Free Web Novel“You’ve said so much, but I still don’t know who you are!” After a brief silence, Gu Qianqian asked Fang Ji.
Hearing this, Fang Ji smiled and said without hesitation, “My name is Fang Ji, a lone Psychic who travels to various scenic spots and historical sites all year round, searching for treasures.”
Gu Qianqian asking him such a question meant that she was already wavering. At this point, if someone gave her a slight push, she would compromise.
“You should know that treasure hunting isn’t something one can do alone. When I met you in the Gobi Desert yesterday, I felt you would be a reliable teammate...”
“But don’t misunderstand! I’m not talking about a teammate you can entrust your life to. We’re still in a relationship of mutual exploitation. If we encounter any danger, I won’t hesitate to sell you out.”
“How about it? Want to mutually exploit each other?”
As Fang Ji spoke, he revealed a smile more enchanting than that of an ordinary Demoness Seed urban legend, extending a hand towards Gu Qianqian.
After a moment of hesitation, Gu Qianqian did not shake Fang Ji’s hand. Instead, she reached out and pulled the tray containing oil tea soup and roasted buns towards herself, then began to devour them.
Accepting the food Fang Ji brought meant accepting his proposal.
Anyway, she couldn't think of any other immediate solutions, so she might as well take things one step at a time.
They said it was mutual exploitation, and she was so clever, it was hard to say who would exploit whom!
As for the possibility of Fang Ji poisoning the food, she hadn't considered it at all and wasn't afraid.
Someone who could help Lu Yibei create the complete medicinal liquid using equipment scavenged from a junkyard was already doing well by not poisoning others.
Since learning the Alchemy from the bamboo slips left by the Great Serpent God, she had only poisoned once, and the target was a Disaster...
After quickly finishing a roasted bun and drinking two sips of oil tea soup, Gu Qianqian pressed on, “Oh, by the way, didn’t you say there were four great treasures? Where are the other two?”
“Two?”
As if a deeply buried secret had been touched, Fang Ji’s expression changed, and a flicker of surprise flashed in his eyes.
How did she know?
Could it be that she wasn’t as simple as she appeared on the surface?
Thinking this, Fang Ji unconsciously clenched his fist.
“Look, isn’t it common knowledge that there are five Heavenly Kings?” Gu Qianqian lifted her chin and said to herself, “Following that logic, shouldn’t there also be five great treasures?”
Fang Ji, “......”
I’m impressed, you’re really a clever little devil!
“Hmm...” Fang Ji thought for a moment and said, “The fourth treasure is said to be the head of a monster leader from the Western Regions, and also the divine hat of the Huihe Shaman King Que Pi Jia. My guess is it’s the core of a Calamity urban legend’s urban legend body.”
“That’s not right!” Gu Qianqian mumbled with a roasted bun in her mouth, frowning, “Isn’t the Shaman King a human? How could he have a urban legend body core?”
“Why couldn’t he? What if that Shaman King was a human coexisting with a urban legend?” Fang Ji said with a wry smile.
“Shamanism believes that all things have spirits and has always been particularly close to urban legend. It’s not impossible to achieve a symbiotic relationship with a powerful urban legend through some means.”
When it came to coexisting with urban legend, he had a lot to say.
“What else? What about the fifth one?” Gu Qianqian tilted her head.
Fang Ji’s mouth twitched, and he raised his voice a few octaves, emphasizing, “There is no fifth one!”
“Oh!” Gu Qianqian responded perfunctorily, then silently shifted her gaze away from Fang Ji.
Clearly, she didn’t believe him.
Simple-minded people are like that; they stick to their beliefs.
Fang Ji believed there was no fifth treasure, but Gu Qianqian just thought he wasn’t very smart...
Heh! Just a fool.
And he wants to exploit me?
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Kulun Ridge outpost.
“Miss Nanling?”
When the call sounded outside the cave for the second time, Nanling Yaohua, who appeared to be sound asleep on the bed, subtly tightened her fist hidden under the covers. Then, she opened her eyes into a slit, quickly stole a glance at Lu Yibei, and closed them again.
So annoying, I don’t want to get up. Why doesn’t she go open the door?
“Miss Nanling, are you there? Emergency!”
When the call sounded for the third time, Nanling Yaohua finally “woke up.” The moment her eyes opened, a hint of resentment flashed through her beautiful eyes.
“Just a moment, I’m coming.”
As her voice faded, Nanling Yaohua quickly got out of bed, tidied her clothes, put on her cashmere shawl, casually tied up her long hair, inserted a bone hairpin, and then hurried towards the door.
The entire process took less than a minute.
“......”
Are all the Misses on the Gobi Desert this rough?
However, with Nanling Yaohua’s level of beauty, even if she went out without washing her face or combing her hair, she could probably still outshine everyone.
Most people couldn’t learn that...
Lu Yibei watched expressionlessly from the side, several times wanting to speak, but forcing herself to hold back.
Now, she still didn't know if Nanling Yaohua had seen through her identity. To be safe, it was better to speak less.
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The more you say, the more mistakes you make.
Silence returned to the cave. Lu Yibei stared at the re-closed door, and after a few seconds of silence, her brows gradually furrowed.
She suddenly thought of something very serious.
No one is perfect, and according to the memory she obtained in the Dream City, Nanling Yaohua’s morning temper was very severe.
In the Dream City, she often had to leave half an hour early, go downstairs to Nanling Yaohua’s house, and coax her by her bed for a while before she would wake up.
After waking up, she would then fall into a period of self-reproach for having wasted time by lying in bed.
Because of this, she had more than once pitifully told Lu Yibei, “If one day you don’t come to coax me awake, I will definitely delay things because of it.”
Lu Yibei would always affectionately reassure her, “Then I’ll just coax you awake every day, won’t I?”
As she spoke, one hand gently stroked her hair, and the other gently fed her breakfast.
“......”
If the Nanling Yaohua in the Dream City wasn’t a projection but her true self, then she would know that agreement, and assuming she already knew Lu Qingyi was Lu Yibei...
Then, was she waiting for me to coax her awake just now?
Hiss, luckily I didn’t say anything reckless just now...
Terrifying, this woman has too many tricks, I almost fell for it!
At this thought, a chill suddenly ran down Lu Yibei’s spine.
Just as she was feeling lingering fear.
Nanling Yaohua hurried back into the cave, picked up the long sword from the bed, and walked out. When she reached the doorway, as if finally remembering Lu Yibei’s presence, she turned back and said concisely, “Qingyi, let’s go, there’s a mission.”
Her decisive manner made it hard to associate her with the “bed-loving” girl from moments ago.
Lu Yibei got up and followed, asking, “What happened?”
“Just a bunch of foolish thieves,” Nanling Yaohua explained as she walked forward. “I’ll tell you the details on the way.”
“By the way, can you drive...”
She originally wanted to ask Lu Yibei if she could drive, but remembering how Lu Yibei had driven a large truck into the outpost last night, she immediately changed the subject and asked, “Can you ride a horse?”
Lu Yibei, “......” I’ve ridden centaurs and Shui Shu Beast, I wonder if the principles are very different? freewebnøvel.coɱ
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“Miss Nanling, what exactly were those foolish thieves you mentioned earlier? Can you tell me now?”
“I also want to be prepared before we reach our destination.”
Riding a horse away from the Kulun Ridge outpost, Lu Yibei finally couldn’t help but ask the doubts in her heart once they were sure no one was around.
Nanling Yaohua glanced at Lu Yibei and explained, “Miss Qingyi, you may not know, but in this Gobi Desert, for hundreds of years, there has been a group of extremely vicious bandits.”
“Bandits?” Lu Yibei tilted her head, “Are they Psychic or urban legend?”
Anyone whom the current head of the Yumen Sand Sea lineage would call a bandit must not be an ordinary person.
“Neither,” Nanling Yaohua shook her head. “Although their method of using Spiritual Energy is similar to that of Psychic, to be precise, they should be considered Half-Guitan, which are hybrids of urban legend and humans.”
Lu Yibei nodded expressionlessly, “Oh, and then what? What did those bandits do?”
Nanling Yaohua turned to look at Lu Yibei, her gaze unusual as she scrutinized her. “Why aren’t you curious at all?”
“Curious about what?”
“Curious about where those Half-Guitan came from!” Nanling Yaohua said, “The existence of Half-Guitan should be very rare.”
Lu Yibei, “......” Is it rare? Human XP systems have always been free, so it’s not strange for some Half-Guitan to be born, right?
Because of Ms. Wang Meili and numerous folk legends, she had always ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) thought that “grass python heroes,” “undead knights,” and “life-and-death friends” were normal phenomena.
Even she herself had the possibility of being a “Niao.”
Seeing Lu Yibei remain silent, Nanling Yaohua emphasized again, “Don’t you know that the members of that group of bandits have consistently maintained a number of over five hundred, and at their peak, even exceeded ten thousand?”
“Ah?” Lu Yibei frowned, “That’s indeed a bit...”
Is this what they call, ‘Give me a urban legend, and I can create a race’?
Too much!
“So where did this group of bandits come from? And they’ve existed for hundreds of years?”
“I was just about to tell you about that!” Nanling Yaohua said, “That group of bandits are all descendants of a Psychic from ancient times known as the Shaman King.”
“Legend has it that after the Shaman King was defeated, he did not die but was suppressed within Yumen Pass, and over time, gradually merged with Yumen Pass...”
“And his descendants, who scattered and hid around Yumen Pass, believe that the urban legend that escape from Yumen Pass are the incarnation of the Shaman King, and intermarrying with them is the highest honor.”
“Is that the origin of those Half-Guitan? I understand.” Lu Yibei said thoughtfully, “But what does this have to do with our mission?”
“Early this morning, a group of Half-Guitan destroyed the quarantine zone that was sealed off after the battle between the Disaster and the unknown urban legend...” Nanling Yaohua said.
“Good heavens, what are they after?” Lu Yibei asked in surprise.
“We’ll only know once we get to the scene,” Nanling Yaohua shrugged. “However, I suspect they might have thought that Night Watch sealed off that area because they discovered some precious treasure?”
“After all, they live by plundering and have always been looking for ways to rescue the Shaman King from Yumen Pass, resorting to all means necessary.”
“If treasure appears in the Gobi Desert, whether for plundering wealth or rescuing the Shaman King, they won’t be absent.”
Lu Yibei, “......” They really are a group of fierce and reckless foolish thieves.
