Free Web NovelUnder the hazy, dreamlike lighting, the air was filled with the strong smell of smoke and alcohol, mixed with perfume.
The dynamic music was so loud it could /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ disrupt the frequency of one's heartbeat.
Men and women in the dance floor swayed their bodies to the rhythm of the music, releasing stress.
Jiang Li scanned the environment inside the Underground Human Realm club and gently shook her head.
She didn't like this place, just like she didn't like Bai Kai.
However, after an on-site inspection, she finally understood why nightclubs were one of the favorite gathering places for urban legend, and instantly had a more intuitive understanding than from text, image, or video materials.
Dim lighting could provide cover for suspicious activities.
The smell of smoke, alcohol, and perfume could hide body odor.
Loud music could cover the whispers of chanting Spells.
And the men and women who were high on excitement had a lower guard against strangers than they would under normal circumstances.
Considering all these factors.
Whether it was urban legend looking for hunting targets, or urban legend that complete their core by collecting negative emotions, or special types of urban legend that nourish themselves through indescribable deep contact with humans, they could easily blend in and thrive.
Just like the three gambling ghosts at the Fu Xing Chess Room, if they wanted to, they could totally come here and fool some Young Master Zhang, Young Master Li, or Young Master Wang into paying for the whole place.
Anyway, those three guys didn't care how much money they had; as long as they could make others lose money and ruin their financial luck, they could achieve their goal of completing the urban legend' core, Jiang Li thought.
As she was pondering, the frenzy on the dance floor suddenly reached a small climax.
The music became more passionate, and the atmosphere crew set off confetti cannons. Amidst the deafening sound of the cannons and the cheers and screams of the people, a golden rain fell from above the dance floor.
In the midst of the chaos, a few young men sauntered over to Jiang Li, trying to invite her to join the party, but she only needed one look to successfully force them back to the other side of the dance floor.
It seems it's better not to linger here... Jiang Li rubbed her forehead and muttered to herself, her peripheral vision sweeping across the center of the dance floor. She locked onto the few urban legend mixed in the crowd, silently noted their Spiritual Energy fluctuation characteristics, and then walked towards the passage leading to the private room area.
Although she didn't know if it was due to the restraint of Lu Yibei, the King of Weird Tales, or because the Underground Human Realm club was on Bai Kai's territory, the behavior of those urban legend was quite restrained.
But if they dared to cause any urban legend incidents, Jiang Li wouldn't mind hunting a few urban legend along the way.
Passing through the dance floor and reaching the passage entrance, she fumbled in her pocket for the VIP card she had borrowed from the three "gambling ghosts" and calmly handed it to the waiter.
"Excuse me, can I have a private room?"
The waiter glanced at the VIP card in Jiang Li's hand, then looked at the young woman in front of him.
Tall figure, sexy wheat-colored skin, flamboyant golden waves, tight jeans and a cropped T-shirt outlining alluring curves.
This Miss, at first glance, was the nightclub queen type, the kind who knew how to have a lot of fun.
"Please follow me."
A meaningful smile appeared on the waiter's face, and he made a gesture to invite her, leading Jiang Li towards the private room area.
Secretly observing the waiter's back from the corner of her eye, Jiang Li slightly furrowed her brows.
Why did his smile just now feel a bit strange?
It made her quite uncomfortable.
Ten minutes later, inside a certain private room.
Looking at the young men standing in a row in front of her, whose style was exactly the same as Bai Kai's, Jiang Li suddenly realized why that waiter had smiled so strangely just now.
Do I look like the kind of lonely young woman who comes here for escorts?
These guys... are not even as good as Lu Yibei.
Jiang Li thought helplessly, looking at the manager who was enthusiastically introducing the male escorts, and interrupted him expressionlessly, "Excuse me, do you have any male escorts here who can play the suona?"
Although Lu Yibei hasn't been seen recently, it's highly unlikely he'd come here for a part-time job.
However, she couldn't rule out the possibility that Bai Kai had led him astray.
After all, with that guy's personality, if he could make money by lying down, he might really give up his dreams.
It doesn't hurt to ask, Jiang Li thought.
Honestly, with Lu Yibei's delicate and fair appearance, if he wanted to make a living relying on his looks, he might actually attract a wave of 'mommy fans'.
"Yes, of course we do!" the manager said enthusiastically.
"And they have to be good at trash talk," Jiang Li added.
"Yes, yes!"
Jiang Li frowned, "..."
They even have useless skills like trash talk?
Then your male escorts here are really quite versatile.
"Is it Mudan Street Yanzu?"
"Uh... no."
"Then forget it," Jiang Li said lightly, "Can you bring some drinks? I'll just drink by myself."
The male escorts at the Underground Human Realm club only provide entertainment and escort services, so they are legal, and their main source of income is the highly overpriced drinks.
Jiang Li was well aware of this, so after she asked to buy drinks, the manager didn't press further and quickly led the male escorts away.
A moment later, a waiter on roller skates delivered a package named "First Love Memory".
After the waiter put down the drinks and fruit platter with unclear meaning, Jiang Li began to act.
"Pop—!"
The champagne cork popped with a light sound.
She poured the champagne into a tall glass, and casually took a piece of ice from the ice bucket, holding it in her hand. With her slender fingers, she kneaded it into a cone shape before putting it into the glass.
Gu Xiliu's approximate location... Jiang Li silently recited in her heart, then injected Spiritual Energy into it.
Under the disturbance of the Spiritual Energy fluctuations, the liquid in the glass immediately swirled the ice, slowly rotating.
This was an ancient divination method, said to originate from Z Country in the 3rd century AD. At first, it was just a ritual to ask about good or bad fortune using the residue in roughly brewed wine. By the 6th century, it evolved into a divination method using tea leaves instead.
In Z Country, with its long history of culture, there were countless similar divination methods. At first, this divination method did not become mainstream, until the mid-17th century, when the Gypsies revived and popularized the tea leaf divination method.
After the night became long, the Night Watch improved this divination method, making it a common emergency divination method.
However, because this divination method was too simplistic and easily interfered with by external forces, Jiang Li did not choose Bai Kai as the divination target.
That guy was already an old hand among Psychic, and was quite sensitive to the influence brought by Spells, divination, and similar Spells.
Gu Xiliu was different. Compared to Bai Kai, she was a blank slate. If she was chosen as the divination target, not only would she not discover it, she might even be sleeping soundly.
After a long time.
The ice cone in the tall glass stopped rotating, and under the influence of the Spiritual Energy fluctuations, it pointed directly towards the west-south direction.
Staring at the gently trembling ice cone in the glass, Jiang Li's gaze slightly narrowed, and she got up and walked out of the private room.
Following the guidance of the divination result, Jiang Li quickly walked down the corridor of the private room area, carefully avoiding the male escorts and waiters passing by, and soon stopped in front of a private room door with double doors.
Is it here? It seems to have soundproofing Spells...
She examined the wooden door in front of her, and after sensing the faint Spiritual Energy fluctuations coming from behind the door, she slightly furrowed her brows and softly chanted the spell to Shielding soundproofing spell (block soundproofing Spell).
"Regardless of the moon, regardless of the flowers, regardless of the mountains and seas, speak what I wish..."
As the Spell was chanted, her fingertips immediately glowed faintly.
Like piercing through window paper in many ancient costume dramas to peek, she raised her hand and lightly tapped the door. A conversation then entered her ears.
"I really can't go in anymore..."
It was a girl speaking, her voice somewhat familiar, with a hint of a sob.
Jiang Li, "..." It sounds like Gu Xiliu?
"If I can't get in, I have to get in!" Bai Kai roared.
"No... I won't be able to bear it..." Gu Xiliu said weakly.
Jiang Li, "?" Why does this conversation sound strange?
"Qi Dong, give me a hand, I'm going to force my way in today!" Bai Kai roared angrily.
"Okay! You go first, I'll be next!" Qi Dong said loudly.
"Ah—!" Gu Xiliu screamed.
After briefly imagining the scene that might be happening in the private room, Jiang Li's face flushed slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
Just listening to their conversation, although it was a bit strange, she couldn't jump to conclusions. Generally speaking, in this situation, as long as she pushed the door open and saw with her own eyes, she would know it was just a misunderstanding.
So, she strengthened the Spiritual Energy output of the continuous Spell on her fingertips, making the Spell cover her entire palm. Then she grabbed the doorknob, pushed the door open, and then froze in place, her face quickly turning crimson.
In the private room, the large coffee table was arranged like a bed. Qi Dong's large hands were firmly pressing down on Gu Xiliu's wrists, which were bound by a belt. Gu Xiliu was frantically kicking her legs, and Bai Kai was kneeling beside her, his face less than a palm's distance from hers.
Jiang Li silently expressionless for two seconds, then quietly took out her phone, unlocked it, took a photo, the flash lit up, and with a "click!" sound, the "criminal" evidence was captured.
The three people in the private room, almost in perfect unison, looked at Jiang Li, then at the phone in her hand, suddenly came back to their senses, and shouted in unison.
"Wait, don't misunderstand, it's not what you think!"
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A moment later, in the luxurious private room.
After listening to the three people explain the whole story one after another, Jiang Li sat on the sofa, arms crossed over her chest, legs crossed, squinting at the three of them, her eyes so cold they looked like they could shoot out knives at any moment.
Across from her, Bai Kai, Gu Xiliu, and Qi Dong stood in a row according to their height, heads bowed, like primary school students who had made a mistake and were waiting to be criticized.
After a long time, Jiang Li sighed silently and asked, "So, what you mean is, Lu Yibei is currently in a very dangerous place, and you were just performing some kind of ritual, trying to send Bai Kai to that place through the special nature of Gu Xiliu's Spirit Mark?"
"Exactly, exactly!" Gu Xiliu nodded affirmatively.
Jiang Li glanced at Gu Xiliu, "You think I'll believe your nonsense?"
"Hey—! You damn cripple, don't be ungrateful... Ugh ugh!" Before Bai Kai could finish speaking, Qi Dong forcibly covered his mouth. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
"Unless..." Completely ignoring Bai Kai, Jiang Li changed the subject, "You send me there!"
