Free Web NovelAt noon, near the Eight Days Express Hotel in the East District of Hua City.
On the second floor of the McDodge fast-food restaurant.
A certain employee finished clearing a table, carried a tray holding packaging boxes towards the trash can, his gaze sweeping across the corner inadvertently, then continuing forward, only to stop, his gaze quickly sweeping back, lingering on the man and woman in the corner, and he frowned.
What's wrong with those two people?
It seems like... they're not feeling well? he thought.
That man and woman were too eerie, exuding an aura of gloom and dejection.
They were merely sitting there, yet that small area in the corner seemed to be an illusion, the light dim.
For different reasons, Hua Sang and Li Xuan, who had also been tormented for almost the entire night, finally looked somewhat like Senior Brother and Senior (female) at this moment.
That pale face, haggard look, heavy dark circles under their eyes...
They look like people from a demonic sect!
Li Xuan pushed the three servings of mashed potatoes with cream and one strawberry sundae on the table towards Hua Sang, saying weakly, "Eat!"
After speaking, he leaned back in his chair, seemingly subconsciously maintaining distance from her.
"..."
Hua Sang looked at Li Xuan, then at the unopened mashed potatoes on the table, remaining silent.
Through the messy long hair hanging over her forehead, Li Xuan saw her resentful gaze and suddenly realized something, his mouth twitching, and he rubbed his throbbing brow with his hand.
Why the hell!?
Why did I suffer because of her, then help her pay for the hotel repairs, and now I even have to help her open the mashed potato lid!?
Am I a slave?
Li Xuan thought indignantly, silently opened the lid of the mashed potatoes, inserted a spoon, and then handed it back to Hua Sang.
"Thank you."
Hua Sang thanked him softly, then picked up the mashed potatoes and began eating on her own.
Chewing in small bites, swallowing slowly, like a chipmunk.
"I bought you a flight for 4:30 PM. After you get off the plane, transfer to a high-speed train, and then take a taxi directly to the foot of the mountain where the sect is."
"Here, follow the route on this, don't wander off, understand?"
Li Xuan said, taking out a small card with the route written on it and handing it to Hua Sang. The moment Hua Sang reached out to take it, his hand quickly retracted as if he had been electrocuted.
Hua Sang was slightly startled, then as if she hadn't noticed Li Xuan's small unusual movement, she responded faintly, "Okay, I understand."
"The black night disease erosion in my body hasn't completely subsided, I'm feeling terrible, so I can't see you off. I'll find a colleague to take you to the airport later."
"..." Hua Sang nodded, silent for two seconds, then added, "Actually, it doesn't need to be this troublesome."
"What?" Li Xuan looked confused.
"You can buy a large suitcase, put me in it, and just express mail me back to the sect." Hua Sang looked at Li Xuan and said, "That's how I used to do it when I went out on my own."
There's a rookie station at the top of the mountain, express delivery can reach directly, saving a lot of walking and effort... Hua Sang added in her heart.
Li Xuan covered his forehead, "..."
Do you think I look like some kind of dismembering murderer?
There's no way that kind of "express delivery" could pass security, right? Not to mention...
If you encounter violent shipping or something, and you get injured again, you might end up killing several people at the express transfer stations. Li Xuan thought.
Although he had already consulted his Master about Hua Sang's situation early this morning and knew that his experience was an extremely rare occurrence.
But the thought of the astonishingly high black night disease erosion in Hua Sang's body still left him with a sense of apprehension.
He wasn't looking down on this Junior Sister, or harboring any discriminatory thoughts, he was simply a little scared.
It was like a time bomb that was almost impossible to explode; as long as others knew it was a bomb, most people would still feel fear towards it.
"..."
Seemingly sensing Li Xuan's concern, Hua Sang pondered for two seconds, then slowly said, "Senior Brother, if you are worried about my Spirit Mark going out of control on the way and causing harm to others, there is really no need."
Li Xuan, "..."
"Although the black night disease erosion in my body is very high, I have always controlled it very well."
It was really just an accident, I don't know why, for a moment the Spirit Mark went severely out of control. I originally wanted to ask that mysterious Senior in the ruler, but I didn't have time.
Hua Sang thought, paused, and then added with certainty, "Really."
"..." Li Xuan hesitated, an awkward smile appearing on his face, his demeanor slightly flustered, as if he had been caught doing something guilty.
"This, Junior Sister, you've misunderstood, I actually..."
"It's okay, Senior Brother." Hua Sang smiled and interrupted, "Compared to this... can you buy me two more puddings and two more mashed potatoes? If I eat enough now, I'll be too lazy to eat on the way."
People who were getting along well, once they learned that she had a "serious illness," would immediately become cold and distant, or treat her as carefully as a fragile porcelain... Hua Sang had long been accustomed to this situation.
It was because of Li Xuan's care over the past few days, and the fact that they were fellow disciples, that she said a few more words. If it were someone else, she wouldn't bother to explain.
Anyway, even if she went through the trouble of explaining clearly, even if she was about to explode on the spot the next second, she could control the black night disease erosion in her body within that second, ensuring that the Spiritual Energy pollution would not leak out, and not even blood would splash more than half a meter away, but others still wouldn't believe it.
People are always willing to believe what they believe, and it is very difficult to change that.
Hua Sang's energy did not support her doing such things.
Talking too much is exhausting!
----
After saying goodbye to Mr. Rouxun and leaving the Four Gate Main Street, Lu Yibei wandered around the small woods on Sakura Avenue and near the men's bathhouse, where Headless Senior occasionally appears, but still didn't see her figure, not knowing where she had hidden.
"Tsk, it's really troublesome not being able to use earth vein aura detection... Wait!"
Lu Yibei muttered to himself, half-way through his sentence, his expression suddenly changed, and his mood instantly became solemn.
He was certain that no external urban legend had invaded the Hua City area before entering the special space, but he couldn't guarantee whether any external urban legend had taken advantage of the time he was in the special space to sneak in.
If a urban legend had infiltrated Hua City during that time and hidden itself well, it was indeed possible that he wouldn't be able to detect its presence now, relying only on the small amount of earth vein aura left after repairing the special space, which was only used for early warning.
Although this situation was just a conjecture, if it really happened, the consequences could be very serious, and precautions had to be taken.
However...
He couldn't find Senior (female) at all now and wasn't sure about the specific situation. He could only deal with the matters at hand first, and wait until he found Senior (female) later, asked her what she was afraid of, and then make plans.
With this thought, Lu Yibei rubbed his hair, temporarily put away his thoughts, and walked quickly towards the School of Literature office.
...
By the time Lu Yibei arrived at the School of Literature office, Professor Ma, who had been waiting for a long time, had already started to get a little emotional.
Seeing Lu Yibei, Professor Ma snorted coldly, bent down, took out a stack of documents from the desk drawer and threw them on the table, then put on a sour face, picked up his teacup and took small sips.
"..."
Tsk, when people get old, do their tempers become this weird?
I must not be like this when I get old.
I want to be a kind and amiable old man... Lu Yibei complained in his heart while flipping through the documents Professor Ma gave him.
After a quick glance at the content of the documents, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had misunderstood Professor Ma's intention.
He didn't want to freeload off me, but wanted to let me freeload off him?!
That thick stack of documents, about two hundred pages, was carefully bound into a book.
And the content was actually all the key knowledge points for all the major courses this semester. Next to some obscure and difficult-to-understand knowledge points, there were detailed annotations in a smaller font to help with understanding.
"Professor, you are..." Lu Yibei hesitated, casting a questioning look at Professor Ma.
"What are you looking at?" Professor Ma said testily, "Didn't I say I had something good for you? What, you thought I called you over to work?"
This, I didn't expect the Professor to be the tsundere type? Lu Yibei muttered inwardly, and quickly denied, "No, absolutely not!"
"Hmph, you brat." Professor Ma snorted lightly, "Tell me yourself, how many days have you not been to school?"
"Uh, about ten days?" Lu Yibei said weakly.
"It's good you know." Professor Ma said, his chest rising and falling slightly as he spoke, then he seemed to calm down a bit, and his expression softened.
"You've been dealing with some urban legend incidents again during this time, haven't you?"
"Uh... sort of."
Hearing this, Professor Ma straightened his back and said seriously, "Lu Yibei, I know that what you do is beneficial to most people, and in a sense, it's even more remarkable than true courage."
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"Well, not really!" Lu Yibei scratched his cheek, his eyes hesitant, "Saying that really makes me quite embarrassed."
Mainly, for those urban legend incidents, I basically have to bear some responsibility... Lu Yibei added inwardly.
People are always willing to believe what they believe, and it is very difficult to change that.
Hua Sang's energy did not support her doing such things.
Talking too much is exhausting!
----
After saying goodbye to Mr. Rouxun and leaving the Four Gate Main Street, Lu Yibei wandered around the small woods on Sakura Avenue and near the men's bathhouse, where Headless Senior occasionally appears, but still didn't see her figure, not knowing where she had hidden.
"Tsk, it's really troublesome not being able to use earth vein aura detection... Wait!"
Lu Yibei muttered to himself, half-way through his sentence, his expression suddenly changed, and his mood instantly became solemn.
He was certain that no external urban legend had invaded the Hua City area before entering the special space, but he couldn't guarantee whether any external urban legend had taken advantage of the time he was in the special space to sneak in.
If a urban legend had infiltrated Hua City during that time and hidden itself well, it was indeed possible that he wouldn't be able to detect its presence now, relying only on the small amount of earth vein aura left after repairing the special space, which was only used for early warning.
Although this situation was just a conjecture, if it really happened, the consequences could be very serious, and precautions had to be taken.
However...
He couldn't find Senior (female) at all now and wasn't sure about the specific situation. He could only deal with the matters at hand first, and wait until he found Senior (female) later, asked her what she was afraid of, and then make plans.
With this thought, Lu Yibei rubbed his hair, temporarily put away his thoughts, and walked quickly towards the School of Literature office.
...
By the time Lu Yibei arrived at the School of Literature office, Professor Ma, who had been waiting for a long time, had already started to get a little emotional.
Seeing Lu Yibei, Professor Ma snorted coldly, bent down, took out a stack of documents from the desk drawer and threw them on the table, then put on a sour face, picked up his teacup and took small sips.
"..."
Tsk, when people get old, do their tempers become this weird?
I must not be like this when I get old.
I want to be a kind and amiable old man... Lu Yibei complained in his heart while flipping through the documents Professor Ma gave him.
After a quick glance at the content of the documents, he was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had misunderstood Professor Ma's intention.
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That thick stack of documents, about two hundred pages, was carefully bound into a book.
And the content was actually all the key knowledge points for all the major courses this semester. Next to some obscure and difficult-to-understand knowledge points, there were detailed annotations in a smaller font to help with understanding.
"Professor, you are..." Lu Yibei hesitated, casting a questioning look at Professor Ma.
"What are you looking at?" Professor Ma said testily, "Didn't I say I had something good for you? What, you thought I called you over to work?"
This, I didn't expect the Professor to be the tsundere type? Lu Yibei muttered inwardly, and quickly denied, "No, absolutely not!"
"Hmph, you brat." Professor Ma snorted lightly, "Tell me yourself, how many days have you not been to school?"
"Uh, about ten days?" Lu Yibei said weakly.
"It's good you know." Professor Ma said, his chest rising and falling slightly as he spoke, then he seemed to calm down a bit, and his expression softened.
"You've been dealing with some urban legend incidents again during this time, haven't you?"
"Uh... sort of."
Hearing this, Professor Ma straightened his back and said seriously, "Lu Yibei, I know that what you do is beneficial to most people, and in a sense, it's even more remarkable than true courage."
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"Well, not really!" Lu Yibei scratched his cheek, his eyes hesitant, "Saying that really makes me quite embarrassed."
Mainly, for those urban legend incidents, I basically have to bear some responsibility... Lu Yibei added inwardly.
"Stop being falsely modest in front of me," Professor Ma rolled his eyes and said, "As far as I know, the new type of Influenza A outbreak in Hua City a while ago was actually the black night disease, right?"
"I have an old friend who works in the hospital, and he told me that symptoms like that are not common illnesses at all."
"So, that ten days you were gone, you were busy with this, right?"
"This..." Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment, then said very seriously, "You really misunderstood. It wasn't very related to me."
Although I do have a little bit to do with this, and I really want to act cool.
But being able to control the epidemic was mainly the result of Silver Horn sacrificing his life. I really can't take credit for it.
Yeah, that's right, that's how I wrote it in my investigation report, even exaggerating it. If the higher-ups believe it all, they should at least give Silver Horn a small commendation banner... Lu Yibei thought.
Not very related, meaning it is related, right? Professor Ma muttered to himself, seeing through it but not saying anything, and changed the subject, "However, even if there is a legitimate reason, you can't neglect your studies, right?"
Dealing with urban legend incidents doesn't conflict with studying. Back then, the young man who went on adventures with us even took time to study ancient hieroglyphic rubbings while exploring tombs!
That spirit of eagerness to learn deeply influenced me and has benefited me to this day.
Professor Ma thought, his gaze shifting to the documents in Lu Yibei's hand, and he raised an eyebrow, "Take those back, study them well, and learn seriously!"
"Although I have never agreed that studying is just for exams, and I hate the concept of 'key knowledge'. Knowledge is knowledge, where is there such a thing as 'key' or 'not key'?"
"But in your situation, you can only study the parts with higher practical relevance."
As expected of my tsundere Professor, even giving key points is so clear and unique! Lu Yibei muttered to himself, put away the documents, and said to Professor Ma, "Then thank you, Professor. I will definitely study hard!"
As he spoke, his face was calm and unperturbed, making it hard to tell if he was sincere or not.
"Hmph!" Professor Ma snorted coldly, waved his hand, and said, "Scram, just looking at you makes me angry!"
Professor Ma issued the "order to expel the guest," and Lu Yibei no longer lingered, turning to walk out of the office.
Then.
Just as he reached the office door and opened it, a tall, thin boy with messy hair, holding a stack of documents, suddenly darted out from the corridor and collided with him head-on.
The moment of impact, he faintly smelled a very special, light fragrance that made him a little concerned.
Immediately after, before he could distinguish what the fragrance was, the boy had already lost his balance and was falling backward.
"Ouch!"
The boy fell to the ground with a light cry, and the documents in his hand scattered with a rustle.
Jin Yecheng? A new face? Lu Yibei glanced at the boy's name tag, silently noting his appearance and name, then squatted down to help him pick up the scattered documents and helped him up.
"Are you alright?"
The boy looked at Lu Yibei, and when he saw his indifferent face, he was startled. He quickly lowered his head, took the documents he handed him, and responded softly, "No, I'm fine."
"That's good. Sorry about that just now."
Seeing that both of them were fine, Professor Ma's brows relaxed, he put down his teacup, and introduced the two, "Lu Yibei, this is your Senior Brother, a graduate student who just arrived this semester."
"Yecheng, this is the talented Junior Brother I mentioned to you, Lu Yibei."
"Senior Jin?" Lu Yibei extended his right hand to Jin Yecheng and said expressionlessly, "Please take care of me in the future."
"Ah, oh..." Jin Yecheng came back to his senses, shook ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) hands with Lu Yibei, and whispered, "Let's learn from each other, let's learn from each other."
As he spoke, he kept his back hunched and his head down, his gaze evasive, seeming not good at communicating with others.
Seeing his two students standing at the door, Professor Ma held his forehead, feeling a sharp pain in his brain.
One thick-skinned and expressionless, one with social phobia, perfect!
...
As he left Professor Ma's office, Lu Yibei glanced out of the corner of his eye at Jin Yecheng, who was talking to Professor Ma about something, and frowned slightly.
What was that fragrance on him?
It felt somewhat familiar, but he couldn't recall it for a moment.
Strange, why am I paying attention to a man's scent? It's almost time, I should report to Miao Miao Jiang. Lu Yibei thought.
----
2:30 PM.
Huacheng Folk Culture Research Administration, "V" Office.
Lu Yibei sat in front of the square desk, resting his chin in his hands, and looked at Jiang Li on the other side of the desk, who was carefully reading the investigation report, slightly lost in thought.
That feeling was like a young man in love, secretly watching the profile of the girl he had a crush on concentrating in class, his eyes filled with admiration and a hint of shyness.
After finishing the investigation report, Jiang Li turned to look at Lu Yibei. After noticing his gaze, a hint of blush flashed across her cheeks, and she looked around somewhat flustered, clearing her throat, "Cough cough!"
This is a public place, please control your behavior!
Only after Lu Yibei withdrew his attention did she speak, "I've finished reading it. It's well written."
Hearing this, Lu Yibei was startled for a moment and said in surprise, "No way? Is that all?"
That's it? I thought I would have to revise it several times!
"Of course," Jiang Li nodded and said calmly, "However, the premise is that you must genuinely admire Secretary Silver Horn and Miss Hua Sang, just as you wrote in your investigation report."
Otherwise, the Calamity Psychic responsible for the review will definitely focus on verifying those parts.
After all, you wrote it a bit too exaggeratedly. If the two people involved saw it, they might be so embarrassed they'd want to beat you up. Jiang Li thought.
"How could that be fake?" Lu Yibei patted his chest and guaranteed, "I genuinely admire Silver Horn! Da Chunyang Palace is also a place I've always yearned for."
Whether it's Silver Horn, who dared to swallow an extract containing Invasion Beast tissue, or Hua Sang, who can lie on the street for an entire day without moving, they are both true iron-blooded men in my heart!
My admiration is like a surging river, endless. Lu Yibei thought to himself.
"Hmm..." Jiang Li pondered for a moment, tilted her head, and said, "I didn't expect you to yearn for Da Chunyang Palace so much?"
"Yes!" Lu Yibei nodded with certainty in his eyes.
I've been thinking recently about how to sneak in without anyone noticing!
Hearing this, Jiang Li smiled faintly, showing an expression like "My child, you've finally grown up," and said, "In that case, you can try applying for the Night Watch agent spring training program and see if you can get a spot."
If he could train at Da Chunyang Palace once, Lu Yibei would have a little more confidence when he clears his name in the future.
Most importantly, I might also need to undergo Spirit Mark advancement soon. If he can go for training, someone can help keep an eye on him, so he won't cause any trouble.
You become like the company you keep. Jiang Li thought, for a moment overlooking the possibility of Lu Yibei, being the "ink," leading the training class astray.
"Huh? Is the training location Da Chunyang Palace?" Lu Yibei asked in surprise.
Is someone giving me a pillow just when I want to sleep?
Am I about to get lucky?
But if I go directly to Da Chunyang Palace, won't I be exposed on the spot and get caught? Lu Yibei thought.
Jiang Li gently shook her head and explained, "Not entirely. It's just that the training base is near Da Chunyang Palace, and during the training, Elders from Da Chunyang Palace will also come to give lessons."
Given your identity, if you were to step into the gates of Zhenwu Mountain, you would be discovered immediately. Jiang Li muttered.
Hearing this, Lu Yibei nodded thoughtfully.
As one of the Night Watch's "talent reserves," and also holding a large number of high-level Spells, talisman crafting methods, and secret techniques similar to contemplation diagrams, it's quite reasonable for there to be a Night Watch training base nearby.
Perhaps I can use this opportunity to go to that area first and then make plans.
Observing from close range is always better than me being thousands of miles away in Hua City, trying to figure things out on my own.
"Take a look, it's this."
While Lu Yibei was thinking, Jiang Li quietly logged into the Night Watch intranet, searched for the spring training prospectus for agents, and turned the computer screen towards Lu Yibei.
After a quick glance at the prospectus, Lu Yibei frowned and pointed to the 【Remaining Spots 19/20】 section in the lower right corner, "Why is there only one spot left?"
Jiang Li rolled her eyes at Lu Yibei, pointed to the deadline on the prospectus, and said faintly, "Look at the deadline?"
Lu Yibei followed Jiang Li's finger and was startled, "Today is the last day?"
"Uh-huh, so if you want to apply, hurry up. With your performance in Tang City last time, it should be easy to get approved."
As soon as Jiang Li finished speaking, Lu Yibei, who had been staring at the screen, watched as 【Remaining Spots 19/20】 turned into 【Full】.
Damn it! I knew it wouldn't be that simple!
"Leader, please check again?"
Jiang Li looked at the screen and fell silent, "..."
