Chapter 296: Fog Rises Again

Because the situation was rather uncanny, Yu Sheng couldn't figure out what the little doll meant for a moment, until Irene stood before him, her two small hands held together very cautiously and carefully, then used the scorching beams shooting from her fingertips to rub a dazzling and scorching ball of light between her palms; only then did he understand what that phrase "fully charged" referred to.

Next came a look of utter bewilderment.

To be honest, Yu Sheng felt his ability to accept things was already quite strong; he could accept Hu Li's stew greeting him, he could accept that the pills refined by the immortals of Qianfeng Spirit Mountain tasted like grapes, and he could even accept that some of his readers shipped his male protagonist with an alpaca as a couple—but at this moment, he was still somewhat dazed.

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At this time, Xuan Che and Hu Li also ran over from the dining room to check the situation, so one more person became bewildered.

The one who was bewildered was Xuan Che—Hu Li wasn't bewildered at all; she was even holding a bowl as she came over, and after seeing the ball of electric light Irene had rubbed in her hands, she nonchalantly took a sip of soup before leisurely commenting: "So, she's a Thunder Cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng almost lost his composure: What the hell, a Thunder Cultivator!

"Y-yes, is that so?" Irene, however, was easy to fool; she looked up in a daze, staring at Hu Li, "Is that what a Thunder Cultivator is like?"

Xuan Che, standing nearby, had already guessed what was happening from the scene, but probably because he had absorbed so much shock today, he only felt a bit numb at this moment; a thought lingered in his mind that "such a situation appearing in this big house is normal, do not let your Dao Heart be disturbed by such trivial matters," and after hearing Irene's words, he thought about it quite seriously before answering: "In our place, a Thunder Cultivator is not like this."

"In my hometown, anyone associated with thunder counts as a Thunder Cultivator," Hu Li stuffed another spoonful of rice into her mouth and said while chewing, "Irene, you have the talent to directly absorb energy from electric shocks; next time there's thunder, you can try it too; maybe you can become a Lightning-Struck Immortal."

Irene (Promax Smoked Black Gold Limited Edition 66.6cm) instantly jumped up, baring her claws and teeth, ready to bite Hu Li; after being stopped by Yu Sheng, she still flailed and thrashed in the air: "You silly fox, you did this on purpose! Usually you call Yu Sheng the Earthwork Immortal and the Cooking Immortal, why do I become the Lightning-Struck Immortal?!"

While holding Irene down (too long, omitted), Yu Sheng confirmed that this little thing had truly fully recovered; the main basis for judgment was that her strength was really great now...

After all the commotion, Yu Sheng finally calmed down the jumping doll, then first cleared away the scrapped socket, checked that the TV was intact, reset the tripped air switch, restored the house's power supply, took Irene to the water room, carefully washed her face, and spent a lot of effort combing down her frizzy hair.

After combing, it was still a bit fluffy, looking just like Hu Li's tail in winter, with the tips slightly naturally curly, but there was nothing to be done; she would just have to wash her hair diligently these few days and wait for it to recover slowly...

After finally dealing with this mess, Irene once again became the focus of attention.

"... So, just one electric shock was enough to fully charge you?" Yu Sheng still felt a bit incredulous at this moment, and seeing Irene rubbing another ball of electric light in her hands, he couldn't help but ask, "What's the principle?"

"How would I know? Anyway, when I came to my senses, I found my stamina had already recovered," Irene said offhandedly, then recalled the electric shock situation from just now, "And I wasn't fully charged by that single shock; it should be that the day and night had already charged me almost to the brim, and that final shock just topped it off..."

"Uh, okay, anyway, there are already enough ridiculous things around me," Yu Sheng scratched his head, then seeing Irene use lasers again to focus and ignite a new dazzling ball of light between her hands, he finally belatedly felt cold sweat breaking out, "Anyway, can you stop rubbing balls of light here for now? If you really shiver, I'm afraid you'll punch a hole in the house."

"Alright," Irene then dispersed the beam of light in her hands, looking quite regretful, "I only just managed to recover, so I wanted to practice my proficiency..."

Yu Sheng knew this little thing was just showing off, but considering she had been quite unlucky lately, he didn't expose her this time.

"Whether there's a principle or not, let's put that aside for now; anyway, we've finally found a way to let you recharge quickly, at least we have an idea, so next we just need to think about how to make this process practical."

Irene looked up at Yu Sheng: "Practical?"

"Obviously, we can't scrap a socket every time or let you really chew on electric wires," Yu Sheng rolled his eyes, "You saw it yourself, it trips the switch, and you even smoked from the shock."

"That seems right," Irene blinked, feeling the other person made a lot of sense, but was still a bit puzzled, "So how do we make it practical? Will you make a charging port for me?"

Yu Sheng was shocked: "... Can you even put a charging port on your body?"

"No!" Irene said with righteous indignation, but immediately added, "However, I can try a few more times and try to adapt; just now I mainly didn't react in time—now that I think back, if I had been prepared, maybe I could have guided this charging process... but the premise is you don't use such inferior sockets anymore."

Yu Sheng thought seriously for a moment; from the perspective of home appliance safety, he decided not to listen to this little thing's nonsense.

"Later I'll make a charger for you, connect a light bulb or something in the circuit, and add an air switch with leakage protection," he said with a serious face, "When it's time to charge, I'll leave two interfaces for you; when your spiritual power is used up, just touch the electric door..."

Irene immediately became happy: "Great!"

Hu Li also nodded repeatedly, although she probably didn't understand at all: "This method of the Benefactor is good."

Xuan Che said nothing, just standing quietly nearby watching Yu Sheng and Irene discuss the charging plan; while his heart was like still water, his eyes were completely calm, and in the end, he even had a vague realization—he didn't know what he was realizing, but he just felt he had realized something, and even felt that there might be nothing in this world that could shake his Dao Heart anymore... Then he glanced at the time and bid farewell to Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng was somewhat surprised: "You're going back already?"

"No, I still need to stay in Border City for a few days," Xuan Che quickly explained, "My Master has arranged some other tasks, but if you have any instructions, for instance, if something strange happens in that peculiar house again, you can summon me anytime."

"I thought you were going to stay here directly," Yu Sheng said very honestly, "My place is quite spacious; I can always clean up another room for you anytime."

Xuan Che instinctively looked around, slightly recalling the various odd situations throughout the house, and then remembered the pile of ridiculous things he had witnessed and experienced since stepping through the front door; from the perspective of stabilizing his Dao Heart, he felt it was best not to accept Yu Sheng's invitation.

Although he had just realized something and felt his Dao Heart was incredibly stable, who knew what ridiculous things might pop up in this big house.

Seeing the serious expression on Xuan Che's face and hearing that the other person still carried other tasks from his master, Yu Sheng didn't insist; after exchanging a few polite words, he prepared to see the other person out the door.

But before that, he suddenly remembered something: "Ah, almost forgot, so how do I contact you?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Che rummaged in his robes and pulled out a small mirror emitting a purple-gold glow.

Seeing this mirror, Yu Sheng's heart stirred, realizing this was another treasure of a cultivator, and then started guessing what use this thing had and how he could use special means to contact this mirror, thinking he might even use this opportunity to learn a skill with special effects from this handsome guy in front of him.

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But just as he was halfway through his mental simulation, he saw Xuan Che brush his hand over the mirror, tap twice, and open a QR code...

Xuan Che wore a humble smile on his face: "Scan this and add me as a friend on Border Communications."

Yu Sheng: "..."

He instantly cooled down and belatedly realized how "Disciple Four Thousand" usually contacted him.

After exchanging contact information, Yu Sheng saw the guest to the main gate.

But just as he was about to open the door, Xuan Che suddenly felt something, looked up, and glanced at the living room window not far away.

"There's a huge fog outside!" he said somewhat surprised.

At this moment, Yu Sheng's hand was already on the doorknob; hearing the other person's words, he instantly stopped his action, opened his eyes wide, and looked sharply out the window.

Outside the window, thick fog filled the air; the fog, as if having substance, was flowing on the streets, making the entire block appear blurred and indistinct.

Irene instantly jumped onto the windowsill closest to her: "Holy crap, it's here again?!"

Xuan Che had just made a casual remark, but didn't expect such a big reaction; he immediately sensed something was wrong: "This fog... is there something strange about it?"

"Recently, Border City has been a bit unstable, mainly because of this fog," Yu Sheng nodded seriously while observing the fog outside the window, "'City in the Fog,' this is the new name the Special Affairs Bureau gave to this dense fog otherworld; they have already issued danger warnings to Spirit Realm detectives and investigators within the Borderland area. Under normal circumstances, this fog wouldn't appear in the real world, but my house is somewhat special in many ways and seems prone to attracting such uncanny situations; fog appearing outside the window isn't the first time."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Che's eyebrows immediately furrowed slightly—did this expert think his house wasn't uncanny?

Yu Sheng, however, didn't know the other person's thoughts at that moment; after thinking for a while, he continued: "But you don't need to worry; this fog only appears outside the window; only with special methods can one truly enter the fog. If I open the door normally, you can still leave normally."

Xuan Che's answer, however, surprised him a bit.

"In that case... I would like to go see that fog."

(End of Chapter)