Verifying History
This was that teenager from the Path of the Actor?
Chen Ling remembered Xiao Chunping telling him before that a few years ago she met a young man who was also from the Path of the Actor like himself. He said he went abroad to promote the Awakened Lion culture, and could even step on clouds and fly into the sky. He should have comprehended [Cloud Steps] by himself.
From his attire, this person was highly likely the one Xiao Chunping spoke of. The two met two years ago. Judging solely from his appearance, he should be about the same age as Chen Ling now.
"He should be your Grandmother's friend... Have you not met him?"
"Grandmother has so many friends, how could I have met all of them?" Yao Qing shrugged helplessly. "Two years ago, Grandmother did seem to have gone to Foshan once to participate in some intangible cultural heritage conference or something... It should have been taken then?"
"That should be it."
Chen Ling nodded and returned the photo to Yao Qing. This person was too far away from him now, and it would be very difficult to have any more interactions.
Although Yao Qing didn't understand, he still silently put the photo away and continued to search in the ruins.
A slight rustling sound came from behind.
Yao Qing, who was busy, was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked toward the three hospital beds in the room and immediately stepped toward them.
Chen Ling also looked back and saw Su Zhiwei propping herself up, slowly sitting up from the hospital bed. Her face was pale and haggard, one hand supporting her forehead, as if she hadn't completely recovered yet.
"Sister Zhiwei! You're finally awake??" Yao Qing spoke with surprise and joy.
"..." Su Zhiwei looked around, seeing the ruins all over the ground, her eyes full of confusion. "Here... What happened?"
"Grandmother had a fight with The Hunter, and the museum was also affected... However, the matter has already been resolved."
Yao Qing briefly recounted the sequence of events. When he mentioned that Xiao Chunping was also a Divine Path Possessor and possessed the power to destroy heaven and earth, shock also appeared on Su Zhiwei's face.
Su Zhiwei didn't suffer any external injuries, she just overdrew her Spiritual Power. After resting for a while and waiting for the dizziness to gradually recede, she got off the bed.
At the same time, Chen Ling stepped toward her, feeling slightly relieved in his heart.
At this time, there wasn't much time left before the Timeline Save File ended. If Su Zhiwei still didn't wake up, he was afraid his plan would fall through... Fortunately, heaven seemed to be on his side.
Chen Ling glanced at Xiao Chunping and Yang Xiao, who were still deeply asleep, and said softly to Su Zhiwei:
"Doctor Su, is it convenient to have a word?"
Although Su Zhiwei didn't understand, she still nodded and followed behind Chen Ling, walking into the distance.
The hazy sky was like lead clouds, slowly flowing in the wind. The two figures walked one after the other into the depths of the ruins, and the world quieted down.
"Director Chen, is there something the matter?"
"I have a few questions I want to ask you." Chen Ling paused for a moment, as if thinking about how to speak.
"If... I'm saying if, one day you needed to fall into a deep sleep, sleep for a very, very long time, what kind of place would you hide yourself in?"
Su Zhiwei was stunned. She didn't expect Chen Ling's question to be so... abstract?
She looked into Chen Ling's eyes, as if she had guessed something, and suddenly smiled:
"Director Chen, can you not find me?"
"...You could say that." Chen Ling smiled helplessly. "In the era where my main body is, you hid too well. I searched for a long time but couldn't find you... So I thought, I might as well come and ask you yourself."
"But didn't you say that the era you are in and here are not the same world? The suggestions I give here might not be effective there, right?"
"Theoretically, that is indeed the case. But no matter which world it is, the one making the decision is you, Su Zhiwei. Even if it's not exactly the same, the train of thought should be similar... Moreover, I've always felt that there should also be some kind of close relationship between the Save Point and the real world."
Su Zhiwei started to think seriously and retorted:
"Is it just me alone?"
"There might be other people, but they are highly likely protecting you. You will have something similar to a Safe House."
"At that time, am I very powerful?"
"Very powerful, you have most likely stepped into Rank 9 and officially become one of The Nine Lords."
"That is to say, I can already completely utilize [String Theory]... If that's the case..." Su Zhiwei pondered for a long time. "The more important something is, the more it will be hidden in an insignificant place."
"Just as I expected..." Chen Ling looked thoughtful.
Chen Ling clearly remembered that Su Zhiwei had already mentioned the concept of "one flower, one world" to him twice. In String Theory, higher-dimensional spaces exist, and the higher the dimension, the more insignificant it often is... If Su Zhiwei wanted to hide herself, she would highly likely be like hiding the Red Dust Domain, embedding it in some inconspicuous petal or dust speck.
But even if Chen Ling understood this logic, he still had no way to find the Red Dust Base. After all, the Red Dust Domain was so large. If he had to find that speck of dust or petal hiding the Red Dust Base, giving him another ten lifetimes wouldn't be enough to finish searching.
"Then if it were you, where would you hide the higher-dimensional world?" Chen Ling tried to obtain some more specific information. "For example, a flower of what color? Or maybe hidden in a high place? Do you have any preferences or the like?"
"Preferences..." Su Zhiwei frowned deeply.
"This is very difficult for me to answer. However, if I had to sleep deeply there for a long time, I would hope that place is familiar, a place that can give me a sense of security."
Familiar, a sense of security... In the Red Dust Domain, would such a place exist?
Chen Ling fell into deep thought.
Chen Ling checked the time. There were less than three minutes left before this Save Point ended. The information he could obtain was probably only this much... Just then, as if he remembered something,
"Right, can you help me verify something?"
"What?"
"I suspect that this world might have some connections with the world I'm in... Because when I first met Yang Xiao in the Aurora Domain, he seemed to recognize me." Chen Ling said truthfully. "Although everyone else says this is just a Save Point, I still don't quite believe it... I even feel that this is real history, and everything that happens to us here will affect the future."
Su Zhiwei's eyebrows raised slightly. She didn't seem to understand Chen Ling's meaning, but still asked:
"How do you want me to help you?"
"If we meet again next time... I'm not talking about in this era, but several hundred years from now." A faint light flickered in Chen Ling's eyes. "Several hundred years from now, if you wake up from your deep sleep, and we meet again... I hope we can use some method to verify this history."