Chapter 338: Preparations for a Long Trip

Master's Senior Brother of Xuan Che is a remarkable person.

Before, Yu Sheng had only heard of some of the other's legendary deeds and already felt this way; now, having heard of deeds from another direction, he felt even more that the person was legendary.

And along with this sigh, Yu Sheng suddenly had a bold thought.

He glanced at Erin and said casually, "Do you want to take a long trip?"

"... What?" Erin didn't react at first, but only two or three seconds later, she understood Yu Sheng's meaning, her eyes instantly lighting up, "Hey! Yes! Great!"

"I want to meet your Master's Senior Brother," Yu Sheng thought for a moment, then turned his head to say to Xuan Che, "Mainly, I want to discuss with him those strange events he encountered, such as that 'Desolate Star' located between two worlds, that 'strange ship' you just mentioned, and the fragment he obtained in his early years, which is suspected to be of the same origin as the cloth piece I found; I want to discuss these matters with him face-to-face. Additionally, I am also somewhat concerned about what those Hermitage Society cultists did at your place... Do you think it is convenient to arrange this?"

Hearing this, Xuan Che was stunned, then immediately showed a somewhat delighted expression: "You wish to accompany me to Thousand Peaks Spiritual Mountain? That... that is naturally excellent! My master also very much wishes to meet with you, but considering you are stationed at the Borderland, countering the angels' suppression of the Otherworld and cannot move rashly, I truly did not dare to invite you presumptuously..."

Upon hearing the other's words, Yu Sheng was completely confused; after being confused, he laughed aloud: "Stationed at what? I am? The one stationed at the Borderland is Bai Liqing and her Special Bureau; I just happened to help them a bit. Moreover, my original intention in opening this 'Inn' was precisely to run around everywhere looking for things to do; there is nothing I cannot move rashly about."

Xuan Che was stunned for a moment, only then realizing that his previous judgment of Yu Sheng might have been slightly off, but he quickly reacted: "Then fine, I will go back and report to my master first, let the sect make some arrangements, and then will you depart with me tomorrow? From the Borderland to Thousand Peaks Spiritual Mountain, even the fastest shuttle taking the warp route would need about three days..."

Upon hearing this, Yu Sheng waved his hand: "Why bother with all that trouble? I'll just open a door and we'll be there."

Xuan Che was just thinking rapidly about travel arrangements there when he heard Yu Sheng's words and abruptly stopped in place; after a moment of reaction, he understood the other's meaning, and then the two of them sat there staring at each other with wide eyes.

Some profound memories floated up from the bottom of Xuan Che's heart, such as the alchemy furnace, the roof beam, the copper-headed belt, the copper-headed belt, and the copper-headed belt and so on.

This was the first time Yu Sheng had seen such rapid, complex, and profound changes of expression on a person's face—the changes in Xuan Che's expression within a single second would probably be enough for Bai Liqing to use for over a hundred years.

"Last time was mainly an accident," Yu Sheng awkwardly touched his nose, "This time, you and your master mention it in advance."

Xuan Che seemed to have done some psychological construction; a feeling of being unable to look back yet mixed with three parts expectation and novelty lingered in his heart, causing him to finally nod: "Okay."

"Then when shall we depart?" Yu Sheng immediately asked in pursuit.

"... That still needs to wait until tomorrow," Xuan Che thought for a moment and answered seriously, "Besides reporting this matter to my master, I also need to go back and pack my luggage, and cancel the shuttle tickets."

"Then fine, then tomorrow; once you are packed, just come directly to my place," Yu Sheng nodded, "We will depart from here."

A moment later, Xuan Che took his leave and departed.

Erin climbed onto the windowsill of the street-facing window, looked outside for a while, then turned her head, jumped down, and ran to in front of Yu Sheng with a joyful face: "Hey hey! Are we really going? Are we really going to that Thousand Peaks Spiritual Mountain? We're taking a long trip! Is that place all about cultivation? Should I prepare an outfit that fits the local style? I saw a set of doll clothes online that looked so good, that temperament, that styling..."

"If you want to buy new clothes, you can just say so directly," Yu Sheng reached out, picked up the little doll darting around him like a small rocket, and placed it on the nearby sofa, "Also, saying it's a long trip... it's just a matter of opening a door; is it really this exciting?"

"Benefactor," Hu Li also walked over at this time, with a thoughtful expression on her face, "Do you think we should also bring some gifts or something when we go over?"

Yu Sheng thought about it and felt it made sense, asking casually, "Do you still have any iron lumps?"

"Yes!" Hu Li immediately nodded, "I have several pieces!"

"Then that's fine; it doesn't need to be too big, just cut one of the usual 'standard blocks' given to the Special Bureau in half; materials that can directly refine a 'Spirit of the Artifact' are definitely good things over there."

Hu Li nodded, then extended both hands toward Yu Sheng, squinting her eyes and smiling, as if asking for candy.

Seeing this, Yu Sheng also laughed, reached out to rub the fox girl's ears, took out a few 'Spiritual Pills' and stuffed them into the girl's hands, watching her throw them into her mouth with a crunch-crunch sound as if gnawing on candy beans.

"This time, besides meeting that 'remarkable person' and learning about the Hermitage Society's activities over there, the main point is to see the world by the way," Yu Sheng sat down on the sofa, speaking casually, "Having stayed in the Borderland for a long time, I am becoming more and more curious about what the world 'outside' is really like."

"Me too, me too!" Erin immediately raised her hand, "Staying here all day is suffocating! This place, Border City, has to maintain that so-called 'Baseline State' everywhere; even going out for a walk is so hard for me... A place like Thousand Peaks Spiritual Mountain, where people cultivate, surely hasn't never seen a 'doll' before, right?"

Hu Li, chewing on candy beans in her mouth, happily swayed back and forth on the sofa: "Over there, I can let my tail out; I heard Xuan Che say there are also Spirit Foxes over there, they just belong to a minority..."

Finally, only Luna nearby had not yet expressed an opinion; Yu Sheng looked up at this 'Artificial Saintess', found she seemed to be struggling to organize her words, so before she could speak, he said proactively: "Going over there won't affect you coming back to farm—I can open a door for you. Is that what you wanted to say?"

Luna immediately nodded: "Mm, yes."

Now, those two words seemed to be the ones she was most proficient in; the second most proficient was calling Erin 'Shorty'.

And just as Yu Sheng and the others in the living room were enthusiastically discussing the matter of taking a long trip, a sound of footsteps suddenly came again from the direction of the stairs leading to the basement.

Yu Sheng looked up and saw Little Red Riding Hood walking up from the bottom of the stairs.

—There is a teleportation gate in the basement leading directly into the valley, so occasionally 'Fairy Tale' children would pop out from this place; Yu Sheng was already used to this.

But Little Red Riding Hood's mental state when she popped out today surprised him a bit—an eighteen-year-old girl in the prime of life actually walked with the stumbling gait of an eighty-year-old; the expression on her face revealed a bit of a heart turned to ash, and moreover, after coming up, she didn't even wait for others to speak before letting out a long sigh first, a sigh so heavy it was heavier than the threaded steel Erin...

"What were you just discussing about taking a long trip? Where are you going? How far is it?" As soon as the sigh ended, Little Red Riding Hood suddenly spoke.

Seeing the other's state, Yu Sheng was also confused, quickly walked over, and said while walking: "We are indeed going out for a trip, to Thousand Peaks Spiritual Mountain, but you are..."

Little Red Riding Hood tilted her head back, with a look of having no will to live on her face: "I want to change planets to live on..."

Yu Sheng: "...?"

Very quickly, Yu Sheng stopped dead in his tracks, and then high-definition black history of the other person that he had recorded on his phone began to float up in his mind...

Right then and there, he understood what was going on—the long-haired one who shone brightly with just a little sunlight must have been showing off too much and got exposed.

The next second, he saw Little Red Riding Hood throw herself directly onto the sofa not far away, bury her head into Hu Li's tail, and let out a loud, muffled lament: "Ah—I will never drink that stuff again!"

Erin, watching from the side, was completely stunned; she stood on tiptoe, reached up, and tugged at Yu Sheng's pants: "What's wrong with her?"

Yu Sheng kept a stern face, with an air of solemn dignity: "The pain of growth."

Hu Li, who had just finished gnawing on the candy beans on the sofa, was first startled by Little Red Riding Hood, but quickly reacted; after pulling Little Red Riding Hood out from her tail, she patted the other's back, hesitated for a moment, then took out a chicken leg and handed it to the other: "Do you want to eat a chicken leg?"

Seeing this, Erin was even more stunned, because this was the first time she had seen Hu Li willing to share her food with anyone other than Yu Sheng; she immediately exclaimed in amazement: "What situation is this again?!"

Yu Sheng continued to keep a stern face, with an air of solemn dignity: "The friendship between fox friends and dog friends."

As soon as the words fell, he saw Little Red Riding Hood snap her head around; the young girl's face was full of grief and indignation: "Forget it! Forget this!"

However, looking at Little Red Riding Hood who seemed about to cry, Yu Sheng suddenly laughed.

Something was different.

After her eighteenth birthday, Little Red Riding Hood, who had been an adult for over ten years, seemed to finally become a child again.

But this childish side will probably disappear very soon; she will very seriously restrain it, but even if it is just to relax like this for a moment, that is also very good.

Of course, another important reason Yu Sheng laughed was that he had just gone through the videos and photos recorded on his phone in his mind again and couldn't help but laugh...

And just at this moment, another bold idea suddenly popped into his head.

Erin, as if having spider-sense, immediately raised her head: "What are you up to now?"

Yu Sheng: "... Uh, I haven't said anything yet."

The little doll stared with wide eyes: "My spiritual intuition is moving!"

Yu Sheng awkwardly scratched his head, hesitated slightly, and then spoke: "Do you think, just in case, taking advantage of this opportunity, after we settle down smoothly over at Thousand Peaks Spiritual Mountain, we should try opening 66 Wutong Road directly over there?"

Even Irene was stunned into silence, and after a long pause finally managed to blurt out, "Where on earth did this sudden idea come from!? So you're just planning to have Little Red Riding Hood move to another planet, is that it?"

"Not exactly. I was thinking that since I have a chance to travel far anyway, I might as well update the coordinates for 'opening the door.' That gives me a perfect opportunity to test whether 66 Wutong Road can be 'moved' as a whole exactly as I envision. After all, I've only tested this house's relocation ability in the Mist City before, but the Mist City is an alien realm, which differs somewhat from the real universe," Yu Sheng explained his reasoning. "Since we don't know how long we'll stay over there, moving the house directly will save trouble. Living in one's own home is always more convenient than staying in someone else's, and if Luna wants to return to the valley to farm, I won't have to open the door every single time."

Irene: "..."

Seeing the small doll standing there in a daze, Yu Sheng cautiously spoke up, "Irene?"

"Yu Sheng," Irene finally blinked, a hint of awe gradually appearing on her face, "you are a genius."

(End of this chapter)