Chapter 108: A Bloodless Contest
Rain fell in a light drizzle.
It landed on the bubble of “External Body” that had been marked by Lu Yibei’s talent skill, producing a faint hissing sound and enveloping it in wisps of pale steam.
Like droplets of water falling onto red-hot metal.
After hearing Lu Yibei’s words, Hu Chuan was stunned for two seconds before bursting into laughter.
“Hahaha, what you just said is a line from Bai Xiaohua in ‘Love and Magical Girls,’ right?”
“Oh?” Lu Yibei examined Hu Chuan closely, raising an eyebrow. “You actually recognized it? I didn’t expect you to be a Baihua fan! This surprises me a bit.”
Hu Chuan shrugged. “There used to be an extremely obsessed ‘Love and Magical Girls’ fan with decent strength who stayed in Shizhou City for a while. I originally planned to invite her to join the Secret Society…”
“Oh, now I understand!” Lu Yibei interjected suddenly. “Judging by your expression, you probably tried to recruit her and then failed, right?”
“…”
Hu Chuan frowned slightly, opened his mouth but didn’t speak, yet his eyes betrayed the thoughts in his mind.
It was an unbearable past, and after being exposed, the embarrassment mixed with a hint of anger in his gaze.
“Indeed, that person unhesitatingly rejected the invitation to the Secret Society,” Hu Chuan said calmly.
He spoke slowly, as if he hadn’t been intercepted during his escape and hadn’t experienced a horrific car accident that ordinary people could hardly survive. The girl in front of him hadn’t shamelessly said, “I’m just here to k*ll you.”
But he was merely putting on appearances.
When he uttered the first sentence, he had already discreetly activated the authority of the calamity, attempting to erode the items carried by “Gu Qiqi.”
Unseen chaotic colors, like thin smoke, emanated from his body and swirled around Lu Yibei.
However, the only item she carried was a broken sword.
A broken sword that was guarded by some mysterious power and difficult to erode.
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Yes, Lu Yibei had nothing on her that could be “coerced” by Hu Chuan.
After her experiences in the residential area near the Nightless Street, coupled with her plan to capture Wang Elder via Yang Yichen being inexplicably discovered, she no longer trusted any “items.”
Calamity could never strike three times for the same reason!
Any item she carried could potentially become Hu Chuan’s eyes and weapons, and a burden during combat.
Therefore, when she left the McDonald’s near Yuhua Road, she had already cleaned out over thirty items including her phone, potions, Zhipianxian, Blessing God Copper Coin, infinite spicy strips, talismans, and her phone…
Lu Yibei claimed that she had never fought such a frugal battle in her life!
However, wanting Hu Chuan to show himself and then tail him without being detected could only happen this way.
In the end, when she arrived at the Small Commodities Wholesale Market, she was left with only one verified item that couldn’t be “coerced”—the Ling Tai Purification and her Big Cousin.
Oh, the Big Cousin isn’t an item!
As for how she was able to fit so many things…
If someone could unzip Lu Yibei’s coat, they would surely be astonished by the complex and reasonable structure of the lining designed to hold various trinkets.
Perhaps this was one of the conveniences brought by her petite figure?
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“Hmm, that makes sense! I knew that a fan of Bai Xiaohua couldn’t possibly be a b*stard like you!” Lu Yibei continued.
Hu Chuan frowned again.
He really couldn’t understand these two-dimensional fans.
Just like he couldn’t understand why “Gu Qiqi” could remain calm and engage in this casual chat with him at this moment.
He was willing to say a few more words to “Gu Qiqi” because he had his reasons.
With the favor of that adult, thousands of Secret Society members as hostages, and the battle on the Jiajucheng side falling into a stalemate, with more Dachunyang Palace disciples continuously reinforcing… he wasn’t worried that “Gu Qiqi” would become an obstacle to his departure from Shizhou City.
But what was “Gu Qiqi” relying on?
Hu Chuan scrutinized the girl in front of him, always wary of the broken sword in her hand. When his gaze unintentionally swept across her face, he paused for a moment.
She is beautiful… Hu Chuan’s mind unexpectedly flashed this thought, his eyes momentarily dazed.
Suddenly, he was captivated by “Gu Qiqi’s” beauty.
The dark red pupils emitted a swirling allure that made one fall into them and lose oneself.
The last time he felt such a strong attraction was the first time he saw the true face of calamity…
In a daze, Hu Chuan saw an extraordinarily enchanting flower bloom before his eyes.
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In magic, there’s a term called “MISDIRECTION,” which simply means that during a magic performance, while the audience thinks they see what’s happening, the magician may not be performing an action or may have already completed it.
Lu Yibei’s words, “I’m just here to k*ll you,” the Ling Tai Purification constantly exposed to Hu Chuan’s view, and the bubble of External Body appearing behind her…
were Lu Yibei’s “MISDIRECTION”!
When someone says, “I’m going to k*ll you” and appears to be filled with murderous intent, people, driven by their instinctive thinking, tend to be wary of whatever that person may hand, focusing on potential threats while ignoring certain details, and are unlikely to speculate too much on that person’s true intentions.
Lu Yibei didn’t believe she could easily defeat Hu Chuan on her own.
Hu Chuan not only wielded part of the powers of the Pink Fluffy Rabbit but also carried items made by Zhang Shuo and possibly more high-level spiritual ability users.
Even if dubbed “items,” they couldn’t display their full strength, but the battle power they provided Hu Chuan was still quite considerable.
She had personally experienced that fighting power when she was in the Nightless Street.
It would be completely unfeasible to face Hu Chuan head-on upon their first meeting without any items!
However…
In this world filled with urban legends, fighting methods were never limited to physical combat or spellcasting.
The mysterious and unpredictable poison, silent curses, strange special abilities, and higher-level corruption of powers all existed as means of subtle killing.
While Hu Chuan attempted to “coerce” the items carried by Lu Yibei, she was also attempting to “coerce” his body.
And in this bloodless contest, Lu Yibei ultimately gained a small advantage.
However, she was somewhat surprised at how smoothly she had cast the Reverse Flower Curse on Hu Chuan.
If Hu Chuan hadn’t recognized her words as lines from “Love and Magical Girls” and struck up a conversation with her, she wouldn’t have been able to so quickly lure Hu Chuan into a state of fascination and establish a subtle connection between them through her charm ability to complete the casting of the Reverse Flower Curse.
b*stard…
Didn’t expect that, did you? In one day, I learned a new skill!
Are you envious? It’s come at the cost of hundreds of lives…
Lu Yibei’s gaze turned cold as she raised the Ling Tai Purification, pointing the blade at Hu Chuan’s neck.
Just as this guy had caused Decapitated Senior’s d*ath, now she would send him on his way!
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When Hu Chuan saw Lu Yibei raising the broken sword, about to strike him down, he suddenly jolted awake from the enchantment-induced stupor.
Instinctively wanting to defend himself, he realized that the flow of time had suddenly slowed down immensely.
He struggled to raise his hand to protect his front, but his movements were painfully slow, like a film playing frame by frame.
The most critical issue was that the slowness only affected him.
The blowing wind, the falling rain, and the sword in “Gu Qiqi’s” hand all moved at their normal pace.
In an instant, the sword tip was already close to his throat, a sharp sword aura flickering, painfully pricking his skin.
Seeing this, Hu Chuan slowly closed his eyes as if welcoming the end.
At that moment, he gave up; his body…
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[He blocked your blade]
When the anticipatory thought flashed across Lu Yibei’s mind, she fell into a moment of shock.
In her line of sight, Hu Chuan, who was affected by the Reverse Flower Curse, moved his hands slowly, simply unable to resist her attack in time.
Just as Lu Yibei momentarily froze, a tear opened in Hu Chuan’s chest.
A pale, viscous liquid emerged from his bones and bl**d, and with a cracking sound of bones, a sturdy arm quickly formed, wielding a weapon and cutting a silvery arc towards the descending Ling Tai Purification.
“Clang—!”
The sharp sound of metal clashing exploded, painfully striking her eardrums.
Lu Yibei felt a sharp pain in her hands, and a tremendous force surged through the blade to her arms, lifting her off the ground as if she were a kite with cut strings, sending her flying backward.
“Whoosh—!”
The sound of the wind suddenly appeared.
Just as Lu Yibei began to fall, a Shuishu Beast flew in from the side and caught her, landing steadily, then spread its sturdy legs in the waterlogged road, splashing up a wall of water as tall as a person before coming to a stop.
After stabilizing herself on the back of the Shuishu Beast, Lu Yibei looked towards Hu Chuan’s direction and saw a bizarre scene.
The chaotic colors identical to those of the Pink Fluffy Rabbit swirled around Hu Chuan’s body, his flesh twisting and writhing in a manner that was incomprehensible to ordinary people, extremely unsettling.
From the gaping tear in his chest, pale, viscous liquid continuously surged forth, rapidly spreading across his body.
Following that, with a series of “crackling” sounds of bones exploding, it was as if his body was being turned inside out through the tear in his chest, flipping over from the inside out.
Watching the whole process made Lu Yibei feel unwell, accompanied by a series of explosive sounds, and illusions of pain coursed through all her joints.
Then, as she regained her senses, she found only a massive, shapeless mass of flesh wrapped in bones, surrounded by chaotic, colorful mist, constantly writhing.
Around this mass, dozens of items emitting impressive spiritual energy fluctuations spun and flew like satellites, with the remnants of the Ling Tai Purification among them!
In the next moment, a dark golden bowl suddenly shot towards Lu Yibei, accompanied by the booming sound of sacred music. The bowl transformed into a burly monk shining with metallic luster in an instant…
(Writer’s block, writer’s block, writer’s block! QAQ)
