Chen Lin found it hard to accept that he might be a key left behind by some mighty being.
A key in name, but a pawn in truth.
He could guess something of the purpose, too. It was nothing more than a feud between the powerful being imprisoned by the cage seal and the one who had cast it.
After all, legend held that the Cage World had been created to seal away an overwhelmingly powerful existence.
Such beings could summon clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another, wielding entire boundary realms as weapons. If he became involved, his prospects were grim.
But Chen Lin soon calmed himself.
Being a pawn was still better than being the reincarnation of a mighty being. At least he was still himself, rather than someone else's offshoot.
He simply did not know whether the person who had positioned him as a pawn was Mingyue Shuanghua.
The person who left the key might not be the one directing the game. She could be a pawn herself.
"I've read that handwritten journal."
Nanmen Lingyue's words utterly extinguished Chen Lin's lingering hope that he might be mistaken.
Since she had seen it with her own eyes, there could be no mistake.
Even if the key left by Dream Pursuer was not him, it was certainly connected to him.
But for now, he had to keep moving forward in his role as a pawn.
He could not stop.
Much less think of escaping their control.
A valuable pawn still had a chance of survival. If he truly lost his value, he would be erased to prevent any information from leaking.
Perhaps that was why information about Hong Tingzhen had vanished.
Only when he became powerful enough could he consider escaping their control.
Just then,