitchy, if it weren't for this guy Hu Yue interfering, she would at least have had a relatively normal life.
Now she's pestered by a Ghost Infant all day and has to serve an evil god like Purple Maiden. Her life is basically ruined, how can it be called interesting?
Page thirty-three.
【Ju Meng has finally left Hua City. It's time to put the matter of organizing the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons for Master on the agenda.】
He actually secretly organized a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons? Lu Yibei flipped back two more pages and was stunned when she saw the text written in red ink on page thirty-five.
【Plague Tai Sui! How dare you deceive me!? If I don't avenge this, I swear I'm not a human!】
Page thirty-seven.
【Disaster...】
“???”
Looking at the dozen or so big crosses Hu Yue had drawn over her code name, a string of question marks appeared in Lu Yibei's mind.
What the heck?
Purple Maiden is okay, but Disaster is not, is that it?
Then when Twilight Woman was killing indiscriminately in Hua City, why didn't you come out and draw a few crosses on her face?
Lu Yibei thought fiercely, took out her mobile phone, took a few photos of Hu Yue, who was only wearing shorts, blurred his face, and uploaded them to the Monster Story Chat Group's bounty Website.
Hu Yue was a living person after all, and Lu Yibei couldn't bring herself to kill him for a while.
But she vaguely remembered that Gu Qianqian had previously used the live streaming platform attached to the Monster Story Chat Group's bounty Website to sell two black-clothed men sent by Plague Tai Sui to a research institute under the Eclipse Society. Presumably, Hu Yue could also be dealt with through this channel, and it would also allow him to suffer a bit.
【One B Level Psychic, dependent of a certain mythical urban legend, Spirit Mark unknown, strong and healthy, high-quality appearance, details private chat. 【Pic】【Pic】【Pic】】
After interacting with Gu Qianqian so many times, Lu Yibei didn't learn any of her hardworking, simple, and honest good qualities. Instead, she learned this kind of strange operation just by hearing about it once.
After editing the bounty remarks, Lu Yibei put away her mobile phone, picked up the notebook, and continued flipping through.
Page forty-one.
【The great urban legend Ju Meng in Taoyuan is actually about to fall?
This is truly great news.
It is said that Ju Meng and Cuan Yang are twin-born from the same root. If Ju Meng falls, Cuan Yang will probably not escape misfortune. If handled properly, wouldn't there be an opportunity to gain two different mythical Powers?
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It's just the source of this news...】
Isn't Cuan Yang Mao Sanyou's father? Smelly Girl is actually his twin sister? Then isn't Smelly Girl Mao Sanyou's aunt?
Lu Yibei sorted out the relationship between Ju Meng and Mao Sanyou, vaguely feeling that some hidden truth was surfacing. Finally, her gaze fell on a line of text, and after that line of small text, there was ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) a hand-drawn emblem pattern.
The pattern depicted a deformed beast whose specific species was difficult to define. It looked like a hairless skinny cat, or a lizard arching its back.
Dense scales grew along its spine. Looking closely, the scales were of various shapes. Although Hu Yue's drawing was not detailed enough, it was still possible to see that they were sensory organs from different creatures: cat ears, human eyes, snake tongues... all kinds, strange and bizarre, exuding an evil aura.
Is there a problem with the source of the news?
What does this emblem represent?
Forget it, now is not the time to delve into these things. Moreover, with such ghostly things, who knows what dangers she would encounter if she delved deeper?
As her strength continued to increase and her understanding of urban legend and Psychic deepened, Lu Yibei increasingly felt that living in this world was truly too difficult.
Theoretically, the more you know, the more you understand the Powers of various urban legend and the special skills carried by Spirit Marks, the higher the chance of winning when encountering enemies.
However, often, when researching and learning various kinds of knowledge, one might accidentally attract unknown existences. At best, one's thinking becomes confused and one falls into madness. At worst, one dies on the spot. No, sometimes, death is even a relief.
Page forty-three.
【Recently, the atmosphere in Taoyuan is a bit strange. All forces are stirring.
It is probably impossible to cope with the upcoming changes alone.
It seems it is time to consider that woman's proposal and cooperate with them.】
Page forty-four.
【Those guys also seem very interested in Taoyuan. They immediately accepted the invitation and set off to sneak into Tang City.
It's just that woman seems very resistant to cooperating with strangers.
Hope nothing goes wrong.】
Page forty-four.
【2:30 PM, Furong Street, old meeting place.】
Lu Yibei looked at the text on the last page, deep in thought.
The old meeting place... should be the small building she saw in the illusion before.
Judging from what Hu Yue said just now and the text in the notebook, there should be more than one person meeting with him...
Lu Yibei thought, glanced at the time. It was still early until 2:30 PM.
After a brief thought, a bold idea gradually took shape in her mind.
Anyway, she had been a double-crosser for the Night Watch so many times, she didn't mind being a double-crosser for a dark force this time, as long as she could follow those guys and safely sneak into Taoyuan.
Anyway, she was very familiar with this job!
So, half an hour later, an unconscious woman was heavily thrown beside Hu Yue.
Lu Yibei examined the woman from side to side, silently took out her mobile phone, took two photos, and then uploaded them to the Monster Story Chat Group bounty Website, adding a supplementary note.
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After clicking to submit the supplementary note, she put away her phone, held her forehead, and sighed, “Oh, why do I feel like I've unknowingly embarked on an incredible path? My sin, my sin.”
As she spoke, she gently stroked the broken sword in her hand. She had had the Lingtai Pure Karma for so long, and only today did she truly experience the pleasure of equipment suppression.
In fact, Lu Yibei also discovered that Fu Xinyi's head was hit by the Coat using Lingtai Pure Karma, which produced an effect similar to consciousness impact. That's why she specifically asked the Ancestor when she sank into a dream last night.
Unexpectedly, Qingji was surprised when he heard her question, that she had only discovered the special effect of Lingtai Pure Karma after so long.
...
Last night, on the dilapidated rooftop.
After listening to Lu Yibei's question, Qingji asked in surprise, “Then how did you use this sword before?!”
“Just...” Lu Yibei gestured with the sword-drawing posture and said, “Hold the sword and just slash!”
It could even injure a urban legend of Ju Meng's level, how else did it need to be used?
Just slashing could already greatly enhance combat effectiveness!
“Tsk!” Qingji spat, hesitated to speak, and showed a look of disappointment on his face. After contemplating for a few seconds, he seemed to understand something and nodded thoughtfully.
“I see. It's probably because this sword has been reforged for many years. Although it has been restored this time, it is not complete, so it took so long for its original divine power to gradually appear.”
It actually has special effects?! Lu Yibei was overjoyed and asked, “Ancestor, then tell me quickly, what are the special effects of this sword?”
Qingji glared at Lu Yibei, turned around, clasped his hands behind his back, and said meaningfully, “Lingtai, refers to the heart. Jingye, refers to the compassionate heart that does not kill. Lingtai Pure Karma, is a heart sword, naturally it can cut the heart but not the person.”
“...” Lu Yibei pondered for a moment, her eyes lit up, “Oh~! I understand, Ancestor!”
Little demon, what do you understand now! Qingji frowned.
“It means that Lingtai Pure Karma can both kill people and punish the heart, right? It is truly a necessary artifact for murder and theft, ambush and sneak attack!”
Qingji, “...”
Although this understanding is not entirely wrong, he always felt that she would use this characteristic to do something strange? Qingji muttered inwardly, not expecting his words to come true.
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Lu Yibei wandered around Furong Ancient Street for a long time, and only returned to the three-story small building where Hu Yue and his companion had agreed to meet when it was close to 2:20 PM.
She had the Coat change its appearance to resemble the woman's clothes, and also combed her long hair into a hairstyle similar to the woman's, and inserted her hairpin.
Then, she carried a chair, placed it in the center of the small courtyard, and waited quietly.
After sitting in the chair and waiting for about five minutes, a gust of cold wind suddenly rose outside her small courtyard, and the light in front of her also darkened. Vaguely, an ominous aura was approaching, touching her spiritual sense.
The next moment, the small courtyard door opened with a “creak”, and three blurred figures flashed and appeared in front of her.
The three were almost identical, bald and hairless, with pale skin that looked like it was covered with wall putty. Their overly large lips looked like they had just drunk blood, glaringly red. They were all wearing dark green burial clothes in the style of Tang suits. Only the embroidered patterns on their foreheads were completely different.
It's been so long, and this is the first time I've seen someone draw Spirit Marks on their forehead... Lu Yibei muttered inwardly, and calmly said, “Are you three the helpers invited by that fellow Hu Yue?”
The three looked at each other, then looked at the woman in the black dress with a frosty face in front of them, and tentatively asked in a childlike voice, “Are you the Golden Miss that kid mentioned?”
“Precisely.” Lu Yibei said lightly, subtly releasing her Charm ability.
“...” The three looked at her for a while longer and asked, “Where is that kid Hu Yue now? Why are you the only one here?”
“He has already gone to Taoyuan first, something unexpected happened there. For some reason, Cuan Yang's Power was actually awakened by Crow Slave.”
Lu Yibei repeated what she had heard from Hu Yue.
The three frowned tightly and asked, “How do you prove that what you said is true?”
Lu Yibei glanced at the three sideways, slowly drew Hu Yue's bone flute from her collar, and said coldly, “This is the token he left behind. He said to show it to you when you arrived. If you still don't believe it, just leave.”
The three looked at the bone flute, then at Lu Yibei, exchanged glances, and nodded...
