Chapter 1400: Unexpected Visitor

Unexpected Visitor

The Thought Storm gradually retracted beside Chen Ling. As the theatrical robe was once again dyed a great crimson, he slowly opened his eyes.

He had already warned Jian Changsheng about what he could. Presumably, Jian Changsheng would quickly notify the Hanging Jade Domain and the other domains to enter a state of combat readiness for the decisive battle ahead of time... In fact, if he hadn't been worried about Jian Changsheng and the other two being injured by a sneak attack from the world-ending territories, he absolutely wouldn't have done such an extra thing.

He also didn't know how the Dusk Society members scattered across the other major domains were doing. Hopefully, this world-ending war wouldn't affect them.

And there was also the Integration Faction in the South Sea Domain... However, with two demigods holding down the fort in the South Sea Domain, it should be the safest place.

Chen Ling successively went through the people he cared about in his mind. In short, standing from the perspective of "Chen Ling," he had already done everything he could. The rest was entirely up to the Human Domains themselves.

Right at this moment, a small centipede hurriedly crawled in from outside.

"What is it?" Chen Ling asked in a deep voice from the throne.

[Great King, a human fought his way in from the outside. He said he's looking for you.]

Chen Ling was somewhat astonished inwardly. One must know, he had already had Wu Yi alter the surrounding terrain. Even if Jian Changsheng and the others wanted to find their way over, it wouldn't be that easy... Moreover, he had just connected with the three of them using Thought Storm; they should still be in the Hanging Jade Domain right now.

What other human would come to the Ghost Mockery Abyss looking for him?

"Did he say who he is?" Chen Ling asked.

[He said his name is Ning Ruyu.]

Chen Ling abruptly stood up from the throne!

...

"First Senior Brother!!"

The great crimson theatrical robe rapidly flashed across the sky. Chen Ling saw a figure beneath the cliffs of the Ghost Mockery Abyss, his eyes filled with pleasant surprise.

At this moment beneath the cliffs, a man in white clothes was curiously poking a comatose little toad's belly with his finger.

Surrounding him was a dense, massive ring of poisonous insects, currently all looking at the white-clothed man with vigilance and fear. The Toad Poison Chief was also among them. It could sense the terrifying aura exuding from the man before it; even though it was a Rank 8 Poison Chief, its gaze was still filled with apprehension.

Hearing Chen Ling's voice, Ning Ruyu looked up, a smile instantly appearing on his face.

"Little Junior Brother, it's been a... hmm?"

Ning Ruyu looked at Chen Ling's pitch-black face in confusion. "Little Junior Brother, what happened to your face?"

"Had a little accident, but thanks to [Painting the Vermillion Face], it should return to normal in a day or two." Chen Ling's figure landed in front of Ning Ruyu.

Although Chen Ling's face was still like a pitch-black wall coating continuously peeling off, compared to a few months ago, its thickness had been reduced by far too much. After Chen Ling's day-after-day cleansing with Painting the Vermillion Face, only a layer as thin as an eggshell remained.

"First Senior Brother, why have you come? Is your injury alright now?" Chen Ling didn't explain much about his face, instead directly changing the subject.

"Haha, that little injury is nothing to me. After a period of recovery, it's fine." Ning Ruyu waved his hand and said half-jokingly,

"Everyone has been quite worried about you, so they sent me as a representative to see how our Little Junior Brother is living... What, am I not welcome?"

Everyone...

As soon as this word came out, numerous figures instantly surfaced in Chen Ling's mind: Second Senior Sister Luan Mei, Third Senior Brother Wen Renyou, Fourth Brother Mo Jue, Fifth Brother Clown... When that elegant youth also draped in a theatrical robe appeared, Chen Ling's heart trembled slightly.

Did "everyone"... also include him?

"How could that be? Of course you're warmly welcomed." Chen Ling turned his head and glanced at the numerous poisonous insects behind him. "What are you still standing around for? Disperse, all of you... You few, go prepare some Five Poison Wine, and make it a lot!"

Receiving Chen Ling's order, the surrounding poisonous insects immediately dispersed. A few small centipedes hurriedly went to prepare the wine, and after the Toad Poison Chief let out a "croak" at Chen Ling, it bounded away.

Ning Ruyu watched the view of the Toad Poison Chief's back as it left and raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Little Junior Brother, your subordinate's strength isn't bad."

"Senior Brother crossed hands with it just now?"

"When I was coming down the cliff, it happened to run into me, so I bumped against it a bit... However, figuring it was probably your subordinate, Little Junior Brother, I didn't strike too harshly and let it go report."

"No wonder..."

"Little Junior Brother, how about taking your Senior Brother for a stroll around this Ghost Mockery Abyss?" Ning Ruyu examined the surroundings with some curiosity. "It's my first time coming to the Ghost Mockery Abyss... It's quite different from what I imagined."

"No problem. First Senior Brother, this way."

Chen Ling led Ning Ruyu directly toward the depths of the Ghost Mockery Abyss.

From the Centipede Lair to the Scorpion Cave, from the Venomous Snake Nest to the Gecko Wall... Ning Ruyu looked at these things, which Chen Ling had long since grown tired of seeing, with keen interest. From time to time, he even reached out his hand, intending to touch a gecko on the wall, but before he could even make contact, the gecko ran away with aswishas if it had seen a ghost.

"These poisonous insects are rather interesting," Ning Ruyu couldn't help but sigh emotionally.

"First Senior Brother, how did you know I was in the Ghost Mockery Abyss?" Chen Ling asked, pretending to be casual.

"Master said so, of course," Ning Ruyu replied. "Strange to say, a few months ago, several of us senior and junior brothers all dreamt of you... You had this same face, too, but back then your theatrical robe was black.

At the time, we planned to come find you. Later, Master said you weren't in any danger in the Ghost Mockery Abyss for the time being, so we gave up...

This time, it was also after Fourth Brother and the others pestered Master endlessly for a long time that he finally permitted us to come see you. However, Master only allowed one person to come, so he sent me as the representative."

"Oh..."

The faint glimmer that had surfaced in Chen Ling's eyes rapidly dimmed.

Sure enough... he knew everything.

He had left the South Sea Domain, arrived at the Ghost Mockery Abyss, and begun Slaughtering the Calamity. Just how much time had passed during this period? It was estimated that even the other Human Domains hadn't received the news of his return to the Ghost Mockery Abyss yet, but the Red King, who always stayed behind closed doors in the Ancient Vault of the Drama Path, already knew everything...

He even knew that he was Slaughtering the Calamity, and was certain he would succeed.

He clearly knew everything, yet still watched coldly from the sidelines. Or rather... was his being schemed against by Thought Calamity also a part of his calculations? He had already fled to the Ghost Mockery Abyss, yet he still hadn't been able to shake off the fate of becoming his "chess piece"?

Ning Ruyu noticed the subtle change in Chen Ling's expression. After hesitating for a moment, he still spoke up:

"Little Junior Brother, I think... Master isn't the kind of person you think he is. There should be some misunderstanding here..."

Back in the Wuji Domain, when the Red King and Chen Ling confronted each other, Ning Ruyu and the others had already been injured and comatose. They had absolutely no idea what happened, but over these past few months, they had roughly guessed some things.

"Perhaps."

Chen Ling didn't want to chat about this topic anymore. "First Senior Brother, do you drink?"

"I can drink." Ning Ruyu nodded slightly.

"Let's go." Chen Ling pointed to the underground palace in the distance. "I have good wine here. Tonight, we won't return until we're drunk!"