I'm not a drama god

A drizzle of rain was dancing in the air.

"Chen Ling..."

"Chen Ling?"

Waves of calling sounded in Chen Ling's ears. As his consciousness returned to his body, he saw Shen Nan looking at him with a frown.

"I'm asking you a question." Shen Nan spoke again, "You lied that you lived in Shangjing and forged your internship experience at Shangjing Theater. What was your purpose?"

It was only then that Chen Ling came to her senses and remembered what happened before the last disconnection...

The last time he tried to perform the sacrificial dance, he inadvertently attracted the attention of Ji Zai, and had no choice but to expose his Ji Zai aura in front of Yang Xiao, Shen Nan and others. Then Shen Nan received a call and found out that the community and internship location he mentioned were all fake, so he began to question him.

At that time, Chen Ling didn’t know what was going on, and her heart was filled with fear and anxiety... But Chen Ling is different now.

“…I have no purpose.”

Chen Ling lowered his eyes and answered calmly,

"If possible, I hope more than anyone else that the past is real."

Shen Nan didn't understand what Chen Ling was saying, and his brows furrowed more and more. He just stared at Chen Ling for a long time, as if he wanted to see through his heart... But what awaited him was a pair of eyes as deep and silent as lake water.

Shen Nan suddenly discovered that in just a short moment, he could not see through Chen Ling. Both his soul and his witch aura seemed to be completely restrained, leaving no trace.

Chen Ling seems to be a mystery. No one knows where he came from, and no one knows what secrets he has. The only thing people know about him seems to be the label of "ghost mocking the world" that was recently circulated.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Nan seemed to be tired. He shook his head.

"Let's go..."

The drops of rain hit the eaves of the umbrella, making a slight sound.

"I have already taught you the sacrificial dance. When you can become a Nuo, it all depends on your understanding and luck... There is nothing else I can teach you."

As Shen Nan was speaking, a phone rang from his pocket. He looked down at the incoming call number and continued,

"If you run into anyone from Bureau 749, don't tell them you came here with me..."

After saying that, he opened his umbrella and walked away.

Chen Ling watched Shen Nan leave without explaining anything. After all, Shen Nan was still a member of the 749th Bureau. He risked his life to save her because of Grandma Xiao's kindness. Moreover, he taught her the sacrificial dance... She was now carrying the prophecy of [Ghosts Mock the World], and the more involved he was with her, the more dangerous it would be.

Jiu Jun can become Jiu Jun in the next era, but Shen Nan’s life is not that hard.

After Shen Nan walked away, Chen Ling walked towards the old house.

At the door of the old house at this time, Yang Xiao, Lu Xun, and Su Zhiwei were hiding from the rain under the eaves. When they saw Chen Ling coming, they all looked over here...

"Is it my illusion?" Su Zhiwei asked doubtfully, "Why do I feel that Director Chen's temperament is different from before?"

"It's indeed different." Lu Xun thought thoughtfully.

"When the sacrificial dance failed just now, he was worried, as if something was on his mind... But now, how should I put it... It feels like he is just like Ji Xuan, with a lion hidden in his eyes."

Yang Xiao and Chen Ling have known each other the longest, so he was not that surprised by the change in Chen Ling's temperament. He just stood there quietly without saying a word.

Seeing Chen Ling coming, Lu Xun was about to ask something, but Chen Ling interrupted him.

"Everyone, let me make this short."

"First, I am not human. In a sense, I am the 'ghost that will destroy the world' as predicted. But I hope you will believe me. I have no ill will towards humans."

"Second, what you just saw is another world of 'Candlelight' brought about by the distortion of the Red Star. In the next few hundred years, it will be the most terrifying opponent of mankind, and it will soon intersect with the Earth. I also come from there."

"Third, I don't exist in this era. My consciousness comes from hundreds of years later. And I'm not the only one who came back from hundreds of years ago... In fact, one of them is your former colleague. But I hope you know that he is no longer the person you are familiar with. Now I'm the only one who truly stands on your side."

Chen Ling held up three fingers and then calmly glanced at Lu Xun and the other two.

"Do you have any questions about me and the background of all this?"

Lu Xun and the other two had confused eyes.

They didn’t understand... Chen Ling, who had just said "Everyone has their own secrets", seemed like a different person after going out. She dropped three bombs in three sentences, making their minds go blank for a moment.

"I have no questions." Yang Xiao was the first to answer.

For Yang Xiao, except for the first sentence "I am not human" at the beginning, he already knew everything else. After all, Yang Xiao was a scientist and was quite accepting of the fact that Chen Ling was an alien. He believed that Chen Ling was indeed on their side, otherwise, he, Su Zhiwei, and Lu Xun, none of them would have come here.

"I have another question." Lu Xun couldn't help but ask, "Director Chen, you just said there is another colleague who returned from hundreds of years later. Who is it?"

"Lou Yu." Chen Ling paused for a moment and added,

"As far as I know, Lou Yu is one of the people who came back openly..."

"Lou Yu..."

Lu Xun and others recalled Lou Yu’s last strange behavior in Shennongjia, and their brows furrowed.

"I'm fine now." Lu Xun and Su Zhiwei answered at the same time.

"Very good, now that we have reached a consensus, we can get straight to the point." Chen Ling looked at Lu Xun, "One of the reasons why I returned to this era is that I hope to get in touch with as many of the nine...nine members of the exploration team as possible. Think carefully, who else might be in danger right now?"

Lu Xun fell into deep thought:

"Except for Lou Yu, I have already sent Wu Tongyuan abroad, and then there is Chu who is with me..."

Lu Xun seemed to have thought of something, and his expression changed slightly.

"Chu Changqing, he's still in the laboratory!"

Lord Nanhai, Chu Changqing?

Chen Ling recalled the knowledge about the Nine Lords that she had heard from Teacher Ye when she was in the Fusion School, and she immediately compared the names of the people with the Nine Lords.

Dr. Chu is a researcher in cell biology. When he met Lu Xun, Lu Xun mentioned that when he was locked in the laboratory, it was Dr. Chu who was responsible for analyzing his body samples. Later, it was with the help of Dr. Chu that he successfully escaped from the laboratory.

Now that Lu Xun has successfully escaped, Dr. Chu is the only one left in the laboratory.

"Didn't you say that he was one of the researchers?" Yang Xiao asked doubtfully, "If that's the case, his situation shouldn't be that bad."

“…It’s hard to say.” Lu Xun didn’t have a good impression of Bureau 749 and was hesitant to speak.

"It's very simple." Chen Ling said directly.

"Just give him a call and you'll find out."