Legend Management Bureau Chapter 323

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At this moment, Dong Qianqiu stared motionlessly at the screen, entirely focused on observing the changes in the storyline. But right then, a soft call echoed in her ear.

“Sister Qianqiu.”

Dong Qianqiu paused. That voice clearly belonged to Xiao Qi, who was right beside her.

At that time, she and Xiao Qi were each manning a screen, helping the people within the legend escape their predicament.

“Xiao Qi, did you call me?”

Xiao Qi tilted her head and looked at Dong Qianqiu. “What did you say, Sister Qianqiu?”

“N-nothing…” Dong Qianqiu shook her head slightly, sighing inwardly that she must be too exhausted.

“Sister Qianqiu, can you hear me?” that voice spoke again.

“You…!” As if realizing something, Dong Qianqiu responded directly in her mind, ‘Who are you?’

Dong Qianqiu furrowed her brows and asked, “The future Xiao Qi? What do you need from me?”

“Saint just woke up! He said the situation at Buzhou Mountain is extremely dangerous. He has a terrible premonition and needs Zhan Qisheng and Ying Ning recalled immediately!”

“What…?” Dong Qianqiu visibly paused, a trace of doubt surfacing in her heart.

Every plan was on the verge of completion, yet they were supposed to recall Zhan Qisheng and Ying Ning right at this critical moment?

Dong Qianqiu had followed Du Yu through many battles and campaigns; naturally, she was no fool.

Even if the voice in her head truly belonged to Xiao Qi, the sudden command was still highly suspicious.

“What is so dangerous?” Dong Qianqiu retorted.

After all, there were very few monks left on the battlefield, and the main forces of the Yan-Huang Alliance remained unharmed. Now that Great Goddess Nuwa had appeared in the world, they held an overwhelming advantage no matter how one looked at it.

“Furthermore…” Dong Qianqiu asked, “how are you able to contact me? As a Voice Transmitter, you should only be able to reach figures within a legend, right?”

The Xiao Qi on the other end spoke urgently, “Sister Qianqiu, as soon as this legend concludes, your equipment will also receive the ‘Legend of the Legend Management Bureau,’ and the protagonist of that entire legend is Du Yu!”

Dong Qianqiu pondered for a moment and surprisingly found this explanation quite reasonable.

This also explained why A Can and A Kui went to the Inner Yellow Springs to assassinate Du Yu when they first appeared.

Because to them, it was as simple as returning to a legend to alter the plot.

Now, the difficult decision seemed to fall right into Dong Qianqiu’s hands.

Should she initiate an emergency recall for Zhan Qisheng and Ying Ning right now?

On the screen, Zhan Qisheng was currently flying at high speed toward Nuwa’s location, with three Arhat Venerables following closely behind.

In the distance, Ying Ning saw the four figures tearing through the sky. She recognized Zhan Qisheng at a glance from a hundred meters away, so she immediately rose abruptly from the ground, leaving a trail of icy mist in her wake as she rapidly closed the distance toward him.

Dong Qianqiu frowned… Should she really trigger the emergency recall now?

Seeing that Dong Qianqiu wasn’t reacting, Xiao Qi shouted anxiously once more, “Sister Qianqiu, if we wait any longer, it will be too late! Quickly recall those two!”

Still skeptical, Dong Qianqiu replied, “Xiao Qi, you say this is Saint’s command? How can you prove it?”

“How can I prove it?!” Xiao Qi froze for a second. “I am the only Voice Transmitter on our timeline, so I cannot prove anything to you, but Saint is indeed with me right now! He is demanding that you immediately recall Zhan Qisheng and Ying Ning!”

Dong Qianqiu still did not understand. After all, this request completely contradicted their entire plan.

She ran over to Du Yu’s screen, grabbed the equipment, and used Voice Transmission to speak to him. “Du Yu, there is a situation I need to discuss with you…”

In a few brief sentences, Dong Qianqiu explained what had just happened, as well as her own confusion.

Far away on Dragon Ancestor Island, Du Yu also began to harbor doubts.

Dong Qianqiu’s concerns were valid. If they recalled Zhan Qisheng and Ying Ning now, their own situation would fall into a passive state.

But if the other party was truly Saint, why would he suggest such a strategy?

Du Yu furrowed his brows, thinking rapidly. He tried to consider the problem from Saint’s perspective.

Previously, Saint had nearly sacrificed his own life to cleave open Buzhou Mountain, making Du Yu realize that Saint was undoubtedly on his side.

If the emergency recall was also meant for their benefit… then there was only one possibility.

Saint must have discovered a severe issue, the consequences of which were even more dire than failing to complete the legend.

But what kind of unexpected variable could there be?

What could have happened that would force Saint to issue this warning while dragging his heavily injured body after returning?

If one had to point out a variable that occurred on the battlefield, there was probably only one person.

That was Nuwa.

“Sister Qianqiu! Did Nuwa just appear?”

“She did!” Dong Qianqiu replied. “And the moment she appeared, she struck Gonggong to the ground. Her aura is utterly terrifying.”

Upon hearing this, Du Yu’s eyebrows shot up. He could not help but ask, “Sister Qianqiu… have you ever seen Nuwa before?”

“Me?” Dong Qianqiu pondered for a moment before saying, “No… The legend of Great Goddess Nuwa has never had any issues, and I was not the one in charge of it in the past.”

“You haven’t seen Nuwa either?” Du Yu muttered to himself.

“This is bad…!” Du Yu yelled out. “Sister Qianqiu, recall Zhan Qisheng and Ying Ning immediately!! Under no circumstances can you let them come into contact with Nuwa!!!!”

“Ah?!” Dong Qianqiu had not expected Du Yu to share the exact same view as Saint. She could only agree repeatedly, dash over to the screen, and order the staff behind her, “Initiate the emergency recall immediately!”

After saying that, she turned back and spoke to Zhan Qisheng on the screen, “Zhan Qisheng! Stop right now, do not approach Nuwa for the time being!”

However, Dong Qianqiu had no idea that her hesitation had already delayed things for far too long.

By this time, Zhan Qisheng had already arrived before the rift. He watched the massive stars plummeting from the tear in the sky. The temperature here was far higher than on the ground. Heavenly fire mixed with falling stars, collectively forming a scene of a living hell on earth.

And behind those numerous falling stars, a ten-meter-tall woman was slowly walking toward Zhan Qisheng.

“Assistant Dong, what did you say?” Zhan Qisheng felt as though Dong Qianqiu had just spoken to him, but the surrounding noise was simply too deafening for him to hear clearly.

“Do not approach that woman! Find a safe place and wait for the recall!” Dong Qianqiu roared once more.

This time, Zhan Qisheng clearly and unmistakably heard Dong Qianqiu’s voice, but he did not quite understand the current situation.

Everything was fine just a moment ago, so why was there suddenly a need for an emergency recall?

“Pop.”

A crisp sound rang out by Zhan Qisheng’s ear. It sounded exactly as if a water-filled balloon had been popped by something sharp.

Zhan Qisheng felt a sudden chill in his chest. Astonishingly, he felt a light breeze blowing right through his body.

“Wh-what…?” Zhan Qisheng’s lips moved slightly as he looked down.

He discovered that his chest had been pierced by some unknown force, leaving behind a massive, gaping hole.

As if only just reacting to the injury, the blood inside him finally began to pour out in a delayed rush.