Chapter 102: Exposed!
Mudan Street.
Du Sixian did not dream tonight. For some time now, she had grown accustomed to practicing spell formulas in that strange dream every night, so when the dream did not come as expected, it left her restless. She had only managed to sleep for two or three shallow hours before waking up.
Thanks to the enhancement from spirit energy, even a brief sleep was enough for Du Sixian to regain her energy.
In the pitch-black room, she woke up feeling energetic. Outside the window, all was silent. The first thing that came to her mind was practicing.
After all, practice was my own responsibility. Even if that strange dream had a helpful effect, I couldn’t rely on it too much.
What if the strange dream doesn’t appear again in the future? Du Sixian thought. I can’t let that slow down my practice.
Earlier today, she heard An Qing say that once she had fully mastered the first spell formula, she would have to start adding the “waste material flow” training subject for physical techniques.
At that point, learning physical techniques and spell formulas together would undoubtedly increase the pressure significantly.
So, I must push myself! Du Sixian lightly clenched her pink fist. Sometimes, if you don’t push yourself a bit, you won’t even know how powerful your potential is! Come on, Du Sixian!
She held the scroll tightly, took advantage of the night, opened the window, and leaned against it, hoping the cool breeze would refresh her spirit.
Outside, under the night sky, Mudan Street was filled with an ancient charm. A thin mist drifted over the serene street, while the yellowing willow leaves rustled down in the cool wind, blanketing the moist bluestone slabs.
Du Sixian was momentarily entranced by this scenery, when a clear ringing sound suddenly echoed in her ear. Following the sound, a graceful girl emerged from the end of the street.
She wore a white short skirt adorned with strange patterns, walking barefoot on the bluestone slabs, resembling a peony quietly blooming at night.
Is it her? Does she live nearby?
Who exactly is she? A fairy? A demon?
No, that’s not important. What’s important is that a girl like this exists in the world, making this little fairy feel a lot of pressure!
Du Sixian was taken aback; she recognized the visitor instantly—it was the girl who had appeared at the Siye Society while she was drawing spirit patterns, beautiful enough to make her feel inferior.
While she was watching the girl, the girl noticed her presence and cast her gaze from afar.
Feeling the girl’s eyes on her, Du Sixian was momentarily stunned. In a moment of distraction, she dropped the scroll she was holding, and it rolled all the way to the girl’s feet.
The girl paused for a moment, bent down to pick up the scroll, then lightly tapped the ground with her toes. Accompanied by the crisp and pleasant sound of her anklets, she floated over to Du Sixian’s side.
“Miss, you dropped this,” the girl said.
As she spoke, she leaned slightly forward, a faint floral scent wafting over. Her radiant smile seemed to instantly make the moonless night glow with bright moonlight.
“……”
Du Sixian silently accepted the scroll from the girl’s hand, turned around to put it away, and when she turned back, she found that the girl had already disappeared without her noticing.
Looking at the empty street under the night sky, Du Sixian felt a slight flush on her cheeks, and a strange sense of first love washed over her.
Du Sixian, “……”
No more pretending; I confess I was indeed flustered.
But why does this scene feel so strange?
Du Sixian frowned, involuntarily thinking of phrases like “Chapter 24: Granny Wang Greedily Speaks of Love while Brother Yun is Indignant in the Teahouse,” and her mouth twitched uncontrollably.
……
In the early morning, the morning sun unveiled the night’s veil, illuminating the earth.
When Luxianbei returned to the Jingyi Apartment Complex, he was almost stopped by the security guard at the entrance due to his rather strange appearance.
His upper body was completely bare, and he wore a pair of torn shorts with scorch marks. He was also carrying a peculiar wooden box.
The clothes he obtained from Professor Ma were made of ordinary fabric and could not withstand the force of his body returning to its normal state. He looked like he was cosplaying the Hulk.
Fortunately, the property auntie, who had once been enchanted by Water Brother, appeared and confirmed his identity as an owner, allowing him to enter the complex smoothly.
Without lingering too long, Luxianbei crossed through the complex and returned to his door, eagerly knocking.
“Bang bang bang—bang bang bang—!”
After knocking twice, he faintly heard footsteps from behind the door. Following that, the door opened a crack, revealing a pair of emerald-like eyes with a hint of laziness.
“Deadbeat! Where did you go partying last night? You just got back now? Do you know how scared I was at home all alone?” Jumeng said while pouting in grievance as she pushed the door open.
Luxianbei, “……” Something feels off! Something is really off! Why does her demeanor seem so strange?
At that moment, the morning sunlight flooded the entire room through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Jumeng’s porcelain-like face appeared to be coated in a thin layer of golden light under the sunlight, her long hair casually draped, one hand rubbing her sleepy eyes.
She was wearing an oversized white T-shirt that she had dug out from somewhere, with the red words “Don’t Want to Work” printed on it.
A gentle breeze passed by, causing the T-shirt she was using as a short skirt to flutter, revealing her smooth and slender legs. Her dainty little feet, stepping on the cold floor, appeared to retract slightly in bashfulness.
Luxianbei, “……”
He stared at Jumeng for a few seconds, suddenly remembering something, his expression darkening slightly.
“Why are you wearing my clothes? Do you really think this is your own home?”
Jumeng shrugged nonchalantly, “What else? Since I’m staying at your place, I’m naturally going to enjoy everything to the fullest!”
Luxianbei facepalmed, “……”
There was really no way to relate her to the thousands of-year-old urban legends.
At least dye your hair white or draw a few wrinkles. This large-breasted, long-legged girl’s appearance is just too out of place.
Who could withstand living with her for a long time?
Luxianbei thought to himself, inexplicably reaching out to poke Jumeng’s face with his finger.
“What are you doing? Why so silly?”
Jumeng mumbled, slightly furrowing her willow-like brows, without any intention of resisting.
Still kind of cute? Luxianbei thought.
……
Once inside the house, Luxianbei informed Jumeng and went upstairs to change out of his Hulk-like outfit.
Just as he came back down, arriving in the living room, he was getting ready to look for Jumeng’s figure when he suddenly heard a gust of wind pass by his ear. A shadow flew towards him, groping all over his body, making him feel as though he had been insulted.
Luxianbei pushed aside the lewdly acting Jumeng, annoyed, “What are you doing? I promised to help you heal, but I didn’t agree to satisfy your weird interests!”
Jumeng crossed her arms, pouting, “Where’s the core of the urban legend?”
Luxianbei was taken aback, forcing himself to suppress the panic in his heart, and said nonchalantly, “How did you know I have the core of the urban legend on me?”
Did she secretly follow me yesterday?
That can’t be! If she followed me and saw what I looked like after urban legend transformation, wouldn’t she have jumped out already?
But if it’s not that, how does she know?
“Hmph!” Jumeng snorted softly, raising her chin slightly, “Are you an idiot? When you use the five talismans, I’ll have no sensation?”
“I calculated that, based on the quality of those talismans, an average of three talismans can k*ll a mid-tier urban legend. You used a total of thirty-seven, excluding misses, and rounding down, you must have at least ten urban legend cores accounted for, right?”
Luxianbei frowned.
Ten? If I encountered ten urban legends, I’d have run away long ago; how could I possibly fight them?
I suspect she’s trying to swindle me!
Isn’t it the case that those without shame, as they grow older, develop such awful habits?
Luxianbei thought, and then said, “To be honest, I did indeed gain something last night, but…”
As he spoke, he pulled half of an urban legend core from his pocket and handed it to Jumeng.
Seeing this, Jumeng was momentarily taken aback, tilting her head, looking puzzled at Luxianbei, “Half? How did you do that?”
She had never seen anyone hunt urban legend cores and end up with half.
I suspect he’s lying to me! Jumeng thought.
Luxianbei shrugged, patiently explaining what happened last night, omitting many unnecessary details.
After listening, Jumeng propped her chin in thought for a few seconds, and then said with a hint of grievance, “Luxianbei! Am I not pretty enough?”
“Waaah—! While leaving such a stunning beauty at home, you go out to flirt with other women; it hurts my heart, to the point I can hardly breathe!”
Seeing Jumeng putting on a tearful act, almost bursting out laughing, Luxianbei was momentarily speechless.
I’d believe you if I were a ghost! Please act properly next time; at least shed a couple of tears!
Luxianbei remained unmoved, expressionless, “In any case, since there’s only half left, if you don’t want it, I’ll use it to make new talismans!”
“Of course! How could I not want it? A fly’s leg is also meat!”
Jumeng snatched the half urban legend core from Luxianbei’s hand, darted a small distance away, cradling it protectively in front of her, as if worried Luxianbei would snatch it back.
Smells good!
Luxianbei watched as Jumeng joyfully held the half urban legend core while dashing off, and just as she was about to start consuming it, something suddenly crossed his mind, and his expression changed slightly.
“Wait a minute!”
Jumeng was just tilting her head back, mouth open to shove the urban legend core into it, when she suddenly heard Luxianbei call out. Startled, her hand trembled, and the urban legend core slipped directly into her mouth, sliding down her throat.
For a moment, it was as if Jumeng had swallowed a steaming hot dumpling whole. She gawked in shock, struggling to move her throat a couple of times before she managed to swallow it down.
Seeing Jumeng swallow the urban legend core, beads of sweat instantly appeared on Luxianbei’s forehead.
Swallowing the urban legend core would grant her the memories of the urban legend; if she ingested Luxu’s core, wouldn’t she be able to see everything Luxu had experienced?
Then wouldn’t the scenes of my hunting also be revealed?
d*mn it, I’ve been cautious for so long, and I made such a rookie mistake. Is this the malice of the universe’s will?
Luxianbei glanced at Jumeng, who was staring at him with a gloomy expression, trembling slightly.
And then he heard her coldly say, “Luxianbei, what exactly did I do wrong these past few days to deserve this from you?”
It’s over, I’m exposed! She must have seen something! Luxianbei thought.
