Free Web NovelLu Yibei had once experienced the core of her urban legend Main unit calling out to her, back when she was in Taoyuan.
Looking at the small mountain of corpses of those illegal Psychic organization members, the core of her Demoness Seed urban legend Main unit felt a stir, as if trembling with excitement.
At that time, she vaguely felt the call from the core of the Demoness Seed urban legend Main unit.
Although no sound rang in her ears, along with the restlessness of the Demoness Seed urban legend Main unit's core, she instinctively wanted to create more slaughter, chaos, and pain.
It was as if some specific program had been activated within her.
Strictly speaking, this should be considered the instinct of urban legend, an instinct that drives urban legend to do things corresponding to its authority, like the smell of blood driving a beast to hunt, or how Ju Meng subconsciously facilitates a beautiful marriage.
And when urban legend acts according to this instinct, it usually provides feedback on its authority, strengthening it to a certain extent.
As for whether it strengthens in a good direction or a bad direction, that's uncertain.
Of course, this good or bad is for humans and other creatures; if only considering urban legend itself, in most cases, this strengthening is positive.
Lu Yibei felt that the current situation was different from the one in Taoyuan; this time, the instinct derived from her authority seemed to come from the core of the Mythical urban legend Main unit, and it was much stronger.
It had even progressed to the point of auditory hallucinations!
But...
Why would my authority drive me to help Xia Lianqing?
What kind of strengthening can this achieve?
Lu Yibei thought, glancing sideways at Xia Lianqing, pondering for a few seconds, then nodded, "I can try... but I can't guarantee I'll be able to help."
Since it can strengthen her authority, there's no harm in trying, and it doesn't cost anything anyway.
If this were in a game, at most it would be an optional side quest that gives character experience but doesn't affect the main storyline. If it truly can't be done, it's not absolutely necessary to complete it, right?
Hearing Lu Yibei's words, Xia Lianqing's eyes trembled abruptly, then she quickly came to her senses, nodding repeatedly, "This one, this one thanks Senior on behalf of everyone!"
She hadn't expected Shen Baiwei to agree so easily. According to her original plan, asking this mysterious Miss, who seemed to know everything, for help would surely require some price.
After a slight pause, she eagerly pressed, "Then... I hope Senior will tell this one what to do next?"
"..." Lu Yibei thought, pinching her chin, then seriously told Xia Lianqing, "It's simple, stop looking, let's go back first."
She seemed to no longer mind Xia Lianqing calling her Senior...
Although it felt strange at first to hear Xia Lianqing call her Senior, who could refuse a good-looking girl using an honorific for an elder?
It was like "call me dad"!
Xia Lianqing was slightly stunned. For a moment, she even suspected that Shen Baiwei was just being mysterious, intending to trick her and the Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers into returning.
But then, before she could voice her doubts, she heard "Shen Baiwei" say, "You don't seriously think you can find them by aimlessly wandering around like this, do you?"
As she spoke, Lu Yibei turned to look at the group of overly obvious Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers, shaking her head.
They had indeed disguised themselves, but it was completely useless...
These Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers were elites specially chosen by Dragon Tang for Xia Lianqing, having participated in many battles, big and small. Compared to ordinary people, they were all top-tier killers, and the murderous «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» aura on them could not be hidden by simple disguises.
Perhaps it could fool ordinary folk, but it would definitely not escape the enemy's scouts.
What's more, they were all Psychic.
Bringing such a group of people out to catch someone changed the nature of the game instantly.
It was practically like playing hide-and-seek, telling others "Are you ready? I'm coming to catch you!" before starting to look for them.
"If you want to find those enemy troops who have infiltrated the city, having these guys follow you, with such limited time, you absolutely won't find them," Lu Yibei explained. "The target is too obvious."
Xia Lianqing followed "Shen Baiwei"'s gaze, looking towards the waiting Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers, frowned, remained silent for a moment, then nodded, agreeing with "Shen Baiwei"'s statement.
"As Senior says, this one will go explain to the Armored Soldiers now, and then we shall set off back to Daimu Courtyard." freewebnσvel.cøm
"Mm." Lu Yibei nodded expressionlessly, "Then, when you've talked to them and come back, we'll talk slowly on the way about what to do next."
"Senior, please wait a moment," Xia Lianqing said, bowing slightly, and then quickly walked towards the Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers. Soon after, questioning voices came from not far away.
"Go back? But Miss Xia, haven't we not found the person yet?"
"Yes, Miss Xia, how can you make such a rash decision just by listening to that young girl?"
"You're the one who brought us out, and after half a day of busy work, achieving nothing, you're also the one telling us to go back. What exactly do you want to do? Don't think you can act recklessly just because you have the General's favor!"
"..."
The Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers, full of pent-up anger, argued for a while. Xia Lianqing then whispered something to them, and the noise gradually ceased. Thirty-five pairs of eyes collectively turned to look at Lu Yibei.
Those gazes contained suspicion, anger, disdain... in short, none of them were filled with trust.
Lu Yibei, "???"
What did that woman say?
Did she throw the blame on me?
Damn it! I should have eavesdropped just now... Lu Yibei thought irritably.
Just as she was grumbling, Xia Lianqing whispered a few more words to the Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers. Immediately after, the Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers' expressions softened slightly, and they all withdrew their gazes.
The hostility seemed to have dissipated a lot, but their brows were still filled with indifference.
Following that, Xia Lianqing slowly walked towards her, stopped in front of her, and softly smiled, "Senior, I've already talked to everyone, and they agree to set off back now."
"Now, can you tell me what to do next?"
"Of course!" Lu Yibei nodded, "It's simple, just lure the snake out of its hole."
When she spoke, her voice was loud, as if she were discussing something unimportant with a friend, as if she wasn't worried at all about someone eavesdropping in the dark or about double agents among the Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers.
Xia Lianqing hadn't expected "Shen Baiwei" to "conspire loudly" with her like this. A look of surprise appeared on her face, and she said blankly, "Senior, shouldn't we... talk about this after we return to Daimu Courtyard?"
"No need!" Lu Yibei waved her hand, "Time is pressing, let's talk as we go. Once we return to Daimu Courtyard, we can start acting immediately."
"Besides, all the military sirs are our own people, there's no harm in them listening. We'll still need their help then!"
Xia Lianqing looked at the Longxiang Army Armored Soldiers not far away who were nodding in approval of "Shen Baiwei"'s words, then looked at Lu Yibei, and bit her lip slightly, saying, "Since that is the case, this one will trouble Senior for your guidance."
"First, to lure the snake out of its hole, we need bait. And as far as I know, you used to be a spy from the Huihe Tribe who infiltrated Yumen Pass. I guess they must hate you to the bone by now. The one leading the team seems to be your biological younger sister..." freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
"Is Senior worried that my sister will go easy on me?" Xia Lianqing interrupted.
"Not at all," Lu Yibei rolled her eyes. "In my opinion, the closer the person, the more ruthless they are when striking a fatal blow."
That's true, Old Dad is much more "ruthless" when he messes with me and Shui Ge than with others... Lu Yibei added in her mind.
"Hmm, Senior is absolutely right," Xia Lianqing nodded. "My second sister indeed has a rather sinister and cruel nature... But Senior doesn't need to worry, Lianqing is willing to be this bait."
After speaking, she secretly looked at "Shen Baiwei", observing "Shen Baiwei"'s expression, trying to discern something from "Shen Baiwei"'s face, but she found nothing.
Not only did she find nothing, she didn't even get a response from "Shen Baiwei".
She didn't know what happened, but "Shen Baiwei" seemed to have suddenly turned to stone, standing still, slightly turned to the side, gazing at the distant sky, motionless.
"Senior? Senior, what's wrong?"
Hearing Xia Lianqing's call, Lu Yibei withdrew her gaze, composed herself, and said, "Oh, nothing, where were we? Right, you'll be the bait!"
"Young lady, your ideological awareness is very high!"
"However, there's a difference between bait and bait. I still need to think about how to make this bait more appealing."
After speaking, she fell silent again.
Just now, as the group was preparing to set off back to Daimu Courtyard, she heard that strange, beautiful snake-like voice calling out to her in her mind for the third time.
Third time's the charm, she felt it necessary to retort to that voice.
Exposing her alternate identity was one thing, but impersonating Nanling Yaohua?
That's truly too much!
You think I'll believe your nonsense? You think I don't know how a familiar scam works, right? Lu Yibei thought fiercely.
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On the other side.
Seeing that Lu Yibei had agreed to help Xia Lianqing find someone, and was acting more and more out of line, Nanling Yaohua was so anxious that Lu Yibei might cause trouble and fall into danger, she called out to Lu Yibei again, and then her fist clenched.
After she first introduced herself and then repeatedly called out all the alternate identities of Lu Yibei that she knew, she heard this response—"You can shut up! What's so strange about you knowing all my alternate identities and Xiao Hua's existence?"
"Why don't you just say you're Jiang Li? Then I might believe you more easily!"
"Yeah, right, hurry up and go find Jiang Li, if you can't find her, then be quiet!"
Nanling Yaohua, "..."
In fact, she had long known that various girls constantly appeared around Lu Yibei, but she didn't care because she felt that those girls couldn't compare to her. However, only with Jiang Li, after seeing that scene on the streets of Dream City, did she completely lose confidence in winning...
Lu Yibei's move was like hitting a sore spot, specifically rubbing salt in a wound, and then pouring alcohol on it.
I'm so angry! You can just die over there! Nanling Yaohua thought fiercely.
