Chapter 217: Almost Missing Out

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Chapter 217: Almost Missing Out

Shortly after nightfall, in the outer parts of the suburbs.

A huge, dilapidated mansion rested within an overgrown garden, and in the huge mansion, only the study on the top floor was still lit.

Jiangli sat in front of the old-fashioned desk, carefully flipping through the files piled up on the desk. She picked up a pen from time to time, recording several notes in a notebook.

URBAN LEGEND 1624

CODENAME:

THREAT LEVEL: C-

FIRST APPEARANCE: JULY 5TH

CASE OVERVIEW: URBAN LEGEND 1624 IS CURRENTLY UNCONTAINED. WORKERS FROM QINGSHIKOU TUNNELS HAVE REPORTED SIGHTINGS OF MYSTERIOUS FIGURES LURKING WITHIN THE TUNNELS.

Glancing through the file, she picked up the pen and wrote a line of characters in her notebook.

[Urban Legend 1624 is most likely an evil spiritominous energies, high-risk factor. Not suitable for newcomers.]

Putting down File 1624, she randomly picked up another file and opened it.

URBAN LEGEND 0784

CODENAME: The Moving House of Blood

THREAT LEVEL: B

FIRST APPEARANCE: JANUARY 1ST, 1999

CASE OVERVIEW: URBAN LEGEND 0784 IS A BUILDING THAT MANIFESTS IN CITIES. THE BUILDING HAS REPORTEDLY COME ALIVE TO ASK FOR HELP FROM PEDESTRIANS, CAUSING

Jiangli put the file away again, writing in her notebook.

[0784, unresolved case, not suitable for newcomers.]

URBAN LEGEND 1105

CODENAME: COIN BOX

THREAT LEVEL: B-

She closed the file again.

URBAN LEGEND 0994

CODENAME: STRANGE MUMMIES IN VILLA

THREAT LEVEL: C+

After looking through seven or eight more files, Jiangli stopped and leaned on her chair, rubbing her swollen temples. Just as she was about to continue, the door to the study suddenly opened, and her maid, Hua, held a tray of tea and snacks.

Seeing the mountain of files on her desk and her mistress tired face, she pouted.

Mistress, its been seven or eight hours. All this for that boydo you need to be so concerned about him?

Jiangli glanced at her and shook her head: Hua, you dont understandsince he has become my subordinate, it is my duty to ensure his safety. Do you know how high the mortality rate is for new Operators on their first expedition?

Yibeis situation is different from Du Sixians; Sixians runes held no special properties, so there will be a long period of learning.

Now that Yibeis runes have been obtained, according to the internal records of the Night Division, he will be able to acquire special abilities, considering that his runes are sourced from a fiery being. It is almost certain that his abilities will be related to fire.

Of course, there are a small number of people who have more than one type of ability.

Therefore, according to customs, after he finishes adapting to the runes in his body, he will only have a week to adapt before he devotes himself to the work of the Night Division.

This is the Night Divisions best plan: to fight against urban legends, eliminate the fears of urban legends in the hearts of citizens, and master their own abilities.

However, kicking them out into the wild has its drawbacks.

A small part of this risk comes from their inherent fear of facing urban legends for the first time and more so from their superiors error in terms of choosing a suitable case for them to deal with.

Chasing after urban legends is a cruel thing.

In fact, many new psychics die or become incapacitated within their first three missions due to their superiors failing to select a suitable case for them.

Jiangli knew how cowardly Yibei wasif his life was in danger, he would definitely give up and start running away.

But what if running away wasnt an option? If he could run and escape with his life, then good, but what if the opponent was too strong? She didnt want him to encounter too many dangers in the early stages of his career because of her negligence.

Hua, youre dismissed for the day. Go and rest, alright?

Mistress

Go.

I understand, mistress.

System? Did I get scammed? I wanted two, but he gave me five!

Gu Qianqian, you are a business genius!

Unexpectedly, Gu Qianqians horrid ability at math reaped profits.

Alright! We can stop for today, the system announced. Lets head back quickly and refine the [Copper Spheres of the Sun] so that we can start planting crops in the bamboo scrolls.

A moment later, in a remote alley not far from the ghost market.

Miss Rabbit eyed the man next to her, who stared at the bamboo scrolls with strange eyes and asked, Why do you want to help me?

Im just helping the organisation collect useful things, not helping you, the man tilted his head. I never said anything about showing the scroll to you.

Plus, if you really wanted to see it, you needed to deal with the urban legend inside the Qingshikou Tunnels and obtain its core.

Miss Rabbit bit her lip, Deal. Ill deal with it within three days.

As long as I can get that formula, I can absorb all the cores Ive collected during this period; although its not as powerful as the Night Divisions formula, I can only bite the bullet!

Not long after Gu Qianqian closed up shop and left, Bai Kai led his godson to the vicinity of the ghost market.

In late autumn, it was chilly at three oclock in the morning, and there was a light fog in the air.

There are a lot of things for sale on both sides of the dilapidated streets, which is dizzying, but the items include fake-looking antiques that could be bought at any night market.

Shui, are you tricking me? This place looks no different from the ghost market down Mudan Street.

We havent reached yet, Bai Kai smiled meaningfully, raising his hand as he pointed down a deep and narrow alleyway. Once we pass through this alley, well enter into the real ghost market.

Looking in the direction of the alley, Yibei tilted his head and said, Thats where the snack vendor is, no?

And Gu Qianqians plastic masks, he thought in his heart.

This was exactly the place where he found out that Gu Qianqian was selling her masks.

Just come with me.

Walking into the alley, the surroundings became quiet. Under the dim light, it made Yibei feel as if he were travelling through time and space.

After walking for a while, the alley seemed to suddenly open up into a lively street, and the noise returned to their ears again.

It seemed no different from when they entered the alley, but the things sold at the stalls were creepy to look at.

Fresh corpses, weaker urban legends sealed in glass bottles, psychic items of incomprehensible shapes, and some stalls that hung signs like [SEEKING CHILD], [CURSE], and [POISON].

As soon as he entered, his attention was attracted by a strange stall.

It had large jars, but it was engraved with strange-looking talismans and seals, which made it seem very powerful.

The most eye-catching thing was the placard, [LIFE CHANGING], in bright red.

The stall was run by a skinny old man, and his dark, emerald eyes intertwined with Yibeis.

Do you want to change your life? he grinned. Come, take a look.

What kind of change is it?

To be honest, changing his life sounded great. He had encountered many bad things because of his bad luck, so maybe its good to introduce change.

The old man walked over and cryptically said, Its simpleyou get to change your life. One life. Your one life. All you need is

Before he could finish, Bai Kai stepped in and stood in front of his godson, saying, Shut up, old man! You want his life, dont you? These jars, coupled with your life, are not enough to trade with his.

Bai Kai hurriedly pulled his godson away into the depths of the ghost market, leaving the old man to giggle on the spot.

S-shui, thank you.

What?

I didnt expect you to save me back there, he said. B-but dont think that you impressed me by doing that.

Bai Kai glanced at Yibei and pouted, I was just telling the truth.

And your life is valuable to me, Bai Kai thought.

Bai Kai led his godson through a small half of the market, and soon, they stopped in front of a store that was one of the few with an established front.

The owner was an exaggeratedly fat man, and when he saw Bai Kai walking in, he immediately got up to greet him, but the mounds of fat on his body made it difficult for him to get up.

Seeing this, Bai Kai pushed Yibei in and said, You go and take a look. Ill talk to the owner.

He glanced at the fat man and nodded, walking deeper into the store.

The fat man, Fu Er, narrowed his eyes as he studied Yibei, and his eyes widened as Bai Kai approached him and asked, Is he that child?

Good that you know, Bai Kai smiled as he patted his shoulder. So, you gonna give me any discounts?

Twenty per cent, Fu Er nodded. No, thirty! Yes! Thirty per cent off!

Venturing deeper into the store, the boy stopped.

When he passed a shelf, a chill rose up his spine without any warning, and he couldnt help but shudder. His eyes doubtfully swept across the shelf, and he saw a large crystal bottle that contained a dark liquid, and his pupils shrank.

Gently brushing the dust away on the bottle, sure enough, it was the same black liquid that seeped out of his body during every transformation.

Whats this black liquid, and why does he have it? He thought.

He thought of disposing of all of the black liquid before, but now he feels that he has almost lost at least 100 million bucks.