Chapter 15 Stinky Sister is Done for This Time!
In the unfinished room on the top floor of the Tangcheng Museum, Luxianbei truly experienced the local customs and culture.
To summarize it in two words: Authentic!
When they started fighting, it was as real as a father beating his son, with every punch landing, no playing around.
Accompanied by Shang Nanxing’s fists, the blows fell like a torrential storm, while Mao Sanyou squirmed on the ground, letting out cries of despair.
“Ah! Junior Brother, quick, tell her I really didn’t slack off, I was… ouch, ouch! I was going to pick you and Professor Ma up, otherwise I would have been beaten to d*ath here today!”
“Still being stubborn! You didn’t slack off, huh? Junior Brother, right? Professor Ma, right?” Shang Nanxing said harshly.
Is she really a bit pitiful? Luxianbei thought to himself, and spoke up, “Miss Shang, he really did go to pick me and the professor up before.”
Mao Sanyou’s eyes brightened, as if he saw a glimmer of hope.
Luxianbei glanced at Mao Sanyou and frowned.
He left me and the professor waiting in the parking area for over half an hour; it didn’t seem worth pitying?
“But when he went to pick us up, he left us on the side and ran off looking for a celebrity for an autograph, wasting a lot of time.”
But if Miss Shang kept hitting him, that guy might really be beaten to d*ath, right? Luxianbei thought, then said, “However, after picking us up, he immediately left, saying he had urgent business.”
The next moment, Luxianbei thought of his beloved phone, and his expression darkened.
Forget it, it’s better if he gets beaten to d*ath.
“Maybe he was in a hurry to sell those celebrity autographs? I saw him setting up a roadside stall outside the museum when I came in.”
Mao Sanyou, “…” Can’t you just say it all at once, so I can d*e quickly?
The flickering hope in Mao Sanyou’s heart was repeatedly ignited and extinguished by Luxianbei, leaving him numb. His eyes gradually became blank as he lay on the ground, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.
Seeing this, Luxianbei appropriately reminded, “By the way, Miss Shang, when you take action later, try not to hit his body; my phone might still be with him.”
“Don’t worry, I generally only hit faces.” Shang Nanxing replied, rolling her wrist as she approached Mao Sanyou again.
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A little over ten minutes later.
Shang Nanxing finally stopped. She shook the bl**d off her knuckles, left Mao Sanyou lying on the ground, and sat down at the long table, silently lighting a post-action cigarette.
Taking this opportunity, Luxianbei approached, squatting over the defenseless Mao Sanyou to rummage around, but he didn’t find his phone; he only found six thousand cash and a bunch of miscellaneous items.
“Senior Brother, where’s my phone?”
I’m in a hurry to contact the dog leader and apply to withdraw from this mission! Luxianbei added in his mind.
Mao Sanyou struggled to open his puffy eyes and looked at Luxianbei, shaking his head.
“None?” Luxianbei frowned, “d*mn it, I just bought it! Forget it, we’re all brothers; I won’t take advantage of you. I’ll just take 5999 as compensation.”
Saying this, he took away the six thousand cash and rummaged through his pocket for a coin, placing it on Mao Sanyou’s chest.
Seeing this, Mao Sanyou’s eyes widened, struggling to say something, but then he couldn’t catch his breath and “gawked!” before fainting.
The next moment, his body visibly shriveled, and in less than a minute, it turned into a dry corpse with only human skin left.
Luxianbei was stunned.
What the hell? What’s going on? Is he dead just like that?
He turned to look at Shang Nanxing, just about to ask, when he heard her casually say, “It’s no big deal, come over; let’s talk.”
Luxianbei, “???”
This…
The person has turned into a dry corpse, and it’s no big deal?
Seeing the confusion still in Luxianbei’s eyes, Shang Nanxing took a deep breath from her cigarette, patiently explained, “His spirit pattern is the Wind Beast, also called Wind Mongoose, and his spirit pattern’s special skill is Resurrection.”
“When he suffers a fatal injury, he turns into a dry corpse; later, if you find a place to hang him up and let him catch a breeze, he can continue bouncing around and grossing people out.”
“By the way, every time he revives, his spirit energy fluctuation increases slightly.”
It’s not like she deliberately wanted to beat him to d*ath.
I’m just helping him strengthen his capabilities, okay?
Don’t be scared, come over; let’s talk… Luxianbei seemed to hear Shang Nanxing whispering in his ear like this.
What a terrifying woman.
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The Tangcheng Siye Society isn’t as terrifying as rumored, but rather a great place to slack off.
At least it was, until a week ago.
According to Shang Nanxing, the reason why the operatives who previously served in Tangcheng want to transfer away is that this damned place is way too poor.
After all, under Jumeng’s leadership, in an 800-mile radius, there might not even be a single urban legend incident the whole year.
Even if there was an external urban legend triggering an attack, Jumeng’s family would hunt them down at least half the time faster than the Siye Society.
Thus, the existence of the Tangcheng Siye Society is more symbolic than practical.
Their daily job, besides monitoring Jumeng, is almost just to track the changes in the day length around Tangcheng.
It sounds quite relaxed and pleasant, but…
First, not having any urban legend incidents to deal with means that the Siye Society operatives, apart from their basic salary, hardly have any extra bonus income.
Second, Jumeng is still one of the top targets on the Siye Society’s wanted list, and the theoretical danger level is indeed scary.
Only a few would choose to bear the risk of Jumeng’s potential twisted urban legends while receiving mediocre salaries.
Given the chance, most genuinely faithful and capable operatives would go where they are needed more, while those who are scared or lacking in strength wouldn’t come here to take risks.
So, over time, the Tangcheng Siye Society was left with only three operatives and ten Special Action Team members.
Fortunately, at least there are still thirteen people here.
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As Shang Nanxing spoke leisurely, Luxianbei intermittently caught glimpses of the difficulties facing the Tangcheng Siye Society and asked, “Then why are you three still here?”
Shang Nanxing thought for a moment and replied earnestly, “I’m here for personal reasons, Old Xu is here for ideals, um, Old Xu is the one outside handling the urban legend incident who hasn’t returned yet, as for that guy…”
As she spoke, she glanced at Mao Sanyou, who was hanging by the ventilation, swaying like cured meat.
“He’s purely here to slack off, worried that if he goes to another Siye Society branch, he won’t be able to slack off like he is now.”
Luxianbei glanced at Mao Sanyou and secretly admired, Good guy! As expected of you, Senior Brother, truly a kindred spirit!
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The first killed operative was discovered two days ago.
The discovery site was a cattle farm located on the outskirts of Tangcheng.
That morning, the farm workers arrived in the workshop as usual to process feed. As soon as they turned on the mixer, they smelled a strong odor of bl**d, followed by several muffled sounds of something jamming the mixer blades, and a large amount of fresh bl**d gushed out from inside the mixer.
Startled, the workers snapped to their senses and immediately called the police. After the police examined the scene, they discovered a mourning Gray Owl Badge and immediately contacted the Tangcheng Siye Society.
Old Xu, whom Shang Nanxing mentioned, arrived at the scene after receiving the notification and, according to the standard procedure of the Siye Society, helped the unfortunate operative with their last rites before quickly launching an investigation.
However, before he could gather any results, another lost mourning Gray Owl Badge entered the sight of the three members of the Tangcheng Siye Society.
Originally, they thought the attacks on the two operatives were just an accident, but they didn’t expect it to be an organized, premeditated ambush.
By the time they realized this, the third and fourth mourning Gray Owl Badges had already been brought before them…
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When Shang Nanxing spoke to this point, Luxianbei’s expression gradually darkened.
Although he deeply sympathized with and respected the members of the Siye Society who remained, he couldn’t help but complain, “So, when you discovered that some operatives were being ambushed, why didn’t you convey this information quickly?”
Even if it was difficult, you can’t let others suffer! Luxianbei thought.
If the situation here could have been communicated earlier, perhaps fewer people would have died.
With the right information, the Siye Society headquarters would make accurate assessments and wouldn’t approve applications from those trying to take credit, instead sending more reliable and capable people over.
Shang Nanxing glanced at Luxianbei sideways, took a deep breath from her cigarette, and said calmly, “Do you think we didn’t report it up?”
“We sent the information out the night before last, but we still haven’t received a response. It seems it has been intercepted by those behind the scenes using some method.”
Isolated and helpless, those four words floated in Luxianbei’s mind.
“Don’t doubt it, as far as I know, many urban legends have already emerged from the internet and some of them could indeed pull it off,” Shang Nanxing explained.
Luxianbei, “……” Of course I believe it, and I believe it strongly. Excluding Miao Xiaoqi’s words, I’ve seen two with my own eyes.
“Then is there no other way?”
“I mean, like starting up the city barrier or something?” Luxianbei asked.
Shang Nanxing shook her head, lit another cigarette, and took a deep breath, “Hoo—! The Tangcheng city barrier might be different from what you understand.”
“Ah? How is it different?” Luxianbei inquired.
“……” Shang Nanxing pondered for a few seconds, pursed her lips, and said, “I can’t tell you what’s different. You’re just a preparatory operative; your clearance isn’t enough to know the secrets of the city barrier.”
“However, what I can tell you is that in your understanding, the city barrier is likely used to defend against urban legends’ invasions, but the Tangcheng city barrier, aside from its basic defensive capability, is actually more geared toward offense.”
Offense? Luxianbei was stunned, then thought of Jumeng, and a sliver of understanding appeared in his heart as he quietly probed, “Is it aimed at Jumeng?”
“……”
Shang Nanxing didn’t expect Luxianbei to connect it to Jumeng so quickly; she glanced at him in surprise, then paused for a few seconds and slightly nodded, “Mm…”
After a moment, she added, “Otherwise, do you think the headquarters would feel comfortable with only three operatives in the Tangcheng Siye Society?”
“Though this does sound a bit embarrassing for the Siye Society, to be honest, as long as Jumeng doesn’t fall, it’s fine not to have a Siye Society in Tangcheng. If Jumeng were to fall, we could simply activate the city barrier, wipe out the related urban legends, and then send people over again.”
“The reason we three are here is fundamentally because we want to be here. Honestly, I’ve received three transfer orders, but I’ve rejected them all.”
Luxianbei, “……”
I didn’t expect Stinky Sister, as the king of urban legends, to manage such a large area around Peach Source so well… I feel a bit ashamed now.
She always calls herself a deity; it seems she’s not wrong at all; she truly embodies the image of a land guardian.
But if this is the case, do these recent events imply that something has truly happened on her side? Luxianbei thought anxiously.
While he contemplated this, Shang Nanxing continued speaking, “That’s how it is. We can’t convey the situation, so all we can do is help those colleagues with their remains.”
“Even investigating the sudden urban legend incidents feels a bit overwhelming.”
“What about Jumeng?” Luxianbei blurted out, realizing he had lost his composure and quickly added, “I mean, are these matters related to her?”
Shang Nanxing shook her head, “So far, we can’t determine whether the operatives who came to support here being ambushed, and the recent urban legend incidents in various places in Tangcheng are related to Jumeng.”
“Old Xu has already gone to investigate. If there are still no results after five days, or if we can’t prove that Jumeng is unrelated to the recent changes in Tangcheng, we’ll withdraw and activate the city barrier.”
“……” Luxianbei fell silent for two seconds, expressionless, “Can you really k*ll Jumeng?”
Shang Nanxing was taken aback, then patted Luxianbei on the shoulder and comforted, “Don’t be afraid; didn’t I say? You are safe here.”
“When the Tangcheng city barrier was established, it was entirely aimed at Jumeng, containing the lifetime studies of several Disaster-Class Spiritual Energy Manipulators. Theoretically, it can definitely deal her a heavy blow and has at least an 80% chance of killing her.”
Luxianbei frowned, falling into silence.
Shang Nanxing didn’t know his relationship with Jumeng; she only regarded him as a preparatory operative who had fortuitously dodged the ambush and come to Tangcheng, completely misunderstanding the intent behind his question.
Thinking he was just afraid.
But……
He was not worried about whether the Tangcheng city barrier could k*ll Jumeng to protect his own life.
He was more concerned about whether Jumeng would definitely d*e if the crisis was still not resolved after five days…
From Shang Nanxing’s response, the answer was affirmative.
It’s over; Stinky Sister is done for this time!
An 80% chance to k*ll, what’s the difference from certain d*ath? Luxianbei thought.
(EMMMM, there’s no time, I’ll update with a 4K chapter first, then continue writing, and update another chapter later.)
