Chapter 1349: Figure From Behind

Figure From Behind

At the edge of the dim cliff, Jian Changsheng quietly walked out while pulling up his pants.

This place was already some distance away from the Underground Palace. It wasn't that he didn't want to find a closer spot, but mainly because as soon as he went out, those two small centipedes kept staring at him. They wouldn't understand him if he said he was going to the restroom, so he could only activate the Blood-Drop Spinner and flash away...

If the Human Domains knew that the dignified [Asura] actually used the Blood-Drop Spinner to rush to the restroom, he would probably become the shame of the Way of the Soldier God.

"Phew... this dinner was really poisonous."

Muttering to himself, Jian Changsheng turned and walked back towards the Underground Palace.

Just at this moment, he suddenly sensed something and turned his head to look at the cliff not far away.

Faint blue mayfly light flickered silently in the dark abyss. At the end of that towering and lonely cliff, a figure draped in the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe was sitting there quietly...

Beneath his feet was the abyss,

In his hands, he held an old Radio.

"... Hearts?" Seeing that figure, a trace of confusion flashed in Jian Changsheng's eyes.

Didn't he go to patrol the Ghost Mockery Abyss and find the Rank 8 Poison Chiefs to chat? Why was he sitting here all alone?

Jian Changsheng hesitated for a moment, silently retracting all his Aura to the extreme, and then quietly approached the direction of that cliff...

As he got closer, the sound of the Radio entered his ears:

"Rustle rustle rustle..."

"I am Chen Yu, a frontline reporter for the Hanging Jade Domain!"

"Starting from the early hours of this morning, the long-silent Vain Mountains have once again launched a fierce attack on the border. Currently, the entire defense line of the Hanging Jade Domain has been activated. If you hear booming thunder accompanied by slight tremors at home, please do not panic..."

"The defense battle of the Hanging Jade Domain is a protracted war, and also an ultimate test of personal will and physical strength. We hope every citizen can follow the broadcast commands, travel in an orderly manner, and not cause riots in the city. Let us pray and cheer together for the soldiers on the frontline."

"Next, let's interview a few citizens and hear what they want to say to the soldiers on the frontline."

(Sound of walking)

"Hello, do you have anything you'd like to say to the soldiers on the frontline?"

"The Hanging Jade Domain will surely win!! The Esoteric Sect will surely win!! Beat those son-of-a-bitch Calamities and drive them out of our homeland!!"

"Everyone might not be able to see, but this citizen is currently wearing clothes printed with 'Hanging Jade Domain will surely win', and has a red 'Battle' headband tied on their head, very enthusiastic... Here's a little child too, let's hear what he has to say?"

"Big sister, will the words I say reach the frontline?"

"They will, little one. The soldiers on the frontline will also hear your voice through the radio."

"Dad, you must do your best on the frontline and kill a few more Calamities! Mom and I are waiting for you to come back at home..."

"It seems the little one's dad is one of the soldiers on the frontline... Let us pray for him together, wishing him an early triumphant return! Let's pass the microphone to the next citizen."

"En... I believe the soldiers on the frontline will definitely do their utmost to protect the Hanging Jade Domain. Here, I want to say 'thank you' to Lord Tian Huai, General Jian, and all the soldiers fighting bloody battles on the frontline."

"This citizen is very sincere... However, General Jian doesn't seem to have appeared in the past two days. Perhaps he was injured on the previous battlefield and is currently recuperating...

I wonder if General Jian is listening to our program right now. If he hears it, I hope he can gain encouragement from it and regroup early! Let us look forward to his return to the battlefield together, to display the might of a general once again!"

"General Jian!! Fuck them up!" (The voice of the 'surely win' bro rang out from afar again).

"..."

Jian Changsheng was stunned in place.

The whimpering cold wind blew across the dim Ghost Mockery Abyss...

At the end of that towering cliff, the figure draped in the Great Crimson Theatrical Robe was hugging the Radio, listening attentively. The hem of his Theatrical Robe fluttered in the wind, like a lonely flower swaying in the darkness.

He sat there with his head lowered, like a solitary sculpture, silent and unspeaking.

...

"Spades, why did you only come back now?"

Lying on the bed, Jiang Xiaohua saw Jian Changsheng walk in from outside absentmindedly and asked in confusion.

"Oh... nothing, I just got a little lost."

Seeing the situation inside the room, Jian Changsheng couldn't help but ask:

"What is Diamonds doing?"

At this moment, Sun Bumian was sitting cross-legged on his bed, his hands forming a mysterious hand seal, his eyes tightly closed. Invisible rings emerged from the nothingness around him like ripples, slowly spreading in all directions.

"Diamonds said he wants to help Hearts suppress the ferocious Aura here, so it will be more comfortable to live in," Jiang Xiaohua answered truthfully.

"Oh..."

Jian Changsheng looked at the fully concentrated Sun Bumian and nodded slightly.

Worthy of being an Auspicious Omen; even in a place of such Great Inauspiciousness, he could still play a suppressive role... Conversely, he himself had nothing he could help with.

In Jian Changsheng's mind, the lonely figure in red he had just seen surfaced again.

Jian Changsheng hadn't stepped forward at the time, but silently chose to leave. On the way back, he had been thinking about everything that had happened since they arrived at the Ghost Mockery Abyss...

"Clubs," Jian Changsheng suddenly asked.

"What's wrong?"

"Don't you think Hearts is acting weird?"

Jiang Xiaohua tilted his head and thought carefully, "I don't think so."

"... Forget it, asking you is useless anyway." Jian Changsheng paused for a moment. "Is it my illusion... Clearly he is hosting us very attentively, but I always feel... he is deliberately guiding us to leave."

The poisonous dinner, the crazy tableware, the terrible-tasting poison wine, the crude beds, and... Chen Ling's words and deeds full of Calamity style.

Jian Changsheng knew that the current Chen Ling had undergone Fusion with Mockery and was different from before, so he didn't feel it was strange at the dining table... But when he saw that figure from behind, sitting alone on the mountaintop hugging the Radio, he suddenly realized that Chen Ling might be doing it on purpose.

He was "showing" them the life of a Calamity; he was trying to make them realize...

Calamities and humans are different.

"... What do you mean?"

Jiang Xiaohua's eyes were full of puzzlement. "I think Hearts is very good to us. He made the dishes himself, and the wine is also very good... Why would he want us to leave?"

"You... sigh, idiot."

After muttering, Jian Changsheng seemed to have made some kind of decision, turned his head, and walked out of the room again.

"Spades, where are you going?"

"This Underground Palace is too dark, too cold... I'm going to find a few lamps to light it up."