Chapter 592: Verifying History

Is this the young man from the Theater God Path?

Chen Ling remembered that Xiao Chunping had told him before that she had met a young man who belonged to the same Theater God Path as him a few years ago, saying that he had gone abroad to promote lion dance culture, and that he could fly into the sky by stepping on clouds—he must have realized [Cloud Step].

Judging from the attire, this person was most likely the one Xiao Chunping mentioned. The two met two years ago. Judging by his appearance, he should be about the same age as him now.

"He should be a friend of your grandmother... Haven't you seen him?"

"Grandma has so many friends, how could I have seen them all?" Yao Qing shrugged helplessly. "Two years ago, Grandma seemed to have gone to Foshan once to attend some intangible cultural heritage meeting... It should have been taken then?"

"That must be it."

Chen Ling nodded and returned the photo to Yao Qing. This person was too far away from him now, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to have any more intersections.

Although Yao Qing didn't understand, he silently put the photo away and continued to search in the ruins.

More and more embroidered pictures were dug out by Yao Qing and placed under the eaves. I don't know how much time passed, but the raindrops falling from the sky finally stopped gradually. Gray clouds covered the sky, leaving only dampness on the ground.

A slight rustling sound came from behind.

Yao Qing, who was busy, was stunned for a moment, then looked fiercely at the three hospital beds in the room and immediately walked toward them.

Chen Ling also looked back and saw Su Zhiwei propping herself up and slowly sitting up from the hospital bed, her face pale and haggard, one hand supporting her forehead, as if she hadn't fully recovered yet.

"Sister Zhiwei! You're finally awake??" Yao Qing said with surprise.

"..." Su Zhiwei looked around, seeing the ruins all over the ground, her eyes full of confusion. "What... what's going on here?"

"Grandma had a fight with that hunter, and the museum was also affected... However, the matter has been resolved."

Yao Qing briefly recounted the process of the incident. When he mentioned that Xiao Chunping was also a possessor of the God Path and possessed the power to destroy the world, shock appeared on Su Zhiwei's face.

Su Zhiwei didn't suffer any external injuries, just overdrawn her mental energy. After resting for a while and waiting for the dizziness to gradually fade, she got off the bed.

At the same time, Chen Ling walked toward here, feeling a little relieved in his heart.

At this time, there was not much time left before the end of the Era Archive. If Su Zhiwei didn't wake up, his plan would probably fall through... Fortunately, God seemed to be on his side.

Chen Ling glanced at Xiao Chunping and Yang Xiao, who were still sleeping, and said softly to Su Zhiwei:

"Dr. Su, is it convenient to borrow a step to talk?"

Although Su Zhiwei was puzzled, she nodded and followed Chen Ling to the distance.

The gray sky looked like lead clouds, flowing slowly in the wind. Two figures walked one after another into the depths of the ruins, and the world became quiet.

"Director Chen, is there anything?"

"I have a few questions I want to ask you." Chen Ling paused for a moment, as if thinking about how to speak,

"If... I mean if, one day you need to fall into a deep sleep, sleep for a long, long time, what kind of place would you hide yourself in?"

Su Zhiwei was stunned. She didn't expect Chen Ling's question to be so... abstract?

She looked into Chen Ling's eyes, as if she had guessed something, and smiled suddenly:

"Director Chen, can't you find me?"

"...You could say that." Chen Ling smiled helplessly. "In the era where my main body is, you hid too well. I looked for a long time and didn't find you... So I thought, why not ask you yourself."

"But didn't you say that the era you are in and this place are not the same world? The advice I give here may not be effective in your place, right?"

"Theoretically, that's true, but no matter which world it is, the one who makes the decision is you, Su Zhiwei. Even if it's not exactly the same, the thinking should be similar... And I have always felt that the archive and the real world should also have some kind of close relationship."

Su Zhiwei thought seriously and asked back:

"Is it just me?"

"Maybe there will be others, but they are likely to protect you. You will have something similar to a safe house."

"At that time, am I very powerful?"

"Very powerful. You have most likely stepped into the ninth tier and officially become one of the Nine Lords."

"In other words, I can already fully use [String Theory]... If this is the case..." Su Zhiwei pondered for a long time. "The more important things are, the more they will be hidden in small places."

"Sure enough..." Chen Ling was thoughtful.

Chen Ling clearly remembered that Su Zhiwei had mentioned the concept of "a flower, a world" to him twice. In string theory, there are high-dimensional spaces, and the higher the dimension, the smaller it often is... If Su Zhiwei wanted to hide herself, she would most likely hide it in some inconspicuous petal or dust, just like hiding the Red Dust Domain.

But even if Chen Ling understood this logic, he still had no way to find the Red Dust Base. After all, the Red Dust Domain is so large that it would take him ten lifetimes to find the dust or petal that hides the Red Dust Base.

"Then if it were you, where would you hide the high-dimensional world?" Chen Ling tried to get some information more specifically. "For example, a flower of what color? Maybe it's hidden in a high place? Do you have any preferences or something?"

"Preferences..." Su Zhiwei frowned.

"It's hard for me to answer that, but if I were to sleep there for a long time, I would hope that the place is familiar and a place that can give me a sense of security."

Familiar, a sense of security... Is there such a place in the Red Dust Domain?

Chen Ling fell into deep thought.

Chen Ling glanced at the time. There was less than three minutes left before the end of this archive. This was probably all the information he could get... Just then, he seemed to remember something.

"By the way, can you help me verify one thing?"

"What?"

"I suspect that this world may have some connection with the world I am in... Because when I first met Yang Xiao in the Aurora Domain, he seemed to recognize me." Chen Ling said truthfully. "Although others say this is just an archive, I still don't quite believe it... I even feel that this is the real history, and everything we do here will affect the future."

Su Zhiwei raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she didn't understand what Chen Ling meant, but still asked:

"How do you want me to help you?"

"If we meet again next time... I don't mean in this era, but several hundred years later." Chen Ling's eyes twinkled with a faint light. "Several hundred years later, if you wake up from your deep sleep and we meet again... I hope we can verify this history in some way."