Chapter 85: More Please, the Child Likes It
“Oops?”
Jumeng never expected that Wang Ying would actually “eat” something. She was taken aback and let out a soft gasp, “Oh no, did she really eat it?”
Although it seemed that the chicken wing was just absorbed into Wang Ying’s body.
However, at the moment the packaging was opened, Jumeng’s spiritual awareness was stirred by the weak spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from the dish. And now, she could clearly sense that the spiritual energy fluctuations of the chicken wing Wang Ying had swallowed had disappeared.
This is troublesome; she won’t be poisoned to d*ath, will she? Jumeng thought anxiously.
She had already experienced how “toxic” the dishes made by Luxianbei could be yesterday. From the scent alone, it seemed that the toxicity of today’s dish was even greater than yesterday’s.
Even if Wang Ying had once been a cataclysm-grade urban legend, she had now fallen into a deep sleep, her spiritual energy level significantly lowered. It was hard to say whether she would suffer harm.
Just as Jumeng was deep in thought, a sudden change occurred.
As if stimulated by something, Wang Ying suddenly began to wriggle violently.
Her flesh trembled, ripples of smiles spread across her surface in densely packed circles. The entire ball of flesh went into shaking mode.
Seeing this, Jumeng became even more flustered, her small mouth slightly opened, and her hands froze mid-air, hovering above Wang Ying as if afraid to touch her.
At a loss.
It felt like seeing a neighbor’s child being too cute and giving them a jelly, only for the child to accidentally choke on it while eating.
Even though, at such a moment, one should immediately apply the Heimlich maneuver, Wang Ying was a ball. It was impossible to tell where her head, mouth, or chest were located.
So, holding her breath, she stared at Wang Ying for a few seconds. When Wang Ying stopped wriggling, Jumeng snapped back to reality and hurriedly extended her spiritual awareness, using her small hands to turn the fleshy ball back and forth, checking Wang Ying’s body inside and out.
After confirming that Wang Ying was fine, she let out a quiet sigh of relief, gently patting the fleshy ball in her arms while channeling good vibes into Wang Ying, murmuring, “Seriously, don’t eat everything!”
“Children eating random things can lead to big problems, do you know that?”
As soon as she finished speaking, it was uncertain whether Wang Ying understood Jumbo’s words, or if the rhythmic patting of her hands was irritating, or if the good vibes made her feel pleasant, Wang Ying struggled and wriggled a few times before falling silent again.
“Pfft!” Seeing that Wang Ying had returned to normal, Jumeng spat, “Forget it, you wouldn’t understand even if I told you so much.” Calculating the time, she thought her energy was almost restored, “I’ll go freshen up now; it’s time to start a wonderful new day.” As she spoke, Jumeng placed Wang Ying on the nearby sofa, stood up, stretched lazily, and walked toward the washroom. Thus, the living room returned to tranquility, fine dust soaring in the beam of morning light that streamed through the curtain gaps.
“Shasha shasha”
Suddenly, a series of faint sounds arose, like something was rubbing against the fabric of the sofa. Following the sound, Jumeng saw that Wang Ying was moving on her own.
From that round, plump body, two limbs extended, resembling short and thick little hands, reaching for the takeout box that was half-open on the table.
Just as it was about to touch the takeout box, Jumeng’s voice came from the direction of the washroom.
“d*mn it! The toothpaste is out, and no one bothered to buy more, just bringing home toxic stuff all day long.” Hearing Jumeng’s words, Wang Ying’s “guilty” little hand swiftly withdrew.
Just like a child caught stealing candy by their parent.
Silently waiting for a few seconds.
Seeing Jumeng was quiet, Wang Ying extended her limbs again, and in a flash, grabbed the takeout box, raised it directly above her body, and tipped it upside down.
“Thud-thud-thud!”
With a few muffled sounds like stones dropping into water, a whole box of “survival” was swallowed by Wang Ying.
After eating, her rotund body began to wriggle violently again, vaguely carrying a hint of joy, as if saying, “More please, the child likes it!”
The bus was traversing through the city, stopping and starting, with the scenery outside constantly changing.
Luxianbei frowned tightly, staring out the window for a while before looking down at his phone, where there was a message sent by Yu Jianqiu.
The message was sent in the early hours of the morning, primarily seeking help and subtly mentioning that there was a serious urban legend event to report.
At that time, Luxianbei was still in the kitchen of Liao Zhai Tavern, his phone had no signal, and he couldn’t receive messages at all.
Although it was challenging to establish a stable communication signal in the tavern, which stretched across the entire Eastern Hemisphere for urban legends, it made sense.
However, such a well-known tavern had a user experience that was so poor; one could only say the boss didn’t care. Luxianbei thought, “With Hu Boss’s means, if he wanted to, he could easily set up a 5G network for Liao Zhai Tavern, right?”
If it weren’t for the absence of Liao Zhai Tavern’s information on public review sites, he would definitely give it a one-star rating, along with a lengthy review of five days or more!
“If I were the owner of Liao Zhai Tavern, not only would I ensure cellphone signals, but I would also pull in 10G fiber optics and provide Wi-Fi coverage without dead zones.” Luxianbei thought, subconsciously sliding his fingers across the mobile phone screen.
He was very familiar with the task of writing negative reviews.
When his father was still alive, and Luxi Chuancaiguan was still in business, it had been maliciously smeared by competitors, and the father-son duo didn’t stand up to clarify anything; after all, their reputation was intact.
They simply worked in unison and within one night, flooded the malicious competitors with over a hundred unique negative reviews.
“Speaking of which, I didn’t expect her to know to run to Mudan Street,” Luxianbei muttered quietly.
Although, going to Huacheng Folk Culture Research Management Bureau while Li Xuan was on night duty might be less safe than going to Happy Neighborhood, it was fortunate that Yu Jianqiu was clever enough to seek protection from Siye Society when encountering an urban legend event. Then…
She was once again happily subdued by the brothers of the Special Action Team.
After being controlled, she had said nothing except that she had urgent matters to communicate with Luxianbei. It was unclear whether the so-called plea for help and report was genuine or just some new trick.
“Though, as long as she’s okay, that’s what matters.” Luxianbei withdrew his gaze from the window and muttered to himself. If this is another trick…
Then she, might have a lot to deal with. Luxianbei silently pondered—
9:12 AM.
Special Action Team Rest Room, Huacheng Folk Culture Research Management Bureau.
In the early morning, members of the Special Action Team who had worked the night shift had long returned to rest, while the others were sweating it out in the gym. Apart from the occasional one or two old guys moving about, Huaxie Yu was almost enjoying this spacious rest area fitted with complete facilities alone.
At this moment, she was relaxedly leaning on the sofa, looking through the window toward the entrance of Huacheng Folk Customs Administration, waiting for Luxianbei’s figure to appear, her entire state clearly much better than when she had just left the old stadium swimming pool last night.
Before being led in by Qi Dong and settled in the rest room, she had already slept for three to four hours.
Perhaps due to being in front of Huacheng Siye Society’s entrance, in those three to four hours, she was not disturbed by any eerie dreams, sleeping quite soundly.
Although short sleep was not enough to completely offset her fatigue from hours of high tension, it had slightly eased it, temporarily pulling her away from the risk of sudden d*ath.
Just as Huaxie Yu was lost in thought, a tall and strong figure quietly approached her from behind.
When the figure was reflected in the glass of the window, Huaxie Yu only then realized someone was approaching and was startled; she turned around abruptly. “Ah!”
After seeing the face of the person behind her, her heart tightened, and she couldn’t help but let out a soft gasp.
It was a young man in standard gear of the Special Action Team, tall and robust like an iron tower, yet his spirit seemed quite depleted, his face pale with deep dark circles under his eyes.
He looked a bit like the legendary Frankenstein, somewhat creepy.
Seeing the panic on Huaxie Yu’s face, the young man awkwardly smiled, scratching the back of his head, “Sorry, Miss Yu. Did I scare you?”
As he spoke, he extended the tea cup in his other hand towards Huaxie Yu, explaining, “I saw that your condition wasn’t good, so I made you a cup of hot tea to bring over, but I didn’t expect…”
I’m not in good condition? Big brother, you seem to be in worse shape than I am! Huaxie Yu mentally complained a few times, sizing up the young man in front of her, and subtly nodded, “Thank you, that’s very kind of you.”
After a pause, she added, “You seem to look tired too; hurry up and rest? Don’t worry about me; I can stay here alone.”
“Not in a rush, not in a rush.” The young man chuckled good-naturedly, “It’s fine to rest after finishing work.” “Officer Lu has already made contact; he wants to see you now.”
Hearing this, Huaxie Yu’s eyes lit up slightly, “Really? Where is he?”
“Nearby.” The young man said, “Waiting for you in a teahouse on Mudan Street, let’s go, I’ll take you over.” “Teahouse?” Huaxie Yu frowned slightly, puzzled, “Why meet me at a teahouse?”
Although she felt that the members of Siye Society wouldn’t deceive her, she still found it strange that Luxianbei preferred to meet at a teahouse instead of using such a good rest area nearby.
“Oh.” The young man smiled and explained, “I guess it’s because Miss Yu was a bit too enthusiastic previously, which led to some discussions among everyone. Officer Lu is worried that if you meet here again, it may cause some bad influence.”
Is that so? It seems somewhat reasonable? Members of these official organizations should pay attention to their reputation, right? Huaxie Yu thought to herself, nodding and standing up, following the young man out of the rest room.
(There’s a bit of a block in the narrative)
