Free Web NovelAfter leaving... Shui Ge might die? Lu Yibei repeated Chatterbox Girl's words in her mind, her brows gradually furrowing into a knot.
Before this, although she had realized that Bai Kai's recent behavior was somewhat abnormal, she had never thought that Bai Kai was doing something that might threaten his life.
Or rather, she didn't take it to heart?
Previously, Bai Kai would call Lu Yibei at least three to five times a week to ask after her, and after learning that Lu Yibei had become a urban legend, the frequency increased to once a day, and each time he would ramble on for half a day. If she didn't hang up first, the call would last at least forty minutes.
Over time, Lu Yibei completely ignored the care within it, only feeling that it was a form of harassment.
She was already nineteen, yet he still protected her as if she were a child in open-crotch pants. Who could stand that?
But now, she suddenly realized something—Shui Ge hadn't harassed her for a long time.
Two months? Or three months?
Maybe even longer...
She had originally thought that Bai Kai had simply rekindled his passion after reuniting with his first girlfriend and was having a passionate middle-aged romance, too busy to harass her. Not only did she not take it to heart, but she even sincerely wished Bai Kai and Inspector Xing Yuan well.
This was actually quite good!
Before Lu Ming's accident, Bai Kai had always played the role of a “male mom,” and after Lu Ming's accident, Bai Kai began a life of being both Old Dad and mom. Although his care for Lu Yibei had not reached the point of meticulousness, he had tried his best.
It was his first time in this world, and he didn't even have his own child...
But that's where the problem lay. Lu Yibei thought.
Shui Ge's surname was Bai, not Lu. Like White Little Flower, he had no blood relation to her. He shouldn't, and had no reason to, unconditionally give for her and waste his good time.
This was also one of the reasons why Lu Yibei chose to use relatively extreme methods to deal with Bai Kai's “harassment.”
In Lu Yibei's view, Bai Kai should care more about himself, rather than wasting more time on her.
For example, spending more time with Inspector Xing Yuan and having their love child earlier.
But now, Chatterbox Girl's words were like a crucial hint in a puzzle game, making Lu Yibei immediately realize, after hearing them, that Bai Kai not harassing her recently was very likely because he was preparing to enter Yumen Pass.
That jar of yellow sand and that long-sealed sword were the best proof.
After personally experiencing the descent of Yumen Pass and the opening of its city gates, Lu Yibei realized that those yellow sands might be extremely similar to the bag of yellow sand she found in the small Taoist temple where Qingji grew up. They came from Yumen Pass.
As for that sword, Bai Kai had never used it while performing Night Watch missions, and he even honestly admitted to Lu Yibei that he was beaten severely by his own Old Dad, which was enough to prove its importance to Bai Kai. Thinking carefully, it was most likely only used at specific times and in special occasions.
But the last time Lu Yibei met Bai Kai at Lus Sichuan Cuisine Restaurant, Bai Kai had brought that sword with him.
Actually, when I saw that sword, I should have guessed that Shui Ge was going to do something dangerous, right?
But I didn't care about him... Damn it! Lu Yibei thought with some annoyance, slightly clenching her golden fists.
Noticing Lu Yibei's small movement, Chatterbox Girl's gaze shifted from her clenched hands and looked into her eyes, smiling, “So, you've decided to stay and help Bai Kai?”
“I didn't expect you to care about him so much?”
I'm not, I didn't, don't you dare talk nonsense!
Looking into Chatterbox Girl's eyes, Lu Yibei saw an unprecedented seriousness and a faint, almost imperceptible smile in those eyes.
That look seemed to be telling her, “Stop pretending, I've seen through you, you care about Shui Ge to death! You're probably about to cry and fuss out of worry right now, aren't you?”
Why did she understand the meaning in Chatterbox Girl's eyes so clearly?
Because, if it were her, when she made that kind of expression, that's definitely what she would be thinking...
So, if there's someone who understands you as well as you understand yourself, it's not necessarily a good thing.
That person can not only understand your worries and joys but also guess all your deepest little secrets.
It's like having your underwear stripped off, with no secrets left at all!
“Not at all!” Lu Yibei shrugged expressionlessly, “What does Shui Ge wanting to court death have to do with me?”
“It'd be great if he were gone! That way, no one would call to harass me early in the morning before I even wake up, telling me a bunch of cheesy things.”
“Nor would anyone drive a gay purple or flashy pink car to pick me up from school, making my classmates suspect that I was involved in some shady side business.”
“Is that so?” Chatterbox Girl nodded thoughtfully, “Then I'll figure out a way to send you away later.”
Although Chatterbox Girl said this, she didn't actually intend to do so.
Didn't she understand Lu Yibei?
At this moment, Lu Yibei's apparent lack of concern and indifference was merely due to shyness, just as children, when they grow up, become embarrassed to hug their parents anymore.
But in fact, even if she sent Lu Yibei out now, Lu Yibei would most likely find a way to sneak back in herself.
Let alone Bai Kai possibly being in danger, even if it were just strangers suffering oppression and torment, she would be unable to resist offering help...
I bet she'll find an excuse not to let me send her out within five seconds... Chatterbox Girl thought, and just as she counted two in her mind, she saw Lu Yibei's eyes dart around and she stammered.
“A-actually, there's no need to send me out so quickly, um... this, this Yumen Pass, isn't it a masterless God Kingdom? And it's a very special, super-large God Kingdom, there must be many treasures inside, right?”
“Now, inside Yumen Pass, there are members of the Miracle Order, and Half-Guitan, and a bunch of messy Spiritual Energy forces, it must be very chaotic... You know me, one of the things I'm best at is taking advantage of chaos to gain benefits.”
“Oh right, didn't I also find the relics of Ancestor's four Masters in the place where Ancestor once lived? Honestly, those things also made me quite interested in Yumen Pass.” freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
See, didn't I tell you? Chatterbox Girl squinted at Lu Yibei, remained silent for a moment, then sighed and said, “Let's just forget it? This time is different from before, it's quite dangerous, I don't want to lose such a good customer like you!”
“Don't!” Lu Yibei said urgently, “If I miss such a good opportunity, it'll be like filling in the wrong number on a lottery ticket and missing out on the grand prize. I probably won't be able to sleep well for years.”
“But it's really dangerous!”
“Aren't you here?”
Chatterbox Girl rubbed her forehead and said, feigning difficulty, “In a hellhole like Yumen Pass, I might not be effective either. You're making Sister very troubled!”
“But...” Lu Yibei's words were cut short when she suddenly noticed Chatterbox Girl's sneaky little eyes peeking at her through her fingers. After a moment of stunned, she gradually understood everything.
Got it! Playing hard to get, huh?
“Okay, if you're so troubled, then send me out.”
Chatterbox Girl, “...” Damn it, was I seen through? Seriously, these kids are growing up now, and they're getting harder to trick. freeweɓnøvel.com
She suddenly found that she still preferred the old Lu Yibei who used to hug her leg and cry, begging her to do things.
“No problem, then I'll send you out. However, getting out of a hellhole like Yumen Pass is not much easier than getting in, so before I send you out, I need some time to prepare.”
Chatterbox Girl gave Lu Yibei a way out, and after a brief thought, Lu Yibei also took a step back, “No problem, I also want to take a look around Yumen Pass and see if I can get some benefits.”
“Of course, if I can meet Shui Ge, I might bring him out with me. Is that okay with you?”
“Of course, no problem!” Chatterbox Girl answered without thinking, “Sending one person is sending, sending two people is also sending! So, it's settled? Do you want to go back now?”
What Chatterbox Girl meant by “go back” was naturally for Lu Yibei to wake up and return to the real ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) world. After spending a long time together, the two had formed a certain understanding and no longer needed to be too clear or detailed.
“...” Lu Yibei opened her mouth, about to agree, but suddenly thought of another important matter.
It was about Chatterbox Girl No. 2, the twin-tailed girl, and the dozens or hundreds of girls who died directly or indirectly due to the “Disaster.”
After a brief silence, she looked at Chatterbox Girl and said expressionlessly, “Wait a moment, before I go back, there's one important thing I want to ask you.”
Chatterbox Girl asked curiously, “What is it? If it's trouble with love, Sister can't help you.”
“No.” Lu Yibei shook her head and said, “It's about a strange dream I've had recently. In that dream, I killed many people, no, to be precise, Disaster killed many people...”
Upon hearing this, Chatterbox Girl's eyes suddenly darted away, flickering uncertainly, seeming somewhat guilty. And Lu Yibei's next words made her, who already looked somewhat guilty, turn pale as a sheet.
“At the beginning of that dream, I saw Disaster pierce a twin-tailed girl's body with a long blade, then casually throw her into the raging, roaring sea like a bag of trash...”
“No, that's not it!” Chatterbox Girl suddenly looked at Lu Yibei and retorted with surprisingly fierce reaction, “That's just what you saw, perhaps Disaster didn't think that way at the time?”
That was salvation, not persecution...
She knew that Lu Yibei had seen some things when she was unconscious before, and she had tried to stop Lu Yibei from continuing to look, but she didn't expect Lu Yibei to have seen so much.
Should she tell her now?
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“Perhaps I should wait a bit longer, until she becomes stronger?” Chatterbox Girl thought.
She knew very well how panicked and desperate Lu Yibei would be if she knew everything now, and then she would either give up completely or fall into madness, leading her to do some extreme things.
Because she had personally experienced and faced all of that alone...
As Chatterbox Girl hesitated, Lu Yibei seemed to sense something, examining her carefully and calmly saying, “Am I not the Disaster? Would I not know what she’s thinking? I just want you to help me analyze why I’m having such strange dreams.”
“Why are you so agitated?” Lu Yibei asked, waiting a few seconds. Seeing that Chatterbox Girl didn’t speak, she continued.
“After that, I also saw in my dream that the twin-tailed girl became a urban legend, similar to a guardian spirit, appearing beside all sorts of people: talented priestesses, a boy from a seaside town, a nun solitarily guarding a ruined church, and...”
“Oh, right, and a middle-aged Uncle who sells barbecue!”
“Under the guidance of that girl, they all, without exception, came into contact with the Disaster and became close comrades with the Disaster. Guess how the Disaster treated them?”
“I...” Chatterbox Girl glanced at Lu Yibei, then quickly looked away, saying somewhat flustered, “I don’t know, she must have treated them very well, right? But what does this have to do with me? I’m a bit tired, why don’t you go back?”
Hearing this, Lu Yibei stepped forward, grabbed Chatterbox Girl’s wrist, and her tone deepened, saying, “You guessed wrong, the Disaster didn’t treat them well at all! She betrayed them again and again, abandoned them, put them in danger, and sometimes even killed them with her own hands...”
“Guess again, when the Disaster was doing all those terrible things, what was that twin-tailed girl doing?” After speaking, without waiting for Chatterbox Girl’s answer, Lu Yibei answered her own question, “She was actually making excuses for the Disaster, as if the Disaster had never harmed her.”
“This is very strange! I’ve never known any twin-tailed girl, so why would she go to such lengths to help me? For this, she lied again and again, her authority continuously degenerating and corrupting, until even her appearance became ugly. What was it all for?”
“Even stranger is that, although I don’t have much integrity and can even backstab friends, I would absolutely never do anything that would endanger their lives. Help me analyze why I’m having such strange dreams.”
After she finished speaking, Lu Yibei clearly felt Chatterbox Girl’s body tremble, as if she had received a significant shock.
Case closed!
It’s still unclear if others were killed by Chatterbox Girl, but at least the death of that twin-tailed girl is greatly related to her.
But when did all that happen? Lu Yibei wondered.
At this thought, another question that had troubled her for a long time surfaced in her mind—where did Chatterbox Girl come from? And why did she appear before her?
As she pondered, Lu Yibei noticed Chatterbox Girl’s face growing increasingly pale, like a child who had made a mistake and was being reprimanded, biting her lip, lowering her head, and her eyes showing a hint of redness.
Following this, as her body trembled slightly, an unsettling Spiritual Energy fluctuation spread from within her, and black thin lines, like a child’s scribbles, extended from the edges of her body in all directions.
Something in the air was buzzing, sharp and piercing.
The earth shook, and the dilapidated, crumbling buildings roared lowly with the vibrations.
On the ground, between the crisscrossing, bottomless giant fissures in the streets, a pungent dark red gas drifted out, and brilliant flames could be vaguely seen violently surging in the depths of the fissures.
In the distance, twisted shadows wandering near the horizon fell into madness, constantly contorting their bodies into incomprehensible shapes.
It was as if the entire world, along with Chatterbox Girl’s emotional fluctuations, had fallen into chaos.
Lu Yibei, “!!!”
Holy crap! What’s going on here?
All I did was provoke her a little, why does this hellish place look like the end of the world is coming?
No, I need to calm her down first, otherwise she might be fine, but I might be finished.
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei slowly exhaled a turbid breath, then raised her hand and gently patted Chatterbox Girl’s shoulder.
“Forget it, looking at you, you probably can’t help much anyway. But it doesn’t matter, it’s just a dream, maybe I’ll forget it in a few days... Anyway, I didn’t do those terrible things, so my conscience is clear!”
She said these things to Chatterbox Girl not because she absolutely needed a verbal answer from her. In fact, just by observing Chatterbox Girl’s reaction, she had already gotten the answer she wanted.
Pressing further would be impolite. How would she find Chatterbox Girl to play for her in the future?
“Wait a moment, okay?” Chatterbox Girl suddenly looked at Lu Yibei and said, “Don’t you still have a lot of things to do at Yumen Pass? Once you finish those things, I’ll tell you the answer you want to know.”
Lu Yibei didn’t expect Chatterbox Girl to say that, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She asked blankly, “Are you really going to tell me?”
She had originally thought that those matters were like the vague, budding romantic relationships of teenagers—sometimes, knowing but not speaking was the most beautiful.
“Isn’t it what you want to know?” Chatterbox Girl quickly composed herself and rolled her eyes at Lu Yibei. “If you want to know, I’ll tell you, but... I hope you can handle it then.”
“That’s ridiculous! If I can’t handle it, won’t I just escape?” Lu Yibei said indifferently.
After all, in this world, the easiest choice is to escape... Lu Yibei added in her mind.
“...” Chatterbox Girl was speechless for a moment, her fists instantly rock-hard.
I ♦ knew it!
It’s precisely because I knew you would choose to escape that I didn’t want to tell you now!
Just as Chatterbox Girl was fuming, Lu Yibei suddenly posed a soul-searching question to her.
“I should probably head back now. Before I go, one last question, you can answer or not... Do you know who that twin-tailed girl is?”
“After all, even if it was all a dream, I killed her so many times in that dream. If such a person truly exists, I’d like to compensate her a little.”
“...” Chatterbox Girl subconsciously wanted to answer, but after opening her mouth, she froze there, her eyes gradually dimming. After a long time, she shook her head and said, “I don’t know.”
She was telling the truth.
If she knew, she would have told Lu Yibei when she recommended her a familiar, and then told her to take good care of that twin-tailed girl.
Unfortunately, she truly no longer remembered. After she personally “removed” that twin-tailed girl from that dead world, the twin-tailed girl was nothing more than a blurry outline in her memory.
She only remembered that such a person existed and was very important to her, but she couldn’t recall any more detailed information.
Lu Yibei originally thought Chatterbox Girl would say something else, but after a long wait, seeing that she seemed to have nothing more to add, and even no change in expression or gaze, she could only sigh silently and calmly say, “Alright, then I’ll be going.”
“Okay.” Chatterbox Girl nodded, then immediately punched Lu Yibei in the face.
She had wanted to do this thousands of words ago...
She had to let Lu Yibei know who the real boss was. This guy had really become more and more arrogant lately.
Caught off guard, her face took a punch containing the highest intensity Spiritual Energy fluctuation of a Calamity urban legend. Lu Yibei didn’t even feel any pain; her vision immediately plunged into darkness, a fragmented buzzing sound echoed in her ears, and she instantly lost consciousness.
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“Wake up, wake up! Are you alright?”
In a daze, such a voice echoed in her ears, followed by the sensation of someone slapping her face. Gu Qianqian was stunned, and before she could fully recover, a bucket of cold water was poured over her head.
With a “whoosh,” from head to toe, it was chilling to the bone.
It was like drinking a bottle of Sprite in a commercial, but the difference was that this bottle of Sprite was forced into her mouth by someone holding her head down.
Extremely hateful, very perverted.
She suddenly opened her eyes, and before she could clearly see who that hateful person was, she heard a familiar voice.
“Good, you’re awake. Now, honestly confess, who are you? Why are you here? What do you plan to do here?”
This is... the System’s voice? Gu Qianqian’s heart suddenly thumped.
Although the voice she heard had significant differences from the System, the moment she heard it, her intuition told her it was the System speaking to her.
It was a subtle connection formed over years of relying on each other.
She vigorously shook her head, opened her eyes and looked forward, and then her newly brightened eyes dimmed again.
In front of her stood a girl, holding an empty bucket.
She looked small and seemed easy to bully, but at this moment, she puffed out her chest, craned her neck, and tried hard to put on a fierce demeanor.
Like a little kitten baring its fangs, somewhat amusing, but it wasn’t the System.
Strange, I clearly heard the System speaking just now!
Did I hear wrong? Gu Qianqian wondered, confused.
“Whoosh—!”
Before she could figure it out, the girl suddenly poured another bucket of cold water over her head, instantly interrupting her thoughts...
“You won’t talk, huh? Then I’ll have to make you suffer a bit!”
