Free Web NovelMountain City, near Nine Street, Tao Hua Family Inn.
This is an inn decorated in an antique style. Pushing open the bronze-ringed vermillion-painted gate, winding past the screen wall embossed with Peach Blossoms and Magpies, one’s gaze passes through a clearly well-tended small garden, and then a three-story building with upturned eaves and green tiles comes into view.
At this moment, on the top floor of the small building, on the terrace with a canopy, two people were sitting on the wooden floor around a small table.
“Lord Ju Meng, try this. This is the Genmaicha I stir-fried myself a few days ago.”
Taking the teacup handed to her by the woman, Ju Meng took a sip, nodded, and praised, “It tastes good. I didn’t expect your hands to be so nimble now? I remember when you were a child, you were three years old and still couldn’t walk. It made your Old Dad so anxious that he prayed under the tree every day for you...”
“It was also at that time that I couldn’t speak, otherwise I would have definitely hit him!”
For over thirty years in Taoyuan, no one knows where the saying came from that if you throw a red cloth strip with a prayer written on it towards the Fusang Divine Tree, and it doesn’t fall down, it means that Lord Ju Meng is willing to help you fulfill your wish.
Regarding that saying, Ju Meng stated that it was completely a rumor, and that it was taking advantage of her inability to speak or move at the time!
However, the reason why rumors can spread is because some foolish people are willing to believe them, and the woman’s father was one of those foolish people.
That guy, in order to successfully pray for his daughter who still couldn't walk at the age of three, stubbornly threw red cloth strips tied with stones at Ju Meng two or three times a day.
If Master Dian hadn't intervened and stopped him, the 'young' Ju Meng might not have even had time to separate from the Fusang Divine Tree before being seriously injured.
That guy was a Psychic! Although his Spiritual Energy fluctuation level was only C, his Spirit Mark was of the body-strengthening type, with astonishing arm strength. Stones the size of a fist thrown by him were like cannonballs being fired.
Sitting opposite Ju Meng was a woman wearing a modified green Hanfu, with her long hair simply coiled up.
She had a somewhat unconventional oval face, very fair skin, and a tiny mole on the left side of her nostril. Her appearance alone made her seem like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, but her eyebrows exuded a charm only found in mature women, making it impossible to guess her age.
She left Taoyuan about ten years ago, a situation similar to Lin Yiqi’s parents. Simply put, she wanted to see the outside world.
After all, in Taoyuan, with Ju Meng’s protection, life was prosperous and peaceful, but there were always some who were not content with that kind of mundane life where one could see their life at fifty from their teens.
Hearing Ju Meng’s words, the woman smiled slightly, while placing the carefully prepared dessert in front of Ju Meng, and then said, “Lord Ju Meng is joking.”
After speaking, she paused slightly, secretly observing Ju Meng’s expression, and then tentatively asked, “Speaking of which, is there something urgent that brought Lord Ju Meng to Mountain City?”
Earlier, when she received Ju Meng’s call, her mood was complicated.
As a shallow believer, she was naturally happy to see Ju Meng in person, but at the same time, Ju Meng was from Taoyuan and was close to her father.
It felt like knowing an elder from her hometown, an elder whom even her own parents treated with utmost respect, was suddenly coming to visit.
Although in front of Lu Yibei, Ju Meng was an unreliable Smelly Girl, when facing the descendants of her subordinates or believers like this woman, Ju Meng usually maintained the demeanor of an elder.
Just like the aunts and uncles who only appear at home during New Year's and holidays, they always inadvertently bring up embarrassing stories from childhood.
It was both intimate and awkward, and if you added special skills like urging marriage, urging childbirth, and asking about work, it would create an unsettling pressure.
Now, the woman was under a lot of pressure.
She felt that Ju Meng’s appearance here was mostly due to her Old Dad, who, failing to urge marriage, had invited Lord Ju Meng to personally come and pressure her.
What era is this now?
As an independent woman of the new century, is it strange to be twenty-eight and not married?
“To play!” Ju Meng pouted, “Didn’t I tell you when I got here? I came with a friend.”
“Ah?” The woman was stunned, and then her expression became awkward.
She thought that coming to Mountain City to play with a friend was just a polite remark from Ju Meng, so she came alone, and the so-called friend would not be staying with her.
It was even possible that the friend Ju Meng mentioned was the invisible kind.
After all, the King of Weird Tales rarely leaves the area they rule for no reason. Doing so would be like leaving a large amount of cash at home, and not only not putting it in a safe, but also not closing the windows or locking the door when going out. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
It was simply giving other urban legend who coveted their territory an opportunity to launch a Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
Her Old Dad must have paid a hefty price to invite Lord Ju Meng to persuade her.
However,
Did she really have a friend accompanying her?
“Oh, I haven’t been to the room you arranged yet—” Ju Meng stopped mid-sentence, seeing the woman’s unnatural expression, and changed the subject, asking,
“Xiao Tan, why do you look so strange?”
“Uh, Lord Ju Meng...” the woman awkwardly said, “Actually, I only arranged one room for you, and it’s... a king-sized bed...”
Mid-sentence, seeing Ju Meng frown, resting her chin on one hand, and appearing to be deep in thought, the woman quickly explained, “Lord Ju Meng, I didn’t mean to disrespect you, I just...”
Before she could finish speaking, a disturbing, sly smile suddenly appeared on Ju Meng’s face, causing her heart to skip a beat and her words to come to an abrupt halt.
The next moment, Ju Meng patted her on the shoulder and said earnestly, “Xiao Tan, well done! Much more sensible than your Old Dad.”
“By the way, how good is the soundproofing in your rooms here?”
“...”
“That’s not right, why is the plot different from what I imagined?”
The woman, completely puzzled, pondered for a moment and chose to be frank, “You, you’re really not here to help my Old Dad urge marriage?”
“Hmm?” Ju Meng tilted her head, looked at the woman, and rolled her eyes, saying, “Of course not!”
What’s the use of rushing matters of the heart?
Forcing such things is like twisting a green chestnut; it's not sweet, doesn't quench thirst, and pricks your hands!
“What’s wrong? Did that old guy Tan the Wealthy rush you? Heh, old fool! As a subordinate of the God of Marriage, he doesn’t even know that fate has its own destiny, and rushing is useless. How embarrassing! Besides, he can’t invite me.”
Unless, he helps me top up ten times...
While muttering to herself, she looked at the woman again, activated her Power, carefully examined her red string of fate, and then patted the woman’s shoulder, saying,
“Don’t worry, Xiao Tan, I’ve checked for you. You’ll probably meet your true love by the end of this year or early next year.”
“By then, why would Tan the Wealthy need to rush you? You two won’t be able to separate yourselves.”
Hearing Ju Meng say this, the woman finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, as if remembering something, she curved her lips, “Lord Ju Meng, when will your friend probably arrive?”
When the woman asked about Lu Yibei, Ju Meng suddenly remembered what Lu Yibei had entrusted her with before they parted.
“She’ll be here a bit later, don’t worry about her for now. I suddenly remembered some things I wanted to ask you.”
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It took Ju Meng two or three minutes to briefly ask a few questions. The woman listened, frowned slightly, and then smiled brightly.
“Lord Ju Meng wants to ask about the Eclipse Society and the x god? Then you’ve asked the right person!”
Opening an inn in a place like Nine «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» Street, where every inch of land is precious, even with good business, can only basically maintain a balance between income and expenses. It’s impossible to make a lot of money, so the woman occasionally helps Psychic who check in by transmitting information, storing items, making connections, and so on.
After doing similar things for a long time, it’s inevitable to hear some “inside information.”
“Actually, the messy business with the Eclipse Society and the x god is quite simple. It’s just that the x god planned to give birth to an offspring, so it sought help from the Mountain City Eclipse Society and—”
“Good heavens, it really dared to do that?!” Ju Meng exclaimed softly.
In fact, when she first sensed the corruption in her own Power, she had considered using the method of giving birth to an offspring and segmenting her Power to eliminate the root cause of the corruption.
However, she ultimately abandoned that path, which was even more difficult than transforming her Power.
urban legend created by segmenting Power are, in a sense, incomplete. Therefore, they instinctively want to become complete, and the fastest way to become complete is to devour their “parents.”
In history, certain mythological legends of the same origin repeatedly split and merged, eventually giving birth to new legends and urban legend—that is precisely such a process.
Therefore, segmenting Power to create new urban legend is equivalent to creating a formidable enemy for oneself. Ju Meng would never dare—
For a urban legend, the most difficult enemy to deal with is sometimes not an enemy whose Power is restrained, but an enemy whose Power is of the same origin.
If they were taught by the same Master and can't break each other's moves, how can they fight?
What’s more, there’s also the undeniable law of “blackening makes one ten times stronger.”
Ba Yang was already giving her enough headaches. If she were to create another “rebellious child” that combined all the corrupted aspects of her Power, wouldn’t that just increase the difficulty of the game for herself?
Most importantly, she didn’t want to be a “mom” yet; she was only eighteen, still a Baobao!
“However,” just as Ju Meng was pondering, the woman added, “I’ve vaguely heard these past few days that the Eclipse Society guys, acting according to their agreement, seem to have had some problems with their cooperation. That’s all I know.”
After listening, Ju Meng nodded thoughtfully, “Alright, I understand.”
“This matter with the Maitian God is like a pregnant woman, and the Mountain City Eclipse Society is like an obstetrics and gynecology hospital. The Maitian God entrusted the Eclipse Society to help it deliver, and now there’s a medical accident, leading to a doctor-patient dispute, right?”
The woman...
As expected of Lord Ju Meng, she truly dares to speak.
Not only did she directly call out the name of a Calamity urban legend, but she also ridiculed it with strange analogies, but...
“Yes, it’s probably just as you said.”
Good times are always short. After Lu Yibei and Jiang Li found the Alchemy Dirty Bomb that had accidentally rolled away, and before they could properly enjoy the joy of meeting Jiang Li again, Lin Kele, who had just met with her informant, called her.
Jiang Hao: 【I have to go.】
Lu Yibei: 【Okay, see you later.】
Jiang Li: 【Okay, contact me later.】
Watching Jiang Li's back disappear into the distance, Lu Yibei played with the Alchemy Dirty Bomb in her hand, lost in thought.
The Leader's sudden appearance here took up a lot of time, so it might be too late to continue causing trouble.
Moreover, the Alchemy Dirty Bomb demolition plan can't be used anymore. If any part of this nightclub exploded, the Leader would immediately think of me, so I'll just forget about it for now? I'll go back and see if Smelly Girl has made any progress.
Anyway, infiltrating the Eclipse Society isn’t an overnight thing. Tomorrow, at the latest the day after tomorrow, Lin Nian and the Monster Story Chat Group should send some useful information.
Thinking this, Lu Yibei composed herself and turned to walk towards the nightclub entrance.
Just as she passed through the soundproofed corridor before the main entrance, a tall girl brushed past her.
The girl was wearing a faded thick hoodie, pulled low, which was very strange attire for early summer and quite eye-catching. Lu Yibei couldn't help but take another look.
As if sensing her gaze, when she looked at the girl, the girl almost simultaneously looked back at her.
Their gazes met, and Lu Yibei clearly felt the girl freeze for a moment. Coming back to her senses, a faint glimmer of excitement clearly shone in her pink, jewel-like eyes.
But then, as if remembering something important, a hint of difficulty appeared between the girl's eyebrows. She glanced towards the depths of the nightclub, puffed out her cheeks, and then jogged forward, disappearing into the crowd.
Turning her head to look in the direction the girl ran off, Lu Yibei frowned slightly.
Strange, why do I feel like she knows me?
But I don't know her at all!
Could it be another unknown destined partner? Lu Yibei thought, shaking her head and quickening her pace.
After exiting the nightclub door, she immediately turned the corner and then stopped.
She planned to wait for the girl to come out and observe her a little to figure out who she was...
On the other side, on the second floor of CHARM CLUB, in an office.
This European-style office was very strange; facing the center of the nightclub’s dance floor, it was completely empty with no wall, allowing a full view of everything on the dance floor. However, if someone looked from the outside, there were thick walls there.
At this moment, a man with a refined appearance, whose handsomeness was tinged with a hint of gloom, sat in a leather chair. His heterochromatic eyes, through the lenses of his silver metal-framed glasses, watched the tall, silver-haired girl’s retreating figure in the direction of the nightclub entrance, and the corners of his mouth curved upwards, forming a meaningful smile.
“Is that the person Feinikesi (Phoenix) Mr. values? Doesn’t seem like much! I thought she’d find me quickly!”
Just as he was muttering to himself, a knock suddenly sounded on the door.
“Bang bang bang—!”
“Come in!”
He responded softly, and before the man could even turn his chair to see who had arrived, he felt a strong gust of wind brush past him. A figure “whooshed” and darted onto the “transparent” wall beside him.
“Wow! As expected of you guys, you’ve even transformed the wall into a Spiritual Energy item. Does it have a function to detect Spiritual Energy fluctuation levels? Oh oh! It can also lock onto thirty-six targets simultaneously and analyze the type of Power through their Spiritual Energy fluctuations? So advanced!”
“Let me see, there are at least three types of solidified Spell for concealing aura, two types of illusion-based Spell, and... is the underlying structure an earth-attribute sealing Spell?” freewebnσvel.cøm
Looking at the girl who was sprawled on the transparent “wall,” chattering incessantly, her face full of infatuation, as if she was about to lose control and take a bite out of the wall, the young man’s mouth twitched.
This scene reminded him of when his younger cousin, who was in kindergarten, rushed into his study and fixated on his ship models. The result was that almost all the ship models he had painstakingly made were covered in saliva and teeth marks.
Miss, who the heck are you?!
Don’t touch indiscriminately, okay? Do you know how expensive it is?!
