Chapter 183: Yu Sheng's Temporary Plan

Yu Sheng was not surprised by Little Red Riding Hood's answer, because he himself had no clear ideas either.

Intuitively, he naturally felt the two matters were connected; after all, both Little Red Riding Hood and Old Zheng had entanglements with the "Fairy Tale" Otherworld, and those Angel Cultists had targeted the two of them. The sacrifice in the White Hall was clearly some kind of carefully arranged "ritual," and its targeting was obvious.

But as Little Red Riding Hood had said, there was still a missing key "link" between these two matters: what exactly was the purpose of the Angel Cultists? A sacrifice must have a request, right? They chose Little Red Riding Hood as the target; there must be a reason, right?

For some reason, a certain event suddenly flashed through Yu Sheng's mind; it was a detail he had heard from the other party's mouth when he "conversed" with the sacrificed victim in the White Hall.

The sentence the two Angel Cultists kept repeating while performing the ritual—

"Save the Lord from the sea of bitterness..."

Little Red Riding Hood heard Yu Sheng's soft muttering and instinctively turned her head: "What did you say?"

"The purpose of the Angel Cultists: 'Save the Lord from the sea of bitterness.' You should still remember that phrase. Additionally, there is 'Help Him descend,'" Yu Sheng said. "Is there such a possibility that certain characteristics of the 'Fairy Tale' Otherworld could help a 'Dark Angel' trapped somewhere break free from its bonds? Or perhaps... the 'Fairy Tale' Otherworld as a whole is even a 'sacrifice' that can be used to allow the Dark Angel to descend?"

Little Red Riding Hood's eyes widened slightly in an instant.

"Just treat it as an idea. When I go to the Special Affairs Bureau, I will mention this matter to them as well," Yu Sheng said slowly. "Regardless, now there is another reason to resolve the 'Fairy Tale' Otherworld."

Little Red Riding Hood nodded.

It was time to return.

The children at the orphanage were still waiting for their guardians, and Yu Sheng also had to return to confirm whether the doll and the fox had caused any trouble at home.

"Do you need me to send you back?" Little Red Riding Hood turned her head, with a pack of wolves appearing and disappearing floating beside her.

"No need, I'll just open the door and walk out," Yu Sheng waved his hand. Then, just as he was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something. "By the way, there's something I forgot to tell you—Xiao Xiao also entered my 'dream'."

Little Red Riding Hood, who was preparing to ride a wolf away, stopped instantly. She looked at Yu Sheng in confusion and only realized what was happening after two or three seconds: "You mean that gray desolate wasteland?!"

"Yes," Yu Sheng nodded. "Just around noon, she said she was taking a nap, then fell into the Black Forest. While being chased by wolves, she somehow escaped to that wasteland. I stayed with her for a while; the little girl wasn't afraid. In terms of the result, she even avoided an erosion from the Black Forest, which counts as a good thing."

Little Red Riding Hood blinked, her expression thoughtful: "In that case... Xiao Xiao had already woken up before I left. At that time, she was indeed enthusiastically telling her friends about some strange dream she had. However, I was in a hurry to set off, so I didn't pay much attention."

"Do you still remember the situation when you entered that wasteland?" Yu Sheng asked curiously.

Little Red Riding Hood frowned, recalling seriously: "... It seems it was also when entering the Black Forest. At that time, I encountered a pack of wolves and was preparing to hide. As a result, just after running two steps, I suddenly felt dizzy, my feet stumbled, and I found myself standing on an unfamiliar patch of grass."

The two looked at each other, and then each fell into thought.

An illusory door opened out of thin air, and Yu Sheng's figure stepped out from the door.

As soon as his foot stepped onto the floor at home, he heard Hu Lizheng's happy and muffled voice coming from the side: "Benefactor, you're back!"

Yu Sheng followed the sound and saw Hu Lizheng sitting at the dining table nearby, using chopsticks to twirl noodles, twirling them into something as big as a chicken leg and gnawing on it, with sauce all over her face.

Immediately after, Erin's voice came from behind: "How was it? Did things go smoothly? Did you discover any new clues after I left?"

Yu Sheng turned back and saw three Erins huddled on the coffee table. Two of the Erins were leaning over a computer; one was responsible for typing on the keyboard while the other held the mouse with both hands. Their two bodies coordinated with a flurry of operations, while the remaining Erin tilted her head back, looking curiously in this direction.

"Old Zheng's matter is quite complicated; I'll explain the details to you later," Yu Sheng said casually to the small doll while hanging his coat on the coat rack. Then he went over to wipe Hu Lizheng's face, but as soon as he wiped halfway, he frowned. "Did you use your tail to wipe your mouth again?"

"How did you find out, Benefactor?"

"Nonsense! The tip of that tail is all fried sauce colored!"

"... Hehe." Hu Lizheng immediately smiled sheepishly, then casually pulled off the dirty tail and ran to throw it into the washing machine in the bathroom.

Yu Sheng looked stunned: "... Your tail can be washed in a washing machine?!"

"Yes," Hu Lizheng said with a look of complete naturalness. "Is a tail such an inconvenient thing?"

Yu Sheng's eye twitched; he seemed to finally understand why fox fur could always be found on the freshly washed clothes at home recently...

But he was already used to such strange situations. He muttered a few words casually and then said to the doll and the fox spirit: "Alright, stop eating and stop playing games for now; I have something to say." "I don't need to stop; I've specifically allocated one body to listen," the Erin carrying a picture frame jumped down from the coffee table, ran pitter-patter to Yu Sheng, looked up, and asked, "What is it?"

"I may have found a way to temporarily protect Little Red Riding Hood and the other children in the orphanage from the influence of the Fairy Tales," Yu Sheng said with a serious expression. Then he thought for a moment and adjusted his wording. "Or to put it another way, I found a way for them to 'take emergency shelter' when they are subjected to 'erosion.' Although currently, it is just an idea."

As soon as these words came out, Erin's face immediately showed surprise: "Huh? What method?"

"Do you still remember the matter of Xiao Xiao entering my 'dream'?" Yu Sheng sat down beside Hu Lizheng and spoke with a serious expression. "Just now, I verified the situation with Little Red Riding Hood and discovered that she also 'frequency-hopped' into that wasteland when entering the Black Forest and being chased by wolves. Connecting this to the fact that Hu Lizheng originally appeared in that wilderness when she was suddenly in a dangerous stage of hunger erosion, I now have a bold guess..."

He hadn't finished speaking when Erin had already realized: "In other words, for an individual who has established a 'connection' with you and obtained 'permission' to enter that wasteland, once they encounter a fatal danger, their consciousness will passively enter that wasteland to 'take shelter'?"

"Currently, it is just a guess," Yu Sheng nodded, but his words were still very cautious. "The specific mechanism of effect and the 'effectiveness' still need verification, but at present, it seems Hu Lizheng, Little Red Riding Hood, and Xiao Xiao all entered that wasteland under similar logic."

Hu Lizheng also realized it at this moment and looked at Yu Sheng curiously: "So Benefactor, your meaning is..."

"We currently have no way to resolve the entire 'Fairy Tale' Otherworld, but if we can first protect the children currently affected by the Fairy Tales, that is also huge progress," Yu Sheng said. "Moreover, even if it fails, there will be no loss—at most, I will just drink two more bowls of brown sugar water when I return..."

The phrasing of Yu Sheng's last sentence left Erin somewhat speechless. The small doll muttered: "Those two bowls might not be enough; you might as well 'sleep' for half an hour."

Yu Sheng waved his hand: "These are all minor issues."

After looking one by one

"Alright, minor issues. Then let's talk about the major issue," Erin glanced at Yu Sheng. "How do you plan to 'operate' this matter?"

"How to operate?" Yu Sheng was stunned. "How else can we operate? Just the simplest way: let them contact my blood..."

Erin immediately looked at Yu Sheng with the eyes one uses to look at an idiot: "Your meaning is, you want to gather dozens of minors together, and for efficiency's sake, perhaps even have them form a circle or something, then you walk around the circle while bleeding, smearing the blood on the children's bodies... right?"

Yu Sheng still hadn't realized it and looked at the doll with a confused expression: "Is there any problem with this?"

Erin: "Imagine this scene again in your mind?"

Yu Sheng began to realize what was happening and frowned, starting to ponder.

Hu Lizheng beside him patted his arm with her tail: "Benefactor, in our place, even formal Blood Sorcery techniques cannot be done like this. Those who do this are usually evil cultivators—they would get caught by the Security Immortals halfway through, and at least be sentenced to three hundred years."

Yu Sheng finally realized it, but his expression was a bit dazed: "Then this does sound a bit off in style. The children in the orphanage might agree, but the security personnel sent by the Council would probably report me..."

"So we still need to think of a more normal method," Erin spread her hands. "At least it can't be so sinister in style."

Yu Sheng continued to frown and continued to ponder hard.

He pondered for a long time, and suddenly a flash of darkness lit up.

"How about this? Gathering the children together to smear blood on them one by one might indeed be inappropriate—what if we gather the children together to eat Mao Xue Wang?"

Erin blinked dazedly.

A moment later, the Miss Doll who realized it jumped straight up: "Why do I feel this matter is even more damn sinister!"

Yu Sheng pouted and then turned his head to look at the fox Miss beside him: "What do you think?"

Hu Li just stared blankly at Yu Sheng, and two seconds later, drool began to drip: "Benefactor, may I have a taste first?"

Erin stared in shock at the two people before her. As the pinnacle of normal values at 66 Wutong Road (in her own opinion), she felt this matter was a bit too explosive.

Although explosive things in this house were usually not uncommon.

Fortunately, before the small doll jumped up again, Yu Sheng suddenly patted his head: "Wait, we still need to plan carefully. Mao Xue Wang isn't quite right either."

Erin immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "I told you so, you person..."

Yu Sheng: "Children might not be able to handle spicy food."

Erin: "... What on earth is wrong with you!!"

(End of this chapter)