Li Yao's face immediately darkened!
"What the hell is wrong with you, Lin Xiaoxi? Why do you have to chew me out every time you call? Did I provoke you or something?" Before Li Yao could speak, Lin Xiaoxi launched into a torrent of words. "Save me, Li Yao! I'm screwed! Several pervy creeps are chasing me down right now! They're all creepy and androgynous!"
Li Yao asked blankly, "And you still have time to call me and ramble?"
Could this be one of Lin Xiaoxi's pranks?
It had to be, right? This whole supernatural incident had to be an elaborate prank she'd planned from the start, right? Heh, Lin Xiaoxi, you'd really gone to great lengths just to mess with me! Li Yao desperately talked himself into it. Deep down, he simply did not want to rescue Lin Xiaoxi. She was way too unreliable, the complete opposite of her sister. Lin Xiaowei... well, she was a little flighty, but overall, she was dependable. Lin Xiaoxi, on the other hand, was like a wild dog that had slipped its leash. Terrifying! On the other end of the call, Lin Xiaoxi panted as she ran. "How the hell would I know? Heavy fog suddenly rolled in here, so I just kept running. Somehow, those people can't catch up to me..."
Li Yao's face darkened even further.
What now,
Were you playing a real-life Fifth Personality? And did you pick Lucky Guy? Li Yao was just about to mock her when she abruptly hung up. A moment later, his QQ Account vibrated as Lin Xiaoxi sent him a short video. Several people in black trench coats rushed through the footage. Their features were soft and feminine, their eyes cold and numb, enough to send chills down anyone's spine. The weapons in their hands came in all shapes and sizes, brimming with murderous intent.
Judging from the angle, Lin Xiaoxi seemed to have hidden on the ground to secretly film them...
And they still hadn't noticed her?
Had these people played so much esports that they thought real life was like a game, where you didn't need vision?
If you're blind, get it treated!
Li Yao calmed down, then realized... this was probably Lin Xiaoxi's absurd luck kicking in again.
He hurriedly messaged her. "Where are you? Send me your location!"
Lin Xiaoxi quickly sent over a location pin.
However, when Li Yao saw the marked location, his teeth started to ache.
Azure Dragon Mountain??? And near Azure Dragon Mountain Mental Hospital??? Lin Xiaoxi, had you finally gone insane? Did you steal a phone from the ward to message me? Are mental hospitals this trendy now? Are they all doing cosplay now??? Li Yao clutched his forehead, so furious he could barely breathe.
After taking a moment to recover, he put on his jacket, grabbed his backpack, packed the props and potions he had prepared over this period, and set out without hesitation! Demons and Monsters, whatever they were, a mage feared nothing!
Just charge in! He hailed a taxi. When the driver heard they were going to Azure Dragon Mountain, he gave Li Yao a strange look. What could Li Yao do? He was pretty despairing himself.
The road to Azure Dragon Mountain was quite clear. Usually, no one came to a place like this. A little over an hour later, Li Yao arrived at his destination.
At some point, fog had risen over Azure Dragon Mountain, hazy and thick enough that nothing could be seen clearly.
The driver found it rather strange. Had Azure Dragon Mountain become haunted? Drivers were generally superstitious, and once they got close, he refused to drive any farther. Li Yao could only get out and continue on foot. Fortunately, according to the location pin, he was not far away... And thankfully, this was not like those paranormal novels where communication devices lost signal in the fog! Throughout the time it took him to get here, Lin Xiaoxi had remained in constant contact with him.
Those strange people were still tracking intruders, but apparently there was more than one group of intruders. Lin Xiaoxi said the weirdos seemed a little flustered.
Yet Lin Xiaoxi had kept hiding and slipping around without being spotted or found even now! Damn,
Her luck was ridiculously overpowered.
Li Yao silently ran through the Spell Circuits in his mind, frantically reinforcing them through self-suggestion—a little casting trick that helped mages cast spells quickly. Li Yao did not know many spells yet, so he repeatedly recalled the circuits for the two spells he had mastered, preparing for any sudden situation.
A mage might fear nothing, and when in doubt, just charge in.
But that depended on the situation.
A rookie mage like Li Yao still chose to play it safe when the moment came.
He quietly slipped into the fog, not daring to make a sound.
He did not have Lin Xiaoxi's bug-level luck protecting him. If he encountered enemies... weaklings would be fine, but if anyone strong showed up, he might just be done for.
Wouldn't that be awkward? This was supposed to be a lighthearted slice-of-life novel, not some overpowered-protagonist story...
No reckless moves. No reckless moves.
Perhaps Lin Xiaoxi was praying for him, because Li Yao's luck turned out to be incredibly good as well. He did not encounter anyone along the way and followed the location navigation straight to Lin Xiaoxi.
Lin Xiaoxi was currently crouching behind a pile of rocks. Hearing movement, she immediately raised a stone and whispered sharply, "Who is it?!"
"Me."
Lin Xiaoxi tossed the stone aside. "Oh, oh, you're here."
Li Yao crouched beside Lin Xiaoxi. "What are you looking at?! It's dangerous here! Why haven't you gone home?"
Lin Xiaoxi said disdainfully, "What are you scared of? They're fighting over there! Come on, come on, follow me."
With that, she grabbed Li Yao and rushed out without giving him any choice.
Under the cover of the fog, Li Yao and Lin Xiaoxi were not discovered. Once they reached another position, Li Yao finally saw the battle at the heart of the fog—a group of strange, feminine-faced people in black trench coats were besieging six masked people. Each mask was different: a short figure wore a Fox Mask, a tall figure wore an Ox-Head Mask, one wore a Bronze Dragon Pattern Mask, and there was even a pair wearing King and Queen Masks...
What the hell was all this?!
Li Yao asked Lin Xiaoxi, "What's going on in there?"
Lin Xiaoxi said, "Those people in black are speaking Japanese. I have no idea what they're doing here. But the masked ones give me a better feeling. They might be the good guys."
Good guys?
Only children divided people into good and bad.
Adults like me judged them by whether they were dangerous, okay? Li Yao rolled his eyes, then huddled beside Lin Xiaoxi and calmly watched the show.
This was seriously surreal.
Lin Xiaoxi was clearly an ordinary girl from a normal family, so why was she not surprised at all by something this bizarre?
Li Yao's experiences over this period had been strange enough, yet he still felt somewhat overwhelmed when faced with something like this.
This girl...
There was something wrong with her head! The battle had fallen into a stalemate. The Black-Clothed Men used their numerical advantage to hold back the Masked Men, while behind them stood a man dressed like an Onmyoji, muttering under his breath. With a wave of his hand, he could summon a ghostly creature from the fog. This fog truly was strange.
Li Yao tried extending his spiritual power. Normally, it would flow outward like spilled mercury, but now it felt as though it had plunged into thick asphalt.
This fog could block Spirit Sense,
And it could let the enemy summon and command ghostly creatures! Li Yao became more interested, but as he continued watching, he noticed something was off...
The tall, muscular man wearing the Ox-Head Mask and being surrounded by the enemy looked strangely familiar. That height, that build, those muscles... that familiar feeling! Holy shit,
Shuisheng Ge, is that you?!
Third update. Please send some recommendations, tips, and bookmarks or whatever. I'm going to rest.
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