Now, Baili Qing understood just how tempting Yu Sheng's "give it a try" could be.
After a few seconds of thought, the bureau chief, who had always presented herself as rational and composed, had no choice but to accept Yu Sheng's "plan"—if it could even be called a plan—because they had no other ideas to pursue anyway.
"I hope things really can proceed according to your 'plan,'" Baili Qing said, adjusting her posture in the chair before looking at the "person" in front of her with a slightly more relaxed air. "Even if we can't truly resolve that 'Otherworld,' at least make it a little more stable and controllable, like most of the Otherworlds in The Crossroads. 'Fairytale' has already caused too much destruction in The Crossroads."
After that, her gaze fell on Huli beside them.
"Let's leave the matter of 'Fairytale' at that for now. Next... I'd like to talk about her."
The moment Yu Sheng heard this, he thought of the hair samples he had previously given to Song Cheng, and his expression immediately turned serious. "What did you find? Did you locate Huli's hometown?"
The fox girl, who had barely taken part in the conversation until then, immediately perked up her ears and unconsciously leaned forward a little.
"No, we didn't," Baili Qing replied with a shake of her head, bluntly dousing their hopes first. "Although we've investigated nearly all known races, as well as the factions with official connections to The Crossroads, we still haven't found a 'hometown' matching her description. The biological sample search also yielded nothing. Unfortunately, this is the bad news I brought."
The room fell somewhat quiet. Yu Sheng frowned and turned his head to look beside him.
Huli's ears visibly drooped.
Clearly, although the fox girl often said she could no