Xuan Che’s Master Uncle is a strange man.
Before, Yu Sheng only heard about so of his legendary deeds and already had this feeling. Now, after hearing about his deeds from another perspective, it felt even more legendary.
And along with this feeling, a bold idea suddenly popped into Yu Sheng’s mind.
He glanced at Erin and casually said, "Do you want to take a trip?"
"... What?" Erin didn’t get it at first, but in just two or three seconds, she understood Yu Sheng’s aning, and her eyes lit up instantly, "Hey! That sounds great!"
"I want to et your Master Uncle," Yu Sheng thought for a mont, then turned his head to Xuan Che and said, "Mainly, I want to discuss the strange events he encountered, like that ’Deserted Star’ between two worlds, the ’strange ship’ you ntioned earlier, and the fragnt he obtained in his younger years, which seems to be of the sa origin as the fabric piece I discovered. I’d like to talk to him in person about these things. Besides, I’m sowhat concerned about the things those Hermitage believers did in your area... Can you arrange it?"
Xuan Che was taken aback by his words and then showed a sowhat pleasantly surprised expression: "You wish to accompany to Qianfeng Ling Mountain? That... that would be wonderful! My master also greatly wishes to et with you, only considering that you’re stationed at the Boundary Land, holding the Angels back to suppress the Exotic Realm, he dared not rashly invite..."
Yu Sheng was dumbfounded for a mont upon hearing this, then burst into laughter: "What am I stationed at—I’m not stationed at the Boundary Land, that’s Baili Qing and her Special Service Bureau, I just happened to help them a bit. Besides, the initial intention of starting this ’travel agency’ was to run around looking for things to do, what’s so immovable about that."
Xuan Che froze and realized he might have misjudged Yu Sheng, but quickly responded: "Alright, I’ll first report to my master so that the sect can make so arrangents, and then will you set off with tomorrow? From the Boundary Land to Qianfeng Ling Mountain, even the fastest shuttle through the warp passage takes about three days..."
Yu Sheng waved his hand: "Why bother with all that, I can just open a door and we’re there, right?"
Xuan Che was busily contemplating travel arrangents when Yu Sheng’s words hit him, he paused before realizing what he ant, and the two then engaged in a staring contest.
So deep-seated mories floated to the surface from the depths of Xuan Che’s mind; like the Alchemy Furnace, the rafters, the copper-headed belt, the copper-headed belt, and the copper-headed belt, just to na a few.
It was the first ti Yu Sheng had seen such quick, complex, and deep changes in soone’s expression—it was as if Xuan Che’s changes in just a single second were enough to last Baili Qing over a century.
"Last ti was mostly an accident," Yu Sheng rubbed his nose awkwardly, "this ti, inform your master in advance."
Xuan Che seed to have built so ntal preparation, a feeling of reluctance yet mixed with three parts expectation and curiosity swirled in his mind, leading him to finally nod: "Alright."
"Then when shall we set off?" Yu Sheng promptly asked.
"...It still has to wait for tomorrow," Xuan Che thought and replied seriously, "Apart from informing my master, I also need to go back and pack, and there’s the shuttle ticket to cancel."
"Alright then, tomorrow it is, co over when you’re ready," Yu Sheng nodded, "we’ll depart from here."
A mont later, Xuan Che took his leave.
Erin climbed onto the windowsill of the street-facing window, looked outside for a while, then turned and jumped down, running to Yu Sheng with a face full of excitent: "Hey hey! Are we really going? Really going to Qianfeng Ling Mountain? We’re going on a long trip! Is that place full of Immortal cultivation? Should I prepare a set of clothes that match the local style? I saw a doll dress online that looks fantastic, the vibe, the design..."
"If you want new clothes you can just say so," Yu Sheng grabbed the little puppet, who was darting around like a little rocket, and put it on the sofa beside him, "and as for being a long trip... it’s just a door away, is there really a need to be so excited?"
"Savior," Hu Li approached at this mont, with a thoughtful expression on her face, "do you think we should also bring so gifts over there?"
Yu Sheng thought it was a reasonable suggestion and casually asked, "Do you still have any Iron Blocks?"
"Yes!" Hu Li nodded imdiately, "Several pieces!"
"Then that’s fine. It doesn’t need to be too big, just cut one of those ’Standard Blocks’ we usually give to the Special Service Bureau in half, it’s definitely good stuff over there, able to refine into ’Artifact Spirit’ material."
Hu Li nodded, then reached out her hands to Yu Sheng, smiling with squinted eyes, asking for treats.
Yu Sheng laughed upon seeing this, reaching out to rub the fox girl’s ears, and pulled out a few ’Immortal Spirit Pills’ to place in her hand, watching her chomp them down like candy beans.
"The main purpose of going this ti, aside from eting that ’strange man’ and understanding the Hermitage’s activities there, is indeed to broaden our horizons," Yu Sheng sat down on the sofa, speaking absentmindedly, "I’ve spent so much ti in the Boundary Land that I’m growing increasingly curious about what the ’outside’ world actually looks like."
" too, too!" Erin raised her hand imdiately, "Staying here all day is stifling! Boundary City requires maintaining so ’baseline state’ everywhere, so even going out is a hassle... Qianfeng Ling Mountain, a place for Immortal cultivation, surely won’t be unacquainted with ’puppets’, right?"
Hu Li munching on the candy beans, swayed on the sofa happily: "I can let my tail out once we get there, I heard from Xuan Che that there are spiritual foxes there too, though they are a minority..."
Finally, only Luna was left without input, Yu Sheng glanced at this ’Artificial Saintess’, and seeing her trying to form words, preempted by saying, "Being over there won’t affect your farming when you co back—I can open a door for you. Is that what you wanted to say?"
Luna nodded imdiately, "Yes, it is."
It seed like these two were the words she was most proficient with now, the second most was calling Erin a ’little short’.
Just as Yu Sheng and the others were lively discussing their plans to travel afar in the living room, a sound of footsteps suddenly ca from the direction of the stairs leading to the basent.
Yu Sheng looked up and saw Little Red Riding Hood walking up from below the stairs.
——There was a Teleportation Gate in the basent that led directly to the valley, so occasionally, children from "Fairy Tales" would crawl out from there. Yu Sheng was quite used to this.
But Little Red Riding Hood’s state of mind today surprised him a bit——the eighteen-year-old girl walked with the stumbling gait of an eighty-year-old, her expression was sowhat lifeless, and she sighed heavily before anyone could speak, a sigh heavier than Erin made of rebar...
"What were you just discussing about going far away? Where to? How far?" Little Red Riding Hood suddenly asked as soon as the sigh fell.
Yu Sheng was dumbfounded seeing her like this and quickly walked over, saying as he went, "We’re indeed planning a trip to Qianfeng Ling Mountain, but what’s up with you..."
Little Red Riding Hood lifted her head, looking completely dejected: "I want to live on another planet..."
Yu Sheng: "...?"
So quickly, Yu Sheng froze in place, and then his mind started scrolling through the high-definition black history of her that he had recorded on his phone...
At that mont he understood what was going on—the long-haired one, who shines brightly with a bit of sunlight, must have been over the top and got exposed.
In the next mont, he saw Little Red Riding Hood suddenly dive onto the nearby sofa, burying her head in Hu Li’s tail, and lanting loudly in a muffled voice, "Ah—I never want to drink that stuff again!"
Erin was dumbstruck on the side, tip-toeing to tug at Yu Sheng’s pants: "What’s up with her?"
Yu Sheng kept a solemn face, looking all virtuous: "Growing pains."
On the sofa, Hu Li, who had just finished off so candy beans, was startled by Little Red Riding Hood at first, but quickly reacted, pulled Little Red Riding Hood out of his tail, patted her back, hesitated for a mont, and pulled out a chicken leg to offer her: "Want a chicken leg?"
Erin was even more stunned seeing this, because it was the first ti she saw Hu Li share his food with soone other than Yu Sheng, utterly amazed: "What’s going on now?!"
Yu Sheng continued solemnly, looking virtuous: "Friendship between foxes and dogs."
Just as he finished speaking, he saw Little Red Riding Hood whip her head around, her face full of grief and indignation: "Forget it! Forget this!"
But seeing Little Red Riding Hood looking almost about to cry, Yu Sheng suddenly started laughing.
Sothing was different.
After the eighteenth birthday, Little Red Riding Hood, who had been an adult for more than ten years, finally seed to beco a child again.
But this childish side will probably soon disappear, she’ll gather herself up seriously, but just for relaxing a little bit here, that’s pretty nice.
Of course, another important reason Yu Sheng laughed was because he reminisced once more over the videos and photos recorded on his phone, unable to hold back his laughter...
And at this mont, another bold idea suddenly popped into Yu Sheng’s mind.
Erin, like having spider sense, instantly raised her head: "What’re you thinking now?"
Yu Sheng: "...Eh, I haven’t even said anything yet."
The little puppet stared with big eyes: "My spiritual intuition kicked in!"
Yu Sheng awkwardly scratched his hair, hesitated for a mont before speaking: "Say, should we seize this opportunity and once we’re settled on the other side of Qianfeng Ling Mountain, try to directly move No. 66 Wutong Road over?"
Erin was dumbfounded hearing this, finally choked out words: "Where did this suddenly co from again!? Truly implying Little Red Riding Hood should live on another planet, isn’t it?"
"Not exactly, I was just thinking since there’s an opportunity to travel far anyway, might update the coordinates during ’door-opening’ and at the sa ti try if No. 66 Wutong Road can be moved as I envision—it has only been tested in Mist City for the house’s transferability, but Mist City is in an Exotic Realm, sowhat different from the real universe," Yu Sheng explained his thoughts, "We may not stay long over there this ti, moving the house over could save trouble, living at ho is always convenient than staying at soone else’s, Luna wants to go back to the valley to farm without having to open the door every ti."
Erin: "..."
Yu Sheng saw the little puppet standing there dumbfounded, cautiously said: "Erin?"
"Yu Sheng," Erin finally blinked, a hint of amazent gradually showed on her face, "You are a talent."
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