Free Web NovelAfter a discussion with Shen Baiwei, Lu Yibei began her actions without waiting for Shen Baiwei to give a clear answer.
“I’m going to find a place to stay now. If you believe what I just said, then follow me...”
With that, she no longer looked at Shen Baiwei, and stepped forward. freewebnovёl.ƈom
Looking at the departing back of the Disaster, Shen Baiwei showed hesitation, momentarily conflicted.
Although following her at a time like this would make it seem like I believed the Disaster’s nonsense, if the one from Chawan Temple truly intends to harm us, then from a long-term perspective, acting together will allow us to handle more unexpected situations.
From another perspective, following the Disaster can also allow me to stop her from interfering with the past at the right time...
Alright, I’ll follow her first and see what the Disaster is up to!
After some thought, Shen Baiwei raised her head again, gritted her teeth, and jogged to catch up with the Disaster.
Lu Yibei walked forward without looking back, her hands clasped behind her head. Hearing footsteps behind her, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes.
See? Didn't that work?
From a certain perspective, this kind of thing is like pursuing a Miss. It’s about playing hard to get. Being too eager to know the answer will only annoy people. Instead of aggressively seeking an answer, it’s better to use practical actions to prove your feelings.
Additionally, if you are too eager to prove your feelings, you might end up as a spare tire if you encounter some Misses with twisted values.
Why does Lu Yibei understand a Miss’s thoughts so well?
Of course, Shui Ge taught her well!
The Hua City’s Public Sweetheart is not just for show!
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Leaving a secluded corner of Yumen Pass’s west city, Lu Yibei headed straight for the market street where Daimu Courtyard was located. On the market street, she found an inconspicuous inn and rented an ordinary room.
She took the room key and entered the room. Seeing Shen Baiwei follow her in without a word and sit down in the farthest corner from her, she knew that what she had said to Shen Baiwei earlier had taken effect.
However, this is not enough!
“You rest well here first. I’m going out for a bit and will be back soon...”
Shen Baiwei, who had followed Lu Yibei to the inn, felt a little flustered as the room door was locked. Hearing Lu Yibei’s words, a cold laugh immediately rose in her heart.
Heh, see!
She couldn’t hold back for even this short while and is already preparing to act alone!
At a time like this, should one say, 'As expected of a Witch Seed?'
Just as Shen Baiwei was muttering to herself, Lu Yibei added a perfectly timed sentence, “A few of the 【Rouge Transformation · Incantation-Stabilized Mask】 were left with a friend earlier. I’m going to retrieve them now. With those, it’ll be convenient for us to ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) disguise ourselves and avoid the eyes and ears of the one from Chawan Temple.”
“Oh, and give me your approximate clothing size. When I come back, I’ll bring you a set of clothes. Your current clothes are too conspicuous.
“Didn’t you notice? On the way here, many passersby were looking at you!”
Although changing her appearance and lying low using the 【Rouge Transformation · Incantation-Stabilized Mask】 was something she had intended to do, telling Shen Baiwei her movements honestly before acting was also a form of gentleness.
It’s like reporting everything to your significant other without reservation when you go out during a relationship.
Since she chose “gentleness,” she naturally had to see it through!
After waiting for a moment and seeing that Shen Baiwei had no intention of speaking, Lu Yibei waved her hand at her, leaving a remark, “Then I’ll just buy what I see! Also, if you’re still here when I return, I’ll be very happy!” She then left the room.
“Creak—bang!”
As the door closed, Shen Baiwei snapped out of her daze. Lowering her head, she examined her clothes and frowned.
She was still wearing the Miracle Order’s moon-white robe.
Although this attire was not impossible to see within Yumen Pass, it was unique to the monks of Chawan Temple, and the monks of Chawan Temple had always been respected and worshipped by the common people within Yumen Pass, which inevitably attracted unnecessary attention.
Shen Baiwei, “...”
Does the Disaster really not intend to interfere with the past?
But... why is that?
Is it because of the death threat caused by the one from Chawan Temple during the last time rewind? Shen Baiwei wondered in confusion.
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On the other side, on the dilapidated and crumbling rooftop.
The girl with long, snow-like hair and a graceful figure gazed at the sky, elegantly holding a goblet and gently swirling it. Then she took a small sip and couldn't help but let out a joyful sound.
“Ooh—! It tastes great!”
Her face was flushed with excitement, as if she had tasted the most mellow aged wine in the world. However, when she put down the goblet, there was only a small amount of pure, transparent water gently swirling in the cup.
However, in this godforsaken place, finding a cup of barely drinkable, clean water was much harder than finding a bottle of aged wine that had been stored for decades and whose expiration date was unknown.
“It’s been too long since I’ve had water, probably... sixty years? Seventy years? Or even longer?” The girl pouted indifferently.
In her memory, ever since a very long time ago, when Plague Tai Sui and several authorities contaminated most of the water sources with urban legend based on heavy metals and highly toxic organic pollutants, she had never drunk water again.
Although allowing their authorities to invade her body would not cause her fatal harm, suffering from a severe gastrointestinal illness every time she drank water—who could endure that?
What's more, not drinking water was only difficult at first. Once she got used to it, this behavior, which aligned with the “Drought God” authority, would slightly enhance her authority.
Two birds with one stone!
But...
People always occasionally miss the past.
When the past becomes an almost untouchable existence, even replicating a small, repetitive daily act like drinking water can bring immense joy.
“This is all thanks to you, little fellow!” Chatterbox Girl hugged a translucent spherical creature with no eyes, ears, or mouth, but countless limbs and dense hair-like tentacles, and kneaded it for a while.
“As expected of a being that reverse-constructed its authority from 132 types of pollution sources, it’s practically a urban legend version of a super-powered water purifier. From now on, I’ll call you... Pure Water Big King, how about that?”
After speaking, she didn't care if the little thing liked the name “Pure Water Big King,” which resembled a cheap pure water brand. She casually tossed it aside, then raised her goblet again and looked at the sky, observing Lu Yibei’s movements as if savoring fine wine and watching a movie.
However, the next second, the water she had drunk was all spat out.
“Pfft—! Cough, cough, cough!”
After a violent fit of coughing, Chatterbox Girl stood with her mouth open in a daze for a long while before letting out an incomprehensible exclamation at the scene she witnessed.
“What the hell is this guy doing? Besides Jiang Li, has she ever been so gentle with any other woman? Is she trying to conquer Shen Baiwei and take her down before she grows into a Nightmare?”
In Chatterbox Girl’s opinion, having fought countless life-and-death battles with Nightmares and witnessed their most terrifying side, Lu Yibei’s method, whether effective or not, could only be described as extremely bizarre!
For an ordinary person, it would be like trying to conquer a patchwork monster, and not one that is cute and adorable in appearance, or a Frankenstein’s monster girl, but rather an old, decaying, rotten, moldy, and foul-smelling snake-like patchwork monster.
If they were to become sworn siblings with Xu Xian and Ning Caichen, those two would have to respectfully address her as Big Brother!
I mean, even though it’s commonplace for us Witch Seeds to sacrifice our looks and throw away our integrity, we shouldn’t be so...
No, on second thought, maybe it can be? Chatterbox Girl pinched her chin with one hand, nodding seriously.
“If, in that godforsaken place of Yumen Pass, these actions cause some changes in Shen Baiwei’s thoughts and circumstances, perhaps... the Nightmare won’t be born?”
Although she was unclear about the specific birth process of the Nightmare, she inferred from the fact that the Divine Kingdom Jade Gate, which contained massive Spiritual Energy and a “shameful past,” was almost completely devoured by the Nightmare, that this might be the key factor in the true Nightmare’s birth.
If this factor were destroyed, it could at least significantly delay the Nightmare’s arrival.
Thinking of this, a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of Chatterbox Girl’s mouth. “Then go for it, Lu Yibei! Bring Shui Ge’s unique skills to their fullest extent, and at worst, after it’s done...”
She originally wanted to say, “After it’s done, make Shen Baiwei realize that gentleness is merely gentleness, and does not represent love or other true feelings, thereby escaping entanglement.”
Just like some scumbags, one-time use!
But as the words reached her lips, a figure with twin pigtails suddenly flashed in her mind, and then her smile abruptly froze there.
After a long while, the myriad thoughts in her heart finally condensed into a sigh, “Ai—! Witch Seed, they’re really damn harmful!”
A priest, who had been seduced and corrupted by a Witch Seed, once said on his deathbed, “The gentleness of a Witch Seed is a deadly poison wrapped in a sugar coating... I took this poison, letting the sugar coating slowly melt in my belly until I died from the poison, and I have no regrets.”
That twin-tailed Miss was just like the priest, willing to take the poison until the sugar coating completely melted, still recalling that trace of sweetness...
Damn stupid!
The predecessor of the Nightmare shouldn't be as stupid as that unknown priest and the twin-tailed Miss, right?
Composing herself, Chatterbox Girl raised a hand and, with an aerial grab, brought the Pure Water Big King, which she had thrown far away, into her palm. Then she squeezed it hard over the goblet.
With a “gurgle,” the Pure Water Big King’s body immediately shrunk, and pure, impurity-free water filled the cup.
Once the cup was full, Chatterbox Girl raised it and drank it all in one gulp.
A moment later, she grabbed the Pure Water Big King again and squeezed it with a “gurgle.”
The second cup filled, she raised the cup towards the distance, and as the cup slowly tilted, strings of crystal-clear water droplets sprinkled into the wind...
