Because the matter was rather peculiar, Yu Sheng was momentarily perplexed by what the puppet was saying until Erin stood before him, carefully cupping her small hands together, and then rubbed an intense and dazzling ball of light between her hands with beams of scorching light shooting from her fingertips. It was then that he finally understood what "charged up" meant.

And then he was completely baffled.

Frankly speaking, Yu Sheng thought he was quite adaptable. He could handle Hu Li's brewed dishes greeting him, the Immortal from Qianfeng Ling Mountain making grape-flavored elixirs, and even his readers shipping his male lead with an alpaca—but he was still a bit dazed at the moment.

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At this moment, Xuan Che and Hu Li also rushed over from the restaurant to check the situation, so there was yet another person befuddled.

Xuan Che was the one in bewilderment—Hu Li wasn't bewildered at all; she even came over with a bowl, and after seeing Erin conjure the Electric Light Ball in her hands, she calmly took a sip of soup, then leisurely remarked, "Turns out she's a Thunder Cultivator."

Yu Sheng almost lost it when he heard: Thunder Cultivator, my ass!

"Is, is that so?" Erin, however, was easily swayed. She blinked in surprise and looked at Hu Li. "Is Thunder Cultivator like this?"

Xuan Che, observing the situation on site, had already guessed what was happening, but with all the impacts he'd had to absorb today, he felt a bit numb, accepting that occurrences like these were normal in this big house and not to let minor things disturb his state of mind. Having heard Erin's question, he gave it some serious thought before replying, "Where I come from, Thunder Cultivators aren't like this."

"Back home, anything related to thunder counts as Thunder Cultivator," Hu Li said, stuffing another spoonful of food into her mouth and speaking while chewing. "Erin, you have a talent for directly absorbing energy from electric shocks. Next time it thunders, you can try—might even ascend as a Thunder-Strike Immortal."

Erin (Pro Max smoked black gold limited edition, 66.6cm) instantly leaped up, baring teeth and claws attempting to bite Hu Li, even as Yu Sheng restrained her, she flailed her arms and legs in the air. "Silly fox, you're doing this on purpose! Normally you say Yu Sheng is the Civil Engineering Immortal, Cooking Immortal, but why am I the Thunder-Strike Immortal?"

As Yu Sheng held down Erin (too long to omit), he confirmed that the little thing had indeed fully recovered, primarily judging by her newfound strength…

After a bout of commotion, Yu Sheng finally managed to soothe the bouncing puppet. First, he took care of the scrapped socket, checked to ensure the TV was intact, then reset the tripped air switch, restored the house's power, and took Erin to the washroom to carefully wash her face before painstakingly smoothing down her frizzy hair.

After combing, there was still a bit of fluffiness, looking like Hu Li's tail in winter, even with natural curls at the ends, but there was no helping that—she just had to keep washing her hair frequently for the next few days, waiting for normalcy to slowly return…

Having managed to deal with the mess, Erin once again became the focus of attention.

"…So really, a single electric shock fully charged you, huh?" Yu Sheng was still in disbelief, watching Erin molding another Electric Light Ball and couldn't help but ask, "How does that work?"

"How would I know? I just realized suddenly that my energy had restored," Erin replied casually, then reflected on the electric shock she endured earlier. "Besides, I wasn't fully charged from that single shock; I was nearly charged over the day and night, and the last shock finished it off…"

"Uh, alright, whatever, I guess there's already enough absurd things around me," Yu Sheng scratched his head. He then noticed Erin focusing laser between her hands to ignite a new dazzling light ball, and finally belatedly feeling cold sweat breaking out, "Anyways, could you stop making light balls here—if you twitch and blow a hole in the house…"

"Okay," Erin finally dispersed the beams in her hands, albeit looking quite disappointed, "I've just barely recovered, wanted to practice a bit while at it…"

Yu Sheng knew the little thing was showing off, but he decided not to pierce her act, considering she had been quite unfortunate recently.

"Forget the principle for now—at least we've found a way for you to recharge rapidly, at least we have a direction. Now we need to think about making this process practical."

Erin looked up at Yu Sheng: "Make it practical?"

"You bet; we can't go scrapping a socket every time or have you gnaw on wires," Yu Sheng rolled his eyes. "As you've seen, it trips the circuit, and you end up with smoke billowing out of you."

"Seems so," Erin blinked, feeling he made a reasonable point but still a bit puzzled, "So how to make it practical? Are you going to give me a charging port?"

Yu Sheng was astonished: "...Can you have a charging port on you?"

"No!" Erin stated righteously but added immediately, "But I can try multiple times, find a way to adapt, couldn't react properly earlier—thinking about it now, if prepared, maybe I could guide the recharging process… But first, don't use such a crappy socket anymore."

Yu Sheng seriously pondered for a moment, and considering household electrical safety, decided not to listen to the little thing's nonsense.

"I'll get you a charger later, connect a bulb or something in the circuit, enhance it with a leakage-protection air switch," he said earnestly, "I'll leave two interfaces for you at the charging end, and when your Spiritual Power runs out, go tap the electric door…"

Erin suddenly became cheerful: "Great!"

Hu Li also nodded repeatedly, although she probably didn't understand at all: "Savior, this method is good."

Xuan Che remained silent, quietly standing by and watching the discussion between Yu Sheng and Erin about the charging methods. His heart was tranquil, and his gaze was serene. Eventually, he even felt a faint sense of realization—though he wasn't sure what he was realizing. He just sensed a realization, thinking that there might be nothing in the world that could shake his Taoist heart anymore...

Then he glanced at the time and bid farewell to Yu Sheng.

Yu Sheng was a bit surprised: "You're leaving already?"

"No, I still need to stay in Boundary City for a few more days," Xuan Che quickly explained, "My master has arranged other tasks, but if you have any instructions, such as strange occurrences in that peculiar house, you can call on me anytime."

"I thought you were going to stay here with me," Yu Sheng said quite frankly, "I've got plenty of space here, and I can prepare another room for you anytime."

Instinctively, Xuan Che glanced around at the room, recalling the various strange phenomena he'd witnessed and experienced since stepping through the door. From the perspective of stabilizing his Taoist heart, it seemed best not to accept Yu Sheng's invitation.

Though he had just had a realization, feeling that his Taoist heart was incredibly stable, who knew what absurd things might still occur in this large house.

Yu Sheng saw the serious expression on Xuan Che's face and heard that he had other tasks from his master, so he didn't insist. After exchanging pleasantries, he prepared to see him out.

However, before that, he suddenly remembered something: "Ah, I almost forgot, how do I contact you?"

Xuan Che responded by reaching into his pocket and taking out a small mirror emitting a purple-gold glow.

At the sight of this mirror, Yu Sheng felt a jolt, realizing it was yet another Magic Treasure of a cultivator. He started speculating on its uses, wondering how he could leverage special methods to connect with it, and thinking he might learn a skill with special effects from this handsome guy.

But just as he was halfway through his speculations, he saw Xuan Che reach over the mirror and swipe his hand twice, bringing up a QR code...

Xuan Che smiled humbly: "You can scan this to add me as a friend on Border Communication."

Yu Sheng: "..."

He instantly calmed down and belatedly realized how "Wayward Disciple Four Thousand" usually contacted him.

After exchanging contact information, Yu Sheng escorted his guest to the main entrance.

Just as he was about to open the door, Xuan Che suddenly felt a sensation, looked up toward the window in the living room not far away.

"There's so much fog outside!" he remarked in surprise.

Yu Sheng had already placed his hand on the door handle, but upon hearing this, he hesitated and stared out the window.

Outside, thick fog enveloped everything, with dense mist flowing down the street, rendering the entire block blurred and indistinct.

Erin immediately dashed to the nearest windowsill: "What the heck, it's happening again?!"

Xuan Che initially remarked casually, not expecting such a strong reaction, so he quickly sensed something was off: "Is this fog... strange?"

"Recently, Boundary City has been restless, mainly because of this fog," Yu Sheng nodded solemnly while observing the fog outside, "Mist City—it's a new name the Special Service Bureau has given to this thick fog alien land. They've issued warnings to Spirit Realm detectives and investigators within the Boundary Land. Normally, this fog shouldn't appear in the real world, but my house is somewhat special and seems to attract these eerie occurrences. The fog outside the windows is not a first-time thing."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Che frowned slightly—did the expert standing before him not find his house eerie?

Yu Sheng was unaware of Xuan Che's thoughts, and after contemplating briefly, he continued: "But you don't have to worry, the fog only appears outside the windows. You can enter the fog with special methods, but I'll open the door normally and you'll be able to leave as usual."

Xuan Che's response, however, took him by surprise.

"If that's the case... I would like to take a look in the fog."

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