Chapter 75: Another Boundary City
Before long, two more people had entered Bai Li Qing’s office. One was the burly Song Cheng, and the other was an older man with graying hair, appearing to be in his fifties.
The latter wore narrow-rimmed glasses, was of average height, and had a bit of a paunch. He looked like an ordinary office manager just nearing retirement. Bai Li Qing glanced up at the two people who had entered her office and gave a slight nod. “You arrived quickly.”
“Have you met with that person called ‘Yu Sheng’?” Song Cheng was the first to speak. “Judging by your expression… did you find something unusual?”
“I had a long conversation with him, and it went quite differently from what I had anticipated. Yu Sheng might be the most peculiar ‘non-natural’ individual I’ve ever met. But before we get into details, I want you to see something first.”
Bai Li Qing turned her gaze towards the man with graying hair — Luo Zheng, the head of confidential management. “Luo Zheng, close the door.” Luo Zheng nodded immediately, turning to shut the office door.
The moment the door clicked shut, an invisible pressure spread across the room, like a breeze sweeping through the area. As it passed, even the dust motes in the air seemed to freeze in place.
Seeing this, Song Cheng’s heart tightened. He muttered, “Well, there goes getting off work on time today.” Bai Li Qing, meanwhile, silently stood up after sealing the office and walked over to the large floor-to-ceiling window.
This window was big, always covered in a light mist outside. Within the fog, the view shifted constantly. Sometimes, it showed rolling mountain ranges; other times, it depicted endless forests. Most of the time, however, it revealed a still lake, its surface calm, with a small cottage standing in the distance, hazy and dreamlike within the mist.
As Bai Li Qing approached the window, the shifting fog quickly settled, and the ever-changing scenery began to fade away. Song Cheng and Luo Zheng looked on with serious expressions. A few seconds later, something else started appearing within the mist.