Chapter 774: Supporting Little Jian

"Diamond 6, how did you end up in the Tianshu Domain?" the boss asked, puzzled. "The higher-ups don't seem to have assigned you a mission in the Tianshu Domain."

"They didn't, I came on my own," Sun Bumian shrugged helplessly. "To be precise, I wanted to go to the Wuji Domain, but all trains are currently suspended, so I couldn't get there."

"The Wuji Domain? What are you going there for at a time like this?"

"I just thought it sounded interesting and wanted to check it out."

The boss didn't believe Sun Bumian's nonsense. He stared at the grinning young man for a while, finding he couldn't see through those eyes. After a long pause, he finally spoke:

"Theoretically, the Twilight Society doesn't interfere with its members' daily activities... But Diamond 6, you'd best not seek death, nor attempt anything detrimental to the Twilight Society... The Red King and the Grey King will always be watching you."

"Look, look, where are you going with this?" Sun Bumian spread his hands, almost having "Law-abiding Citizen" written across his face. "I genuinely just want to join the fun in the Wuji Domain, that's all!"

The boss: "..."

The boss sighed, too tired to argue further.

"So, you must have a way to get from the Tianshu Domain to the Wuji Domain... right?" Sun Bumian's eyes narrowed slightly.

"All trains connected to the Wuji Domain have been cut off, so getting there by conventional means is impossible... You're only Tier Four, so crossing the Grey Realm on your own is also out of the question." The boss paused. "However..."

"However what??"

"There's one person who can guarantee your safe passage through the Grey Realm to the Wuji Domain."

Sun Bumian blinked, his interest piqued. "Who?"

"Heart 6."

"Heart 6... I've seen him mentioned in the newspapers. The destruction of the Aurora Domain seemed to be connected to him?" Sun Bumian mused. "But if he's also a '6' like me, his rank can't be that high, can it? How could he guarantee my safe passage through the Grey Realm?"

"You'll have to ask him yourself then."

"Where is he?"

"He was in the Mortal World a while ago, but I genuinely don't know where he is now."

The light in Sun Bumian's eyes dimmed immediately... Heart 6 was nowhere to be found, and he couldn't leave the Tianshu Domain anytime soon. At this rate, when would he ever make it to Wuji?

"However, the Wuji Domain is in chaos right now. Without a mission, he likely won't go there... Most likely, he'll come directly to the Tianshu Domain," the boss suddenly said, giving Sun Bumian a renewed glimmer of hope. "Perhaps you can wait a little longer in the Tianshu Domain."

"That's good news then," Sun Bumian murmured thoughtfully.

With the information delivered, the boss unhurriedly began to sip hot water from his thermos, settling back into his rocking chair...

Just as he was about to close his eyes and rest, he suddenly saw Sun Bumian still standing by the table, grinning at him with what seemed like ill intent. The boss instantly grew wary.

"...What do you want?"

"Well, there's something else... I need the organization's help with."

"Speak."

Sun Bumian reached into his pockets, pulling out two clean, empty bags, and asked eagerly, "...Could I borrow some money?"

"...This is a contact point, not a bank!" the boss exclaimed, glaring and grumbling. "I run this broken-down shop, and it barely makes any money. How dare you ask me for some? You official members make dozens of times my monthly salary, how can you even have the nerve!"

"Oh, come on, my situation is a bit special, you see..."

"No money! Not a single cent!" the boss snorted coldly. "If you want money, figure it out yourself..."

"Alright, alright."

Sun Bumian gave up arguing and reluctantly walked out of the shop.

He watched the passersby on the street and the faintly visible snack street in the distance, unable to help but swallow.

"...Looks like I'll have to perform on the street after all."

Sun Bumian let out a long sigh.

Just as he was about to leave, his peripheral vision caught something. He changed direction and approached a notice board by the roadside.

Beside the notice board, a figure in a uniform was meticulously posting a poster. A crowd of curious residents had already gathered around, pointing and discussing the contents of the poster.

Sun Bumian scanned the poster, his gaze finally settling on a long string of numbers.

"Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions... Hiss."

Behind his sunglasses, Sun Bumian's eyes gleamed brighter and brighter!

"Damn you...""Damn you...""Damn you to hell..."

"Finally... here..."

Jian Changsheng, drenched in sweat, stumbled across the domain's edge. In his mind, he cursed the scoundrel from earlier while complaining about Chen Ling, the good-for-nothing who had let him down at such a crucial moment.

All that talk about "6"-ranked individuals, world-ending catastrophes, crimson rulers... In the end, didn't Jian Changsheng still have to step up and shoulder the burden?

Fortunately, the previous location wasn't far from the Tianshu Domain. Jian Changsheng had walked for less than an hour to reach it. This was perhaps the only stroke of luck amidst his many misfortunes that day.

After crossing the domain's edge, Jian Changsheng was completely exhausted. He collapsed onto the ground, and Chen Ling, who was on his back, tumbled down as well.

Jian Changsheng paid him no mind. Having carried him for so long, he naturally knew Chen Ling's physical condition; the guy's physique was no worse than his own, and such minor injuries wouldn't kill him... After catching his breath for a while, he looked around as if to confirm his location.

"Good thing it's the Tianshu Domain... otherwise, I'd truly be a headless fly."

Jian Changsheng muttered to himself, walked over to a flat patch of ground, dipped his fingertip in Chen Ling's blood, and quickly began to draw on the ground.

A large name gradually took shape on the ground.

After writing those characters, Jian Changsheng clasped his hands together and muttered as if in prayer:

"Hope it's still within that guy's sensing range..."

"Heart, oh Heart, this time, it's my turn to stand tall, isn't it?"

Then,He lowered his hands, took a deep breath, and faced the name he had written stroke by stroke...

He yelled with all his might:"—Senior, help!!!"

Jian Changsheng's cry echoed across the flat wilderness, rippling the blood-red name on the ground. But after a few seconds, everything fell silent.

Jian Changsheng showed no impatience. He simply sat down cross-legged on the spot, his eyes fixed intently on the distance, as if waiting for something.

One minute, three minutes, five minutes...

After waiting for about ten minutes, a figure in a long black robe slowly approached from the distance...