I'm not a drama god

Upon hearing this, Chen Ling raised an eyebrow.

"Come in and talk."

Chen Ling led Li Qingshan into the building, where the latter looked puzzled when he saw several handfuls of messy soil on the table.

"Brother Chen, what's going on...?"

"Oh, it's nothing, you go first." Chen Ling waved her hand. "Have you found the location of the Calamity? Where is it?"

“It’s about six or seven kilometers southeast of the boundary,” Li Qingshan replied. “They sensed a distinct fluctuation of turbid disaster energy deep within the earth in that area. It should be hiding there, resting and recuperating.”

"Hiss...that matches up, doesn't it?" The Jack of Hearts' eyes lit up, and he whispered to the Magician Jack of Clubs next to him, "Didn't Lord Red King just say that there was something wrong with the soil in that place?"

"The Red King hasn't said anything, why are you in such a hurry?" Magician Jack of Clubs glanced at him.

"What's wrong with me saying a few words? I'm saying, Plum Blossom, haven't you been getting a bit too cocky lately? You don't believe me? Let's go outside and have a go?"

"Who wants to spar with you?"

"you……"

"Shut up." Q of Spade interrupted their quiet bickering. "Can't you see that Lord Red King is thinking?"

The two immediately fell silent. Chen Ling was indeed standing in place, one hand supporting her chin, as if deep in thought.

"So, what are your plans next?"

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Ling asked in return.

“Some of our men have already rushed to that area overnight. They need to set up an ambush there to prevent the calamity from escaping again.” Li Qingshan paused for a moment. “Once the preliminary preparations are complete, Lord Cangyun will most likely take action personally… probably tomorrow.”

Indeed, to deal with the Chaos Calamity, even if it is only in a weakened state, it requires the intervention of one of the Nine Sovereigns; the strength of the others is insufficient.

Just as Chen Ling was about to say something, a slight footstep came from the side room.

Chen Ling's gaze sharpened, and she immediately waved her hand.

Next second,

The Queen of Diamonds, the Jack of Hearts, and the Jack of Clubs vanished in a flash.

Kong Baosheng was seen weakly walking out of the room, leaning against the wall, coughing as he moved toward the counter.

"Baosheng, what's wrong?" A gentle breeze blew by, and Chen Ling took Kong Baosheng's hand and asked softly.

Kong Baosheng couldn't see his surroundings and hadn't expected Chen Ling to still be awake at this hour. He weakly spoke:

"Sir, I'm feeling a bit unwell... I'd like to get some medicine."

"Where is the medicine? I'll help you get it."

Kong Baosheng did not refuse, but instead hummed in agreement. With Chen Ling's help, he went to the counter, reached into the drawer and found a small medicine box. After shaking it for a long time, he finally managed to shake out two pills.

Li Qingshan, who was standing nearby, had also prepared a cup of hot water and handed it to Kong Baosheng so that the latter could drink it as well.

After taking the medicine, Kong Baosheng's complexion improved slightly, and he couldn't help but ask:

"Sir, why aren't you resting at this hour?"

“We’ll talk about something and then rest,” Chen Ling replied. “You should go back and get some sleep… We have a surprise for you tomorrow.”

Kong Baosheng knew that the surprise Chen Ling mentioned was most likely the cake he had brought up earlier… He couldn't help but lick his chapped lips, a smile appearing on his pale face:

"Alright... then gentlemen, you should also go to bed early."

After Kong Baosheng returned to his room and closed the door, the front hall fell silent once again.

"It seems that the Hidden Cloud Realm is going to be turned upside down tomorrow..."

"Actually, it's alright. There aren't many people in that area. As long as we seal off the surrounding area in advance and prevent the scourge from spreading, it won't have much impact on the residents," Li Qingshan replied.

"How to quell the calamity is Lord Cangyun's business." Chen Ling glanced complicatedly in the direction of Kong Baosheng's room. "Tomorrow, I just want to do my own thing."

"Don't worry, Brother Chen, I won't be participating in tomorrow's operation... I'll be performing on stage with you."

"Ah."

Chen Ling's gaze fell once more on the handful of soil on the table. After a moment's hesitation, he finally spoke:

"However, you'd better remind Cangyun-jun... there's something wrong with the atmosphere in that place."

"Something's not right?" Li Qingshan immediately became serious. "What's wrong? Isn't that the aura of the Turbid Calamity?"

“It’s definitely the aura of the Turbid Calamity, but… I feel like the aura there is different from the Turbid Calamity I’m familiar with.” Chen Ling shook her head. “I don’t know how to describe it, but there’s something wrong with that place…”

Chen Ling then added, "Of course, this could also be my imagination, since I have no evidence to prove it. How to proceed is up to you."

Li Qingshan nodded and solemnly spoke:

"I'll go and pass this message on to Mr. Qi right now."

If it were someone else who reminded him, Li Qingshan might not have taken it to heart, but he believed that Chen Ling wouldn't speak without reason. If he said there was a problem in that place, then there probably really was a problem... In any case, he had to report this matter immediately.

Without delay, Li Qingshan bid farewell to Chen Ling and left in haste that very night.

After Kong Baosheng went back to his room to sleep, Li Qingshan left overnight. Ripples appeared on the smooth wall of the opera house... The wall seemed to fall down lightly like a cloak, and three figures appeared out of thin air.

The cloak that had perfectly transformed into a wall quickly returned to black and was draped over the magician Jack of Clubs.

"Lord Red King, what are we supposed to do tomorrow?"

"Q asked."

"...Be ready to be called upon at any time."

"it is good."

"Lord Red King, they have arrived."

He had been observing the Jack of Clubs outside the window when he suddenly spoke.

Chen Ling raised an eyebrow, immediately opened the door and walked to the entrance of the theater. On the dimly lit street, two hooded figures were pulling a cart, slowly approaching...

The two people walked on the street without making a sound, like ghosts from another world.

Only when they arrived at the entrance of the theater did they gently lift their hoods...

In the candlelight inside, a young couple appeared before Chen Ling. The husband was handsome with dark hair, and butterfly-shaped vines were wrapped around his ears; the wife had long, brown hair piled up over her shoulders, with pretty little flowers tucked into the ends. They stood at the entrance of the theater and respectfully bowed to Chen Ling.

"Twilight Society Square 9..."

"Twilight Society Plum Blossom 9..."

"Greetings, Red King."

Chen Ling nodded slightly. "How was it? Was the mission completed?"

The couple exchanged a glance, smiles appearing on their lips. The husband, Fang Kuai 9, walked to the cart and lifted the dark yellow cloth covering it, revealing a large, two-tiered cream cake that almost filled half the cart.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, King Red." Nine of Diamonds gracefully bowed slightly.

"...I have successfully completed my mission."