I'm not a drama god

Chen Ling was startled.

Liu Qingyan silently opened her backpack. Just as Chen Ling had expected, it was filled with various canned foods and medicines. She seemed to have prepared them a long time ago... but she never had the chance to take them out.

"If it's not you, then who else could it be?" Chen Ling was a little confused.

Liu Qingyan sighed softly.

……

Chen Ling walked quickly through the alley.

When he returned to the bridge, it was completely dark.

Due to the lack of electricity, the entire city was shrouded in darkness, but precisely because of this, the stars in the night sky seemed to be even brighter... Under the dim starlight, a pot fire was silently dancing under the bridge.

The gurgling steam wafting from the hot pot whetted one's appetite. But strangely, Jin Fugui, Jian Changsheng, and Jiang Xiaohua were all sitting upright, like prey being stared at by wild beasts, their faces solemn, ready to strike.

On the other side of the hot pot,

A graceful figure in a white training suit was holding a soup spoon and calmly stirring the hot pot base.

Seeing that figure, Chen Ling's eyes narrowed slightly...

He walked slowly under the bridge.

"You're finally awake." Su Zhiwei didn't look up. As she put the cleaned tripe into the pot, she asked, "Would you like oil dip or sesame sauce?"

"..."

Chen Ling didn't expect that he would meet Su Zhiwei here... and in such a down-to-earth way.

Jian Changsheng and the other two sat upright on the side, looking at Chen Ling eagerly. Although the hot pot was very tempting, how could these members of the Dusk Club dare to actually eat the food cooked by the human Jiujun? At this moment, they were all trembling with fear, like mice seeing a cat.

The way they looked at Chen Ling seemed to be saying: Fight or run? Give me your answer!

Chen Ling gave them a look back, signaling them to stay calm.

"I eat sesame paste."

Chen Ling sat down casually opposite Su Zhiwei.

Su Zhiwei nodded, and directly took out a homemade glass jar from behind her, scooped a spoonful of sesame paste, and placed it in the bowl in front of Chen Ling.

Chen Ling couldn't help but ask, "When did you know we were here?"

"I knew it from the beginning." Su Zhiwei glanced at him. "The day you came out of the Ghost Path Ancient Storage seriously injured, I was thinking about clearing out a room for you to recuperate and heal... But I thought you probably didn't want to get too close to the human realm, so I didn't mention it. I just asked Hongxiu to send some medicine over."

Chen Ling:......

So not only did Su Zhiwei see that the four of them were just holding on, but Su Zhiwei also saw that the top leaders of the Dusk Society were secretly living under the bridge?

"So this is why you hesitated at that time?"

"What else?" Su Zhiwei said slowly, "Do you really think I would imprison you underground like Wang Jian?"

Chen Ling was speechless.

"...I'm sorry, because I don't know you well enough in this era."

"It's right not to trust others easily, especially since you are the Red King of this generation's Twilight Society. You should have this quality."

Su Zhiwei placed the boiled tripe in Chen Ling's bowl.

Chen Ling glanced down, then naturally tossed the tripe in the sesame sauce and put it in her mouth...

So sweet.

As expected of a southerner.

Chen Ling was not afraid of Su Zhiwei poisoning her. Even though he did not understand Su Zhiwei of this era, he knew that she would not use such means.

"So you came to me just to chat?"

"Last time we met, we didn't have much chance to have an in-depth conversation. Since you're in the Tianshu Realm this time, I naturally have to come and meet you." Su Zhiwei paused for a moment, "What do you think of Wu Tongyuan?"

Chen Ling knew that Su Zhiwei was finally getting to the point, so she thought for a moment and replied:

"I have responsibility, I have the ability... but I'm a bit stubborn about certain things."

"That's right." Su Zhiwei nodded. "He is the one with the greatest hope of saving humanity, but also the one most likely to push humanity into the abyss... Even if he were one of us, I wouldn't place all my bets on him."

Chen Ling understood what she meant, "So, you also support the Twilight Society."

"I wouldn't call it support... 'trust' would be a more appropriate word," Su Zhiwei said calmly. "The Twilight Society's rebooted world has indeed saved humanity many times, but the endless reboot cycle is ultimately just an escape. Only by solving Scarlet Star can we solve the problem once and for all... So between Wu Tongyuan and the Twilight Society, I would be more inclined to support Wu Tongyuan.

We need someone to fight for the future of humanity, and we also need someone to safeguard the fate of humanity."

Chen Ling nodded slightly:

"understand."

"But the Dusk Society is a double-edged sword. While you can reboot the world, you will also bring unprecedented inertia to humanity... Precisely because someone is backing us up, we lose the conviction to fight to the bitter end. The existence of the Red Star is too despairing. Without a glimmer of hope, it's easy for people to give up and resign themselves to humanity's cycle of reboots...

I know that many people, including Wu Tongyuan, don't like your Twilight Society, and that's a good thing.

If one day the Twilight Society becomes the savior beloved by everyone and blindly supports you in your efforts to restart the world, then humanity will truly be finished."

This perspective made Chen Ling slightly stunned... It was the first time he realized this problem.

No wonder Wu Tongyuan's attitude towards the Twilight Society is so subtle. No wonder the Red King, who is obviously the leader of the Nine Lords, did not get the support of all the Nine Lords... The Nine Lords are too smart. They can see deeper things besides the Twilight Society. They also have their own persistence and choices.

Of course the Twilight Society must exist, but they should never be an organization known and loved by everyone in the sun. They can only be the guardian angels in the shadows.

"But as you said, Wu Tongyuan is stubborn... Once he gets stuck in a dead end, he'll do something crazy." Su Zhiwei paused for a moment, "And what I want to do is find a balance between you and him."

Su Zhiwei was very frank. As soon as the hotpot started, she told Chen Ling all about her position and goals.

The primary reason she did this was naturally because she trusted Chen Ling, or rather, she trusted the vision of the previous Red King... There were some things she couldn't say directly in front of Wu Tongyuan, as that would put too much pressure on him, so she chose the most efficient method.

"Thank you for your honesty." Chen Ling smiled.

"Although this may sound like a backup plan, you're absolutely right... Dr. Su, you're really smart."

But then Chen Ling changed the subject and added:

"But may I ask one more question..."

"If Wu Tongyuan really gets stuck in a dead end... do you, or we... really have the ability to stop him?"