Free Web NovelLu Yibei picked up the A4 paper covered in text from the table, read it carefully once, and after ensuring nothing was missed, tore the paper into pieces, stuffed it into his pocket, stood up, ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ and left the water bar.
As he left, passing by the drainage ditch near the water bar, just as he was about to throw the crumpled paper from his pocket into it, the feeling of being secretly watched reappeared.
This time, the gaze seemed to have less melancholy and more boredom, like a bored person watching a boring scenery.
Noticing the gaze, Lu Yibei quickly stopped his actions, stood in place and waited, until the feeling of unease completely dissipated before taking out the paper ball and throwing it into the ditch.
"Whew—!" Lu Yibei slowly exhaled a turbid breath, trying his best to stay calm, and then watched the flowing water in the ditch completely submerge the paper ball before continuing to move.
Who exactly is the source of that gaze?
Even if it doesn't have ill intentions, appearing so mysteriously all the time is too ♦ scary.
People are always particularly timid when doing "bad things"; they get nervous at the slightest sign of abnormality.
What's more...
Those secretly watching eyes gave Lu Yibei the feeling of a deity looking down on mortals, and for some reason, that feeling made him very uncomfortable.
As if provoked in some way, an uncontrollable impulse arose from the depths of his consciousness to drag out that sneaky guy and beat him up.
"Tsk, why would I have such a thought?" Lu Yibei spat softly, shaking his head slightly.
That strange gaze is clearly looking for someone, and when it finds them, it should leave.
During this time, I just need to be careful and not attract its attention, and there will be no problem.
Hmm, this isn't too difficult.
Thinking this, Lu Yibei reached out and hailed a passing taxi. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com
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Huacheng Folk Culture Research Administration, Office V.
On the retro-style desk, the food in the exquisite lunchbox was already slightly cool.
Jiang Li, with a pale face and somewhat tired expression, leaned back in her chair, closing her eyes to rest. Unlike last time, she didn't take advantage of the free time before Lu Yibei arrived to play a couple of rounds of mahjong.
In fact, last night, besides temporarily supporting the Special Operations Team twice, which took about two hours, she spent the entire time frequenting major mahjong halls in Hua City, playing a total of forty-seven rounds of mahjong, winning all forty-seven with no abnormalities in any round.
However, this situation didn't make her happy at all. She just wanted to lose one round, find that urban legend, and then win everything back!
"Creak—!" The office door made a soft sound, and Lu Yibei pushed it open and entered.
Upon seeing Jiang Li with her eyes tightly closed, he pursed his lips, didn't disturb her, and tiptoed over, picked up the heavy 《si ye shu》 from the desk, sat on the sofa nearby, and began to flip through it himself.
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"Swish—Swish—!"
Lu Yibei held the 《si ye shu》, and as soon as he opened the first page, the thick book began to flip by itself. After a few seconds, it stopped at the place he had read up to last time.
Lu Yibei, "..." Is this thing that smart?
Is it perhaps a urban legend?
If it's a urban legend, if I just devour it, will I instantly grasp the knowledge inside?
Soon, he shook his head, dismissing this idea. Not to mention whether there was a way to take the 《si ye shu》 out, even if he could, with his current state, he wouldn't dare to devour it.
The side effects from the core bodies of those four urban legend haven't disappeared yet; it's better not to court death recently. Lu Yibei thought.
Regaining his focus, Lu Yibei redirected his attention to the 《si ye shu》 and began to read carefully.
Flipping through the pages one by one, he soon saw content that interested him.
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According to research and observation results, most higher-level urban legend will have their own dependents to help them complete urban legend hunting, collect beliefs, and other actions.
So-called dependents are created when a higher-level urban legend leaves a unique mark on humans, urban legend, or even any object, achieving a soul-based connection.
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Upon seeing this, Lu Yibei immediately thought of White Little Flower.
Speaking of which, if White Little Flower really exists, wouldn't I be her dependent?
Spending money is hunting, buying merchandise, and recommending her to people around me is collecting beliefs... Thinking about it this way, it's not bad!
Lu Yibei thought slyly, and suddenly Du Sixian and the mark on her forehead flashed through his mind.
Wait, things seem a bit off!
How did she inexplicably become my dependent?
Isn't this impossible to shake off? Is there no way to remove the mark?
Lu Yibei thought, and quickly flipped through the 《si ye shu》, then he saw two pages that were completely blacked out.
Lu Yibei, "..." What's the situation here? Insufficient permission?
Thinking this, he rubbed his fingertips back and forth over the two black pages. The next moment, his eyes stung slightly, and the black color on the pages, like ink diluted with clear water, slowly spread out, gradually revealing the hidden text underneath.
Just as Lu Yibei was about to clearly see the text on the 《si ye shu》, Jiang Li felt a slight fluctuation of Spiritual Energy in the office and suddenly woke up.
Like a sleeping beast awakening, her clear eyes instantly locked onto Lu Yibei, and her cold aura almost solidified and pierced towards him.
Lu Yibei, "..." What should I do? Did she notice something? Should I follow protocol, or just admit defeat?
Jiang Li stared at Lu Yibei for a long time, and after confirming there was no fluctuation of Spiritual Energy on him, she spoke faintly, "Sorry, I was too tired last night. Is there anything you don't understand?"
Just like being asked by a Teacher in class "Does everyone understand this question?", Lu Yibei nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I understand."
What else could he do? Should he ask her for a method to erase a dependent's mark?
Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?
The entire two pages are blacked out, clearly not meant for a temporary worker like me to know!
"Mm." Jiang Li nodded gently, "Then you continue to look through it yourself, and if there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me."
After speaking, Jiang Li was about to continue closing her eyes to rest, when Lu Yibei suddenly spoke.
"Wait a moment! Leader, I've encountered something strange recently."
Lu Yibei felt that now was a good time to tell Jiang Li the story he had fabricated.
"Oh?" Jiang Li raised her eyebrows, sat up straight, and asked with interest, "Tell me about it?"
"The thing is, as a brick for the motherland and a member of the Night Watch, I uphold the spirit of maintaining national peace and prosperity, LOVE&PEACE..." Seeing Jiang Li frown, Lu Yibei paused slightly and asked weakly, "Uh, Leader, is my preamble a bit too long?"
"Not long, how could it be long? Would you like me to play some music for you, and you can do a rap?" Jiang Li said faintly.
Lu Yibei, "..."
After a moment of silence, he cleared his throat, "Cough cough, simply put, I joined a University Town Ghost Story Chat Group, and I found a group of people discussing something called Purple Maiden, and they also attached a chant..."
Lu Yibei recalled slightly and decided to repeat the chant Lin Yiqi had said, rather than the description he heard during the Disc Spirit game.
He felt that the origin of that description was probably not simple, and if he said it directly, it might bring suspicion upon himself.
"Right, it seems to be, Purple Maiden, Purple Maiden, you are my shadow, I am your..."
"Stop!" Before Lu Yibei finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jiang Li.
She narrowed her eyes and stared at Lu Yibei for a few seconds, trying to find clues on a poker face without success, then sighed helplessly.
"Ah—! Don't you know that the chant just now points to a fallen mythological urban legend? It's a prayer." freewebnoveℓ.com
"If you finish reciting it, or even just silently recite it in your mind, it will sense your location."
"If you really summon it, before the matter is resolved, you might have to live permanently in the Night Watch for me to guarantee your safety."
Lu Yibei, "???"
Why didn't you say so earlier? I ♦ silently recited it at least twenty or thirty times at the water bar, doesn't that mean I reported my coordinates to it twenty or thirty times?
My dear mother, what should I do!
