Lu Yibei felt like she had recently contracted a disease, one that made her listless during the day and more energetic the deeper into the night she went.
"This is truly ghostly. I thought this kind of problem had beco extinct since the sun started acting abnormally!"
Lu Yibei complained as she got up, sitting on her bed and staring blankly at White Little Flower's poster on the wall.
This must be because she had been hunting urban legend every night for a while, followed by devouring urban legend and making talismans, completely disrupting her sleep schedule.
Also, that Du Sixian guy, occasionally and without permission appearing in my dreams to chatter, also bears so responsibility.
She ntally listed the reasons for her insomnia, then started worrying about how to pass the long night.
Going out to hunt urban legend wasn't a good option.
The previous two tis she only succeeded because she coincidentally knew the locations where urban legend were appearing. If she went out on her own, wandering around like a headless fly, she would most likely find nothing, not much different from simply strolling around.
What's more, she still didn't know what to do if she wanted to restart the transformation process after stopping it in the evening and it was dark. Even if she encountered a Strange Tale, she might just be instantly defeated.
"How about..." Lu Yibei looked at the laptop on the desk beside her bed, "get up and write a paper."
As soon as Lu Yibei thought of the short paper on Jumang and the East Yi tribes that Professor Ma assigned her, she felt a headache coming on, and secretly added the na Ma Zhen to the list of "culprits of insomnia."
Professor Ma was really strict, so strict that Lu Yibei wanted to curse. A short paper of over ten thousand characters, due within a week, with grades deducted daily for being late, simply heartless.
This is exploitation, this is pulling up seedlings to help them grow, this is using public office for private revenge! Screw that Professor Ma!
Although she had many complaints, after venting inwardly, Lu Yibei still reluctantly got out of bed, walked to the desk, opened her computer, and sat down.
The world of adults is like this; there are many tis when you have to bite the bullet and do things you really don't want to do.
"Well, I am already an adult." Lu Yibei pouted, entered the Website address, and entered the hopage of Z Country's CNKI.
"East Yi... East Yi..." she mumbled as she entered the keywords into the search bar, then clicked the mouse, and quickly got over two thousand search results for related literature.
Trying to find useful literature from over two thousand search results was like searching for a needle in a haystack. Lu Yibei stared at the screen, thought for a mont, then opened another webpage and used Baidu to search for information about Jumang.
"He is the god of wood and spring in ancient Chinese folk mythology, in charge of the divine tree fuso and the place where the sun first rises. He has images such as birds, a bird-bodied human face riding two dragons, and a shepherd boy..."
"Hmm..." After reading the introduction about Jumang, Lu Yibei pondered for a few seconds, returned to the CNKI hopage, added the search keyword "bird," and clicked confirm.
After adding the keyword, the search results sharply decreased to over forty, greatly reducing the work of finding information.
Her gaze scanned the titles of the articles from top to bottom, finally focusing on a journal article titled "A Preliminary Discussion on the Bird Totem Worship of the East Yi Tribe."
Starting from the simple and moving to the complex, this article might be very suitable as an initial read. Lu Yibei thought, clicked on the article title, entered the interface, and downloaded the article.
"...A significant characteristic that distinguishes East Yi culture from other cluster cultures is the bird totem worship..."
"A bit interesting, huh?" Lu Yibei muttered to herself, perked up, created a new docunt, and focused entirely on finding information and writing the short paper.
Lu Yibei's personality was like this; when she wasn't interested in sothing, she could forget about it entirely, but once she got into it, she would go all out.
"That's not right! Most of the East Yi tribes worshipped Shaohao and the phoenix, what does that have to do with Jumang..."
"Wait, I've got it! Jumang, son of Shaohao, played an important role in the spring welcoming rituals..."
Halfway through her mumbling, Lu Yibei saw a passage of ancient text and imdiately stopped, waited for a while, and then continued reading.
Actually, writing the short paper wasn't her biggest headache. After all, she was just a freshman, and no matter how strict Professor Ma was, he couldn't expect her short paper to be of a very high standard.
What truly gave her a headache was the constant involvent of various ancient text descriptions during the process of finding information.
Heaven knows which sentence might attract the attention of so terrifying existence and cause her to instantly die?
This was very possible!
Lu Yibei thought, skipped the records and descriptions from those ancient texts, and continued reading.
"In legends, the divine status of Jumang, Shaohao, and Taihao experienced severe overlap and conflict. As history changed, the East Yi tribes integrated with the Han people, and their influence gradually declined. Nowadays, they are occasionally seen in sacrificial ceremonies and New Year pictures."
"..."
After encountering various urban legend and the content in the si ye book, she had subconsciously co to regard urban legend as sothing akin to idols.
The more people who firmly believed in the existence of a certain Strange Tale, the greater the possibility of it existing in this world.
Conversely, outdated deities, who haven't been worshipped or offered sacrifices for a long ti, have probably ceased to exist, right? Lu Yibei thought, muttering softly.
"What the heck, turns out he's an outdated idol? No status!"
"Whoosh—!"
As soon as Lu Yibei finished speaking, she heard a whooshing sound beside her. Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked towards the direction of the sound, only to see a shadow flash and a small stone hit her forehead squarely.
"Stinky brat, who are you calling outdated?"
"Who? Who's throwing things!" Lu Yibei shouted unhappily a couple of tis, then froze in place.
There was no one beside her, no urban legend either. The urban legend at ho said they were going to visit the urban legend in the neighboring community and had already left.
This was her apartnt where she lived alone; no one would normally co here, let alone talk to her inexplicably.
But who was talking?
Lu Yibei thought, and just then, the sound of wings flapping resounded, followed by a Magpie landing in front of her.
Lu Yibei, "..." Where did this Magpie co from? Could it be...
Sigh! Don't think too much, how could a Magpie possibly talk? It's not a parrot or a mynah!
"What are you spacing out for? The one who just spoke was ."
Lu Yibei, "???"
Is... is this so kind of Strange Tale?
Amidst her bewildered expression, the Magpie said with a look of disdain, "Yes, it was talking to you, and you're not dreaming. What did you an by what you just said? Say it again if you dare!"
As she spoke, her wings seed to clench into fists, swinging twice in the air in front of Lu Yibei.
"How can you speak..." Lu Yibei suddenly snapped back to her senses, "Wait, what the hell are you!?"
Realizing that another Strange Tale had barged into her ho again, Lu Yibei instantly jumped up from the chair, darted to the head of the bed in a few steps, grabbed her backpack, and pulled out a handful of First Light Spring Wind Curse, gripping it tightly in her hand.
"I, I warn you, don't ss around! The power of my talisman is strangely great. If I accidentally kill you, don't bla ."
Of all the luck, why did she encounter a malicious Strange Tale at this mont? Lu Yibei thought, if she hadn't stopped the transformation today, dealing with such a bird monster would have been a piece of cake, right?
"Oh? Why don't you try it!" the Magpie said, and whether it was a hallucination or not, Lu Yibei saw her two wings actually clench into fists, rubbing her palms together as she moved towards her.
"Little brother, I'm definitely # Nоvеlight # going to hit you later. It might hurt a lot, but I won't kill you, so you'd best not resist. That way it's good for both of us!"
Lu Yibei, "..." Good for both my butt, are you a kidney tonic?
"Oh right, you must be wanting to call the police or scream right now, but I'm not afraid to tell you, even if you scream until your throat breaks, no one will co to save you. The more you scream, the more excited I get! Gahaha!"
Lu Yibei, "..." You might not believe it, but I think I'm being teased by a bird?
Wait! That's right, she's just a bird, she can just talk, she looks much easier to bully than those guys I t before, what am I panicking about?
Lu Yibei thought, leaned down, fumbled in her backpack for the kitchen knife, and snorted coldly, "Hmph! I was almost fooled by you. What are you pretending to be, a broken bird? Do you believe I'll chop you with one swipe and then stew you into pigeon soup?"
Hearing this, the Magpie rolled her eyes at Lu Yibei. Yes, on the face of a bird, Lu Yibei actually saw an expression of rolling eyes!
However, given that she might be a bird demon or so kind of Strange Tale, this was actually acceptable?
"First of all, I am a Magpie, not a pigeon, and second..."
Before the Magpie could finish speaking, she flew towards Lu Yibei.
Instantly, an ominous premonition arose in her heart. Lu Yibei's eyes burned like fire, with strange, flowing light and chaotic lines flying around in her vision, and the scenery in her sight beca distorted and deford.
A wind mixed with the fragrance of plants and soil blew on her face. She suddenly saw a giant tree in front of her, seemingly connecting heaven and earth, rising from the ground, and then, with a rumbling sound, it tilted towards her, the terrifying sense of oppression making her feel suffocated.
Transform! Why aren't I transforming? Is there no ergency transformation defensive asure?
Lu Yibei thought anxiously, her gaze fixed on the Magpie. At this mont, the Magpie's flying speed beca very, very slow in her eyes, but she didn't have ti to react, she could only watch helplessly as she continuously approached, and punched her in the lower abdon.
"Ahtah—!"
The Magpie let out a weird cry, and Lu Yibei was sent flying backward in response, her clothes on her abdon were shattered by the impact, and she fell heavily onto the bed, unable to get up for a long ti.
She twisted her body, and when she glanced at the Magpie, she was even imitating Bruce Lee's classic pose and wiping her nose!
Damn it, how is this bird so powerful? Can I only recite that strange description and see if I can beco a Strange Tale?
The thought flashed through her mind, and Lu Yibei imdiately began to silently recite the description from within her body.
There is Zhong Mountain, there is a woman dressed in Qingyi...
"Bang—!"
Before Lu Yibei could finish reciting that description in her mind, she received a hand chop to the back of her neck.
That hand chop was powerful and heavy. Lu Yibei even faintly heard the crisp sound of her spine, and it seed to carry so kind of strange power, subtly suppressing the rise in her body temperature.
"Don't struggle, let have so fun with you, no one will die! Hey, hey, hey—!"
Lu Yibei, "..." You might not believe it, but I was inexplicably attacked by a bird, tried to resist, and didn't win!
In the dark room, Lu Yibei's voice softly echoed.
"You can hit , but don't hit my face!"
"Tch, I thought you were tougher! Okay, then I won't hit your face!"
The Magpie responded, flapping her wings and flying towards Lu Yibei, who was expressionless, like a dead fish who had given up hope, but she didn't know that she had secretly tightened her grip on the kitchen knife hidden behind her back...
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