Chapter 213: The Birth of the Embers Witch

July 7, afternoon, on the second floor of a Western dessert shop.

The sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, covering Ke Mingye's profile and dyeing his drooping eyelashes and eyes the same color.

He looked at his phone for a while, then casually took a glass of raw coconut water from the plate handed to him by the waiter, inserted a plastic straw, stirred the liquid twice, and took two sips.

Then, he looked up at the high-ponytailed girl opposite him and asked nonchalantly, "Sister, is your friend here?"

At this moment, Baizini was playing with her mobile phone with her head down, as if she was sending a message to someone.

"She's here. She said she's already nearby. It's rare that you're so patient..." Bai Zini paused, then suddenly raised her head with some displeasure, squinting at Ke Mingye, "If I were late, you would definitely, definitely scold me. Why are you so nice to outsiders?"

"He saved my life. How can I treat him badly?"

"The strange thing also helped you, why didn't I see you treat it so well?"

"A weird thing is a weird thing, and Little Red Riding Hood is Little Red Riding Hood. Even if that weird thing gave me a holy sword that could chop up the devil, I would immediately pierce its ass with that holy sword before saving the world. What's the point of using it as an example?"

"That's true..." Bai Zini unexpectedly reached a consensus with him, but still did not forget to point out the problem in his words, "But, my name is not Little Red Riding Hood, my name is You Minglu!"

Ke Mingye held up his chin and asked helplessly, "Okay, okay, so where is this classmate You?"

"Already at the door."

Hearing this, Ke Mingye raised his eyebrows and turned his head to look out the window. Amid the crowd, a short-haired girl in a denim overalls skirt was walking slowly towards the dessert shop and stopped in front of the shop. She raised her eyes from the brim of her cap, glanced at the name of the shop in the bright sunlight, and then walked in.

Not long after, accompanied by the sound of light footsteps on the wooden stairs, You Minglu's figure appeared at the entrance to the second floor.

She turned her head and looked around, finally stopping her gaze on Bai Zini, then quickly glanced at Ke Mingye, and then quietly withdrew her gaze.

Bai Zini raised her eyes from the phone screen, looked at her sideways, and complained softly, "It's so slow..."

"Senior, you didn't tell me in advance that your brother would come." You Minglu said as he approached.

Ke Mingye spoke up in advance and explained on behalf of Bai Zini: "I want to say thank you. Yesterday...thanks to you for saving me, otherwise I might have been shot by that woman."

"You're welcome." You Minglu said, sitting down next to Bai Zini, "Actually, I just don't want to see you sad. If something happened to you, given her personality, she would definitely hide in bed and wipe her eyes secretly..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by Bai Zini with a vicious look.

"Shut up."

"As you wish..." You Minglu lowered his eyes slightly, "As expected, we country folks are not allowed to speak when city folks are talking. This little girl who grew up with a silver spoon in her mouth..."

Seeing that Baizini's profile was getting colder, she immediately stopped talking, put her fist against her mouth and coughed twice.

"Pfft..." Ke Mingye almost spit out the raw coconut water he drank. He put his arms on the table and swallowed the water. "Your friend has a really good sense of humor."

Bai Zini said, “Oh.”

You Minglu said: "Thank you, I also think I have a good sense of humor."

She paused and murmured, "But can you please not praise me in front of my senior, otherwise she will put pressure on me again when she goes back. Is this workplace bullying?" As she spoke, her expression suddenly dimmed. "But this is what a country kid deserves. I have no background, and I have experienced many hardships at a young age. I can't see the end of my life at a glance. Oh, capital, oh, society..."

Ke Mingye whispered, "Hey, hey, why do I feel like your friend has been tortured into depression by an unscrupulous leader like you?"

Bai Zini said: "She is always acting like this. Eight out of ten words of Weird Things are false, and nine out of ten words of her are false. She is even more exaggerated than Weird Things. If you take it seriously, you're done."

"Damn... this weird thing is really causing a lot of harm to people."

"right?"

Hearing what the two said, You Minglu had a blank expression on his face and said seriously, "Lying is a necessity for the lives of the lower classes. We little girls who grew up with garbage in our mouths must read the expressions of others and adapt to the situation. Just like the protective color of a chameleon, lies are a means to protect ourselves."

"Has anyone ever told you that... you talk like a robot?"

Ke Mingye took a sip of coconut water and asked curiously.

"I see..." You Minglu put his hand on his chin, "City people think that country people are their working robots, just like the parts that can be found everywhere in the factory, they can be replaced when they break. Maybe this is... the cruelty of the bourgeoisie."

"You are invincible..." Bai Zini sighed and held her forehead.

"Speaking of which... when I was with my senior before, we talked about Blue Owl. She said a lot of bad things about Blue Owl, and I spoke up for you at the time."

"for example?"

"For example..." You Minglu said halfway, glanced at the face of the beautiful girl with a high ponytail next to him, and immediately changed the subject: "Secret."

"Okay, how could I not know what bad things she said about me... Anyway, I just came to say thank you to you, and then I should leave."

Ke Mingye said disapprovingly, standing up from the sofa, "Maybe I can help you in the future, we can take care of each other... Then I have something to do and I'll leave first, you two can play."

"Brother, when you go home, remember to buy me some corn oil, eggs, and gluten flour in the Hongdeng Commercial District. Xiaoling said she wants to try to make a cake in the kitchen tonight."

"Uh... can she really make a delicious cake with her sense of taste?"

"Are you speaking human language?" Bai Zini gave him an unpleasant look.

"Her sense of taste?" You Minglu was puzzled.

"nothing."

"nothing."

Ke Mingye and Bai Zini answered in unison, then looked at each other. Bai Zini said, "Anyway, just remember to buy it. I've already sent you the money via WeChat."

"No need. Superheroes also get paid." Ke Mingye said, glancing at You Minglu who looked bewildered. "Then I'm leaving. You, if you have any trouble in the future, please contact me on WeChat. Although I'm not very powerful myself, maybe I can bring a big crow to help you. He's a model worker and won't sit idly by when bad things happen."

"Crow?" You Minglu was stunned.

"Please don't be so crowed, it's unlucky." Bai Zini hugged his shoulders and got goose bumps.

Ke Mingye shrugged and said to You Minglu, "Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

You Minglu nodded and watched Ke Mingye leave.

"So...senior, why did you look for me? Just to let me hear your brother say thank you?" she asked.

"No, this is just by the way." Bai Zini sighed, "What I want to say is... the date has been set, August 8. On that day, the magical girls from other national branches will come to Huanjing, and we will stay with them for a while until the matter of the Witch Church is completely over."

"and then?"

"Then there's nothing else to say. I just want you to be mentally prepared... I heard from the masters that these magical girls all have unique personalities. In short, they are not easy to mess with."

As Bai Zini spoke casually, she shifted her gaze to the window and looked down at Ke Mingye's back until he disappeared at the end of the street. The sound of horns on the street brought her back to her senses.

She came back to her senses and listened to You Minglu.

You Minglu said calmly, "I understand. I am an expert at observing people's expressions and I promise to serve them well. First of all, I have been secretly practicing when I was alone these few days. I am ready to sing "Beijing Welcomes You" for them. I must let them feel the customs of our country."

"No. Stay away from them, especially that Lingzhong boy."

"why?"

"She's dangerous."

"Danger?"

"Don't ask too many questions."

"Okay..." You Minglu paused, "Then the Witch Church that the senior mentioned before, hasn't made any move yet, could it be that they have no intention of taking action at all?"

Bai Zini shook her head in silence.

"Why on earth are they targeting Senior?" "I'm not the only one they're targeting."

"What about the others?" You Minglu thought for a moment and said suddenly, "Oh... I understand. No wonder Senior said that the magical girl in London is dangerous. You said that because the Witch Church has also set its sights on her, right?"

Bai Zini raised her beautiful eyebrows and sighed slightly: "You can guess this?"

Hearing this, You Minglu thought about it for a moment and remembered that in the system notification a few days ago, it was mentioned that the magical girl Ling Zhong Tongzi killed a player.

From this point of view, the magical girls who are targeted by the Witch Church seem to have one thing in common - they have killed people, unlike other magical girls who adhere to the principle of never killing.

"But why?"

You Minglu sipped his hot cocoa, guessing in his mind.

"Or... Actually, I guessed wrong. The Witch Church just thought that the comet fragments in their bodies were heavier than those of ordinary magical girls and contracted beasts, so they wanted to kill them and plunder the large amount of comet fragments in their bodies."

"But what's the point? There's no big difference in the amount of comet fragments in the bodies of different magical girls. If I were a witch, I would think... it's better to kill a few weaker magical girls than to attack these powerful ones. Not only is the risk much lower, but the total amount of fragments you get won't be much less."

When You Minglu thought of this, she suddenly raised her eyebrows. At this moment, another guess gradually emerged in her mind, like bubbles exhaled by a goldfish slowly floating to the surface of the water.

At the same time, at this moment, a cold system prompt sound suddenly rang in her ears, and the emotionless and cold female voice told a horrifying fact.

[The branch mission of the main mission "Destroy the Magical Girls' Alliance" has been opened - continue to approach the Magical Girl Ashes, prevent the birth of the S-class superhuman "Ember Witch", and take the opportunity to destroy the "Witch Church Babel Tower". ]

"Ember... Witch?"

You Minglu was slightly stunned and murmured in his heart.

She turned her head slightly and glanced at the girl next to her who was playing with her mobile phone, and goose bumps appeared on her arms.

That night, I went around Beijing, bought some wine and thought about the coast.

Ke Xiaomo walked into the harbor, looked around in the night, and saw someone sitting on the railing fishing.

The man's back looked particularly strange and hazy, as if covered with a layer of hazy gray gauze, and the moonlight from the sky flowed above the gauze.

"It's strange to say this, isn't it good to chat on the phone?"

The sound of a strange creature broke the silence of the port. Amid the rustling sound of the waves, it said without turning its head, "I really don't understand what you people are thinking... You can chat by typing, but you have to meet in person to feel satisfied. Then what is the meaning of humans going through so much effort to develop to the information age? Or... I am really too charming, and you can't wait to meet me in person. Oh, I understand, this is the mentality of a little girl in love."

"Stop talking nonsense, I want to talk to you about something."

"Stop talking nonsense and just say that."

"Why is our family like this?"

"Oh..." The Dice Man stared at the calm lake, thought for a while and said, "You mean your brother is a mutant, your oldest brother is a superhero, your second brother is a dragon, your oldest sister is a psychic, your second sister is a magical girl, and your third sister is a vampire?"

"if not?"

"What's your guess?"

"Someone has done something to us."

"So..." The strange thing tilted its head slightly and said in a quiet tone, "Who do you think that person is?"

Hearing this, Ke Xiaomo fell silent, as if something was stuck in his throat. Several possible answers clearly emerged in his mind, but he couldn't even name one of them.

He took a deep breath and clenched his fists slightly.

"Boring, fishing is really boring. Why would a fisherman think fishing is more attractive than dice freak? He didn't even want to look at me at that time..."

The strange thing kept muttering and threw the fishing rod into the sea.

Then, he turned his head slightly, glanced at Ke Xiaomo with empty eyes, and said quietly: "Indeed, as you thought, there is a mysterious person who has attacked your family. I am very interested in him, so I stay around your family all day long, otherwise... do you really think you have the charm to make me pester you every day? Don't be so self-indulgent, Mr. Ninja."

"who's that person?"

Ke Xiaomo's tone gradually became heavier.

"To be precise, I don't know either. Precisely because I don't know, I stay by your side and follow your family..." The weirdo spread his hands, "Let's work together to find out the mastermind behind your fate, Mr. Ninja, I think... this should be a good thing for both you and me: I get the fun, and you get the truth."

"Don't you think you are suspicious?"

"Oh, if you insist on saying so, it seems to be so."

The strange thing said, stroking his chin with his hand, and looked up at the night sky: "But if you think so, then why should I arrange for every little thing in your family to become a superhuman race? What is the meaning of me doing this?"

"You never need meaning in what you do... you just need to have fun doing it, right?"

"You think you know me even though we've only met a few times. Humans are stupid and arrogant without knowing it..."

The strange thing shook its head and muttered to itself, but changed its words halfway through, "Okay... you're right, I'm the kind of person who likes to pursue fun. Life is only a few decades long, and people can't take anything away from this world. So since I was born, I've figured it out. I want to chase after things that bring me fun like a mad dog until the end of my life."

"Then let's continue to cooperate. What conditions do you need to tell me who that person is?"

"No conditions are needed. While we are working together, I am also looking for the mastermind behind the Bo Ke family... As long as I know his identity one day, I will tell you, so don't worry, Mr. Ninja, the truth will come out one day."

"...Deal." Ke Xiaomo took a deep breath and spoke slowly.

"That's good. You are indeed a smart person who knows how to weigh the pros and cons." The strange thing raised its mouth and suddenly said, "By the way, when will you and your Mr. Black Judge start to take action?"

"Do you mean?"

"Of course, it's a plan to overthrow those empty-headed executors of the Control Bureau. It sounds very satisfying. It feels really good to fight dog against dog..."

The strange thing tilted its head as it spoke, and said sarcastically, "Well, although this is just an attempt to cover up one's own faults, after all, throughout human history, no matter how powerful a spiritualist is, he will eventually perish. This is an inevitable tragedy. Even if you stop the Control Bureau, who can stop the out-of-control Black Goku... However, even though it is meaningless, it is when humans rush madly for these meaningless things and even sacrifice their lives that I feel...humanity shines brightly."

It raised a finger. "In other words, I think it's very interesting, so my suggestion is... when the time comes, you take me with you."

"Why?" Ke Xiaomo asked with a frown.

"Why? It's simple. With the omniscient Master Weirdo here, your actions will undoubtedly be protected..."

The strange thing paused, lowered its face, and a deep light flowed in its pupils.

"After all, you don't want to see... your lovely Miss Sun Wukong turned into a pool of bloody mud, right, Mr. Ninja?"

Ke Xiaomo frowned and spoke word by word: "Who knows what you will do then?"

"If I wanted to do something bad, I should have done it long ago." The strange thing spread his hands and sighed, "But I didn't... and I gave you selfless help time and time again, helping you save your family time and time again. A gentleman judges deeds rather than the heart. For these reasons, shouldn't you trust me once?"

"I can't decide this on my own."

"Then go ask your good brother for advice... that selfish, paranoid, naughty boy. I really don't like him. He likes to cut me into sashimi every time we meet."

As it spoke, the strange thing slowly turned around from the railing, with its head drooping, its legs swaying in the night wind, and its empty eyes drooped, staring at the wet ground of the port.

"Then come to me with your answer... Believe me, you will need me, Mr. Ninja. If you reject my cooperation application, your ending will probably be irreparable..."

Not long after, in the Laojingmai neighborhood, at the residence of the Bo Ke family.

Ke Xiaomo walked out of the elevator with a complicated expression. Looking up, she saw a young man standing at the door, playing with his mobile phone, quietly waiting for someone.

"Akino?" he asked.

"Brother, I want to talk to you about something."

Ke Mingye paused, turned off his phone, put it in his pocket, looked sideways at Ke Xiaomo, and whispered, "A very important thing."

Ke Xiaomo stared at him and was silent for a while: "That's right, I have something to ask you too."

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