Chapter 531: Red Dust Changes

"Oh, by the way," Ning Ruyu said, as if remembering something. He took a letter from his pocket and handed it to Chen Ling.

"What is this?"

"It's a letter sent to you by the liaison from Red Dust Main City," Ning Ruyu paused. "Someone must know you're with us, so they sent it directly through the liaison here... I only received it today."

Chen Ling took the letter. The envelope had "For Heart 6" written prominently on it, but there was no sender's name.

He flipped the envelope over curiously and found a playing card firmly attached to its back:The Six of Spades.

Seeing the card, Chen Ling was momentarily stunned.

Had Jian Changsheng sent him this letter?

A look of confusion flashed in Chen Ling's eyes as he looked up at Ning Ruyu, who waved his hand. "Don't look at me, junior brother. I wouldn't snoop on someone else's mail... When I saw it was for you, I brought it straight over."

"Thank you, senior brother."

Chen Ling put the letter away. After clearing the dining table, he returned early to the Home of Old Six.

Chen Ling sat down at his desk. The dim lamplight illuminated a corner of the envelope. He placed the Six of Spades beside the table, then tore open the envelope while pondering.

Several months had passed since he left the Red Dust Domain. By his estimation, Jian Changsheng should have established himself at the casino by now, making it an operational base for Twilight Society members in the main city... However, since this letter had arrived, it likely meant there was another unexpected development.

After all, Jian Changsheng wouldn't just write him a casual letter for no reason, reporting on his work at the casino, discussing the best food in Red Dust Main City, or asking how he was doing in the Ancient Theater Trove.

Chen Ling even started imagining that as soon as he opened the letter, he'd see six large characters: "Red Dust changed, return quickly!"

However, when Chen Ling opened the letter, he realized he had overthought it... the guy simply wasn't that cultured.The letter contained a messy scrawl, like a child's handwriting:"Heart 6 why haven't you returned yet! The Big Dipper Corporation is crazy! The Red Dust Domain is in chaos! Even Senior Bai Ye was seriously injured when he arrived at the casino this morning. I feel something bad is about to happen recently, and I can't hold things down by myself! Help me help me help me help me..."

Chen Ling: "..."

For some reason, reading Jian Changsheng's letter gave him the feeling that things were urgent, yet somehow not that urgent.

Nevertheless, the content of the letter made Chen Ling fall into deep thought. The most critical pieces of information were "The Big Dipper Corporation is crazy," "chaos," and "Bai Ye inexplicably seriously injured." Chen Ling couldn't connect these events. After all, based on the situation when he left half a year ago, there shouldn't have been any major changes in Red Dust Main City.

"Master and Mo Jiao left one after another, and the atmosphere in the Ancient Theater Trove is a bit strange... Could these things be related to the changes in the Red Dust Domain?"

Chen Ling's brows furrowed. His intuition told him that something significant must have happened outside during his time in the Ancient Theater Trove.

"I can't put this off any longer," Chen Ling said, putting away the letter, a flicker of determination in his eyes."Tomorrow, whether Senior Brother is ready or not... I have to leave."

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

This time, however, Chen Ling waited for about ten minutes, but no one came to open the door. Ning Ruyu didn't seem to be home.

"Junior Brother, is something wrong?" Wenren You asked, passing by.

"Third Senior Brother, do you know where Senior Brother went?"

"He should be in the Archive Zone..."

"The Archive Zone?" Chen Ling glanced at the sky, seemingly hesitating whether to wait for him. But after a moment's deliberation, he spoke firmly, "Third Senior Brother, when Senior Brother returns, please bid him farewell for me."

"Bid farewell?" Wenren You was startled. "Where are you going?"

Upon hearing those words, Wenren You's expression became subtle. He opened his mouth, then said, "Junior Brother... perhaps you should wait until Senior Brother returns before you say anything?"

"It's getting late. I plan to reach Red Dust Main City before nightfall."

Chen Ling bowed respectfully to Wenren You and sincerely said, "Thank you, Third Senior Brother, for your care during this time. I'm just going to the Red Dust Domain to handle some matters; I will return afterward."

"Well... alright," Wenren You nodded slightly. "Have a safe journey."

After bidding farewell to Wenren You, Chen Ling went to visit Luan Mei.

Hearing that Chen Ling was returning to the Red Dust Domain, Luan Mei's expression also became somewhat unusual, but in the end, she said nothing, instead breaking off a plum blossom from the corner of the wall to bid him farewell.

A gentle breeze swept across the grasslands, making the colorful banners on the eaves flap vigorously.Chen Ling finished packing his luggage and stood at the entrance of the home he had lived in for half a year, his large red opera robe dancing in the wind. He looked at the four characters "Home of Old Six" above the door, his gaze filled with reluctance...

Since he had crossed over into this era, he had never lived in one place for so long, even longer than in the Aurora Domain. It was warm, peaceful, comfortable, and fulfilling here. It was truly his "home" in this era.

But now, it was time to leave.

No matter how good it was here, he couldn't stop his journey... Prolonged comfort would erode his will. To reverse the era, he had to keep moving forward.

Chen Ling took one last look at the grasslands, the houses, the colorful banners, and the snowy mountains, then turned and walked into the distance. His hand parted a curtain in the void, and his figure flickered before vanishing without a trace.

His figure traversed most of the Ancient Theater Trove, eventually passing through the Archive Zone and arriving at the trove's exit.

Just as he was about to step out of the trove, a white-clad figure suddenly appeared before him.

"Junior Brother."

The person was none other than Senior Brother Ning Ruyu. He stood blocking the exit of the Ancient Theater Trove, his gaze sweeping over the prepared Chen Ling, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

"Senior Brother?" Chen Ling was startled and immediately cupped his hands. "Senior Brother, I just asked Third Senior Brother to bid you farewell for me..."

"Junior Brother, didn't you say you'd wait two more days?"

"Something urgent seems to have happened over there; I want to go check it out as soon as possible," Chen Ling paused. "As for the 'Strike' secret technique, I can learn it when I return after handling this matter..."

Ning Ruyu's brows furrowed involuntarily. He silently paced for a moment at the entrance of the Ancient Theater Trove, then shook his head."No... Junior Brother, you cannot leave now."

"Why not?"

"It's too dangerous outside right now, especially in the Red Dust Domain. Your rank isn't high enough; if you go, you'll likely face near-certain death."

Chen Ling was stunned. "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 Sea of Taboos lurking outside, nor any signs of the Red Dust Domain collapsing. If there was any danger, it was probably just the Kaleidoscope's pursuit of the Twilight Society.

"Junior Brother, you haven't left in half a year, so there are some situations outside you might not be aware of..."Ning Ruyu took a deep breath, his tone extremely serious:"Lord Wuji has awakened."

"Lord Wuji??" Chen Ling was stunned.

This was the first time Chen Ling had heard of "Lord Wuji." However, he couldn't yet match him with any of the nine Doctors from the Era Archives and didn't know who he was.

"So what? He's awakened; does that mean the Wuji Domain is also close to collapse?" Chen Ling's confusion deepened. "If that's the case, shouldn't we go to the Wuji Domain as soon as possible to prepare to retrieve his body? What does this have to do with the Red Dust Domain?"

Ning Ruyu shook his head and slowly raised three fingers:"First, Lord Wuji has awakened, but he didn't immediately enter a dying state like Lord Aurora. Instead, he used some sort of authority to temporarily stabilize his body.""Second, the Wuji Domain is in extreme chaos due to Lord Wuji's awakening. Almost all our personnel stationed there have been wiped out; only Heart Bai Ye escaped, and he hasn't awakened since...""Third... we received a secret message of unknown credibility: Lord Wuji intends to kill Lord Red Dust before he awakens!"