I Am Not the God of Drama

Chapter 1211: More Stars

More Stars

Yao Qing's pleas did not change anything.

Once Xiao Chunping made a decision, it would not be easily swayed. She had walked from obscurity to the present day all alone, single-handedly founding and guarding the Su Embroidery Museum for decades. She was never a weak and indecisive woman, but rather an indomitable Xiao Chunping. She loved Yao Qing very much, but she would not be moved by Yao Qing's pleas.

Embroidery threads flew out from Xiao Chunping's fingertips, instantly wrapping around Yao Qing's body. The latter only felt his entire body tighten before he was frozen in place like a sculpture, completely unable to move an inch no matter how hard he tried.

"Good grandson, Grandmother is leaving..." Xiao Chunping gently stroked Yao Qing's head and spoke softly,

"After Grandmother is gone, you shouldn't be too obedient. You need to have your own opinions when you encounter problems... The task of carrying forward our Su Embroidery will be entrusted to you."

After speaking, she took one last, deep look at Yao Qing, as if she wanted to carve his appearance into her mind forever...

Then, she turned and walked into the darkness.

"Grandmother!!!"

Veins bulged out on Yao Qing's neck, and tears surged madly from his eyes. He constantly called out for Xiao Chunping, but even though his throat went hoarse from shouting, that aged figure never looked back.

He could only faintly see translucent droplets drifting down from her pale, wrinkled cheeks, vanishing without a trace.

Yao Qing had never broken down like this before. He had grown up under his grandmother's care since childhood, yet now he could only watch as Xiao Chunping went to her death, while he could do absolutely nothing... This was his first time truly realizing just how weak he was, so weak that he didn't even have the qualifications to stand beside the people he cherished.

The surrounding guests looked at the bound Yao Qing with sympathetic gazes, yet not a single person stepped forward to untie him... Perhaps in their hearts, they had already substituted Yao Qing with their own children. If their own children were in this position, they would also do the exact same thing as Xiao Chunping.

More and more people walked out of the 7012 Underground Project, speeding away towards the passage leading to the surface.

...

"Quite a few people have come."

Ying Fu's figure returned to the surface. He glanced at the crowd rapidly rushing over from behind and spoke indifferently.

Chen Ling and Ying Fu had directly tunneled a slanted tunnel from 7012 to the surface. After all, directly above the 7012 project was a mountain. The fastest way to return to the surface was to go up at an angle... Moreover, Chen Ling had purposely increased the slope of the tunnel. Combined with the long distance, if someone lacked the means, they really wouldn't be able to make it up.

This was the screening mechanism left behind by Chen Ling. The strength of those White Hands from Bureau 749 was uneven. If they couldn't even climb this bit of an incline, there was no need for them to go seek death against the Calamity of the Bitter Flesh Forest.

However, to both Chen Ling and Ying Fu's surprise, the results of this draft were unexpectedly good...

Sun Bumian, Shen Nan, Chancellor Han, Xiao Chunping, Zheng Zhiqing... Excluding these people who were already on their side, almost all the other registered high-level combatants of Bureau 749 had followed up as well.

Such a lineup was more than enough to support them in slaughtering their way through the Bitter Flesh Forest!

But...

"At least half of these people will die." Chen Ling's voice carried a hint of pity.

His gaze watched as Xiao Chunping came leaping over from behind while stepping on an Eastern Dragon made of embroidery threads, and a complex look flashed through his eyes... He owed Xiao Chunping a debt of gratitude. If possible, he really didn't want Xiao Chunping to take risks at her old age.

But this was Xiao Chunping's own choice.

She stood on the dragon's back with her hands behind her back. Her head full of silver hair fluttered in the wind, and her spine was perfectly straight. From the time he first met Xiao Chunping until now, Chen Ling had never seen her in such high spirits. It was as if her entire person had grown more than ten years younger!

Boom—!!!

A deafening boom echoed from the direction of Wushan Town.

The crowd rushing out of the 7012 Underground Project, their chests filled with hot-blooded passion, collectively froze in place when they saw the scene in the distance...

Dozens of bizarre rifts floated above the Nuclear Ruins. The space within a radius of several kilometers seemed to be dyed in shades of gray, white, and black, as dark and gloomy as an ancient photographic negative.

At the same time, thick and sturdy objects—resembling both tree trunks and tentacles—crawled out from those rifts. They coiled and entrenched themselves around the ruins of the buildings, their ends extending out into dense, writhing roots that plunged deep into the underground...

These tree trunks tangled together with one another. Looking from afar, it resembled a super flesh-and-blood heart parasitizing the Nuclear Ruins.

"That... That is..." The Eight Trigrams inheritor felt his scalp tingle upon seeing this scene.

"Wasn't there a nuclear strike? How could this kind of monster appear..."

"Is it a biological weapon developed by the Americans??"

"What a terrifying aura... Just getting close makes my heart race wildly!!"

"Is that a single monster, or a horde of monsters? Are we supposed to snatch people back from their hands?? Can we even do it?"

"What are you saying? Everyone came here with the resolve to die. Even if we can't do it, we still have to do it!!"

"Mr. Sun, Mr. Han, and Granny Xiao are all here, not to mention those two mysterious Emperors... We can definitely do it."

"..."

For the vast majority of people, this was their first time seeing a Calamity, let alone such disgusting monsters from the Bitter Flesh Forest. They experienced intense physical and psychological discomfort... But since they dared to come, none of them were ordinary people. After consoling and encouraging each other, they quickly calmed down.

Chen Ling stared fixedly at the center of the Calamities, where a single star was still emitting a radiant glow. That starlight seemed to have a certain natural suppressive force against these plants. The massive amount of roots coiled on the surface did not rapidly penetrate the underground; instead, they vigilantly circled around the perimeter... They only released a few stray branches and leaves, tentatively probing the edges of the starlight little by little.

However, as time passed, that star began to dim, and the plants that had originally been vigilant in the surroundings started to grow restless.

"It looks like the Lord of Tianshu won't be able to hold on much longer."

Ying Fu looked at the gradually dimming star, his tone incredibly solemn.

"The current Lu Xun's Spiritual Power is still too weak. Moreover, with just that one star, there's fundamentally no way for him to protect everyone..." Chen Ling's brows also furrowed tightly, as if he were pondering how to break the deadlock.

"Given the current situation, they might not be able to hold out until we get there." Ying Fu paused for a moment, his mind beginning to deduce the subsequent developments. He did not know which Shelter Jiang Jiang and the others were currently in, and apart from the one where Lu Xun was located, the situations of the other Shelters appeared to be extremely dangerous.

"If only there could be a few more stars."

Chen Ling's footsteps paused slightly.

Ying Fu turned to look at him. "Chen Ling, what are you doing?"

"...There can be."

"What?"

"More stars."

Chen Ling narrowed his eyes slightly. "As long as... a second Lord of Tianshu can appear, it will be enough."

Ying Fu didn't seem to understand Chen Ling's words. He saw Chen Ling's eyes slowly close as his entire person stood quietly in place, as if entering a state of deep meditation.