Chapter 532: Changes in the Red Dust

“By the way.” Ning Ruyu seemed to remember something, took a letter from his pocket, and handed it to Chen Ling.

“What is this?”

“A letter sent to you by the liaison in the Red Dust Main City.” Ning Ruyu paused. “Someone must have known you were with us, so they sent it directly here through the liaison... I only received it today.”

Chen Ling took the letter and saw the words “[Heart 6]” written on the envelope, but there was no signature.

He flipped the envelope over in confusion and found a playing card stuck tightly to the back:

—[Spade 6].

Seeing this card, Chen Ling was stunned.

Jian Changsheng sent this letter to him?

A flash of confusion crossed Chen Ling’s eyes as he looked at Ning Ruyu. The latter waved his hand. “Don’t look at me. I wouldn’t do something like peeking at someone else’s letter... Seeing that it was addressed to you, I just brought it over.”

“Thank you, Senior Brother.”

Chen Ling put the letter away, and after cleaning up the table, he returned to the House of the Old Six early.

Chen Ling sat down at the desk. The dim light illuminated a corner of the envelope. He then placed the [Spade 6] on the edge of the table and pondered while tearing open the envelope.

It had been several months since he left the Red Dust Domain. Calculating the time, Jian Changsheng should have already gained a foothold in the casino and made it an operational base for Twilight Society members in the main city... But since this letter appeared here, there must be some accident.

After all, Jian Changsheng wouldn’t write him a casual letter for no reason, reporting on his work in the casino, discussing the food rankings in the Red Dust Main City, or asking how he was doing in the Ancient Treasury of Drama.

Chen Ling even started to imagine that as soon as he opened the letter, there would be six big characters: “Changes in the Red Dust, return quickly!”

However, when Chen Ling opened the letter, he found that he had thought too much... This guy didn’t have that kind of culture at all.

On the letter paper was a mess of scribbled handwriting that looked like dog-crawling:

【Heart 6, why haven’t you returned yet! The Beidou Consortium has gone crazy! The Red Dust Domain is in chaos! Senior Bai Ye arrived at the casino this morning and was also seriously injured. I feel like something ominous is going to happen recently. I can’t hold the fort alone! Help me, help me, help me, help me...】

Chen Ling: ...

For some reason, seeing Jian Changsheng’s letter, he suddenly felt that the matter was urgent, but it didn’t seem that urgent...

However, the content of this letter still made Chen Ling fall into deep thought. The most critical pieces of information were “The Beidou Consortium has gone crazy,” “The Red Dust Domain is in chaos,” and “Bai Ye was inexplicably seriously injured”... Chen Ling couldn’t connect these things together. After all, judging by the situation when he left half a year ago, there shouldn’t be any major changes in the Red Dust Main City.

“Master and Mo Jiao left one after another, and the atmosphere in the Ancient Treasury of Drama is a bit subtle... Could these be related to the changes in the Red Dust Domain?”

Chen Ling frowned. His intuition told him that during the time he stayed in the Ancient Treasury of Drama, something incredible had probably happened outside.

“Can’t drag this out anymore.” Chen Ling put away the letter, a flash of determination in his eyes.

“Tomorrow, regardless of whether Eldest Senior Brother is ready... I must leave.”

……

Early the next morning, Chen Ling knocked on Ning Ruyu’s door.

But this time, Chen Ling waited for about ten minutes, and still no one came to open the door. Ning Ruyu didn’t seem to be at home.

“Little Junior Brother, is something the matter?” Wenren You passed by and asked proactively.

“Third Senior Brother, do you know where Eldest Senior Brother went?”

“He should be in the imaging area...”

“Imaging area?” Chen Ling looked at the sky, seemingly hesitating whether to wait for him, but after pondering for a moment, he said firmly, “Third Senior Brother, when Eldest Senior Brother comes back, please say goodbye to him for me.”

“Goodbye?” Wenren You was stunned. “Where are you going?”

“Red Dust Domain.”

Hearing these four words, Wenren You’s expression was a bit subtle. He opened his mouth and still said, “Little Junior Brother... why don’t you wait until Eldest Senior Brother comes back?”

“It’s getting late, and I plan to arrive at the Red Dust Main City before dark.”

Chen Ling bowed respectfully to Wenren You and said sincerely, “Thank you for your care during this time. I’m just going to the Red Dust Domain to handle some things, and I will come back later.”

“Then... sigh, alright.” Wenren You nodded slightly. “Have a safe journey.”

After saying goodbye to Wenren You, Chen Ling went to visit Luan Mei.

Hearing that Chen Ling was going back to the Red Dust Domain, Luan Mei’s expression was also a bit strange, but in the end, she didn’t say anything and broke off a plum blossom from the corner of the wall to say goodbye to him.

A breeze blew across the grassland, making the colorful flags on the eaves flutter.

Chen Ling packed his luggage and stood at the door of the house where he had lived for half a year. A bright red theatrical robe fluttered in the wind. He looked at the four characters “House of the Old Six” at the door, his gaze somewhat reluctant...

Since he traveled to this era, he had never lived in one place for so long, even longer than in the Aurora Domain... It was warm, comfortable, cozy, and fulfilling. It was his “home” in the true sense in this era.

But now, it was time to leave.

No matter how good it was here, he couldn’t stop his footsteps... Long-term comfort would erode his will. In order to reverse the era, he must keep moving forward at all times.

Chen Ling took one last look at the grassland, the houses, the colorful flags, and the snow-capped mountains, turned around, and walked toward the distance. His palm parted a curtain in the void, and his figure flickered and disappeared without a trace.

His figure crossed most of the Ancient Treasury of Drama, finally passed through the imaging area, and arrived before the exit of the Ancient Treasury.

Just as he was about to step out of the Ancient Treasury, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

“Little Junior Brother.”

The person who came was none other than Eldest Senior Brother Ning Ruyu. His figure blocked the exit of the Ancient Treasury of Drama, his gaze sweeping over Chen Ling, who was ready to go, a flash of complexity in his eyes.

“Eldest Senior Brother?” Chen Ling was stunned and immediately cupped his hands. “Senior Brother, I just asked Third Senior Brother to say goodbye to you for me...”

“Little Junior Brother, didn’t you say you would wait two more days?”

“There seems to be some urgent matter in the Red Dust Domain, so I thought I’d go over and take a look as soon as possible.” Chen Ling paused for a moment. “As for the ‘Fighting’ secret method, I can learn it when I come back after handling things...”

Ning Ruyu frowned unconsciously. He paced silently at the entrance of the Ancient Treasury of Drama for a while and shook his head.

“No... Little Junior Brother, you can’t leave now.”

“Why?”

“It’s too dangerous outside now, especially the Red Dust Domain. Your rank is not high enough, and you’ll likely face nine deaths for one life if you go.”

Chen Ling was stunned. “Red Dust Domain? What danger could there be in the Red Dust Domain?”

Chen Ling had been to the Red Dust Domain. It was different from the Aurora Domain. At least he hadn’t found any disasters like the Forbidden Sea lurking outside, nor had he found any signs of the Red Dust Domain collapsing. If there was any danger to speak of, it was probably the [Floating Life Painting] tracking the Twilight Society?

“Little Junior Brother, you haven’t left for half a year, so you might not be very clear about some situations outside...”

Ning Ruyu took a deep breath, his tone incredibly serious:

“The Wuji Sovereign has awakened.”

“Wuji Sovereign??” Chen Ling was stunned.

This was the first time Chen Ling had heard of the “Wuji Sovereign,” but he couldn’t match his face with the nine doctors in the era archive yet, and didn’t know who it was...

“So what? He awakened, does that mean the Wuji Domain is not far from destruction?” The confusion in Chen Ling’s eyes grew stronger. “If that’s the case, shouldn’t we head to the Wuji Domain as soon as possible to prepare to collect his corpse? What does it have to do with the Red Dust Domain?”

Ning Ruyu shook his head and slowly raised three fingers:

“First, the Wuji Sovereign awakened, but he didn’t immediately enter a dying state like the Aurora Sovereign. Instead, he used some kind of authority to temporarily stabilize his body.”

“Second, the Wuji Domain is in extreme chaos due to the awakening of the Wuji Sovereign. Our personnel originally planted in the Wuji Domain were almost completely wiped out. Only the Queen of Hearts, Bai Ye, escaped, and has not awakened to this day...”

“Third... we received a secret message of unknown credibility that the Wuji Sovereign intends to... strangle the Red Dust Sovereign before he awakens!”