I became Superman

This was the day Zhou Ming and Yi Jiahui had arranged to have hot pot.

He wandered around outside until evening, and when he returned home, he saw Yi Jiahui already waiting at the door.

Yi Jiahui wore a light green long dress today, revealing half of her calves, giving off a fresh and youthful vibe.

Since there was nothing else to do at home, Zhou Ming simply didn't open the door and went out with Yi Jiahui.

People in Chengdu have a special fondness for hot pot.

As long as the food isn't particularly bad, in the evening, every hot pot restaurant will set up a long row of benches outside, with customers waiting to dine stretching for dozens of meters from the restaurant entrance.

However, it is said that the owners of Chengdu hot pot restaurants have become cunning in recent years. They hire a few people to sit outside in advance, making people mistakenly believe that their hot pot is particularly popular, thereby attracting more people to come.

Zhou Ming and Yi Jiahui chose a hot pot restaurant on Kehua Road. Zhou Ming had been to this restaurant a few times and knew that the food was good, so he didn't have to worry about being scammed.

The two sat at the end of the long queue, neither of them speaking.

Yi Jiahui was a little nervous.

She feels uncomfortable whenever someone is within a meter of her; her body trembles, her throat becomes itchy and dry, and she constantly wants to cough or drink water.

She usually chooses to drink water, which not only relieves the symptoms of a dry throat but also provides her with an excellent cover-up.

Look, I was thirsty, I'm drinking water, I didn't mean to avoid talking to you...

However, what Yi Jiahui didn't know was that this method of concealment was usually not very effective, because her flustered eyes and tense body had already given her away.

Zhou Ming watched Yi Jiahui licking water with her pink little tongue and felt a little curious.

Is this one of her quirks?

Or does she think it's cute?

Okay, she is kind of cute.

Zhou Ming decided to speak first, asking, "Why were you injured that night?"

Yi Jiahui put down her water glass with regret. She had thought she could stall for time by pretending to drink water.

She said, "I bumped into something."

Zhou Ming said, "It must have been a serious accident. When I gave you first aid that day, I found your clothes were soaked in blood."

"It's quite amazing, your injury was completely healed the next day. You don't happen to have some kind of special constitution, do you?"

Yi Jiahui was startled and quickly said, "There's no special constitution involved. It just looks serious, but it's just a minor abrasion."

"Don't overthink it. There's no such thing as a special constitution in this world."

Your reaction is far too obvious...

Zhou Ming quickly realized that although this girl was an oddball, she seemed to be incredibly simple-minded.

He decided to take the risk and ask more probing questions.

Zhou Ming said, "I'm a video blogger who makes up urban legends. After making up so many stories, I've even started to believe them myself."

"Speaking of which, when I was collecting materials, I often saw netizens discussing strange things that happened in a certain place. They spoke with great certainty, as if they had a lot of evidence."

Do you believe in creatures or ghosts that are different from humans?

Yi Jiahui initially wanted to deny it directly.

But seeing that Zhou Ming seemed very interested in this, she worried that his excessive attention might cause him unnecessary trouble.

In a world of the supernatural, if you are attracted to it, you will be captured and eventually devoured.

Yi Jiahui did not want her savior to suffer such misfortune.

She thought for a moment and said, "I don't believe it myself, but many times it's better to believe it exists than not. Those places that are said to be haunted or where urban legends happen, even if there are no ghosts, probably have other things that are harmful to humans."

"I think we'd better stay away from places like this."

Seeing her serious expression, Zhou Ming guessed that she was unwilling to talk much about the otherworld. If he asked too many questions, it would only arouse her suspicion.

He simply ended the conversation.

Anyway, the two of them are friends now... I think so... There will be plenty of opportunities to find out more in the future.

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"Boss, we've checked. All the doors and windows are locked from the inside, and there are no signs of forced entry. The intruder broke in; we can confirm it's Shadow."

"I suggest we seek help from the capital and request that headquarters send an imperial inspector to resolve this matter."

Ning Shang reported earnestly.

At his feet lay a girl with a ferocious face, whose blood had been drained.

The person who received Ning Shang's report was Jianhao, the director of the Xichuan Province Alien Center.

Although he is the leader of the entire Xichuan Province's Center for the Abnormal, Jianhao is not old. He is not even twenty years old this year and looks like a high school student.

He carried a broadsword on his back and walked down the street. Most people who saw him would assume he was a guy obsessed with anime and manga.

The swordsman said, "If the Alien Center acts as the emperor's representative, guarding this region, and needs to ask headquarters for help in everything, what's the point of having us?"

Ning Shang said seriously, "Boss, don't be reckless. A vampire who can summon shadows is not easy to deal with. Your combat strength is barely enough to deal with him, but it will be difficult to pull him out of the shadows."

The swordsman said, "What do you take me for? If I can be stumped by a mere vampire, how can I still be your leader?"

"I have my own way of pulling him out of the shadows. You go and contact the Ba Province Anomaly Center and borrow their psychic. Once we've confirmed his whereabouts, we'll begin our operation."

"yes!"

Ning Shang agreed and was about to contact the Ba Province Alien Center when his expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Jian Hao.

The swordsman frowned, a look of disgust on his face.

The two quickly left the girl's house and went to the street outside the residential area.

It was already evening, the time when the streets were most crowded.

People are leisurely strolling on the streets after get off work, relieving the stress of the day.

An old man with a bristling beard and hair, exuding an imposing aura, stood with his hands behind his back on the street, as immovable as a rock in the middle of a river.

Hidden in the corner next to the old man was a man with triangular eyes and a few wisps of mustache on his upper lip, who looked rather sleazy.

The swordsman glanced at the two men and said, "Guo Hongtao, an A-level anomaly, born a blood eater, a wanted person in the center of the anomaly world, with sixteen recorded murders. You actually dare to show your face in front of me."

The old man named Guo Hongtao laughed and said, "Are you going to arrest me? I've heard of the name Sword Master, but you alone are not enough to arrest me."

"If you and I really start fighting, I'm afraid very few people on this street will survive."

The swordsman said, "You can try. It seems the center is still too lenient with you Blood Eaters. Do you really think the center has no way to eliminate you Blood Eaters?"

Guo Hongtao said, "Sword Master, you don't need to scare me. Such petty tricks are useless against an old man like me. If the center could easily eliminate the Blood Eaters, you would never have allowed them to survive to this day."

"I'm not trying to provoke you today. I just want to know who killed the little brat the Blood Eaters sent to Chengdu."