Hu Youling opened her eyes, rubbed her temples, and found herself lying on a soft, pink heart-shaped bed.
"Where is this..."
She scanned her surroundings, only to discover that the bed was located at the peak of a terraced building. Below the building were men and women in a state of dazed confusion.
These people were entwined, their sounds unbearable, their sights unwatchable.
These scenes were designed to maximally stimulate desire, but Hu Youling felt nothing upon seeing them, only finding them extremely noisy.
She tried to descend from the platform to leave, but found herself confined. Despite the apparent lack of any barriers, she could not escape.
"What is going on..." Hu Youling attempted to understand her situation, but soon gave up, realizing she had forgotten many things.
Her range of movement was limited, but food and water were provided, so she would not starve.
However, as she drank and ate, Hu Youling frowned. The food contained additives designed to stimulate desire.
"I understand what's happening here. Someone has imprisoned me, wanting to stimulate my desires to the greatest extent, yet making me unable to obtain them."
"Too bad... I'm not falling for this anymore."
After eating and drinking her fill, Hu Youling's several tails grew out, covering her eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. She then drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
If the mastermind only had such tricks, Hu Youling would happily reside here.
According to Tao Qingqing, the person treated their assistants well and would intervene if they encountered danger. Therefore, she only needed to wait patiently.
"Wait, who is Tao Qingqing? And who is that person? Whatever, I'm going to sleep..."
...
After leaving the sanctuary, Wen Wen received a message from Tao Qingqing. He instantly teleported to Tao Qingqing's location via his chain. He saw Hu Youling sleeping soundly, her expression adorably cute, yet exuding a fierce aura of hostility.
Everyone within a one-kilometer radius felt their hearts suddenly clench. Cats, dogs, birds, and insects simultaneously fell silent.
First Dalia, then Hu Youling. In Wen Wen's eyes, someone was targeting him.
Now, Wen Wen and this mysterious sleeping phenomenon had established a feud. He was determined to make the perpetrator pay for this provocation.
However, how to make them pay would require some effort from Wen Wen.
Wen Wen placed his hand on Hu Youling's forehead, his power probing into her body and scanning her. This scan was so precise, her measurements were accurate to six decimal places.
After the investigation, Wen Wen found nothing abnormal on Hu Youling. It was as if she were genuinely asleep.
Her power flowed unimpeded, her spirit was calm and peaceful, her brain remained active, and her soul was still within her body...
He attempted to use the containment facility to understand Hu Youling's condition, but the facility found no anomalies on her.
"This is something. This matter might be a bit troublesome. It's been a while since I encountered such a challenging case." Despite his anger, Wen Wen also felt a strong interest in this case.
Later, Wen Wen questioned Tao Qingqing and learned that before falling unconscious, Hu Youling had been pursuing a mysterious young man. Their encounter with this young man was purely accidental.
This could perhaps prove that the person did not intend to provoke Wen Wen, and that it was all a coincidence.
But now that Wen Wen's interest had been piqued, even if it were all a coincidence, he would investigate it to the end.
He said to Tao Qingqing: "This matter is not simple, and it's not something you can get involved in. You take Hu Youling and find a place to stay. I'll handle this."
Hu Youling's sudden coma also made Tao Qingqing realize the danger, so she had no desire to be involved in this matter.
Watching Hu Youling walk away, Wen Wen narrowed his eyes and said to her:
"By the way, didn't you always want to get revenge on her? Now that she's unconscious and won't fight back, you can get a little revenge."
"For example, drawing turtles on her face. Don't go beyond what she did to you back then."
"As my assistant, being taken down so easily and requiring me to rescue you, you should pay some price, shouldn't you?"
Hearing this, Tao Qingqing showed a strange expression and quickened her pace, her steps becoming more sprightly as she left with Hu Youling.
Watching Hu Youling depart, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in Wen Wen's eyes: "A mysterious young man, a sleep without symptoms... I will catch your tail."
Wen Wen immediately flew to the airport. Although many things had happened, not much time had passed. The person's plane should not have taken off yet.
However, by the time Wen Wen arrived, he could no longer find the young man. He only found the record of his ticket booking. The destination was 'Duoxinlidel City'.
This city reportedly had a thousand-year history, having been destroyed countless times but rebuilt each time.
Initially, it was called Ridel City, and after destruction and reconstruction, it became Xin Ridel. Later, it became Xin Xin Ridel. Finally, with too many 'Xin's, it became Duoxinlidel.
This address was the only clue Wen Wen currently possessed. Beyond this, Wen Wen could not find any trace of the person, so he decided to go and see Duoxinlidel City.
Duoxinlidel City was not far from Newz City, so Wen Wen did not seek out San Zai'er to fly his plane. Instead, he rode his Ghost Dragon towards that direction.
On the way, Wen Wen contacted the Night Knight and requested all information regarding the sleep incidents. The Night Knight also wanted this matter resolved, so he did not hold back from Wen Wen.
After receiving the information, Wen Wen thought for a moment and then sent a video he had recorded earlier to the Night Knight.
He knew that sending this video to the Night Knight would cause an earthquake within the Hunter Association. This matter was also interesting, but he was more interested in the sleep incidents at the moment.
Upon receiving the video from Wen Wen, the Night Knight did not take it too seriously. He had analyzed Wen Wen and considered it possible that Wen Wen might even send videos like 'Postpartum Care for Sows' due to his human nature.
However, when he casually opened the video and saw its content, his expression became serious.
"Barriers will disappear one by one... The reality world will return to the inner world... The new world will have a protection period... Heavenly gods are very interested in the reality world... Hidden organizations want to unite and overthrow the Hunter Association..." These pieces of news, even any one of them, were enough to cause a sensation in the Hunter Association. As a master of information gathering, the Night Knight had predictions about many things.
But when these things were connected, he couldn't help but be shocked.
After a few minutes of deliberation, he sent the video to the Hunter General Headquarters.
Although sending it directly like this might trigger some undesirable events, the sooner the entire senior management of the association knew this information, the sooner the Hunter Association could prepare.
This way, they could calmly deal with the offensive of those hidden organizations after they united, or even completely dismantle them before they formed a unified front.
If the information in these messages was true, then the Hunter Association's primary mission was to firmly hold sovereignty over the reality world before that day arrived.
Only by doing so could they secure a path to survival for all residents of the reality world!