Chapter 46 What to Eat for Dinner Tonight?
After devouring the core of the urban legend, human food finally made its way into his stomach.
However, Lu Yibei did not find his lunch as satisfying as he had hoped.
Firstly, his mind was constantly filled with the image of Du Sixian, and he vaguely heard her voice as if it were an illusion.
Secondly, the taste of the food was genuinely unappetizing.
This was not a black school cafeteria; in fact, Huacheng University’s meals were considered quite good within the entire University City.
Savoring the enticing aroma wafting in from the cafeteria, Lu Yibei happily scooped up a few bowls of rice, three meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a serving of fruit, preparing for a feast.
However, although he could eat it, the taste was like chewing wax; it felt as though he were consuming freeze-dried vegetables without any seasoning.
Staring blankly at the half-eaten meal on the table, Lu Yibei found his thoughts wandering.
Why was it like this? Was it because the core of the urban legend I devoured wasn’t enough?
Or was it the extremely dark flavor of the core that had ruined my sense of taste?
After a moment of chaotic thoughts, Lu Yibei ultimately made the choice that would upset the farmers, picked up his plate, and dumped the leftover lunch into the waste bucket. This scene was noticed by a beautiful girl observing him from a distance, who looked on with disdain.
…
From afar, Gu Qiqi watched as Lu Yibei tossed aside a meal that could have sustained her for three days into the waste bucket. Unable to control herself, she took a couple of steps forward, her pale little hand hovering in the air, her pink lips slightly parted as she swallowed hard.
“Hey! Hey! Ugh… what a waste…”
Gu Qiqi withdrew her melancholic gaze from Lu Yibei’s departing figure and muttered softly, “System… I’m finally starting to agree with your perspective; that person is definitely a big bad guy!”
“Uh, now you know, huh?” the system responded, its tone carrying a hint of frustration.
“Yeah, I got it!” Gu Qiqi said angrily, tightening her pink fist while speaking. “System, let’s hurry up and do the mission! I want to gain the power to defeat Lu Yibei as soon as possible!”
The system, “…”
d*mn! I used to plead with you for so long, appealing to your emotions, reasoning with you, tempting you with benefits, begging you to do missions, and you didn’t want to.
Now you suddenly have the drive because of a plate of cheap communal food?
The system realized that even now, it still couldn’t quite grasp Gu Qiqi’s thought process.
“Not in a rush, not in a rush. Recently…” the system hesitated.
“Recently the rewards have been a bit insufficient. Once I restock, we’ll continue.”
Recently, it really couldn’t eat anymore; if it did, trouble might arise, the system thought.
“Eh? You need to restock?” Gu Qiqi tilted her head in surprise, “Can’t you just use an excuse like ‘thank you for visiting, you didn’t win’ to brush me off?”
“Uh—!” The system was taken aback. How did she figure out my trick? This shouldn’t be, I thought I acted well!
“Haha!” The system gave a few awkward laughs. “What are you talking about? How could I brush you off? This system’s lottery is always fair to everyone!”
With her arms crossed and her small mouth pouting, Gu Qiqi pondered for a moment before saying, “Alright, when do we continue working?”
“A month, after half a month, during the school anniversary,” the system said.
That thing should have arrived at this school by now. After half a month, when everyone’s focus is on the anniversary, I can quietly take it away while also framing Calamity so she can end up at Yun Kang Psychiatric Hospital eating nutrition meals.
Hehehe! This plan is simply too perfect!
The system thought, its smile gradually turning deranged.
…
After hastily finishing his lunch, Lu Yibei left the cafeteria. It was still not yet one o’clock, and there were nearly two hours until afternoon classes began, so he decided to aimlessly stroll around the campus.
On Huacheng University’s famous Cherry Blossom Avenue, the ancient cherry blossom trees on either side stretched their sturdy and tall trunks, branching out in all directions.
The yellowed leaves on the branches fluttered gently in the breeze, occasionally floating down gracefully and covering the avenue with a layer of reddish-brown.
Students hurried past, stepping on the fallen leaves and leaving behind a refreshing, crisp sound.
Lu Yibei sat on a bench beside Cherry Blossom Avenue, quietly observing the pedestrians passing by.
He had originally wanted to use this time to try the football skills he obtained from the Brazilian Warrior God.
When he arrived at the field, he fortuitously encountered members of the national football club he had met before engaged in a fierce battle with a group of people.
He happily approached them and asked a waiting substitute if he could join, only to face a cruel rejection.
【“Hey, Buddy! Take me along! I’m really good, I guarantee I can help you score more goals!”
Having just failed in class, Lu Yibei felt a bit inflated.
“Score? We need to score, do you even know what the national football club is about? The spirit of our club is ‘we don’t sh**t,’ do you understand?! Get lost, get lost!”
The substitutes stared at Lu Yibei as if looking at a freak.】
So, Lu Yibei was driven out just like that.
There’s actually a club where they play football but don’t aim to score; they just pass the ball around and protect it!
What kind of mutated elderly fitness exercise is this?
This is absolutely ridiculous!
After being kicked out, Lu Yibei sat back down on Cherry Blossom Avenue, watching the students come and go, hoping to bump into Lin Yiqi.
But after more than half an hour, he regretfully found no trace of Lin Yiqi, not even the slightest hint.
Gradually, this matter began to fade from his mind.
He had not held too high an expectation about finding Lin Yiqi.
In a university, with thousands of students along with teachers and various staff members, it was a daunting task to find just one person.
It was like…
That urban legend girl, who also could not find him at all.
…
The library of Huacheng University is the tallest building on campus.
Standing in the rooftop garden of the library, one can practically overlook the entire campus.
In autumn, while flowers wither and grass turns bleak, the rooftop garden bursts with vibrant blooms, unlike any earthly landscape.
This was precisely the reason why this popular self-study spot was closed off.
It was rumored that several years ago, a couple from the medical school had a quarrel in the rooftop garden, and the enraged boy lost control of his emotions and killed the girl, burying her on the spot in the flowerbed.
After that, the girl’s body mysteriously disappeared, seemingly absorbed completely by the dense plant roots.
Shortly thereafter, people began to see a terrifying figure wandering in the bl**d-red sunset, and it was said that the flowers in the garden would not wilt until the girl’s resentment had completely dissipated.
Of course…
Rumors are just rumors and may not be entirely true, but urban legends indeed exist.
A girl in simple attire lounged lazily on the concrete railing, wearing a black mask decorated with bird totems, one of her long legs crossed over the other while the other dangled and swayed.
“Lin Yiqi, I only asked you to use me as a model to weave some stories around the school. Was it necessary for you to make it so terrifying?” the girl said with some helplessness.
“Now look, such a beautiful place, and the school won’t even let the students come here. Honestly, I kind of miss the time when I could secretly observe them.”
“Especially when the young couples kiss; suddenly appearing to scare them is the most interesting!”
Behind her, Lin Yiqi, who had a ghost baby urban legend draped over her shoulders, slightly bowed to the girl and whispered, “Sorry, I didn’t consider it thoroughly…”
“Forget it, those are small matters.” The girl waved her hand dismissively, her clear green eyes peering through the gaps in the mask at the ghost baby on Lin Yiqi’s shoulder. “Next time you see me, don’t bring this little thing. It’s disgusting to look at.”
“…” Lin Yiqi slightly frowned, daunted by the girl’s presence, and could only weakly reply, “Yes, I won’t bring it next time.”
The girl withdrew her gaze, looking out over the campus, scanning around several times, taking in the view of every corner. Then she lightly spat.
“Tsk! Lin Yiqi, are you sure that the person you mentioned is truly from this school? You wouldn’t be mistaken, would you?”
“You said she’s a newly born urban legend; even if she can change her appearance, she should not be able to resist showing off her newly acquired power!”
“For example, she could dance a little to stir up some hormones to attract a handsome boy or go to the football field and use her physical strength to crush them for a victory, proclaiming ‘Who says girls are inferior to boys’ or something like that; that would be great!”
“She should show off; she ought to show off! With such great power at her fingertips, how can she not show off? What is she thinking?”
In the girl’s imagination, the newly born little entity should be very lively, and then she would show off and slap back, creating a perfect plot.
Lin Yiqi, “…”
Initially, after returning to school, she had received news from a bound spirit that the pink-haired little girl had followed her from Huacheng University to Shihhekou Middle School, leading her to believe that the girl must be in the school.
However, now with the girl’s words, she began to feel uncertain.
Because the girl’s analysis made sense; after all, when she had just gained her powers, aside from seeking revenge, she had done many dramatic things with that power too.
Tearing up scammers, scoring full marks on tests, stepping on green tea bitches during cultural performances to debut in center stage… it was like the melodramatic plots found in female protagonist novels, all of which she had attempted.
If it weren’t for nearly being targeted by the Siye Society and sent to Yun Kang Psychiatric Hospital, she wouldn’t be so low-key now.
While pondering, Lin Yiqi’s gaze slightly sharpened as if she remembered something important.
“Let’s wait and see. If she really is in this school, she will surely create some commotion during the school anniversary in half a month.”
“Half a month, huh…” the girl murmured for a moment and then nodded, “Alright, I’ll help you look for half a month longer. If I can’t find her, I’m going back.”
“Understood!” The girl nodded. “Half a month later, if she still isn’t found, you can return, I know Peach Source needs your protection.”
“Glad to hear it; also…” the girl rested her chin on her hand, looking at Lin Yiqi, “There’s a serious question.”
“Uh…” Lin Yiqi was taken aback. “Please, go on.”
“What’s for dinner tonight? I want to eat sashimi from that three-star restaurant. Those fish might have relatives from the sea; the taste would be so good! Can we?”
Lin Yiqi, “???”
A several-thousand-year-old being, what are you trying to be cute for?! Do you deserve it?
Isn’t this just a roundabout way to make me buy an expensive meal? d*mn it!
