Faced with the strange looks from Luo Yao and Luo Heng, Lu Yunze had no idea how to answer them.
“Mm…”
“Brother Lu, are you sure you still want to keep buying?”
Because there was an event to participate in, everyone was excited and their desire to spend was high.
Luo Yao and Luo Heng hadn’t bought few interesting little things along the way either.
But Lu Yunze’s situation was even more exaggerated than theirs.
At some point, the things in his hands just kept piling up.
If he was just buying a lot, that would be fine, but after he bought them, he just carried them around without any intention of eating.
Seeing this, Luo Yao and Luo Heng casually found a stall and sat down, telling him to finish eating first.
But after Lu Yunze put down the snacks in his hands, he turned around and went to buy something else.
When he came back, Luo Yao and Luo Heng couldn’t hold it in anymore.
“Lu Yunze, when did you become such a big appetite?” Luo Heng said, stroking his chin. “I wonder, aren’t you afraid of getting fat?”
“Get out, get out. I’ve been working out regularly. How could I possibly get fat just like that?”
Luo Heng was fine—anyone could see he was joking.
The key was Luo Yao. The look she gave him was also quite surprised.
“Brother Lu, can you really eat that much?”
Lu Yunze was sweating.
Because he didn’t know what Jiang Sui liked to eat, he thought he might as well buy a little of everything that looked good, and there would be something she liked.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt this method was genius. Lu Yunze bought things as he walked, forgetting that there were others beside him.
Lu Yunze could only explain hastily:
“Actually, I’m especially hungry tonight for some reason, and these… I bought them all for Sister Qiaoying.”
Upon hearing this, Luo Yao pointed at the grilled cold noodles and asked:
“Did you add chili?”
“Yes.”
“And what about this egg-filled pancake?”
“Added chili.”
“And this wolf-tooth potato?”
“Added chili.”
Luo Yao took a deep breath and said softly,
“Brother Lu, you’re not thinking about sister—you’re trying to kill her.”
Because Lu Yunze thought that, given Jiang Sui’s personality, she would be someone who liked spicy food, so he added chili to everything.
“Ahaha, I forgot about that. Let’s just forget it. Let’s finish some of it here.”
Since the event wasn’t ending so soon, Lu Yunze could still buy more.
“Sigh, when will I see Brother Lu be this attentive to me?”
Luo Yao complained as she started eating the grilled cold noodles.
Lu Yunze pretended not to hear and kept eating.
Huh?
He suddenly turned his head to look behind him, fixing his gaze on the entrance of a small alley.
“What’s wrong?”
“I’m going to use the restroom. By the way, do you want any drinks or something?”
Luo Yao pouted.
“Green tea.”
“Then I want a coconut latte.”
“Second Brother, aren’t you afraid you won’t be able to sleep?”
“What do you know? Coffee is a healthy drink, plus it helps with working at night. But Sis, aren’t you afraid of getting fat from drinking that?”
“When I said green tea, I meant real tea, not bottled drinks.”
The siblings were too busy bickering to notice that Lu Yunze’s figure had already slipped into the alley.
In a skewer shop not far from them, Jiang Sui, disguised so that no one would recognize her, was still eating the squid skewer in her hand, looking a bit distracted.
‘How much longer will they keep strolling before going home?’
Seeing Lu Yunze and Luo Yao sitting together, she felt a pang of displeasure in her heart.
“Beautiful lady, all alone? Don’t mind if I keep you company?”
“Get lost.”
‘Why does that woman get to sit with Lu Yunze and eat a late-night snack, while I’m stuck here eating skewers alone?’
“As expected, as childhood friends and the original novel’s heroine, Luo Yao’s advantage is still greater than mine.”
Jiang Sui bit down hard, even breaking the skewer stick.
‘Is Lu Yunze not in a hurry to go home because he wants to keep playing with Luo Yao?’
She couldn’t quite understand. What was it about Luo Yao that attracted Lu Yunze so much that he willingly stayed with her for so long?
‘Why are you so proactive with her, while I have to seek you out before you’re willing to acknowledge me?’
Feeling like a heavy stone was weighing on her heart, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she became. Jiang Sui simply stood up.
“Beautiful lady, are you alone? Want to hang out?”
“Get lost.”
She didn’t want to stay here anymore. It would be better to go home and study her plans for the future.
And also think about how to deal with Lu Yunze when he returned.
Tonight, she might as well not let him sleep well.
As if thinking of something, a faint smile curled at the corners of Jiang Sui’s lips. It wasn’t gentle, but carried a dark emotion.
But at that moment, Jiang Sui spotted someone in the crowd.
At first, she thought she was mistaken, but after squinting and observing, she confirmed she wasn’t wrong.
Wasn’t that the nun who appeared in Sun Huaimeng’s courtyard?
Stripped of her nun’s habit and dressed in everyday clothes, Jiang Sui almost didn’t recognize her.
Since she had seen the police let her go, Jiang Sui assumed the woman wasn’t suspicious.
But what was she still doing here?
If she was just here to have fun, that would be fine, but Jiang Sui could tell from her furtive manner that she was definitely up to no good.
When the assistant turned into the alley, Jiang Sui followed, entering the small alley.
The clamor of the street gradually fell behind. Jiang Sui quickly reached the deepest part of the alley.
Looking at the wall blocking the way ahead, she scanned the surroundings and finally fixed her gaze on the manhole cover.
She crouched down and lifted the cover.
An indescribable stench immediately assailed her nostrils.
Although many fictional works have sewer-related plots, there was still a strong psychological resistance to actually crawling into such a place.
Jiang Sui gritted her teeth and jumped down.
As she landed, she pulled a small crystal from her storage bracelet, brought it to her nose, and sniffed it twice.
The pungent fragrance immediately replaced the sewer stench, refreshing her spirits.
It was so dark, and the texture under her feet was a bit slimy. She didn’t dare think too much about what it was.
Jiang Sui pulled out another crystal.
Without needing to crush it, a slight squeeze made it emit a faint light, enough for one person to see by.
Jiang Sui moved forward slowly, careful not to make any loud footsteps.
Having gotten used to the hustle and bustle above, the sewer felt eerily quiet.
Aside from the sound of water flowing at her feet, she couldn’t even hear a rat.
She suddenly kicked something. Instinctively looking down, she used the light to see what it was.
But it would have been better if she hadn’t seen it.
It was the head of a dead rat.
Now Jiang Sui knew why there was no sound of rats.
So even the rats in this sewer were having a hard time.
Splat.
A sound came from ahead, especially piercing in the sewer.
Jiang Sui pursed her lips and moved forward more cautiously.
Hadn’t she heard someone’s voice just now?
As she walked, Jiang Sui stepped on something again.
This time, the illuminated object made her freeze.
It was a face skin…
To be precise, it was a mask that looked like a face skin.
Jiang Sui, who often disguised herself with black powder, was all too familiar with such things.
Killing intent—coming from behind!
Jiang Sui’s ears caught nearly soundless footsteps. One hand summoned the Waning Moon Scythe, while the other was about to crush the crystal in her hand.
But the opponent’s speed was faster than she imagined.
Almost simultaneously, a sharp pain shot through both her hands.
The Waning Moon Scythe and the crystal both fell to the ground.
When the crystal hit the ground, the light it emitted grew stronger, illuminating the surrounding area.
Blood dripped endlessly from Jiang Sui’s fair arms, but her attention was entirely on the attacker before her.
It was actually Sun Huaimeng!
“You and that assistant were in cahoots all along.”
Jiang Sui understood the truth immediately.
“I didn’t expect us to meet again so soon.”
Sun Huaimeng licked the blood off her sharp claws.
“I was planning to settle scores with you after the show started.”
“Show?”
“Oh well, taking care of you first is fine too.”
Jiang Sui held her breath and backed away, looking for a way to deal with this woman.
But just then, her back bumped into someone’s chest.
An accomplice?
Jiang Sui’s heart skipped a beat.
A pair of strong arms locked her from behind.
“Boss, I’ve got her! Hurry!”
The moment the minion shouted, Jiang Sui kicked backward violently, landing a blow right between his legs.
The minion let go of her in pain.
But Jiang Sui couldn’t fully dodge Sun Huaimeng’s attack.
In that instant, blood splattered.
Splash!
A sound of someone falling into water.
Sun Huaimeng stopped, her face turning extremely ugly.
She tugged at her clothes, which had been slashed by the scythe, covering the wound.
“Boss, are you okay?”
“I’m fine. She’s more seriously injured than me. She probably won’t survive.”
Sun Huaimeng looked at the swift current in the sewer.
“Let her become a floating corpse at sea. No more delays. Let’s begin right now.”
“Yes!”
On the street above.
Having eaten her fill, Luo Yao stretched her legs and murmured,
“When is Brother Lu coming back?”
“What’s the hurry? Maybe he has an upset stomach and is taking a dump.”
Luo Heng still had an appetite, but a potato he just picked up fell back onto the table from an unexplained tremor.
“An earthquake?”
The tremors grew stronger.
Even the bright moon in the sky was covered by dark clouds.
The faces of people who had been full of smiles were now filled with terror.
Luo Yao abruptly stood up.
“No, this isn’t an earthquake!”
Not just her—others also heard the dark murmurs coming from somewhere.
Even covering their ears couldn’t stop the whispers from echoing in their minds.
“It’s a ritual!”
People clutched their heads in agony from the whispers, unable to escape, only able to wail.
The tremors grew more intense, plunging the entire street into chaos.
On the roof of one of the buildings, Sun Huaimeng came to the edge, lifting a high-heeled foot onto a concrete pillar.
“If just the prelude to the carnival is this big, I can’t wait to see the climax.”
She held a dried half-arm in her hand and casually threw it down.
When the arm fell halfway, it suddenly floated up, suspended high in the air, and a black gale erupted.
Seeing this, Sun Huaimeng was very satisfied, her eyes filled with frenzy.