Always Remember to Maintain World Peace

Chapter 17: Always Remember to Maintain World Peace

It took Cheng Yun a great deal of effort to describe to her what kind of place this was.

So, Heroine Yin looked at him expectantly and nodded, "I understand, but how long will I have to stay in this godforsaken... this esteemed place?"

"How long? Hmm... I can give you an accurate answer tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Is there food here then?" After snatching the Void Token, Heroine Yin had traveled day and night for over half a month, clashing with renowned experts in the martial world more than once. Her meals and lodging had been rushed. After escaping the encirclement, she had only had time for a bath and to change into clean, fine clothes before shattering the void to arrive here. She was starving now.

"There's nothing here," Cheng Yun shook his head. "There are inns outside, but you'll have to pay."

"Then..." Yin Dan continued to look at him expectantly, "Can you give me my blade back first? I spent a whole two silver ingots on it."

"..." Cheng Yun waved his hand, and the Wild Goose Feather Blade, which looked battle-hardened, flew back into her hand.

This move still startled Heroine Yin greatly. After retrieving her long blade, she no longer displayed the fierce killing intent she had previously, but stood silently, staring at them. She looked like a primary school student waiting for her teacher to assign tasks.

Old Mage coughed and said, "Let's resolve the language issue first. We can't rely on translation software to communicate after you leave the node space, can we?"

"You're right," Cheng Yun nodded. "You must have a way to solve this if you say so?"

"I just need to copy the language systems of your kingdom to her," Old Mage smiled and paused, tapping his crystal ball staff. He then looked at Yin Dan, "Miss Wanderer, could you step closer?"

"I'm not that stupid!" Heroine Yin shook her head.

Old Mage looked helplessly at Cheng Yun, who immediately understood. He controlled the node space and sent Heroine Yin over.

"..." Heroine Yin, who had inexplicably appeared beside the two, couldn't help but wear a complex expression.

She, Yin Dan, was once a rather well-known figure in the martial world. Announcing her name anywhere would at least earn her respect, if not a seat of honor. She never expected to be treated like this. After using the sacred artifact to shatter the void, she, who should have ascended to the Upper Realm, inexplicably appeared in this desolate and boundless place, encountering these two strange beings. She didn't dare to use any of her skills.

Fine, fine. Even if these two aren't the seniors from martial world legends who shattered the void, they must be powerful figures from the Upper Realm with strong backing, otherwise they wouldn't hold such important positions here, Heroine Yin pondered. Since all those who shatter the void go through this, I, Yin Dan, had best not offend them, lest I cause trouble later in the Upper Realm.

When I shattered the void, I swore an oath—to leave that world, forget all past grievances in the martial world, and live a righteous life in the Upper Realm.

Thus, Heroine Yin closed her eyes, no longer looking, lest she instinctively draw her blade.

A moment later--

"Whoa, this... this is amazing?" Heroine Yin's face was full of surprise, and her longing for the Upper Realm grew even stronger.

"Alright," Cheng Yun stood before her, holding his phone. "Let's continue the registration."

"Oh, okay." Heroine Yin stood straight.

"Name Yin Dan, gender female, no issues?" Cheng Yun sized her up, finding it hard to believe that a girl less than 1.6 meters tall was a martial world powerhouse.

"No issues."

"Good, where are you from?" Cheng Yun asked.

"I'm from... where am I from?" The heroine was a bit confused. "Aren't I from there?"

"Where is 'there'?" Cheng Yun felt a bit tired. "People who come to this place don't necessarily come from the same place! I need to know where you came from before I can let you leave this node space."

"I... I was born in Songshi Kingdom... in the western Hengzhou, Biyu County... in a small village in some town. I mostly resided in Hengzhou Prefecture. The place where I finally snatched the Void Token and shattered the void seems to be..." Heroine Yin desperately searched her memory. "That's right, in the forest west of the Dwarf Kingdom, not far from the volcano and the coast... Hey, why are you looking at me with those strange eyes?"

"I'm asking what the name of the world you came from is, Miss." Cheng Yun was very helpless.

"The name of the world?" Heroine Yin was bewildered for a long time. "It's just called 'the world'! What other name does it need..."

"Okay, I understand," Cheng Yun nodded. "Then your continent... does the land have a name? Like our Shenzhou or Jiuzhou."

Heroine Yin was bewildered again for a long time. "It's just called 'the land'! Are you deliberately teasing me?"

"I understand," Cheng Yun silently typed "Songshi World" into the phone's form. He looked up and saw the heroine pulling out a neatly folded piece of paper from her bosom. She carefully unfolded it. The paper was thin and not of good quality, making a rustling sound. She then handed it to him.

"What is this?" Cheng Yun looked down. There were quite a few printed characters on it, and the smell of ink hit him.

The problem was, he couldn't recognize a single one of the characters.

"It's a travel permit, issued by the government," the heroine said. Seeing him take the paper, she quickly stepped back. "Genuine! It's enough to prove I'm a martial artist with no criminal record."

"What's the point of being a martial artist with no criminal record?" Cheng Yun muttered, then casually handed the travel permit to Old Mage. "Take a look, old sir."

"Martial artists don't necessarily have to commit crimes. The government has its laws, and the martial world has its rules," Heroine Yin retorted unhappily. "As long as we don't go too far, the government usually doesn't interfere."

"It's better to dredge than to block."

"Right, right, right! I didn't study much."

Cheng Yun looked at Old Mage. Seeing him nod, he then said to Yin Dan, "Alright, we'll consider you clean for now. But we have nothing to do with the government of your world, so this paper has limited use. And we can't confirm if you forged it. You understand this, right?"

"I understand."

"If you understand, I'll continue the statistics," Cheng Yun nodded. "What is your destination?"

"The Upper Realm, I want to go to the Upper Realm!"

"..." Cheng Yun knew he wouldn't get anything more by asking, so he decisively filled in "Upper Realm" in the destination column. Then he asked, "Why do you want to go to the Upper Realm?"

"Do you have to ask this too?"

"Yes, please cooperate with my work," Cheng Yun said earnestly.

"Because... legend has it that reaching the Upper Realm allows one to break through human limits, achieve the realm of Martial Immortal by entering the Dao through martial arts," Heroine Yin said, pausing again, a hint of longing in her eyes. "Also, the Upper Realm has no winter, it's warm and blooming all year round. There are no grudges or vendettas from the martial world, people's hearts aren't so sinister and terrifying, and commoners aren't manipulated by officials and nobles. There's no hereditary slavery or oppressive policies that make life unbearable. Everyone can live the way they want to live."

Cheng Yun fell silent for a moment. "Who told you that?"

"An old friend of mine," Heroine Yin said. "He died later, and his whole family was murdered."

"Alright, that's all for the registration," Cheng Yun said, putting away his phone. Heroine Yin's words clearly carried the definition and yearning for a good life from a certain group in another world, and he clearly wouldn't shatter that delicate vase.

"All done? Can I go?" the heroine asked.

"Almost, just one last question," Cheng Yun looked at her seriously and asked, "Are you sure you won't have thoughts of destroying the world after arriving in our world, that you will abide by our world's laws, and won't cause trouble in our world?"

"Ahem," the Old Mage stepped forward and said, "Alright Cheng Yun, with her combat prowess, she poses no threat to your world beyond infectious diseases and alien bacteria."

"Just a routine question," Cheng Yun shrugged.

The heroine looked completely bewildered: "..."

What was all this?!

However, from their words, she understood one thing—even if this world wasn't the Upper Realm, it wasn't a place where she could act recklessly.

"Can I go out now?" the heroine asked.

"You can, but there are some rules we need to agree on! This is for the protection of our world, and also for your protection."

"What rules?"

Cheng Yun was about to say 'I haven't thought of them yet,' but considering this was a human beast who could jump seven to eight meters high at a height of only one meter fifty-five and still felt she hadn't broken through human limitations, he extended a hand and said, "First, you cannot display your combat prowess in front of anyone in our world, including jumping several meters high, crushing steel pipes with your bare hands, or running at top speed. You know people in our world can't do these things, and if you do, you might get caught and dissected... or burned to death."

Cheng Yun constantly remembered his important mission to protect the world.

"Understood!" the heroine nodded.

"Second, you need to understand that I'm bringing you out with humanitarian concern, but once outside, you can't just wander around. If you want to go out, you must get my permission, and you have to listen to me in whatever you do. Otherwise, I'll have to bring you back and lock you up here," Cheng Yun said. "There are many roads in our world, and they're very complex; you could easily get lost if you go out."

"I, Yin Dan, have traveled far and wide for many years, how could I get lost so easily!" Heroine Yin said, then nodded, "But I've noted down everything you said, and I will abide by it."

"I haven't thought of the rest yet, just listen to me," Cheng Yun said.

"Understood!" Heroine Yin said.

"Then you can pay your room fee now," Cheng Yun said, looking her up and down at her hemp clothes. "You can stay in a mini single room! The room fee is 138, I'll give you a discount, making it 120, with a 100 deposit."

"Ah?" The heroine was stunned for a moment, then mechanically reached for her belt and took off a coin purse. She poured out five or six small squares that looked like they were made of nickel or aluminum, and with a pained expression, placed them in her palm and handed them to Cheng Yun. "This is all I have. If it's not enough... I can't help it. Should I sleep in the woodshed instead?"

"We don't have a woodshed here," Cheng Yun said, looking at the few coins in her hand with disdain.

"Ah? You don't light fires to cook?"

"We don't burn firewood."

"Amazing, amazing," the heroine said, deciding not to provoke further. "Then what should I do? Is it cold here?"

"It's not cold."

"Oh! That's good if it's not cold!" The heroine breathed a sigh of relief. "It's fine if I sleep on the street! Knights of the martial world are unrestrained!"

"The urban management will chase you away," Cheng Yun said lightly. "Do you have anything else valuable on you? You can pawn it with me for now. As for these few coins of yours... why keep them after shattering the void? Just throw them away!"

"One coin can buy two steamed buns!" The heroine was a little reluctant. She carefully put the five or six coins back into her coin purse, hung it back on her waist, and patted it. Then, after thinking for a moment, she took out the travel permit. "The most valuable thing I have right now is this travel permit. I spent half a silver ingot to buy it from a dealer..."

She stopped before finishing her sentence, blinked, and looked at Cheng Yun. "Just tell me if you want it or not?"

"It's no use for me to have it! By the way, as a girl, don't you have any gold or silver jewelry?" Cheng Yun expressed his helplessness, but seeing the heroine's embarrassed expression, he could only sigh and say, "Then you'll have to work your way through school."

"Okay! No problem, just tell me what you want me to do!" Heroine Yin was practically rolling up her sleeves. "I've been wandering the martial world for so many years, what kind of dirty or hard work haven't I done!"