Free Web NovelDisaster: "Are you sure it was a walking tractor?" fгeewebnovёl.com
A Little Hamster: "Probably? Look, it's like this 【picture】【picture】"
The picture showed a small, twisted and deformed walking tractor. In the bottom right corner of the picture, there was a man wearing a black trench coat with a bruised and swollen forehead.
"Hiss—!" After seeing the pictures Fang Ji sent, Lu Yibei gasped, "It really is."
"How ridiculous! This is the city center, where did a walking tractor come from?"
In Jingyi Apartment Complex, people used to throw things down from the buildings frequently, Lu Yibei had seen it many times.
From crumpled paper balls to kitchen waste, and even scrapped small appliances, the variety was bizarre.
The most outrageous time, an unopened can of cola nearly hit an Old man playing chess downstairs.
After Lu Yibei accidentally learned about the situation, she had the Little Freak at home lock onto the household that was throwing things downstairs. Every day at 4:44 AM sharp, they would deliver the thrown items back to their bed, and thoughtfully provide a urban legend event performance to help them wet the bed.
After a period of time, there were no more high-altitude projectiles in Jingyi Apartment Complex.
But even someone like Lu Yibei, who had seen all kinds of high-altitude projectiles, had never heard of anyone throwing a walking tractor downstairs.
She even thought it was a murder attempt targeting that Black-Clothed Man!
After silently mourning for the Black-Clothed Man for a few seconds, she typed a message and sent it to Fang Ji, asking, "Hello, there's no problem! So, may I ask, did he have any special reaction before he was knocked out?"
A Little Hamster: "When I said I knew Gu He from the Secret Society, he suddenly turned around, stared at me with wide eyes, perhaps trying to see something in my eyes? And then... and then he was knocked out."
"..."
Oh? That guy's reaction after hearing that seemed quite significant?
Looking at it this way, he must have had close contact with at least one of the Secret Society or Hu Chuan! However...
He just stared at Fang Ji and then got hit?
Lu Yibei frowned, then remembered what Shem had just told her about Fang Ji's strange Ability, and immediately felt relieved.
If looking into Fang Ji's eyes would really drain his luck...
Not to mention a walking tractor falling from a high altitude in the city, even in a vast, empty wilderness, he would be hit by meteorites, falling aircraft debris, alien warships, or something similar.
As the saying goes: "When fortune comes, heaven and earth lend their strength."
When a person's luck is good to a certain extent, anything is possible.
"..."
Damn European Emperor, truly enviable!
I'll have to ask Fang Ji to help me draw cards later...
Someone like her might even encounter a system error when drawing from the regular pool and get a limited character.
Lu Yibei thought, picked up her phone, typed a message, and sent it to Fang Ji.
Disaster: "Dear user, congratulations! You have completed the prerequisite task for the hidden condition. Aid personnel will arrive shortly to help you complete the subsequent tasks. During this time, please protect the target who triggered the hidden condition."
Since he's knocked out, it's much easier...
When I get there later, I should be able to pull his consciousness into a dream created using Mengmeng's Power and learn his memories related to the Secret Society.
This way, I save the effort of using Charm Ability and Royalty to intimidate and affect his consciousness, Lu Yibei thought.
A Little Hamster: "Oh, speaking of that... Guide Miss, I suddenly remembered that the rescue Miss you invited before disappeared after I fainted. You should contact her quickly, she might be in danger!"
Lu Yibei, "..." This child is quite kind? She's been 'kidnapped', yet she still has time to worry about others?
Disaster: "Dear user, don't worry, she's fine. If you don't mind, I'll contact her later and have her continue helping you complete the task, is that okay?"
A Little Hamster: "That's great, thank you!"
Disaster: "It's my honor to serve you! 【Pink-haired girl smiling】"
Excellent! This way, I won't have to expend a lot of Spiritual Energy to change my appearance... Lu Yibei added in her heart.
Putting down her phone, she slightly quickened her pace, caught up with Shem who was not far ahead, patted his shoulder, and said, "Old Xie, how much further?"
"Replying to Miss Qianqian, it's almost there. Turn left at the next intersection and go through a small alley," Shem said.
"Okay!" Lu Yibei nodded, "When we get there later, you and Saleh stay out of sight first. You've already scared Fang Ji before. Let me approach her first. If needed, I'll call you."
"But..." Shem's steps paused, and he turned to look at Lu Yibei, a worried expression on his face, "Holy Child, that guy's Ability is very strange. If you approach him like this, won't you..."
Lu Yibei rolled her eyes at Shem and said expressionlessly, "Do you think this Holy Child would be affected by her strange Abilities?"
"This subordinate wouldn't dare!" Shem said with a frightened expression. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
That's right, when that guy was with the Holy Child before, that strange Ability seemed to be suppressed and didn't show up at all.
It seems that even if that guy can absorb other people's miracle seeds, he can't absorb the Holy Child's!
I was really overthinking... Shem thought.
"Then do as I say!" Lu Yibei said coldly, "This Holy Child has her own judgment in this matter."
"This subordinate understands!"
—
Five minutes later.
Led by Shem, Lu Yibei successfully found Fang Ji near the residential area close to Bu Ye Street.
Seeing Fang Ji's slender figure from afar, and the unconscious Black-Clothed Man beside her, Lu Yibei dismissed Shem and Saleh and walked forward alone.
...
The dim yellow light of the street lamp scattered on the secluded and narrow street. The evening wind rolled the debris on the ground. Beside the walking tractor, twisted like an abstract sculpture, Fang Ji's head was lowered, and she was squatting on the ground, hugging her knees, waiting quietly like a child who had lost her parents.
A moment later, a shadow entered his line of sight. He raised his head, saw the face of the person who had arrived, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Ah, it's the rescue Miss, you're finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time! Fortunately, no one has passed by here during this time, otherwise, if others asked, I wouldn't know how to answer!"
Don't worry, no matter how long you wait, no one will come to ask you, this is fate... Lu Yibei muttered inwardly, subtly avoiding Fang Ji's gaze and looking at the unconscious Black-Clothed Man on the ground.
"Okay, sorry to keep you waiting. I've already learned the specific situation from your Guide. I'll start extracting information from the target to help you complete the task. Please wait a moment..."
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"But, rescue Miss..." Fang Ji looked troubled, "What if, what if I'm worried my strength isn't enough?"
"Don't worry, you can do it," Lu Yibei said calmly, "If someone comes to interfere, just look into their eyes, strike your most imposing pose, and loudly scold them to leave."
Mainly look into their eyes... Lu Yibei added in her heart.
"..." Fang Ji hesitated for a moment, then said seriously, "Okay, I understand, rescue Miss, don't worry!"
"Okay!"
Lu Yibei nodded, walked forward expressionlessly, extended a finger, touched the Black-Clothed Man's forehead, closed her eyes, and silently activated the Ability borrowed from Mengmeng.
The air was agitated by Spiritual Energy fluctuations, rippling out in circles like water waves.
Pale tendrils, invisible to the naked eye, slowly rose from behind Lu Yibei, extended forward, and entered the Black-Clothed Man's glabella.
Thus, the dream began to construct, and yesterday gradually reappeared.
—
The light and shadows in front of her were chaotic, as if she had fallen into the gap between reality and darkness.
When her vision became clear again, Lu Yibei saw a palace with wooden floors, filled with desks and futons. The furnishings around were simple and ancient, and the decor carried some subtle hints of Taoist culture.
This place looks... somewhat like a palace within Da Chunyang Palace?
She just didn't know which one it was, or what its purpose was.
Unexpectedly, this guy is actually a disciple of Da Chunyang Palace... Lu Yibei thought.
As the saying goes: "What you think about during the day, you dream about at night."
The principle of reading the target's memories through the Dream Entering Ability is to re-enact the events the target has experienced in the form of a dream.
Now, the Black-Clothed Man dreamed of Da Chunyang Palace, which means he had stayed in Da Chunyang Palace!
Of course, it can't be 100% confirmed yet, after all, there's no rule that palaces elsewhere can't be decorated like this. It still needs a little verification to be sure...
Lu Yibei thought, and with a thought, the scene in front of her began to change.
Accompanied by a brief distortion of light and shadow, figures appeared out of thin air in front of the desks. They wore the common Taoist robes of Da Chunyang Palace disciples. A thick white mist enveloped everyone's faces, making their appearances unclear, except for the man in the corner, who was about thirty years old.
He wore a moon-white Taoist robe, his hair was tied high, with a jade hairpin inserted. His face was fair and beardless, and he looked quite refined, but upon closer inspection, one could still see that his features were at least seventy to eighty percent similar to the Black-Clothed Man's.
Good heavens, with a change of clothes, I almost didn't recognize him! Lu Yibei muttered inwardly, and changed the dream again.
The scene that was still and motionless like a sculpture a moment ago suddenly came to life.
The figures in the palace walked back and forth, sometimes playing and fooling around, sometimes gathering in groups of two or three to whisper, in a chaotic manner, like a middle school class during break.
However, their faces were covered by thick mist, making their features unclear, which made the atmosphere quite eerie.
Just then, a figure that looked like a young girl came to the Black-Clothed Man, leaned close to his ear, and whispered something. A solemn expression immediately appeared on his face.
Noticing this subtle change, Lu Yibei had a thought, and the scene in front of her was like a fast-rewind button had been pressed, quickly retreating about ten seconds, back to the moment the girl came to the Black-Clothed Man, and then silently "turned up" the volume.
"Senior Brother Song Wei, Senior Brother Gu He wants you to go find him at Chi Li Hall after morning class..."
Hearing this, Lu Yibei's pupils trembled, "!!!"
Morning class, Chi Li Hall, Senior Brother Gu He?
This place is probably where morning classes are held in Qing Hui Hall, it is indeed within Da Chunyang Palace.
So, Hu Chuan is actually hiding within Da Chunyang Palace?
Heh, I finally found you!
Lu Yibei thought, and with a shift in her mind, the scene in front of her was like a fast-forward button had been pressed, quickly approaching the time when the Black-Clothed Man went to see Hu Chuan...
