Alien Hotel.

Chapter 456 Healing
As the sun sets and gradually disappears into the clouds, the remaining radiance spreads from the edge of the sea of ​​clouds, burning like fire, before sinking into the night.

The strange and exotic beasts in the surrounding mountains and forests gradually quieted down and returned to their dens to rest. The gurgling sound of the nearby mountain spring water became clearer and clearer. The sound of the clear spring flowing over the stone slabs... made the Snake Princess vaguely recall some faded memories.

She remembered a small village, a few hills, a group of uneducated villagers, the snacks and wine they offered on the stones, the children picking fruit in the mountains, and the spring water flowing through the mountains.

The snacks were delicious, the spring water was refreshing, and the children... I haven't seen them for many, many years.

She wasn't even sure how many of those memories were real, how many were hallucinations from eating the poisonous fruit, or how many were embellished through nightmares and hallucinations during her years of sleepless nights in the Demon Suppression Tower.

The giant snake lowered its head and saw a large plate of fruits placed on the table in the middle of the pavilion. Yuanhe pushed the fruit plate forward, and the hateful old man looked up at them with a hateful smile on his face.

"These are your favorite fruits—these past two days, because we used a new medicine on you with special properties, we halved your food intake and made you hungry. Today is the deadline, so eat them without worry."

The snake queen's several heads circled around the plate of melons and fruits, examining it as if she suspected it had been poisoned.

Seeing this, Master Yuanhe laughed: "Don't worry, there are no new medicines this time, and you don't need any new medicines either. Actually, I prepared this fruit for you at noon today, but I didn't expect you to be so hungry that you would run into someone else's room to steal food. I searched for you for a long time... I should have released you earlier."

“You old scoundrel Yuanhe,” Snake Queen suddenly raised her head, staring straight at Yuanhe Zhenren, “What exactly are you planning? Don’t think I’m easy to fool—you’re not that kind! Tell me, are you going to trick me into going down the mountain, and then as soon as I go out you’ll say I escaped from prison, then catch me and chop me up to make snake soup…”

"Believe it or not," Master Yuanhe chuckled, then after a few seconds, amidst Snake Princess's increasingly skeptical gaze, he flicked his whisk and leaned lazily against a pavilion pillar. "You should already feel it yourself—has your mind become clearer? Has that violent energy disappeared? Are you still experiencing hallucinations? Do you still occasionally feel like an earthworm, centipede, centipede, or stick insect?"

He paused for a moment after saying "Snake Princess," and after several pauses, the giant snake finally dropped the feigned doubt and anger on his face, hanging his head somewhat guiltily: "I... I found out. But I can't believe it! How could it suddenly..."

Master Yuanhe stroked his beard, raised his eyelids and glanced at the giant snake demon: "Struck by lightning."

Boa Hancock: "...?!"

"I have been treating you for many years. In theory, I should have eliminated the 'demonic nature' you developed due to your qi deviation long ago. However, after so many years, you have never fully recovered. In fact, you were just one 'final step' away from recovery. That final step was the lightning strike you received. The accumulation of years of tempering your mind and body was finally reforged into a wisp of wisdom by the lightning in the Demon Suppression Tower."

Snake Princess tilted her head, seemingly still not understanding.

Seeing her stunned reaction, Yuan He was so angry that he laughed. He raised his hand and lightly flicked the Snake Princess's head with his whisk: "Silly girl, you've successfully transcended your tribulation—you're no longer a monster, you're a demon immortal."

Snake Princess thought for a moment, then lowered her head and began to eat the fruit.

After eating for a while, she suddenly looked up and exclaimed, "Then why didn't you chop me up sooner?!"

"...That's tribulation! Tribulation! It's all about fate and destiny! When it's your turn to undergo it, hiding at the bottom of the Netherworld won't help. When it's not your turn, even if you tie yourself to a lightning rod, you'll only die in vain. Besides, I don't know when you'll reach your 'timing,' so how can I help you in advance?"

The snake queen's human head let out an "Oh," while the other heads continued to devour their food, especially the dog head, which had practically gnawed around the entire plate. Several seconds later, she realized something and asked, "Ah, can I really leave now?"

Master Yuanhe nodded: "As I just said, it's up to you whether you stay or leave."

Snake Queen said "Oh" again, and with several heads bowed, she quickly ate the remaining fruit on the plate. Then she turned and started climbing down the mountain: "Okay, I'm off then."

The giant snake's figure vanished like a gust of wind in the blink of an eye along the winding, secluded mountain path, merging into the gradually darkening sky.

Master Yuanhe, holding his whisk, stared blankly in the direction the Snake Princess had left for a few seconds, then hesitated before opening his mouth: "She really is gone."

A few seconds later, looking at the now empty mountain path, he subconsciously took two steps out of the pavilion: "Girl, aren't you coming back?"

There was no echo on the mountain path.

Master Yuanhe finally sighed softly, shook his head, and turned back into the pavilion.

There was only one shriveled orange left on the plate on the stone table.

Yuanhe sat down, picked up the orange, and slowly peeled its shriveled skin.

A black and white dog's head suddenly emerged from the darkness beside him and devoured the orange in his hand.

Yuan He suddenly looked up at the large snake crawling in from between the pavilion pillars: "Didn't you leave?"

"You old scoundrel Yuan He!" Snake Queen raised her head arrogantly. "I have no money!"

Master Yuanhe: "?"

The Snake Princess continued defiantly, "I heard you need to buy a ticket to ride the celestial boat—give me the money!"

Master Yuanhe stared at the arrogant snake for a long time, and finally slapped his thigh in annoyance: "I knew it, you won't get rid of this trouble so easily - put the travel expenses aside for now, I have to teach you a few ways to transform. You should at least learn to transform into human form, or at least be half human and half snake, at least conceal your form."

"Why?" Snake Queen frowned. "Do you think I'll scare people if I go out? Didn't I say I'm no longer a demon? Besides, it's not like people in the world haven't seen demons before. If they're scared, it's because they're cowardly..." "Because of your appearance, you'll take up seven seats on the celestial ship!" Master Yuanhe glared, his beard bristling. "I have to personally pay for my second senior brother's herb garden every few days for those few unworthy disciples. Where would I get so much money to save you seats on the celestial ship!"

Upon hearing this, Snake Queen was immediately enraged: "I only have seven heads now because of you, you old thief! If you hadn't forced a dog's head on me, I would only have six heads to begin with!"

"You take up seven seats not because you have seven heads—it's because of your seven or eight-meter-long tail! Look at yourself, can you even fit yourself into a chair after you curl up?"

The Snake Princess was stunned.

Then she obediently turned her head back and sat cross-legged in the pavilion.

"You teach me, what's the first step?"

……

Night had fallen, and when Yu Sheng returned to No. 66 Wutong Road, the area around Guanyuntai was already lit up with fairy lanterns. One after another, the ancient and elegant lanterns rose from the clouds, illuminating the mountain path and peaks.

While the night view of the fairy mountain and sea of ​​clouds was intoxicating, it was the lights of his home and the simple yet familiar living room that truly put him at ease after he opened the door.

As soon as Yu Sheng entered the door, he saw Luna cleaning in the living room. One of the Eileen, carrying a picture frame, was sitting on the sofa watching TV. Two Eileens were behind Luna, chattering and making a mess. Another Eileen was sitting on the coffee table, fiddling with her "Ominous Star" in her hand, looking completely absorbed.

Hu Li was flying in mid-air, carrying a small bucket in one hand and a scraper in the other, carefully repairing the dent in the ceiling caused by the ominous star.

Hearing the door open, Hu Li immediately jumped down from mid-air and happily greeted the door: "My benefactor, you're back!"

Her face was covered in putty, and even her big, furry ears were smeared with dust that had fallen from the roof, but her smile was still as bright as ever.

Behind her, Eileen, sitting on the coffee table, simply waved without looking up. Luna then walked over and gave a formal salute like a knight (though she was holding a broom), stammering, "Welcome back."

Yu Sheng greeted Luna with a smile, then looked past the fox girl's head to the living room ceiling. He saw that the dent had been filled in. Although the repair technique wasn't great, it was obviously done with great care. He wondered how long the girl had been working on it.

"Where did you find the putty?" Yu Sheng asked curiously.

"I got it from Engineer Sun! I went to the valley, and Engineer Sun was there with some people doing plumbing and electrical work on a few new houses in Fairy Tale Town, so I asked him for some quick-drying putty. After the putty dries completely, it needs to be sanded, and then painted... I also asked him for some latex paint!"

Hu Li said happily, with a look of pride on her face, and even shook the small bucket in her hand at Sheng.

"I didn't know how to use it at first, so I learned from the workers."

Yu Sheng listened to Hu Li's story with surprise, then glanced at the roof she had worked so hard to repair, and suddenly laughed, raising his hand to rub the fur behind the fox demon's ears.

The fox girl's eyes narrowed with joy.

Yu Sheng shook the large basket he was carrying.

"I brought back some delicious food from the Fairy Cuisine Hall, and I also got a few servings of chicken leg rice from the Secret Service canteen..."

He had only spoken halfway when he felt a blur before his eyes. The basket in his hand and the fox-girl in front of him disappeared, leaving only a blur as he rushed towards the restaurant.

"Go wash your hands first! Wash your face too!" Yu Sheng shouted from behind, both amused and exasperated. "Also, save me a portion—I'm not hungry right now, I'll eat it later."

"Yes, my benefactor! I understand!"

Yu Sheng shook his head with a helpless smile, then went to the coffee table and looked at Eileen, who was sitting cross-legged and fiddling with the Nightmare Star.

"How's the ball going?" he asked casually.

“It seems like everything is fine now.” Eileen said, casually placing the Ominous Star next to her head. The Star swayed in the air for a moment, then began to “revolve” around the little doll’s head again, just like before.

Yu Sheng watched this scene with amazement, then noticed the other three Eileen's in the living room: "...How did you solve this thing's 'chaos' problem? With four of you here at the same time, why didn't it just collapse into the sky?"

Eileen then raised a finger.

A faint black thread fluttered at her fingertips.

"Simple, I'll spin it like a top..."

(End of this chapter)