Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 317: New Refugees

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: New Refugees

There’s no denying that Little Red Riding Hood still has quite the parental authority among a bunch of kids. With just one shout, the chaotic noise on the platform was swiftly quelled. Then, with the long-haired princess leading, the group of older children obediently came forward, ready to be reprimanded by Little Red Riding Hood.

Yu Sheng was rather relaxed, still trying to persuade from the side, "Hey, it’s okay. Just now, when I was in the spaceship, I already sensed they were coming over to play. This thing is really sturdy and can’t be broken, and if there’s any real danger, I’d catch them."

Little Red Riding Hood listened and couldn’t help but sigh, "But you can’t spoil them too much—originally, their stay here has already made them increasingly lax, and a few of them naturally climb the ladder, especially the long-haired one..."

The long-haired princess, being called out, was quite disgruntled, "I’m bringing the younger siblings for outdoor activities! And what do you mean by increasingly lax? They’re just a bunch of kids, everyone’s been tense for so many years..."

Then followed a string of complaints that drove Little Red Riding Hood to distraction. Finally, unable to take it anymore, she raised her hand to cut off the long-haired one’s nagging, "It’s already late, still doing outdoor activities! Shouldn’t you be guiding them to wash up and sleep by now?"

The long-haired princess justified confidently, "But the sky isn’t dark! We thought that brother meant we could play a few more hours today..."

At that, several pairs of eyes fell onto Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng, originally holding a bystander’s mindset to spectate, never expected to become the center of attention in the blink of an eye. Hastily, he checked the time and slapped his forehead, "Oh, my goodness! There were so many things today, I forgot to close the sky!"

In the next instant, clouds thick as curtains rose from all sides of the valley, gradually covering the entire sky like drawing a curtain. Eventually, only a crack running vertically through the valley remained, casting a gleam from the Black Forest straight to Tong Town, illuminating the path back to the town.

A chorus of "lamentation" erupted from the heads of the kids around.

Little Red Riding Hood clapped her hands, "Okay, okay, night has fallen, everyone go back to sleep!"

With that, she nodded to Yu Sheng, "I’m heading back too."

Yu Sheng waved at her with a smile.

Little Red Riding Hood turned over and mounted the Shadow Wolf. The Thunderbolt Titans bent down to pick up the slow-moving little kids, putting them on their arms. Meanwhile, the long-haired one and Bai Xue were still noisily inquiring about the sudden appearance of a tower beside the Black Forest. Thus, the group of kids left boisterously, walking along the path illuminated by the "artificial dusk," embarking on the return to the town.

The squirrel and the hunter, after bidding farewell to Yu Sheng, returned to the Black Forest.

Yu Sheng stood at the edge of the spaceship docking platform, watching the backs of the seven Thunderbolt Titans, the wolf pack, and the Kingdom Knights as they left, always with a smile on his face. After a while, he finally noticed a gaze falling upon him from the side.

Following the feeling, he met Xuan Che’s slightly curious gaze.

"What’s up?" Yu Sheng asked, a bit puzzled.

"I just never expected that you would have such a foundation," Xuan Che said, while looking around the valley, "Diverse and wondrous scenery, a universe unto itself, it truly is a Spirit Realm Immortal Land. And seeing those kids just reminded me of the scene many years ago when I traveled the mountains with fellow disciples and master—it’s clear they really admire you."

"There’s quite a long story behind that," Yu Sheng chuckled, "If you’re interested, I can tell you about it when we have time later."

"That would be great," Xuan Che laughed as well, then bowed courteously, "I didn’t expect it to be so long; I have much to report to my master, so I must take my leave now."

"Alright, I won’t keep you then," Yu Sheng nodded, "Anyway, you’ll be at Boundary Land these days, right? Just find me if you need anything."

With that, they bade farewell, and Xuan Che straightened his clothes, turned around, transforming into a ray of sunset light, quickly flying towards the horizon.

Then suddenly, the ray of light bounced back and forth in the sky like a ping-pong ball several times, and shortly returned.

Xuan Che emerged from the sunset light, spent a few seconds making his eyes focus, "Uh... Expert, how do I get out of here?"

Yu Sheng stood there dumbfounded, and only when the other returned did he finally have the chance to speak, "You don’t know how to get out, you just fly away directly? I was about to open the door when you vanished; I didn’t even have time to speak!"

Xuan Che looked quite embarrassed as he swayed slightly, clasping his fists beside each other, "I never thought the spatial structure here would be so strange. I thought it was like at the sect’s blessed land of Taixu Spirit Hub, just go over the mountains to reach the mundane world. Cough, Expert, the means of opening this Cave Heaven Blessed Land are indeed impressive..."

Yu Sheng wore a strange expression, "This ’Cave Heaven Blessed Land’ is actually an Exotic Realm... Ah, explaining it is quite complicated, I’ll directly open you a door to Boundary City. You’ll end up at the old urban area bus stop Route 26—I’d strongly advise you to move in this place following the ordinary human manner, turning into a streak of light every now and then not only violates transportation rules but also risks falling into all sorts of bizarre Exotic Realms; there are plenty of Exotic Realms in Boundary Land."

Xuan Che never imagined in his life that after cultivating immortality for a century, one day he would be taught by a "human-like" figure who could arm wrestle with a Dark Angel on how to act like a human. Although he himself actually had experience living in the Boundary Land, considering the awkward situation just now, he could only wipe cold sweat from his forehead and nod: "Uh, well, the expert’s guidance is indeed..."

After this little interlude ended, Yu Sheng and others returned to their home at No. 66 Wutong Road and drove No. 66 back into the alleys of the old city district. The outside real world was already deep into the night.

Right now, Yu Sheng didn’t want to do anything. After returning the house to the real world, he directly went back to his bedroom, flopped onto the bed with a thud, his whole body sprawled out like a salted fish.

He was really exhausted.

Not physically tired—this body was newly born, actually in great condition.

But the mental fatigue was not so easy to "refresh and recover".

The little puppet climbed from the bedside table onto the bed, then onto Yu Sheng’s chest—it was the lightest body made of lightweight clay—she sat cross-legged and looked down at Yu Sheng’s face, a mischievous smile in her scarlet eyes: "How was it? Didn’t I tell you you’d face a calamity involving blood~~"

Obviously, she had been holding back this smug comment for who knows how long.

"Don’t bring up your calamity involving blood," Yu Sheng was too lazy to even swipe the little puppet off himself, after all, this clay body was very light, so he just let her sit cross-legged on his chest, eyes half-open, half-closed as he mumbled, "I’m sleepy, help me turn off the lights, draw the curtains, cover me with the blanket, and while you’re at it, close the door."

Erin widened her eyes: "Hey you..."

But Yu Sheng was already starting to snore.

The little puppet bared her teeth angrily but had no choice, hopping off Yu Sheng and running around the room with her several bodies to get things done, first drawing the curtains, then stacking three bodies to turn off the lights, and another ran into the hallway, pulling a tail from Hu Li, throwing it casually onto Yu Sheng’s belly from the bedside, "You’re crushing the blanket yourself, make do with this instead!"

Yu Sheng turned over, casually hugging the fox’s tail to his chest, and felt his consciousness completely sink into a peaceful and warm darkness.

In this way, he drifted in the darkness, silently traversing various bizarre and fantastical dream realms, many things he experienced during the day transforming into abstract illusions, rising and falling in the dark.

He felt himself back on that luxurious and solemn spaceship, like a cathedral, wandering slowly among the intricate reliefs and murals, the terrified cries of the cultist of the Hermetic Order echoing around.

In the next second, he felt himself bathed in starlight, engine power surging, the distant nebula like a curtain deep in the universe, whispering many ancient stories to him—

In the story, there was a girl with dreams, leaving her hometown with her friends.

Golden wheat fields undulated amidst the swirling nebula, distant starlight spilling onto the wilderness, the spaceship hung upside down like a giant tower at the edge of the dream, Yu Sheng fell from its pinnacle, passing through all those bizarre illusions—

He opened his eyes, seeing under the gray sky an endless wilderness stretching to the horizon, the wild grass undulating in waves, the familiar small hill stood still in the far distance, seeming as if it were gilded with a layer of glow against the dark sky.

Oh, back here again.

Yu Sheng was used to this place, feeling completely relaxed upon seeing this familiar wilderness, a gentle breeze blowing across the grassland, and despite the gray sky, the feeling of comfort and relaxation was unmistakable.

He wandered on the grassland, soon spotting where Little Red Riding Hood and others once kindled a bonfire for refuge—the remaining pile of wood still in place.

Yu Sheng approached the bonfire, pondering whether to clean up this pile of wood, considering the children were now safe without needing to seek refuge in dreams, rendering this once bustling "safe point" now cold and deserted, leaving the pile here felt somewhat lonely.

He took a step forward—however, at this moment, a figure suddenly caught the corner of his eye.

Yu Sheng looked up in surprise, seeing her standing on the other side of the woodpile, and seemed to have been there all along, just blocked by the pile and so still that her presence and aura eluded detection until now.

Yu Sheng remembered her, in those long and fragmented memories, witnessing firsthand her embarking on the journey away from home.

Now, she stood straight in the wilderness, armor seeming to glow under the gray sky, holding tightly the steel sword her father had given her, the gentle breeze lifting the Knight’s long hair, a hint of gold like the wheat fields in sunny memories.

The Sanctuary Wilderness welcomed a new refugee.