I'm not a drama god

The light of dawn slowly rises from the horizon.

This realm, having endured a nightmarish night, has finally returned to its former tranquility. Sleepy-eyed workers grumble as they dress for work; the school bell rings precisely on time, and students, still excitedly discussing last night's battle, reluctantly head to their classrooms; the first interdimensional train slowly departs with a roar, traveling along the unmoving tracks towards other human realms, laden with supplies and passengers, and also carrying news of the world-ending attack…

In the ruins of the neglected repair shop, a figure in red appeared as if emerging from the wall, silently stepping onto the earth.

Behind him, a boy in a black vest stumbled and fell out of the wall.

"Just like that..."

"Escaped?"

Li Lai looked around at the peaceful Chengtian Realm in the early morning, still somewhat dazed... everything from last night felt like a nightmare, and he couldn't quite make sense of it all.

Li Laid thought he would probably never be able to leave Xuanwu Avenue again, but unexpectedly, the world-destroying Starry Sky Fist suddenly transformed into endless flower petals. The instant the petals obscured his vision, a hand grabbed his collar from behind…

Then, he moved through the chaotic streets from a strange perspective, as if he had become a shadow on the wall.

Lee Ryder immediately looked to his side.

Wearing a theatrical robe, Chen Ling calmly brushed the dust off the hem of his garment. The cracks on his skin were healing at a visible speed, receding back into the mark between his eyebrows.

Looking at the calm, serene, and mysterious red-clad actor before him, Li Laid found it hard to reconcile him with the calamity that had overturned the Chengtian Realm last night…

"he……"

"Am I really getting old?"

Chen Ling looked in the direction of the palace and muttered to herself.

Chen Ling had a clear understanding of his own capabilities. Below the level of a demigod, no one in the world could rival him. If faced with an enemy of demigod level, he would open a corner of the seal and, with the help of the Crimson Star's power, still have a fighting chance…

But Ying Fu is no ordinary demigod. He rules over the entire dynasty and has more than one demigod warrior under his command. Therefore, he can also command multiple demigod paths... If he goes all out, it would not be difficult for him to single-handedly suppress and destroy the world.

Therefore, Chen Ling was not foolish enough to confront Ying Fu head-on now. His goal was only to destroy the Taishisi. So he only mobilized the power of the Crimson Star to fight Ying Fu briefly before taking Li Laide and retreating.

However, this brief exchange made Chen Ling vaguely realize that Ying Fu's condition might not be very optimistic... His Starry Sky Fist last night seemed powerful, but it was still far from the strength that Chen Ling had expected Ying Fu to have.

However, Ying Fu is shrewd and calculating; perhaps this is just a trap where he feigns weakness to lure his enemy into a trap.

In any case, Chen Ling did not intend to fight Ying Fu now. If Ying Fu really did not have much time left, then quietly waiting for him to die of old age was undoubtedly the safest choice.

Chen Ling raised her hand and tore her cheek, transforming into Lin Yan, dressed in a brown coat, looking extremely low-key.

"Shouldn't we...run away?"

After hesitating for a while, Li Laid finally asked.

You know, they turned the entire Chengtian Realm upside down last night, and now that they've just escaped from the Emperor, they're still standing here like nothing happened.

Shouldn't they flee immediately, getting as far away from the Chengtian Realm and the Emperor as possible?

Chen Ling glanced at him. "No one can recognize me... why are you running?"

“…” Li Lai De’s lips twitched slightly.

"what about me?"

"It's not my business?"

"???"

Li Lai was speechless for a moment, unable to utter a single word.

Fortunately, Chen Ling caused such a scene last night that almost no one paid him any attention on Xuanwu Avenue. Later, everyone in the Imperial Observatory who had seen him was dead, and...

Li Lede gave Chen Ling a resentful look, silently raised his hand and wiped his face, instantly transforming his features into those of a different person.

Fortunately, he was smart and had a backup plan.

While at the Imperial Observatory, Li Laid had already thought about how to escape. He secretly stole the "faces" of several corpses as backups... He never expected that they would come in handy now.

Seeing this, a barely perceptible smile appeared on Chen Ling's lips.

As if he had discovered something, he turned to look outside the factory ruins and saw, in the golden glow of the early morning, Li Shangfeng, covered in injuries, carrying a girl with a cast on her leg, walking towards them step by step.

"Li Shangfeng! You big idiot!"

"Who told you to leave me all alone and just turn around and walk away?!"

"Do you know how scared I was there?!"

"I hate you, I hate you, I hate you..."

The girl pounded on Li Shangfeng's back with both hands as if swinging clubs, and birdsong and fragrant flowers sprayed from her mouth like flowing water. Li Wanhua seemed extremely angry, and her little face turned red with anxiety.

Li Shangfeng just chuckled and let his sister hit his back as he steadily walked home.

Li Laide was also watching this scene from the ruins, and was about to say something to Chen Ling, but the latter spoke first:

"Take it up."

"I've been busy all night, let's grab a bite to eat together later..."

"Oh right, throw away those dirty things... it's bad luck to carry them around."

After saying that, he took the initiative to walk towards Li Shangfeng and his sister.

Lee Ryder paused for a moment, then seemed to remember something and looked down at his right hand...

A bloody heart has stopped beating.

That's Brand's heart.

Li Lai gave it a disdainful look, casually tossed it into the nearby trash can, and took off the blood-stained vest, revealing a clean white shirt with pretty ruffles, which looked bright and elegant in the sunlight.

He followed Chen Ling outside.

……

Gray world.

A boundary train is speeding across the desolate land.

This interdimensional train seems to be an express train that originated from the Chengtian Interdimensional Realm, with only one passenger on board... Lord Chong sat by the window, watching the Gray Realm rushing past outside, and for some reason, felt somewhat uneasy.

He reached into his robes, took out the secret letter in the emperor's own handwriting, and slowly opened it...

Four small characters caught Chong Daren's eye.

——【South China Sea Prison】.

That night, Eunuch Zuo found him with the secret letter, said nothing, but gave him an express train ticket to the South China Sea prison... Lord Chong still remembers the look in Eunuch Zuo's eyes.

It was an extremely complex look in his eyes. Lord Chong couldn't quite put his finger on what he was thinking, but considering his own position, the four words on this secret letter, and the recent rumors about His Majesty's condition...

A bold idea naturally came to mind.