I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords-Chapter 90 - 089. Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe_1
Chapter 90: 089. Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?_1
Chapter 90: 089. Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?_1
When Qin Tiantian awoke, what she saw was a familiar ceiling.
She found herself covered with a thin blanket, lying on a somewhat hard bed.
Still groggy from sleep, Qin Tiantian quickly noticed the brilliant sunlight streaming in from the window, while Lu Ban was sitting in front of the computer, seriously watching a horror movie in which only one dog died from beginning to end, occasionally pausing, replaying, and drawing diagrams on a tablet with a pen, taking notes.
“…Is this my place or yours?”
Qin Tiantian blurted out.
She was even somewhat slow to realize that her first reaction was not to check if her clothes were properly worn.
Of course, her clothes were neatly put on.
“Of course it’s my place. You fainted from fright last night, and since I didn’t know where you lived and it wasn’t convenient to go back and disturb the police officers who were working on the case, I had to carry you back here.”
Lu Ban paused the movie, with the screen frozen on a scene of the protagonist couple suspicious of everything in the living room, somewhat eerie.
“…I didn’t do anything weird last night, did I?”
Qin Tiantian suddenly sat straight up, her slim and fair legs immediately retreating under the blanket, leaving only her round toes poking out from the edge of the blanket.
“What would count as weird?”
Lu Ban frowned.
“No, no, it’s nothing. Don’t mind me!”
Qin Tiantian said as she tried to crawl out of bed, exhibiting a certain awkwardness akin to that of a libertine who was about to flee after sleeping with someone respectable.
“Eat breakfast before you leave; I’ve already bought it.”
Lu Ban pointed to the living room, where the table still held steamed buns and soy milk with dough fritters.
“May I use your bathroom?”
Qin Tiantian dashed into Lu Ban’s bathroom as if running away, and to her surprise, it was very clean; there was no limescale, and even the toilet looked brand new.
“Could he have cleaned it on purpose?”
Qin Tiantian turned on the tap, wanting to wash her face to freshen up.
The experience from the previous night was truly frightening, and Qin Tiantian decided to have a detailed conversation with Lu Ban afterward.
She wasn’t wearing makeup, so there was no need for makeup remover. Just rubbing warm water on her face, Qin Tiantian scooped up some water to moisten her cheeks, then raised her head, intending to dry her wet face.
That’s when Qin Tiantian saw her reflection in the mirror, gaunt and pale, with darkened skin, her eyes filled with bloodshot veins, looking extremely frightening.
“!”
Slightly startled, Qin Tiantian paused.
At that moment, she saw her reflection in the mirror smile at her.
“…”
Qin Tiantian rubbed her eyes, and the reflection did the same.
“Is it an illusion…”
She tried to convince herself and smiled at the mirror again.
The Qin Tiantian in the mirror also smiled back.
However, the smile of the reflection was half a second late compared to her own.
“!!!”
Qin Tiantian quickly stepped back twice.
She then noticed what seemed to be black hair clogging the sink drain.
Clearly not her hair; it was longer.
“Something’s not right.”
Qin Tiantian intended to leave the bathroom immediately, but when she put her hand on the doorknob, getting ready to push the door open, she felt as though someone was standing outside the door.
The shadow of that person was casting on the door through the balcony light, vague and indistinct.
“Lu Ban?”
Qin Tiantian tentatively called out.
She felt the shadow grow denser as if it was about to burst through the door at any moment.
“Don’t scare me, Lu Ban. I’m telling you…”
By the end, Qin Tiantian’s voice trembled slightly.
At that moment, she felt the doorknob vibrate slightly.
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Then, without her volition, the doorknob slowly turned in the direction to unlock.
“Don’t… don’t do this…”
Qin Tiantian tried to stop the doorknob, but due to the design, she could only watch helplessly as it turned, and the bathroom door opened slowly.
Outside the door stood Lu Ban.
“What are you doing?”
He asked.
“There’s something wrong with your house!”
Qin Tiantian said tearfully, grabbing the corner of Lu Ban’s clothes.
“You mean… like this?”
When he heard Lu Ban’s words and looked up, Qin Tiantian saw Lu Ban’s face turning ashen. At his neck, several slits slowly opened up, like shocking wounds.
“You you you you…”
Qin Tiantian babbled incoherently, nearly fainting again.
However, the wounds on Lu Ban’s neck healed quickly, and he returned to his usual appearance.
“Haven’t I told you that there are many people in my family?”
He laughed.
Qin Tiantian was still shaken, staring at Lu Ban hesitantly for a good while.
“Don’t scare me; if you frighten me to death, I won’t let you off even as a ghost!”
She posed fiercely.
“Go have breakfast quickly.”
Lu Ban stepped aside, making way for the bathroom.
Only when Qin Tiantian returned to the living room did he look around the bathroom. In the mirror, Lu Ban appeared somewhat fearful, and the hair in the drain receded.
After finishing breakfast, the startled Qin Tiantian didn’t linger long and went straight back home.
Lu Ban saw her home and memorized her house number at Qin Tiantian’s reminder.
Not in a hurry to return, Lu Ban decided to take a walk nearby the community.
After all, with a serial killer on the loose, it was quite worrying for an ordinary citizen like Lu Ban.
What if one night, going downstairs to throw out the trash, he ended up as wet trash himself. What then?
Therefore, Lu Ban wanted to contribute to the safety of the community.
Walking along, Lu Ban observed the people around him attentively; he noticed that several of them were acting suspiciously.
Some looked like a couple walking together, but they actually looked around in every direction, not showing any intimacy at all.
Some appeared to be fruit stand vendors, but really, they did not call out to customers, just sitting there watching the passersby.
Others seemed to be waiting for someone, but in fact, they weren’t, only quietly monitoring the surroundings.
Very suspicious.
Lu Ban thought for a moment and decided to test the others.
He approached the fruit stand selling watermelons, which was rather unusual.
“Buddy, how much is this melon per pound?”
Lu Ban asked.
“…Two yuan per pound.”
The vendor seemed caught off guard, pulling his gaze from others and sitting up straight.
“Is this melon made of gold, or are the seeds made of gold?”
Lu Ban tried to provoke the other party.
“Look, where can you find melons at this time? These are all greenhouse melons. You think it’s expensive? I think it’s expensive, too.”
The vendor slightly frowned.
“Pick one for me.”
Lu Ban looked around and could confirm that this vendor was definitely not genuine, for the current market price of Jiangcheng watermelons was three or four yuan per pound. A two yuan per pound melon was definitely considered cheap.
“What about this one?”
The vendor lazily slapped one of the watermelons.
“Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?”
Lu Ban drew closer and tapped on the watermelon, which emitted a crisp sound.
“Am I selling you raw melon seeds at a fruit stand?”
The owner expressed disdain.
“I’m asking you, is this melon guaranteed ripe?”
Lu Ban persisted, making the vendor’s expression grow more serious.
“Are you trying to pick a fight or what, do you want it or not?”
“If this melon is ripe, I definitely want it.”
Lu Ban turned in a circle, sat down next to the owner on a random chair.
“And what if it isn’t ripe?”
“If it’s not ripe, I’ll eat it myself. Satisfied now?”
The vendor’s voice became irritable, and two passersby approached, the vendor placing the melon on the scale with a glance.
“Fifteen pounds, thirty yuan.”
Just as Lu Ban was about to continue, he noticed the two passersby suddenly moved closer, raising their hands to grab his wrist and shoulder.
At the same time, the watermelon vendor also took out a handgun and a badge from his pocket.
“Don’t move, police!”
“?”
Lu Ban was left with a question mark over his head.
