Free Web Novel3:45 AM, Eight Days Express Hotel, inside a suite.
Hua Sang lay on the soft bed, her hands spread open, her small, fair feet extending over the edge of the bed, slightly drooping.
Her long, unkempt hair was spread out behind her. Her small, oval face was smudged with a little dust, her skin was pale, and her forehead was covered in tiny beads of sweat.
Her round, charming apricot eyes had dull, lifeless pupils, and a small tear mole adorned the corner of her eye.
Her exquisitely carved willow-leaf lips were slightly parted, and she was panting heavily.
This Miss was very beautiful, but her usual sloppy habits, casual dressing, slightly hunched posture, and the dark circles under her eyes that seemed to be branded onto her face, completely concealed the fact that she was actually a black-haired, straight-haired beauty.
"......"
After being forced to "study" for nearly two hours, the unknown voice disappeared, no longer sounding. Hua Sang lay motionless on the bed, as if she had died, but her heart was already filled with joy.
That should have been a new Spirit Mark loss of control symptom, right?
"Well, this time it's relatively acceptable," Hua Sang thought.
She had long grown accustomed to the various strange symptoms that accompanied Spirit Mark loss of control.
Hallucinations similar to signal interference were at least much better than symptoms like growing black hair all over, having her sense of direction reversed, or seeing everyone as a Big King turtle. Compared to the constant, ever-increasing immense pressure she endured, these were insignificant.
It should be fine once I get through this period, right?
Although most of that stuff had already been learned once, reviewing it again was still good for refreshing her knowledge.
It's a pity that her condition was really poor today, so she couldn't go see that mysterious Senior. She would have to wait until next time...
Hua Sang thought optimistically, took a deep breath, forced a smile, then slowly closed her eyes and emptied her mind, entering a state of meditation.
In a daze, the sound of flowing water echoed in her ears, strands of gentle breeze as fine as silk brushed against her face, and the darkness before her eyes dispersed like thick fog being blown away. A wide river gradually appeared before her.
Bright sunlight shone down, and golden ripples appeared on the river surface.
Suddenly, the gentle breeze became sharp, whistling as it blew clouds from the horizon. In an instant, the sky became overcast. The moment before it was bright daylight, the next moment it was as dark as night.
"Boom—!"
Muffled thunder resounded, and dazzling electric snakes weaved through the lead-colored dark clouds. Instantly, pouring rain poured down, covering the entire river. freewebnovёl.ƈom
The sky grew darker and darker, and the black clouds in the sky kept rolling. Accompanied by a flash of lightning that spanned the sky and water, descending from the firmament, the wide river surface instantly seemed to split open. The river water splashed up more than ten feet high on both sides. Looking from afar, a white line snaked along the river for several miles.
Black clouds rolled like ink, smoke and clouds surged, and surging waves crashed against the banks, the momentum terrifying.
Following closely, a huge black shadow slowly rose from beneath the river water, breaking through the waves and revealing a ferocious face. It was a large snake, purplish-blue all over, with prominent horns on its head.
In an instant, the wind and rain became violent, and the surging river water emitted a thunderous roar.
The large snake, like an arrow released from a bow, glided eastward along the river...
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Inside the suite, it was filled with moisture. Tiny dew droplets gradually condensed on the glass windows, smooth metal surfaces, TV screen, etc.
Suddenly, the entire suite shook abruptly as if struck violently by some colossal object. The teacup on the table made a light sound.
As if awakened by that light sound, Hua Sang, who was lying flat on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes. Her originally dim and lifeless eyes had become incredibly clear at some point, like two deep black gems, full of spirit.
A large snake with prominent horns on its head, snaked forward in the depths of her eyes.
It was as if the scene she had just witnessed was branded into her eyes.
Soon, as the large snake in her eyes disappeared, she closed her eyes again.
As her thoughts gradually drifted away, something in the darkness began to roll, making a wet and sticky sound. The next moment, a giant turtle phantom emanating a foul and impure aura, as if leaping out of a muddy swamp, jumped out of the darkness and entered her field of vision.
That giant turtle was as vast as a mountain, its figure faint and ethereal, like a mass of mist that could dissipate at any moment.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across, and heavy rain suddenly poured down in the darkness. As if sensing something, the giant turtle phantom raised its massive head.
The purplish-blue large snake with prominent horns on its head descended from the sky. The moment it came into contact with the giant turtle phantom, its body quickly coiled around the phantom's massive body.
And then.
It kept tightening, and tightening, as if to strangle it.
"Roar—!"
"Awoo—!"
Two earth-shattering roars exploded almost simultaneously.
In an instant, Hua Sang's consciousness seemed to have blacked out, falling into a brief silence.
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Inside the suite with no lights on, Hua Sang, with her eyes tightly closed, suddenly began to twitch.
Just then, the black iron ruler shot up with a "whoosh," like an arrow released from a bow, flying straight towards Hua Sang's head.
Then, it hovered above her eyebrows and gently tapped.
Pale golden ripples spread through the air.
In an instant, Hua Sang seemed to awaken from a nightmare. Her eyes were wide open, her pupils shrunk to tiny dots, and she trembled violently.
Terrifying pressure was born out of thin air, crushing her limbs and bones. The cracking sound of her bones was incessant, finally breaking through the body's constraints, stirring up airflow, and creating gusts of miniature storms.
"Rip—!" The mattress, quilt, pillow, Daoist robe, panties... the soft sounds of them instantly exploding into shreds converged into one sound.
Pure white, light blue, pink... various pieces of fabric, carried by the surging airflow, flew and swirled around the suite like flocks of birds.
Following closely, a Sweet taste surged up her throat. As soon as Hua Sang opened her mouth, she "wah" spat out a mouthful of black blood like mud.
The black blood splattered on the suite's carpet, instantly making a "sizzle" sound.
As wisps of green smoke rose from the carpet, Hua Sang softly collapsed onto the damaged bed. Through the pile of fabric shreds, her graceful curves were faintly visible.
After a session of Spirit Mark cultivation, although her Spiritual Energy fluctuations were extremely weak, her complexion was significantly better. Under her pale skin, there was a hint of peach-like redness.
In the darkness, a palm-sized piece of pink lace fabric floated down and covered her face. She was silent for two seconds, then slowly reached out from the pile of fabric shreds, grabbed a piece of Daoist robe shred, wiped the sweat from her forehead, casually threw it aside, and then let out a long sigh.
"Sigh, the Spirit Mark condensed from this 'Walking Dragon Picture' is becoming less and less effective. I wonder if it can still suppress that Big King turtle next time..."
As she spoke, she tilted her head, looking at the black iron ruler beside her with a solemn expression, her brows tightly furrowed.
Although Senior has never lied to people, I've been fishing for Big King turtles in the back mountain for so many years, so why haven't I been able to fish that thing up? Hua Sang thought.
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Late at night, inside a high-end apartment complex.
Li Xuan, looking haggard with slightly sunken cheeks, sat on the toilet holding a roll of toilet paper, staring blankly at the drain in the corner.
Suddenly, a wave of Spiritual Energy fluctuations struck.
He was startled for a moment, then tremblingly turned his head, glanced in the direction the Spiritual Energy fluctuations came from, and frowned.
He could sense that the Spiritual Energy fluctuations were coming from Hua Sang's direction.
"......"
In silence, he put down the toilet paper, took out his phone, and with trembling hands, dialed a string of garbled numbers.
"Beep—!"
"Hello? Is this Operative Li Xuan? Did you call because you detected abnormal Spiritual Energy fluctuations? We just detected it too. Black night erosion degree 6.2, the value is high."
"Mm, mm..." Li Xuan responded weakly, then took a deep breath and said to the other end of the phone, "This, this matter, you, just, just don't worry about it. Leave it to me to handle."
"Understood, then we'll trouble you!"
After ending the call, Li Xuan's hand went limp, and his phone fell to the ground.
"Damn it, this Junior Sister is really toxic!"
Accompanied by a cry of unbearable pain, his abdomen suddenly churned, and a mask of pain quietly "appeared" on his face.
When he said toxic, he meant it in a literal sense, because he had only eaten a few peanuts that had been contaminated with Hua Sang's saliva, which caused diarrhea similar to a mild black night disease.
If Li Xuan were not a Psychic, tonight would have been his death day.
Cause of death: dehydration.
But who could have imagined that Hua Sang's Spirit Mark loss of control was so severe?
Although he didn't know what method she used to suppress the Spirit Mark loss of control so that it wouldn't affect the outside world, within her body, even the black night erosion degree of her body fluids was above 3.0, comparable to late-stage severe black night disease.
The Sect Leader used that method to "deliver" her. He didn't know if he had the intention of using her as a remote strike poison gas bomb.
Let alone her being lazy and looking like her body had been hollowed out all day, Li Xuan felt it was a miracle that she was still alive.
Thinking of Hua Sang's smiling face and her shameless behavior of asking for this and that these past few days, Li Xuan rolled his eyes and cursed fiercely, "How can she even smile!"
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Early morning, Huacheng Institute of Technology, School of Literature Counselor's office.
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"...At that time, to prevent that Miss from being taken away by bad people, I roared and rushed out. Who knew they weren't alone? As soon as I made a move, more than fifty burly men stood up from the barbecue stall next to me," Lu Yibei said emotionally to the middle-aged woman in front of him.
"More than fifty! Counselor, do you know what the concept of more than fifty burly men is?"
The middle-aged woman looked at Lu Yibei blankly and shook her head.
"Let me tell you, that scene was no exaggeration to call it a sea of people. Although I had practiced some fighting skills, two fists are no match for four hands, right? I was quickly surrounded, but I didn't back down!"
Lu Yibei spoke while gesturing.
"At that time, I pointed at the scar-faced leader and said: ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) This is a society ruled by law, try touching me! See? There are cameras everywhere on this street. As long as you touch me, you can't escape either. What do you think he said?"
"..." The middle-aged woman shook her head again.
"He said: I know this street very well. If I hadn't known those cameras were broken long ago, how would I dare to surround you, you little bastard!?"
"Then..." Lu Yibei looked at the various certificates Jiang Li had helped him get on the table, a subtle hint of pain flashing in his eyes, and continued, "Then I was hospitalized for ten days."
The middle-aged woman was speechless, her mouth twitching violently for a long time before she finally said, "Uh, Student Lu, I roughly understand the situation. I will contact the Professors later. You... why don't you go to class first?"
Although being beaten by more than fifty burly men alone sounded too magical, with the hospital and police station certificates, plus Lu Yibei's vivid description of the incident, she finally chose to believe him.
"Thank you, Counselor!" Lu Yibei thanked her, stood up, bowed slightly, and hurried out of the office.
As soon as he reached the corridor, he heard a burst of whispers from inside the office.
"Ha, this Student Lu's demeanor is still the same. Last time he was stabbed eighteen times, this time he single-handedly fought fifty burly men, amazing!"
"Amazing is amazing, but... why does he always encounter such things?"
"Perhaps... he is the Son of Destiny?"
Hearing the discussion coming from the office, Lu Yibei's steps suddenly faltered.
Son of Destiny my foot!
If that certificate wasn't so outrageous, would I need to put in so much effort to make things up?
The Leader is really something, the deviation in her understanding of ordinary people's combat power is too great! Lu Yibei thought.
However, you can't blame the Leader entirely for the fact that the certificate is too magical, right?
After all, she was pampered when she was young, and after becoming a Psychic, she was directly B Level. Her concept of ordinary people's combat power was vague. Five burly men and fifty burly men made little difference in her eyes.
Or... she thinks I'm very powerful, and in her eyes, I can really take on a hundred?
Lu Yibei secretly pondered for a moment, self-righteously believing that the latter possibility was higher.
...
Having wasted a lot of time in the Counselor's office, the first class of the morning had already ended.
When Lu Yibei rushed to the classroom for the second class, he saw a familiar face as soon as he entered the door.
Lu Yibei, "..." Oh no, the torment of the empty-nester 2.0 is coming!
As usual, there were only a few students in the classroom, but Professor Ma had arrived early to prepare for class.
Seeing Lu Yibei appear at the classroom door, a fleeting look of joy flashed in Professor Ma's eyes, but then his expression darkened. Just as he was about to say something, a "Certificate of Courageous Act" was handed to him.
After glancing at the certificate, Professor Ma was taken aback and looked at Lu Yibei in surprise, "You again..."
"Shh, shh!" Lu Yibei made a shushing gesture, winked at Professor Ma, and lowered his voice, "Professor, you know, sometimes, I can't help myself."
Professor Ma looked around and responded in a low voice, "I understand, dealing with mysterious events, right? Alright, find a seat and listen carefully. The difficulty this semester is much greater than last semester."
"You are really kind..."
Just as Lu Yibei was about to praise Professor Ma for his understanding, he heard him say, "Come to my office after class, I have some good things prepared for you."
Good things? I don't know you yet? You want to freeload off my labor again, right?
Lu Yibei grumbled to himself, then changed his tone and said in a deep voice, "You are truly good at planning for yourself!"
Bad person!
"Your credits are gone..."
"This... You misunderstood, what I mean is, if a person doesn't act for themselves, heaven and earth will destroy them. You are simply my spiritual mentor, my beacon of faith!"
"Hmph! Smooth talker." Professor Ma let out a light snort and said languidly, "Class is about to start, hurry up and find a seat, and listen carefully!"
"Alright!"
Lu Yibei responded and quickly ran to the second to last row by the window and sat down. He calmed down and took advantage of the time before the class officially started to quietly contemplate.
I'm busy trying to find a way to sneak into Da Chunyang Palace to steal the last piece of Lingtai Pure Karma. I could leave Hua City at any time, and I'll definitely miss a lot of classes later. This can't go on!
It seems that the 1:1 replica of Paper Cicada Immortal that I asked Du Sixian to help prepare earlier, just in case, might come in handy.
I just don't know if she's finished it yet, but fortunately, there's still some time. I'll go to the Night Watch later, and then visit Happiness Community in the evening. Lu Yibei thought.
To not neglect my studies, successfully get my graduation certificate, realize my dream of renovating the old house, opening a small bar, and making a living by writing and selling spiritual swill, getting a Paper Cicada Immortal to help me attend class is very necessary!
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After listening to the two small sections, a total of ninety minutes of class.
The class bell rang, and after seeing Professor Ma leave, Lu Yibei got up, complaining in his heart about the bad old man, and followed his steps towards the School of Literature office.
After leaving the teaching building, Lu Yibei did not take the same path as Professor Ma to the School of Literature office, but deliberately took a longer route, going along the road near the Four Gate Main Street.
It had been a long time since he had seen Headless Senior.
Although Du Sixian and a group of urban legend in Hua City intentionally or unintentionally took care of Headless Senior and the Little Freaks in Li Gong University, Lu Yibei still wanted to visit her.
...
At noon, the sun in late spring and early summer was already a bit scorching, making people want to avoid it.
After eating lunch, the students of Huacheng Institute of Technology returned to their classrooms or dormitories, and the campus was quite deserted for a while.
Lu Yibei walked alone on the Four Gate Main Street, heading towards the abandoned small warehouse where Headless Senior and a group of Little Freaks often gathered.
Arriving in front of the small warehouse, Lu Yibei sat down against the rusty iron door as usual, raised his hand and gently knocked on the iron door, and said softly, "Senior (female), are you there? I've come to see you!"
"..." He waited for a moment, but there was no response.
"Senior (female)? Are you there?"
"..."
Lu Yibei called out softly again, but still received no response.
"Strange, where did she go? Did she go to class?"
"Duang, Duang, Duang—!"
Just as he was growing suspicious, a muffled sound of metal colliding with the ground entered his ears. Following the sound, he saw Mr. Rouxun in front of the library, who had somehow come to the corner of the small warehouse, leaning against the wall and sticking out half of his body.
"Holy crap! Mr. Rouxun, why are you here in broad daylight?" Lu Yibei exclaimed.
In broad daylight, the bronze statue in front of the library actually stood up and walked away. If other students saw it, they would be scared to death!
"Hmph—!"
"Mr. Rouxun" let out a cold snort, his voice carrying a hint of arrogance, as if saying, "Frowning coldly at a thousand pointing fingers."
Lu Yibei, "???" It seems unhappy?
"Mr. Rouxun? You are..."
"Hmph—!"
Hearing the bronze statue snort coldly again, Lu Yibei finally remembered that it couldn't speak, and before it couldn't even make a sound. This cold snort might be a "new skill" it had recently developed.
With this thought, Lu Yibei took out a notebook and a ballpoint pen from his backpack, handed them to "Mr. Rouxun", and said softly, "Mr., do you know where Senior (female) went? If you do, please write it down and tell me."
"Hmph—!"
"Mr. Rouxun" snorted coldly, took the paper and pen from his hand, buried his head in writing for a while, and then handed them back to him.
"..."
After reading the content written in the strong, small characters on the notebook, Lu Yibei tilted his head and looked at "Mr. Rouxun" with a puzzled expression, asking, "You mean, she's been hiding lately, as if she's encountered something terrifying?"
"Hmph—!"
"Mr. Rouxun" snorted coldly and nodded.
Lu Yibei, "..."
That's strange, the Hua City urban legend are as harmonious as a family, so no Strange Tale should attack Headless Senior!
If it were an external Strange Tale, I should have been able to feel it as soon as it entered the Hua City area.
If it's not a Strange Tale from Hua City, nor an external Strange Tale, then what is she afraid of? Lu Yibei wondered.
