N level, the "roof" of Boundary Land, the most distinctive observation deck of the Special Service Bureau headquarters—even after having seen many incredible vistas through those doors, Yu Sheng still felt deeply amazed by the magnificent stream of light traversing the sky above this islet floating in the void, and the void itself, to the extent that it prompted him to associate it with…the edge of the world.

But perhaps, the association did not stem from the landscape before his eyes, but from the topic at hand.

Yu Sheng swirled the ice cubes in his glass, watching the transparent crystals collide with each other in the water for a long while before he finally spoke, "I've heard that the world outside Boundary Land is vast—beyond those 'doors,' I indeed saw many distant vistas. Li Lin and others have told me that even with the influence of the Special Service Bureau, it's still nowhere near enough to reach the end of the world. Beyond the Milky Way, no one knows how many more landscapes exist in the vast universe."

"You're right, this world is indeed large. Although most people living in Boundary Land never consider these matters, people like us always need to think in terms of a 'longer perspective'," Baili Qing said at a leisurely pace, "Yet even so, we are over eighty percent certain that 'Hu Li' comes from 'outside,' rather than some remote, undiscovered place within this universe."

Yu Sheng couldn't help but frown, "Why is that?"

"The reasons are comprehensive," Baili Qing patiently explained, "We analyzed samples of her hair, some of which contain elements beyond our understanding. We assessed the civilization level of her 'hometown' from her memory; if such a level of civilization truly existed, then their traces would be everywhere in this universe—their passage through the starry skies would even ripple into cosmic background radiation, permeating all of space and time. We also employed some mystical techniques... Would you be interested in hearing about those?"

"No need, knowing that you all drew this conclusion seriously is enough for me." Yu Sheng waved his hands dismissively, then fell silent and deep in thought for a long time.

Hu Li's hometown was far away, something he had always known, but he hadn't expected it could be beyond the world.

Actually, when he was in that room earlier, when Baili Qing told him the current findings of the investigation and asked Hu Li a series of questions, he had vaguely guessed the answer—it might be hard to imagine for ordinary people, but for Yu Sheng, it wasn't so unacceptable.

Because he knew that he too came from a "distant" place—in the sense of being a "stranger," he was actually quite similar to Hu Li.

Yu Sheng pondered whether his hometown or Hu Li's was more distant? Which was harder to return to?

Would that tranquil seaside town from his memory really be on the other side of some door? Could Hu Li's distant home also be accessed through another "crack"? Hu Li's hometown was beyond the world, but what about his own? Was that little town really a part of this world?

After all... this "world," including Boundary Land, no longer seemed as clear to Yu Sheng as it once had.

Baili Qing did not speak; she just sat quietly across from Yu Sheng, her colorless eyes fixated on the "person" before her without shifting away for even a moment.

Meanwhile, within her field of vision, a pair of ethereal eyes slowly opened in the distance. These eyes, lacking color like hers and evasive like a reflection in the void, were observing Yu Sheng deep in thought from another angle.

A voice devoid of emotional fluctuations arose in Baili Qing's mind: "Truly inconceivable... I'm looking straight at him, yet I still can't see through him at all. It's as if... he's not really here but still emits a strong presence. He's indeed an interesting fellow, sister."

Baili Qing's expression retained its stillness, replying mentally, "Don't mess around, avoid causing misunderstandings."

"It's fine, nobody can see a 'gaze,'" the eyes spoke indifferently, "I'm just satisfying my own curiosity."

Yu Sheng turned his head to glance behind, then looked back at Baili Qing and gestured backwards with his hand, "Is this your friend?"

Baili Qing: "...?!!!!"

Yu Sheng was taken aback—the main reason being he had always thought Baili Qing was truly expressionless, and he hadn't expected that she could widen her eyes so roundly.

The next second, Baili Qing blurted out, "You can see her?!"

"Uh... should I not be able to?" Hearing this, Yu Sheng was even more bewildered. He pointed to himself, clearly confused, confirming that those large eyes that suddenly appeared behind him really were acquainted with Baili Qing, then he turned his head and greeted the eyes in the void, "Well, my name is Yu Sheng. You are...?"

The pair of eyes vanished in an instant.

Yu Sheng was quite surprised.

Truth be told, he had been aware of the eyes that popped up behind him from the beginning—after all, they made no attempt to conceal themselves, took up a significant amount of space, and were clearly visible in his peripheral vision. And honestly, Yu Sheng did feel a momentary shock and nervousness when he first noticed them, but he quickly realized that Baili Qing's face showed no sign of change and deduced from her gaze that she saw those "large eyes" too—so he immediately calmed down.

After all, he had seen a lot of odd things in Boundary City, so he initially took the big eyes to be part of the normal "phenomenon" around here—but looking at Baili Qing's reaction now, Yu Sheng felt he might have misjudged...

Baili Qing was then stunned for the longest she had been since taking up the position of Special Service Director. It took quite a while for her to adjust her expression, and then she directly ignored the constant noise in her mind, saying to Yu Sheng, "You're the first one to see her—aside from me."

Yu Sheng opened his mouth, wondering where he could have thought of this matter, his expression somewhat awkward: "Then I really don't know, she was just floating there... Is she really your friend? An invisible friend? Who is she?"

Baili Qing seemed very conflicted, and after a long struggle, she finally sighed: "She's my sister."

This time, it was Yu Sheng's turn to be at a loss for words: "…?"

He wanted to say, "Your sister really has a quite unique appearance," but he hesitated for a long time and still did not say it.

Moreover, he noticed that Baili Qing seemed not to want to talk about this matter with outsiders, so he quickly cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, it seems there's a lot of hidden information, so I won't ask more. But what did she want when she suddenly appeared just now? And she left as soon as I greeted her... Did I scare her?"

Baili Qing sighed: "Yes."

"…then can you apologize to her for me?"

"Sure."

Yu Sheng felt that the Director in front of him seemed a bit tired.

He shook his head, drank the ice water in his cup in one gulp, and then took a long breath before standing up from the sofa.

"I'm heading back."

"Don't you want to ask more?" Baili Qing looked at him with puzzlement.

"Ask more? About what?" Yu Sheng spread his hands, "About Hu Li or about your sister?"

He started to laugh, shaking his head lightly: "I already know what I should. I don't pry into your personal matters. As for Hu Li... unless we really find her hometown, and also have a way to send her back, I'm not too concerned about the rest."

Having said that, Yu Sheng was already stepping towards the "elevator" not far away, but just after a few steps, he seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped abruptly, turning his head to look at Baili Qing: "Wait, there actually is one thing... Based on what you said just now, Hu Li and those 'Dark Angels', they all come from 'outside', right?"

"Yes," Baili Qing did not avoid the question, and her subsequent addition was also very candid, "But all we know now is that there is 'existence' beyond this world, as for what exactly is 'outside', we have no clue. Neither the Dark Angels' origins and purposes nor the 'Hu Li's' hometown have any clues."

"Hmm," Yu Sheng didn't seem to care much about the second half of Baili Qing's reply. He just nodded his head and then continued thoughtfully, "Then if there is any intelligence related to the Dark Angels in the future, can you inform me as soon as possible?"

Baili Qing was somewhat surprised, looking at Yu Sheng, hesitated for two seconds: "You want to…"

"I promised to send her home, even if she always says she doesn't care... But I think, at least I should give her the opportunity to choose," Yu Sheng said very seriously, "I don't care where those Dark Angels come from or what their purposes are for sneaking in, but I am very interested in the 'holes' they've crawled through. Also, if Hu Li and her parents really crashed in Nightfall Valley because of the Dark Angels, then I have a score to settle with them."

Baili Qing watched Yu Sheng with a solemn face, no one could tell what she was thinking at this moment, but after a moment, she nodded.

"Alright, since you requested it, the Special Service Bureau will share this intelligence with the 'travel agency' as a priority."

"Thanks."

"I'll add one more thing," Baili Qing thought for a moment and then said, "You seem to really care about the people around you? You should know, dealing with Dark Angels... is a very dangerous thing."

"I know that, I've been warned several times already," Yu Sheng laughed, his smile tinged with helplessness, "But what can I do? She already calls me 'Savior'—in this world, she has no other family."

"I understand."

Baili Qing nodded, and didn't ask any further.

But whether it was an illusion or not, Yu Sheng always felt that this female Director appeared to be... somewhat relieved after receiving his answer.

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