Chapter 89: Get in the Car, Let’s Go!
Luxianbei had long wanted to get in touch with Gu Qiqi.
After encountering Gu Qiqi twice in places where urban legends occurred, Luxianbei felt that she was definitely not an ordinary person, and within the Siye Society, there had been no mention of her.
Therefore, Luxianbei thought that Gu Qiqi was very likely the type of solitary exorcist that Du Sixian had mentioned, or perhaps she was like herself, a legend living under the guise of a human!
If that were the case, as long as she could establish a good relationship with her, she might be able to obtain a lot of information and resources related to spirit energy that were neither from the urban legends nor officially from the Siye Society.
Jumeng had already said that to become powerful, necessary resources were indispensable, but Luxianbei had no channels to obtain spirit energy resources.
The Siye Society was definitely not an option, and she was worried about being scammed if she traded with legends. It would actually be quite good if she could connect through Gu Qiqi to trade between exorcists.
Luxianbei believed that even if it meant adding another identity as a folk exorcist, it didn’t matter.
After all, she was already juggling identities as a heavily burdened university student, a temporary worker at the Siye Society, a wanted criminal in Huacheng for urban legends, a high-ranking agent of urban legend contracts, and the key suspect of a Level Two operator in the Siye Society.
However, she had tried to look for Gu Qiqi several times in school but had not seen any trace of her, making it seem as if this student didn’t exist at all.
She even began to suspect that Gu Qiqi might be one of those “people who don’t exist in the school” type of urban legends.
If it weren’t for the experience she had today, she probably would have spent a long time trying to find Gu Qiqi after intentionally walking through Gate Four.
“Don’t run! Wait for me!” As Luxianbei chased Gu Qiqi, she shouted, feeling a sense of being unable to catch up.
That girl was really fast, resembling a human-shaped vehicle barreling through at an astonishing speed from a distance.
“Gu Qiqi, run faster, faster!” Gu Qiqi was sprinting and the system’s voice was constantly urging in her ear.
Encountering Luxianbei at school, especially after becoming an urban legend, was something the system was really scared of.
In her current state, she actually dared to flaunt herself publicly at school. What did that mean?
It meant she no longer cared about the Siye Society’s investigations!
And according to the system’s estimates, she was supposed to be chased and attacked by the heir of Jumang’s powers, so she shouldn’t have the time to show up at school.
But she just happened to appear here, which meant what?
It meant she had somehow challenged and defeated the heir of Jumang’s powers at a level above her own!
If she indeed defeated the heir of Jumang’s powers, what would become of the defeated side? The system shuddered in fear.
Although Jumang’s powers had little relevance to the advancement of calamities, the vast spirit energy and the various miraculous abilities brought by powers could instantly elevate a calamity’s strength significantly.
This might be one of the important reasons why she no longer feared the Siye Society.
“Oh no, oh no… Why is it happening so fast this time? Is there any way I can stop her?” the system muttered to itself.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qiqi pouted, “System?”
“Hmm?”
“Didn’t you say before that she wasn’t that scary, and in dire situations, you had ways to let me fight her? Why are we running?” Gu Qiqi asked.
“Now, the situation is a bit different,” the system said, stabilizing its emotions and speaking ambiguously. “Moreover, winning without battle is the highest realm of combat, right?”
“Eh!?” Gu Qiqi was taken aback, “But she hasn’t even attacked yet, and we’re already retreating. Isn’t that already reaching the highest realm?”
The system, “…” The reasoning was sound, but, d*mn! It couldn’t come up with an excuse to refute her!
Gu Qiqi thought for a moment, “What should we do then? Why don’t we just surrender?”
“I don’t think she looks as scary as you say. If we talk to her nicely and obey her, she shouldn’t harm us.”
“Gu Qiqi!” The system suddenly yelled in Gu Qiqi’s mind, “You’re the protagonist! Are you really willing to live under someone else’s shadow?”
“I’m willing!” Gu Qiqi said earnestly, “Why wouldn’t I? If someone stronger than me is out there charging into battle, let her take the brunt of the trouble, wouldn’t that be great?”
“Even as the protagonist, there are subservient protagonists!”
“You… you really make me mad!”
The system was momentarily speechless, thinking no wonder this girl had been reading books like “The Strongest Useless Man in History,” “Presenting a Wedding Ring to the Demon Queen,” and “My Proud Girlfriend” online recently.
She was studying this?
Did you think I hadn’t tried the path you mentioned? But then what?
Nothing changed; she was still her. No matter what happened, no matter how kind she might seem right now, she would ultimately walk down the path of world destruction, the system thought.
……
Luxianbei once thought Gu Qiqi might be training for track and field long-distance running.
In fact, while she was searching for Gu Qiqi quite casually, she had inquired and found out that the girl was from the Sports Academy, although she didn’t know what sport she specialized in.
Everyone had their bodies enhanced by spirit energy, and with her little short legs, she probably couldn’t catch up!
However……
In this world, you never know what might happen in the next moment.
For example, Gu Qiqi never expected that the moment she burst out of the school gate, she would collide with an electric bike.
“Watch out!” Luxianbei gasped when she saw this and then froze in place.
The scene ahead was too brutal, leaving her in shock.
It was truly terrible; the frame and shell of the electric bike had crumpled.
The rider was launched off, and although he fell into the greenery and wasn’t badly hurt, he lay on the ground groaning for a long time without being able to get up.
Oh, I’m talking about the electric bike rider.
Gu Qiqi was only jolted back a few steps and sat down on the ground, quickly getting up as if nothing had happened.
Seeing Gu Qiqi stand up, the seemingly roguish young man was also stunned for a moment, and then, as if fully recovered, stood up and quickly stepped forward to grab her wrist, before leaning dramatically on the ground.
“You, you can’t leave! Ouch, ouch—! I’m dying!”
“Hey, you…” Gu Qiqi was startled by the young man’s actions and froze, unsure of what to do.
“…”
Both the system and Luxianbei cursed silently at the same time.
Faking an injury? Tsk, a traditional technique of street thugs.
“System… what do we do?” Gu Qiqi asked helplessly, panicking and seeking help from the system.
The next moment, a mechanical prompt sounded in her mind.
“Very sorry, the signal connection has been affected by mysterious powers, your friend [Super Beautiful Girl Demon Slayer System] has been disconnected!”
Sorry, Gu Qiqi, but I can’t handle a deception like this either; the landlord’s family has no surplus grains!
Most importantly, the calamity is catching up! I can only hide; if discovered, it’s all over, the system thought.
Right, what kind of next host should I look for?
Having slightly lower combat talent doesn’t seem that important; it’s better to find someone clever, thoughtful, and smooth in handling things.
“System? System?”
Gu Qiqi called out several times in her mind, and after confirming that the system was indeed “offline,” she showed a worried expression and turned to the young man still lying on the ground, weakly saying, “S-sorry, you look like you are really hurt. Do you want me to take you to the hospital?”
“Ouch, ouch, what hospital? I’m going to d*e; it will be too late by the time you take me there.”
“Eh?! Then I’ll leave?” Gu Qiqi said, realizing that it was too late to take him to the hospital and he didn’t need her help, so why stay there?
Luxianbei would be chasing up soon.
The young man on the ground, playing the part of a helpless victim, never expected Gu Qiqi to have such a reaction. He had done similar things before and usually came out on top.
Could it be that he was just acting too well this time? He thought, feeling a sinking feeling, he shouted, “Help! Help! Everyone, come and see! This person hit someone and wants to run away!”
Although the nearby Gate Four path had few pedestrians, with the young man’s shout, a group of onlookers quickly gathered.
When they saw the electric bike that was smashed to pieces, the crowd gasped collectively, not even thinking about global warming.
In their minds, similar thoughts surfaced.
This girl looks delicate and weak; who knew she would drive so aggressively?
Look at what the bike has become! Can the person she hit possibly be fine?
In an instant, the crowd began to support the young man, pointing fingers at Gu Qiqi and blaming her.
“Little girl, look at what you did to this person!”
“Yeah, this is at least a broken bone, right?”
“No, no, I think maybe the internal organs are all crushed. But how come there’s no bl**d?”
……
The fake-injury young man, “……”
How are these people talking? Why does it sound like they wish me dead?
But this is good; it means I can squeeze out a little more money, he thought slyly.
……
A person who hit someone else with a car actually has the audacity to fake injury; this was something Luxianbei never expected.
As she secretly noted down this potentially useful trick for the future, she stepped forward and stood in front of Gu Qiqi.
Normally, when encountering such situations, Luxianbei would avoid them to the best of her ability, fearing trouble, but today, she was focused on establishing a connection with Gu Qiqi for future access to spirit energy resources and felt that the young man was being a bit too bullying, so she stood up for her.
If she didn’t let him taste some sweetness, having to run into her repeatedly wouldn’t be a solution! Luxianbei thought.
She glanced at the young man still lying on the ground, “Stop acting! I clearly saw you hit her; she hadn’t even fallen when you started this act. Can’t you have a bit of dignity?”
Surrounded by both the onlookers and the fake-injury young man attacking her, Gu Qiqi was nearly about to cry when she heard someone supporting her; disregarding the system’s repeated warnings that Luxianbei was very dangerous, she turned and grabbed Luxianbei’s hand.
“Yes, yes, yes! You saw it too, right? He clearly hit me!”
The fake-injury young man had thought he already had enough cheek, but upon being pierced by the emotionless beauty who suddenly appeared, he felt his cheeks flush slightly.
In anger and shame, he pointed at Luxianbei, his face red, “You, you’re slandering! This is clearly her car; she hit someone! How can you reverse right and wrong? Oh, I see, you’re in cahoots with her! You just don’t want to take responsibility!”
“You said this is her car?”
“Yeah, exactly!”
“Oh.” Luxianbei nodded thoughtfully and looked at Gu Qiqi, “Then are you willing to lend me your car for a spin?”
“Eh!? Sure, sure…” Gu Qiqi said, stunned.
Upon hearing this, Luxianbei ignored the young man’s curses from the side and walked over to the fallen electric bike, picked it up, took a deep breath, and skillfully rode it. After twisting the key and finding it still usable, a flash of joy crossed her eyes.
The next moment, amidst the confused gazes of the gathered crowd, she started the electric bike.
As she passed by Gu Qiqi, she softly called out, “Get in the car, let’s go!” and yanked Gu Qiqi onto the vehicle.
It wasn’t until Luxianbei had driven the electric bike away for quite some distance that the fake-injury young man finally snapped out of his shock, scrambled up from the ground, and shouted while chasing after them.
“Stolen vehicle! Someone come and manage this? They stole my bike! Is there no law?”
“Isn’t that her bike?”
Someone in the crowd said this, and the fake-injury young man suddenly silenced, unable to speak further.
……
A few minutes later, at the Jiangfu Road Police Station.
Yes, Luxianbei and Gu Qiqi were arrested by the arriving police. After all, the electric bike was a damaged vehicle, and it couldn’t go faster than a person running.
They hadn’t made it far before they were stopped by the police officers who arrived to question them.
In a certain office, Gu Qiqi was sitting on one side of the desk with a police officer, while the officer was seriously looking at the records and asked, “Name?”
“Gu Qiqi.”
“Age?”
“Nineteen.”
“Home address?”
“Under the bridge at the Jiang River, the third hole on the left bank.”
The police officer, “???”
Is this girl joking with me? Can a person live in a place like that?
The police officer thought, then seriously stated, “Miss, we’ve already understood the situation. It was indeed that guy who hit you with the car, and he has a history of faking injuries. You don’t need to be afraid; just tell me the truth. I’m only recording the events here.”
“But…” Gu Qiqi hesitated.
But I really do live in a hole under the bridge! Am I supposed to be more precise about the number of shacks?
Gu Qiqi thought, preparing to honestly inform the police officer when, at that moment, a knock on the door sounded, and another police officer opened the door, poking half his body in.
“Xiao Li, let her go. Someone from her family has come to pick her up.”
Hearing this, Gu Qiqi’s expression changed drastically, almost screaming.
My family… isn’t everyone dead? Gu Qiqi thought, feeling an icy chill rush to her brain.
