Free Web NovelThe female university student, whose identity had been exposed, stared wide-eyed at Lu Yibei, her lips slightly parted, unable to utter a single word for a long time. She was as shocked as a Mountain City resident seeing a Yuan Ben Hotpot in a hotpot restaurant.
Indeed, she was a urban legend, one that fed on people's pity and suspicion towards beggars. Of course, it would be even better if she could incidentally gain some money during her hunt.
She had been hunting on this street for a long time, and this was the first time her identity had been revealed.
Generally, ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) low-level urban legend like her didn't dare to wander around on the streets casually, and high-level Psychic and urban legend disdained to pay attention to low-level urban legend like her.
After staring blankly at Lu Yibei for a few seconds, she lowered her voice and asked, "Aren't you afraid I'll lie to you?"
"Didn't I just say so?" Lu Yibei said, "I'm confident I can tell if you're lying, and even if you are, I can guess the truth."
Upon hearing this, the female university student finally compromised. After taking the banknote imbued with the pity of passersby, she sighed silently and said, "Alright, what do you want to ask?"
Lu Yibei tilted her head, thought for a moment, and pointed to the CHARMCLUB main gate not far away, asking, "Do you know who the owner of that nightclub is?"
The first question was high-difficulty, and the female university student immediately frowned. "I do know, but why are you asking? That's the Eclipse Society's territory."
"What about the Eclipse Society? I'm looking for the Eclipse Society," Lu Yibei said indifferently.
At times like this, her words were resolute.
"It seems I've encountered quite a remarkable person?" The female university student looked Lu Yibei over with a bewildered expression and said, "If these are the kinds of questions you want to ask, I think it's better if we don't talk on the street."
"You're right, then..." Lu Yibei raised a finger and pointed to the McDuck's fast-food restaurant not far away. "We can go there, find a corner seat, and talk slowly."
From there, through the floor-to-ceiling glass window, they could still see the entrance of CHARMCLUB, allowing them to continue waiting for the suspicious girl to appear while also getting information from the female university student.
Looking in the direction Lu Yibei pointed, and then at Lu Yibei's expressionless face, the female university student nodded, packed up her'stall,' and walked with Lu Yibei towards the fast-food restaurant.
Upon arriving at the fast-food restaurant, they casually bought two sets of meals and found a corner to sit down. Only then did the female university student continue speaking.
"The owner of that nightclub is named Zhang Yu, male; twenty-eight years old, unmarried. Besides this nightclub, he owns several other types of entertainment venues. His preferred type of woman..."
"Stop, stop!" Lu Yibei interrupted. "Is that what I asked you? Why does this sound like a matchmaking corner introduction?"
"Didn't you ask this?" the female university student asked, puzzled.
Don't think I don't know, I've already figured it out, you're a Witch Seed!
Is there a big difference between you Witch Seed casually inquiring about diamond-level single male Psychic and matchmaking?
No, matchmaking might involve true feelings, but you're purely about the physical. The female university student thought.
"Of course not!" Lu Yibei rolled her eyes. "Why don't you tell me, when does that Zhang—oh, right, Zhang Yu—usually appear here, and what kind of Spirit Mark does he have, and so on!"
"I can't get that kind of information," the female university student said with difficulty. "After all, I'm just a low-level urban legend begging on the street."
After listening, Lu Yibei tossed the copper coin in her hand, caught it quickly after predicting its fall, and then nodded. "Alright, continue!"
The judgment result is true.
Although she didn't manage to get detailed information about that Zhang Yu, she at least found out who the person in charge of this Eclipse Society branch was, which counted as some gain.
In fact, she hadn't held much expectation for the information she could get from the female university student.
Street rumors were just for listening; it was good if they were useful, but mainly they served to pass the time.
"Second question," Lu Yibei thought for a moment and asked, "Do you know what kind of mischief the Eclipse Society and the Maitian God have been up to lately?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the female university student immediately showed an expression that seemed to say, "Is there something wrong with you, or something wrong with me?"
Trying to extract information about the cooperation between the Eclipse Society and the Maitian God from a urban legend whose Spiritual Energy fluctuation level was only C-level and who relied on begging on the street to make a living was as absurd as asking a child playing in open-crotch pants about their views on international affairs.
Even if she knew something, she wouldn't dare to speak carelessly!
Seeing this, Lu Yibei also realized her question was a bit absurd. She changed the topic and said, "My point is, any information related to their recent activities will do."
She paused, then added, "If you answer well, I can even pay you more." freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
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Damn it, as expected of a Witch Seed who toys with people's hearts, tempting me with profit?
What choice do I have but to agree?
This is the temptation of a Demoness; how can a low-level urban legend like me resist?
"They've been extensively hunting Psychic with potential lately. Before, some peripheral members of the Eclipse Society even approached me to cooperate..."
"Approached you to cooperate?" Lu Yibei interrupted. "Cooperate on what?"
"To help them catch people!" the female university student pouted and whispered in response. "They still have some scruples about the Night Watch and don't dare to be too blatant. But I didn't agree! Even scammers have their principles; abducting people is too immoral."
This time, Lu Yibei didn't toss the copper coin to judge the veracity of the female university student's words.
The phrase "even scammers have their principles" made her feel a sense of camaraderie; she decided to trust the female university student for now.
"Anything else?"
"Yes." The female university student thought hard, her eyes slightly brightening. "I also know something else, I'm not sure if it's related to them."
"Tell me about it?"
"Didn't I just say they asked me to cooperate and help them hunt? I actually agreed at first, and I even followed the target I was going to hunt to his home, but then I gave up at the last minute." The female university student said, "What I want to talk about is that target I was going to hunt."
"Oh? Was there something wrong with that target?" Lu Yibei asked, puzzled.
"Him..." The female university student pointed to her head and said, "He has a problem here!"
As she spoke, recalling what she saw in that man's house, her expression gradually became solemn, and she corrected herself, "No, it's not just a 'problem.' I suspect his innate spiritual perception is too strong, he saw some strange things, couldn't accept them, and his mind has already broken."
Lu Yibei looked at the female university student, slightly frowning. She wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but she detected a hint of fear and unease in the female university student's expression.
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a trace of panic.
What could a Psychic with potential, who didn't even have a Spirit Mark yet, have done to scare a C-level urban legend?
This immediately piqued her interest.
"Keep talking, tell me what he did?"
"Uh, I forgot to mention earlier, that man is a painter." The female university student pursed her lips and said, "How should I put it? If he hadn't seen those strange things and lost his mind, he's actually a pretty good person. That day, I was working on the street, and he passed by me..."
"Get to the point!" Lu Yibei reminded her.
"Uh, sorry, I didn't mean to..." The female university student paused and continued, "Anyway, that day, I subtly hinted at him a little, and he took me home. Then, in his studio, which is also his home, I saw a few paintings."
"Those paintings were very strange, very eerie. Just staring at them, how should I put it? As a urban legend, I think my acceptance of bizarre things is already very high, but when I saw those paintings, my primal fear was still stirred."
"I don't really understand art, so I don't know how to describe his paintings. I can only tell that he used very simple brushstrokes to outline a series of chaotic scenes. Oh, right, those paintings probably depicted cities, because I vaguely saw some building outlines."
"There were three paintings in total. The first one made you feel like everything was thriving, only with some filthy things floating in the sky above the city. The second painting felt very oppressive, giving one the feeling of witnessing the entire process of a city being corrupted. The key is the third one..."
Seeing the female university student's eyes become hollow and her falling silent, Lu Yibei couldn't help but urge, "What about the third one?"
The female university student regained her focus and looked at Lu Yibei, saying, "The third painting... I felt a shocking sense of pathology in that painting. The twisted and deformed monstrosities depicted in that painting were like diseased organs, conveying a foul-smelling emotion."
She paused, then emphasized, "This isn't a metaphor. My Power grants me the ability to devour emotions, giving me a special sensitivity to various emotions. I truly felt a certain indescribable stench in that painting."
"I think he must have painted some kind of urban legend, because he told me that during a recent sketching session, he saw some strange things and decided to create those three series of paintings to record the 'beautiful' scenes he witnessed."
"Beautiful? Beautiful my foot! I think he must have been so scared by the urban legend he saw that his mind broke."
"If not for my long stay in Mountain City and being relatively well-informed, I would have thought he saw some kind of Calamity level urban legend lurking above Mountain City. This doesn't refer to the Maitian God, but to some Calamity level urban legend that everyone has never encountered and doesn't know exists."
After listening to the female university student, Lu Yibei fell silent for a short while. A few seconds later, she looked up, staring directly into the female university student's eyes, and said seriously, "So, you gave up cooperating with the Eclipse Society not because you thought it was immoral, but because you were scared by that painter's paintings, right?"
This question was a double-edged sword. If the female university student admitted that she was scared by the painter's paintings, it would mean that the Eclipse Society had indeed sought her cooperation, and she had indeed seen those terrifying paintings.
Upon hearing Lu Yibei's question, the female university student stammered awkwardly, "Do you have to put it so bluntly? Really, I was just scared, alright?"
A urban legend, scared out of her wits by a common person's paintings: what's the difference between that and a professional swindler being cheated out of their pants by a primary school student?
It's so embarrassing!
"Ding—!
Lu Yibei looked at the female university student expressionlessly, tossed the copper coin in her hand, and quickly caught it. As the predictive thought flashed, her pupils trembled imperceptibly.
What the female university student said was true.
Does that mean the painter really saw something terrifying?
Before swallowing the witchs egg, Lu Yibei often saw things that made her lose sanity, so she could probably understand the painter's urge to vent the tremor in his heart through painting after seeing some eerie scenes.
She had similar thoughts before, but she didn't have any special talents. She couldn't paint, didn't understand music, was completely clueless about dancing, and only knew how to cook.
If she were in that state, she might create a simplified version of Human Hell, wouldn't she?
Then, even if she made it, she couldn't eat it, and would have to throw it away.
Wouldn't that become a malicious poisoning incident? fгeewebnovёl.com
Lu Yibei thought, gently shook her head, shaking off the messy thoughts in her mind, and looked at the female university student, saying, "Anything else? Do you know anything else?"
"No," the female university student shook her head, her tone this time very firm. "After seeing that guy's paintings, I was so scared that I wouldn't dare to get involved in their messed-up affairs again! I'm too busy hiding from them!"
"Hmm." Lu Yibei nodded thoughtfully. "Last question. After you tell me, this will be yours."
As she spoke, she took out a palm-sized Spiritual Energy item, a protective talisman produced by the Calamity Scare Unaccountable Company, from her God Kingdom Prototype and placed it in the female university student's hand.
The female university student examined the Spiritual Energy item in her hand and revealed a fawning smile. "Please, tell me!"
Although this Spiritual Energy item was not of a high level, its craftsmanship was quite exquisite. For a low-level urban legend like her, it was a decent self-defense item.
"Didn't you go to that painter's studio? Tell me the address, please?"
Although she didn't know if what that guy saw was related to the Eclipse Society or the Maitian God, it wouldn't hurt to investigate.
I'll give the address to Miao Miao Jiang later and briefly explain the situation; it'll count as helping her find a clue. Lu Yibei thought.
After getting the note with the painter's studio address from the female university student, Lu Yibei checked the time. It was still about an hour until midnight, so she returned to the street, stood by the roadside, and continued to gaze across the street at the nightclub's entrance, waiting for the suspicious girl.
Looking at the crowds going in and out of the nightclub's entrance, her mind was filled with the three paintings the female university student had described earlier.
Perhaps, just as the female university student described, the souls of urban legend residing in those three paintings had a magical quality. She had decided not to think about them, but chaotic images kept appearing uncontrollably in her mind.
Just as she was lost in thought because of the images in her mind, a pair of tender, fair hands silently reached out from behind her and hooked onto her arm.
The next moment, before Lu Yibei could even react, she heard a soft exclamation beside her ear.
"Hello, Teacher! Are you waiting for me?"
Suddenly turning her head, she saw that the person who had arrived was the suspicious girl she had been waiting for all along. The chaotic images in Lu Yibei's mind were instantly replaced by a multitude of question marks.
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What the heck? What's going on? Why is she calling me Teacher?
