I Became a Witch in a World Full of Urban Legends

As soon as Jiangli was notified by phone, Lu Yibei was immediately sent to Huacheng Central Hospital by the anxious members of the Night Division.

Laying on the hospital bed felt just like home.

His waist was wrapped in bandages, and he looked incredibly miserable.

“Bumping into you twice a week is bad luck,” Jiangli’s maid muttered. “Doesn’t your semester start tomorrow? I would suggest preparing ahead of time for your course.”

He gulped upon hearing the word “semester” being uttered.

“I don’t have time to! Zhu Linglong kidnapped me, so-“

“Enough about that. Did you know that the scissors were a centimetre away from stabbing into your cecum?”

“W-what will happen if my cecum is hurt? Does that mean that I won’t be able to have psychic powers anymore? I-I read in some novels that the cecum is the root of psychic powers, so…”

“No, Yibei. If it stabbed into your cecum, you would die.”

“Oh.”The maid pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed, “By the way, how did you know that Mr Rabbit will move tonight?”

The maid furrowed her eyebrows upon asking this question. Being able to track down Mr Rabbit’s location by coming into contact with something he has used is something that most psychic users are unable to do.

“Are you suspecting me again?” he pouted as he pointed to his wound. “I’m a victim! If I didn’t run into you guys, I would never run into Zhu Linglong! No matter what, it’s all your fault!”

“Calm down! Did you know that we detected a Level S presence around the resort? You are somebody ordinary facing a Level S threat head-on! Do you know how lucky you are to survive with just a few wounds?”

“I feel like you’re waiting on me to die…”

“…”

After a moment of silence, Yibei asked, “By the way, where are the scissors? Did you return them to Zhu Linglong’s father?”

The maid couldn’t help but roll her eyes and pointed at his wound, saying, “Shouldn’t you worry about yourself?”

“I think her father deserves to know the truth.”

Which is what Lu Yibei would say if he were telling the truth.

‘I could give two sh*ts about her father. I don’t want her to come looking for me in my dreams anymore.’

The maid folded her hands on her chest and stared at him in silence. She turned around and wanted to leave, but Yibei stopped her.

“W-wait!”

“What is it?”

“Uh…” he stuttered before pointing at his wound again. “Is this considered a work-related injury? I think I deserve some monetary compensation…”

Boom!

The maid had already left and slammed the door. The room was silent, and he flopped back onto his bed.

Just as he was about to fall back asleep, he could overhear a conversation outside.

“O-oh? Why did you come here?” he could hear the maid asking in a shy tone.

No way. That maid sounds scared, he thought. He tried to perk up his ears and got out of bed as he clutched his waist.

Although this caused sharp pains to prick at his wound, the human desire to eavesdrop overcame him.

“Haha!” a man with a charming voice laughed. “Why not? Am I not welcome here? This hospital is also within the scope of my responsibility!”

“Ah, about that…” the maid stuttered.

Yibei chuckled upon imagining the maid stuttering. It was gratifying to know that her arrogance could be tamed after all.

“I heard that the part-time operator in our branch is… very special. He’s in there, isn’t he? Can I go in and visit him?”

‘Special?’ Yibei was elated.

“No!” To his surprise, the maid sternly rejected the man. “My mistress gave stern orders that nobody is to enter this room except for her.”

“Can’t I?”

“Absolutely not!”

Yibei silently cheered the maid on. From the way the man was talking, it was as if Yibei were being treated like a zoo animal.

“All right then,” the man replied. “I guess we shall meet by fate.”

Yibei shivered slightly upon hearing his reply. He felt like he wasn’t talking to the maid but to him.

He swore he could feel the man staring through the door.

The moon was shrouded by the clouds in the deep of the night.

Huacheng’s port was dark and quiet; it was mainly used for ferrying passengers across the river to nearby towns before the night became long.

However, due to blockages, this abandoned port was as lifeless and empty as it was cold and gloomy. Even the rushing currents of the river were quiet in the dead of night.

In the mountains and forests around the port, a few figures lay dormant in the dark. Their stern faces were like steel, studying their surroundings vigilantly.

All intersections leading to the port were cordoned off.

“Click, clock, click, clock.”

A horse’s galloping could be heard on the road towards the port. Soon, a figure bathed in silver light appeared in front of the checkpoint.

On the lower half, it was a horse, but on the top, it was a human. The figure was like a legendary centaur with the grace and charisma of a unicorn. It was wrapped in silver armour engraved with cyan runes, and under the moonless night, the figure itself shone with a pale white light.

Its long, silky, silver hair was exposed under the one-horned helmet that shrouded its face. Judging from the curves of the human body, it should be a woman.

This was Jiangli’s ability: [Mythical Creatures: Familiars of Chiron].

She galloped towards the checkpoint and stopped. Her helmet faded away, revealing a cold yet delicate face.

“Operator Number 5.”

Jiangli nodded. “Is everyone here?”

“No. Operator An Qing is here, and Operator Gu Xiliu is on the way. The rest of the operators are on duty.”

Jiangli frowned as she looked around and asked, “What about Bai Kai? From what I remember, his area should be free of urban legends for now.”

“Ah, he told us…” they hesitated.

“What did he say? Just tell me.”

“Right. He told us, and I quote, ‘You f*cking bitch! You caused my dear Yibei to end up in the hospital; you should be cowering at my feet and begging for my forgiveness! Do you seriously think I’m going to join in on your little expedition? I’d rather kill myself!’”

Jiangli was stunned at his answer and shook her head: “Forget it. We need to act tonight. Tonight, we must keep Mr Rabbit at this pier.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she disappeared in a flash of silver light.

A member of the operations team breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to whisper at the member who wasn’t paying attention, “You’re done for. Jiangli is narrow-minded.”

Meanwhile…

In Huacheng Central Hospital, a dark shadow sneaked through the night towards the wards north of the hospital.