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740: Chapter 153: Curtain Call 740: Chapter 153: Curtain Call “Miss Tsukihime, the resting place for the entourage has been arranged.

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The people from the Kondo family closed the door, leaving Zi Xing alone in the room.

Her brows furrowed, her face filled with worry… was it the sixth time, or the seventh?

Her memory had become somewhat jumbled—the cause of this confusion stemmed from being constantly reincarnated on the first day in Zaodao Village.

After less than ten times, Zi Xing vaguely felt a sense of restlessness and even needed to silently recite some scriptures to stabilize her state of mind.

She couldn’t help but admire Master Long’s disciple, who had been reincarnated for an entire year, and when she met him, he was still able to remain clear-headed…

Just how resilient was Mo Xiaofei’s spirit?

After reciting a Heart Sutra, Zi Xing stabilized her emotions.

Before this reset, she had always been using a Secret Technique on Narukami Haru, but the effects were minimal.

This time, she planned to take a risk.

It was still the dungeon, but it wasn’t to find Narukami Haru; instead, it was to find the secret place of the Nagato House… that place Mo Xiaofei had once warned her about, where terrifying things existed that should not be touched lightly.

As usual, Zi Xing let her maid take her place and then sneaked into the dungeon.

The whole process was as smooth as water, but Zi Xing showed no signs of happiness.

Repeating the same thing certainly couldn’t make anyone happy.

This time, she quickly arrived at the end of the dungeon in the opposite direction she had never been to before—there was a mechanism there, but it clearly wasn’t crafted by any Mechanism Master, as Zi Xing didn’t face much trouble finding a way to open it.

The Stone Gate slowly opened, and a bluish mist gradually floated in the Space behind it… blue demonic power!

Demonic power that had vaporized and materialized!

Zi Xing frowned.

This kind of demonic power probably required years to emit and accumulate in this sealed place to form.

In the space behind the Stone Gate, besides a square pool in front, there were two small rooms.

Zi Xing took a glance at the square pool and directly proceeded to the other small room inside.

One room stored a considerable amount of gold, silver, and worldly valuable items, seemingly the treasure of the Nagato clan.

Zi Xing didn’t look closely and went straight to the other room, where shelves were filled, with an array of scrolls placed on them.

At this sight, Zi Xing’s eyes lit up as she went through the names of these scrolls one by one, finally finding one, opened it, and began reading carefully.

It was only about the records of the Nagato House and the battle with the fox in those years, and the origins of that fox. “This Yu Sanniang was born in this Yan Wuyue.

But her mother…” Zi Xing quickly flipped through the scroll. “It seems now, Yu Sanniang’s mother is likely from the Heavenly Fox Clan in China, but it’s unclear why she entered this Fragmented World…

The inscription on the base of the stone sculpture in Zaodao Village mentioned the key to the Penglai Gate, but the Nagato House documents don’t.”

Zi Xing swiftly finished reading this one, then began flipping through more.

But most of them were handbooks of the Nagato House researching the heart of the fox, offering no clues about the Penglai mystery hidden by Yu Sanniang’s mother.

Zi Xing’s eyes flashed a hint of regret.

It seemed that unless the fox monster Yu Sanniang reincarnated, there was no way to know more.

Zi Xing shook her head and was about to leave the same way when she kicked a wooden box placed under the bookshelf.

Curious, Zi Xing opened it, wanting to see what was inside.

Unexpectedly, as she opened the box, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes—the box was filled with handbooks.

However… “This is China’s writing!

These… are things left behind by Yu Sanniang’s fox demon mother!”

This dungeon was originally built by Yu Sanniang, containing a place for her to store valuables.

However, when she was allied against and killed, her collections were naturally distributed among that group.

Back then, Nagato House, being weaker, ended up with some useless ancient books.

In fact, the reward given to the Nagato House by the Kondo family, making them the masters of Zaodao Village, was primarily for watching over something.

Back then, the weaker Nagato House had no choice but to comply with the primary family’s arrangement.

As the Young Leader of the Greedy Wolf Clan, Zi Xing had access to considerable inheritance from ancient to modern times within the clan.

She was not unfamiliar with ancient Chinese writing.

At this moment, she ignored the years of dust on the ground, sat directly, picked up a book, and started reading again in detail. “I see…

In the current world, she reached the state of the five decays of a celestial being, and out of necessity, thought to escape into the Fragmented World to avoid the rules of the current world and extend her Life…” “Green Jade Ruyi…”

Suddenly, a thin unknown animal skin slipped out from one of the Ancient Books as Zi Xing flipped through it.

Curious, Zi Xing picked it up and looked, only to have her expression change drastically.

Her eyes widened in disbelief, “This is… the Coordinates for Penglai’s location!

Does Penglai really exist?!”

Zi Xing took a deep breath, knowing that there had always been legends of Penglai in Chinese history.

The legend claimed that only by finding Penglai, could practitioners have a slight chance of becoming an Immortal, and even monsters could attain whatever they desired in Penglai—yet for centuries, the Penglai assemblies on Mount Tai yielded no news of Penglai.

If the location recorded on this map were correct, then Penglai would no longer be a nebulous legend!

Facing such a piece of news, akin to the explosion of a bomb in China’s Transcendent circles, Zi Xing could hardly remain calm—she never expected to encounter such an opportunity in the Yan Wuyue World!

Without any hesitation, Zi Xing decided to take this animal skin map.

However, at that moment, she was hit by a dizzying sensation, as if being pulled apart; a Soul detachment feeling made her face change drastically. “What’s happening, this feeling is completely different from the reset…”

Zi Xing didn’t have time to think, her eyes fixed on the animal skin map before her, hoping to thoroughly memorize it before losing consciousness.

Yet, the force pulling at her only grew stronger! “Just hold on a little longer… just a little longer… got it!”

She closed her eyes, and Kondo Tsukihime’s body fell directly to the ground… … …

At the large screen in the screening room, accompanied by rippling like waves, the club’s new boss Luo Qiu walked out with a smile.

This was the place where they first entered the Yan Wuyue World through the movie. “Master, is it done?” The maid came forward to ask.

Luo Qiu replied, “Pretty much, there’s no point in us staying.

Just wait patiently.

Mrs.

Witch’s story will eventually have an ending.”

Speaking, Boss Luo glanced at the audience in the seats before him.

The audience began gradually coming out of their dazed state, the clarity returning to their eyes.

Luo Qiu nodded softly and said, “Mr.

Arex still knows his limits.” “Indeed, otherwise, he wouldn’t have survived till now.” You Ye smiled slightly.

Luo Qiu didn’t particularly like to comment on the strengths and weaknesses of the guests.

At this moment, the lights in the screening room suddenly came on, startlingly bright.

Boss Luo then said, “Let’s go.

We’ve spent quite some time watching this movie.”

The maid certainly understood what was meant by losing time—initially, before “watching” the movie, they were on their way to deliver Christmas gifts to the guests.

The three of them thus left directly before the awakening audience, without attracting any attention.

As they left the cinema, Luo Qiu’s phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at it, seeing it was Ren Ziling calling.

Luo Qiu listened with slight amazement to Ren Ziling’s chatter on the other end of the phone and curiously asked, “Christmas dinner?

Aren’t you working overtime tonight?” “There’s only one life, and the overtime can wait until tomorrow!

Kid!

You show You Ye, and I’ll book a room!”

Such bold words, in Luo Qiu’s understanding, could only be said by Ren Ziling.

And… what on earth does “you show You Ye” mean? “Master?”

Luo Qiu put away the phone and suddenly said, “Go back and change your clothes, and come with me for dinner later.” “Alright.”

At this moment, Da Zhe blinked his eyes, wiggling his fingers, silently pointing at himself, meaning: Boss, what am I supposed to do? “Hmm… too bad it’s hard to explain to you, otherwise it would be nice to invite you too.” Luo Qiu expressed slight regret, then smiled and said, “Take half a day off, you can go anywhere you want.”

Saying this, Luo Qiu tapped Da Zhe’s forehead.

Da Zhe was stunned, suddenly looked up at Luo Qiu, then took a deep breath and nodded heavily. “Go ahead.” Luo Qiu said softly.

Da Zhe turned away, gradually fading like an image until he completely vanished. “Master really is too generous to Da Zhe,” You Ye smiled.

Of course, Luo Qiu didn’t detect any dissatisfaction or jealousy in the words.

In fact, the maid’s mood seemed quite good at the moment.

Luo Qiu said, “Actually, there are many ways to treat employees.”

You Ye knew that her master not only gave Da Zhe half a day off but also used his power to directly send Da Zhe away to that small village full of osmanthus trees.

Tonight, he might just be Gan Jing. … “Mom, I want a balloon!”

As the two walked, a little boy holding his mother’s hand pointed at a stall by the roadside.

A street vendor was twisting balloons of various colors into different shapes.

The lady couldn’t refuse the child’s request and bought a balloon twisted into the shape of a rabbit from the vendor, giving it to the child.

The vendor, with eyes closed, softly thanked them, “Ah, hope you have a wonderful dream.”

The lady found the vendor somewhat peculiar but didn’t think much of it, hurriedly paid, and took the child away — after this, Boss Luo approached the vendor.

Luo Qiu curiously observed the balloons there and suddenly said, “Mr.

Arex, you have such a skill too?” “I stumbled upon it during a journey and found it interesting, so I just learned it casually.” The vendor raised his head, but his eyes were closed, looking like a blind man, and appeared quite ordinary, “Moreover, children’s dreams are quite tasty.” “A whole Yan Wuyue World is not enough for you?” Luo Qiu casually looked at the balloons on the stall, picked up a finished work that looked like a poodle, examining it as he spoke. “I still prefer wandering in the main reality,” the blind vendor said indifferently, “Do you like it?

You can have it… consider it a gift in return for the one you gave me?” “Have you opened it?” Luo Qiu asked as he looked.

The blind vendor shook his head, “Honestly, I dare not open it casually…

I believe there would be something inside that I wouldn’t be able to resist.

That wouldn’t be good.” “That’s a real pity then.” Luo Qiu sighed, though there was no regret on his face.

He quickly stood up, “Well, thank you for the gift.” “Ms.

You Ye, do you want to pick one too?” The blind vendor asked again. “Then I won’t be polite.” You Ye did not refuse and casually picked a balloon from the stall.

A simple kind, a heart-shaped helium balloon.

The blind vendor seemed satisfied at this moment, started packing up the small stall, “Yan Wuyue World might be closed for a while.

I have to continue my journey; if needed, I will visit your prestigious establishment again.” “Alright, welcome next time.” Boss Luo nodded, then looked at the blind vendor and suddenly said, “By the way, wasn’t it the young Mrs.

Witch… who was the one being split off?” “Ah, this is hard to say.” The blind vendor chuckled, “I remember there’s an ancient saying in China, Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly.

Which one is being split off, who knows?” “True.” Luo Qiu nodded, “Wish you a pleasant journey.” “Thank you for your kind words.”

The blind vendor walked into the crowd and, gradually, became a passerby with an old leather suitcase, wearing ancient palace attire, disappearing from sight. “There’s still some time before dinner, accompany me to a nearby boutique to buy something,” Luo Qiu suddenly said as he looked at You Ye. “Hmm?” “It’s for Ren Ziling; otherwise, she’ll nag during dinner.” Luo Qiu smiled and casually said, “Actually, every year I just randomly buy something from a boutique to deal with it.

This year, let’s not change that.” … …

The lights came on, suddenly feeling a piercing brightness.

A rustling sound echoed in the screening room, and the audience seemed to feel an unusual fatigue.

Mo Xiaofei opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to say something, but found that beside him, the class leader was already leaning on his shoulder, as if she had fallen asleep.

Beside him, Zi Xing and Zhuifeng had also clearly come back to their senses.

These three, having experienced the incredible journey of the Yan Wuyue World, suddenly awakened now, as if in another lifetime.

They didn’t speak for a moment, each seemingly deep in thought.

Zi Xing opened her eyes and glanced around the environment before immediately closing them, trying her best to recall the map, imagining it over and over in her mind to ensure she didn’t forget any detail for the time to come.

Mo Xiaofei looked oddly at his palm… the gift box that Nagato Tsuruko had given him actually appeared here! “Hmm… finished watching?”

At this moment, the class leader rubbed her eyes, yawned, “Eh, when did I fall asleep… how strange?

It feels like I had a long, long dream… but I don’t remember what it was.” “It was quite long.” Mo Xiaofei nodded.

Unlike himself, Zhuifeng, and Zi Xing, perhaps all the ordinary people watching this movie experienced just the same scene.

The audience began to leave, looking weary and spiritless.

Soon after, the big screen only had a few words left: Thank you for watching.