Little Jian Stepping Up
"[Six of Diamonds], why did you come to Tianshu Domain?" The boss asked in confusion.
"It seems the higher-ups didn't assign you a mission in Tianshu Domain."
"Indeed they didn't, I came by myself... Accurately speaking, I wanted to go to Wuji Domain, but now all trains have suspended operation, so I can't go." Sun Bumian helplessly shrugged his shoulders.
"Wuji Domain? At this time, what are you doing going there?"
"Just thought it'd be interesting, want to go take a look."
The boss didn't believe Sun Bumian's nonsense. He stared at this young man with a hippie smile for a while. Finding he couldn't see through those eyes, after a long time, he still spoke:
"Theoretically, the Dusk Society does not interfere with the daily actions of its members... However, Six of Diamonds, you'd better not court death, nor attempt to do anything disadvantageous to the Dusk Society... The Red King and Grey King will constantly watch you."
"Look, look, where are you taking this... How could I be disadvantageous to the Dusk Society?" Sun Bumian spread his hands, only short of writing the two big words "good citizen" on his face. "I really just want to go to Wuji Domain to join the fun, that's all!"
The boss sighed, too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
"So, you guys definitely have a way to go from Tianshu Domain to Wuji Domain... right?" Sun Bumian's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Currently, all trains connecting to Wuji Domain have been cut off. Trying to get there by conventional methods is impossible... You are only Fourth Order now. Trying to cross the Gray World by yourself is also impossible." The boss paused. "However..."
"However what??"
"There is a person who can guarantee you safely cross the Gray World and arrive at Wuji Domain."
Sun Bumian blinked, his interest instantly piqued.
"Who?"
"[Six of Hearts]."
"Six of Hearts... I've seen him in the newspapers. The destruction of Aurora Domain seems to be related to him?" Sun Bumian was thoughtful. "However, since he belongs to the 6-series just like me, his Rank shouldn't be that high, right? On what basis can he guarantee I safely cross the Gray World?"
"Then you'll have to ask him yourself."
"Where is he?"
"Some time ago, he should be over at Red Dust, where he is now, I really don't know."
The light in Sun Bumian's eyes instantly dimmed... Six of Hearts was missing, and he couldn't leave Tianshu Domain in the short term either. According to this posture, when could he rush to Wuji?
"However, Wuji Domain is a mess right now. Without a mission, he probably won't go to Wuji... High probability, he will directly arrive at Tianshu Domain." The boss suddenly spoke, giving Sun Bumian a glimmer of hope again. "Perhaps you can wait a bit longer in Tianshu Domain."
"This is indeed good news." Sun Bumian was thoughtful.
The intelligence had already been spoken. The boss unhurriedly started drinking the hot water in his thermos cup, and lay back down on the rocking chair...
Just as he was about to close his eyes and rest his mind, he suddenly saw Sun Bumian still standing in front of the table, looking at him with a grin, seemingly not harboring any good intentions. The boss instantly became vigilant.
"... What do you want to do?"
"Well, there's another thing... I want the organization to help."
"Speak."
Sun Bumian dug his hands into his trouser pockets and pulled out two clean pocket linings, speaking pitifully, "... Lend me some money?"
"... This is a liaison stronghold, not a bank!" The boss widened his eyes and cursed out loud, "I open such a dilapidated shop, originally it didn't make money, and you still come asking me for some? The monthly salary of you official members is dozens of times mine, how do you have the nerve!"
"Aiya, isn't my situation special..."
"No money! Not even a cent!" The boss coldly snorted. "If you want money, think of a way yourself..."
"Fine, fine."
Sun Bumian gave up struggling and helplessly walked out the shop door.
He looked at the pedestrians coming and going on the street, and the faintly discernible snack street in the distance, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva...
"... Looks like I still have to go perform on the streets."
Sun Bumian let out a long sigh.
Just as he was about to step away, from the corner of his eye, he suddenly seemed to see something. Turning his footsteps, he arrived in front of an announcement board by the roadside...
At this time, beside the announcement board, a figure wearing a uniform was earnestly pasting a poster on the board. Around them, many residents watching the fun had already gathered, pointing and talking about the content on the poster.
Sun Bumian swept a glance at the poster, his gaze ultimately locking onto that long string of numbers.
"Units, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands, hundred thousands, millions... Hiss."
Behind the sunglasses, Sun Bumian's eyes grew brighter and brighter!
...
"Screw your..."
"Screw your..."
"Screw your mother's..."
"Finally... arrived..."
Jian Changsheng, covered in sweat, staggered across the edge of the Realm. In his heart, while cursing that bitch just now, he also complained about Chen Ling, this useless bum who dropped the ball at the critical moment.
What "6" series of other people's families, what World-Ending Calamity, what Scarlet Sovereign... At the critical moment, doesn't it still require him, Jian Changsheng, to step forward and carry the burden?
Fortunately, the place just now was not far from Tianshu Domain. Jian Changsheng walked on foot for less than an hour by himself and arrived here;
This was perhaps the only fortune among the many misfortunes today.
After crossing the edge of the Realm, Jian Changsheng was completely exhausted. He sat his butt on the ground, and Chen Ling on his back directly flipped onto the ground...
Jian Changsheng didn't care about him at all. Having carried him for so long, he naturally knew Chen Ling's physical condition. This guy's physical fitness wasn't worse than his own; this bit of injury wouldn't kill him... After panting for a while, he looked around, as if to confirm his location.
"Fortunately it's Tianshu Domain... otherwise, I'd really become a headless fly."
Jian Changsheng muttered. Walking to a flat piece of ground, he dipped his fingertip in the blood on Chen Ling's body, and rapidly sketched on the ground.
A massive name gradually took shape on the ground.
After finishing writing these few words, Jian Changsheng clasped his hands together, murmuring to himself like praying:
"I hope it's still within that guy's sensing range..."
"Hearts oh Hearts, this time, it's my turn to step up, right?"
Then,
He lowered his hands. Facing the name written stroke by stroke, he took a deep breath...
And shouted forcefully:
"—Senior save me!!!"
Jian Changsheng's shout echoed on the flat wasteland, sending ripples across the blood-colored name on the ground. But several seconds later, everything returned to silence.
Jian Changsheng wasn't impatient either. He just sat cross-legged on the spot, staring blankly into the distance, as if waiting for something.
One minute, three minutes, five minutes...
After Jian Changsheng waited like this for about ten minutes, a figure wearing a black long gown slowly walked over from the distance...