Lu Yibei thanked the heavens that he had facial paralysis because he had almost screamed in horror.
Jumeng was right; there was indeed something wrong with his eyes. His eyes peeked over his sunglasses and coupled with his unnerving smile, Yibei felt as if, if he stared at his face for too long, he might go insane.
‘Is he planning to expose me in front of Jiangli?’ Yibei shivered. However, he couldn’t run away or act irrationally, so all he could do was stare back at Li Xuan’s unblinking eyes.
There was a pregnant silence for about a minute or two, and Jiangli was the first to speak up.
“What’s the matter? I don’t remember calling you in.”
“Ah, I was looking for a file, but I couldn’t remember where it was,” he smiled as he spoke, and his eyes drifted towards Yibei.
The Operators of the Night Division, in addition to their duties of protecting the city, have their own duties to attend to.
For example, An Qing is in charge of performing autopsies on urban legends and training new members; Gu Xiliu is in charge of magic and purification ceremonies; and Jiangli is in charge of management duties, so it wasn’t a surprise that Li Xuan would be here to ask her about his files.
‘But it’s such a coincidence that he came at this time! Even Jiangli thinks it’s weird that he’s here!’
Looking towards her, Jiangli was frowning as she stared at Li Xuan. Judging from her expression, she was obviously not very satisfied with his answer.
“You could’ve just asked Hua.”
“Ah, she doesn’t have enough clearance for that. I’m looking for the file relating to the Garden of Peaches.”
“What for?” Jiangli’s expression suddenly became serious.
She has heard of the Garden of Peaches, an extremely powerful conglomeration that is also extremely benign. It’s rare to find a group that decides to lay low and not wreak havoc.
However, the Night Division kept a close eye on them.
“Do you remember the psychic energy fluctuation a few nights ago? The analysis came out, and they suspected that it came from the Garden.”
As Li Xuan spoke, his eyes would drift towards Yibei.
‘It’s over, isn’t it? He wants me to confess my crimes, and now Jumeng is a wanted criminal… Should I tell her to run away?’
“I see,” Jiangli slightly nodded. “I’ll send the file over when I’m done with his class.”
“Thank you,” Li Xuan smiled, turning around to leave. “By the way, train this boy well. He has potential.”
Jiangli didn’t respond to Li Xuan and waited until he left the office to ask, “Why does he pay so much attention to you? Both of you don’t know each other, correct? But I could notice that he was constantly looking at you.”
“We do know each other. A little bit, at least.”
“Tell me.”
“There was an urban legend attack at my campus, and I ran over to take a look, but Li Xuan was already there, and he…”
Hearing this, Jiangli immediately interrupted and said, “And I suppose he threatened you to be more careful?”
“Wow, I guess he did do that. How did you know?”
“That’s just his character. He may look smart and gleeful, but he’s a shady person.”
She recalled back to when she first joined the Night Division, and Li Xuan had kept a file on her for two years straight. Nobody knew about his investigation, but Jiangli deduced that he was investigating her.
It’s like Li Xuan is using the Night Division as an excuse to satisfy his perverse desire to know everything.
“Forget about him,” Jiangli sighed. “Let’s talk about your runes.”
“Could you explain what runes are, please?”
Although he pretended to ask about his runes, he was panicking inside.
If something goes wrong during the process, his real identity might be exposed.
“Have you heard of Ifrit?” Jiangli asked.
“Yes, Charmander!”
“What are you talking about?”
“Nothing. Just a joke from a game.”
“Well, in short, Ifrit is a legendary being who manipulates fire, and your runes are derived from it.”
He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. There was already a terrifying flame that brewed in his body, and now his runes were related to fire as well.
‘Doesn’t this mean I can use these runes to hide the witch inside of me?’
“Does that mean that I’ll be super powerful?” Yibei asked.
“I can’t guarantee that. Ifrit is powerful, and so are the runes derived from it. I… can’t guarantee your survival if you were to use these runes and embed them into your soul.”
To be honest, she couldn’t understand how or why Bai Kai sourced such dangerous runes for his godson to use.
It all depends on whether or not Yibei’s body is able to accept these runes.
“What?”
“You might not be able to bear the runes’ burden.”
“Is this the real ‘bad news’ you had for me?”
“No. The real bad news is that our courier is injured, so your runes won’t be here in time.”
“How is that bad news?” he wailed. “I need to find a way to kill him, so he won’t be able to deliver those runes! I don’t want to die!”
Lu Yibei thanked the heavens that he had facial paralysis because he had almost screamed in horror.
Jumeng was right; there was indeed something wrong with his eyes. His eyes peeked over his sunglasses and coupled with his unnerving smile, Yibei felt as if, if he stared at his face for too long, he might go insane.
‘Is he planning to expose me in front of Jiangli?’ Yibei shivered. However, he couldn’t run away or act irrationally, so all he could do was stare back at Li Xuan’s unblinking eyes.
There was a pregnant silence for about a minute or two, and Jiangli was the first to speak up.
“What’s the matter? I don’t remember calling you in.”
“Ah, I was looking for a file, but I couldn’t remember where it was,” he smiled as he spoke, and his eyes drifted towards Yibei.
The Operators of the Night Division, in addition to their duties of protecting the city, have their own duties to attend to.
For example, An Qing is in charge of performing autopsies on urban legends and training new members; Gu Xiliu is in charge of magic and purification ceremonies; and Jiangli is in charge of management duties, so it wasn’t a surprise that Li Xuan would be here to ask her about his files.
‘But it’s such a coincidence that he came at this time! Even Jiangli thinks it’s weird that he’s here!’
Looking towards her, Jiangli was frowning as she stared at Li Xuan. Judging from her expression, she was obviously not very satisfied with his answer.
“You could’ve just asked Hua.”
“Ah, she doesn’t have enough clearance for that. I’m looking for the file relating to the Garden of Peaches.”
“What for?” Jiangli’s expression suddenly became serious.
She has heard of the Garden of Peaches, an extremely powerful conglomeration that is also extremely benign. It’s rare to find a group that decides to lay low and not wreak havoc.
However, the Night Division kept a close eye on them.
“Do you remember the psychic energy fluctuation a few nights ago? The analysis came out, and they suspected that it came from the Garden.”
As Li Xuan spoke, his eyes would drift towards Yibei.
‘It’s over, isn’t it? He wants me to confess my crimes, and now Jumeng is a wanted criminal… Should I tell her to run away?’
“I see,” Jiangli slightly nodded. “I’ll send the file over when I’m done with his class.”
“Thank you,” Li Xuan smiled, turning around to leave. “By the way, train this boy well. He has potential.”
Jiangli didn’t respond to Li Xuan and waited until he left the office to ask, “Why does he pay so much attention to you? Both of you don’t know each other, correct? But I could notice that he was constantly looking at you.”
“We do know each other. A little bit, at least.”
“Tell me.”
“There was an urban legend attack at my campus, and I ran over to take a look, but Li Xuan was already there, and he…”
Hearing this, Jiangli immediately interrupted and said, “And I suppose he threatened you to be more careful?”
“Wow, I guess he did do that. How did you know?”
“That’s just his character. He may look smart and gleeful, but he’s a shady person.”
She recalled back to when she first joined the Night Division, and Li Xuan had kept a file on her for two years straight. Nobody knew about his investigation, but Jiangli deduced that he was investigating her.
It’s like Li Xuan is using the Night Division as an excuse to satisfy his perverse desire to know everything.
“Forget about him,” Jiangli sighed. “Let’s talk about your runes.”
“Could you explain what runes are, please?”
Although he pretended to ask about his runes, he was panicking inside.
If something goes wrong during the process, his real identity might be exposed.
“Have you heard of Ifrit?” Jiangli asked.
“Yes, Charmander!”
“What are you talking about?”
“Nothing. Just a joke from a game.”
“Well, in short, Ifrit is a legendary being who manipulates fire, and your runes are derived from it.”
He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. There was already a terrifying flame that brewed in his body, and now his runes were related to fire as well.
‘Doesn’t this mean I can use these runes to hide the witch inside of me?’
“Does that mean that I’ll be super powerful?” Yibei asked.
“I can’t guarantee that. Ifrit is powerful, and so are the runes derived from it. I… can’t guarantee your survival if you were to use these runes and embed them into your soul.”
To be honest, she couldn’t understand how or why Bai Kai sourced such dangerous runes for his godson to use.
It all depends on whether or not Yibei’s body is able to accept these runes.
“What?”
“You might not be able to bear the runes’ burden.”
“Is this the real ‘bad news’ you had for me?”
“No. The real bad news is that our courier is injured, so your runes won’t be here in time.”
“How is that bad news?” he wailed. “I need to find a way to kill him, so he won’t be able to deliver those runes! I don’t want to die!”
