The security guard held out the tray and returned Xiao Xun's phone.
Xiao Xun took the phone and turned his head, seeming to see Chu Ningxiang's figure on the balcony of the second floor of the villa. But upon closer inspection, there was nothing, and he thought he was hallucinating.
The car entered the villa area. When the door was opened, he was stunned, because he found a pair of red high-heeled shoes placed at the entrance.
Worried about Yun Mei's safety, Xiao Xun rushed in, shouting, "Yun Mei, Yun Mei."
Mu Jiahe asked coldly, "Why are you shouting?"
Yun Mei came out of the kitchen in a hurry, "What's wrong? Uncle, what happened?"
Seeing that Yun Mei was fine and that Mu Jiahe was also there, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. "There's a pair of red high-heeled shoes at the entrance, did you see them?"
Yun Mei pointed to the entrance, "Yes, I did!"
Xiao Xun asked in surprise, "Did you see who put them there?"
"Sister E, her shoes."
Mu Jiahe got up and stood beside Xiao Xun, carefully looking around.
Xiao Xun asked Yun Mei, "Is the Sister E you're talking about in her forties, wearing a red housekeeping vest?"
Yun Mei nodded, "Yes, that's her."
Xiao Xun asked anxiously, "Where is she?"
Yun Mei pointed to her bedroom, "She's inside. Shall I call her for you?"
Xiao Xun immediately reached for his phone to call the police, but Mu Jiahe stopped him. "Yun Mei, when I came back, why didn't you tell me there was someone else at home? And have you talked to this Sister E?"
Yun Mei nodded, "I talked to her on the first day I came."
"Didn't she say anything to you?"
Yun Mei waved her hand, lowered her voice, as if afraid she would hear, "She talks in a daze, like a shaman in the village. I didn't understand a word."
Mu Jiahe walked up to Yun Mei, "Can you ask her to come out and meet us?"
Xiao Xun didn't know what Mu Jiahe wanted. Yun Mei generously pushed open the door and walked in, "Sister E, Sister E..."
She shouted a few times, "Huh? She was here this afternoon, why is she gone?"
Xiao Xun frowned, "We should call the police if this continues! What does she want to do?"
Upon hearing about calling the police, Yun Mei quickly stopped Xiao Xun, "Don't call the police, Sister E is very pitiful."
Xiao Xun put down his phone and looked at her doubtfully, "What's pitiful about her?"
Yun Mei sighed, "Sister E told me that she used to be a resident of this village. Later, someone developed this place into villas, and they were resettled."
Xiao Xun looked at Mu Jiahe. Mu Jiahe asked Yun Mei, "But they gave each household a large resettlement fee and new houses. What's pitiful about that?"
Yun Mei looked at Mu Jiahe. Not knowing that this villa area was developed by her, she said directly, "The misfortune is in the resettlement fee. How could the villagers have seen so much money? Her husband changed when he had money. He went out every day and didn't come home. He was either playing cards, taking a bath, getting a massage, or eating and drinking extravagantly. I heard he even found a mistress outside.
Even a mountain of gold and silver couldn't withstand his spending! Not only did he spend all the resettlement fees, but he also sold the resettlement house, and then the mistress ran away. He couldn't think straight and drank poison."
After hearing Yun Mei's words, Mu Jiahe pointed to the house, "Then why did she have to come here? And what about those red high-heeled shoes?"
"She didn't mention that."
Xiao Xun thought to himself: She must have liked the mistress who wore red high-heeled shoes.
Mu Jiahe's brow furrowed. She said to Yun Mei, "Next time you see her, be sure to ask her to stay. I want to see her. Tell her I won't hurt her."
Yun Mei nodded, "I know. Uncle, haven't you eaten yet? I made you some soup and steamed some buns."
"No, I ate outside."
Yun Mei said "oh" disappointedly and turned to go back to the kitchen.
The two went directly back to the bedroom. Xiao Xun asked her, "What kind of person do you think this Sister E is? How does she know that this place can traverse two realms?"
Mu Jiahe didn't answer Xiao Xun's question, but said, "Just a con artist. I've met many people like this."
Xiao Xun felt that Sister E's master must know something. If he had the chance to meet him, he would definitely ask for advice.
Because he believed since childhood that there must be reclusive masters in this world.
Mu Jiahe was one of them, so there must be many such masters. They might have their own worlds, just like Mu Jiahe's other world.
Just like the three thousand great worlds, three thousand medium worlds, and three thousand small worlds in Buddhism.
He was living in only one of these three thousand worlds. Besides Mu Jiahe's other world, there must be other worlds. They must be connected through something like a spatial 'wormhole.' As long as one mastered the knack, one could travel freely.
The two returned to the master bedroom. Xiao Xun was still silent, returning to his state before entering the house. Mu Jiahe looked at him.
"You haven't been in the right state lately. Is something wrong?"
Xiao Xun felt annoyed when he thought of Chen Xingsheng, but it wasn't good to tell Mu Jiahe, so he explained, "It's nothing, it's just that there have been many annoying things recently, so I'm a bit short-tempered."
Mu Jiahe stood up, her big eyes looking at Xiao Xun, "Since you're so short-tempered, how about I help you cool down?"
Xiao Xun's face turned red instantly, clearly misunderstanding. "This, isn't, isn't it inappropriate!"
Mu Jiahe went straight over and took Xiao Xun's hand, "Still shy? What's there to be shy about?"
As they spoke, the two disappeared from the bed and appeared in the master bedroom of Saint Roman Castle.
Before Xiao Xun could react, Mu Jiahe threw a robe over herself, pushed open the window, and tossed Xiao Xun out.
Amidst Xiao Xun's screams, Mu Jiahe instantly appeared beside him, reached out to hug his waist, and they traveled through a magic circle, instantly arriving at Gagoria Peak, the highest mountain in Saint Roman.
This place was covered in snow all year round, and even the mountainside was rarely visited by humans. Most mages couldn't withstand the cold air up there.
Xiao Xun clearly saw the clouds below the peak. He took a breath, and the tubes of his lungs felt frozen.
Most importantly, Xiao Xun was completely naked at this moment.
Sai Lepeisi excitedly cupped his hands around his mouth and shouted twice, venting his frustration, "You know, when I'm in a bad mood, I love to shout here. It feels great."
Then he turned to Xiao Xun, "How about it? Is the cold air here enough to cool down your temper!"
Xiao Xun crouched on the ground, shaking like a sieve. He protected his last bit of warmth and didn't want to say a word, nor did he dare to.
The icy coldness surged up from the soles of his feet and spread throughout his body. The slight breeze that blew over him felt like blades tearing at his flesh.
Xiao Xun's skin was not dark, and it was quite fair. At this moment, it had turned bright red from the cold, and it was only a matter of time before it turned purple from the cold.
This state lasted for less than five minutes. He seemed to be unable to feel the coldness of his body but felt very hot instead. He looked up and saw brilliant cyan and purple halos everywhere, like an aurora.
He knew that this was a hallucination caused by his life reaching its limit. His body had no warmth left.
Finally, he gathered all his strength and shouted, "I want to go back."
Then his vision went black, and he collapsed.
Sai Lepeisi quickly reached out to support Xiao Xun, who was about to fall.