Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 340 "Not Going Out

Chapter 340: Chapter 340 "Not Going Out

"Immortal, this is the Cloud Viewing Platform."

The little boy named Xuan Yun led Yu Sheng and company to a place in the back mountain, pointing to the spacious platform ahead.

Yu Sheng looked up and saw a stone path winding out of the mountain, following the terrain straight to the heights. The mountain seemed to have been cleaved by a giant blade, and on the severed part stood a high platform. The platform was pure white like jade, surrounded by carved railings, with a vast cloud sea almost beneath it, mist swirling as if faintly merging with the platform.

On the railings of the platform were jade plaques with warnings: "Dangerous Barrier, Do Not Approach", "Mind Your Footing While Cloud Watching", "Penalty of One Hundred Spirit Stones for Scribbling".

Yu Sheng thought for a moment and felt this was completely reasonable.

But Erin seemed to find it not reasonable enough, pointing at the warnings on the railings and asking, "Aren’t you immortals supposed to fly? Why are you afraid of falling off the mountain?"

Xuan Yun was stunned for a moment, apparently not accustomed to dealing with ignorant outsiders. After some thought, he replied, "Ah, only the senior disciples with profound skills can fly with swords or ride the wind. I haven’t learned that step yet..."

Erin blinked, her face full of curiosity towards Xuan Yun (she naturally liked smaller humans, like the doll heads from "Fairy Tales"): "Oh, so what step have you learned?"

"...I just learned to glide with the sword, which allows me to glide down along the mountain slope using the wind without injury," Xuan Yun answered honestly, "but if caught by my master, I’d be half-dead from the beating."

Hu Li rubbed his chin and commented from the side, "Your learning progress is quite slow. In my hometown, kids your age would have already mastered flying with swords—those who start early at cram school learn even faster, practicing children’s flying swords by the second half of preschool..."

"Don’t compare the peculiarities of your hometown with here," Erin glanced at the fox girl, "Your homeland runs across planets."

Xuan Yun listened in bewilderment, standing stiffly: "Immortals, what are you talking about?"

"It’s hard to explain to you," Yu Sheng laughed, waving the little boy away, "Alright, you can leave us here, go report back to your master."

"Oh, okay!"

Xuan Yun responded, turned, and swiftly ran up the stone steps.

Yu Sheng turned his head and looked at the distant vast cloud sea and the faintly visible peaks, unable to resist exclaiming, "This place’s scenery is amazing."

Erin poked Yu Sheng on the back of his head: "...For a writer, are you really just going to say that after such a long pause!?"

"This is reverting to simplicity!"

Yu Sheng casually replied, placing Erin on the ground, then turned and walked to the side of the Cloud Viewing Platform near the mountain wall. He measured a few steps back and forth, found the most suitable spot for his doorstep, and reached out into the air.

"I’ll go open the house, you guys wait for me here."

With that, he opened the door and stepped inside.

In an instant, Yu Sheng found himself back in the living room of No. 66 Wutong Road.

Standing in the familiar living room, he blinked, despite his own ability, he couldn’t help but feel slightly surreal.

Especially when he saw the familiar street scene outside the living room window, the nearby low old houses, the tall buildings in the distant cityscape, and the "outpost" of the Special Service Bureau disguised as a courier station at the intersection not far away.

"Oh no, I forgot to notify the duty personnel here!"

Yu Sheng smacked his head, finally recalling what he forgot when he left. He quickly turned and told Erin, who was watching TV in the living room: "I’ll go inform the Special Service Bureau officer at the courier station that we’re temporarily moving. You tell Hu Li and Luna to wait for me!"

The tiny puppet, battling in a computer game in the dining room, impatiently waved: "Got it, got it! I guessed you definitely didn’t notify them..."

With Erin, it’s always like this—take one out, there are several more at home. When speaking to this one, there would be responses from the side, and if not careful, these little ones would be everywhere, constantly giving people the illusion of a bug in life.

Yu Sheng usually relied on his wide heart to adapt to the constant incongruences brought by Erin’s increasing numbers.

He instructed the Erin in the house not to wander, then pushed open the door and headed to the courier station set up by the Special Service Bureau not far from the house entrance.

And then he saw two familiar faces walking out, seemingly about to do some cleaning.

One was Li Lin, the other was Zheng Zhi.

The first one he could still imagine why they appeared here, but the second one was truly unexpected for him.

"Why is it you two?!" Yu Sheng widened his eyes in surprise, looking at the two people in front of him.

"Hey, Brother Yu," Li Lin smiled as soon as he saw Yu Sheng and quickly explained, "Weren’t the two people at this station temporarily arranged before? Now that they’ve left, I officially take over this liaison station—Captain Song said I’m familiar with you and also familiar with the environment in this old district, so he gave this job to me."

Yu Sheng blinked, and his gaze immediately fell on Zheng Zhi: "What about you?"

"...I joined the Special Service Bureau," Zheng Zhi rubbed his nose, smiling awkwardly as he spoke.

Yu Sheng was stunned for a moment, followed by sheer disbelief, widening his eyes at the high sensitivity low stability vanguard before him: "You? Joined the Special Service Bureau? With your constitution joining the Special Service Bureau?!"

Zheng Zhi continued rubbing his nose and nodded: "Yes."

"What’s your position then?" Yu Sheng was shocked, "A detector?! Don’t you know you’re high sensitivity low stability?"

"Sigh, it’s because of this," Zheng Zhi sighed and explained helplessly, "Weren’t there the Mist City incident and the Dark Angel event earlier? The Special Service Bureau noticed my case because of these, and they brought two experts to officially test me. The result was..."

As he said this, he paused, and Li Lin continued for him: "The sensitivity was too high."

Yu Sheng: "..."

"Actually, even in normal cases, it’s hard for ordinary people to fully return to being ordinary once involved in Exotic Realm events. One path is medication plus training to maintain daily life as much as possible, and the other is switching to being a Spirit Realm detective or investigator, or simply joining the Special Service Bureau," Li Lin continued, "Generally speaking, the more sensitive spiritually, the more suitable for the second path. Zheng Zhi belongs to the second type, well... to put it in a way, if it were a horror movie, while the opening scene is still normal, he’d already see the hidden ghost from the sequel and the post-credits scene."

Yu Sheng’s mouth twitched, understanding it, and turned his head to look at his nephew, who was smiling helplessly, with sympathy.

"Being an ordinary person is almost impossible. According to experts, spiritual sensitivity can’t be reduced, only increases with contact with abnormal things, so the only path is to develop the ability to combat the bizarre—facing the strange is all about this, either hide or fight," Zheng Zhi sighed, "But I have no experience at all, and my combat talent is quite lacking. The Special Service Bureau said someone like me, who entered halfway, would easily become a year-end classic case if directly going for the Spirit Realm detective or investigator, so they let me follow Brother Li to learn by doing."

He paused and added, "Oh, before coming here, I had already undergone basic training and a few minor surgeries. They said they’ve implanted something in my brain, the standard for Special Service Bureau officers, enhancing some resistances and basic self-protection. Arranging the two of us to stand guard here also considers my situation—they say it’s relatively safe here for you."

Listening to the other, Yu Sheng’s expression became increasingly peculiar, and only spoke hesitantly after they finished: "Well... I was just about to tell you both. I might not be around here recently."

Li Lin was stunned: "Huh? You’re going out?"

"...Not exactly," Yu Sheng half-smiled, "No. 66 Wutong Road has to leave for a while."

Li Lin & Zheng Zhi: "...?"

The two people with normal perspectives took a moment to react to this statement, and ultimately Li Lin was the first to understand. He recalled the intel received during work transition: "Ah, you’re talking about the entire ’transfer’ situation of No. 66 Wutong Road, right? I’ve heard of it. Where are you headed? Mist City again?"

Yu Sheng: "Going to Qianfeng Ling Mountain."

Li Lin was instantly stunned.

At this moment, he gained a whole new understanding of "not going out" and "going out."

Yu Sheng didn’t explain much, only briefly mentioned he was going to meet someone and investigate some matters related to cultists. With this reason, Li Lin could only helplessly exchange glances with Zheng Zhi and let out a sigh.

"No choice then, circumstances caught up," Li Lin shook his head, "I’ll inform the Bureau. However, the two of us still have to guard this area. Even though No. 66 Wutong Road is leaving, this area is a key fortified point."

"How long do you think you’ll be gone?" Zheng Zhi curiously asked.

"Hard to say," Yu Sheng waved his hand, "But I can come back anytime, just call me if anything happens in Boundary City."

"That’s true," Li Lin exhaled gently, his face smiling again, "Alright, you handle your business—safe travels, okay?"

Yu Sheng bid farewell to the two before him and turned back into No. 66 Wutong Road.

Erin was lying on the armrest of the sofa in the living room, and upon hearing the door open, she raised her head: "All sorted?"

"All sorted," Yu Sheng nodded, collecting himself, and then casually grabbed the doorknob of No. 66 Wutong Road again, "Let’s go, meet up with Hu Li and Luna."

"And me, and me! Why don’t you say meet up with me?"

"...Stop messing with the system bug!"