Free Web NovelLu Yibei, having been played with, sat on the ground, arms crossed, glancing sideways at Zhang Huainan with a somewhat resentful look. Zhang Huainan smiled, shook his head, clasped his hands behind his back, and slowly walked through the stone door into Lan Yue Cave to fetch the medicine.
Qingxia Zi and Master Bixuzi did indeed sense the Spiritual Energy fluctuations Lu Yibei had just released.
But they didn't rush towards Lan Yue Cave; they just checked on the situation through the bao sang cang xiao badge.
"Heh heh, don't you think, in the entire Da Chunyang Palace, what is the safest place?" Zhang Huainan's voice came from within Lan Yue Cave.
Lu Yibei, "..."
That's right, the safest place in the entire Da Chunyang Palace isn't the Old man's Lan Yue Cave?
No matter how unusual the Spiritual Energy fluctuations near Da Chunyang Palace are, as long as they come from the direction of Lan Yue Cave in the back mountain, there's no need to panic at all, right?
Unless the unusual Spiritual Energy fluctuations were emitted by the Sect Leader, in which case panicking is useless.
If Zhang Huainan turned dark, it's estimated that even the entire Da Chunyang Palace combined wouldn't be his opponent, right? Just lie down and wait for death.
Thinking this, Lu Yibei pouted, waved her hand to dispel the Spiritual Platform, and followed Zhang Huainan's steps, trembling as she walked into Lan Yue Cave. Just as the heavy armor was about to completely dissipate, and Lu Yibei was about to stand bare in the world, the Coat hidden on the Shui Shu Beast flew over with a "swoosh", wrapped around her body, wriggled a few times, and transformed into the classic skin - a red and white color-blocked windbreaker. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com
"Oh, right, Old man, is the visualization diagram you gave me a fake?"
"It's clearly the Quanrong Hunting Chart, so why did a little dog appear? This is obviously not what I ordered!"
Zhang Huainan, who was standing in front of the display shelf searching for potions, turned around upon hearing this and looked at Lu Yibei with a puzzled expression. "A little dog? How could that be? Tell this Old man the process of condensing the Spiritual Seal in detail."
"Oh!" Lu Yibei replied, thought for a moment, and then recounted, "The process was roughly like this—"
Night, 22:07, in that small rented room.
In a corner of the rented room, the gentle warm light of the desk lamp illuminated the desk.
In front of the desk, the listless man, with drooping eyes, carefully checked the report file displayed on the computer screen several times. After confirming it was correct, he gently tapped the Enter key and sent it to his supervisor.
After seeing the "Sent Successfully" prompt appear on the screen, he leaned back in his chair, stretched with an exaggerated motion, and then maintained that posture, looking at the ceiling, silently sighing and muttering to himself, "Although it's over half an hour late, I hope the supervisor doesn't get angry."
He had had enough of having to change cities for work every month at the shortest, or every six months at the longest. As he got older, he always preferred a stable and ordinary life.
He waited like this in the chair for a moment. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that his supervisor had sent an OK emoji on the screen. The man relaxed, let out a long breath, sat up straight, opened his email, found the email from Phoenix, and downloaded the encrypted compressed file with a garbled filename.
After the file finished downloading, before extracting it, the man suddenly thought of the organization formed by the gathering of online urban legend and slightly furrowed his brow.
He suddenly thought of a question.
He heard Phoenix say that the leader of that online urban legend organization, who seemed to be called Void or something, had clashed with a new urban legend from M Country and was trying to plunder that guy's God Kingdom Prototype.
A urban legend born from the Millennium Bug legend plundering the God Kingdom Prototype of a urban legend born from virtual currency worship felt a bit like a father beating his son, purely bullying.
However, trying to plunder a God Kingdom Prototype right under the noses of the various Spiritual Energy organizations in M Country and the Night Watch's Caishen (God of Wealth) would probably be quite difficult. Besides Void itself, its subordinate online urban legend would likely have to go along as well.
Since they were so busy, they probably wouldn't have the time to pay attention to the contents of an encrypted compressed file downloaded by an ordinary office worker late one deserted night.
What's more, they wouldn't be able to make sense of the content of those materials just by themselves. Even if they were intercepted by Void's subordinates, it didn't really matter.
The man quickly convinced himself, moved the mouse, right-clicked, entered the password, and extracted the file.
The extraction progress bar advanced little by little. When the number displayed on the far right turned to 100%, a folder popped up, containing over a dozen subfolders with different names.
"Hmm, let me see."
"California, Red-Clothed Ghost; Akihabara, Spider Princess; Leishi, Mountain Dragon Girl; Haizhou City, Fish..."
His gaze swept over the names of the folders one by one. When he saw the fourth folder, the man slightly furrowed his brow. "Merman? Did Phoenix make a mistake?"
He muttered to himself, opened the folder, and clicked on the video included inside. The next moment, a strange sound came from the speakers.
"Grgirgl! LrglrgrmrmIgr!"
The man watched the green-skinned male merman wielding primitive stone tools on the screen with a poker face, and silently closed the video.
Unmyouki is truly a good father; he gave his son the maximum freedom in choosing a partner, the man sighed in his heart.
Thinking of the rules and restrictions his own mother had listed for his future daughter-in-law when she was still alive.
And the various slightly unreasonable demands made by the mother of the kind Miss he almost married. He inexplicably felt a bit envious of Lu Yibei.
If his parents were half as open-minded as Lu Ming, his children would probably be running around by now, right?
"However..." The man shook his head and directly skipped over Lu Yibei's urban legend marriage candidates, looking at the human ones instead. Based on the information currently available, Lu Yibei's personality was quite cautious.
If urban legend were to approach her, it would be very difficult. Furthermore, the urban legend in the information sent by Phoenix were not easy to deal with, making it even harder.
Therefore, the lower the Spiritual Energy fluctuation level, the better. Ideally, it should be just an «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» ordinary, unremarkable Miss. "Kasuga Grand Shrine Shrine Maiden, Spiritual Energy fluctuation level A. Uh, this is not good!"
Although that was a trash shrine maiden who smoked, drank, got perms, told lies, and liked to torture and kill urban legend, her strength was too high, and she also had the backing of a big mountain like Kasuga Grand Shrine. Lu Yibei would definitely be wary.
"Heart of the Tribe, Spiritual Energy fluctuation level B-. This seems okay..." The man continued to scroll down the document and was speechless for a moment after seeing the highlighted text "Suspected Feathered Serpent God's Favored Nation".
Although the Miss named Heart of the Tribe had a Spiritual Energy fluctuation level that was barely acceptable, the urban legend who favored her were not to be provoked. If Lu Yibei wasn't careful, she would become food for the urban legend.
...
He spent over two hours, finished half a pack of cigarettes, and browsed through most of the files.
Then, his already not-so-good spirits seemed to have suffered another heavy blow, becoming even more listless. He suddenly felt that having an overly open-minded parent didn't seem like a good thing either.
Unmyouki was too open-minded.
Even when limiting Lu Yibei's marriage candidates to "humans", almost all of them could be called "extraordinary women". Some were extraordinary in terms of appearance, others in terms of ability.
It turns out that finding a relatively ordinary existence among people and urban legend whose destinies can influence world-destroying factors is not an easy task.
The man stared at the last three folders, remained silent for a while, lit the last cigarette in the pack, took a deep drag, and between exhales, opened one of the folders without any expectations.
~Hua Xieyu, formerly known as Hua Xizhuang, eighteen years old, Spiritual Energy fluctuation level D+"
Continuing to browse the information, after noticing that Hua Xieyu was from Liming City and her family background, the man's listless eyes gradually lit up.
"This one seems good?"
"Phoenix is really something, why didn't he just send me this Miss's information directly?"
This Miss named Hua Xieyu has a good appearance, and her Spiritual Energy fluctuation level is only slightly better than none, she is indeed a good candidate.
Liming City is a small city located on the border between Z Country and Myanmar. Even before the nights became long, it was a place of mixed inhabitants and chaos. As the nights grew longer, it became one of the most dangerous cities in Z Country, arguably a place where people eat people.
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Locally, there was even a saying like "Liming City, no dawn."
A native of Liming City, she lost her mother at a young age, had a half-dead addict father, grew up on the streets, valued money like her life; she was vindictive and ruthless, and not long ago even joined a gang subordinate to an organization under the Eclipse Society.
Based on this information alone, the man judged that Hua Xieyu was definitely not an easy person to deal with; she might even be a deadly "ghost", or at least a troublemaker!
To lead Lu Yibei astray, she should be able to do it?
"The next problem is how to make her meet Lu Yibei. Hmm, maybe I should approach this Miss first and check out the situation."
The man muttered to himself, slowly stood up, calmly fed the big fat cat at home, refilled the automatic water dispenser, then grabbed his keys and went out.
As soon as he opened the door, a warm, humid breeze blew in from outside, and distant sounds of commotion could be heard.
A corner of the chaotic night market, as if cut out by a dark, narrow alley, came into view.
Standing at the end of the dark alley, the man turned to close the door, raised his right hand with a watch, glanced at the time, and sighed lifelessly, "Hope I can get back before 12:30."
Every minute of a company slave's rest and sleep time is precious. If there were no special circumstances, he would still want to wash up, drink a cup of hot milk, and go to bed early before 1 AM.
Liming City's night market doesn't simply refer to a single street; it's a large area located near the city's most prosperous district.
The bar street and the jade trading street, located on the east and west sides of the night market respectively, are like two heavily drawn arcs on the city map, outlining the scope of the night market.
Some say that without the hustle and bustle of life, life becomes a lonely journey. The night market is precisely the place in a city that is most full of the hustle and bustle of life. From a certain perspective, the night market almost encapsulates the myriad aspects of life.
And the hustle and bustle of Liming City's night market is not only intense but also suffocating and nauseatingly intense.
Low-rise buildings with Southeast Asian characteristics are neatly arranged on both sides of the street, housing various shops. The streets are lined with tall, thick palm trees, presenting a tropical scene.
On the street, in front of small bars with largely similar styles, various temporary stalls selling snacks, handicrafts, and even brazenly selling Alchemy materials squeezed into the already not-so-wide street with full force.
If the street wasn't enough, they extended into the narrow alleys on both sides of the street. A sign on the street was enough, with words like "Turn left twenty meters for massage" or "Turn right ten meters for ancient method pickled chicken feet."
Of course,
these were just the signs that were convenient to put out in the open.
In those narrow, winding alleys whose ends were unknown, there were even more small shops, street vendors, men who looked shifty and accosted everyone they met, and women who were dressed provocatively and were themselves the signs, selling things that were not convenient to put signs up for.
About one-fifth of the way from the entrance of the jade street, there was an alley full of shops but completely without any signs. About twenty meters from the alley entrance, a good-looking girl was squatting.
She had a round, beautiful, and pitiable face. Hidden behind black-rimmed glasses, her peach-blossom-like eyes seemed to look at everyone with affection, and a long, shiny black braid trailed behind her head.
She was carrying an old black school bag, wearing a light blue slim-fit T-shirt with a bear print, and a beige sun protection Coat. From under the denim hot pants that hugged her perky buttocks, long legs extended, wearing a pair of common style white sneakers.
Harmless-looking and dressed ordinarily, the girl looked like she was doing legitimate business, and she probably was. At least, that's how it seemed from the palm-sized jade rough stones displayed on the ground in front of her stall.
At this moment, the girl stared at the three burly men in front of her stall with a troubled expression, not saying a word.
The three burly men, who came from unknown countries, had skin colors of two black and one white. Standing together, they somehow gave off an Oreo vibe. After a long silence, the girl's rosy little mouth finally moved, and she mumbled timidly, "Th-that price really won't work."
"You seem to be experts, you should be able to tell how good this rough stone is, right? At, at least add fifty percent to the price." "Fifty percent? Are you kidding?!" The leading burly man showed a playful expression, "These stones of yours are worth the price I just said."
The girl bit her lip lightly, her gaze sweeping back and forth over the three burly men, and she pouted, "Then I won't sell them, you can go!"
As she spoke, her body trembled slightly, her expression highlighting her timidness and fear. Her appearance seemed to be saying to the three burly men, "Come and rob me, come and rob me! This is Liming City! Robbery and murder are commonplace things!"
As her words fell, the three burly men indeed remained unmoved, and even subtly shifted their positions, surrounding the girl's stall with their tall bodies, cutting off the possibility of other buyers approaching.
Seeing this, the girl shrank back like a startled small animal, a brief flash of panic in her eyes, then she took a deep breath, grabbed the plastic sheet used for the stall, wrapped up a few rough stones, and stuffed them haphazardly into her school bag.
"I, I won't sell them, not even for more money, I, I'm closing up!"
The girl stammered out a cry, protecting her school bag in front of her chest, and ran towards the depths of the alley, looking back every few steps.
Seeing the girl flee in panic, the three burly men did not stop her. After she had run a short distance, they exchanged cold smiles and quickly followed.
At the same time.
In front of a snack stall not far away, the man witnessed the whole process and shook his head, "How did that saying go? High-level hunters often appear in the form of prey, right?"
"But, her method isn't really high-level, is it? She hasn't even used Spiritual Energy yet, she can only fool outsiders." In the man's opinion, if it were him, he definitely wouldn't fall for the girl's trick.
Beautiful girls are dangerous creatures, not to mention, seemingly harmless beautiful girls in Liming City. That kind of thing doesn't exist, okay?
Thinking this, the man took out his phone, pointed to the table in front of him, and asked the snack stall owner, "Boss, how much is all this?"
"278."
"What?! I only ate one pork knuckle rice and one fried insect, how is it so expensive? Are you ripping me off?"
Hearing this, the snack stall owner slammed the overly large cleaver onto the cutting board with a "clang" and said with a stiff neck, "Are you going to pay or not?!"
The man,
After a few seconds of silence, he sighed soundlessly, scanned the code to pay, got up, and followed the girl and the three burly men towards the depths of the alley.
Forget it, better to avoid trouble.
However, it's the first time I've seen someone rip off customers so righteously. Perhaps this is the local custom of Liming City?
Consider it an experience.
He is a person who likes to follow rules. If not following rules is the rule of Liming City, he can accept it--
Five minutes later.
In the depths of the alley, the man found the three foreign burly men, and a rare ripple appeared in his lifeless eyes.
He found the three burly men in a small shop without a sign. Although the small shop had no sign, with a slight probe of his spiritual sense, he could discover that the jade rough stones sold inside were all top-quality pieces.
When he arrived near the small shop, the leading burly man had already aimed his gun at the shop owner's head, while his companions had entered the delightful "zero-yuan shopping" phase.
And Hua Xieyu, at some point, had actually reached some kind of consensus with them and become one of them. Carrying her school bag, she moved between the display shelves in the small shop, grabbing things more enthusiastically than anyone else.
The owner of the small shop, watching Hua Xieyu's figure, was so angry that his face turned ashen. Even with a gun pointed at him, he couldn't help but curse continuously.
"You bitch, you bastard, you son of a bitch, I took pity on you back then and let you help me sell on commission, I didn't expect you to lead the wolf into the house, you..."
"Shut your dog mouth!" Hua Xieyu glared at the boss fiercely, "Don't think I don't know, you
Letting me help you sell rough stones is just because you're lusting after this old lady's body? Tsk tsk, how base!"
"Besides, am I not pitiful now?"
"Please! I've been exhausted from enduring your visual harassment, casing the joint, recording your bodyguard's schedule, and finding suitable helpers these past few days. After it's done, I still have to split half with these big brothers, it's very pitiful, okay?"
Just then, footsteps sounded, and the man in work clothes appeared at the door. "Excuse me, may I ask..."
At the sound, everyone in the small shop stiffened, and the atmosphere became heavy. Immediately after, the burly man holding the gun raised his gun at the man.
Can't you see we're robbing here? What are you, a dead company slave, doing here causing trouble? Go die quickly!
