Chapter 1557: Leave it to Fate

Leave it to Fate

"What's going on? Was there an earthquake just now?"

"Fuck, I thought I was hallucinating from exhaustion because I played mahjong all night last night... I was just saying the ground seemed to shake."

"No, isn't our Eternal Domain in the sky? How could there be an earthquake?"

"Did we encounter some unstable air currents?"

"..."

Ash-like snowflakes fluttered down. On the streets of the Eternal Domain, there were still quite a few figures gathered together to watch the fun. The slight earthquake just now didn't seem to make them panic; instead, they became even more curious.

At the same time, Tian Xiaochen was speeding across the street, charging straight toward the direction of the Palace of Eternity.

"Eh? Isn't that Xiao Chen?"

At the Crossroads of the street corner, a few children around his age saw this scene and called out in confusion.

Tian Xiaochen completely had no mind to explain to them right now. Turning his head, he vaguely brushed them off with a "going to save someone", and continued to sprint forward... leaving only a few children staring blankly at each other.

"Attention all residents! The Eternal Domain is about to face continuous turbulence. All residents, please return home immediately and do not go out!"

"Attention all residents!! The Eternal Domain is about to..."

Figures of Knights clad in Armor rushed onto the streets and began rapidly evacuating the crowd. One voice after another echoed in every corner of the streets. Those few children who were on the street were also shooed by two Knights and obediently walked toward their own homes.

"Why is there still continuous turbulence?"

"I don't know... Could it be related to the five big suns in the sky?"

"We shouldn't be in any danger, right?"

"With the Lord of Wuji, My Lord here, what danger could there be? Alright, alright, hurry back inside and lie down."

"..."

The prestige of the Lord of Wuji and the Knights in the Eternal Domain was indeed quite good. The residents who were originally chatting idly and watching the fun on the streets quickly vanished. The entire street was left with only numerous Knights shuttling through the falling snow, solemn and silent.

Right at this moment, one of the Knights seemed to see something out of the corner of his eye, and turned to walk into an Alleyway:

"That kid!"

"Don't run around wildly outside! Hurry up and go home!"

Tian Xiaochen naturally wouldn't pay any mind to the Knight's warning. After glancing at him out of the corner of his eye, he turned and darted into an even smaller Alleyway.

The Knight raised an eyebrow and snorted coldly, immediately giving chase in his direction. Although he wore heavy Armor, his speed was still faster than a child like Tian Xiaochen. One large and one small figure shuttled rapidly through the Alleyway, the distance between them growing closer and closer...

Hearing the heavy footsteps coming from behind him, beads of sweat began to seep from Tian Xiaochen's forehead:

"He's going to catch up to me!"

"He won't catch up to you."

Chen Ling's calm voice rang out from the depths of his thoughts.

At the same moment the voice fell, the entire Eternal Domain suddenly jolted again, once again breaking free from an approaching spatial collapse area... And this sudden shaking also caused Tian Xiaochen to lose his balance, stumbling and almost falling to the ground.

The Knight closely following behind him couldn't help but laugh:

"Run? Where can you run to?"

Just at the instant he reached out and was about to grab the back of Tian Xiaochen's collar, on the third-floor balcony of an adjacent residential building, a metal flowerpot planted with a sapling swayed left and right due to the Eternal Domain's shaking. Finally, it slid off the edge of the balcony, plummeting straight down!

Bang——!!

The metal flowerpot, along with the half-small tree, accurately smashed onto the top of the Knight's head. Even with the protection of the helmet, the concussive force still directly caused the Knight's eyes to roll back, instantly knocking him unconscious on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Tian Xiaochen froze directly in place.

He looked at the inexplicably fainted Knight, and then looked at the house that dropped the flowerpot... His eyes were filled with shock.

Was this a coincidence?

No... was this Lord Chen Ling's method??

From Tian Xiaochen's perspective, Chen Ling's methods were truly too mysterious. It was clear that the person was still locked in the Palace of Eternity, yet he could control another's consciousness from so far away, and even control a flowerpot so precisely to knock out the chasing Knight... It was as if there was a pair of giant hands of fate caring for his side, sheltering him all the way forward.

The awe Tian Xiaochen felt toward Chen Ling in his heart grew increasingly strong.

After shaking off this Knight's tracking, Tian Xiaochen didn't stay, but directly passed through the Alleyway and arrived at the street side. At this time, there were constantly patrolling Knights passing by on the street. It was already impossible to approach the Palace of Eternity openly and honorably like before.

"I can't get over there... Lord Chen Ling, what should I do?" Tian Xiaochen was a bit nervous.

"Where is the thing I told you to get?"

"Right here."

Tian Xiaochen immediately reached into his pocket and pulled out a black Gomoku chess piece.

"Do you see the sewer opening nearby? Throw it inside."

"Huh?"

Tian Xiaochen looked at the inconspicuous sewer opening nearby, his eyes full of bewilderment. "I just need to throw it in? What does this have to do with whether I can get over there or not?"

Tian Xiaochen originally thought that going to rescue Chen Ling would be a narrow escape from death, or filled with difficulties... But he never expected that what Chen Ling wanted him to do was just throw a chess piece down the sewer?

"You just need to throw it down," Chen Ling spoke indifferently. "Leave what happens next... to 'Fate'."

"Okay."

Tian Xiaochen didn't say anything more. He directly tossed the black chess piece in his hand out. The chess piece clinked against the grate of the sewer opening, and then vanished without a trace.

The black chess piece silently fell along the sewer. In the darkness, fate rolled forward like a wheel.

...

Palace of Eternity.

Sitting on the luxurious sofa, Chen Ling unhurriedly turned a page of the fully written notebook in his hand.

The vermilion earrings swayed silently at the edge of the sofa. Chen Ling crossed his legs, his brow calm and relaxed. Right now, he didn't look like a prisoner under house arrest at all. On the contrary, he was as relaxed as a screenwriter enjoying tea and creating in a luxurious home.

The purely black and translucent fountain pen twirled gently between his fingertips. Chen Ling looked at another blank page, pondered briefly for a moment, and then once again placed the tip of the pen on the paper.

The ink of the fountain pen spread on the paper, and lines of elegant text were written out:

[Time: 19:45]

[Scene: Eternal Domain Dungeon]

[Characters: Tian Xiaochen, Mo Yao, Knight A, Knight B, Knight C, Prisoner A, Prisoner B, Prisoner C...]

[△The black chess piece dropped by Tian Xiaochen rolls forward continuously along the sewer pipe. After successive collisions, it coincidentally rolls into the Dungeon directly below...]

...

Tick-tock——

With a faint sound like a pebble hitting the ground ringing out, the two Knights on duty in the Dungeon froze simultaneously.

"Did you hear some sound?"

"Yeah."

"Was it the sound of water..."

One of the Knights stood up somewhat doubtfully. Picking up the burning lantern on the side, he looked toward the direction where the chess piece fell... In the next second, his eyes widened in astonishment!