Dimensional Hotel
Chapter 408: Ripples in the Calm

Chapter 408: Chapter 408: Ripples in the Calm

Yu Sheng’s opinion was supported by everyone—after all, everyone generally believed that someone who could talk a Dark Angel to death was indeed a professional in opposing the realm of the Dark Angel...

"When do you plan to set off?" Xuan Che curiously looked into Yu Sheng’s eyes, "If you’re only heading to a nearby planet, there’s no need to use the Otherworld Inn ship. I can ask the City Lord here to arrange an Immortal Boat."

"No rush, we just had a fight with those guys in black and gained a lot of intelligence; we should rest for a day—besides, I have some other arrangements," Yu Sheng waved his hand, "As for the Immortal Boat... I think we should just have Hu Li run over. Let’s not involve that ’City Lord’ in this matter."

Xuan Che nodded, then suddenly realized: "...You think there’s something wrong with that City Lord?"

"Not necessarily ’something wrong,’ but I find them somewhat unreliable," Yu Sheng thought for a moment and said earnestly, "Since landing on this planet, I’ve always felt many things were off. Maybe, like you said, Mo City’s City Lord and this planet’s ’Star Guardian Elder’ were negligent, which is why they didn’t notice the shadows under their noses, but I always feel... there’s another reason for their slow response."

"...Could they have already defected!?" Zheng Zhi became nervous upon hearing this, "Could that City Lord already be one of Yun Qingzi’s people—wouldn’t that be dangerous for us?"

"It shouldn’t be that severe; before I approached City Lord Mo Ran, I set up the Heart Inquiry Mysterious Array around her and constantly monitored her aura and Divine Sense during our interaction, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary," Xuan Che shook his head, "Mr. Yu’s concerns were something I had considered in advance, but from my observation, the City Lord’s cultivation level is not high. Even if she’s good at hiding, it’s unlikely she could conceal herself flawlessly in front of me."

"In any case, we must be as cautious as possible here—who knows how deeply Yun Qingzi has infiltrated this planet, not to mention we’ve discovered that Venerate Saints Monastery members have also infiltrated," Yu Sheng said slowly, "There can’t be just one priest from the Hidden Monastery lurking in Shuji; today we dealt with the leader, and the remaining cultists will surely react."

Xuan Che nodded solemnly.

Yu Sheng’s gaze turned to the surroundings.

"I’ve already reported the situation here to the Bureau," Zheng Zhi spoke up proactively before Yu Sheng could say a word, "Later, I’ll add another report, including the situation with the Dark Angel."

"I’ve informed my Junior Brothers to check the recent personnel movements leaving Taixu Spirit Hub for Shuji," Master Yuan Hao spoke next, "The situation with those two Immortal Foxes is likely not an isolated case. If Yun Qingzi’s ’pollution’ did indeed project onto Taixu Star when the Demon Suppression Tower lost control, those affected at that time are probably numerous... If necessary, we can issue an emergency order for the Five Sects to intercept all Immortal Boats headed for Shuji to prevent the situation from worsening."

Yu Sheng nodded lightly, feeling more at ease upon hearing the other’s arrangements.

"Then let’s call it a day," he exhaled softly and stood up from the sofa, "Everyone’s tired, let’s rest first and talk about it tomorrow."

Several people got up to return to their rooms, and Erin, who was sitting idly in the middle of the room, finally saw that Yu Sheng’s side had finished the boring business talk. She happily stood up and walked over, "Oh, you guys finally finished talking, I almost fell asleep listening over here..."

Xuan Che was just walking around the coffee table to return to his room. He didn’t watch his step, and with a 66.6 cm high puppet that looked like a short, round doll coming in, she just happened to step into a visual blind spot beside the coffee table—so the next second, Yu Sheng watched as Senior Brother stretched his leg out and tripped over Erin’s head...

"Oh—"

He barely managed to raise his hand to block, and the next moment, there was a flash of light.

In fact, the entire room lit up.

A glaring arc filled with purple spiritual light exploded in the room with a "bang," and the powerful electric field that suddenly spread through the air made everyone’s hair stand on end. A Divine Thunder, strong enough to knock even an Immortal off their feet, erupted out of nowhere, sending Xuan Che flying vertically—Yu Sheng watched as a silhouette flashed in the bright light, and when he reacted, Senior Brother was already on the ceiling.

Half a second later, Xuan Che crashed to the ground.

Erin also rolled on the ground from the huge recoil but quickly flipped up, sitting and looking around blankly. Only then did she realize what had happened, and happily pounced towards Yu Sheng, "Oh, Yu Sheng, I discharged~!"

"Don’t worry about your discharging!" Yu Sheng’s hair was still standing on end at this point. He reached out to catch the small puppet jumping at him, and then turned with cold sweat to look at the spot where Xuan Che landed, "Hey, are you okay!?"

Xuan Che struggled to get up from the ground, still looking dazed. Yu Sheng called out twice before he blinked and looked half-bewildered at the puppet in Yu Sheng’s hand, taking a while before muttering, "...Why did this happen?"

"I’m curious too!" Yu Sheng was even more bewildered, "When she touches us, it’s just a zap, but with you, it nearly blasted half your life away..."

At this moment, Master Yuan Hao, who had been watching seriously from the side, finally spoke up. The old handsome man thoughtfully looked at his Nephew, who had just recovered, but now had half his face numb again: "...Che’er, what is your current cultivation level now?"

Xuan Che’s mind was still a bit clouded, and he instinctively replied, "Spiritually Complete, but haven’t glimpsed the realm of Seeking Dao..."

"Oh, then it’s some time before your next major tribulation..." Master Yuan Hao rubbed his chin, "But start preparing early, ask your master to get some Heavenly Thunder Guiding, physique-enhancing pills, and magic treasures for you. With your constitution, it’s almost certain you will face a Lightning Tribulation during Seeking Dao."

Xuan Che was surprised, "...But my master said that I was likely to face a Spiritual Tribulation?"

Master Yuan Hao immediately widened his eyes, "Your master once confidently judged that he’d face a Red Dust Tribulation! But he prepared for ten years, only to be struck by lightning for three days and nights on the way down the mountain—do you trust him or me?"

Xuan Che subconsciously wanted to say that he trusted his master, but after glancing at Master Uncle, who had gone through many romantic tribulations yet maintained a good mindset, he swallowed his words again (perhaps also because he saw the puppet Yu Sheng was holding), and lowered his head with half an embarrassed face: "I, I understand."

Yu Sheng stood by, dumbfounded, though he didn’t understand the ways of these Immortal cultivators at all, he still felt that this matter was impressive—but felt it inappropriate to ask more.

After all, even True Man Yuanling’s dark past was brought out, it would be impolite to inquire further at this moment.

...

"The above is the recent work situation of the second team. Recently, no major cases have occurred, the order within Boundary City is good, and the key controlled Exotic Realms are quite stable."

In Boundary City, within the depths of the Special Service Bureau’s director’s office, Song Cheng was standing in front of Baili Qing’s desk, reporting the situation, secretly observing the director’s expression as he spoke.

Still expressionless—the director sat behind the desk with a poker face as usual, meticulous like a perfectly sculpted statue, only occasionally nodding to show a hint of human warmth.

But as a seasoned old employee of the Special Service Bureau, having dealt with Baili Qing for so many years, Song Cheng still discerned a bit of... relaxation and joy in the director’s taut appearance.

"How is Mist City?" Baili Qing suddenly asked.

Song Cheng quickly adjusted his gaze and swiftly replied, "The exploration is still ongoing, progressing steadily. We’ve generally grasped the law of Mist City’s entity formation and most dangerous entities’ activity range. We have now set up forty-six ’safe houses’ and corresponding exit points within Mist City and have installed semi-permanent communication devices. The next step will be to open exploration permissions for a few heavy mist areas and most light mist areas as planned, allowing more Spirit Realm detectives and investigators to assist in exploration or collect mist materials."

"Hmm."

Baili Qing lightly nodded.

Then the office fell silent for a moment.

After a few seconds, Song Cheng heard the director exhale gently.

"Recently... it’s very peaceful," Baili Qing said softly.

"Yes, it’s been quite peaceful recently," Song Cheng laughed, "especially compared to a while ago."

"The only noteworthy event seems to be the recent action at the ’Dark House,’ right?"

"Yes, after all, it involved the ’ancient people,’" Song Cheng nodded, "other than that, there hasn’t been any major case."

The two chatted idly for a couple of sentences, then fell silent again, as if enjoying this moment of tranquility.

It’s nice to have peace, without anyone suddenly opening a door through the Boundary Land or a Dark Angel falling from the sky.

"How is that newcomer Zheng Zhi doing?" Baili Qing asked casually, leaning back in the chair, appearing somewhat relaxed.

"He’s been regularly reporting his work, seems to be growing fast," Song Cheng smiled, "to be brought to the distant Feiyu Star Domain out of the blue, this should count as quite a remarkable internship experience among all past newcomers."

"’Newcomer,’" Baili Qing muttered softly to himself, "...that’s good too."

Song Cheng blinked, seemingly wanting to say something, but at that moment, a vibration from his phone interrupted his words.

He took out the phone and looked at it, his expression changed the next second.

Baili Qing immediately noticed the change in expression: "Hmm?"

"Zheng Zhi has sent a message," Song Cheng raised his head slowly, his tone very complicated, "over at Yu Sheng’s side..."

Baili Qing almost instantly changed posture, "Is he coming back?"

"... They are experiencing another Dark Angel incident over there."

Baili Qing: "..."

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