Chapter 96: Lan Yi Narrowly Defeats Calamity
After waiting for a few seconds without hearing a response from Miss Rabbit and Shuo E, Luxianbei shrugged, forced a couple of laughs, turned around, and waved his hand at them, saying, “Don’t be so serious!”
“Anyway, I was just speaking casually. If you’re interested, you can learn about my Lan Yi Party, and if not, I won’t force you to join.”
“Freedom, those two words are the only principle of my Lan Yi Party. Hmm, just like that satellite of Venus, soaring into the boundless deep space.”
Luxianbei naturally shared the initial idea of developing the third faction of the Solar Eclipse Society.
In her view, Lan Yi’s ideas were somewhat similar to hers.
The only difference was that Lan Yi yearned for a kind of freedom that irresponsibly indulges one’s desires, while Luxianbei preferred a more peaceful and solitary kind of freedom.
It felt like a summer holiday, on a sunny day with nothing urgent to do, with a cold drink at hand and sliced watermelon on the table, cozy on the sofa, holding a game controller, playing whatever game she wanted.
After listening to “Lan Yi,” Shuo E’s expression darkened, and he coldly said, “Hmph, misleading the masses, how could you understand the greatness of the Elders?”
Luxianbei did not agree or disagree, merely curling her lips.
She certainly did not understand what the Elders Council of the Solar Eclipse Society was thinking, nor did she want to.
However, based on the various hidden plans the Elders had initiated within the Solar Eclipse Society, they seemed to have a somewhat twisted mindset.
To understand the thoughts of those with a twisted psyche, wouldn’t that mean I am also twisted?
This kind of thing was like only members of the Miracle Cult being able to understand the thoughts of other Miracle Cult members, Luxianbei thought.
Unlike Shuo E, who was indifferent, Miss Rabbit felt a slight wavering after listening to Luxianbei’s speech, as if a feather had brushed her chest, making it feel itchy and tingly. Her eyes softened slightly as she gazed at Lan Yi’s back, her expression deepening with contemplation.
She yearned for freedom.
Although she could not describe the concrete “appearance” of freedom, she wanted it desperately.
To obtain freedom, she was even willing to take great risks and raise a kn*fe against her master.
She initially thought that after killing the Twilight Woman, she would gain her freedom, but reality was that she broke the chains only to fall into a larger cage.
Indeed, working for the Solar Eclipse Society was merely a transaction, and theoretically, she could leave after completing the three experiments.
But the fact remained that it was the Solar Eclipse Society, and whether they would keep their promises remained unknown.
If she were to join the so-called Lan Yi Party, looking at Lan Yi’s back, Miss Rabbit had such thoughts in her mind, but then shook her head.
In her view, although Lan Yi’s spirit energy fluctuation was impressive, compared to the president of the Solar Eclipse Society and the Elders Council, she was still too insignificant to make a splash.
But asking won’t hurt, right? I can’t touch it unless I buy it, can I?
Is it inappropriate to ask in front of Shuo E?
It’s fine; with his brain, as long as I stay slightly concealed, he won’t pick up on anything problematic, Miss Rabbit thought.
So, they continued to move forward.
Miss Rabbit intentionally and unintentionally asked some questions, testing Lan Yi’s bottom line, her words betraying an increased interest in the Lan Yi Party.
Luxianbei casually responded to Miss Rabbit.
Although she couldn’t fully reconstruct the so-called Lan Yi Party from the information in Lan Yi’s memory to answer Miss Rabbit, she was good at making things up!
She’s very good at fabricating stories!
As long as Miss Rabbit was willing to listen, she was happy to mislead her. How else could she extract useful information from her?
“If one day I can become Calamity, I must create a place where everyone is free and equal.”
“There, there’s no 996, no discrimination, no exploitation or persecution. People and people, people and urban legends, and even small animals like rabbits and dogs, can coexist peacefully.”
Miss Rabbit listened quietly, gradually knitting her brows.
This woman is too articulate. If someone told me she had organized a cult with pyramid scheme characteristics, I would believe it.
But she was just good at talking; she could only mislead those not deeply familiar with this world full of urban legends.
Any somewhat knowledgeable spiritual ability user or urban legend would be able to tell that what she was saying was too idealistic and completely unachievable, Miss Rabbit thought.
Just then, Shuo E was indeed like she had thought earlier, seemingly completely oblivious to the content of their conversation, keeping his head down and moving forward.
But strangely, his eyes, hidden in the shadow of his lowered head, did not appear as empty and lifeless as they usually did.
As if he was seriously contemplating something, there seemed to be something stirring in his gaze.
In a daze, he felt he was on the verge of grasping something very important, but when he “reached out” to capture it, he only grasped at empty air.
One hour later.
Feeling that Miss Rabbit’s guard had lowered significantly, and the timing was ripe, Luxianbei finally asked one of the two questions she most wanted to know.
“Hey, by the way, what mission are you all on in Huacheng? Have you completed it?”
Although she had already learned from Huaxie Yu about Miss Rabbit’s general intentions for coming to Huacheng.
She felt Huaxie Yu was affected by that man who seemed to be the president of the Solar Eclipse Society, and his mind wasn’t very clear. She always felt there was something important that Huaxie Yu hadn’t said.
Shuo E opened his mouth instinctively wanting to answer Luxianbei, but before he could say anything, he was sharply pinched by Miss Rabbit from behind.
“Are you familiar with her? Do you tell her everything?”
Miss Rabbit was well aware that their mutual understanding was negative, and to prevent Shuo E from saying anything strange again, after pinching him, she whispered closely in his ear.
Seemingly unconcerned with Shuo E’s unusual silence, Luxianbei nodded and casually remarked, “Not at all? You all should be careful then.”
“I remember that those guys in the Elders Council are quite harsh on those who do not complete their missions.”
“Although your current mission failure was caused by Calamity, those old hardliners will not listen to your excuses.”
Upon hearing this, Miss Rabbit sensed something was off and furrowed her brows.
She and Shuo E had already failed their tasks more than once. Although each time there was Calamity or some other entity to take the blame, they had never faced punishment until now.
Why is that?
Although Shuo E was exceptionally loyal to the Elders Council, he wasn’t the favorite son of any elder. Why would they take special care of him? Miss Rabbit thought.
Just as she was pondering this, her spiritual sense was touched by a familiar spirit energy fluctuation, as if a thread was disturbed by a flying insect.
That spirit energy fluctuation burned like fire, vaguely carrying a rich scent of bl**d; she would never mistake it!
As if jolted by electricity, Miss Rabbit’s body jerked with surprise, crying out, “Calamity! Calamity is coming!”
Shuo E, who also sensed the spirit energy fluctuation from “Calamity,” froze upon hearing Miss Rabbit’s exclamation, standing still, slowly turning to look in the direction from which the energy fluctuation came, his expression serious.
Although Miss Rabbit had somewhat regained her composure, considering their current state, if they were to be attacked by Calamity again, it would be almost certain d*ath.
As the two fell into unease, a gust of wind howled from a distance, followed by a light whisper from “Calamity.”
“Little rabbit, you can’t escape. Kneel down and beg for mercy obediently, and perhaps I might spare your life by leaving a cursed mark on you!”
Turning to the sound, they saw a figure with flowing fire-red hair, dressed in a blue gown, gliding closely above the treetops several hundred meters away, rapidly approaching.
“That’s definitely Calamity; let’s go!” Miss Rabbit whispered nervously. But at the moment Shuo E turned around, she heard Lan Yi snicker.
“Hehe, that spirit energy fluctuation is what you referred to as Calamity? It feels like just an ordinary presence.”
Upon hearing this, the two looked at Lan Yi, who was boldly striding toward the impending Calamity, having walked some distance while gripping a pitch-black club tightly.
“You fear her, but I do not! You all leave first, let me handle her.”
“I’ve heard that as long as you can personally k*ll the King of Urban Legends, you might be able to seize the “Hundred Demons Walk” results from her. Who knows? By the time we meet again, I could already be the King of Urban Legends in Huacheng, haha!”
With that, she stepped forward, instantly pushing her spirit energy to the limit, and her momentum surged as she seemingly entered a battle state.
Seeing this, Shuo E’s brows knitted tightly, and he opened his mouth, preparing to remind Lan Yi not to act impulsively, but Miss Rabbit quickly covered his mouth.
“What she wants to do is her business!” Miss Rabbit scolded in Shuo E’s ear. “Since she voluntarily goes to help us stop Calamity, we should take this opportunity to hurry away!”
“Let’s go, pretend we don’t know anything, that we didn’t see anything! The worst we can do is to find time to burn a few more incense sticks for her later.”
Under Miss Rabbit’s urging, Shuo E hesitated for a few seconds before bolting deep into the dense forest without looking back.
Catching a glimpse of the two leaving, a glimmer of joy flashed in Luxianbei’s eyes.
So you want to chat nicely, but you don’t behave, huh?
I’ll wait until “Lan Yi” defeats “Calamity,” and then come looking for you. Let’s see if you’re scared or if you’ll talk!
Thinking secretly, she stepped lightly on the ground and rushed toward Zhipianxian.
“Boom—Boom—Boom—!”
Deafening explosions erupted one after another, echoing through the valley, brilliant firelight shooting into the sky.
Like a child throwing firecrackers during the New Year, after tossing out a dozen alchemical bombs, Luxianbei watched the charred deep pit blown into the ground before bending down, scooping up a handful of black ash, marking a few streaks on her face, and nodding in satisfaction.
“This should be about right; this truly is an exceptionally intense battle!”
“After a fierce clash, Lan Yi narrowly defeated Calamity, which escaped by leveraging the earth’s pulse. The script is perfect; it’s time to go find those two guys.”
(It’s been noisy outside with firecrackers, making it impossible to type quietly. I’m sorry for not getting it all done on time today! Also, wishing everyone a Happy New Year!)
