Gold Coin
Aurora Domain.
Goose-feather-like snowflakes slowly drifted down from the sky.
On the steps of an empty station, a figure draped in a cinnabar-like Theatrical Robe sat quietly amidst the heavy snow... The snowflakes dyed his black hair pale. In this quiet and cold world, he looked like the most lonely watcher.
The steps of the station were very high, high enough to gaze far away at the faint candlelight coming from the house in the corner of Frost Avenue.
The steps of the station were also very low, low enough that a long, long ti ago, the remains of a reporter who tried to record this city forever in his cara were buried here.
Seeing that candlelight radiating warm light in the distant house extinguish, Chen Ling let out a long sigh.
Chen Ling was very clear that he simply shouldn't have appeared in the lives of the Chen brothers. This day of interaction was already an once unattainable dream for him. Now that the Red Star had arrived, it was ti for his dream to wake up too.
He used his Heart Python to devour Yao and Chen Yan's mories regarding himself, paid off their rent, and solved Yao's work difficulties. From now on, they would continue to live safely and steadily on Frost Avenue.
But the premise of all this,
Was that the Red Star would never return.
Chen Ling slowly stood up from the snow-covered steps.
Just at this mont, a figure ran hurriedly from the end of the road.
"Red King, My Lord!"
Chen Ling looked down, "...Seven of Hearts?"
He only saw Jin Fugui wearing thin clothes, carrying a Broken Bowl, passing through the heavy snow and coming before Chen Ling.
He seed to have run all the way here. At this mont, he was panting and holding his knees. He rested for a while before looking up at Chen Ling... and shaking the Broken Bowl in his hand.
"Red King, My Lord... I'm so miserable."
"Before I joined the Dusk Society, I was always living in a Bridge Underpass, not knowing where my next al would co from, starving until I was nothing but skin and bones... I know the Dusk Society's benefits are good, but... but there's still so ti before salary is issued, I really can't go on."
"Look, look at how tattered my clothes are."
"Moreover, just as I begged my way to the Aurora Domain, I encountered a blizzard and didn't even see a single person. I've starved for a full two days..."
"I have no money for food, no money to buy clothes, I'm so cold I'm shivering when I speak..."
"Look..."
"Seeing as I am your society mber, how about... you give so alms?"
Jin Fugui spoke carefully, his gaze looking at Chen Ling filled with expectation and sincerity.
Chen Ling smiled helplessly.
The current Chen Ling was no longer that Six of Hearts who didn't understand much. He had watched the Dusk Society mbers of this world enter one by one, so he naturally knew the principle behind Jin Fugui's ability clearly as well...
He was a beggar, poor and wearing little. Why on earth would he run to the ice and snow world of the Aurora Domain to beg for food? Staying in places like the South Sea, Tianshu, or Chengtian, no matter what, he wouldn't be freezing and suffering.
For him to run over like this, he had mostly heard from Sun Bumian that he was in the Aurora Domain, knew they were about to go deal with the Red Star, and specially ca to find him.
As long as he could give him alms, he could add a luck buff to him... Ultimately, Jin Fugui also wanted to contribute a part of his strength to resisting the Red Star.
However, Chen Ling already knew the principle behind his ability, so even if he gave alms, he wouldn't be able to obtain any buffs.
Chen Ling didn't expose his little thoughts, nor did he say much.
He just silently took out a heavy gold coin from his pocket and dropped it into Jin Fugui's bowl with a clink.
"The Aurora Domain is very cold, go buy so thick clothes first."
"When your salary is issued, don't be stingy and save it all. Spend it when you should. No matter what... treat yourself better in the future."
Chen Ling patted Jin Fugui's shoulder.
Then he walked towards the scarlet sky without looking back.
The Great Red Paper Umbrella opened in the snow-white world. Pieces of broken snow slid off the Theatrical Robe. His figure bit by bit changed back to bright vermilion, like the only eye-catching color in the heavy snow.
Jin Fugui looked at Chen Ling's departing back, and a surge of warmth rushed into his heart...
Waiting until Chen Ling walked far away, he silently sat down on the steps and carefully took out that gold coin.
Jin Fugui prayed devoutly in the heavy snow.
"If the gold coin lands heads up, it ans Red King, My Lord can succeed!"
"If it's tails up, it ans he still failed in the end..."
"Destiny ah destiny..."
"Please favor us just this once."
Jin Fugui cupped the gold coin with both hands, shook it several tis in the snow, and finally tossed it onto the steps.
Clink——
The gold coin rapidly spun on the steps.
Destiny intertwined around the gold coin. Jin Fugui nervously watched its spinning speed get slower and slower...
Jin Fugui's heart pounded wildly, for a mont even forgetting to breathe. Just at this mont, a gentle breeze brushed past the steps, directly blowing that gold coin about to fall down towards the lower steps.
Jin Fugui was stunned and imdiately chased after it.
The gold coin bounced and rolled down the cascading steps...
In the unseen world, it was as if two powers were playing a ga around the gold coin.
Clink——Clink——Clink...
When the gold coin finally landed on the ground,
Seeing its state clearly, Jin Fugui's mouth slowly opened wide in shock... an expression like he had seen a ghost.
Goose-feather-like heavy snow fluttered down from the scarlet sky,
"The gold coin stood upright on the earth".
...
Chen Ling was completely ignorant of everything happening on the ground.
At this ti, he had already turned into a stream of light, rapidly rising towards the firmant.
The Aura of the World-Ending Calamity surged around his body, like a suprely dense scarlet. His speed was too fast, so fast that he dragged a long tail through the atmosphere like a cot...
Every resident of the eight great Domains saw the sky turning red due to the arrival of the Red Star;
And they also saw that vermilion teor flying towards the Red Star.
"Dad, what is that?"
"I don't know... It should be soone going to intercept the Red Star."
"Is he a hero?"
"Definitely."
"Then who is he?"
"...I don't know."
"..."
The people pointed at that vermilion teor flashing across the sky, their eyes filled with doubt.
The Dusk Society mbers scattered across the major Domains also looked at the sky. At this mont, their palms were sweating nervously... Their Red King was chasing the Red Star.
In the Chengtian Imperial Palace at this mont, an aged figure slowly walked out of the great hall...
"Your Majesty."
"The Star-Severing Crossbows in all major Domains have been completed on ti and have entered a state of high alert."
A figure spoke respectfully behind him.
"Mhm."
In Ying Fu's eyes, the afterimage of that vermilion teor was clearly reflected, "Have everyone brace their spirits. Once the Red Star disintegrates, the fragnts absolutely cannot be allowed to fall to the earth."
"In addition..."
Ying Fu paused for a mont,
"Have the Dukes of the State make preparations as well. If the Seven Monarchs or Chen Ling unfortunately suffer defeat... be prepared to support them at any ti."
"Yes!"
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