Chapter 291: Is Me

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Two lines of characters floated up from the swirling banknotes as Chen Ling gazed down at the chaotic Century Avenue below, seemingly awaiting an answer.

After leaving the Wisteria Cafe, Chen Ling headed straight for the tower, gathering a fair understanding of Aurora City's current situation along the way. He was immensely surprised to see both Han Meng and Zhao Yi appear there simultaneously.

Zhao Yi, in particular, he had thought was dead back at the Aurora Base... Yet now Zhao Yi was not only alive but also possessed extraordinary power.

Chen Ling would show no mercy to the Stardust Guild. Firstly, he deeply despised those who profited from human lives. Secondly, the Stardust Guild was already his enemy; he had destroyed their stronghold once before, and now that Yan Shang had delivered himself to him, it was only natural to cut off the root.

Therefore, when he realized Yan Shang and his group were preparing to escape covertly, he immediately took action to stop them.

“Hea...Heart 6?!”Upon seeing the cards fluttering across the sky and the familiar face, the pupils of the three major guilds' members constricted sharply!

“How is this possible? Wasn't Heart 6 supposed to be dead when he entered the city?” the Cold Moon Guild Master exclaimed in disbelief.

“He wasn't actually dead? Was the self-immolation on the train just a trick??”

“It's highly possible. No matter how crazy the Dusk Society members are, they wouldn't commit suicide in public, would they?”

“So he's been hiding in Aurora City all this time? What exactly does he want?”

“Damn it, we just got rid of a Spade, and now a Heart shows up... Why are all these Dusk Society members gathering here with us?”

When Yan Shang saw the money he had earned instantly turn into a few bags of coal, his eyes immediately turned red. He stared intently at the figure atop the tower, his breathing heavy and ragged!

Forget about whether he could get the money back; he knew that leaving here safely today would not be easy...

And precisely at this moment, the three people who were supposed to be guarding him were no longer there.

A glint flashed in Yan Shang's eyes. He grabbed the gray bead necklace around his neck with one hand, pinching a section with two fingers, and forcefully crushed it!

Meanwhile,

In an abandoned small building two streets away.

The squinting man held a long scythe, from the tip of which scarlet blood dripped continuously, staining the ground in a pool that instantly froze into ice. He frowned, moving forward as if searching for something.

With a soft crack, the gray bead in the squinting man's pocket, who was chasing Jian Changsheng, suddenly shattered!

His face instantly changed. He stopped abruptly and pulled out a handful of gray bead fragments from his pocket...

“The Guild Master is in danger?”

The squinting man looked in the direction indicated by the slowly drifting gray bead fragments, which was precisely towards Century Avenue.

Footsteps tapped as Yu Zi, her face equally grim, ascended to the floor, a dagger in her hand. After surveying the surroundings, she looked gravely at the squinting man.

“Nothing on your floor either?”

“No... He escaped again, like an eel.”

“Then leave him for now. The Guild Master's situation is more urgent.”

Hearing this, the squinting man gnashed his teeth in anger. A trail of blood lay beneath his feet; judging by the amount of bleeding, any human should have been dead... Yet, such bloodstains covered almost the entire floor, and even extended to the street outside!

“Damn it... I almost had him,” the squinting man muttered, clutching the scythe handle tightly. “He suffered four or five vital injuries! How can he still run so fast? This guy is incredibly hard to kill...”

“He's not an ordinary Asura. Normal Bloodcloak abilities don't grant such monstrous vitality.”

“Even with two Fourth-Tier individuals working together, we can't kill him?”

“Give up. The Guild Master's situation is urgent,” Yu Zi said coldly. “If you hadn't insisted on chasing him, the Guild Master wouldn't be short-handed...”

“That's not right. Isn't Lifu there? In Aurora City right now, no one should be able to harm the Guild Master.”

Leng Yu shook his head, abandoning the thought of continuing the chase. He and Yu Zi rushed rapidly towards Century Avenue!

Almost simultaneously.

A drop of fresh blood slowly seeped from the ceiling, landing on the already frozen pool of blood.

In the crawlspace above the ceiling, a blood-soaked, dying figure finally let out a long sigh of relief...

“I survived...”

“But they almost had me... Why did they leave at this moment?”

Jian Changsheng seemed to realize something, a flicker in his eyes. After regaining some strength, he gritted his teeth, struggled to his feet, and stumbled towards the rooftop.

“Did that guy really show up?”

The moment Jian Changsheng stepped onto the rooftop, he saw the Heart 6 cards fluttering everywhere above the distant street, and the figure seated high beneath a kite. His pupils constricted sharply.

Alone on the rooftop, he stared blankly at the figure for a long time, then let out a bitter laugh:

“Damn it...”

“Why is he always cooler than me??”

Century Avenue.

As Yan Shang crushed the bead, his expression finally calmed somewhat. But the next moment, the figure lightly landed directly in front of him.

“I'm asking you a question... Can't you hear me?” Chen Ling said calmly.

Seeing Heart 6 suddenly appear before them, both the Silver Moon and Cold Spring Guild Masters were startled. They retreated in terror, while their bodyguards immediately rushed forward, pulling out firearms and firing repeatedly at the figure!

Bang bang bang bang—!

Chen Ling swayed, effortlessly dodging all the bullets. A short knife appeared in his palm, and with a light step forward, he moved like a phantom, flashing past everyone.

He stood before Yan Shang, his gaze fixed coldly on him:

“Where is Spade 6?”

The next moment, all the subordinates he had passed exploded with a burst of bloody light simultaneously, falling straight to the ground.

Yan Shang swallowed, his face pale:

“He's gone...”

Chen Ling nodded, “Oh.”

Seeing that Chen Ling had no intention of asking further, Yan Shang spoke in bewilderment, “You... aren't you going to ask where he went?”

“What does it have to do with me where he went? As long as he doesn't die here, it's fine,” Chen Ling said, a faint smile playing on his lips. “Compared to him, I'm more concerned about whether you live or die... If you don't die, from now on, I won't be able to rest easy...”

Yan Shang froze. From Chen Ling's smile, he seemed to discern a different meaning...

“You, what do you mean?”

“Oh, you don't know?” Chen Ling spread his hands, then leaned slowly towards Yan Shang's ear, chuckling, “I destroyed your stronghold, I killed your son, and I exposed your secrets... Surprised?”

Yan Shang's pupils suddenly constricted!

“You...? It was you???”

“And there's one more thing you might find interesting...”

Chen Ling put his hand into his pocket, and when he pulled it out again, a red ring was on his fingertip... It was taken from Yan Xicai during the Ancient Military Treasury expedition.

The moment he saw the ring, all color drained from Yan Shang's face. He stumbled backward, his gaze at Chen Ling filled with terror and rage!

“You killed Xicai too?! Everything was because of you?!!”

“It was me, it was me! All me...” Chen Ling slowly plunged the hand with the ring into a nearby corpse, which visibly shriveled at once.

The smile on Chen Ling's face remained bright,

“And...”

“I will also be the one to kill you.”