Chapter 221: Escaping Death

He reached out without hesitation and smashed toward the subtle gap on the pupil!

Bang—!!

The moment his fist landed, the entire red sun pupil contracted violently, and the surrounding churning sea of red surged like boiling water, like a beast provoked by a sneak attack!

After this punch landed, the Mo role's existence seemed completely exposed. Dense red paper strips surged back like sharp spears, stabbing toward him, and the whistling sound of breaking air sealed off all escape routes from all directions!

At the same time, the subtle gap that had been opened by Chen Ling also shattered and expanded under the Mo role's punch, becoming a hole large enough for half a shoulder to pass through.

Chen Ling's eyes lit up instantly. He tried to move his body out of the curtain, but the next moment, his pupils contracted sharply!

Pfft—

Over a dozen scarlet paper strips, like spears, pierced through the Mo role's body from behind one after another. Warm blood splattered onto the surface of the paper sun pupil, and his face turned deathly pale instantly!

More and more strips stabbed into his body. Under the red paper monster's rage, he was pinned before the pupil like he was on countless fresh red thorns, the wounds on his body shocking to behold.

Everything happened too suddenly. Chen Ling had just felt the relief of surviving a disaster, and everything happening before him crushed it all;

Just as Chen Ling was stunned, a palm stained with blood slowly raised...

"Little Junior Brother..."

Blood kept seeping from the Mo role's throat, making his speech slurred, but even so, the smile on his pale face remained as gentle as before. "Give me your hand."

Chen Ling reached his hand out of the gap without hesitation and gripped the Mo role's bloody hand tightly. As the veins on the latter's arm bulged, a massive force dragged Chen Ling out from behind the curtain the next moment!

A large gap was torn open on the surface of the red sun pupil. Chen Ling broke free from the inside of the pupil, his figure passing through the gap between reality and the theater in an instant, falling toward the earth!

As he broke free, the angry red sun pupil in the sky melted and vanished at a speed visible to the naked eye, like a snowman burned by fire. Along with it, the sea of red paper clouds covering the entire Star Chamber of Commerce also vanished.

Just as Chen Ling was about to crash into the earth, a powerful palm firmly grabbed his body, suspending him in mid-air.

Chen Ling looked up and saw the Mo role, covered in bloody holes, standing in the air, smiling slightly at him, and then slowly descending to the ground with him...

Seeing this, Chu Muyun, who was carrying a puddle of flesh toward here, finally let out a long sigh of relief.

His gaze swept over the estate, which had returned to normal, and he muttered to himself,

"Is it finally over..."

By the time Chen Ling's feet touched the ground safely, an unprecedented sense of weakness surged in his heart, and his legs nearly gave out, causing him to collapse to the ground.

Chen Ling looked back and saw the Mo role sitting weakly in a pool of blood. His body had been opened with over a dozen holes, five of which were fatal wounds. Fresh blood kept gushing out, and his vitality was like a candle in the wind, seemingly about to be extinguished soon.

Chen Ling's expression changed, and he walked up quickly to support him, asking urgently: "Are you okay?"

"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough..." The Mo role opened his mouth to say something, but the next moment he coughed violently. Chu Muyun also walked up quickly, taking a scalpel from his sleeve with a grave expression, ready to do something.

"No need..."

The Mo role waved his hand to stop him. "I can't stay in this body for too long... No need to waste your energy..."

Chu Muyun froze. After hesitating for a moment, he finally stood by without acting.

The Mo role's vitality was on the verge of disappearing. He slowly and with difficulty raised his head to look at Chen Ling before him. "Little Junior Brother, don't worry... Senior Brother won't die... But don't release that thing casually in the future... Senior Brother can't arrive in time every time... A slight carelessness will lead to a great disaster..."

Chen Ling had a belly full of questions but didn't know where to start. He was silent for a moment and smiled bitterly,

"Sorry... I don't know who I am right now... I... I don't even remember who you are..."

"Of course you won't remember, because this is our first meeting." The Mo role's voice was a bit hoarse. "It seems Master was right, you would eventually fall into confusion... After you are ready, you can come to the Theater Dao Ancient Treasury to find us... The other Senior Brothers and Sisters are also very curious about you."

"There, you should find the answers you want..."

As his voice fell, the Mo role's aura vanished completely. At the same time, the mask on his face began to fade, as if something had left his body, drifting lightly toward the distance...

Chen Ling stared blankly at this scene, motionless like a stone statue.

Theater Dao Ancient Treasury... Theater Dao Ancient Treasury again.

Chen Ling remembered someone saying before that the Theater Dao Ancient Treasury was one of the few ancient treasuries not mastered by humans. Its location was at the intersection of the Gray Realm and the real world, unreachable by ordinary people, and considered a forbidden zone for living beings... Now it seemed that this ancient treasury, forgotten by the world, was far from simple.

"Chen Ling, are you okay?" Chu Muyun asked with concern.

"I'm okay... Wait, why are you here?"

"Wen Shilin found my home and said I had influence, asking me to come to the Star Chamber of Commerce to get you out..." Chu Muyun swept his gaze over the estate, which had been completely razed to the ground, and smiled helplessly. "Now it seems there was no need for that..."

"..." Chen Ling pointed to the bloody, mangled thing on his back. "What is that lump?"

"You mean this?"

Chu Muyun answered calmly, "An unlucky guy I don't know."

……

It was already night when Chen Ling and Chu Muyun walked out of the Star Chamber of Commerce gate.

It was called a gate, but in fact, behind that seemingly sturdy and luxurious portal, the entire Chamber of Commerce had been razed to the ground. Looking out, there was only earth covered in blood and filth, broken corpses everywhere, and buildings lying helter-skelter in the ruins;

But even though it was in such a mess inside, the outside was completely unaffected. The shops along the street were closing one by one. The owners were calculating the day's earnings while greeting their neighbors, then locking their doors and whistling as they headed home... Inside the gate and outside, it was like two completely different worlds.

"That person's domain is truly magical." Chu Muyun couldn't help but sigh when he saw this. "If no one had broken into the Chamber of Commerce, I'm afraid no one would have noticed anything unusual until tomorrow morning."

Chen Ling looked back at the gate of the Chamber of Commerce. "Who exactly is he?"

"I'm not clear on the specifics either. I've only heard some rumors about him... In short, that senior's whereabouts have always been elusive and hard to fathom. Even in the Twilight Society, which has many talented people, he is one of the most mysterious."

"Is he also a member of the Twilight Society?"