Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 365 Missing

Chapter 365: Chapter 365 Missing

It turns out that in life, you sometimes have to face the absurdity of "how can words be arranged in such a way?" Just take the sentence from Changfa: "The fish fell into the water, but she can’t swim." Without any context, this would leave anyone pondering for two months.

Actually, even with context, it’s still quite hard to take in at first...

Luckily, among those present, some instinctively react faster than they think—just as Changfa’s words landed, Hu Li already sprang into action. With a buzzing sound, her treasured saber was unsheathed, and she launched her two tails. The fox tails, spewing blue propulsion flames, suddenly illuminated the surroundings, carving two swift paths as they shot into the deep underground lake.

As the water splashed, the fox tails entered the water, the firelight rippling and burning amidst the waves. Yu Sheng widened his eyes and closely watched this scene. Moments later, he saw those two balls of fire rapidly expand. The furry, large tails emerged, clutching a mermaid still struggling with her eyes closed. With perfect coordination, they flew her to the shore and tossed the mermaid onto the ground with a "pia" sound.

The mermaid continued to struggle with her eyes closed.

Everyone was still a bit bewildered, but True Man Qianji was clearly more bewildered. Not only did he witness beings (and fish) descending from the sky, but he also saw a Nine-Tailed Fox launch her tails for the first time. Having devoted his life to cultivating immortality and researching mechanical techniques at the Taixu Spirit Hub, the elder was utterly amazed. His dao heart vibrated as if in shock, almost mistaking it for a new and bizarre ascension method secretly engineered by the Immortal Fox clan—fortunately, he remembered the intelligence he received earlier from the Boundary Land and recognized the fox as one from the Alternate Dimension. His dao heart finally plunged back into the cylinder.

Yet, he still stared at Hu Li for a long time, unable to resist saying, "...Friend, what’s the principle behind your tails?"

Hu Li thought for a moment and then answered honestly, "This is the refining method."

"...Refining method?"

"Yes, the fifth-grade edition of fox education’s refining method."

True Man Qianji blinked, and the gears, linkages, and bearings inside him creaked without comprehending.

But clearly now wasn’t the time to dwell—the two people just fell from the sky.

At this moment, the long-haired princess had already regained her composure after a series of rolling and bouncing, wobblingly walking towards Yu Sheng. Meanwhile, others gathered around the still-struggling mermaid, and Erin couldn’t bear it anymore, stepping forward to pat the mermaid’s tail: "Hey, hey, enough already, you’re on shore now, stop flailing."

As a result, she almost got slapped away by the swinging fish tail.

But this interruption seemed to finally make the mermaid aware of her surroundings. She stopped struggling and opened her eyes, looking blankly around.

True Man Qianji approached: "Tail friend, are you alright?"

The mermaid opened her eyes and saw the mechanical elder greeting her, suddenly jumping in fright: "...Whoa!"

A gasp came out with electronic and bubble sounds, sounding a bit like Erin charging while bound and tossed into the water.

But she soon calmed down and also noticed other faces around (along with the strange environment), quickly propping herself up on her elbows, staring wide-eyed at Yu Sheng: "Brother Yu? Where is this..."

"It’s the Exotic Realm," Yu Sheng, also wide-eyed, looked at the mermaid and then at the long-haired princess nearby, "Wait, how did you two get here?!"

"I don’t know, we were just strolling in the mountains..." The long-haired princess said with a confused face, then like she suddenly realized something, raised her hand pointing at Yu Sheng in surprise, "Hey, Brother, why is your head bleeding profusely!!"

Yu Sheng: "..."

He felt like he should explain something, but he didn’t want to explain anything.

Because his head hurt.

And just then, the long-haired princess suddenly realized something else: "Wait! We two fell down alone? Where’s Zheng Zhi?!"

Yu Sheng heard this and froze: "Zheng Zhi?"

"Yes! We were together just before, and he was walking ahead of us," Changfa quickly said, "Then the surrounding path suddenly got weird, the sky darkened, and both of us slipped and fell... Logically, all three of us should’ve fallen together."

"Wait a minute, my mind’s a bit jumbled, let me process this," Yu Sheng quickly gestured for her to speak slowly, trying hard to align his thoughts, "You first explain the context—why were you two strolling around in the mountains with Zheng Zhi?"

Long Hair opened her mouth, seeming a bit hesitant, but the mermaid sitting on the ground straightforwardly said, "We came out to play, but we don’t know the mountain paths, so Long Hair found Zheng Zhi to be our guide... because someone said he knows the nearby paths as well as his own home, and has friends everywhere."

For some reason, as soon as the mermaid said this, Erin shrank into the corner.

But Yu Sheng didn’t notice Erin’s small movement because the mermaid’s initial words were already enough to shock him: "What? You found Zheng Zhi to be your guide?! He only came a day before you! And he’s the type to get lost in an Exotic Realm even when strolling in a mall near his house. How did you get the idea to have him lead you?!"

The mermaid and Long Hair instantly shrank their necks and fell silent, obediently taking the scolding.

Yet Yu Sheng didn’t have much interest in continuing to scold these two girls.

Because his nephew was missing.

Why Long Hair and the mermaid suddenly fell into this Exotic Realm called ’Taiyou’ while operating in Qianfeng Ling Mountain can be studied later. But a rookie operative with high sensitivity and low stability, not yet past the internship period at the Special Service Bureau, going missing during the fall into the Exotic Realm cannot be delayed.

Given his nephew’s combat ability, he might not even be able to beat middle schoolers in a ’Fairy Tales’, and his independent action experience is almost zero. Should he fall into some dangerous "scenario" in this Exotic Realm... the probability of becoming a typical case by the end of the year is quite high.

Of course, Zheng Zhi’s luck seems as elusive as his spiritual talent. He can be unlucky enough to drop into Mist City while shopping near home, yet lucky enough to survive in the most dangerous ’thick fog area’ of Mist City, frequent with entities, thanks to Tree Granny’s sap. It’s often hard to judge his fate simply as bad luck or good luck, and considering Zheng Zhi’s own adaptability... he might be quite hard to kill.

But no one dares to gamble.

Just then, True Man Yuanling’s voice suddenly came through the Lingxi Mirror: "Where did you ’fall’ from? Do you still remember what was around?"

Long Hair was startled by the sudden voice but immediately spoke, "On the way back from a cliffside gallery to the Cloud Viewing Platform... oh, the place where you can see the big formation of Spirit Peak City down the mountain. Right, there’s a pavilion over there, donated by Fairy Suyun’s brother-in-law’s opposite-door neighbor seventy years ago."

Beside her, the mermaid nodded and added, "There’s also a little herb garden next to that path, with a wooden sign uphill saying, ’Ancestor Immortal Master bless my three rounds of Qianyuan Grass through the final disciple Xu Qingqiu’s exam kneels and kowtows’..."

"Hmm, I have a clue, it sounds like it’s near Xuanjian Pavilion," True Man Yuanling’s voice came from the mirror, "I’ll dispatch disciples to search the mountain. If he didn’t fall into the Exotic Realm with you, he might have landed somewhere else."

Hearing True Man Yuanling’s arrangements, everyone in the cave felt somewhat relieved.

"Let’s keep an eye out on this side too," Yu Sheng said, "This cave is large, we haven’t explored it all, Zheng Zhi might’ve landed in a corner when he fell."

His suggestion quickly gained everyone’s approval. True Man Qianji took out several "Mechanical Balls" from his sleeve, activated them, and threw them onto the floor, commanding them to search the surroundings along the underground lake’s edge. Luna activated her built-in radar again to scan for moving objects nearby, while Hu Li opened her arms towards the distance. With a series of "buzzing" sounds, eight silver-white, fluffy tails rose into the air behind her, flying into the darkness across the lake like a group of Fox Travel Cannons.

Then Hu Li pondered for a moment, feeling that the tails’ perception wasn’t enough, and dug into the remaining storage tail behind her, pulling out White Cut and Salt Roasted...

Two dazzling, spiritually glowing Nine Heavens Mysterious Chickens circled twice in the air, landing on Hu Li’s shoulders, staring blankly with their four cross-eyed gazes at the surroundings.

Yu Sheng didn’t know how the demon fox girl communicated with those two feathery creatures. He just saw her mutter to the Left and Right Guardians on her shoulders, and those glowing Nine Heavens Mysterious Chickens nodded repeatedly, then flew into the darkness like two meteors, clucking "cuckoo cuckoo".

Yu Sheng stared blankly at this scene for a long time before murmuring, "...Isn’t there something odd about their clucking?"

"Maybe they caught a cold recently," Hu Li said unsurely, "I also find their clucks a bit strange lately."

True Man Qianji was once again captivated by Hu Li’s display. He stared blankly at those strange creatures that flew out, unable to recognize them after a long time: "What kind of Immortal Birds are these? Magnificent and brimming with spiritual energy, their gaze is so sincere and unadorned... Could they also be from the Alternate Dimension?"

Yu Sheng and Erin exchanged glances, both struggling to hold back their laughter, but unsure how to explain. After a moment, Yu Sheng spoke up, "They’re a local breed."

"Local breed?"

Yu Sheng maintained a stern face: "Yes, local, ah, I should say from this world, they originate over in the Boundary Land."

True Man Qianji’s mental gears clattered again. Though he still didn’t get it, he nodded, "Curious, never seen such before."