Chapter 1

Introduction to characters and organizations:

Lv Yihang

Age: 18

Place of birth: Wuxi, Jiangsu Province

School: None

Abilities: Yin-Yang Eyes (innate), Demon God Contract, Maoshan Magic, Wudang Tai Chi Sword.

Introduction: He is neither tall nor short, neither handsome nor ugly, but smart and not thin. His hobbies are staying at home reading and watching anime, and his reading tastes are quite wide. Because of his Yin-Yang Eyes, he cannot practice effectively. After being admitted to Yingzhou University, he met Tita Klink by chance and signed a contract with the Demon God Sidi, which gave him the ability to run the exercises and cast spells. He has a gentle and indifferent personality, and sometimes lacks his own opinions.

Tita Klinke

Age: 18

Birthplace: Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Height: 163cm

Measurements: B86cm / W59cm / H82cm, D cup

Robe: Aequinoctium

Organization: Verein für klassische Magier

Abilities: Caput Mundi, Shekinah, Merkaba

Motto: Justice is to help friends and harm enemies.

(ὠφελεῖν μὲν τοὺς φίλους ἡ δικαιοσύνη, βλάπτειν δὲ τοὺς ἐχθρούς. )

Introduction: A talented girl with extensive knowledge and strong memory, especially in ancient Greek and Roman classics, and also has a deep understanding of ancient Chinese literature. In order to follow the footsteps of her father who studied in China more than 20 years ago, she came to Yingzhou University to study abroad. Due to the influence of complex family factors, her personality is both conceited and inferior. She likes to think in extremes and is good at using high-risk and common sense schemes, but in her heart she is a little girl who longs for love and dreams of building a happy family. She loves to eat sweet desserts. According to her, “sugar is the fuel for smart brains.”

Detlef Klinke: Father of Tita Klinke, PhD in Classical Studies at Humboldt University, currently a “Mathematical Art”. He has traveled around the world since he was young, dabbling in various secret methods and making friends with strange people. He has been missing for many years for unknown reasons. Tita thinks he is avoiding family responsibilities and resents him very much.

Rifka Klinke: Mother of Tita Klinke, Israeli, former Jewish rabbi, born into a famous Jewish family in Tel Aviv, inventor of the “Imitation of the Holy City, the City of God (עיר האלוהים)” technique. She fell in love with Detlef Klinke while studying in Germany, and later left her family, married him and had a daughter. Died of leukemia in 2015.

Lyubov Mihajlovna Rjazanovskaya

Height: 172cm

Measurements: B100cm / W62cm / H94cm, I cup

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Ability: Demon Eyes (Glazer Ner) (innate)

Introduction: Nicknamed Lyuba. A descendant of the Tsarist monk Rasputin, she was born with a pair of bewitching demon eyes and was hostile to the Russian supernatural world. After birth, she was fostered in the Moscow Novodevichy Convent and supervised by the adult education. At the age of five, she was sent to Munich to live with Titta’s family and then became Titta’s maid. As she grew older, she developed seven ways to use the demon eyes, corresponding to the seven deadly sins. Good at housework, especially cooking, familiar with dishes from all over the world. Gentle and considerate, but occasionally likes to play tricks.

Lv Zhihua

Place of birth: unknown

School: none

Abilities: Maoshan magic, 72 earthly evil arts, Wudang Tai Chi sword, finger magic

Introduction: Lv Yihang’s adopted sister, adopted by the Lv family as an abandoned baby. She is smart by nature, and has learned from many famous teachers besides her grandfather. Under her hyperactive appearance, she hides a girlish heart. She loves animation for young girls very much, and she follows the serialization of Q baby every year. Her favorite one is “Heart Catch Pretty Cure!”.

Cheng Qiulai

Place of birth: Shanghai

School: Huashan School

Abilities: Huashan swordsmanship, Narcissus dance

Introduction: The daughter of the chairman of a large company in Shanghai. Because her father likes guqin, she learned swordsmanship and guqin from Xing Fushao, the “Chaoyang Peak Master” of Huashan School. Although she comes from a wealthy family, she treats people kindly and does not have the airs of a big lady. When his father was young, he was favored by Lv Yunxiang, so he has a deep friendship with the Lv family. He has known Lv Yihang and his sister since childhood and has been secretly in love with Lv Yihang for many years. The name of the beloved piano is “Feijian Mingqiu”, which is a good piano born on the same day as her.

Lv Yunxiang

Age: 76 years old

Place of birth: Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province

Organization: Yingzhou University

Introduction: Grandfather of Lv Yihang and Lv Zhihua, senior professor of Yingzhou University, upright character, hate evil. In his early years, he became a disciple of Maoshan, and later learned swordsmanship in Wudang. He is familiar with talismans and swordsmanship. Because of his outstanding contributions when he was young, he has a great reputation in the world.

Domestic organizations:

Six major sword sects: Wudang, Shaolin, Huashan, Emei, Kongtong, and Qingcheng

Three major magic mountains: Zhongnan Mountain, Longhu Mountain, and Maoshan

Yingzhou University: Located in the suburbs of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, it is a higher education institution that specializes in supernatural people. It was founded in the early 1990s and covers a very large area. With excellent teaching quality and high scientific research level, it has attracted many teachers and students at home and abroad, and is well-known in the supernatural circles of various countries. The exorcism department is the trump card major and the most difficult major to enter. There are more than 8,000 students, nearly half of whom are foreign students. The current president is Ji Wangchun of the Quanzhen Sect of Zhongnan Mountain.

Huashan Sect: The largest and most powerful sect among the “Six Major Sword Sects”, the founder is the ancestor Chen Tuan. Because it was once a Huangguan sect, there are still some traces of Taoism in all aspects. Huashan Sect’s martial arts not only emphasize swordsmanship, but also pursue qigong, emphasizing “the integration of qi and sword”. Although there are many factions within Huashan Sect and disputes continue, all disciples respect the “Five Peak Masters” with high martial arts skills as their leaders. Among them, “Luoyan Peak Master” serves as the head of the sect, and the other four peak masters are equivalent to deputy heads. Only these five people are qualified to practice Huashan Sect’s supreme martial arts “Taihua Feixian Sword”. “Taixu Qinxian” Xing Fushao is the current “Chaoyang Peak Master”.

Confucianism: A martial arts sect founded by martial artists who respect Confucianism and Confucius, and are proficient in classics and righteousness. It adheres to strict Confucian discipline and has a history of more than a thousand years. Major affairs are handled by the three elders of “Taiwei Pavilion”, collectively known as “Three Huai”, and nine masters from various Confucian branches serve as important officials, named “Nine Thorns”. These people together form the leadership of Confucianism. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the Confucian School was very powerful and was the leading sect in the martial arts world. However, it has gradually weakened over the past 100 years, and many of its unique skills have been lost. Today, there are only a hundred members, and the “Three Huai and Nine Thorns” are in name only, with almost no control over the local Confucian branches and martial Confucian families.

Foreign organizations:

Russian Orthodox Church: One of the three largest sects of Christianity, with its center in Moscow, most of its believers are Russians, and its influence is mainly within Russia. It has two important organizations: “Witch Hammer” (Молот ведьм) and “Demon Hunting Scythe” (Серп демонов). The former is responsible for supervising all supernatural people in Russia and investigating supernatural crimes; the latter is responsible for dealing with supernatural phenomena and killing demons. In short, one is responsible for “people” and the other is responsible for “non-people”.

Roman Orthodox Church: One of the three largest sects of Christianity, with its center in the Vatican, the sect with the most believers, and widely distributed around the world.

The Church of England: One of the three largest sects of Christianity. The chief bishop is based in Canterbury Cathedral, and most of the believers are British. It seems to be promoting some secret plan.

Association for Classical Mages (Verein für klassische Magier): Also known as the German Association of Classical Mages, it was founded in 1820 by Wilhelm von Humboldt and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany. Its purpose is to promote the research and exchange of classical magic. The highest leader is the committee composed of the “Seven Arts”. During World War II, the association spared no effort to support the Nazis and provided various assistance to Hitler, who was fond of occultism. After the end of World War II, the then “Seven Arts” and other senior members of the association were sent to military courts and sentenced to death. Under the supervision of external forces such as the Roman Orthodox Church and the Russian Orthodox Church, the association was reorganized. Since the current president took office for half a century, he has devoted himself to public welfare and made every effort to crack down on supernatural criminal organizations, especially the neo-Nazi forces among supernatural people, which has greatly improved the reputation of the association and gradually eliminated people’s bad impression of classical mages.

Note (about classical magicians):

Classical magic: refers to magic created in Greece, Rome and the pan-Mediterranean region before the 2nd century AD. There are many types and systems, covering religious rituals, oracle prophecies, astrology, divination, secret potions and other aspects. Unfortunately, many classical magics were lost in the Middle Ages. Since the Renaissance, magicians in Western Europe have rediscovered the value of classical magic and started to restore the lost magic. Since the 19th century, with the rise of classical studies in Germany, Germany has gradually become a major center for classical magic research, and it continues to this day.

Classical magician: refers to a magician who practices classical magic. From the Renaissance to the end of the 18th century, classical magic was denounced as heretical “black magic”. The Roman Orthodox Church banned many ancient books and launched a ruthless witch hunt against classical magicians. During World War II, most of Germany’s classical magicians stood on the side of the Nazis, assisting in ethnic cleansing and aggression and expansion, which deepened people’s stereotype of classical magicians as “evil and cruel”.

Septem Artifices: The Septem Artifices is the highest leadership body of the German Classical Law Society, with a total of seven people. “Liberal Arts” is an educational ideal in the ancient West, referring to the seven academic courses that free people should learn, namely: grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. Each seat in the Septem Artifices corresponds to a “liberal art”, namely: language art, rhetoric art, rational art, mathematical art, measurement art, sound art, and astrology art. Tita’s father, Detlev Klink, is the current “Mathematical Art” (although he has been missing for a long time, the association still retains his seat).

No matter which country or which nation, there are means to control supernatural powers.

In various cultures, people who master supernatural powers have different names: Taoists, monks, wizards, priests, shamans, priests ... There are many different names.

These strange people with extraordinary powers have a common name-”superpowers”.

The legend of superpowers can be traced back to ancient times, the mythical prehistoric era. In the long river of human history, their figures are everywhere. Like ghosts, like ghosts, lurking in the side of official history.

In modern times, superpowers seem to have declined. Emerging science and technology, especially guns and gunpowder, have made superpowers no longer useful...

Is this really the case? The answer is no. Superpowers have just changed their way to integrate into the modern world -

Lv Yihang rubbed his eyes, which were dry from reading for a long time, and looked at the wall clock. It was almost ten o’clock in the evening. He was immersed in “Zhuangzi Jishi” for nearly four hours. Now that he came to his senses, he felt inexplicably tired.

The roc bird that soared up to 90,000 miles and the big tree that shaded thousands of carriages were all extremely rare things. How interesting it would be if I could see one in reality...

He was immersed in the world of the book and opened the door of the room in a daze. The world outside the door was bright. His sister Lv Zhihua was watching TV in the living room. In order not to disturb her brother, Lv Zhihua turned the volume of the TV very low, so that Lv Yihang in the room didn’t notice it at all.

Lv Yihang stopped when he passed the living room, leaned his arms on the edge of the sofa, and looked at the screen for a while. It was “Pretty Cure”, the latest episode that was just released today. It just played the part where the heroines had finished their transformation. They stood in a row in colorful clothes and posed, which was very beautiful.

“Didn’t we watch this episode this morning?” Lv Yihang asked.

Lv Zhihua looked up at her brother and pouted: “You can watch it again after watching it.”

I don’t understand why she is so obsessed with this kind of animation. They are obviously freshmen, but they don’t act like adults at all.

But Lv Yihang himself is only two months older than his sister, and they are also freshmen. Whether it’s age or experience, he has no right to suppress her.

While squatting at the entrance to change shoes, Lv Yihang reminded, “Go to bed early, you have classes tomorrow.”

“Are you going out now? It’s so late.”

“Yes, buy some supper.”

Lv Yihang walked out of the building. There was a fairly wide open space in front of the building. It had just rained in the evening, and the ochre-red floor tiles were slippery. The air was also purified and smelled slightly sweet.

The iconic high-rise building in the distance was wrapped in the night. Only the top of the building could be seen through the heavy obstruction of the street trees.

That’s the university that Lv Yihang and Lv Zhihua enrolled this year, which is also a university composed of people with special abilities - Yingzhou University.

Although there are elementary schools, junior high schools and high schools that specialize in people with special abilities, Lv Yihang has been studying in ordinary schools since he was a child.

In high school, Lv Yihang studied in the liberal arts class and his grades were pretty good. He hoped that one day he could be admitted to East China Normal University - this is his ideal school. His life plan was this: get into a decent university, find a decent job, marry a woman he loved, and live an ordinary but fulfilling life.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes. On the eve of the college entrance examination, when Lv Yihang was studying hard, he was dragged by his grandfather to take the entrance test of Yingzhou University. Lv Yihang thought he performed very badly. Whether it was the written test, the interview or the practical test, he was just guessing and relying on luck. He was admitted successfully. What is wrong with this world? On the night of the announcement of the results, grandpa’s face turned red at the wine table, clapped his hands and laughed, and said his catchphrase again: “The children of the Lu family are promising. Our Lu family is the descendant of Lu Dongbin!” Lv Yihang sipped the celebratory wine, puzzled in his heart, and determined that it must be grandpa’s trick. Because grandpa was a disciple of Maoshan Shangqing Sect, and now he is a senior professor at Yingzhou University, his status is quite high. For more than ten years, grandpa has been teaching Lv Yihang and his sister to practice, but compared with Lv Zhihua, a Taoist genius, Lv Yihang’s level in this area is really embarrassing. No matter what talismans and spells, they are all messed up. It’s no wonder that Lu Yihang speculated that he was able to enter Yingzhou University because of the backdoor his grandfather opened. However, thanks to his grandfather, he and his sister did not have to live in a cramped undergraduate dormitory, but could rent a faculty apartment in the North District. There are four bedrooms, a living room, two bathrooms, and a kitchen here, which is more than enough space for two people. This kind of generous treatment is a blessing in disguise. Lu Yihang walked slowly to the Quansen convenience store next to the gymnasium at the southernmost end of the North District. He was very familiar with this store. In the week since he moved into his new home, he came at least once a day. The gymnasium had been closed for a long time, but the convenience store was open 24 hours a day and had warm lights on. When Lu Yihang walked into the convenience store, the welcome device at the door automatically sounded “Welcome”. Hearing this sound, the blonde girl standing in front of the counter turned her head and looked at Lu Yihang expressionlessly. This girl was the only customer in the store. Her eyes were dark blue, and she had a kind of fascinating charm, like a whirlpool that attracted everything around her. Her long light golden hair was tied into a complicated princess braid hairstyle. With a small nose and thin lips, her appearance was as delicate as a doll.

She was wearing a dark Gothic long skirt, with only the collar and the hem inlaid with white lace. She was wearing a pair of shiny black loafers on her feet, and the part of her calf exposed under the black skirt was covered by pure white stockings.

This Gothic lolita was half a head shorter than Lv Yihang, but somehow, Lv Yihang felt that he was being looked down upon.

He was at a loss and stood there. After staring at the Gothic lolita for a long time, he felt that he was a little rude, so he took the initiative to look away and walked into the store.

Lv Yihang wanted to eat the oden on the counter, but he didn’t take anything from the shelf, so he lined up behind the Gothic lolita, with an arm’s length away from her.

Among the comprehensive universities for people with special abilities, Yingzhou University was founded the earliest. In terms of comprehensive strength, it is well-deserved to be the world’s number one, so the proportion of international students is quite high, even exceeding 40%. It is not uncommon to see foreigners on campus. Lv Yihang has lived here for several days and has long been accustomed to it, but this is the first time he has seen a girl wearing such a Gothic long skirt, so he couldn’t help but peek at her back a few more times.

The Gothic Lolita was holding a bucket of “Tomato Beef Noodles” in her hand, which was really strange: such a gorgeous skirt is not quite suitable for instant noodles. Isn’t she afraid of getting it dirty?

Lv Yihang turned his eyes to the oden on the counter again, thinking about what to order, but after a long time, the Gothic Lolita didn’t finish the bill. Listening to the conversation between the clerk and her, it seems that she forgot to bring her meal card.

The clerk reminded: “If you don’t have a meal card, you can use WeChat or Alipay.”

The Gothic Lolita frowned slightly, revealing a guilty look: “Sorry ... I’m new here and haven’t used mobile payment yet.”

Just as the Gothic Lolita was about to take out her phone, she noticed that Lv Yihang was behind her, so she deliberately gave up her seat and made a “please go first” gesture.

“I’ll pay.” Lv Yihang stepped forward, handed his meal card to the clerk, and said, “I’ll pay her bill together.”

This move was not only out of consideration for saving time, but also out of insignificant kindness. When the Gothic Lolita saw Lv Yihang handing over the meal card, she was stunned for a moment, and then bowed gratefully: “Thank you.”

The clerk took the meal card to pay the bill. The Gothic Lolita took the opportunity to glance at the name on the meal card and smiled gently. Her smile was beautiful, like the first clear day after snowfall:

“Your name is ... Lü Yihang? ‘Who says the river is wide? A reed can carry it’, what an elegant and decent name.”

“Can you recite the Book of Songs?”

Gothic Lolita said modestly: “I have read it, but how much I understand is another matter.”

Lü Yihang said “Oh” thoughtfully, showing an awkward but polite smile. Because the origin of this name has nothing to do with the Book of Songs, and to be honest, the naming process was quite hasty, all thanks to my father’s whimsy.

When Lü Yihang was less than a month old, the family thought hard about the name, gathered together to discuss countless times, but could not reach a consensus. At the family meeting for who knows how many times, Lü Yihang’s martial arts fan father was rereading The Legend of the White-Haired Witch in his spare time. When it was his turn to speak, he made a guilty suggestion: just call him Lü Yihang. Unexpectedly, when the others heard it, they were satisfied and applauded, so it was decided.

However, Lu Yihang did not intend to tell the Gothic Lolita the truth: even foreigners who are familiar with the Book of Songs may not know Liang Yusheng, right?

Lu Yihang left the counter with a cup of oden. The various meatballs stuck on bamboo sticks smelled fragrant, and the paper cups filled with hot soup were steaming. It was quite inappropriate to eat this on a hot summer night, but he was very hungry, and eating some meat would fill his stomach.

There was a row of dining seats in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the convenience store, and Lu Yihang sat down in one of the seats. Just as he picked up a bamboo stick, the Gothic Lolita took the instant noodles and sat down beside him calmly. She sat down in a very natural posture, as if she and Lu Yihang were old friends for many years.

The Gothic Lolita was so close that her elbow almost touched Lu Yihang’s elbow. Only then did Lu Yihang feel that she exuded a magic he had never seen before.

A sticky, weird magic.

How could there be such magic in the world? Lu Yihang recalled a midsummer in elementary school when he picked up dead fish on the kitchen floor and felt a sticky touch.

Out of instinct, Lu Yihang frowned and leaned his body a little in the opposite direction.

But Lu Yihang soon realized his impoliteness. Although this magic was disgusting, it was not hostile and would not cause substantial harm to people. So he moved his butt, sat up straighter, and tried to make his facial expression more relaxed.

Just ignore it, just ignore it...

Gothic Lolita seemed to see that Lu Yihang’s face was not right, and asked with concern: “Do you mind if I sit here?”

The girl’s voice was gentle and pleasant, which dispelled some of his discomfort.

“No, no, sit down.”

The Gothic Lolita was silent for a while, and whispered, “I’m sorry.”

In order to ease the embarrassment, Lu Yihang smiled dryly and said, “No, why do you want to apologize?”

“You look absent-minded...”

“I’m just not used to your magic. I’ve never seen this kind of magic before.”

Lu Yihang thought seriously: What exactly is this magic in her?

Is she a wizard? No, her magic has a kind of awe-inspiring power, which is very different from ordinary wizards. The answer seems to be in front of him-”You know black magic, right?” Lu Yihang asked, “Your magic is different from others.”

This guess has a lot of tricks: because black magic is a very broad term, all kinds of strange tricks in the West can be generally classified as black magic. But after all, he rarely encounters black magicians, and he doesn’t know much about the categories of black magic, so he can only be vague.

In addition, strange clothes are also one of the characteristics of black magicians (although it is a stereotype derived from hearsay). It is not without basis to guess that she is a black magician.

Gothic Lolita’s smile seemed to be a little more proud: “Yes. You have a really good eye. How did you notice it?”

Lu Yihang waved his hand: “It’s innate. I have been able to see things that others can’t see since I was a child, such as the flow of magic power ... The magic power in you is exaggerated.”

Lu Yihang had to admit: In terms of the total amount of magic power, this girl is far beyond her peers, otherwise he wouldn’t feel so uncomfortable. Under her delicate and fragile appearance, she is definitely a master.

Gothic Lolita asked with interest: “In other words, can you still see ghosts? You can’t even see demons, right? Oh, in your words, it should be called evil spirits.”

“Of course I can see it.”

“Your situation should be called Yin-Yang eyes, right?” Gothic Lolita exclaimed, “What an amazing talent. In order to cultivate similar abilities, mortals like me have to spend many years.”

That’s right, it’s Yin-Yang eyes.

However, after hearing this compliment, the past that he couldn’t bear to look back on flooded into Lu Yihang’s mind.

If I had a choice, I wouldn’t want this talent ... I would rather be an ordinary person with nothing.

Being born with knowledge means an extremely heavy price.

Because the supernatural abilities that a person can use are limited, which is determined by the structure of the human body. It is an iron law of nature, and its scientific name is called “the law of ability rejection.”

For example, it would be extremely difficult for a person who knows magic to learn Taoism, and it would be difficult for a person who is good at Taoism to learn spiritualism. The same is true for people with innate abilities. Since they were born, they have carried scattered magic power on their bodies, which will repel external magic power.

Lu Yihang’s innate ability is the Yin-Yang Eyes, a useless ability that everyone can learn through practice, but it makes him unable to master acquired magic. He has learned the art of talismans from his grandfather for twelve years, but his level is not even as good as that of a beginner who has just learned for one or two years.

Rather than saying it is a talent, it is better to say it is a curse that is born with it.

“Let’s not talk about this.” Lu Yihang wanted to put this sad thing aside and talk about something else, but he found that he didn’t even know her name, so he asked, “What’s your name?”

“Sorry, I forgot to introduce myself.” The Gothic Lolita turned slightly to face Lu Yihang, put four fingers between her collarbones, and spoke as lightly as a white dove, “My name is Tita Klink, a freshman in Class 12, just call me Tita.”

“Tita.” Lu Yihang whispered it once, and then remembered it silently in his heart. The two syllables “ti” and “ta” require the tip of the tongue to stick to the teeth, and then gently flick it, which makes the reading very rhythmic.

“Yeah!” Tita nodded with a smile. Seeing that she nodded so much, I really don’t know why she is so happy.

It’s hard to tell where she is from just by her name, but judging from her last name, maybe she is from Germany?

Tita’s Mandarin is quite standard, enough to make the locals ashamed - there is no foreign accent at all. Although she doesn’t speak very fast, her pronunciation is very crisp, like pearls falling on a jade plate, and just listening to her makes you feel refreshed.

Lu Yihang said admiringly: “You have only been here for a short time, but you speak Chinese so well.”

“No, no, I learned it for many years in my hometown.” Tita was modest, but she couldn’t hide the smile on her lips, “Chinese is really a profound language. Especially ancient Chinese, which is profound and elegant. I have been reading Tang poetry these days - of course, I started with Li Bai and Du Fu...”

Lu Yihang was eating oden while listening to Tita’s long speech on classical literature. He originally guessed that Tita was a lonely and gloomy person. After all, most magic geniuses are extremely unsociable. Unexpectedly, she was so cheerful and talkative, and she could talk so much to people she met for the first time.

Due to the influence of his grandfather, Lu Yihang always likes to read ancient books. Such a girl who loves classical literature made him feel a little close to her. He was actually quite surprised: how could a foreigner be so familiar with ancient Chinese? However, he quickly put this question aside. When good friends come, they never get tired of each other, and when close friends come, they can talk about things. The two talked about Tang poetry, and they hit it off right away. Gradually, even the magic power of Tita no longer made people uncomfortable. Maybe this is what it means to “stay in an abalone shop for a long time without smelling its stench.”