Free Web Novel23:07, East District, Hua City, Lotus Bridge Auto Repair Factory, this is the largest auto repair factory in Hua City.
Inside the auto repair factory, the physically and mentally exhausted Li Xuan sat slumped on the sofa in the reception area, staring blankly at the variety shows playing on repeat on the television, the coffee in his hand already cold.
“Tap, tap, tap!” The light sound of leather boots hitting the floor came.
A young man in work clothes walked out of the repair shop, a tired but beaming smile on his face from a profitable day.
“Brother Li, the tires on your five cars are all replaced!”
“Brother Li?”
“Oh, okay.” Li Xuan snapped back to reality, looked at the man, and asked, “How much? I’ll pay with my card.”
Hearing this, the man chuckled awkwardly, “Haha, Brother Li, you’re really joking. Your friend already paid for you!”
“Paid again...” Li Xuan muttered to himself, further deepening his suspicion of Bai Kai.
To this day, he still didn’t know the purpose of Bai Kai paying to puncture his tires and dismantle his wheel hubs.
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“You can leave the other four cars here for now, and help me do some maintenance while you’re at it. I’ll come pick them up when I have time!”
“Brother Li, don’t you worry!”
“Thanks for the trouble, I have something else to do, so I’ll be leaving now.”
“Alright, take care on your way, and be safe!”
“Bang——!”
Closing the car door, Li Xuan slightly adjusted his seat, fastened his seatbelt, gripped the steering wheel tightly, his gaze slightly focused, and his entire demeanor instantly changed from dejected and gloomy, his temperament becoming sharp.
That feeling was not like being in front of the auto repair factory’s gate, but like being on the starting line of the Tour de France car rally.
In fact, when he was young, his dream was to participate in a Tour de France car rally, but with the passage of years, the dream had faded, and the Tour de France car rally had also been suspended for many years due to frequent urban legend incidents.
Sometimes, Li Xuan actually envied Bai Kai. In his opinion, if he also had Bai Kai's astonishing speed, perhaps he could relive his old dream and experience the thrill of racing at breakneck speed while hunting urban legend.
“Vroom——!” On the empty, deserted city road, the sports car's engine roared.
Accompanied by the stirring music of “Make My Day,” Li Xuan drove his beloved car on the way back to his apartment, watching the city's night view change outside the window, his brows slightly furrowed, lost in thought.
He always felt like he had forgotten something important today.
But what was it?
Was it because Bai Kai had acted out of character, suddenly going 'crazy' and puncturing the tires of five cars at once?
No, although that guy usually only targeted one car, the timing and reason for his actions could never be understood by common sense, as if he had a serious mental illness.
Was it...
“Buzz buzz——buzz buzz——!”
Just as Li Xuan was lost in thought, his phone suddenly vibrated, interrupting him.
“Hello, disciple, it’s me.” Connecting the call, a familiar voice came from the car stereo.
The call was from his Master, Master Bixuzi.
“Master?” Li Xuan’s eyes lit up slightly.
Although he didn’t know why Master was angry before, it seemed he had forgiven him now?
His Master, who had been giving him the cold shoulder for a long time, suddenly called him, making him feel a wave of joy.
“Yes, it’s me. Your Junior Sister Hua Sang is leaving tomorrow, right? The Sect Leader asked me to ask on his behalf if your Junior Sister Hua Sang is doing well in Hua City.”
“That Miss is unfortunate, having to bear the risk of her Spirit Mark losing control at such a young age. Honestly, this trip away, not only the Sect Leader misses her, even us old guys are quite worried about her.”
“Speaking of which, I don’t know what Martial Uncle is thinking, knowing her Spirit Mark has problems, yet still sending her on such a difficult mission. Although we usually don’t show her much regard, we’re just putting on a show, but Martial Uncle went a bit too far this time...”
“Alright, Master, please rest assured! Junior Sister Hua Sang is doing well, eating well and sleeping soundly.” Li Xuan interrupted with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, the smile on his face suddenly froze, and his mouth twitched violently.
Wait, Junior Sister Hua Sang?!
Damn it, how could I forget her?
At this moment, Li Xuan finally remembered what had been bothering him all day.
“Hello? Disciple, why did you suddenly stop talking?”
“Uh...” Li Xuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, stammering, “No, nothing. Master, well, I ran into some bastard racing me on the road here, seriously suspecting it’s a urban legend incident, it’s simply unbearable, I won’t talk to you anymore for now!”
“Hmph, how long has it been since you left the sect? Still this reckless behavior, what kind of conduct is that? Fine, just be careful yourself!”
“Mhm mhm, got it, bye bye!” Li Xuan replied perfunctorily.
The moment he hung up the phone, he suddenly turned the steering wheel sharply. Accompanied by the screeching sound of tires rubbing against the ground, the sports car swung out a beautiful and graceful arc on the road, turning around and heading towards Peony Street.
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Peony Street was silent late at night, with thin mist drifting over the winding canal, and no lights in the houses on either side.
In the alley in front of the Huacheng Folk Culture Research Administration, the wind always blew gently and steadily. Under the high wall °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° and the carved eaves, a young girl lay face down, motionless on the ground.
“Tap tap tap——!” Suddenly, a series of footsteps sounded, breaking the silence of the alley.
The anxious Li Xuan rushed from the end of the alley in a hurry. Seeing Hua Sang lying on the ground, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then his expression became solemn.
Could something have happened?
When Hua Sang first came to Hua City, Master Bixuzi had only hastily told him to “remember to untie your Junior Sister Hua Sang” before hanging up the phone, completely ignoring his questions and not telling him that Hua Sang was in a state where her Spirit Mark could lose control at any time.
Master Bixuzi’s attitude, coupled with the bad rumors about Hua Sang circulating among the disciples, and her behavior after arriving in Hua City, once made Li Xuan utterly disgusted with this Junior Sister.
But now...
Li Xuan looked at Hua Sang with worry. After seeing the neatly collected snack wrappers beside her, his mouth twitched. Then, after probing her state with his spiritual sense, his roller-coaster-like emotions finally reached their destination.
Her Spirit Mark state is very stable. It seems Junior Sister Hua Sang is mostly full and has started “preserving her health” again. frёeωebɳovel.com
Heh, Master, that old man, just knows how to ramble on with alarmist talk all day.
He always says I’m reckless, but doesn’t even look at who I learned it from!
Li Xuan grumbled inwardly. He suddenly thought of his Master's concern for Hua Sang on the phone just now, and couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.
Yes, he was jealous.
Although it was understandable that Master treated his disciples with the principle of “strict with oneself, lenient with others,” it always made him feel like he, this disciple, was like a guaranteed drop from a mobile game gacha.
As everyone knows, being tsundere and tormenting younger generations are both old traditions of Da Chunyang Palace.
Sitting on the stone platform by the alley, waiting for Hua Sang to wake up, Li Xuan rummaged through the snacks she hadn't finished, found half a bag of peanuts, and ate them idly to pass the time.
“Hey, these peanuts taste pretty good!”
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Having tasted an unexpected deliciousness, Li Xuan couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.
As if startled by his voice, Hua Sang let out a soft sniffle and woke up.
Seeing her slowly get up, Li Xuan raised an eyebrow and chuckled awkwardly, “Sorry, Junior Sister, I ran into some trouble today and almost forgot about you.”
“Mhm, it’s okay.” Sitting up, Hua Sang nodded obediently, rubbed her sleepy eyes, and looked over at Li Xuan. Seeing the bag of peanuts in his hand, her expression suddenly became strange.
“Senior Brother, are you very hungry?”
“No, why?” Li Xuan tilted his head in confusion.
“If you’re not, you’d better not eat that. It’s dirty.” Hua Sang said lightly.
“Dirty?” Li Xuan looked at the packaging bag of the peanuts in his hand with a puzzled expression. It had a few large words written on it—Xu Fu Ji Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate.
Why is it peanut butter filled chocolate, not peanuts?
Wait!
His Junior Sister, it seems, appears, likely never eats things that are difficult to chew...
Thinking of this, Li Xuan, with a stiff expression, cast a questioning look at Hua Sang.
Her messy long hair obscured her face, making it impossible to see her expression, but he saw her nod slightly, confirming his guess.
She had been hungry for almost a whole day. Just jelly and yogurt were clearly not enough.
Seeing this, Li Xuan’s face instantly turned pale, and his stomach churned.
“Ugh——ugh——!”
At this moment, he suddenly realized why the elders in the sect had such contradictory feelings towards Hua Sang, both feeling distressed and concerned, yet also deeply disgusted.
Perhaps it was because, sometimes, she really didn't act like a human being? Li Xuan thought.
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“'urban legend Incident: Scourge of God'? What is that? Attila? Mobile game characters finally turned into urban legend? It couldn't be real Huns rising from the dead, could it?”
“Holy crap, holy crap, this is awesome!”
Walking from the garage to the apartment building, looking down at the short video on his phone, Lu Yibei couldn't help but let out an exclamation.
It was a drone video about a minute long, showing a desolate Gobi Desert, a terrifying gully about fifty meters wide, shimmering with countless sparks, winding all the way to the horizon.
Just as the short video title said, that scene was like a god angrily swinging a devastating whip, causing the earth to crack and ground fire to erupt.
It was too terrifying. It must have been a Psychic or a urban legend close to Calamity level to create such a large spectacle, but...
What does this have to do with me, the Flower City Torment King?
Just watching the excitement, that's all! Lu Yibei shrugged indifferently.
Nowadays, many people seize any free time to scroll through a couple of short videos, and Lu Yibei was no exception. However, prompted by Void, he always paid attention to strange and bizarre news while watching short videos, secretly speculating about the urban legend incidents hidden behind them.
According to Void, many of those strange and bizarre news stories are smokescreens released by the Night Watch or similar organizations attempting to cover up the truth of urban legend incidents.
It’s like those videos analyzing how some countries have been infiltrated by urban legend have some truth to them, otherwise why are there so many foreign self-media outlets doing “Strange Lives Matter” stuff?
Hmm, the Ganges in New Delhi becoming clear like a spring overnight a while ago, that's probably problematic!
Oh, short video apps devouring time is also a big problem!
Lu Yibei grumbled inwardly while scrolling through short videos, and unknowingly arrived at his door.
Putting away his phone, he took out his key, opened the door, entered the house, changed his shoes, ignored the sneaking Little Freaks in the living room, and went straight upstairs.
He didn't know when, but he had developed a sense of anticipation for Wang Yingying's awakening.
It was like playing a pet raising game, waiting for an unknown pet egg to hatch.
Although the probability of Wang Yingying waking up on her own was very low, what if a miracle happened?
Standing at the top of the stairs, turning on the light, and glancing at the bedside table, Lu Yibei sighed silently.
Wang Yingying was still a ball.
Then, he looked at the headset hanging on Wang Yingying and frowned. He turned around and shouted downstairs, “I say, did you guys put the headset on her? Didn’t I tell you not to mess with her?”
It's not that I'm worried something will happen to her, I'm mainly worried that you guys will have problems from excessive contact with her... Lu Yibei added in his mind.
After waiting for a few seconds, Maotuan's weak response came from downstairs, “We, we weren't thinking of helping you give her prenatal education? We also had good intentions, Demoness Adult!”
Prenatal education? Lu Yibei frowned, picked up the headset and listened for a moment, his face instantly darkened.
At this moment, he suddenly felt that perhaps he had shown excessive care for Wang Yingying these past two days, making the Little Freaks in the house jealous and wanting to harm Wang Yingying.
It was like after having a second child, the Void feels neglected and unbalanced, so he intentionally retaliates against his younger sibling.
“Damn it! Reciting the Great Compassion Mantra? Are you trying to give her prenatal education or send her to the afterlife? Tsk, useless!”
Complaining, Lu Yibei quickly turned off the scripture recitation that was playing, switched to “De Yun She Crosstalk Collection,” and then put the headset back on Wang Yingying.
Now this is prenatal education!
When the child is “born” in the future, she'll be eloquent and articulate, and won't be bullied at school. freewёbnoνel.com
Yes, in Lu Yibei’s plan, he was going to send Wang Yingying to school.
In his opinion, Wang Yingying lacked basic knowledge about the world, and her values were somewhat problematic. She needed to receive education to better integrate into this world.
Lu Yibei thought, gently patted Wang Yingying, and then took Lingtai Pure Karma from his backpack. Holding the sword, he sat cross-legged on the bed, concentrated his mind, and injected Spiritual Energy into it.
A faint golden glow spread out like flowing water, the ancient broken sword hummed, and layers of ripples spread in the air.
The next moment, a sudden change occurred.
The surrounding air suddenly became heavy, as if tons of rock had appeared out of thin air, pressing towards him, and a feeling of almost suffocating came over him.
Then, as if hallucinating, Li Xuan's figure flashed before his eyes.
His face was pale, his expression distorted and twisted, as if he was enduring immense pain.
In an instant, Lu Yibei got goosebumps, as if he had touched something dirty. He suddenly raised his hand and threw Lingtai Pure Karma away.
“Holy crap!? What the hell?”
“Why would I see that guy’s figure?”
“It’s over, it’s over, there’s a big problem!”
Lu Yibei tapped his head and looked at the Lingtai Pure Karma that had fallen to the ground with a blank expression, feeling a bit doubtful about life.
While trying to enter the dream world and contact the Ancestor, Li Xuan's figure suddenly flashed before his eyes.
It was just like when he was intently admiring White Little Flower's MMA and suddenly a high-energy scene from a horror movie popped out from under her little skirt.
Although he didn't understand why this happened, it was deeply shocking.
It was too damn weird!
