The whole weird world is waiting for me to go to heaven

Chapter 1099: Private Plan
Tu Yusheng stood at the entrance of the mansion, watching the blue figure drag the strange man further and further away, quickly merging into the distorted space.

A sense of unease still lingered in my heart.

"Do you think... she can really succeed?"

Batel shook his head. "Miss Liu Sheng is incredibly powerful. Perhaps we can only trust her now."

Nalan unconsciously picked at his hands.

This was the first time she had left Liusheng since she lost her sight.

They had only known each other for less than two days, yet she had become so dependent on him without even realizing it, which she found quite unbelievable.

But she quickly took a deep breath and suppressed her anxiety.

"let's go."

She now has an additional ability to protect herself.

It can also save lives.

If you can't help Liu Sheng, you might as well help others.

At times like these, regardless of nationality, we should stand together and help each other.

Tu Yusheng and Batel were surprised that Nalan was the calmest at this moment. They paused for a moment, then nodded.

The three of them sped off in the direction the bow of the ship was pointing.

The journey was unusually quiet; they encountered no other challengers or any strange creatures.

Passing through what was once a waterfall in a fairy mountain—now a spherical body of water—a cave comes into view.

As soon as they got close, several auras locked onto them at the same time.

With an undisguised, chilling killing intent.

Clearly, the last attack had put the settlement on high alert.

Fortunately, someone immediately recognized Tu Yusheng.

"Yusheng? You...you actually came back!"

His voice was filled with unexpected joy.

Upon hearing this, Tu Yusheng was overjoyed.

"Jokuro!"

It was the owner of that half-face.

He flew close to the entrance of the cave.

But those energies locked it even tighter.

"Stop! Wait! Don't come any closer!"

Tu Yusheng could only hover motionless.

"Hands up!"

Batel and Nalan followed, and could only raise their hands in bewilderment.

"What are you doing! This is indeed my good brother Tu Yusheng!" Sixteen Lang inside exclaimed anxiously.

Tu Yusheng can also confirm this.

As the distance closed, the tattoo on his hand began to heat up slightly, and the red glow of the peach blossoms intensified.

The person inside the door said coldly, "Have you forgotten the lesson from before? Even if you recognize someone, you still need to verify their identity."

"Produce the token."

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

Both sides were on guard against each other.

"What's wrong?" Shiliu Lang also realized something was amiss. "Yusheng, take out the token! What are you dawdling for!"

Tu Yusheng quickly recounted what had happened:
“We just encountered a ‘Sixteen’ at the old settlement. He’s trying to trick us into going in and steal our tokens.”

He had figured it out: even if the people inside were those weirdos, it wouldn't make a difference whether he said it or not—they already knew anyway.

And now, the people inside clearly don't know.

There was a brief moment of silence.

"and then?"

"It's a long story, but in short, that person was defeated," Tu Yusheng said quickly. "So it's normal for us to be on guard about this, right?"

"……normal."

Sixteen sighed.

"What are you doing!"

Amidst the screams of the crowd, he flew directly out of the barrier, revealing a complete... half of his face.

The other half was nothing but a bloody mess, with the flesh curled up at the edges, making it truly gruesome.

He does resemble that person from before.

Tu Yusheng didn't say much, but raised his hand and threw something out.

Shiliu Lang caught it instinctively.

It was that missing half of the face.

"I never expected you to actually defeat him..." A bitter smile crept onto his lips. "Well? Can you believe me now?"

"The reason we were breached was because this beast with the ability to disguise himself infiltrated by wearing the face of one of our companions. By the time we discovered him, he had already assisted us from the inside..."

He sighed again, leaving everything unsaid.

Tu Yusheng certainly believed it.

First, he took out the token and tossed it over.

Batel and Nalan exchanged a glance and then handed over their tokens.

The restrictions were lifted, and the cave entrance opened.

As soon as the three of them stepped into the cave, they smelled a strong stench of blood.

The trial participants guarding the door were all injured, their clothes were torn, and their faces were haggard, clearly having been through a tough battle.

Tu Yusheng and Shiliulang then hugged each other tightly.

"I thought you were dead since you hadn't come back for so long!" Shiliulang sighed. "Fortunately, evil lives on for a thousand years."

"Get lost!" Tu Yusheng punched him, then his gaze fell on the man's mutilated half-face. "This—"

"It's alright." Shiro waved his hand dismissively. "Anyway, I was pretty ugly to begin with, and now I'm only half ugly. Isn't that progress?"

"You still have the mind to joke?" Tu Yusheng shook his head. "I'm just afraid that the young lady will find you unattractive."

"She already accepted it, so how could she return it?" Shiliu Lang was still grinning.

Tu Yusheng ignored him and turned to Nalan behind him, saying, "Miss Nalan, may I ask if you can help me..."

Nalan nodded and said to Shiliulang, "Please... position your face properly, make sure it's aligned, don't let it be crooked."

"What do you mean?"

"Just do what I tell you to do, stop nagging!" Tu Yusheng said irritably.

He snatched Shiro's face and shoved it back onto his face.

The other trial participants guarding the gates couldn't help but be curious—

What's going on here?
But then Nalan raised his hand, and many tiny roots sprouted from the edge of Shiliulang's face, wriggling and burrowing under the skin, like stitches, firmly sewing the face together.

The scene wasn't particularly gory, but it inexplicably sent chills down your spine.

The crowd was still exclaiming in amazement at this incredible skill.

She waved her hand again, and a green light flashed. Everyone felt a very slight stinging sensation on their skin, and then the pain that had been plaguing their bodies quickly subsided.

I subconsciously unwrapped the bandage to take a look—the bleeding had stopped instantly, and the wound was clearly showing signs of healing.

For a time, no one dared to underestimate Nalan, knowing that a savior had arrived.

Sixteen Lang touched his face with curiosity, "You, Yusheng, accomplished something great without saying a word!"

Tu Yusheng laughed and said, "Alright, enough talk, let's hurry up and take them to treat the wounded."

No one dared to delay, and they quickly stepped forward to lead Nalan to a small courtyard deep inside the cave.

Batel followed along, taking a break as well.

"Girl, all our wounded are here."

Although Nalan couldn't see it, he could already smell the increasingly strong stench of blood.

The tentacles swayed gently beside her, and she sensed that life force was being suppressed by death energy.

She had experienced this near-death state before with Batel.

She no longer hesitated.

Raise the peachwood staff, and with a wave of the hand comes "All Trees Rejuvenate in Spring"—the most powerful healing spell in "Reversal of Life and Death".

Tentacles probed into everyone's bodies, slowly releasing the life force stored in their hearts.

If she hadn't killed many strange creatures and accumulated enough vitality in recent days, she wouldn't have dared to use this move at all.

Fortunately, the effect was immediate.

Many of the previously near-death trial participants gradually recovered and whispered their thanks.

At this moment——

In her hazy perception, a faint sense of something unusual emerged.

It was as if extremely fine golden lines were extending from the depths of the lives she had saved, faintly converging towards her.

The next moment, it quietly sank again.

It felt like an illusion.

But the subtle yet clear throbbing within her body told her that this was definitely not an illusion.

A long-lost sense of satisfaction welled up in Nalan's heart.

It's as if they've finally found the meaning of their existence.

What pleased her even more was that she discovered several other trial participants from Lingqiu among the wounded, and they were deeply moved by her:
"I never expected that our Lingqiu would have such a powerful expert as you!"

"That's right! The younger generation is truly formidable!"

Seeing that Nalan had truly resolved the immediate crisis, Tu Yusheng breathed a huge sigh of relief.

But then he glanced around and saw that only a dozen or so people remained, and a pang of sadness struck him. He turned to Sixteen and asked, "Where is Captain Huang?"

Shiliu Lang laughed and punched him lightly: "You really should go find Captain Huang, you've done a great service this time!"

But Tu Yusheng certainly didn't do it for that reason.

With a heavy heart, he followed Shiliulang. They had only gone halfway when they heard a muffled thud coming from inside the house.

boom!
It sounded like something being slammed onto a table.

"What's the rush!"

This was Huang Xiuwen's voice, but it carried an undisguised anger.

"The most important thing now is to conserve our strength! We've just experienced a setback; it's not the time to take risks!"

"But Xiao Nan has been captured!" someone couldn't help but retort, their voice trembling. "If we don't hurry to rescue her, I won't know—"

"Save him, of course we must save him. Whose friend hasn't been arrested here? Xiao Nan is from Xuanzhou, I'm more anxious than anyone else."

"But at times like these, we should take a long-term view rather than act on impulse."

Huang Xiuwen always speaks with a calm and powerful presence, which makes listeners feel at ease.

But Tu Yusheng, listening outside the door, couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart.

I inexplicably recalled what Liu Sheng had said.

The argument inside the house continued.

"But Captain Huang, we can't just sit here and wait to die, can we?"

"You've fought those people, don't you know their strength? Almost every one of them is a minor realm higher than us, it's just fortunate they haven't reached the Golden Core stage yet. But that person..."

Huang Xiuwen paused for a moment, then said, "That person has arrived."

This was the first time Tu Yusheng had heard Huang Xiuwen speak in such a tense tone.

That wasn't anger, but a fear that was forcibly suppressed.

He subconsciously looked at Shiliulang.

Shiro shook his head and whispered, "It's the person who led the attack on our settlement..."

Before he could finish speaking, a hint of fear flashed across his eyes.

Inside the room, Huang Xiuwen continued her analysis:
"Even if they are not at the Golden Core stage, one late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator is equivalent to three mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivators. In terms of sheer numbers, we need at least thirty-three mid Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to confront them head-on."

"This is just a conservative estimate based on the number of attackers; we don't even know how many there were in total."

"Although I am also a latecomer, those people have all sorts of strange methods. If I am not prepared, I will have a hard time dealing with them, let alone you."

"Right now, there are only eight people here who are truly capable of fighting, and half of them are only at the early stage of Foundation Establishment."

The room became completely quiet.

Despair, like an invisible shadow, slowly descended.

Someone spoke with difficulty: "But three days... have already passed. If this drags on any longer, we will all be in danger."

“Dangerous,” Huang Xiuwen interrupted, “But does that mean sending someone straight to their death isn’t dangerous?”

Her voice remained calm, but carried a hint of weariness.

“My dad told me that the so-called three-day time limit actually left some leeway, so…”

However, there were many objections.

"But what about people with low resilience?"

"In less than five days, we will all go insane one by one and die here in ways we can't even be sure of."

"Haven't you all seen what's going on inside this fairy ship these past few days? Don't you understand?"

But Huang Xiuwen still wouldn't listen, shouting louder than the other sounds:

"Everyone, be quiet!"

"All we can do now is stop thinking nonsense and try to survive. My dad... will definitely find a way to save us!"

But those words didn't sound very confident.

The atmosphere of disappointment spread outside, and Tu Yusheng could feel it too.

Finally, one by one, the people who had been discussing the matter left the room.

They are all from Xuanzhou.

Everyone was taken aback when they saw Tu Yusheng return, and they all greeted him.

"Yusheng is back!"

"I never thought you'd come back alive!"

"A scourge can live for a thousand years!"

Tu Yusheng chuckled: "Hey, can't you say something nice?"

Shiliulang patted Tu Yusheng on the shoulder and said loudly:
"Don't laugh at him, everyone. He's really something this time. He brought back a great doctor who's treating everyone right now!"

Huang Xiuwen, who was inside the house, obviously heard it too.

He greeted them proactively:
"Yusheng is back? Come in quickly."

Tu Yusheng entered the room.

Huang Xiuwen sat at the table, looking tired, but still managed to force a smile.

She was only nearly forty, but because she had been sharing the affairs with Master Huang for many years, her eyes and brows already showed signs of vicissitude beyond her years, but also added a touch of dignity.

That's why, despite the constant opposition earlier, everyone was ultimately willing to listen to her.

For Tu Yusheng, Huang Xiuwen is a senior, a team leader, and a kind older sister.

"I have successfully completed my mission!" He bowed deeply.

Huang Xiuwen nodded: "I didn't expect you to make such a great contribution. You are truly a fine man of Xuanzhou."

Tu Yusheng's face also showed a hint of joy.

He scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.

"It's all thanks to Captain Huang's leadership; otherwise, we probably wouldn't have been able to hold on much longer."

Huang Xiuwen sighed, "Unfortunately, not many people understand..."

Then, without saying anything more, he stood up and said:

"Let's go see how everyone's treatment is going?"

As we walked, we listened to Tu Yusheng recount his experiences over the past few days.

When Nalan was mentioned, Huang Xiuwen suddenly stopped.

"You're saying that the healer... was from Lingqiu?"

Tu Yusheng was about to continue talking about Liu Sheng's solo investigation when he was interrupted by this sentence and paused for a moment.

Yes. What's wrong?

Huang Xiuwen frowned and glared at him. "You left? Without saying a word that you were the one who found the doctor?"

Tu Yusheng was taken aback: "Yes...yes."

A finger poked hard into his forehead.

“You…” Huang Xiuwen shook her head, “You really don’t know any better.”

I wanted to say something more, but in the end I just sighed.

"Oh, forget it."

After saying that, he suddenly quickened his pace, leaving Tu Yusheng behind.

Before Tu Yusheng could react, Shiliulang beside him muttered something under his breath:
"Ah, I see."

"What do you know?"

"Sigh, you're really stupid."

"How am I stupid?" Tu Yusheng was still completely confused.

Shiliu Lang looked around, lowered his voice, and said with a hint of helplessness:

"Don't you understand what Island Master Huang means? At this time, it's a good opportunity for everyone to owe us the favor of Xuanzhou. Island Master Huang has worked so hard to build up his prestige—but you're pushing it all away."

Tu Yusheng really hadn't thought that far ahead.

Suddenly he was stunned.

Just then, a round of applause came from the front.

Huang Xiuwen was already standing in the center of the courtyard when she pulled Tu Yusheng over.

"This is our hero."

"He is so modest that he doesn't even want to mention his own achievements."

"If Tu Yusheng hadn't risked his life to bring Miss Nalan back, we probably wouldn't see any hope today."

A thunderous applause erupted once again.

Tu Yusheng felt his face suddenly burn.

Nalan was also stunned.

She stood in the crowd, unable to understand the sudden commotion, only vaguely sensing that something was amiss, but unable to put her finger on it.

Tu Yusheng opened his mouth: "No... it was Miss Liu and Miss Nalan who saved us..."

But his voice was completely drowned out by applause and cheers.

Amid the noise, he suddenly caught sight of Batel.

The man from the northern desert stood in a corner of the courtyard, leaning against a pillar, watching this scene from afar.

Eye to eye.

Inside was indifference, disappointment, and at the same time, a sudden realization.

He turned and slowly disappeared into the shadows.

Tu Yusheng's heart tightened; he had a thousand words he wanted to say.

But it's too far away, and the noise from people is too loud.

Finally, he opened his mouth again.

He didn't say anything.