Wu Xin's Warning

Luo Li showed her ID card, and the two followed her through some simple registration procedures.

The official staff were warm and courteous, with no hint of making things difficult. In less than half an hour, everything had been processed.

Inside the guest reception hall.

"Shadow Dweller and... Super-Strength Sheep, right?" Seeing Chen Xi's tangled, spiraling ram horns, Luo Li felt no doubt whatsoever.

What, you say she was a Succubus?

What a joke. What kind of Succubus could punch Rain Lord's eyes to pulp? Weren't Succubi supposed to specialize in mind control?

Luo Li felt that if that punch landed on her, she would probably be scattered in pieces.

Besides, Chen Xi lacked the Succubus's most important defining feature—her tail.

That was right. After a full day of practice, Chen Xi could now keep her tail from growing out when she transformed in front of Rain Lord.

"Senior, you're already First Rank, aren't you?" Only a Super-Strength Sheep wielder who had entered the ranks could display such power.

Luo Li's fingers tapped rapidly against the keyboard.

"Mm." As Chen Xi responded, she weighed her strength in her mind.

If she could be rated First Rank, then Wu Xin and that Stitched Monster were, at most, only Second Rank.

Luo Li poured tea for them.

"Would you two be interested in joining the official organization?" Just as Luo Li finished speaking, a mature female voice came from outside the door.

"I'd advise you not to." Qiu Ye pushed the door open. Her complexion was rosy, clearly showing that a Transcendent with healing abilities had accelerated her recovery.

Having been undermined on the spot, Luo Li's little face turned red as she shouted, "Captain!"

Qiu Ye rubbed Luo Li's head, gave an awkward laugh, and comforted her.

"The casualty rate has been too high lately."

She habitually wanted to light a cigarette with telekinesis, but when she saw the two young-looking girls before her, she stopped herself.

"You're only nineteen, right?" She glanced at Lin Yue again and chuckled softly. "Go back to school."

"The Legends you wield don't have especially obvious negative curses. It's not too late to turn back now."

She leaned back in her office chair, clasping her hands behind her head as she relaxed.

Wu Xin has her eyes on us. Chen Xi had just wanted to say it when a sudden sense of dread rose in her chest.

A seductive voice rang out from the depths of her heart. That familiar tone let Chen Xi identify its owner in an instant.

[Shh.]

[Little Xi, you're so bad. How could you ask the authorities for help? If you just gathered a few more pieces of trash, you might even be able to kill me.]

[Since you broke the rules, I'll give you a little punishment.]

Wu Xin's tone suddenly changed.

[If a third person learns about this now, I'll pull the strings.]

[Oh, right. I can't monitor your thoughts every second. Only trigger words can activate the corresponding restraints.]

[Fair, right~?]

Hearing her voice transmission, Chen Xi kept her expression steady, not letting the two across the table notice anything unusual.

That lunatic truly was unpredictable. Chen Xi guessed that her Rank advancement might require some sort of agreement-based behavior.

However, though she could eavesdrop on Chen Xi's thoughts, she could not steal information about Legend abilities.

After all, if Wu Xin knew Lin Yue could regress time, she would have killed her without hesitation from the very beginning.

"We have no plans to join." Chen Xi's expression remained calm.

With Wu Xin around, joining the Supernatural Countermeasures Bureau sounded far too fantastical.

It gave her the absurd feeling of certain movies—the protagonist, wanted by an evil organization, still casually attending school with her own face.

Lin Yue did not object when she heard that. She merely cast Chen Xi a thoughtful glance.

"Then... can we exchange contact information?" Luo Li took out her phone, intending to add their forum accounts.

Hearing that, Lin Yue suddenly remembered that she had not added Chen Xi's account either.

Seeing both of them look at her, Chen Xi casually recited, "Xi1792."

A friend request popped up in the background. Chen Xi opened her phone and saw Moonlight on the Lotus Pond and Lolita.

As for how she would continue playing the role of Director after using her own account to add Lin Yue?

In truth, forum accounts could be created in any number. What mattered was the account level.

A level 1 account had no value at all.

After adding the accounts, Lin Yue suddenly shuddered. "Right, what about those residents? What will happen to them?"

Amused by her anxious expression, Qiu Ye quickly explained, "There is a Cognitive Filter created by a Legend in this world."

"As long as ordinary people have not encountered a Legend face-to-face, their related memories will automatically become blurred and replaced."

"As for ordinary citizens who know the truth, we will give them psychological suggestions."

At the entrance to the Countermeasure Bureau, Luo Li waved both arms as she saw the two off.

"You two, take care. If you suddenly decide you want to join the Countermeasure Bureau, you can contact me."

She still refused to give up on recruiting them. Lin Yue gave a simple response and followed Chen Xi out like a little tagalong.

Night had fallen, and the streets were sparse with pedestrians, making them feel somewhat deserted.

"Are you going back to the dorm?" Chen Xi glanced at Lin Yue beside her. After fighting all day, her body was probably already exhausted.

Lin Yue hesitated. "Back to the dorm? Forget it."

"I just feel like it's too dangerous to be alone." She swallowed.

Chen Xi tilted her head at her. "So?"

"...Can I stay at your place?" After saying that, Lin Yue lowered her head, too afraid to meet her eyes.

They had only known each other for a day, yet she was already asking to stay at her house. It really was too embarrassing to say aloud.

"Sure." Chen Xi answered concisely.

Hearing her response, Lin Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She truly feared that Wu Xin would ambush her in her sleep. With another person around, at least they could look after each other.

The two walked silently to the bus stop.

The breeze carried dry leaves with it, making creaking, rustling sounds. Sitting on the bench, Lin Yue checked the bus schedule on her phone and remarked, "There's still one last bus. We're pretty lucky."

Watching the innocent Lin Yue, Chen Xi's lips curled into an imperceptible smile as she began laying her plans.

"You don't hate me?" Her tone was calm.

The sudden thorny topic made Lin Yue stop scrolling through her phone.

Seeing that she had "no reaction," Chen Xi deliberately continued, "Earlier, I wanted to kill you so I could survive, Lin Yue."

Lin Yue lowered her head, her expression conflicted. "But you didn't actually kill me."

Even Chen Xi could not hold back at those words, letting out a nearly inaudible laugh.

Moonlight stretched their shadows long, making the atmosphere incomparably desolate.

Chen Xi turned to gaze at the blonde girl. "You guessed it, didn't you? Wu Xin's restriction on me."

"Now, I can no longer let anyone else know the truth."

"From the beginning, this was a dead end. So go back."

As though comforting a child, Chen Xi's tone was gentle.

"You can tell them directly about Wu Xin. I won't stop you."

The bus arrived. Lin Yue looked up to see Chen Xi watching her calmly, neither sad nor joyful.