Superman Termination Manual

Chapter 144 You Minglu's Visit, Vampire Hunter

July 7th, 11:35 AM, Old Jingmai District.

Bai Zini and You Minglu walked shoulder to shoulder down the street, their paces synchronized. From a distance, You Minglu was slightly taller, but so slender she resembled a bamboo pole.

Beyond that, their styles contrasted sharply.

The former sported a high ponytail, wore a women's denim jacket, and wide-sleeved pants;

the latter donned a woolen hat, with bangs almost concealing her eyes, and with her pale complexion, she appeared particularly gloomy. Even in the midst of summer, she wrapped herself up tightly, hands hidden in the sleeves of her dress, not a bit of skin exposed.

Bai Zini took a quick sideways glance at You Minglu, who detected it and feigned indifference as she looked away.

Looking ahead, the bright sunshine illuminated the street vendors selling tanghulu and tofu pudding, with an occasional one or two kids darting past, brandishing ice pops. The innocent laughter of children intermingled with the occasional bark of a dog. Cicadas sang from the trees, and a hot breeze carrying the waves of heat rustled through the maple leaves.

"By the way, why are you wearing a wig?" she suddenly asked.

"Because my real hair is ugly," You Minglu replied, "The senior asked me to buy clothes, so I just bought the wig along with them. Is that not okay?"

"You..." Bai Zini sighed while holding her forehead, "What about the scarf?"

"My magic power is of the snow attribute, I'm cold-sensitive."

"Who ever heard of that?"

"Am I not the only snow attribute magic girl in the world? Why can't that be a thing?"

"Alright, no one else has had snow attribute magic power, you have the final say," Bai Zini mumbled, "so you're wearing so much even in this scorching heat."

"Senior, you're being quite nosy, are you deliberately playing the role of my long-deceased parents, trying to give me some affection? Thank you for your concern, but I've long got used to days without parents."

You Minglu spoke rapidly.

Bai Zini who was about to retort at the beginning, choked upon hearing the latter part.

She couldn't say anything for a long time.

She just stuttered: "You... you..."

Seeing her reaction, You Minglu knew her own unique hellish conversation tactic had subdued Bai Zini and she needn't worry about further questions, for getting caught would be troublesome.

Bai Zini wrestled with herself internally for a bit, took a deep breath, and looked up to give You Minglu a fierce glare.

Then she said, "But dressing up like a mummy in this heat, what if my family thinks you're sick and tells me to stay away from you?"

"Then just treat me as a sick person, which is fine," You Minglu paused, "but I believe your family members won't be so small-minded."

"They don't mind, all people in my family are quite careless."

"So that's why they never discovered that their daughter is a magic girl, they really are careless. It's so obvious that you're careless yourself."

"Are you trying to infuriate me?"

"Not at all, I'm just speaking the truth."

"That's even more annoying."

"Then I'll stop talking." You Minglu said.

Bai Zini clasped her hands behind her back, remained silent for a while, and then spoke.

"Actually, what you said just now reminded me of something. Master Lilai used to say she felt cold too. Her magic power is of ice attribute. Whenever the magic flowed through her outer body, it was like a block of ice sliding over her skin. That's why she used to dress warmly too. Maybe your situation is similar to hers?"

Enjoy new tales from My Virtual Library Empire

You Minglu was taken aback, thinking to herself that the younger sister was quite considerate, making excuses for her, then with a blank face, nodded earnestly and responded, "Yes, that's a similar feeling I have."

"Enough talk, we're here. My home is on the twelfth floor of this apartment building." Saying so, Bai Zini stopped in front of a duplex apartment building.

In the midst of their conversation, the elevator on the first floor of the apartment building slowly opened out, revealing a brisk figure stepping out. She glanced at the two and halted.

Bai Qiuwu raised an eyebrow, "Little Ni, who is this?"

"Big sis, this is my classmate," Bai Zini replied very naturally, showcasing her Schrödinger's acting skills.

After pausing for a moment, she turned her head with pride toward You Minglu and said, "This is my sister, isn't she beautiful? When I was in junior high, the school bullies thought my brother was her boyfriend when they stood together and dragged him into the small garden for a lesson. When they found out he was her brother, the punks cried and apologized, saying 'I'm sorry, little uncle.' I almost died laughing at that time."

You Minglu's eyes twitched, thinking to herself if that was supposed to be funny. Her brother was just damned unlucky, wasn't he?

She nodded and said, "Uh-huh, very beautiful."

Bai Qiuwu scrutinized You Minglu, suddenly sensing something subtly off, but couldn't quite point it out, so she asked in a low voice, "What was your name again?"

"You Minglu, with the same lu as in good fortune."

"That's a nice name," Bai Qiuwu curled her lips into a smile, "It looks like my little sister has been under your care. She has such a bad temper; she has never brought a friend home before."

"Indeed under my care, she even acknowledges me as her sister at school," You Minglu said with a deadpan expression, unabashedly fabricating.

Bai Zini hung her head low, tapping discontentedly at her phone screen, her eyelids quivering, thinking that Little Red Riding Hood, you just wait, I'll soon show you who the real sister is...

"Even better then, having two big sisters looking out for her, little Ni sure enjoys the princess treatment wherever she goes."