Yu Sheng was quite surprised by Xuan Che's response and confirmed it again, realizing that the other party was serious.

"You're just a tourist from elsewhere, right? It's unlikely you'd participate in such regional disaster investigations," Yu Sheng said, frowning.

"Battling evil, protecting the common people, it's truly the responsibility of cultivators like us. Moreover, my Qianfeng Ling Mountain lineage has the ancestral motto of 'Great Power Helps People,'" Xuan Che said with a proud and gentle smile on his face. "You don't need to worry. Though our 'foreign land' may not be as special as Boundary Land, we also have the Exotic Realm, and we cultivators have plenty of experience in exploring the Exotic Realm and solving entities, we won't be a burden to you."

"Uh, it's not that I'm worried about you being a burden..." Yu Sheng instinctively said, but since Xuan Che had already spoken to this extent, he hesitated for a moment and swallowed any unnecessary advice. He simply reminded, "Then wait for me to take the house into the Exotic Realm, and we'll go out together. Mist City is very peculiar, be cautious as you move."

Xuan Che: "…?"

He felt like he had heard a string of very novel text combinations, but today he had already listened to many similar combinations, so he didn't bother asking this time.

Yu Sheng paid no attention to Xuan Che's subtle expression and instead stepped forward to grasp the handle of the door, beginning to settle his mind like last time. He controlled the entire No. 66 Wutong Road to change locations, moving towards the coordinates of "Mist City."

Xuan Che acutely sensed some subtle changes. He seemed to hear a hollow, deep rumble emerging from the depths of the big mansion, as if a massive invisible creature was slowly moving its limbs. He also felt a momentary change in the "atmosphere" of the entire house; everything around seemed to come alive, even the electric lights on the ceiling, the wallpaper on the walls, the tissue box on the table not far away... all were watching him with non-malicious intent.

But all these feelings lasted just a moment, and before he could truly react, everything had calmed down, Yu Sheng said from not far away: "Alright, we've arrived."

The door was gently pushed open, and a street dense with fog appeared outside the door.

Xuan Che gazed in astonishment at the scene outside the door. At the moment the door opened, his Divine Sense finally broke free from that isolated, suppressed state and perceived the environment beyond No. 66 Wutong Road — and then he understood what Yu Sheng meant by "taking the house into the Exotic Realm."

He stared wide-eyed at Yu Sheng, his mind swirling with a few words: An Expert!!!

...How did those folks at the Special Service Bureau come to accept this big mansion and the "anthropomorphic" design and setting of the beings inside it?

However, the Expert didn't notice Xuan Che's horrified and subtle expression because the Expert was now seriously selecting which Erin to take out.

"Bring a damage dealer, bring a control, Pro and Steel will follow me out, the remaining two will stay at home to guard," Yu Sheng quickly assigned, "If anything strange appears outside the window, you can promptly notify both Hu Li and me."

"You can take one more!" Erin (Lotus) stood at the door, looking up, "You can never have too many people for a fight!"

"I can't hang any more on me," Yu Sheng said helplessly, turning to look at Steel Erin and Pro Erin sitting confidently on his shoulders, "unless you come down and walk yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, the little puppets on the ground burst into a string of clattering: "Safe travels, be careful, come back soon. If there's any situation, I'll contact you immediately!"

Yu Sheng: "..."

Moments later, Yu Sheng, carrying two Erins and accompanied by Hu Li and Xuan Che, had already walked into the dense fog.

He was still carrying that fierce Tetanus Wand — in the previous battle with the Artificial Saintess, this "War Stick" had been hacked to pieces by the opponent's Fingertip Blade, with almost half of its blades and rebar cut away. But later, it was repaired and reinforced by Hu Li, now it had regained its fierce appearance.

The two Erins sitting on Yu Sheng's shoulders didn't forget to remind along the way: "Don't suddenly put this thing on your shoulder! Don't forget both sides are sitting with me now!"

Yu Sheng was impatient: "Got it, got it, you've mentioned it 800 times since we left the house."

Xuan Che's gaze had been frequently falling on that Tetanus Wand since earlier, several times he wanted to speak but held back.

His eyes carried a hint of vigilance and doubt.

This did not escape Yu Sheng's notice.

"Interested in this Wolf Fang Club?" Yu Sheng casually asked, "I've noticed you staring at it for quite some time."

"Esteemed...Mr. Yu, please pardon me, I am merely unclear about one matter," Xuan Che finally spoke, his tone exuding an uncommon solemnity, "Why does the weapon in your hand possess such a heavy aura of bloodlust? And furthermore... why is it enshrouded in layers of deathly energy?"

As he uttered these words, his expression was somewhat peculiar, even carrying a hint of "today asking this might mean my death, but to not ask would go against my Dao heart", Yu Sheng was slightly taken aback on the spot, then before he could speak, Erin burst into laughter on his shoulder: "Hahaha, you've been mistaken for an evil cultivator~~"

Yu Sheng helplessly tugged at the corner of his mouth, shaking the War Stick in his hand, and explained to Xuan Che: "Don't worry, the bloodthirsty aura on it is all mine—I coated it with my own blood, which has a special effect when dealing with weaker entities; of course, the drawback is the style of the thing becomes rather bizarre. As for the layers of deathly energy you mentioned... probably left from killing too many entities."

"Is that so?" Xuan Che muttered somewhat doubtfully, but seemed to accept Yu Sheng's explanation.

Beside him, Erin added a few more words: "Hey, don't overthink things, our travel agency always operates openly and honorably, even if lives are lost, they definitely deserve to die..."

The more Yu Sheng listened, the more he felt something was amiss: "Wait a minute, is there some insinuation in your words?"

"Oh, you're overthinking," Erin quickly reached out to pat Yu Sheng's head, then hastily and awkwardly changed the subject, "Actually, we don't really need to personally explore here anymore, right? Isn't the Special Service Bureau sending many people to investigate inside? Waiting for their news would be the same, wouldn't it?"

"Not the same," Yu Sheng slowly shook his head, "This mist can appear directly outside the windows of No. 66 Wutong Road, which itself makes me concerned, plus the previously escaped Artificial Saintess..."

"Ah? What about that Artificial Saintess?"

"She once appeared nearby," Yu Sheng said calmly, his gaze slowly sweeping through the surrounding mist, "And still hasn't gone far."

In an instant, both Erin became alerted: "Type C Buckle!"

Hu Li perked up his ears immediately upon hearing Yu Sheng's words, cautiously scanning the surroundings while quickly observing the environment: "Savior, it seems this place isn't far from where we were attacked last time."

"So that Type C Buckle circled back to the edge of the Old Town?" Erin hugged Yu Sheng's head, her face full of seriousness, "Is there really something hidden here?"

"...It's hard not to suspect," Yu Sheng frowned, "However, the Deep Dive Team sent by the Special Service Bureau has already searched this area, and they found nothing."

Xuan Che silently listened to the discussion between Yu Sheng and the others, until suddenly he spoke: "You mentioned 'Artificial Saintess', is that the kind of Mechanical Puppet crafted by the Venerate Saints Monastery?"

"Yeah," Yu Sheng nodded, "You've dealt with that thing too?"

"Never seen it in person, but I've heard fellow disciples mention it, that this vile thing is extremely difficult to handle, with deceitful moves, swift speed, and capable of vanishing into shadows, shifting instantly, ordinary cultivators aren't her match," Xuan Che said seriously, "It requires experts to deal with or a siege by many."

Yu Sheng listened in surprise: "... You've all cultivated to the point of soaring into the sky and escaping into the earth, yet you find this 'Artificial Saintess' iron shell difficult to handle?"

"Alas, mainly that layer of 'iron shell'," Xuan Che sighed, "To my knowledge, it's made from the material used for Starship armor, not only tough, but also lined with many sinister secret techniques inside, ordinary spells are almost ineffective on that outer shell, Mechanical Puppet doesn't fear curse, illusion, nor prohibition, just the dharma-breaking aspect alone leaves most cultivators facing her with half their cultivation rendered useless, leaving them no choice but to charge up for melee combat... Flesh and blood against a piece of warship armor, wouldn't that be dangerous?"

He paused, then added: "Of course, cultivators who are strong enough aren't afraid of it, there's always a way to deal with that thing... but it might take some effort."

Yu Sheng listened intently, but suddenly recalled a piece of information revealed by Baili Qing during their recent contact—

The Venerate Saints Monastery has a relatively fixed range of activity, and in the past decade or so, they've been quite low-key.

He frowned, vaguely remembering Baili Qing had also mentioned another thing before: "Feiyu-13b", related to the Qianfeng Ling Mountain, is a relatively sealed Star Region, its "security" level might not match Boundary Land, but it's not far off...

"Has the Artificial Saintess also 'invaded' your area?" Yu Sheng asked, frowning, subconsciously, "When did this happen?"

"In the past one or two years, traces of that so-called 'Monastery' appeared on several frontier planets, twice invoking the appearance of the Artificial Saintess," Xuan Che remarked seriously, "Though they caused no significant damage, local cultivators promptly drove those deceitful evil demons out... but their appearance is indeed suspicious."

"What have they done in your area?" Yu Sheng quickly asked.

"Seems like they're smuggling something," Xuan Che pondered, shaking his head, "Unfortunately, those deceitful evil demons are always cautious, when the Mountain Guardian Cultivators arrived, they only found many destroyed storages and machines, what exactly they were doing remains unclear to this day."

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.