Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 729 - 151 Meanwhile, Another Dreamland

Snow whirled outside the window, and the gilded incense burner spread a faint warmth.

"This concubine must denounce Noble Consort Li for having an illicit relationship with the royal physician!"

This sudden voice awakened Li Mumu from her deep thoughts.

What caught her eye were the splendid palaces and the whispering palace maids and eunuchs around.

Shen Qingxi, dressed in a brocaded robe exuding grace and luxury, sat in the seat of honor, holding a teacup, slowly turning her gaze toward her.

"Noble Consort Li, is there such a matter?"

Li Mumu glanced at the melon seeds and candied fruits on the table, grabbed a handful and put them in her palm, calmly said, "To catch a thief, hold the loot; to catch an adulterer, catch the pair. Who accuses, must provide proof. Surely I’m not expected to prove my innocence just because any Tom, Dick, or Harry makes baseless accusations?"

Shen Qingxi nodded and said, "Your words do make sense, but Noble Lady Xia has always been well-behaved, uninvolved with worldly affairs, and had no prior grudges or recent disputes with you. Why would she tarnish your reputation without good reason? Noble Lady Xia, if you have evidence, please present it!"

...

"Noble Lady Xia?"

Xia Yubing put down the bronze mirror in her hand and couldn’t help but roll her eyes and said, "Have you two had enough fun?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingxi immediately shrank her neck and said with a sheepish smile, "Just bored, you know..."

It wasn’t long after Cheng Xuefei left, when the retaliation followed closely.

The new headquarters of the Longevity Sect, which is Shen Qingxi’s private residence, was reported as a covert gathering of Demon Sect remnants colluding with former courtiers, secretly planning a rebellion to restore the old regime.

It wasn’t just the ordinary police officers from the station who came, but also some enthusiastic individuals of unspecified identity. Caught off guard, Shen Qingxi narrowly escaped being dismantled.

After a tough struggle, Reddy and Amber, two elder sisters, came to rescue her, but unexpectedly, the other party had experts too. The three of them fought and retreated, and accidentally entered this very unusual dream dimension.

It’s hard to describe such a place in detail because it is obviously a fantasy space created by the collective subconscious. Next to the Golden Chariot Hall, there were three rows of public toilets, a ghost ship rampaging down the street, and Jesus carrying the Cross sprinting on rooftops...

The situation in the Seaside District is complex, home to hundreds of thousands of overseas immigrants, the deep collective subconscious can be described as bizarre.

Normally, these dreamscapes would not intersect.

But this is not a normal situation.

After stepping into a cesspit, Li Mumu belatedly realized that something was off in the atmosphere outside.

It surely couldn’t be because our auction of the Imperial Jade Seal affected the Dragon Vein fortunes of Tianmen City, causing such chaos?

It shouldn’t be.

Li Mumu was well aware of her own capabilities.

She and Xia Yubing were just playing house with Eldest Miss Shen.

We can’t carry such a big burden.

The current situation is that those fierce men chasing after them were tearing places apart outside.

And the three of them hid in a quiet corner, pretending to be dead, only hoping that this phenomenon would end soon.

It’s not that they lacked the ability to leave this place, they each had their own means to cross dimensional barriers. For instance, Yubing’s mirror and Mumu’s Red String.

But there’s no advantage in running out at this time.

People are just waiting to pin the blame on you.

Hiding and pretending not to exist, letting those cunning conspirators shift their focus elsewhere, that is the safest plan.

Seeing Xia Yubing studying her mirror again, Shen Qingxi pursed her lips, leaned over to Li Mumu and whispered, "Noble Consort Li, Noble Consort Li, why does the royal physician have the surname Wang?"

"How would I know... Who can really tell what happens in dreams?"

Li Mumu kept her expression unchanged, as if nothing had happened. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"As the saying goes, what you ponder by day, you dream of at night. Come on, confess, is that young handsome guy surnamed Wang?"

"Are you blind? Where is he handsome?"

"I didn’t say which handsome guy..."

"Shh—"

Xia Yubing placed her finger to her lips, and the two of them instantly fell silent.

They could only hear the sound of something slicing through the air from far to near outside the hall.

Li Mumu subconsciously tightened her grip on the Red String in her hand, and then a loud crash came from outside, like a meteor falling from the sky to the earth.

The scattered bricks and tiles tore through the window frames, splattering into the great hall.

Shen Qingxi gritted her teeth, just about to utter some polite remarks, when a deep and steady voice came from outside.

"Captain Cheng, all well?"

It took a full two seconds before Cheng Xuefei’s gentle and slightly coquettish voice responded near the doorway: "Captain Han, long time no see."

Ah!

Shen Qingxi was startled, her whole body shivering, and goosebumps rising on her back.

There was actually another person outside?

Cheng Xuefei!

How did she come so silently?

Very well, Senior Sister Cheng, you really have ill intentions, don’t you?

Li Mumu quickly held onto the trembling Shen Qingxi, signaling her not to make a sound.

"No need to be so courteous, I am not like Old Yan who cherishes fragrance and jade.

This statement is true, Li Mumu wholeheartedly agrees.

This fierce man has been chasing after the three of them, not holding back at all.

Only to hear the fierce man speak in a deep voice: "You just need to answer me one question, give me a clear answer. Otherwise, you will surely die here today!"

"What do you want to ask?"

"Which side are you on?"

Faced with such a seemingly simple question, Cheng Xuefei remained silent for a long while before carefully speaking: "I am the leader of Jishan Academy’s folklore interest group, so in principle, of course, I should follow the instructions of the Mountain Leader of the Academy."

"Jishan Academy..."

Han Bin paced with his hands behind his back, repeating these four words, then lifted his head to look directly at Cheng Xuefei and said coldly: "Why does the Mountain Leader leave the Academy to meddle in national affairs?"

Cheng Xuefei smiled: "The rise and fall of a nation concern everyone."

"This responsibility to everyone, does it involve reducing the permanent population of Tianmen City from 1.5 million to one million in this manner?"

Ah?

Hiding inside and eavesdropping, Li Mumu was dumbfounded and turned her head to look at Shen Qingxi.

What the hell? Did I hear it wrong?

I also heard half a million!

The two quickly completed a wave of silent communication through lip-reading, then looked at Xia Yubing.

Xia Yubing nodded slightly.

Have they gone mad?

Cheng Xuefei was silent for a moment and did not deny Han Bin’s accusation but instead counter-questioned: "Captain Han, where did you hear such a thing?"

"Heard?"

Han Bin sneered: "Do you subconsciously think that someone like me, a martial artist, is just a crude person who stuffs their head with muscles and uses books to prop up table corners?"

Uhm... isn’t that the case?

"If these arrays are allowed to operate on their own, connecting with each other to form a complete formation, then the whole Tianmen will turn into a giant meat grinder, pulverizing countless common people’s flesh and bones into mud. Could a sane person really come up with such a plan that wipes out humanity and is utterly mad?"

Facing Han Bin’s stern interrogation, Cheng Xuefei shook her head: "That is only based on the premise that all Dreamland circuits can operate normally; it’s purely theoretical possibility."