Chapter 724: Immortality?

Seeing this scene, Liu Qingyan was instantly stunned.

She looked at the four large card faces on the wall before her, as if thinking of something, and looked up at the sky... Between the oppressive clouds, a ray of moonlight shone through the gaps, blurry and unclear.

"Twilight Society...?"

Liu Qingyan certainly knew what these four poker cards meant. Their appearance here meant that she had been noticed by that mysterious organization, and at this moment, some kind of existence was watching her in the dark.

At the same time, above the four poker cards, a line of moonlight appeared again:

【Reverse the era, restart the world?】

Liu Qingyan fell into silence.

This was an invitation... an invitation to join one of the most dangerous organizations in the world.

Liu Qingyan didn't know if this was the procedure for others joining the Twilight Society, but for her, this scene of directly projecting four poker cards was undoubtedly extremely impactful... The moment she saw this scene, the back of a figure in red appeared in Liu Qingyan's mind.

Was he a member of this organization...

Liu Qingyan's gaze swept across the 【Club 5】, 【Spade 5】, and 【Diamond 5】 card faces one after another, and finally landed on the 【Heart 5】... She closed her eyes and pondered for a long time, and finally opened her lips slightly, giving her answer:

"Sorry, I refuse."

As her voice fell, the street shrouded in moonlight suddenly fell into silence.

A few seconds later, the moonlight reflected on the wall moved slowly, gradually evolving from the four poker card faces into three words:

【Why?】

"Reversing the era, restarting the world... I actually don't care about the philosophy of the Twilight Society," Liu Qingyan said slowly. "I am willing to follow Lord Chen Ling... but working for Lord Chen Ling and working for the Twilight Society are different things."

Liu Qingyan was very clear-headed.

She knew that after joining the Twilight Society, she would have to act according to the philosophy of the Twilight Society. In order to reverse the era, she would need to complete various tasks for the Twilight Society, but what she cared about was only Chen Ling, and there was no need to do these things.

She possessed that path; she was the only person in the world who could lock onto Chen Ling regardless of distance, so she would always be able to follow in Chen Ling's footsteps...

In the final analysis, Liu Qingyan followed Chen Ling, not the Twilight Society itself.

After Liu Qingyan refused, the moonlight on the wall gradually dissipated, as if everything that had just happened had never occurred... Just as she thought this invitation was over and was about to turn and leave, a line of moonlight was outlined again.

This change in moonlight paused for a long time in the middle, as if it were a decision made after careful consideration:

—【If you have doubts about your own path, come to the Changdao Ancient Treasury to find me】.

Seeing this sentence, Liu Qingyan's steps, which she had already taken, suddenly stopped.

……

Chug-chug!

Chug-chug-chug-chug-chug—

At the edge of the Red Dust Realm, the familiar sound rang out again. Acrid black smoke rose from the front of the tractor, and the entire body of the vehicle entered vibration mode.

"Is this car still here?" Heart 9 patted the crude iron body of the car, his face full of disgust, seemingly already imagining how uncomfortable it would be to sit on this thing later.

"After we came out of the Aurora Realm, it has been kept here. We originally planned to run away in time after the Red Dust Realm was destroyed..."

"Although the Red Dust Realm still has a breath left now, we definitely can't take the realm train. The Wuji Realm has long since cut off the tracks, and even if other realms have received the news and are coming to support and repair the Red Dust, it will take time... In short, to leave here in the short term, we can only use it."

"Tsk, fine... but neither of the two newcomers is here this time, who is going to drive the tractor?"

After a brief silence, everyone turned to look at Spade 7, Chu Muyun.

"Plum 8 is too badly injured, I need to treat his wounds on the way," Chu Muyun pushed his silver-rimmed glasses and said calmly.

Heart 9: ?

Heart 9 widened his eyes and was about to refute something, but when he looked back at the blood-covered Plum 8, he could only grit his teeth and swallow his words... Seeing the gazes cast by everyone, he waved his hand impatiently:

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll drive, I'll drive, is that okay?"

Heart 9 sat back in the driver's seat, and the others carried Yao Qing's coffin and sat in the back of the vehicle. With an increasingly loud buzzing sound, everyone drove slowly out of the Red Dust Realm amidst the bumps.

Chug-chug-chug-chug-chug—

One by one, the figures in suits and leather shoes sat around the coffin, looking at the rolling red dust gradually moving away, their eyes all somewhat complex.

"We have witnessed the destruction of two realms in a row, but I didn't expect the Red Dust to hold on... I have to say, I'm really not used to it."

"It's normal," Plum J said faintly. "Life will find a way for itself. Humanity is not that fragile in the face of danger; otherwise, we would never have been able to survive the most difficult period of the Great Cataclysm... Of course, not every realm can have figures like Lord Red Dust and the Head of the Qing Shen Dao. The situation in the Red Dust Realm cannot be replicated."

"Speaking of which, since the Red Dust Realm has been preserved, the Wuji Realm should be miserable, right?"

"The Wuji Realm..." Square 10 smiled slightly. "Lord Wuji tried to be clever but ended up with a loss this time. Not only did he fail to reach immortality, but he also sacrificed nearly half of his own soul, as well as the entire Witchcraft Association... Most importantly, all other human realms know that the Wuji Realm has gone mad."

"Next, they will have to face the judgment of the other five major human realms."

"Judgment? I like that word, so what will happen to the Wuji Realm?"

"How would I know? I'm not the one making decisions for humanity. However, there should be news soon..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, you say this Lord Wuji, killing so many people and betting the entire Wuji Realm, just to seek immortality... Is immortality really that good?"

"Good question. I'll tell you when I become immortal one day."

“……”

"Immortality..."

Bai Ye lay lazily on the edge of the vehicle, looking up and playing with a white flower in his hand... He pondered for a long time and muttered uncertainly,

"To be immortal in this era, it should... be very lonely, right?"

……

"Boss! A bowl of rice noodle rolls! A serving of double-skin milk, thanks!"

A young man in a Tang suit sat down casually, crossed his legs naturally, and leaned against the old tiles of the restaurant, covering his mouth with one hand and yawning lazily.

"Little Sun, finished performing today?" a middle-aged uncle asked with a smile, lifting the curtain from the back kitchen.

"Yeah, there weren't many people today... and not much tip money either." The young man dug into his pocket, a few copper coins clinking inside, and he sighed helplessly.

"Today is indeed strange. A guest just came to eat, and they seemed to be discussing some realm war or something... Sigh, I don't understand it."

While speaking, the boss brought the dishes out and placed them in front of the young man one by one.

"You're a regular customer, this double-skin milk is on the house this time."

"Hey, thanks boss~~"

The young man pressed his hands together and bowed to the boss with a grin, a pair of stylish small round sunglasses hanging on the tip of his nose, looking cynical.

He picked up his chopsticks and was about to eat when a shout came from outside the door:

"Extra! Extra!!"

"Lord Wuji tears up the realm guidelines and takes the initiative to provoke a realm war against the Red Dust Realm! A demigod has fallen!! The people are suffering!! Is it a distortion of human nature, or a loss of morality?!"

"The first large-scale war since the Great Cataclysm! Only five bucks! Providing you with first-line news reports!!"

The young man's chopsticks paused slightly.

He turned his head and beckoned to the child selling newspapers outside through the restaurant's glass door, and the latter ran in.

"Boss, do you want a newspaper?"

The young man didn't say a word, took out all the copper coins in his pocket, and stuffed them into the child's hand.

"Thanks, boss!" The child pulled a newspaper out of his schoolbag and was about to leave when he was suddenly attracted by a fiery red lion head mask on the seat next to him.

"Your big hat is so cool."

"What big hat, this is a lion dance mask." The young man patted the child's head with the rolled-up newspaper, his eyes behind the small round sunglasses rolling silently. "You don't know quality..."

The young man pulled down his sunglasses and carefully read the content of the newspaper, his expression gradually becoming fascinating...

He hugged the lion dance mask with one hand and walked out of the restaurant like a gust of wind.

"Little Sun! Aren't you eating?"

"Sorry, boss! Something came up, I have to go on a long trip!"

The young man turned back, waved to the boss, and gradually disappeared at the end of the street...

The fiery red fur of the lion dance mask fluttered gently in the wind, causing passersby to turn and look. The young man reached into the lion's mouth with one hand, as if groping for something.

"Strange... where did I put it? I remember it should be there... Oh~~ found it."

The young man's mouth curled up. He took out a poker card from the lion's mouth.

"The Wuji Realm... interesting."

The poker card flipped between his fingertips, and a flash of red flickered in the air...

—【Diamond 6】.

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Volume Two, "Painting the Red Face," End.

Next Volume, "Dance of the Sacrificial God."