Chapter 65: That Woman Definitely Wants to Drag Me Back to the Investigation Bureau! Damn It! |
Chapter 65: That Woman Definitely Wants to Drag Me Back to the Investigation Bureau! Damn It!
Bai Xuan sat in a haze of confusion, unable to fathom why Liu Mufei’s gaze lingered so intently on him.
Had he done something to arouse her suspicion?
That shouldn’t be possible.
Even their earlier conversation had been conducted through a mental link, shielded by his Legendary Perspective. There was no way Liu Mufei could have overheard it.
So then… what was it?
Yet Liu Mufei seemed perfectly at ease under his scrutiny. She even shot him a playful wink, her eyes glimmering with some unreadable intent.
Faced with such directness, Bai Xuan could only avert his eyes, lowering his head to break the contact.
This woman… could she really be planning to drag him back to the Investigation Bureau?
Although everyone now knew a C-rank Anomalous Disaster was likely to appear in Ninghang City, its time and location remained a mystery.
As a result, the Investigation Bureau would have to conduct further analysis and investigation.
Bai Xuan followed Bai Yu to her car, ready to head home.
Just then, Li Hongyou floated over and addressed Bai Yu, “You need to come with me to Baihai City to handle some paperwork.”
“Now? But I still have to drive my brother—”
Before Bai Yu could finish, Liu Mufei approached and interrupted, “I’ll take him home. I need to give Miss Su a ride as well.”
She glanced back at Su Yue as she spoke.
“…”
Bai Yu hesitated a moment, then finally nodded. “Alright.”
As soon as Bai Yu stepped away, Liu Mufei slid smoothly into the driver’s seat and called over her shoulder, “Hop in.”
Su Yue cast a cool glance at Bai Xuan, then silently climbed into the back seat.
With this abrupt change of driver, Bai Xuan fell into uneasy silence.
He couldn’t shake the feeling he’d just been set up.
“Well, we’re off then~ Little Hongyou, see you at the Bureau~” Liu Mufei waved to Li Hongyou, then pressed the accelerator, sending the car gliding away from the mountain villa.
“Tch.” Li Hongyou curled her lip, then turned to Bai Yu. “Let’s get going too.”
“How are we getting there?” Bai Yu asked.
“We’ll fly.”
“Fly?”
“Wait—”
Before Bai Yu could even finish her protest, the two of them floated effortlessly into the air, heading for Baihai City.
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On the drive, Bai Xuan gazed out the window, doing his best to steady his nerves.
The car simply smelled too good.
Bai Yu rarely wore makeup or perfume, her scent always faintly reminiscent of gardenias. But Liu Mufei and Su Yue were different—their fragrance was intoxicating, almost overwhelming.
He couldn’t tell if it was natural or from some expensive perfume.
The scent wasn’t cloying, but it seemed to reach out with invisible hands, tugging at his already taut nerves.
Just then, Liu Mufei, eyes on the road, broke the silence. “You’re both students at Ninghang Academy, right?”
“Mm, yes,” Bai Xuan replied with a nod.
“I heard a classroom building at your school was destroyed for some unknown reason. Is that true?” Liu Mufei continued conversationally.
“It’s true,” Bai Xuan said, shrugging, “but even with the building gone, classes haven’t stopped. I was hoping we’d get a long holiday out of it.”
“Haha~ I thought you were the model student type, but you don’t like school either?” Liu Mufei teased, her laughter bright.
“Who actually likes going to school?” Bai Xuan shot back with a grin. “Just like you, Sister Liu—do you like going to work?”
“Of course not~” Liu Mufei laughed and sighed. “I wish life could be simpler, but there are things in this world you just can’t avoid.”
“Besides, I’m a Supernatural. Even if I hadn’t joined the Investigation Bureau, I couldn’t have stayed out of all this.”
“Don’t you think?”
“That’s just how it is, Sister Liu.” Bai Xuan smiled. “With great power comes great responsibility, right?”
But inwardly, he wondered: Was she talking to me, or to Su Yue?
“With great power comes great responsibility? Well said~”
Liu Mufei smiled. “Here, let me reward you with a kiss.”
“??? No, no! Also, eyes on the road, please!”
“Hehehe~ What a fun reaction~” Liu Mufei’s grin widened, obviously delighted by his flustered response. “You’re such a cute boy—have you ever even held a girl’s hand?”
“Ahem! Sister Liu, please stop teasing me.” Bai Xuan rubbed his nose, his tone a mixture of embarrassment and guilt.
“Hehehe…”
As the two bantered, Su Yue sat quietly in the back, watching them with a complicated expression.
She couldn’t understand why Liu Mufei kept flirting with Bai Xuan.
Not just now—she’d been watching him throughout dinner, too.
Could it be… this Deputy Director from the Baihai City Investigation Bureau actually has a thing for younger guys?
“Miss Su, we’re here.”
Liu Mufei brought the car to a stop in front of the Lakeside Villa.
“Thank you.” Su Yue’s voice was soft as she stepped out of the car and headed inside.
“Su Yue’s house… is huge.” Bai Xuan couldn’t help staring in awe at the sprawling villa.
This was the most exclusive neighborhood in Ninghang City—any house here would fetch tens of millions, and Su Yue’s villa occupied the prime lakeside plot. It had to be worth at least a hundred million.
“What’s wrong? Like big houses?” Liu Mufei teased with a sidelong glance. “My place is pretty big too—want to come over sometime?”
“Ahem! No, that’s fine!” Bai Xuan refused without hesitation.
“Hmph~” Liu Mufei chuckled, let the matter drop, and continued driving him home.
“Bye-bye, little Bai Xuan~”
“Till we meet again.”
Watching Liu Mufei’s car fade into the distance, Bai Xuan finally let out a long breath of relief.
Liu Mufei was definitely his type, but there was something dangerous about her—like a beautiful abyss, alluring but best approached with caution.
For now… it was safer to keep his distance.
No sooner had he stepped through the door than Mare Alera came bounding over, shouting excitedly:
“Human! I remembered what the Dragon of the Frozen Curse is!”
“Oh?” Bai Xuan perked up. “You remembered?”
“Mm-hmm!” Mare Alera nodded vigorously, her voice bubbling with excitement. “I just recalled—a few hundred years ago, there was a little dragon called Little Blue who always followed me around!”
“It was an ice dragon, I think!”
“It’s probably that one!”
“Oh? Really?” Bai Xuan’s eyes lit up with interest.
If Mare Alera was right, then the Anomalous Disaster about to appear in Ninghang City was actually her old tagalong?
Wait… a few hundred years ago?
Just how old is Mare Alera, anyway…?
“If it used to follow you around, can you make it listen to you?” Bai Xuan asked, ruffling Mare Alera’s hair.
“Well… um…” Mare Alera scratched her head, hesitating. “It was really weak and always annoyed me, so I threw it into the Land of Extreme Cold.”
“I figured, since it’s an ice dragon, it would be fine… but I never saw it again after that…”
“Uh…” Bai Xuan was struck speechless.
Clearly, not only would it not listen, but if it showed up, the first thing it would want to tear apart would probably be Mare Alera.
No—wait—
A sudden thought struck Bai Xuan. Could it be coming to Ninghang City precisely because of Little Mare?
Just as the idea surfaced, a system prompt appeared before his eyes:
[Ding!]
[Character (Mare Alera) mission prerequisite in progress—!]
[Defeat the Dragon of the Frozen Curse—Seraphina!]