Chapter 934: Banquet

Banquet

Chen Ling pondered for a long time before turning to sit at the desk.

He used the Kerosene Lamp to weigh down the corners of the paper on the desk, then picked up the Quill Pen at hand. By the light of the flickering flame, he slowly began writing on the paper bit by bit.

"I am Chen Ling."

"When you read this, please carefully read all the content below and review your own memories."

"If the records below contradict your memories, or if there are any gaps, it means the Silver King is tampering with your memories... Remember, everything written on this paper is the truth."

"I am Chen Ling, a Transmigrator, the Six of Hearts of the Dusk Society. Inside my body resides an Audience constantly seeking stimulation. They are the World-Ending Calamity known as 'Mockery'..."

"The night I descended, there was a thunderstorm. I went home and startled my parents and A-Yan... A-Yan is Chen Yan, my younger brother. Without him, I wouldn't have made it to this day..."

"..."

From Chen Yan to Chu Muyun, Bai Ye, Han Meng, to Jian Changsheng, Sun Bumian, Jiang Xiaohua... He wrote down every important person and event he could think of right now onto this piece of paper.

This was the method Wen Shilin taught him back when he was in Aurora City. Although he didn't know if the Silver King would steal his memories, keeping a backup plan was never wrong. This way, even if the Silver King stole a certain segment of memory, he would have a chance to realize it.

Time ticked by minute by minute. By the time Chen Ling finished writing the last sentence, it was already pitch black outside the window.

Knock, knock, knock—

A knock came from outside the door.

"Mister Chen, the banquet is about to begin." The maid's voice sounded immediately after.

"I got it."

Chen Ling stood up, his gaze sweeping over the room. After hesitating for a moment, he still chose not to hide this piece of paper in the room. Instead, he folded it into a small square and stuffed it into the inner lining of his Theatrical Robe.

The maid would clean the room regularly. Leaving it here, it would very likely be discovered... Only keeping it on his person at all times was the most secure way.

Furthermore, Chen Ling's hiding spot was very clever. It was completely invisible from the outside, but every time he put on or took off the Theatrical Robe, he could feel the edge of the paper brush against his skin. This way, even if the Silver King stole all his memories, as long as he took off the Theatrical Robe, he could still notice its existence the very first moment.

Chen Ling adjusted his Theatrical Robe in front of the mirror once more before pushing the door open and exiting.

Perhaps due to the banquet being held, the church was now much livelier than when Chen Ling first arrived. Maids carrying fine wine and delicacies weaved through the corridors. At the resplendent entrance, there were even two maids specifically waiting by the doors to open them for arriving guests.

Just as Chen Ling was about to head straight for the venue, he caught sight of the entrance from the corner of his eye, and his footsteps suddenly halted...

A figure entered his field of vision.

Under the continuous drizzle of the night, a figure wearing an Enforcer windbreaker slowly stepped onto the stairs.

Her long red hair drifted slightly in the wind. Eight silver Markings faintly flickered on the hem of her windbreaker. On her chest, there was also a mysterious brass ornament that emitted a soft sound.

With her arrival, the two maids at the door bowed respectfully at the same time:

"Lord Hong Xiu."

It's her...

Chen Ling's eyes narrowed slightly.

The former Commander-in-Chief of Enforcers of the Aurora Domain, the Pathway Chief of the [Asura] path, the number one person below a Demigod... Hong Xiu.

In the Gray World, Chen Ling had witnessed Hong Xiu slaughtering her way through the Forbidden Sea, leading the Adjudicator Delegation toward the Wuji Domain... If he remembered correctly, this person should be the leader of the five Adjudicators sent by the Human Domains.

These five Adjudicators were all super-tier combatants from various Realms. Their original goal was to reach the Wuji Domain and execute the unconscious and incapacitated Lord Wuji. But later, Chen Ling heard the news of their betrayal of the Human Domains...

Looking at it now, their betrayal was perhaps inextricably linked to the Silver King.

Almost at the same time Chen Ling looked at Hong Xiu, the latter keenly sensed it, a pair of sharp eyes locking onto Chen Ling instantly.

The next moment, the oppressive feeling of a Rank 8 emanated from her gaze. Although she didn't deliberately apply pressure, Chen Ling could also feel a wisp of terrifying killing intent unique to an [Asura] scanning him.

So strong...

Compared to Hong Xiu, Jian Changsheng's Asura killing intent seemed immature and infantile.

Hong Xiu glanced at Chen Ling, then withdrew her gaze, walking past him expressionlessly and entering the venue.

She doesn't recognize me?

This doubt flashed through Chen Ling's mind, but thinking carefully, Hong Xiu and he indeed hadn't had much interaction. Perhaps she simply didn't want to bother with him, or perhaps she had completely forgotten this face of his.

Chen Ling closely followed behind Hong Xiu and entered the banquet venue.

At this time, there were already quite a few people in the banquet venue. Chen Ling looked around and saw that almost all the five Adjudicators he had met in the Gray World back then had arrived. Aside from them, there were also a few completely unfamiliar figures. As Chen Ling sized them up, they were also sizing up Chen Ling...

And when Chen Ling's gaze landed on the other side of the banquet, seeing that familiar figure in linen clothes, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Ying Fu returning was very normal. After all, he also had to attend this banquet... But what shocked Chen Ling was that his Rank had actually leaped from the Third Tier to the seventh Rank!

In just a short afternoon, what exactly did he do?

The only thing Chen Ling could think of was that he subdued a subject who was also at the seventh Rank. But this was the Wuji Domain, the Silver King's territory. How on earth did he manage to do that?

"Where did you go this afternoon?" Chen Ling walked up beside him and asked proactively.

"...Received a gift." Ying Fu didn't hide it. "And settled A-Qian down along the way."

Chen Ling let out an 'oh', guessing the cause and effect of the matter. At the same time, he said calmly,

"For the Silver King to actually give you such a huge gift, your relationship is quite good."

Ying Fu seemed to hear the underlying meaning in Chen Ling's words. Looking into his eyes, he slowly answered:

"We are different from you. The higher Our Rank, the more beneficial it is to the Wuji Domain... Furthermore, A-Qian is still in the Wuji Domain."

If Ying Fu's previous sentence only conveyed a vague signal to Chen Ling, this conversation between the two of them could already be considered getting straight to the point. Chen Ling instantly understood his meaning.

Chen Ling nodded slightly. Just as he was about to say something, a voice came from the side:

"You two must be the ones the King brought back this time."

Chen Ling and Ying Fu turned their heads at the same time, only to see a young figure wearing a dark red baseball cap, holding red wine, smiling as he walked toward them.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Chi Tong, a Thief Saint of the Fire-Stealers." He paused for a moment, his eyes narrowing into a slender arc,

"I heard... each of you took away a Thief Saint?"