Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 217

It was late at night.

Nangong Sirui had a habit of going to bed early, so it would be unwise to wake him up.

Shen Ye simply opened the door and entered the Nightmare World.

Battlefield Passage.

He was really exhausted today.

Massage!

Shen Ye walked straight out of the passage and, familiar with the route, arrived at the field hospital.

But a few minutes later, he walked out disappointed.

—It was the middle of the night.

The old dean had long since left work.

What to do?

His attributes were almost depleted, his muscles ached, and he was so tired that even walking a few steps left him breathless.

Did he have to use free attribute points again?

“Saint Paige.”

Suddenly, from the shadows of the hospital entrance, a soft call was heard.

Shen Ye immediately asked:

“Which comrade is that?”

From the shadows, a hand reached out, quickly forming an “I love you” gesture.

—It’s someone from the Brotherhood of Shadows!

“Please follow me.”

The other party whispered and immediately ran off onto a secluded path.

Shen Ye had no choice but to follow.

The two walked a distance one after another, arriving in a dense forest.

Under the moonlight, Shen Ye saw the other person clearly.

“It’s you!”

Shen Ye said.

—This was an ordinary-looking man.

It was the Brotherhood leader who had met Shen Ye when he first arrived at the front lines!

Shen Ye had even obtained the intermediate “Frostwind” nightmare crystal from him.

“Saint Paige, I have an urgent piece of information for you.”

The man said.

“What is it?” Shen Ye asked.

“The spy sent by His Highness the Prince to Eternal Night City has been exposed. The three major powers of Eternal Night City are furious, condemning Humans as fickle and untrustworthy. They have decided not to attend the King’s birthday celebration in our capital, nor will they sign any agreements. The King has therefore imprisoned the Prince.”

The man said in one breath.

“A spy? Exposed?” Shen Ye said in surprise.

No way.

He seemed to be doing quite well in Eternal Night City.

“That’s right,” the man continued, “our person has been caught and has confessed the control key and incantation for the teleportation array. They are currently still imprisoned in Eternal Night City’s prison.”

Caught?

The control key and incantation for the teleportation array?

No!

The control key for the teleportation array was in a potted plant in Prince Norton’s room!

The incantation was—

“The incantation was exposed? What is it?” Shen Ye asked.

“‘Norton’s trust determines everything’—this incantation has been widely spread by the Undead, so the King was furious, blaming His Highness Norton for losing face and damaging relations between the two countries.” The man said.

Shen Ye stroked his forehead.

The incantation was correct.

But this incantation and the key to the teleportation array were given to him by Prince Norton!

He didn’t use it because he didn’t trust it.

At the time, he arrived at Eternal Night City on a ghost train, met Ms. Daisy through the Veteran’s Guild, and then officially debuted as a singer.

—He hadn’t used either the key or the incantation!

So—

Who?

Who replaced him, did this, and then was caught by the Undead?

“Who is the spy?” Shen Ye asked.

“It’s a Human with a title, but the specific identity has not yet been verified. The Undead only informed His Majesty the King.” The man said.

“Thank you for the information, I understand.” Shen Ye said in a deep voice.

“Saint Paige, you were the one who saved the Prince from the brink of death, so no one in our Brotherhood of Shadows trusts anyone but you—”

“If you need the strength of the Brotherhood, just contact us anytime. I’ll be in that tent we used before.”

“Thank you for your trust. If needed, I’ll contact you anytime.” Shen Ye said.

“You’ll find a way to help the Prince, won’t you?” The man looked directly into his eyes and asked.

“Yes.” Shen Ye nodded without hesitation.

The man finally showed a slight smile, made the “I love you” gesture to him again, and said:

“You are indeed Saint Paige, personally appointed by His Highness… Very good, I await your news and am ready to serve you at any time.”

After he finished speaking, he left.

Only Shen Ye remained in the dense forest.

—Something was odd.

Could Prince Norton have entrusted the matter to someone else later?

Not possible.

He was so cautious, how could he give the same task to two groups of people?

He might as well ask him directly!

Shen Ye took out the magic letter paper and began to contact Prince Norton:

“Are you there?”

After a few breaths.

A line of text appeared on the magic letter paper:

“Who are you?”

Shen Ye was about to write, but stopped.

Prince Norton was already imprisoned.

Was his letter paper confiscated, or was it still in his possession?

If it was confiscated, wouldn’t talking to him here expose himself as well?

… That wouldn’t do.

Shen Ye quickly wrote:

“Yesterday you called me ‘sweetheart’, and today you ask ‘who are you’, Prince, you’re too much.”

—If anyone else saw this line, they would likely be stunned and ponder for a moment before replying.

But if the Prince saw it—

Several words quickly jumped out on the magic letter paper.

They seemed to have been “sprayed” out, carrying a strong emotion, bouncing a few times on the paper before settling down and appearing:

“You little rascal, can’t you talk properly?”

It’s the Prince!

But further confirmation was needed!

Shen Ye happily wrote:

“You scoundrel, you clearly asked me to go to the Redwoods for fun that day, but then I heard you found someone else? What about me wasn’t as good as her?”

—The mission was given to me, why was it given to someone else again?

Soon.

A line of text jumped out from the paper:

“Enough, Saint Paige, I only sent you and your Undead informant to do this. That spy was not sent by me!”

Tsk.

Why are you so angry?

Wouldn’t it be better if we continued to talk about work in code?

Shen Ye had no choice but to write:

“So who exactly is the spy?”

The other side replied: “I don’t know. At first, I thought you were caught, and I even negotiated with the Undead, but it turned out it wasn’t you!”

This was truly strange.

It wasn’t someone sent by His Highness the Prince, yet they possessed the Prince’s formation key and incantation.

“Do many people know the formation key? Who do you think it could be?”

Shen Ye wrote.

After a long while.

The other side replied:

“This is an underground teleportation channel that the Empire built with great effort. Only high-ranking officials of the Empire know about it, about seven or eight people.”

Seven or eight people?

Enough for a game of “Who’s the Murderer”!

I’m too lazy to identify them one by one.

Anyway, I’m currently the lead singer of the Dark Night Rose Dance Troupe.

“I’ll go check on the imprisoned guy directly. Wait for my news.” Shen Ye wrote.

“Be careful!” Prince Norton said.

Shen Ye put away the magic letter paper, opened a door, and stepped back into Xishang High School.

“Hey, why are you back here?” The Great Skeleton exclaimed.

“Otherwise?” Shen Ye said.

“I thought you’d go do something in Eternal Night City.”

“Nonsense, I’m so exhausted every day, going to Eternal Night City in this state?”

Shen Ye looked into the void.

A line of small text quietly appeared:

“This time you opened the door and gained a rating tag:”

“Horny.”

“Dark Gray Tag (Broken).”

“Description: You can turn into a small flying insect—the kind everyone swats.”

“Rating: You successfully identified the identity of the person on the other end of the magic letter paper, but your writing is very provocative!”

Shen Ye waved his hand expressionlessly.

Another line of small text appeared:

“You swallowed this tag and gained 0.1 free attribute points.”

“Current free attribute points: 15.1.”

Damn it.

A dark gray tag only gives 0.1 attribute points?

That’s too much!

Shen Ye was annoyed but helpless.

Never mind.

He was exhausted, he needed to find a place to rest quickly.

It was past two in the morning.

Going back to the dorm would surely wake up Nangong Xiao San.

He was so tired that sleeping on the floor in the training hall wasn’t an option.

Tomorrow was the first day of classes!

He had to get a good rest.

“Feilun, you go to sleep first. I’ll find a place to sleep too—I have my first class at eight in the morning.”

Shen Ye said, yawning.

“Alright, I’ll go to sleep then. Call me if anything happens.” The Great Skeleton also yawned.

The ring fell silent.

Shen Ye walked out of the training hall.

The brightly lit training hall gradually sank underground, disappearing from sight.

Only that slender iron pole remained standing beside the empty exercise ground.

It held a plaque, and a large line of text changed on the plaque:

“Run towards the sunrise, young man!”

A very nice blessing.

Shen Ye waved goodbye to the iron pole, and the iron pole also bent slightly, bowing.

His pocket vibrated softly.

It was the card.

Shen Ye pulled out the card and saw a big “+1” on it.

Below were a few lines of small text:

“Your professional skill has been upgraded to the first level of the Dharma Realm, and your strength has been enhanced.”

“Your ranking points +1, current points are 2.”

“Please keep earning points until you reach 10 points to exchange for a star and gain the power of Tarot’s blessing.”

“Obtaining a star allows you to participate in the Hidden Dragon Ranking.”

It was late at night.

The campus was empty and peaceful.

Shen Ye walked straight out of the school gate.

He followed the spiral staircase all the way back to the museum in the real world.

He climbed out the window of the museum’s restroom.

He walked through the streets late at night.

He arrived at the dimly lit alley across the street.

There were still many restaurants open, and the music from some bars and KTVs echoed in the night.

—This was the bustling area of Yujing.

He had noticed the surroundings when he came here to eat with Xu Xingke.

He remembered there were a few hotels here.

Shen Ye hadn’t walked far before he saw a hotel with its doors open.

Perfect.

Shen Ye gladly walked in, registered, paid, and took the room card upstairs.

He found the room, opened the door, and went in.

But there was someone in the room.

Nangong Sirui!

“What are you doing here!” Shen Ye said in surprise.

“Hmph,” Nangong Sirui said in an all-knowing tone, “so this is the secret to your continuous improvement in strength!”

“What are you talking about?” Shen Ye said.

—He saw him open the door to another world?

No!

The training hall was enclosed.

After all, some professionals didn’t want to be seen when practicing their secret techniques.

So he had specifically chosen the privacy protection mode.

How could he know about the “door”?

“Don’t pretend,” Nangong Sirui said with his hands behind his back and a sigh, “everyone else is sleeping, but you’re honing your skills in the training hall. This kind of hard work is really worthy of our generation to learn from.”

So he just found out he was training!

Shen Ye breathed a sigh of relief, then felt a little speechless, and retorted:

“Aren’t you supposed to go to bed on time? Why are you secretly monitoring me?”

Nangong Sirui said:

“I was just curious for a moment, wanting to see how the Hun Tian Sect successor cultivates. Speaking of which, your habit of staying up late to cultivate really suits your profession.”

“But I warn you, not sleeping at night can lead to sudden death.”

He suddenly struck.

Shen Ye immediately swung his fist to defend.

The two went back and forth, exchanging dozens of blows.

Although this exchange of blows didn’t use any skills, it was surprisingly exhilarating, and both felt a sense of satisfaction.

Although the space was too small, it also limited them from using powerful Dharma Phases or mental power, so they fought nearly a hundred rounds—

Nangong Sirui suddenly jumped back, waved his hand and said:

“No more fighting, you have indeed broken through, your strikes are much stronger than before!”

“You can tell that? I was just using ordinary punches and kicks.” Shen Ye asked in surprise.

“To discern the subtle from the evident, that’s the skill of my Nangong family—it seems your late-night practice has paid off.” Nangong Sirui said proudly.

“Alright, you’ve seen everything, aren’t you going back to sleep? We have class at eight in the morning.” Shen Ye was impatient.

“Hmph, I’m leaving now.” Nangong Sirui said.

Suddenly.

A sound of footsteps came from outside.

Shen Ye looked at Nangong Sirui.

—Are you in trouble?

Nangong Sirui looked at Shen Ye.

—Is it your trouble?

Before either of them could react, the door was “beeped” open.

“Who!”

“State your name!”

The two shouted in unison, striking a defensive pose together.

Several men stood at the doorway, their expressions strange, scrutinizing the two of them.

They were wearing uniforms.

They were police officers.

They looked at Shen Ye, then at Nangong Sirui.

“We received a report.”

“…You two were making too much noise.”