After the preparation for a long journey was made. Ximen Xueya had brought out the whole unit from his dimensional space. When they got out of the separated dimension, everyone had returned to the location where the former Ximen Mansion is located. They are still in S District.
The scenery of the place is different from before. The Mansion is now ruined like the other buildings. Clearly, things had been stolen inside. The windows and doors were forcefully opened. Basic utensils like plates, cups, spoons, and forks were taken. The whole mansion had the feeling of being raided more than once. Before this house was protected by the huge snake because of its fear of Ximen Xueya.
The mutated snake was something Xueya had spared before the last time he had dropped by this mansion. It let the snake remember his scent and prevent others who had the same scent as him from being harmed by the snake. The mansion must not be touched or demolished by the snake as well.
This is the reason why the mutated snake didn't dare to attack the mansion directly to get his prey. It was afraid that destroying the mansion would incur Ximen Xueya's anger. Now that the snake is dead the protection of the mansion is gone.
Lou Lan spoke, "The mansion had been looted."
"It's fine. Everything useful in the mansion had been moved by me. They only took scraps." replied Xueya.
The group had gone out of the dimensional space after lunch which means in the middle of the day where the sun is totally risen giving out heat that could almost burn someone's skin directly. Ordinary humans who hadn't fully awakened as ability users would suffer skin burns. Not just an ordinary sunburn but skin scalding under the intense sunlight. It only affects the skin but not inanimate things.
Xueya brought out an umbrella from his space. He pulled up two caps. One for his little bun and one for his husband. It's a straw hat that covers their whole face and neck.
"Wear it properly. It's hot," said Xueya.
This man is seriously ignoring the rest of them except for his two family members. Cao Junye smirked proudly while baby Chino, who noticed everyone looking at them with envious eyes, understood their feelings.
"Daddy~ are there more hats and umbrellas? Let give some to Grandpa Wu, Uncle Lou, Uncle Wang, Uncle Yue and the rest of the uncles as well~"
Xueya looked around him and every soldier avoided his calm yet icy gaze.
Cao Junye stepped up and scolded them, "You guys are soldiers. What's wrong with suffering this little heat!?" His words were strong but the soldiers looked at the straw hat on the top of his head like it was some treasure.
Uncle Wu spoke out everyone's thoughts, "Master your words look unreasonable especially with such a good quality straw hat on your head." the soldiers behind him were nodding their heads in agreement.
The unreasonable general scolds out, "This is something my wife prepares for me. It's normal to wear it."
'Tsk! Unfair bastard!' Everyone's thoughts.
Xueya waves his hands once and a pile of hats and umbrellas appear in thin air.
"Uncle Wu. Leave the rest for you to handle," said Cao Junye.
The old butler responded, "Please leave the distribution to this old man."
After a minute everyone else had received their own hats and umbrellas. Then they've started taking a walk within the S District. The soldiers had protected their courageous young master riding on the back of Oreo, moving forward excitedly while throwing a few Ice spells all over. They've left the zombie killing routine to their young master to play with.
Suddenly, Chino and Oreo return to his parents' side with a dirty human in between Oreo's teeth. The beggar-like human had a familiar kitten with him yet this supposed to be white as snow little cat looked like a rug ball at this moment.
"Daddy~ father~ this human had something like Uncle Yue~"
Cao Junye frowns. Wang Lei stood forward to protect his lord and Ximen Xueya as well as his young master behind him. Xueya on the other hand had reacted differently yet his expression is the same as his husband's.
Xueya frowning, "Oreo spit it out! What kind of thing are you eating? It looks so dirty! Chi-chan, don't forget to wash the mouth of your dog. Or else I won't let it in the house."
Chino panicked when he heard his daddy say that. He pats Oreo's head with urgency and says, "Oreo. Spit it out. Dirty~ dirty~ I'm going to brush your teeth!"
SPIT! Oreo spit the human he is carrying by his mouth then his little master had brought him to the corner of the road forcing him to brush his teeth under the old butler's guidance.
Meanwhile, the rest had stared at the unconscious figure.
Cao Junye orders, "Water user. Drench him with cold water!"
One of the soldiers walked forward and drenched the beggar-looking man and his rug ball cat with cold water. Afterward, Cao Junye dispersed his unit to look around for resources in the area. As they were in the marketplace there should be lots of resources scattered around.
Uncle Wu accompanied his young master to his daily adventure together with Zhi Yue and Lou Lan. Only Cao Junye, Wang Lei, and Ximen Xueya remain on the open road together with the beggar and his cat.
Though his real reason is different from what it seems. Cao Junye and the rest recognized that the kitten on this human is indeed a system. A registered one under God System. Legal World hoppers had barcode imprints somewhere on their system. This barcode records its host's information.
Stolen systems have their barcodes erased by the thief and all traces of the former host will be gone when the barcode disappears. This could only be done if the host is killed.
Cao Junye gestured to his lieutenant to wake the duo up. Wang Lei followed the order and shook the two awake.
The first one to wake up is the cat.
[Urgh~ where?]
The sound of the system resonates in their minds. In their avatar form, their words could only be heard as thoughts. The rug ball kitten woke up seeing three pairs of eyes on him and froze in shock. Just by their stares alone. The system knew that these three humans could definitely see him. In short, they are world hoppers. The cold yet aloof gaze from one of them felt extremely familiar as well.
It didn't take a while for his host, the beggar, to wake up complaining.
"Xiaobai~ you said I would be safe inside the manhole. I've used more points in buying food and water because we hid there for 2 months!~"
The beggar man seems to haven't noticed the presence of three people and continues to talk to his own system. He even grabbed the kitten and shook him.
"Baize! Are you listening!?"
"This… Are you that world hopper from the 4th world? Professor Sen?" asked Wang Lei.
"Professor Sen? It made me remember something like a nightmare. I'm not some professor I am…"
"Liu Yan."
"Right, I am Liu Yan. Eh? That seems to be my real name. My vessel's name is supposed to be Xu Lin."
Upon realizing that someone had called him by his real name Liu Yan. An Avatar named Xu Lin, had his face suddenly turn pale. No one is supposed to know his real name except for a few. Ignoring his stupid host as always, Baize in his cat form lowered his head in greetings.
[Greetings to the Venerable Lord and Lord God of Nether System.]
It seems that System Baize had recognized Xueya when his host name was mentioned. Aside from him, the most recent person whom they've met is this Venerable Lord and according to his data. That last world where they've met is destroyed by that person. 13th ranked Executioner, Zhi Yue had informed them of the death of the star prior to its destruction. He just analyzed it.
The 13th ranked Executioner is a worker from the Nether System. He told them that the star will be destroyed by his lord due to some personal circumstances. The lord of Executioner 13 could only mean that man. The Lord God of the Nether System and an infamous figure of the God System.
"L-L-Lord G-God of Nether System!!!?" exclaimed Liu Yan while pointing at Cao Junye.
Such a rude gesture made Wang Lei frown while System Baize panicked. He instantly bit his host's hands which made the former cringe in pain.
Ow. OWIE~~
[I told you you're too rude, Yan'er!!!]
Tear-eyed Liu Yan responded, "Wuwuwu~ Sorry~~!!"
"You are that world hopper." said the General.
Cao Junye finally remembered who this system and host duo are. They are that pair from that world where he caused his wife's death. Recalling this mistake of his, Junye's face couldn't help but turn dark.
After calming down for a while Liu Yan finally remembered that his system called one of them as Venerable Lord which means it was that generous person who gave him that divine ranked golden ticket which helped him double up his cultivation.
"Venerable Lord~ it's you. I thought something bad happened to you when that world was suddenly destroyed~" said Liu Yan who is trying to reach out his dirty hands to grab his pants.
But Liu Yan failed to touch the corner of Xueya's clothes as Junye suddenly carried his wife by his waist, seriously avoiding another man's touch.
Cao Junye warned coldly, "Don't touch my wife. Do you want to die?"
The overwhelming pressure that had fallen on Liu Yan and his System Baize is too much that they could only prostrate before Cao Junye. It's like gravity itself is pulling them down countless times.
'I can't breathe.'
'The pressure is too heavy.'
Thoughts of Liu Yan and Baize.
Ximen Xueya had to give Cao Junye a sudden kiss on the cheeks to calm him down. The latter moved his eyes on his wife with a bewildering expression.
Xueya spoke, "That's enough. They're acquaintances."
The pressure Cao Junye puts on the two instantly disappears after being coaxed by his wife. He kissed his wife on the lips before letting him down after being shortly satisfied.
Liu Yan and his System, Baize could once again finally breathe and witnessed these two Venerates flirting without care for the audience.
Xueya's eyes move on them and suddenly they are absorbed in a water ball that allows them to even breathe within it.
"Too dirty. So disgusting," said Xueya.
He controlled the water elements to swirl as if being placed within the washing machine. The water turned bubbly with the shampoo and conditioner Xueya added to the water ball.
After experiencing what it's like to be put inside a washing machine the two slowly fall on a rug under them when the Water dome bursts. This is something Xueya had placed as well.
Xueya looked at Wang Lei, "Dry them up."
"Yes, sir," replied Wang Lei who used his wind ability to instantly dry the two up.
When the two looked completely dried, Xueya threw some spare clothes and shoes for Liu Yan to wear.
"Talk later. Change clothes. I hate dirty things." said Xueya as he made a wall of ice surrounding Liu Yan which gave him enough privacy to change his clothes.
After the latter had changed his clothes he called for Xueya to remove the surrounding walls. Only when he looks presentable that Xueya is willing to listen to them. After looting the whole marketplace, Xueya brought out a few hummers of the unit to ride on.
Inside the car at the center of the motorcade, Cao Junye, Ximen Xueya, Ximen Chino, Wang Lei, Lou Lan, Zhi Yue, and Liu Yan were seated inside. Wang Lei was the one driving. Lou Lan and Zhi Yue were entertaining the pouting little bun who had his adventure halted because of Liu Yan.
System Baize and Liu Yan were staring at the corner with wide eyes, each with different targets where their eyes landed. The former was looking at Zhi Yue who is in his human form while the latter is looking at the milk baby who is glaring at him with tears in the corner of his eyes.
System Baize, [Sir System Yue? Human form?!]
Liu Yan, "Why is this little bun glaring at me? What did I do again?"
