Free Web NovelA moment ago, just as Lu Yibei was enthusiastically caring about the Senior's mental life, at the edge of a basketball court at Huacheng Institute of Technology.
A girl in white sat in a corner of the stands, concealing herself in the darkness.
Beside her were two peeling basketballs, deflated and lying limply on the ground, lined up with the head the girl held in her arms.
A completely black figure, shaped like a plump version of the criminal suspect 'Little Black' from "Case-Obsessed Detective Conan", sat beside her.
The wandering headless girl, the bouncing basketball in the late-night campus, the "roommate" who stole snacks and toilet paper... A large portion of the more famous urban legend and legends of Huacheng Institute of Technology had actually gathered here.
A sinister and eerie atmosphere drifted across the basketball court.
"..." In the silence, the head in the Headless Senior's arms looked left and right, then sighed silently and said, "You don't need to stay with me. I'm not afraid of Jin Yecheng; I was worried about scaring him, which is why I hid."
The roommate grabbed a handful of potato chips, presumably stolen from some unlucky soul, stuffed them into its mouth, and while chewing heartily, stared at the Headless Senior with eyes that couldn't hide their deviousness, saying with heartfelt grief, "How can you be so good-tempered? If he hadn't joined in the commotion, would you have ended up like this?"
"If it were me, I'd make sure he didn't have any paper to poop with for an entire semester at school!"
Hmm, judging by that sentence, if anyone wakes up in the morning and finds their snacks or toilet paper bought the day before are missing, more than half the time, it's its doing!
The Headless Senior lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly, "But even if I get revenge on him, I can't turn back into a human, can I?" ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
"..." The roommate opened its mouth, revealing a flash of bright white, and stopped before speaking.
It didn't know how to respond to that.
Just as the Headless Senior said, it also knew that getting revenge on the classmate who failed at making pickled vegetables, didn't throw them away even after they spoiled, and caused it to be poisoned and die suddenly, wouldn't change the fact that it had become a urban legend.
"Duang! Duang! Duang!"
After a brief silence, a muffled thud of metal hitting the ground sounded.
A bronze statue of Mr. Rouxun jumped into the basketball court from the darkness, landing beside the Headless Senior, emitting a series of unsettling sounds from its mouth.
"Hmph!"
"What did you say?" The Headless Senior blinked blankly, not quite understanding what Mr. Rouxun meant.
"Hmph! Hmph! Hmph! Ah—!"
The Headless Senior opened her mouth, just about to ask what Mr. Rouxun was saying, when she heard the basketball beside her say, "It said that Disaster took advantage of Jin Yecheng burning incense for you and cornered him on Four Gate Main Street."
"Hmph! Hmph!"
"Oh right, I also heard screams," the basketball added.
"That's bad! That's the Disaster Witch, you should go take a look quickly, otherwise that kid will be played to death by her!" the roommate exclaimed.
Although it hadn't had much contact with Lu Yibei, it was very familiar with the Little Freak from Lu Yibei's home, often colluding together under the cover of night to cause trouble on campus.
It knew the Disaster Witch was ruthless and even suspected her of having sadistic tendencies.
Hearing this, the Headless Senior pursed her lips, stood up, and said, "Alright, then I'll go take a look."
Although she knew that Junior was not only in good shape but also kind-hearted, since the matter concerned herself, she couldn't just stand by!
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"So, this is why you scared him unconscious?"
Lu Yibei held the Paper Cicada Immortal's head, tilted her head to look at the Headless Senior, and stood face-to-face with her, looking like a pair of twin sisters.
"No, no, I didn't scare him!" the Headless Senior quickly explained, "I didn't scare him, I just got here. He saw me, screamed twice, gritted his teeth, and said, 'Jiang Yuzhen, you, liar!' and then fainted."
Lu Yibei glanced at Jin Yecheng, who had collapsed in shock, his eyes wide as if he couldn't rest in peace, and sighed, holding her forehead.
Isn't this kind of turning-back-to-grab move bound to make people think you're a liar?
His body seemed fine; hopefully, he wouldn't develop any mental issues.
As Lu Yibei was thinking, the Headless Senior tentatively whispered, "Did you say something to him? I, I definitely didn't lie to him..."
As she spoke, she secretly glanced at the head in Lu Yibei's arms, then quickly withdrew her gaze, as if afraid of being discovered by her.
"No," Lu Yibei replied seriously, then changed the subject, "By the way, I just got some information from him that might help you find the person who killed you."
"The killer?" The Headless Senior's brows furrowed, and her pupils trembled slightly.
The double betrayal by her boyfriend and best friend, the footsteps covered by heavy rain, the sudden appearance of a black shadow, the desperate feeling of suffocation after her neck was severed, the fleeting glimpse of an ugly face under a rain hat in the flashing lightning...
Fragments of incomplete memories surfaced, stimulating the Headless Senior's mind, making her struggle in fear, helplessness, pain, despair... Her Spiritual Energy fluctuations also became abnormal.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei reached out her hand, hovering in the air for two seconds, unsure whether to place it on the Headless Senior's shoulder or her head. Finally, she simply pressed it onto her gushing, bleeding neck, and the result was...
"Ying!"
As if some indescribable spot had been touched, the Headless Senior let out a soft moan, and her body stiffened.
Lu Yibei's eye twitched, and she quickly withdrew her hand, saying, "Senior, don't think about it. You don't need to recall the killer or the scene of your death."
Human fear, in the final analysis, mostly stems from death. Asking someone who was brutally murdered to recall the scene of her death is simply too cruel.
"What I want to say is, if possible, could you try to recall some information about Hu Chuan? For example, his home address, or maybe his ID number or something."
"You were together for over a year, you should have already..."
"Not at all! We didn't even kiss." The Headless Senior's emotions suddenly became agitated, and blood spurted out of her neck like a fountain, over two meters high.
That bizarre and bloody scene might just give some people who should really see a doctor some bold ideas.
After the blood spurted for a while, the Headless Senior stammered, "Th-that kind of thing, isn't it only after getting married that, that you can do it?"
Lu Yibei, "???"
It's not that being pure is a problem, but is this something a urban legend who's been peeking at handsome young men bathing for years would say?
Could it be that Senior is actually a pure-hearted perverted beautiful girl?
"Al-although we didn't do that, I know he has a cousin who lives in Hua City."
The Headless Senior's words interrupted Lu Yibei's thoughts, and her eyes lit up slightly, "Oh? Where?"
"Hongshan Villa District No. 16," the Headless Senior said with certainty.
Hearing this unexpected answer, Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment and pressed, "Are you sure?"
Isn't that the territory of a certain god?
And I've also been to the address Hongshan Villa District No. 16.
"I'm sure," the head in the Headless Senior's arms nodded, "Hu Chuan took me to his cousin's party once. At the party, his cousin kept staring at me with ill intentions and kept plying me with alcohol, which made me very uncomfortable, so I remember it clearly."
Party, plying with alcohol... Lu Yibei rested her chin on one hand and nodded thoughtfully.
Hearing this description, it's basically certain that it's Li Tanghan, no doubt. The Hua City Si Ye Hui has always suspected him of being a follower of a certain god, but they haven't found evidence and can't investigate him.
This can barely explain why Hu Chuan was able to get Zhang Shuo to help; there was likely some shady deal involved.
Tsk, a man's competitive spirit in front of a girl he likes is really terrifying!
To use the connections of a follower of a certain god for such a trivial matter... the price paid was probably not small, right?
Unexpectedly, it also involved a certain god; things are getting complicated! Lu Yibei thought.
Although after the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons, Hua City had become the area she governed, there were still some "dead zones" within this area.
For example, that abandoned coal mine, and also Hongshan Villa District...
The difference is, one is because the urban legend hidden under that abandoned coal mine are quite powerful and keep to themselves, posing little threat, making it not worth conflicting with them.
The other is because she's genuinely timid.
In Hongshan Villa District, that strange statue has a symbolic meaning that directly points to a certain god; one wrong move could summon It.
Lu Yibei had asked Smelly Girl before, asking her who was more powerful, her or a certain god, and the answer she got was a fifty-fifty split.
Given that a certain god ≈ Smelly Girl, and Lu Yibei < Smelly Girl, it can be deduced that Lu Yibei < a certain god.
So, if she can't win, why provoke It?
They already had a grudge because ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) of Mengmeng; it was already good that It hadn't come knocking!
A urban legend whose range of harm covers multiple countries is not a simple character.
"However, if you want to find Hu Chuan, I'm afraid it's not possible," the Headless Senior said.
Lu Yibei was startled for a moment and pressed, "Why?"
"Because he's already dead..."
Lu Yibei, "..."
No way? Is that some kind of talk about treating a breakup as being widowed? Or did he pay with his own life to teach Senior a lesson? This is a desperate trade!
"Really." Seeing the look of doubt in Lu Yibei's eyes, the Headless Senior explained, "I saw the file in the school archives. It said he was already dead, just a week before graduation."
"Really dead?" Lu Yibei asked.
"Yes."
"Good riddance!" A hint of slyness flashed in Lu Yibei's eyes.
"Exactly, so, when a person dies, the enmity disappears!" the Headless Senior echoed.
This was why she had been hiding from Jin Yecheng, worried about scaring him.
One of the main culprits was already deceased, so she couldn't bring herself to hate the accomplice anymore.
"No, no, you didn't understand what I meant." Lu Yibei waved her hand, "What I mean is, it's actually easier now that he's dead. Have you ever seen a Directional Soul Summoning Spell?"
The head in the Headless Senior's arms widened its eyes, and the severed neck swayed a few times.
"I haven't seen it either, I've only heard of it." Lu Yibei shrugged, "However, I think we'll be able to witness it together very soon!"
As she spoke, cruel anticipation appeared in her eyes. She had long wanted to learn Qingji's Directional Soul Summoning Spell, but couldn't find a suitable excuse, uh, reason!
But now...
Ancestor, you yourself said, commit no evil, practice all good.
I'm doing a good deed here, you can't possibly refuse to teach me this time, right? Lu Yibei thought.
