Ye Xinxia, ​​Strange Noises in the Bushes, City Monster Hunting Team

Chapter 2 Ye Xinxia, ​​Strange Noises in the Bushes, City Monster Hunting Team

Mingwen Girls' High School is a private girls' school that gathers the most beautiful girls in the city. The girls who can study here are basically from wealthy or noble families, and ordinary people like Ye Xinxia are ultimately a minority.

Unlike other secondary schools, this place lacks the lifeless theoretical education of magic and the bookworms who only know how to take exams. The differences in family backgrounds mean that the girls here possess a wider range of knowledge than students in nine years of compulsory magic education. Moreover, magical accessories that ordinary families can only dream of are frequently seen on them.

Behind Mingwen Girls' High School is a small hill several tens of meters high. It was the dog days of summer, and the earth was full of vitality, lush and green, with babbling brooks and beautiful forests and valleys.

Ling Tianyu pushed the wheelchair, leading Ye Xinxia on a leisurely stroll along the mountain path, creating a picturesque scene. The young man was exceptionally handsome, while the young woman was graceful and serene, her long hair flowing like a waterfall cascading down her waist. If anyone else were present, they would likely exclaim, "What a beautiful and talented young couple!"

Ye Xinxia, ​​Mo Fan's concubine whom he raised from childhood, is the daughter of Salang, one of the seven cardinals of the Black Vatican, and Wen Tai, the former holy son of Parthenon. She possesses the soul of Parthenon and later becomes the new Pope of the Black Vatican and the goddess of Parthenon.

She was Ling Tianyu's favorite character in his previous life, without exception. She was kind and understanding, possessed extraordinary talents, and carried the Parthenon legacy.

Her personality is impeccable, and her character is outstanding. It feels like a waste to give her to Mo Fan, a guy who's always having affairs.

So...

Mo Fan was able to win her over simply because of a little time spent together in childhood, right? If he had been born elsewhere, perhaps it wouldn't have been possible, but in Bo City, hmph…

"Brother Tianyu, what are you thinking about?" Xinxia asked curiously.

"I was thinking..." Seeing that there was no one else nearby, Ling Tianyu chuckled and whispered the truth into Xin Xia's ear.

"Brother Tianyu, you're so naughty!" Ye Xinxia's face flushed red instantly, and she turned her body away, deliberately avoiding looking at Ling Tianyu's expression.

"Xinxia, ​​you're so adorable!" Ling Tianyu couldn't help but chuckle. Xinxia could blush for ages just from a little joke.

"Huh? What's that sound?" While Ye Xinxia was pretending to be an ostrich in embarrassment, Ling Tianyu keenly caught a slight "rustling" sound of the grass being disturbed, and at the same time, a sour smell of sewer wafted over.

"What's wrong?" Ye Xinxia asked, her face still slightly flushed.

"Shh!" Ling Tianyu made a shushing gesture and whispered, "Xinxia, ​​let's be quiet."

"Um!"

Fortunately, the figure did not seem to notice their actions, and Ling Tianyu and Ye Xinxia were able to safely retreat from the hill.

"That thing is..." Xinxia vaguely saw a dark purple hue in the grass and couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.

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After taking Ye Xinxia home, Ling Tianyu immediately dialed the demon-hunting team's number...

"Hello, is this the City Monster Hunting Team? We're near Inscription Girls' High School..."

Ling Tianyu pondered. The timeline of the crisis in Bocheng was set for three years from now, but he didn't expect that signs would already be appearing now.

The original timeline is about two years later, during the summer when the protagonist is going from his second to third year of high school. The Giant-Eyed Bloody Rat incident at Mingwen Girls' High School marks the beginning of the crisis in Bo City. The negligence of the higher-ups and the deep infiltration of the Black Church personnel allowed the demons to dig a passage, allowing the demons outside the barrier to invade Bo City without any hindrance.

Working together from within and without, they finally broke through the human defenses, unleashing a bloody feast of demons.

Recalling the original text, it seems there was a demon cave entrance at Mingwen Girls' Middle School, and the demon that resembled the giant-eyed blood rat probably came here through the passage under the cave entrance.

Ling Tianyu put on a mask to cover his face, not wanting them to know his true identity.

"Click click click~~"

A green SUV pulled up beside Ling Tianyu, and then the doors on both sides opened, and three men and two women got out of the vehicle.

"Young man, I am Xu Dahuang, the captain of the city's demon-hunting team. You're the one who called us?" The burly man at the head of the group appeared to be the team leader. He had dark skin and many scars of various sizes on his hands and face, clearly a ruthless man who had been fighting demons for years.

"Yes!" Ling Tianyu didn't hesitate and pointed to the back mountain of the girls' middle school, explaining, "There are traces of demonic activity there. I suspect that giant-eyed blood rats have appeared."

"It's just a rat from a stinking ditch, it can't hurt anyone, you're making a mountain out of a molehill!" A woman with a cold face and a chilling aura behind Xu Dahuang said disdainfully, then looked at Ling Tianyu with a scrutinizing gaze, "I guess you've never faced a real demon before, no wonder you're afraid."

Um... I remember this Cai Tang was from the Mu family. Members of these powerful families are like that; they look down on commoners like Ling Tianyu. Oh, and it seems Mo Fan even peeked at her taking a bath when they were kids!

"Caitang, you can't say that. This young man meant well. Besides, even giant-eyed rats will eat people when they're extremely hungry. We've eliminated a potential threat to Bocheng!" Fei Shi, a kind-hearted fat man, tried to smooth things over.

"Hmph!" Although Cai Tang was dissatisfied, she crossed her arms and didn't say anything more.

"I'm sorry, that's just how Cai Tang is. Please don't take it to heart!" Xiao Ke, one of the only two girls in the demon-hunting team, who looked very delicate, smiled apologetically and said.

"It's nothing!" Ling Tianyu waved his hand, not caring at all.

"Alright, hurry up the mountain and finish work as soon as possible!" Xu Dahuang urged.

P.S.: Many readers might question the plausibility of the protagonist's pursuit of Ye Xinxia, ​​citing reasons such as Xinxia's long-standing close relationship with Mo Fan. However, according to the original text, Ye Xinxia primarily lived with Mo Fan's aunt, Mo Qing, and her actual cohabitation with Mo Fan was relatively short. Furthermore, given the protagonist's experience from two lifetimes, while perhaps not as seasoned as Zhao Manyan, he should be able to win over Ye Xinxia. With enough effort, no corner is too difficult to conquer!

(End of this chapter)