I'm not a drama god

"Why are you leaving?"

Jian Changsheng was briefly confused, but when he saw that Chen Ling and Sun Bumian both had serious expressions, he suddenly seemed to realize something.

"Oh, I see. Wait, doesn't that mean..."

If the person outside the door was Bai Ye, he could have opened the door and reunited with Chen Ling and the other two, but he did not do so. Instead, he chose to secretly insert a playing card.

This meant that he was now unable to recognize Chen Ling and the others, and could only hint at them in this way...

There should be someone else beside him!

Combined with the words left by the Thief Saint just now, Chen Ling and the other two have vaguely guessed the situation outside... There may be other Thief Saints around Bai Ye.

"Let's go quickly. If that thief finds us, we'll be in trouble."

Chen Ling spoke with a frown on his face.

He walked straight to the side of Jian Changsheng and Sun Bumian, pulled up Jiang Xiaohua who was lying on the ground, closed his eyes, and was about to use the emperor's fate to mobilize the power of Gu Zang and move away...

one second,

two seconds,

three seconds...

After a long time, Chen Ling slowly opened his eyes, and a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes.

"Um..." Jian Changsheng looked at the four people gathered together, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "What are we going to do?"

"..."

Chen Ling was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and took a step back.

"I don't know, I just walked over here subconsciously... Forget it, let's go!"

He turned around, opened the door of the imperial study, and rushed out of the palace gate at full speed with Jian Changsheng and the other two!

The palace was huge, and there was an eerie silence in the emptiness. The four of them walked straight forward along the stone path, and no one could be seen around them anymore… The palace gate seemed to be getting closer and closer, but for some reason, an inexplicable anxiety surged into Chen Ling’s heart;

"Damn it, if only there was a way to leave instantly... How long will it take for me to get out if I run like this? What if I get caught up?"

"Don't we have it?" Sun Bumian scratched his head in confusion.

"Where do we get the means to teleport? Do you know how to do it?"

"……Won't."

"That's it."

"Strange...then how did we get here?"

"Did you walk here?"

Jiang Xiaohua was at the end, and when she heard the conversation between the three people, she was filled with deep doubts...

"Are we finally going out?" Jiang Xiaohua carefully asked the question that concerned her most.

"Not yet. Let's find a place to hide first."

"Then when are we going out?"

Hearing this, Chen Ling and the other two looked at each other and sighed helplessly.

Now that the "Hidden Dragon in the Abyss" is inaccessible, even if they want to leave, they can't. Moreover, the Imperial Dao Ancient Treasure is only opened once every few hundred years. This opportunity is really rare. They finally got in, but so far they have gained nothing...

Whether it was Chen Ling, Jian Changsheng, or Sun Bumian, they were all somewhat unwilling to give up and wanted to continue searching in the ancient collection for a while.

But Jiang Xiaohua is different. He has no desires and just wants to leave this place. But Chen Ling can't leave him...

Chen Ling could only turn around, look into Jiang Xiaohua's eyes, and said seriously:

"Jiang Xiaohua, I know you're anxious...but don't worry, we will definitely take you out, okay?"

"...Really?" Jiang Xiaohua was skeptical.

"of course it's true."

Chen Ling smiled gently, making herself look more approachable. "We escaped from the first floor together. We are now companions, aren't we?"

Hearing the word "companion", Jiang Xiaohua was slightly startled.

He subconsciously touched his waist to under the bandage, and glanced at Chen Ling and the other two in turn. After a long silence, he nodded.

Under the bandage, the outline of a playing card loomed;

Chen Ling didn't see this scene, but when she saw Jiang Xiaohua nod, she knew that she had finally stabilized him...

Jiang Xiaohua's body is very heavy, and she is not as fast as Chen Ling and the other two. Chen Ling and the others can only slow down as much as possible so as not to exceed the range of Jiang Xiaohua's breath.

The four of them rushed out of the palace and passed through the streets of the ancient city. When they crossed the border of this historical retrospection, pieces of drifting snowflakes floated out from under the lead-gray clouds and stained the four of them.

In a place that seems far away and unreachable, a palace in the snow stands silently;

The four of them had already run all the way out of Li Shimin's dynasty and arrived at the emperor's background in another unknown time and space, but their speed did not stagnate at all, but instead became faster and faster...

No one noticed,

In the sky behind them, a figure wearing a bowler hat had a slightly raised smile on his face.

"It's actually the rumored Six of Hearts... Interesting."

……

Forgetting progress: 10%

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The sky was filled with broken snow.

Jiang Xiaohua followed behind the three of them, watching Chen Ling gradually speed up, but he could not keep up... His long white hair covered with sweat fluttered in the snow, and his face was full of confusion and effort.

Jiang Xiaohua wanted to tell them to slow down, but she was too embarrassed to do so. She could only grit her teeth and run faster and faster...

The heavily bandaged legs sank into the snow, leaving behind deep dark marks, telling of Jiang Xiaohua's silence and stubbornness.

But Chen Ling and the other two seemed to have completely forgotten about him, and they pushed their speed to the limit, even to the point of being beyond the range of his aura...

Until then, he finally spoke with pale lips:

"Lin Yan...Jian Wubing...you...you wait for me..."

next moment,

The three figures stopped;

Vermilion theatrical robes, black leather jackets, simple Tang suits... three figures looked back in the snow, their eyes fell on Jiang Xiaohua at the same time, and their brows frowned unconsciously.

Wuwuwu——

In the howling cold wind, Jiang Xiaohua staggered step by step and finally caught up with them.

"You...you are running so fast...I can't protect you..."

Jiang Xiaohua supported her knees with her hands, too embarrassed to look Chen Ling and the other two in the eye. She just lowered her head and explained silently.

A few seconds later, Chen Ling's voice sounded calmly:

"Who are you?"

Jiang Xiaohua stood there in a daze.

He looked up in surprise, only to see Jian Changsheng and Sun Bumian looking at him in confusion, their brows full of vigilance.

"I...?" Jiang Xiaohua was puzzled, but after hesitating for a moment, she answered, "I am Jiang Xiaohua..."

"Why are you following us?" Jian Changsheng asked in a deep voice.

"I……"

Jiang Xiaohua didn't know how to answer.

"Have we met before?" Sun Bumian pulled down a corner of his small round sunglasses, thinking, "Why do you look familiar..."

"Yes, we met at 'Hidden Dragon in the Abyss'." Jiang Xiaohua responded immediately.

"'A dragon lurking in the abyss'?"

Chen Ling and the other two looked at each other in confusion.

Under Jiang Xiaohua's expectant gaze, Chen Ling's words completely plunged him into deep confusion:

"Is there such a place in the fight for Tongtian Star?"