Chapter 240

Chapter 240: The Mysterious Sisters

Yu Sheng had planned to go home and grab a quick nap, but two bowls of “Fox stew” completely ruined that plan. He was not sure if the dish the Cyber Fox Immortal cooked counted as normal food, but its effects were strong. He felt full of energy, like he could speedrun Night Valley again.

Since he would not be sleeping, he might as well do something useful.

He walked into the living room and said to Doll, who was sitting cross legged on the coffee table watching a variety show: “I need to make a trip to the Special Affairs Bureau. You and Foxy should wait at home.”

Irene finally looked up from the TV and asked, “Okay… will you be back by noon?”

Yu Sheng said after thinking for a moment, “Hard to say. Maybe not.” He turned and saw Foxy coming out of the dining room, wiping her hands on her tail, so he added casually, “If I don’t make it back, heat up the leftovers in the fridge for lunch.”

Foxy blinked and said with a straight face, “Already ate them.”

Yu Sheng asked, “Do you still have storage in your tail?”

Foxy laughed and said, “Still have!”

Yu Sheng waved her off and said, “Then make do with that for now. Tonight Little Red Riding Hood and the others are throwing a celebration in the Valley. We’ll eat a real feast then. The Special Affairs Bureau is paying.”

Foxy answered, “Okay!”

Yu Sheng pulled out his phone, messaged Bai Li Qing to set a time, let out a slow breath, then opened The Door that appeared out of thin air.

He stepped through the Door into a vast, silent place.

A small floating island drifted like a broken shard in endless darkness.

Beyond the island stretched a boundless void. Overhead ran a brilliant river of light that crossed the whole space. An unbelievable elevator structure rose from the island’s center and disappeared upward into the dark. It looked the same as in his memory, grand and mysterious, and, as always, filled with Clear Tranquility.

This was one of the most secret floors in the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters, the N floor, or, as Bai Li Qing called it, the Borderland’s roof.

It was a good place to talk.

All around was quiet. Bai Li Qing had not arrived yet. Yu Sheng was in no hurry. He took a look around the little broken island, went to the rest area beside the elevator, poured himself a glass of iced water, sat on the sofa, and waited in silence.

He enjoyed the grand yet lonely view, and his thoughts began to drift under the gorgeous river of light. He thought about the future of the Cursed Children in the Fairy Tale Organization, about himself, about this unbelievable world, and about the ark named Anka Aila, its long journey, and the ancient memories it had shown him.

He lowered his head and watched the ice cubes in his glass slowly spin. Tiny bubbles formed on their surfaces, wobbling upward through the water. Some bumped and merged, some clung to the glass or to other cubes, and some burst quietly when they touched the surface.

After a long while, something tugged at his mind. He put away his wandering thoughts at once.

He looked up and saw a pair of huge eyes quietly watching him.

It was only a pair of eyes. Pale, faded irises floated in the air ahead. They were pretty, but almost had no human warmth.

Yu Sheng froze, then greeted them a bit unsure: “Uh, hello.”

He knew who it was. This was Bai Li Qing’s sister. It was his first time seeing her without Bai Li Qing present.

A flat, cold voice sounded directly in his head as Bai Li Xue said: “Hello.”

Yu Sheng said, feeling awkward talking to just a pair of eyes, “I made an appointment with your sister to talk.”

Bai Li Xue said, even colder than Bai Li Qing, “I know. She is still in a meeting. That is very boring.”

Yu Sheng finally understood why he felt so strange. The problem was that she was only eyes. People say the eyes are the windows to the soul, but she was nothing but windows. While he spoke, he felt like those eyes were scanning him with x ray sight. Without other features to guide him, he could not read any expression. He felt like he was talking to a surveillance spirit with true sight.

Still, she was Bai Li Qing’s sister. He could not be rude. Keeping a straight face and searching for a topic, he asked, “By the way, I never asked your name. You are called…”

Bai Li Xue answered calmly: “Bai Li Xue. Although I have not used it for many years.”

Yu Sheng paused. It was a nice name, and not strange at all. [These eyes even have a name?]

Before he could speak, the eyes seemed to read his mind as Bai Li Xue said: “My sister and I were named by Mother.”

Yu Sheng said, “Uh, I did not say anything.”

Bai Li Xue said: “I can tell.”

Yu Sheng said, “Oh.”

He scratched his hair, embarrassed that his inner sarcasm was seen through. Then more questions rushed up in his mind. [She probably was not born as only two windows. How did she end up like this? What is with her and Bai Li Qing? She seems very interested in me. Why did she come? Did she show up just because her sister’s meeting was boring?] He pushed these messy thoughts aside, not the kind of thing he could ask directly anyway, and took another sip of iced water.

Maybe he was too calm, because the eyes spoke again after a moment of quiet.

Bai Li Xue asked: “Did you kill a Dark Angel?”

Yu Sheng stopped sipping. He remembered the withered, dead Eco Bay and Anka Aila’s farewell before it shut down. After a short silence, he shook his head and said, “It chose to die. I only kept it company at the end.”

He could feel that piercing gaze on him. There was no malice in it, only pure curiosity.

Bai Li Xue said: “It is still an amazing feat. Do you understand what it means? A Dark Angel has fallen. It is the first time in history, the first known time in the world. The news will spread soon. Countless people will be shocked. Of course, no fool will rush to the Borderland to ask you directly, but before long, the impact will show.”

He answered only after half a minute with a slow: “Oh.”

Bai Li Xue was quiet a few seconds, then said: “You do not seem to care?”

Yu Sheng raised his head and asked, “Why should I?”

This time Bai Li Xue sounded surprised. She seemed to freeze for two seconds before saying: “For example, your peaceful life getting disturbed. I have read stories where the main character does something amazing, then hides his name and goes back to normal life because he worries his peace will be broken.”

Yu Sheng finally looked shocked and asked, “You read that stuff?”

Bai Li Xue said: “Besides reading all kinds of things, what else can I do?”

Yu Sheng said nothing. [Fair point.]

He coughed and said, “I did not think about that. As for a peaceful life, my life stopped being peaceful a long time ago. Why worry about it?”

Bai Li Xue said: “That seems true. You have many lively people around you now.”

Yu Sheng waved his hand and said, “Then it does not matter. Let the news spread. I am interested in the Dark Angels anyway. If it helps bait useful intel, that is good.”

Bai Li Xue fell silent. Just then, Yu Sheng heard the elevator Door slide open not far away.

He turned and saw a figure with a gray white ponytail hurry out.

Bai Li Qing said quickly: “Sorry. I tried to end the meeting as soon as I got your message, but it still took longer than I planned.” Then she saw the eyes floating across from Yu Sheng and froze, asking, “Why are you here? When did you sneak out?”

Bai Li Xue answered: “When you stood up and said, ‘Let me add two points.’”

Bai Li Qing was silent.

Yu Sheng was silent.

He watched Bai Li Qing walk over and sit across from him. The huge eyes vanished behind her. After a long pause, he said, “Your sister is actually pretty interesting.”

Bai Li Qing raised her eyelids, glanced at him, and said, “Interesting, but dangerous. Do not stare into her eyes for too long. You can tell her current state is not a normal human. Maybe she is friendly to you, but some inhuman, irrational things are beyond her control.”

Yu Sheng thought for a moment. [To be honest, I did not feel anything.] He swallowed the words. He figured she was warning him as if he were an ordinary person. It was well meant, so he accepted it.

It also made him even more curious about the secrets of the sisters.