I'm not a drama god

At that moment, all the clues connected in Chen Ling's mind. He stared at Jiang Xiaohua, who had calmly uttered those words, and stood there stunned...

He never expected that Jiang Xiaohua, who had always been silent and had a very low profile, was actually someone who had crossed two worlds along with the fifth generation Red King and Gray King.

"Then... why have you never mentioned this before?" Chen Ling couldn't help but ask.

"...What should we talk about?" Jiang Xiaohua asked, somewhat bewildered.

"You come from the previous world, and the fourth Red King is your friend."

Jiang Xiaohua scratched his head, seemingly unable to understand Chen Ling's meaning. He didn't understand what was so interesting about this... and besides, no one had ever asked him about this before.

Why bring it up when nobody asked?

Chen Ling realized that Jiang Xiaohua didn't think there was any need to talk about it at all, and sighed inwardly... This girl's thought process is indeed quite different from normal people.

"Are you very familiar with the fourth generation Red King?"

“We’re good friends.” Jiang Xiaohua thought for a moment and added, “Just like we are now.”

"No wonder you trusted me so much back in the Imperial Path Ancient Treasury, even though it was our first time meeting... and you followed us all the way."

Chen Ling had some doubts at the time, after all, Jiang Xiaohua's appearance was rather strange, and they had only chatted briefly, with Chen Ling saying "we're companions now," before Jiang Xiaohua obediently followed them... Chen Ling had been secretly wary of her for a long time. But once they got to know each other better, he realized that Jiang Xiaohua just had this inexplicable personality, so he didn't think about it any further.

But now it seems there were other factors at play that made Jiang Xiaohua believe him so easily...

After all, he looks exactly like the fourth generation of the Red King.

"So the curse on you..."

“I took the initiative to help him share the burden.” Jiang Xiaohua looked down at the curse marks on her body. “He has several curses like these on him… He is in so much pain, I wanted to help him.”

Chen Ling subconsciously frowned:

"He has several?"

The fourth generation Red King, also known as Yao, possesses the power of Nuo... Chen Ling himself also has this ability, although he is certainly not as proficient as Yao, but he knows very well that the stronger this power is exerted, the greater the price will be paid.

Whether it's Jiang Xiaohua's words, "I will forever feel pain, I will forever remember sorrow, I will never forget," or Chen Ling's own words, "I will forever be imprisoned by myself, I will forever be accompanied by despair, I will forever remember loneliness," both have brought them immense suffering...

The fourth generation of the Crimson King actually possessed several such curses simultaneously...

How did he manage to persevere?

Jiang Xiaohua even took the initiative to share one of his burdens... Chen Ling could imagine that if the curses on the fourth generation of the Red King were stacked to a terrifying degree, then the curse "I will forever feel pain, I will forever remember sorrow, I will never forget" would definitely be the one that doubles all the pain.

Perhaps it was because Jiang Xiaohua took on one of his burdens that the fourth generation of Red King was able to continue, nurturing the fifth generation of Red King and giving the world a chance to continue... In a sense, Jiang Xiaohua's kindness invisibly saved humanity.

"Then how did you come into this world?" Chen Ling asked again.

“He said his brother would take good care of me and that I should trust his brother… Then he boarded that shooting star and disappeared.” Jiang Xiaohua paused for a moment. “After that, I stayed in one place and didn’t go out… until his brother appeared and told me it was time to go to the next world.”

"And then... I came."

"So, from the moment the Crimson Star first streaked across the sky until now, you've lived in this world for over three hundred years?" Chen Ling looked at Jiang Xiaohua, seemingly already picturing this guy finding a cave to bury himself in, and then remaining motionless for hundreds of years. "During this time, you didn't do anything?"

“…No, not exactly.” Jiang Xiaohua lowered her eyes. “A few years ago, I killed someone…”

"Is he/she an enemy?"

"Hmm... In the previous world, he was the one who turned me into this."

Chen Ling looked at the white-haired "strange man" in front of her, who had no internal organs, no heartbeat, and was wrapped in bandages all over his body, and nodded slightly, "He should be killed."

As they spoke, the outline of the city drew ever closer before their eyes.

Chen Ling didn't let Wu Yi go any further, after all, it was too big a target. Chen Ling led everyone back to the ground and headed straight towards the Tian Shu Realm.

……

"Lord Hongchen."

"This is the death toll statistics within the region this week... Please take a look."

After hesitating for a long time, Lü Liangren finally handed over the documents in his hand.

Behind the desk, a weary-looking figure slowly raised his hand and took the documents.

Hongchenjun's gaze swept across the document, and when she finally saw the string of numbers at the bottom, her pupils contracted slightly... Then she put the document back on the table and silently closed her eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, she spoke again:

"I see."

"The Spirit Void Realm has stopped sending us messages." Lü Liangren paused for a moment. "I heard they've completely sealed off the realm now..."

“Wu Tongyuan is very smart; he knows what I’m thinking.”

Hongchenjun slightly opened his eyes, a resolute look flashing in them. "Although we have known each other for a long time and fought side by side, I... am not Qi Muyun."

Hongchenjun stood up and walked to the window.

The Tian Shu Realm outside the window still largely remains in a state of post-war ruin. Repair work has barely progressed over such a long time, and now that winter has arrived, the bleak cold wind sweeps across the realm, adding to its gloomy atmosphere.

No one knew what Lord Hongchen was thinking at that moment. Even Lü Liangren, who had followed him all the way from the Mortal Realm, was seeing such complexity and sorrow in Lord Hongchen's eyes for the first time...

He opened his mouth as if to say something, when suddenly, a figure hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.

"Lord Hongchen!"

“There is a person outside who claims to be Chen Ling and wants to see you.”

Upon hearing the name "Chen Ling," Lü Liangren's face showed surprise... while the messenger's expression was one of terror.

The news of Chen Ling assassinating two of the Nine Sovereigns and slaughtering the entire Cangyun Realm had already spread throughout the Tian Shu Realm. This legendary figure, who had been somewhat whitewashed not long ago, has once again become the nightmare of all the residents of the realm!

This demon just finished slaughtering the Hidden Cloud Realm and now he's come to the Heavenly Pivot? And he's doing it so openly?

What is he trying to do?

Unlike Lü Liangren's surprise and the messenger's fear, Hongchenjun's lips curled into a faint smile upon hearing that Chen Ling had arrived...

"Please let him in..."

"No... tell him we'll meet at the usual place tonight."