The Mysterious Sun Bumian
In the suffocating quicksand, Jian Changsheng struggled with all his might.
Endless darkness shrouded his surroundings. In all directions were endless soil and quicksand. They wrapped around Jian Changsheng's body, dragging him to move like a living creature... This feeling was extremely bizarre, as if he was inside a wriggling intestine.
This process lasted for about twenty seconds. Jian Changsheng was finally "expelled" from the depths of the earth. After spinning in the air for a moment, he fell heavily to the ground.
"So disgusting... What the hell was that just now?" Jian Changsheng felt his gastric juices churning, his face full of disgust.
"Stop reminiscing about it, we have to leave here quickly."
"Senior 9 of Spades?"
Before Jian Changsheng could regain his senses, 9 of Spades grabbed him and rapidly fled into the distance.
Before Jian Changsheng could figure out the situation, he had already arrived several blocks away. He seemed to remember something, and spoke with a strange expression, "Senior... So, you are also being hunted, right?"
For a time, Jian Changsheng was rendered speechless.
A few minutes after the two left,
Another two afterimages streaked across the sky, landing steadily at the position where 9 of Spades had left the character "Earth" just now.
"Is it him?" One of them spoke in a deep voice.
"Yao Tian Residual Character... In this world, the one who can leave this kind of Aura, should only be him." The other person's fingertips rubbed the soil under his feet, his eyes full of shock. "But, but isn't he dead?"
"I don't believe he would die so easily, never believed it."
"Since he's not dead, why didn't he go back to see us? Could it be that for so many years... he has always been hiding in Tianshu Domain?"
"I don't know." He was silent for a moment. "In short, this matter must be reported to the Family Head as soon as possible. If he is still in Tianshu Domain... we will dig three feet into the ground to find him."
"Yes."
...
When Chen Ling returned to the stronghold, Jian Changsheng and 9 of Spades also happened to walk over from afar.
9 of Spades had his eyelids lowered, as if pondering something; whereas Jian Changsheng's face was covered in dust, looking full of resentment and indignation, extremely wretched.
"What happened to you guys?" Chen Ling asked in confusion.
"Good on you, Red Heart! Where did you go just now?!" Seeing Chen Ling, Jian Changsheng immediately spoke somewhat resentfully. "What? That bitch only stepped on me and not you, right? Making me go find my face alone, and when I turned around you disappeared... If only we both went up together, could that bitch be so arrogant?!"
Hearing the word "bitch" repeatedly, the corners of 9 of Spades' mouth twitched slightly. He seemed to want to say something, but stopped on second thought.
"I went back to get my letter." Chen Ling sized up Jian Changsheng up and down for a few glances. "What? You didn't get your face back, and even took a beating?"
"Who took a beating? It was that bitch who played dirty tricks! Otherwise I would have long..."
"Um..."
9 of Spades really couldn't bear it anymore, slightly interrupting, "Actually, there might be some misunderstanding between you..."
"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could there be?? Last time he gave Red Heart and me each a kick, and this time he threw me into the funeral of the Dragon-Strangling Warriors, causing me to almost lose my life! If I don't take revenge for this enmity, I swear I won't rest!!"
"Actually, he is also a member of the Dusk Society." 9 of Spades spread his hands.
"He is 6 of Diamonds, your peer, and he joined the Dusk Society earlier than both of you."
The air suddenly fell into a dead silence.
Jian Changsheng was stunned for several full seconds before widening his eyes as if seeing a ghost...
"6 of Diamonds?? Him??? That bitch??!!"
"He's 6 of Diamonds?" Chen Ling was also extremely surprised.
Back then in the Aurora Domain, when Chu Muyun first let him choose his suit, there were only three cards: "6 of Hearts", "6 of Spades", and "6 of Clubs". This showed that before Chen Ling, 6 of Diamonds had already been chosen... Chu Muyun also said that although he had never met 6 of Diamonds in person, he seemed to be a very interesting guy... He didn't expect to actually run into him here.
"He's 6 of Diamonds, then why did he kick me??"
"You didn't know he was 6 of Diamonds, and he didn't know you were 6 of Spades either..." 9 of Spades spoke helplessly. "I said, this was all a misunderstanding."
Jian Changsheng gnashed his teeth. Although he already knew that Sun Bumian was 6 of Diamonds, this did not affect his attitude towards Sun Bumian... After all, he had known Chen Ling for so long, and their relationship wasn't any better either. His grudge with Sun Bumian was right there. Whenever he thought of those small Round Sunglasses and that bitchy smile, Jian Changsheng clenched his fists in anger.
"Then where is he?!" Jian Changsheng began cracking his knuckles, making popping sounds. "Since we are all from the Dusk Society, then it's easy... Tell him to come out, let's settle our accounts properly!"
"He already left."
"Left? Where did he go?"
"Said he was going to submit the application form... But I feel like he was just afraid you would settle accounts with him after knowing the truth, so he slipped away first." 9 of Spades seemed to remember something, and pulled out a stick of Candied Haws from nowhere, handing it in front of Jian Changsheng,
"Right, this is his apology gift to you."
Seeing this bright red Candied Haws, Jian Changsheng's brain couldn't process it for a moment. "... Candied Haws?? This is considered an apology gift? What about the apology?"
"Anyway, I've brought the thing here. How you want to deal with it afterwards, you handle it yourselves."
9 of Spades didn't bother to participate in this infighting among the 6-series either. As an experienced person, he knew some things couldn't be persuaded against. He simply directly returned to the living room and began brewing tea for himself.
Jian Changsheng stood at the door, looking at the stick of Candied Haws in his hand. Tossing it would be a waste, but eating it felt annoying. His expression was incredibly colorful.
Chen Ling walked back to the table and sat down, proactively asking:
"What is the background of this 6 of Diamonds?"
"Him..." 9 of Spades hesitated for a moment. "This 6 of Diamonds, his background is quite mysterious... because the person who guided him in wasn't me. I only had contact with him during a few missions in the past. I only know his name is Sun Bumian, and, he is different from other Dusk Society members..."
"Where is he different?"
"When others enter the Dusk Society, they are all discovered by old members and then recommended to the higher-ups... But this 6 of Diamonds, it is said that he sought out the higher-ups himself and said he wanted to join the Dusk Society."
"He proactively found the Dusk Society?" Jian Changsheng walked into the room, his brows furrowed tightly. "How did he find it? And what is his purpose for joining the Dusk Society?"
"This, I don't know."
9 of Spades slowly said, "No one knows which Domain he came from, nor does anyone know his past experiences. He is like a ghost, appearing out of nowhere... We only know that he is a Path of the Actor user, and his Path is related to that red lion."
9 of Spades handed a freshly brewed cup of tea to Chen Ling.
After the latter took it, he took a sip and fell into deep thought...