I'm not a drama god

Gray world.

Chen Ling, perched on the centipede's back, slowly opened her eyes.

He had confirmed that Mr. Han was in the Eternal Realm, and he had also roughly guessed the reason for the Eternal Realm's failure... Chen Ling did not go to find Wuji Jun again. He knew that with this guy's personality, even if he presented the facts to him, it would be difficult to persuade him.

The most urgent task is to go to the Tian Shu Realm and meet with Lord Hong Chen.

Since Chen Ling cannot deal with Lingxu Jun alone, he has no choice but to find help, and Hongchen Jun at his peak is undoubtedly the best choice.

During the last meeting with Lord Hongchen, the two sides had already made initial contact. Unlike Lord Cangyun, Lord Hongchen did not firmly support Lord Lingxu. She remained ambivalent between Lord Lingxu and the Twilight Society, waiting for the situation to become clearer before making a choice...

Chen Ling believed that the current situation was enough to persuade Hongchenjun to stand on their side.

Chen Ling could certainly contact Hongchenjun directly using his thought process, but he felt that for such an important matter, a face-to-face meeting would be better.

Seeing that there was still some distance between them and the Tian Shu Realm, Chen Ling hesitated for a moment before launching another thought storm.

……

Ancient collection of prostitutes.

"Master," Liu Qingyan stopped on the lake and spoke respectfully, "Why did you rush to call me back? Is there something you need?"

A weak cough came from not far away, and the figure of the Grey King slowly emerged on the lake's surface. She was emaciated, and her skin was marked with eerie patterns, as if an indescribable aura was constantly entangled around her body.

"Master... why hasn't your injury improved yet?" Liu Qingyan asked with concern.

"Cough cough... It's nothing... Just the residual aura of the heretical ancient treasure."

Ever since the Grey King single-handedly broke through the Evil Path Ancient Treasury and retrieved the fragments of the Evil Path Foundation, she has been in a state of severe injury. Even this time, she did not go to the Funeral in the Hidden Cloud Realm herself, but instead had Liu Qingyan participate on her behalf.

The Grey King waved his hand, then asked:

"I heard that this time, the Red King personally slaughtered the entire realm?"

"……Yes."

The Grey King nodded slightly, his gaze complex yet tinged with relief...

"He finally made up his mind."

“Master, the era of reversal is imminent. Is there anything I can do for him?” Liu Qingyan couldn’t help but ask. “Compared to Lord Red King, my strength is still too weak… I can’t help at all.”

There are many things you can do to help him, but not here.

Grey King took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and gently placed it in Liu Qingyan's hand. "Before, you weren't strong enough, so I didn't give you this, but now... it's time."

"This is……"

"Archived from the past, [Primordial Era]." The Gray King's gaze was somewhat complicated.

"Under normal circumstances, the three time-travel save files of the Twilight Society, namely [Primordial], [Morality], and [Spiritual Treasure], should belong to the Red King, the Gray King, and the next Red King candidate, respectively... When the era is reversed and the world is restarted, the three of them will enter the new world at the same time."

"This [Primordial] coin originally belonged to the Fifth Generation Red King, but after he orchestrated the giving away of the [Morality] coin, he transferred this one to me..."

"The Twilight Society currently only has two archived artifacts. The [Spirit Treasure] is in the hands of the Red King, and this one... should rightfully be given to you."

Liu Qingyan took the archive in a daze, not reacting for a moment.

"Neither the fifth generation Red King nor I have ever activated this [Primordial]. After you enter the save file, do not make a fuss, and do not interfere with the Red King's actions inside... Remember, you are his shadow. There is only one thing you need to do, which is to help him build the Twilight Society and become his helper when he needs it most."

The Grey King looked at Liu Qingyan with an unprecedentedly serious gaze.

Liu Qingyan pursed her lips slightly, a hint of excitement flashing in her eyes... Ever since she started following Chen Ling, she had been trying her best to help Chen Ling, and now, this opportunity had come.

She clutched the archive tightly: "Okay... I understand!"

While talking,

A figure draped in a theatrical robe appeared on the lake's surface.

Chen Ling overheard their conversation. The handover of the archives is a tradition of every generation of the Twilight Society... However, his master was unable to hand over the archives to him personally, nor did he explain much to him. Instead, he kept everything hidden in his memory.

But it doesn't matter. No matter which era's save file it is, it can reverse time and restart the world. Besides, Liu Qingyan isn't a modern person, so she won't have any "anti-me" reaction and can enter the new world without any problems.

As for Chen Ling herself...

To be honest, Chen Ling wasn't quite sure whether this mechanism would affect him.

Logically speaking, the Mocking Disaster already existed the moment the Red Star streaked across the sky... However, the consciousness of "Chen Ling" does not exist within the Mocking Disaster of the New World. Strictly speaking, "Chen Ling" does not exist in that world.

Although Chen Ling had some doubts, he was not worried. After all, since the Fifth Generation Red King dared to choose him as the next Red King, he must have already considered this issue. If he could not enter the new world, he would not have given him the [Spirit Treasure].

“Speaking of which, I do have a question.” Chen Ling seemed to remember something. “With each reboot, three people can enter the new world… So, during the last reboot, besides my master and the Gray King… who was the third person who came?”

The Grey King smiled slightly.

She looked at Chen Ling, her gaze somewhat complicated:

"Don't you know yet..."

"The third person... has always been by your side."

Chen Ling froze on the spot.

……

In the gray and white world, Chen Ling opened her eyes once again.

Now, they are very close to the Tian Shu Realm. The outline of the city in the realm is faintly visible at the end of the horizon, but compared to the once prosperous city, it is now quite desolate.

"Red Heart... I want to drink." A white-haired figure gently peeked out from behind and rested his chin on Chen Ling's shoulder.

Chen Ling turned his head and looked right into Jiang Xiaohua's purple eyes. His messy white hair fell between his brows, and his gaze was sincere and full of expectation.

Chen Ling stood there stunned for a long while, the Gray King's description echoing in his mind, a complex emotion flashing deep in his eyes...

"What's wrong, Hongxin?" Jiang Xiaohua seemed to notice Chen Ling's unusual behavior and asked with her eyes blinked.

"...Plum Blossom, you said before that you have a friend...who looks a lot like me, right?"

“Yes.” Jiang Xiaohua thought for a moment, “...but you are different.”

Do you remember his name?

"Hmm... his name is also Chen Ling."

Jiang Xiaohua paused for a moment, then added, "However, many people also call him... the Fourth Generation Red King."