Dreams Beneath the Cherry Blossom Tree

"Oh, Uncle Chaoyu." Li Sushang nodded, but clearly didn't have any particular feelings about it, as they weren't familiar with each other.

Moreover, Li Sushang also understood that her great-uncle, whom she had never met, was also responsible for the current state of her family's division.

"But what's the connection between these things?"

"It's nothing... I just discovered that our Seven Swords of Taixu might have been really strong back then."

Su Mei shook her head as she watched Hokushin Mei, who could be called the number one person in the Far East at the same time, being dragged away.

She genuinely realized that the Seven Swords were unbelievably strong in that era. What about being the undisputed champion of martial arts, the potential to be Herrscher, the second strongest in the world? Could Honkai Energy even give rise to Emperor-class? Lord Yama, right?

All that bragging, and my senior sister was defeated in one round.

However, among the Seven Swordsmen back then, plus the grown-up Sixth and Seventh, Lin Chaoyu was the one with the lowest cultivation level; he hadn't even achieved the Sword Soul realm.

The sword intent in the Tai Xu Sword Qi refers to the resonance with the Keys of Domination. Cheng Lingshuang herself is tough enough that not comprehending it did not affect her combat power much. However, the realm of Sword Soul... refers to the mastery of swordsmanship. In other words, Lin Chaoyu's swordsmanship had not even reached its peak back then.

Although Lord Yama's combat power back then couldn't compare to a true Emperor-Class Honkai Beast, he could easily defeat three or five Herrscher of Domination. In addition, having seen geniuses like Kallen, Su Mei always assumed that the strongest people in a region were roughly at their level.

Looking at Hokushin Mei's embarrassing performance now, after thinking about it carefully and reflecting on my own travel experiences from back then, I suddenly realized that it seems like they are the ones who are illogical.

Hokushin Mei seems to be the only normal "martial arts master" of that era.

"You lot, let them go." Liu Bai helplessly stopped the Herrscher of Domination from throwing people out.

Upon hearing this, the several Herrscher of Domination first bowed to Liu Bai, then looked at Hokushin Mei with a cold smile and released their grip.

You're lucky.

After regaining her Hokushin Mei looked at the Herrscher of Domination with an uncertain expression.

Hokushin Mei isn't stupid. Obviously, if she wants to find Liu Bai, she has to get past this group of people. But... it won't be easy. Having a knife in hand is somewhat understandable, but this situation doesn't seem like the place to draw a knife.

"Susang, why don't you give it a try?" Su Mei asked her maid softly.

The Herrscher of Domination can bully Hokushin Mei, but it's useless against a truly formidable opponent.

"Um... me? Cough, forget it." Li Sushang thought for a moment and then shook her head decisively.

If her stepmother and stepmother had told her to do it, she would have done it, but these words came from her strictest aunt...

Li Sushang felt that if she nodded, she would be lectured.

"Not going? You're not entirely brainless."

Su Mei nodded with satisfaction, while Li Sushang looked terrified.

Hmm... Actually, both of them had a misunderstanding.

When Su Mei said that Li Sushang was smart, she was actually referring to Li Sushang's decision not to offend the Herrscher of Domination, who was a truly neutral NPC. Li Sushang's lingering fear stemmed from the belief that her aunt was indeed setting a trap.

Well, Su Mei's maternal instincts always led her to subconsciously think of Li Sushang as intelligent—even though Su Mei knew very well that her own daughter was a fool.

"Alright, alright, let them in... It's been a while since I've seen Bei Chen." Liu Bai greeted him.

Although it felt like we had just seen each other yesterday—that's how it was for both myself and Beichen.

Upon hearing this, the Herrscher of Domination waved his hand, letting Hokushin Mei go inside.

Liu Bai watched this scene thoughtfully. These few Herrscher of Domination obviously couldn't control the entire cafeteria. Hmm... there were other Herrscher of Domination in the crowd?

Well, Liu Bai's idea is perfectly fine. In fact, there are more Herrscher of Domination are just there to make up the numbers in the cafeteria than people who are actually there to eat.

However, only the group of "food-serving aunties" noticed this; the others didn't notice it at all, at most they vaguely felt that something was wrong around them.

Although Liu Bai doesn't really need control over things, the presence of the Herrscher of Domination does make Liu Bai easily visible in any public setting at Schicksal...

"My lord, it's been a long time." Hokushin Mei clearly thought that Liu Bai hadn't seen her for a long time.

"Hmm, long time no see. By the way, where are Sakura and the others?" Liu Bai glanced around and noticed that Hokushin Mei was not with Sakura and the others.

"Sakura-sama and Sakura-chan took Rin to see Dr. Mei for a medical check-up."

Hokushin Mei told the truth.

"Well... I went to see my sister-in-law."

"Huh?" Liu Bai was taken aback. "Who are you talking about?"

"My sister-in-law, Raiden Mei ... but that child, well, her reaction was a bit intense."

Hokushin Mei leaned on her head, looking troubled.

Although she was shocked, Hokushin Mei categorized it as a case of brother complex.

"No, Beichen, wait a minute." Liu Bai patted Hokushin Mei's head. "Look at me and Mei... Raiden Mei, how do we look like siblings?"

"..."

Hokushin Mei suddenly fell into deep thought.

"Besides, the so-called intense reaction means you got beaten up, right?" Liu Bai looked like he saw through everything. "If you really want to talk about it, Rin still calls me brother."

"..."

"On another note, it was Mei who asked you to find Mei, right? Why don't you sort out this relationship?"

"... No, there's no need to sort it out."

Hokushin Mei's lips twitched. So there are only three people on this track!

She had to admit that she had been blind to her own shortcomings and had completely overlooked this possibility involving her lover.

"They're all bad people!"

Hokushin Mei decided to find an opportunity to beat Mei up. She had previously thought that this person was trying to sow discord between her and her sister-in-law and that the matter would be over soon. But now she realized that this person was clearly using someone else to do her dirty work.

... Okay, actually, thinking about it carefully, Mei didn't hide her intention to use someone else to do her dirty work at all; it was just her wishful thinking that led her astray.

"... By the way, is Dr. Mei really that good at fighting?"

"No." Liu Bai showed no favoritism whatsoever; anyone who dared to cause trouble should be prepared to get beaten up.

In reality, the only truly capable scientists were Mobius and Vil-V; the rest were weaklings.

However, on the other hand, the one with the strongest physique among this group of weaklings is actually Clio. Hmm, it's quite counterintuitive, but this guy has Stigmata. He's just used to being pampered and hasn't trained or fought.

As for Tesla, the strongest fighter, although he only throws random punches, to be honest, after a barrage of screaming and wild punches, he might not be able to withstand it...

"Then she's finished." Hokushin Mei sneered.

Liu Bai, on the other hand, had a look of anticipation on his face. He couldn't fight, but he could pull out Stun Gun.

Mei- themed civil war... I feel like it would be interesting in every sense of the word.

"My lord, what would you like to eat? I'll get you some food." After clearing her mind, Hokushin Mei returned to her virtuous wife mode. "However, the food in the cafeteria is just so-so. If you'd like, you can come to my room, and I'll cook for you myself."

As soon as Hokushin Mei finished speaking, the murderous aura of half the cafeteria immediately locked onto Hokushin Mei.

(Oh... this woman is Herrscher of Domination.) Himeko stroked her chin, looking at the chestnut-haired clerk in front of her who had a normal expression.

"Hey sis, put on an act." Himeko nudged the clerk in front of her.

The clerk was stunned when she saw Himeko, then realized what was happening. The next second, almost the entire cafeteria was filled with murderous intent as it was fixed on Hokushin Mei.

Even with Hokushin Mei's composure, she felt a chill run down her spine in the face of this scene.

Himeko then nudged the Herrscher of Domination in front of her who looked like a clerk.

"Give me some face, I'll take care of that guy. You don't want everyone to lose their temper and take action against him, do you?"

The Herrscher of Domination glanced around and nodded slightly.

If that guy keeps saying this in public, he'll really get beaten up. So many people suddenly attacking him will obviously disturb the Lord God' meal...

"... Don't displease the Lord God." After going through the process in her mind, the Herrscher of Domination whispered a reminder before turning her head to the side.

They didn't drag Hokushin Mei out because they were afraid of upsetting Liu Bai. As for the fact that these people were dating, the Herrscher of Domination was completely indifferent, since it wasn't their relationship anyway.

(Speaking of which, those guys are still barking like dogs.) The Herrscher of Domination smirked, annoyed by the clamor in the consciousness network. (Those guys just got lucky and were favored by Lord God, didn't they?)

Although the Herrscher of Domination Liu Bai don't boast about sleeping with him outside, they never stop bragging about it within their own mental networks.

Or rather, this domineering and arrogant behavior is what the Herrscher of Domination should be like. It's just that as believers of the Lord God, they have to restrain themselves outside unless they are doing dirty work, so they can only show off their power to "themselves" internally.

With the Himeko of Herrscher of Domination's tacit approval, Himeko walked casually to Hokushin Mei's side and hugged Hokushin Mei tightly.

"? Who are you?"

Hokushin Mei was completely bewildered when she was suddenly hugged, but Himeko didn't say a word. She simply grabbed Hokushin Mei and dragged her outside, while giving the others a wink.

Some well-behaved kids twitched their lips and silently lowered their heads to eat, while the other seasoned veterans smiled knowingly, put down their utensils, and got up to leave.

Are you kidding me? You've already gotten so rude, do you think I'd reason with you?

It's not a good place to fight in the cafeteria, but it's easy to fight outside!

Chapter 560 Dreams Under the Cherry Blossom Tree

Should I stop them?

Liu Bai's expression was strange; he knew Himeko was incapable of doing anything serious.

"Honey, it's been a long time."

Just as Liu Bai was pondering whether or not to help Bei Chen, Ying suddenly appeared in front of Liu Bai.

"Uh, long time no see, that Hime..." Before she could finish the greeting, Hokushin Mei was dragged out of Himeko's sight.

Liu Bai turned to look at Ying.

Are you doing this on purpose?

"Speaking of which, sir, why didn't I see Kalpas and the others in Schicksal?"

Sakura pretended not to see Liu Bai's gaze.

"Kalpas and the others are still staying at the Golden Courtyard. They will move over in a few days." Even though Liu Bai knew that Ying was changing the subject, he still answered the question. "After all, there are a group of combat personnel there. It's impossible and unnecessary for them to have a dual system. In addition, they will also move the high-tech equipment left there over."

"Huh? Fifty thousand years have passed, are those things still usable?"

"Yes, the isolation technology of the Previous Era is fine. Without external interference, it can withstand 50,000 years... By the way, you went to see other people? How did it go?"

"Um... everyone seems the same, does that count?" Sakura scratched her head, then gave a somewhat subtle look. "But Eden seems a bit more aggressive, has something happened?"

Sakura walked around for a while, and when she saw Eden, she really felt like Eden was going to beat her up.

As Eden's go-to model, Sakura and Eden are very close.

"It's nothing, let's eat first. Where are Sakura and Rin?"

"The rest will be here in a bit."

So you really did cut in here on purpose, didn't you?

Sakura continued to ignore Liu Bai's gaze.

Yes, I did it on purpose. That bastard Beichen is shameless and deserves to be taught a lesson.

Liu Bai remained silent, then quietly picked up a tray and went to queue up.

However, as soon as Liu Bai got in line, that line immediately made way for him.

Stop messing around. If you keep queuing like this, how are we supposed to live?

"You're really well-loved, sir," Sakura teased.

Even among the Moth Chasers to Fire, no one received this treatment.

Liu Bai tilted his head and glanced at Ying.

Didn't Sakura notice that the girls' eyes were strange?

"...?"

Sakura was completely bewildered after Liu Bai gave her a meaningful look.

What happened? Did I say something wrong?

—Yes, because the eyes of these people were so similar that there was no comparison, and since none of them were important figures, Sakura didn't really notice it.

Sakura also began to ponder, reflecting on whether she had said something wrong that displeased the head of the household.

"Are you all here?" Just as Liu Bai finished getting his food and sat down, Mei and the Yae sisters walked in.

"How did we all end up together?" Sakura asked, puzzled. "Um, Mei, you're here for dinner too?"