Free Web Novel"Really? Are you really willing to save me? I, I want to listen!"
After Lu Yibei expressed her willingness to help, the soft murmur in her ear trembled with excitement.
Clearly, her response had delighted the Invasion Beast.
"You seem very happy?" Lu Yibei asked back.
"Mhm mhm!" The Invasion Beast responded twice.
"Then you're happy too early!" Lu Yibei said calmly. As she spoke, she subtly released a weak Charm ability, hoping to slightly increase the success rate of her persuasion on the Invasion Beast.
It was just mentally immature, not intellectually challenged. Without using some means, Lu Yibei was worried she wouldn't be able to convince it easily.
"There's a price for me saving you."
In the few seconds between Chatterbox Girl leaving and Lu Yibei asking the Invasion Beast, Lu Yibei's mind raced, weighing how to persuade the Invasion Beast to sign the contract.
Putting herself in its shoes, she considered what she would think if she were being held captive by some dark force for a long time, and then a complete stranger suddenly appeared, claiming they could save her.
Lu Yibei's conclusion was that there must be a price to pay, as this would make it seem more credible. If she showed goodwill without any reason, it would appear more suspicious.
Most of the time, what's free is the most expensive.
Furthermore, even if the Invasion Beast were truly naive enough to unconditionally trust the goodwill shown by a strange urban legend, Lu Yibei would not unconditionally trust the Invasion Beast.
If she couldn't impose some restrictions on the Invasion Beast's behavior after it was freed before helping it escape the Eclipse Society's control, it would be better to let it continue to fend for itself.
It had shown astonishing destructive power and done so many terrible things while under the Eclipse Society's control. Who could guarantee that it wouldn't lose control after being given freedom?
Surely, just because it looked harmless didn't mean it was truly harmless, right?
Even a giant panda escaping from a zoo could cause significant damage, let alone a Calamity level urban legend like the Invasion Beast.
Many times, an unintentional action from it could lead to a terrible Disaster!
Only children believe strangers they meet for the first time so easily, while adults usually prioritize stability, Lu Yibei thought. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
"..."
The Invasion Beast, floating in mid-air, its chest slightly rising and falling, murmured, "A price?"
Just as Lu Yibei had thought, if she had directly offered to help, the Invasion Beast would have suspected her motives.
This wasn't because it was cunning, but because from the day it was born in the white room, it had never received any goodwill, to the point where it couldn't believe it.
At first, to survive, it had to obey the caretaker's arrangements.
Later, to avoid suffering, it had to follow the will of the Eclipse Society.
Now, to gain limited freedom, it had to meet Lu Yibei's demands.
Everything required a price; this was logical and reasonable.
After a brief silence, the Invasion Beast tentatively asked, "So, what is the price?"
"The price is, you must sign a contract," Lu Yibei paused, adding, "A contract that has a similar effect to a dependent mark."
"And then? And then you don't need me to do anything for you?" The Invasion Beast pressed.
Right! After signing the contract, it would be more reasonable to ask it to do something... Lu Yibei muttered inwardly, raising a finger. "Firstly, you must restrain your instinct to replicate the Power of Psychic and urban legend..."
This was the most crucial restriction. The Invasion Beast's unrestrained replication of the Power of Psychic and urban legend, following its instincts, was the root cause of its destruction.
"Secondly, try to recite the si ye book for me! And then... and then I haven't thought of anything else. I'll tell you when I do."
"If you are willing to accept the conditions I've proposed..."
"I am willing!"
Before Lu Yibei could finish speaking, the Invasion Beast answered without hesitation.
It hadn't even had time to hear what Lu Yibei's method was, but it already subconsciously felt that it was saved.
It had been in darkness and despair for too long. That it had held on until now without collapsing was a miracle.
In this situation, when a beam of light, even a very faint one, suddenly appeared before it, it would grasp it without hesitation.
Survival is the instinct of all living beings, and the Invasion Beast was no exception.
"What the hell?" Lu Yibei was stunned.
I haven't even had time to sweet-talk you, and you're already giving in?
It's like a desperate older single woman whose brain has gone haywire from wanting to get married, and she just says "I do" to any man who comes along.
Agreeing so readily, I suddenly suspect your motives aren't pure!
Lu Yibei thought, opening her mouth, ready to say something to the Invasion Beast. Just then, Chatterbox Girl's voice, without warning, echoed in her mind.
"Little brother, I'm done here. I found the indenture. What's the situation on your end?"
Lu Yibei was taken aback and replied in her mind, "The first stage of talk therapy is over. Give me one more minute."
"Alright, hurry up. I'll use this time to tamper with the contract as well," Chatterbox Girl said. "Call me when you're done."
"Understood!"
...
Seeing Lu Yibei remain silent for a long time, the Invasion Beast anxiously repeated what it had just said, "I said I am willing!"
Mid-sentence, its voice suddenly weakened, "Anyway, my current situation is already the worst it can be. It can't possibly get any worse than this, right?"
What's more, it faintly felt that if it missed this opportunity, it would never be able to escape the Eclipse Society's control again.
Lu Yibei, "..."
Actually, she could understand the Invasion Beast's feelings.
The Invasion Beast's situation was like hers when she swallowed the witchs egg in the boiler room of the Hua Yu Sunshine Resort Hotel. They seemed to have a choice, but in reality, they had no choice at all.
Anyway, they were already pretty much doomed, so they could only struggle desperately to see if there was any possibility of being saved.
After a brief silence, she composed herself, looked at the restrained Invasion Beast before her, and said seriously, "Very well, then let's sign the contract first?"
With that, she immediately called out to Chatterbox Girl in her mind, "Dailian, bring up the contract!"
"Alright!"
As Chatterbox Girl's voice sounded in her mind, a distortion of light and shadow appeared in the slightly raised palm of Lu Yibei's right hand. Immediately after, a scroll made of gold foil appeared out of thin air in her hand.
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At the same time Lu Yibei handed the The Moonlight Plan Contract to the Invasion Beast, at Zhenwu Mountain, inside the Da Chunyang Palace Mountain Gate.
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In a pavilion by the cliff, two people sat facing each other, on opposite sides of an octagonal table.
One was wearing a dark blue robe, with an aged face and white hair and beard, a smile always lingering on the corners of his mouth. This person was the Sect Leader of Da Chunyang Palace, Zhang Huainan.
One looked to be in his early forties, with a tall and straight posture exuding a sharp aura. He wore metal-rimmed glasses on his dark face, and his eyes, hidden by the glasses, were like stars.
"May I know why Senior Black Emperor invited me to Da Chunyang Palace today?"
"Oh! What senior or not, Little Friend Lord Bing is joking," Zhang Huainan waved his hand. "It's just that I haven't played chess for a long time and my hands are itching. I invited Little Friend here just to play a game of chess with you."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man called Lord Bing furrowed his sword-like eyebrows.
Many people in the Night Watch knew that the Sect Leader of Da Chunyang Palace, Zhang Huainan, was a terrible chess player who also liked to cheat when playing. Since he played against another Calamity level Psychic three years ago and angered the person so much that they smashed the chessboard, no one had played chess with him anymore.
Seeing that Lord Bing remained silent for a long time, Zhang Huainan's eyes darted around slyly and he waved his hand. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
A chessboard and two boxes of chess pieces appeared out of thin air on the octagonal table.
Seeing this, Lord Bing sighed silently, took the black pieces first, and made his move.
Zhang Huainan smiled, adjusted his robe, sat up straight, and then made his move.
As soon as a piece was placed, a dense, suffocating water vapor spread from the chessboard, filling the entire pavilion.
Lord Bing was startled, raised his head to look at Zhang Huainan, his gaze slightly narrowed.
At this moment, he suddenly realized that Zhang Huainan's invitation to play chess was probably not just about his hands itching.
Thus, when he made his second move, he was fully concentrated.
"Clap!"
Along with the soft sound of the chess piece hitting the board, a sharp and fierce aura spread, instantly dispersing the surrounding water vapor.
"Shanhai Pass hasn't been peaceful lately!" Zhang Huainan said.
"Yes, but they are all small fry. Senior doesn't need to worry."
"Oh," Zhang Huainan nodded reassuringly.
"I heard that two more cities in Thailand disappeared overnight last month, with no survivors? It's truly worrying!"
"Hmph!" Lord Bing snorted, scoffing, "You also know that those Thais have always been restless and like to engage in crooked ways."
"Yes, relying on raising urban legend for luck, it was only a matter of time before something went wrong," Zhang Huainan sighed. "Someone should have been sent to guard the border, right? If there's a need, let me know anytime."
"Mhm," Lord Bing responded, his face a little pale, sweat gradually appearing on his forehead.
He knew his strength was slightly weaker than Zhang Huainan's, but the characteristics of his Spirit Mark didn't allow him to surrender without a fight. He could only grit his teeth and hold on.
The two didn't speak for a long time, concentrating on the game.
It seemed like a simple game, but with the intermittent sound of pieces being placed, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations in the pavilion became increasingly intense. The load-bearing pillars trembled, emitting a faint hum.
As time passed bit by bit, whether it was because Zhang Huainan hadn't played chess for too long and was a bit rusty, or if he was intentionally being humble, the black pieces on the board gradually gained the upper hand.
Just as the black pieces were about to turn their advantage into a winning position, Lord Bing seemed to sense something, and a strange feeling quietly arose in his heart.
However, before he could carefully explore the source of that strange feeling, he heard a rustling sound.
Following the sound, a large hand had somehow pressed onto the chessboard. With a messy sweep, the chess pieces, enveloped in Spiritual Energy fluctuations, flew ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) in all directions with each collision of Spiritual Energy waves.
"There's a bug, damn it, a bug flew onto the chessboard!"
"Rustle, rustle—!"
"Oh dear, I killed a bug, and the pieces are all messed up. How do we count this? How about we call this game a draw?"
Feeling the qi mechanism pulling as the pieces flew, Lord Bing was startled. He suddenly looked up at Zhang Huainan, who had suddenly transformed from a righteous Sect Leader into a rogue, across from him. His expression was complex, and he was speechless for a moment.
I was about to win, and you're talking about a draw?
"Let's play another game, another game! I won't let you this time, we'll play properly," Zhang Huainan said.
"..." Lord Bing was silent for two seconds. He really wanted to tell Zhang Huainan to "get lost," but finally just uttered a faint "Okay."
As the most senior and strongest Calamity level Psychic in the Night Watch, even if Zhang Huainan cheated at chess, everyone would tolerate him a little.
Seeing Lord Bing agree, Zhang Huainan glanced out the window from the corner of his eye and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
That way, that man won't bother me, right?
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On the other side.
On the shattered mental island, the girl with fiery red hair slowly handed the scroll in her hand to the emaciated, withered body with a tragic and hideous appearance.
Her slender and delicate fingers unfolded the gold foil scroll, revealing densely packed characters that looked like some variant of seal script.
【...Under the witness of Lord Bing, this contract is established, with the origin of Power as the medium...
We are willing to dedicate our lives and freedom to the cause of the Night Watch...】
Lu Yibei's gaze swept over the The Moonlight Plan Contract, looking at the content she had studied over a dozen times. Her pupils suddenly contracted, and her heartbeat quickened slightly.
Within less than a second of her looking at the content on the scroll, the characters silently changed.
The original content about Lord Bing and the Night Watch faded away in an instant. Immediately after, fiery red patterns appeared on the golden scroll, like electroplating, leaving behind characters and replacing the empty content with Disaster and Wang Bu Liu Xing.
Lu Yibei, "..." What the hell! Can something like this be modified and used on the spot? Can't you be more professional?
While Lu Yibei was secretly complaining, the Invasion Beast used all its strength, struggling, and pointed a finger at the scroll, writing on it...
"Um, if I don't have a name, how do I write?" The Invasion Beast asked Lu Yibei weakly, "Should I write my old number? Or what those people called me?"
"No name?" Lu Yibei pondered for a moment, "If you don't mind, how about I give you a name?"
"..." The Invasion Beast hesitated for a moment, making the decision it would regret the most in its life, "Mhm, thank you."
Look, the victim is still saying thank you!
"Whoosh—!"
Lu Yibei took a deep breath and confidently used her talent for naming, saying solemnly, "I shall bestow upon you a name. From now on, you shall be called... you shall be called Wang Yingying!"
In terms of how foreigners call names, it would be "Yingying Wang"... Lu Yibei added inwardly.
"Wang Yingying..." The Invasion Beast repeated, saying happily, "That's a very nice name!"
As it spoke, it used its pale finger to write three crooked little characters on the gold foil scroll.
The moment it finished the last stroke, golden flames ignited from the scroll, instantly engulfing the entire scroll, and then continued to spread, climbing up its finger to its arm, and entering its body...
