Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 377: Sudden Rift

Chapter 377: Chapter 377: Sudden Rift

Listening to the discussion of the Yuanling brothers, Yu Sheng touched his chin and showed a thoughtful expression. After Yuan Hao finished speaking, he gently nodded and said, "I think we should at least make a trip to that planet called ’Shuji.’ I want to see it for myself."

"Indeed, we should at least investigate the origins of those Evil Path cultivators," True Man Yuanling nodded with a serious expression. "Moreover, they are numerous, organized, and have an Immortal Ancestor backing them. They have clearly become a force to be reckoned with. If we don’t deal with them soon, they might cause a big trouble in the future."

Standing quietly on the side and listening to the elders’ discussion without saying much, Xuan Che stepped forward at this moment, "Master, I am willing to go with Mr. Yu."

"Hmm, I am more reassured when you handle things," True Man Yuanling nodded, "but there are people like Yun Qingzi behind this, so a few skilled individuals should accompany you, or it could be extremely dangerous..."

Before he could finish his words, Master Yuan Hao next to him waved his hand, "Ah, it’s okay, I’ll go with Xuan Che. I’m somewhat familiar with that place anyway, and you can be more at ease."

Upon hearing this, True Man Yuanling’s expression did not relax at all; instead, he became even more uneasy as he looked at his senior brother a few times, finally squeezing out a sentence, "With you going, I’m even less at ease."

The Old Handsome Guy’s expression stiffened upon hearing this, and his tone was a bit angry, "What do you mean by that?"

True Man Yuanling immediately spoke, "Seventy years ago, you took Xuan Che down the mountain to party, sixty years ago you taught him to race flying swords, fifty years ago you took him to crash with someone in the atmosphere while on an Immortal Boat. You were unscathed while Xuan Che was bedridden for months. Basically, every ten years you would cause trouble with him. It wasn’t until twelve years ago when you got entangled with a woman that he had some peace..."

Before the old man finished speaking, Yuan Hao’s face across from him could no longer hold up. The Old Handsome Guy looked embarrassed and kept waving his hand, "You can’t say it like that, the kid has to see the world as he grows! Xuan Che was originally very honest, and if he followed you every day learning alchemy, he’d become silly. As his Master Uncle, how could I harm him—besides, you really misunderstood me fifty years ago, I was the first to protect him..."

"Yes, you protected him by pushing him behind you—you, with your Supreme Harmony cultivation level, wouldn’t be harmed even if your head got hit by an Immortal Boat, but Xuan Che got slapped by you all the way to the Yaolan Sect. By the way, the money for rebuilding the mountain gate of the Yaolan Sect was covered by your junior brother Yuan He, and you still haven’t paid him back..."

"No no no, there are guests here, there are guests here..."

"Even you know there are guests here!"

The two old men thus began arguing, and Yu Sheng and Erin who were listening nearby didn’t know how to react, so they awkwardly stepped back half a step to avoid getting involved. At the same time, upon looking up, they saw Xuan Che also stepping back half a step...

Then Yu Sheng and Xuan Che discreetly moved to the side, while Erin gave the latter a sympathetic look, "You’ve had quite a hard time growing up."

"I... I still quite like Master Uncle," Xuan Che quickly opened his mouth in a low voice, fearing others might misunderstand, "He taught me many things."

What else could Yu Sheng say? Seeing Xuan Che’s reaction, he knew that True Man Yuanling’s anger was in vain. His apprentice, whom he had cultivated for years, had long been led astray by the multi-talented Master Uncle, and his honest manner now was probably just a dormant period.

However, on second thought, Yu Sheng remembered True Man Yuanling’s internet nickname, and he immediately felt that someone who could be called Wayward Disciple Four Thousand probably had come to terms with such matters...

Just then, he suddenly felt a vibration from his pocket, and his train of thought was abruptly interrupted.

Yu Sheng took out his phone and saw that the caller ID displayed the name Zheng Zhi.

No other reason was needed; just seeing the words "Zheng Zhi" made Yu Sheng’s heart skip a beat, and he immediately answered the call, "Hello, this is Yu Sheng—"

The next second, he heard the somewhat flustered yet trying-to-stay-calm voice of his nephew on the other end of the phone, "Brother Yu, I... I see something unusual over here! You should come over quickly, and it’s best to bring the Old Immortal too..."

Yu Sheng quickly responded, "What’s going on? Where are you?"

"I’m right on the Cloud Viewing Platform," Zheng Zhi unconsciously lowered his voice, as if something extremely dangerous was moving within his sight at that moment, "The sky cracked open, and the crack leads straight into the mountain, but everyone else says they can’t see it!"

"...Whoa!" Yu Sheng exclaimed in shock and quickly instructed, "I got it, I’m coming over right away. Right now, go inside No. 66 Wutong Road immediately, or go into your small house, whichever is closer—then close the door and don’t wander around. Under no circumstances come out before I arrive!"

"Okay, okay! Brother Yu, hurry up and come over!" Zheng Zhi anxiously replied, then hung up the phone.

The commotion from Yu Sheng’s end naturally reached the ears of the Yuanling brothers, and the two old men who had been arguing (even though True Man Yuan Hao looked quite young) instantly stopped. True Man Yuanling was the first to notice the seriousness in Yu Sheng’s expression and immediately approached, "What happened?"

"Zheng Zhi saw a large-scale ’abnormality’ on the Cloud Viewing Platform. I’m afraid the Exotic Realm might be opening its door again," Yu Sheng quickly said, "Let’s put aside those trivial matters for now and hurry over!"

As he spoke, he had already raised his hand and grabbed the air beside him. In an instant, an illusory door formed in his hand, revealing the scenery of the Cloud Viewing Platform on the other side.

Xuan Che, without saying a word, entered the main gate. True Man Yuanling also stepped towards the door but suddenly stopped, turned around to look at his senior brother and junior brother who hadn’t moved: "What are you two still waiting for? Hurry up and come over."

Only then did True Man Yuanhe react. He quickly suppressed the doubts in his heart forcibly, and following his senior brother’s instructions, hurriedly walked through the gate. However, True Man Yuanhao stood before the gate, raising his head with a puzzled expression and white eyebrows slightly furrowed—

"What is the principle behind this?"

Yu Sheng almost burst out laughing: "Why does everyone have to ask this!"

Fortunately, he didn’t really need to answer anything, as True Man Yuanling pushed Yuanhao into the door the very next second, not giving his senior brother a chance to continue his research.

Yu Sheng also carried Erin quickly through the door.

The courtyard, heavy with prohibitions, fell silent in the blink of an eye. Soon, the open space was left with only Linlang, dressed in a black dress and wearing a veil. The woman responsible for guarding the Heart Inquiry Pavilion watched as her masters, uncles, and brothers each crossed the door and left one after another, and even the strange "guest" ran away. She blinked her eyes after a while, muttering to herself: "...You need to register when leaving the Heart Inquiry Pavilion."

But by this time, Yu Sheng had already arrived at the Cloud Viewing Platform.

This high platform located at the back mountain of Queyun Palace seemed as usual, with the sea of clouds beyond the carved jade railings slowly undulating under the sunlight, and the distant horizon and beautiful scenery remaining unchanged, as if nothing had happened.

But once Yu Sheng arrived, he saw the long-haired princess and Cinderella standing at the entrance of No. 66 Wutong Road. Their tense expressions told him that something indeed happened here.

"Where is Zheng Zhi?" Yu Sheng immediately asked.

"He’s inside," the long-haired princess raised her hand to point at No. 66 Wutong Road, then looked at Yu Sheng with a tense face, "Brother, we also saw it just now!"

Yu Sheng was instantly shocked: "...What!? You guys saw it too?"

"Yes, just a blink, very blurry, when Zheng Zhi entered," the long-haired princess nodded vigorously, pointing to a part of the sky near the main peak of Qianfeng Ling Mountain, "Just up there, suddenly a crack opened, like a nearly transparent black lightning, directly ’splitting’ into the forest below, how scary!"

Yu Sheng instinctively turned to look in the direction of the long-haired princess’s finger, but he only saw normal mountain forest clouds, nothing else.

At this moment, someone carefully pushed open the door of No. 66 Wutong Road, and Zheng Zhi poked half his head out, hesitantly speaking when he saw Yu Sheng: "Brother Yu, can I come out since you’re here?"

Yu Sheng couldn’t help but laugh: "Come out, come out."

Only then did Zheng Zhi walk out boldly.

Then, after a while, Hu Li and Luna also pushed the door open and came out—moreover, both had already entered battle mode, with Luna equipped with shiny Fingertip Blades on both hands, and Hu Li followed by eight Fox Travel Cannons...

At the moment Zheng Zhi opened the door and came out, both Yuanhao and Yuanhe widened their eyes, staring unblinkingly in the direction of No. 66 Wutong Road. For a moment, they didn’t even know which scene to marvel at first—Master Yuanhao had cast seven or eight talismans on himself but still couldn’t understand how the door emerged out of thin air. Meanwhile, True Man Yuanhe, upon seeing the floating tails behind Hu Li, had his eyes almost popping out.

After holding back for a long time, True Man Yuanhe suddenly clapped his hands: "Hey! Isn’t this a hundred times better than my wayward disciples who only manage to breed three-headed locusts and battle-hardened mosquitoes?!"

"A hundred times? A thousand times! The strange creatures they breed are far more than those two," True Man Yuanling sighed deeply upon hearing this, with a hint of frustration in his tone, "If you don’t take care of your unruly students at Beast Taming Peak, my herb garden will soon be ruined by the unruly beasts they breed!"

True Man Yuanhe lowered his head awkwardly: "I will, I will manage them."

At this time, Yu Sheng had already started to understand the "illusion" that his young nephew had seen. He quickly confirmed the position, shape, duration of the "rift" and other suspicious shadows that appeared around it. After making a simple judgment on the landing point of the "rift," a thought suddenly occurred to him.

Then he shivered as he reacted, raising his hand to point towards the mountain while turning to look at True Man Yuanling: "Look at this direction...isn’t it the position of the Demon Suppression Tower?!"

As soon as this sentence came out, the entire Cloud Viewing Platform fell silent.

True Man Yuanling’s expression suddenly stiffened as well, and he looked in the direction Yu Sheng was pointing. Two seconds later. he clapped his hands: "...Not good!"