How can there be such a strong superpower?

"that's it?"

Chen Lusi was a little curious: "This is going to be a big deal. Won't it spread widely?"

Talk about it.

He didn't seem to have heard about the strange things that had happened recently in the mainstream online community.

"A major characteristic of activated legends is that neither the legend itself nor the associated anomalies can be captured in real time. Seeing is believing."

Xia Panqiu shook his head and continued, "There haven't been any large-scale legend activations in city centers. Most of the time, legend activations occur in remote towns and deep in the mountains and forests, where there aren't many witnesses. We use collective hypnosis on these witnesses to deliberately make them forget the relevant memories."

"Most witnesses find it difficult to recall the specific scene. Even if there are some who have missed the net, will you believe what they saw and heard without any evidence? In this era where all kinds of ghost stories can be made into video series."

"Oh……"

Chen Lusi put himself in their shoes and thought about it. He felt that it made sense, nodded, and then asked, "What about people like us? Why don't you hypnotize us so that we can forget too? How can you be sure that we won't spread it?"

"If you forget the relevant memories and then inadvertently use your abilities, it will be even more troublesome."

Xia Panqiu said softly, "It's better to rely on the gimmick of 'mysterious department' to make you shut up first. After listening to the explanation, most people will probably behave themselves for a while. Even if a small number of people want to spread the news, we can control it.

And six months later, most of the empowerers will have their abilities stripped away. By then, the only evidence will be gone, and the words of those who experienced it firsthand will be dismissed as mere nonsense."

"deprivation?"

Chen Lusi became even more curious.

Xia Panqiu looked at Chen Lusi.

"can not say?"

Chen Lusi reacted.

But Xia Panqiu still didn't say anything.

"Feel sorry."

Chen Lusi understood and continued, "Also, I'm sorry about the rooftop incident... I shouldn't have called you an idiot directly."

"...What Wu You used his inner voice to reflect and guide were all his true feelings."

Xia Panqiu was stunned when she heard this, and for a moment, she seemed to not know what to say.

After holding it in for a long time, she finally squeezed out these words.

"But there are also things that should and shouldn't be said."

Chen Lusi explained, "Don't we all live like this? Imagine you're walking down the street and someone suddenly comes up to you and says you're actually suited to having long hair and short skirts, and then comments that your legs are slender and straight and you should try white stockings, and they honestly say that's what they really mean. What would you think?"

Xia Panqiu was stunned for a moment, then replied: "...I'm sick."

"That's the truth. Even if it's what's in your heart, there are things you should and shouldn't say."

Chen Lusi looked at her and said calmly, "If an adult can't control their behavior and inner thoughts, saying whatever they want and doing whatever they want without suppressing their desires, calling people they don't like an idiot, and seeing someone on the street who looks like their enemy, even though they don't know them, they assume that the other person must be as ugly as their enemy and just go up and punch them... Do you think this is normal?

If we just met, and I saw you were petite, and after just a few words, I called you a short person, what would you think? Honest? Most people probably wouldn't think that, right?

"I can't tell you you're short right when we meet. Even if it's appropriate, ordinary people wouldn't tell you straight out that white stockings suit you. Salespeople aren't that direct. Sometimes being more tactful and respectful can save a lot of unnecessary unpleasantness."

"After all, life isn't a talk show, and offending others isn't fun...right?"

"..."

Xia Panqiu bit her lower lip, slowly lowered her head, and did not answer.

She stood there for a while, then turned and left.

"……Ha ha ha ha."

Chen Lusi didn't wait for Xia Panqiu's response...but waited for Wu You's laughter instead.

After Xia Panqiu left.

Wu You came to Chen Lusi, put his arm around his neck again, and said happily, "Lusi, you must be very popular with women, right?"

"Brother Wu You, I can still hear the irony."

Chen Lusi turned away and said, "And I didn't mean to do that. Based on my experience with women, I do think it's better to explain this kind of thing clearly, so she doesn't keep it in her heart and then I get inexplicably targeted. This is called... exchanging sincerity for sincerity."

"Treat sincerity for sincerity...hahahaha."

Wu You was even happier. She squeezed Chen Lusi's neck tightly and said happily, "I like you more and more."

Chapter 18 Where’s My Spirit?!

The little episode between Chen Lusi and Xia Panqiu only made Wu You feel happy.

It didn't seem to improve the relationship between the two much.

Xia Panqiu didn't say anything else, but started working directly.

However, it's more like wandering aimlessly than working...

The four people were divided into two teams.

Under the pretext of collecting information, he began to ask locals if there were any famous strange stories or legends nearby.

Chen Lusi's side.

Most locals don't like Chen Lusi and Wu You very much. After all, they are two grown men who just try to talk to people without buying anything.

Who wants to waste time?

But... Wu You is really good at chatting.

Even if the other party is on guard at first, they will soon lose themselves and start talking nonsense in Wu You's voices of "brother", "handsome boy", and "take this".

Chen Lusi originally planned to help in his native dialect.

After all, his hometown is not far from Wucha Town and they share the same language.

Later I found out that it was not necessary at all.

He simply stopped talking and just followed Wu You, listening to him chat.

an afternoon.

Wu You talked from the beginning of the street to the end.

Chen Lusi listened to several versions of strange stories and legends, which broadened his horizons.

"...So what? Do you regret following me, an old man?"

The orange setting sun shone on the two of them.

Wu You came out of the shop, lit a cigarette and asked with a smile.

"No, it's quite interesting."

Chen Lusi shook his head: "It's not like I have any regrets."

When we first started to split into teams.

Wu You, a fun-loving guy, also wants him to team up with Xia Panqiu.

"alright."

Wu You was a little disappointed. He continued to ask, cigarette in hand, "What kind of weird things do you think we'll encounter? After listening for so long, you should have some ideas, right?"

"Um……"

Chen Lu thought for a moment and replied, "Stone Thrower, I guess. I've heard three versions along the way."

"I think so too...but it's not necessarily true. This thing is very metaphysical." Wu You said with a smile.

Stone thrower.

This seems to be a very famous ghost story locally.

The story is not complicated.

It is said.

There is a bridge on the way from Wucha Town Market to a nearby village called Shiluan Village.

In the past, there lived a homeless man under the bridge. He was active at night and always appeared on the bridge at twelve o'clock. No one knew what he was doing.

Later the homeless man died.

He died on the bridge in a very tragic way.

It is said that he died from eating too much stones.

After his death, everyone said that he appeared on the bridge in the middle of the night. In fact, he was playing a game with ghosts. Every time he lost, he had to eat stones. He kept losing and eventually died of overeating.

Even after his death, he was still playing games with ghosts. If you saw him passing by the Stone Arch Bridge in the middle of the night, you must not say "I want to play," or he would drag you to play...

But most people scoff at this.

Until one day, three nearby students secretly went to an illegal Internet cafe to surf the Internet.

And the three students happened to be passing by the bridge at twelve o'clock...and they happened to see the homeless man.

In the moonlight, the homeless man, with disheveled hair and dirty face, squatted beside the railing, throwing stones and muttering: "Fun, fun, fun".

This weird scene.

The three students were very scared, but they didn't want to embarrass themselves in front of their friends, so they could only force themselves to speak loudly to hide their inner fear.

As they were talking, the three students started talking about what they were going to do all night long.

The homeless man who had been squatting heard the words "I want to play" and suddenly raised his head. He suddenly rushed towards the three students like a madman, screaming and throwing stones at them, shouting heartbreakingly: "Don't play! Don't play! Don't play!"

The three students had never seen such a scene before. They were terrified and didn't care about their face anymore. They ran away immediately.

They didn't even bother going online. Instead, they ran back to one of the students' homes and hid under the covers.

After three stages of tension, cursing, and mutual ridicule.

The three of them were tired and planned to go to bed.

But one of the students was about to fall asleep when he suddenly heard the faint sound of "Fun, fun, fun" again...

A sudden jolt.

He woke up.

Then, he found himself out of bed.

But it was in the deep mountains and forests, and it was pitch black all around.

He and his two friends were sitting in front of the grave, throwing stones in their hands.

With the help of the moonlight, he could clearly see that his two friends were staring at him with the whites of their eyes.

As he watched, he said, "Fun, fun, fun, fun..."

then.

The man was scared to death.

Ok.

A standard nonsense ghost story.

Chen Lusi even suspected that it was a joke made up by parents to warn their children not to go online at night.

“Do you think it’s made up?”

Wu You saw Chen Lusi's expression and asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Chen Lusi nodded.

"In fact, most of the legends and tales are made up... But don't underestimate the power of popular opinion, especially in less developed areas like this."

Wu You stretched lazily. “Besides, these kinds of ghost stories are quite annoying when they come alive.”

"understood."

Chen Lusi had no say in this and could only agree.

"But don't worry, I will protect you, Brother Xin."