203: Chapter 203 Do her!

The cake war had clearly exhausted The young ladies' mental energy.

Of course, the most taxing part was actually cleaning up the room afterward.

There was cream everywhere; some mopped the floor, some did the laundry, some wiped the tables, and some tidied the sofa.

The cake war had only lasted about twenty minutes, but the cleanup took a full two or three hours.

The young ladies were exhausted to the point of numbness.

"I can't go on, Brother. I can't do it anymore."

After washing up, Tang Xiaotang, wearing one of Jiang Qin's nightgowns, leaned against Jiang Qin's doorframe and stopped moving.

This Young Miss was exhausted after wiping the tables for ages.

"I'm going to rest for a bit."

After saying that, Tang Xiaotang went straight into Jiang Qin's room to lie down and sleep.

The sofa had just been washed and wasn't dry enough to lie on yet. Otherwise, Tang Xiaotang would have just crashed right there.

The other girls were also quite tired after finishing their tasks, and they all went to Jiang Qin's room to rest.

Only Qi Lian wasn't tired, but she decided to follow the local custom and went to lie down with The young ladies.

"Well, it's finally over."

Fang Xun looked at the room, which still wasn't perfectly clean despite being tidied up once.

Some of the cream had been splattered so high that it couldn't be reached for cleaning.

Tang Xiaotang planned to ask Uncle Wang to come and handle it tomorrow.

Fang Xun clicked his tongue and returned to his room.

After returning to his room, Fang Xun didn't turn on the light; he took off his clothes and sat straight down on the bed.

It was only when he tried to crawl under the covers that he realized something was wrong.

"What the hell?"

There was someone else in his bed.

As Fang Xun let out a startled cry, a hand reached out and covered his mouth.

The hand was quite soft.

"Shh, it's me."

Lu Li said apologetically while still covering Fang Xun's mouth.

Fang Xun pursed his lips, signaling Lu Li to let go first.

Once Lu Li felt the sensation on her palm, she released Fang Xun.

"Wait, why are you here?" Fang Xun was shocked.

Was the second-in-command of the Special Affairs Bureau really this free?

"So what? I'm on official business," Lu Li said righteously.

She was on duty, not trespassing.

"Wait, let me put some clothes on first."

Fang Xun sat up; talking without clothes on made him feel less assertive.

Once Fang Xun was dressed and turned on the light, he saw that Lu Li was already sitting properly on the bed.

The girl was wearing a dress similar to a Stepmother Dress today, and as she sat on the bed, her curves were fully on display.

Fang Xun blinked.

Official business... in that outfit?

Noticing Fang Xun's gaze, Lu Li huffed and said:

"Don't like it? Should I switch to a Combat Uniform next time?"

"This is better." Fang Xun immediately shook his head. What was there to see in a Combat Uniform? Only military buffs obsessed over those things all day.

"Hmph, at least you have some taste." Lu Li gave Fang Xun a charming roll of her eyes and said:

"You've finally returned, Great Senior. You're in the mood for a cake party with little girls while Shannan City is on the verge of ruin."

"Huh? It's only been a week, right?" Fang Xun asked, puzzled.

"So you do realize it's been that long. We've been sending people in repeatedly during this time, and the place has undergone a total transformation."

As Lu Li spoke, she pulled her phone out from her cleavage.

Then she showed Fang Xun her photo gallery.

"Take a look."

Fang Xun looked at the images on the phone and fell silent.

After a moment, Fang Xun said, "Remember to send me a copy. It looks good."

Lu Li: "?"

Hearing Fang Xun's words, Lu Li felt something was off and immediately pulled the phone back.

Damn it, she had accidentally swiped while handing over the phone, and now the screen was showing a narcissistic photo of her all dressed up.

"Hmph, I'll send it to you later."

Lu Li had lost count of how many photos she'd sent Fang Xun; she was actually quite happy he'd asked for one.

As she spoke, Lu Li swiped again, bringing back the intended photo.

These were photos taken by the soldiers after they entered Shannan City.

Shannan City was now completely different; it used to be a true concrete jungle.

Although the greenery had been well-maintained, it was nothing like its current state.

"This... the aesthetics are a bit lacking."

Fang Xun commented.

Now, Shannan City was covered in dense forests, with tall trees reaching tens or even nearly a hundred meters high everywhere.

Though they had only just sprouted, they looked as if they had been growing there for hundreds or even a thousand years.

If not for the sparse scattering of fallen leaves, it would have looked like a genuine primeval forest.

The forest canopy blocked out the sunlight, creating a wondrous ecosystem below.

Various tumor-like fungi spread across the ground and up the tree trunks.

If they didn't emit a fluorescent glow, they would have looked like actual tumors.

Just looking at the vein-like patterns on the mushrooms and the spreading mycelium made one feel like their Sanity was plummeting.

"Are these things poisonous?" Fang Xun asked directly.

To be honest, Fang Xun quite liked eating mushrooms.

Mushrooms were the only thing Jiang Qin didn't worry too much about, even if Fang Xun cooked them himself.

After all, it's hard to make mushrooms taste bad no matter how you cook them.

Someone who could make mushrooms taste bad would be a Divine Being in their own right.

"No poison," Lu Li nodded. "Samples have been taken and tested on various animals. A researcher at our Research Institute even accidentally ate a piece, and there were no abnormalities.

At least for now, there's nothing wrong."

"Not bad." Fang Xun nodded. The place looked quite nice, though the mushrooms were a bit ugly.

"But it's very dangerous in there," Lu Li shook her head.

"Inside, no Supernatural Ability or special power is allowed to exist. And Remnant Beasts are everywhere."

As Lu Li spoke, she swiped again to another photo.

In this photo, a Remnant Beast shaped like a tiger was wandering through the forest.

"That's normal," Fang Xun nodded. "In reality, that's already another world. This world is nested within ours. It looks the same, but it operates on a completely different set of logic."

"You knew?" Lu Li asked in surprise. Fang Xun had clearly only just returned.

"Yeah, I've dealt with the World Will of that place. Oh, you've seen her too—the little barefoot girl."

With Fang Xun's reminder, Lu Li immediately remembered.

Back then, Fang Xun had been planted in the ground by a little girl.

She had found it strange at the time, but if Fang Xun had been facing an entire world, then it seemed more acceptable.

Thinking of this, Lu Li looked at Fang Xun and shook her head.

"So even a Great Senior can't contend with a whole world.

Shannan City... we really are going to have to give it up."

"Not necessarily," Fang Xun said with a wink.

"I'm going to go take her down right now."