Chapter 788: The Mysterious Sun Bumian

In the suffocating quicksand, Jian Changsheng struggled hard.

Endless darkness shrouded the surroundings, and there was infinite soil and quicksand in all directions. They wrapped around Jian Changsheng's body, dragging him along like a living thing... This feeling was very strange, like being in a wriggling intestine.

The process lasted about twenty seconds. Jian Changsheng was finally "expelled" from the depths of the earth, spinning in the air for a moment before crashing heavily to the ground.

"So gross... what the hell was that just now?" Jian Changsheng felt his stomach churning, his face full of disgust.

"Stop dwelling on it, we need to get out of here immediately."

"Senior Spade 9?"

Before Jian Changsheng could recover, Spade 9 grabbed him and quickly fled into the distance.

Before Jian Changsheng could even figure out the situation, they had already arrived several blocks away. As if remembering something, he spoke with a strange expression, "Senior... so, you're being hunted too, right?"

"..." Spade 9 glanced at him, "Isn't this the fate of us Twilight Society members?"

Jian Changsheng was speechless for a moment.

A few minutes after the two left,

Two more afterimages streaked across the sky and landed steadily on the spot where Spade 9 had left the character "Earth" (土).

"Is it him?" one of them asked in a deep voice.

"The remnant characters of Yao Heaven... in this world, he should be the only one capable of leaving behind this kind of aura." The other person rubbed the soil under their feet, their eyes filled with shock, "But, but wasn't he dead?"

"I don't believe he would die so easily, I never have."

"If he isn't dead, why hasn't he come back to see us? Could it be that for all these years... he's been hiding in the Heavenly Pivot Domain?"

"I don't know." He was silent for a moment, "In any case, this matter must be reported to the family head as soon as possible. If he is still in the Heavenly Pivot Domain... we will dig three feet into the ground to find him."

"Understood."

……

When Chen Ling returned to the stronghold, Jian Changsheng and Spade 9 happened to be walking over from the distance.

Spade 9 kept his eyes lowered, as if deep in thought; while Jian Changsheng’s face was covered in dust, looking incredibly wretched, filled with resentment and anger.

"What happened to you two?" Chen Ling asked, puzzled.

"You, Heart! Where were you just now?!" Seeing Chen Ling, Jian Changsheng immediately spoke with a hint of grievance, "What? That bitch only stepped on me and not you? You left me to settle the score alone, and when I turned around, you were gone... If we had both attacked together, could that bitch have been so arrogant?!"

Hearing the word "bitch" repeatedly, the corner of Spade 9's mouth twitched slightly; he seemed to want to say something, but stopped himself.

"I went back to get the letter." Chen Ling looked Jian Changsheng up and down, "What? You didn't settle the score, and you got beaten up instead?"

"Who got beaten up? That bitch played dirty! Otherwise, I would have already..."

"Um..."

Spade 9 really couldn't hold back anymore and interrupted slightly, "Actually, there might be some misunderstanding between you two..."

"Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding could there be?? He kicked me and Heart last time, and this time he threw me into the funeral of a Dragon-Twisting Warrior, almost costing me my life! I swear I won't rest until I get revenge!!"

"Actually, he is also a member of the Twilight Society." Spade 9 spread his hands,

"He is Diamond 6, your peer, and he joined the Twilight Society earlier than both of you."

The air suddenly fell into a dead silence.

Jian Changsheng was stunned for several seconds before his eyes widened as if he had seen a ghost...

"Diamond 6?? Him??? That bitch??!!"

"He's Diamond 6?" Chen Ling was also very surprised.

Back in the Aurora Domain, when Chu Muyun first asked him to choose his suit, there were only three cards: "Heart 6," "Spade 6," and "Club 6," which meant that before Chen Ling, Diamond 6 had already been taken... Chu Muyun also said that although he hadn't met Diamond 6 in person, he seemed to be a very interesting guy... Unexpectedly, he had run into him here.

"He's Diamond 6, then why did he kick me??"

"You didn't know he was Diamond 6, and he didn't know you were Spade 6..." Spade 9 said helplessly, "I said, it's all a misunderstanding."

Jian Changsheng gritted his teeth. Although he already knew Sun Bumian was Diamond 6, it didn't affect his attitude toward him... After all, he had known Chen Ling for so long, and their relationship wasn't that great either. His grudge with Sun Bumian was still there; just thinking about those small round sunglasses and that cheeky smile made Jian Changsheng clench his fists in anger.

"Then where is he?!" Jian Changsheng began to crack his knuckles, making a popping sound, "Since we're both in the Twilight Society, that makes things easier... Let him come out, we're going to settle the score properly!"

"He's already gone."

"Gone? Where to?"

"He said he had to go deliver an application form... but I feel like he just slipped away because he was afraid you'd come looking for him after finding out the truth." As if remembering something, Spade 9 pulled a candied hawthorn stick out of nowhere and handed it to Jian Changsheng,

"By the way, this is his apology gift to you."

Jian Changsheng looked at the bright red candied hawthorn, his brain unable to process it for a moment, "...Candied hawthorn?? This counts as an apology gift? What about an actual apology?"

"I've delivered the item, anyway. How you handle it afterward is up to you."

Spade 9 couldn't be bothered to get involved in the infighting of the "6" generation. As someone who had been through it, he knew some things couldn't be talked out of, so he simply returned to the living room and started brewing tea for himself.

Jian Changsheng stood at the door, looking at the candied hawthorn in his hand. He was afraid of wasting it if he threw it away, but felt annoyed if he ate it. His expression was incredibly colorful.

Chen Ling walked back to the table and sat down, asking proactively:

"What's the background of this Diamond 6?"

"He..." Spade 9 hesitated for a moment, "This Diamond 6's background is quite mysterious... because the person who brought him in wasn't me. I only had contact with him during a few previous missions. I only know his name is Sun Bumian, and he's different from other Twilight Society members..."

"How is he different?"

"Others join the Twilight Society after being discovered by senior members and recommended to the higher-ups... but this Diamond 6 supposedly sought out the higher-ups himself and asked to join."

"He sought out the Twilight Society on his own?" Jian Changsheng walked into the room, his brows furrowed, "How did he find it? And what was his purpose for joining?"

"I'm not clear on that."

Spade 9 said slowly, "No one knows which domain he came from, and no one knows his past experiences. He's like a ghost that appeared out of thin air... We only know he is a Thespian Path user, and his path is related to that red lion."

Spade 9 handed a cup of brewed tea to Chen Ling.

The latter took a sip and fell into deep thought...