Chapter 1754: The Stance of Fate

Li Laide was completely bewildered at this moment.

Who exactly was Chen Ling talking to?

There was clearly no one in front of him, so why did it feel like there were so many people?

What was the Alchemy Association? What was the Witchcraft Association? What did he mean by the "previous world"?

Chen Ling was like a deadly mystery, shrouded in fog from every angle. Even Li Laide, who always prided himself on his intelligence, couldn't deduce his true identity from this conversation...

However, one thing was certain: Chen Ling was not the mastermind behind this fire, and he seemed to harbor a deep hatred for the Grand Historian's Office, which had caused all of this.

"Lord Red King... what do we do next?" the Queen of Clubs asked slowly.

A breeze swept across the deathly silent ruins.

Under the deep night, that brown coat gradually turned blood-red, eventually transforming into an intricate theatrical robe with a black base and red patterns...

At this moment, the few Twilight members felt a chill in their hearts, and their expressions turned solemn.

Dropping his disguise meant that Chen Ling was no longer willing to keep a low profile. At this moment, he was no longer an ordinary person investigating the Chengtian Domain, but the Sixth-Generation Red King of the Twilight Society, the World-Ending Mocking Disaster of the Ghost-Mocking Abyss.

He was going to use this most arrogant and flamboyant posture to reclaim something, or rather...

To make up for the regrets caused by his absence.

"You all, go help Li Shangfeng."

Chen Ling's scarlet pupils slowly turned toward the direction of Xuanwu Avenue.

He said indifferently:

"I... am going to collect some interest for a friend."

In both lives, the Lord of the Red Dust was forced to awaken because of the Alchemy Association, losing the chance to slumber... In both lives, Yao Qing sacrificed himself because of them, ultimately ending up separated from his lover by life and death.

In this life, Li Shangfeng almost lost his sister because of the Alchemy Association...

This grudge, Chen Ling had to settle... and it could only be settled by him.

Bai Ye and the others exchanged glances. After a long hesitation, they said bitterly, "But... we don't have physical bodies now, I'm afraid we can't help Li Shangfeng."

"You can..."

Chen Ling calmly raised his hand, and a diary appeared in his grasp.

Seeing that familiar diary, Li Laide was stunned. He hurriedly lowered his head and rummaged through his chest for a moment, but only pulled out a golden bar...

Chen Ling tore off the last blank page of the diary, held it between his slender fingers, and it rustled in the wind.

He looked back under the moonlight, his scarlet pupils deeper than the night:

"Fate will stand on your side."

……

On the edge of the Chengtian Domain.

Three dark figures carrying a sack moved rapidly through the dimness.

"What's going on? Why can't we go to the original hideout?"

"That warehouse was suddenly requisitioned temporarily. They're stocking up now, and there are people everywhere! If we go there like this, aren't we just walking into a trap?"

"Who would requisition a warehouse at a time like this for no reason?? Can't the people from the Grand Historian's Office handle it?"

"Word is they're people from the palace, even they can't do anything about it..."

"Then what do we do? We can't just carry this guy around! Find a place to hide quickly. If we drag this out, we'll be discovered by the Chengtian Prefecture sooner or later."

"Contact the Grand Historian's Office now and have them find us the nearest hideout!"

"It's no good, Boss, I don't know why, but the signal is gone!"

"Damn it!! A bunch of useless trash!!"

“……”

The three of them knew clearly that the Chengtian Prefecture was not to be trifled with. Whether it was the arson at the factory or kidnapping the girl, these were heinous events that would alert a large number of Chengtian Prefecture personnel... They would inevitably mobilize a massive force to search, and there wasn't much time left for them to escape.

However, the good news was that one of the three was a Divination Path user, who could interfere with the Chengtian Prefecture's Divination Path tracking for a short time, but at most, it could only drag things out until tomorrow morning.

At this point, other than running around like headless chickens trying to find a hideout, there was nothing they could do.

"Boss, look! There's a factory ahead, looks like we can hide there for a while?"

"That looks like a... power station?"

"A power station works too. It covers a large area, so there are plenty of places to hide. If we hide in a place like this, even the Chengtian Prefecture shouldn't think of it for a while."

"Let's go, go check it out."

With the strength of the three, sneaking into and occupying a small power plant silently was too easy. They easily knocked out the few workers performing late-night maintenance and threw them all into a warehouse, locking it tight.

Only then did they finally put down Li Wanhua, who was in the sack, and let out a long sigh of relief...

Regardless, they had finally found a place to stay.

The leader took a cigarette from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and lit it. He had just taken a puff when he heard a rustling sound coming from the sack.

Li Wanhua, who had been knocked out in the sack, had woken up. She struggled violently, making muffled, painful whimpering sounds, her mouth seemingly stuffed with something.

The three were already annoyed because their plan had been disrupted, and seeing Li Wanhua start to struggle again, their anger flared up even more.

"Damn it, troublesome woman..."

"Third, give her a hit, make her behave."

The third one nodded, picked up a steel rod from the side, and walked viciously toward the struggling sack... After a cold snort, he raised the steel rod high...

Bang—!!

The steel rod tore through the air and slammed into the girl in the sack!

With a dull thud, the struggling sack immediately went still. A moment later, a pool of scarlet blood silently seeped out from within...

"Fuck! Why the hell did you hit her so hard?!" The leader's heart skipped a beat. "What if you hit a vital spot and killed her?! The Grand Historian's Office wants her alive!!!"

The third one was a bit panicked now, he hesitated for a moment:

"Shouldn't... be... I just wanted to teach her a lesson, make her quiet."

"Besides, who told her to be so annoying... wouldn't it be fine if she just stayed quiet? If she's dead, you can't blame me..."

"You!!!"

The leader was furious and was about to say something when the second one, who was keeping watch, suddenly spoke up.

"Wait... something seems wrong."

"What's wrong?" The leader turned around immediately. "Did someone find us?"

The third one was stunned and immediately shook his head. "Impossible, we decided to hide here on a whim. Even those famous detectives from the Chengtian Prefecture couldn't have found us this quickly."

"You... you guys look outside."

The leader and the third one walked to the window at the same time and looked out.

The small power plant they were in was located on a small hill. There was only one winding path leading here... The dim streetlights barely illuminated the darkness, like pearls on a black ribbon.

And at this moment, those lights dotting the dark path were turning scarlet one by one...

As if in the depths of the darkness beyond the reach of the naked eye, a demon from hell was approaching, step by step.