Chapter 357: Zheng Zhi's Eyes Are Wide Open

The children of "Fairy Tales" quickly learned the news that they were going to have outdoor activities (although the environment in the valley was quite "outdoor" itself), so before long, the "parents" appeared before Yu Sheng with a bunch of little ones—the small kids wearing little yellow hats and carrying little water bottles ran to the Cloud-Watching Platform of Qianfeng Lingshan as if on a picnic, and were then utterly stunned by the immortal mountains and sea of clouds before their eyes.

The entire Cloud-Watching Platform was filled with the noise of children shouting and cheering in excitement.

Zheng Zhi, who was scrolling through videos outside, was also startled by the scene before him, especially when he saw Bai Xue and Cinderella and others bringing out a huge pile of snacks to spread on the ground, looking exactly like they were about to lead the children in a group picnic; after repeatedly confirming with Yu Sheng several times that the procedures were fine, he finally, in a moment of relaxation, sighed from the bottom of his heart: "No wonder the bureau told me this position mainly relies on having a broad mind..."

While speaking, Princess Rapunzel, accompanied by Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, had already set up the tents—they several planned to spend the night right on the Cloud-Watching Platform.

Yu Sheng looked at the environment of immortal peaks and auspicious clouds around him, then looked at No. 66 Wutong Road not far away, and for a moment didn't know whether to call this wilderness survival or camping at one's doorstep—he could only say that Qianfeng Lingshan, as the number one sect of the Grand Void Star, indeed had top-notch sect environment construction...

Then he saw a ray of rosy light rising from the horizon, and immediately after, the rosy light arrived in an instant; Yuanling Zhenren led several young disciples to the Cloud-Watching Platform.

The old man, upon landing, saw the spectacular scene of over seventy children of various sizes having a picnic and camping on top of the immortal mountain.

The children instantly became lively—a scene of an old man with an immortal air and moral character leading several flying older brothers and sisters coming down from the sky did not frighten this group of little ones who had been dealing with the "Fairy Tale" otherworld since childhood; instead, it made them extremely excited. Knowing the newcomers were not bad people, a few bold children had already approached. Yuanling Zhenren, amidst the crowd of small kids, wore a smile on his face, so happy that his wrinkles almost flattened: "Good, good, have fun... good children, hahaha, good children..."

Yu Sheng, somewhat surprised, went forward to greet him: "You came personally?"

"Came to take a look," Yuanling Zhenren said cheerfully, his face flushed with red, "I have always liked children. Every year during the sect's enlightenment and recruitment, I go personally—to see these children's innocence and playfulness is always better than watching those blockheads fail to refine a pill in two months."

Yu Sheng laughed upon hearing this: "Even if they are blockheads, they grew up from innocence and playfulness."

"So take the chance to look while they are cute and interesting," Yuanling Zhenren stroked his beard, "once they grow up, they only become a headache."

Yu Sheng couldn't help but glance at Princess Rapunzel, who was not far away, urging the King to send woodcutters into the forest to chop down trees and bring them back to light a bonfire.

One could only say that some people are quite a headache even before they grow up...

But fortunately, among the "Fairy Tale" parents, the honest and steady ones still made up the majority—at least Little Red Riding Hood was always reliable.

After swiftly suppressing Princess Rapunzel's bold idea of lighting a fire on the Cloud-Watching Platform, Little Red Riding Hood took the other parents to contact those Qianfeng Lingshan disciples to handle the registration procedures.

Yu Sheng, meanwhile, stood with Yuanling Zhenren watching the lively scene before them.

Afterwards, he heard Yuanling Zhenren mention casually, as if by accident: "Tomorrow, Qianji Zhenren of the Ten Cloud-Reclining Halls will come personally—the Ten Cloud-Reclining Halls do not have a sect master position; Qianji Zhenren is currently the Grand Elder serving as the head of the ten halls."

"... The Grand Elder is coming personally? And so soon?" Yu Sheng was instantly startled, "Did they find some incredible clues from those 'Charge-Breaking Giant Divine Soldiers'?"

"I didn't see anything, but the Ten Cloud-Reclining Halls obviously saw some way into it," Yuanling Zhenren said calmly, "I just ordered someone to dismantle the armor on the back of that Charge-Breaking Giant Divine Soldier, copied the mechanism structure underneath into a diagram, and sent it to Qianji Zhenren, and then he was burning with urgency to rush over."

Erin, lying on Yu Sheng's shoulder, listened, and suddenly blurted out: "Did they confirm whether that Giant Divine Soldier was actually made by them?"

Yuanling Zhenren slowly shook his head.

"Qianji Zhenren didn't talk much, only saying that the Ten Cloud-Reclining Halls indeed had no record of this type of mechanical human, but the mechanical core used by that Giant Divine Soldier looked somewhat suspicious. The specifics, we will discuss in detail when we meet tomorrow—I came over now, actually, also for this matter. When Qianji Zhenren arrives tomorrow, are you willing to appear?"

Yu Sheng raised his eyebrows.

"After all, that Charge-Breaking Giant Divine Soldier was discovered by you initially; the situation at that time, you understand best," Yuanling Zhenren explained.

"That's true," Yu Sheng nodded, "Alright then, I'll go tomorrow."

"That is excellent," Yuanling Zhenren nodded with a smile, then seemed somewhat hesitant; after hesitating for a moment, he spoke again: "There is another matter."

Yu Sheng: "Speak."

"Xuanche told me something," Yuanling Zhenren's expression became subtle, "That... Medical Riot Explosive Fist, he said he received guidance from Miss Erin; is this true?"

Yu Sheng: "..."

The scene fell silent for a moment; Yu Sheng turned his head and poked the small doll on his shoulder: "Asking you."

Erin's eyes immediately lost their luster, and she flopped onto Yu Sheng's shoulder, pretending to be dead.

However, she had only been pretending to be dead for less than three seconds when she saw Yuanling Zhenren stroking his beard and continuing to speak with a look of emotion: "This name has great spirituality..."

The moment the old man spoke those six words, Erin "whoosh" instantly came back to life, so proud she almost stuck her head out: "Of course!"

Yu Sheng, listening from the side, was dumbfounded; he looked at the old man with an immortal air and moral character before him, and only after a long while dared to confirm that the words just spoken were indeed from the other party. After reacting for about five or six seconds, he once again realized what was meant by cultural differences, what was meant by the diversity of civilizations, and what was meant by each planet having its own aesthetics...

Immediately after, he realized another thing:

Erin had committed a great sin; in such a place of flourishing immortal ways as the Grand Void Spirit Pivot, there would soon be a group of immortal doctors wandering the world skilled in the Medical Riot Explosive Fist...

It seemed this immortal sacred land would inevitably end up with the fate of "outstanding people and beautiful land."

But obviously, only he in the scene cared about this matter, because Erin and Yuanling Zhenren had already quickly reached a consensus; now the two of them were already discussing whether the final move of the "Medical Dao Killing Fist" should be called "Patient's Family Calming Palm" or "Medical Common Sense Injection Palm"...

And while Yu Sheng and Yuanling Zhenren were chatting over there, Zheng Zhi on the Cloud-Watching Platform also started chatting with the "parents" of "Fairy Tales."

Little Red Riding Hood sized Zheng Zhi up and down: "So you are the guard at the front gate from now on?"

"... You could say that," Zheng Zhi nodded; he knew why the other party emphasized "front gate," because there was also a "back gate" in the backyard of No. 66 Wutong Road that led directly to the Borderland, "There is also a Brother Li—that is Li Lin; I partner with him."

"I really didn't expect that the first time I met you, you were a client," Little Red Riding Hood said with emotion, "But it's not surprising either; among the many clients I know, several eventually ended up on the path of continuing to deal with the otherworld; some became independent investigators, some partnered with others and became spirit world detectives... But the only one who directly joined the Special Operations Bureau is you. Looks like your symptoms are quite severe?"

"It's alright," Zheng Zhi smiled somewhat embarrassedly, touched the tip of his nose, and glanced again at the vast sea of clouds outside the Cloud-Watching Platform with his peripheral vision, "Mainly because I saw a lot of messy things in the Border City; things are better over here—of course, it might also be that this place is full of strange things: talking animals, screaming spirit herbs, strange birds darting in the clouds, and so on. Because I knew in advance that this was an alien star, I didn't find it strange anymore."

At this moment, Princess Rapunzel also wandered over from the side; hearing the two conversing, she leaned in to interject: "To be honest, don't look at your high Spirit Vision; your mental state is actually quite stable—generally, people who haven't received training but see so many wrong things from childhood to adulthood will have some mental problems when they grow up; at best, it's schizophrenia to start with."

Zheng Zhi was instantly startled: "Is it that serious?"

"Of course," Princess Rapunzel nodded seriously, "Think carefully; do you sometimes forget things inexplicably in your daily life, or even feel like an entire day was 'skipped,' or when doing something, you black out and then do some things you have no memory of, or lose consciousness after seeing something strange, and then open your eyes the next day to find yourself lying at home, holding a blood-stained vegetable in your hand..."

Before Princess Rapunzel finished speaking, Little Red Riding Hood slapped the back of her head: "Shut up! Go watch the children!"

"Tch—" Princess Rapunzel pouted and sauntered away.

Zheng Zhi hadn't reacted yet; he looked at Little Red Riding Hood in confusion: "... What does 'holding a blood-stained vegetable' mean?"

Little Red Riding Hood: "... What she meant to say is a kitchen knife."

"Oh, oh." Zheng Zhi touched his hair, then couldn't help but look at the distant sea of clouds again.

The strange birds darting in the sea of clouds were becoming more and more numerous; was it because it was getting dark in this place? In the backdrop of the setting sun, the black mass of strange birds appeared in flocks.

"What have you been looking at over there all this time?" Little Red Riding Hood noticed Zheng Zhi's gaze and felt it was strange.

"Looking at the birds, those shadow-like strange birds swimming in the sea of clouds like fish," Zheng Zhi said casually, "I've been watching them here all day; there were only a few scattered ones during the day, but the more it gets to night, the more there are."

Little Red Riding Hood: "Hmm... Hmm?!"

The girl in red clothes stared at Zheng Zhi for a moment, then suddenly realized, turned her head, and shouted loudly in the direction of Yu Sheng:

"Yu Sheng! The big nephew saw dirty things again!"

Yu Sheng: "... What?!"

(End of this chapter)