My Endless Life.

Chapter 377 The Price of the Magic Book
Since he is a member of his family, Li Qi doesn't need to hide anything.

He nodded and said to Ye Yue:
"Yes, she was the one who made me undead. If I'm not mistaken, then you should be the 'Second Sister'."

"Haha, second sister? I thought Mu Xi would find a son."

Ye Yue laughed when she heard this, and then said: "It seems that when you were transformed by her, your strength should be stronger than hers."

Li Qi nodded again.

It is precisely because Li Qi is stronger than Mu Xi that Mu Xi's attitude is quite gentle when converting Li Qi.

On the contrary, if Li Qi was weaker than Mu Xi, he would probably only be Mu Xi's "son" now.

After all, no matter what world you are in, everything depends on strength.

Just like it is now.

After briefly introducing each other's identities, neither Li Qi nor Ye Yue mentioned their real names. He skipped the topic and nodded towards the milk tea shop, asking:
"What's wrong with this Chuunibyou girl?"

When Yi Cheng was mentioned, Ye Yue immediately performed a smile disappearing trick in front of Li Qi.

She sighed and said:
“Something went wrong with my reincarnation. Before I was fully born, she dragged me here and stuffed me into this corpse… But the strangest thing is not this. The strangest thing is that the one who possesses this ability is not her, but the magic book in her hand.

"Unfortunately, I have a contract with the magic book and cannot take the magic book away from her."

Ye Yue briefly stated her current predicament.

Li Qi instantly remembered what Liu Cheng had mentioned to him these days, the missing corpse, and the light that seemed to be a magic circle that summoned the corpse away.

"It turns out it's you..."

Li Qi looked slightly surprised. He didn't expect that he would run into the person involved in this missing case just by going out for a walk today.

And also found the owner of the rare object that can use magic.

It's just that the owner looks a bit childish... no, too childish.

After hearing what Li Qi said, Ye Yue was the one who was a little surprised:

"You know us?"

"The authorities have been keeping an eye on you. They haven't suspected you yet, probably because you've hidden yourself so well."

Li Qi said this and glanced at Yi Cheng who was in the milk tea shop.

Normal people basically would not doubt a student with a chuunibyou, even if it was Li Qi. As long as Li Qi did not show any abnormality, Zhao Chenghu never suspected that there was anything wrong with Li Qi.

Therefore, as long as Yi Cheng has never demonstrated her strength in front of others, she will not be discovered by the authorities.

"…I don't think she hid it well. I suspect she was just lucky."

Thinking of Yi Cheng who was acting like a middle school student all day long, Ye Yue couldn't help but sigh.

Yi Cheng seemed to have never thought about hiding herself. She kept making all kinds of immature remarks all day long, and she was also casting magic non-stop at home.

Only when he goes out will Yi Cheng restrain himself and not release magic.

But Ye Yue suspected that the reason why Yi Cheng did not release magic was because she felt that she was a demon lord hidden in the human world, and she should not cast magic in front of ordinary people unless it was absolutely necessary, so she had never been exposed.

But once the time comes when Yi Cheng deems it "a last resort", she will definitely release magic without hesitation, Ye Yue believes so.

"Did she have her magic book with her?"

Li Qi finally asked.

Ye Yue nodded: "She always carries it with her and never takes it off. It's just... this magic book seems to be completely focused on her. I also tried to touch it when she was asleep, but I couldn't use magic at all."

"Have you recognized your master?"

"perhaps."

Hazuki sighed.

No one knows how Yi Cheng got this magic book. It is something that ordinary people would try to obtain all their lives, but Yi Cheng got it easily. This can only be said to be a great luck.

The magic book belongs entirely to Yi Cheng, and it is probably impossible to take it away from Yi Cheng by any trickery or force.

Li Qi stroked his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly asked:
"Well, have you ever tried to get the other person's consent before using the magic book?"

"?" Ye Yue understood what Li Qi meant: "You mean... let Yi Cheng take the initiative to transfer the magic book to you?"

"Or should I ask her to give me some rights to use the magic book."

Li Qi added explanation.

The magic book is completely based on Yi Cheng, which doesn’t matter. When Li Qi made the Adam series of armor, the Adam series was also completely based on Li Qi.

But this does not mean that other people cannot use it. As long as Li Qi distributes the rights to the Adam series of armors, other people will be able to use the Adam armor.

I believe the same is true for the magic book. When the person with the first authority separates part of his or her authority, then the separated part of the authority will naturally have the ability to use the magic book.

Although these are just Li Qi's guesses.

but……

"You can try it." Li Qi said to Ye Yue with a smile, then took out a small mechanism he made when he was bored from his pocket and played with it.

He planned to use this little mechanism as a 'surprise' for Yi Cheng.

.........

After buying some snacks and preparing gifts, Li Qi followed Ye Yue back to the milk tea shop.

Yi Cheng, who had been waiting here for a long time, was not angry because Li Qi and Ye Yue were away for a long time. Instead, she was happily playing with the mechanical toy that Li Qi gave her.

The mechanical props made by Li Qi are not combat props, but auxiliary tools. They contain some basic tools that Li Qi often uses, such as screwdrivers, wrenches and some other things.

These things can be completely made using modern industry, but Yi Cheng can't let them go.

She also gave her reasons for this:
"My friend's hands are still so dexterous. Although this item is not stained with any magic energy, it is still a good prop. It is just right to kill time."

Yi Cheng was very satisfied with it.

Li Qi could see that she was really happy, and he smiled and said:
"I hope you are satisfied. By the way, do you still have your magic book with you?"

"Oh?" Yi Cheng turned around and looked at Li Qi: "Are you talking about my demigod, the Spellbook of Ten Thousand Curses?" "Yes, that's it."

Reacher snapped his fingers.

He didn't know what the magic book was called, but Yi Cheng had only one important magic book on him, so if nothing unexpected happened, what Yi Cheng mentioned at this moment was this magic book.

Yi Cheng didn't seem to worry at all that Li Qi would snatch her magic book away. She put the magic book on the table nonchalantly and said to Li Qi:

"Here, what? Do you want to use magic too?"

Yi Cheng seemed to have some ability to see through other people's true nature. She saw what Li Qi was thinking and asked with a smile.

Li Qi did not hide it and nodded:

“I haven’t used it for a long time, so I wanted to try it.”

"Yes, but you have to make me a 'substitute' like you now in exchange. If you agree, I will lend you the Ten Thousand Curses to use for a while."

Yi Cheng laughed even more happily, and she pointed at Li Qi's body as if she was speaking casually.

Li Qi's pupils shrank slightly.

He raised his head in surprise and met Yi Cheng's gaze, but he could only see the purity and sincerity in Yi Cheng's eyes.

The other party actually knew that this body of his was a 'substitute'?
Is this a coincidence, or is it the ability granted to the other party by the magic book?
Li Qi was not very sure, but if just making a puppet body could exchange it for the ability to use magic, Li Qi was willing to pay such a price.

Therefore, Li Qi agreed to Yi Cheng's request without much hesitation:
"can."

"Very good, you are indeed my friend, so straightforward. In that case, my friend, please come to my workshop. After all, it is not the darkest time yet, and it is not suitable to cast magic in the outside world."

Yi Cheng said as she stood up, holding the cup of milk tea she ordered.

Li Qi looked at Ye Yue when he heard this, and Ye Yue explained in a low voice:
"…She's inviting you to her home."

"I see."

Li Qi nodded in understanding.

It seems that the "workshop" that Yicheng mentioned is her home.

……

Yi Cheng's home is in a high-end residential area in the center of Suhe City, and it takes a certain amount of time even to take a taxi.

However, it is now dark, and apart from the time, it is impossible to tell whether it is day or night. Li Qi does not need to rush back.

It took more than 20 minutes by taxi to reach Yi Cheng's home. As soon as Li Qi entered Yi Cheng's house, he fell silent.

The overall tone of Yicheng's home is black, with some purple wallpaper and carpets in the middle. The whole impression of the room is black and purple.

The sofa is also covered with black and purple blankets, with various magic circle patterns on them.

On the wall hang low-quality bone ornaments that were customized online. In the corner stands a human skeleton wearing a witch COS costume.

TV, refrigerator, air conditioner...all electrical appliances are affixed with purple stickers, which proves that Yicheng really likes this color.

In short, as soon as he entered here, Li Qi felt the atmosphere of middle school student coming towards him.

"My friend, welcome to my workshop!"

Entering the room, Yi Cheng opened his arms to welcome Li Qi.

Li Qi looked at it for a while and asked:

"...Where are your family members?"

"Hmm? Are you asking about my blood relatives in this life?"

Yi Cheng replied casually, "Humph, we are just humans, our lives are naturally fragile, and we are not as strong as the creatures of the demon world."

Did he die in an accident?

He turned to Ye Yue for confirmation, and seeing Ye Yue nod, Li Qi stopped asking about this matter.

Yi Cheng didn't seem to care much about the death of her relatives. She passed by this topic and said:

"My friend, don't you want to use magic? I have granted you temporary access to the magic book. Please use it as you like."

Yi Cheng said this and threw the magic book in his hand to Li Qi nonchalantly.

Li Qi took it with both hands and soon sensed a special connection on the magic book, which proved that he had the power to use magic.

Looking up at Yi Cheng who was looking at him, Li Qi silently opened the magic book, wanting to see what spells were written on it.

But after opening it, Li Qi was shocked.

Because from his perspective, the magic recorded in the magic book was actually the magic he had learned and used before!

At first, Li Qi thought he had seen it wrong, but after turning a few pages, Li Qi was sure that he was not seeing it wrong. The magic on it was indeed the magic he learned in the magic world!

After staring at the magic in the magic book for a while, Li Qi heard Yi Cheng's urging voice:
"My friend, what are you still standing there for? Don't worry about destroying my workshop by using magic, just cast as much magic as you want!"

"..."

Li Qi stood there for two seconds holding the magic book. After hearing what Yi Cheng said, he gathered his composure and reached out to the empty mineral water bottle on the table.

What he wanted to perform was an ordinary apprentice-level magic electric shock. This magic did not cause much damage and was not very powerful. It would not cause much damage and was just right for experiments.

However, what Li Qi didn't expect was that when he was about to cast a spell, a spell came out of his mouth uncontrollably:
"Summoned in the name of the Thunder God, descended by my will, power of thunder and lightning, smash the obstacles blocking my sight——!"

click-

Dazzling lightning exploded in the air, and the mineral water bottle that Li Qi targeted was annihilated in the lightning in the blink of an eye, leaving nothing behind.

Ye Yue on the side was slightly surprised and looked at Li Qi with a slightly strange expression.

Yi Cheng's face was full of agreement, and he nodded to Li Qi with a very satisfied look.

Only Li Qi was silent for a full minute. Then he threw the magic book back to Yi Cheng in a flash and looked at it as if he was looking at a devil.

At the moment when he used the magic, Li Qi knew the cost of using this "Grimoire of Ten Thousand Curses".

That was a price he was not very willing to accept!
(End of this chapter)