Free Web NovelOn the edge of University City, at the usual spot, in front of that unfinished building.
Ju Meng stood outside the unfinished building, by the dimly lit street, waiting bored.
After finishing dinner, she had come here with Lu Yibei.
She had originally planned to see how Lu Yibei became a Strange Tale, but was met with Lu Yibei's stern refusal.
"Seriously, what's there not to see? How dare she even threaten to break off our friendship?"
"Does Sister really cherish you that much?"
Ju Meng muttered in a resentful tone, and when she heard ◈ Nоvеlіgһт ◈ (Continue reading) footsteps approaching from not far away, she turned around and saw the girl walking out of the shadows.
Long pink and white hair, a petite body, a red and white clash windbreaker - it was Lu Yibei, who had already become a Strange Tale.
Lu Yibei strolled up to Ju Meng, raised an eyebrow, "Shall we go? Lin Yiqi should be almost done, we should prepare for the final step of the 'immortal trap'."
"What the hell 'immortal trap'!" Ju Meng rolled her eyes, "It's clearly a very serious matter, how does it sound so weird when it comes from your mouth?"
"Also, what final step? Why didn't I hear about it at all before?"
"Paper Cicada Immortal can sense my location, and the distance is too close, he might see through it. So before Lin Yiqi leads him to the Four Gate Main Street, we have to hide far away," Lu Yibei explained.
"To arrive at the scene on time, the final step is naturally to summon the Disaster Witch's exclusive mode of transportation!" Ju Meng examined Lu Yibei, smacked her lips and said, "You have an exclusive mode of transportation?"
Sister, the dignified Lord of the Eight Hundred Li Peach Garden, doesn't even have such a thing, how do you?
"You'll know if you follow me."
Two minutes later.
Ju Meng followed Lu Yibei to the street side, standing on the curb, her arms crossed over her chest, watching Lu Yibei coldly, "Hurry up, Sister wants to see what kind of wonder you can summon!"
"Watch closely!" Lu Yibei confidently raised an eyebrow at Ju Meng, strode to the side of the road, rolled up her sleeves, extended her small hand, and waved towards the empty road.
Ju Meng, "???"
What the heck? Didn't she say she was summoning her exclusive mode of transportation? Why does it look like she's hailing a taxi? The next moment, brakes squealed, and Ju Meng's eyes widened.
A taxi had appeared on the originally empty road at some point, and it stopped in front of the two of them.
Lu Yibei turned around and patted Ju Meng's shoulder, "See that, Smelly Girl, this is the Disaster Witch's exclusive mode of transportation. Let's go? Get in?"
Facts prove that what the Disaster Witch has, the Lord of the Eight Hundred Li Peach Garden doesn't necessarily have.
Ju Meng, "Damn it, she really did show off. When I get back to Taoyuan, I must make Turtle Elder get me one too!"
Uncle Zhang Shan saw Lu Yibei through the car window and was stunned for a moment, then immediately saw Ju Meng beside her, and was stunned again.
Good heavens, why did she bring someone this time?
Uncle Zhang Shan thought, and as soon as Lu Yibei and Ju Meng got in the car, he eagerly asked her, "Miss, you're this girl's friend, right? You must have experienced a lot together?"
"Ah?" Facing Uncle Zhang Shan's sudden question, Ju Meng was slightly taken aback.
"Just those tense and exciting Strange Tale incidents!" Uncle Zhang Shan said, "The more terrifying, the better!" Ju Meng, "..."
This exclusive driver Mr. is not quite normal, is he?
Are you unlocking new characters for a series here? Lu Yibei mused inwardly, and said to Uncle Zhang Shan, "Uncle, she doesn't have any stories to tell, how about I tell you?"
"That would be great!" Uncle Zhang Shan laughed, "Oh, I haven't asked yet! Where are you going?"
"To the Four Gate Main Street of Li Gong University," Lu Yibei said, "But no hurry, I'll tell you the story first, and I'll tell you when it's time to leave later."
She paused, then continued, "This time, I'll tell you a story about a paper figure being brought to life and possessing a university student. So, there's this student in the University City..."
Ju Meng sat beside him, listening quietly with Uncle Zhang Shan, and the more she listened, the more she felt something was off, her willow eyebrows subtly furrowing.
Isn't the story this scoundrel is telling based on her own personal experience?
From her Spiritual Energy perception, this driver is clearly just an ordinary person, so how...
What's going on in this haunted place, Hua City? Even an ordinary taxi driver isn't afraid of urban legend? Ju Meng wondered, puzzled.
Hua City is rich in water resources, with rivers of all sizes throughout the city, and even within the campus of Huacheng Institute of Technology, there's a river, neither too big nor too small.
The river runs through the entire campus, like a ribbon wrapped around Huacheng Institute of Technology, separating the student dormitory area from the teaching building area.
Lin Yiqi and Paper Cicada Immortal, having finished dinner, strolled along the small island paved with pebbles by the river, with the river water right at their feet.
The small river reflected the bright moonlight, and occasionally one or two red carp leaped out of the water, causing ripples to spread out slowly to the shore, making the aquatic plants on the bank sway and the frog calls abruptly stop.
A sudden evening breeze blew, stirring Lin Yiqi's long hair that had been let down, revealing her delicate collarbone and a section of her tender neck, like a pipa player half-hidden by her instrument.
"Junior, do you know? In the past, seniors who failed the graduate entrance exam or couldn't graduate often jumped into the river here," she suddenly said ominously to Paper Cicada Immortal, "Guess what happened to them later?"
As if a horror story was unfolding, Paper Cicada Immortal...
was slightly stunned and looked at the seemingly deep river surface under the moonlight.
"They didn't all drown, did they?"
"Pfft!" Lin Yiqi covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "How could that be? They just got wet."
She paused, her eyes curving into two crescent moons, and added, "It's the 'wet' meaning getting completely soaked, not the other kind of 'lost innocence', don't think dirty!"
I wasn't thinking dirty! Is she implying something? Paper Cicada Immortal scratched the back of his head.
"Later, as more people jumped into the river, the student union put up some signs by the river, saying 【Water depth one meter, no playing in the water】," Lin Yiqi continued.
"So no one jumped into the river after that?" Paper Cicada Immortal asked.
"Not at all!" Lin Yiqi shook her head, "More people jumped into the river instead." Paper Cicada Immortal, "..."
Although, it just goes to show that the students of Huacheng Institute of Technology are all exceptionally talented.
However, complaints aside, he actually quite liked the ambiguous atmosphere tonight, neither too close nor too distant.
From the moment they left the football field, Lin Yiqi always found things to talk to him about, like a little girl eager to share her whole world with her crush, giving him a feeling of first love. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm
Although, Paper Cicada Immortal didn't know what first love should be like... "Junior."
Lin Yiqi suddenly called out softly.
"Hmm?" Paper Cicada Immortal tilted his head.
Lin Yiqi looked ahead, a small stone bridge spanned the river, and not far past the bridge was the front gate of the girls' dormitory. "We'll be at the girls' dormitory soon..."
"Okay," Paper Cicada Immortal replied with a hint of disappointment, "I'll see you downstairs and leave."
Lin Yiqi was silent for a few seconds, moved closer to Paper Cicada Immortal's side, pursed her lips, and whispered, "But, I don't want to go back yet."
Don't want to go back? What do you want to do then? You saying this really gets me excited! Paper Cicada Immortal's eyes lit up.
"How about we go watch a movie?" Lin Yiqi said, "I used to love watching late-night movies, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to for over a year."
"Why?" Paper Cicada Immortal frowned.
"Because I broke up with my ex-boyfriend!" Lin Yiqi smiled bitterly, "Nowadays, almost no cinemas show late-night movies anymore, if you want to watch one, you can only go to a private cinema."
"Going to a place like that alone would be strange, right? What's more, it's not safe for a girl to stay out alone overnight."
Hurt by love, currently single, wants to go to a private cinema, and doesn't plan to go back tonight... Paper Cicada Immortal instantly grasped the most crucial information in Lin Yiqi's words.
Could it be that he was really going to study and grow with this Senior Lin tonight? Wouldn't that be a bit too fast?
Forget it, fast is fast! Anyway, if anything happens after sleeping together, Lu Yibei will take the blame, what does it have to do with me? With this thought, Paper Cicada Immortal responded with a smile, "Okay!"
Noticing the barely concealed excitement in Paper Cicada Immortal's eyes, Lin Yiqi sneered inwardly.
Easy!
Next, she just needed to act a little more eager, and then suggest taking a shortcut and leaving school through the Four Gate Main Street. Lin Yiqi thought—
The moonlight, like water, cast a cold and desolate atmosphere over the concrete surface of the Four Gate Main Street, the weeds on both sides of the road were half a person tall, and it was unknown how long it had been since they were trimmed.
The white lines marking the planned road were still visible in the center of the road, faintly showing the lively scene it once was as one of the main arteries of Huacheng Institute of Technology, but now it was desolate and dilapidated everywhere.
To the right of the intersection, a rusty iron sign had fallen to the ground, and it was vaguely discernible that the Arabic numeral "4" was written on it.
Paper Cicada Immortal had encountered many students from Huacheng Institute of Technology recently and had long heard of the Four Gate Main Street's reputation, but had never personally walked here. Now that he was actually here, he felt inexplicably uneasy.
He just felt that something was about to happen...
Just as this thought flashed through his mind, Lin Yiqi, who was walking with him, suddenly stopped in her tracks, standing still. "Lu, let's stop here?"
Lin Yiqi's voice came from behind, and Paper Cicada Immortal was stunned for a moment. What did'stop here' mean?
Why did it feel like going out with a girl, passing by a graveyard, and the girl suddenly saying "I'm home."? He thought, turning to look at Lin Yiqi, his pupils slightly contracting.
The cold wind came just right, messing up her long hair, obscuring her face, accompanied by the diffusion of Spiritual Energy fluctuations carrying a faint smell of blood, and the cry of a baby echoed in the wind.
Immediately after, amidst a rustling sound, a bloody shadow crawled out from the shadow beneath Lin Yiqi's feet and slowly climbed onto her shoulder.
It was an undeveloped infant, its body not yet covered by formed skin, presenting a bluish-purple color, with dark red blood vessels wriggling beneath the tender flesh.
Its protruding Eyeballs had not opened, but Paper Cicada Immortal felt its gaze.
Paper Cicada Immortal, "!!!"
