Chapter 769: Peopleacing Among the Crowd

Chapter 769: Killing Intent in the CrowdAuthor: Sanjiu YinyuWord Count: 1245

“Are those stars?”

“This is the Big Dipper,” the old man said patiently, pointing to each star above. “It’s shaped like a spoon. Counting from the front, the first star is called Tian Shu… This one is Tian Xuan, this is Tian Ji, Tian Quan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, Yao Guang…”

Tian Shu…Hearing those two words, Chen Ling seemed to recall something, and his gaze instantly fixed on the young Lu Xun!

The young Lu Xun blinked, as if trying to remember something. “But… I don’t think I’ve seen them in the sky?”

“They aren’t always like this; they change their positions according to the seasons… But there’s a simple way: find the Tian Shu star.”

“Tian Shu star?”

“You know which one the North Star is, right? The North Star represents the Celestial Emperor, symbolizing absolute power in ancient times. And no matter how the seasons change, the Tian Shu star is always the closest one to the North Star among the Big Dipper. Once you find it, you can locate the other stars.”

The young Lu Xun stared intently at the Tian Shu star and hummed in acknowledgment.

“I didn’t realize you were interested in astronomy,” the old man said, surprised by his expression.

“What is astronomy?” the boy asked blankly.

“…It’s, watching stars.”

The old man took his hand and led him step by step up the stairs, walking straight to the end of the second floor of the orphanage, where he slowly opened a large door.

Behind the door was a simple office. Except for the area around the desk, most of the space was filled with various books and miscellaneous items, predominantly books on astronomy and astrophysics, along with numerous astrolabes and three-dimensional galaxy models…

Chen Ling’s gaze swept across the room, a flicker of surprise in his eyes… He was curious about what kind of person the director of this orphanage was.

“All these are related to stars… including these models. If you’re interested later, you can borrow them anytime.”

As the old man spoke, the young Lu Xun curiously entered the room, occasionally fiddling with the models on the desk with his fingertips or staring at a star map for a long time… He might not have been able to understand the meaning of these things, but he was already fascinated by them.

For the rest of the time, Lu Xun stayed in this room, and Chen Ling, looking somewhat helpless, was unable to leave.

His Hui Zhu Yan allowed him to see memorable content from others’ life scripts. The fact that he was seeing this room indicated that it was extremely significant for Lu Xun… Until this script segment ended, he couldn’t leave voluntarily.

So, he could only stay with Lu Xun in the room, watching him fiddle with models or occasionally ask questions, which the old man would patiently answer… After about twenty minutes, Chen Ling finally felt signs that this script segment was ending.

*Bang—!*

With a crisp sound, Chen Ling’s consciousness returned from the fragmented memories, and he found himself back in the driver’s seat.

He let out a long breath…

Lu Xun, bewildered, rubbed his temples. “Director Chen… are you done?”

“…Something like that.” Chen Ling hadn’t expected that he’d be stuck in the room for so long when he had initially wanted to see if there was anything related to the Tian Shu domain.

Still, it wasn’t without gain; at least he now knew Lu Xun’s corresponding domain and the origin of the name “Tian Shu.”

“You two should leave quickly,” Chen Ling said, glancing at the rearview mirror. “If you don’t go now, it might be too late…”

Seeing this, Lu Xun and Yang Xiao immediately said goodbye to Chen Ling, then got out of the car and walked towards the other side of the street.

Chen Ling didn’t linger in the car either. After driving past two intersections, he casually pulled over, tore at his chin with his fingertips, and a face mask scattered into the air with the wind.

*Click—*

With the sound of a door opening, a calm white-collar elite, dressed in a white shirt and wearing inconspicuous black-rimmed glasses, stepped out of the car and unhurriedly walked into the crowd.

The red light turned green, countless figures crossed the intersection, neon lights illuminated the sky on both sides, and lively shops filled the view…

This was Tangjing Street, one of the most bustling commercial pedestrian streets in Shanghai. Since it was also the weekend, the pedestrian traffic had reached its peak again. Every time the traffic light turned green, more than a hundred people would cross, and the unremarkable Chen Ling blended in, attracting no one’s attention.

But Chen Ling didn’t seem to notice that on the other side of the street, a figure wearing a black round hat slowly raised their head, their gaze instantly locking onto the figure in the crowd.

But soon, he naturally shifted his gaze away… as if he hadn’t noticed him at all.

He silently pulled the brim of his round hat down, obscuring half of his face, then moved with the surging crowd, walking towards Chen Ling from the other side of the street.

Audience Expectation Value 3Current Expectation Value: 42

As these two lines of text floated before Chen Ling’s eyes, his pupils instantly contracted, and an ominous premonition surged within him!

“No… their people are nearby?” Having experienced countless increases in expectation value, Chen Ling naturally sensed that something was wrong immediately. He cautiously scanned his surroundings, trying to find those figures…

But he couldn’t find them, or rather, even his Mystic Eyes couldn’t identify them.

This is bad…

Chen Ling had thought his disguise was hidden enough, but he had underestimated the resources deployed by Bureau 749 this time. The fact that they could send someone to target him in such a densely populated area indicated their extreme confidence in this individual!

Where would the attack come from?

What exactly was the opponent’s Divine Path?

Chen Ling’s mind raced, his ominous premonition growing stronger. Just then, as if making a firm decision, he pulled an old phonebook from his pocket…

If the opponent’s strength was truly immense, then his own power would likely be insufficient to resist. His only chance of survival… might lie in the gift Xiao Chunping had given him.

Chen Ling, head bowed, blended into the crowd, rapidly flipping through the phonebook in his hand. He quickly found his “old friends” in the Shanghai area, a total of three people.

Among these three, one name had been specially marked with a five-pointed star by Xiao Chunping.

Chen Ling locked onto the name and the phone number next to it. Steeling himself, he pulled out his phone and dialed it… Immediately, a series of melodious waiting tones began to play.

Pick up the phone…

No matter who was on the other end of the line, Chen Ling had never so earnestly hoped for someone to answer his call.

While waiting, Chen Ling’s unease grew stronger. He continuously tried to pinpoint the source of his sense of danger within the crowd, until the call connected, and the sound rang in his ear!

A lazy male voice came from the other end of the line:

“…Who?”