Chapter 604 The First Snow of the Year
Zheng Zhi didn't know what had happened, but he could tell from Yu Sheng's changing expression that it was quite serious. He didn't dare to breathe loudly, afraid of interrupting Yu Sheng's train of thought.
Yu Sheng considered all sorts of possibilities in his mind in an instant, and then focused his attention on the street in front of him.
This is the place where Zheng Zhi encountered the "abnormality" before, but now all the abnormal phenomena have subsided. Apart from the deserted streets with few pedestrians, everything else looks normal.
Yu Sheng still carefully examined the area, then produced some blood and used it to create a fungal carpet...
He's made it a habit; he feels like he's missing out if he doesn't leave a mark wherever he goes. It's the same when he bleeds every day; he always feels that blood is regenerating every day, and he feels uncomfortable if he doesn't let some out every day. It's like it's a waste to keep it in his body. Sometimes he thinks this habit might be a bit abnormal, but after he mentioned it to Luna and Eileen, they both thought it was just being thrifty.
As for Hu Li, she didn't have any opinion on it; she just let her suck on it a couple of times after the blood was drained.
For example, right now.
Hu Li quickly devoured the roasted sweet potato in his hand, then hugged Yu Sheng's arm and sucked on it with gusto. Yu Sheng looked at his nephew thoughtfully and said, "From your description, what you encountered were just 'phantoms' projected from another dimension. The fact that you were unharmed when that artificial saintess stabbed you is proof of that. This is clearly different from what we encountered in the alley... The 'knights' we encountered were all real."
Zheng Zhi pondered, "According to what I heard, those knights 'landed on this side'..."
“This suggests that the process is somewhat uncontrollable even for the Secret Order,” Yu Sheng said, frowning. “Is it some kind of experimental technology? Or some kind of power or ‘wonder’ that they themselves cannot control?”
He paused, then turned to look at Hu Li: "Can you sense anything?"
Hu Li then raised her head, licked her lips with lingering satisfaction, and began to look around.
A faint spiritual energy emanated from her, and the great fox demon's divine sense swept across the entire block.
After a moment, the fox girl shook her head: "No, this place is no different from other places."
“…Perhaps it’s related to the ‘exotic’ nature of the alley itself, or perhaps it’s all just random occurrences,” Yu Sheng sighed softly. “Anyway, I’ll tell Baili Qing about the situation here first.”
...
Because they had spent a lot of time outside, it was almost evening when Sheng and Hu Li returned to No. 66 Wutong Road. The cold wind that had been blowing all day gradually calmed down in the evening, but the sky was even more gloomy. The lead-gray clouds piled up into thick, impenetrable clumps, pressing low over the city.
As soon as Yu Sheng pushed open the door to the living room, he subconsciously looked towards the sofa, but he didn't see the little doll that would usually be occupying the sofa at this time.
Immediately afterwards, he heard noises coming from the balcony.
Looking up at the sound, Yu Sheng stared wide-eyed at a string of Eileen hanging on the clothesline.
Five Eileen figures were neatly hung in mid-air, with clotheslines passing through their sleeves one by one, looking like a string of little flags. The blonde one was hung right in the center.
At this moment, a string of small dolls was still dangling in mid-air. The blond one, seeing Yu Sheng return, immediately kicked its short legs vigorously: "Yu Sheng! Help me down! C-button has no sportsmanship—"
Yu Sheng was taken aback. Just as he was about to ask what was going on, he noticed a note pinned to one of the Eileen's clothes. The note was in Luna's handwriting: "I shouldn't have thrown the Ominous Star into the bucket while others were mopping the floor."
Okay, let's leave it hanging.
Yu Sheng completely ignored the low-quality ramblings coming from the bunch of little things swaying in the wind on the clothesline, and took out his phone to send messages to Baili Qing.
After explaining Zheng Zhi's situation and the progress at Black Stone Station to Baili Qing, he spared some attention to contact Luo, who was still at Black Stone Station.
Upon hearing that someone from the Chong Sheng Hermitage was apparently discussing the Boundary Bridge incident, Luo was quite shocked.
"Those lunatics? Why aren't they holed up in their own lair, carrying out their secret cult rituals and bioengineering? What's with all this meddling in the Boundary Bridge... Wait, are they out of their minds?!"
"Good people can run a cult?" Yu Sheng was quite calm. He understood that cultists were indeed unpopular everywhere, even extreme forces like the Black Dot Group thought they were crazy. "In short, we can't be sure how they got involved yet, but the matter itself makes logical sense—the Secret Order is dedicated to researching the power of dark angels and collecting 'angelic catalysts' all over the world, and the Boundary Bridge itself is a dark angel... Even if the bridge is gone now, this matter has enough reason to attract their attention."
“…This doesn’t just seem like they’re ‘paying attention,’ it’s clearly about to cause trouble,” Luo said worriedly. “I have a feeling the project is going to fall apart.”
Whether it was his imagination or not, Yu Sheng could sense a hint of experience in the other person's tone.
"When are you planning to head back to your old base?" he suddenly asked again.
“I’ve prepared a shuttle, but I can’t leave for the next couple of days. There’s a critical system being repaired here, and only I know how to fix it—besides, I don’t trust Alvin’s group of so-called ‘stellar scholars’,” Luo said casually, his tone tinged with a hint of grumbling. “Back then, a nobody who couldn’t even write a proper thesis would be a ‘master’ back home, leading a team and providing interstellar technical support. I get a chill just watching them wander around the control center of Blackrock Station…”
Listening to the other person's ramblings, Yu Sheng understood for a moment. Although he had no similar experience, he understood after thinking about it. It's like one day you're lying on the operating table, and the surgeon who pushes open the door is none other than your old bunkmate from college, Lao X, who couldn't even give a rabbit anesthesia properly. You even clearly remember that you helped him put together his graduation thesis from the internet. Now, seeing those clear eyes through the mask, just like they were back then, wouldn't you feel scared?
If it were him, Yu Sheng felt that even under anesthesia, he would still struggle to crawl two steps toward the door...
After arranging things on Luo's side, Yu Sheng finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, while pondering the recent events, he shifted his position on the sofa, leaning back more relaxed.
Five Eileen swings, hanging on the clothesline, swayed back and forth in a corner of his field of vision, like a row of wind chimes.
It's a pity that it doesn't have the pleasant sound of a wind chime.
This little thing also makes a sound, but it's a bit noisy.
"Alright, alright, put her down," Yu Sheng finally couldn't stand the chattering and nagging anymore. He looked up at Luna, who was standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting for him. "You know Eileen's situation. If she's left hanging on the pole for two weeks, she'll still do it next time. The word 'mischievous' is etched into her very being."
Luna then went over to let the people go, and Yu Sheng also came to the balcony to help. Together they took down the clothesline and let the dolls strung on it slide down the line one by one. Halfway down, Eileen looked up and asked, "Yu Sheng, were you speaking up for me just now?"
"……yes."
"Thank you!"
Just as the last Eileen slid down the pole, Yu Sheng suddenly caught a glimpse of white light drifting down from the balcony window out of the corner of his eye.
The next second, Hu Li's excited voice came from the living room: "It's snowing!"
The few Eileen girls who had just landed on the ground immediately started making a ruckus. Some climbed onto the windowsill, some ran towards the door, and two of them climbed onto Yu Sheng's shoulders in a flash, staring wide-eyed out the window: "It's snowing! It's snowing!"
Sparse white snowflakes were drifting down, falling into the dim sky that was nearing dusk. At first, the snow was light, and the scattered snowflakes melted quickly as they hit the ground. But almost in the blink of an eye, the snow began to fall heavily, and the world gradually became a hazy expanse. The swirling snow began to slowly cover the vast border city.
Eileen ran to open the door—this time she accomplished the feat by stacking herself on top of herself—and stood in the doorway facing the swirling snow, a silly grin gradually spreading across her face.
Hu Li also ran out. Since it was within the coverage area of No. 66 Wutong Road, she directly ran to the open space at the entrance in the form of a fox demon, and happily spun around with her arms outstretched.
The fox girl's tail was at least twice as fluffy as it was in summer, and from a distance, it looked like a ball of yarn rolling in the snow.
Yu Sheng casually threw on a coat and followed Luna out the door. There they saw a white-haired, red-eyed, furry fox running around in the snow, its paws outstretched to catch the snowflakes.
Then he looked at the small house with a logistics point sign not far away, and saw Zheng Zhi push the door open and come out, with a faint wisp of heat wafting out of the door.
"Brother Yu, wanna come for hot pot?" Zheng Zhi waved and called out happily.
Before Yu Sheng could even speak, he saw the fox, which was circling in the snow, suddenly turn its head around, and then drool started dripping down its chin...
The bunch of tails started shaking violently, making people dizzy just looking at them.
Yu Sheng looked at Hu Li, then at Zheng Zhi, and after a moment's thought, said, "Then I'm guessing you won't have enough to eat."
But then he changed the subject: "Wait a moment, I'm going to the Secret Service canteen to grab some meatballs, sliced meat, and frozen tofu..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luna chimed in, "I'll go back to the valley and pick some vegetables."
Seeing that everyone seemed to have something to do, Eileen, who was standing next to Yu Sheng, immediately began to think. The ominous star circled around the head of one of the small dolls, and then suddenly stopped—it looked like a light bulb popping out of a comic book character's head, just short of making a "ding" sound.
Upon seeing this, Yu Sheng immediately became alarmed and pointed at the little doll: "If you dare to throw this thing into the pot later, I'll hang you on the roof!"
(End of this chapter)
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