The sky was completely dark and true to her words, Gu Qianqian still wasnt back ho.
Yibei groggily got up and slapped around in the dark, finding the light switch after tripping over various trinkets.
As the lights flickered, she couldnt help but feel badit was the tiniest LED light that she had ever seen.
Even if the source of electricity was stolen from a nearby street light, Gu Qianqian was still conserving as much energy as possible.
Withdrawing her attention from the light, Lu Yibei paced back to the sofa and sat down. At this mont, her phone suddenly vibrated twice.
She froze for a mont before turning it on, and she couldnt help but widen her eyes.
[Helpem,]
It was a text from Professor Ma, and it seed to have been sent in a hurry, judging by the typos. This was very out of character for him, and a vague premonition stirred in Yibeis heart.
Plus, hes a literature professor; there is simply no way that his texts would be ineligible, so
He must be in danger, she gulped.
She hurriedly opened her contacts, but her finger hovered over the call button thoughtfully.
No. I cant call him. Not now at least.
Calling him may put him in more danger; plus, he may be isolated, just like Yibei was isolated by Mr Rabbit, and his phone may be useless by now.
But Yibei didnt know where Professor Ma was, asking for help without providing any location. It only filled Yibei with imnse anxiety.
Lu Yibei felt a little dizzy and anxiously paced back and forth in the room, taking a few deep breaths and forcing himself to think about the situation.
Jiangli once said that urban legends tend to seek out those who seek them; if Professor Ma has not had any incidents for many years, then he must have so way to avoid danger.
Doesnt this an that if he lives a normal life, then he would never know about urban legends?
Hence, sothing must have broken his perception.
The bamboo scrolls appeared in Yibeis mind.
Sothing bad mustve happened when he was studying the bamboo scrolls. That must be it! He even ntioned strange phenona happening when he was studying the scrolls!
Hence, he must be inside the Universitys research lab!
With this in mind, Lu Yibei put away her cell phone and brandished her kitchen knife, dashing out of Gu Qianqians ho.
Although she wasnt sure where his exact location was, it was worth a try.
However, now she has no way to contact Professor Ma, and she cant sit still. Even if its just a guess, its worth trying.
The young witch turned back around into Gu Qianqians ho, taking the twenty-dollar bill she stuffed inside her piggy bank back out.
Sorry, but my powers might fail , and I might need to take a cab!
In an apartnt in the west of Huacheng, Zhang Shan carefully browsed through his comnt section and couldnt help but feel a little worried.
[REPEATER: Your stories are getting more absurd. I might unsub in the future.]
[SENGSUO: Did you lose contact with that girl on your phone?]
[EMPEROR: Youre getting boring. Ill co back in a few days.]
[internetwarrior34: I agree. I think you should sell foot pictures instead. Theyre really pop-
[AUTOMOD: internetwarrior34 has been banned for 24 hours.]
Ah
He let out a big sigh as he lit a cigarette and leaned back on his chair.
After he finished his stories relating to Lu Yibei, he began to go through his old drafts, but those drafts were all made up and admittedly absurd, so they didnt seem real to his viewers.
In just a few days, his viewers have dropped by half.
Although he doesnt make a living through streaming, he couldnt help but feel frustrated by the sudden drop in his newfound popularity.
My viewers are right. What if I
He glanced at his mobile phone and scrolled until he found an unsaved number.
His hands slightly trembled as he hit dialled, only to be greeted with a chanical female voice.
Im sorry, the number you have dialled is unavailable.
He hung up and put out his cigarette. He took his car keys and decided to start work for the night.
He wasnt particularly surprised that his phone call didnt go throughthat girl is an urban legend, for goodness sake!
20:57, three minutes after Professor Mas text.
A lone taxi drove across the silent streets of Huacheng; the number of pedestrians gradually thinned as the night beca darker, and after passing by two cars, he began to miss the gifts his viewers would gift him.
A job that supports his hobby and even funds it. He couldnt help but feel sad.
If I et her tonight, I must force her to give more material. She seems harmless anyway.
Ah! he yelled out. What am I thinking? Shes an urban legend! She might still eat alive!
When he put his eyes back on the road, his eyes couldnt help but widen as he slamd on the brakes.
Screech!
Wisps of smoke drifted out from his tyres, and two shallow skid marks were drawn on the road.
An all-too-familiar girl standing in the middle of the street, wearing a blue dress and donning a suspiciously shiny kitchen knife pinned to her waist
Gulp
H-how did she find ? Im nowhere near the University, and yet
He stared at the girl in the distance without breathing, then silently put his hands on the gear lever and stepped on the clutch, ready to start off on the flat ground and accelerate quickly.
Fate is a strange thing.
She didnt know if it was the luck of the draw, but whenever she needed transport, Zhang Shan would always be there.
She was in a hurry, so she didnt even think about contacting him, but there he was.
Do I have any taphysical powers?
As if she were phasing, Yibei appeared right next to Zhang Shans car as he started driving away, and she had to run to catch up to him.
Hey! Are you free now? Could you send over to the University? Ill pay you this ti, promise!
Zhang Shan looked at Lu Yibeis expressionless face, then at the kitchen knife on her waist.
I dont care about money anymore!
Zhang Shan cursed in his heart, then sighed silently, Get in!
He really wanted to say no, but he didnt want to die either.
anwhile, under a bridge, shortly after a young witch had disappeared into the night,
Gu Qianqian returned to a slightly ajar door, and she couldnt help but feel unsettled.
Im back! she called out. I brought you sothing delicioustwo ats and one vegetable for us to share!
No response, and the silence was making her more and more uneasy.
She slowly pushed the door open and fumbled for the light switch, and the first thing she noticed was the opened piggy bank. Her face turned pale, and the takeouts in her hand fell to the ground in a loud snap.
Its over! She mustve stolen sothing! Ive been so kind to herI even bought her food, and yet
As Gu Qianqian cried with a choked voice, she dumped the banknotes in the piggy bank on the floor and counted them.
Perhaps it was because Gu Qianqian was crying that the system felt bad and started to comfort her.
Witches cant be trusted. We must beat her up the next ti we see her, but for now, you must get up and eat your food.
Wait! she cried out.
What is it?
She didnt actually steal my money. In fact, there are three extra yuan inside.
If the system had a physical mouth, it would be hanging down to the floor by now.
No A witch couldnt do this. There must be so kind of conspiracy, so kind of
21:02.
The bathroom was shrouded in darkness.
Professor Ma shrank himself into the corner as he trembled, staring at the mobile phone that fell into the toilet.
Five minutes ago, he was typing out a ssage for Yibei when the light above his head started to flicker before dimming.
The erratic dimming shocked him as the speed of his fingers increased trendously, and as if he had been electrocuted, his phone fell and bounced straight into the toilet bowl.
Of course, his first reaction was to pick up the phone, but as he approached the toilet, he heard a strange sound of music coming from within it.
Like an old music box that played out of tune endlessly.
He suspected that if he picked up his phone, sothing bad would happen to him.
Even his trusty copper coin told him to stay away from the toilet.
However, he couldnt help but glance at the toilet bowlwould Yibei know where he was after sending that hasty text for help?
Uncertainty, despair, and fear were like a three-headed beast that lingered in his mind.
And in the darkness, ti seed to slow down, and he felt strangely tired.
At this mont, the sound of music stopped.
There was dead silence in the bathroom, except for the occasional tick of water.
As he crawled closer to the toilet bowl, it suddenly rang again, and strangely enough, it beca clearer and clearer, as if the music wasnt playing from within the toilet bowl, but
He retreated away from the toilet bowl and stuck himself to the wall farthest from it; however, he could hear the toilet gurgle as water would bubble out, and that familiar stench enveloped his breath.
tal pipes collided with each other.
A few fingers protruded from the toilet.
He was frightened out of his mind, and yet his fingers trailed over the copper coin in his pocket as if he were searching for a divine answer to help him out.
Heads ans I will die, and tails ans I will survive
Tossing the coin and slapping it firmly on his hand, he revealed heads.
His face turned pale in an instant.
At this mont, there was another soft sound of water rushing up from the direction of the sink.
A complete, bloody arm forced itself out of the toilet bowl, and it brought its fingers down on the rim of the toilet.
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