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Chen Ling glanced sideways. Upon seeing this ćEmbroidery Diagramć, he suddenly froze on the spot.
ććRed Dustćć??
Seeing Chen Ling suddenly stop, ćYang Xiaoć and ćSu Zhiweić both turned around doubtfully. Just as they were about to ask what was wrong, Chen Ling preempted them and spoke:
"Doctor Su, this ćEmbroidery Diagramć... may I take a closer look at it?"
"Of course."
Without hesitation, ćSu Zhiweić handed the exquisitely mounted ćEmbroidery Diagramć to Chen Ling. The latter narrowed his eyes slightly, carefully observing every single detail on the picture... the flagstone paths, white walls and gray tiles, kitchen smoke, willow trees, and the curling wisps of smoke in the distance that seemed to appear and disappear.
Everything on the ćEmbroidery Diagramć gradually overlapped with the ćRed Dust Domainć in Chen Ling's impression. Of course, it wasn't the bustling and dazzling ćRed Dustć ćMain Cityć, but ćWillow Townć.
Similar... it was too similar.
Everything in this picture was simply a miniature of the ćRed Dust Domainć. Coupled with the two words "ćRed Dustć" in the inscription, Chen Ling's brain began operating at lightning speed uncontrollably!
What ćSu Zhiweić liked most was precisely this kind of Jiangnan-style scenery. ćYao Qingć must have known this, which was why he spent a massive amount of time and energy embroidering this piece of ććRed Dustćć. And everything in the picture was extremely similar to the ćRed Dust Domainć... All of this seemed to point toward ćSu Zhiweić's identity.
ćSu Zhiweić was the ćLord of the Red Dustć?!
At this moment, a detail that Chen Ling had previously overlooked flashed through his mind.
"Doctor Su." Chen Ling suddenly spoke, "Earlier in ćShennongjiać, you briefly introduced 'ćString Theoryć'... I remember you saying that the higher the dimension of something, the more likely it is to hide in a microscopic place?"
Although ćSu Zhiweić didn't know why Chen Ling suddenly brought this up, she nodded her head:
"That's correct. In regards to 'ćString Theoryć', dimensions can change based on the method and angle of ćObservationć, and the smaller the world, the higher the dimension. If high-dimensional creatures like gods exist in the world, then it's highly possible they exist within a floating speck of dust, or within an inconspicuous cell in our bodies. That's why in some religious theories, there's a saying called..."
"ćOne Flower One World, One Leaf One Bodhić!" Chen Ling finished her sentence, his eyes shining like the morning stars!
That was it!
ćOne Flower One World, One Leaf One Bodhić... No wonder the entrance to the ćRed Dust Domainć was located amidst a patch of flowers in the ćGray Worldć, inside the most inconspicuous flower. Strictly speaking, it wasn't the "entrance to the ćRed Dust Domainć", but rather that "the ćRed Dust Domainć is hidden within that flower petal!"
The ćLord of the Red Dustć, ćSu Zhiweić, had "hidden" the ćRed Dust Domainć!
All the clues intertwined together at this moment, and Chen Ling was suddenly enlightened... He stood rooted to the spot for a long time, taking a deep look at ćSu Zhiweić before handing the ćEmbroidery Diagramć back.
"Why are you suddenly asking about this?" ćSu Zhiweić asked doubtfully.
"It's nothing, it just reminded me of some things... Anyway, let's leave here first, we can talk about it later."
The three of them walked to the street entrance. ćYao Qingć had already started the car and seemed to have been waiting for a while.
Chen Ling had originally planned to sit in the passenger seat, but seeing ćYao Qingć's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, he sighed inwardly. He chose to sit in the back with ćYang Xiaoć, leaving the passenger seat for ćSu Zhiweić.
"Sister Zhiwei, look at the driver's license I just got this year! I passed everything in one go, no retakes."
As soon as ćSu Zhiweić sat down, ćYao Qingć excitedly showed off his driver's license to her, simultaneously starting the car with practiced ease and driving onto the road.
ćSu Zhiweić took the license and smiled slightly, "En, very impressive... Knowing how to drive means you're already an adult."
"Let me tell you, the instructor at our driving school was incredibly fierce..."
As the car drove along the road, it was as if a chatterbox had been opened in ćYao Qingć. He non-stop shared the events of his past year with ćSu Zhiweić, from selling a piece of embroidery for six figures, down to the face of the driving instructor hinting at him for cigarettes and gifts. He talked incessantly.
...
As the vehicle drove further away, in a certain abandoned house a few hundred meters from the ćSu Estateć, a figure slowly lowered a pair of binoculars and dialed a phone number.
"You guessed right. Three men took ćSu Zhiweić away."
"Three?"
ćNie Yuć's voice came from the other end of the line. The piercing wail of police sirens could occasionally be heard in the background. "How could it be three... Did you note down their features?"
"One was wearing a brown trench coat, another in a white jacket... These two went into the ćSu Estateć and stayed for a bit, then ćSu Zhiweić packed her bags and left with them. There was also a youth who looked like a college student, seemingly there as backup."
"Brown trench coat, white jacket? It really is them."
ćNie Yuć gave a cold snort. The next moment, a massive crash rang out from the phone, and the humming sirens abruptly stopped, as if smashed to pieces by something.
A moment later, ćNie Yuć spoke again:
"Has everyone been gathered?"
"Per your request, we transferred everyone available around ćGusuć over. However, the timeframe was too short. So far, only one batch has arrived, roughly seven or eight people... There's a second batch of over a dozen more, they should arrive before daybreak tomorrow." He paused for a moment and added, "The equipment and skills of these guys are all top-notch. A few of them are famous assassins and cost a premium... Can you really afford this?"
"I told you, the one thing I don't lack right now is money." ćNie Yuć's voice was incredibly cold. "I've almost broken out of the encirclement and will definitely be there before tomorrow morning. Have the first batch of men tail them for now, see where they're heading."
"Alright."
"Don't tail them too closely, hide a bit better... That guy in the brown trench coat isn't an ordinary person, don't let him spot you."
"Don't worry, they're all veterans. They know what they're doing."
The man casually hung up the phone. A moment later, several inconspicuous vehicles drove out from various intersections on the surrounding roads, merging into the rushing traffic and slowly approaching the direction of ćSu Zhiweić's car...
...
Chen Ling sat in the backseat, his ears filled with ćYao Qingć's incessant chatter as he gazed out the window.
They were currently in the urban district of ćGusuć. With the heavy traffic, they could only inch forward slowly along the road. At this speed, it would take at least half an hour to exit the city.
"I thought you would take the initiative to drive," ćYang Xiaoć said from beside him.
"I don't know the way." Chen Ling glanced at the time on his flip phone. "Besides, I might need to take a quick rest soon..."
It had been almost twelve hours since Chen Ling entered the ćTimeline Save Fileć, and he would soon be forcefully logged out. Of course, this logging out and reconnecting should be seamless within the save file.
ćYang Xiaoć didn't understand Chen Ling's meaning, but nodded slightly.
"From ćShennongjiać until now, you haven't closed your eyes once. You really should get some good rest."
Chen Ling gave a hum of agreement and closed his eyes, leaning back against the seat as if falling asleep... About two seconds later, his eyes opened once again.
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