Chapter 146: Timekeeper, Yuri, Bai Wenna_2
"Seems like it,"
Bai Zini let out a long sigh, "Never mind, then. You can go back. Do you need me to send you off?"
"I know the way, there's no need for senior to send me personally," You Minglu paused, then suddenly said, "By the way, senior sister, can I add your brother on Weixin?"
Ke Mingye looked up, giving the other a surprised look, "Huh?"
Bai Zini was startled for a moment, then asked, "Add him for what, to see if he can lower his head even further? But he doesn't post anything on his Moments, and if you send him messages, he'll just play dead."
You Minglu said softly, "Because he is senior's family member, I want to have a better relationship with senior."
"If you want a better relationship with me, then keep your distance from that infuriating ghost,"
While they were talking, Ke Mingye fiddled with his phone for a moment, then casually tossed it toward You Minglu, saying, "This is my Weixin QR code."
"Thank you."
You Minglu said as he caught the phone, opened Weixin to scan it, and added Ke Mingye's Weixin.
Bai Zini opened her mouth, intending to stop her, but she realized she didn't have a good reason to do so, so she closed her mouth and turned to ask Ke Mingye in a lowered voice with a sulky face.
"Big brother, you won't be sending harassing messages to my friend, right?"
"That's enough; I have so many games I haven't played yet. What kind of person do you take me for?"
As Ke Mingye spoke, he gave her a look, thinking to himself how he still needed to defeat criminals, why not leverage his connections? In the future, he could justifiably send a text to call Xiaohongmao over.
If blue owl senior can't handle it, let Qing Ya handle it;
If that's not enough, call in Magic Girl, the star of tomorrow, Xiaohongmao, and have Xiaohongmao send a text to summon the great Buddha Xizi Yue over;
If all that is still not sufficient, then activate Dice Monster's connections, and bring the entire Bai Ke family together—banking on the freeloading strategy.
If after this combination punch of connections, there's still any villain who stands, then it must be either Diviner Zeus gone rogue or his alien mother—it wouldn't be a disgrace to lose to them.
"Senior sister, I'm going home now, see you next time," You Minglu said.
"Let me take you downstairs," Bai Zini said as she opened the door for her and followed her down the stairs.
Once the two had left, Ke Mingye came out of Bai Zini's room and went to the bathroom.
Sitting on the toilet seat, he pondered to himself.
"Looks like there's nothing much to do today, I'll defeat Xiaohongmao and then rest..."
He yawned, casually opened his phone, tapped into Weibo, and the first post that caught his eye was a speculation from a Superhero blogger.
—— "The last superhero who imitated Qing Ya and made a name for himself was 'Grey Pigeon', and just under a year into his career, he was slaughtered by the Timekeeper who came after hearing of him. Many people believe that a major reason for Grey Pigeon's death was due to Qing Ya's fault; if it weren't for Qing Ya antagonizing the Timekeeper, the Timekeeper would not have targeted Grey Pigeon."
—— "Because of Grey Pigeon's death, Qing Ya faced unanimous boycott from the public for a long time after. His reputation was terrible all over the world, with endless criticism."
—— "Now, after several years, a superhero 'blue owl' who imitates Qing Ya has appeared on the scene... oh no, he's not yet a superhero, just a vigilante, but I believe it won't be long before he joins the Superhero Association."
—— "With Grey Pigeon's cautionary tale, it remains a question whether the newly debuted 'blue owl' will provoke the Timekeeper to come after him..."
There was a poll below the post.
The first option was: "blue owl will be killed by the Timekeeper";
The second option was: "blue owl will not be pursued by the Timekeeper."
Scrolling further down, there wasn't even an option that said, "blue owl will be pursued by the Timekeeper but will not die," because everyone assumed that once one is on the Timekeeper's radar, it's all over.
Ke Mingye quietly moved his finger to tap into the poll results.
Upon the screen refreshing, he saw that "blue owl will be killed by the Timekeeper" had a staggering ninety-eight percent of the votes, completely crushing the other option.
He sighed softly, scrolled down to read the Weibo comments, and saw that they were almost unanimously one-sided.
[Netizen A: "Qing Ya is causing trouble for young superheroes again."]
[Netizen B: "This blue owl must be desperate for fame, to dare imitate Qing Ya even with Grey Pigeon as a precedent?"]
[Netizen C: "Wait for the twist. Maybe it's a publicity stunt by an entertainment company. Haven't you seen this kind of thing before? Can't you think for yourselves?"]
[User D: "Here comes Brother Understand, with his classic independent thinking. Just wait till he lures the Timekeeper here; then you won't talk so big."]
[User F: "For real, Qing Ya and his imitator should both get the hell out of this city."]
That's also true...
What should I do about the Timekeeper?
Can I really guarantee that old dad can save my life from him, especially if I enter the fray in person? If the Timekeeper catches my real body, won't I be even more screwed?
Ke Mingye silently logged out of Weibo, his head drooping as he pondered his tactics.
At that moment, he glimpsed a pair of eyes watching him from the shadow of the bathroom. His legs trembled slightly, and he nearly peed himself in fright.
"What the fuck?"
Ke Mingye was first startled, but then quickly recovered and activated his Animal Communication Skill, saying, "Yuri, can you freaking not scare people like that?"
"This lord likes to sleep here, got a problem with that?" Yuri responded coldly.
"Let me guess, you're hiding from my mom?"
After regaining his composure, Ke Mingye asked irritably.
At these words, Yuri shuddered, scratching its nose with a paw, and after a moment of silence, it said, "That woman is terrifying, ever since she came back, this lord hasn't had a single day of peace."
"Don't worry, it's not just you who's afraid of her; everyone else in our family is, too."
Ke Mingye offered comfort, thinking to himself that even the formidable Black Judge Qing Ya had to bow down to Bai Wenna, let alone you, a mere mutant cat.
"Who on earth is she?"
"Don't know, can you analyze her superpower?"
"She's not a Superpower User."
"True, I haven't figured out what she is either, let alone you," Ke Mingye pondered for a moment, "Forget it... let's not talk about this. Are you interested in going out with me to fight criminals?"
He figured, since there was no need to hide his blue owl identity from his family anymore, bringing Yuri along to fight criminals would not only allow it to analyze the abilities of Superpower Users but also steal them for himself, killing two birds with one stone.
"Not interested."
"I see you don't care about your own life."
Yuri shivered, then lifted its eyes coldly, "Interest noted. Is that better?" Experience more content on My Virtual Library Empire
"That's more like it."
Ke Mingye said with a slight smirk, then suddenly froze.
Right...
He suddenly recalled that the Timekeeper was a Superpower User too! It was precisely because the Timekeeper was a time-related Superpower User that he was so uncontrollable and lawless.
But as long as he was a Superpower User, Yuri could steal his ability. If time-related superpower faced time-related superpower, it would be unstoppable!
Ke Mingye took a sharp breath.
He had been worried about not having a way to counter the Timekeeper, thinking that if he went into battle and the Timekeeper took him down with a combo, it would be game over.
But now, it seemed that the way to defeat the Timekeeper was right beside him. Not to mention he had a second heart as a backup; this increased his chances of winning even more!
"Why do I get the feeling you're looking at me more and more creepily?" Yuri asked warily.
"Nothing, just thought of something happy."
Ke Mingye said cheerfully, put away his phone, stood up from the toilet seat, flushed the toilet, and then turned the doorknob to leave the bathroom.
Just as he looked up, he froze in place as if he'd seen a ghost.
There was an eerie figure standing in the shadows outside the restroom, staring at him expressionlessly.
Bai Wenna.