Gatekeeper Of All Realms Chapter 89

Nightmare World.

Five hundred miles from the battlefield—

A cabin in the woods.

Shen Ye and Prince Norton appeared simultaneously in the cabin.

Prince Norton immediately fell to the ground.

Shen Ye grabbed him, helped him up, and settled him on the wide sofa.

—The two had arrived directly in the study of this house.

Norton tremblingly took out a notebook from his embrace, placed it on the large wooden desk, took out a pen, and quickly wrote something on it.

“Your Highness, you’re injured, you should rest first, don’t study yet,” Shen Ye said.

“I need to send orders quickly—that way the army will receive my command, know I’m not dead, and their morale won’t be in disarray.” Norton insisted on writing something.

Understood.

He’s working remotely.

Shen Ye stopped disturbing him, turned and left the study, and walked around the entire house.

It was truly worth the walk.

In a moment, Shen Ye placed several bottles of wine in the living room and neatly arranged some well-preserved army rations one by one.

The so-called army rations were nothing more than some hardtack.

However, Shen Ye found some potatoes, corn, preserved meat, and hard salt in the kitchen.

These were enough.

Living alone back then, he often had to take care of himself.

Especially during Chinese New Year.

And when he got sick.

Shen Ye shook his head, no longer dwelling on the memories.

What was gratifying was that there were even cooking utensils in the kitchen.

“Quite good, dinner is settled for tonight.”

He muttered to himself in a low voice.

After Norton finished writing the military orders, he suddenly smelled a rich aroma coming from the kitchen.

“Hey, Piggy, what are you doing?”

“Cooking.”

Shen Ye’s voice came from the kitchen.

“Isn’t there hardtack?” Norton asked in surprise.

“Your Highness, I want something hot to eat.”

“Hot? Why?”

“Who eats hardtack for no reason—it’s hard, cold, and not tasty. According to my hometown’s tradition, at the very least, you should have a bowl of hot soup, right?”

Shen Ye stewed the preserved meat and potatoes together, then went outside to find some wild vegetables. Since the meat was salty, he added a little less salt, and finally cut the corn into small pieces and threw them in to boil.

A steaming hot pot of mixed vegetable stew was ready.

The wine was opened and poured.

The basin was placed on the table.

Norton looked at the rough food in front of him, smelled the aroma, and suddenly felt hungry.

“Piggy, what’s your dream? To be a chef?”

He joked with a smile.

Perhaps it was because of extreme weakness and hunger, perhaps because they had survived a ordeal—

The food tasted incredibly delicious.

It was even more delicious than many royal delicacies.

“No, I’d rather eat ready-made food,” Shen Ye said.

“I see you’re quite skilled with various cooking utensils. Did you cook often before?”

“Yes, I’ve cooked enough. When I get rich, I’m going to find a woman who truly loves me and marry her, and have her cook for me every day.”

“You can’t always just make others do things, can you?”

“I’ll handle the other household chores and I’ll be responsible for making money.”

“That’s not bad—but you’re so young, yet you’re already thinking about starting a family, isn’t it a bit too early?”

“Just a nice wish.”

The two finished their meal in high spirits.

The Prince put down his utensils and returned to the study to continue working remotely.

Shen Ye washed all the pots and pans, then went to check on the study.

“Your Highness, why don’t you call those guards to protect you?” Shen Ye asked curiously.

“I was injured because there was a traitor—but I haven’t found that person yet, so I can’t easily let anyone discover my whereabouts—now I have to wait for my injuries to slowly recover.” The Prince explained earnestly.

A golden-glowing pendant hung around his neck.

With this pendant, his complexion was already much better than before.

“Your Highness, I’ll go scout the surroundings and familiarize myself with the situation,” Shen Ye said.

“Go ahead,” the Prince said.

Shen Ye turned and left the study, walked through the living room, opened the door, and went out.

The plants in the forest grew luxuriantly.

Some of the original narrow paths were obscured by vines and cobwebs, almost impassable.

Shen Ye nodded slightly.

This place was good; he could stay a while longer.

Should he go back and check?

He silently chanted “door” and stepped back into the main world.

In the safe house in the woods.

Prince Norton continued to work diligently.

He wrote two lines on the paper:

“I just picked randomly.”

“I’ll go scout the surroundings and familiarize myself with the situation.”

—These were the two sentences Shen Ye had said.

The Prince looked at the two lines of text and fell into contemplation.

“He lied to me… but he really did save me…”

“This Piggy is truly strange.”

The Prince shook his head and continued working.

Meanwhile.

The main world.

Stream.

Splash—

The wooden figure was fished out.

“Thanks for taking the exam for me, how is it going now?” Shen Ye asked, squatting on a stone.

“Con… tinu… ing,” the wooden figure articulated with effort.

“Has anyone come?” Shen Ye asked again.

“Many,” the wooden figure said.

Shen Ye was a little surprised.

“Can you tell me who they are?” he asked.

“…” The wooden figure.

Never mind.

It was just a wooden figure, not a surveillance camera.

And even if there was surveillance, he wouldn’t recognize those people.

But a crowd was not good.

—Do people all like to gather by the stream?

I’ll leave it to you!

I’ll go find a quiet place!

Shen Ye collected the wooden figure and turned to run towards the mountain forest.

At the foot of a secluded and steep cliff, he stopped and pressed his hand against the solid mountain wall.

“Hmm, although there are many trees here, there are no wild beasts and no water—”

“This time, there shouldn’t be anyone coming.”

Shen Ye nodded with satisfaction.

The playing card in his pocket vibrated gently.

Shen Ye took it out and saw a line of small text already appearing on the card:

“The second day is approaching, and on this day, candidates will face various terrifying monsters.”

Various strange howls echoed around.

Monsters?

—I’m not serving you!

Shen Ye placed the wooden figure in the corner against the mountain wall, ready to leave.

Suddenly.

Some slight movements came from not too far away.

Shen Ye immediately became wary.

“Who!”

He shouted.

Rustle… rustle…

Footsteps sounded, gradually approaching his location.

“Don’t, don’t move. I’m here to surrender.”

A nervous male voice sounded.

With each step, his foot stamped heavily on the ground, creating a deliberate sound.

—As if afraid Shen Ye would misunderstand.

After a few breaths.

A skinny, pale young man appeared in front of Shen Ye.

“I don’t know you! Who are you?”

Shen Ye asked vigilantly.

The young man, already trembling, shivered all over when Shen Ye shouted at him, and immediately knelt on the ground.

“Don’t kill me.”

He sobbed softly, putting his hands together in a pleading gesture:

“I was involved in tracking you before, but I swear now—I’ve given up, and I won’t dare to provoke you again.”

“Please, don’t kill me!”

Shen Ye was stunned.

Had the news of Xiao Mengyu killing several people with one sword already spread?

No, that’s not right…

There were no other people present at the time.

“Tell me, why have you had such a big change?”

Shen Ye asked.

He stepped back slightly, leaning against the mountain wall, ready to leave immediately if anything seemed amiss.

It was better not to ask; once he did, the skinny young man’s emotions immediately collapsed.

He knelt on the ground, weeping profusely, and whimpered:

“All my friends are dead…”

“There were a dozen of us, originally agreeing to hunt you down together and share the rewards.”

“One second everyone was laughing and joking, the next second they were all dead, heads cut off, with no chance to resist.”

“Spare me… I don’t have the power to kill you at all. My family paid for my exam spot.”

Shen Ye listened quietly, carefully observing the surroundings.

Everything was normal.

It didn’t seem to be a trap.

So, who on earth killed a dozen aristocratic young men all at once?

“Did you see who did it?” Shen Ye asked.

“No, I just went to the bathroom, and when I came back, everyone was dead! I know you have a powerful expert behind you—even the invigilator was fooled by you—please, let me go! I won’t dare to be your enemy again!” The young man pleaded bitterly.

—This guy was scared out of his wits.

Indeed, with a dozen companions all dead, anyone would go crazy.

“…You can go,” Shen Ye said.

“You’re letting me go?” The young man was overjoyed.

“Mm.”

The young man scrambled to his feet, a relieved look of having escaped death on his face, stumbled a few steps, and quickly ran off into the distance.

In a few breaths, he was gone from sight.

Shen Ye, however, fell into contemplation.

Who was it?

Firstly, it definitely couldn’t be the Shen family.

Xiao Mengyu?

He had a lot of contact with her and had an understanding of her strength.

It wouldn’t be her.

Besides, after she unleashed that move, her body entered a state of exhaustion, and she had only just recovered a little.

Then who could it be?

Shen Ye was a bit lost.

If someone had deceived the invigilator…

Zhao Yibing and her servant?

No.

She wanted to kill him, not help him.

Then who could it be?

Suddenly, various monster roars echoed around, interrupting Shen Ye’s thoughts.

Never mind.

Regardless, he would get through this night first.

He pressed his hand against the mountain wall.

“Door!”

A door appeared on the mountain wall.

Shen Ye opened the door and stepped inside.

The door disappeared.